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Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
Kristan returns from the mud to fight gaming terrorism once again.
Review by	Kristan Reed, Contributor
Updated on 1 July 2004
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It's fair to say that we demand a lot out of games these days; great graphics with convincing animation, gripping storylines voiced by (preferably) known actors, and most of all gameplay that has us anchored to our seats that's as fun as it is challenging. It's also more than fair to say that Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain fails on all three counts thanks to what can only be surmised as a complete lack of ambition to push the series forward in the most crucial areas, while wasting its time designing the whole thing around online play.
Whereas the previous three titles in the series focused on the exploits of Gabe Logan, a sort of Sam Fisher of the 90s, this time we're forced to customise our own fat arsed agent and waddle around carrying out a multitude of tasks for Logan's crime busting organisation around the world. In thoroughly hackneyed done-to-death style, we're chasing down a bunch of miscreants responsible for creating a virus that's going to kill us all, which in gaming terms effectively means heading for waypoints, shooting an endless procession of armed-to-the-teeth drones and activating switches - much like any other action adventure you've played over the past ten years.
Where's Phil Collins when you need him?
The Omega Strain as a one-player experience is an against-the-odds task, largely thanks to some curious design decisions that arbitrarily extend the playing time of each level by three or four times as much. Instead of designing tight, focused levels with enemies that need to be carefully disposed of, Omega Strain prefers to give the player vast sprawling environments to roam which continually throw respawning enemies at them. A ten-minute par time level could easily take you over an hour on your first attempt while you figure out which way to head, and 'enjoy' fighting the respawning hordes over and over again.
Once you achieve anything of note, the game sensibly checkpoints your progress, and dumps you back there when you die - albeit with the same ammo as when you died, and with the double whammy of all the enemies you've just slain mostly reappearing. We say 'mostly', because the game is utterly inconsistent as to when it chooses to repopulate your immediate environment or not. Sometimes you have a long empty slog to endure, sometimes the whole battle - but generally you're looking at 150 plus kills per level thanks to this ill-conceived mechanic, which adds up to a whole lot of wasted time and a stupendous number of deaths into the bargain. It's like playing a game on infinite lives, but having the handicap of restricted ammo. Why on earth didn't they plump for the traditional checkpoint system implemented as standard in almost every other action adventure?
The answer only becomes apparent when you consider that The Omega Strain was designed from the ground up as a four player co-operative online multiplayer game; one which requires the game to respawn dead players so that the flow of the game isn't broken. So while the game's structure makes sense online, offline solo player suffers immensely as a result, and tasks which should take you no more than 10 or 20 minutes suddenly balloon into tiresome slogs that pad out the experience beyond all logical reason. While we can understand why they chose to focus on online play, it doesn't make it any easier to bear when you're being overwhelmed by respawning AI who all seem to have unlimited ammo, while you're down to your last pistol clip. In solo mode, not only is it plainly not very enjoyable, but that it evidently wasn't even designed to be a single player game just adds insult to your injury addled body.
Needle in a haystack
Unlike, say, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow with its distinct single player mode and specifically designed online play, The Omega Strain attempts to shoehorn both forms of play into the same game, and it simply doesn't come off. The fact that you can dip into your ongoing single player campaign in multiplayer mode is a nice touch, but in our experience, finding three other experienced players to join you in a specific map at the same time is a task that requires far more patience than it should. Headset support makes the issue of relaying instructions a doddle, but it's not a game that novices could reasonably expect to just jump into, mainly because each map is surprisingly vast, and requires a working knowledge of the layout and enemy spawn points before simply wading in unprepared. A swift return to your own spawn point is assured.
Although it would be polite to describe the game's visuals as acceptable, you can't help but wonder why the team went for such an ostensibly basic look throughout. As big as they are, the playing environments are largely bland and repetitive, and suffer from a uniform lack of texturing consistent with an early PS2 look that's positively years out of date next to recent efforts. To make matters worse, the chunky, hip-swivelling, Wayne Rooney-esque character models are on the same kind of level; acceptable in that they represent the basic movements, but in a way that has observers either laughing or wincing, or a mixture of the two.
In the game's favour, the two-pronged third-person targeting system makes the endless combat much less of a chore than it other wise could be. Holding down R1 locks on to your enemy, but rather than simply instantly tagging your target, the amount of time it takes to change from a red reticule to yellow then to green varies depending on the weapon, giving a sensible impression of the heavier, bulkier weapons taking more time to line up. Meanwhile, though, you can strafe and roll while keeping your target firmly in your sights before unleashing a hail of bullets when the time is right.
The whole wide world went Zoom
Pressing L1, however, zooms in the view slightly and enables you to pull off more accurate one-shot kills, but presents a greater risk thanks to the fact that you can't move at the same time. Between them, the two fire modes come in handy at different times, and used in conjunction with the lean, roll, crouch and strafe makes for a versatile combat system that takes a bit of getting used to, but is solid twist on the standard mechanics used elsewhere. It's just a shame, then, that the combat is a little meaningless after a while, with an endless sea of headless chicken enemies streaming towards you inexorably. There is a rudimentary sense of AI from the drones, with a smattering of duck and cover tactics employed, but it's a pretty transparent system that doesn't take a lot of figuring out, depressingly. It's not exactly Halo, put it that way - and almost three years on from Bungie's celebrated title, shouldn't advanced enemy behaviour be a standard feature by now, or should we just politely accept PSone era mediocrity such as this?
As nice as it is to see the between mission Zeus files, with lovingly designed notes, mails and files delivering a smidgen of storyline immersion, there's a parallel sense of utter confusion as to who's doing what, when and where. It's information overload, and with some truly dreadful 32-bit era cut-scenes (and not very good ones at that), and endless radio chatter during the mission, it prompts almost instant disinterest. Without wishing to be unkind, The Omega Strain tries hard to get you into the proceedings, but even ten hours in you're just as disconnected from the events as you were in the beginning, as the game turns into a repetitive slog of chasing waypoints, dying multiple deaths and engaging in almost constant and less than entertaining shoot outs. Add to that a repetitive and utterly generic soundtrack that could have been lifted from any action game ever made in the last decade and the effect is complete: you're forced to reach for the off switch.
As we enter the fifth year of the PS2, gamers ought to be banging on the pristine glass of Sony Computer Entertainment's HQ and demanding more for their cash from the format holder, the very company that's in charge of its gaming output and ought to have a better handle on the inner workings of its system than any other company - in the same way that Sega and Nintendo used to. Instead we're expected to part with our hard-earned cash for a game you'd have difficulty being interested in if it was being released by Play It or Midas for almost no money. This empty feeling you get from playing The Omega Strain will be etched all over your drained face within minutes - it's a depressingly bland experience, and frankly not one we'd advise anyone but the most committed online console gamer to even bother having a look at. It's by no means the worst game we've played all year, and played in its native online mode improves it a further notch, but the bottom line is that PS2 owners deserve so much more than a generic action game at this stage - especially one where playing it alone presents a massive disadvantage.
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Brunswick County Library hosts new read to a dog program, Books for Bailey
Children reading to Bailey at Barbee Library
BOLIVIA, N.C. – Brunswick County Library has started Books for Bailey, a new program that aims to improve the confidence and literacy skills of children by reading to a therapy dog named Bailey.
"Bailey has a way of bringing a smile to everyone who sees her," said owner Tricia Robertson. "She is always ready to be petted, which has its own way of making someone feel good. Whether someone feels sad, hurting, lonely, or depressed, they always feel better after spending a few moments with her."
Bailey is Robertson's 9-year-old Collie and has been a therapy dog for the last 7 years. Before moving to Brunswick County, Bailey worked in the Charlotte, NC area as a therapy dog in libraries, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) Canine Crew.
Brunswick County Library strives to provide a safe and comfortable space for children of all ages and offers the Books for Bailey events free of charge to Brunswick County residents. Children also receive a sticker showing that they have read to Bailey after the event.
"'Read to a Dog' programs are a great asset to reluctant readers and other students who just need that confidence boost," said Brunswick County Library Director Patricia Dew. "The children who are able to participate here are gaining reading and literacy skills that will benefit them throughout life."
From September through November, Brunswick County Library is offering four Books for Bailey events at Barbee Library in Oak Island and five events at Harper Library in Southport. Additional dates and locations for the program have yet to be determined.
To participate in the program, children must be registered in advance and be able to read independently. While the program is geared toward elementary-aged children, children of any age are welcome to register. To register for a 20-minute time slot, please visit or call the library branch hosting the event:
Call Barbee Library at 910.278.4283 (Open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., excluding holidays)
Call Harper Library at 910.457.6237 (Open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., excluding holidays)
Books for Bailey events scheduled for September through November 2022 are as follows:
