More more GT4s
We've had another influx of entries for the 2017 season... and suddenly the GT4 class is bulging at the seams
With the opening round of the 2017 approaching at a tremendously rapid pace, we've had yet more GT4 entries onto the list for the new season. Today saw the announcement that Century Motorsport will be running the biggest team in the paddock this year with the addition of 2 GT4 cars. One for Anna Walewska and Ginetta works driver Mike Simpson, and one for BritCar graduates Steve Fresle and Jacob Mathiassen. Walewska has shown some strong pace throughout 2016 alongside Century boss Nathan Freke, although luck got the better of them at times throughout the season. Simpson steps into the GT4 car having previously driven the older-spec Ginetta G55 in the GT3 class and a season or two in the prototype G57. Mathiassen and Fresle hop into the G55 after racing in the endurance-based Britcar championship, where they were runners up in their class, so definitely no slouches.
Last week we also saw confirmation of 2 more baby McLarens in the GT4 class, and this time it was the big hitting Garage 59 squad who are returning with the pacey young Scots Sandy Mitchell and Ciaran Haggerty. With two race wins under their belt last year, they've proven already that they have the capability and experience with the car will surely help them in a fight for GT4 honours this year. Joining them will be karting ace Dean MacDonald and F3 racer Akhil Rabindra, who will be taking their first big steps into the GT racing world. If the progress of Mitchell and Haggerty is anything to go by then these two may be climbing the order by the end of the year.
Also confirmed in the GT4 class is the second driver for MacMillan Racing's Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4. The car that last year propelled Matty Graham and Jack Mitchell to a couple of podiums is now piloted by Dane Jan Jønck, cementing and re-inforcing a long standing relationship between Astons and Danish drivers. Jønck partners Will Phillips in the Aston, and like Rabindra in the McLaren moves up from the series' single seater partner, British F3. Time will tell if British GT develops its own "Dane Train!"
Goggleboxing the GTS
FrontRunner TV have secured rights to broadcast the entire GT season live on television - and in even better news for UK viewers, the coverage will be available to Freeview viewers as well. The coverage will include 6 of the 7 rounds shown live - the exception being the July round at Spa, where Belgian broadcasting regulations prevent the channel from airing live footage. This will mean that like 2015 the championship will be aired to a wider audience and hopefully, generate more interest in the championship, as well as providing something else worthwhile to watch on a Sunday afternoon!


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Contrarian Economist John Mauldin: How to Position Your Portfolio to Win in the Currency Wars
from The AU Report Collateral damage from the currency wars in Europe, Japan and Russia could topple political leaders, put banks out of business and homeowners on the street. It can also play havoc with a portfolio. That is why The Gold Report called Mauldin Economics founder John Mauldin to ask how can readers protect themselves and perhaps even prosper. The Gold Report: The beginning of 2015 has been volatile for global currencies, not the least of which was the Swiss National Bank removing its cap on the franc versus the euro. What precipitated that and what does it mean for the Swiss franc versus other currencies going forward? John Mauldin: The Swiss National Bank had already expanded its balance sheet to 80% of GDP to maintain the link and would have had to buy more euros if the joint currency continued to weaken. It would be similar to the U.S. Federal Reserve having a balance sheet of $13 trillion. As late as the week before the big move, the chairman and vice chairman of the Swiss National Bank announced publicly that the peg was a cornerstone and the bank would continue to maintain it. Once it became clear that some very serious quantitative easing (QE) was coming from the European Central Bank (ECB), everything changed. Now we see that European bond buying could be on the order of €1.1 trillion, which is a relatively serious amount, and it is open ended with €60 billion a month planned until inflation hits 2%. Given all the deflationary pressures in Europe, that could be quite a long time. Consider that Japan has had massive quantitative easing for decades off and on and its nominal GDP is roughly where it was 25 years ago. The country hasn’t witnessed anything that looks like inflation, so it’s not clear to me that the move by Europe is going to be able to create inflation. The Swiss National Bank saw this reality and concluded it could be facing another $150 billion in losses and balance sheet expansion. There is only so much pain a central bank can handle. So it walked away from the whole euro mess. And it shocked the markets because Swiss financial leaders didn’t want to start warning people and have it leak out. They decided to get over it and deal with getting taken off the Christmas card lists later. TGR: Is this just the beginning of the financial moves by the Swiss? JM: Switzerland already lowered key interest rates and has indicated it is willing to do it again. It wouldn’t surprise me if we see a 1.5% or 2% negative factor in the future as the country puts a “you are not welcome here” mat out. Basically, it is charging you to hold Swiss francs. If you’re a Russian that makes a lot of sense. You can lose 75 basis points on your Swiss franc or 25–30% on your Russian ruble. Swiss francs are better than euros and dollars aren’t available. Other countries could follow. Denmark lowered its interest rates further into negative territory after the ECB announcement, and then lowered them again the next day. The Danes don’t want the krone to become the next currency that everybody piles into. Negative rates have arrived in about six countries now in Europe—negative out into the four-to-five-year bond range. Europe is just upside down. It doesn’t make any sense. TGR: Will the ECB be able to buy bonds at this rate indefinitely? JM: Sure. The Japanese are doubling down. In an October move dubbed the Halloween Surprise, the Bank of Japan announced its open-ended commitment to quantitative easing until the economy reached 2% inflation and the yen took a big drop against the euro. After the recent QE announcement by the ECB, the euro-to-yen swap rate has gone back to where it was and the yen is even stronger! This is precisely what Germany wants because the country’s biggest competition in machine tools, robotics and automation is Japan. This is currency wars. Currency wars are not genteel, friends-and-family squabbles. This could get ugly. TGR: Are we going to see more collateral damage from the currency wars?

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Steps were being taken to network the Private Transport Services Ministry, the National Transport Commission and the Bastian Mawatha Bus Station through a CCTV camera system, the Private Transport Services Ministry said.
This project would enable the Ministry to examine the passenger terminal of the National Transport Commission and the Bastian Mawatha Bus Station.
“Minister C. B. Ratnayake has decided to implement this project with the objective of minimising harassments undergone by passengers at the Bastian Mawatha passenger terminal. He therefore expects the private bus service to improve in ethics and safety, through the implementation of this project”, Private Transport Services Ministry Secretary, Padmasiri Jayamanna said.
“The Minister has also decided to take the necessary steps to provide bus owners and employees who approach the National Transport Commission, with a reliable and an efficient service” he said.
A separate scheme was to be implemented to address the requests put forward to the National transport Commission by bus owners and employees within a certain period of time and measures were also being taken to introduce pre-paid cards in place of the usual bus tickets for private bus services.
“Although the National Transport Commission was given orders to introduce a pre-paid card in place of bus tickets to carry out the private bus service about a year-and-a-half ago, the orders were not carried out. However, the Ministry has now taken the initiative to present a Cabinet paper to implement the prepaid card system”, the Ministry Secretary said.
The introduction of pre-paid cards to replace bus tickets was aided by Mobitel and the People’s Bank of Sri Lanka. (Naduni Jayasinghe)


