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MA Police unions endorse Scott Brown over AG Coakley
by Ed Morrissey
HotAir.com
When unions endorse a Republican over a Democrat in any race these days, it's news. When two police unions in Massachusetts endorse Scott Brown over Attorney General Martha Coakley, the state's highest ranking law-enforcement officer, it should be a big signal to voters (via Michelle Malkin and Ben in New England):
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown yesterday accepted the endorsement of the Police Department's two major unions [in Worcester].
Local 911, New England Police Benevolent Association, and Local 504, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, handed their endorsement to the state senator. The endorsement comes one day after a debate in which Mr. Brown and his main opponent, Democrat Attorney General Martha Coakley, squared off. The special election to fill the seat formerly held by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be held Tuesday.
Sgt. Donald E. Cummings, president of Local 504, said Mr. Brown's service in the National Guard shows that he knows the threat of terrorism is real, and understands the role public safety personnel play in protecting residents.
Stephen Gunnerson, president of Local 911 patrolmen's union, called Mr. Brown a "tireless advocate for public safety." He cited Mr. Brown's support for Jessica's Law and Haley's Bill and his support for sex offender and CORI reform.
In a rather interesting twist, the IBPO is an affiliate of the SEIU — not normally known for its pro-Republican tendencies. In fact, its president, Andy Stern, visits the White House on a weekly basis. The SEIU has been lobbying to pass the very bill Brown says he'll oppose when he gets to the Senate, hoping to be the 41st vote against cloture and the man who can end the government takeover of health care. An endorsement of Brown seems to be a repudiation of both Coakley and the parent union's political ambitions at the same time.
The article continues at HotAir.com
January 15th, 2010 | Tags: IBOP, Martha Coakley, Scott Brown, SEIU | Category: Elections, Massachusetts, Unions

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This was, as I think is true for a lot of people, the summer that wasn't. Ryan and I didn't get any vacations scheduled aside from our annual events, and so they just never happened. (I had grand plans that included a lot of camping and weekend road trips, alas.) So, a few weeks ago I said THAT'S IT, and went up north for a four-day break from reality – also known as my parents house. Being retired from education, they are in a unique position to empathize with my lack of out-of-town adventuring; they've had summer vacation literally their whole lives. So when I arrived they had a full docket of summer-vacation-eqsue entertainment for me. Except it was 60 degrees and raining. So more like a drizzly European holiday, rather than sunny, friendly, beachy northern Michigan. But I'll take it. There's just something so cozy about a sweatshirt, shoes, and socks after a few weeks of heat. And like a kid on a long car ride, I packed a big bag full of things to do – I was ready. We went hiking, poked around downtown, went to some antique and resale shops, wine-tasting, and ate a lot of great food.
The two pictures above are from Tamarack Gallery, right across the street from Leelanau Cellars – the first stop on our impromptu wine-tasting trip. Sunday's weather was especially gloomy, which is perfect for driving up the coast from Traverse City, through Suttons Bay, to Northport. The gallery is built in an old home, and is refinished perfectly. I felt a little suspicious taking pictures inside an art gallery, so I secretively shot a few in their upstairs area.
And this cute little Porshe was parked outside – the perfect car to be tooling around the country side, if you ask me.
Our next stop was at Blackstar Farms – an oldie but a goodie. I don't know how many times I've been here, and it never gets old. If you come to my house and drink wine (this goes without saying), it will no doubt be served in a Blackstar Farms glass. Call it kitschy, serving wine out of the glasses they give you at a tasting room, but whatever. I find it charming.
After our tasting, I took a few more photos around the farm. That ceiling in the tasting room is pretty amazing.
Saturday we hiked at Lake Dubonnet, not too far out of the city. This is one of my favorite places to hike around because there are two different lakes, a really neat little campground, and plenty of weird old stuff in the woods. Last time I was there was in the fall when my middle brother was in town, and it was interesting to see the changes between fall color and lush summer. It feels a lot like Colorado or even Maine in some parts. For me, one of the best parts about exploring in the outdoors is the memories that always surface – I spent my childhood taking long summer camping vacations with my family around the country. So whenever I'm hiking, places always remind me of each other. Let's face it, the Spencers are woods people. We love the outdoors.


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BElow your will find the awards we have already achieved and those that we are currently working towards. If you have any ideas of awards that you think our school should be striving for then please let Miss Bishell-Wells know.
The school has been awarded the Healthy Schools award for promoting personal, social and health education, healthy eating, physical activity and emotional health and well-being.
School Games Award
Silver School Games Award
The School Games Mark is a Government led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community.
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This was a mandatory requirement to provide assurance that schools have adequate arrangements in place to manage their resources effectively. The Standard is awarded TO the school for good financial management practice.
This was replaced by SFVS (Schools Financial Value Standard In Schools) which the school also holds.
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We were awarded the Activemark for providing high-quality delivery of the National Sport Strategy.
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We are members of GASP, (Goole Area Schools Partnerships), which enables like minded schools to share best practice and resources.
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We are currently working towards:
We are working towards the Eco-Schools Award and this is being led by our Eco-club. The award aims to empower children to drive change and improve their environmental awareness.
In our Rubies class they are working towards the Curiosity Approach which means providing an environment and resources which foster their creativity and imagination.


Camping with kids is a whole other venture my friends. I thought it might just be me, but apparently even experienced campers have to plan carefully before bringing their brood out into the wild. Last weekend our campsite had a lovely swampy water feature after a few days of rain. Eve was drawn to it like a magnet, bare feet and all. I discovered quickly that rain boots go with every outfit perfectly. That was one thing I brought. A hiking pack was something I didn't bring, so when we decided to do a trail one morning I only had a purse to drag along. Although not having the proper supplies hasn't stopped us before, it is so much more enjoyable when you're prepared.
When I came home I started to browse for nature exploration / camp craft resources for kids and I came across this gem. I'll let you know what I think of it after it's read, but in the meantime I thought you might enjoy the free PDF camping lists which accompany the book The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids: How to Plan Memorable Family Adventures and Connect Kids to Nature .


