German superyacht-builder Lürssen has acquired the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg from Star Capital Partners. The news was announced this morning as the 26th edition of the Monaco Yacht Show got underway.
Bremen-based Lürssen says the acquisition will strengthen its portfolio in the repair and refit activities for yachts, naval and commercial ships as well as enhancing its naval new-build activities within their corporation.
Pending approval from the German Fair Trade Commission, Lürssen will combine six highly specialised shipyards with approximately 2,800 employees in northern Germany.
"With the acquisition of Blohm+Voss we are taking over a shipyard with a strategically advantageous location and versatile production facilities," says Peter Lürssen, managing partner at Lürssen Maritime Beteiligungen GmbH & Co KG. "We want to use these facilities to complement our existing refit and repair activities and also to offer our customers an ever better service.
The contract between Lürssen and the funds of British private equity investor, Star Capital Partners, has been signed and the agreement is now subject to approval from the German Fair Trade Commission. Both parties have agreed that the purchase price will remain confidential. The Star Capital funds acquired Blohm+Voss in December 2011 from ThyssenKrupp.
Lürssen and Blohm+Voss have a long history of successful cooperation and are currently working together on the construction of the new German Navy Frigate Type F125. "We are confident that we already have a good basis on which to continue this relationship and to move forwards with the companies under one roof," says Klaus Borgschulte, technical director at Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co KG.
Founded in 1875, the Lürssen Group is a family owned company that specialises in the design and production of yachts over 60m as well as naval and coast guard ships. The commercial and naval new-build business is complimented by comprehensive aftersales support including repair, refit, maintenance and worldwide logistics services.


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Decoys, Complexes, and Triggers: Feminism and Land Art in the 1970s
Alice Adams, Alice Aycock, Lynda Benglis, Agnes Denes, Jackie Ferrara, Suzanne Harris, Nancy Holt, Mary Miss, Michelle Stuart, and Jackie Winsor
Installation view of Decoys, Complexes, and Triggers: Feminism and Land Art in the 1970s
Decoys, Complexes, and Triggers focuses on work by women artists who made significant contributions to the development of sculptural practice in the 1970s. They explored the formal constructs of Post-Minimalism: altering notions of sculptural scale, introducing non-traditional mediums, as well as adapting unusual landscape and interior sites.
Utilizing an abstract, formal language, the artists in Decoys, Complexes, and Triggers helped define the structural conventions of Land Art and Post-Minimalism, such as architectural scale, the use of mathematical systems, and an awareness of the human body in relation to monumental works of art. The exhibition includes sculpture, models, photographs, drawings, video, and other forms of documentation, some of which has not been shown since its original exhibition. Many of the works in this exhibition contain oblique references to the body, subjectivity, and self-portraiture.
Decoys, Complexes, and Triggers: Feminism and Land Art in the 1970s was curated by Catherine Morris.
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Use the D-pad for dynamically careful up-down or left-right turns of events while the Circle Pad for a much smoother round feel. Fans and savants the equivalent lauded the fundamental Nintendo switch extras feature, and they are bringing it back on the 3DS. The widescreen at the top shows a puzzling 800×240 pixel objectives, assigning 400 pixels for each eye to have the 3-dimensional effect while the base LCD contact screen uses 320×240. The two screens can show in excess of 16 million tones, bringing you new, splendidly clear structures. The fitting reaction is genuinely, anyway not all games, according to Nintendo. The downside is that the 2DS games would not be possible to find in 3D, as the screen is specific to games organized expressly for the 3DS.
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These prices for employment tribunals are for assistance in relation to claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal.
Simple case: Average fees are between £1,500.00 and £2,000.00 (excluding VAT).
Medium complexity case: Average fees are between £2,000.00 and £3,000.00 (excluding VAT).
High complexity case: Average fees are between £2,000.00 and £5,000.00 (excluding VAT).
There will be an additional charge for attending a Tribunal Hearing of £1,000.00 per day (excluding VAT). Generally, we would anticipate between 1-2 days depending on the complexity of the case.
For some types of matter we will consider acting for you on the basis of a damages based agreement – this is a type of agreement that enables us to be paid for the legal work we undertake out of any damages you receive in the event that your claim is successful.
Before agreeing to act for you on a private basis, we will discuss with you whether there are other means of funding this matter. It is important that you explore whether you have any insurance policies or trade union or affinity memberships that may provide funding for this type of claim.
Before you instruct us to act for you we will send a letter to you setting out the basis of how we will be charging you.
Counsel's fees estimated between £1,800.00 to £2,500.00 per day (depending on the experience of the advocate) for attending a Tribunal Hearing (including preparation).
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The time that it takes from taking your initial instructions to the final resolution of your matter depends largely on the stage at which your case is resolved. If a settlement is reached during pre-claim conciliation, your case is likely to take 6-8 weeks. If your claim proceeds to a Final Hearing, your case is likely to take 6-8 months. This is an estimate only and we will of course be able to give you a more accurate timescale once we have more information and as the matter progresses.


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Tuesday on MSNBC's "Ronan Farrow Live," long-time "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw criticized President Barack Obama's ISIS strategy saying an air war campaign as the main role for U.S. troops will be a huge recruiting tool for ISIS who he said the president allowed to grow by striking "way too late."
Brokaw said, "Bombing from 20,000 feet or 10,000 feet has an impact and it looks worse to us than people on the ground. That's one issue we have to deal with. it's not pinpoint killing, but massive destruction hoping that you will interdict the command and control apparatus."
"They [ISIS] have had warning and have been able melt into the hills in some way and have this uncanny ability to reinvent themselves. Also. if we strike them so hard, that goes out into the wider Islamic community, inevitably, young men say I'm going to join the forces and it becomes a recruiting tool for ISIS, so it's a tricky piece."
"What most people say is we got started way too late. We've know about ISIS moving out of Syria and into Iraq for sometime. The time to hit them was when they were on the move before they got themselves positioned in iraq and had taken over cities and created an infrastructure for the military."
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National Tax Agency Japan has announced the line price for this year. This price makes use of calculating the price of the land for the gift tax and inheritance tax. In addition to the land, the line price also makes use of others such as the orchard and the telephone connection fee. The telephone connection fee is evaluated when the owner died. However, the cell phone is not evaluated. In Tokyo, one line is 10 thousand yen in 2004. In 2000, it was 23 thousand yen. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) charges 75.6 thousand yen for the telephone fee. This is one of the reasons that customers do not own telephones at home.