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Akshar students’ call to connect over Covid newsletter
Students of a city school have started an e-newsletter to talk about their times “as they remain stuck inside” homes because of the pandemic.
The newsletter, Covid Chronicles, is an initiative of the students of Akshar school. They recently launched it over a webinar.
Indira Biswas, a Class IX student, has penned her experience from the US where she went in February. She did not know that the “one-month holiday would turn into a six-month quarantine”.
Indira, still stuck in New Jersey, lost her aunt during this period with whom she had been staying and the teenager has written how “the deadly virus had come” to them.
Not only students but also a radiologist working in the city, Ambar Kumar Gupta, has written about doctors working during the pandemic. “... for once I am in my gear, the few patients who are coming to the hospital and need my examination keep me busy. In full gear I can hardly hear myself.”
The school said the newsletter would give students an opportunity to channelise their energy and free time and do something positive while they remain at home.
“Children are not happy with what is happening and channelising their creativity helps create positive vibes. It’s also a way to collaborate with other students despite not going to school,” Jayanti Neogi, a political science teacher at the school, said.
Covid Chronicles is an initiative of the school’s literary and political science clubs.
“We have extra time being stuck at home… it will give students a platform to express themselves. There is so much that students want to say and articulate during the pandemic,” Antara Dasgupta, a Class XII student, said.
She is in the editorial team with classmate Rishita Chatterjee.
The group has been hosting webinars, too. The latest was on Women in Power and how they want fundamental human rights.
At the launch, the students invited former student Pranav Balakrishnan, a practising doctor working at a private hospital in the city as the Covid coordinator, along with radiologist Gupta.
They asked them questions about the pandemic and the precautions one should take.
If masks will be a companion forever, Balakrishnan said wearing a mask is a courtesy one is doing to others.
“The most important thing is understanding.... It is a courtesy you are doing to people around you and you are hoping they will do the same courtesy to you,” he said. “You are preventing droplets; if you are infected it’s preventing them from getting released into the near surroundings and that’s why we probably should continue until we have a believable cure or a vaccine against this disease.”

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AMD says that Kaveri is the most advanced APU ever built, but what does that really mean?
“Kaveri is really three products in one. It’s a Central Processing Unit (CPU), Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and an audio optimized Digital Signal Processor (DSP). Although each of these processors could be a standalone product considering their performance, the best part is that these are not three separate products – this is all one Processor. Kaveri really redefines what the new modern processor is”.
Got it. Sasa seems very excited about the launch, so we wanted to know why?
“First, we know that we now live in the Heterogeneous Era. But the fact that 9 out of 10 processors ship with CPU and GPU on the same piece of silicon does not mean that our job is done. It means that we have reached the tipping point, but HSA is the architecture that sets the rules for processor design while allowing companies to differentiate with their IP. HSA is about processor “equality” if you will. hUMA and hQ unleash the GPU from boredom, sitting idle when not playing games and put it to good use, working shoulder to shoulder with CPU. GPU was always capable of doing the work, it was just not given the opportunity to prove itself. HSA gives GPU that opportunity by enabling developers to easily utilize its full potential (that is about 6X bigger than CPUs in terms of GFLOPs on Kaveri)”.
Going back to what Sasa said at the start about the extreme efficiency of HSA, would he care to expand?
“HSA delivers unprecedented efficiency out of the CPU and GPU working together in harmony, Mantle removes the overhead of the Direct X API and empowers the GPU to give its best, and TrueAudio that utilize more voices and channels at once without tying down the CPU. All of this is delivered at TDPs that were previously reserved for a Processor with only one processing element inside”.
Throughout the conversation, Sasa kept referring to Kaveri as though it was something new. Given that APUs have been in the market for 3 years, what’s so fresh?
“Kaveri’s ‘revolutionary’ architecture is based on finally delivering the holy trinity of processor design – Image Quality, Performance and Power Consumption – all at the same time. These things are contradictory by nature as if you increase the image quality, the performance goes down. If you increase the performance, the battery life goes down (or the product size increases). So resolving this was no trivial task. With Kaveri we quadrupled the image quality of the video (with support for 4k resolutions), enabled gaming performance of 1080p @ 30 fps and achieved incredible power efficiency (45W TDP part that delivers over 80% performance of the part that has double the TDP).


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You may have seen plenty of advertising lately for the fairly new streaming service, ‘HBO Max’, one of many streaming services flooding the market as television companies adapt to stream rather than broadcast.
Recently, HBO Max has taken some moves in censoring or altering the content in their library, the two most notable would be taking down “Gone With the Wind” and, strangely enough, giving the “Looney Tunes” character Yosemite Sam a scythe instead of his classic revolvers and rifle.
The first choice has its merits with re-educating people that racial stereotyping is wrong in this age where almost everyone is aware of that. A similar practice to this, (without removing, of course) was in the descriptions of older Disney Plus films, where there is a warning describing “outdated cultural depictions” into films such as “Dumbo” or “Peter Pan” for obvious reasons of racial stereotyping in their films.
HBO Max put the film back onto their service, with two videos that extend this beyond what Disney Plus did, having two videos alongside it to describe how the film brushes past issues of slavery. One could more so call it a “thought-check” before you watch the movie, then censorship. Everyone in this modern age can agree that slavery was wrong, and that the aspects of fantasizing that such an ugly detail of the civil war is wrong, so why would there be videos pouring into that detail? Does watching it without that context immediately make the viewer a victim of propaganda, or the streaming service racist?
Something that does not make sense to me though, is the exclusion of guns in the new “Looney Tunes” animation, exclusive to HBO Max. This could turn into a debate on media and mental health, or if violence is good to have on television, but it feels like this was more of a precautionary decision for backlash. Considering the issue of gun violence within the U.S., I would not be surprised if this kicked off the decision to axe cartoony lead-spitters. No one cares about the guns in “Fortnite” or any movie that Dwayne Johnson is in, so what gives? Feel free to give your input in the comments.

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Chicken Cacciatore has been a top favourite over the years. This is one of those basic recipes you will make over and over again. Healthy and a time saver and great to cook ahead for company for a casual relaxed meal. Another reason to make this delicious meal is that there are under 10 items, most of which you may have on hand.
Ingredients for 4
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 4 medium sized chicken breasts
- Sufficient coconut flour to drench the chicken
- 2 onions - sliced in whole rings
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms and / or a sliced Green Pepper
- Half a cup of dry red wine (optional)
- 16 ounces (approximately) stewed tomatoes
- Salt and pepper to taste. I also like fresh Rosemary from the garden
- Use ¼ cup Tomato Paste to thicken if too watery
- Cover the chicken in flour (use a large plate with small amount of flour)
- Heat oil in pan - Medium heat. Add chicken and cook each side until brown (only takes 4 to 5 minutes per side)
- Remove chicken from pan
- Add sliced onions and garlic and saute until soft
- Then add the mushrooms and green pepper and saute until soft
- Add wine to the vegetables and cook until the wine evaporates
- Add tomatoes - reduce the heat, cover the pan and simmer
- Cooking time : 20 to 30 minutes (depending on size of meat portions) until cooked
While the cacciatore is cooking you have lots of time to make a salad or steam another vegetable like corn or asparagus. That's it!
- Use 8 thighs if you prefer dark chicken meat. For economy, select drumsticks
- Use Extra Virgin olive oil
- Whenever I cook minestrone, sauce, chilli or stew using home canned fresh organic tomatoes or sauce, it really adds a unique taste to a simple recipe.
- Made from ingredients usually on hand or in the freezer
- Makes a great "left over" meal - if there is any!
- I usually accompany chicken cacciatore with fresh local corn (GMO free) on the cob and a salad but it goes great with just about anything.
Enjoy this nutritional meal often.
Links & References:
- Recent study on remission of Diabetes: “What predicts drug-free type 2 diabetes remission? Insights from an 8-year general practice service evaluation of a lower carbohydrate diet with weight loss” by Dr David Unwin et al Jan 2023 BMJ
- "Blinded by Sugar" the toxic impact of sugar & rising tide of Type 2 Diabetes with Dr James Muecke, eye surgeon 20 min video
- CAP article on More Healthy Food ideas
- How to Can Non GMO corn

