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Science of Finetuning (Neel Nanda's MATS 7.0) 3

Oooooweeeeeeooooo. Scary, huh? Well, to a poor, unsuspecting, newly-recovered from the flu Ob/Gyn, it is the scariest prospect around. You see, for the first time (and I do mean, the very first time) in 4 years, I was oh-so-fortunate to have an entire 3 weekends off...in a ROW! The audacity! The outrage! Ohhhhh, and the payback. You see, 2 of those weekends were included on my vacation, which was less vacation, and more "how much activity can you cram into 10 days?" This was spent in the southerly regions and in Newville, the site of our pending relocation. The third weekend was Easter weekend, by some stroke of luck, I was able to convince OMFH to grant me the holiday off, to visit with Mr. Whoo's family in the Great White North. Easter weekend marked the beginning of the the Whoo Family's dalliance with "The Flu." It started with Bean, quickly moved to me, and took out CindyLou later on in the week. Mr. Whoo is the only one left standing, and he's starting to get that characteristic hacking cough. Surely, I thought in my fever-fogged brain, out of all that glorious time off, some of my patients would deliver in my absence. Much to their delight (and my relative dismay), they did not. Other Doc, throughout the whole of my vacation and time off, did not deliver a single patient of mine. Instead, they all waited for me. So this week, between popping Day.Quil, Ny.Quil, and Mot.rin, I have been exceedingly busy. The day that I returned from vacation, I had an induction for post-dates (41 weeks and 6 days). She had received cervical ripening overnight and actually was really contracting well. About 5 minutes after I hit the floor, she SROM'd the thickest meconium fluid I had ever seen, this was followed by a 10 minute trip to the 60s for the fetal heart rate. I checked for a cord, couldn't find one, tried everything possible to get the kiddo to recover, and eventually went down for an emergent cesarean. The baby was out in less than a minute, and needed a little transition time, but ended up doing very well. Not the best way to start the morning. After finishing up the paper work and talking to the family, I saw a familiar patient roll up to the nurse's station...in obvious distress. She was supposed to have a repeat C-section later that week, but, she was in labor today. Back we went to the OR, where I delivered a 9.5 pound baby boy. I finally made it to the office that day around 3 o'clock. The rest of the week continued in a similar fashion. There was a severe IUGR baby, born to a couple that struggled with fertility for a very long time. She was only 37 weeks, but the baby was measuring 32 weeks. We had watched the growth for the last few weeks, and it had steadily plateaued. The patient received only cerv.idil, but quickly labored and delivered a healthy, 5 pound baby girl. The placenta was incredibly calcified and quite small, so I felt confident the correct decision to deliver had been made. Unfortunately, there were a few inductions, one for preeclampsia and one for post dates that ended in late night cesarean sections. Both moms and babies did well, but I hate to have failed inductions. It makes me feel as if I have failed those patients. Oh, and then the "weekend" came. My first weekend back since vacation, and, let's face it, I was already dragging from a busy week and a lingering illness, and OtherDoc had a similarly bad week. There were a million patients to round on, and about half a million circs (my favorite! Not.) I got the first call a little after midnight about patient at term with SROM. I had a little hope, as she did not want an epidural (score 1) and was only 2 cm when she was admitted (score 2!) Between my sick kids and being paged every hour from patients and from labor and delivery, very little rest was had between her admission and the call telling me that she was 8 cm at 4:00am. I arrived at the hospital right as she was beginning to push. Blessedly, it was a very nice, smooth delivery. No tears and a healthy baby. I'm sure my patients didn't appreciate being rounded on at 5 am, but I certainly wasn't coming back later! I did my umpteen circs, rounds, discharges, and spent the rest of the day trying, unsuccessfully to catch up on rest. In the late afternoon, another "rule out labor" came in to triage. She had not changed her cervix, but she was post dates, and I decided to keep her for observation. I communicated several times with the nursing staff before I went to bed, and was assured she was "doing nothing." I took a Ny.Quil and was in bed no later than 10:30. Imagine my surprise when I received a page at 3:30 am telling me she was completely dilated. It was an all-too-familiar dash to the hospital in the middle of the night. I arrived, broke the bag of water, and she pushed out a beautiful 8.5 pound boy over an intact perineum. Once again, it was circs at 4:30 am, and rounds at 5 am. I have spent the rest of the day trying to recover. I am just now starting to feel human again. I really can't keep up this pace. I hope that I have done sufficient penance for my time off, and that the pregnant ladies are merciful tonight!

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What difference does it make - to volunteers? 13 February 2006, 15:43 by Editor, World Volunteer Web Without any qualms, Jon Snow, a British television reporter, claimed that volunteering changed his life after teaching children in Uganda. Since then, he’s been working with volunteer organizations. Some volunteers’ names are etched in the history of astronomy - a "submicroscopic dust" will be named after them. NASA recently enlisted an army of Internet volunteers to identify interstellar dust from the Stardust earth re-entry. In another kind of stargazing, do you know that the international Sundance film festival, like most cultural and sports events, are practically run by volunteers? Not only that, China will start recruiting volunteers this June for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. These are but a few stories that illustrate volunteers’ impact - individually and collectively. But a recent research showed that some volunteers don’t value their experiences. A study done by UK’s Chartered Management Institute and the international volunteer-sending organization VSO, reveal that some individuals fail to capitalize on their volunteering experiences. What does your volunteer experience teach you? How do you apply the skills you’ve learned during volunteering in your normal, everyday work and life? Did volunteering make a difference? Tell us here!

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A forum for discussing JSR 289, the SipServlet API 1.1 I read somewhere that JSR 289 supports IMS application creation. Is this so? Can someone point me towards more information on this. Thanks. You could take a look at http://sailfin.dev.java.net Your use of this web site or any of its content or software indicates your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Participation. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, February 4, 2014 – Xoom Corporation (NASDAQ: XOOM), a leading digital money transfer provider, today announced it has acquired BlueKite, LTD, a cutting edge technology company that develops solutions and applications to improve the way people around the world pay their bills. Xoom acquired BlueKite for approximately $15 million in cash and equity. BlueKite has built a robust technology platform for cross-border bill payments and mobile phone top ups. This acquisition will allow Xoom to offer adjacent services to their burgeoning money transfer offerings, with the ability to pay bills for their loved ones, as well as top-up mobile phones. By facilitating safe, reliable and accurate cross-border bill payments, Xoom will be able to help its customers take even better care of family members back in their home country. Guatemala City-based BlueKite currently has 30 employees. “I am very pleased to announce that Xoom has acquired this exciting, young company, BlueKite. By adding these services, Xoom continues to broaden our relationship with our customers, and in so doing, create greater lifetime value and increased loyalty to the Xoom brand,” said John Kunze, President and CEO for Xoom. “We’re excited to build out bill pay and top-up services and enlarge and strengthen the Xoom team with our new development center in Guatemala City. This development center will also augment our San Francisco product and development efforts.” Bobby Aitkenhead, former CEO of BlueKite, will report to Kunze as vice president in charge of Xoom Bill Pay and Xoom Top Up. "Xoom’s online and mobile platforms are disrupting traditional forms of money transfer, and we are thrilled to be part of the Xoom team,” said Aitkenhead. “The people, technology, consumer reach, and brand appeal are a perfect fit for our company. We all look forward to a great future together and contributing to Xoom’s mission of offering customers convenient, fast and cost-effective ways to send money." Initial product services will be announced later this year. Xoom is a leading digital money transfer provider in 31 countries, focused on helping consumers send money in a secure, fast and cost-effective way using their mobile phone, tablet or computer. During the year ended December 31, 2013, Xoom’s more than one million active customers sent more than $5.5 billion to family and friends. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and can be found online at www.xoom.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to, among other things, expectations, plans and prospects for Xoom, including, but not limited to, its expectations regarding its expansion into new markets, ability to improve the way people around the world pay their bills and market demand for bill pay products. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of Xoom’s management as of the date of this press release, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are based on information available to Xoom as of the date thereof,and Xoom disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: the evolving nature of the industry in which Xoom operates; its failure to attract new customers or retain existing customers; economic, political or regulatory factors beyond its control, in the U.S. or in countries to which its customers transfer money and pay bills; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; competitive pricing and marketing strategies by competitors; the adoption of competing technologies that supplant its services; the failure of partners to disburse funds according to Xoom’s instructions; declines in customer confidence in its business or in money transfer providers generally; potential breaches of its security systems; and other risks and uncertainties. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to the risk factors discussed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including but not limited to Xoom’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013, Xoom’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 declared effective on September 10, 2013, and any subsequently filed reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. All documents are available through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”) at www.sec.gov or Xoom’s website at www.xoom.com.