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An ebullient Welshman, John (Jack) Griffiths Davies arrived in Australia wearing a bowler hat and nursing an unconcealed ambition to break new ground. He stayed to become a man of the land equal to the toughest Queensland cattleman, and has a memorial as vast as his adopted country. Those who would seek his epitaph need only look around them at the grazing lands of Australia.
With his earliest work for the Waite Agricultural Research Institute at Adelaide in the 1930s he developed a comprehensive philosophy of the ecological approach to pasture research. He saw the interacting soil-plant-animal relationship as an entity long before it was common to do so. He emphasised that sheep or cattle were not only an end product and a final measure of pasture value, but agents that conditioned the pasture. His interest in tropical legumes from South America and Africa was to be the basis of his most important and enduring work once he moved to CSIRO.
In collaboration with colleagues William Hartley, Don Norris, John Miles, Norman Shaw, Mike Norman, Wilf Bryan and Colin Andrew the carrying capacity of previously infertile, poor country was transformed. This research culminated in 1960 with the development by Mark Hutton of the new tropical legume Siratro.
Griffiths Davies graduated with first-class honours in botany from the University College of Wales and completed his PhD at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station at the age of 22. Looking for a fresh challenge, he accepted a position as a pasture scientist at the Waite Institute in South Australia in 1927.
At that time scientists had looked at only limited aspects of the relationship between pastures and stock. Griffiths Davies made studies of native Danthonia (wallaby grass) pastures and their effects on wool production and weight changes in Merinos. This was the first scientific investigation of grazing management in Australia. With a Waite Institute colleague, HC Trumble, he promoted Phalaris tuberosa, an imported perennial grass which has become one of the major pasture species of south-eastern Australia.
call in the specialists to use them.
This way he could do what he was best at ' plan and lead. He was one of the first to plan pasture experiments under statistical controls and to use mathematicians to help him in their evaluation. His success in leadership came from an intense belief in loyalty, an ability to infect others with his conviction and enthusiasm, and sound basic psychology in ensuring his team always received full credit for their work.
Griffiths Davies was appointed as the first head of pasture research for the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry in 1938. In the following two years he made two wide-ranging tours through Queensland cattle country, driving to remote stations to yarn with graziers about their problems. These tours and a brief paper published in 1935 by William Hartley, the Division's Assistant Plant Introduction Officer, probably had most effect on his future thinking about tropical pasture legumes.
The most fertile hunting ground for promising species appears to be the extensive area from Brazil to northern Argentina, which has a climate and vegetation similar to much of tropical Australia.
By 1952, when Griffiths Davies moved to Brisbane, he had built his Pasture Section into the biggest Section in the Division of Plant Industry. In Brisbane he took charge of a small group of scientists he had already established there and began adding to their numbers and objectives. Eventually this group expanded into the new Division of Tropical Pastures.
One of the team, Don Norris, stressed the advantage of tropical legumes being adapted to acid, infertile, tropical soils. He attributed this adaptation to their having evolved during long periods of growth in such soils. His practical contribution was to provide the right kinds of nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Some of these strains of bacteria had to be imported together with their host legumes.
This came at a time when there was a fresh search overseas for promising tropical legumes. The Plant Introduction Section had been importing them since 1930 and botanist John Miles had grown a number of promising species at Fitzroyvale, near Rockhampton in Queensland, but without the facilities for putting them into grazing trials.
In 1945 scientist Norman Shaw enlisted the cooperation of his brother Desmond who had been growing the tropical legume Townsville stylo on his property at Rodd's Bay, near Gladstone, since 1937. (This legume had been accidentally introduced into Australia from South America about 1900 and exploited by only a very few enterprising cattlemen and agricultural advisers.) The Shaw brothers' experiments with Townsville stylo and fertilisers for pasture improvement at Rodd's Bay led to the realisation that it could provide pasture in country stretching from Bundaberg to north Queensland. Proof of its value in the Northern Territory came from research done by Mike Norman, of the CSIRO Division of Land Research at Katherine. In subtropical areas it became possible to run a beast to less than a hectare instead of four hectares. In the north, stocking could be increased dramatically from a beast every 12 hectares to one every hectare.
Next came the work by agronomist Wilf Bryan and nutritionist Col Andrew on the Queensland coastal Wallum country, some of the most infertile soil in the world. Stretching from just north of Brisbane to Bundaberg, the Wallum region was unable to support cattle permanently. While Col Andrew tracked down missing soil elements, Wilf Bryan tested new foreign legumes. With the addition of a formidable combination of trace elements, plus superphosphate and potash, imported pastures thrived. Legumes like lotononis and Greenleaf desmodium from South America, combined with grasses from Africa, made it possible to carry a bullock, year-round, on less than half a hectare. This was the highest carrying capacity of any legume pasture in Queensland.
In the mid 1950s Mark Hutton investigated the possibility of breeding an improved pasture legume from the genus Phaseolus (now Macroptilium). Having seen how phasey bean, a biennial in the same genus, grew successfully in southern Queensland, Hutton crossed two perennial Macroptilium strains from Mexico and after selection under grazing produced the new legume, Siratro, in 1960. From southern Oueensland to Townsville, Siratro helped cattlemen fatten cattle at a stocking rate of one beast per hectare in 27 months, instead of the previous rate of one beast per three hectares over four years. Siratro seed became a valuable export.
Mark Hutton crossing Macroptilium lines at the Cunningham Laboratory in 1970.
McKay A, 1976, 'Pastures for the north', In: Surprise and Enterprise, Fifty Years of Science for Australia, White F, Kimpton D (eds), CSIRO Publishing, pp.26-27.


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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has targeted a record-breaking end to the Premier League season.
The Britannia Stadium outifit's form has picked up of late and they are unbeaten in four Premier League matches - a run that culminated in an impressive 4-1 victory at Aston Villa last time out.
But Hughes is keen to see his players battling for every point, despite top-flight survival looking likely.
"We want to break records this year," he said. "There are points tallies that we can break, our highest league finish, most home wins and most away wins.
"There are a lot of objectives that we are using as motivation for us. We feel we can enjoy a very good end to the season, and if we can produce the levels that we have done recently then we will be able to look back on this season with a sense of pride.
"With the changes that we have made this season, maybe people weren't expecting us to enjoy the season that we have done.
"People may have thought we would struggle in terms of being able to compete this season, but that hasn't been the case and we are now in a position where we can make some history."
Stoke host Hull City on Saturday, and Hughes is hopeful his players can maintain the positive atmosphere at the club by registering another win.
"There is a feel good factor around the place at the moment - and should we be able to get the three points on the board tomorrow then we will be ahead of where we thought we would be at this stage of the season," the Welshman added.