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ASTM D93 Flash Point Oil Analysis Equipment Closed Cup Flash Point
Closed Cup Flash Point Automatical Measuring Instrument is mainly
used for the determination of closed flash point value of petroleum
products. The instrument adopts microcomputer technology, large
screen LCD liquid crystal display, Chinese menu, power failure
storage, instrument has automatic ignition, display, Locking and
printing results, automatic cooling and other functions, with the
advantages of accurate measurement, good repeatability, stable and
reliable, easy to operate. Widely used in electric power,
petroleum, chemical, commodity inspection, scientific research and
other departments, in line with ASTM D93, standard method
1. This instrument is designed as per ASTM D93.
2. The heating power is continuously and sleeplessly adjustable.
The power is shown visually by voltmeter. The temperature control
mode is advanced and reasonable.
3. The structure is designed small and exquisite. The
stainless-steel table board is beautiful and easy to clean.
4. Operation is easy. Test results are precise. It has been chosen
as the instrument to test the closed cup flash point by many
metering and detecting institutes.
|Display||large screen LCD display (320 × 240)|
|Measuring range||room temperature ~ 300 ° C|
|Temperature detection||platinum resistance|
|Ignition mode||electric ignition|
|Information storage||200 analysis results can be stored|
|Cooling method||forced air cooling|
|Printing machine||thermal, Chinese characters, 40 lines|
|Self-test function||test head, igniter, fan, etc|
|Repetitive||in accordance with ASTM D93|
|Power source||AC 220V ± 11V, 50Hz ± 2.5HZ|
|Ambient temperature||10 ° C ~ 35 ° C|
|Use ambient humidity||≤ 85%|


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West Virginia advances school mandate on 'In God We Trust'
If a bill passed by the state Senate on Monday becomes law, all public schools in West Virginia may soon be obliged to post the words "In God We Trust" on their buildings.
Republican Sen. Mike Azinger, who filed the bill, stated that he wanted to give schoolchildren something to aspire to and let them know it was acceptable to "mention God" in class.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Azinger said, "We know there are a lot of kids that have challenges at home, rough times at home that we don't know about.
"Perhaps one day they'll look up and declare, "In God We Trust," realising they can place their hope in God."
The displays must also show both the national and state flags of the United States, but they cannot show any other text, graphics, or data. They must either be donated or bought using donations from private individuals.

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New York Senate Approves Online Poker Bill
By Brodey Sheppard - June 21, 2016
New Yorkers, rejoice because you may welcome the best online poker sites in your state soon! For the first time, the New York state senate has passed an online poker bill. With a 53-5 vote, the said legislation (SB S5302) which was authored by Senator John Bonacic, is set to legalize online poker operators as long as they acquire license from the state. With this step in the online poker industry, experts believe that the market in New York would generate more than $120 million in income for the first 12 months. With this forecast, we can expect to see big poker sites in New York soon.
What New York Players Can Expect Once Online Poker is Legalized
While there are still many questions left unanswered regarding the fate of online poker, players are still free to explore the possible benefits they can gain once the bill has been finalized. One of the best things they can expect is the entrance of big poker brands. Just imagine - you would be virtually hobnobbing with big poker players!
These sites are also known to give away the best online poker bonuses. For instance, if you decide to sign up with Poker Stars, you will be given a code which you can use to get a free dollars bonus! You can get $20 for free that you can use to play poker online. Once online poker in New York has been legalized in the state, you can start redeeming bonuses!
Online Poker and the NY Senate
This move marked the first time an online poker legislation has been approved by any chamber in any states beyond the three that have already legalized it – Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey. The bill from Senator John Bonacic was approved by the second committee earlier this month. MGM Resorts recognized that move. The company’s General Counsel, John McManus, said, “Creating a safe, regulated option for online poker players in New York would generate millions in new tax revenue that could be used for education and other critical investments.
“We applaud the Senate for passing this sensible legislation that will help protect New Yorkers who have for years played online poker on unprotected, off-shore poker websites that today operate with no regulation, fraud controls, or age restrictions. This bill will open opportunities for all providers of online poker to deliver a safe, regulated alternative.”
Poker fans in the New York state have been waiting for quite some time for the approval of the online poker bill. New Jersey was the last of the three aforementioned states to open its doors to the regulated online gaming industry. It passed its online poker legislation last February 2013 and welcomed Poker Stars in the Garden State March of this year.
Gary Pretlow on Online Poker Bill: It "is dead"
While a lot of poker players have been celebrating the good news, there are still some people who remain pessimistic about the industry. Within the day that the legislation was passed, New York Assembly racing and wagering committee chairman Gary Pretlow said that online poker’s legalization in the state “is dead.”
The online poker bill has to go through the approval of the state Assembly. However, according to Assembly Democratic majority spokesperson Michael Whyland, the Assembly still has to meet and discuss the bill before making a decision on it. There has not been much-reported support from the Assembly while its session is set to end on Thursday, June 16.
Online Casino Gaming in New York
The constitution of New York prohibits the state from gambling activities, except on horseracing, state activities and casinos approved by the legislature. On the other hand, the bill would bypass the online poker games Texas Hold’em and Omaha Hold’em by classifying them as skill games instead of games of chance.
Online poker operators would have to pay $10 million to acquire ten-year licenses. This amount would be applied to a 15% tax that the poker sites would owe the state on their revenue from their online gaming operations.
Bonacic mentioned that for the players to be permitted to participate, they have to be at least 21 years old.


