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Growth Modeling of Longitudinal Data
Amery Wu
posted on Monday, February 05, 2007 - 10:47 pm
Dear Dr. Muthen,
I am working on "Multiple indicator linear growth model for continuous outcomes". The problem I have with the four waves of data was that the intervals between the four waves of data are unequal. The first wave (W1) was observed at time 0, the second wave (W2) was observed at six months later, the third wave (W3) was observed 10 years after the first wave, and the last wave (W4) was six months after the third wave. That is, there were two 6-month intervals at the two ends and one 10-year long-term interval in-between.
I was wondering if the free-time score still works for such big difference in the intervals between waves of observations?
i s|
w3 w4
Also, I was wondering how I should actually code the "s" to be meaningful when the change from W1 to W2 is actually negative, should I code "s" for W2 as –1 (fixing the slope parameter for W2 at –1, instead of the typical unit increment of 1)?
i s|
w3 w4
Thank you for your help.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 7:55 am
I think this should be fine. My concern would be that measurement invariance might not hold across such a long time period.
It is not necessary to use negative time scores. If the development is a decrease, this is reflected in the sign of the slope.
Amery Wu
posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 11:26 pm
Dr. Muthen,
Thanks for your reply.
You wrote:
"It is not necessary to use negative time scores. If the development is a decrease, this is reflected in the sign of the slope."
I found that if I use positive time score for the second wave (1), the model did not converge after 1000 iterations.
What is interesting was that if I use a negative time score (-1), the same model did converge and the model fit was pretty good (RMSEA=0.044-0.046; SRMR=0.036). Also, the parameters estimates for the free time score were consistent with the observed trend.
Just for your reference.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 7:44 am
I don't think you should use a negative time score. You should instead find out why the model does not converge with a positive time score. If you want help with that, please send your input, data, output, and license number to
Sofia Diamantopoulou
posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 6:26 am
I am also working on a growth model for a continuous variable with very unequal time intervals and I wonder how I should include this in the syntax. The time intervals are 6 months between time 0 and time 1, 4 months between time 1 and time 2, and thirty months between time 3 and time 4.
Is the following correct?
i s |
Thank you in advance.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 9:16 am
I think your last time score should be 6.4. The way I would specify it is
0 .6 1 4
taken from
0 6 10 40
which represent the months.
Penny Brennan
posted on Saturday, April 03, 2010 - 1:53 pm
I also am working on a growth model for a continuous variable collected at unequal time intervals: baseline, then 1 year, 4 years, 10 years, and 20 years after baseline. Means and graphs suggest the "growth" pattern for this variable is downward, especially between 10 and 20 years,i.e. quadratic. Model will not converge when I ask for: i s q|
. It WILL converge when I use i s q|
. However, I am now having trouble interpreting the output. How does this transformation of time affect the output?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 8:33 am
The overall results will be the same. The scale of some parameters will be different.
Penny Brennan
posted on Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 11:07 am
In terms of reporting the results (i.e., construction of tables to communicate the model characteristics)do you think it is better to rescale the affected parameters to read "as if" they resulted from treating time as "whole years" (i.e., 0, 1, 4, 10, 20)[It looks like this can be accomplished through dividing linear parameters in the output by 10 and quadratic parameters by 100] or to leave them "as is", the parameter values that resulted from the rescaling of time to 0,.1, .4, 1, 2, then to clarify the meaning through written example in the results? I would like to be able to communicate to reader the findings in terms of "per 1 year of time, y on average increased __ amount." Do you have advice about which approach might be best for interpretation of and clearest communication about the behavior of my growth model? Do you have or can you point me to others' publications that discuss this issue?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, April 05, 2010 - 8:31 am
The change in the slope growth factor for one year is the mean of the slope growth factor times the time score. See below for the time scores .1 and 1:
.1 * 5 = .5
1 * .5 = .5
where 5 and .5 are the means of the slope growth factor.
So the change is the same. It does not depend on the scale of the time score.
Penny Brennan
posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 1:55 pm
Thank you very much for your time and patience in answering my questions.
I now understand above, with regard to the linear part of my unconditional growth model. However, I still do not understand how use of time as 0, .1, .4, 1, 2 affects interpretation of the quadratic component of the model. My unconditional growth model, modeling time as 0, .1, .4, 1.0 , 2.0 yields an estimated mean quadratic growth factor of. -.42. Can I interpret this to mean that my outcome changed ("accelerated downward") by -.004 annually(-.42 * .01 [.1 squared because of quadratic term]) OR that it accelerated downward by -.042 (mean quadratic growth factor * .1, following your example above) annually? Or does it not make sense to talk about "annually", because I am now trying to interpret curvature of the growth, not linear rate of growth?
Thanks again for your time & patience.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 8:59 am
The scale of the timescores does not change the interpretation of the model. The linear and quadratic growth factors are not independent which makes interpretation difficult. You can say is that the trend is upward or downward and significant or not. You may find the following article which is available on the website useful:
Muthén, B. & Muthén, L. (2000). The development of heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems from ages 18 to 37 in a U.S. national sample. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61, 290-300.
Penny Brennan
posted on Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 10:02 am
Thank you!
Caroline Vancraeyveldt
posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2012 - 9:15 am
Dear Dr. Muthen,
I have a similar question as Penny. I am estimating a latent growth model in order to compare the growth in externalizing behavior (EB) in an intervention and a control condition.
The first three time moments are 6 weeks apart, the fourth time moment (= a follow-up measurement) is approximately one year later than the third time moment
I used the following syntax to describe the effect of the intervention on the latent growth of externalizing behavior (ix = intercept, sx = slope)
ix sx /
EBtime4* ;
ix ON intervention;
sx on intervention;
First of all: is this syntax correct? (especially EBtime4*?)
When I looked at the output, I saw the following extimates
sx|EBtime1 = 0
sx|EBtime2 = 1
sx|EBtime3 = 2
sx|EBtime4 = 0.44
What does "sx|EBtime4 = 0.44" (which was freely estimated) actually mean?
Shouldn't the estimate for sx|EBwave4 have been larger as there are much more weeks between time3 and time4 in comparison to, for example, time2 and time3? Or does this estimate mean that the growth in EB decelarates from time 3 to time 4 ?
Thank you very much in advance
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2012 - 12:10 pm
I think you have a problem in your growth model statement. You have a slash (/) instead of a bar (|). I think this is causing the MODEL command to be misread.
If you want to specify a linear model, the time scores would be:
0 .6 1.2 6.4
Caroline Vancraeyveldt
posted on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 12:53 am
Dear Dr. Muthen,
I mistyped, but I have indeed used a "slash". It is not quite clear why the time scores should be 0 .6 1.2 6.4 ?
And how should I interpret sx|EBtime = .44 in the case I freely estimate the last time moment?
Thank you very much for your answer!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 6:15 am
You said the first three measurements were six weeks apart and the the fourth one year later. The first time score is 0 if the centering is at time one, the second is 6 which is six weeks later, the third is 12 which is six weeks later and the fourth is 64 which is 52 weeks (one year) later. I divided by ten to keep them on a better scale.
