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Owen Public Library April 2021 Newsletter In-Library Appointments Start April 5 Starting April 5th we will be scheduling 30 minute appointments on Monday and Wednesday for browsing and/or computer use. Call 715-229-2939 or email [email protected] to request an appointment. The Express library will remain available Monday through Friday from 12-6pm. Poetry in the Park April is National Poetry Month. In observance of this literary holiday, the Owen library will present Poetry in the Park. Visit the park across the street from the library to enjoy spring and read the poems we will have posted there. The park is a great place to sit and read on a sunny day. National Library Week is April 4-10 Did you know…. There are more public libraries than Starbucks in the U.S. – a total of 16,568, including branches. Nearly 100% of public libraries provide Wi-Fi and have no-fee access to computers. There are 16,568 total libraries including branches in the U.S. per 2016 PLS survey (Public Libraries Survey, FY 2016, Table 3 of the Supplemental Tables https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/fy2016_pls_tables.pdf) Libraries play a critical role in the happiness of Americans. Communities that spend more on libraries, parks and highways are shown to support the well-being of community members. (Patrick Flavin. State government public goods spending and citizens' quality of life. Social Science Research, 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.11.004) New Books Adults The Bounty by Janet Evanovich Destined for you by Tracie Peterson Dark Sky by CJ Box Double Jeopardy by Stuart Woods Infinite by Brian Freeman Win by Harlan Coben The Other Emily by Dean Koontz No Way Out by Fern Michaels Fast Ice by Clive Cussler Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff Come Fly the World by Julia Cooke Two Meals a Day by Mark Sisson A Tapestry of Light by Kimberly Duffy Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz Teens Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson Be More Chill by Ned Vizinni (Graphic novel) Glimpsed by G. F. Miller Lucky in Love by Kasie West The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen Harry Potter Crafting Wizardry by Jodie Revenson Kids A New Day by Brad Meltzer History Comics: Wild Mustangs by Chris Duffy Doggo and Pupper by Katherine Applegate Thieving Collectors of Fine Children’s Books by A. Perry Animal Rescue Agency book 1 by E.Schrefer Starla Jean by Elaine K. Arnold New Audiobooks Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hildebrand The Scorpion’s Tail by Preston and Child The Note Through the Wire by Doug Gold The Greatest Secret by Rhonda Byrne 19th Christmas by James Patterson The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warren New DVDs Adults All My Life American Experience: The Codebreaker American Skin Dark Web: Cicada 3301 Dr. Who: Revolution of the Daleks Don’t Tell a Soul Fatale Monster Hunter News of the World PG: Psycho Goreman Soulmates Season 1 The Undoing Wrong Turn Hello Dolly South Pacific The Sound of Music Kids Soul Hero Dog: The Journey Home Paw Patrol Dino Rescue: Roar to the Rescue New Video Games Nintendo Switch My Universe Cooking Star LEGO Incredibles Dragons: Dawn of New Riders LEGO Jurassic World Disney Aladdin & Lion King Xbox One/PS4 Jumanji (XB) MLB: The Show ’19 (PS4) NBA 2K15 (PS4).