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In this teen-oriented romantic comedy, Ryan Woodman (Shane West) is a socially inept high school senior whose idea of a good time is practicing his accordion, while Chris Campbell (James Franco) is a BMOC football star (and intellectual lightweight) at the same school. Ryan is hopelessly in love with Ashley Grant (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), who is beautiful, popular, and entirely out of his league, while Chris has a serious crush on Maggie (Marla Sokoloff), a pretty but bookish friend of Ryan's. Chris and Ryan realize that they're in a position to help each other, and through a complicated arrangement of phone calls, e-mails, and double dates, they try to work out a system by which each guy will be with the girl of his dreams -- though things hardly turn out the way anyone expected. Produced under the title Got to Be You, Whatever It Takes also features Julia Sweeney and Colin Hanks.
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Waiting for Guild Wars 2, should I play Aion in the time being?
So I had bought Aion a while back. A bit before I knew about Guild Wars 2. And then my friend introduced me to Guild Wars 2, and I have been researching it, reading about the game, watching videos of it, learning all I can about it, basically I have low-lifed just learning about Guild Wars 2 and I can not wait for it! I know it is the PERFECT MMORPG game that will soon be released. But I have been a tad bored lately because my school does not start for a while, and sometimes I feel like I just want to relax and play some games just to pass time by besides doing my normal activities and hobbies. So I played some games that I used to play before like Maplestory and Team Fortress 2, etc… But I am beginning to miss Aion. Do you think I should go back to Aion even though I have to pay monthly, until GW2 comes out, or should I just find another game to play until then ( A free game)? And if I should play Aion, does the subscription I pay for online for a month of gameplay differ from actually buying a time card? Does a time card give me more than just a month? I heard it like actually counts by minutes and hours, if so please inform me on how this works, and where I can buy one… So thanks a lot for your help guys :]
Seeing that Guild Wars 2 probably won’t be released until Q1 or Q2 2012 (they’re in closed alpha right now, and will start closed beta before the end of the year), you still have at least several months to play other games. If you liked Aion, you can afford the monthly fee, and you have enough spare time to get your money’s worth in game time, then by all means go for it!
Alternatively, there is a wide variety of free to play MMO’s out there (such as Lord of the Rings Online, Runes of Magic, DDO Unlimited, and many more). If you don’t want (or can’t) spend the money for Aion, I recommend giving some of them a try.
As for game time cards… NCSoft sells “NCSoft Game Time Cards” for 15, 30 or 60 days, and these are essentially the same to a monthly subscription; so they don’t give you more than the specified number of (consecutive) days. They run out 13, 30 or 60 days after you added them to your account. They can be used for any NCSoft game, including Aion, though 1 card can only be used for 1 game (so you can’t split up the time on the card over multiple games). You can get them from various retailers, such as Amazon (see link below).
I hope this answers your questions.
ps3 or alienware m11x?
Im selling my xbox 360 with 5 or 6 games (most games just released). Now i can either try hard to find a stupid enough person to buy my xbox for $400 and someone else to buy my games for $200. but im not sure if that will work or not and if it does ill still have to save up $200 or ask my dad for it instead of a motor bike (long story) i could also sell my ipod touch that i dont usually use but its jailbroken so i dont know if that will make a difference in selling it but it would also take even more time to sell my ipod, or i could take my xbox 360 with its two controllers a mic and text pad and games including, singularity, crackdown 2, crackdown 1, toy story 3, and gears of war 2 and get a ps3 with a couple of games (there’s a sale going on with all video games at gamestop). so ‘ve been thinking about this non-stop for days now and its driving me crazy, i dont want a “it all depends on what you like” answer because that wont help i just need some help, and be reasonable like if you think ill actually be able to get that $200 soon or if its worth the wait, so with moving in a couple of days and this hard decision i just need told what to do. hope you help me out, thanks!
Ps3, its a cheaper and safer buy. If you buy the laptop by the end of the year there will be games that your pc wont support and since its a laptop you wont be able to upgrade the video card on it. Besides, almost every game thats on pc is on the ps3, only like 1/10 games arent for consoles and only for pc. If you get the pc the only exclusive games you will get are like rpg games like world of warcraft which i dont like at all. The ps3 wil save you money and you wont have to be worrying about your specs.
Is the Wii losing its momentum?
I just read an on-line article saying that the Wii is losing its ground in the battle for best system.
“The PS3 is gaining good ground on the hot selling Wii console in Japan, according to Enterbain, the Wii outsold the PS3 by a ratio of just 4 to 1 in July. We say ‘just’ because during June the ratio was 6 to 1 in favor of the Wii.”
Looks like Japan is starting to see clearly. And soon, the rest of the world. And the PS3 is just getting starting. Wait until more games start being released.
Yes, people were first enticed by its cheap price and motion sensing. Thus far it has been mostly gimmicky, but only time will tell if it becomes much more than just that. The PS3 is now starting to release an onslaught of great games and so it’s gaining momentum fast as well. The 360 is a complete flop in Japan, nothing can be argued there. I don’t expect the PS3 to overtake the Wii anytime soon, but as for the 360, it will have overtaken that by next year. I would say this year, but the massive Halo hype will keep it just ahead of the PS3. The Wii does have the potential to be a second system for more than the “hardcore” and so its future is less certain. So yes, the Wii is losing momentum, but the real questionis if it will continue on this path or pick back up again.
game to movie adaptation which succeeded and which is the best?
ok guys there have been a couple of game to movie adaptation but which have been the best?
and purely as a good movie??
now i no mortal kombat was the highest grossing game to movie adaptation till tomb raider……but is tomb raider still the highest
i think it made like 250 million
while resident evil made about 100 million
even though tomb raider made more money though on sites like imdb and wikipedia there is more info there (including activity on forums) that suggest resident evil was better.this has nothing to do with resident evil being released later so more people are interested in it as the last forum post on imdb was long ago when the last post on re was not so long ago.
anyone know any facts???
for example resident evil is the 1st game to movie thats spawned a trilogy and soon to be quad trilogy
mortal kombat was the highest grossing game to movie adaptation until tomb raider
and whats your opinion???? (feel free to talk about mario bros etc)
also does anyone know any soon to be video game to movie adaptations. i know that silent hill 2 is on its way
by the way does anyone know whats going on with the 3rd tomb raider movie ?
and also can you click this link ad sign the petition if you want its to do with resident evil 4 http://www.gopetition.com/online/24103.html
Tomb Raider is still considered to be the one and only successful game to movie adaptation and earned the most money. Mortal Kombat made a lot of money but was considered a box office disaster. The only reason most game-movie adaptations fail is because of the games’s fans who expect too much of the movie. Doom was considered a flop with only $55 million and fans rejected it because it diverted greatly from the idea of opening a portal to hell and creating a more realistic concept of a science experiment gone wrong.
I loved the adaptations of Doom, Hitman and many other game-movies but all of them have been considered flops with Tomb Raider being the only successful adaptation, however the second Tomb Raider was considered a flop.
I know of The Sims being turned into a movie. Based on the story line of a woman moving into a neighbourhood and later discovering she’s a character in a video game played by real people is just terrible and I know it will flop.
The claymotion game The Neverhood is being adapted, but still going to be done in claymotion so I believe it will be somewhat successful and popular to anyone who played the game but whether or not it attracts the interest of others I’m not sure.
Metal Gear Solid is rumoured and I believe that would make a fantastic movie.
Doom 2 is rumoured to be based on DVD sales of the first movie, or as an adaptation to the upcoming Doom 4 game.
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is slated for a movie as well as Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Both I believe would be very successful movie adaptations as the story lines in the games flow perfectly into a movie whereas trying to construct a movie plot out of a FPS like Doom is precarious with fans.
Halo would make a fantastic movie adaptation, but has been in development hell since 2005 and a script has yet to be chosen.
There are dozens more but in the end it comes down to the fact that fans make the ultimate choice of whether or not the movie is anything like they expect from the game and so far Tomb Raider is the one and only success. Resident Evil did well but even though it spawned a quadrilogy, each successive movie did worse in the box office than its predecessor. The film studios decided however that it could still be a profitable franchise. Despite the failure of Tomb Raider 2, the company still say that they may continue with Tomb Raider 3 in the near future.
Need help with a game name?
Right now I;m working on a game I need a name for. I wanted to name it Revenant Dreams, but those r both nouns and it doesn’t make sense. Is there an adjective form of the word Revenant? Or another word that means the same thing? I’d rather not use like “Dreams of a Revenant”.
And by the way, if anyone is interested, drop me a message saying so, and when I put out updates I could message/email you or something. I’ll be releasing a preview video soon, within probably the next month. I can’t release any information on the game except it is a 2D survival horror platformer that is based around the concept of a “relam/world” between the life in Earth and Hell (kinda like Silent Hill’s nightmare world)
Actually thinking about it now it IS possible to use a noun as an adjective (such as Cat Dreams, in that case the noun “Cat” could be viewed as a n adjective, so I guess I’ll stick with Revenant Dreams because I do like it a lot.
I’ll keep this question open for anyone else who wants to recurve updates on this game, such s you Barbabop (thanks btw).
Well, I think “Revenant Dreams” would work… But that’s beside the point. Maybe “Chimerical Dreams”?
Definition of chimerical: existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary or improbable
I’m also very interested in how this game will turn out, keep me informed at email@example.com. I’ll also send you a message. Thanks!
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Imogen Poots wears a cool black beanie while out in New York City on Tuesday night (April 22).
The 24-year-old British actress kept a low profile while on her way home.
This summer, Imogen has two new movies coming out: Jimi: All Is By My Side, out on June 13th and A Long Way Down, out on July 11th. Total movie count so far this year: 5.
Imogen also starred in Need For Speed, Filth and That Awkward Moment, which all debuted earlier this year.