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import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * Tests HTTP "cluster" command.
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 * @author Luca Garulli (l.garulli--(at)--orientdb.com) (l.garulli--at-orientdb.com)
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public class HttpClusterTest extends BaseHttpDatabaseTest {
  @Test
  public void testExistentClass() throws Exception {
    Assert.assertEquals(
        get("cluster/" + getDatabaseName() + "/OUser")
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            .getStatusLine()
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        200);
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  @Test
  public void testNonExistentClass() throws Exception {
    Assert.assertEquals(
        get("cluster/" + getDatabaseName() + "/NonExistentCLass")
            .getResponse()
            .getStatusLine()
            .getStatusCode(),
        404);
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  @Override
  public String getDatabaseName() {
    return "httpcluster";
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Losing tenth unlikely to change Manor's 2017 line-up
22nd November 2016, 0:01 21st November 2016, 20:35 | Written by Keith Collantine
In the round-up: Manor's Dave Ryan says the team's fall to last place in the constructors' championship is unlikely to influence their decision on drivers for 2017.
Manor has to 'deal with it' after losing 10th to Sauber (Motorsport)
"When asked if losing the money prize from 10th place would have an impact on next year's driver line-up, Ryan said: 'No, I don't think so.'"
Honda not a 'question mark' in 2017 - Alonso (Autosport)
"I'm quite confident about that so the big question mark is the new rules on aerodynamics."
McLaren appoints former driver Zak Brown to run F1 team (FT - registration required)
"Mr Dennis intends to keep his shares in the company, which would give him a blocking minority vote on future decisions."
F1's Southeast Asia future in doubt after Ecclestone comments about Singapore (Reuters)
"Negotiations are ongoing and will be sorted out shortly... before the end of the year, I'm sure. We want to extend long-term."
Shocked that Singapore is considering dropping F1. Ecclestone seems like such a graceful personality. Lifting them from "just an airport" 😂 pic.twitter.com/aG3WOIhpgl
— DHH Racing (@dhhracing) November 21, 2016
At least two Mr E interviews doing the rounds. Always important to know who his audience is & the key messages to them eg Liberty. #F1
— Mark Gallagher (@_markgallagher) November 21, 2016
Disappointing news that Malaysia looks like dropping it's F1 GP after 2018. Top track, lovely country and a great race to visit for tourists
— David Croft (@CroftyF1) November 21, 2016
With countries like Malaysia & Singapore talking about dropping F1 races, wonder if CVC have cashed out at right time to recoup investment?
— Karun Chandhok (@karunchandhok) November 21, 2016
#MalaysianGP to drop of #F1 calendar at end of contract in 2018, joining #SingaporeGP. Where now for #F1 wanting 25 GPs annually?
— Kevin Eason (@easonF1) November 21, 2016
Who'll be on the cover? @F1 #F1 #F1Finale #DesertDuel – https://t.co/mHdbT4QYOZ pic.twitter.com/j8d2DwpDmc
— Autocourse (@Autocourse1) November 21, 2016
86% of F1 Fanatic readers rejected Ecclestone's latest brainwave of having two #F1 races per weekend: https://t.co/O1gfvn237H pic.twitter.com/K0wz7vOYDu
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) November 21, 2016
Recent changes at McLaren have prompted some strong feelings:
As a McLaren fan I'm totally unsatisfied with the recent changes the team has made. I was finally getting the feeling that they were on the way up, but with Dennis being fired and Brown replacing him, I am afraid that he will want to make changes within the organisation that will hold the team back. They have had a company restructure two years ago, and it takes time to see the result of changes like that. If Brown would like to make an impact (which new CEO's often do), McLaren will be starting from zero all over again. And then again, Zak has a lot of experience at the commercial perspective of business, but he has got no clue of running a Formula 1 team. How will that unfold?
Dumping Ron Dennis is in my opinion an unforgivable mistake, which is purely based on a personal vendetta between the shareholders. As odd as Ron might appear as a person, without him, McLaren would not be existing at all, let alone be one of the most successful teams in the history of F1. Don't forget it is not just the F1 team, but also the road car company that he has build and developed into a highly profitable business. He is a McLaren legend, and a Formula One icon. You don't through someone like that out of the company he build, just because you don't like him. You cherish a person like that, and treat him with the respect he has rightfully deserved.
My love for McLaren has taken a huge hit due to these developments. One part of me would still want nothing else than to see McLaren on the top step again, the other part of me wouldn't care less to see the team go through the drain just to see these shareholders take huge losses on their investment.
Selling the majority of the company's shares, is the biggest mistake Dennis has made, and something only he can take blame for. Williams in that matter, took a wiser decision to hold the majority when they sold their company shares.
We'll have to see how things will unfold. I am not too optimistic, but regardless of the outcome, this entire situation is a big shame and as a big fan of the team, I am honestly angry about it.
Spafrancorchamps
Nominate the best F1 overtaking move of 2016
Happy birthday to Clare Msj, Dane, Rachel and Richard!
Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position as the pair fought for the championship in the final race at Yas Marina.
Rosberg keeps Hamilton from pole for title decider
Posted on 22nd November 2016, 0:01 21st November 2016, 20:35 Author Keith CollantineCategories F1 Fanatic round-upTags f1 fanatic round-up
22 comments on "Losing tenth unlikely to change Manor's 2017 line-up"
22nd November 2016, 0:42
re: COTD from @spafrancorchamps: Zak Brown has a long history in motorsport and was believed to be in the running to replace Bernie as head of FOM. He's not some chump who will steamroll McLaren's management structure to lay down his fingerprints. Yes, there may be pressure from the other shareholders, but Brown isn't stupid.
Selbbin (@selbbin)
They wanted Brawn but thanks to a typo got Brown. I kid, I kid. It's a good appointment.
I agree with that @optimaximal, Zak Brown is a good hire (although nobody can replace Dennis IMO). I must say that I am a bit curious though about him maybe leaving to run the marketing for FOM in the future anyway
GeeMac (@geemac)
I also wanted to add a comment on this line in the COTD:
And then again, Zak has a lot of experience at the commercial perspective of business, but he has got no clue of running a Formula 1 team.
Technically, he doesn't have to have a clue about how to run an F1 team because that is Eric Boullier's job. As I said in the article, Zak Brown is a tremendous hire for McLaren. He knows their business through and through and he is passionate about motorsport.
22nd November 2016, 11:01
Thank you Keith for the COTD! To clarify my point of view regarding Brown: I don't think Brown is a nobody. I am sure he will do good for the commercial side of the company. But they stated he is also hired to restructure strategic operations to make McLaren a succesful team again. He may be passionate about motorsport, but no man knows better how to structure a winning team than Ron. Dennis has slowly restructured McLaren after Whitmarsh had made a big mess out of it. Partnering with Honda has slowed this process, but 2017 should be the year wherein his work pays off. Succes would also attract more sponsors. Boullier may be the official leader of the team. But you can be sure a control freak like Dennis kept him on a leash. Therefore there are rumours of Boullier not having a good relationship with Dennis.
Attracting a new director to restructure the strategy again is pointless. With Ron gone, Boullier gets a lot of freedom to make changes too. To implement changes takes time, and getting to see results of them can take years. Putting the team through all of this, just because of a personal vendetta is wrong. Dennis was the right man at the right place. He has been that for almost 40 years.. I just can't see how McLaren is a better team without Ron, than with Ron.
It reminds me of Apple's shareholders. Who got rid of company founder Steve Jobs during the nineties. 10 years later they needed him back because the company was doing horrible without him. He then made Apple the best valued company in the world. Since he passed away, I notice Apple is doing worse when it comes to innovation and market competitveness. I fee Ron Dennis is for McLaren what Steve Jobs was for Apple. Irreplacable.
Apple's stock was at 54.47(aug 31, 2011) when Jobs officially resigned, it closed at 111.80 today. I get the idea of an icon representing a company but sometimes, to move forward you need to end an era and start a new one. I liked Ron a lot but I'm very optimistic about the future. A young driver coming into the team, new rules/regulations, and new management. I look forward to the new era!
dragoll (@dragoll)
I think its quite clear that Manor are not in control of their destiny, in terms of how the WCC points end up. The car is not good enough for top 10, so are just being opportunistic wherever it can. Sauber are exactly in the same boat, however, it seems that Sauber at most tracks seem to be able to finish ahead of the Manor, so it stands to reason that any opportunities that Manor may have, Sauber would be well placed to capitalise on as well… But both these teams just aren't in control of when they can and can't score points, they show up and hope for the best and when it doesn't happen, they roll the dice the next week out.
That 10th position means more to Sauber as they were to lose the bonus money and the team is very fragile at the moment. Nasr did deliver the points, he deserves some recognition but that said all things considered, he hasn't shown the raw speed to be in f1, yet I think the man who lost Manor's money might be jumping ships. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Pascal and Nasr swapped seats. I don't rate Pascal particularly high either but it's only fair to give him another season, without real benchmark some of his performances are incredible but I don't think Manor was that bad at all.
Brown like Toto and Lowe is looking to reap the rewards of someone else's work and vision. Making the Honda Mclaren connection last is squarely Ron's achievement and now that the PU is definitely not the "anchor" it once was someone is trying to steal the spotlight. I know the team has not major sponsor but those are won by results, the sort of major sponsors on teams like Williams are more of a "façade" than a proper partner. In the 2017 has started a long time ago for most teams.
Nasr did showed that he have what F1 needs in 2015. 2016 season is just not to be remembered, Sauber's car is almost impossible to drive, and the team can't barely setup his car right at many weekends. Yet, when skill matters like last race he showed what he can do. He finished ahead of higher rated drivers with better cars.
23rd November 2016, 3:43
Miane. Apart from that valuable 5th in 2015 Nasr wasn't quicker than Ericsson, more reliable. The gap between these 2 has only grown, and to Nasr's credit it is he again who salvages Sauber. Regardless of what the tables say, Ericsson did beat Nasr, just because he has scored doesn't mean that he has more speed in him. I don't know whether is sabotage or excuses but after 40 together to me, only the big changes of 2017 will be able to affect who's quick and who's not, fresh start.
It's not about sabotage, they don't have time and money to give equal attention to both cars. That's the only reason I see for a driver to be very fast on friday and get a trash car on saturday, or a trash car all weekend, like ocurred many times this season. It's not about Sauber's car being slow, it's about car setup and team personnel.
Look at Raikonen case, they changed some people around him and he improved a lot. I think Nasr case is pretty similar, he have poor skilled people around him.
Sigh Bernie (playing games with Singapore and with Liberty).
I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing more than the rest of us to be fair.
It is hard to gauge from the outside how much of the track's position is just a feint while sensing weakness in the current structure, or whether it's a genuine statement of intent. The Singapore night race is a truly valuable spectacle and quite a different situation to Malaysia's.
I wish both Sauber and Manor could get the money. Take it of Ferrari, they might not even notice.
+1, or even better, take it straight off Ecclestone
Phylyp (@phylyp)
Have Manor stated when they will announce their driver line-up for 2017?
I hope to see Nasr on Manor. I think they have a chance to fight for 9th next year. I think Sauber will take Gutierrez or Wherlein/Mercedes money.
Joao (@johnmilk)
don't think so @phylyp, at least I don't remember and I haven't found any news related to that subject.
I really have no idea what they are going to do. Pascal wasn't chosen for the FI seat, so could that be a sign of things to come, or will they keep him and pair him with a rookie?
Haryanto has said that he has a 50/50% chance of returning, but taking into account the comments of today's news doesn't look like it is going in his favour.
Then they have King and Rossi as developing drivers.
I have no clue to be honest
Thank you @johnmilk. I remember Sauber stating they'd lock down their line-up before the end of the 2016 season, and they've done half of that with Ericsson's seat but – like you – I don't recall Manor giving any indication of the same.
Miane – It would be slightly ironic to see Nasr at Manor, right after he sent them backwards in the constructors' standings!
Just saw somewhere that Sauber is considering Pascal for their vacant seat (autosport.com)
Aerodynamics McLaren's biggest challenge for 2017 – Alonso
Just like '13 and '14 then, Progress? Maybe by 2019 they'll have a car equivalent to the 2012 McLaren
Monosodico (@monosodico)
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An inside look at available STEM jobs:
Career Required Education Salary
(2010) Number
of Jobs Employment Change Job Outlook
(Growth 2010-20) Inside Look! Other
Agricultural Engineer Bachelor's Degree $71,090 2,700 200 9% (slower than average)
Architectural Engineer Bachelor's Degree $119,260 176,800 15,200 9% (slower than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYg-1fm-HWE Usually requires more than 5 years
of related work experience.
Biomedical Engineer Bachelor's Degree $81,540 15,700 9,700 62% (much faster than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC5V8ItAIIk
Carpenter High School Diploma
or Equivalent $39,530 1,001,700 196,000 20% (faster than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSFeWx-Ev_Q Apprenticeship as on-the-job training.
Cement Mason/
Terrazzo Worker Usually High School Diploma,
but not required. $35,530 148,400 50,700 34% (much faster than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAX2dW8_LL0
Civil Engineer Bachelor's Degree $77,560 262,800 51,100 19% (about as fast as average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFh4HjSdk1k
Computer Systems Analyst Bachelor's Degree $77,740 544,400 120,400 22% (faster than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tChuHB4eHQM
Construction Manager Associate's Degree $83,860 523,100 86,600 17% (about as fast as average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vStHoQJSvc More than 5 years of related work experience.
Electrical/
Electronic Engineer Bachelor's Degree $87,180 294,000 17,600 6% (slower than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1hXG_H97Sc
Electronic Technician Associate's Degree $56,040 151,100 2,900 2% (little or no change) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8l1dDuPgnE
Electrician High School Diploma
or Equivalent $48,250 577,000 133,700 23% (faster than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBFeG_I62lo Apprenticeship as on-the-job training.
Environmental Engineer Bachelor's Degree $78,740 51,400 11,300 22% (faster than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3VdinqqNfk
Graphic Designer Bachelor's Degree $43,500 279,200 37,300 13% (about as fast as average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF9P7Rbyrhs
Industrial Engineer Bachelor's Degree $76,100 203,900 13,100 6% (slower than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8pNhkROtx8
Marine Engineer/
Naval Architect Bachelor's Degree $79,920 5,900 1,000 17% (about as fast as average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9T4Rohk51E
Mechanical Engineer Bachelor's Degree $78,160 243,200 21,300 9% (slower than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76KyYo0DmUw
Medical/
Clinical Lab Technologist/
Technician Technologist – Bachelor's Degree.
Technician – Associate's Degree. $46,680 330,600 42,900 13% (about as fast as average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqNAxCyTh-c
Medical Scientist Doctoral or Professional Degree $76,700 100,000 36,400 36% (much faster than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrFcIjR6RBg
Plumber/
Pipefitter/
Steamfitter High School Diploma
or Equivalent $46,660 419,900 107,600 26% (faster than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdrzCrKE6U Apprenticeship as on-the-job training.
Roofer Less Than High School $34,220 136,700 24,400 18% (about as fast as average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV5ZotTY3UI Moderate-term on-the-job training.
Structural Engineer Bachelor's Degree $83,000 70,000 Unknown 24% (faster than average) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFh4HjSdk1k
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Inspiring Stories From Pomona's Bright Prospect Graduates
eNewsletter, Events, News
As soon as I entered the Garey High School gym, I could sense anticipation in the air.
The bleachers were packed with students eager for the ceremony to begin. Parents, teachers and administrators sat in the front row. Music played on the loudspeakers, the stage was covered in college pennants, and a giant inflatable Viking tunnel was awaiting the entrance of 62 college-bound seniors.
Finally, it was time. Although the crowd had only been waiting for minutes, this moment was four years in the making for the students who were about to enter the building.
One by one, Garey High School seniors dressed in their best attire paraded through the tunnel, around the gym and to their seats. Each had been part of the Bright Prospect program over the past several years and today was the culmination of their hard work.
Bright Prospect, based in Pomona, is an organization that aims to break the cycle of poverty by increasing college-going and graduation rates. The program empowers high-potential, low-income students to gain admission to and succeed in higher education.
Beginning with a week long Summer Academy prior to their sophomore year, students discover what is needed to succeed in high school, attend a university, and build a meaningful career. Participants form crews, comprised of five or six students who encourage and support each other toward positive goals during their high school years.
Together, they explore different careers and college majors, learn social skills for college success, select potential colleges and complete admission and financial aid applications.
"With the crews, we are injecting a level of conscience into friendship," said Stephanie Campbell, Bright Prospect's executive director.
The bonds formed between students within a crew is obvious. Over the next two hours in that Garey High School gym, each student stepped up to the microphone, shared their high school story, and proudly announced where he or she will be going to college in the fall.
Each student's story was unique. Some announced their plans to stay local, save money and take their first college steps at Chaffey, Mt. Sac, or another community college. Many will be attending outstanding state universities including Cal Poly, Cal State San Bernardino, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, and UC Berkeley. Others humbly shared that they will be attending prestigious colleges around the country, including Georgetown, Pitzer, Swarthmore and Rutgers.
"My freshman year, I was ditching class and not doing what I needed to be doing. Then I joined BP, got to know about college, and learned that everyone can do it," shared Alex, a student who will be attending UC San Diego next year.
In any community, hearing these stories would be inspiring. But when considering that Garey High School is among the bottom 10 percent of California high schools based on SAT performance and 89 percent of students are on the free and reduced meal program, these results are remarkable.
Student after student shared stories of struggle and hope, and gave thanks to their friends, family and Bright Prospect.
One student said, "I would be lost without you." She will be heading to CSUSB next year. Another shared that she will be the first female in her family to graduate from high school, and the first to attend college. She thanked Bright Prospect for pushing her to do her best.
As tears welled up in her eyes, Selvin shared how her mother works 12-hour shifts and has inspired her to do her best. Selvin will be attending UC Davis in the fall.
And Marleni shared that her inspiration is her little sister who suffers from a rare brain condition that prevents her from walking or talking normally. Yet, she recounted that her sister smiles at her every day, despite her pain. In Marleni's words, "She reminds me that I have no excuse not to succeed."
Bright Prospect provides on-campus coaches who help make these stories possible. They share their expertise, they encourage students through the tough times, and they guide youth along the path toward college and a bright future.
To build a better Inland Empire, this is exactly where we need to begin. As a community, we are fortunate to have Bright Prospect changing the life paths for these high school students and building our pool of future Inland Empire leaders.
Gregory Bradbard is president and CEO of the Inland Empire United Way.
Article originally published in Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, May 27, 2017


