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Request: What are your pet peeves as an editor?
Really, I am a writer myself and have probably made every mistake possible in my life as a poet.
I once submitted to the Paris Review in my twenties telling them that I was fulfilling my dream of being a writer and they were lucky enough to be receiving my second submission ever because I wanted to start with the best.
Gee, thanks young poet for sending us your cr*p.
They did not say this, but looking back, I'm sure this is what they thought.
I am a pretty laid back person. And more of a live-and-let-live girl. As an editor, I tend to operate the same way.
While I like people to use semi-colons correctly, I will not reject a poem or story because the writer got it completely wrong. We will accept the poem/story and write to the writer to let him/her know we have some punctuation issues we need to fix, but would still like to publish his/her work.
I do not get upset when people forget SASEs or submit when they shouldn't. I do not get upset with weird cover letters or people calling me Emily (an editor of the journal from about seven years ago).
I do not get upset when someone contacts us every 2 weeks and asks if we've made a decision yet. And I do not blackball them for being annoying.
Really, I just like to get good work and can overlook your mistakes if you overlook mine. Try your best and I'll try my best.
I understand what it's like to be a writer submitting to a journal and maybe that's why I will not list your sins to you. Your sins are my sins. Sometimes there are errors in my own poems I send off to journals. Sometimes I misspell "accidentally." I add an extra "i." You might misspell "cemetery." We do our best and learn from our mistakes.
I will not hold your mistakes against you. And I would never keep peeves as pets.


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We will be performing some important upgrades to our Virtual Private Server network from Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 10PM EST until Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 4AM EST. While we carry out the upgrades, there may be a period of 30-90 minutes during which you'll be unable to access your server.
We know how much you rely on the service we provide you, so we don't take these upgrades lightly. These changes are necessary to maintain the health of the VPS network as a whole. Additionally, we'll be performing the work during off peak hours, when the network has much less traffic than normal operating hours.
Our team will be hard at work to minimize disruptions to your server. An alert will be posted in the Support Console section of your control panel and it will be updated when the work concludes. We recommend that you check there for any other updates we may post along the way.

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As the servers opened their patch-day doors, little leatherworkers rushed to their trainers' stores. "A new pattern! A new pattern!" they cheered and cried, but then the druids suddenly rolled their eyes:
- 8x Heavy Borean Leather + 8x Icy Dragonscale = 50 charges of MotW
- 50x Wild Spineleaf = 50 charges of MotW
- 50x Wild Spineleaf in the hands of a druid who, like almost all of them, specced into IMotW = 50 charges of a better MotW
Don't use drums to buff MotW unless you're out of druids. Or, somehow, your druid didn't spec iMotW. Which is nearly never. These drums will be useful only in instances/raids that are lacking a druid.
"Ah!" but the leatherworkers said, "We learned this new pattern, too! See these drums here, look what they can do!" Peering at these drums, the druids now did ooo and ahh, for this was something new: a stat buff increase of 8%! A feral nearly wet his shoes. But along came a paladin, who leaned in close, then he sat back and laughed:
- 8x Heavy Borean Leather + 8x Jormungar Scale = 50 charges of 8% stat increase to whole raid
- 50x Symbol of Kings = 50 charges of Greater Blessing of Kings (10%) on a single class
Don't use drums to buff Kings unless you're out of paladins who are free to cast Kings. This may be useful in 5-man heroics, or in rare raids that are pally-less, or in cases where your pallies may be needed to buff other things (ie might/wis) and you want Kings along with it!
As the leatherworkers sat on the stoop and did cry, along came an elder druid, battle-worn, but with pride. "Have no fear, fellow crafters," she now did say, "There is still yet a drum with some use; and you can learn it this very day! Go to the dragons who watch the sands of time, and earn their favor quickly with all the quests of the line. Once you have gained honor in their golden eyes, you will have a Drum of Panic as your musical prize! These unearthly beats may be 10 levels old, but even at 80, your foes will flee, should you strike bold!"
...okay, I'm done attempting to rhyhm now. Drums of Panic (Edit: and Drums of Speed!) from TBC were not nerfed like the other TBC drums, and are useable in level 80 content and PvP. They are, however, only useable by leatherworkers. They save my tail in heroic faction champs in ToC. :)
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Where can I get the application form and where should I send it to?
You can download here of this website, then email it to:
email@example.com; fax it to (02) 2832-5058 (from overseas, to +886-2-2832- 5058); or post it to: Taipei European School, 99 FuGuo Road, ShiLin, Taipei 11158, Taiwan, R.O.C.
When can I submit my child's application form? When is the deadline?
As we accept applications throughout the year, there is no deadline for submission. However, please remember that classes are often full before the new school year begins, so it is better to submit the form and supporting documents as soon as possible (see the list on the application form).
What is the next step? When can my child have an interview / assessment test after I have submitted the application form?
We will acknowledge receipt of your application within three days of receiving it, and let you know if the applicant is to be invited for interview and/or an assessment test. Assessments for applicants from within Taiwan are held twice a year, usually in December or January and in April. Please note that we charge a fee of NT$ 5,000 for each assessment test. Please also note that 'trial sessions' for the British Nursery take place all year, as children can start on their 3rd birthday. Arrangements for a 'trial session' still need to be made through the Admissions Department, and are charged at the same rate.
Can I reserve a place for my child before I submit the application form?
This is not possible as each application is treated on its individual merits.
Will my child have another chance for interview / assessment if he/she fails? How do I re-apply?
Yes, you will. If you wish to reapply, you need to pay a NT$ 2,000 reapplication fee, and will be invited for another assessment test after a minimum period of six months.
Do you accept all nationalities? Are applications prioritised?
We accept applications from any nationals (subject to government regulations) as long as the applicant holds a foreign passport. Applications may be prioritised according to such factors as nationality or language proficiency. Please see our Admissions Policy.
Can my child skip or retake a year / grade?
Although we generally try to keep students in the standard year group for their age, in certain circumstances they can retake a year / grade. It is very unlikely we will allow a year / grade to be skipped.
Do you have EAL support before enrolment?
We do not usually offer EAL classes before enrolment. However, it is possible for new students to join our summer school programme, which takes place several weeks before the new school year.
Will my child have a place in school if I donate money?
No. Contributions to the running of the school have no bearing on the applications process.
Do you provide boarding?
No, we don't. If a child's parents are not living in Taipei, they will need to find a suitable guardian.
Does my child need to wear uniform?
Students in the British Section, up to Year 9, have to wear uniform. More information can be found here.
Do you offer any bus services?
We offer bus services to most of TES' families, depending on location. Once a student has been accepted, we will contact you to discuss arrangements.
More information can be found here.
Please note that routes are subject to revision at regular intervals.
Do you provide school lunches?
All students except those in the British nursery classes can have cafeteria lunches. There is a daily choice of western or eastern food, which is ordered monthly in advance. Cafeteria lunches are compulsory in the French Infant Section. More information can be found here.


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Pregnant woman pinned by car during argument
A pregnant woman was seriously hurt Thursday when she was pinned by a car driven by a woman who is pregnant, likely by the same man, investigators said.
Houston police said Shareyll Hunter, 26, is five months pregnant and 26-year-old Christopher Chaney is possibly the baby's father. Alise Kelley, 21, is four month's pregnant and Chaney is the father of her baby, police said. Chaney also has a third girlfriend who lives in Virginia, investigators said.
Chaney and Hunter live in a home in the 9600 block of Ravenworth near Wembly. Chaney's two children with Hunter also live with them, police said.
Chaney said Hunter and Kelley have been texting each other saying they want to fight.
"They just don't like each other," Chaney said. "I don't know if it's me or what. I mean, I am handsome."
He said he woke up Thursday morning and found Kelley beating on the window of his car and Hunter was in the driver's seat. He said Hunter got into his home and took the keys to the car.
Chaney said Hunter got out of the car and began threatening Kelley with a flashlight. He said Hunter got back into the car and backed into Kelley.
"My other kids' mother get out the car with a flashlight trying to hit the other one. She walked toward the house getting away from the flashlight and she actually revved the engine up and drove her into the brick," said Chris Chaney.
Kelley suffered severe injuries to one of her legs and she was hospitalized in critical condition. Doctors have not said if Kelley's unborn baby was hurt or not.
Hunter then drove off in a beige, four-door Lincoln LS with a dealer plate.
There was already a warrant out for Hunter's arrest on a charge of failure to identify. She is also wanted for questioning in an aggravated assault that occurred Thursday.
Anyone with information regarding Hunter's whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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Almost 50 years ago, British physicist Peter Higgs first hypothesized the existence of the particle that bears his name. Now we're on the verge of finding the Higgs boson, and Peter Higgs himself offers his own thoughts on it all.
Generally speaking, the now retired Professor Higgs doesn't give many interviews. But he was recently announced as this year's recipient of the Edinburgh Award by his adopted hometown, and in the past week he gave a pair of interviews, one to the University of Edinburgh and the other to the BBC. You can watch the first of these up top, in which he and his colleagues mostly focus on his career and what this new accolade meant to him. The second, in which Higgs goes more in depth with thoughts on the boson that bears his name, can be found here.
For a reminder of why the Higgs matters, you might want to check out this previous article. To get a sense of how Peter Higgs fits into the history of this particular particle, try here. And to track how we're doing in the actual search for the Higgs boson...well, try any of these recent posts.