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Palo Alto, Calif-January 10, 2005 - L2 Solutions Inc., a leader in hosted, event-driven business print communications, today announced the addition of Helen Eliadis as vice president of operations. Expansion of the management team follows a year of rapid growth for the company, driven by the addition of high-profile customers across a range of industries, including banking and financial services, insurance, healthcare, and retail industries. Eliadis joins the executive team to broaden the service offering, which manages corporate data from any application, delivering finished product in one-quarter of the time at one-tenth the cost of in-house managed projects. Eliadis will oversee all operations and business process management, implementing a range of new customer service initiatives, merging and streamlining operations to meet increased customer demands for complex print requirements. "Our growth plan called for just the combination of expertise and talent combined with the operational systems and management strength that Helen brings," said Wrich Printz, CEO of L2 Solutions, Inc. "We are delighted to have Helen on the team. Her contribution will give us a competitive advantage to set a new standard for our print process fusion system, which is a quantum leap over traditional hosted print services and provides a method that fulfills our customer's business process management requirements." L2 Solutions redefines vital enterprise print production processes by offering an elegant, one-pass print process fusion method. By taking data from an array of storage sources within a company, L2 Solutions completes complex print communication with a simple event delivered in 48 hours or less anywhere in the contiguous U.S. With the print process fusion method offered as an ASP service, L2 Solutions continues its commitment to be a high quality, cost efficient partner, managing business critical processes for its Global 1000 customer base. "This opportunity is the perfect match for my experience and skill set," said Helen Eliadis. "I look forward to taking L2 Solutions to the next level, expanding our strengths into new processes that will better service the complexities of our growing base of global corporate customers." With over 15 years of experience in the printing and information technology fields, Eliadis brings strong operations and services focus with an emphasis on process improvement and customer satisfaction. Previously, Eliadis held management positions at R.R. Donnelley and Sons, Imperial Print Company (a subsidiary of Journal Communications), and Verity, Inc., where she created and maintained operational processes for both domestic and international customers for several product launches. Eliadis has a BA in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds an MBA from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.
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Former Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas was considered by Lazio before they signed Maurizio Sarri.
As confirmed in The Laziali's exclusive interview with Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, the 43-year-old Portuguese coach proposed himself to the Biancocelesti as a candidate following on from the departure of previous coach Simone Inzaghi, who left Rome after five years to start a new project with Inter.
Lazio did not rush into signing his replacement and considered many options over the weeks that followed, with one of them being Villas-Boas.
The Portuguese coach has been out of work since leaving Olympique de Marseille in February of this year and proposed himself to the Roman club, but the Biancocelesti remained focused on hiring former Napoli and Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri.
Villas-Boas is still without a club and was recently seen taking part as a driver in the Rally de Portugal. He averaged 1.67 points per match in charge of Marseille, overseeing 60 matches.
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It's common to hear about someone close to you having the occasional anxiety attack. Still, there is a significant difference between having nerves during a job interview than dealing with debilitating symptoms associated with chronic anxiety. Nearly 19 percent of adults in the United States described having an anxiety disorder last year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, and a staggering 31 percent will experience an anxiety disorder in their lives.
Anxiety costs the U.S. nearly $42 billion per year in lost wages because individuals with anxiety are six times more likely to be hospitalized for psychiatric disorders. The disorder is debilitating, and in 1956, Dr. Leo Sternbach developed a drug by the name of Librium to combat the symptoms. There was an unintended consequence, however, and that medications cause a phenomenon known as rebound anxiety.
If you use medication to treat the crippling symptoms of anxiety, is it possible to make your anxiety worse? What is rebound anxiety, exactly? These questions will be answered below.
Rebound anxiety is classified as the relative worsening of symptoms due to discontinuation of treatment as compared to baseline symptoms, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. To break it down, this means that rebound symptoms are the temporary return of more significant anxiety symptoms when you withdraw from medication. It typically occurs two to three days after you taper from that medication, and it's caused by too big of a reduction of a drug at one time.
An estimated 10 to 35 percent of those who experience rebound anxiety will deal with panic attacks as a result of abrupt cessation. A common reaction you could experience is to relapse due to the severity of your symptoms. Doctors recommend a slow tapering of the mediation, which will trigger fewer withdrawal symptoms.
If you are dealing with benzodiazepine abstinence, you will have to deal with dangerous withdrawal symptoms in conjunction with the stress of withdrawal. You will face anxiety while attempting to manage your life without medication, which could lead to hopelessness due to the rebound anxiety symptoms. For this reason, it's crucial to know how to cope with rebound anxiety and overcome the steep road ahead.
Meditation: It's essential to quiet an anxious mind – and while that may feel impossible during a withdrawal-induced panic, meditation has the ability to calm the most intrusive thoughts.
Exercise: The natural endorphins your body produces when you exercise will help you cope during withdrawal. It's common to let the symptoms push you to relapse, but you can control and focus on getting better during this phase. Rebound anxiety will be intense, but it can be overcome with some guidance and removing your mind from the situation.
Attend a Yoga Class: For those a little overwhelmed by the prospect of exercise, you can always step up slowly to that option. Yoga may be another option because it provides companionship and positivity from peers in your class to help relax your mind and distract you from these thoughts.
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Apollo 15 Moon Landing VR
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Virtual Reality is already a big deal for smartphone users. And it will not be wrong to say that Samsung has been leading the way so far with its uniquely bent services in VR. In fact, they have been quite on the charge in promoting the new technology for their phones at shopping malls and at other public spaces.
New headset models like HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR and some others have only accentuated the already existing popularity of VR. However, at this moment, not one of them is even close to the popularity of Google Cardboard. If you have managed to pick up any of these in the last two years, you must have felt the need for some really good apps that you will be able to use. Here are the best VRapps for Samsung Gear VR.
Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ThomasKole.Apollo15VR&hl=en
Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eP3mp0nBog
The Apollo 15 Moon Landing VR follows its name as far as its utility goes. It is the virtual reality simulation of the very popular moon landing. The action can be experienced live and first hand. You will be able to drive around and check out what the scenes really feel like. The app uses many video clippings that have been compiled by NASA for better Samsung gear experience.
