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In 1956, Stevens, a long-serving butler at Darlington Hall, decides to take a motoring trip through the West Country. The six-day excursion becomes a journey into the past of Stevens and England, a past that takes in fascism, two world wars, and an unrealised love between the butler and his housekeeper. Ishiguro's dazzling novel is a sad and humorous love story, a meditation on the condition of modern man, and an elegy for England at a time of acute change.
At last I've read The Remains of the Da y. It's been on my to-be-read list for ever and I'm so glad that it has now shifted on my "read" list. As many readers of the book, I've seen the movie first. I was in my early twenties when it hit the theaters and I was in awe of both Hopkins' and Thompson's fine art of acting (I start to speak like Stevens, the butler character performedby Anthony Hopkins on screen). At that time, being stillat the dawn of my life journeyand lacking reasonablelife experience, I just could not come to terms with Stevens' apathy on all levels: how could he not see the love in Miss Kenton's eyes (the housekeeper character played by Emma Thompson), how could he not understand what was going on during those State-classified meetingsthe drawing room at Darlington Hall? "Stevens! Do something, say something! Ah, what a coward you are!" Basically that was it and I loved the movie. Twenty years later, it's a whole different story. The afternoon in my life journey has already set in. I'm not in the evening yet, no reason to speak about what remains of my day. Yet. But watching the movie for a second time has profoundly disturbed me. Am I sure I have not wasted my life? Looking back at the last twenty years that have gone by and, no, it is fine, nothing's wasted. Almost nothing.I do acknowledge very dark years that tookthe form ofa somber pitfall on my life tracks. That's life with ups and downs. I believe the most important feature in life is revolt bynot accepting statu quo of uneasy situations, that's the least one can do. And if hell breaks loose, the only option left to us, humans with a conscience, is to fight back . Fight for our values of love, freedom, equality, respect, right to live a dignified life. What is human dignity? Where does it reside in? The question that Stevens asks himself is "has retained his dignity all this time"? I cannot say about Stevens because I have no right to be judgemental of how he has led his lifebut I do know about me. And that's enough.
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Posted on 03/02/2009 11:35:13 AM PST by Born Conservative
Washington Former Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Rick Santorums acquisition of political-outsider status since his 2006 loss to Democrat Bob Casey is affording him a lot of bluntness.
We were unethical, he said of congressional Republicans involved in the scandals involving former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the securing of earmarks for special projects in their districts. Lets just be frank about it.
Speaking at the American Conservative Unions Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Omni Shoreham Hotel Saturday, the copious applause he received bespoke the self-criticism abounding in todays conservative movement. The GOPs performance on ethics, before the Democrats won Congress and the White House, he said, is especially troubling to him, an erstwhile member of the U.S. House of Representatives Gang of Seven in 1991, who were involved in fighting the banking scandals.
His extended his criticisms of his partys record over the past eight years to George W. Bushs handling of Hurricane Katrina and the earlier phases of the war in Iraq, before 2007s surge in troop levels.
We were incompetent, he said. We were simply incompetent.
And while Republicans complain about the most severe spending increases in the nations history ushered in by President Barack Obama, Mr. Santorum said Mr. Bush and other Republicans who supported the financial bailout last fall bear much of the blame.
It opened up a door that the next president is driving a bulldozer through, he said.
Much of Mr. Obamas $787 million spending measure contains elements of what Mr. Santorum called an emerging American version of European socialism.
If all of the presidents projects on national health care, forced unionism and the environment come to fruition, Mr. Santorum said, the destruction of the Democrats reputation that may come afterward could amount to a Pyrrhic victory for the GOP.
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Incompetent also includes going on Sean Hannity's Fox show yesterday and saying he was proud of the earmarks he inserted into legislation.
Rick, you were a large part of the problem. Now go away and let someone else come up with a new solution.
Oh ya and there was that time he helped leftist jihadist Arlen Specter get reelected. So whatevah Rick Santorum.
"Fumbles" Santorum has a lot of nerve claiming that anyone "dropped the ball"
I think by "we" he must have meant "I".
Hey Rick, if it wasn't for conservatives, there wouldn't be any "ball".
I agree in principle with what he said. The GOP did mess up big time in drawing any distinction with the dems and with standing on principle. The messenger was part of the problem however. Maybe he has seen the light so to speak. Who knoes?
If I hear one more Republican apologize for Katrina I swear I'm going to throw up.
I was never impressed with Rick Santorum. Like Mel Martinez. Something about both of them just never seemed genuine when it came to advancing conservatism.
Don't talk to us about "dropping the ball", Ricky.
RINO's need a new handle. Like Eunuchs Are Us
Santorum is not a Rino. However I think he could learn from the democrats, who are total scumbags but never say "sorry".
Beating yourself up for the mass media is counterproductive and just helps screw America more while Obama is robbing trillions from the economy.
He's more of a corporatist, and was fond of earmarks as well. He is NOT what we need directing the GOP - he got his arse kicked running as an incumbent in 2006. Wasn't even close.
Rick, old buddy, Conservatives didn't drop the ball. The RINOS stole it.......................
The Republican Party does not!
Santorum had great possibilities back in the day. But now, he has learned what all dishonest, RINO political hacks know so well...say what sounds good to the audience you happen to have at the time and then go on TV and bow down to the left. Sorry Rick. Why don't you go make a few more "Specter 2010" signs and wait for our call.
Santorum always struck me as a whiner. He should get together with little Scotty McClellan.
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Listen: James Franco Talks 'Spider-Man' Rejection, Oscars Hate, Kissing Sean Penn and More
You never know what you're going to get with a Howard Stern interview. The man is all over the place when it comes to his interview style, often cutting off the people he's talking to while they're right in the middle of a story because he wants to take the conversation in another direction. That basically sums up the 90-minute (!) chat he had with James Franco earlier this week -- a conversation that's at times silly and serious and thought-provoking, and no doubt a great way to learn more about an artist whose eccentricities the media has overdosed on these past couple of years.
Of course Stern wanted to know if Franco had sex with any of his Spring Breakers costars (he didn't), and of course there's a lengthy chat about what went wrong when he cohosted the Oscars with Anne Hathaway, as well as why he thinks so many people dislike the actress. Some of the stuff we found most interesting was Franco's story about not landing the Peter Parker role in the first Spider-Man (his manager dropped him because he called his office so many times looking for updates on the part) and the great deal of time he spent talking about why he decided to return to school while enjoying a successful career as a Hollywood actor.
The interview is available to listen to on YouTube above. The general order of the conversation goes something like this:
1. Franco's life growing up
2. Not landing the Spider-Man movie (20 minutes in)
3. Oscars and the Hathaway haters. (33 minutes in)
4. Going back to school (44 minutes in)
5. Creating short films for school, including the time he made a short featuring a guy going to the bathroom and snuck it into his school's film festival without telling them. (50 minutes in)
6. More Spring Breakers and Oscar talk (1:07)
7. What it was like to kiss Sean Penn in Milk. (1:21)
Definitely worth listening to if you have some time to kill today. Those who never understood Franco or thought less of him because of all the projects he's involved with will learn more about all that and possibly walk away with a newfound respect for the guy.
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I have some self-defense loads ordered, and some hi-cap mags to go with, and it seems prudent to test them all together. The question is, at what point do you consider you can count on it all? I am not in a position to run thousands of rounds through the weapon just to test. Over time, sure. I expect to practice with target ammo mostly, but keep working the mags. And every once in a while, prove that the more expensive defense loads are still working.
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My own standard of reliability. Take from it what you will.