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There are 3 different recline positions so as to accomodate the need at the moment. This seat can also be used to feed baby when they are starting solids. Kenzie actually likes to sit in it and bat at the toys like a cat (she is under the maximum weight limit of 40 pounds).
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Tech Update
J&N Brings Laser Cutting Inhouse
Ordered in January and delivered in March 2007, the machine was operational immediately, helping the company manufacture different types of aerospace assemblies and panel assemblies, as well as a variety of industrial parts.
"From July to December, we had outsourced $55,000 worth of laser work," Brown says. "But the biggest problem we ran into was lead time. Customers want their prototypes in days rather than weeks."
J&N since has eliminated 99 percent of its outsourcing, including all of its laser outsourcing. "The new laser machine saves us and our customers 25 to 40 percent on costs, plus we're saving on transportation," Brown says.
Although J&N started out making parts for military helicopters, it quickly has been able to diversify, thanks to the Champion.
"Once people in the local area found out we had a laser, we started to get calls daily from local businesses," Brown says. "Now we're getting into industrial components and parts, and considering purchasing a second laser machine.
"Some of the things we're doing tie up the machine for a couple of weeks, and I don't want to get into a situation where we're turning customers a or falling behind because of the amount of work we have," he continues.
Noncontact linear motors, which both drive and guide the axis motions on a thin film of air, create smooth acceleration and a top traverse rate of 984 in./min.
Mazak Optonics Corp.: 847/252-4500; www.mazakoptonics.com
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Garbage time is usually an opportunity for NBA stars to draw from the grab bag of Globetrotter tricks. Derrick Williams tried a pretty mild off-the-backboard dunk maneuver. It didn't go so well.
Cheer up, Derrick! Your Kings thrashed the Bulls anyway. But work on those hops next time, lest you get another tongue-lashing from the Bulls announcers.
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Eric Decker, Jessie James are planning their Colorado wedding
Eric Decker and Jessie James are still working out the details of when and where they will marry next year, but that hasn't stopped James from attending to other wedding matters — namely, her dress.
Decker, 25, a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos, and James, a country singer, announced their engagement earlier this year and are trying to schedule a Colorado wedding and reception next summer.
James, 24, has been busy shopping for her gown and accessories and while we know the designer, she's keeping other parts of her ensemble a secret because Decker is a traditionalist and doesn't want to see his bride-to-be in her gown until the big day.
James found her dress on a single shopping trip at the Highlands bridal shop Anna Bé, which is owned by Anna Walsh and Breanna Doll. She selected Anna Bé because the boutique carries Monique Lhuillier and Vera Wang designs, two iconic designers in wedding fashion.
"I came into the shop thinking I wanted a certain type of gown and brought pictures of that style with me," James said. "As I was trying on all the dresses, I was getting the reaction of, 'OK, this is nice,' but it wasn't quite how I was supposed to feel."


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Well designed forms result from an appreciation of the role they play in an organisations interaction with people. Organisations have a responsibility to minimise the burden forms impose when gathering information from people.
Make the form sections visually distinct by setting the section name in bigger and bolder type, and consider including a contents list on the first page or screen to help people navigate their way through the form. Also make sure that you make good use of features like running headers and footers on every page to remind people what the form is, where they are, and what page number they are on.


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If you're not familiar with the UK talent show The X Factor, think of it as American Idol with adorable British accents. And also contestants - like Gamu Nhengu here - who never miss note, thanks to glorious Auto-Tuning. Hit it, Gamu!
Nhengu's recent supplemented audition created a row in the UK, where fans and critics of the show alike were shocked - shocked - to find out that their favourite performers weren't coming through au naturel. The timing's also particularly inconvenient for Cowell, who plans to bring X Factor to the US next year.
A few things here. First, yeah, that's pretty blatant. And heaven forbid the sanctity of a puffed up talent show be violated by some audio wizardry. But in some ways, isn't this just preparing the contestants for what life's really like as a singing celebrity? Auto-tune isn't just for T-Pain - you'd be hard-pressed to find a professional singer who hasn't employed it in some capacity, at some point or another.
Yes, they should have disclosed they were using Auto-Tune. And yes, the validity of past winners comes into question (except Leona Lewis!). But at least it's out in the open what the X-Factor is that helps you get and stay famous: technology. [Wired]


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Some chemicals used in your day-to-day lives are nuking your sperm count and even slightly beating DNA sperm data in men all over the world.
They infuse you in the shower, ooze into your skin in the checkout line, and even seep into the take away food you grab while on the run. Scary, eh? Whatever be the point of entry, some chemicals used in your day-to-day lives are nuking your sperm count and even slightly beating DNA sperm data in men all over the world. The good news is that most of these toxic culprits that have crossed our radar screen are easy to side-step. Let the brothers join hands; THIS IS A WAR! Image Courtesy: Getty
The transactions never end- the take away breakfast on the way to office, ATM receipts, petrol fill-up, grocery store list, wife's shopping, dinner, movie... If you thought your wife's shopping bill was the scariest, you are in for a shocker. About 40 percent of receipts today are coated with the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which has been linked to fertility problems and heart disease. And, study published in the journal Fertility and Sterility just discovered that men with higher BPA levels in their urine experienced low sperm counts and lower sperm quality than men with lower levels. Congratulations! Image Courtesy: Getty
Of course canned food is convenient but losing your sperm isn't. Almost all of those metal cans are coated with a BPA resin, which migrates into the food. Acidic canned products, such as tomato paste or sauces are particularly saturated with BPA. Err; you might want to choose fresh or frozen food instead. Image Courtesy: Getty
Please close your dropped jaw, it is true! Protect yourself and your partner, avoid dildos, vibrators, and male pleasure devices made of vinyl. This type of plastic unleashes phthalates, plastic-softening chemicals linked to cancer, allergies, birth defects, and infertility. Worry not; plenty of foreplay products made of high-quality medical silicone are available. Image Courtesy: Getty
Scented soaps, shampoos, cleaners, vinyl shower curtains- phthalates are everywhere in your bathroom. And the heat from your shower makes it easier for the chemicals to be released. Go for unscented, plant-based soaps and shampoos. Avoid personal-care products that have a fragrance or scent and invest in hemp shower curtain. Image Courtesy: Getty
It is essential to sprinkle pesticides on produce to save it from hornworm and other pests. But the poor chemical can't make a difference between flea and a precious seed. Always wash your produce before eating. Moreover, try to eat organic food whenever possible because pesticides are present inside the food too. Image Courtesy: Getty
A heated car seat may prove to be a luxury during the winters but that between-the-legs heat may damage the sperm quality. Heated car seats, heating pads, and even prolonged time in a hot tub heat up testicular temperatures just enough to decrease sperm production. Oops! Image Courtesy: Getty
Electricity industry has already put out huge amounts of PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, a group of toxic compounds in water bodies before the chemicals were banned. These toxins accumulate in fish; so, if you're craving fish, opt for wild Alaskan salmon or consult your locale's fish-consumption advisories. Image Courtesy: Getty
Non-stick pots and pans often contain perfluoroalkyl acids, known as PFAAs; common types include PFOA or PFOS. But all of those acronyms could be making it harder for couples to conceive. A 2009 Danish study published Environmental Health Perspectives found that men with the highest levels of PFOS (3M stopped making PFOS in 2005) and PFOA had half the number or normal sperm cells compared to men with smaller amounts of the chemicals in their bodies. Image Courtesy: Getty
Many cosmetics, cleaners and processed foods contain parabens as preservatives for their cheap antimicrobial activity. But lab and rodent studies have linked parabens to not only breast cancer, but also abnormal genetic changes in the sperm of male mice fed parabens. Image Courtesy: Getty
According to a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives in 2010 of the "safer" flame retardant and plasticizer replacements—chemicals known as TDCPP and TPP—men living in higher household-dust concentrations of the chemicals displayed lower sperm counts and declining thyroid hormone levels. Image Courtesy: Getty
A study published in 2010 in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that at benzene exposure levels allowed in the workplace, benzene-exposed men exhibited significantly higher genetically damaged sperm compared to unexposed workers, increasing the risk for birth defects in their children. Natural gas drilling emits benzene. Image Courtesy: Getty
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cell phone strap to my left inner forearm for gps otherwise in pkt or underseat stow
www.MotorcycleLarry.com. The one they sell for the Suzuki Burgman 650 (Model 9000) is a perfect fit. The mount is just for the reservoir cap and does not include a ball, so be sure to order one. The remaining parts can be ordered many places; I got mine from Amazon.com. The RAM Mount iPhone 5 bracket is an exact fit, so it will only accept a naked iPhone 5. If you have anything other than a screen shield on the device, you won't be able to get it into the bracket.
I wanted to be one of the cool kids and tell you that I always leave my phone at the bottom of my fish tank whenever I go for a ride, but I thought this answer might be more on point.
I did get the RAM mount but strangely enough got locked off the MOA Forum site until now... So I could not see you post.
I had some problems a while back and managed to get help from MOA to get it fixed.
I tried again Today to login and its working again...