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Renewables win exclusion from EU toxic law
The renewable energy sector was in high spirits yesterday (2 June) as MEPs decided to exclude windmills and solar panels from an EU law aimed at curbing the use of toxic chemicals in household electric and electronic goods.
The European Parliament's environment committee amended a proposal on the recast Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS).
The directive currently applies to household goods and covers everything from TVs to toasters and computers.
The recast intended to widen the directive's scope from household appliances to all electrical and electronic devices, unless specifically excluded.
But the prospect of an open scope had made renewable energy producers anxious as they were concerned about being subjected to legislation that the fossil fuel industry would not have to comply with, putting them at a competitive disadvantage.
MEPs seemed to take on board the industry's concerns and specifically spelled out that chemicals used in the manufacturing of renewable energy products, such as solar panels or windmills, should be granted exclusion from the directive.
Other products which won exclusion from the directive include large-scale installations and industrial tools, and material used for military vehicles and equipment.
All exclusions will be subject to a review clause by December 2014, the committee said, adding that this could provide an opportunity for the European Commission to suggest further exclusions.
The committee vote came as a relief to the solar industry, which has been battling to prove that harmful substance bans originally designed for disposable household devices should not apply to the renewable sector (EurActiv 22/04/10).
Substances listed for further evaluation
MEPs also listed a number of substances which are currently not restricted as priorities for further review, with a view to a possible ban in the future. These include halogenated flame retardants and PVC.
The European Commission will carry out an assessment of substances for future restriction, assisted by MEPs and EU member states, who will also be able to propose substances for examination, the committee said.
The environment committee's report will be voted on by the full Parliament in its July plenary.
The EU's 2003 directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) seeks to increase the re-use, recycling and recovery of such waste.
It is complemented by a directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS), including heavy metals such as lead, mercury and cadmium, to be substituted in products by safer alternatives.
In December 2008, the European Commission published a proposal to recast the directives, with the aim of improving implementation and cutting red tape (EurActiv 04/12/08). It proposed to harmonise the scope of the two directives by moving WEEE annexes defining categories of equipment covered across to the RoHS directive.
Many member states, however, opposed such harmonisation, arguing that making the product list binding would require cumbersome comitology procedures for updating it (EurActiv 23/10/09). As a result, the Swedish EU Presidency in the latter half of 2009 proposed separate scopes for each directive, extending RoHS to all electrical and electronic devices unless an explicit exclusion is granted.
The renewable industry welcomed its exclusion from the directive, arguing it guarantees a level playing field with fossil fuels.
The European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF) said including renewable energies in the scope of RoHS would benefit coal, oil and gas, which should each be assessed in terms of their environmental profile.
"It does not make sense to treat renewable energy technology like windmills, heat pumps or solar panels as if they were sandwich toasters or DVD players. Renewables are competing with fossil and nuclear energy production and not with household equipment," said EREF President Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes.
First Solar, a leading producer of thin-film photovoltaic modules, said the Parliament had acknowledged the need for consistency across European legislation, helping the EU to meet its renewable energy targets. Exclusion from the scope of RoHS will "put renewable energies on a level playing field with conventional energy, increase energy security and accelerate the shift to a more sustainable society," it said in a statement.
AmCham EU, which represents American business in the EU, and TechAmerica Europe, a trade group representing the US ICT sector, expressed concerns over the Parliament's support for an open scope, which they said has not been subjected to an impact assessment.
They argued that the decision to include all electrical and electronic equipment would create uncertainty and additional costs for businesses, with the risk of cancelling out environmental benefits achieved with other amendments.
"No environmental benefit has been identified, no specific environmental concern has been raised as a valid reason for such a significant change, and no impact assessment has been conducted to evaluate the costs and benefits of this proposed scope expansion," said Meglena Mihova, chair of the environment committee at AmCham EU.
The European Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Panel (EBFRIP) regretted the decision to list organobrominated substances among those set for priority assessment for future bans.
"While such a listing has no regulatory impact, it nevertheless discriminates against those substances listed and contradicts the EU's own scientific assessments and the principle of individual chemicals assessment under REACH. Moreover, amendments adopted by the committee on the criteria for future additions to RoHS lack sufficient science-based criteria and could contradict future decisions under REACH," said Willem Hofland, EBFRIP chairman.
The European People's Party group in the European Parliament argued that any chemical ban should be dealt with in accordance with the REACH directive. They opposed phasing out any new chemicals.
"At this stage, there is not enough evidence to justify further bans. We should first introduce a clear and transparent methodology before restricting substances and ensure coherence with the REACH Directive," said MEP Bogusław Sonik (EPP, Poland).
- July: Parliament to vote on environment committee's recommendation in plenary.
- Dec. 2014: European Commission to review products excluded from directive.

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Outdoor dining picks in the L.A. area: Cliff’s Edge, AOC, Malibu Farm
When I lived in the Bay Area, it was warm enough to dine outside only three, maybe four nights a year — and even then I sometimes had to hand out sweaters. L.A., though, is paradise for those like me who’d eat outdoors every night if we could. And restaurateurs are beginning to realize what an asset a patio or courtyard garden or sidewalk terrace can be. Those tables tend to get booked up first. Here are three terrific options for alfresco dining in the Los Angeles area.
Anchored by a giant ficus tree, the sprawling back garden at this long-running Silver Lake Mediterranean restaurant is spectacularly romantic with its tiers of white-clothed tables and banquettes with flowered cushions. Partner Pierre Casanova is constantly improving the garden setting. Meanwhile, chef Vartan Abgaryan turns out dishes like English peas with morels and smoked honey, hamachi wrapped in paper-thin kohlrabi or duck breast with za’tar, pickled roasted plum and candy-striped beets. On summer Wednesdays, bartender and forager Matthew Biancaniello makes cocktails from farmed and foraged ingredients at his outdoor pop-up bar. And on Thursdays, oysters are $1 apiece until they run out.
3626 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 666-6116, www.cliffsedgecafe.com. Dinner items, $7 to $34. Brunch items, $6 to $16.
At the newish AOC, just a few blocks west of the original, it’s all about that glorious courtyard garden with its potted olive trees, bougainvillea spilling over the wall, Suzanne Goin’s svelte cooking and Caroline Styne’s terrific wine list. Of course, as befitting a wine bar, there is cheese and charcuterie. But also Spanish fried chicken with romesco, rounds of focaccia topped with burrata and baby broccoli or a farmer’s plate of summer vegetables. A wood-burning oven turns out clams or black rice, and for the hearty and hungry there are platters of house-made sausages, roasted chicken or rack of lamb to share.
8700 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, (310) 859-9859, www.aocwinebar.com. Dinner items, $9 to $44. Lunch items, $9 to $22. Brunch items, $5 to $22.
You can drop a bundle eating sushi at Nobu’s glam new Malibu digs. Or you can head over to Malibu Farm for a chopped salad or a grass-fed burger at this cafe at the very end of Malibu Pier. Order at the counter and then find a table outside, or even better upstairs on the rooftop deck with a straight shot of the Pacific on three sides. Much of the produce for the casual California fare comes from owner Helene Henderson’s farm. For breakfast, get the quinoa oatmeal with coconut milk or the fried egg sandwich. At night, be sure to bring a sweater.
Pacific Coast Highway (at the end of Malibu Pier), Malibu, (310) 456-1112, www.malibu-farm.com. Reservations for dinner only. Closed Tuesdays. Breakfast and lunch items, $9 to $22. Dinner (Friday to Sunday) items, $6 to $25.
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Hannes Swoboda congratulated Kristian Vigenin on his election as Minister of Foreign Affairs03 June 2013 News
The President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democratsin the European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda, congratulated Kristian Vigenin on his election as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria. “We regret that we are losing a colleague, but at the same time we are proud that another member of the group has become a member of a national government,” Hannes Swoboda said.
“I wish you and your colleagues every success in the difficult work that lies ahead and I look forward to continuing our co-operation, especially in the area of your responsibilities, united in our efforts to contribute to the application of our progressive values in the European Union,” the letter of congratulations from President of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament said.
Hannes Swoboda expressed confidence that the efforts of Minister Vigenin and the new government would contribute to the improvement of the welfare of Bulgarian citizens and would help to overcome the challenges of the political and financial crisis.


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I want to build a fun Flash based front end for my kids to use, which would then tie into Moodle to handle the log in and various API calls to pull out the required data.
So for example, the study calendar would be an interactive object within the Flash front end that the user can click, see an animation of it turning to the correct month, then show the Moodle data.
Is this something Moodle can do? If not can anyone suggest an LMS that might be able to do it?

