Mapathy: are new maps enough for MW2 DLC? (Games Radar)

March 10th, 2010
Infinity Ward's promotional web page designed to tease their forthcoming DLC uses the pun Mapathy to describe the boredom players may be experiencing with many of the multiplayer maps in Modern Warfare 2. To use their cod-dictionary language, Mapathy is: "A state of indifference to the same old maps one has been playing for the last several months."

Natural to laugh as the Pup tails the WAG (Stuff)

March 10th, 2010
OPINION: What a mess. Now not so much a case of the dog wagging the tail as the Pup tailing the WAG.

Online Publishing Strategy: What Robin Good Suggests (MasterNewMedia.org)

March 10th, 2010
Online publishing is in many respects the new frontier for those who have a voice, a business, a desire to communicate or change things for the better. It potentially enables any individual connected to the net to be a two-way communication hub capable of sending out information and equipped with technologies to listen and respond. But to transform such revolutionary opportunity into a truly ...

Arsenal Can¿t Win But Rafa¿s Still Losing (Football365)

March 10th, 2010
The Champions League Is The New FA Cup After watching football for nigh on 35 years now I had a sudden eureka moment today. This is how it happened...

Lisa Guerrero: Taking a Red Carpet Ride Into the New Media Millennium (The Huffington Post)

March 10th, 2010
I've been a broadcaster for 17 years, but Sunday's Academy Awards pre-show "Live From The Red Carpet" on Oscar.com was the first time I've ever...

Army Spc. Jordan Olson of New London apologizes for pretending to be injured sergeant (The Oshkosh Northwestern)

March 10th, 2010
A New London soldier who returned home to a heros welcome Saturday apologized for pretending he was injured in battle and adopting the rank of sergeant, which he doesnt hold.

How Not to Shut Down Your Laptop, and Other Tips (Network World)

March 10th, 2010
Imagine my horror the other day when I saw an otherwise sharp friend of mine shut down his laptop by holding down the power button until the system turned off. Why is that a really bad idea? I'll explain this week--and I'll also tell you about a Web service that could very well save your life.

A Visit To The Spanish City Of Granada

March 10th, 2010

This has got to be one of the best bargain city breaks around.

It is easy to get to from a wide range of European airports.

This is always a good start as it does away with a long drive to begin your break and it also cuts down costs. Of course some may be coming from much further afield so it is a good idea to do a 2 or 3 centre break.

There are also many European coach tours, which visit all the main cities in Andalucia.

If you are looking for good Europe travel deals it is always best to spend time searching around the Internet and using the online tools to build your own break.

Granada is a spectacular city as it is built around the high point of the Alhambra.

This ancient citadel is the main reason most people initially plan their visit to Granada and it is not a disappointment. It is also much larger than most people realise.

There are a few things to consider when planning your visit to the Alhambra.

The best advice is to buy your tickets on line before you go, as the queues are invariably long and the numbers per session are limited so if you are in the queue and the limit is reached you have queued for nothing.

Also it is quite a climb to reach the entrance as you would expect, but there are buses from the centre of Granada.

It is impossible to describe fully how wonderful the Alhambra is.

It has streets and shops, hotels and a palace besides the pools and gardens it is famous for.
The Generalife gardens are a must see but they are a little way from the centre of the Alcazar.
Some of the more famous areas i.e. the Nazareen Palace will have a timed entrance on your ticket and it is important to stick to this.

Wear comfy shoes, as there is a lot of walking.

There are also night visits, which usually mean you can be there for sunset.

If the Alhambra were the only reason to visit Granada it would be worth going, but as with so may cities they have diverse attractions. For example the Cathedral is spectacular and it is where the tombs are of Ferdinand and Isabella who conquered Granada in 1492. Also, as with many Cathedrals there is plenty of wonderful art and artefacts so allow plenty of time for your visit.

It is an excellent city for walking around, as it is not too big.

There are lots of narrow streets or ?calles? with Tapas bars which are an especially good way to start off an evening, which by the way could be a trip to the caves to experience the Flamenco.