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Mary A. Valley
JANESVILLE—Mary A. Valley, age 74, of Janesville, beautiful mother and grandmother, peacefully passed away from complications of Alzheimer's Disease on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, surrounded by her family.
She was born in LaCrosse on Oct. 17, 1937, the daughter of William and Guila (Greener) McDonald. She married John R."Jack" Valley on July 8, 1961, in Prairie du Chien. Together they had 6 children. He preceded her in death on Sept. 1, 1987. She was retired from Parker Pen and was a member of St. William Catholic Church.
Mary was an incredible woman. She enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking, gardening, shopping, watching the Packers and traveling. She was blessed with many friends including, Cleo, Rosie, Rose, Donna, Ralph and Carrie. A special thank you for their visits and continued friendship.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the kind and loving staff at St. Elizabeth Manor, Agrace HospiceCare and Dr. Nancy Rainero and staff.
She is survived by her 5 children: Robin (Mike) Massey of Madison, Karen (Larry) Broitzman of Monroe, Brad (Wendy) Valley, Brian (Jennifer) Valley and Nate (Laurie) Valley all of Janesville; 12 special grandchildren: Emily, Alyssa, Julia, Anna, Jack, Christopher, Lukas, Paige, Jakar, Slater, Jy'Shon, and Sophie; a sister, Bev (Clem) Nolan of McGregor, IA; sister-in-law, Annette McDonald of Florida; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; infant daughter, Emily, who died soon after birth; and 2 brothers, Mac and Bill.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at ST. WILLIAM CATHOLIC CHURCH with Fr. John Auby officiating. Burial will be in Mt.Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY. Memorials may be made to St. Elizabeth Manor. For on-line guestbook and condolences: www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com
Thank you Mom, for being a kind, thoughtful, and loving Mother. You were the rock of the family. Your grandchildren want you to know "you were the best Grandma we could ask for." You did everything for us and were always there. "We will love you forever."


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Quote:Let me just start by saying that floor work is a very important part of Eugue Ryu karate. It teaches discipline, focus, and endurance. If you do not see it that way, then you are not learing a true Eugue Ryu style and should look else where. My father, Steven Williams, helped start this style in KC and taught Mr. Jones, Mr. Hess and Mr. Baswell. By what I have heard over the last few years, some of those people are holding true to what they were taught, others were not. ...
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EuTEF mission comes to a successful end
Launched together with Europe's Columbus laboratory in February 2008, the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) – a suit of nine scientific experiments exposed to the harsh environment of space outside the International Space Station – has completed its 18-month mission after returning to Earth with Space Shuttle Discovery.
EuTEF was built to expose samples of all kinds to the space environment in order to study the long-term effects of radiation, debris, micrometeoroids and ionised gas on materials and living organisms. EuTEF was installed on the Columbus External Payload Facility outside the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk on 15 February 2008.
To complete these studies, EuTEF's samples and experiments were retrieved from outside the ISS during Discovery's STS-128 mission. Having returned to Earth aboard Discovery early on Saturday, they will now be analysed by science teams from all over Europe.
"The ISS is the only place where experiments that need long-term exposure to space can be conducted and that we can bring the samples back to Earth," said Martin Zell, ESA's ISS Utilisation Manager. "I am very proud that EuTEF has worked so well over the last one and a half years. I am looking forward to the scientific results after detailed telemetry data and laboratory evaluation."
In the Shuttle's cargo bay, like on the Columbus external platform, EuTEF was connected to electrical power, for a safe return of the samples and instruments to Earth. The facility was also under temperature control for the journey.
At the EuTEF Erasmus Command and Control Centre, at ESA's ESTEC research and technology centre in the Netherlands, operators prepared it remotely for removal following Discovery's STS-128 launch on 29 August. All experiments were put in a safe configuration, protective lids and valves closed, and sensitive sensors switched off. The operators verified the correct configuration of EuTEF one last time before it is was switched off and transferred to Discovery's cargo bay during the first STS-128 spacewalk on 2 September.
Despite the large amount of data collected during the 18 months in orbit, scientists, engineers and the manufacturers of EuTEF's instruments are now excited to see their equipment back. For them, it marks the start of detailed analyses of what almost 9000 orbits 350 km above our planet in open space does to terrestrial species and materials.
Space Shuttle Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on 12 September at 02:53 CEST (00:53 UT).
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Artist and toy customiser Donald "KodyKoala" Kennedy, whose work we've featured a few times here before, returns with a Sonic the Hedgehog piece that sheds new light on the term "Metal Sonic".
What's cool is that not only is the pilot a regular Sonic figure, but the big mech itself is also a figure, being posable in all the right places.
Kodykoala's Custom Sonic the Hedgehog Mech [Flickr, via Tomopop]


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Seeing the light on Barack Obama
Re: "A swirl of failures in Obama's second term," Oct. 30 Ruth Marcus column.
One knows things are bad for the president when Obama apologist and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus questions his "core competency to govern." She asks how the president could not know about foreign eavesdropping, wonders about his herky-jerky red-line approach to Syria, and asks how the Obamacare website rollout could be so bad.
Our work took us to a suburb of Springfield, Ill., for six years. During that time, we observed Obama as a state senator from Chicago and an absentee U.S. senator.
Marcus and hopefully millions of others are now discovering what we have known since 1999: Barack Obama is comically incompetent and radically dangerous at the same time.
J.L. Penfold, Greeley
This letter was published in the Nov. 1 edition.
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Google is known for anticipating its employees' needs and provides free food, snacks, massages and yoga classes all to have a more productive workforce. But if employees are chowing down on too much junk food -- Google may step in -- like it did with Project M&M.
At Google, "almost every benefit is broken down into crunchable, poll-able or graphicable data, including salaries, the length of maternity leave, the size of the plates used at the food bar or even the squishy goal of workplace happiness," according to the Washington Post. So it's no surprise when Googlers were working late and chowing down on record numbers of M&Ms that Google took notice and launched a full-scale investigation.
It's unclear just how many M&Ms that is, but it apparently alarmed Google managers who worried it might be affecting office productivity. So a group of behaviorists pored over psychology papers and launched an experiment on how to change the way employees snacked. They decided to create more opaque containers for the candy and prominently displayed nuts and fruit in clear containers in hopes of changing behavior. According to the Post:
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In the New York office alone, employees consumed 3.1 million fewer calories from M&Ms over seven weeks. That's a decrease of nine vending machine-size packages of M&Ms for each of the office's 2,000 employees.
Google did a similar experiment when it prominently displayed bottles of water and put sugary sodas on the bottom shelves, which led to a 47 percent increase in water drinking. However, the drop in the sugar-filled sodas was only a modest 7 percent. Googlers still wanted their sugar.
However, now that Google has partnered with KitKat for its latest Android platform launch, should they really stop their employees' love of sweets?