Wednesday, September 7 / Oak Island Area
Registration is necessary
Location: Barbee Library / 8200 East Oak Island Drive
Time: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Thursday, September 8 / Southport Area
Location: Harper Library / 109 West Moore Street
Wednesday, September 21 / Oak Island Area
Friday, September 23 / Southport Area
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Wednesday, October 19 / Oak Island Area
Thursday, November 10 / Southport Area
"We're really excited to be able to offer the Books for Bailey program," said Barbee Library Branch Manager Erika Dosher. "It seems to bring so much joy to the kids who have participated. We look forward to continuing this unique program!"
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November 29, 2019 | benwalker
On Spotify, Apple Music and elsewhere, there now exists a digital version of the joint release with poet Stuart Ross An Orphan's Song: Ben Walker Sings Stuart Ross. It was recorded with another friend, Richard Ashrowan, in the Scottish Borders in 2007 and manufactured in Toronto by fellow traveller Seb Agnello.
Dead Cars
Stuart Ross is an extremely prolific writer. He's also a consummate performer. In 2008, the year I came over to Toronto from Britain to play An Orphan's Song live, DC Books of Vancouver published Dead Cars in Managua, a book in three sections.
The first part combines photos taken by Stuart of burnt-out and decaying cars with short prose poems. Hospitality Suite is the title of the second section. The poems are numbered from 1-20 and deal with Stuart's mum Shirley's last days in hospital. Stuart's writing is in its element as he observes absurdly unforgettable details of the hospital's protocols, patients and inevitable melancholia.
Dead Cars' third section consists of pieces that Stuart produced while conducting poetry 'boot camps'. These compositions are NOT numbered and incorporate randomness and Stuart's trademark disconcerting imagery:
'APRIL 12 – He claimed he was the first horse to have a person on him. But he was just a tub of margarine in the fridge. Isn't that enough?' (Itinerary)
You Exist, Vaudeville
By the time You Exist. Details Follow. came along in 2012, Stuart's work had moved into a new phase and he was no longer living in Toronto, his home for his entire life until 2009. I detect a freshness and some wonder at the proximity of Lake Ontario, his and other people's dogs and Victoria Hall, Cobourg. There are some amusingly inaccurate observations of Stuart's new location.
My first experience of Stuart's book of collaborations with 29 other poets, 2013's Our Days in Vaudeville, was a fairly shallow one. I re-read it immediately and it was like listening to a record for the second time. Things made more sense.
In his introduction, Stuart describes this as 'an insane book'. The methods of collaboration and degrees to which Stuart knows his collaborators differ wildly. There are impressive feats of juxtaposition throughout. However, when Stuart and his childhood friend and fellow veteran of absurd imagery Mark Laba get going, the creative sparks really fly.
'Speaking of activities try this. One hula hoop, four Benedictine monks, a seltzer bottle and a trade agreement with the hermit crabs of Bikini Island – you know, the ones with the enormous pincers from nuclear testing that have made a killing in the Japanese film industry.' (Kreplach)
A Hamburger and a Sparrow
2015 saw the publication of what to me is the first instalment of a trilogy. This may become a quartet or more but at present there are three parts. A Hamburger in a Gallery is rife with deliberate misspellings, invented words and section titles which are too big for the line on the page so have to spill onto the next line. There are pages which contain one word. There are also words in very small typeface which, nevertheless, spill over onto the next line.
The last section consists of an interview with Stuart by editor and fellow poet Jason Camlot. It seems that while Stuart's answers are honest, the questions he is asked are deliberately ill-informed. It's a fittingly unsettling conclusion to a book that is a long way from meaning anything in the conventional sense but has a lot of artistic validity because of its invention of new forms.
Perhaps it was Stuart's intention all along to follow something crazy with something conventional. 2016's A Sparrow Came Down Resplendant, a nod towards what Stuart's long-time colleague Charlie Huisken might call 'the Sunday poet', starts fairly straightforwardly.
But by the time we get to page 40, there is a poem called Stuart Ross in which 'lentils will sing you songs of praise'. On page 50's Questionnaire #3, there is a highly amusing mock-interview which harks back to the last part of A Hamburger in a Gallery.
Recent Thumbs
I haven't always been in sync with the titles, cover art and graphic design of Stuart's books. And I don't know which ones have been popular and which haven't. But 2019's Motel of the Opposible Thumbs, from what I have seen, is an object people want to own, not least for its title, cover art and graphic design.
More people (and a very dear animal) in Stuart's life have passed away. There are, perhaps in view of that, a larger proportion of serious or meaningful pieces. The penultimate poem, from which the book takes its title, is a moving echo of a piece I once adapted to make into a song, Road Trip, Southern Ontario, 1999. It is followed by Stuart's New Year Poem for 2019. These annual compositions are, I suspect, eagerly anticipated by many on his mailing list.
I have sometimes voiced the opinion to Stuart that an artist should stick to what they're good at and avoid doing things they aren't good at. Stuart has disagreed and maybe he has tried to write more conventional or mainstream poetry, I don't know. But at the end of the day we always seem to be back with Pannahill Road, the boll weevil cemetry, the monkey bars, Sid and Shirley, walking Lily the dog on Cobourg Beach, Claude Francois and staplers.
And that seems to have worked because the other day I saw him receive the Harbourfront Festival Prize for his contribution to Canadian Letters.
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LOS ANGELES -- The last couple of weeks have been downright brutal for Dodger fans.
Not only did the team get booted for the second consecutive year by the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League championship series, but now fans are learning about the front-office infighting during the season between owner Frank McCourt and his wife and former Dodger chief executive officer Jamie McCourt.
The couple's pending divorce and questions over whether the pair share ownership of the Dodgers threatens to throw the offseason in disarray and may crimp the team's ability to re-sign players or pursue free agents.
The team already has plenty to deal with this winter. The Dodgers face the most potential players eligible for free agency with 16, including Manny Ramirez, who must decide if he will exercise his $20 million option for next season and return. Manager Joe Torre is entering into the final season of his three-year contract.
This scenario has been played out before -- albeit on a smaller stage with the San Diego Padres, a Dodger rival. Former owner John Moores sold a portion of the team earlier this year to a group led by former Arizona Diamondbacks CEO Jeff Moorad, a deal driven by Moores' difficult divorce from his wife, Becky. Moorad's group will get complete control of the Padres within five years.
Robert Nachshin, an attorney who represented Moores in the divorce case, said Major League Baseball officials understand divorce is common, but might be queasy that the McCourts have gone public with their grievances.
"It's unfortunate that it's public," said Nachshin, who also has represented former Giants slugger Barry Bonds and other athletes. "It's not good for baseball. It's not good for the Dodgers. It's not good for the McCourts."
On Tuesday, Jamie McCourt filed for divorce, sought to regain her $2 million job and claimed she is the rightful co-owner of the Dodgers. Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon postponed the hearing until Nov. 5, saying he needed to review all the documents. Neither Jamie nor Frank McCourt were in court Wednesday.
Jamie McCourt claims her husband wanted her out of the team's front office as a way to "humiliate and ostracize" her. She said in a declaration that she was excluded from management decisions and had lodged a workplace harassment complaint with team attorneys.
She was fired on Oct. 21 -- the same day the Dodgers were bounced from the playoffs by the Phillies.
In response, Frank McCourt said he fired his estranged wife because she was having an affair with her bodyguard and doing a poor job.
In a filing submitted by the Dodgers that opposes her return to the team, Dodgers attorneys allege that Jamie McCourt took a trip with her bodyguard-driver, Jeff Fuller, in early July to Israel on team business, but then headed to France and billed the Dodgers for the 2½-week trip. Her attorney, Bert Fields, denied that Jamie McCourt billed the team.
She is also accused of not giving her husband any information about her assignments as chief executive and not providing the team with her schedule of public appearances.
In a declaration filed by Frank McCourt, he references Fuller as well, saying before his wife went on the trip she asked him for three things -- one of which was to have Fuller be her driver.
Fuller, who worked for the Dodgers since January 2007 and was director of protocol, was let go earlier this month.
Fields said the relationship between his client and Fuller didn't begin until after the McCourts broke up. Fields couldn't say when the relationship started, but he called the revelation by Frank McCourt part of a "smear campaign."
"Her having a relationship is something for him to capitalize on," Fields said. "We're not going to start throwing stones about his personal life."
Fields added that Jamie McCourt has been talking to investors over the past week in an attempt to buy out Frank McCourt, including one wealthy person who Fields would not name.
"People who are in the know will say Jamie is more competent to run the team than Frank," he said.
How the Dodgers will spend their money next season is not known. The team's 2009 payroll was just north of $100 million, ranking ninth highest in the majors.
Nachshin believes the McCourts will have to spend millions of dollars on legal fees.
"I predict each side will spend $10 million," he said.
Jamie McCourt also wants access to perks including travel by private jet, stays at five-star resorts and use of the Dodgers owners' suite. She wants $321,000 a month in spousal support if reinstated to her former position. If not, she believes she should be paid nearly $488,000 per month.
Nachshin believes if Jamie McCourt's request for $321,000 or more in monthly spousal support is granted, it would be the highest awarded in California. He said he's handled a case where $100,000 a month was awarded and many colleagues tell him that's the highest amount they're aware of.
He added she's unlikely to be reinstated to her former position with the Dodgers. Nachshin said an order requiring Frank McCourt to rehire her would be unprecedented.
Whomever is the team's owner in 2010, Dodger players and personnel don't believe the feud will hamper the payroll or affect the team on the field.
"I got to believe in my heart they're going to handle it the right way," pitcher Jon Garland said.