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ACTION ADVENTURE FIRST PERSON SHOOTER THIRD PERSON SHOOTER Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Dragon Quest Wolfenstein: Ace Combat 7: SU 81 Sea of Solitude Metro: Exodus 83 Anthem 61 The Darwin Project Order Builders II Youngblood Ancestors; The Shenmue 3 Devil May Cry 5 88 The Dark Pictures Halo: Inﬁnite Far Cry New Dawn 74 Control The Division 2 83 Human Kind Odyssey Earth Defense Force: Skull and Bones Nioh 2 Skull and Bones The Sinking City Rage 2 Doom Eternal Left Alive 37 Iron Rain Mechwarrior 5: Mechwarrior 5: Remnant Rise From Dying Light 2 The Blackout Club Deep Rock Galactic Generation Zero 49 Gears 5 Mercenaries Mercenaries The Ashes FIGHTING SPORTS RACING STRATEGY Jump Force 58 Mortal Kombat 11 NBA 2K ‘20 NBA Live ‘20 Sonic Team Racing Trials Rising 80 Age of Empires 4 Wargroove 83 Total War Dead or Alive 6 75 Dirt Rally 2.0 83 GTR 3 Conan Unconquered Samurai Shodown NHL ‘20 Madden ‘20 Three Kingdoms Granblue Fantasy Shovel Knight: MLB The Show 19 85 PES 2020 Dangerous Driving Xenon Racer 57 Tropico 6 78 Re-Legion 52 Versus Showdown Them’s Fighting Pro Fishing Monster Energy The Grand Tour KILL la KILL - IF FIFA ‘20 - 73 48 Imperator Rome Phoenix Point Herds Simulator Supercross 2 Game RPG ACTION RPG INDIE & ARCADE GAMES (PICK 2) Indivisible Digimon Survive God Eater 3 73 Kingdom Hearts 3 85 UFO50 Streets of Rage 4 Jenny LeClue Tunche Away: Journey To Town Greedfall Biomutant Code Vein 61 Hyper Jam 74 Toe Jame & Earl:BitG 72 Sayonara Wild Hearts The Unexpected Wasteland 3 Torchlight: Frontiers The Outer Worlds The Surge 2 Moving Out Untitled
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Family Friendly Magazine 142 in PDF Format
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FTC Inside the Game: Unlocking the Consumer Issues Surrounding Loot Boxes Workshop Transcript Segment 1
Inside the Game: Unlocking the Consumer Issues Surrounding Loot Boxes – An FTC Workshop August 7, 2019 Segment 1 Transcript MARY JOHNSON: Good morning, everyone. My name is Mary Johnson. I'm an attorney in the division of Advertising Practices in FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. Thank you for your interest in today's topic, "Consumer Issues Related to Video Game Loot Boxes and Microtransactions." Before we get started with the program, I need to review some administrative details. I don't have a catchy video to hold your attention, so please listen carefully. Please silence any mobile phones and other electronic devices. If you must use them during the workshop, please be respectful of the speakers and your fellow audience members. Please be aware that if you leave the Constitution Center building for any reason during the workshop, you will have to go back through security screening again when you return. So bear this in mind and plan ahead, especially if you are participating on a panel, so we can do our best to remain on schedule. If you received a lanyard with a plastic FTC event security badge, please return your badge to security when you leave for the day. We do reuse those for multiple events. So now some important emergency procedures. If an emergency occurs that requires evacuation of the building, an alarm will sound. Everyone should leave the building in an orderly manner through the main 7th Street exit. After leaving the building, turn left and proceed down 7th Street to E Street to the FTC emergency assembly area.
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Superstars in Two-Sided Markets: Exclusives Or Not?
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Lemasters-Mastersreport
The Report Committee for William Norman LeMasters Certifies that this is the approved version of the following report: Representation in Action: An Overview of the Avatar/Attribute Relationship in Sports-Themed Video Games APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE: Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, Supervisor Alisa Perren Representation in Action: An Overview of the Avatar/Attribute Relationship in Sports-Themed Video Games by William Norman LeMasters Report Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts The University of Texas at Austin August 2020 Abstract Representation in Action: An Overview of the Avatar/Attribute Relationship in Sports-Themed Video Games by William Norman LeMasters, M.A. The University of Texas at Austin, 2020 Supervisor: Kathryn Fuller-Seeley Representation in video games has thus far centered primarily on the aesthetics of a digital avatar. Using sports-themed video games, we can broaden the understanding of representation to include action or the ways athletes perform within any given game by analyzing attribute allocation, the primary method of avatar differentiation within the sports genre, and how digital bodies play a role in shaping an athlete’s real-world identity. Sports-themed video games are immensely popular with the big 3 franchises, Madden, FIFA and the NBA 2K series, routinely finishing among the best-selling video game titles year in and year out. Due to their popularity, scholars have turned some attention toward this genre of games although almost all articles pertain solely to the aesthetic representations of athlete avatars while comparatively few attempts have been made to breakdown the relationship between an athlete’s real statistics and how these statistics figure into the representation of their digitized body.