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After four consecutive world championships, Sebastian Vettel's fall from grace has been swift in 2014.
Although a chassis change after China appeared to have worked for the German, Vettel's troubles returned with a vengeance in Monaco, where poor reliability spoiled not only his qualifying, but also the race.
"A turbo engine with no boost is not a turbo engine," he joked to the German media.
Monaco was actually Vettel's 100th grand prix for Red Bull, and the last nine of 2013 he won on the trot.
But after Sunday's race, he couldn't wait to get out of the Principality.
"How do I get out of here?" he asked reporters, reaching hard for his customary humour. "I don't have a boat!"
But not much earlier, his in-race frustration on the radio was obvious. "Come on guys," he pleaded to the pitwall. "I mean, you've trying everything."
At the very same time, team newcomer Daniel Ricciardo is sweeping up the plaudits and making Vettel look like Red Bull's 'number 2'.
"Every champion goes through a phase like this at some point," former F1 driver turned commentator Martin Brundle is quoted by Germany's Die Welt.
"It seems as though he has inherited Mark Webber's car," the Briton added, referring to the fact that, in the past, it was usually Vettel's teammate with the lion's share of problems.
Vettel agreed: "It's always something different going wrong, but it can't go on forever."
Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda admitted he feels for the beleaguered champion.
"This can happen when a team is trying so hard to come back, but unfortunately it's always happening to Sebastian.
"When things go wrong, they go wrong," the triple world champion told RTL television.
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Hactar: So, an idle question: When you hit lvl 70, do you keep earning XP?
Tikker: and, do you keep doing quests? what do you do after 70?
Jonalock: You don't earn any more XP, no, but the XP you would earn from completing quests gets turned into extra gold instead. You'll have a bunch of solo quests to keep doing when you hit 70, for which you get more money and sometimes better equipment as quest rewards. Further progression comes from doing instances to get better equipment which then lets you do harder instances to get better equipment which lets you do raids (instances for more than 5 people, typically 10 or 25) to get better equipment which lets you do harder raids to get better equipment which lets you ... And there goes your life.
Tikker: when you put it like that it sounds so.....futile....
Jonalock: On the plus side there'll be an expansion out soonish raising the level cap to 80 and with a huge number of new solo quests and the like .. (and which will also overnight make all your hard-won uber-gear entirely useless - green is the new purple!)
Kieth: you see this is the point I lose the will to live...why are we playing this again?
Tikker: cos it releases crack from a keyboard while you play as a reward.
Kieth: finger ingested rock...that's it, I forgot
Crystaltips: I feel like framing this thread.
Now, I have this ongoing problem with Alice (Crystaltips) telling me to do things: I just unthinkingly obey. Dunno why, I just do. She used to use it to get me to bring her Lattes in meetings, the cow.
So, the framing the thread comment kicked me in to action. How do you frame a thread and make it nice to look at? And specifically, how do you do it for someone like Alice, whose favourite thing is slightly rubbish game-based crafts?
You turn it in to cross-stitch, obviously.
So - first, let's find some imagery. I wanted something Horde-y, obviously, so I checked out the official Blizzard fan site kit.
World of Warcraft Europe -> Fan Site Kit
Lovely avatars, but not quite what I was after. So, copyright infringement time! What happens if you type 'Horde' in to Google Image Search?
Aha, that will do nicely. Many thanks to the Horde Army guild site, from whom I've ripped this off (sorry guys!). Incidentally, that's one of the best put-together guild sites I've seen - they even have their own resources database. Go Horde Army!
Next step: some kind of slogan. I love antique samplers, with their folk-artsy cross-stitch writing, and I don't see why a Horde embroidery should be any different. I think a simple guild name - in angle brackets, of course - with a quote from the discussion should do. And what's that on my hard drive? A copy of Fritz Quadrata, the Warcraft tooltip font? How did that get there? Surely that's in violation of lots of copyright rules?*
To Photoshop, comrades!
Nice design, eh?
The next thing is to convert it in to a sewing pattern. I've found a few sites that offer image to embroidery pattern conversion in my web-peregrinations, and the two best are coincidentally, free to use online.
MicroRevolt are an excellent organisation that protest at the use of sweatshop labour by making protest quilts to send to the CEO of Nike. They deserve your support.
They also have an excellent little tool for converting pictures to patterns on their site, called KnitPro. It produces simple-looking patterns, but doesn't reduce the number of colours in the image.
Running our design (and a brightened up version) through Knit Pro gives us our first four patterns
- Cross-Stitch Pattern 1 - no guild name on this one, dark colours, 120w x160h, 19,200 stitches
- Cross-Stitch Pattern 2 - guild name, dark colours, 96w x 120h, 11,520 stitches
- Cross-Stitch Pattern 3 - guild name, brighter colours, 96w x 120h, 11,520 stitches
- Cross-Stitch Pattern 4 - guild name, brighter colours, 120w x160h, 19,200 stitches
A good alternative to KnitPro is Pic2Point.com: it spits out more complex-looking patterns, but reduces the colours in the image for you to simplify it, gives you a chart of yarns on the front, and makes the pattern easier to follow. I don't think it sends blankets to corporations with questionable ethical records, though.
- Cross-Stitch Pattern 5 - guild name, dark colours, stitch count 18, 8 inches wide, 12 colours, 27,000 stitches apx.
- Cross-Stitch Pattern 6 - guild name, bright colours, stitch count 18, 8 inches wide, 13 colours, 27,000 stitches apx.
So, there you go. Horde Guild Quote embroidery patterns.
Things I discovered during this process:
- Running dull colours through either of the pattern makers above will make them muddier. Work with your image first to brighten it up a lot.
- With KnitPro, as it doesn't do colour reduction, you might want to save your design as a gif or a png with a reduced colour palette. If you're really clever, you can use the 'Save for Web/Devices' option in photoshop to select a good palette of colours for your thread.
- Using a tool like 'posterise' in photoshop to simplify the image doesn't seem to help with the output much.
- KnitPro barfs on some png files, and renders white as black. I think this is something to do with differences between the way png8 and png24 handle transparency, but I may be wrong.
- None of the pattern makers I tried handled the text well: even with antialiasing and at a larger pixel size (stitch-pitch?) it looks a bit rubbish. You can live with that, and keep the font recognizable as the WoW font, or you could use a tool like Crossstich.com's Caption Maker or the Subversive Cross-stitch Magic Robot.
If you want to know how to actually do the embroidery - and I'm not going to, because 27,000 stitches would play merry hell with my RSI, there's an excellent primer on game related embroidery at Kotaku by Maggie Greene, that takes you through the process step by step.
To finish, a couple of interesting bits:
Radical Cross Stitch
Subversive Cross Stitch Kits
And some context: information from the Brooklyn Museum Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art that goes part way to explaining why alt-crafting is a political act.
* NB: I actually care a lot about copyright violation, and feel tremendously guilty about the unlicensed fonts I own. In particular, I *really* *really* want to buy a copy of House Industry's Neutraface, because it is beautiful, but really, $249? For something I will use maybe twice in personal projects, and maybe on a weblog? If you price your content out of your market, you're just encouraging piracy. See also: legal copies of Photoshop.