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A few more notes *The Orioles will conduct an open tryout to find ballgirls and ballboys for the 2013 season at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, March 9. Outgoing and athletic men and women ages 18 and older who are interested in serving as ballboys and ballgirls for the Orioles during the upcoming 2013 season are invited to try out for a position at Oriole Park beginning at noon on March 9. Those interested should dress casually, bring their own gloves, and use the Home Plate Plaza entrance to Oriole Park on the southwest corner of the ballpark. Resumes are also recommended. Complimentary parking will be available in Lot A. In addition to being able to handle a glove and field ground balls, interested candidates should be personable, customer-service oriented and available to work the entire 2013 season. *The Orioles have two players, Brenden Webb and Michael Ohlman, in the Australian Baseball League. Their them, the Perth Heat, are playing in the Championship Feb 8 – 10. Ohlman is a first baseman and through 43 games is hitting .317/.372/.527 with six homers and 27 RBIs, while Webb –who has primarily played right field– is hitting .190/.365/.466 with five homers and 10 RBIs in 18 games. *In case you missed it, my colleague at Indians.com –Jordan Bastian– did a nice job chronicling the interesting winter of Russ Canzler, who was claimed by the Orioles (his fourth team this winter) earlier this week. You can read that story here.

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VIERA, Fla. -- The Mets and right-hander Matt Harvey have officially come to an agreement regarding the location of his Tommy John rehab, according to general manager Sandy Alderson. The Mets will permit Harvey -- thanks to a clause in the Collective Bargaining Agreement preventing the club from keeping him in Florida for more than 20 days -- to rehab at Citi Field when the team is at home, giving him access to his teammates, his apartment and all the luxuries that New York has to offer. When the team is on the road, Harvey will fly to Port St. Lucie, Fla., to rehab at the team's Spring Training facility. That arrangement will continue through June, at which point Harvey will rehab in Florida "more or less full-time" as he ramps up his workouts, according to Alderson. In effect, the deal is a compromise. Harvey gets to spend much of his summer in New York, as he wished, and the rehab staff in Florida gets to work with him on a regular basis. "I think he's happy with that arrangement," said Alderson. "We're happy with that arrangement. We think it will work well, so we're going to go ahead on that basis." Harvey hopes to return to active duty by September, though Opening Day 2015 remains a more realistic expectation.

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My question is whether I should test code that I know will be changed in a short time. I'm doing TDD in ruby, and I often meet with this question. I'm interested about best practices about this, pro and contra. Thanks. Clarification: My question is basically how do you compare the 'cost of writing a test' VS 'the fact that the code will change soon' and make decision.

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PHILADELPHIA - Michael Vick's peers appreciate his tough journey back to the NFL. Vick won the Ed Block Courage Award, voted on by his teammates on the Philadelphia Eagles, after the once-disgraced star quarterback returned to the league after spending 18 months in a federal prison for his role in a dogfighting ring. "It means a great deal to me," Vick said Wednesday. "I was voted unanimously by my teammates. They know what I've been through. I've been through a lot. It's been great to come back and have an opportunity to play and be with a great group of guys. I'm just ecstatic about that and I enjoy every day." A three-time Pro Bowl pick in six seasons with Atlanta, Vick has played sparingly with the Eagles. He has two touchdowns rushing and one passing in 12 games. The Ed Block Award honours players who exemplify commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage. Each of the 32 NFL teams selects a recipient. "I've overcome a lot, more than probably one single individual can handle or bear," Vick said. "You ask certain people to walk through my shoes, they probably couldn't. Probably 95 per cent of the people in this world because nobody had to endure what I've been through, situations I've been put in, situations I put myself in and decisions I have made, whether they have been good or bad. "There's always consequences behind certain things and repercussions behind them, too. And then you have to wake up every day and face the world, whether they perceive you in the right perspective, it's a totally different outlook on you. You have to be strong, believe in yourself, be optimistic. That's what I've been able to do. That's what I display." The Eagles were criticized by animal rights activists for signing Vick less than a month after he was released from prison. Dozens of protesters voiced their outrage outside the team's practice facility the day after Vick was signed, and many fans threatened to give up their tickets. But Vick got a warm reception in his first game with the Eagles and by most accounts has been a model citizen off the field. The animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, issued a statement reprimanding the Eagles for giving Vick the award. "The Philadelphia Eagles fumbled when they gave Michael Vick the Ed Block Courage Award, which was named after a man who advocated in behalf of abused children," the PETA statement read. "Michael Vick should not be the person anyone points to as a model of sportsmanship, even though he has now exchanged dogs for touchdowns after serving time for extreme cruelty to animals. We wish him well in educating others, but this is not appropriate and does not mark a joyous moment in NFL history." Vick has spent time working with the Humane Society of the United States, speaking to school and community groups about the mistakes he made in getting involved in dogfighting. "It was a big obstacle proving I'm worthy of a second chance," Vick said. "It doesn't stop here. I have to continue to prove that. I think it's not going to be a day-to-day process, it's going to be a year-in, year-out process. It's a challenge to myself. The thing I told (NFL commissioner) Roger (Goodell) is that four or five years from now, I'm going to come to him and say, 'Everything I told you I was going to do, I'm still doing it.' And that's what I pride myself on and that's my focus and that's my goal." Quarterback Donovan McNabb called the award "well-deserved." "Congratulations to him for straightening his life around and bettering himself as a human being," coach Andy Reid said. "He's obviously very well-respected by his teammates."

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|Ten Bowlers set one week record shooting eleven 700s| Feb. 15, 2005 - During the past seven days, 10 Classic Lanes bowlers set a new one-week record for 700s, shooting 11. The previous high was nine. Wes Campbell had the highest series of the week, a 763. It was his ninth of the year. Dickie Harrison had the most 700s, two, shooting 706 and 702. He now has five. Darreyl Dixon recorded his fourth 700 in his last six attempts. It was a 760, and is his 11th of the season. Joe Kirkpatrick also registered his 11th of the season as well, a 720. Mark Smith collected his ninth, a 753. Mike Gilliland booked his sixth, a 708; Neldon Smith his fifth of the season, a 738; Keith Ethridge and Eloy Chapa recorded 700s number four, 720 and 712, respectively, and Clinton Cline hit his second, a 717. Three bowlers came close to hitting 700s. Vincent Smith shot 695, Turk Morgan rolled a 694, and Jason Keller stroked a 693. Amy Sharp topped the ladies again, for the second week in a row, throwing a 646 on Tuesday. Debbie Miller attained a personal best on Sunday night, shooting her first ever 500 series, a 504. She was averaging 136 at the time. She finished Sunday 96 pins over her series average. Justin Haggerty shot a career-high game of 280 on Tuesday night. Five other men have matched his feat. Haggerty shot a 652 for the evening. Donnie Wooten rolled his highest series ever on Thursday night, shooting a 584, finishing the night 125 pins over his series average. Others who bowled well this week include: Justin Parmer and Chuck Hill (679), Tarry Davison (675 Sunday/644 Thursday), Mike Fletcher (664), Jesse Haggerty, Jason Parmer and Matt Arnold (663), Koy Cline (655), Larry Stovall, Michael Carter and Danny Burns (652), and David Strain (647). Larry Mason writes a weekly column on the bowling leagues at Classic Lanes. His column appears on Tuesday.

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WEST AMWELL — They call the South Hunterdon vs. New Hope-Solebury High football game “The Battle of the Bridges,” but it took a field goal long enough to clear the Delaware River to finally tilt the outcome in favor of the Pennsylvania contingent yesterday. Danny Sutton’s 48-yarder as time expired not only derailed South Hunterdon’s hope for an undefeated home season, 17-14, but put a sad final chapter on a landmark campaign for the Eagles (6-4), who shared the Hills Division title and earned their first NJSIAA Group I Central playoff berth in nine years. “A couple of key penalties changed field position,” said Eagles head coach Toby Jefferis, who saw his defense shut down the Lions for most of the second half, only to allow the Lions to move 38 yards over the final 100 seconds to set up Sutton’s epic boot. “We had (quarterback Connor Hayden) sacked with a fourth-and-a-mile, but a (roughing-the-passer) penalty put them in better position. (Another time,) we were driving down the field (in the fourth quarter), but a false start hurt us. Instead of a third-and-short, we had to throw the ball.” In a game that was a classic confrontation, matching South Hunterdon’s power and precision with New Hope-Solebury’s speed and innovation, the Eagles would have only been too happy to run the ball on every down and completed only one pass for 2 yards all day. After Jason DeVenuto’s 45-yard touchdown reception put the Lions up 7-0 just 2:20 into the game, the Eagles slowed the game down to their ground-and-pound style and appeared to be winning the battle of the trenches. At one juncture, South Hunterdon ran the ball 19 consecutive times and a 14-run, 72-yard drive that not only tied the game at 7-all, but kept the Lions’ defense on the field over seven minutes. Jake Whitaker’s 52-yard punt return set up Toby Coleman’s 5-yard plunge early in the second quarter, and South Hunterdon appeared in control, up 14-7. But a fumbled exchange four minutes later killed the Eagles’ momentum and continued a disturbing trend. The four of the first five times New Hope-Solebury got the ball at its 45 or beyond, remarkable field position that set up DeVenuto’s second touchdown reception, this from 27 yards, and a 14-all tie at the half. It stayed that way for most of the second half as linebacker Toby Coleman and defensive linemen Kyle Campbell and Daniel Voorhees consistently made sure that Hayden wouldn’t have time to find DeVenuto again. “We knew we had to get pressure on him, and we did,” Jefferis said. “He wasn’t able to get as comfortable in the pocket.” Despite these adjustments, maybe this was just the Lions’ day. On third-and-10 from his 31 with only 1:27 left in the fourth quarter, Hayden’s pass was tipped and went end over end into Frank Covino’s hands at midfield. Eight plays later, the Lions moved just close enough for Sutton to make a boot for the ages. A kicker since fourth-grade Pop Warner and a lacrosse midfielder/defenseman, Sutton has made field goals as long as 55 yards in practice. With no wind behind him, he “knew as soon as he kicked it that he had hit it well.” Only five days after a tough playoff loss to Asbury Park, it was a heartbreaking ending for a South Hunterdon team that earned three shutouts and had two three-game winning streaks. “In hindsight, I don’t know if the short week got to us,” said Jefferis, whose JV team played Monday as well. “Without the storm, we would have had a week, 10 days to prepare. But what can you do?” Contact Barry Federovitch at [email protected]