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We apologize that our andon system wasn't functioning properly.
Those boys at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company really impressed me today with their apology. They even gave me a compensation check! I guess it was just a one-time mistake.


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CATS WIN BIG IN SPECIAL WEEKEND ON CAMPUS
#9 Arizona 69
Arizona State 20
Ryan Hudson and Matt Rogers took down ASU and then took on Fiji in Sevens in wild weekend of Rugby. (Photo credit: Nikki Adams)
February 26- Arizona Rugby's showcase weekend was a resounding success this past weekend as #9 Arizona took down Arizona State 69-20 to move to 4-1 on the year. The weekend featured a number of aspects, including the 49th Anniversary of the program and the hosting of Fiji Sevens training camp in a jam-packed three days.
With the Wildcats hoping to close in on their third straight berth to the D1A playoffs, the Wildcats got started right, with Dante Weeks scoring the first of four on the day and a Karl Steffany score making it 26-13 at half. While happy to be ahead, Head Coach Sean Duffy was disappointed in the overall efficiency of the first half. "We needed better. We got it thanks to our leaders stepping up" said Duffy. In the second half, the Wildcats began to claim the upper hand in the Forwards, with their set piece putting the Sun Devils on the back foot regularly. Tyler Hansen was one of the beneficiaries of this platform, scoring twice and helping Sinclair Clinton score one of his own to make it 50-20 with twenty minutes left after Ryan Hudson's try and Bronson Teles' first score of the year. In a fitting end to the day, Prop Hector Ramirez barreled in for a try in his first career start to clinch the 69-20 victory and put Arizona on great footing heading in to their South American tour this week.
Arizona Second XV kept up the tempo in their match and also returned to the win column, with a 41-0 lead at half on the back of two George Niethammer tries. Luke Thayer's hat-trick and a double by Kyle Fulton made the Northern California presence felt in the 74-5 victory for Arizona. The 143-25 scoreline across both matches was an emphatic return to wins for the program that now looks ahead to a challenging two game tour in Argentina. "Thrilled for the guys, especially those who stepped up after some down performances last week" said Duffy. "Full credit to Arizona State as they fought for 160 minutes and at no point did they quit. They battled in the scrums in both games, especially in that second side match."
Following the match, the rich history of the program was on full display at the 2nd Annual Hall of Fame Celebration, with Brad Cox being inducted in to the hall of fame and scores of alumni and family on hand to celebrate. This event followed Friday's Dave Sitton Strong & Tough Golf Tournament, the 19th year of the showcase golf event.
On Sunday, the current Wildcats and the Tucson community were treated to a special experience, scrimmaging Fiji Sevens in the culmination of their week as hosts for the Flying Fijians. Following the scrimmage, Fiji Sevens players and staff ran a youth and high school clinic for the community, giving back to the city and its residents with their expertise and some trademark Fiji flair. The 2016 Olympic gold medalists spent their week in Tucson, training at the university grounds and working together with the Arizona players and coaches as they prepare for the US leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series this coming weekend in Las Vegas.
The Wildcats will now pack their bags for another special experience, as they depart Wednesday night for Argentina, spending ten days in the South American Rugby powerhouse with matches lined up in Buenos Aires and Mar Del Plata. Following the tour, Arizona closes out the regular season with tough California Conference matches at home against #13 San Diego State and Cal Poly.
Scoring vs Arizona State
Arizona 69-20 Arizona State
Tries: 11- Weeks (4), Hansen (2), Steffany,
Clinton, Hudson, Teles, Ramirez
Conv: Grigoriou- 7/11
Scoring vs Arizona State Second XV
Arizona 74-5 Arizona State
Tries: 12- Thayer (3), Niethammer (2),
Fulton (2), Kerr, Thomas, Rohde, Eldridge,
Kampton
Conv: Thayer- 7/12
Kyle Rogers and Zach Heisterkamp on attack against Fiji on Sunday. (Photo credit: Robyn Diamond)