The app has already received rave reviews on the App Store and people have already started enjoying it. The only small pre-requisite is that you will need a modern and powerful Samsung smartphone that will run the app in its HD resolution. If you are using Google Cardboard, this is one VR app that you cannot afford to miss. It is totally free as well.
Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candlify.vrplayer&hl=en
Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8WRGAlHwVs
AAA VR Cinema is a rather pointed VR player that is meant especially for video. It is able to play most locally stored media content which is already on your device. It is also very easy to start using. You will just need to put the video on your device, and then use this app while you wear Google cardboard.
Both 360-degree and 180-degree videos are supported by the app. It also supports support for NAS and head tracking. Other advanced features include removal of drifting issues that are bound to creep in when you watch longer videos. It is totally free to try. And it works great with most Samsung VR and Google Cardboard.
Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.vr.cyclops&hl=en
iTunes App Link : https://itunes.apple.com/ph/app/cardboard-camera/id1095487294?mt=8
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This is another of those must-include VR apps that can give you some serious measure of fun. The focus of the app is to take and create VR pictures and then have them projected in VR. It is extremely simple to use and Google does not want you to sign up any of your accounts or do anything funny to start with its VR.
All you need to do is download the app, fire it on your phone and go on with it. Yes, it does take some time to get used to this app. The first lot of VR photos that you take using this app will not turn out to be truly great either. However, the moment you get used to it, it is totally addictive.
Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.samples.apps.cardboarddemo&hl=en
iTunes App Link: https://itunes.apple.com/ph/app/google-cardboard/id987962261?mt=8
This is the official app for Google Cardboard and you cannot afford to give this one a miss. Your Google Cardboard experience can be entirely set up using this app. The VR experiences on this app are pretty fine on their own. The app goes the full circle – right from flying over Hawaii to sailing with Google Earth.
In addition to these, the app also allows you to view photospheres, watch videos and other content stored previously on your device. Even more significantly, there is a VR apps directory that makes it a lot easier to find more apps. Most people are likely to install the app naturally. Update the app regularly to make use of the best and latest features.
Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.fulldive.shell&hl=en
iTunes App Link: https://itunes.apple.com/ph/app/fulldive/id996677921?mt=8
Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC-88blEz6s
This app is a VR platform that works in full navigation mode. This means that the app will allow you to seek and view tons of VR content from all around the web. VR YouTube videos also support this app. There is also a VR video player that is built into the app. For online content viewing, there is a VR browser in the app too.
Also included in the app are photo galleries, a camera, and a built-in marketplace. This helps even more when you are looking to fish for more VR apps and games. Fullvide is one of those apps that are really worth installing and checking out. It is always free to download and is said to great for thought-dreaming.
Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.vr.expeditions&hl=en
iTunes App Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/expeditions/id1131711060?mt=8
Expedition is an app that is oriented for seamlessness in education. It works best in a classroom environment. At the same time, you can use the app at just about any place. There are about 200 expeditions that users can surround with. You will also be able to check out diverse landmarks, destinations, waterscapes, landforms and many other places.
The app works even better in its 360-degree mode. It also works well on Samsung without cardboard and the interface is extremely easy to follow. The app is also totally free, which is a prim feature. Another similar app for education is Google Arts and Culture. It is a fantastic app too and you must check it out.
Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drashvr.titansofspacecb&hl=en
Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8VfU7xseTQ
You will barely find more popular apps for Samsung and Google Cardboard than Titans of Space. Using this app, you can trigger a tour through our solar system and find out how things actually work. You can also use this app to get a sense of proportion and relativity of the size of different planets.
It feels great to roam around freely around the planets and stay abreast of various celestial bodies. Special features like voice narration also apply. The app also has a cool background score that you can enjoy while you trail the space. Most features of the app including the download are absolutely free. The voice narration can be added for an extra cost of $2.99.
Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.street&hl=en
iTunes App Link: https://itunes.apple.com/ph/app/google-street-view/id904418768?mt=8
The Google Street View has been a great partner of Google Maps. It was updated to provide and support VR content just some time back. The essential working of the Google Street View remains the same, which is to provide a 360-degree view of addresses, various roads, landmarks and most other places.
As the app gets the VR update you can also check your Google Cardboard and use it to look at other things happening around you. Apart from that, you can also view a series of content posted by others. You must also add your own content when you need it. It is a really cool way to experience everything around you. It is also the best place to view streets.
Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr&hl=en
The non-negotiable YouTube is one of the best VR apps that can be owned in the arsenal. If you do not know yet, YouTube is also one of the widest sources of VR content that is available on the internet. There are tons of channels that release several videos that can be followed live on YouTube. Right from entertainment videos, to educational videos – YouTube is the one place where you get it all.
In fact, YouTube has been one of the very few platforms wherein VR had taken off and there is no looking back. There are several things that need to be scanned. YouTube is free for humans and aliens alike. Then, you have the recent YouTube Red subscription that starts at $9.99 per month. YouTube Red also removes advertising if you are paying for it.
Download Link: http://people.videolan.org/~jb/Builds/360/
This could be the first entrant on the list that comes from the future. As of now, there is no VR-centric feature in the app. However, there is a beta feature of the app that has quite a few features which take VR into account as well. There is no doubt in the fact that VLC is a widely accepted and dynamic vide player.
VLC is also one of the very few video players that support any codec available in the market. This includes DVD ISOs as well as live streams with the help of URLs. You can just join the beta version of the app and make use of the 360-degree feature of the video too. You can download and use the app for free.