How would you like to enjoy a Granada travel experience?

I can?t imagine many answering ?no?.

The city has so much to offer. You may just visit when the Medieval market is on when the whole of the square in front of the Cathedral looks, for a short while as though it has slipped back 500 years. There are spit roasts, stalls selling crafts brought in by the people who have actually made the jewellery, food etc that they are selling. There are stalls selling toys of the period and a group of musicians playing medieval instruments stroll around the market.

Unless you want to travel outside Granada a weekend is just the right length for a first visit and if you fall ?under its spell? you can always return.

Are The Days Of Cheaper Gas And Electricity Over For Users .

March 10th, 2010

A future of power shortages and higher energy bills in the years ahead is likely unless something is done says Ofgem.

According to Ofgem the UK energy industry?s watchdog, ?More and more people will not be able to afford enough electricity and gas to heat their homes?.

It expects household bills to soar.

Speaking on BBC News, Ofgem chief executive Alistair Buchanan said: ?Given the scale of investment, our bills are going to have to take some of the heat on that.?

It also warned that the global financial crisis, environmental targets and the closure of ageing power stations ?cast reasonable doubt? on whether there will be enough energy for the UK by 2015.

The country is facing problems within just a few years, according to Ofgem.

Five of the UK’s fourteen coal power stations must be retired by 2015 and seven of the ten nuclear power stations will have to close by the end of the decade.

The first new nuclear power stations will not be built until 2017.

It is unlikely that Britain will be able to build the number of wind farms, it needs, quickly enough to meet the shortfall.

It seems that the days of cheapest gas and electricity are over

The problem is this.

Britain needs hundreds of billions of pounds of investment in new nuclear, gas, wind and clean coal power stations over the next decade. But the investment market conditions are not right to encourage this investment.

Due to the state of the worlds economy returns are too uncertain.

There are great questions as to the ability of the energy industry to be able to deliver such a huge amount of extra capacity in time to avoid disruption.

Some of the new technology needed is still a long way off.

Ofgem says, ? Radical reforms are needed to safeguard power supplies?.

The chief executive Alistair Buchanan said, ?that without reform there could be a ?degree of crisis? in 2013 or 2014, and a failure to act would mean customers would end up footing the bill for costly short-term solutions?.

“In 2017 we get to the really sweaty-palm moment in terms of possible shortages”

“It is the scale of collapse in energy supply from 2013 up until 2017 that is profound and worrying. Companies say that there are X-gigawatts of new power stations in the pipeline, but you can’t rely on this.”

According to Mr Buchanan many companies believe the predictions are actually too optimistic.

The CBI, the business group, said it was a “stark warning that existing policy will not deliver the balanced energy mix”.

The UK Government stance is that it would meet all its power needs in the next 10 years. But admits, ?it needs to turn over all the stones with regard to the possible solutions that Government can address.?

The Governments? special energy adviser Malcolm Wicks, acknowledges that there will have to be more intervention in the industry if the country is to avoid power shortages.

The alternative, refusing to admit that change is needed, will inevitably lead to “blackout Britain”, according to Ian Parrett, from energy experts Inenco, with industry and homes facing regular power cuts as early as 2012.

Ofgem’s 110-page report on the state of gas and electricity markets in the UK boils down to two simple prescriptions:

It needs more money and more government regulation.

Ofgem’s ideas ? the establishment of a government-owned or regulated ?energy buyer.? a lower limit on the carbon price, payments for providing extra capacity and forced obligations to build more power plants.

The consumer magazine ?Which?, said: ?Ofgem?s report has identified a range of measures to ensure we have safe, secure and affordable energy in the future but it also raises the question of who is responsible for deciding which measures to implement and how to implement them.?

Undoubtedly over the next few years the energy market is going to change and it will be difficult to keep up with all the changes.

It will be harder to get the cheapest deal.

That?s why I will stick with Utility Warehouse because they give a ?triple value guarantee? for cheaper prices.

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March 10th, 2010

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