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Liverpool man charged with importing heroin to Isle of Man
39-year-old was arrested at the Sea Terminal in Douglas
Gemma Jaleel
Two Liverpool women were detained in Douglas, Isle of Man yesterday in relation to a £170k drugs seizure
A Liverpool man has been charged with importing drugs to the Isle of Man after heroin with an estimated street value of £11,000 was found by police.
The 39-year-old was arrested at about 9.35pm on Friday at the Sea Terminal in Douglas.
The man has been charged with importation of a Class A drug and possession with intent to supply.
In a statement, police said: "The man had the drugs secreted internally, for his own safety he was taken to hospital for medical treatment.
"Subsequently a number of packages held internally were passed and seized by police."
He is due to appear before the next available court on the Isle of Man. Detective Sergeant Paul Holland of the Pro Active Team said: "We believe approximately £11,200 worth of heroin has been seized.
"The heroin was destined for the streets of the Isle of Man, and stopping this importation reduces the harm heroin and the associated acquisitive crime it can cause within the community.
"The focus of the Pro Active Team is to continue to target criminal networks involved in the importation of class A controlled drugs, and those that target vulnerable and potentially vulnerable users of controlled drugs."


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Check out this Jeux De Docteur list on page 1. We have a total of 25 Jeux De Docteur and the most popular are: Anna Real Dentist, Masha Nasal Congestion, Pou Girl And The New Born Baby and many more free games. This page lists the games from 1 to 25. This list of Jeux De Docteur received a rating of 3,92 / 5.00 from 45 votes.


RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada men's basketball team was picked to three-peat as Mountain West Champions in 2018-19. The poll of MW media members was released by the conference office today. Four members of the team; Jordan Caroline, Caleb Martin, Cody Martin and Jordan Brown were also honored by the MW media.
The Wolf Pack became just the second school in MW history to win back-to-back outright conference titles last season posting a 15-3 conference record. Overall the Pack were 29-8 and reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in school history and became just the second MW school to reach the Sweet 16. Nevada was the preseason media pick in 2017-18 and second in the preseason poll in 2016-17.
Nevada received 18 first place votes and totaled 207 points to outdistance San Diego State who received one first place vote and 188 points. New Mexico (153), Boise State (139), Fresno State (138), UNLV (122), Wyoming (88), Colorado State (80), Utah State (78), Air Force (42), and San Jose State (19) round out the poll.
Two of the top preseason honors went to Wolf Pack players with Caleb Martin being selected as the Player of the Year and Jordan Brown the Freshman of the Year. Caleb Martin, Cody Martin and Caroline were all named to the preseason MW team.
Caleb Martin was the 2017-18 MW Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. He was third in the conference last season averaging 18.9 points per game. Twin brother Cody Martin was the 2017-18 MW Defensive Player of the Year and a second-team MW selection. A versatile player he averaged 14 points, 4.7 assists, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. The twins combined to average 32.9 points per game, 38.9 percent of the Pack's offensive output.
A first-team MW selection last season, Caroline is on the preseason team for the second year in a row. He led the Pack in rebounding at 8.6 per game last season and was second scoring 17.7 points per outing.
The 6-11 Brown is the Pack's first five star recruit and second McDonald's All-American. At Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif. he averaged a double-double scoring 23.5 points and grabbing13.1 rebounds per game as a prep senior. In the McDonald's All-Star game he scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds.


'Mass Privatisation and the Post-Communist Mortality Crisis' Is There Really a Relationship?
This paper reanalyzes and ultimately rejects the recent, well-publicized claim that "rapid mass privatisation [of state-owned enterprises]…was a crucial determinant of differences in adult mortality trends in post-communist countries."
Policy Reports have been taken the form of reports to international organizations (EU, OECD, and World Bank), memoranda to government officials (Prime Minister of Mongolia, Romanian Ministries of Reform and Labor). In addition, there have been local publications in most East European countries. The studies have been presented to international conferences throughout Europe and in the U.S. and they are regularly cited in such outlets as the Economist, the EBRD Transition Report and the World Bank World Development Report. For more information on recent research activities, click on Recent Papers.
Policy-oriented research has been funded by the OECD, the World Bank, and USAID.
The Labor Project has been active at the Central European University since 1994, involving faculty members and students of the CEU Department of Economics as well as researchers from other universities. Participation of researchers from nine countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union has facilitated comparative investigation of the effects of different policy choices and the consequences of different institutional legacies across countries. For more information on Labor Project participants, click on Staff.
The Labor Project is closely linked to the CEU Economics Department. For several years, the Project provided the primary source for students to obtain research materials, and many students still rely upon the Project for official, macroeconomic data, published and unpublished studies of transition economies, and microeconomic databases on firms and households. Project resources are also regularly exploited in courses at the CEU and summer schools, and they have been used at Stanford University and the Stockholm School of Economics as well. For more information on educational activities, click on Teaching.
The objective of this new network is to enhance international collaboration on cross-country comparative research using improved data and studying the firm-level sources of economic growth and the consequences of the growth process for workers. Based primarily in Europe, the network includes scholars working on enterprise data and representation of national statistical agencies supplying the data. The network is funded from February 2008 to May 2012 by the COST Programme of the European Science Foundation, and the CEU Labor Project is the lead proposing and coordinating organization. For more information, visit our local COST website.
The CEU Labor Project was the local organizer of the CAED 2008 International Conference on Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data. Major support for the conference came from the COST Programme of the European Science Foundation. Other sponsors included the CEU Economics Department, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Hungarian National Bank, Institute for Labor Research (IAB), Hungarian Competition Authority, U.S. Census Bureau, and OECD. For more information about the conference and CAED, visit our local CAED website.
The conference also inaugurated a new international network funded by a four-year grant from COST-ESF in response to a proposal from the CEU Labor Project.


