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Kobe's January Performance is One for the AgesKobe Bryant averaged 43.4 ppg in 13 games in January, the highest scoring calendar month by an NBA player since Wilt Chamberlain averaged 45.8 ppg in March 1963. The Lakers went 9-4 in those games after losing their first two games of the month during Kobe's suspension for elbowing Mike Miller. Bryant also averaged 40-plus ppg (40.6) in February 2003, when he had nine straight 40-plus point games, the fourth longest such streak in NBA history; Chamberlain had two 14 game streaks of 40-plus point games and one 10 game streak. Bryant is the only player other than Chamberlain to average 40-plus ppg in two different calendar months; Chamberlain did it 11 times. Elgin Baylor had one such calendar month--and no other NBA player has ever done this even once: not Iverson, not Jordan, not Gervin, not Kareem, not Barry, not Oscar, not West.
Bryant's January average is the third best January scoring average in NBA history, trailing only Wilt's 50.0 ppg in 1962 and Wilt's 46.3 ppg in 1963. Notice the pattern here? Kobe is repeatedly doing things that have not been done since the days of Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor, something I first wrote about in my January 11 post titled "Kobe Goes Where Only Wilt and Elgin Went Before":
Kobe Goes Where Only Wilt and Elgin Went Before
For the season Kobe is posting numbers that are eerily similar to Michael Jordan's highest scoring campaign, 1986-87, when MJ scored 37.1 ppg, the best single season average by anyone other than Wilt (Wilt did better than that four times). Jordan averaged 5.2 rpg and 4.6 apg that year, while Kobe is currently averaging a virtually identical 5.5 rpg and 4.3 apg to go along with his 35.9 ppg. Kobe is averaging 40.6 mpg while Jordan played 40.0 mpg. The biggest differences are in field goal attempts, field goal percentage and three point shooting. Kobe is attempting almost three more shots per game than Jordan did, is averaging more than five three point shots attempted per game (Jordan shot less than one three pointer per game) and is shooting around .450 from the field while Jordan shot .482. On the surface those numbers make MJ seem to be a much more efficient scorer, but that is only if you ignore the impact of the three point shots. Kobe is not only shooting a lot more of them than Jordan did but he is also connecting at a much better rate, .346 to .182. When you consider the extra point that each of those makes are worth, add in both players' excellent free throw shooting and recalculate the shooting percentage on that basis you discover that Jordan's "true shooting percentage" in '87 is only slightly better than Kobe's this year. Yeah, but the Lakers are not winning that much, right? The Lakers are 24-20 now (.545 winning percentage), while the '87 Bulls finished 40-42 (.488). So Kobe is scoring almost as much as Jordan did in his highest scoring season with nearly the same true shooting percentage, virtually the same rebounding and assists numbers and his team is doing better than Jordan's did. The "heretical" MJ-Kobe comparisons are looking less and less outlandish--and I have always agreed with those who, until this point, felt that such comparisons were not valid.
The highlight of Kobe's month was of course his 81 point game versus the Toronto Raptors. If you haven't seen it, download it from NBA.com or find someone who videotaped/TIVO'd it; you will be amazed. In the first half the Lakers were dead in the water; Laker broadcaster Stu Lantz described them as "flatter than a pancake." Kobe had 26 points by halftime, but the Lakers trailed 63-49 and it looked like Kobe would finish with 50-55 points but that the Lakers would suffer a humiliating home loss. Then the second half began--and it got worse, with Toronto extending their lead to 18. After that point it seemed like a gong went off that only Kobe heard and he started raining three pointers from all directions. As Hubie Brown is fond of saying, distance is not a factor for Bryant or Tracy McGrady.
Toronto is not a good defensive team but don't for a second believe that Kobe encountered no resistance. He hit contested shots, twisting shots and shots from way behind the three point line. What are you supposed to do when one of the game's great finishers pulls up from 25 feet? Bludgeon him with a baseball bat? What defense exists for that situation? If you get too close he will go around you and get a dunk. MJ had a similar streak of three pointers against a pretty good Portland team in the NBA Finals in '92. Short of double teaming Kobe full court to deny him the opportunity to catch the ball I'm not sure what could have been done about the third quarter three pointers that brought the Lakers back in the game and set the stage for Kobe to surpass all non-Wilt single game scoring marks. Kobe also used a variety of fakes to draw fouls and then he converted the free throws. He made it look so easy that the crowd seemed surprised when he actually missed a shot. While Kobe only had two assists, he did drive to the basket and kick the ball to open shooters on several occasions only to see his teammates miss the shots. More than once Kobe made the initial pass for the triangle offense and the Lakers ran an offensive set, only to deliver the ball to Kobe with the shot clock winding down. Yes, Kobe sometimes did just dribble up the court and shoot--and he converted a better percentage of those "forced" shots than his teammates did of their open shots. The Lakers went from trailing by 18 to winning the game 122-104. If you watch the game you will notice that 10 points or less of Bryant's total could be considered "non-essential." I mean, when do you call off the dogs? Last season Tracy McGrady scored 13 points in less than 35 seconds to beat the Spurs, a pretty good defensive team, so I don't agree with anyone who would suggest that Kobe should have stopped shooting with three or four minutes left in the game--and by the time that Kobe got his total to the mid-70s he certainly had earned a chance to try to reach 80. Didn't everyone blast him when he sat out the fourth quarter of his 62 point game earlier this year against the Mavericks?
I've never seen anything quite like this in an NBA game. Consider three games that are frequently replayed on NBA TV and ESPN Classic. Jordan's 63 point game against the Celtics in the 1986 playoffs was remarkable, but it took him two overtimes to score 18 less than Bryant did in regulation, he did seem to tire at the end and the Bulls lost the game (to an admittedly great team that won the NBA title that year). Bernard King's 60 point game came against the New Jersey Nets in a Christmas Day loss in 1984; King also seemed to slow at the end of that game. Larry Bird's 60 point game came in a 1985 blowout against the Atlanta Hawks and anyone who thinks that Kobe or the Lakers employed poor sportsmanship by continuing to score on the Raptors should check out the tape of Bird's game--the Celtics were fouling the Hawks despite being way ahead in the closing seconds, just to get the ball back so that Bird could reach 60 points. These performances are among the most notable high scoring games in the past 20 years and none of them approach what Kobe did: Kobe scored more points and his points were more directly needed to win the game.
That being said, everything that Kobe did in January only reminds us how dominant Wilt was. Kobe's month was great--but Wilt had 11 such 40-plus ppg months. Kobe's 81 was tremendous--but he would have needed another good quarter to get the 19 points to equal Wilt's landmark game. I don't buy the idea that the faster pace of Wilt's era makes his total less impressive. To play in a faster paced game requires even more conditioning and stamina because you have to run up and down the court more often. Wilt had 25 rebounds in his 100 point game, so it's not like he was just basket hanging on the offensive end. Young Wilt was a fleet footed former track star who could outrace guards up and down the court. People are more apt to think of the bigger, older, slower Wilt because more video footage of that later Wilt exists. That is the Wilt who had suffered a serious knee injury and who voluntarily lowered his scoring so that his teams could win championships (I say voluntarily because a few times a year he would respond to articles saying that he couldn't score by putting up 50 or 60 before going back to scoring in the teens).
One final note about Kobe this year: Has anyone else noticed that when he is hitting from outside virtually every one of his shots seems to be a swish, with little or no contact with the rim? I don't think that I've ever seen someone whose long range shot seems to be so perfectly dialed in when he is on. He is giving new meaning to "nothing but net."