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We find joy in the discovery of human movement potential. Initiation of energy and the structural integrity of the bones are important elements of class. Each student is encouraged to venture into unknown territory through spatial risk taking and physical understanding.
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Honored as a Distinguished Alumna of Boston Conservatory in 2002, Arvanites has had an extensive history as a choreographer, teacher, and co–artistic director of Prometheus Dance. Her choreography and cocreated work has been performed nationally and internationally, in Europe and South America. Her work has been presented by Lincoln Center Out of Doors (1994), Dance Umbrella (1993, 1995, 1997), Celebrity Series (1999), Emerson Stage (1998), the International Festival of Arts & Ideas (2001, 2002), the Joyce Theater (2003, 2008), Opera Boston (2004, 2005, 2007), Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (2004, 2008), World Music/CRASHarts (2001, 2009, 2013), Outside the Box festivals (2014, 2015), Boston Conservatory Theater (2002, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2016), and Bates Dance Festival (2014). The work has earned support from several foundations and attracted numerous awards, including a creativity grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (2002), six artist fellowships for choreography (1994, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2014), a Gold Star Award for the Elders Ensemble from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (2005), and a Citation for Outstanding Artistic Achievement from Governor Duval Patrick (2009).
Arvanites received her B.F.A. from Boston Conservatory in 1980. She studied dance in New York and Caracas, Venezuela, where she was rehearsal director for Coreoarte and founding member/choreographer of Acción Colectiva. In addition to teaching at the Conservatory, Arvanites is resident choreographer (creating work annually since 1990) and a full-time faculty member at Walnut Hill School for the Arts, where she teaches modern dance, choreography, and somatic techniques. Arvanites creates alternative programming for dancers, including collaborative projects, workshops, informal performances, and master classes.