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I take a long, hot bath in Epsom salt about once a week. One cup to a tub full of water and I stay in as long as I can — at least 12 minutes is recommended. According to the Epsom Salt Council, we don't readily absorb magnesium from our food, although it is easily absorbed through the skin. Magnesium not only helps sore muscles recover faster, it provides a boost of energy the next day. And just like with plants, magnesium sulfate helps us absorb other nutrients better. More isn't better when it comes to your health. After all, magnesium is a laxative, and you can also get that result by soaking. Use it once or twice a week at the most, and check with your doctor if you have health concerns. I've discovered a new use for Epsom salt: floral arrangements. Fill a clear glass bowl with Epsom salt, and then poke pretty bare branches into it. These wintry-looking arrangements lend a sort of sparkly look for tabletops. Recycle into the garden, later. To get an in-depth look at Epsom salt, visit epsomsaltcouncil.org. Contact the writer: [email protected]

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Renaissance royal dresses? Does anyone know of museums in Europe that might have dresses worn by royalty of past times? I'm particularly keen to see something more than shoes (lots of medieval shoes in Paris, Milan and elsewhere in Northern Italy). But how about dresses? Where could I plan to travel to see, for example, Renaissance dresses? Do any dresses of princesses, duchesses, countesses - or any sort of lady - still exist? Even if it's a museum in a small town, I'd love to know about it! Thanks in advance for any advice/help (and it's okay if there's something in North America - one never knows where such things might turn up).

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I was sickened to hear about a former TSA staffer in Orlando who was recently arrested for lewd and lascivious conduct. TSA takes allegations such as these very seriously and steps were taken to terminate this employee. Yesterday, the employee resigned. TSA uses background screening and perpetual vetting to keep those with criminal records out of our workforce, but background checks are not a crystal ball and cannot predict what a person will do in the future. Our officers are deeply saddened and disgusted that someone who wore the uniform could commit such an unspeakable act. TSA holds the highest standards for our workforce and this individual's actions do not reflect on the more than 50,000 men and women who work every day to keep the traveling public safe. TSA Blog Team

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♬Walk Away Joe♬ Best cup to carry around a cool drink all day? - Kris in Beijing Jun 19, 2014 10:49 AM Apologies for the coffee-implied title, but what I really want is a 32oz cup for COLD liquids all day. My current procedure is to get a $1 Diet Coke at McD each morning, and then use that plastic cup for the rest of the day for my water. Those plastic cups don't really have an "cooling properties," so by 3pm my water tastes like room temperature plastic, but I do sort-of feel as if I am recycling. I have access to a water cooler [of intermittent quality] several times a day but NO ICE.

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Field of view The field of view (also field of vision, abbreviated FOV) is the extent of the observable world that is seen at any given moment. In case of optical instruments or sensors it is a solid angle through which a detector is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation. Humans and animals Different animals have different fields of view, depending on the placement of the eyes. Humans have an almost 180-degree forward-facing horizontal field of view, while some birds have a complete or nearly complete 360-degree field of view. The vertical range of the field of view in humans is typically around 135 degrees. The range of visual abilities is not uniform across a field of view, and varies from animal to animal. For example, binocular vision, which is important for depth perception, covers only 114 degrees (horizontally) of the field of vision in humans; the remaining peripheral 60–70 degrees have no binocular vision (because only one eye can see those parts of the field of view). Some birds have a scant 10 or 20 degrees of binocular vision. Similarly, color vision and the ability to perceive shape and motion vary across the field of view; in humans the former is concentrated in the center of the visual field, while the latter tends to be much stronger in the periphery. This is due to the much higher concentration of color-sensitive cone cells in the fovea, the central region of the retina, in comparison to the higher concentration of motion-sensitive rod cells in the periphery. Since cone cells require considerably brighter light sources to be activated, the result of this distribution is that peripheral vision is much stronger at night relative to binocular vision. Many optical instruments, particularly binoculars or spotting scopes, are advertised with their field of view specified in one of two ways: angular field of view, and linear field of view. Angular field of view is typically specified in degrees, while linear field of view is a ratio of lengths. For example, binoculars with a 5.8 degree (angular) field of view might be advertised as having a (linear) field of view of 305 ft per 1000 yd or 102 mm per meter. As long as the FOV is less than about 10 degrees or so, the following approximation formulas allow one to convert between linear and angular field of view. Let be the angular field of view in degrees. Let be the linear field of view in feet per 1000 yd. Let be the linear field of view in millimeters per meter. Then, using the small-angle approximation: In machine vision the lens focal length and image sensor size sets up the fixed relationship between the field of view and the working distance. Field of view is the area of the inspection captured on the camera’s imager. The size of the field of view and the size of the camera’s imager directly affect the image resolution (one determining factor in accuracy). Working distance is the distance between the back of the lens and the target object. In remote sensing, the solid angle through which a detector element (a pixel sensor) is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation at any one time, is called instantaneous field of view or IFOV. A measure of the spatial resolution of a remote sensing imaging system, it is often expressed as dimensions of visible ground area, for some known sensor altitude. Single pixel IFOV is closely related to concept of resolved pixel size, ground resolved distance, ground sample distance and modulation transfer function. In astronomy the field of view is usually expressed as an angular area viewed by the instrument, in square degrees, or for higher magnification instruments, in square arc-minutes. For reference the Wide Field Channel on the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope has a field of view of 10 sq. arc-minutes, and the High Resolution Channel of the same instrument has a field of view of 0.15 sq. arc-minutes. Ground based survey telescopes have much wider fields of view. The photographic plates used by the UK Schmidt Telescope had a field of view of 30 sq. degrees. The 1.8 m (71 in) Pan-STARRS telescope, with the most advanced digital camera to date has a field of view of 7 sq. degrees. In the near infra-red WFCAM on UKIRT has a field of view of 0.2 sq. degrees and the forthcoming VISTA telescope will have a field of view of 0.6 sq. degrees. Until recently digital cameras could only cover a small field of view compared to photographic plates, although they beat photographic plates in quantum efficiency, linearity and dynamic range, as well as being much easier to process. In photography, the field of view is that part of the world that is visible through the camera at a particular position and orientation in space; objects outside the FOV when the picture is taken are not recorded in the photograph. It is most often expressed as the angular size of the view cone, as an angle of view. For normal lens, field of view can be calculated FOV = 2 arctan(SensorSize/2f), where f is Focal Length. - "Cascading Milky Way". ESO Picture of the Week. Retrieved 11 June 2012. - Howard, Ian P.; Rogers, Brian J. (1995). Binocular vision and stereopsis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-19-508476-4. Retrieved 3 June 2014. - Oxford Reference. "Quick Reference: instantaneous field of view". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 December 2013. - Wynne, James B. Campbell, Randolph H. (2011). Introduction to remote sensing (5th ed. ed.). New York: Guilford Press. p. 261. ISBN 160918176X. - Feng Zhu School of Design – Field of View in Games

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Become a Friend with Benefits to become a HOT 95-7 VIP and Win HOT Stuff! It's that easy. When you’re a Friend with Benefits, you get access to what's HOT in Houston --concerts, movies, restaurants, and more. JOIN NOW! 12/5/2012 10:59 PM Show more info # of Winners Maximum Entries Allowed How do I get it We Ship It Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Secret Sewer Lair Playset Rated a "2012 Holiday Hot Toy" by Toys R' Us, this is the ultimate playset for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fans. The Secret Sewer Lair playset is BIG, and ready for Ninja battle action! This playset will have kids creating their own Lair of excitement as they become the leader of the pack, swinging into action, training the Turtles and defeating Shredder once and for all! Standing 42 inches tall and resembling the Sewer Lair that is home to the Turtles in the TV show, the Secret Sewer Lair includes more than 20 different exciting Ninja features: • The ultimate Turtle playset stands over 42 inches tall. • Includes a zip line, spring loaded projectile, floors that fall out, an effigy of Shredder for the Turtles to practice their ninja skills and much, much more! • Three different levels, in the sewer, street level and building top play. • Figures sold separately. Enter to win today! Use your Hot Points now to receive additional entries. You must be logged in to Friends with Benefits to access this content. If you are a member of Friends with Benefits , log-in to the site. Not a member yet? Please contact Tech Support to request further assistance. Enter contests by redeeming your points for entry tickets. The more tickets you have the better your chance to win.