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Baker: Ludwick to be activated for Monday's game
CINCINNATI -- Left fielder Ryan Ludwick was back in the Reds clubhouse on Saturday, following 13 games on a rehab assignment in the Minors. But it was not activation day from the disabled list -- yet.
Ludwick was slated to work out with the club on Saturday and Sunday. Manager Dusty Baker said he would be activated on Monday, when the Reds open a series vs. the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
In his games with Class A Dayton and Triple-A Louisville, Ludwick was only 6-for-44 with one home run. But there were no issues with the surgically-repaired right shoulder that sustained a torn labrum on Opening Day.
"At the plate, it's been tougher than I thought, to be honest with you," Ludwick said. "Breaking it down, I hit for two and a half months before I go to Spring Training. Then you have all camp to get ready and everyone is starting on an even playing field. I hit for a week and a half and got thrown right in the fire with everybody in midseason form. The timing of the game has been tough. But I felt like it got better little by little.
"My shoulder and body feel really good. My swing was long at times. I made a diving play headfirst, which I wasn't supposed to do, but it was kind of instinct. I got through that test."
The lack of production and hurried timetable to get his swing back together wasn't an overriding concern for Ludwick. He felt that his experience and preparation using video would be to his benefit.
"Take a guy like [Travis Wood ], who we're going to face Monday. I already see him in my head," Ludwick said. "I know exactly what his ball is going to do. I know how he pitches me and how he attacks me. I didn't face one guy down there that I knew.
"Obviously the performance wasn't great, but it got better. I finished up the last four games. I got a hit in each game. I hit a home run, which mentally for me was a big hurdle to show that I had power. Now it's getting the consistency of the swing and trying to get in season form as quickly as possible."
Although Ludwick was the Reds' cleanup hitter entering the season, Baker plans to use him from the sixth spot on Monday. Current cleanup hitter Brandon Phillips is among league leaders in RBIs this season.
"First, we have to see what he's bringing to the table. Is he the same Luddy?" Baker said. "He's operating from behind. We certainly missed him. This guy is a run producer. It's hard to put him right in Jay Bruce's [fifth] spot even though Jay has had a lot of opportunities to drive in runs. It's hard to ease him into Brandon's spot because he's really come through in that situation."
Ludwick batted .275 with 26 home runs and 80 RBIs in 2012 and was re-signed to a two-year, $15 million contract over the winter. At Wrigley Field in 40 games lifetime, he is batting .331 with nine homers and 36 RBIs.
Those numbers, and the Reds' lack of right-handed run production this season, had given fans expectations that Ludwick will deliver immediately upon returning.
"I wouldn't say it's unfair," Ludwick said. "I helped this team out a little bit last year and I think that's what they're expecting this year. I signed a two-year deal. Being a guy that came in hitting cleanup on this team at the beginning of the season, there's a lot of expectations for any player in that slot in the order."

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Around The Classical Internet: March 23, 2012
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- In case you didn't hear, it was Bach's birthday this week — and we celebrated with a whole week of Goldberg mania.
- The North Korean National Symphony Orchestra is planning a U.S. tour this spring, starting in Atlanta. It's being organized by an outfit called the Global Resource Services, which says it's a humanitarian group that works in North Korea.
- But hold the presses: The U.S. State Department may well put the kibosh on that plan. A spokesman for State, Victoria Nuland, says that if North Korea goes ahead with a planned rocket launch to release a satellite in violation of both U.N. resolutions and an agreement made with the U.S. government last month, "it's very hard to imagine how we would be able to move forward with a regime whose word we have no confidence in and who has egregiously violated its international commitments."
- In other international news, Dubai is adding to its high-culture tourism appeal with the announcement of a new opera house as well as a modern art gallery, two "art hotels" and studio and gallery space for working artists. Said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai: "The cultural accomplishments of a nation define its character and individuality. Having demonstrated our credentials in hosting world-class cultural events, the U.A.E. has established itself as a thriving destination for culture and the arts."
- The Chicago Symphony Orchestra kicked up the classical-flash mob trope a few levels this past Monday, when Renee Fleming and Yo-Yo Ma joined in.
- Composer/curator Rob Deemer has created a handy list of 202 contemporary female composers, he says, "to help all those ensembles, soloists, pedagogues, and organizations that may want to increase their programming of women composers," adding: "In the future, I hope that this discussion fades into the realm of the unnecessary." (Feel free to send him other suggestions.)
- On his blog, Minneapolis-based conductor Bill Eddins worries about the future of his hometown orchestra: "The Minnesota [Orchestra] seems headed straight for a very large mine which could sink the musical ship. There is a confluence of events pointing to the 2012-13 season. First, they're in contract negotiations. Second, they're being kicked out of the hall [for renovations]. Third, the deficit is looming. Suddenly, and I mean very suddenly, the Minnesota is in desperate waters ...The shock from the plan that was unveiled a few months ago has had time to sink in and the verdict is in — no one likes it." And, he adds, "The artistic news is much more depressing. The 'plan' seems to be to convert the Minnesota into a glorified Pops orchestra. Touring Pops shows would take precedence and the number of Classical concerts would be dramatically curtailed."
- A new British musical instrument company — the first new piano manufacturer in the UK in nearly 80 years — is launching this week. Cavendish Pianos was started by a group of longtime piano salesmen who say that they'd like to target "people who want an affordable piano but take an interest in its origins and like the fact that it's made in Britain — or in our case, made in Yorkshire."
- An only very slightly-tongue-in-cheek pronouncement from Choral America: "Here's a headline we will never see: 'Choral Arts Society Announces Second-Ever Performance of New Composition.'" Why? Because there's no glamor in it: "Most composers find premieres to be more possible than second performances because everyone wants the glory of a first performance."
- Does the first Piatigorsky International Cello Festival tell us something about the essential nature of cellists? "Frans Helmerson, a renowned Swedish pedagogue, said that he had been thinking a lot about the matter, and that he suspected the cello, which, especially in chamber music, often supplies the bass or another supporting line, might attract solicitous and sympathetic personalities."
- Here's yet another music/science tale, this time from a team of Japanese researchers published in the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Playing classical music helps mice survive heart transplants, and apparently rodent hearts have fine artistic taste: "The mice whose personal soundtrack featured Enya, one of the sound frequencies, or no music at all 'rejected their grafts acutely,' the researchers report." By contrast, those who listened to Verdi's La Traviata or Mozart (from one of those bleeding-chunk compilations, no less) "had significantly prolonged survival."
- And this week's totally unnecessary research results are in: when singers sing high notes, their eyebrows go up. A team of Danish and American scientists published this in the rather hilariously named study "Facial Expression and Vocal Pitch Height: Evidence of an Intermodal Association." (Vocal pitch height?) And: high-raised eyebrows apparently look friendlier and more open than when singers furrow their brows to go down low. (Even under duress!)


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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Protest group Pussy Riot published their first music video since two members were freed from jail, mocking President Vladimir Putin's hosting of the Olympics as a public relations stunt papering over human rights violations in Russia.
Filmed in Sochi, where the February 7-23 Winter Games are being held, the video shows five group members being beaten by Cossacks with a whip as they try to perform a song beside a wall covered in the Sochi Games logos.
Cossacks, once the patrolmen of the Russian borderlands, are being used to reinforce security around the Olympic Games.
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who spent nearly two years in prison for protesting against Putin in a church, performed in the video released on Thursday, titled "Putin will teach you how to love the motherland."