200 rounds of FMJ and one box of my SD round of choice. All fired at a high speed with a firm grip. No cleaning in between unless it's a tiny gun like the LCP.
If it does that, I clean the gun, load the SD round, and call it good.
|January 23, 2012, 01:51 AM
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It depends upon the gun. 1911's typically need some TLC and testing. I always run 200-300 rounds of FMJ through my 1911's before testing them with expensive JHP.
I have found over the course of 10+ Glocks that they generally do not need very much testing. I'll put 100 rounds through a Glock (mostly for fun) and and then fire a mixture of JHP and FMJ through each magazine. About a decade ago, I saw one Glock jam on every other shot. There was a burr in the chamber (I could see a line on the brass). We shot the gun until it wore away and it was fine after that.
I treat SIGs the same as a Glock since I've had so many of them. If it jams, it's likely broken and needs a trip back to SIG.
Browning Hi-Power MK IIIs receive the same testing as my Glock pistols.
I've experienced lots of trouble with Kahr pistols, so they get the 200-300 round break-in followed up with 100 rounds of JHP. If it jams too much, it gets sent back to the factory. I redo the test and it gets dumped if it fails again.
I try to do at least 50 rounds through any new revolver. I send it back to the factory if it jams, spits, binds or fails to fire. I then run a cylinder or two of JHP through it for familiarization. If the flash is huge and the recoil is stout, I'll keep going because it's a hoot. Otherwise, I'll go back to practice ammo.
Does anyone actually believe that the Founders were sitting around in John Adams' tavern UNARMED because they believed a bar should be a gun free zone?
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Just to be safe I prefer to run 500 rounds through a new gun or a gun that has had work done/parts replaced to "prove" it. I more or less pulled this number out of thin air without very much research but it seems to meet or exceed everything I've come across from professional recommendation to manufacturers suggested break-in. After that 100 or if I can swing it 200 rounds of carry ammo in the mags I'll be using. Obviously more is better. The larger your sample size the more accurate the results so 100% reliability through 500 rounds is going to mean more than 100% through 100 rounds.
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I load up a couple mags with a random mix of ammo. Some target, some self defense just mixed and loaded. Shoot both mags rapid fire . No problems- good to go. Of course, I burn a few of the pricey rounds every now and then at the range. I have had no problems with my Sig or Colt.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will issue its first-ever report card on electric competition, and alert consumers about troubling reports of potentially fraudulent telephone and door-to-door marketing in Chicago neighborhoods.
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CUB Executive Director David Kolata will unveil CUB's report card, which is based on the offers of dozens of unregulated electricity suppliers that have entered the state to compete for residential business in recent years. It grades Illinois' electricity market on consumer protection, innovation, and savings, including the watchdog group's estimate of how much competition has saved electricity shoppers over the past year.
Illinois is on the verge of what could be a major shift in the electricity market. ComEd and Ameren electricity prices are expected to fall in June of 2013. That could have a significant impact on future savings enjoyed by Illinois consumers, and could create conditions ripe for misleading marketing. CUB will highlight red flags consumers should look for in power pitches, based on reports of telephone and door-to-door solicitations the consumer group has received. The reports may be due to the fact that Chicago has negotiated a power deal with an alternative supplier, and competing companies are racing to get customers before the switch is finalized.
CUB is Illinois' leading nonprofit utility watchdog organization. Created by the Illinois Legislature, CUB opened its doors in 1984 to represent the interests of residential and small-business utility customers. Since then, CUB has helped save consumers more than $10 billion by blocking rate hikes and securing refunds. For more information, call CUB's Consumer Hotline at 1-800-669-5556, or visit www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org.
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Fear Effects Fear gauge did this, and it worked really fucking well.
Though I don't think it's appropriate to all games, I think regenerating health is a good system. Games that rely on you having low health, horror games, for example, lose a sense of thrill if it's so easy to regain health. Other games like shooters benefit from it greatly, I think. It allows the developers to balance the each encounter by knowing exactly how much health you're going to have previous to reaching it. It, coupled with a good auto-save, also encourage gamers to try new approaches to a situation, since, if it doesn't work, there's no real loss (this is the issue people opposed to the system think is the problem), and they won't be punished for one rash or experimental strategy.
While games shouldn't always be about challenge, the ones that are should be fair in their challenge. The regenerating health allows developers to create a fair challenge and gradual increase in difficulty by knowing what health you will be on at the beginning of any given section. This, of course, would be the same as having the health regenerate only after an encounter or, even throwing health packs around at the end. But if the player's going to be collecting them after every fight, anyway, it may as well happen automatically.
I am not a big fan of heath regeneration either, you can just throw you ass into the wind get as much damage down range as possible then dive back into cover.
I also find a lot of games now really obscure your vision when you get hit, I understand the idea behind it but you only take a couple hits and you cant see. Trying to find the guy that killing you, becomes impossible.
I miss the heath bar.
Nothing was sweeter then beating a boss with one notch of heath.
Gotta disagree with you on this one Yahtzee. I remember playing bushido blade where you were legitmately hurt in battles and it was the LEAST FUN GAME EVER.
I mean, when we talk about adding realism to a game, perhaps we could move out the part where your average "hero" kills more people than Gilles de Rais?
If you're gonna do some killin' you gotta have a lot of health.
play flashpoint dragon rising or just get FP: red river when it comes out if you want a health system that affects your movement and ability to fight depending on where you're hurt
Regenerating health has made multiplayer so much slower because after each skirmish you sit behind cover and wipe the strawberry jello off your face.
I miss the days when you were down in the red on your health gauge (remember those?) and had to fight the way back to your command post through the squad of clones trying to capture it so that you could maybe heal a few seconds from the medical droid before they respawned.
Things were so much faster and games encouraged epic ballsyness versus pansying around after every engagement. We had jetpacks and dodge-rolls! We literally pitched C4 at each other we were so manly. Cover? Chest-high walls? What name so?
Don't get me wrong. I don't mind a slow, tactical advancement across a three mile long map from Bad Company 2 now and again. I just wish that Battlefield and Call of Duty hadn't choked out the entire rest of the shooter industry.
In other news totally not related to the second and third paragraphs: Where is Battlefront 3? :(
I've always thought the best health system was in Resistance: Fall of Man (not to be confused with that abomination call Resistance 2), where you had 4 health bars next to each other. If you took damage, you would lose health in the first bar. Should the first bar empty out completely, health would start being deducted from the second. If the first bar did not completely empty, it would regenerate after not the player didn't take damage for a few seconds, but if it did, health would not regenerate in that bar, and could only be restored by finding health on the ground, which was few and far between.
Because Hale was infected with the Chimearon virus, this system actually made a lot of sense. Before he was infected, health did not regenerate at all. Of course, Resistance 2 came out with the standard "go suck your thumb in a corner while your health is restored to 100%" system; at least it atill used a health bar.
I actually don't mind regenerating health in most games. I don't remember ever looking back at a game and saying, "man, that was a great game, but I really wish I'd spent more time on health management."
A also take a certain amount of umbrage with Yahtzee's argument that regenerating health provides a disincentive to exploration. If the only rewards a developer can provide for exploration are health packs and ammo, then they're a pretty lousy developer and the game is probably deficient in other ways as well.
I know it was just the result of a poorly designed realtime menu system, but I think the first Kingdom Hearts game kind of stumbled onto brilliance with its health system. Healing restores HP, but costs MP. You gain MP by attack -- which means you're probably going to take some damage. And the actual act of healing is this difficult little button maneuver you're struggling to perform at high speed (shifting through a mini-menu with the right analog stick) while sprinting away from the boss. It made for a very good tug-of-war between attack and defense, and I don't think I've seen anything that was quite as deep and elegant since.