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Caroline Vancraeyveldt
posted on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 8:06 am
Dear Dr. Muthén,
Thank you for your prompt answer; my problem is solved.
However, I have another (more theoretical) question:
If one sets "EBtime4" in the growth model free by using an asterix, what does the estimate "sx|EBtime4" mean?
If, for example in my case (using your suggestions for the time points), sx|EBtime4 is freely estimated to .22, how should I interpret this estimate? Does this mean that the growth between timepoint 3 and time4 decelerates, and that there is no linear growth?
Thank you!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, November 08, 2012 - 2:13 pm
This corresponds to a downturn between times 3 and 4 in the outcome mean.
Mason G Haber
posted on Monday, October 21, 2013 - 9:43 am
Dear Dr. Muthen
There seems to be an issue using negative IV scores in m plus. Let me explain briefly why I'd like to do so and perhaps you can tell me how to move forward with that plan or a better alternative.
I'm interested in growth prior to and following discharge from treatment, especially the possibility that treatment gains might be lost following discharge, as well as whether additional predictors might be associated with attenuation of this "relapse" effect. Because of this, I'd like to center time at discharge, and scale pre- and post- time points accordingly (-1 as 1 time point pre-discharge, -2 as 2 time points, pre- etc.)
What would you suggest?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, October 21, 2013 - 3:04 pm
There is no issue that I know of with using negative time scores in Mplus. What is the issue? You can center at any time point.
Es Maths
posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 7:08 am
I am also working on a growth model for a continuous variable with unequal time intervals: 6 months between time 0 and time 1, and 14 months between time 1 and time 2.
When I run the model below considering unequal time space, the model did not fit well (for instance, RMSEA = .421).
i s |
But when I run a linear model with equal intervals, the model fits really well
i s |
Can I go for equal intervals in that case or what would be your suggestion? Thanks.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 2:10 pm
This means that the growth is non-linear. You can try to estimate the second time score.
Es Maths
posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 3:16 pm
Many thanks!
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The XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) is a magnet that attracts thousands upon thousands of HIV-positive people, activists and community leaders from all walks of life and all parts of the globe. We were fortunate enough to meet a few of these people and talk to them about their perspectives and their experiences. In this interview, Terri Wilder talks with Ayman, an Egyptian, about what it's like to live with HIV in his home country.
Ayman, what is it like to live with HIV in Egypt?
Living with HIV in Egypt is very tough, because the stigma is very high in Egypt against people who are living with HIV. We are having a very tough fight in our country to do what we have to do. To be able to have a safe living environment, away from stigma, away from many other things, we have to fight. [We have to fight for] support and care -- we do not have it professionally. We have [HIV] medications, [but] only one line. If you get resistance from this line, you will not be able to get another one. I think we have a very tough life with HIV in Egypt, and we have to fight more and more, so we can get our rights.
What do you think the biggest challenge is?
Our biggest challenge is to lessen the stigma, and also to make our leaders and our government [provide us with better] support, care and treatment.
What do you mean by "stigma"? Are people losing their jobs or their housing?
It's there by all its meanings. People avoid you. They don't know how HIV is transferred. They don't know anything about anything, and they treat you very badly. You can be kicked out of your home. If it's not your property, if you are renting it, you would be kicked out. In your job, you cannot say that [you have HIV], because if you said it, you would be fired. They would find many other reasons to fire you. It would not be HIV. I have been working in a place for one and a half years. I didn't say anything, and I couldn't say that.
Where do people get their medical care?
They give out medications only in our Ministry of Health [in Cairo]. This is the only way we can get it, because it's very expensive. We are a third-world country. Many of us cannot buy medications by ourselves, so we can get it only from one place, which is the Ministry of Health. Even if you live far away, you have to come all this way -- from any place in Egypt, any region in Egypt, you have to come to Cairo so you can get your medication.
There is no other support or care. If you go to a doctor for an operation and say that you have HIV, he will not give it to you. Actually, right now, we have HIV-positive pregnant women, and we don't know how and where they are going to give birth. And the places the government does give us are of very, very low standards. The kid, if he does not get HIV, will get another disease.
What kind of support do you get from family and friends?
My family, they are very supportive. When I first knew [that I was positive], I did not have that much information [about HIV]. I was waiting for death. My mother, she was the one who first told me that what has happened has happened, that I had to look ahead. How you are going to live -- what happens to you -- this is decided by God, so you have to try to live your life in a normal, nice way.
I don't have too many friends whom I can tell. One friend is my sponsor in a Narcotics Anonymous program. The other one is an HIV-positive person who is living with me -- not "living with me" [in a romantic sense], but she is the closest one to me. She has been helping me in many things.
You get your medical care from the Ministry of Health. Are you on medications right now?
Yes, I am.
What medications are you on?
I am on Norvir [ritonavir], Invirase [saquinavir] and Combivir [AZT/3TC].
How have you been feeling since you started taking these?
I have been taking medications almost for two years. I'm getting well. I remember that when I started, my CD4 count was about 68. I weighed about 60 kilograms [130 lbs.]. Now my CD4 count is 164, and I'm past 95 kilograms [209 lbs.]. So it's good.
Do you feel good?
Yes. I feel much, much better.
In what year were you diagnosed?
It was 28 June 2006.
Thank you so much for speaking with us today.
Thank you very much, Terri.
This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.


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I have created categories for some Vassal Houses following the precedent set by existing Vassal House categories. User:Gonzalo84 has removed the category tags for Category:House Harlaw. Should we have categories for each Vassal House? I don't have strong feelings either way but think we should be consistent. I tend towards inclusion and think we should. What do our other editors think?--Opark 77 01:17, March 8, 2012 (UTC)
- I believe that in the case of Vassal Houses they deserve their own categories if their members actually appear like the Cleganes, the Freys, the Mormonts... those that have only been mentioned, like the Redwynes or Cerwyns, for example, don't merit their own category since these new categories would be severely underpopulated.22.214.171.124 04:45, March 8, 2012 (UTC)
- I agree that there would likely be only one or two articles in some of these categories. But for houses like the Whent's where a character appears there will still only be 2 or 3 articles. I don't see a category only having a few members as problematic personally and don't see it as a reason to remove tags or delete a category.--Opark 77 10:41, March 8, 2012 (UTC)
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Women, women everywhere: Trying to jump the gender bar
"This is a man's, a man's, a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl."
James Brown wailed these words more than a century too late for them to cause any great stir in the mind of Thomas Jefferson, who apparently didn't give a thought to including women when he planned his academical village. In 1819, just before the opening of the University of Virginia, Jefferson wrote, "A plan of female education has never been a subject of systematic contemplation with me."
While Jefferson concluded that women benefited from proper instruction in more traditional subjects such as the French language, much of a proper education for the "fair" sex lay in the realm of social graces: "The ornamental too, and the amusements of life are entitled to their portion of attention. These, for a female, are dancing, drawing, and music."