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Q: Extraer de un texto las concidencias de asc y desc en php usando regexpr Estoy intentando extraer de una cadena si hay una concidencia de las siguientes palabras, asc y desc
la idea es procesar la siguiente entrada sort_by=desc(last_modified),asc(email) y de aquí extraer el nomber de campo y la direción.
lo que tengo
<?php

$s = "sort_by=desc(last_modified),asc(email)";

$field = extractSortFields($s);
print_r($field);

$directions = extractSortDirection($s);
print_r($directions);

function extractSortField($s) {
    preg_match('#\((.*?)\)#', $s, $match);
    return $match[1];
}

function extractSortFields($s) {
    preg_match_all('~\(([^()]*)\)~', $s, $match);
    return $match[1];
}

function extractSortDirection($s) {
    preg_match_all('?pattern para extraer asc y desc', $s, $match);
    return $match[1];
}

retorna
Array
(
    [0] => last_modified
    [1] => email
)

ahora me falta que $directions sea
Array
(
    [0] => desc
    [1] => asc
)

o sino ya lo ideal seria tener un array associativo
Array
(
    ['last_modified'] => desc
    ['email'] => asc
)

A: Dado que son dos constantes, puedes simplemente usar (asc|desc) básicamente estás diciendo que obtenga lo que haga match con cualquiera de los dos. El único problema sería si por ejemplo tuvieras asc(description) Te haría doble match, por lo que tendrías que especificar la forma en que es válido asc y desc, es decir /(asc|desc)\((.*?)\)/
Entonces tu función quedaría así
function extractSortDirection($s) {
    preg_match_all('/(asc|desc)\((.*?)\)/', $s, $match);
    return $match[1];
}

puedes probar con $s = "sort_by=desc(last_modified),asc(email),desc(asc)"; y verás que solo te regresa 3.
Personalmente creo que podría funcionar mejor lo siguiente. dado que te ayudaría a verificar que efectivamente vengan de esa forma los fields
Primero hacer split a la cadena.
$s = "sort_by=desc(last_modified),asc(email),desc(asc)";
$s_split = explode(',', $s);

Validar que cada field esté de la forma correcta
Para eso creamos dos funciones validateSortField que te dice si viene en la estructura correcta.
function validateSortField($field) {
    return preg_match('/(asc|desc)\((.*?)\)/', $field);
}

Y extractSortDirection que te extrae si es asc o desc
function extractSortDirection($s) {
    preg_match('/(asc|desc)\((.*?)\)/', $s, $match);
    return $match[1];
}

Luego simplemente iterar sobre la cadena spliteada y ver si es valido guardarlo en un arreglo.
$data = [];
foreach ($s_split as $field) {
    if (validateSortField($field)) {
        $data[extractSortField($field)] = extractSortDirection($field);
    }
}

Eso te regresará
Array
(
    [last_modified] => desc
    [email] => asc
    [asc] => desc
)

La ventaja de esta forma es que si haces algo como esto
$s = "sort_by=desc(last_modified),asc(email),desc(asc),pos(id),id,asc()";

Puedes compara las respuestas.
Segunda forma
Array
(
    [last_modified] => desc
    [email] => asc
    [asc] => desc
)

Primer forma
Array
(
    [0] => last_modified
    [1] => email
    [2] => asc
    [3] => id
    [4] =>
)
Array
(
    [0] => desc
    [1] => asc
    [2] => desc
    [3] => asc
)

Te dejo el código completo.
<?php

$s = "sort_by=desc(last_modified),asc(email),desc(asc),pos(id),id,asc()";
$s_split = explode(',', $s);

$data = [];

foreach ($s_split as $field) {
    if (validateSortField($field)) {
        $data[extractSortField($field)] = extractSortDirection($field);
    }
}

print_r($data);

$field = extractSortFields($s);
print_r($field);

$directions = extractSortDirections($s);
print_r($directions);

function validateSortField($field) {
    return preg_match('/(asc|desc)\((.+?)\)/', $field);
}

function extractSortField($s) {
    preg_match('#\((.*?)\)#', $s, $match);
    return $match[1];
}

function extractSortFields($s) {
    preg_match_all('~\(([^()]*)\)~', $s, $match);
    return $match[1];
}

function extractSortDirections($s) {
    preg_match_all('/(asc|desc)\((.*?)\)/', $s, $match);
    return $match[1];
}

function extractSortDirection($s) {
    preg_match('/(asc|desc)\((.*?)\)/', $s, $match);
    return $match[1];
}
?>