The luck system sounds kind of interesting actually, in a way it's similar to Sonic in that you collect large amounts of luck(rings) and if you would be hit and killed, you'd instead lose luck(rings), I suppose holes are very unlucky things then, as the amount of luck(rings) would be irrelevant.
I think a semi-realistic system based mostly on stealth in which you would die from one or two gunshots but you have a cloning device nearby would be cool :D
I have played with three health systems that I think work pretty well:
1. Halo 1 and Halo: Reach. This was mentioned before, but I think its good to have partial regeneration, but also health packs. In Reach especially, I liked how your health could essentially be rounded up to the nearest quarter or so, and you had shields, so that you would definitely feel the effects of consecutive combat, but it wouldn't leave you with those annoying scenarios of being stuck in a fight with 1 health and no way to get it back.
2. Resident Evil 4. I loved the herbs and health sprays. In fact, I loved everything about RE4, but the health combined with the inventory system really was great. You could compensate for a lack of skill by having an abundance of health items, but supplies were ultimately limited, and so was your capacity to carry. You would also have to make decisions between ammo, guns, and health. I won't mention Resident evil 5, because that game took the inventory system I loved and murdered it...
3. World of Warcraft/TF2. You have a health bar that, in WoW at least, is capable of recharging itself, but very, very slowly. The process can be sped up through items, like food or bandages, as well as potions or healing spells in combat. Team Fortress 2 actually is somewhat similar to this, in that medics can heal you, you can pick up health packs, or, in some cases, use class specific weapons or items to regain health, but at a cost.
I will say that I appreciated recharging health when it first started out, just because games always used health packs before then and it got a bit old. Now, however, we once again see the industry largely showing no creative spark and just using the most common techniques.
Recharging health can be good, but you need to be creative with and critical of it, rather than just making the same old system that has been used in nearly every fps since 2004.
I'm inclined to agree with this opinion. Even when it comes to online multiplayer. I think I enjoy CS:S hitpoint system a lot more than COD's regenerating health. I mean there were those moments when you were down to one hitpoint, last man on the team and manage to defuse a bomb or something. Very exhilarating and rewarding. You don't get that with regenerating health. Or if you wing someone, you can hunt them down and finish them off and have the advantage, which means your initial winging wasn't a complete waste. In COD if you don't finish someone off within a second or two of winging them, it's as if you never even hit them because they next time you meet they will have full health, which feels very cheap.
Far Cry 2 had it right. You could pull out bullets, clean your wounds, pull out shrapnel and take pain relief drugs.
Far Cry 2 had it right. You could pull out bullets, clean your wounds, pull out shrapnel and take pain relief drugs.
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It has its benefits, but the only times when I ever got down to just one party member, it was always because I'd done something dumb, and I find that I enjoy the games that encourage you not to do dumb stuff much more than the ones that let you get away with it indefinitely.
Actually, a main reason for regenerating health's popularity is it let the developers know exactly how much health you had at any given moment. I must say though, Half-Life 2, F.E.A.R., those games with non regenerating health are systems I miss. It's just so stupidly unrealistic most of the time, getting pumped full of lead and then not dieing. The biggest culprit of this was Army of Two. It just didn't seem... right. Two regular guys taking on armies and getting shot to shit without trouble. The ruff and gruffness of Gears of War sorta made the regenerating health... natural. It doesn't feel off. You're simply too much of a badass. Uncharted 2 did it in a way that it seemed more like you were getting close to hit rather than actually hit, so it felt pretty good there too. The only games I really think make sense using regenerating health are the Halo games. It's just technology! Reach and Halo 1 have medkits too, and one shot to the head kills you once your shield is gone. It's as realistic is you're gonna get while still allowing the player to run in and kill some aliens with little worry.
Health regeneration isn't inherently bad, its just done to extremes. Recovering health rapidly after a battle is fine, recovering health slowly during battle is fine, what isn't fine is recovering all your health super quick after not being hit for 2 seconds.
With regard to the points about different healing systems games could implement, i think Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines has a very good system, combining two possible methods, in that game your health regenerated by itself, slowly and this was supplemented by feeding on humans or blood packs.
Yes, having a few hitpoints remaining and getting scared over dying soon because there might not be some medipacks nearby was nice and thrilling.
You forgot to mention the effect regenerating health has on multiplayer games with regard to "reset after each fight". Use to be that if you lost a fight, the opposing player would still walk off with all the damage you inflicted...thereby assisting your teammate in completing the kill himself...
Nowadays, its not progressive, its all or nothing. Wait a few seconds and your back to full health...
what i heard is that regenerating health is great in a developer perspective because if not they won't know for example how much health you have before a boss fight. for example they must either hope you're a good player or place a stash with health weapons and ammo right before the boss which hints the player that a boss fight is up.
i'm not at all saying this justifies regenerating health and it feels like the developers just hopes we would be fine with it. and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
i also think regenerating health goes hand in hand with a checkpoint system (which is a console offspring) opposed to quick saves (that is more of a PC thing).
Nice article, VERY nice ideas! I would love to see them being used someday, like luck bar, walking it off, and more health stations. That would add more strategy and thinking, planning and, for me, fun to games!
I think the 'Health by station' idea would work, but not in games like COD where you die insanely quickly. Unless they put a health station around every corner.
Hey Yahtzee, check out Amnesia: The Dark Descent. I think you may enjoy it; it's an interesting puzzle game. Also, it is pretty scary/creepy.
P.S. Play it with the lights off and volume up. It will test your mind and scare you.
Funny. The "luck" thing sounds similar to Naughty Dog's explanation to the regenerating health in Uncharted.
I've been noticing a disturbing trend recently Yahtzee, for the last few months you've been saying a lot of stuff that I completely agree with...
Either you're turning into a proper hardcore gamer or i'm going soft ;-)
oh yes, the joys of having 10 Hp going into a fights that takes 20 away from you in the first microsecond and having to restart the level beacose the developers were too stupid to put a med pack somewhere
fuck this shit, I <3 my regen HP
and the whole realism argument is a just a red heering, no one invented regenerative health to make it more realistic, they made it to avoid the bullshit I mentioned above
I know that I'm straying away from the discussed genres here (and that my examples have probably been mentioned already), but both Shadow of the Colossus and Portal have pretty impressively fast health regeneration - and I don't think it affects gameplay negatively *at all* in either case.
id say there is only two situation in which regenerating health is acseptabl and that is in multiplayer first person shooters and the second is rpgs (with a regen skill) i hate it when helth regen is in a sp game it ruins the chalange if you make a mistake in hl1 you pay for it if you do it in call of duty 4 onwards you are rewarded there is no chalange in that (i seem to recall the first 3 usin health packs but might be thinking of medal of honor) oh and Yahtzee if you find your self in a dry month or want to iratate dragonage fanboys pleese review system shock 2
I agree completely. It's somehow not as challenging if you can duck and cover and heal automatically. All of your suggestions on how it's been done better can be easily adapted into shooters. Also that luck system sounds pretty cool!
Regenerating health, by itself, really isn't so bad, nor is it a bad concept, by default. The problem is that the system has been inappropriately shoe-horned into so many games where a much different health system is needed(game developers decide to be lazy and just copy-paste a gimmick that worked in one top selling AAA game; go figure), or at least modify the rate of regeneration to be consistent with the requirement of maintaining challenge within the game. Honestly, I don't think there is a single health system that works universally. The best health system to implement will depend on the nature and strategies specific to the game being developed, not what wasq used in the last AAA blockbuster.