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Knox Street Department Superintendent Jeff Borg told the Knox Board of Public Works last week that residents have been utilizing the compost pile and the recycling bin.
Borg stated that 54 truckloads of brush have been hauled from the area that sits across the street from the Knox City Police Department. He doesn’t know what has contributed in the influx of brush other than residents have been out cleaning yards. The rainy spring led to early and healthy growth of grass and brush this year.
Borg also noted that they have been out several times to do roadside mowing. It has let up a little with the current dry spell, but the workers have been busy attempting to keep up with it.
The recycling site just north of city hall is being utilized to a great extent this year. A truck comes by and picks up the recycling debris from the city lot twice a week. Borg stated that he’s trying to keep the area clean, but some larger items that people discard are creating an eyesore.


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A smile is worth a million words. But do you know crooked, misaligned, and crowded teeth will convey the wrong message? In fact, any of these dental issues can negatively impact your social and personal life.
But worry no more! There are teeth straightening options to help you get your dream smile.
Besides, even a decade ago, there were far very few alternative treatments to fit a wide range of budgets and lifestyles. But, with so many modern options available today, there’s no justification for anybody to be stuck with a smile you are not completely satisfied with.
If your main concern is misaligned, crowded, or spaced teeth, there are many options available that are less expensive and more convenient than you can imagine.
Continue reading to learn about the different teeth straightening methods that you can opt for.
If you know about tooth straightening, then you’ve probably heard or seen braces. They straighten teeth by applying pressure and can be used on people of all ages. Depending on the severity of the misalignment, the braces can last from weeks to months.
The continuous pressure applied by braces will force the teeth to move in a specific direction. After the teeth move, the bone shape will also change due to pressure. This helps to achieve the straightening as required.
Lakewood braces can be used in treating the most complex teeth misalignment or bite issues. They are customizable to allow you to pick your favorite color for the brackets. Also, you don’t have to keep visiting the dentist now and then with braces since they are durable.
Metal is the most common and conventional type of braces material. They consist of brackets, metal wire, archwire, ligature elastic, and bonding material.
Braces are uncomfortable and can irritate the gums and cheeks. Also, it can be challenging to clean your teeth, and food can get trapped around the brackets. They also limit the type of foods you can eat.
For instance, you need to avoid crunchy, chewy, sticky foods with braces since they can damage or loosen the brackets and wires.
Are you looking for an affordable but effective treatment for teeth misalignment? Visit a trusted orthodontist in Lakewood Co. to know if metal braces are the best treatment for you.
Do you shun braces due to their obvious nature? Well, ceramic braces blend entirely with your teeth, making them invisible. These clear braces have a tooth-colored or transparent bracket rather than a metallic one.
Ceramic braces provide a discreet option for tooth straightening, especially to young adults. The used wires are also in an off-white shade to make them inconspicuous.
Similar to conventional metal braces, they can be used to treat complex misalignments and bite issues. Also, they are more comfortable and work faster when compared to metal braces.
Are you looking for a more comfortable and quicker brace treatment? Ceramic braces are the right option. However, they will cost you more compared to the traditional braces and will also stain easily.
Do you still think ceramic braces aren’t the most suitable for you? Well, tap yourself on the back. Lingual braces might be what you are in search for. Lingual braces are the most hidden type of braces available.
Lingual brackets have wires and brackets similar to traditional brackets but are placed on the back of your teeth. Since they are placed behind the teeth, lingual braces are nearly invisible to the untrained eye.
If you think ceramic braces aren’t inconspicuous enough, then lingual braces will suit you well. The braces are customizable and can be perfectly fit on the back of your teeth to reduce discomfort. Due to the placement of the brackets, lingual braces cause no noticeable staining caused by poor hygiene.
However, lingual braces are much more expensive than ceramic and traditional braces. Also, the brackets placed at the back of the teeth irritate the gums and the tongue. It also becomes a challenge to learn how to brush and floss your teeth with lingual braces
Are you looking for an aesthetic type of braces? Perhaps you want a more comfy treatment option for misaligned teeth. If so, invisible aligners will suit you best.
Clear aligners are small, removable, and plastic without any bracket or wires. With invisible aligners, you will need to see an orthodontist in Lakewood Co. every two to three weeks to get new aligners. They require low maintenance and result in less irritation to the gums, lips, and cheeks due to the lack of wires and brackets.
After visiting the orthodontist for clear braces, they will first evaluate your gums and teeth to determine if they will suit you properly. The evaluation is necessary to ensure there is no underlying issue that might perplex the treatment. The dentist will then take photos, impressions, and X-rays of your teeth to help in developing the aligners.
Clear aligners are custom-designed to correct your specific case of misalignment. For effective alignment, the patient should wear the aligners for twenty-two hours a day. Treatment with Lakewood Invisalign® will take about 12 to 18 months.
Despite this option being comfortable and effective, it can’t be used to treat serious teeth alignment problems or a bad bite. Also, clear Lakewood braces are slightly more expensive when compared to conventional braces.
Use Any of the Above Teeth Straightening Options
Every case of teeth misalignment or bite is different. For your smile journey to be successful, you must choose the right treatment option. This will depend on your unique goals, needs, and preference.
To get started, visit a dentist to help you choose any of the above available teeth straightening options.
Are you in Colorado and wondering how to get straight teeth? Willow Creek Orthodontics got you covered. We specialize in the art of creating beautiful faces, bites, and smiles as conveniently and simply as possible.
Contact us today for all your lone tree orthodontics needs.

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Despite Netflix earning a record 31 Emmys this year, more than doubling last year’s nods, the streaming giant went home empty handed during the Primetime Emmy ceremony Monday evening.
A few of its actors were up for big awards including Kevin Spacey for Best Actor in “House of Cards” and Taylor Schilling was up against Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) for “Orange is the New Black.”
Instead, many of the wins went to “Breaking Bad,” during its final Emmy run and ABC’s long-winning comedy “Modern Family.”
During the Emmy’s Creative Arts Awards held August 16, Netflix did take home four awards for sound mixing (“House of Cards”) and another three for “Orange is the New Black.”
Last year, Netflix surprised by winning a total of three awards including a Best Directing win for David Fincher on “House of Cards.”
At the end of the day, the stars can still go home happy without a trophy.
Kevin Spacey is making a reported $500,000 per episode for “House of Cards” while Schilling is making $US70,000 per episode for “Orange is the New Black,” according to TV Guide.
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HUD investigating 'sextortion' allegations in Baltimore's public housing
Sex for repairs allegations 'unacceptable,' Graziano says
A federal investigation is underway after allegations of sexual harassment by maintenance workers in Baltimore's public housing, extorting sex from female residents to have repairs done.
Baltimore Housing Authority Executive Director Paul Graziano said the U.S. Housing and Urban Development inspector general is investigating allegations of sexual harassment in the city's public housing complexes.
In his first comments on the issue, Graziano called allegations that maintenance workers demanded sexual favors in return for repairs being made "unacceptable."
So far, 11 women have filed a suit in federal court against the Housing Authority of Baltimore City over allegations in at least three communities: Gilmor Homes, Westport and Govans Manor. The group is seeking $70 million in damages.
Confronted after the city's Board of Estimates meeting, Graziano said he learned of the sexual harassment allegations against his maintenance employees when everyone else did.
"Specifically in any actionable way, when I saw the lawsuit filed on Sept. 28," Graziano said.
"You did not know anything about this prior to that lawsuit?" WBAL-TV 11 News lead investigative reporter Jayne Miller asked.
"All I had was some indication from an article in the Afro American, which did not name names. We tried to follow up there; we were unable to get information which would lead to specific action at that point," Graziano said.
A union leader alleges he was told by housing authority management not to pursue to allegations.
"So none of your employees in Gilmor Homes were aware that these allegations had been raised?" Miller asked.
"I can't discuss any more than that. I am telling you what I knew and when I knew it," Graziano said.
Graziano added that one of the women in the suit has also filed a police report in the matter. This as Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said her office is also investigating the allegations.
A week after the suit was filed, Graziano sent letters to public housing residents asking potential victims of sexual harassment to contact police. The letter also listed what employees, contractors and vendors are not allowed to do.
Graziano called the allegations unacceptable and said he's already taken personnel action. He also disclosed the feds are now involved as the inspector general for HUD is investigating.
"We are working with them. They have asked for additional information. We are fully cooperating with them," Graziano said."We have taken very strong actions. I've sat down with I think eight of the named plaintiffs with their counsel ... We have taken very severe personnel actions. I can't discuss the details related to that."
On the ground in the Gilmor Homes public housing project, Graziano heard more Wednesday than complaints about repair issues when he met with residents.
"Something got to be done because I am being threatened, and I don't feel safe around here," one resident said.
"Let's talk about that privately," Graziano said.
The Gilmor Homes project is also the place where Freddie Gray once lived.
As for living conditions in Baltimore's public housing, long a source of complaint, Graziano blamed the feds. Aging buildings like, Lakeview Terrace, where residents went without heat and water for days this month, Graziano argues need much more in repair than the feds are willing to fund.
"The fundamental problem over the years has been the systematic defunding of the public housing program," Graziano said.
Graziano said a $350 million program that included private investment will help improve conditions. That work starts in December.
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Started playing on release day in 2020 and I'll admit I was distracted away for a number of months by another game (initials CP and some numbers.) But I still feel a bit stupid for discovering yesterday that Stonehenge is present when I stumbled on it while exploring. And its name has been on the map since the game came out.
On a side note I've enjoyed running across temples and structures that look like Stonehenge in games. Gong back to the mid 90's adventure games, rpgs and ever since I'd say to myself "Oh cool this looks like Stonehenge" when I encounter one of the look-a-likes. Now finally there is the real one, in this game.
I talk to Sigurd at the start of A Cruel Destiny at the top of the tower but no quests are given to track. The cutscene with Sigurd won't finish, it just loops back to the beginning where you chose to talk to him. If anyone has this issue or can help. I'm using a pc with Windows 10 Home.
Like some or many others my saves won't load, the "Load" is greyed out for all manual and autosaves. But the Continue game still loads for me at the main menu. So if your Continue load still works every time you enter the game then could it be a temporary workaround to proceed in missions even though all your saves won't load? And eventually the devs will fix it. I know it's not likely to help when you want to save right after a really tough combat sequence.