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How to Download Mlb the Show 15 Roster Update
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CHRISTIAN ALEX GENRE ACTIVE ROSTER SCORE BENCH GENRE ACTIVE ROSTER SCORE BENCH Action Ace Combat 7 81 Star Wars: JFO Action Devil May Cry 5 88 - Adventure Ancestors - The Blackout Club Adventure DQ Builders 2 - Sea of Solitude FPS Metro: Exodus 83 - FPS Far Cry New Dawn 74 Atomic Heart TPS Control - - TPS Anthem 62 - Fighting Granblue F Versus - KILL la KILL - IF Fighting Jump Force 58 - Sports FIFA ‘20 - - Sports MLB The Show ‘19 85 - Racing Trials Rising 80 - Racing Dirt Rally 2.0 83 - Strategy Phoenix Point - - Strategy Wargroove 83 Imperator Rome RPG Town - Torchlight RPG Star Renegade - - Action RPG Rebel Outlaw Galaxy - The Outer Worlds Action RPG Code Vein - - Indie & Arcade UFO 50 - Children Morta Indie & Arcade Sayonara Wild Hearts - Goose Game Indie & Arcade Harold Halibut - - Indie & Arcade Toe Jam and Earl: BITG 72 Super Animal Royal Platformer Spelunky 2 - - Platformer Yoshi’s Crafted World 80 Psychonauts 2 Nintendo Switch Luigi’s Mansion 3 - - Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing - - Playstation 4 Dreams - TLOU 2 Playstation 4 Babylon’s Fall - - Xbox One Ooblets - Session Xbox One Crackdown 63 Sable - Battletoads CURRENT TOTAL SCORE: 244 CURRENT TOTAL SCORE: 749 DAN TOM GENRE ACTIVE ROSTER SCORE BENCH GENRE ACTIVE ROSTER SCORE BENCH Action Shenmue 3 - Dying Light 2 Action Nioh 2 - - Adventure The Sinking City - - Adventure Judgement - - FPS Rage 2 - - FPS Doom Eternal - Wolfenstein TPS Left Alive 37 Gears of War 5 TPS Division 2 83 - Fighting Dead or Alive 6 75 - Fighting Mortal Kombat 11 - - Sports Madden ‘20 - NHL ‘20 Sports
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Inside the Game: Unlocking the Consumer Issues
1 2 3 4 5 6 INSIDE THE GAME: UNLOCKING THE CONSUMER ISSUES 7 SURROUNDING LOOT BOXES 8 AUGUST 7, 2019 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2 Workshop Inside the Game: Unlocking the Consumer Issues Surrounding Loot Boxes 8/7/2019 1 C O N T E N T S 2 PAGE 3 Welcome and Opening Remarks 7 4 5 Panel 1: Treasure or Trifle? A Macro Look 6 at Microtransactions 13 7 8 Panel 2: Head in the Game - What Drives Loot 9 Box Spending? 112 10 11 Panel 3: A Level Playing Field - What’s Fair 12 Game 167 13 14 Closing Remarks 232 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www.ftrinc.net - (800) 921-5555 3 Workshop Inside the Game: Unlocking the Consumer Issues Surrounding Loot Boxes 8/7/2019 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 INSIDE THE GAME: UNLOCKING THE CONSUMER ISSUES 3 SURROUNDING LOOT BOXES 4 MS. JOHNSON: Good morning, everyone. My 5 name is Mary Johnson. I’m an attorney in the Division 6 of Advertising Practices in FTC’s Bureau of Consumer 7 Protection. Thank you for your interest in today’s 8 topic, “Consumer Issues Related to Video Game Loot 9 Boxes and Microtransactions.” 10 Before we get started with the program, I 11 need to review some administrative details. I don’t 12 have a catchy video to hold your attention, so please 13 listen carefully.
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An Investigation of Monetization Strategies in Aaa Video Games
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