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CRM requires top level management commitment, the involvement of personnel from all functional areas in the implementation team, step-by-step rather than "Big Bang" implementation and plenty of patience all round – successful CRM software implementation takes time and supplier selection is crucial.


Aesthetic corneal tattooing was developed on the basis of experience with the restorative keratopigmentation of iris defects using BIOCHROMAEYES® medical-grade pigments.
Thanks to the aesthetic quality of restorative iris corrections using this technique, and spurred by the absence of complications, keratopigmentation has become a purely aesthetic technique used to change eye colour. The good coverage of the underlying iris, the quality and naturalness of the BioChromaEyes® colours, and the partial reversibility of the procedure, have enabled this restorative technique to be used for aesthetic purposes.
Intrastromal corneal implants with a femtosecond laser overleaf incision has become the traditional technique. The advantage of this technique is its laser precision and reduced corneal trauma.
Altering the corneal epithelium has a slightly higher risk of post-operative effects (pain and time for healing by epithelial regeneration).
Combining the two techniques makes for a more natural appearance, multi-coloured like a natural iris: honey-coloured or green spots in a brown iris or bright blue spots in a steel-blue iris, for example.
Dr. FERRARI of Strasbourg has developed a simulation program, NEORIS, allowing patients to visualize their faces after their eye colour has been changed. (http://www.neoriseyes.com/demander-simulation/).
A ring of natural iris colour (very hard to see) will be left inside the recoloured part, allowing you to see in low light conditions, when your pupils are dilated, without any visual impairment.
The procedure cannot be performed if your corneas are too thin (like for restorative keratopigmentation).
The procedure is not recommended for patients who are undecided or unenthusiastic, as complete reversibility cannot be guaranteed.


Looe is served by a scenic railway branch line from the mainline at Liskeard. Also, a train journey on the Looe Valley Line will take you to the ancient stone circle at Duloe; the holy well at St Keyne.
National Express Coaches to Plymouth connect with coaches to Looe. By road it is easily reached via the M5 / A38.
Looe is an excellent centre from which to explore all of Cornwall.
If you do come down by train ... you can enjoy all this too!