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Thermal management for high performance of miniaturized electronic devices using microchannel heat sinks has recently become of interest to researchers and industry. Obtaining heat sink designs with uniform flow distribution is strongly desired. Mal-distribution in a standard straight microchannel heat sink has become a problematic issue in this research area. A cross-linking scheme, introduced in the channel core promises an appropriate solution to this problem due to flow sharing through the cross-links. In the present thesis, a number of experimental and numerical studies have been conducted to seek appropriate designs for microchannel heat sinks. The effects of cross links, introduced in the channel core of an array of parallel scaled microchannels, are investigated, by comparing the flow distribution and pressure drop in six different multi-channel configurations. A standard straight channel test section and five cross-linked test sections are experimentally investigated. All test sections have 45 parallel rectangular channels, with a hydraulic diameter of 1.59 mm. The flow distribution is monitored at four selected channels. The working mixture is air and water with superficial velocities ranging from 0.03 to 9.93 m/s, and 0.04 to 0.83 m/s, respectively. The results show that the cross-linked designs improve the flow distribution between channels compared to the standard straight channel configuration. Flow patterns obtained from flow visualization are presented in terms of fractional time function and a flow pattern map was developed. Compared with a single channel flow regime map, the expected intermittent flow regime is observed 84% to 90% of the time for the cross-linked designs, but only 65% to 80% of that for the straight channel design. A new cross-linked microchannel heat sink is proposed with the support of numerical investigations. The new design shows a significant improvement, up to 55%, on flow distribution when compared to the standard straight channel configuration without a penalty in pressure drop.


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Stocking Stuffers: World's Smallest puts World's Coolest Pop Culture Icons in the Palm of Your Hand...
Written by	James Zahn
I first highlighted World's Smallest as a Holiday Wish Guide™ pick last year, and after seeing them continue using their mysterious shrink ray to zap other classic toys into miniature size, I'm also calling them out for 2017. After tackling more "simple" items like Mattel's Hot Wheels, the Fisher-Price Little People School Bus, Polaroid Camera and Hasbro's legendary G.I. Joe, now they're cranking up the shrink ray for a more difficult project... electronic games. If you recall the old Mattel Electronics handheld games of the late 1970's, you're on the right track. While their full-size counterparts were reproduced by The Bridge Direct not long ago, now the classic Electronic Football, Electronic Baseball and Electronic Basketball have been brought down to palm-size by Super Impulse under their "World's Coolest" moniker.
These are a great stocking stuffer for kids and grownups alike, particularly those with an affection for the "Retro" craze. Since these come on a keychain, they're easily attached to backpacks or... keys, making them portable and easily accessed. The electronics are simple, and a fun way to pass the time while thinking about just how far the world has come in the past 40 years. After all, the original Mattel Electronics were essentially among the world's first true hand-held games.
With a suggested retail of around $10, you can find these at major retailers like Walmart and Target, but keep in mind that certain ones might be hard to find, and thus third-party sellers will be listing them on Amazon and the like, usually at a higher prices.
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James Zahn is best-known as The Rock Father™, a media personality, commentator, adventurer and raconteur. He is the Owner, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of THE ROCK FATHER™ Magazine. In January, 2019, after nearly a decade of publishing The Rock Father™ Magazine, he joined Adventure Media and Events as Senior Editor of The Toy Book—the leading trade publication for the toy industry since 1984, as well as The Pop Insider — a destination for all things pop culture, and The Toy Insider — the leading consumer guide for toys and games. He is also editor of The Toy Report, a weekly newsletter published by The Toy Book each Thursday. Zahn has over 27 years of experience in the entertainment, retail and publishing industries.
He regularly serves as a Brand Ambassador and spokesperson for several Globally-recognized pop culture and lifestyle brands in addition to consulting for a number of toy manufacturers.
Creatively, James has directed/edited music videos, lyric videos, and album trailers for bands such as FEAR FACTORY, has appeared as an actor in feature films and commercials, written comic books, and performed in bands. He currently serves as an artist manager and video director for PRODUCT OF HATE, whose debut album was released by Napalm Records in 2016, distributed by ADA/Warner Music in the U.S. with Universal Music handling global. A new album has been completed and is set for release this year.
Zahn and/or his work have been featured in/on CNN, NBC, ABC, WGN, CBS, GCTN, G4, The Chicago Tribune, Forbes, MarketWatch, Reuters, BusinessWire, Fangoria, Starlog and more. He's appeared as a music expert on CNN's AC360 alongside Anderson Cooper, and has been interviewed by Larry King. In the past he served as a writer for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family and PBS KIDS, penned articles for Sprout and PopSugar, and was a contributor to Chicago Parent.
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Microsoft is taking the wraps off a new learning tool, it social-search research project known as So.cl, from its FUSE Labs division.
Perhaps the best way to explain what Microsoft's new So.cl project from its FUSE Labs team is to start out with a list of things that it isn't.
According to Microsoft, it's not meant to be a Facebook clone/killer. It's not a Twitter rip-off. It's not a Tumblr or Google+ or Google Currents clone/competitor. It's not a new search engine. It's not something that Microsoft expects to roll into/integrate with SharePoint, OneNote or Exchange/Outlook.
And, surprisingly -- contrary to what the early leaks about it (when it was codenamed "Tulalip") indicated -- it's aimed at a very specific user group: students and academics who are using social media to enhance their learning experiences.
So.cl (pronounced "social") is a research project that the FuSE team has been testing among a couple of hundred Softies and students in information and design schools at the University of Washington, Syracuse University, and New York University. It's a mash-up of social-networking and search that is designed to get the learning communities to start thinking about how to use collaboration technologies in new ways, according to Lili Cheng, General Manager of FUSE (Future Social Experiences) Labs.
Microsoft is taking the publicity wraps off So.cl on December 15, but it's still in limited, invitation-only form. Those already in the preview will be allowed to invite new members.
So.cl combines ideas the FUSE Labs teams have pioneered in some of their other experimental projects, like Montage (a photo collage app) and Kodu (game programming). I thought there might be some connections between So.cl and Spindex, FUSE's social-feed aggregator, but Cheng said no.
The service, which is built using Bing search programming interfaces (but not Bing itself), allows participants to build posts with photos, video, text and other elements and share them. It also lets participants find others with similar interests and build communities around them. At some point, Microsoft might allow users to create their own social tools built around So.cl, customized for their own groups and communities.
"Twitter began with the blogging community -- those who are good at being clever in 140 characters," said Cheng. So.cl "appeals more to those who are visual, allowing them to explore things more quickly."
Future enhancements already on the So.cl team's plate include tagging improvements and the addition of the ability to share out, on a selected basis, some of the feeds built inside of So.cl.
"We are not building the next Facebook," Cheng said. She also said not to expect So.cl or its concepts to make its way into business-focused collaboration wares from Microsoft. It's more about getting people to think outside the existing collaboration and productivity boxes, she said.


Hanblecheya » Recipi 2: White Sage, Pine Needle n Sweet Grass tea.