"Sochi is blocked - Olympic surveillance / Special forces, weapons, crowds of cops," read the song's lyrics.
One verse refers to Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina's release from prison on December 23 under an amnesty they say was aimed at improving Russia's image before the Games.
Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina said they had been detained three times while trying to film the video since they arrived in Sochi on Sunday.
"The Olympics have turned ... an authoritarian regime into a totalitarian regime with preventative arrests," Tolokonnikova said at a news conference that had to be held on the street in the town of Adler, near Sochi, after the group could not find a venue that would host it.
"The Olympics creates a space for the complete destruction of human rights in Russia. Here we are banned from speaking out. Here everyone's rights are banned, including political activist, LGBT representatives, ecologists," she said.
The Kremlin denies cracking down on opponents and dismisses suggestions it uses the courts for political purposes.
A group of men tried to disrupt the news conference, one of them dressed as a giant chicken and the others holding aloft raw poultry - recalling a performance by radical art group Voina, which Tolokonnikova was once a member of.
Singer Madonna, one of many international performers who have spoken out in support of Pussy Riot, expressed her admiration for the group.
"Are you kidding me? Are the police in Russia actually whipping Pussy Riot for making music on the streets? Is this the dark ages? GOD bless P.R. They are fearless!" she wrote on Twitter.
Pussy Riot members usually keep their identity a secret but Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova are now well known and did not hide their faces on Thursday. Two other group members dressed in Pussy Riot's trademark gear kept their masks on.
The two were founding members of the protest art group formed in 2011 that staged a series of unsanctioned performances, including on the edge of Red Square, using shock tactics to draw attention to political issues.
They were arrested along with another member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, after Pussy Riot performed a profanity-laced "protest prayer" against Putin's ties to the Orthodox Church in Moscow's main cathedral two years ago.
They were handed two-year jail terms for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, a sentence criticised by Western governments as disproportionate.
Samutsevich was freed in 2012 when a judge suspended her sentence on appeal.
Pussy Riot said one of the main aims in the video was to draw attention to the trial of Russians charged with organising violent mass disorder, following protests on the eve of Putin's inauguration for a third term as president in May 2012.
The protesters, who are on trial and are due to be sentenced in Moscow on Friday, could face up to 10 years in prison.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it was concerned about the Games being used for political purposes.
"Like many people, I found the (Pussy Riot) video very unsettling," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said in Sochi.
"It's a shame the Olympics are used as a political platform. We ask that the Olympics are not used as a platform to express political views, and we continue to say that."
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My Recommended MAME Games
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 6:01 pm
My Recommended 3D MAME Games
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Since bewildered newcomers often ask me what MAME games I would recommend to them, I wanted to make a place where they can get a wide range of answers.
The goals of this thread are;
- to foster the sharing of game knowledge between MA (MameAddicts) members and broaden our information base.
- to build a list of recommended games that not only encompasses the most popular games in MAME, but also those games that may be less well known yet are still worthy of attention.
- to create a resource for newcomers and veterans alike that helps give some guidance through the maze of the thousands of games available in MAME.
- most importantly, to have fun exploring that vast maze with each other and hopefully uncover some hidden gems along the way!
NOTE: Read all rules and guidelines before posting in My Recommended MAME Games (AKA Rec Games). This is a continually evolving project so check back here occasionally to keep up to date with the do's and don'ts.
TL:DR? Don't blame me if you post something sub-standard in here and it gets heavily edited or removed.
DON'T post any comments here! This thread is strictly for MAME game recommendations only and comments will be deleted without notice. Failure to abide by this condition will result in a warning, or a ban for repeat offenses. Ignorance is no excuse. This thread is left open in good faith for the convenience of the authors involved. Please post comments in the Recommended Games Discussion thread instead.
SPOILER ALERT!!! Obviously there may be spoilers contained in the recommendations. If you wish to avoid any spoilers it may be best to go to the Index first to get the names of any games you might want to try, then read the reviews later after you've had a chance to play the games for yourself.
Please be patient while these pages load as there are many images posted here. Even after a page has finished loading it may sometimes be necessary to refresh the page to bring back any images or vids that might not have made it on the first load.
"My" recommended MAME games doesn't mean only this author, but anyone who wants to contribute, so feel free to post your own recommendations. To stay on topic please keep to the following rules and guidelines:
- DO make a separate post for each individual game.
- DO put a heading with at least the correct name for each game entry to make it clear which game you're talking about. A game's heading must normally be for the original parent rom version. Other versions (clones) with significant differences can be referred to separately within the content of the recommendation. For games with alternative headings just use the primary English heading, which is usually to the left of the forward slash. Alternative headings can be mentioned in the review's content if desired. The recommended game headings are kept to a uniform format and include name, company, year, and category. I use MAME itself to check for any necessary corrections to headings when new posts are submitted. If you want to do the heading format yourself, use the following code (Jump to Index code also included for convenience) and add in your material:
- DO give some reasoning behind your recommendation in your own words. It doesn't need to be a full blown game review, just a few short paragraphs on what personally appeals to you about the game can suffice.
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- DO try to avoid double posting a game that has already been entered. Check the Index. I'll do my best to keep the Index updated, but it may be necessary to scan the thread manually for recent additions so that you don't waste time and effort writing up a recommendation for a game that's already been entered. Check the Discussion as well to see if any other authors have already called their next project. First come, first served, so be quick to get your faves in!
- DO include YouTube videos of gameplay demos, game music, etc, if you wish. Try not to swamp the thread with vids though; one or two per game is plenty. Keep in mind that the spoiler rule (see below) applies to videos as much as anything else, so please use common sense. For gameplay demos, what's generally required is a stage 1 play through and boss kill. That may apply differently depending on the type of game, though. For example, with a versus fighting game you'd generally just beat up the opponent in the first battle and stop there. Gameplays must represent the games as they are in MAME as best as possible, with no overt modifications to the in-game graphics and audio.
- DO include at least two screenshots per review as a rule, one title screen and one gameplay screen is the acceptable minimum. A picture is worth a thousand words to readers who might be skimming the thread looking for games to try out, etc. At the other end of the scale, try not to be too snap happy. If I deem that there is a disproportionate ratio of snaps to written material then the snaps will be trimmed down to a sensible amount.
- DO scan the thread and read at least one review to get an idea of the minimum standard that has been set for what constitutes an acceptable submission. I won't have the hard work of regular contributors undermined by sub-standard submissions, and as such they will be either moved or deleted. See my Dungeon Magic review for an example of a recommendation that is short, but sweet, and meets minimum requirements.
IMPORTANT! Regarding screenshots, keep in mind Chris's warning about hotlinking (hotlinked images will be removed), and please keep the image dimensions reasonably small. I recommend using MAME's inbuilt snapshot function, which by default is press F12 during the game. I remap mine either to spacebar or a spare controller button which makes it really easy to take rapid fire snaps on the fly. With this you can send as many PNG screenshots as you like to MAME's snap folder and upload your final selection to your image hosting provider. Very convenient! The images you get with MAME snap are a nice preset size for posting, and much sharper than a full screen prt scr that's been shrunk down. Another thing to keep in mind about images is that the forum only allows a maximum width of 700 pixels and maximum height of 1,000 pixels.
- DON'T include major spoilers. It's virtually impossible to write an informative game recommendation without including some minor spoilers, so that's perfectly fine. However, major spoilers such as last boss screens, game ending screens and the like are a disservice to readers and will be removed.