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A transgender student at George Fox University, in Newburg, Ore., is requesting permission from the institution to move into the male dormitories after completing his sexual transition to become a man. Take our poll at the bottom of the story! “I have the right, as any other male, to live on campus with males,”Jayce M (pictured) told FOX 12 Oregon. “I’m going to fight for that.” The university originally told him that he could not live with his male friends on-campus next year, but he could live in a single room or stay off-campus. “We hope they’ll reconsider their initial decision,” said Paul Southwick, Jayce’s attorney. Southwick has recently filed a complaint with the Department of Education over the matter. Jayce has been living in the female dorms over the past year and during this time he completed his sexual transition. So far, Jayce’s battle has generated some support online. More than 16,000 people have signed a change.org petition asking that the university honor Jayce’s request. “I think if they sit with the question long enough, of where should Jayce live, they’re going to land on the side of dignity,” said supporter AJ Mendoza. Watch the news report below: “It’s great that the conversation is finally happening for him, but it’s disappointing that it’s happening this way,” supporter Naomi Lee added. George Fox told FOX 12 the following in a statement: “George Fox strives to be a Christ-centered community, and our residential facilities are single sex because of our theological commitments. The student’s request to switch from female-only on campus housing to male-only on campus housing is one that many institutions would struggle with.” While Jayce hopes his fight doesn’t lead to a full investigation, he’s prepared for it. “I’m hoping that the school will listen and grant me on-campus housing,” he said. “For the future, I hope that I’ll be able to pave the way for future transgender students as well as any other people that are being marginalized.”

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Sequences, Series, Summability Library Home || Full Table of Contents || Suggest a Link || Library Help |Dave Rusin; The Mathematical Atlas| |A short article designed to provide an introduction to sequences and series, the most common examples of limiting processes; convergence criteria and rates of convergence are as important as finding "the answer." Particular series of interest (e.g. Taylor series of known functions) are of interest, as well as general methods for computing sums rapidly, or formally. Series can be estimated with integrals, their stability can be investigated with analysis. Manipulations of series (e.g. multiplying or inverting) are also of importance. History; applications and related fields and subfields; textbooks, reference works, and tutorials; software and tables; other web sites with this focus.| |Math Topics:||Sequences and Series| © 1994- Drexel University. All rights reserved. The Math Forum is a research and educational enterprise of the Drexel University School of Education.

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The walnut pages on this site include listings of walnut nurseries, growers, sales as well as industry overviews, propagation information, walnut products and a range of other walnut related information. Of the 1.5 million tonnes of walnuts produced globally per year, the USA and China are the two major producers. USA (California) is the major exporter and while China is a significant producer. Other countries exporting walnuts include France, Turkey, Chile, Italy, India, Romania, Mexico and Spain. While China is close behind the US in total production, there is a question whether it will remain a net exporter with internal consumption rising to meet total production. The walnut is grown commercially in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales. Smaller orchards are located the Adelaide Hills and Riverland regions of South Australia and in south-west Western Australia. Australian Walnut Industry Australian Walnut Industry Association (AWIA) Consultancy Service (Victoria) Walnut trees can grow to 25 metres and live up to 200 years. They require a Mediterranean climate but with the inclusion of of a chilling period of 600 - 800 hours below 10°C. Walnut trees don't like frosts mid to late spring (flowering period), nor do they like the temperature to get too hot in summer (I'm a bit the same). The growth of walnut trees may be slowed down if they are located in a windy exposed position. There's an old adage that waluts will grow where apples grow. Traditional soil requirements for walnuts are that it is deep and well drained. A pH greater than 6.0 suits walnuts. More recently walnut trees have been grown commercially in shallow soils that have previously been previously been ripped, hilled and had gypsum and lime added to the soil (Tatura hedgerow system). Nutrients need to be well balanced. It is recommended that a soil analysis and site/variety research be carried out early in the planning stage of developing a walnut orchard. Traditionally walnuts were planted on a 16m x 16m grid 940 trees per hectare. Under the "Tatura' system walnut trees have been grown as close together as 6 metres between rows and 3 metre intervals - again expert advice should be sought. Trees are best planted late winter and early spring. Mulching and weed control are important. The Black Walnut and Butternut walnut are natives of North America. These two varieties have thicker shells than the standard European walnuts. For walnut production, Black Walnut (Juglans niger) seeds or seedlings are often used as the rootstock from which commercial walnut varieties are grafted. J.regia is often used as rootstock for well drained soils while J. niger is sometimes preferred for wetter soils. Although modern high yielding varieties of walnut trees bear fruit quite early in their lives, it is not until really deemed a harvest until about year 4 - 6. At around year 11 or 12 a walnut tree is in full production.Walnuts are wind pollinated and strategic planting of complimentry varieties will assist with pollination. Wallnuts make wonderful long lived shade trees in a large garden. Harvesting and Processing Harvesting of walnuts occurs around mid April each year. Timing of the season will be influenced to a degree by the variety grown, location and climatic conditions. Walnuts are usually mechanically shaken from the tree, swept into a windrow and picked up by a harvester. If conditions are damp they need to be picked up on a daily basis. Walnuts are then hulled to remove the fleshy shell casing and cleaned and dried as quickly as possible. The moisture level is reduced from around 25% to around 8 - 10%. This usually takes around 2 weeks. For the home garden walnuts can be dried on racks but for commercial purposes a means of assisted drying is required. Health and Nutrition Walnuts are very high in Omega 3 and in monounsaturated oils. They are also contain a wide range of minerals and vitamins. See the Walnut Health and Nutrition page for details. Photo right: Wellwood Walnut Oil For a description of a selection of varieties available in Australia see Walnuts ( Harold H. Adem, DPI Tatura). Wandiligong Nut Festival 2010. Collecting walnuts - Courtesy of the Australian Walnut Industry Association.

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New Customers can get a Free Father’s Day Greeting Card from Treat.com. Just use code TREATDAD at checkout. If you get this mailed to you, you get it shipped free too. If you get it mailed somewhere elese, all you pay is the cost of the stamp. This code is good to use through 5/31/13.

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re: iPhone, Android Get Bing Search First Couple of points that are WRONG in this. Silverlight is not supported on iOS and Android to deliver apps. Secondly WP7 has a far more powerful version of Bing - which includes scout, voice search, video search, barcode recognition etc etc. Also this is a hybrid app, which means elements have been written in HTML 5, so that will be the presentation layer only, not anything to do with how it works. Remember that the app will be doing all its main work via services running in Windows Azure! Finally re Silverlight. Silverlight the name maybe dead in the long term, but Silverlight is not dead. It has another version coming and is essentially Metro and guess what, Windows Phone applications are delivered using Silverlight! Metro is Windows 8 native application language. So PLEASE get your facts right. Silverlight is XAML with c#, vb etc .NET managed code. Metro apps are guess what, XAML with managed code delivered via c# and vb etc .net syntax. Sure some include libraries have changed, but they change between different releases of .NET in any case! Yes I know you can write "apps" using HTML 5, but you are limited in what you can deliver with HTML 5.... Essentialy Silverlight has moved from being a niche web technology for Microsoft to a core technology used to deliver a single type of experience and design framework across all devices....Silverlight the name maybe dead in the long run, but XAML with Managed Code and .NET libraries are becoming the core of microsoft deliverables and technology for developers...The name may change though to WinRT and Metro...But whats in a name!

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|04-01-2014 05:20 PM| RCS along with most dwarf shrimp in the Neocaridina genus (cherry shrimps) are hardy and prolific to care for. While they are easy to care for, they are also tasty little things. Most fish are not "shrimp safe" and will probably be eaten at some point. That being said, some people have luck keeping them with bettas, rainbows and most tetras. It's a case-by-case basis type of thing. Most people keep them in a densely planted tank with a low fish load, everyone well fed. I wrote a little article for Crayfish Kings magazine if you want to have a read. |04-01-2014 03:10 PM| There hasn't been much activity in this thread in a while so let me introduce myself. I'm John, and we live in Sanford. I'm a fairly experienced marine aquarist but an utter virgin to planted tanks. Anyway, I want to make a go of it with a black sand substrate instead of dirt. Here's a link to a nice thread on using this substrate: Meanwhile, I started a thread about setting up my tank recently . . . . . . but haven't had any response so perhaps I started it in the wrong place. Finally, are RCS (red cherry shrimp, I presume) difficult to keep? When my tank was set up as a reef, invertebrates were amongst my favorites. Anyway, I sought out a photo of RCS online and they seem quite beautiful and because my goal is a peaceful tank, it seems they would fit right in. Finally, I'm hoping to build out a relatively low maintenance tank, e.g. no CO2, low fish load, etc. I quite frankly don't know if this is compatible with what I'm doing but would love feedback from those who have gone before me. |07-14-2012 01:19 AM| This is the new meet up thread... more or less. |07-13-2012 09:31 PM| |07-13-2012 09:30 PM| Hey all, just got back from vacation so I am trying to catch up on things. I would be willing to host a meet up at my house, I would gladly provide a consistent place for us to meet. I live right by seaworld and aquatica. We have plenty of room to hang out. Demonr6 has come by here a number of times he can tell you how much room we have. I can give my contact info to anybody that is going to head up the meetup stuff or club. RCS Tank is exploding. Babies galore WOOT WOOT!!! BTW - I want to buy more assassin snails. |06-26-2012 06:01 PM| Here's the meetup thread. |06-26-2012 05:20 PM| Ill be down for a swap meet, gives chance to meet some of you guys. Btw I went to Marinewarehouse in Tampa yesterday, by far the best selection of plants I have seen. Quite the drive but worth it. They we out of A.Nana's but i got my fill of java moss indeed. |06-26-2012 01:40 PM| |06-25-2012 09:23 PM| A LFS employ told me freshwater shrimp are just too much of a hassle. They are available to order if I want them, but they are just too small and get lost in their tanks. This lead me to believe RCS cost the store alot more then ghost shrimp, as they have a small tank loaded with them... the size could still be the main issue also. I'd rather get my shrimp from TPT folks anyways |06-25-2012 03:31 PM| If you're here on Sunday there is talk of people meeting up to trade some stuff at 1. I'll double check if that is still going on. |06-25-2012 02:30 PM| Fishy Business has freshwater fish but the selection is not quite as diverse as their saltwater choices, |06-24-2012 09:21 PM| I'm in Orlando for the next few days; not very sunny, lots of rain : ( This calls for LFS outings, any suggestions for shops that have a nice selection of freshwater fish/inverts? |06-21-2012 01:50 AM| I'd be more than willing to host, though you guys can't be too harsh on my tank and set up lol. BTW, I'm thinking about becoming a member of ORCA (Orlando Reef Caretakers Association) just so that I can borrow their PAR meter. Does anybody else need a PAR meter? |06-19-2012 07:15 PM| Let's do this! |06-19-2012 04:11 PM| |demonr6||That would work..| |This thread has more than 15 replies. Click here to review the whole thread.|