One hundred and eighty-four years later, visitors to UVA's Alderman Library Special Collections exhibit, "Breaking and Making Tradition: Women at the University of Virginia," can catch a glimpse of some of the ways women have circumvented the great founder's ideas for female education. The collection surveys women's roles at UVA from its earliest days through the implementation of full co-education in 1970.
The exhibition is the brainchild of its curator, history graduate student Larissa Mehmet, who "got on her hands and knees" in the library's special collections to sift through the archive's massive quantity of documents in search of a historical Holy Grail or two.
Evidence of the extent to which women have always been a part of the former "Gentlemen's University" abounds behind the glass cases– from letters to yearbooks to photos capturing long-forgotten Cavalier traditions.
The exhibit follows women's experiences through the late 1970s, a time many might consider the beginning of women's involvement. Not so.
Though the more general descriptions of women's lives at the University are richly descriptive of the times, the collection's greatest strength is the way it highlights the individual experiences of the women who surmounted early barriers.
Exhibit coordinator Mercy Quintos regrets that not every experience could be represented. "There are so many stories that we unfortunately have to leave some out," she says. She adds, however, that those included in the collection are "gems."
For instance, the exhibit showcases the measly recognition that Caroline Preston Davis received in 1893, after she passed with distinction examinations administered in the School of Math. For her achievement, Davis received a "certificate of proficiency"– a diploma with the word "graduate" officially crossed out. Exhilarated at her find, Mehmet notes that the blatant denial of merit "says it all."
Other examples of the difficulties women faced include a letter sent by the University's first female law school graduate, Elizabeth Tompkins, to her father. The letter captures her discontent with her hostile reception from her classmates and an appeal to transfer elsewhere to escape the school's "mob of men."
And how many are aware that Georgia O'Keeffe attended summer drawing lessons and taught art classes at the university from 1913-1916, the same year her work first appeared in galleries in New York?
The exhibit catalogues the kinds of experiences that precluded advancement not only of women as a whole, but particularly of minority women. Quintos affirms that while the exhibition "is primarily about women," its larger goal, she says, is to "challenge the traditional notion of who should be studying at UVA."
The careful attention paid to how race shaped women's experience reflects a commitment to acknowledging the ways in which "Mr. Jefferson's notions of UVA as a place to educate southern gentleman" were very much based, according to Quintos, "on gender, race, and class."
While white women gained admittance to the university through the nursing school in 1901, and the professional and graduate schools in 1920, women of color struggled to make a space for themselves. Alice Jackson, the university's first African-American applicant, was denied admission in 1935. (The state ended up giving her a grant to study elsewhere.) While the two-year nursing program opened for white women in 1901, African-American women were allowed access only to a "practical nurse program," and not until 1968 would they be admitted to the university's accredited nursing school.
One recent graduate, Amy Dumlao, believes the collection's non-controversial presentation tempers the negative impact of UVA's reluctance to admit both women and minorities
"The exhibit is so objective that the controversy of the entire situation seems muted," she says in frustration. However, Dumlao is impressed with the collection's ability to show community "among women across status levels."
Amid some of the more serious documentation of women's struggles to become full-fledged Wahoos, the collection is full of various articles whose absurdity evokes hilarity. The increasing presence of women on Grounds necessitated codes for proper behavior. For instance, a 1929 letter sent to new female students by the Women's Student Association defending the 11:30pm curfew says, "As one Dean of Women once remarked, 'If you haven't had a good time already, there is no use prolonging the agony, but start anew another day.'"
There are no provisions, alas, for those women who might be actually enjoying their date.
Some years, women received a "Handbook for Women Students." The 1960s versions all primly repeat the university's advice on proper attire: "Look your best, feminine but not foolish." The helpful tip might explain an accompanying photo of three women playing ping-pong in pumps.
While it probably never seemed inevitable to the women whose struggles are chronicled, visitors to the collection can appreciate the way the presentation highlights the momentum and urgency that prompted every advance.
Quintos stresses her hope that students, especially, will find the collection valuable: "As a student, I was totally unaware of so much of what is here," she says. Excited to be a part of a history that is often overlooked, Mehmet believes the project will make visitors aware of the ways in which "The early women helped create the more equitable situation we have now."
For those unable to make the trip to Alderman Library, the exhibit can be viewed on-line at http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/women. There's a place on the website for visitors to add anecdotes about their own gender-related experiences at UVA. Feedback left at the exhibit in Alderman, which runs through November 3, reflects visitors' responses.
One new First Year's mom believes the exhibit serves as a reminder: "The wheels of change grind slowly," she writes, "but they do grind."


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A deadly paralysis is striking ravens and crows in the Peace River region.
Leona Green, who runs the Hillspring Wildlife Rehabilitation facility in Dawson Creek, said Wednesday that she has had dozens of reports of ravens and crows being found sitting on the ground unable to use their feet.
"At first it was ravens and now we're seeing crows," said Green.
University of B.C. professor Patrick Mooney, who specializes in biodiversity and urban birds, believes it's possible that the birds have died from contracting the West Nile Virus that is carried by mosquitoes.
"The tip-off is that it started in ravens and now it's being seen in crows," said Mooney.
"Ravens and crows belong to the corvid family of birds and are particularly susceptible to the West Nile Virus. So if I have to guess, that's what I'd say it is," he said.
Mooney said the deaths of corvids can act as an early warning system that the virus — which also affects humans — has arrived.
"It's something we've been watching for for a long time," he said.
The province of B.C. has had a dead bird surveillance program for West Nile Virus since 2011, he said.
The virus, which is spread to humans by mosquitoes that bite infected birds, arrived in North America in 1999. It has killed 42 people in Canada since 2002. The last confirmed case of human infection in B.C. was in 2010, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. There were no positive tests in 2011 or last year.
Green first began getting reports of paralyzed birds at the end of May.
"The first report was from Tumbler Ridge on May 31 but we've had quite a few others since then. And they are from all over: Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd, Taylor and as far north as Fort St. John," she said.
It wasn't until last Friday that she became concerned about the number of reports and went to the local newspaper, the Dawson Creek Daily News, which ran a story that appeared Tuesday.
Since then the number of calls coming in have intensified and now people are reporting the paralysis in crows as well, she said.
Green estimates she has had more than 30 calls concerning paralyzed birds.
Some have been brought in alive but none have survived.
"They are all feathered out, there's no wing damage and they seem quite bright, and if you feed them by hand they will eat. But their legs are completely paralyzed and their claws are clubbed with no feeling from their spines to their legs," said Green. "And naturally without the use of their legs they can't launch themselves and fly."
Mooney said the virus is a threat to some native bird species.
"The bird population in the Georgia Basin is already in serious trouble and this could be the straw that breaks the camel's back for some species," he said.
When the first reports came to Green, she told callers that if the birds had died to dispose of them but now she is asking them to bring them to her.
She is collecting specimens for the provincial Fish and Wildlife branch to analyze.
So far she has four specimens that she has refrigerated and says she needs some more.
"Hopefully they'll be able to tell us what happened to them," she said.