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The U.N.'s World Food Program Chief Has A Message For Billionaires
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By Katie Lenhardt/May 23, 2022 4:23 pm EST
Asking people for money is always an awkward task. Still, Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley isn't concerned with perceptions when challenging the world's wealthiest people to help end the global food crisis (per CNN). It's a lofty ask of the financially endowed folks who are busy with their metaverses and rocket ships, but not when considering that a tiny fraction of their net wealth could feed 42 million people.
Beasley has taken an unabashedly public approach when reaching out to billionaires. He often takes to Twitter, first congratulating the wealthiest world citizens on their elite endeavors, and then suggesting how they might use a much smaller amount of their fortunes to save people from starvation. As reported by CNN, Beasley says it would cost around $6 billion to provide aid to global citizens facing starvation due to food insecurity. It's a steal of a deal, considering that Elon Musk alone would only have to donate 2% of his amassed wealth to save people facing the hunger crisis.
Of the billionaires called out by Beasley, AP News notes Elon Musk publicly responded by asking the director to show how the WFP would utilize the money, and then donated 5 million Tesla shares worth around $5.7 billion to an unnamed charity. However, at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Beasley said that the WFP hadn't seen a dime from Musk's donation.
Beasley asks billionaires to help end food crisis
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According to Global Citizen, the negative effects of climate change and food insecurities caused by the pandemic have accelerated the already increasing rate of people experiencing a food crisis and facing starvation. That might be news to the 56 new billionaires who experienced skyrocketing wealth during the first year of the pandemic alone. That's why the director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, is asking the global elite to stop contributing to the problem and solve it instead.
Reuters notes that Beasley is not opposed to people and corporations turning a profit, but when considering the severity of the hunger crisis at hand, Beasley says the funding that could save people from certain death had to be requested. The director isn't limiting his plea for help to familiar names like Richard Branson and Larry Ellison but is asking the 2,000 billionaires worldwide with a net worth of $8 trillion to collectively do the right thing and donate the funds needed to feed citizens ravaged and endangered by hunger.
As threats to the global food supply continue to wreak havoc on the world's citizens, organizations like WFP and UNICEF continue to fight food insecurity by amping up their emergency nutrition and food assistance programs. Still, Beasley says the organizations are running out of money, and now is the time for billionaires to embark on the most critical endeavor of all–saving the world from hunger.