- DON'T make joke or bogus submissions; eg., posting a recommendation for Pit Fighter; and absolutely, definitely none of the MAME "adult" games, either. This will be considered as hostile to the purposes of Rec Games and the post and it's submitter will be dealt with accordingly. This thread is for genuine recommendations of popular or well rated games at least. If you're seriously unsure about a game's general critical reception then check gamefaqs, metacritic, wikipedia, etc.
- DON'T bother covering any games for the PlayChoice/Nintendo Vs. System series/Nintendo Super System or Mega-Tech/Mega Play systems. Even though they are playable in MAME these are not proper arcade games. They are basically direct ports of NES/SNES/Mega Drive games and are therefore deemed not worthy of coverage here. The same goes for all of the fruit/slot/poker machine gambling games that are now part of MAME.
- DON'T recommend games that are not fully playable in MAME for the majority of people. Fully playable means a game is generally capable of 100% FPS during gameplay with no use of frame skipping on an average PC. This means that practically any game with 3D polygon graphics rendered in real-time is not acceptable for recommendation here as, performance wise, MAME is generally not very friendly with 3D game emulation. So while Carnevil, Gauntlet Legends, etc. might be very good games, they are not suitable for this thread. Use the My Recommended 3D MAME Games section instead.
- DON'T plagiarise. If you want to add any quoted material to augment your recommendation then acknowledge the source. In any case, it is the author's original content that is valued here, not the ability to copy/paste from wiki, etc. Any post found to contain large amounts of plagiarised material will be promptly deleted.
- DON'T attach forum signatures (untick it in post options before submitting). I don't want people's sigs distracting attention away from the games.
(See my first game recommendation below, Alien vs. Predator, for an example of how to use the above rules and guidelines. You can use the Quote function to preview it and use the same layout for Game Heading and Jump to Index, delete everything else and copy/paste your material in from a Word doc.)
Post in the Discussion or send me a PM if you want to contribute your recommended MAME games and need help or clarification with any of the above points. I will cross-reference each recommended game with the Index. I reserve the right to edit Recommended Games posts for the sake of organization, format, accurate information, major spoiler removal, etc, but as far as possible without compromising the author's original content.
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Gilbert School demands $1M per month from Winsted
WINSTED >> Months of delayed repayments have led the Board of Education's biggest vendor to call for some contractual reassurances, including $3 million in cash to be set aside in a separate account.
The Gilbert School sent a letter to Winchester Town Manager Dale Martin and the Winchester Board of Education on March 26, demanding that the town establish a separate bank account no later than April 15 and deposit $1 million per month, to be used for Gilbert tuition and other educational expenses. The demand, which also calls for the Gilbert School to have "a first priority security interest in the segregated account" as collateral, was made due to a history of late payments, leading superintendent of schools Anthony Serio to say the move was made to protect Gilbert's interests.
"We're just looking for adequate assurances that we're going to be honored," said Serio.
While the Winchester school system has made its last two tuition payments of $564,365.32 on time, the letter states, the payments for December and January were delayed substantially. Winchester paid $250,000 on Jan. 4 and came up with the rest of the December tuition on Jan. 17, and the January tuition payment was "not paid timely," according to the letter. The town has three more tuition payments due to the Gilbert School, each for $564,365.32, in the 2012-13 fiscal year.
"I believe it helps the Winchester Board of Education," said Serio. "It's a vehicle to have secure and segregated monies."
Martin said that he had sent the letter to town attorney Kevin Nelligan for a response, and the letter -- which was received at town clerk Sheila Sedlack's office on April 1 -- was also forwarded to the Board of Selectmen. Although Martin is waiting for Nelligan's response to the demand, the town manager confirmed that Winchester would likely not be able to come up with the initial $1 million by April 15, although more funds are due in coming days.
"We've got monies coming in," Martin said, "and we've got the balance of the ECS payment due."
The rest of the town's ECS, or Education Cost Sharing, funds are due on May 1 and would amount to approximately $4 million. While Martin is not concerned about being able to repay the rest of the funds due to the Gilbert School, the Gilbert School Corporation does not share that confidence, given the town's recent history.
"While the Town ultimately paid the December 2012 and January 2013 tuition invoices by the end of January," the letter states, "and paid the February 2013 tuition on February 14, 2013 and the March tuition on March 14, 2013, the Town's February and March payments do not give The Gilbert School grounds to believe the Town will pay all future tuition invoices without delay. The Town is continuing to have cash flow problems."
These delays, the letter continues, have hamstrung the Gilbert School's operations as the town's designated high school.
"The Contract requires monthly payments for a reason," the letter states. "Monthly tuition payments supply The Gilbert School with funds that are necessary for The Gilbert School to perform its obligation under the Contract to educate the Town's children."
Should Winchester continue to pay Gilbert's tuition in a less than timely fashion, Serio said that it would impact Gilbert's ability to pay its own teachers and vendors. The letter warned that late payments would force the Gilbert School to dip into its cash reserves and -- should tuition payments be delayed substantially -- possibly deplete them entirely. Serio said the demand would help both the Winchester Board of Education and Gilbert School Corporation, remarking that "that way, we won't have to worry about any possible defaults and be able to make our payroll and pay our vendors."
Serio did not elaborate on what remedies the school could, or would, take in the event that Winchester fails to come up with the funds. Specifically, the letter states that the school "reserves all rights and remedies that are available to it" should the town continue paying its tuition late, and Martin said that he was not overly concerned about the possible repercussions.
The Gilbert School Corporation will meet in May to discuss the town's financial position, according to the letter, and whether a separate escrow account would be necessary to believe that Winchester will continue paying the Gilbert School in a timely fashion. Specifically, the letter states that the discussion in May will revolve around the expenses for the first half of the 2013-14 school year, but Serio said that setting up the account now would give Winchester a head start.
"If the remedy is going to be next year, $1 million set aside in a segregated account," Serio continued, "then fine. Let's start now."
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"Rangeland has always been a passion for me – rangeland and livestock," he said. "I like what grows there. I like the relationships. I've always understood it. I don't care if it's public land or private land, if it's rangeland, I'm all in."
McDougald earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from California State University, Fresno and a master's degree in range management from UC Davis. He spent the first 10 years of his career as a rangeland manager for the Forest Service, then joined UC Cooperative Extension in 1978 as an advisor in Madera County for livestock and natural resources. He is currently also the director of UC Cooperative Extension in Madera County and the manager of the nearby San Joaquin Experimental Range.
McDougald's family has deep roots in Madera County. On a drive from his Madera office to the San Joaquin Experimental Range, he points across the street and explains that his mother's family donated land for the historic county courthouse, built in 1900. He discusses his family's involvement in the local beef and timber industries. And before we arrive at the experimental range, we drive by the entrance to his family's ranch, which has been home to seven generations of McDougalds.
"I've always had an interest in the ranch – and I would have come back no matter what – but I was lucky. I was able to come back to the ranch and work here in Madera too," McDougald said. "This has been my office since the day I started working for UC Cooperative Extension."
One of the major accomplishments in McDougald's career has been helping to establish residual dry matter standards, which measure dry plant material left over from the current year's growth as a way to gauge the health of rangeland.
Mel George, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Plant Sciences department at UC Davis, explained that these standards are an alternative to the range condition method, a once commonly used method, which George says didn't work in California.
"Neil was instrumental in taking these new ideas – residual dry matter standards – to the Forest Service," George said. "And then every federal agency of any consequence, when it comes to land management, also adopted these standards for local, state and federal lands in California."
Today the range condition method has been replaced throughout the West with a more comprehensive set of metrics, but residual dry matter standards continue to be used by land managers in California as one way to quickly and simply evaluate rangeland, George explained.