Green, 78, has run the Hillspring facility for 35 years.
She is believed to be the first person in the province to rehabilitate orphaned grizzly bear cubs.
Green raised and released cubs back into the wild first in 1999 then again in 2006.
"I just love grizzlies. I know a lot of people don't, but they're so cute."
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Welcome to heatguyj.com! This is a fan-site dedicated to the anime series Heat Guy J. Here you will soon find summaries, merchandise info, screenshot galleries, media, fan contributions, and misc. trivia! This site is meant to be a resource to both fans and anyone wishing to know more about HGJ.
Contributions are greatly appreciated, so please shoot me an email if you'd like to help out.
3/22/12 - Production Sketches, Fanart Submission
Sorry for taking so long to do it, but the production sketches are all uploaded. Also, thanks to Jerusha for the fanart of Daisuke!
6/24/11 - Calm Album
Well that was fast! Many thanks to Aya for providing the Wyse CD tracks for upload!
6/23/11 - Music is up!
The BURN OST, Hikari and FACE singles, and the full version for Kokoro no Sukima from the album Calm, by Wyse, have been uploaded! I tracked down someone who has the whole Calm album, so that will be uploaded as soon as I get hold of it!
6/23/11 - Galleries, Links, Hulu
The galleries are going up, slowly but surely. A while back I took a massive amount of 259 screenshots from just episode 2! Be on the lookout for more as I get to them.
I've also linked to Hulu's episodes in the media section as well as Funimation. I'll probably upload the soundtrack soon.
6/22/11 - Better late than never, right?
I bought this domain almost exactly one year ago, on 6/8/10. It expired about a month or two prior to that when Funimation let it expire, and my intent was to restore the domain to its former glory as seen when Geneon Entertainment hosted the page. There was more than just a dinky little trailer (it had a racing game with Daisuke's bike!), and it was actually both fun and informative to look around.
Obviously that didn't happen, however now that I have the time and have found a decent layout, I hope I can live up to those expectations.
Currently all that is active is the plain shell of this website, so if you have any suggestions or would like to submit fanart or fanfiction for those sections, or tidbits of unique info for the information page, I would love you forever. :)
Back to work now. I'll try to update weekly. Please excuse the dust.


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The majority of voters felt that an eternity spent wrenching on a pair of Willys Station Wagons would be preferable to eternity spent with a '58 Pontiac/'62 Mercedes-Benz combo, according to last Friday's Choose Your Eternity poll. That's fine, but what if you'd prefer endless toil on a
hopeless challenging fast car? Something with light weight, V8 power, and primitive 60s suspension and brake design, perhaps? The red-hot iron gates are opening- come on in!
The Pininfarina-designed fastback body on the MGB-GT looks great, most of us would agree, but that old BMC B engine left something to be desired in the power department. From personal experience, I can say that an MGB can barely get into triple-digit speeds with a stock B, and the six-cylinder and Rover V8 versions aren't enough better to justify the funky handling. That's why what you need is an MGB-GT whose funky handling is justified... by the presence of a good ol' small-block Chevy. In fact, you need such a setup with the Added Handling Funk of a backyard IRS conversion, such as this 327-powered 1967 MGB-GT (go here if the ad disappears), with a price tag of just $2,500! The 327 is actually a 283 bored out and stroked to 327 specs (because 327 blocks are so hard to find?)... or maybe it is; the seller can't be sure. That won't matter much, of course, because you'll want to drop in a gnarly-ass 406 in it right away... well, that is if the Corvair transaxle can hold up. Yes, a Corvair transaxle, with the driveshaft coming in from the front! Don't fret about build quality, though, because this project was built by a NASA engineer in Huntsville. A small-block powered IRS MGB built by a rocket scientist and then stored for years in Missouri- what could go wrong?
You have to like that MGB-GT, but many of us won't allow our Hell Garages to be contaminated by the presence of foreign steel, plus the Hell-O-Meter™ reading of a lunatic factory hot-rod built in the last desperate throes of a soon-to-be-defunct American automaker may well be higher than that of a vehicle built under the evil spell of the Prince of Darkness. Yes, we're talking Studebaker Avanti here! You think it's impossible to get a project Avanti for anywhere near the same price as that MGB? Bah! You pessimists can just take your best shot at suspending some disbelief here, because I've managed to find this 1963 Studebaker Avanti (go here if the ad disappears) for just a bit more than half the price of the MG! Now, keep in mind that when you get an Avanti for $1,400, you don't get everything. However, the seller says it "has almost all the parts and a fresh engine," and you even get a Lark (not pictured) as a parts car! The photograph doesn't tell us much about the condition, but it's a safe bet that a word falling somewhere on the Adjectival Scale between "Execrable" and "Dreadful" would be pretty accurate. And so many questions unanswered! What kind of "fresh" engine are we talking about here? The 170 six-banger out of the Lark? Or maybe you've won the lottery with this car and you get a perfect NOS supercharged 289 crate motor! The seller claims "it is complete," so perhaps a couple of days of work is all you'll need to hit the road in your souped-up Stude!


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A friend and I discovered that we shared a connection with a particular young family. "They're lovely," I said.
Finger paintingIt nagged at me later that I had tagged such a remarkable family with such a bland description. Lovely could be a straw hat with artificial flowers worn to the Kentucky Derby. Lovely wasn't an apt description, but it was the only thing I could think of at the time. I thought about it later because my best thoughts are always my after-the-moment-has-passed thoughts. The best word to describe them would have been "intentional."
They are married, have three small children and a vision for life. They have a sense of purpose about work, home, family and each ordinary day. They live within modest means, yet practice generosity. She routinely turns out epicurean wonders like shaved asparagus pizza for others who can use a little help. She, along with little eyes watching and little hands helping, craft beautiful meals.
They are intentional about how they spend time as a family, discriminating about what their children take in, opting for books, crafts and outings over television and media. Their faith isn't relegated to Sunday mornings, but shapes their day-to-day living. They value face-to-face conversations more than electronic messages with emoticons and no vowels.
An article in Forbes discussed what separates great leaders from average leaders. "Great leaders create culture by design, while average leaders allow culture to evolve by default," wrote Mike Myatt.
It is actually strong leadership at work in this little family. What sets them apart is that they are not evolving by default, passively letting life happen to them, but actively pursuing life and attempting to shape it as they go.
It is far easier to be a family by default. Families that evolve by default require a lot less work and thought. The adults do their thing, the kids do their thing, and they meet over take-out or fast food a couple of nights a week and wonder why nobody seems to connect.
When you create a family by design, you make the choices instead of letting others make the choices for you. You decide. You decide to introduce children to great works of art, to allow them to paint, make music, make a mess, play uninterrupted, putter alongside you in the kitchen, the garden, the workshop and the garage, discovering how tools work and pieces fit.
That sort of family is sometimes out of step with culture. It is a family that moves slower, ambles off the beaten path and goes against the grain. That sort of family life takes thinking ahead, creating opportunities, checking benchmarks and being deliberate about choices.