» Recipi 2: White Sage, Pine Needle n Sweet Grass tea.
Recipi 2: White Sage, Pine Needle n Sweet Grass tea.
Here's a simple tea which is also a good tonic.
A few Pine Needles, fresh or dried.
Maple syrup or Honey to sweeten.
I find it easier to make in a pot but can be made by the mug.
Add the White Sage, Pine Needles and Sweet grass to freshly boiled water and allow to steep for a few minutes, the longer there left in they stronger it gets.
Once ready sweeten with the Maple Syrup or Honey to taste.
This you can drink hot or cold and helps when you need a general tonic or when you have a cold. It also tastes not bad.
Re: Recipi 2: White Sage, Pine Needle n Sweet Grass tea.
Oh thank you for posting this.I am going to try this.
Pine needles we have in the mountains on both sides of where I live.
People do not remember words as much as they remember experiences.


Several people who were attempting to recycle Christmas rubbish such as wrapping paper have been turned away from waste disposal sites.
With North Lanarkshire Council highlighting the annual spike in fly tipping, several people trying to do the right thing have found their local recycling depots closed as they are overwhelmed with the amount of incoming rubbish.
William Baillie contacted the News and Chronicle to say he was "disgusted" by the "shambles" which had developed since Christmas.
He added: "I rolled up to the Wardpark depot on Wednesday, December 28, looking to offload bags of Christmas rubbish and cardboard boxes etc only to find a sign which said it was closed and to use the Westfield depot instead. So me and other residents all travelled in a convoy to Westfield, to find a very stressed man closing the gates saying that there were no more skips available, which meant that everyone had to about turn and head home again with smelly bags of rubbish.
"What is going on? It's not as if we don't pay through the nose in council tax.
"It's this kind of shortsightedness and penny-pinching that encourages fly tipping and costs more in the long run.
A council spokesman said: "All our recycling centres experience a high volume of items being taken over the Christmas and New Year period.
Councillor Michael McPake, environmental services convener for North Lanarkshire Council, said last week: "We all have extra rubbish at Christmas and New Year and we are asking our residents to make full use of their domestic bins.
Most people who have extra items to dispose do so responsibly but a small minority continue to dump waste which impacts on the local environment.
"This is illegal and anyone caught faces a £200 fixed penalty notice.


Last night the moon set behind Corris at about 9 'o' clock, Jupiter was also shining brightly in the same section of sky.
This was the view from my home at 9pm last night. The village of Corris is beneath the setting moon, to the right of the image are lights from Aberllefenni; Jupiter is the bright object half way from the moon to the top left corner. The original picture shows at least 25 stars but they may be lost in the small version above.
The small picture below shows the same view in daylight (this morning).
Atmospheric conditions can effect the colour that the moon appears to us, sometimes creating the beautiful rich hues that we were treated to last night.
Is the beautiful location where you shot the images your observing site? Boy am I jealous:)) By the way, your blog looks very cool.
Yes, taken from just outside my backdoor – really wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
– Richard Harvey, The Daily Mail.
– Max Hastings, The Daily telegraph.
I am the Observing Co-ordinator of The Letchworth and District Astronomical Society here in floodlit Hertfordshire. (www.ldas.org.uk) We have a small observatory at Standalone Farm on the edge of Letchworth. One cannot say the night sky is dark here, the Milky Way is barely visible, and that's on a good night. Over the years it has driven me to fury how stupidly we have obliterated the starry heavens above with so much wasted upward shining light pollution. About 95 per cent of the UK is now blighted by this ever worsening environmental disaster. According to my Phillips Dark Skies map, only the far north west of Scotland, the border country, Dartmoor and some of Cornwall and central Wales remains free of this scourge. You don't know how lucky you are to live in Corris. Most of the country doesn't get the views of the night sky that you are blessed with. I have to go on hoiday to do real dark sky astronomy, which is why I go to the Equinox Skycamp in north Norfolk twice a year. (www.star-party.org.uk) Do you know of anywhere in or around Corris a travelling amateur astronomer can go with a large telescope, some place to stay where they don't mind me being up all hours and sleeping in during the day? Also have you considered joining and supporting the CPRE/BAA Campaign for Dark Skies? (www.dark-skies.org.uk and http://www.cpre.org.uk) If something isn't done to turn the tide, it won't be very many more years before north Norfolk and central Wales too join the rest of the UK under a blanket of skyglow. Thank you for reading this.
I'm well aware of how lucky I am to live where I do! For more than just the dark skies too.
As for somewhere to stay with a large scope, I'll have to think on that one. Ideally you'd want to be on high ground, our valley sides do obscure the horizon up to 12 maybe 15 degrees. I guess coastal would also be a possibility. If I come up with something I'll email you.


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Sunday - April 15, 2012
Smells Worse Than Last Week's Fish
384 Escape In Taliban Prison Break
3 Or 4 Guards Injured In Hours Long Attack
Dozens of Islamist militants stormed a prison in Pakistan in the dead of night early on Sunday and freed nearly 400 inmates, including one on death row for trying to assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf, police officials said.
Pakistan's Taliban movement, which is close to al Qaeda, said it was behind the brazen assault by militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47 assault rifles.
A police official said most of the escapees from the jail in the northwestern town of Bannu were militants.
So they are back to being "militants" now? What a crock.
Authorities in northern Pakistan were looking for 384 inmates who escaped from a prison early Sunday morning after hundreds of Taliban militants raided the facility. The attack took place in the city of Bannu in northwest Pakistan, an area known for a heavy militant presence.
Four prison officials were wounded in the attack, which lasted more than two hours, said Iftikhar Khan, a senior police official in the city. Of the 944 prisoners the facility held, 384 escaped, officials said. Among them were 21 high-profile militants, said Iftikhar Hussain, the information minister of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, where Bannu is located.
The attackers apparently were aiming to free a senior Taliban commander, he said, but prison records were destroyed in the attack, and officials were still working to verify the names and crimes of those who escaped.
"This is beyond terrorism. Such an attack challenges the writ of the state," Hussain said.
Two of the inmates who escaped had been awaiting execution. One, Adnan Rashid, had been found guilty in the attempted murder of former President Pervez Musharraf in 2003. The other, Safi Ullah, was convicted of several bombings in northern Pakistan in recent years, officials said.