Off-Topic Rant: I am increasingly of the opinion that the game industry, as a whole, really needs to divorce itself of this AAA blockbuster mentality. It is a model of game design, development, promotion, and experience that, in my opinion, has only served to substantially increase cost(to the publisher, developer, and gamer), completely destroy creativity, and create a burden of risk that only the largest, most consolidated game development conglomerates(like EA) can actually bear. Also, given the cost and time commitments necessary to many of these AAA games, it seems increasingly more difficult for gamers to deal with more than a handful of games, either because they just can't afford them or they just don't have the time to play them. The model was fine years ago when only 1-2 such games would appear in a given year. But, now that this is the expected norm with almost every release and there being 4 or more such releases a year, the whole thing just seems to be collapsing under its own weight. I feel that the idea has just been extended beyond its regime of applicability.
and where did all of this start? Halo!
another reason why Halo blows.
Halo: Taking mediocre to the extreme!
1) I prefer regenerating health system, because I suck and I need it. Even with regenerating health, I often end up pushing daisies more often than not.
2) The "luck" system isn't that novel. That's how D&D games are--while you have high defense, you only have something like 2 hit points as a hero unit. Most of the attacks rolled against you will end up "missing" in one way or another. Once it actually connects, you're generally dead. This is the origin of the hit point system--it's your spare "luck", and once you're truly hit, you die.
I liked Far cry 2's system. 5 small bars, you lose one if you are hit. If you have only one bar left, you will "bleed out" until you fix yourself. You regain bars by sleeping/Using a syringe you find from health boxes. The amount you can carry depends on difficulty level.
He forgot the segmented regen health model, as seen in Halo, Far Cry 2 etc etc, which sort of combines regen with a health bar, taking good elements from both.
Generally I find regen works best in sandbox games, with a fixed health amount in everything else.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The maternal grandmother of a 6-year-old girl is seeking child support from a University of Pittsburgh researcher jailed on charges he fatally poisoned his neurologist wife with cyanide.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (http://bit.ly/16NFNkG ) reported Tuesday that Lois Klein of Towson, Md., filed the court petition. Klein was granted custody of granddaughter Cianna Ferrante last week.
Cianna's father, 64-year-old Robert Ferrante, is charged in the death of his wife and the child's mother, Dr. Autumn Klein.
A court previously froze Ferrante's assets, except for a $280,000 bank account from which he can pay his legal expenses. The frozen assets can be used for restitution if he is convicted or further legal expenses.
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More Tomatoey Goodness
Gentle readers, I hope you haven't grown bored with all my tomatoey meals... Hang tight, nothing lasts forever!
This lovely creation is Thomas Keller's Ratatouille recipe, the "official recipe" for the movie Ratatouille. I've made it once or twice before, and we both remembered it quite fondly. I love that it is so beautiful, as well as so extremely delicious. The flavors are delicate and yet long-lasting... quite perfect. We enjoyed it with a side of rice and home-cooked shelling beans. It's a bit of a shame that it's so perfectly yummy, because it's not such an easy dish to prepare.
Well, it's not complicated... just time consuming. Between roasting the peppers and then slicing every thing into 1/16-inch-thick slices... you're already taking up a chunk of your day! Then there's the careful arranging... As per Mr. Keller's instructions, I began with a line down the middle of the skillet...
... then started rotating the slices (alternating veggies) from the middle outward.
Once assembled it's lovely and ready to pop in the oven - for two and half hours!! It's the slow cooking that really allows the gentle flavors to emerge and combine, but it also means that it requires some pre-planning. This time around, I jacked up the heat for the last 30 minutes or so to help evaporate some of the extra juices. It was so yummy -- as Mr. Vegan Eats & Treats said "Hours to prepare, Minutes to devour!" ha ha... sad, but true!
Our Sungold Cherry Tomatoes have been massively prolific this year, so I made the "Pesto Scrambled Tofu" from Vegan Brunch, which calls (mercifully!) for cherry tomatoes. I used more than the 1 cup called for, probably more like 1 1/2 or 2 cups, and it was great. Mr. Vegan Eats & Treats is usually a pesto-hater (boooooo!), but even he really loved this tasty dish.
The sauteed red onion adds a lovely element of sweetness to the earthy pesto and the bright acidity of the tomatoes. I actually used the pesto recipe from Healthy Hedonist, but with drastically reduced oil, because I know I love it. We had a pretty huge basil plant in the garden, so I just ripped that bad boy out, made a huge double batch of pesto, and froze the extra in ice cube trays. Now we can enjoy this dish again in the dark days of winter when the spirit needs a hit of summery basil.
Tonight's dinner was "Tomato Soup with Tarragon, Tomato, and Leek Bisque" from Real Food Daily. (Served with Tofurky Italian sundried tomato sausages and Broccoli). I hadn't ever made this recipe before, but it was really great. I love when a cookbook that I've had for a long time still has hidden gems in it to discover! I made a half-batch, which yielded about 4 servings. Obviously, I used fresh tomatoes from the garden instead of canned tomatoes. The tarragon and nutmeg in the soup are a lovely combination, and the soup has a light, almost citrusy tang to it. Very good, and definitely on the list to make again. It's amazing how many variations there are for good ol' tomato soup - and how different they all are!
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That ratatouille is so pretty! I'm loving tomato season, too-- so many good things!ReplyDelete
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Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!ReplyDelete
Keep the tomato posts coming soon the season will be over.
That's so beautiful! As soon as I saw the photo, I knew it was from the movie. :-)ReplyDelete
I can't believe how gorgeous those layered veggies look!ReplyDelete
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Stanley Kurtz is the academically minded senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center who has doggedly investigated the Chicago years of Barack Obama. Most recently, Kurtz has been seeking to reconstruct the relationship of BarackObama and Bill Ayers via the papers of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge held by the University of Illinois at Chicago. Kurtz has painstakingly documented the obstacles thrown up to his review of the documents.
Now his efforts have struck a nerve at the Obama campaign, which has viciously lashed out at him as a "slimy character assassin." Last night Chicago's own Milt Rosenberg hosted Kurtz for the duration of his WGN 720 show. The Obama campaign declined Rosenberg's invitation to have a reapresentative appear with Kurtz on the show. Rosenberg has made a podcast of the show available for download here.
JOHN adds: This is another in the series of near-daily "Democrats vs. Free Speech" stories. It is noteworthy that the Obama campaign's email to the candidate's acolytes says, "At the very least, they should offer sane, honest rebuttal to every one of Kurtz's lies," but fails to disclose that the radio station invited a representative of the campaign to appear on the show. Barack Obama hates debate, but loves bully-boy tactics.
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DIRECTOR of rugby Lyn Jones said Newport Gwent Dragons were the architects of their own downfall after their wastefulness ensured their alarming slide in the RaboDirect Pro12 continued.
Edinburgh left a sodden Rodney Parade with the spoils after edging to a 23-19 victory on Thursday evening, a win that saw them leapfrog the Dragons in the table.
The region have now claimed just seven points from a possible 35 since the turn of the year – a surprise victory against title hopefuls Glasgow their solitary success – and have slid down to ninth.
Their advantage over Cardiff Blues in the race to avoid being Wales' worst, an unwanted tag that the Dragons have had for seven out of 10 seasons, is now just three points with four games remaining.
And yet they should have been toasting a morale-boosting victory last night.
The hosts had the better of the game and their pack were furious that a last-minute assault on the Edinburgh line failed to be rewarded with a penalty try.
"One of the worst scrum decisions I have ever seen. #robbed," Tweeted tighthead Duncan Bell before deleting the post and replacing it with "Sorry, what I meant to say was, that was a great scrum decision and I wholeheartedly agree with the decision.... Well done ref."