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Wanna-bes stay home. Truckin’s Throwdown isn’t for trailer queens, guys who are worried about getting nicks in the paint or who install a big engine just for more show points. Throwdown is, however, a no-holds-barred kick in the pants performance truck competition where testing weeds out lesser trucks and the best of the best rise to the top. Going fast in a hot rod with a bed has never been so much fun. Check out all of the action in issue 1 of 2011, on sale November 16.

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You’ve probably heard IAMSU without even knowing it: he’s the producer responsible for the slapping beat on “Up” by LoveRance (and on NYC radio, 50 Cent). He’s also a solo artist in his own right, and on his excellent new mixtape KILT he teams up with fellow producer/MC (and longtime FG fam) Trackademicks for the track “Clothes Shows And Afros.” Download the whole thing here. Pitchfork reviewed Kool AD of Das Racist’s latest solo joint 51 today, mentioning our dude Trackademicks as part of the tapes’ “impressive” lineup of producers alongside Young L and more. We agree! Download 51 here, check out more from Track on his Soundcloud, and stay tuned for some new joints very soon… Read More Birthday boy Trackademicks just released an awesome new suite of moody, futuristic instrumental r&b entitled Cherry 2000, grab it from his Soundcloud as one continuous piece or separate, DJ-friendly tracks. Right on time for the last weeks of summer (always the smoothest) it’s a new, free release from Trackademicks, aka Alameda, California’s true King Of Slaps, aka master of the Western Slapademic Tender Smobbin Cosmic Music. Fresh Coastin features guest appearances from Freddie Gibbs, Phonte, Polyester the Saint and of course Track’s Honor Roll crew. Download and cool out… In the latest edition of his “Liner Notes” video series, Trackademicks talks about the genesis of his State Of The Arts collaboration with Teedra Moses, “Face The Music.” The timing couldn’t be better, since the new Luxurious Undergrind mixtape from Teedra just dropped, featuring the Trackademicks-produced “Invitation,” as well as the 1-O.A.K-produced “So Special”. It’s a Honor Roll / Maybach Music explosion! Read More After weeks and weeks of blood, sweat and InDesign, the Fool’s Gold chapter of Frank151 is out! You can snag physical copies soon at parties and select retail spots around the world (and via subscription, of course). But since the internet streets can’t wait, you can peep a downloadable PDF and flippable web mag version of the entire issue right here. What’s inside you ask? Read More

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July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel is riding high for her 60th birthday and it’s not just because Germany won the World Cup. With no successor in sight after almost nine years in office, Merkel is the country’s most popular politician and the longest-serving leader among Group of Seven nations. While she doesn’t want to overstay her welcome with German voters after her re-election last year, she’s leaving the door open to a bid for a fourth term in 2017, according to a person familiar with Merkel’s thinking who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. At her public birthday bash in Berlin today, Merkel signaled she isn’t done yet. “I’m told I shouldn’t rest on anything,” she told the roughly 1,000 invited guests, including top officials of her governing coalition. “I’ll take that to heart. There’s one thing I’ve noticed about myself: I have, at least so far, incredible curiosity.” Merkel’s treat for the soiree was a lecture by a German academic on globalization, a theme she returns to repeatedly in speeches urging Europe to raise its game and become more competitive. Though she never puts it this way, her message is Europe needs to become a little more like Germany. “Her approval ratings can’t get any higher,” Manfred Guellner, who heads Forsa, a Berlin polling company, said in an interview. Images of Merkel hugging Germany’s world-champion soccer players after the World Cup final in Brazil are an added bonus that shows “she empathizes with people,” he said. Such popularity has pitfalls. It’s leading to speculation by politicians and media about whether Merkel will groom a successor and quit while she’s ahead rather than risk going out with an election defeat. She has told aides that she doesn’t want to end up like Helmut Kohl, her political mentor, whom Germans voted out after 16 years as chancellor in 1998 when he was 68, according to two people with direct knowledge of the conversations. Merkel turned 60 while attending a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels, prompting a German reporter to sing “Happy Birthday” at her post-summit news conference early this morning. “I should have joined in, then it would have been better,” Merkel said with a grin. “But thank you.” Her EU peers toasted her with sparkling wine and flowers, she said. Rejects New York Kohl urged Merkel to promote “a united Europe” and defend the stability of the euro, according to a letter published in Bild newspaper today. “When you look back today, you can do so in the knowledge that you made use of the opportunities in your eventful life,” he said in the letter. For now, Merkel is quashing any suggestion that she’ll cut her third term short. Her government denied a report in a Luxembourg newspaper in May that she wanted to become UN secretary-general when the post opens up in January 2017, about eight months before Germany’s next regularly scheduled national election. Asked again by a German television interviewer on July 12, Merkel said: “That definitely won’t happen.” Merkel tops the latest Infratest poll with an approval rating of 71 percent. Her Christian Democratic bloc, which she led to the biggest election victory since 1990 in September, has as much as 41 percent voter support in national polls, with the Social Democrats, her junior coalition partner, at 23 percent to 26 percent. With approval ratings that her European peers can’t match and influence boosted by Germany’s economic power during the debt crisis, Merkel has reasons to keep going. While she’s criticized in Europe and the U.S. for cautious crisis management and enforcing fiscal discipline, those policies are popular at home. So is standing up to the U.S. for allegedly running spies in German government offices. “I don’t see anyone who could replace her right now,” Herfried Muenkler, a political scientist at Humboldt University, said in a talk with foreign reporters in Berlin on July 8. “In Europe’s current constellation, Merkel does really well with her unassuming, unheroic leadership style.” Possible successors include Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, a Christian Democratic politician’s daughter, and Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, who knows Merkel from her earliest days in politics after the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago. Though both have held cabinet posts in all three Merkel governments since 2005, she hasn’t publicly anointed either -- nor anyone else. About a quarter of Germans would even like Merkel to be in power for another decade, according to a Forsa poll for Stern magazine taken days before the World Cup final. A physicist who grew up under Communism in East Germany, Merkel rose through the Christian Democratic Union’s ranks under Kohl after East and West Germany reunited in 1990. She broke with Kohl after his election defeat and became the party’s head in 2000, the springboard to winning the chancellorship on her first try five years later. Merkel and pizzazz don’t mix and her birthday was no exception. The chancellor’s gift to herself was a speech at CDU headquarters by Juergen Osterhammel, a University of Koblenz historian. Merkel read his latest book on globalization, “The Transformation of the World,” according to one of her aides. 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More New and Used from Private Sellers Provides an elementary approach to learning Chinese. Both versions represent the traditional and simplified characters, focusing on the character type represented in the title. Elementary Chinese with exposure to both character types. Practice is given to writing of the character types and there is an abundance of practice with the language and the culture. Intended for those interested in learning Chinese. Table of Contents |Scope & Sequence Foundations Section| |Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.|

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GETTING off to a slow start came back to haunt Nowra on Saturday against Shellharbour City Suns at West Street Oval. Nowra lost to 14-15-99 to 4-8-32 and again the importance of getting off to a good start was crucial. The Blues went into the first break behind 36-6 and you cannot afford to give a team like Shellharbour that kind of a start. Nowra did try hard in the second quarter but down 9-8-62 to 3-3-21 at the main break things did not look good for the Blues. The Blues, particularly in the final quarter, struggled to match the visitors. Nowra did not kick any goals in final term and the best it could manage was two behinds. Elwyn Roberts gave Shellharbour a target up front to kick towards and he booted six majors. After the encounter, Alex Legge, Brad Clark, Jeremiah Lenisaurua and Nick Griffiths received the Nowra match awards. The Blues no doubt will be looking forward to taking on the Demons next week at Tom Smith Oval.