McDougald also helped develop mountain meadow standards, determine values of rangeland loss in wildfires, and establish a system to determine livestock-carrying capacity for rural lands under the Williamson Act. These science-based standards assist in evaluating the health of rangelands and often support continued use of land for grazing.
Each year, McDougald's seasonal routine mimics the historic movement of cattle in the area.
"In the spring, we work in annual grasslands because it's beautiful," he said. "And when it gets hot in the summertime, I go straight to the mountain meadows. It allows me to look at both annuals and perennials – that's the fun part of it for me. I get to know all the cool-season plants."
McDougald has brought this rangeland experience to address various aspects of natural resource management. In 1986, he was the first advisor assigned to work for the Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program, where his work focused on effective grazing in oak woodlands, forage production under oak canopies and monitoring grasslands. He later added a focus on rangeland water quality to his expertise, as a regional watershed advisor looking at beef cattle and pack stock. As part of a UC Cooperative Extension team, he assessed possible risks to water quality and then developed management practices to mitigate or reduce those risks.
His plans for retirement include some travel, more fishing and continuing to manage rangelands for his family's ranch and the San Joaquin Experimental Range. The university has granted McDougald emeritus status so he will also finish up the research projects he has currently under way.


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Complete game stifles Reds as center fielder brings home all five runs
MILWAUKEE -- There was a time early in Kyle Lohse's career that the complete games came relatively easily. He logged his first in his second Major League season, and had four complete games -- three of them shutouts -- in his first three years.
"It was all or nothing," Lohse said. "Back then, I just threw it as hard as I could for however many pitches they'd let me go. It was either 100 pitches in four-plus [innings], or, if my stuff was on, I could rack up a couple of strikeouts and quick innings. I didn't really pitch back then."
Now, a major arm surgery and some years and teams later, he pitches. On Friday, Lohse pitched as well as he has all season with 39,665 fans in the stands at Miller Park, working all nine innings of the Brewers' 5-1 win over the Reds to open the season's final homestand.
Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez matched his career high with five RBIs on a trio of well-placed singles, and Lohse did the rest, allowing four early singles before retiring 24 of the final 25 hitters he faced. He walked a batter and struck out five.
It was the ninth complete game of his career, but only his second since April 2009.
"I feel like lately in my career I could have a couple more," Lohse said. "A couple of those games you have a low pitch count, but you've got the lead and they take you out just to kind of save you or whatever. I don't know, I guess they think I'm getting old."
He's 34. Do the complete games mean more at this stage of his career?
"Yeah, definitely," Lohse said. "You know, the shutouts are awesome when things are going great, but when you give up a run early -- I was aware of how many guys I got out in a row there. I knew things were going good and I hadn't pitched out of the stretch since the second inning."
In that second inning, with the Brewers already leading, 2-0, the Reds began with three successive singles, the last ticking off shortstop Jean Segura's glove, before Cincinnati catcher Devin Mesoraco drove in a run with a fielder's choice groundout.
From there, Lohse shifted to cruise control against a Reds offense that entered the night second in the National League in on-base percentage and third in runs scored. After escaping more damage in the second inning, he worked six consecutive 1-2-3 innings from the third through the eighth. He needed only five pitches for the seventh inning.
Lohse was one out away from making it 24 outs in a row to end the game when Jay Bruce took a full-count slider low and away for a walk.
"It was a really good pitch," Lohse said of that slider to Bruce. "I wanted it. I don't think it was a strike. I put it out there thinking it would come back a little bit more over the plate."
Lohse inducted a Ryan Ludwick groundout to end the Brewers' third complete-game performance this season. Wily Peralta pitched the others, on July 9 against Cincinnati and Aug. 11 at Seattle.
"[Lohse] even got better, probably, the later we got," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said.
For Lohse, it was his first win in September, and his best start since limiting the Reds to one earned run in seven innings of a tough-luck, 2-1 loss on Aug. 15.
For Gomez, it was only his third multi-RBI game since the All-Star break, compared to 12 in the first half.
Some luck was on the Brewers' side from the first inning, when Reds left fielder Ludwick appeared to lose Jonathan Lucroy's fly ball in the lights. It went for a double, and Gomez cashed in two batters later by flaring an opposite-field single to shallow right for a 2-0 Brewers lead.
"Boy, that's one of the cheapest hits I've ever seen," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "It looks like a single and two RBIs in the scorer's sheet."
Gomez dropped a soft RBI single in front of Ludwick in the third inning to make it 3-1, and another soft two-run single in front of center fielder Shin-Soo Choo in the seventh to open a 5-1 Brewers advantage. The five RBIs matched his output from July 12, 2009, when Gomez played for the Twins against the White Sox.
"We got a few breaks today," Roenicke said. "We don't get many, and we got a few of them, and then we got some runs because of it, which doesn't usually happen."
For the Reds, it was their seventh loss in the last 11 Cincinnati-Milwaukee matchups after winning five of the first six.
"You have to look at it as your playoff situation," Lohse said. "These guys [the Reds], they're more than likely going to be in the playoffs. You're not going to knock them out or anything. But to be able to go out there and pitch well against a playoff-caliber team, it makes you feel good. That lineup can swing it quite a bit. I just went out here and did what I could, and it was fun."


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The married life continues in 'Archie Loves Betty: Freshman Year: First Semester.' Archie and Betty struggle as new teachers to connect with their rowdy and sometimes outrageous students. In 'Archie Loves Veronica: The Trial of Reggie Mantle,' Archie and Veronica take Lodge Industries to new heights! But it's not part of Mr. Lodge's plan. Can the two survive his cunning this time? Finally, Jinx continues her linebacker lesson in friendship as she tackles the school and the whole football team!


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Mauritania: First day of Eid al-Fitr observed June 4
First day of Eid al-Fitr observed in Mauritania June 4; celebrations mark end of the holy month of Ramadan
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan came to an end in Mauritania at sundown on the evening (local time) of Monday, June 3, with the first day of Eid al-Fitr observed Tuesday, June 4. Operations across the country will come to a virtual standstill during the multi-day holiday as Muslims gather to pray and celebrate with family and friends. Eid al-Fitr celebrations are likely to have a major impact on many businesses, stock exchanges, and public services, which may be unavailable or operating on a reduced schedule. Festivities (and disruptions) could continue for several days. As this period is typically marked by increased travel, heavy road traffic after sundown along with other transportation disruptions (crowded airports, etc.) is to be anticipated.
Eid al-Fitr celebrates the conclusion of a month of dawn-to-sunset fasting and is one of the most important dates on the Muslim calendar.
Individuals in the country are advised to adhere to cultural customs, remain vigilant, and avoid large public gatherings. Travelers during this period are advised to allow additional time to reach their destination and avoid any forms of public gatherings or demonstrations.
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(Pocket-lint) - Panasonic has announced the launch of five new cameras at CES in Las Vegas and Pocket-lint has already had a play with them.
Headlining the new cameras for 2012 is the introduction of the Panasonic DMC-SZ1 and DMC-SZ7, two cameras that take the popular TZ models stylish and slim.
Both models offer the a 10x optical zoom, Full HD video recording and a 25mm ultra wide-angle Leica DC lens equivalent to 25-250mm in old 35mm money.
Hoping to appeal to those who like to put their camera in their pocket (we know we've done it already), the new models are 21mm in depth, including the lens barrel meaning they are only ever so slightly thicker than your smartphone, and considerably slimmer than the TZ range already on sale.