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BALTIMORE - US Lacrosse has named Richie Meade head coach of the 2014 U.S. men's national senior team. Meade will lead Team USA in its title defense at the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship, hosted by US Lacrosse and held in Denver, Colo., July 10-19, 2014. He becomes the 12th head coach in the history of the U.S. men's senior team program.
A 35-year veteran of coaching at the collegiate level, Meade most recently served as head coach for the United States Naval Academy men's team from 1994-2011, where he led the Midshipmen to a 142-97 (.589) record in 17 years. In his 21-year career as a head coach, including four years at the University of Baltimore, Meade compiled a 162-120 (.585) record.
During Meade's head coaching tenure at Navy, his teams claimed five Patriot League regular season and tournament titles, appeared in seven NCAA tournaments and earned 39 All-America selections. In 2004, Navy advanced to the national championship game and Meade was honored with the Morris Touchstone Memorial Award for the national coach of the year. He also was twice named Patriot League coach of the year (2004, 2007).
Meade began his coaching career as an assistant at Duke University in 1977. Following a two-year stint at Duke, Meade made stops at the University of North Carolina (assistant, 1979-80), the University of Baltimore (head coach, 1980-83), Navy (assistant, 1984-88), North Carolina (assistant, 1989-90) and the United States Military Academy (assistant, 1990-94) before rejoining Navy as head coach in 1994.
"I would like to thank Coach Tierney and the selection committee for placing their trust and confidence in me," said Meade. "I am honored and excited to be named the head coach of the 2014 U.S. men's national team and look forward to facing the challenge of defending the gold medal for our country."
"I have been blessed to have coached and trained our fine men and women in uniform for 27 years," Meade continued. "I have witnessed firsthand their commitment, courage and honor. It will be in this spirit that our mission for the 2014 U.S. men's national team will be to represent our sport with the same determination by which our military has defended our freedom."
A native of Williston Park, N.Y., Meade earned his bachelor's (1976) and master's (1979) degrees from North Carolina. He has served as president of the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) since 2005.
"Coach Meade's selection resulted from much research and discussion of the outstanding group of candidates who applied," said Bill Tierney, chair of US Lacrosse's Coaches Selection Committee and former U.S. men's national team head coach. "Especially when we got to interviewing the finalists, all of whom would have done an amazing job, did the qualities of Richie Meade shine through. He has a long-established, successful career in coaching at Navy and his passion, dedication, and excitement about representing the United States aided him immensely in the final decision. We are confident in his ability to build a quality staff, pick a great team and defend the gold medal in Denver in 2014."
"This selection is a great testament to many hours of hard work on the part of some of the most prestigious volunteers and staff members in lacrosse," said Bob Russell, chair of US Lacrosse's Men's Game Committee and member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. "The selection process was clear, fair, and transparent to everyone involved. We have selected an outstanding coach and, more importantly, a leader of unquestionable integrity to guide this team from now through the 2014 World Championship in Denver. Bringing in Coach Meade is an unbelievably positive step for the team, the program, and lacrosse in the United States."
Meade is scheduled to make his first appearance as head coach of the U.S. men's senior team at the US Lacrosse National Convention in Philadelphia, Pa. He will present a session on leadership Saturday, Jan. 14, at 1:45 p.m. He will also attend and observe the team in action at Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event, where Team USA will take on NCAA semifinalist University of Denver Sunday, Jan. 29.
Mike Pressler previously served as head coach of the U.S. men's senior team and led Team USA to its ninth gold medal with a victory over Canada at the 2010 FIL World Championship in England.
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Friday, March 9, 2012
FFB: Ten Little Wizards - Michael Kurland
I was prepared to enjoy thoroughly Michael Kurland's continuation of the adventures of Lord Darcy, the Chief Investigator in the court of King John IV, a detective character first created by Randall Garrett in a series of novellas and one full-length novel back in the 1970s. Kurland does a nice job of elaborating on the alternative universe where Richard the Lion-Hearted ruled longer than his actual ten years preventing John I from ever being king and was succeeded by a long line of Plantagenet descendents who have been ruling the Angevin Empire for over seven centuries. But Kurland's skill in creating a viable detective novel that pays tribute to the impossible crimes and locked room mysteries Garrett concocted so imaginatively leaves a lot to be desired. Unfortunate because there are three locked room murders with so much promise yet none of them are solved with any ingenuity whatsoever.
Someone is murdering sorcerers and leaving behind slips of paper with taunting rhymed couplets. This and the title are a mere nod, barely an allusion, to Christie. I expected the rhymes to be a clue of some sort to the motives of the murderer or - as in the novel - be related to the murder methods. But no, the rhymes have no reason. They do sound similar to the Christie poem but "Nine little wizards snickered at fate/One wizard laughed aloud and then there were eight" for example, has little do to with a throat cutting and has nothing to do with the eventual motive or identity of the killer.
One dead wizard is found stabbed in a bakery with all the doors and windows locked from the inside, another dead body is found in the middle of a freshly shellacked ballroom still tacky but showing only the victim's footprints leading into the locked room. The second crime is the most fascinating since the victim had his throat cut in such a way that it appeared someone had to be directly behind him and yet there is no evidence of any other person being present. There is a third locked room murder and two other deaths plus the threat of the assassination of His Majesty the King before the culprit is finally stopped.
One of the more original spins in the book is Kurland's poking fun at the lack of real science in this world. One example is in the introduction of a character who has been called upon to help cure the Marquis of Sherrinford's headaches with a newly devised treatment involving talking and listening. The Marquis is astounded that simply talking about his childhood and taking a simple powder dissolved in water can cure him of his nagging stress headaches. The sorcerers at court call it a cheap form of magic (he does give the powder after all) while the Count helping the Marquis calls it Mental Science.
The strength of the book is in the fantasy elements. As in Garrett's work Lord Darcy here is assisted by Sean O Lochlainn, a forensic sorcerer who does all of the magical detective work by whipping up similarity spells that are akin to blood tests and DNA lab work, examining locks for protection tampering, manifesting traces of evil at each crime scene, and even placing a levitation spell on Darcy so that he can hover over the corpse in the shellacked ballroom without making marks on the floor. The cerebral detection and routine interrogation of suspects is left to Lord Darcy. He does yeoman but not spectacular work. When it comes time to reveal the murderer we get an action oriented trap and a messy and rushed explanation of the impossible crimes that turn out to have prosaic and lazy solutions. The murderer isn't even a character who we know among the large group of suspects. He is introduced two pages before he is identified as the culprit. For that I give Kurland a big "Boo!"
If you want to read about Lord Darcy, I suggest you start with the real thing. Read Randall Garret's much better stories. Once you are familiar with his world and characters then maybe you might want to investigate Kurland's two books as a curiosity. I liked his handling of the alternative universe twenty or so years after the original stories took place. He explained the history of this strange world and the magical hierarchy much more clearly than Garrett did, but the detective novel aspects and certainly the impossible crimes pale in comparison to Garrett's original work.
Murder and Magic - novellas originally published in magazines between 1964 - 1973
Too Many Magicians (1966) - novel
Lord Darcy Investigates (1981) - short stories originally published in magazines between 1974 - 1979
Also, all three books were reissued in an omnibus put out by several different bookclubs called Lord Darcy.
By Michael Kurland (both originally published as paperback originals)
Ten Little Wizards (Ace, 1988)
A Study in Sorcery (Ace, 1989)
Both of Kurland's contributions to the Lord Darcy series have been reissued by Wildside Press.
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My favorite element in Garrett's TOO MANY MAGICIANS is the Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin analogues: the lazy corpulent Marquis de London (who is described as having a a broad hand like a flipper), and his Special Investigator-legman, Lord Bontriomphe.ReplyDelete
I agree that Kurland successfully recreates the world of Randall Garrett, but Kurland's continuations totally lack the distinctive fizzy sparkle of the originals.
I loved TOO MANY MAGICIANS. But I think I'll pass on Kurland books.ReplyDelete
I haven't read TOO MANY MAGICIANS, but I've heard very polarised reviews. Half the people seem to love, the other half seems to hate its living guts.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 9, 2012 at 1:42 PM
I have the Darcy omnibus and a couple of the paperbacks too, but have read none of the books by Kurland.ReplyDelete
I think I'll try and get my hands on the omnibus Lord Darcy. I'm writing down your name next to the title. I'm determined to remember who recommends what this time around. :)ReplyDelete
P.S. The Mummy Case Murder arrived today.
Patrick -ReplyDelete
I'm kind of on the fence with my feelings about TOO MANY MAGICIANS - I liked a lot of it but I disliked the last third of the book. There is so much build up and then a lame solution just as with Kurland's book. Kurland seemed to use TMM as a template. His second Lord Darcy book (A STUDY IN SORCERY) is inspired by Aztec mythology and culture and is set in New England (our modern Mexico) and from what I read about it on the interweb seems more original less of a multi-homage. I'm curious about it but I'm not really eager to track it down and read it immediately. But I do recommend Garrett's novellas and short stories. They are truly worth reading.
A few years ago, I bought the Lord Darcy omnibus, which includes two short story collections and a novel, but I never gave the book a second look after struggling through TOO MANY MAGICIANS.ReplyDelete
It was horribly overwritten with nearly every sentence ending with a personal title like milord, milady or good fellow and the non-magical, fair play solution (turning out to be a slight variation on a locked room trick by JDC) just wasn't worth plowing through the book for. It also committed that one unpardonable sin: being dull.
So let me guess, TomCat. You would be one of those people in the group Patrick calls "the other half."ReplyDelete
You bet! As a matter of fact, I think I was the one who alerted Patrick about this book on one of the message boards and then probably went on a diatribe about how much I hated it.ReplyDelete
I'd never heard of the Lord Darcy books but I do find the alternate history aspect pretty interesting. Too bad Kurland's mystery plots aren't more satisfying.ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by my blog for my review of Lost Horizon. I agree that the book is better than the movie, though there are some rather glaring plot holes (strictly from a storytelling POV). If I ever accidentally stumble into Shangri-la, I doubt I'd be in a rush to leave. :)
Oh, gosh, I read Ten Little Wizard back in the mid-80s when I was post-Christie in my Dungeons and Dragons/Tolkien/Howard/Lovecraft phase.ReplyDelete
Didn't like it on either level!
This book has been on my TBR pile for quite some time. Till I reached the last paragraph, I was all for it. But when you say that the murderer was introduced in the last two pages - it's a strict no no for me! That's the worst sin that an author can commit!ReplyDelete