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Disney's theme park guidelines are routinely reviewed and updated based upon current safety and security industry trends. It's important for Disney guests to be aware of the fact that designated smoking areas will not be made available inside Walt Disney World and Disneyland theme parks. For convenience, there will be specific smoking areas located outside of entrances to the parks and select Disney properties for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and vaping.
Disney has also updated restrictions placed upon the size of strollers allowed inside of the parks. According to most recent Disney policy updates, maximum stroller width allowed has been reduced from 36 inches to 31 inches, with the length of 51 inches remaining unchanged. Families will no longer be allowed to enter Disney theme parks with child stroller wagons, as a means of maintaining less obstructed guest traffic flow. Guests will have the convenience option of renting strollers at Disney theme parks based upon availability.
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Day 106: Black-capped Vireo, One of My All-Time Favorites
Author Jay PackerPosted on Published: April 16, 2019 November 11, 2019 at 11:43 pmCategories In: About Our Birds, Big Year Progress
Black-capped Vireos are striking but skulking birds in short scrublands.
Today I found a Black-capped Vireo, one of my favorite birds not just in Taylor County but anywhere. I've been looking for a couple weeks, knowing they were out there somewhere. Some birds are harder to find than others, and this is one of them. Today's observation marks the first Black-capped Vireos I've seen in 5 years and only the second in 14 years.
Our Smallest Vireo
Black-capped Vireos are the smallest vireo species in the U.S. They are also unique among vireos for having sexual dimorphism. That sounds fancy, but all it means is that the males look different than the females.
Males have a jet black cap with striking white spectacles around a fiery red eye. The throat and breast are bright white, the flanks show a tinge of yellow, and the back is light olive green. The birds have two wing bars, also tinted yellow.
Females look pretty much the same except that the crown is gray, not black, and the eye is a bit duller.
Summers in Texas, Winters in Mexico
One of the things that makes Black-capped Vireos special is that they have a very limited range. They nest only in Oklahoma, Texas, and Northern Mexico, with the bulk of the population in Texas, especially the Hill Country of the Edwards Plateau. Birders from across the U.S. and even around the world travel to Texas to see this bird.
By August, the birds migrate for the winter and travel to western Mexico. They return by the end of March / beginning of April.
A Special Habitat
Black-capped Vireo habitat in Taylor County. Note that this location has recently burned, as evidenced by the numerous dead trees.
Black-capped Vireos are also special because they have very particular habitat requirements. The birds like short scrub comprised of junipers, oaks, and sumacs. In Taylor County, this habitat only occurs in the mesas that run across the central part of Taylor County.
But not just any scrub will do… The birds need areas of scattered trees, with open gaps between vegetation. This habitat tends to occur in one of two ways. 1) Poor or eroded soils on slopes, which reduces the available water, thus creating open habitat with short trees. 2) Regrowth of vegetation after a fire. In the early stages, the trees are short and not densely packed together.
This process of a plant community regrowing after a disturbance such as fire is known as succession. Thus Black-capped Vireos are a species that takes advantage of the early stages of succession, but they also lose habitat as plant communities regrow to maturity.
Endangered No More
During the latter part of the 20th century, Black-capped Vireos declined precipitously. Though estimates are murky, by the 1980s, the population had clearly declined and fewer than 1,000 pairs were estimated to occur in the U.S. The species was formally classified as endangered in 1987.
There were several major reasons for the bird's decline. The first was habitat loss, either through more intense land use (development, grazing from goats, etc.) or fire suppression. As fire was suppressed, forests reverted to a denser and taller state and become unsuitable for the vireo.
A second factor in their decline is another bird, the Brown-headed Cowbird. This species is a brood parasite. It lays its eggs in other birds' nests. Its young hatch sooner and grow larger, taking the lion's share of the food brought by the parents. For reasons I'll explain in a future article, cowbirds were not historically present in areas where vireos nests. They've greatly increased in numbers in modern times, though. In short, birds like the Black-capped Vireo ended up raising the next generation of Brown-headed Cowbirds instead of vireos.
To help vireo populations recover, habitat strongholds are now maintained through controlled burns and select mechanical clearing. Cowbird populations were also controlled through intense trapping. Private landowners, government bodies, and conservation organizations worked together to protect and manage habitat. It worked. Vireo numbers increased, and the species population is now estimated at 14,000 pairs in the U.S., 24,000 pairs globally. The species was declassified as an endangered species just last year in 2018.
While I'm hopeful for the Black-capped Vireo's continued success, the species still ranks very high as one of concern. Given it's limited range and unique habitat requirements, it wouldn't take much for the bird to slip into trouble again. Continued monitoring and management plans have been established, and are necessary, for the future.
The Other New Bird of the Day
On a final note, I also saw a Western Kingbird today, a common breeding species that leaves for the winter and has just returned. I'll save it for another day's article.
New Species Seen: Western Kingbird, Black-capped Vireo
2 thoughts on "Day 106: Black-capped Vireo, One of My All-Time Favorites"
Katharine Hampton says:
Nice photo. Love to see birds singing. He is singing so loud that his "adam's apple " is sticking out. Great find for Taylor County! Way to go!
Jay Packer says:
Thanks Kathy!
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Barriers to Implementing Technology in Residential Long-Term Care Settings
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Barriers to Implementing Technology in Residential Long-Term Care Settings Vicki A. Freedman, Ph.D., Maggie Calkins, Ph.D., Robert DeRosiers, MS, OTR/L, ATP, and Kimberly Van Haitsma, Ph.D. Polisher Research Institute December 10, 2005 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/re
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An Analysis of the Impact of Spend-down on Medicaid Expenditures
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services An Analysis of the Impact of Spenddown on Medicaid Expenditures Leonard Gruenberg and Hillel AlpertThe Long-Term Care Data Institute Brian BurwellSysteMetrics/McGraw-Hill January 1992 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/spddwn.pdf (36 PDF pages)
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A Synthesis and Critique of Studies on Medicaid Asset Spenddown
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services A Synthesis and Critique of Studies on Medicaid Asset Spenddown E. Kathleen Adams, SysteMetrics/McGraw-Hill Mark R. Meiners, University of Maryland Center on Aging Brian O. Burwell, SysteMetrics/McGraw-Hill January 1992 PDF Version
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Variations in the Medicaid Safety Net for Children and Youth with High Medical Costs: A Comparison of Four States
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Variations in the Medicaid Safety Net for Children and Youth with High Medical Costs: A Comparison of Four States Brian Burwell, Elicia Herz and John Drabek SysteMetrics/McGraw-Hill, Inc. November 1990 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/1990/4stvares.pdf (30 PDF p
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Effects of Multiple Admissions on Nursing Home Use: Implications for "Front-end" Policies
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Effects of Multiple Admissions on Nursing Home Use: Implications for "Front-end" Policies Korbin Liu and Maria Perozek The Urban Institute September 1990 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/muladmes.pdf (27 PDF pages)
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An Analysis of Long-Term Care Reform Proposals
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Reliability and Validity of the National Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect Study Conducted by Westat Associates in 1988: Methodological Review
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Reliability and Validity of the National Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect Study Conducted by Westat Associates in 1988: Methodological Review Dr. Deborah Daro, Dr. Elizabeth D. Jones and Karen McCurdy National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse August 1989 PDF Version:
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Report to Congress on Identifying Individuals at Risk of Institutionalization
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Report on Problems and Suggestions for Improving the NLTCS Files for 1982 and 1984
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Report on Problems and Suggestions for Improving the NLTCS Files for 1982 and 1984 Social and Scientific Systems, Inc. May 17, 1989 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/probsug.pdf (18 PDF pages)
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Family Research Meeting: Summary
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Community-Relevant Policy Research Meeting: Summary
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Conditions and Impairments Among the Working Age Population with Disabilities
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Program Participation Patterns Among Persons With Disabilities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Program Participation Patterns Among Persons with Disabilities Pat Doyle, Esther Miller and Jim Sears Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. May 10, 1990 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/1990/task3.pdf (87 PDF pages)
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Welfare Mothers as Potential Employees: A Statistics Profile Based on National Survey Data
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Subacute Care: Policy Synthesis and Market Area Analysis
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Assistive Technology for the Frail Elderly: An Introduction and Overview
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistive Technology for the Frail Elderly: An Introduction and Overview Robert Elliot University of Pennsylvania August 15, 1991 Revised April 28, 1992 PDF Version (19 PDF pages)
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Nursing Home Care in Five Nations
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Home Care in Five Nations Joan F. Van Nostrand, Robert F. Clark and Tor Inge Romoren June 1993 PDF Version
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Home and Community-Based Care in the USA
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Home and Commuity-Based Care in the USA Robert F. Clark, D.P.A. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services October 1991 PDF Version
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Publicly-Financed Home Care for the Disabled Elderly: Who Would Be Eligible?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Publicly-Financed Home Care for the Disabled Elderly: Who Would Be Eligible? Mary E. Jackson, Ph.D., and Brian O. Burwell SysteMetrics/McGraw-Hill December 1990 PDF Version
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Measuring the Activities of Daily Living: Comparisons Across National Surveys
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Traffic congestion in major thoroughfares is expected to worsen after the Federation of Bus Industry Trade Unions told its drivers not to allow passengers to alight until after their buses have come to a complete stop inside the bus stop area.
The federation, which is under the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, issued the statement on Sunday after traffic policemen issued traffic violation tickets to three bus drivers outside the Jardine House in Central for stopping outside the bus stop zone, Apple Daily reports.
The incident fueled widespread discontent among bus drivers, who posted messages on their WhatsApp group on Sunday to hit out at the police.
Federation chairman Lam Kam-piu said bus drivers are not to blame for not being able to stop their vehicles within the bus stop zone as the area is often obstructed by other vehicles such as taxis and cargo trucks, while police officers allegedly turn a blind eye to such traffic violations.
Lam said that on one occasion he had to help a bus driver call the police as his bus could not stop near the sidewalk to pick up a wheelchair-hound passenger since the area was obstructed by other vehicles.
When they arrived, the police officers helped the disabled passenger get onto the bus but did not accost the drivers of the illegally parked vehicles, Lam said.
The federation said it will liaise with the Transport Department and the police to find ways to address the problems.
In order to protect their ranks, the federation asked that bus drivers, starting on Monday, only allow passengers to get on and off their vehicles after they have properly stopped within the bus stop zone.
The group said such measures will inevitably result in delays for passengers, which is why it is asking for the understanding of the public.
Spokespersons for New World First Bus and CityBus said company officials were set to hold meetings with the Transport Department and the police on Monday, and called on their drivers to remain calm, Ming Pao Daily reported.
Legislator Cheng Chung-tai uploaded a photo on his Facebook page showing a long queue of buses at the Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza at around 9 a.m. on Monday.
At least three lanes out of four were occupied by buses which were waiting to enter the bus stop zone, resulting in traffic congestion.