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At Hilton Hotels and Resorts, our hotels have the facilities and services ideally suited for your groups and offer simple, bundled pricing. Just choose the options you need and we’ll get right back to you with a quote. Our Meeting Package includes: - Meeting room - Basic meeting WiFi - Flip chart & markers - All day nonalcoholic beverage service - Per person pricing Need more options? Choose from the following: - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner options - Healthy and fun break options to enhance energy levels - LCD Projector and screen or monitor To begin planning your next meeting, call the hotel and ask to speak to the Director of Sales, share what's important to make your meeting a success and we'll get right back to you with a quote.

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BISMARCK Yellow Ribbon vehicle license plates to show support of veterans now are available to the public. Lonnie Wangen, North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner, presented Paul and Madeline Leuthold, of Lakota, with the first Yellow Ribbon Support Our Veterans vehicle license plates on May 22. Paul Leuthold is a retired Army veteran. The Leutholds provided a generous donation to get the Yellow Ribbon license plate project going. Wangen worked with the Impact Foundation's Support Our Veterans Fund and the N.D. Department of Transportation to develop and have approved the Yellow Ribbon plates. N.D. National Guard members and Iraqi war veterans Charles Votava, of Grand Forks, Kelly Johnson, of West Fargo, and Chuck Todd, of Northwood (now deployed in Kuwait), volunteered to help with the project. The N.D. Association of County Veteran's Service officers, during its spring 2010 association meeting, donated the remaining funding needed to complete the project. "This is a great way to show support for your family members and friends in the service, Veterans in your community and across the state," said Wangen. The Yellow Ribbon license plates can be ordered at local Motor Vehicle Departments when registering or paying vehicle registration fees. People can also find the plates online at the N.D. Department of Veterans Affairs' website at (www.nd.gov/veterans) or the N.D. Department of transportation's website at (www.dot.nd.gov/public/licensing.htm). Cost of the Yellow Ribbon license plate is $25 per year. Of the $25, $15 goes to the Impact Foundation's Support our Veterans Fund, a nonprofit fund which provides assistance to veterans and their qualified dependents with unique emergency needs for assistance when other means of assistance are not available or would not be able to assist in time sensitive matters.

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Could you provide more details about your setup? i.e what (substrate, live plants, what equipment your using, etc etc.) when asking for aquarium advice providing details is key. It does sound simply like loose debris and increased circulation should help. do u have any type of fish that enjoy re-arranging things or stirring up dirt? if its sticking that much to no prevail it could be related to water quality, try observing any changes after a 15% water change. I have kept EVERY biotope of aquarium including some of the hardest known aquarium creatures such as Blue Ribbon Eel's.

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This is your invitation to attend the ASAP Education and Training Resources Seminar. This is a series of regularly scheduled training and information sessions designed to provide professionals with knowledge and tools benecial in mitigating fire losses. The training session will be held at the Delta Markham, Markham, Ontario. ASAP is Ontario's leading supplier of rapid response security personnel to the insurance industry. Since 2000, ASAP has been called upon by insurance providers,…See More The weather is cold. Today we are seeing winds around 90 kph and just a couple of days ago we got snow. Lots of people coming down with colds as we adjust to the weather. This week is Fire Prevention Week but not much in the media. Too bad.

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Business Sponsorship with WNCW With our audience of nearly 100,000 weekly listeners in five southeastern states WNCW offers sponsorship opportunities for any company. We have the ability to deliver your message to public radio listeners, who are an intelligent, active and motivated audience. They will support businesses that support public radio. Through a tax-deductible contribution, you can access this audience by way of on-air and online acknowledgments. Consider what audience you would like to reach and how much you are interested in spending to reach the well educated, financially secure and discerning audience on WNCW. With this information, contact our Underwriting Department today so they can help you structure an underwriting package that meets your needs and expectations.

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Ozirion is an experimental Web browser allowing people and groups to improve their privacy on the Internet by hiding their IP address through a network of virtual tunnels. The current release of Ozirion relies on the Tor technology. It includes a built-in Tor server and provides the ability to choose or ban countries in order to use an IP address from a specific country. The Privoxy local proxy is used for better privacy. Ozirion is totally independent from the Tor and Privoxy projects. Liberté Linux is a secure, reliable, lightweight, and easy to use Gentoo-based live USB Linux distribution intended as a communication aid in hostile environments. It installs as a regular directory on a USB/SD key, and after a single-click setup, boots on any desktop computer or laptop. The Internet connection is then used to set up a Tor circuit, which handles all network communication. During first boot, a unique email ID is generated from fingerprints of user's certificate and Tor hidden service key. This persistent ID allows one to stealthily communicate with other Liberté users. The distribution includes image and document processing applications, and can function as a secure Web browsing platform. For developers, Liberté can also serve as a robust framework for mastering Gentoo-based live USBs/CDs. The build process is fully automated with incremental build support, and is more mature and reliable than most of Gentoo's own outdated live CD tools. Pagekite is software to make servers on "localhost" visible to the wider Internet. It can be used by Web developers to show off their works in progress to clients or colleagues, embedded developers who need direct access to devices in the field, or as an alternative to dynamic DNS for individuals/hobbyists who would rather host their own content than rely on 3rd party hosting. It creates and maintains a tunnel between your server on localhost and a remote "front-end" (a reverse proxy). Only the front-end has to have a visible IP address; the server itself can reside on a heavily firewalled computer, a mobile device, or even an anonymous node on the Tor network. TorTV is a build of the Tor Project maintained to run on TV devices and set-top boxes so that anyone with such a household appliance can contribute to strengthen the Tor network. TorTV does not reimplement nor modify the Tor source code in any way; it provides binary builds for embedded targets and scripted bundles to facilitate their installation. So far, it targets WDTV devices running WDLXTV, but aims to grow to support more hardware in future. txtorcon is a Twisted-based asynchronous Tor control protocol implementation. Twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in Python, and Tor is an onion-routing network designed to improve people’s privacy and security on the Internet. It includes unit-tests with 96%+ coverage, multiple examples, and documentation. There are abstractions to track Tor configuration and state (circuits, streams), launch private instances, support Hidden Service, and more. Dowse eases the configuration of network routing for a local area network, starting from the setup of ARP-level static entries of known peers, IP-level firewall, DHCP configuration, and local DNS cache, up to an application layer transparent proxy and optional gateways to anonymous networks such as Tor and I2P. It consists of a minimalistic script which can run on any GNU/Linux box and which, from a central configuration point, controls Ebtables, Iptables, and all the daemons needed for such operations: DnsMasq, Squid2, and Privoxy. It comes with a module system for contributed add-ons like DNSCrypt-proxy and HTTPS-everywhere. Chrubix installs the GNU/LInux distro of your choice - ArchLinux, Debian, Fedora, Kali, SuSE, or Ubuntu - onto a removable MultiMediaCard (MMC) on your ARM-based Chromebook. Chrubix supplies Guest Mode, full-disk encryption, Windows XP camouflage mode, MAC address randomizing, a panic button, additional checksums, and a variety of important security-oriented software applications such as Freenet, I2P, Tor, GPG, and LEAP-Bitmask. In addition, Chrubix offers you the option to tweak the software so that it will run on no hardware but yours (MMC and laptop must match). In this way, it transforms your ARM-based Chromebook into a fully functional, more secure laptop.

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If everything goes as planned, I will be bringing 3 Chinese students who are temporarily in Columbus for a three-week course at OSU. (One of them recently contacted me via couchsurfing.org, in response to my Couchsurfing profile, which says I'd like to make pizza for guests.) This is happening mostly because I asked Walter if he'd be able to do something this particular Sunday, in an effort to help me create an experience that the Chinese students will always remember. I also have invited a friend and her husband. I intend to bring enough dough and sauce for one 18" NY style pizza, one 12" or 14" deep dish pizza, two 10" Tommy's style pizzas (laminated cracker crust), and one 10" stuffed pizza, as well as some sausage from Carfagna's and Ezzo GiAntonio pepperoni. I don't know if there will be enough demand for me to make all these pizzas, but that's what I'll be bringing. Also, I've had Walter's pizza, and it's awesome. To anyone who may be interested in showing up, please say something in a reply on this thread (because I'm curious to know ahead of time, partly in case I need to change the quantity of what I'll be bringing). Thanks for helping me make this happen, Walter!

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|Driver's Education Video: Surviving Auto Accidents Involving Downed Power Lines| All files are saved as windows media videos (wmv). Additional formats may be request. See other safety videos on our YouTube Channel. Driver's Education Video: Surviving Auto Accidents Involving Downed Power Lines-6 minutes Each year, accidents in which motorists hit power poles happen tens of thousands of times. Each accident has the potential to bring live power lines to the ground. Tragically, many drivers and passengers who survive the impact are electrocuted when they attempt to leave the vehicle. In the vast majority of cases, the safest action is to stay inside the vehicle until the local electric utility is on the scene to assure the lines are de-energized. TEACHERS!-There is supplementary material to go along with this video. Included in the classroom material are lesson materials which include a one-page key point summary and several pages of extensive Q/A for instructor use. To request a copy of the DVD and supplementary materials please contact you local utility. For a complete listing of all the Safe Electricity utility members click here.