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"The Code Green Campaign is a first responder oriented mental health advocacy and education organization. Also known as Code Green, we serve all types of first responders. This includes firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, police, corrections, air medical, and search & rescue. Our name is a combination of the color for mental health awareness (green) and the "code alerts" used in emergency services. If someone is having a stroke or heart attack first responders will call a "code stroke" or "code STEMI". The idea is that Code Green is calling a code alert on the mental health of first responders.
Bring awareness to the high rates of mental health issues in first responders and reduce them. Eliminate the stigma that prevents people from admitting these issues and asking for help. Educate first responders on self care and peer care and advocate for systemic change in how mental health issues are addressed by first responder agencies.
Our main goals as an organization are to improve mental wellness for first responders also to reduce barriers to accessing mental health care. We have multiple smaller goals that we focus on as part of fulfilling our larger organizational goals. Some of our more focused goals inclde:
Reducing the stigma around talking about mental health issues.
Providing education about the signs and symptoms of the mental health issues that first responders experience.
Increasing access to culturally competent mental health resources.
Reducing financial barriers to care.
Reducing unnecessary organizational and operational stressors.
Suicide prevention and postvention."
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This week, I was thrilled to interview one of my literary heroes, science fiction and horror best-selling author Gini Koch, in preparation for the paperback release of an anthology she’s headlining under her nom de plume, J. C. Koch. Hang on. Here be monsters. You are crunchy, and you taste great with or without catsup. It says so in the book – KAIJU RISING: AGE OF MONSTERS.
Q: What is KR:AoM, and how did you get involved?
Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters is an anthology based on kaiju, aka Godzilla and his kind. I was invited into the anthology — I think it was “We know a guy, who knows a guy, who knows another guy, who said you’d be great for this” sort of approach. It was a cool idea, with a fun but dedicated and professional editorial team, and they were just a joy to work with. I write horror as J.C. Koch, and I enjoy it. So I tend to leap at any opportunity that allows me to write something short and scary, creepy, and/or weird.
Q: I love the word “tuckerization,” but will you help everyone else understand that mouthful and what it has to do with KR:AoM?
I had to look this up when I was first asked about tuckerizations, so here’s what Wikipedia has to say:
Tuckerization is the act of using a person’s name in an original story as an in-joke. The term is derived from Wilson Tucker, a pioneering American science fiction writer, fan and fanzine editor, who made a practice of using his friends’ names for minor characters in his stories.
I tend to make my tuckerized characters either main characters or major supporting characters, but that’s just me. Many authors “red shirt” their tuckerized characters. It’s all down to what you, the author, prefer.
Q: What was the creation process for your tuckerized characters? Did they influence your story?
Actually, the tuckerizations helped a lot with this particular short, as did the artist who did my story’s illustration, Chuck Lukacs. One of the story tuckerization options was City, as in, the winner could choose what city my kaiju would destroy. The winner chose Gulfport, MS. I’d been thinking very urban originally, and this was a sort of head-whipping change. But, at about the same time, Chuck was saying that he wanted to draw a tree-kaiju and asked if anyone had one in their story. I was still in that gray area where I could alter whatever, so I said I’d do the tree. The combination of Gulfport and a giant tree totally changed my story, “With Bright Shining Faces,” and definitely for the better. I love what came from this combination. (Side note: Chuck ended up NOT doing the tree for my story, because, after reading it, he felt — rightly — that the correct illustration was something else. And I LOVE the illustration for “With Bright Shining Faces,” so Chuck was totally right.)
As for the tuckerized names, they affected the story somewhat, mostly by giving me fun things to play with. I enjoy figuring out whose name, or names, should go with which character, which names get to live or die, and so forth. So it adds a little bit of giggly fun for me, which is always nice.
Q: What other factors led to the formation of “With Bright Shining Faces?”
Well, about half of the horror I write is Lovecraftian. The other half tends to involve children being creepy in some way. I’m a linear writer — I start with the title, then the first line, and when I get to the end…I stop. Therefore, once I decided that I liked my title, the story sort of insisted on where it had to go (creepy children, LOL). And, again, as soon as it had to be set in Gulfport it all clicked perfectly for me.
Q: What was the best part about being in a Kickstarter anthology?
There are lots of best parts. First is the thrill that you get with any anthology, which is getting to be in the same book as other authors you know and respect. That’s true for every anthology I’ve been in, both already published and upcoming (The Book of Exodi, Love & Rockets, and Boondocks Fantasy as Anita Ensal; The Mountains of Madness, Dark Phantastique, and Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters as J.C. Koch; Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs. Aliens, Unidentified Funny Objects 3, and 221 B Baker Streets as Gini Koch), whether created traditionally or via a Kickstarter campaign. It’s one of the main reasons I jump at the chance to be a part of an anthology.
Also, you get to work with new editors, which is always fun (yes, fun). The editors have a great deal of control over an anthology — they’re the book’s directors — and it’s interesting to work with different types of editors, all of whom are helping you get the coolest story possible out of your head and onto their pages.
Another best part is that anthologies have themes, and that means the editors tell you, roughly, what they’re looking for. While that takes a little of the creativity away, it’s a fun challenge that I really enjoy — writing something I love that fits what the editors’ theme centers around. I get to go places I might not have otherwise, and while it can be frustrating, the moment the story flows and all of a sudden it’s “there” is a magic moment. You have those moments many times while writing a novel, though they can be muted. But with a short story, I tend to get it only twice — once when I finally know where and what the correct story for the anthology IS, and once when it’s done and I know it’s just right. And neither one is muted. I love that kind of euphoria.
As for what’s great about being in a Kickstarter, it’s the excitement. Seeing if the book is enticing enough to get funded, seeing how close you scrape by or how far you exceed, getting to know the editors and other authors while you’re all striving for this goal together. Kaiju Rising exceeded by a lot, which was truly thrilling. And it was great to reach each and every stretch goal. Ragnarok Publishing did a truly fantastic, 150% professional job with this Kickstarter, and the final products are just as great. I’m truly proud and excited to be a part of it.
Q: I hear your minions – pardon, “fans” – have declared May as National Gini Month. Why?
I’ll also have my first ever Alien series short story, “A Clockwork Alien”, in the Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs. Aliens Kickstarter anthology (wherein you’re also tuckerized again in that story…you’re a tuckerization addict, aren’t you? Not that there’s anything wrong with that…). I love this story, and the characters in it, and I can guarantee that there’s more information on a certain elusive supporting character in “A Clockwork Alien.” And Poofs. Because I can.