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Kasnije su među sadržaje ulazili u originalni prilozi i razgovori s gostima u studiju. Najpopularniji voditelji emisije bili su Dubravko Merlić i Denis Latin. Godine 1996. emisija je ukinuta te je u kasnom večernjem terminu naslijedila emisija Motrišta.

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Heather Stone asked me to develop a standalone article on "readers are leaders" after dropping one thought provoking comment on the 4 deadly sins of a blogger. I was particularly trilled because it's the first time someone has asked me to develop an article on my blog. It's a great challenge because things like this make you up your sleeves to make the content of much value. That the request came from someone with a vast knowledge left me unbalance and most importantly elated.
Excellence is the ownership of good qualities in an unusual manner, it represent the wise choice of many alternatives. It is imperative to understand that success in any area of blogging will not be realizable with mediocrity. The antidote to mediocrity is knowledge and knowledge itself is impossible in isolation but by constantly reading of other blogs within your niche and most especially, other books outside your field that will release inspiration. Once you have a considerate authority over certain knowledge, you become a leader. People tend to look at you with great admiration because you have paid the ultimate price of engaging your brains while others maximized pleasure.
The price for mediocrity is a pitiable hurl of despair; one cannot leave knowledge and its application to chance. A reader despite being a leader understands the intricacies of life; he understands the struggles of life and can apply wisdom from reading into any area of his life. Like I always tell folks and foes; our elders lied to us that "experience is the best teacher". Learning by experience is the direct consequence of not reading. Reading releases you to a set of rules and instructions that will prevent you from the experience. Only a minority of people who have had negative experiences over certain issues have managed to stay focused, the majority remain a failure of epic proportion. When a person reads and learns by instructions, he learns in two weeks what others learn by experience in two years. Needless to say that instruction now is the best teacher?
Being the best blogger first starts with a resolve and that is to be the best.
Two roads diverge in a wood and I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the DIFFERENCE said Robert Frost. The road that leads to mediocrity is traveled by the majority but the road that leads to excellence is traveled by only a few because excellence is an island surrounded by a sea of sweat.
Being the best blogger requires you to keep researching your niche, keep understanding the dynamics of your niche and never being too rigid to adapt to changes that will bring about positive growth.
Have you ever wondered why the most successful bloggers are not the hardest working? They are not even the best writers neither do they poses mystical powers of automatic success. Being the best blogger cannot be left to chance, good fortune or luck. All pro bloggers are what they are today because of what they read, re-read, carefully selecting what works and maintaining a healthy disrespect for what doesn't work.
The more you read, the more knowledge you gain. You must always level yourself up to achieve excellence.
Reading is fantastic and one must develop a good habit towards it. I always tell my friends that if I visit them, the first thing I want to see is their library; the kind of books I see in their library will automatically tell me what composes their thoughts. Your thoughts patterns the way for your reality. Basically, what you read, you assimilate, what you assimilate, you think, what you think become a thought, your thought forms your reality. Being a success or failure is a choice.
What distinguishes between a frutile mind and a futile mind are the kinds of things they read.
I'm an astute reader. One who ceases not to read because they form my character.
Do you want to know the book I'm reading now? It's entitled Mohammed Dewji, the man who works 100 hours a week and makes $85 million a year.
Hey bro, that was a great masterpiece!
I must say this is a masterpiece it is very important to read and what you read really influences your mindset. Anyone who does not read is like a tree that is not watered.
Great insights Nosa 🙂 I love taking the less traveled road. Its easy to make a difference and stand out if you choose the less traveled road rather than going with the crowd.
And we must put our readers FIRST in doing anything – that's how we can become the best blogger, by best serving our readers 🙂 Thanks once again!
What you said is absolutely true, our readers have propelled us to where we are and must always respect them in agreement and disagreement.
Thanks for dropping an honest comment and do have a wonderful day ahead.
Readers are leaders but leaders are not readers is that not right? this is really an awesome post, you points are made and cleared..
not all leaders are readers but all good leaders are readers.. You get the logic? hahaha!, well what you said is equally valid. I have read things like that also.
I definitely believe reading acquires you experience. That's why I love reading literature. Books like "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien helped me understand the terrors of war and PTSD, even though I was never in one nor suffered PTSD.
I also recommend "Love in The Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. That book hits it home on the feelings of love, something everyone in the world can easily relate to.
It's books like these that help you not only understand your niche audience better but the whole world. That's why I heartily agree with your thoughts on this post. Thanks for sharing, Nosa!
I haven't gotten my hands on any of the books you mentioned, but from your brief description, I believe they are books really worth reading. I would definitely see how I can lay my hands on them.
I read that article and I saw Stone's comment that day……I'm glad you decided on writing the article.
This work is a classic piece and I love the way you approached it. Highly detailed yet concise.
Oh gone are the days when experience used to be the best teacher……its now instruction! And that only comes by Reading books and I mean good books.
I love your analogy….learning by experience is good but it would mean learn through a lifetime when you can easily be instructed in a book as the author takes you by the hand into his life while you quickly learn from the experiences that birthed his/her success.
I excelled myself the moment I chose to be a reader….I will immerse myself in reading books that I sometimes forget it was time to eat. One of the books I took advantage of during my early years of reading was Andres Lara's "Inspire the sleeping giant within". Another one that comes to mind is Zig Ziggler's "Over the Top". Oh my God! I can continue.
Reading to me is a gift with which I believe breeds inspiration. Indeed, Nosa, readers are leaders!
Stay motivated, my friend and deliver.
Thanks alot for your commendation.Zig Ziggler is one author I respect alot. "Over the Top" is pure class. I can see how you shaping your future from reading. It's great and I hope you sustain it.
Well written post, and I think if I had to choose, I'd prefer the road less traveled and carve my own path in my own way and learn to be happy with that I make along the way.
Blogging is not easy if you really take it seriously…and a lot depends on your attitude towards it. Yes, it does involve a lot of reading and writing. I feel the best bloggers are always learning something new every single day – they should if they aren't, or else they tend to become stagnant and live within their own blogs. All of this only happens when they read more, and that can be by visiting any blog – I wouldn't say related only to your niche as most people feel – because the more you read, the more knowledge you gain, and the better you become. That's why it's said that good bloggers are made, they aren't born – it takes time, effort, and patience.
I was having network problems, thank God i am back :).
Being the best blogger is not about how large your brain is. it is about your will, your fighting spirit, and as well as trying to be different.
Surely Babanature, I recognize the fact that reading is essential to gain more knowledge and more ideas. Developing reading habits only takes 3-6 weeks with sincere effort.
Nice post Nosa. I have subscribed to my favorite blogs who are on top and I have formed a habit of reading them regularly. It gives me new ideas and also inspiration and a chance to learn from their experience. And I think experience is the most needed skill for successful blogging. One can learn from others and also from himself.
Hi Nosa – I followed the link here from your interview on Sam's blog, as I was very interested in what you had to say. This is a fascinating post and contains some important truths. I have to say I do think we also learn from experience, as well as from what we read – provided we have minds and hearts that are open to learn new things and to see things from different perspectives.
As far as reading is concerned, it's not just about reading the right kind of stuff – it's how we read it, how receptive we are to new learning. I read a lot of fiction, but I also read non-fiction books – one of the best I came across this year was Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit, which is a very entertaining and informative book with tons insights into how habits form and are sustained and how we can alter our own habits – it's a great read.
Thanks for stopping by, its really nice reading your comment. I totally agree with you that we learn from experience, but I still believe its not the "best" teacher because most people will break from a very bad experience which could alter their dreams. Only a few have the will to keep pushing.
For the majority who lack that will, learning from instruction through reading will definitely save alot. I will see how I can lay my hands on "The Power of Habit". I am currently reading Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie.
Reading is very important for anyone that cares about success.