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A medical license is required for a doctor to practice medicine in a particular state. Requirements vary by state but most require, at a minimum, post-graduate training in the doctor’s specific specialty. An NPI number is a national identifier unique to an individual health care provider and is managed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Learn more about Dr. Alan Miller: View the full profile to get information on: - What's important to you View full profile Write a Review Education & Awards Dr. Miller graduated from The University of Texas at Houston. Dr. Miller has 1 hospital affiliations: - University Medical Center - Lubbock Similar doctors nearby - Additional Information - Dr. Alan Marc Miller MD is a male Diagnostic Radiologist, has 35 years of experience and practices in Diagnostic Radiology. - Where does Dr. Alan M. Miller practice? - Dr. Alan Miller has 1 office location. Dr. Alan Miller practices Diagnostic Radiology near Lubbock, TX. See Lubbock Radiologists.

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If talking a fantasy setting I would do the following - Using one page sketch a world or continent map - Label important regions - Write one page of background giving no more than a handful of sentences to each region. - Pick an area roughly 200 miles by 150 miles - Grab a 8.5 by 11 sheet of hex paper. - The scale should be so that it represents a 200 by 150 mile region - Draw in mountains - Draw in rivers - Draw in hills using them to divide the region into distinct river valley - Draw in vegetation (swamps, forests, desert, etc) - Decide to place Population Locales note their race this includes social monsters - Decide to place Lairs (locales tht revolves around a home of monsters) - Decide to place Ruins (locales that revolves around a site) - Decide to place miscellaneous locales. (anything that doesn't fit a above. - Name your geography (don't forget islands) - Write a Half Page background describing the region and it's history. - Write a paragraph describing each named geography - Write a paragraph describing each Population Locale - Write a paragraph describing each Lair (you could get away with a stat block) - Write a paragraph describing each Ruin - Look at your notes and come up with two to four plots that ties one or more locales together. Write a paragraph or two on each. - For each population locale come up with three to five encounters. They should be a sentence each. - Come up with 6 to 12 general encounter for the region as a whole. Should usable in any area of the region. They are a sentence or two each. - Pick the 4 or 6 most important Population locales and draw a quarter page sketch map of the settlement. - Pick the starting population locale and draw a full page map of the settlement. This is the "Home Base" - Use Medieval Demographics to get an a idea of how many shops are in the town. - Pick or create 6 or 12 important buildings. Write a paragraph each. - Scan your descriptions for NPCs or noted monsters. Write a two sentence about each. The first a one line with minimal stats the second one sentence. This is your roster. - Pick the 12 most important NPC or Monsters - Write a paragraph describing each and fully stat them. - Pick the most six common encounter type. (City Guard, Border Warders, Bloody Hand, Orcs) Write a paragraph and fully stat them. - Scan your description for any regional organization and write a paragraph on them. Fully stat the most common encounters involved with them. - Make up a rumor chart with 10 to 20 items that feeds the players into the encounter and plots you created in above. - Identify major regions and create a random encounter chart for each (monsters, wildlife and NPCs) [Thanks Jeff I just plumb forgot] This will probably run to about 10,000 words. You can do this in about 2 weeks spending about 2 hours an evening at a 1,000 words a evening and time drawing maps. Or consider it about 24 hours of work. This is being expanded in the following posts. A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part I covers Step 1 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part II covers Step 2,3, & 4 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part III covers Step 5,6,7,8,9, & 10 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part IV covers Step 11, 12, & 13. A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part V covers Step 14, & 15. A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part VI covers Step 16. A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part VII covers Step 17. A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part VIII covers Step 18, 19, & 20. A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part IX covers Step 21 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part X covers Step 22 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part XI covers Step 23 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part XII covers part of Step 24 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part XIII covers part of Step 24 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part XIV covers part of Step 24 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part XV covers part of Step 24 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part XVI covers part of Step 24 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part XVII covers Step 25 A Fantasy Sandbox in detail Part XVIII covers Step 26 How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox by Robert Conley with layout by Patrick Walsh. (Bugbears for Breakfast) collects the previous steps into a single PDF.

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Dayton sets fire to the rain Tyler Clark rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns, and Darren Ashley added a touchdown of his own on the ground as Dayton improved to 5-0 overall with a 27-8 defeat over Class 3A West Valley League opponent Horizon Christian on Friday night. The Pirates took a 6-0 lead into halftime thanks to Clark's 8-yard run on Dayton's first possession of the game. The rest of the half was played in a total downpour, and both teams struggled to move the ball offensively. At the beginning of the second half, the rain had stopped, and again Dayton capitalized. Clark scored on consecutive possessions as the Pirates began to pull away from the Hawks (1-4 overall, 1-1 West Valley League). Dayton (2-0 West Valley League) fumbled nine times during the game, losing three, but picked off two passes to keep Horizon Christian at bay. Read more about the game in Tuesday's News-Register. Tigard 58, McMinnville 0 This one's going to hurt. Tigard, ranked No. 2 in Class 6A, shut out McMinnville in Tigard on Friday night. It was the second consecutive loss in Class 6A Pacific Conference play for the Grizzlies (3-2 overall, 1-2 Pacific Conference). The Tigers improved to 5-0 (3-0 Pacific Conference), having scored 38 or more points in every game this season. Amity 27, Willamina 0 Amity quarterback Brett Hilt rushed 13 times for 207 yards and three touchdowns as the Warriors beat the Bulldogs in Friday's Class 3A West Valley League game in Amity. Hilt scored touchdown runs of 24, 32, and 46 yards against the Bulldogs. Freshman Tyler Berrier added another touchdown run, and Amity recorded a safety in the first quarter. "We really stifled them in the running game," Warriors coach Jared Hinkle said. "For us, it was nice to kind of get the running game going." Sheridan 28, Gervais 6 Justin Acuff's 158 yards and two touchdowns on the ground helped Sheridan to their first win of the season as the Spartans defeated Class 3A West Valley League opponent Gervais on the road Friday night. "It was their homecoming," Sheridan coach Bryce Ingram said, "and sometimes homecoming doesn't always favor the home team." Matt Bushbaum threw a touchdown pass in the third quarter to help the Spartans (1-4 overall, 1-1 West Valley) break the game open. The Cougars dropped to 0-3 (0-2 West Valley) on the season. Yamhill-Carlton 13, Astoria 9 Yamhill-Carlton won consecutive games for the first time since 2007 as the Tigers dispatched the Fishermen in Yamhill on Friday night. Read more about this game in Tuesday's News-Register.

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Pelosi pre-surrenders to Iran I always knew the Democrats were out-and-out wimps when it came to foreign policy, but now they have surprised even me. San Fran Nan Pelosi, Squawker of the House of Representatives, told the press yesterday that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran. ”I do believe that Congress should assert itself, though, and make it very clear that there is no previous authority for the president, any president, to go into Iran,” she said erroneously. Let's break this one down carefully, because we are dealing with two travesties here, not just one. First, Pelosi has no business, constitutional or otherwise, telling the president how to defend our country. He is the commander-in-chief of our military forces, not Congress, and his job is to protect our troops overseas. The Iranians have been behind a number of attacks on our troops in Iraq. We are gathering proof which addresses this, and if the Iranians don't start making nice, then we have every right to defend our forces by any means necessary. Second, with her empty-headed comments meant to impress liberal voters, Pelosi is sending a huge signal to Iran that she and her fellow Democrats will actively work to prevent the United States from holding Iran accountable for terrorism and nuclear weapons proliferation. Pelosi thinks she's saying, "We will not let President Bush go to war against Iran without Congressional approval." What the Iranians are hearing is, "Go ahead, boys. Do your worst. We simply couldn't care less."

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- Sorry, this item is not available in - Image not available - To view this video download Flash Player |Listen Instantly with||Album| |Other Formats & Versions||Amazon Price||New from||Used from| LOVE LOVE LOVE this is an amazing CD. And as one poster noted, it never gets old!!. I bot this years ago and its more meaningful now than it was then. Read morePublished 17 days ago by Gale I enjoy listening to UC Berkeley's fight song Sunny Came Home. Maybe some day their band will play it. I've had this since probably 1998, back in its heyday when "Sunny Came Home" was on the radio and won a Grammy. Read morePublished 13 months ago by snow47 This is Colvin's best alblum, just loaded with great songwriting. I wish it had been marketed better back in the day. Read morePublished 15 months ago by Frederick L. Starr This is Shawn's Grammy Award winning album of the year release of which Sunny Came Home won song of the year bringing this remarkable artist the acclaimed attention she... Read morePublished on March 22, 2013 by Joe Carlig This is a wonderful CD by Shawn Colvin. Each song is unique and original. She is such a wonderful artist! Love this CD!Published on January 31, 2013 by Lena

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(c) Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield MA. All rights reserved. Contact us for information about using this image. It was customary in the 18th century for a young man to ask the parents or guardian of the girl he wished to marry for permission to continue his courtship. Samuel Field (1743-1800) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was the uncle and guardian ("since her kind and dutifull behaviour towards me and my Family, has much endeared her to me, so that she seems more like a Child than a Niece") of Hannah Taylor (born 1722). The letter responds to the request by Elihu Hoyt (1771-1833) to marry Hannah. Field admits that he does not pretend to control Hannah, but he feels the match would be a good one and he extends to Mr. Hoyt his best wishes for success in courting her.