My second Alien series short story will also be in the May issue of Penumbra eMagazine from Musa Publishing. “Alien on the Runway” tells a story my fans have been waiting for — when Reader met Gower. I’ll have two more Alien series shorts coming in Penumbra later in the year as well. Plus, right now, Musa’s offering a fantastic deal. Each month Penumbra provides great short fiction from established and new authors, all on a theme that varies per month. And right now, they’re offering The Gini Special — instead of paying $3.99 an issue, you get a year’s subscription for just $24.00. You also get the Best of Penumbra 2012 and 2013. That’s a full year’s subscription for half price plus two free Best Of collections and three Alien series shorts that will only be available in Penumbra…as long as you use this coupon code (exactly as shown here) when you order: 2014Gini
This offer is good only through August 1, 2014, but each month is loaded with good stuff, so don’t miss out and get your special deal subscription going today!
Last but not least, Dark Phantastique, a gigantic Lovecraftian anthology, will be coming in May, and it includes my short story, “Outsiders,” written, of course, as J.C. Koch.
There may be something more, I honestly can’t remember. But as you can see, all this is a good reason to call May National Gini Month. And I’m good with that.
Gini Koch writes the fast, fresh, and funny Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series, as well as lots of others. She’s made the most of multiple personality disorder by writing under a variety of pen names, including G.J. Koch, Anita Ensal, Jemma Chase, A.E. Stanton, and J.C. Koch. Buy her books — her meds don’t come free, you know. www.ginikoch.com
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Godzilla… King Kong… Cyclops… Kaiju is the Japanese word for “strange beast” – and the many authors of the KAIJU RISING: AGE OF MONSTERS anthology have their own unique ideas of how to celebrate monster mayhem. Here’s a brief summary of the what’s what in this collection:
SPECIES: Dragon, thorny polar bear, alligator, tentacled sea creature, turtle, dinosaurs, walking tree, squid, bipedal “it,” two-headed snake, undead, A.I., insectoid, spiny things, deformed WTH
PURPOSE: Destroyer, savior, revenge, teacher, eat, friend, world domination, fame, hoard, servant
EXTRA ABILITIES: Air, water, earth, fire/cold, magic, spiritual, undead, technology, combination (Can being freakin’ huge count?)
POV: Kaiju, human who becomes kaiju, adult, teen, child, pregnant woman
THEME: Military, school, honor, misfits, the environment, science/technology
GENRES: Science fiction, alternate history, dystopian, apocalyptic, children’s, military, historical
YEARS: Historical, alternate present-day, futuristic
COUNTRIES: USA, Canada, England, Japan, India, Germany, fantastical landscapes
Of the book’s 23 short stories within its more-than 400 pages, here’s a handful of individual story summaries for a more detailed look inside KR:AoM.
Kane Gilmour presented a moving alternate historical WWII short story with The Lighthouse Keeper of Kurohaka Island. Most WWII stories printed in the USA are from the POV of the Allies, but Gilmour’s relates that of a Japanese youth in the country of his birth. It begins though, not in the past, but in the future, with a father teaching his son about their family’s heritage. What follows is a first-person narration from the destruction of Nagasaki in the voice of a teenager.
Nathan Black’s One Last Round was a pleasing toast to comic book geeks and robot aficionados. Leaping to the idea of a mobile mechanical construction with humans controlling it from the inside wasn’t much of a kaiju-killing innovation. After all, if the Power Rangers could do it…? What made it worth the read was the balance of politics with action, selflessness with real-world concerns. It’s one thing to demand that the country be defended from the kaiju by a giant robot; it’s another thing to pay for it.
J. C. Koch treated readers to a return to first grade in Bright Shining Faces. Mrs. G didn’t know why her students were acting “off,” until she pegged down it had something to do with Sukie’s drawings (which explained absolutely nothing). But when a girl drew monsters which frightened the boys – Houston, we have a problem (or, just perhaps, a solution?).
Tracy and Paul Genesse played with a plethora of elemental powers in Of the Earth, of the Sky, of the Sea. The Empire of the Sun was faced with a fleet of dirigibles. When conventional Japanese weapons of bow and sword were seen to be outmatched and the enemy without honor, a general approached a traditional shrine for help. This fable-style piece is rooted in respect for one’s elders and appreciation of consequences on the personal and national levels.
James Swallow’s The Turn of the Card could be nominated as the “conspiracy-theorists’ kaiju.” This story was the explanation for why every monstrosity known in every mythology was possible…and currently tearing up metropolitan areas all over the world. The setting was London. There was fighting kaiju, helicopters, a rescue, and a museum. As for me- I want to know “the rest of the story.”
But my relationship with the kaiju began in September of 2012. This anthology was “crowdfunded,” meaning that the publisher, Ragnarok Publications, raised money to pay the authors and artists, print the books, and handle the other expenses through a credible donation website. I take part in every project in which my best-selling gal-pal, Gini Koch, is featured – in this case, under her pen name “J. C. Koch.” Along with my advance eBook and a host of other backer-only goodies, you can find my friend “Sukie” and me, “Lori,” kicking up our heels in Koch’s Bright Shining Faces.
If you threatened me with being smashed by a kaiju or finding fault with this collection, I’d have to say that I was a tiny bit disappointed in the commonality between a number of the short stories. Quite a few of the authors thought “Japanese” or “military” would be a unique and unexpected kaiju story element -or, why not include both? That’s where the diversity in the monster species, kaiju special abilities, POV, date of the action, and skill of the authors determine whether the story was a “dud” or a “stud.” I won’t claim that this is an anthology for the faint of heart, but it should be a no-brainer for every comics geek, science fiction buff, robot aficionado, and anime junkie. If girls don’t seem to qualify, guess again!
Rating: 9/10 monsters
Publisher: Ragnarok Publications
Pub. Date: February 9, 2014 in eBook; paperback in March 2014
Pages: 493 (estimation)


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“The videos we saw from back home was instrumental in motivating the team and they forged hope in the nation that desperately needed it. The Springboks will begin their trophy tour on Thursday where they will share in the celebrations with the passionate citizens of South Africa,” added Mr Alexander.


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Former Newcastle keeper has a ‘Worldie’ as Ivan Toney suffers sickness
Ivan Toney was forced from the pitch with ‘sickness’ as Barnsley made it eight League One defeats in a row.
The Newcastle loan player has helped Barnsley into the area semi finals of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy in midweek but was powerless to prevent this latest defeat for the South Yorkshire club.
The score was 2-0 to Port Vale when Ivan Toney was forced off with sickness according to Barnsley boss Lee Johnson, so maybe no surprise he was below par if not feeling at his best.
After the match though, the Barnsley Manager claimed that only a ‘Worldie’ from former Newcastle goal Jak Alnwick had prevented a home win.
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Jak Alnwick is thriving after securing a permanent deal after an initial temporary contract, although former Newcastle centre-back Remie Streete was left on the bench on Saturday for Port Vale.
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