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Paramount is developing a new The Saint movie with plans to launch another franchise for the studio.
Deadline Hollywood reports that the studio has acquired the rights to Leslie Charteris' long-running book series and is closing producing deals with Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Brad Krevoy and Robert Evans.
"The Saint" was a James Bond-styled series that featured a smart, quick-witted man Simon Templar as the resident do-gooder. Instead of a spy, however, he was technically an outlaw, but a heroic one who targets bad people – corrupt politicians, war profiteers, drug runners, and so on.
Running from 1962 to 1969, the best known adaptation remains the TV series, which starred Roger Moore in the title role. It even spawned a not-so-good The Saint movie, the 1997 thriller directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Val Kilmer in the title role.
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For many years, I have been accredited by our Courts as a Family Law Mediator to mediate all aspects of a parties' divorce, as well as post-divorce issues. I have served for over two (2) decades and am listed in both the Bergen and Passaic Counties rosters of economic mediators, such that a case that is in litigation and not resolving, may be sent to me as Mediator in an attempt to resolve the case. I have both the experience and unique perspective of getting to the bottom line of the issues preventing settlement. I do private mediation for the parties as well.
The parties can choose mediation at any time, either before, during or after the divorce process has begun. This will be explained further below. First, why consider mediation to begin with? Mediation can save the parties considerable time, money, and aggravation. When a case is litigated, it is proceeding through the court system, which is usually a lengthy, complicated and expensive proposition. When the case is in the court system, the Court controls the process. The parties have to appear for certain hearings as determined by the Court, with the consequence of additional court and attorneys' fees, time and aggravation. In mediation, the parties choose the dates and times when they would like to meet and how to proceed. Mediation also allows the parties to determine the outcome of their issues, whether they involve distribution of assets, alimony, child support, custody, parenting time, or other issue.
Mediation provides the parties an opportunity for enhanced communication and a more cooperative relationship now and in the future, especially if the parties have children together.
Mediation makes the parties more committed to arrive at an amiable agreement.
Mediation utilizes the principle of "Fundamental Fairness", thus maximizing the benefits for everyone. It is a more streamlined, efficient and less costly approach.
Mediation provides a forum where issues in controversy are narrowed cutting time and expense.
Mediation provides more privacy with regard to the parties' finances and other issues that arise as part of any divorce case. The "airing out" of the issues remains in house with the parties rather than in a public courtroom.
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As I stated, mediation can begin either before, during, or after the parties' divorce and either with or without attorneys involved.
Some couples seek consultation with me as a Family Law Mediator just to learn what is involved in the mediation process before either or both retain counsel. Usually the spouses at this point are amicable and are committed to working through their issues to arrive at a Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA). If they decide they want to proceed with the mediation process, I explain what is involved, my role, show the parties our retainer agreement, and explain the costs involved and the approximate time the process might take.
One common misconception is that a mediator will be advising either or both parties on what to do or what the law is. This is not the case at all and is not permitted. The roll of the mediator is to facilitate a resolution, not to give legal advice. The mediator is neutral. Thus, the parties are free to retain their own counsel during the mediation process for guidance and advice along the way. For example, let's say the parties agree to sell the marital residence, but one party wants to retain 20% more of the net proceeds than the other party. After the mediation session, (or at the end of all the sessions), the parties would discuss this issues with his/her lawyer and get advice. There are no requirements to have a lawyer present during the mediation process. It is the choice of each party; but it is the better way to go. I often represent a spouse who is involved in mediation elsewhere, but consults with me periodically during the mediation process for advice. The end goal of the mediation process is for the mediator to draft up what is called a "Memorandum of Understanding", which is essentially an outline of the issues that appear to have been resolved by the parties. Each party than takes the Memorandum of Understanding to his or her attorney for review and comment. If acceptable, one of the party's attorneys' will draft a formal Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA).
If the parties already have counsel before the start of the mediation process, and the divorce has already been filed, mediation can be helpful, essentially proceeding in the same fashion as above. Family Court Judges are happy to hear the parties are in mediation. Mediation helps relieve the Court of the burden, and parties the expense, of proceeding through the Courts. When completed, and if settled, the Court would be so advised, and the matter would be put through as an Uncontested Divorce.
Mediation can also be used after divorce as to issues that develop. Perhaps there is an issue regarding modification of alimony or child support, or an issue involving payment of college expenses. This can all be handled through mediation.
The bottom line is that through mediation, I do all I can to move the parties expeditiously and productively towards a mutually agreeable resolution.


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Then unscrew the battery from the body.
Then you can remove the battery by simply lifting it out of the case.
DO NOT use metal pry tools or try to pry the battery out with them if it is stuck. Use gentle pressure with a plastic pry tool to pry the battery out.
You will want to remove the battery first to remove all power from the device so you don't short or damage anything inside.
Un-screw the two screws on each of the speakers.
Use the plastic spudger to un-clip the connectors. These work like Lego bricks.
You can then remove the speakers.
Un-clip all of the ribbon connectors from the board.
Be careful to not tare any of the ribbon cables.
Un-screw all of the screws from the board.
You can then remove the metal shield from the board.
After, you can remove the motherboard by pulling up from the top and slide it out of the power connector port.
Near the top there is some adhesive which can be a bit hard but giving the board a bit or leverage.
You can then remove the components such as the cameras and the mic.
To remove the headphone jack you un-screw the metal bracket.
The MIC and the AUX port are held in by adhesive but giving it a bit of a push should set them both free.
You will be left with the display as one piece. If you need a screen replacement you can replace the whole screen.


Following Humberstone et al.'s chapter in section one of this book, this chapter will explore the ethical considerations that need to be included when carrying out research in outdoor studies. Because of the diverse scope of this book, a range of people (for example, outdoor studies students, researchers, or practitioners) could be engaging with a variety of research areas. Therefore this chapter is written to meet these varying needs, but with an emphasis on research that involves people and social conditions. It is split into two parts: Firstly, we provide an introductory overview of ethical considerations. This takes a critical perspective on the application of these considerations in practice. Second, we explore the implications of this critique and propose alternative lenses to help guide our consideration.