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Jake Gyllenhaal brought Atticus home when he was still dating Kirsten Dunst. I remember those photos – they were in love with each other, puppy and Jakey. A while ago he also adopted a puggle called Boo Radley. It's not known what happened to Boo. The dog love makes Jakey hot. And the Harper Lee love makes him hotter. I've always fantasised about being the tagalong best friend of Lee and Truman Capote.
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Forum Post: Was Levin Lying About the Administration and NDAA?
Posted 6 years ago on July 29, 2013, 3:39 p.m. EST by TikiJ
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I think he was telling the truth, a very disturbing truth, and for that I applaud him. We need more of that kind of courage out of 99% of Americans.
Of course, this lone act doesnt mean the other countless things him and the rest of the club have done.
Someone explain why they get the best healthcare for life, and we are stuck fighting for scraps, many times leading to financial ruin and then hence economic ruin?
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Xbox One Smartglass for iOS now available
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Planning on picking up a Microsoft Xbox One this weekend? If you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you'll likely wanna grab the new, free Xbox One Smartglass app. The app is similar to the one that's been available for the Xbox 360--it'll allow you to control a bunch of functions on your Xbox One right from your iOS device.
Xbox One SmartGlass is the perfect companion app for your Xbox One, both in your living room and on the go. Connect and control your Xbox One. Stay connected with the games and gamers you like. And add a new dimension to your console entertainment with the mobile device you already own.
In the living room:
- Navigate your Xbox One console using your device's keyboard and touch
- Control your media and set top box with the SmartGlass remote control
- Browse the web on your TV using your mobile device
- Enhance what you are watching or playing with SmartGlass companions
- Increase performance with faster connections and reliability
In the living room and on the go:
- Search, browse, and pin content to play on your Xbox One console
- Track achievements, get game help, message friends, and watch game clips
You can download Xbox One Smartglass now.
Where's My Water? 2 hits the App Store
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Where's My Water? 2, the sequel to the massively popular physics-based Where's My Water? Disney puzzle game, is now available for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You can download it, right now, for free.
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Plants vs. Zombies 2 set for July 18 release
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Plants vs. Zombies was one of the early hits on App Store, making it the 12th all-time paid iPhone app in Apple's marketplace. Well, now there's more to come, PopCap Games will release Plants vs. Zombies 2 for iOS on July 18th for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
This time around, the game will be free to download, instead including the now-popular in-app purchase model. PopCap does say that pretty much the entire game will be free to play, and in app purchase will be for extra currency, plant food, and items to enhance the experience.
Check out the Plants vs. Zombies 2 trailer after the break for a look at what Crazy Dave has in store.
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Temple Run 2 now live in the App Store
Posted by Jason Diaz Categories: Games, New Apps, Free Apps,
The very popular Temple Run game has been made into a sequel. Temple Run 2 is now available in the App Store in the US and boosts 3Dish animated landscapes. The great news is that the game is free! Here is a list of other features.
- Beautiful new graphics
- Gorgeous new organic environments
- New obstacles
- More powerups
- More achievements
- Special powers for each character
- Bigger monkey!!!
Read More | Temple Run 2
Microsoft Xbox SmartGlass app now available for iOS
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Microsoft's My Xbox Live companion app for iOS has just been updated with new functionality and a new name: Xbox SmartGlass. What does it do? Well, you can now use your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch as remote controls and keypads for the Xbox 360. This includes dual-screen experiences as well. The app is available now, and is not yet compatible with the new 4-inch Retina display. Xbox SmartGlass for iOS is free.
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Letterpress by atebits takes the App Store by storm
Posted by Jason Diaz Categories: Games, iPad Apps, $0.99, Free Apps,
If you like games like Words with Friends and Draw Something, then you're going to get addicted to Letterpress. The game creator is none other than Atebits; the maker of the wildly successful Tweetie app, which Twitter ended up buying. The game centers around random letters displayed in grids, with the objective of making words out of letters. Sounds simple enough, however, the game becomes increasingly more complex as your opponent has the ability steal letters, thus, altering the score. The game ends when the colors on four sides becomes solid.
Letterpress is Game Center-ready and is a universal binary app, which means it works with all iOS devices natively. The best part is that the game is free to play, but for an extra 99 cents, you can add more functionality such as the ability to keep a record of words previously used, choose new color themes, and have a bunch of games going at once. We highlight recommend it.
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Political Arena is like candidate Punch Out
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Games, New Apps, Reviews, Free Apps,
The first of many presidential debates, leading to the election next month, kicks off tonight. What can we expect? Probably a lot of verbal attacks more than anything else. A shame, we know, but why not make it a bit more fun? The folks at Vellum Interactive have launched Political Arena, a smartphone game that allows you to choose your favorite candidate and step into a boxing ring to take on members of the opposing political party.
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Tiny Wings 2 set to arrive on July 12
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Games, App Updates, $0.99,
The sequel to one of the most popular iOS games of all time, Tiny Wings, is set to hit the App Store in just six days. Yep--on July 12th, Tiny Wings 2 will be available for download, and to get you hyped, developer Andreas Illiger has put together the homemade teaser trailer that you'll find after the break. Unfortunately, the video doesn't give any hints as to new gameplay mechanics or other features, or even if this will be an update to the existing app, or a new, separate game altogether. Still, we won't have to wait long to get the answer--Tiny Wings 2 arrives in under a week.
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Draw Something update brings sharing, saving, messaging, and notifications
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Games, App Updates, $0.99, Free Apps,
You knew that when Zynga acquired Draw Somthing creator OMGPOP that we'd start seeing some updates hitting the app with the quickness, right? Well, the firstpost-purchase update has arrived, and it brings a quite a few welcome features to the drawing game. Let's run them down.
First comes the addition of commenting, which allows you to type short messages to your opponents along with your drawings. This makes it easy to give a compliment (or a WTF) in response to a work of art, or a horrible guess. The app also picks up an undo button that will remove your last-drawn line without you having to suffer through using the eraser. iOS users can also save drawings to the Camera Roll, and also share them to Facebook and Twitter with ease.
The update is available now for iOS and Android users.
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|This is going to sound a little heartless... but why does the Klingon fleet help out the Federation forces? The point of the operation is to re-take Deep Space Nine. The whole war depends on that being achieved. With the Dominon forces taking on Starfleet, the Klingons have a free and easy run on the station, yet they choose not to attack it.
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PHILADELPHIA — In 2005, the Institute of Medicine, surveying the outlook for the growing number of American cancer survivors, first described the idea of a survivorship care plan: a roadmap for the group of patients, today numbering nearly 12 million, who are beginning new lives as cancer survivors.
Care plans aims to arm cancer survivors with a customized road map for their lives as cancer survivors: tips for follow-up screenings, information about possible late effects of their therapies, and pointers on fertility or financial issues they may face in the future. The plans also seek to enhance communication between health care providers and cancer survivors, many of who return to care from internal medicine physicians after finishing their treatment. The concept is now recognized as a key part of ensuring the continued health of cancer survivors: Beginning in 2015, the Commission on Cancer will require cancer centers seeking accreditation to provide care plans to patients once they complete their treatment.
Now, a group of Penn Medicine researchers have published the first study to assess the effectiveness of care plans at equipping patients to meet these goals. In a study published online in the journal Cancer this month, the team details their findings about the effects of use the most widely used care plan tool – the online, Penn-developed LIVESTRONG Care Plan — on patients' health care knowledge and communication, lifestyle behaviors, and emotions. More than 29,000 patients and health care providers have used this personalized tool since it launched on Penn Medicine's OncoLink in 2007.
Despite the close watch from health care providers cancer patients receive during their treatment, it's often not clear who – an oncologist, a primary care physician, or another type of specialty physician – is responsible for mechanizing the disparate aspects of a survivor's health, from monitoring for and managing late effects of therapy to ordering routine preventive health exams such as bone density tests and colonoscopies. Consequently, important health needs among cancer survivors needs may go unmet, the authors say.
"The one constant in the care of cancer survivors is the survivor him or herself," says Christine Hill-Kayer, MD, an assistant professor of Radiation Oncology in Penn's Abramson Cancer Center and the lead author of the new study. "By providing the survivor with the resources to know which tests need to be ordered in the form of a written document, a survivorship care plan enables the survivor to take more control of his or her care, and to participate in minimizing the 'slip through the cracks' phenomenon."
The research team studied 298 cancer survivors who used the LIVESTRONG Care Plan between May 2010 and January 2013 – culled from a group of 8,690 patients who completed plans during that timeframe – each of whom completed a survey about their experience using the site one month after completing their plan. Each user received a care plan after inputting demographic information and data about their diagnosis and types of treatments received.
Ninety-three percent of users reported that the information provided through the care plans was excellent, very good, or good. Importantly, the findings reveal that the care plans fill a knowledge gap: 65 percent of patients said the information received was new to them and had not been previously provided by health care providers. Ninety four percent of patients felt they would recommend it to others. Eighty percent shared or planned to share it with their health care team, and of those who had already done so, 80 percent reported that it improved communication. More than 60 percent felt that the survivorship care plan changed their health care participation, and over half of users reported that they had made or planned to make a lifestyle change in response to information they obtained from the care plan, most commonly dietary modification and increased exercise.
"Our results show that care plans are empowering patients to become more active participants in their own health care," Hill-Kayser said. "This is an important tool that provides patients with greater education and prompts them to be more proactive about their care and more likely to discuss concerns with their providers."
Penn Medicine is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $4.3 billion enterprise.
The Perelman School of Medicine has been ranked among the top five medical schools in the United States for the past 16 years, according to U.S. News & World Report's survey of research-oriented medical schools. The School is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $398 million awarded in the 2012 fiscal year.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System's patient care facilities include: The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — recognized as one of the nation's top "Honor Roll" hospitals by U.S. News & World Report; Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; and Pennsylvania Hospital — the nation's first hospital, founded in 1751. Penn Medicine also includes additional patient care facilities and services throughout the Philadelphia region.
Penn Medicine is committed to improving lives and health through a variety of community-based programs and activities. In fiscal year 2012, Penn Medicine provided $827 million to benefit our community.