There's not much middle ground when it comes to growing a family. It really is family by default, or family by design.


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- See how your credits transfer on your own: The transfer equivalency site allows you to view a full list of courses from your school that NMU has evaluated for transfer credit. In each case, start by picking the college you are transferring credit from to find the coordinating NMU course name.
- Our course-by-course equivalencies website will allow you to look up five classes at a time from your transfer school to see how they transfer to NMU.
- Transfer guides and Articulation Agreements are available and are organized by your current school and your intended NMU major.
Articulation Agreements are formal contracts between community colleges and NMU provide students with an easy to follow plan for their first two years at the community college, and for their final two years at NMU.
- If your school is not listed on the sites above, you can request a customized transfer guide.
Note: The transfer credit information provided reflects the current evaluation of courses from this college. Changes will occasionally take place at NMU and your college, so the information provided in these guides is subject to change. Students should contact the Global Campus concierage to keep informed of these changes. Final responsibility for verifying all transfer information lies with the student; a transfer guide is not intended to be a contract with NMU.
- When a transfer course equivalent cannot be determined, a more general interpretation may be awarded. The transfer credit key lists the definitions of these interpretations.
- Click here for a listing of how NMU accepts AP® (Advance Placement) and IB (International Baccalaureate) and CLEP (College Level Examination Program) scores. You can also review the Advanced Placement policies in the Undergraduate Bulletin.Students who have completed Advanced Placement testing must request an AP Score Report for each test completed to be sent to NMU's Admissions Office, https://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores/score-reporting
How are courses evaluated for transfer to NMU? When the content of a transfer course is determined to be equivalent to a Northern course and the credits for the course are at least half that of the Northern course, the Northern course is awarded. If the transferable course has fewer credit hours than Northern's course, the lower amount is awarded.
Within a few weeks of being admitted to NMU, transfer applicants will receive an evaluation of their submitted transcripts detailing their transfer credit. Generally, college level courses with grades of a C- or better from regionally accredited institutions will transfer. Courses with grades of D+, D, D-, E or F will not be considered for transfer credit, nor will doctrinal religion courses. Some departments require a minimum grade of C or better to count towards meeting degree requirements. Students majoring in education who are completing the equivalent of NMU's EN 111, College Composition I, must earn a grade of C or better. Transfer students do not carry in their previous grade point average and will earn an NMU grade point average after the first semester of attendance.
Students transferring credit from two-year colleges may transfer a maximum of 64 semester credit hours and an additional 4 semester credit hours of physical education. In situations where more than 64 semester credit hours are completed at a two-year college level, the most applicable courses to a student's intended major are transferred. There is no maximum credit limit for four-year colleges or universities*
*If the number of credits you will transfer exceeds the number of credits required to earn your NMU degree, please contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss any potential impact on your scholarship and/or financial aid eligibility.
In situations where students are seeking transfer credit for courses where there has not been an equivalency established, or where there has been a significant lapse of time since Northern last evaluated the course, the student may be asked to provide additional information for use in determining the appropriate course equivalency.


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2-room apartment 22 m2 on 3rd floor, south-west facing position. Living/dining room. 1 small room 6 m2 with sliding door with 1 pull-out bed (2 pers.). Sleeping alcove with 1 x 2 bunk beds (80 cm). Kitchenette (4 hot plates, combination microwave). Bathroom, sep. WC. Facilities: Internet (WiFi, extra). Please note: maximum 1 pet/ dog allowed. Smoke alarm.
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Residence "Arcelle", 7 storeys. In the centre of la station, in a busy position, 20 m from the skiing area. In the complex: lift, storage room for skis, laundry. In Winter: please take snow chains. Parking (in winter extra). Shop 2 m, grocery 10 m, shopping centre 5 m, restaurant, bar 2 m, bakery 10 m, café 5 m, pedestrian zone 2 m, bus stop "20", railway station "40". Sports centre 5 m, chair lift 50 m, gondola lift, skisport facilities 40 m, slopes 100 m, ski rental 2 m, ski school 40 m, cross country ski track 1 km. Nearby attractions: Les Menuires 1 km. Well-known ski regions can easily be reached: 3 Vallées. Please note: In case of good snow conditions, the house is accessible on skis. There are more similar properties for rent in this same residence.
Local Services near this Chalet:
- 20 m to the nearest ski lift
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An outdoor adventure nearly turned tragic for a California man out with his best friend over the weekend.
A 53-year-old Los Banos man set out with a hunting partner and his dog, a Labrador retriever, on Saturday to shoot some ducks near Highway 152.
After a day of hunting, he set down his shotgun to pick up some decoy ducks about 15 feet away, the Merced County Sheriff's Department said. That's when the female black Lab stepped on the gun and fired a shot right into her owner's back.
The safety was on, authorities said, but the Lab's paw somehow disengaged it and fired the round.
The hunter was treated at a hospital and sent home the same day.
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Arts & Events
Around & About Music: Conlon Nancarrow Centennial Events at UC this Weekend (Some Free!)_
Conlon Nancarrow, that unique American composer, best-known for his dense, complex compositions on piano rolls for player piano that date from the late 1940s to his death in the late 90s, will be celebrated in style this weekend at events within a two-block radius at the University of California.
Other Minds, Cal Performances & the Pacific Film Archive (PFA) have teamed up for this exciting venture, which will feature live performances, films & panel discussions with Nancarrow's widow & son, his biographer & music publisher, musicians from all over, as well as Charles Amirkhanian, Other Minds founder, who played Nancarrow's music on KPFA-fm & made pioneer recordings for Berkeley's 1750 Arch label during the 70s.
Friday, 5:30: Free --Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way near College Avenue: MATRIX exhibit of Trimpin's 'Nancarrow Percussion Exhibit' & a conversation with Trimpin.
7 p. m.: PFA $5.50-$9.50--James Greeson's new film, 'Conlon Nancarrow: Virtuoso Player Piano' & short films by Alban Wesly of Nancarrow works.
Saturday 11 a. m.: Free--Hertz Hall (UC campus) Panel discussion, including performances of Nancarrow's Piano Studies nos. 12 & 25.
2 p. m.: Hertz Hall $20--Performances by Trimpin, Rex Lawlor (on mechanical piano) Studies nos 5, 6, 11, 26, 37--& 41c, for two pianos, plus music by Rachmaninoff & the pianola music from Jean Gremillon's lost documentary film on fishing boats, 'Un tour au large' (1926)
8 p. m.: Hertz Hall $30--Calder Quartet playing music by Thomas Ades, Nancarrow's String Quartets nos. 1 & 3, Paul Usher's arrangement of NC's Study no. 33 & Bartok's (a seminal influence on NC) String Quartet no. 5.
Sunday, Noon: Free--Hertz Hall "Eyeballs Out!"--panel with musicians on playing Nancarrow, including performances of Piece for Tape, Study no. 32 & others.