If it truly was an attack by hundreds of Talies, then they must have come into the city in a convoy of dozens of trucks. Dozens more to hold the escapees as well? And nobody noticed? And in all the shooting, which included blowing the gates and walls open with RPGs, only a tiny handful of guards were wounded, and we don't know how light their wounds are or how they came about. Like, maybe they were punched in the nose and then ran away? And not even a jeep full of soldiers or cops showed up to help quell the attack. Not one. This really, really stinks. Especially given the long, long history of prison breaks done by AQ groups all across the Middle East.
It's news to me that Pakistan has such a long term death row policy as well. I would have figured that anyone sentenced to execution in a heavily Sharia influenced country would get the old Hassan Chop right away. Unless they were being kept alive for political reasons?
Man this stinks. Inside job? Payoffs? Are any of these prisons actually for real, or are they just winter headquarters for terrorists? A place where they can rest and get fat at US taxpayer supported government expense, only to be broken out when it's time for the next spring offensive? Makes me wonder, especially since that spring offensive is apparently now in full swing ...
Afghanistan attackers launch coordinated attacks
Attackers in Afghanistan took over a central Kabul hotel close to the presidential palace, United Nations office and many foreign embassies, a local police official said Sunday, amid what seemed to be a wave of coordinated attacks around the country.
Four suicide bombers tried to attack the Jalalabad airfield where United States troops are based, the airfield commander said. One of the attackers blew himself up, while police intercepted the other three, commander Jahan Ngir said.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks in a text message to CNN and on Twitter.
"Several suicide bombers launched attacks around different parts of Kabul, including ISAF/NATO headquarters, Afghan Parliament building, and the whole of the diplomatic quarter. The fighting is still ongoing and so far there has been a large loss of the enemy," the Islamist militia said.
Attacks in Afghanistan
NATO's International Security Assistance Force confirmed "multiple attacks across Kabul" in up to seven locations, but said there were no reports of casualties.
CNN journalists heard gunfire, explosions and rocket-propelled grenade fire lasting more than an hour in central Kabul on Sunday morning.
The heavily guarded area is frequented by foreigners and is rarely the scene of violence.
At least in Iraq our troops had a Green Zone. Some area that they knew they controlled. Pacified. That does not appear to be the case in Afghanistan. How is it that, after more than a decade of fighting and occupation, such attacks can happen so close to the heart of things? A block away from the US and several foreign embassies? Come on.
You know the answer as well as I do. The "war" in Afghanistan is not being fought. Not to win. Not even to draw. And every week we lose more soldiers. Cannon fodder to their political masters. And that barely even makes the news, especially with Obama at the helm. Do the networks still do their nightly "honor the fallen" reports that they did under Bush, as a backhanded slap against the whole Global War On Terror? Not that we're allowed to us the words "war" or "terror" anymore. Especially not since more of our guys have been killed under 3 years of Obama than under 8 years of Bush. A 500% or greater casualty rate increase. And not a word from Cindy Shitcan or Code Stink.
I just don't see the point. And I'm beyond tired of our children's lives being wasted for no real reason. Get our troops out, nuke the whole place until it glows, and call it done. And if the whole "uncontrolled tribal zone" in Pok-i-stahn gets obliterated by accident, too friggin' bad. Oopsie.
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Spiral galaxies like this one function like a frisbee, spinning into the universe. This one appears oval rather than circular, since you see it from its side.
This enhanced-color photo shows sand dunes in Mars' Juventae Chasma canyon, where many hills are half a mile tall.
The supermassive black hole, weighing more than one billion suns, was propelled from the center of a far-off galaxy, possibly powered by gravitational waves.
The illumination of Ceres, a dwarf planet, changes based on its axial tilt (its angle as it spins around the sun).
These two galaxies (the blue glow on the right, and the smaller one in upper left) interact, influencing each other with gravitational forces. They've distorted each other enough so that it's difficult to tell what each looked like before they started reshaping each other's structures.
This image shows glowing dust inside a protocluster, where a massive protostar grows in the stellar nursery.
Mars' surface is dotted with sand dunes, including this field in the planet's Southern hemisphere, composed of crescent-shaped dunes.
This close-up, taken from 70,000 miles away, shows the detailed structures of Saturn's A ring.
This image shows gullies on Mars that have actively formed in the winter, while carbon dioxide frosts the ground.
Few things in the solar system capture the imagination quite like the rings of Saturn. Countless pieces of ice and rock orbit the system's second-largest planet, and the Cassini probe sent back a beautiful closeup taken from just 70,000 miles away.
Peering further into the cosmos, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped an amazing photograph of the Whirlpool Galaxy, flecked with blue and spinning like a Frisbee through the Horologium, or pendulum clock, constellation 50 million miles away. Look closely and you can see the spiral arms reaching out from the galaxy's core. The Hubble also captured a supermassive black hole with the mass of 1 billion suns some 8 billion light-years away. Astronomers suspect the black hole was ejected from its galactic core and thrown a distance of 35,000 light years.
Such distance are unfathomable; trying to comprehend them boggles the mind. A little closer to home, a stunning color-enhanced photo from NASA's HiRISE project reveals the canyons and soaring mountains of Juventae Chasma, deep gullies, and the crescent-shaped dunes—dubbed "seifs," the Arabic word for sword—of Mars. The Red Planet never ceases to amaze.
And if you've clicked through the slideshow, but just can't get enough of space? Check out the entire collection—or opt for some big-screen, unrealistic depictions of space travel this weekend in Life.


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Published on May 10, 2013 | by Naz K Rasmussen
Homa Arkani's Tehran in all its satire
Self-made Iranian artist Homa Arkani, whose paintings have gone viral online, opened her first solo exhibition outside of Iran on May 2.
ALN visited The Invisible Line gallery for the opening of Homa Arkani's solo show, and a chat with artistic director Tara Aghdashloo:
If you have to see just one Middle-Eastern gallery exhibition this month, the eye-opening Aesthetics of a Zebra by Homa Arkani should be it.
A boy smoking a crack pipe, a woman literally juggling her grandparents, and a harem of young Iranians entertaining themselves; these are all characters in Arkani's non-fiction work.
While her works are novel in their candid characterisation of modern Iranian youth, she steers clear of overtly political messages. The Tehran-born artist depicts her immediate social surroundings: women, men, and boys, torn between tradition and that which is perceived to be modern, in an oppressed society.