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Editor's note: To be more consistent with other Federal Reserve districts, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis changed the timing of this and future surveys and the survey questions from mid-quarter to end of quarter. Most questions were reworded; several were removed, including questions on detailed loan demand; and additional questions on future land prices were added. This survey occurred before passage of the farm bill.
First quarter agricultural financial conditions deteriorated from the same quarter the previous year, according to the results of the Minneapolis Fed's (March 2002) agricultural credit survey. Farm income fell, and producers reduced loan repayments and increased loan extensions. Overall household spending was mixed, but capital spending decreased. On the positive side, loan interest rates are down, while land prices continued to increase. Due to the continued drought, Montana lenders were the most pessimistic about the financial conditions of their agricultural producers.
Farm income and spending
Farm income decreased across the district. "Our customers lost many dollars last year," reported a Minnesota lender. Montana producers were hurt the worst, as 78 percent of respondents reported decreases in farm income. "Severe drought for the last three to four years has depleted inventory and cash reserves," said one Montana lender. Meanwhile, 60 percent of South Dakota respondents and about half of the Minnesota and North Dakota respondents reported decreases in farm income from a year earlier.
Overall farm household spending was mixed. The overwhelming majority of lenders in the Dakotas and Minnesota saw no change in household spending, but 56 percent of Montana lenders reported decreases from a year ago.
Capital spending dropped across the district. About half of the respondents in Minnesota and North Dakota, and three of four in Montana, reported decreases in capital spending. South Dakota lenders were more upbeat about capital spending, as only 30 percent saw declines and 15 percent saw increases. "Tax incentives may result in farmers taking advantage to go ahead with capital spending," reported a South Dakota banker.
Land values, collateral
Land prices in the district continue to increase. "Very willing buyers, both local and out of the area, for any real estate offered for sale," wrote a South Dakota banker. Cropland prices increased over last winter's prices from an average of 1 percent in North Dakota to 7 percent in South Dakota. In addition, pasture land price changes ranged from zero growth in North Dakota to 8 percent in South Dakota over those of a year ago. Collateral levels remained stable, as 80 percent of lenders reported no change in levels of required collateral.
Farm loan demand, bank credit conditions and liquidity
Interest rates for farm loans have decreased nearly 200 basis points from a year ago, which appears to be driving increased demand for loans with spring planting around the corner. Forty-two percent of respondents indicated that loan demand increased from a year earlier compared to only 12 percent who saw decreased loan demand.
Bank credit conditions deteriorated slightly and liquidity remain normal. Thirty-seven percent of lenders experienced a decrease in loan repayments, while only 9 percent reported increases. In addition, a third of respondents reported increases in loan renewals and extensions compared with only a 6 percent decrease. Availability of funds was not a problem: Only 3 percent of lenders reported refusing to make a loan due to shortage of funds.
Lenders are pessimistic about the future of their farm customers. "Difficult times are ahead, as few crop-only farmers are able to show projected profitability with average yields," commented a Minnesota banker.
About half the respondents expect farm income to be down over the next three months and the remainder expects stable farm income. The great majority of lenders also expect capital spending to either decrease (42 percent) or stay the same (53 percent) in the second quarter. Only two percent expect increases in loan repayments. The only small piece of optimism from the survey was in land prices, where 25 percent expect continued increases and only 4 percent expect decreases.
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It's like someone wrote this episode of Futurama with a gun to their head, being forced to involve all the tertiary characters of the show in one giant explosion of Zoidberg hate. Which is my way of saying that this is one hell of a good episode.
At the end of this half hour, you will see why you should seek counseling and high-grade medication the moment you start liking Zoidberg. Spoilers ahead...
If you like Zoidberg, Hermes, and Scruffy, this is the episode of the year for you. Just kidding. There's no way you like Zoidberg. The entire point of the Zoidberg character is to be intensely irritating, while lacking the functional sociopathy that gets the other characters into such wonderful stories. The other characters can be fun. Zoidberg's just a putz.
And Hermes makes it clear he feels exactly that way throughout. Although they crank up the hate Hermes displays for Zoidberg in the first part of the episode, being constantly insulted is such a part of Zoidberg's overall sad-sack persona that it's not jarring. Hermes gets plenty of chances to actively hate Zoidberg because he's conducting performance reviews. He finds that his own performance is lacking, and starts slowly converting himself into a robot. The sequence includes a lot of good sight gags, and a lot of excellent Cylon references.
Zoidberg, pathetically grateful for Hermes' attention, even if it's negative, is distressed by the fact that, the more robotic Hermes gets, the less he goes out of his way to make Zoidberg's life miserable. He's so at a loss that he makes Hermes' extra parts into a literal meat-puppet, and, eventually, saves Hermes from himself. But, of course, Hermes still hates him.
An ever-popular minor character gets quite a lot of cameos in this episode. Good old Scruffy, the janitor, shines in the performance reviews, "My job? Toilets and boilers, boilers and toilets. Plus that one boiling toilet. Fire me if'n you dare." Well said. For those Rule 34 devotees, who have been following Scruffy's ongoing interest in weird porn, his reading material of the episode is Astounding Tales of Doing It and Lady Chatterley's Janitor. Both of which I want to read. Come to think of it, there hasn't been a Futurama spoof book yet that I haven't wanted to read. Someone could make a mint on those.