But they're not just about being thin. The new models boast a bevy of new technology too that should ensure those with a camera phone are still likely to be interested.
The DMC-SZ1 comes with a 16.1-megapixel CCD sensor, Panasonics latest Venus Engine (VII HD) and Sonic Speed AF. The DMC-SZ7 features a 14.1-megapixel MOS sensor. Both offer 50i 1080p video recording.
In an ode to the smartphone user, both the SZ7 and SZ1 offer USB power charging so users can connect the camera to their laptop to recharge.
That might sound dull, but that is likely to make a big difference to those who want to ditch the charger when travelling.
As you might expect Panasonic has included its iA Zoom (Intelligent Zoom) feature as well as adding an iHDR scene mode that can automatically set the right settings to achieve the best HDR pictures possible claims Panasonic.
Other "artist modes" include Creative control and Creative retouch. That means Instagram effects like "Toy Effect" that makes your images look like they've been taken with a toy camera, Soft Focus, Dynamic Monochrome, High key, retro, and Expressive.
The SZ7 and SZ1 also include Auto Retouch function that adjusts the contrast and brightness automatically with just a press of a button.
The DMC-SZ7 will be available in black, white and brown and the SZ1 will be available in black, silver, blue, red and violet. The new SZ models will be available from March.
In the hand the cameras are as thin as they sound from the spec sheet and were quick and responsive to turn on and snap.
Sadly we were in a room with no windows and the models were pre-production so we aren't able to comment on the picture quality, although judging by what we saw we aren't expecting any major issues come launch day.
A point of note is that Panasonic seems to have taken a leaf out of Sony's book and added a panoramic sweep function for panoramic images. Like the Cyber-shot models all you have to do is press the shutter button and move the camera in the direction you want to capture the scene.
The models certainly are slim and stylish.
Those not looking for a full flagship experience could opt for three lesser models: the DMC-S5, the DMC-FS45 and DMC-FS40.
The DMC-FS45 will come with 16.1 megapixels while the DMC-FS40 will offer 14.1 megapixels.
For the first time, Panasonic's FS range of cameras now feature a 24mm ultra-wide angle F2.5 Leica DC Vario-Summarit lens - previously only available on Panasonic's higher specification models.
The new Panasonic DMC-S5 bolsters the company's entry-level range of cameras coming in bright red. The 16.1-megapixel DMC-S5 packs a 28mm wide-angle Lumix DC Vario lens with 4x optical zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 28-112mm).
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Three quarters of Windows security vulnerabilities in 2013 were connected to non-Microsoft programs that often lack adequate patching mechanisms, an analysis by security firm Secunia has found.
Using figures drawn from the firm's popular Personal Software Inspector (PSI) tool, the average PC has around 75 programs installed on it, about 39 percent of which are from Microsoft.
Narrowing this down to the top 50 most popular, Microsoft's share rises to 66 percent, leaving a large number of sometimes small vendors supplying the remaining 34 percent. This third accounted for 75.7 percent of 2013's security vulnerabilities, actually a decrease compared to 2012 when it was 86 percent.
This means that the bulk of the patching work is spread across a multitude of small vendors rather than Microsoft alone. In Secunia's view, this represents a major structural issue with patching, although you could also argue that it is an inherent weakness with the traditional PC as a platform for every conceivable type of software.
"Quite simply, the automation with which Microsoft security updates are made available to end users - through auto-updates, Configuration Management systems and update services ensures that it is a reasonably simple task to protect private PCs and corporate infrastructures from the vulnerabilities discovered in Microsoft products," said Secunia CTO, Morten R. Stengaard.
"This is not so with the large number of third-party vendors, many of whom lack either the capabilities, resources or security focus to make security updates automatically and easily available," he said.
Microsoft actually reported more vulnerabilities in 2013, up from 8.4 percent to 15.9 percent since 2012, overwhelmingly in Windows 7 and XP. Windows 8 also reported a relatively vulnerability count but this was mostly explained by flaws in the Adobe Flash plug-in inside in Internet Explorer.
Patching in the top 50 is a strong point with 86.1 percent having a patch available on the day an issue was disclosed; how long systems take to apply this patch if, of course, another matter.
The good level of patch availability is probably explained by better coordination of vulnerability disclosures, Secunia said.
As to zero day vulnerabilities, their prevalence in the top 50 programs has remained at a surprisingly low level since 2005, offering up between 6 and 13 since then. The number when measured against all software was 14 in 2013, down from a peak of 26 in 2011.


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Frank Says Hi was founded by the friends and family of Frankie DeCandia, a 22 year old Malden, MA resident who lost a courageous battle with leukemia in 2008.
Frank Says Hi works to raise money to give scholarships to deserving college-bound students in the Malden, MA area.
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The province has ordered Imperial Metals to halt the pollution and assess the damage from its failed Mount Polley mine tailings dam, with deadlines and legal threats for non-compliance.
One immediate concern involves plugging the dam so that anticipated rains don't create further releases of water and tailings into Polley Lake, which flows into Hazeltine Creek and then Quesnel Lake, Mines Minister Bill Bennett told a news conference Wednesday in Williams Lake.
"It's a very important job for the company and government to get their heads together to block any additional drainage," he said. "The gap in the wall is large. It was built by machines and men and it can be repaired by machines and men."
Bennett noted there are about 20 other operating mines (and several closed mines) with similar tailing pond dams throughout B.C. that are certain to receive a closer look based on events at Mount Polley.
"I am losing sleep over this," he confided. "This gives us about the best reason a person could have to really take a step back. Every Canadian has to be concerned about this.
"This will cause everyone in government across the country to re-examine policies."
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The other concern at Mount Polley, Bennett said, is that some of the tailings from the dam failure early Monday have backed up into the mouth of Polley Lake and "essentially formed a little dam," causing the lake to rise about 1.5 metres.
"That presents a risk ... and the company is going to have to deal with it very expeditiously," he noted.
Water is being pumped by the company from the lake into a historic empty pit on the mine site to reduce water levels.
Jennifer McGuire, executive director of the regional operations branch for the Ministry of Environment, said Imperial Metals must file a preliminary environmental assessment report by the end of Wednesday providing details on monitoring, initial impacts and the types of substances released.
A more comprehensive report on the failure due Aug. 15 must look at the long-term impacts, including on fish habitat, water quality and sediments. Failure to comply with the pollution abatement order could result in fines of up to $300,000 and six months in jail.
The first water-quality tests from the area are expected to be released today at a meeting in the community of Likely. Sampling from Hazeltine Creek is considered too dangerous, given the prospect of more releases upstream.
Three mines inspectors are on site working with the company and its consultants to determine why the dam failed.
Bennett dismissed any suggestions that lack of inspections played a part, saying that the level of inspections of tailing ponds (once per year for structural integrity, unless there are complaints or specific issues) has not changed in the past five years.
Likely resident Larry Chambers, who was awoken at 3 a.m. Sunday by a sound like a 747 plane, had worked at the mine but was dismissed at the end of last year.
He said it was because he had raised safety and environmental concerns.
Chambers noted he and his partner Lawna Bourassa had also raised concerns in May about the level in the tailings pond with the B.C. environment ministry. "We tried to speak up," he said.
"We'll listen to everyone," Bennett said. "We'll interview people who have things to say who used to work at the mine site and take their statements, as well. Over a period of time ... weeks, if not months, we'll determine how this happened."