But Jones felt that they should not have even been in a position where they were chasing the game at the death.
"We can refer to a scrum at the end of the game but the scoreboard was shaped by the first 25 minutes when we failed to take our points," said the director of rugby.
"To score just six (through two Jason Tovey penalties) was not enough for the territory and pressure that we had; that shaped the end of the game.
"We've got to take it on the chin and move forward. The boys have responded to a pumping against Connacht (24-8 a fortnight ago) but the result wasn't to be and that's the reward that you want for working hard.
"There were lots of good individual performances but we were guilty of entering their 22 and kicking the ball away needlessly when we needed to be a little bit more positive."
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Last year, Amazon named Kingston, Ont. as Canada's most romantic city based on the above criteria. This year, Victoria, B.C. romanced its way back to the top of the list after winning hearts in 2011. Kingston is left brokenhearted, dropping to number four on this year's list and falling behind Waterloo as the most romantic city in Ontario.
It should be noted that while the romantic music category had been previously based only on the sales of Buble CDs, other romantic CDs, including ones by Dean Martin, Barry White and Luther Vandross, were used to measure amore in Canadian cities this year.
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OutputRange that writes characters to
stdout would be:
struct StdoutByChar { void put(char c) { if (fputc(c, stdout) == EOF) throw new Exception("stdout error"); } }
Recall our earlier:
foreach (c; StdinByChar()) fputc(c, stdout);
Using an
OutputRange, this becomes:
StdoutByChar r; foreach (c; StdinByChar()) r.put(c);
This is starting to look pretty generic. And something subtle has happened along the way: Our earlier version ignored
fputc errors, but the range version doesn't. With exception handling, the errors can be detected in the range code, and it won't "uglify" the algorithm code.
Consider what that last snippet of code does it copies the data, element by element, from an
InputRange and puts it into the
OutputRange. Generalizing a bit, and calling it
void copy(ref StdinByChar source, ref StdoutByChar sink) { foreach (c; source) sink.put(c); }
This is lovely as long as you've got types
StdinByChar and
StdoutByChar, but it's back to
copy/paste for any other types. Fixing that by making copy a template looks like:
void copy(Source, Sink)(ref Source source, ref Sink sink) { foreach (c; source) sink.put(c); }
copy now will generically take any type, including, of course, types that are not valid
InputRanges or
OutputRanges. The hapless programmer will see the horrible obscure failure messages coming from the body of copy. This is not so nice. The generic version of
copy has the opposite problem from the specific one.
Recall that
InputRanges and
OutputRanges are concepts, not types. The algorithm can be fixed by adding constraints (which are D's idea of concepts):
Sink copy(Source, Sink)(ref Source source, ref Sink sink) if (isInputRange!Source && isOutputRange!(Sink, ElementType!Source)) { foreach (c; source) sink.put(c); return sink; }
isInputRange is a library template that can determine if its argument is a valid
InputRange, and
isOutputRange is a library template that determines if its argument is a valid
OutputRange that is compatible with the element type of the
InputRange. (The sink return was added to help make copy composable.)
How is our top level code looking now?
StdinByChar source; StdoutByChar sink; copy(source, sink);
Almost there. The syntax does not read left to right. But D has a feature (called Uniform Function Call Syntax, UFCS) that allows
func(a,b,c) to be written as
a.func(b,c) so now the component copy looks like:
StdinByChar source; StdoutByChar sink; source.copy(sink);
The copy algorithm is a trivial example of a filter. A filter copies some subset of its input to its output. What would a slightly more sophisticated filter look like? How about all the integers less than 3?
int[] arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; auto r = arr.filter!(a => a < 3); writeln(r);
This code prints:
[1, 2]
Note the simple lambda (
a => a < 3) as the selection predicate for the filter. As should be apparent, arrays are
InputRanges, or more precisely,
RandomAccessRanges. One appealing thing about input, forward, bidirectional, and random-access ranges is that they form a hierarchy; the more powerful ranges are refined version of the simpler ones.
Maps and Reducers
Map algorithms read their input, transform it, and return an
InputRange that is the transformed result. For example, to square the input:
int[] arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; auto r = arr.map!(a => a * a); writeln(r);
Which prints:
[1, 4, 9, 16, 25].
A reducer algorithm starts with an initial value, and combines that value with the values of all the elements in the range, and produces a single value as a result. For example, to get the sum of the input:
int[] arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; auto r = arr.reduce!((a,b) => a + b); writeln(r);
Which prints:
15. Note the two-argument lambda.
Just to show how flexible algorithms can be,
reduce can also compute multiple values with one pass through the data (which is pretty useful for streaming data and would be expensive to save for a second pass through it). Multiple lambdas produce a tuple result, here the sum and sum of squares is computed:
int[] arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; auto r = arr.reduce!((a,b) => a + b, (a,b) => a + b * b); writefln("sum = %s, sum of squares = %s", r[0], r[1]);
Which prints:
sum = 15, sum of squares = 55
Sorting is a broader topic, so let's focusing on the quicksort variety. Unlike the other algorithms discussed so far, quicksort needs its data in memory; and for good performance, it needs random access.
To match the impedance of a streaming input to quicksort, we'd need to accumulate all input in an array. Quicksort being an in-place algorithm, it would modify the array and return a view of that same array that offers extra amenities available to sorted arrays, such as binary search and merge operations.


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GENEVA – Judge David Akemann on Wednesday upheld the St. Charles Township Electoral Board's decision that Gary Fritz has not lived in the township long enough to run for office.
Fritz wanted to run against incumbent Colleen Lang for township assessor.
Although Fritz will be a township resident for at least a year on election day, Gerald Swanson objected to his eligibility because he had not lived in the township for a year when he signed his statement of candidacy Dec. 21.
The township's electoral board agreed with the objection last month, and Fritz took the case to civil court.
Attorney John Fogarty said Fritz made a "great effort" to be on the April 9 ballot and collected 677 petition signatures – more than what's required under the statute.
Fritz moved to St. Charles Township on March 31, Fogarty said, arguing that would make him eligible to hold office. It does not matter that Fritz did not meet the residency requirement when he filed for candidacy, he said.
"I think that statute is clear," Fogarty said.
Derke Price, the attorney representing Swanson, argued the statement of candidacy is a "present-tense affirmation," not a prospective one.
"The election process is not one day," Price said. "The election process is exactly that – a process."
Akemann upheld the township's ruling.
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I am so very sorry for your loss, Max sounds like he was a most unique little soul and had a wonderful home. Somethings are just meant to be. It was a beautiful story and I hope to hear more about Max and Orio when you feel like it.
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Thank you so much for your thoughts, prayers, and condolences. They are appreciated.
I logged in to share an experience I had this morning while dreaming that has brought me great deal of peace after struggling for the past few days with details and guilt that circumstances (late night weekend, no exotic Vets on call in the Richmond/Chesterfield/West end area that weekend night or Sunday morning, the fact that I searched through his meds to find even a drop of pain medication only to turn up with nothing left) had prevented him having any easing of pain, or possibly saving him. I have been very down about it, and missing Max terribly. Up until this, I couldn't bear the thought of storing away his habitat, water bowls, or toys (I buried him with his food dish and Karen wrapped him in his baby blanket). It just hurt too much to know I would never see another Binky from him in that pen when I got home.
People who are close to me know that I vividly lucid dream, I always have, and while I can think, see and at times alter my dream, I have never before had the sensation of touch or direct 'feeling' in a dream, which is why I feel so strongly that this dream was in fact not a dream at all, but something more.