The self-made painter is inspired by the humour of Pop Art. She was introduced to Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol at university and decided this style could best describe the social problems of Iran.
Arkani envelops her oil-on-canvas paintings with edgy, paradoxical details, unlike her contemporaries who use Persian heritage and tradition. In her painting 'Rape on the Metro', Persian scripts detailing how women should act towards men are subtly embedded into a scene where two men are seen hitting on a woman.
Part of the excitement is seeing a glimpse of what Iranian youth really indulge in – socially, culturally and psychologically. The other part is seeing Arkani's clever and critical depiction of it. Perhaps this is why her work has gone viral: she gets into the Iranians' personal space.
"You don't have to be Iranian to feel this inbetween'ness of struggle with your past and present in society." Curator Tara Aghdashloo
Tara Aghdhashloo, artistic director and curator of The Invisible Line, said that while Iranians may immediately get Homa's work, "it speaks a lot to anyone who looks at it.
"You don't have to be Iranian to feel this inbetween'ness of struggle with your past and present in society."
The Invisible Line, a small gallery in London's up-and-coming, creative hub Dalston, discovered Arkani through social media. Tara Aghdhashloo immediately knew she had to host the artist's first solo exhibition outside of Iran.
"The way she puts issues on her canvas is funny, bright and at the same time very insightful…I'm personally always critical of my surroundings and I like it when people question their own surroundings," the curator said.
The eponymous gallery curates art that falls between invisible lines. "We are concerned with invisible lines and categories and how people fall behind and ahead…we support established as well as emerging artists, especially the ones who are in the in-between category," said Tara Aghdashloo.
Rape at the Metro
Homa Arkani's exhibition The Aesthetics of a Zebra will be on at the Invisible Line Gallery until May 19.
Homa Arkani's website
The Invisible Line gallery
Tags: Aesthetics of a Zebra, dalston, exhibition, Homa Arkani, Iranian artist, pop art, solo, The Invisible Line gallery
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If you have old machinery and equipment at your manufacturing plant that you are hoping to get rid of, you could be wondering about how you're going to do so. A few ways that you can get rid of these old and unwanted items have been outlined here; you can pick and choose which option is best for your company based off of the equipment that you're getting rid of and its current condition and the options that seem most appealing to you.
Plastic is a material that's used in so many products today. Although it's lightweight and cheap to use, it does cause a problem from an environmental standpoint. Fortunately, recycling efforts on this material have revved up these past few decades. In addition to bettering the environment, plastic recycling enables you to make money. This process will go smoothly too if you remember these tips. 1. Look Around Your House You really don't have to go anywhere if you're looking for plastic to recycle.
Cleaning out a garage loaded with all sorts of different items can be an arduous task. The task could prove costly, too. Renting out a dumpster or paying a cleanout crew may seem like the only options. Another option, a possibly beneficial one, exists. A scrap yard truck could swing by your residence and take old metal off your hands. With organizational planning, you could profit from some of that old copper, aluminum, and other metals.
A congested house is an ideal location for mice to hide in and find items for building their nests. If you have a habit of collecting a lot of products that you don't need and they are crowding up your house, it might be time to clear them out if you see mice running around. There are a few ways that you can go about getting rid of all of your unwanted stuff.


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Photocatalytic proton reduction to generate H2 was achieved with the photosensitizers Rh2(DTolF)2(npCOO)2 (DTolF = p-ditolylformamidinate; npCOO− = 2-carboxylate-1,8-naphthyridine; 1) and [Rh2(DTolF)2(qnnp)2][BF4]2 (qnnp = 2-(quinolin-2-yl)-1,8-naphthyridine; 2) using a relay system containing the sacrificial donor BNAH (1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide), electron acceptor MV2+ (methylviologen), and Pt nanoparticles as the catalyst with 655 nm irradiation. Comparison of the H2 evolution under similar experimental conditions show comparable activity of the Rh2(II,II) complexes (λirr = 655 nm) to that of the prototypical [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine; 3) with λirr = 447 nm. This work demonstrates the ability of the new panchromatic Rh2(II,II) complexes to achieve photocatalysis with red light.


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ship - fit for 55
The information provided on this page is based on the European Commission Proposal dated July 2021. Key elements are subject to change before the definitive measures are adopted.
The European legislative package proposal for reducing EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55% by 2030
The EU Green Deal is the EU's pledge to achieve a green economy. It sets two critical targets for GHG reduction:
A 2030 deadline to reduce emissions by 55% compared to a 1990 baseline
A 2050 deadline for carbon neutrality
What is Fit for 55?
The Fit for 55 package is the proposed framework for transforming the Green Deal into reality. These measures are the most ambitious legislation the EU has ever set forth to combat climate change and create a sustainable economy. It will include both revisions to existing regulations and new measures, goals and tools.
How does Fit for 55 impact the maritime industry?
Fit for 55's legislative proposals span all sectors of the European economy, including shipping and the industry's upstream suppliers. Should Fit for 55 be adopted, companies that operate in EU waters will need to be agile and responsive. Action in Europe may also spur the IMO to accelerate its own legislation and adopt more aggressive targets. Familiarity with Fit for 55 and its provisions, therefore, benefits the whole maritime industry.
What are the key measures in Fit for 55?
Fit for 55 is still subject to change and discussion but will likely result in a combination of several measures: carbon pricing, rules and targets.
Carbon pricing discourages using carbon-based fuels while promoting alternative energies. It does this by translating the external costs of GHG emissions into monetary values.
New rules will ensure the production and uptake of alternative fuels and fast-track development of new technologies by clarifying deadlines for transitioning fuel sources.
Targets establish common principles between member states, reducing barriers, stimulating investments and driving cost reductions in renewable energy technologies.
As mentioned above, these measures apply to all sectors of the economy, but proposals affecting the maritime industry are detailed below.
Which Fit for 55 proposals impact the maritime sector?
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
This has been revised to disincentivize GHG emissions from shipping in EU waters.
This is a proposal to encourage the production and uptake of sustainable alternative fuels.
The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR)
This has been revised to ensure that EU member states adopt equally ambitious GHG reduction targets and to facilitate the roll-out of low-carbon fuels.