4 p. m.: PFA $5:50-$9:50--'Nancarrow: Music For 1000 Fingers,' (Hanne Kaisile/Uli Anmuller), including footage of Nancarrow explaining his methods & techniques. Short films of Nancarrow pieces by Alban Wesly, Tal Rosner & Sophie Clement.
7 p. m.: Hertz Hall $20--Performances by Rex Lawson & violinist Graeme Jennings, percussionist Froh Jennings, piano duo Helena Bugallo & Amy Williams : Piece for Tape, Toccata for Piano & Violin, piano duets of transcriptions of NC pianola music for piano duo, NC piano rolls of 'Rite of Spring.'.
Info: calperformances.org (& see Joshua Kosman's excellent preview on sfgate.com)


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The Chicago Transit Authority restore Blue Line service between the O'Hare and Rosemont stations on Sunday, following a train derailment at O'Hare International Airport on Monday.
Rail service was restored around 2 p.m.
Service at the O'Hare station has been disrupted for almost a week after a train derailed, sending rail cars onto an escalator at the station.
The eight-car train jumped the tracks and landed on the stairs and escalators leading to the airport terminals just before 3 a.m. Monday. The crash left 32 people injured, and three passengers have since filed lawsuits against the CTA.
The National Transportation Safety Board estimates the crash caused about $6 million in equipment damage.
"CTA personnel have worked around the clock in recent days to repair the O'Hare Blue Line Station," CTA said in a statement.
The NTSB said the operator admitted to dozing off at the controls as the train pulled into the station.
"She did not awake again until the train hit close to the end of the bumper," investigator-in-charge Ted Turpin said.


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Learning a new technology really is the modern equivalent of doing the Ulysees thing in Homer's Odyssey. If you're the person who has to actually deploy the darned thing. And keep it running.
First, you have to wade through the marketing designed to mesmerize your boss ...
The eData Cloud-Optimized Storage Environment solution increases the adaptability of scalable business continuity while protecting infrastructure integrity optimized for the demands of reliability, availability, and security expressly designed for the unique requirements of the data center while enhanced for today's particular, unique, and demanding enterprise challenges. In a heterogenous computing environment.
So you shake your head vigorously in the hope that most of those words will fall out your ears, and go to the documentation, which is wicked, wicked useful. Once once you have a good idea of what you want to do. But frustrating as hell when you're not sure what you're supposed to be doing. Or why.
The technical articles that OTN publishes help a lot, but they don't give you the complete picture, do they? You wind up knowing how to do some really cool things, but not having a clue how to do others. Or worse: not knowing if there are other things you need to know.
So you go to the forums. And ask a question. OTN's forums are pretty good, but even in our forums you might not get an answer. And you might develop a lasting relationship with somebody born in San Quentin Prison who dedicates himself to stalking you for the rest of his life for wasting 18 seconds of his precious time.
We're all used to this, and repeat it hundreds of times throughout the year.
But wouldn't it be nice to learn something the easy way? Just once? Have somebody who really knows what they're talking about give us the complete picture? First at the high level so we get to see all the pieces and finally understand what it is we're dealing with. That alone is almost priceless. But also in full detail, so we know how to actually install, deploy, manage, and update a technology. From end to end. Because we've done it ourselves. More than once.
For me, that would be Christmas in August. The catch for most sysadmins nowadays is that there just isn't enough time to take a class. You can't get away from the office long enough without the place burning down. Which is why Oracle University came up with its on-demand format. Here's one example:
Like the average sysadmin, I have little to no free time during my work week. So I can't sign up for a week-long class. And even if I did, I wouldn't pay attention half the time because I'd be answering emails, IM's, and phone calls. So this on-demand format really works for me. Plus, the content is really good. An example of how the instructor sets the context for the new installation tools in Oracle Solaris 11, with just a few words:
"Now, speaking of Solaris installations, we have essentially three different ways that we can install this. We have the automated installer. Now, the automated installer is the replacement for JumpStart. The idea here is we're installing across the network. We have a manifest that lists what component should get installed. We have client profiles that say OK, these are the clients that should get the software.
"Then we have a couple of different interactive installation options. We have a LiveCD. Now, LiveCD is designed for the desktop environment. It has a GUI environment. So for those of you that are dealing with installations that are going to happen on a desktop or notebook computers, generally, you're going to do a LiveCD installation of that. Then we have the text installer. That's typically what you're probably used to in server deployments where it's a text-based interface where you're answering the questions to install the operating system so that you're not having to worry about the resources of a graphical environment."
If you're wondering why I'm blogging about this course on OTN Garage (again), it's simple: I'm taking the course right now, in between my other work, and I'm freakin' loving it! In my case, Oracle is paying for it. But after decades of trying to learn this technology on my own --with access to Oracle's engineers, mind you-- even if Oracle didn't pay for it, I'd be awfully tempted to stop buying motorcycles and pay for it myself. Just for the peace of mind. For the relief of being certain that I know what I'm talking about.
If the link above doesn't work for you, try this one.
- Rick


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"In these artfully concise summaries of news events, Feneon, an enigmatic French journalist and publisher, provides a glimpse of a belle epoque that belongs not to artists or intellectuals but to locksmiths, plumbers, seamstresses and the occasional sex offender." —Los Angeles Times
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"Layered, ironic, amused, Feneon's voice is unmistakable..a little yo-yo of a narrative that gives pleasure no matter how many times it's flung. The construction, the comic timing, the sly understatement that demands instant rereading." —The New York Times
"Today's lurid tabloid journalism has nothing on Novel in Three Lines, originally published anonymously in the French daily Le Matin in 1906. The man behind them was one Felix Feneon, part-time anarchist, and they reveal a delight in the fateful cruelties of life: Random shootings, premeditated suicides, and awful robberies were his main fixations. It's no insult to our own taste for the sensational when we admit to finding Paris the city more fascinating than Paris the woman." —New York Magazine
"The Feneon , like a book of haikus entirely devoted to suicide, murder, fatal accidents, and incestuous sex, is a creepy introduction to the shadowed brain cavity of a Neo-Impressionist who certainly believed in 'propaganda by the deed' and may have plotted one or more anarchist assassinations." –Harper's Magazine
"Prolific writer and cultural critic Sante (Low Life) has translated half a year's worth of concise news blurbs written in 1906 for a Paris newspaper by Fénéon, writer, anarchist and promoter of artists like Seurat and Bonnard." —Publishers Weekly
"[T]he "Nouvelles en trois lignes"…were simply news items concerning accidents, quarrels, mayhem, fires and murders, reduced to minimal length and rendered tragic-comic or ludicrous by artful diction, euphemism, understatement and other devices. They have stylistic interest, contain political and social overtones, and convey a concept of the absurdity of life." —French Review
"Fénéon is best known today for his early championing of such men as Arthur Rimbaud, Francis Poictevin, and Jules Laforgue; for the art criticism that helped establish Neo-Impressionism…; for his Nouvelles in trois lignes, the pithy and often startlingly phrased newspapers accounts of current events that have been cited as predecessors of 'minimal' story writing; and for the exhibitions and sales of contemporary paintings he organized at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery after 1906." —American Historical Review
"As a regular journalist, Fénéon is best remembered for his devastatingly spare News stories in Three Lines for Le Matin–cruelly deadpan summaries of the minor dramas of the day." —Burlington Magazine
"In his time, Félix Fénéon was one of the most influential critics of art and literature in fin-de-siecle Paris… He was, clearly, a man to whom history–cultural history–owes some recognition." —The New York Times Book Review (James R. Mellow)
"Félix Fénéon, editor, critic and stylist extraordinaire…the most brilliant critic of the day." —The New York Times (John Russell)
"[T]he era's most influential art critic" —The New Statesman
"The fastidious editor Félix Fénéon, who placed an incisive style in the service of avant-garde interests on every front, married rhetoric and action, art and politics. Closely associated with Symbolism, and with the Neo-Impressionism whose theoretical and formal basis he defined in 1886, Fénéon was probably the most important art critic of the late nineteenth century. While conscientiously clerking at the War Office, he used his discerning eye to appreciate literary and visual subversion…" —The New Republic
"[T]he greatest critic of his age" —William Everdell author of The First Moderns


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Happy command line experience!