I was sitting on my bed as it is now, watching Orio play, when I felt a gentle wieght and heat beside me. I would know that feeling anywhere and instead of looking down I looked at the pen that I knew wasn't there thinking, "He's gone... this cant be..." Where there should have only been one pen set up, as it is now, there was two. I looked down in disbelief to see Max snuggled next to me. I rubbed his face and back for as long as I could and I could feel his heat and fur, his life inside of him, and I put as much love as I could into those pets. After a few moments he quickly flipped his head to the side (his custom for kisses) and licked my hand and fingers. As he was doing this I felt a strong sensation that he was saying to me, "This wasnt your fault Mama, I love you so much" After a moment more, I felt the 'goodbye' between us, and woke up with so much peace.
Please understand, while I am spiritual, I am not a mystical sort of person and while I wanted to believe that pets move on to Heaven, it isnt something that is really discussed in the Bible that I am aware of, so I really wasnt sure that pets move on in that way. Yet after this, I am unable to say to that they dont. I know I would never have seen him in that way if he was truely gone. It has been a great comfort to me, and I hope anyone reading this who has lost a bunny or other beloved pet can take comfort from it.
Thank you Max, Mama loves you sweetie Have fun boppin' around in Heaven!
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Stricken Boston bomb suspect under guard, awaits chargesBy SVEA HERBST-BAYLISS and BEN BERKOWITZ
April 21. 2013 11:02PM
BOSTON - Federal prosecutors prepared criminal charges on Sunday against the 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who was seriously wounded, unable to speak, and under heavy guard at a city hospital two days after his dramatic capture.
Investigators could not interview Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as they searched for clues to what may have driven him and his brother, ethnic Chechens who came to the United States 10 years ago, to plant the bombs, and whether anyone else was involved.
Receiving particular scrutiny was a six-month trip the brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, took to Russia in January 2012, and whether he was influenced by Chechen separatists or the Islamist struggle against the West.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died after a Thursday night shootout with police that left behind some 250 spent shells on the streets of Watertown, where police finally cornered the younger Tsarnaev after a massive manhunt that shut down greater Boston on Friday.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was found that night, covered in blood and hiding on a boat in a Watertown back yard.
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, the federal prosecutor for the Boston area, was preparing criminal charges, according to Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. It was not clear when charges would be filed. Prosecutors did not plan any news conference or announcements on Sunday.
The suspect was watched by armed guards in the intensive care unit of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where his brother was pronounced dead early on Friday.
"He is not in a condition to be interrogated at this point in time," Davis said in an afternoon news conference.
Davis said earlier police discovered at least four unexploded devices including one similar to the two pressure cooker bombs packed with nails and ball bearing used in the twin blasts Monday that killed three people and wounded more than 170 near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
"I personally believe they were (planning other attacks)," he told CBS television's "Face the Nation."
The men's parents, who moved back to southern Russia, have said their sons were framed.
Tsarnaev was shot in the throat, Sen. Dan Coats, a member of the Intelligence Committee, told ABC. A source close to the investigation told Reuters he had tongue damage.
"We don't know if we'll ever be able to question the individual," Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said Sunday, also on ABC's "This Week" program.
Runners in the London Marathon held 30 seconds of silence before starting their race on Sunday, while people from the Boston area that had been on virtual lockdown all day Friday remembered the victims in church services.
"We must be people of reconciliation and not revenge," Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O'Malley told a packed Cathedral of the Holy Cross. "The crimes of the two young men must not be justification for violence against Muslims."
In the neighboring city of Cambridge, police stationed themselves across from a home where various members of the Tsarnaev family had lived, advising gawkers and bystanders to move on.
Patricia McMillan, who lives two doors down, said she last saw Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the neighborhood the Wednesday before the bombing, noting he had shaved off his beard and that he was smoking.


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The newest version of KDE Four Live, an openSUSE-based Live CD for testing KDE 4, was released three days ago, just nine days after the initial version that included Release Candidate 1 was released. KDE/openSUSE dev Stephan Binner announced the release on his blog, celebrating the strong public interest in the initial RC1-based Live CD - over 10000 downloads achieved in the first few days. Meanwhile, although mainstream reviews of RC1 are still scarce, Binner's blog announcement of the previous version contained this interesting tidbit: "It looks like whatever [version of KDE 4] will be released or presented at the event which was fixed by the sponsor to happen in January will be only used by very early adopters. Hopefully openSUSE 11.0 will be able to ship some KDE 4.1.x release or some very high KDE 4.0.x release (which saw some light features freeze lift)," he wrote. Readers are welcome to download the newest Live CD (Torrent) and test it for themselves. A Debian LiveCD is also available, but it still includes KDE4 Beta4 and not RC1.


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- Obama, Netanyahu: Hour phone call Tuesday night; White House denies snub
By Lynn Sweet on September 11, 2012 8:18 PM |
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Iran and other issues in a hour-long phone call on Tuesday night, the White House announced--along with a statement that Netanyahu, contrary to news reports, never asked for a meeting with the president.
During the second debate, he said:
- OBAMA: So as soon as we found out that the Benghazi consulate was being overrun, I was on the phone with my national security team, and I gave them three instructions. Number one, beef up our security and and and procedures not just in Libya but every embassy and consulate in the region. Number two, investigate exactly what happened, regardless of where the facts lead us, to make sure that folks are held accountable and it doesnt happen again. And number three, we are going to find out who did this, and we are going to hunt them down, because one of the things that Ive said throughout my presidency is when folks mess with Americans, we go after them.
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By Bob Seay
FOXBORO, Mass. — Heading south down Route One from Boston, you can see the effects of the Great Recession: Lots of vacant storefronts, and corporate buildings for sale or lease.
But when you cross over the line to Foxboro, it changes. You see it emerging on your left: Gillette Stadium, a massive structure, always looking larger than you think it will if you've only seen it on TV. It's the home of the New England Patriots, one of the most successful franchises in the NFL, and has been an engine of growth despite the recession. But hosting the Patriots also means hosting the recklessness and drinking that can come with big games — and living with the instability that's currently dominating NFL negotiations.
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Kevin Paicos, the new town manager for Foxboro, says he has a couple million reasons to be a Pats fan. Take the Patriots' loss to the Jets before the playoffs last January hurt fans all over New England, but it also stung Foxboro's bottom line.
"That playoff game that cost Foxboro about $100,000 or $150,000," Paicos said. "I used to root for the Pats — now I really, really root for the Pats!"
Paicos says the town receives around $2 million per year from the Patriots. $1.25 million and a is guaranteed and goes directly into the town's operating budget, accounting for about 2% of the town's total budget.
But even more money comes from special events like concerts or playoff games at the stadium -- not to mention the meals sales and room taxes and the money made by the hundreds of people employed in and around the stadium.
But a dispute between the NFL team owners and its players' union is a stark reminder of the that Foxboro can't necessarily depend on this income. A breakdown in negotiations and now has led to the possibility of a players' strike.
If that happens, Paicos says, Foxboro would still get a guaranteed minimum from the Patriots. "But we would effectively wipe out capital spending for that year. Now, that's not a good thing for as you know capital stuff is building maintenance, vehicle maintenance, road maintenance, bridge maintenance, those things don't get cheaper if you don't do 'em," Paicos said.
So if there's a players strike this year, costs could go up next year.
A looming lockout
Long-term Foxboro resident and fiscal watchdog Dick Hydecker thinks the impact would be more serious if there were no NFL season next year. "Up and down the line there's going to be a major impact," Hydecker said, saying class size, the fire department and police services could all be affected if the Pats stopped playing.