The Energy Taxation Directive (ETD)
This has been revised to disincentivize the use of fossil fuels and include the maritime industry.
The Renewable Energy Directive (RED)
This has been amended to adopt new renewable energy share and GHG emissions targets.


A couple of days ago, I took the opportunity to visit Alexandria, Virginia, home of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. I visited there with the intention of getting a glimpse of the Steve Jobs patent exhibit before it was scheduled to be removed in a few weeks.
It's pretty interesting to look at some of the history of Apple's patents and the people involved with those patents. The exhibit was uniquely designed to showcase 12 patents per iPhone screen; I guess you could say the patents were the "app icons" of each of the many large-scaled iPhone's that made up the exhibit.
All in all, it was a great visit. I wouldn't say that it's a standalone reason to travel to Alexandria, but seeing as its close to DC, it's worth a visit if you happen to be in the area.


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Halo Infinite was wrong to release multiplayer early
Adiantku December 11, 2021 4 min read
On November 8 2021, the 20th anniversary of the original Halo, 343 Industries dropped a bombshell. Halo Infinite's free-to-play multiplayer went live, kicking off season one and letting us jump into the complete online arena a full month before the planned December 8 release.
It was probably the best way 343 could have celebrated the series' birthday. But a month on, with the discussion around Infinite's multiplayer reaching venomous levels of ire, I've wondered if the game hasn't hamstrung itself by splitting in two like this.
Don't get me wrong, Halo Infinite's multiplayer is great fun. I stand by everything we said in our initial response—it's a stunning revival of a multiplayer classic. But ignoring the furore over battle passes and progression systems, there's a real sense that the game's arenas are being stretched thin. A scant handful of modes and maps are delivered at random in matchmaking queues—game selection so outside the player's control that an already small pool can feel even smaller. If you're sick of playing Oddball, there's no guaranteed way to avoid playing them other than to stop playing.
The game's underwhelming first event is set to repeat four more times over the course of the season. And even without the battle pass doling them out slowly, there simply isn't much there in the way of customisation options. In short, Halo Infinite's multiplayer just feels like it's missing a whole load of "stuff".
Even as a chunk of a larger Halo release, this would've been a little frustrating. But for the last month, this has been the complete Halo Infinite experience—and without campaign or forge to distract from these shortcomings, the conversation around Infinite has become feral. Dip into YouTube or Reddit and you can't move for complaints about limited modes or stingy challenges.
(Image credit: 343 Industries)
But the lack of a campaign hasn't just emphasised Infinite's already-light offerings—it's also removed valuable context from what's there.
Going by multiplayer alone, I'd have questions surrounding the game's weapon lineup. Why is the shotgun now a much weaker Bulldog auto-shotty? Because it's meant to be a weapon Brutes use to apply pressure on you, said nobody, having not played the campaign. Similarly, the Pulse Carbine is awkward and naff in Arenas, but in singleplayer it's a near-vital shield cracking machine.
Halo combat is a dance, playing weird weapons against uniquely specific alien baddies—and in multiplayer there's always been the sense that you're not really using these weapons for their intended purpose. Halo Infinite might have a fantastically balanced sandbox, but its separation from the campaign has many weapons feeling a little flat, a little dull, designed for esports in a way that misses the weird and wild nature of how these guns act in the main game. Coming off Infinite's campaign, the multiplayer arsenal feels like a fundamentally different toolkit.
We're used to games launching a little unfinished these days. When Fortnite can stay in early access for three years, there's no longer a clear sign of when a game is done, and we've been conditioned to expect that more content will come if we simply wait a few months. But Halo has a legacy of arriving content-complete, and without that campaign, Halo's multiplayer shortcomings are even more apparent. It's a damn good shooter, but it can't help but feel like the incomplete accompaniment to a game that's arrived an entire month later.
That multiplayer is now free also makes the value proposition of the campaign a little tougher. I hate discussing games in terms of "value for money", but time was you'd spend your $60 and get the complete package. Yes, Game Pass exists (and Infinite will be on it at launch), but Microsoft is still asking for $60 for Infinite's campaign alone—a campaign that's not significantly longer than previous games as, as I mentioned in my review, falls frustratingly shy of being an all-time classic.
It's hard to blame 343 for shifting to a free-to-play model in a world where establishing a new online community is harder than ever. I don't know that waiting to release Infinite's multiplayer would have alleviated problems with its battle pass, or the limited selection of content on offer. But it's tough to argue that it did the game any favours, letting the problems with the game's progression and monetisation absolutely dominate the conversation surrounding it.
Tonight, Halo Infinite's campaign launches. It's hard to say the game is complete (Forge and campaign co-op are still months out), but it feels like the beginning for a more fully-rounded vision of what Halo Infinite can be. I'm not going to pretend like I haven't had fun with Infinite over the last month. I just struggle to see what was gained from carving apart a game that would have been better served as a complete package.
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Nancy Naigle is a USA Today bestselling author. She whips up small-town love stories with a dash of suspense and a whole lot of heart. She began her popular contemporary romance series Adams Grove while juggling a successful career in finance and life on a seventy-six-acre farm. She went on to produce works in collaboration with other authors, including the Granny series. Now happily retired from a career in finance, she devotes her time to writing, antiquing, and enjoying the occasional spa day with friends. A Virginia girl at heart, Nancy now calls North Carolina home.


The cyto-taxonomy of 9 species of the section Palustria of Taraxacum from Macedonia was investigated. Six species: T. albanicum v. S., T. heleonastes Haglund, T. skalinskanum Mal. et v. S., T. turfosum (Schultz.-Bip.) v.S., T. udum Jordan and T. apiculatiforme v. S. was known from other areas of distribution. The chromosome numbers of T. albanicum 2n = 32, T. Skalinskanum 2n = 40, T. turfosum 2n = 24 were in accordance with those reported previously. T. heleonastes 2n = 32, T. apiculatiforme 2n = 24 and T. udum 2n = 24 were investigated karyologically for the 1st time. Two groups of representatives could be described only as near to T. balticiforme and T. apiculatum. Morphologically they differed only slightly from the respective species. However, they represented tetraploids, in contrast with both species which are known hitherto as triploids. In addition, 1 new species, T. apiculatoides Malecka, 2n = 32 was found. A Latin description is provided.