- To install a debian package via command line
# dpkg -i deb package
- To list the packages we have installed
dpkg -l
- To indetify whether a package name is installed
dpkg -l | grep package name
- To get rid of configuration files from packages that are not installed anymore
dpkg --list |grep "^rc" | cut -d " " -f 3 | xargs sudo dpkg --purge
The legend of the dpkg --list output can be found here.
- To know which Ubuntu is installed
lsb_release -a
- To know which linux kernel is installed
uname -a
- To remove a debian package (leaving the configuration files)
#apt-get remove packagename
- To remove a debian package and the related configuration files
#apt-get purge packagename
- To find which files have being created in the last 24 hours
find -mtime 0
- To download a blogspot blog
wget -m http://securityandrisk.blogspot.fr
(you can also try with http://securityandrisk.blogspot.de/search?max-results=2000)
- To know the status of networking interfaces
#rfkill list
- To unlock one of them
#rfkill unblock number
- To start the firestarter firewall
#/etc/init.d/firestarter start
- To dump all traffic seen by the network interface not sent to or by your box and not part of multicast or broadcast
#tcpdump -i eth0 net 192.168.x.0/24 and not host 192.168.x.a and not multicast and not broadcast
- To identify active Internet connections (only servers)
#netstat -tulpn
- Nice and easy way to identify the networks this box has been
#grep -i NetworkManager /var/log/syslog
- To edit the scheduler in linux
crontab -e
- The basic way to use vi or vim:
To move into the text: h l j k
To replace a character under cursor with c rc
To insert before or after the cursor i a
To open a new line below or above the current line o O
To delete a character x
To undo the last command u
To select a line yy
To paste a line p P
To write and exit :wq
To toggle edit/meta mode ESC
When installing packages, you will find the config files in /etc/apt/apt/conf and the binary files in /usr/bin
- You need to define a network interface in Linux via a config file and not via NetworkManager? Then this is the location and syntax
edit /etc/network/interfaces
in the file
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.2
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
- You need to define a DNS servers in Linux via a config file and not via NetworkManager? Then this is the location and syntax
nameserver 220.127.116.11
- You need to declare the name of your host via a config file? Then this is the location and syntax
127.0.0.1 localhost
- You need to swith on/off a network interface in Linux via the command line and not via NetworkManager?
Then you can use ifup/ifdown or
sudo ifconfig
sudo ifconfig
- A quick way to become root?
sudo su -
- Need to get processes associated with a name
ps aux | grep name
- A non-elegant way to kill a process?
killall processname
- You need to get rid of the disturbing sound with typing
sudo modprobe –r pcspkr
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PlayStation Store Update: PixelJunk Eden, Soul Calibur 4 and Rock Band DLC, Three Demos
Described as an "organic platformer," PixelJunk Eden tasks players swinging between alien plants to collect pollen and grow new life, and features distinct visual and music styles. The game is available at a $9.99 price point.
The first downloadable content packs for Namco Bandai's Soul Calibur IV have arrived on the PlayStation Store. The offerings include a new equipment pack for the game's customization mode priced at $1.49, and a music pack featuring tracks from the original Soul Calibur (DC) priced at $.99 per track, or $14.99 for the full set.
The full breadth of this week's update is viewable below.
From the PlayStation.Blog:
Downloadable Games
PixelJunk Eden ($9.99)
PixelJunk Eden is an organic platformer that sees you take control of a little 'grimp', swinging and jumping between tall alien plants, and collecting pollen to grow more life. Lush visuals, slick controls and amazing music make it an incredibly atmospheric and addictive experience. Download the full game today and prepare to enter Eden!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 106 MB
Add-on Game Content
Soul Calibur IV: Customization Equipment 1 ($1.49)
Revival is the word with equipment delivered directly from the previous Soulcalibur series. As a sneak preview, the armour of Sophitia, the head gears of Astaroth, Nightmare and Voldo are available to name some. Did we mention that the head gears of Yoshimitsu is also available as well?
File size: 3.09 MB
Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
- "Yomp" - thenewno2 ($0.99)
- "This is It" - Staind ($1.99)
- "They Say" - Scars on Broadway ($1.99)
- "Electric Crown" - Testament ($1.99)
File sizes: 21.3 MB - 42.7 MB
Game Demos (free)
LEGO Indiana Jones The Original Adventures Demo
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures takes the fun and creative construction of LEGO and combines it with the wits, daring and non-stop action from the original cinematic adventures that enthralled audiences everywhere.
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 762 MB
Madden NFL 09 Demo
Madden NFL 09 is the first ever sports game that adapts to you! Continuing 20 Years of Innovation, Madden NFL 09 unleashes over 85 new features and enhancements, including the all-new Virtual Training Center, EA Sports BackTrack and the Adaptive Difficulty Engine, which tailors the experience to your individual playing style and football IQ.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 1230 MB
FaceBreaker Demo
The renaissance of the arcade boxing genre is upon us. Created by the same team that developed the award-winning Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay, and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style. Add a little personal motivation to your fight by uploading a photo of your face to create a realistic likeness using Photo Game Face, and go toe-to-toe with a real-life friend or foe.
ESRB Rated Teen
File size: 952 MB
Game Music
Soul Calibur IV: Downloadable Music (x17 individual tracks @ $0.99 each, full set @ $14.99)
The ultimate music pack with all the stage music from the original SOULCALIBUR (1999). This set contains all the separate music files available by purchasing Music Set 1-17. Go to the OPTION menu and select STAGE MUSIC SETTINGS to play the music once purchased. Refunds cannot be offered for any individual music set already purchased prior to the ultimate music pack download.
File sizes: 5.58 MB - 8.97 MB (tracks), 75.1 MB (full set)
Hope you enjoy!
DLC as soon as a game is released is just wrong. I'm voting with my wallet on this one, I was going to buy SC4 but now I am not going to. With this example I can only see much more stupid tax in the future, I'm getting real tired of the constant barrage of bad DLC. There are some good examples such as Rock Band, and actual Games but this is enough for me.