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Top 10 Computer Games I've Ever Played
I don't have a lot of time to spend on playing computer games these days, but I still get in an hour or two occasionally when I can. Computer games have been a big part of my life, particularly in my 20s.
I do not play console games, i.e. Xbox and Playstation stuff. While I appreciate the skill involved in making these games, I find these games boring, repetitive and a little childish. Instead, I like PC games, particularly big, expansive, complicated games that take hundreds of hours to master.
I've played a lot of these games over the years, going all the way back to the 1980s. Today I'll count down the top 10 games I've ever played. I note the year the game was released as well as honorable mentions; other games closely related to that game that were also very good, but not quite as good.
Honorable mentions: Master of Orion 2 (1995), Birth of the Federation (1999), Star Wars: Rebellion (1998)
There are many galactic conquest games, where you start with one little world and build and empire, colonize the galaxy, and do battle with other empires. The Master of Orion series is probably the best known of these. Birth of the Federation was the Star Trek version and Star Wars: Rebellion was the Star Wars version, and they're all very good. But Ascendency was the best one I've played. The graphics (for the time), the depth, the customizations, and the fun; so far no other galactic conquest game has beaten it (though many have come close).
Doom and Doom 2
Honorable mention: Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
I still remember the first time I saw Wolfenstein 3D, the very first first-person shooter ever invented. We were all at work huddled around a computer, and watched in awe. We had never seen anything like it, and the computer world would never be the same.
As fun as that game was, it was Doom (and its sequel) that really brought the first-person shooter to the fore. When I was still a corporate drone (before I started my first full time business) my nerd co-workers and I wasted hours of time killing each other with the multiplayer as well as beating the levels on single player. Doom was a game-changer.
Honorable mention: Freelancer (2000)
The oldest game on this list, I played Elite on the Commodore 64 way back in the 80s. Despite it being a black and white game with very primitive graphics, it remains to this day one of the best games I've ever played.
It was a game about economics, business, and combat. You had a single spaceship and your job was to travel the galaxy buying and selling commodities, with ever-changing prices on hundreds of worlds, in order to make as much money as possible, while fighting off pirates (and sometimes police) along the way. Later they made a modern version called Freelancer which was also very good.
along with its expansion packs, too many to mention
I prefer single-player games, so this is the only multi-player game on this list. I played Warcraft for at least two years, playing solo and leveling my characters as fast as possible, or playing with my friends or my kids. Eventually it got repetitive and old, and I would never play it again, but for a while it was one of the most engrossing gaming experiences I've ever had.
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Honorable mention: Ultima V: Lazarus (2005)
There were nine Ultima games in all, and this was the second-best one. I played this game while in high school, once again the Commodore 64 (the awesomest computer ever made for its time, by the way). The world you explored was so massive that it could not fit on one disk, so as you walked around the forests or sailed on the oceans, every few minutes the entire game would freeze and load off the floppy disk, or worse, tell you to swap the disk with a different one (there were four).
It was a huge pain in the ass, but the game was so immersive, so interesting, so intelligent, so creative, and so exciting, I put up with it and had a great time regardless.
Almost 20 years later some fans created an updated version using the Dungeon Siege engine called Ultima V: Lazarus, and it was really fantastic. If you buy a (cheap) copy of Dungeon Siege you can download Ultima V: Lazarus for free, making it, by far, the best free game I've ever played.
along with its expansion packs, Tribunal and Bloodmoon
Honorable mentions: Daggerfall (1996), Oblivion (2006), and Skyrim (2011)
When it comes to the Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim gets all the press. Oblivion was good too. However Morrowind is a better overall game than either of them. The sheer amount of options and customization you can make to your character, spells, armor, and weapons in Morrowind is staggering. It was also one giant, contiguous world, with no loading screens or pauses until you opened a door. The graphics (for the time) were also amazing. I remember how surprised I was at this, seeing how the game was only on one CD. This was at a time when most games like this were on multiple CDs.
When Oblivion was released a few years later, the entire game was dumbed-down to fit into the limited memory space and screen space of Xbox and Playstation games. Skyrim sadly followed this same model. While those two games were good, they were nearly as immersive and awesome as Morrowind was. I doubt any future Elder Scrolls game will be as good.
Honorable Mention: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
Okay, now we're getting down to top four. These four are truly the most amazing games ever made. The computer gaming industry may never make games this good again, seriously.
Deus Ex was a mind-blower. It's not a first-person shooter. It's not an RPG. It's not an adventure game. It's not a stealth game. Instead it's all of those things, or none of those things, depending on how you chose to play the game. Every time you played this game, it was a different experience. Your choices radically altered the actual gameplay experience, the world you played in, the characters, the villains, and the story.
This was one of the few games that actually made me feel real emotions during the game. While the graphics are very dated now, this is one of the few perfect games ever made. Astounding.
along with its expansion packs, Gods and Kings and Brave New World
If you don't count the times I went back and re-played a game after a long time of not playing it, I have played Civilization V more hours than any other single game in my entire life. It is, without a doubt, the most complicated computer game I've ever played, and perhaps ever will play. Despite it being five years old I still play this game occasionally to this day, and will continue to do so for many years.
You start with a small nation back in the caveman era and over many hours of play, expand and build your empire to modern-day and even beyond. There's economics, military battles, spies, resource management, religion, history, politics, and everything else you can think of. This will always be one of my all-time favorite games, and easily the game with the most replay value of probably any other game you can buy. I could easily be still playing this game ten years from now. It's that good.
If you like really difficult, long, complicated, addictive games, Civ V is the game for you.
Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle
Honorable Mention: Ultimate VII: The Black Gate (1992)
I played this game way back in the early 90s while I was in my early 20s. I remember how excited I was to get it at the store; it's big black box with a giant cobra on it. It cost $70(!) back in 1993, a hell of a lot of money for me to spend on a game at the time.
It was more than worth it. The best entry in the Ultima series (and that's saying something since almost all the Ultimas are amazing) Serpent Isle elicited the most emotions from me of any other game I've played since. It probably engaged my emotions more than any book I've read too. When my companions in the game were wounded or died, I actually felt sad. When I romanced a woman in a game, I actually felt in love. When I won a battle I actually felt victorious. When something dark and twisted happened (this was a very dark game) I actually felt disturbed for the rest of the day. Serpent Isle one of the richest and darkest fantasy worlds I've ever experienced in computer game.
If I ever get a chance to go into a "real" version of a fantasy world via virtual realty or whatever, my first choice isn't Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones. It would be the world of Serpent Isle.
There was also an Ultima VII part one called the Black Gate. It was very good, but Serpent Isle was an improvement in every way.
Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
along with its expansion pack, Throne of Bhaal
Honorable mention: Dragon Age Origins
Here we are, the all time best computer game EVER (at least to me). Baldur's Gate 2 is considered the best RPG computer game ever made, and it's true. Like Deus Ex, it's a perfect game. It uses the rules, mechanics, and monsters of Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition, but it's not really a "D&D game." It is its own world.
The world is amazing and rich. The characters are incredibly well-written, better than characters in TV shows, movies, and most novels, even good ones. The world you play in is ridiculously huge, requiring literally hundreds of hours of gameplay to actually explore and experience everything. The replay value of this game was incredible. You could play it over and over again and still have a very different and exciting experience each time. The villains were complex and endlessly interesting. The voice acting, all of it, was perfect, and I mean perfect.
The game mechanics are flawless despite its complexity. The proof of this is that even though it's been almost 20 years since this game was released, no other game, and I mean no other, comes close to such seamless mechanics. With most games, even really good ones, you always wish there was a feature to do this or that which doesn't exist in the game. Not with Baldur's Gate 2. It did everything you could ever want, and did it flawlessly.
Many games have tried, and failed, to be the "next" Baldur's Gate 2. It hasn't happened yet. It may never happen. The company that originally designed the game (Bioware) now has a new series called Dragon Age that is the "spiritual successor" to Baldur's Gate 2. The first one, Dragon Age Origins, was very good but still no where near as good as BG2. The second one, Dragon Age 2, was horrible. The third one, and one I'm playing now, Dragon Age Inquisition is also good but loaded with left-wing, politically correct garbage that takes you out of the flow of the game.
There will probably never be another game as good as BG2. Oh well. Maybe that's a good thing.
Today you can purchase an "enhanced edition," playable on a PC, smartphone, or tablet. The graphics are dated, but I still recommend it if you like immersive RPG games.
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13 Comments on "Top 10 Computer Games I've Ever Played"
Great choices, especially Morrowind and Elite! I played the crap out of the Elder Scrolls series when I was younger, and I spent whole DAYS on Freelancer. Fantastic stuff!
Have you checked out Elite Dangerous? It's a remake of the old Elite game, but updated with modern day graphics, a persistent multi-player universe, and a 1:1 scale model of the Milky Way to explore. They ported it over to the Xbox, but the core game is still geared towards the PC. That said, the Xbox release trailer has some of the best actual gameplay footage IMO, so check it out! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG5J5hCAC4c)
The base game is actually on sale right now for $15-ish if you want to pick it up. If you do, let me know, and I'd be happy to help you get started in game!
Yes, I have heard of it and it looks very interesting, but I have no interest in multiplayer games. The problem with those games (one of many I dislike) is that you're competing against uber-nerds who play 5-15 hours a day and get super powerful while I only play a few hours a week. On single player games I can move at my own speed.
Right now I'm working on my final playthorugh of Dragon Age Inquisition on nightmare mode. Then I'm going to go back to Civ V. The next Deus Ex will be out next summer; I'll definitely be getting that.
Tbh, the inhabited area (let alone the rest of the galaxy) is so big that unless you stay in the starter systems or follow the community goals around, you can find your own little piece of space and never have to worry about running into other players. And if you really want the single player experience, there's a solo mode that you can play as well. Same as open play, but with no one else there.
I tried to get into DA:I, but I really preferred the Witcher. I'm really looking forward to the new Deus Ex as well. The most recent one was incredible!
noob says:
What the…you played video games? Your blog(s) don't ever mention this topic coming up other than condemning it as a time waster and seeing your busy life / unusual interests I honestly thought you we're not a guy that would touch video games haha.
AND such range of titles from popular major titles to old diamond in the rough types…I like it!
Your choices are pretty 'INTJ' if you know what I mean 🙂
Have you played Pillars of Eternity? I'd say it's the game that finally dethroned Baldur's Gate 2 – much more so than Dragon Age Origins (and I love that game to death).
the inhabited area (let alone the rest of the galaxy) is so big that unless you stay in the starter systems or follow the community goals around, you can find your own little piece of space and never have to worry about running into other players. And if you really want the single player experience, there's a solo mode that you can play as well. Same as open play, but with no one else there.
Interesting. Maybe I'll take a look next year. I'm still reluctant.
What the…you played video games? Your blog(s) don't ever mention this topic coming up other than condemning it as a time waster and seeing your busy life / unusual interests
Correct. Video games are a huge time-waster and life-sucker, and young guys these days waste way too much time playing them.
That's why when I play a game, I set a timer for one hour, play, and then as soon as that timer goes off I exit the game, turn the game computer off, and get back to work.
I control the games. I don't let them control me. My complaint about men playing video games is that they don't do this.
Never played it but I'm aware of it and I plan on playing it next year. But I very much doubt it dethroned Baldur's Gate.
Gluteus Maximus says:
I LOVE videogames. I'm now creating CG assets. One of the reasons I even got into being self-employed was to play games whenever I wanted for however longlmao. Sadly though, there just aren't that many good games ever out.
From your list, I'd recommend XCOM Enemy Within if you haven't already played it. I consider it a true gem.
It's completely turn-based like old school RPG's and Civ. You have extremely light base building, researching weapons and shit, making them, customizing your own special forces teams with giant Mec suits and gene mods to deploy. And then you battle fucking aliens. It's amazing.
It's not for story. Like Civ. It just has awesome engrossing gameplay. And like with DA, I avoid those games simply because of their stories.
Though you might appreciate something like The Witcher. The story and storytelling is far more mature. However, for me I don't have the patience.
You mention The Elder Scrolls, but no Fallout? It's definitely different. But it's a welcoming different. I love it cuz I don't need to do the story.
Yeah my brother and daughter are huge Fallout fans. It looks like a very cool game but the post-apocalyptic setting doesn't interest me. Fantasy is my favorite, sci-fi my second.
Zach Bibeault says:
Deus Ex rocks – I played it three times in a row when I first played it.
How about Thief: The Dark Project? I just got that again on Steam and it runs like a charm on a Windows 10
I never played Thief; looks very cool though.
Bg is by far the most hours I have put into a game lol
masterdev says:
I wish you could spend 2 hours with me I would show you the best games including WOW that you mentioned. But played like a boss. Or The Witcher 3 wild hunt- that has the most alpha male lead in any game I've ever played. I'm also an athletic guy too but I know my games.
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Q: Setting Linked Database (MS Access) path without access to linked database I have an Access system that comprises two parts: a "frontend" .mdb file that contains forms, reports and macros, and a backend .mdb file that contains the data. Copies of the frontend MDB files are stored on each computer and the backend file is located at \\server\share\backend.mdb. The frontend MDB files use the Linked Table feature of Access to connect to the backend MDB.
I recently made some changes to the MDB on my home network, I copied both files to my machine and was able to change the Linked Table path because I had the backend file on my local computer. However now I need to put the updated frontend MDB back on the (remote) client's network, however there is no way for me to remote-in to change the Linked Table path back to \\server\shares\backend.mdb.
Is there any way to set the Linked Table path (on my local computer) to a path that doesn't exist? The Access GUI only lets me set it through a File Open dialog and so doesn't let me manually set it.
I'm using Access 2010, though the client uses Access 2003 and Access 2013.