On May 24, the province warned the mine about excessive water levels in the tailings pond. The water returned to authorized levels on June 30. That was the only such incident on record, said Bennett, insisting there "was no warning ... that we should be concerned about this tailings dam."
Other ministry concerns with Mount Polley over the past two years:
• April 18, 2014: for bypass of authorized treatment works. The site experienced high flows due to spring freshet which caused the pump system to become blocked and resulted in an overflow of effluent, which was diverted into a pit.
• Aug. 30, 2012: for failure to report exceedance of the height of effluent for the perimeter pond, which overflowed, releasing about 150 cubic metres of effluent over 13 hours to ground.
• January and April 2012, for not submitting monitoring data for one of the groundwater monitoring wells.
Mount Polley has had an effluent permit with the Ministry of Environment since 1997.
In 2009, Mount Polley applied for a permit amendment to discharge up to 1.4 million cubic metres per year of dam seepage effluent from the tailings storage facility to nearby Hazeltine Creek. The amended permit limited discharge to 35 per cent of the creek's daily flow rate, with contaminant limits, and required an annual discharge plan.
Mount Polley had since submitted a further permit amendment request to discharge up to three million cubic metres of treated effluent to Polley Lake, which overflows to Hazeltine Creek. The ministry had been reviewing the application.
Imperial Metals has said the dam did not breach — where water spills over the top — and the collapse was related to another unknown cause.
One glimmer of good news is that up to 80 per cent of wood debris in Quesnel Lake has been successfully corralled into a log boom, greatly reducing the risk to the bridge at Likely, Bennett said. Two excavators remain on standby to "reach down and remove" logs that pose a risk, he added.
A shift in winds Tuesday night pushed the mangle of torn tree stumps, logs and branches up the lake.
"We got a reprieve," said Likely resident Ken Smith, who took his boat up the lake Wednesday to survey the damage.
Some debris had landed on the shores of Mitchell Bay, about 12 kilometres up the lake from Likely, where residents were trying Wednesday to protect their docks and wondering what to do with the debris.
John Jones had donned chest-waders and was using a pike pole to push logs and other wood debris away from his dock and onto his gravel shore.
"We'll just have to let it drift onto the beach and deal with it," he said.
Jones said he was worried about whether the debris was a danger from being exposed to the effluent from the tailings pond. The tailings include heavy metals that are toxic, but company officials have said the effluent was near provincial drinking water standards.
Smith and Likely resident Al McMillan also surveyed the destruction of the dam collapse on the mouth of Hazeltine Creek, which empties into Quesnel Lake.
The release of millions of cubic metres of tailings water carved out two channels in Hazeltine Creek. The mouth of the creek used to be about three metres wide, but now stretches hundreds of metres. Large masses of wood debris were strewn along the widened mouth of the creek and along the shoreline in either direction for about one kilometre.
Smith noted that a small sandy beach he had liked was obliterated.
Around the corner from the creek, the water along the shoreline was a greyish-green murky colour.
Both Smith, who was piloting the boat, and McMillan said they noticed a strange odour in the air. "I can taste it in my mouth," said McMillan.
However, both lauded Imperial's efforts to contain the debris.
Two boats, one of which was a tugboat, had looped ropes around a large wood debris pile and were pulling it away from Mitchell Bay.
The crew had already used boom logs — which are logs chained together — to contain an approximately half-hectare area of logs and push it up on shore.
While the pair were reassured Wednesday that there was no immediate danger to Likely from the wood debris, they were concerned about what will happen to masses of debris along the mouth of Hazeltine Creek.
If it is not cleaned up, eventually it will end up downstream, they feared. One big storm could also create problems, releasing the debris, McMillan said.
The lake is also dotted with submerged logs and other smaller debris — which both said will continue to pose a danger to boaters for some time.
Mount Polley is an open-pit copper and gold mine with a four-kilometre-wide tailings pond built with an earthen dam located in central B.C., east of Williams Lake and near the community of Likely.
Gordon Hoekstra reported from Likely and Larry Pynn reported from Vancouver.
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This course will allow the student to continue to develop an area of expertise as an artist. A thorough understanding of the procedures of running a ceramics studio from clay body to finished artwork is expected. A body of consistent artwork will be completed as well as journal writing and analysis of the art form. Prerequisite: ARTS315 - Ceramics III.
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Forensic Genetics Oral History
- Crime Scene Investigation: TV versus Reality, Length: 05:02
- DNA-ProKids: Forensic Genetics and Human Trafficking, Length: 06:18
- Dr. Arthur Eisenberg, Length: 01:13:02
- Dr. John Planz
- Dr. Joseph Warren
- How do you get a job in Forensic Science?, Length: 09:35
- Teamwork, Length: 04:36
About this Project
The Center for Human Identification Oral History Project began in 2011 to document the forensic and investigative genetics researchers on campus. This project consists of ten videos and includes interviews with University of North Texas Health Science Center faculty Dr. Arthur Eisenberg, Dr. Bruce Budlowe, Dr. Rhonda Roby, Dr. Joseph Warren, and Dr. John Planz. Topics include teamwork in the field of forensics and genetics, the DNA-ProKids program, and advice from the experts on how to get a job in forensic science.
The Center for Human Identification provides training and investigative support to resolve missing person and unidentified decedent cases across the United States. The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) is the home of the Laboratory for Molecular Identification and the Forensic Genetics graduate program.
UNTHSC is privileged to have some of the most prestigious Forensic Geneticists as faculty members on campus. In 2011, the library decided to begin efforts to document the program with an oral history project. We identified individuals on campus who had played a prominent role in the field of human identification, or who could offer insight about the field and current research areas in forensic genetics. We interviewed them about the field, their current research and some of their experiences as professionals both at UNTHSC and in previous positions.
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Harper among those to Stand Up To Cancer
Citi Field crowd takes moment to think of those affected by cancer
NEW YORK -- Before he stood in the batter's box for the National League Home Run Derby squad, Bryce Harper stood up for Gavin Rupp.
Midway through the second round of Monday night's Chevrolet Home Run Derby, Citi Field paused to "Stand Up To Cancer," with everyone in attendance holding up a placard with the name of someone they know who has been affected by cancer. That included the sluggers taking part in the Derby.
Harper, who was slated to hit next, held up a card for Rupp, a 13-year-old boy from Ashburn, Va., who got a chance to meet Harper at Nationals Park earlier this month.
Rupp was diagnosed with brain cancer and had a malignant tumor removed from his brain in February 2011, only to have the cancer return two more times. In late April, Gavin's father, Chris, was told that his son had a 10 percent chance to live.
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Don't ask how it was that I came to be a platform guest for today's North Kivu celebration of 50 years of Congolese independence; I'm not really sure I know. Suffice it to say that between the governor's speech (which ranked today's occasion with the liberation of Nelson Mandela, the election of Barack Obama, and the opening of the first World Cup in Africa), the military band that apparently knows exactly two songs, the play-by-play commentary from two DJ's who apparently took their inspiration from The Ocho, and watching the military run their ceremonial sparkly batons from one end of the parade to the other so as to supply all the units because there weren't enough to go around, today was unforgettable.
(And that was before I somehow ended up in the same restaurant as the CNDP's youth wing, several of whose members insisted that there would be no barriers to us having a serious romantic relationship. How do I know they were the CNDP youth wing? Because they had matching t-shirts and they told me so.)
For an even better way to commemorate Congolese independence, Jason has posted Patrice Lumumba's Independence Day speech from June 30, 1960. It's just as inspiring today - definitely give it a read.