Yeah, I'm like "whatever" on the music, but the equipment pack...That is in the game already, yes? Otherwise people who didn't buy it couldn't see it on your character, right? So why tweezer people for an extra buck-fiddy? Just make it unlockable, or <gasp> already part of the customization options.
I mean, the parts might be OMG AWESOME, for all I know, but another purchase for people who JUST bought your game?
Disclaimer. I have neither the game, nor the console to play it on. Feh! No, wait...Fie upon thee, good sirrah!


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I got a real shock when I read a new post over at the fantastic Posterity Project blog today. The Tennessee Preservation Trust has released its list of the state's most endangered sites, and one of them is the Graham-Kivette House in Tazewell. This ca. 1810 home is by far the oldest house in the area, and it's just a stone's throw from the house where I grew up.
In fact, I have some vivid personal memories of the place. I think its last owner was John Kivette, who was Claiborne County's historian and a good friend of my dad's. When I was a kid I used to sit in one of the house's downstairs rooms, underneath one of those massive fireplace mantels, while the two of them pored over archival material and chatted about local history and the Civil War. I've driven past the house thousands of times since then. I'll probably be doing so again tonight.
Whenever these "most threatened" lists come out I always read them with a sort of vague, general concern. When it's a place you know firsthand, it's more like a punch to the stomach. I knew the house was a significant local landmark, but I had no idea I'd ever see it on a statewide list, or that it was in such precarious shape.
I've always said that all history is "local history" for somebody. It turns out "somebody" includes me, too.


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Monday, January 10, 2011
More Snow
Posted by Rot at 6:00 AM
Labels: photoshoot, scarecrow, Scarecrows, seeds, snow
5 comments:
- Jay's Shadow said...
I can only hope and pray to the great snow god in the sky more is on the way....
- January 10, 2011 at 7:25 AM
- Pam Morris said...
great shots!
- January 10, 2011 at 11:35 AM
- Rot said...
He's been out in the yard since the contest ended. Really am surprised at how well he's doing. We've had high winds, freezing temps, tons of rain, and two snow storms...and he's looking exactly as he was when we brought him home.
- January 10, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- JHMDF said...
He looks so cold... give him a wind breaker at least.
- January 11, 2011 at 12:56 AM
- Kathy said...
They look so great with the snow. KL
- October 24, 2011 at 6:53 PM
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A chemistry teacher at University Preparatory High School in Visalia, California was arrested after she forcibly cut a student's hair while singing the "Star-Spangled Banner." One of the students in Margaret Gieszinger's chemistry class recorded the disturbing incident, which showed the teacher ordering a male student to "take a seat" in front of the class and cutting off a piece of his hair and then tossing it over her shoulder. The video then cuts to the teacher grabbing a female student in an attempt to cut her hair, causing the girl and the other students in the class to run out of the room.
"We think she's going to try to be funny and be like, 'Oh did you really think I was going to cut his hair?' But she did cut a hair off, and she started singing the 'Star-Spangled Banner" and she was singing it really loudly as she ceremoniously tossed a chunk of hair behind her," one of the students told ABC30.
Another student said that Gieszinger, who had her teaching credentials suspended twice, in 2006 and 2017, had another freakout earlier in the week when she snapped at her students when she could not find a copy of a test.
Gieszinger was arrested and jailed on suspicion of felony child endangerment, and a judge set her bond at $100,000.
The Tulare County Office of Education has released a statement saying that they "promptly removed Ms. Gieszinger from her classroom" and that the 52-year-old teacher has been replaced by a "highly-qualified substitute teacher."
We take very seriously the safety of the students in classrooms and on the COS campus. We move decisively when questions of inappropriate and unprofessional conduct are brought to the attention of UPHS administration. In this instance, we promptly removed Ms. Gieszinger from her classroom and worked closely with the COS Police Department. We are reviewing all available information and will take the most severe employment action appropriate. Ms. Gieszinger will not return to her UPHS classroom.


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New England?
OK ladies, read closely. This post will not only provide you with some good football grub, but it could also improve your relationship with your football-lovin' guy.
This Sunday the New England Patriots play the San Diego Chargers. You know I love football. You also know that since I'm from New England, I'm genetically programmed to be a Patriots fan. Having grown up a Pats fan and now living in San Diego, I couldn't resist writing this post.
Here is what you need to do, girls. Even if you hate football, watch the game this weekend, and focus on #12, the Patriots' quarterback, Tom "Terrific" Brady. If you know who Tom Brady is, then you understand. If you don't, read on. (Ugh! Jeff hacked my post and changed my Tom Brady link to his website!)
Tom Brady is a three time Superbowl Champion quarterback who works hard, doesn't talk trash, dates Gisele (the Victoria's Secret Brazilian supermodel) and has an adorable dimple in his chin. Oh, and was named best dressed man in the world.
He's the George Clooney of athletes. In fact, after Matt Damon was named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine, he joked that it should have been Tom Brady. Sorry Matt, I agree with you.
Now, if you don't normally watch football, you gotta play it cool with your guy. If you tell him you're watching the game because you want to see Tom Brady, he'll get all defensive and start asking ridiculous things like: "What's so great about Tom Brady?"
So instead, memorize something like:
"I wanted to watch the game to see if the Chargers' banged up secondary can keep New England from airing it out to their wideouts and tight end."
"I wanted to watch the game to see if the Chargers can get the ground game going with an injured LT against the Patriots' outside linebackers."
It doesn't matter if you don't understand it. Your guy won't either, but he'll have to agree with you so that he doesn't look stupid.
Now that he is duped, get ready to feast your eyes on #12.
Oh, yeah, I almost forgot the food. Here's some representative regional cuisine. Is there anything more quintessentially New England than New England Clam Chowdah? (Yes, that's how you should pronounce it.)
It's been years since I made or tasted clam chowder, and one mouthful brought me right back to blustery, grey winter days. (Rocky Point anyone?)
It never gets "blustery" in San Diego, so we'll have fish tacos here instead. Fish tacos are like Happy Meals for adults -- hot, crispy, salty, and spicy. They're ideal football food because you eat 'em with your hands and they're perfect with cold beer.
Now, won't that make your guy happy?
I've actually written an article about fish tacos for NPR's Kitchen Window. There, you'll find three fish taco recipes to choose from: traditional Baja-Style Fish Tacos, baked fish tacos with fresh green tomato salsa, and shrimp tacos with chipotle cream and charred poblano peppers.
Rather than rely on my memory for Rocky Point clam chowder, here is a recipe from last November's Cooking Light. The only change I made was substituting pancetta for bacon and stirring in 1 Tbsp of butter at the end.
You might also like this football friendly fare:
Patriots' Potato Pizza (yes, those Patriots)
Spinach, Nutmeg, and Ricotta Calzones
Turkey, Proscuitto, and Gorgonzola Sandwich
Elise also has a great football food post. Check out her chili round-up.
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