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Green Ranger/White Ranger/Tommy (Origins)
In the first season of Power Rangers, the Sixth Ranger is the Green Dragon Ranger, Tommy Oliver (Jason David Frank). Tommy is a new student at Angel Grove High, and he entered a martial arts tournament that Jason was in. The two fought, Tommy showing that his fighting skills were equivalent of Jason's. This caught the attention both Kimberly, the Pink Ranger and Rita Repulsa. Rita captured him and, using the special Green Ranger powers she possessed, cast an evil spell over him, turning him into the Green Dragon Ranger.
In his first encounter with the Rangers, he defeats them easily. After continued attempts of trying to get to the Tommy underneath the ranger, and succeed. Jason destroyed the Sword of Darkness, the source of the evil spell over Tommy, allowing him to join up with the other rangers, becoming the first ever Sixth Ranger.
After Rita's continuous streak of losses against the Power Rangers with the help of Tommy, she set out to get back the Green Ranger powers she believed were hers. Using a special green candle, she slowly drained the Ranger powers from Tommy. Jason tried to enter the Dark Dimension where it was held, as well as where Tommy was being held prisoner, but he couldn't get there because of the relentless monster attacks by Rita. As Tommy's powers faded, he transferred the Dragon Powers to Jason to keep Rita from getting her hands on them.
He left the rangers for a short time, but came back after Rita kidnapped the parents of every student at Angel Grove High. He still had the Dragon Power Coin and morphed, knowing that each time he morphed it would weaken him. Zordon granted him a temporary power boost so he could continue to morph. But, Lord Zedd ultimately destroyed his powers, permanently.
Tommy spent awhile away from the Rangers, but after Zedd unleashed his Nimrod monster, Alpha 5 and Zordon knew it was time to make a new Ranger. They made Tommy the new White Ranger, a ranger whose powers couldn't be used for evil. He wielded his talking sword, Saba to summon the White Tigerzord.


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Here now, for distributing far and wide, is a list of common misconceptions surrounding "Folk Neuroscience" — a term clinical and neuropsychologist Vaughan Bell uses to describe the imprecise, "sometimes wildly inaccurate," concepts that are commonly used to explain the brain. They're borrowed from the end of a fantastic feature, published in last Sunday's Observer, wherein Bell explores how inaccurate depictions of neuroscience have grown in tandem with a burgeoning public interest in the mind and its mechanisms.
If you read one article on neuroscience this month, let it be this one: "Our brains, and how they're not as simple as we think."
FOLK NEUROSCIENCE Popular misconceptions
- The "left-brain" is rational, the "right-brain" is creative
The hemispheres have different specialisations (the left usually has key language areas, for example) but there is no clear rational-creative split and you need both hemispheres to be successful at either. You can no more do right-brain thinking than you can do rear-brain thinking.
- Dopamine is a pleasure chemical
Dopamine has many functions in the brain, from supporting concentration to regulating the production of breast milk. Even in its most closely associated functioning it is usually considered to be involved in motivation (wanting) rather than the feeling of pleasure itself.
- Low serotonin causes depression
A concept almost entirely promoted by pharmaceutical companies in the 1980s and 90s to sell serotonin-enhancing drugs like Prozac. No consistent evidence for it.
- Video games, TV violence, porn or any other social spectre of the moment "rewires the brain"
Everything "rewires the brain" as the brain works by making and remaking connections. This is often used in a contradictory fashion to suggest that the brain is both particularly susceptible to change but once changed, can't change back.
- We have no control over our brain but we can control our mind
The mind and the brain are the same thing described in different ways and they make us who we are. Trying to suggest one causes the other is like saying wetness causes water.


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One of the most vocal opponents to a gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Rep. Robert Koczera predicts the agreement will clear the House Wednesday, though he plans to make a case against it.
A New Bedford Democrat who wants to clear the path for a casino in the southeast region, Koczera believes advancing the tribe's aspiration to build a casino in Taunton will cloud the picture, as the Mashpee have yet to obtain the necessary and elusive land-in-trust approval from the federal government.
"It's not fair that the southeast region would be left out indefinitely while the Indians continually seek to obtain approvals for things that quite frankly have very high hurdles," Koczera told the News Service. He said, "I also think that to go and give any sense of false hope or a delusion that we're going to get tribal gaming in the southeast region is to dampen any interest that might be shown by investors in the southeast region."
First Compact kicked back
After ratifying an initial compact only to see it rejected by the federal government, the House has sat on a revised compact for months while casino applicants bidding for licenses in two other regions advanced through the regulatory process. Gov. Patrick filed the revised compact in March.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted in the spring to open up the southeast region to commercial applicants and recently received a single application from KG Urban Enterprises, which is hoping to build a casino in New Bedford. Bridgewater-developer The Claremont Companies has expressed interest, and any of the 11 gaming applicants for the slots license and casinos in the east and west of the state could apply in the southeast if they fail in regions where they are currently competing.
The Mashpee were the first to arrange a host community agreement and the first to achieve a local vote of approval, though their quest to build Project First Light in a Taunton office park off Route 140 has faced hurdles. In addition to the Bureau of Indian Affairs rejecting an earlier compact, the federal government has yet to sign off on a necessary land in trust request, which would establish a reservation.
Koczera say U.S. Supreme Court case will end Mashpee's quest
Koczera argues that a U.S. Supreme Court decision precludes the Mashpee from achieving land-in-trust because the tribe won official federal recognition in 2007, well after the 1934 cutoff, and there are "powerful interests that do not want to see the law change."
The Mashpee and its lawyers have argued the tribe was recognized by the federal government, which allowed them to stay put during the 1820s when the government was removing tribes from the Atlantic Coast, and in the early 20th century about a dozen Mashpee students were sent off to an Indian school in Pennsylvania.
Mashpee Chairman Cedric Cromwell has said that even without a compact, if the tribe is granted land-in-trust it will be able to build a casino.
Rep. Shaunna O'Connell, a Taunton Republican, said the compact preserves the state's interests and the Legislature should advance the compact, which was filed as legislation (H 3376/ H 3375).
"I think it is pretty simple. I think the main point to make here is that this compact is an insurance policy," O'Connell told the News Service Tuesday. She said, "Whether or not they get land in trust is not the issue that we're debating tomorrow."
New compact's terms
The new compact would provide the state 21 percent of gross gaming revenue as long as there are no other casinos in the state, 17 percent if a casino is established as planned in the east or west, with a 2 percent reduction if a slots parlor is established in the southeast. The compact calls for no money for the state if a casino begins operations in the southeast.
One of the three slots parlor applicants, Raynham Park, is located in the southeast, next to Taunton.
"I'm not going to vote for anything that's going to say the commonwealth gets zero revenue," said Koczera.
Legislative leadership determined the compact, filed as a bill by Gov. Deval Patrick on March 27, may not be amended, and Koczera said he will not attempt an amendment, though if he could amend it, he would include a "time certain" for the tribe to complete the other necessary steps.
"This will be a vote where they will go with the flow. I think that's unfortunate," said Koczera, predicting passage of the compact.
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