A: I use this code to link to another backend file (say if I deliver and the backend is not in the same place, like it rarely is)
Public Function AttachToAnotherDataFile() As Boolean
    On Error GoTo 0
    Dim ofd As FileDialog
    Dim result As VbMsgBoxResult
    Set ofd = FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
    ofd.show
    If ofd.SelectedItems.Count = 1 Then

        result = RelinkLinedTablesToBackend(ofd.SelectedItems(1))
        If result = vbCancel Then
            AttachToAnotherDataFile = False
        End If
        AttachToAnotherDataFile = True
    Else
        AttachToAnotherDataFile = False
    End If
End Function

Function RelinkLinedTablesToBackend(backendPath As String) As VbMsgBoxResult

    Dim tdf As TableDef
    Dim db As Database
    Dim tdfRefresh As TableDef
    Set db = CurrentDb

        For Each tdf In CurrentDb.TableDefs
            If tdf.Connect <> vbNullString Then
                On Error Resume Next
                db.TableDefs(tdf.Name).Connect = ";DATABASE=" & backendPath
                db.TableDefs(tdf.Name).RefreshLink
                If Err.Number <> 0 Then
                    RelinkLinedTablesToBackend = MsgBox(Err.Description, vbCritical + vbRetryCancel, "Error #:" & Err.Number)
                    Exit Function
                End If

                On Error GoTo 0
            End If
        Next

    Set tdf = Nothing
    Set db = Nothing
End Function

Then when I open my default form when the DB opens I try to connect to the backend
On Error Resume Next
    Dim rs As DAO.Recordset: Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("Select Username, Password, UserGroup FROM Users")
    If Err.Number = 3024 Or Err.Number = 3044 Then
        MsgBox Err.Description & vbNewLine & "You will be prompted next to locate the data file. Without this file the database cannot open." _
            , vbCritical + vbOKOnly, "Backend Data File Not Found"
        GoTo FindBackEndFile
    End If


Birzeit University Sociology Professor Laura Khoury has been selected as the 2017-2018 receipt of the Wisconsin Sociological Association's William H. Sewell Outstanding Scholarship Award. The award acknowledges and honors professors with records of outstanding scholarly accomplishments in sociology.
There are four accomplishments that are considered evidence of outstanding scholarly work: excellence in basic sociological research; excellence in applied sociological research; excellence in the scholarship of teaching; and excellence in development of creative undergraduate research activities and projects.
The award is named for Professor William H. Sewell, who became the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1967, in the midst of the Vietnam War and student protests. After a difficult tenure due to the protests against US war in Vietnam, in June 1968, he resigned as chancellor and returned to research and teaching.
Professor Khoury expressed her pride in winning the award, "I am very obliged with this award which aligns with Swell's belief in the value of integrity, justice and equality. I see my research moving from surveillance studies (2005-2013), where I invested much in the area of racial profiling, to subaltern studies (2014-2018) as I am currently researching indigenous knowledges using a participatory approach in my research."
Laura Khoury is a Professor of Sociology at the Behavioral and Social Sciences at Birzeit University in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt). She was the director of the Center for Women's Studies, and the Center for Development Studies, Birzeit University. She was an editor of the Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) and has research interests in both minorities and development areas. Her publications include: 'History and Race Consciousness in the Arab world: Colonial Capitalism and the Construction of Race' (co-authored 2004, in K. Rhodes, ed., Race and Identity in the Nile Valley); 'Women in the United States of America: The Struggle for Economic Citizenship' (2005, in Billson and Fluehr-Lobban, eds, Female Well-Being: Toward a Global Theory of Social Change around the World in the 20th Century); and 'Ethno-Racial Profiling and State Violence in a Southwest Barrio' (co-authored Spring 2009 in AZTLAN: A journal of Chicano Studies at UCLA -which won a prestigious LASO award); 'Racial Profiling as Dressage: A Social Control Regime' (2009., In African Identities. Vol. 7 (1): 55–75); Hizbollah's War of Positions: The New Arab- Islamic Praxis. (co-authored 2009 in Arab World Geographer. Vol. 12 (3-4): 136–149); among others. She has two forthcoming publications: one on language and the other on gender, and she is a chief editor of the prestigious Sociological Imagination refereed Journal.


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Dogs May Help Prevent Childhood Asthma
By Metro Parent Editorial
Let your baby get close to Fido without always breaking out the hand sanitizer. You may just thank your furry companion later in life.
According to a study by the University of California-San Francisco, pet dander from household pets can build a child's immune system. The study, conducted under Dr. Kei Fujimura, found that when mice were fed a dust solution containing dog dander, their immune responses were better vs. other mice after respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – a major cause of breathing illnesses in kids – was given.
What's with RSV?
When a child has RSV, she is at a higher risk of suffering from asthma in the future. The study notes that 90 percent of children are affected with RSV worldwide. In 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated 254,583 children in Michigan had asthma.
RSV is a virus similar to the common cold, but for at-risk groups like premature infants, its symptoms can lead to bronchiolitis.
Dr. Milind Pansare, a pediatric allergist at DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, says if a child is predisposed to RSV, she is likely to develop allergies later in life.
"Specific allergies aren't inheritable, but the general ability to be allergic is," adds Dr. Marcus DeGraw, a pediatrician from St. John Providence Health System Detroit Hospitals.
However, now experts are thinking consistent exposure to animals at a younger age can decrease the risk of allergies later in life.
"Microbes interact with the body on an everyday basis to help train the immune system to function properly. Our bodies are bathed in microbes," DeGraw says. "Exposure helps the immune system. What changes or interrupts that normal everyday balance function can be bad.
"That exposure has to happen."
From birth until six months – and up to a year – is the time in which a child will be most influenced by microbes to stave off possible allergies and asthma in the future. The body is being exposed to particles and proteins that train the body to accept this exposure as OK.
The takeaway (for now)
There has been other research in this area, too. Dr. Pansare says for about 15 years, different studies have been conducted with similar results: that pet dander can strengthen a child's immune system.
And over-cleaning could actually have a negative affect on a child's immune system by not giving them the proper exposure, DeGraw says.
"Parents don't have to walk around with their kids on an everyday basis and think that every second they touch something or are exposed to a horse or dog or pet, they have to purify their body," he explains. "That type of exposure is thought of as a bad thing now. Normal interaction with the environment is supposed to happen."
But, Pansare adds, there's still need for more exploration: "The next step will be to do a large population based study."
In particular, the bacterium that is causing this immunity has not been identified.
"This study helps to foster a decrease in the general anxiety (over) children exploring and moving out into the world as a normal part of growing up," DeGraw says. "Parents should be reassured by the studies over the years."
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