The eight or nine home games played at Gillette every season are a boon for the town, Hydecker said. "Most people, because of the money and the jobs what have you, say it's a good thing for Foxboro — if we have a lockout, God help us," Hydecker said.
But he admits the presence of Gillette and Patriot Place isn't all fun and, well, games.
"We also get the negative side of the whole issue... the drunk arrests... the other problems with some of the concerts that are up there," Hydecker said.
Paicos said that concern led Foxboro's Town Meeting to adopt a $200 fine for those taken into protective custody for being intoxicated — a number that could top 1,000 people this year alone. Patriot Place, he said, is getting more violent.
"(The number of people we take into protective custody) is jumping by 20 to 25% a year, which is probably related in a lot of ways to the economy," Paicos said. " While the same number of people are going to the football games and to the concerts, a lot more people are finding it inexpensive entertainment to tailgate and so we have people tailgating who aren't even going to the venue."
The legacy of the Patriots
Still, the centerpiece of this complex is sports, the Hall at Patriot Place. There, using a multitude of interactive touch screen exhibits one can learn all about the Patriots and its ultra-entrepreneurial owner, Robert Kraft.
"This is my home town and I just believe this home town wouldn't be the same if this team had left here," Kraft once said.
He's right. Foxboro will forever be known as the home of the Patriots.
And although servicing such a large, high-profile organization can be a burden for a small town, there are very few residents, especially in this recession, who would have them be anywhere else.
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Even as parishioners celebrate news that the church may reopen, a bulletin board reminds them that the vigil is not over.
Laurie Haas reads the letter sent to the bishop along with the decree.
ADAMS, Mass. — St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is part of an "historic moment" in receiving one of several decrees from the Vatican so far that seem to open new avenues for closed churches.
Parishioners who have mounted a round-the-clock vigil were jubilant over the decision that rejected the Springfield Diocese's reasoning for closing the 100-year-old Polish place of worship. This, they say, means the church must be reopened as "a Catholic place of worship."
"This is a historic moment in the Catholic Church," said spokeswoman Laurie Haas after reading the letters sent to the diocese and the media and an English translation of the ruling from the Congregation of Clergy to the some 70-odd supporters seated in the pews. "We understand that a decree such as ours has only been issued in two other dioceses in the United States."
(Update: Similar decrees were sent to dioceses in Pennsylvania and Buffalo, N.Y., as well as to two other churches in the Springfield Diocese — St. George's and St. Patrick's, both in Chicopee.)
The ruling does not spell out what role the church may play in the parish — or whether the diocese can offer a better rationale to close it. "It's up to the bishop what happens next," said Haas.
"Depending on what occurs during this critical time will determine whether we go on to the next level to the Apostolic Signatura, the supreme court, which would perpetuate the whole matter," she continued. "I would hope to God the bishop does not want to do that."
Mark Dupont, spokesman for the Diocese of Springfield, said diocesan officials were reviewing the decree and had no comment at this time.
Francis Hajdas of the Friends of St. Stanislaus said the two-year vigil will continue.
"This is just a temporary thing until we get the official word," Hajdas warned the audience. "Come here at the usual time you signed up for. We'll let you know when it's all over."
The Friends have been leading a vigil that now numbers 200 participants to prevent the diocese from locking the doors and stripping the sacred relics from the Gothic church. They appealed the decision to merge the parish with nearby Notre Dame and St. Thomas and close St. Stan's, saying the Polish church was fiscally, physically and historically more suited as the parish church.
The Vatican decree, dated Jan. 25, reviews two separate issues: the suppression of the parish and its merger as the Parish of Pope John Paul the Great and the actual closing of the parish building as a house of worship.
The Rev. Seraphim Michalenko of the Marian Helpers led a prayer. For more information on the significant links between St. Stan's and the Marians, there is an excellent article here.
The Congregation of Clergy upholds Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell's suppression of the parish in 2008 as part of broad consolidation of numerous parishes throughout the Western Mass. diocese.
It found some technical problems with the closing (still rejecting the appeal de procedendo, or on procedure). But, more importantly, upheld the appeal on the facts (de decernendo) that the "grave motivations" for the closing were not provided.
Haas said the group and its canonical legal advisers believe this means the church should be reopened as a place of worship in some form.
Henry "Hank " Tomkowicz described the ruling as "80 percent" good because of the ambiguity of the language, the rejection of the parish appeal and the uncertainty of the bishop's response. "Hopefully, he's with us."
The Friends hope to have dialogue with the bishop on how the church can be used. While they would prefer once again attaining the status as a parish, Haas said they would be open for use as a shrine, "if it was a shrine that wasn't 6 a.m. Mass on a Monday morning, yeah, probably."
It was important, she said, that the legacy of the church continues. The working-class Polish immigrants who laid the cornerstone and their descendants have poured money and prayer into the building, which boasts such unique features as a stained-glass window with Lenin and being the first in the Western Hemisphere to have an image of The Divine Mercy enshrined within it.
It was fitting then, that the Rev. Seraphim Michaelanko of Adams, director of the Association of Marian Helpers in Stockbridge and an expert on The Divine Mercy, arrived to lead the parishioners in prayer.
But even as they prayed, and chanted "A hundred more years" in Polish, the vigilers were prepared to stick it out to the end.
"They're ready to go on for five more years if they had to because they love this church and some things are worth fighting for," said Haas.
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350th committee meets tonight
The next meeting of the 350th Anniversary Committee will be tonight - Thursday, March 22 - at 7 p.m. at the Jamestown library.
Representatives of the island's various community groups are invited.
Garden Club seeks perennial donations
The Quononoquott Garden Club is looking for perennial donations for their annual plant sale. The sale will be held May 20.
"Your donation will help raise money for the club's civic beautification projects, which have included landscaping the recreation center, renovating the historical garden at the Fire Station Museum and planting thousands of daffodils around town," Gwenda Bellion. plant chairwoman, says.
To make an appointment, call Linda Warner at 423-1278. Digging dates will begin in late April.
New this week at the Jamestown library
"Ask Again Later" by Jill A. Davis - A successful, young female lawyer leaves New York to care for her ailing mother - a bit of lightness brought to the sadness of life.
"The Last Empress" by Anchee Min - Min completes her stupendous two-volume historical novel about China's Empress Tzu His.
"The Heirs of Muhammad: Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Split" by Barnaby Rogerson
"Shout, Sister, Shout!: The untold story of Rock and Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe" by Gayle F. Wald
On DVD: "Blood Diamond" with Leonardo DeCaprio
Free tax assistance for elderly available
Free tax assistance is available locally to seniors and low-income taxpayers through the Tax Counseling for the Elderly program.
This free, confidential, oneon one income tax assistance, including E-filing, will be available Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jamestown library through April 16.
Taxpayers who wish to use this service should bring this year's and last year's tax materials with them.
Since last year, the free tax assistance program has lost half of its certified tax aid volunteers and they need more help. For more information, see the volunteers at the library, write to Cliff Largess at 18 Hamilton Gate Ct., North Kingstown, RI 02852 or call 294-1612. Contra dance set for Fenner Hall
There will be a contra dance on Saturday, April 7, from 7 to 10:30 p.m., at Fenner Hall, 15 Fenner Ave., Newport. This is a time change from previous dances. All ages are welcome and no experience is necessary. Soft-soled shoes are requested and light snacks served will be served during the break. Bob Golder will be calling, with music by Wild Goose Nation.
Directions are available on the website, www.newportdance.org.
Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and children under 10 are free.