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Former Death Row Inmate Praises Death Penalty Abolition
A former death row inmate is applauding Governor Pat Quinn's decision to abolish the death penalty for a couple of reasons.
Randy Steidl spent 12 years on death row, and 17 total years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of a double-murder in Paris, Illinois. Since his release, Steidl has been an active opponent of capital punishment, citing irreversible errors made in the justice system, but he said life without parole is ultimate punishment.
"Five minutes on that gurney, and your suffering is over with," Steidl said. "I believe if you really want to punish somebody, you put them in cage for the rest of their life where they can think about the crimes they committed. And when they die, they can burn in hell. And you don't risk the possibility of executing an innocent person."
Steidl said even if prosecutors do everything by the book, there's still the possibility of them making a mistake. And as for his own case, Steidl said there are people who are more interested in winning than justice.


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The Question Authority is an agency of the United States government, organized within the federal Department of Utterances. The Question Authority has general responsibility for all questions asked and answered in the United States, including its territories and possessions. Notably, when customs agents of the Department of Homeland Security interrogate persons wishing to enter the U.S., they do so through questions vetted by the Question Authority.
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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects Americans "against unreasonable searches and seizures." It would seem, then, that the government would need a "reasonable" basis to ask anyone any question at all. Well, Buster, "it would seem" wrong! There is ample precedent for the government to ask a wide variety of questions, including:
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Ensuring that such federal questions conform to a gigantic rulebook promulgated by the Question Authority is as natural an outgrowth of government as it is to ensure that each Interstate has fences to prevent jumping off bridges, sound barriers to facilitate vandalism, and sculptures to show our Support for the Arts. And it "employs" almost as many people.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went on to manage the Question Authority. She was a natural for the job, asking all the right questions in that dust-up in Benghazi on the eve of a Presidential election, which enabled the federal government to focus its full attention on the threat to Mideast peace posed by YouTube.
Still, the concept of a Question Authority goes against the grain of a handful of nitpicky sticklers for the Rule of Law. For this reason, the Authority produces a broad line of apparel and other promotional materials. These materials (only the uncouth would call them propaganda) have even notorious anti-establishment Americans calling out the name of the Question Authority.
Opponents remain, however, writing cryptic Letters to the Editor in their hallmark green ink and seeing black helicopters everywhere. The patriotic citizen does not ask these ranters for details. He leaves them to the Question Authority.
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Prior to starting Aquarius Group, Murphy served as Vice President of SpaceX, Airbus North America, and Northrop Grumman Corporation, as well as President of Federal City Communications. She has worked with the XPRIZE Foundation since its inception.
Murphy began her career as a press secretary to the Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives and subsequently joined the political consulting firm of Smith and Harroff, where she managed political advertising and communications for more than 30 congressional campaigns. She is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and Singularity University Executive Program. In addition to the XPRIZE Foundation, she serves on the Board of Youth Service America. Her passions include her children and pets, music, tennis, travel and pretty much any kind of competitive game or challenge. She resides in Los Angeles, CA.


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Feeding Hummingbirds by Hand
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You'll get a real thrill when you learn the five steps to feeding hummingbirds by hand!
It's one thing for a hummingbird to eat from a container that you're holding. But it's another thing to actually feel one of these jeweled fliers on your hand. Abigail Alfano from Covington, Louisiana was determined to touch a hummingbird without harming it, and with a little practice and patience, she finally did. Here's how she did it.
Five Steps to Feeding Hummingbirds by Hand
- Begin by attracting hummingbirds to your yard by offering multiple sugar-water feeders.
- As the traffic around your feeding area increases, start spending time out there so the hummingbirds get used to you. Even if you scare them off at first, be patient. They will come back.
- Once they get used to your presence, hold the sugar-water feeder in your hand. If you are patient, they should eventually start feeding from the one you're holding.
- When you have good hummingbird traffic one day, remove your other feeders. Next, place a small feeder filled with sugar water in the palm of your hand (Abigail used an old milk jug lid).
- Now you just have to sit outside and wait. If you choose a day with good hummingbird traffic and remove the other food sources, you'll have better chances. Be patient and stick with it. You just might feel the flutter of a hummingbird in your hand!
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Nong Khai, ThailandKirsty Turner
The province features stunning scenery consisting of forests, national parks, and many small towns located on the banks of the Mekong River. There are two main points of interest for visitors to Nong Khai Province; the city of Nong Khai and the quiet yet charming dusty town of Beung Kan.
Nong Khai is the capital of the Nong Khai Province and offers a wide range of things to see and do. Indeed, many people visit the city only intending to stay a day or two and end up staying for several weeks.
The main attraction of Nong Khai city is the Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park, which is full of massive sculptures from Buddhist and Hindu ideologies. Here you will find incredible images such as seven-headed Naga snakes and a wide range of human-animal hybrids.
Visitors should make a point of seeing Wat Pho Chai, which contains the magnificent Laos-style Luang Phra Sai. Other temples of interest include Wat Noen Phra Nao, Wat Lam Duan and Wat Tung Sawang.
During the dry season, the spire of Phra That Nong Khai appears above the waters of the Mekong River. Also appearing in the dry season is the beach of Hat Jommani, which is a good place to soak up the sun.
Nature lovers should pay a visit to the extremely beautiful Phu Wua Wildlife Reserve, while the Nong Khai Museum is a great source of local history and culture.
Nong Khai is a province that loves to party, and there are many colourful festivals to see and enjoy. Late May brings the Rocket Festival, while the full moon in October brings the Rowing Festival. This festival is famous as this is the time when fireballs mysteriously shoot from the Mekong River. The fireballs are widely believed to be breathed by a sea monster living in the river - dispute it at your peril!
Another festival worth looking out for is Anou Savari, which occurs on March 5th and is the city's biggest street fair.


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To monitor quality, every six years an external committee is invited to assess the research of all Leiden University research institutes and units. In addition, half-way through this cycle research institutes conduct a midterm (a kind of self-assessment) in order to prepare for the external assessment. The Leiden protocol for research assessments functions as a guide for all faculties and institutes both for midterms and for external assessments.
Standard Evaluation Protocol
Leiden University research assessments are based on the Standard Evaluation Protocol (SEP). The SEP is set by the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
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Adobe released an update to Flash Professional CC to include export HTML5 animations using the canvas tag. Previously in CS6, it was provided as an extension for the CreateJS framework. Now, it is fully integrated into the application. I expected Flash to go this route as it is already a very good platform for creating lightweight animations for the web.
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I'd like to introduce Servants, our kinship treasure keeper. Servants is maintained by Athelian/Jenuilas.
Servants will function within the Kinship as a "trust fund" for all members. I'm sure we've all come across items in-game which we cannot use, due to being a different class of creature or craftsman, and while we briefly rue how rich/powerful/high-level we could be if we could equip or use said item(s), we end up selling it to a vendor for coppers on the silver, shaking our head in disgust.
Well no more. The primary purpose of Servants is to provide a member-generated/perpetuated vault of "goodies"--be they crafting items, profession items, armour, game gold, or weaponry--by and for SotSF members, solely for their use in furthering their character's stats and levels. Using resources from Servants is completely FREE to our members.
What this means is this: The next time you stumble on something that you know is cool, but you can't use, donate it to the Kinship by sending it to Servants to hold in trust for future use by Kinship members who can use the item. The same thing applies to crafting items and game-gold. By creating our own economic base, our Kinship members will grow and prosper, enhancing our own sense of Community and our overall esprit de corps. In the end, we create a stronger, tighter and long-lived Kinship.
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