Ballet season tickets offered
Island Moving Co., Newport's resident contemporary ballet company, celebrates its 25th anniversary season with its first ever season ticket offer. Tickets to the Company's New York performances May 10 through May 12, the spring performances at Newport's Great Friends Meeting House, May 17 through May 19, and Flight of Steps at Fort Adams, July 13 through July 22, can be purchased at a 25 percent discount.
Season ticket purchasers will also receive a free pass to the Newport International Film Festival in June.
Tickets are $15 to $20 and patrons can use the discount on an unlimited number of subscriptions.
Seating for some performance is limited. Easter egg hunt at Shoreby Hill
The Jamestown Women's Club will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7, at 10 a.m. sharp on Shoreby Green. The hunt will be held rain or shine.
Prizes will be awarded in several categories, including, prekindergarten, kindergarten, first and second grades, and third and fourth grades. There will be an egg toss for fifth and sixth grades.
Participants should bring their own baskets to hold candy. The Easter Bunny has been invited.
Helping elders stay independent
Valerie Topp, director of operations for Home Instead Senior Care, will address the church's pastoral care committee members on Thursday, April. 5, at 10 a.m. in the St. Matthew's parish hall. Home Instead is an organization which provides numerous services to elders at home to allow them to maintain an independent lifestyle and to prolong the time before assisted living facilities or nursing homes become necessary.
All are invited to attend this informative session.
Free rides to health care event
The seventh annual Newport Hospital Health Fair will take place on Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The 9 a.m. opening event will be a speech given by keynote speaker Michael Samuelson, president of the Health and Wellness Institute entitled, "Healthy Lifestyles in Newport County."
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., various screenings and educational booths will be offered, as well as special programs for children, and all are free of charge. This one-day event is an educational opportunity for people of all ages.
The Jamestown Medical Fund will provide free transportation. The bus will leave the PAC Club at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. on April 14 with return trips. Anyone who is unable to get to the PAC Club should contact LuAnn at 423-0550 for door-to-door service or to answer any questions.


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I'd say we have it start some time in the week of April 10th, say, or perhaps 17th. We can create the mailing list at any time. I don't know what sort of lead time Paul would need for this if GTSS were used.


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BOSTON — The big toe that was damaged by a Tyler Seguin practice shot last May is still a bit gruesome.
But more important for Milan Lucic, and the Bruins, it isn't hampering the forward's play as we head from the first few days of training camp into the Black and White scrimmage Tuesday and then the exhibition schedule.
"The X-ray is really messy actually. I know the doctors when they looked at it were laughing about it," the Bruins' leading goal-scorer from a year ago said today after practice. "But it actually started to happen a few weeks ago, where I started to get full mobility back into my toe. There's no more pain when I get up on my toes and get going and all that sort of stuff. So that's obviously a positive and hopefully it stays that way."
Lucic admitted that overall this camp started out a bit slow for him, as most of his previous ones did as well.
"The first few practices, it felt like pivoting and all the edges were off and all that type of stuff," he said. "But I think just getting used to the quick plays, the speed and getting back to that quick tempo is definitely the toughest part to get used to coming into camp. And that's one thing that I'm definitely focusing on is getting that timing back and speed back and quickness."


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December 9, 1924 - March 4, 2013
Murrells Inlet, SC - Formerly of Cornwall, NY
Peter L. Ransom, 88, of Murrells Inlet, SC, formerly of Cornwall, NY, passed away March 4, 2013 at Myrtle, SC. Born December 9, 1924 in Wysox, PA to Peter Ransom and Mary Lyn Ransom.
He was Superintendant of Buildings and Grounds with the Town of Cornwall, NY, retiring in 1991.
He was married to Beatrice Schofield Ransom, at home .
He proudly served his country in the US Army during World War II.
Survivors include his sons: Gregory Ransom and his wife, Lori of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY and Lee Ransom of Boynton Beach, FL; grandchildren: Sara Ransom, Paige Ransom and Candace Ransom. Peter was predeceased by his 1st wife, Eleanor Coutant Ransom, who passed in 1980.
He worked tirelessly for Cornwall Little League from 1960-1983.
A family statement reads: He was a loving father, grandfather, brother and friend.
There will be no public visitation.
A Graveside Service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9th at Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor NY. There will be a Celebration of Peter's Life at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9th at Cornwall Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Patricia Calahan at 222 Hudson St., Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520.
Arrangements are by Kevin Quigley of Quigley Bros Funeral Home, 337 Hudson St., Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520; to send condolences or for directions to the funeral home, please go to: www.quigleybros.com


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Wells Fargo & Co., the most valuable U.S. bank and largest mortgage lender, dropped 4 percent in New York trading after reporting a record third-quarter profit that was marred by narrower profit margins.
The bank fell $1.42 to $33.76 at 9:31 a.m., the most since June, after posting a 22 percent rise in net income to $4.94 billion, or 88 cents a share, from $4.06 billion, or 72 cents, a year earlier, according to a statement from the San Francisco- based company. While record-low rates spurred homeowners to refinance, boosting the mortgage unit, that also led to less interest income on the bank's loans and other investments.
Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf, 59, has taken market share in U.S. mortgages, where the bank accounted for 1 in 3 home loans at midyear. That helped blunt the impact of lower interest rates as older, higher-yielding investments expired and the bank said it took more cautious stance by reinvesting in shorter maturities.
"Loan growth is slow and net interest margins are falling," Jennifer Thompson, a bank analyst at Portales Partners LLC, said in an interview before the results were released. "The more fee-income business you have, the better off you are at this point in the cycle because the spread business is under pressure."
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Mortgage banking helped offset a 0.25 percentage point decline in the net interest margin, the difference between what the bank makes on loans and pays for funds, to 3.66 percent, the bank said. The margin was 3.91 percent at the end of June.
The drop exceeded guidance from Chief Financial Officer Timothy Sloan, who said Sept. 11 the third-quarter margin might narrow by about the same as last year's 0.17 percentage point.
"While the economic and interest-rate environments continue to present challenges for us and our industry, our diversified model and focus on our customers continued to produce strong quarterly results," Sloan said in the statement.
Revenue advanced 8.1 percent from a year earlier to $21.2 billion and was little changed from the second quarter. Mortgage banking income rose to $2.81 billion, up 53 percent from last year's third quarter, according to the company. The total declined $86 million from the second quarter. Wells Fargo said guidance from regulators compelled the bank to write down the value of some performing consumer loans.
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The 5 best moments from Emily Blunt's Vanity Fair interview
Emily Blunt is on the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair and we kind of want to type up her quotes in cursive rainbow font, print them on a canvas, pour glitter on them and frame them in our living room?
And then 'gram our living room?
The London-born, New York-living actress sounded off on a range of issues.
1. On how social media has changed fan encounters
"Social media has changed the landscape so an encounter with you is valued more as a social-media currency than a genuine interaction."
Replace "an encounter with you" with, well, "life" and you've got your canvas.
2. On being in Judi Dench's dressing room as an 18-year-old when the pair were in West End show, The Royal Family, in 2001
"I was drinking champagne and pretending I knew what anyone was talking about."
3. On whether actors being on social media helps to sell movie tickets
"I don't think it does shit, to be honest."
4. On no longer posing for photos with fans
"[Fargo actress] Frances McDormand told us—she just makes my teeth ache I love her so much—when someone asks her for a picture, she says, 'You know what? I've actually retired from that. But I would like to shake your hand and meet you.'"
A bit long for your canvas (would need to just be "I've actually retired from that") but it seems Blunt subscribes to the Jennifer Lawrence school of pic-free fan encounters. Lovely.
5. On people asking her for advice on getting into acting
"It's a very precarious industry that can often be quite crushing, so any advice I have for anyone going into it is to do something else."
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