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Advertise Lake Vacation Rentals Winchester Lake is nestled in the heart of northwestern Connecticut's elegant Litchfield County. At 229 acres, the crystal clear water of the lake offers visitors and residents plenty of opportunity for fishing and boating. Although the forested shoreline is fairly developed with private homes, visitors can gain access to the awaiting water through a public boat launch on the southern shore adjacent to the Winchester Lake dam. Winchester Lake is a manmade lake created by a dam on the headwaters of the East Branch Naugatuck River completed in the late 1920s. The lake averages nine feet deep with a maximum depth of 17 feet. Most of the deep water is in the southern end of the lake near the dam. The northern end of the lake is fairly shallow. Rather than cut the trees in the area when the dam was first constructed, engineers allowed the forest to flood and later cut the tree tops during winter ice. Today submerged trees and stumps abound throughout the lake. Although a bit of an obstacle course for boaters, the lake is known for its largemouth bass and northern pike. The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection began stocking northern pike into the lake in 2005. Anglers are now reporting pike exceeding the state's 26-inch size limit, with many of these fish reaching 36 inches. The dam is a popular spot for fishing, but anglers should use heavy line to deal with the numerous underwater snags. Note: Although most fish taken from Connecticut lakes and streams are safe to eat, refer to the Connecticut Fish Consumption Advisory (link below) before eating fish caught from any Connecticut waterway. Winchester Lake's beautiful setting, varied shoreline and rocky coves make if a favorite destination for boaters and paddlers. An eight MPH limit on motorboats keeps the water calm and peaceful. Due to the abundance of submerged trees, flat bottom boats, canoes and kayaks will have the easiest passage across the lake. For those who would like to spend some time in the area, vacation rentals and private real estate are abundant as well as additional lodging in the nearby city of Winsted. Campers will find several private campgrounds near Burr Pond State Park, southeast of Winchester Lake. Camping is also available in the American Legion State Forest located east of Winchester Lake. For additional outdoor recreation, Dennis Hill State Park is located northwest of Winchester Lake. This 240-acre park offers picnic facilities, hiking, and spectacular panoramic views as far away as New Hampshire. The Mad River Reservoir and Rugg Brook Reservoir are located northeast of Highland Lake and offer wildlife viewing and hiking. Southeast of Winchester Lake is Paugnut State Forest and Sunny Brook State Forest. Paugnut State Forest is part of a 2,410 acre, contiguous park and forest complex that includes Burr Pond State Park and Sunny Brook State Park. Popular activities include hiking, mountain biking, hunting and cross country skiing. Burr Pond State Park is a great place to spend a summer afternoon. Burr Pond offers fishing, boating and swimming and the surrounding area is great for hiking. East of Winchester Lake is the American Legion and Peoples State Forests. These two forests offer camping, mountain biking, hiking, hunting, picnic facilities, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling trails. The West Branch of the Farmington River, designated as a Wild and Scenic River by the National Park Service, is the focal point of the heavily forested land and offers river-based recreational activities including trout fishing, canoeing, kayaking and tubing. East of Winchester Lake is Crystal Lake, a primary source of drinking water for the town of Winchester. The 145-acre sparking lake is also known for its boating and excellent trout fishing. Highland Lake, located just a few miles east of Crystal Lake is a 444-acre sparkling lake known for its bass, salmon and trout. The city of Winsted, located within the town Winchester, lies east of Winchester Lake. The town is noted for its stately Victorian, Greek Revival, Neo-Classical, Ecclesiastical, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival homes. The Main Street area is lined with unique shops and restaurants. For children there is a skateboard park, a huge Playscape park, ball fields, and miniature golf with batting cages and go carts. Golfers will find a several golf courses in the area. Winsted also provides the area with complete shopping facilities Less than a half hour south is the City of Torrington, the largest city in Litchfield County. Visitors to Winchester Lake will find Torrington to be a mix of retail and tourist attractions. The downtown area is as a thriving cultural center, boasting the Warner Theatre and the renowned Nutmeg Conservatory. Antique dealers, art galleries, art deco architecture and small specialty shops make the area appealing for residents and tourists alike. There are also a number of city parks and hiking trails that allow visitors to truly enjoy the beauty of the area. No matter what your reason for visiting Winchester Lake, you are sure to be treated to scenic views and beautiful inviting water. This paddler's paradise offers a serene place for fishing, boating, exploring, and so much more. Copyright © 2007-2015 Lakelubbers LLC. All Rights Reserved. Please LINK to our homepage or to this Winchester Lake page.

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Floor Exercise - 15.25 Rings - 14.70 2013 (Junior Season): Competed on floor exercise and on rings in every meet of the season for the Buckeyes ... scored a career-high 15.25 on floor exercise against Michigan (Feb. 16) for a third-place finish ... earned a fourth-place finish on floor exercise with a 14.90 against Illinois (Feb. 23) ... scored a career-high 14.70 on rings against UIC (March 9) to place fourth ... also placed third on floor exercise with a 15.00. Prior to Ohio State: Trained and competed for North Raleigh Gymnastics under coach Ben Stern. Personal: Son of Dianna and Dave Jeffreys ... has three siblings, Graham, Grace and Ellen ... would like to get a job in world finance after graduation with a degree in international business ... favorite pastimes include fishing and camping ... lists greatest sports thrill as becoming an Ohio State student-athlete.

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OPINION / FIKRAD : Successful recovery from two decades of conflict and social strife is not an easy task.Somalia’s civil war has caused much physical destruction and human suffering both of which can be overcome irrespective of the magnitude. Unfortunately, the Long term casualties are the loss of trust between communities (social enmity), the loss of national vision and the erosion of moral values. These are specifically the ones that require a comprehensive planning process which includes all the tools of social rehabilitation and reconciliation twinned with extensive social education programs. The long term effects can also be extenuated by the quality of governance and public administration which represent the catalysts to overcoming conflicts and sustaining the recovery process. Their proper reconstitution is central to overcoming the conflict as they underpin all other recovery programs and if insufficiently attended to will cause the underperformance of all other efforts including those of reconciliation of the society. Because of the compelling evidence from so many examples in our country that a corrupt government and administration only add fuel to an already burning fire of moral decadence and corruption, our cherished desire to install a quality government that brings back sovereignty is exceedingly becoming hopeless. The tug of war between outside forces and the long term casualties of the civil war require that the administrative branches of the government be anchored by individuals with strong leadership and courage to restore moral values and national vision. At the end of the day, the quality of government is the president’s responsibility. The qualities required of the president, as the leader of such government, deserves special scrutiny. “In a caravan, the lead camel sets the pace and quality of the journey”. Probably the most important aspect of the transition inSomaliais the qualities of the lead “camel” – the president that is. To end two decades of civil war, almost everyone has an expectation of what kind of a person our homeland needs as president. The desirable qualities and character must fit the difficult journey ahead of the nation. Competence, which includes knowledge, efficiency and effectiveness, will rank high in the list of perquisites. The future president must be someone of great character and, as dictated by the testing times, this particular trait may in the long run be more important then all other characters. The future president will also posses modesty, and courage in abundance. Arrogance and the lack of capacity or willingness to listen to others are diagonally opposed to the social traits of an egalitarian society like ours. More than two decades of trial and tribulations makes the people desirous for a leader that empathizes with their inner sentiments and feelings, someone that listens to their wants and wishes. Any president must realize that tribalism, the most hated thing inSomaliais at the same time the most trusted and used tool simply because it is the one and only thing that that society can comprehend. It might be effective to exploit it for the benefit of peace-making and reconciliation without succumbing to its demands and becoming hostage to its sinister machinations. Nor should the president use tribalism and its dogmas to run the institutions of the country. In order to end the transition, the country needs a doer not a dreamer; a president capable of uniting the divergent opinions and ideas; a president who can create something that the people can rally around – an object of cohesion. But above all, the president must not be someone who doused his hands with the blood of the Somali people. The future president must be morally and technically a good leader, meaning that he must be above par as far as morality is concerned with equally strong technical competency. He ought to be a person with the right balance of ethics and effectiveness. A president who can, rightly or wrongly, be criticized for decisions made in the course of fulfilling his responsibility; a president that recognizes the cultural transition taking place in the Somali society. We need a president that does not succumb to the biblical Bethsheba Syndrome, the reason being that a morally weak president will surely abuse power in ways unimaginable. Weak morality has been known to bring down powerful individuals and presidents. The president is a team leader and so must understand that, although the final decisions might be in his hand, the ideas of the rest of the team forms the basis of presidential decisions. He must learn to rely on people to fulfill the mandate of his regime. As part and parcel of the leadership, the cabinet must share the qualities of the president. They must also have knowledge of their specific portfolios for which they must possess full powers to plan and implement with proper oversight by the prime minister and the president. Though charged with the responsibility of their portfolios, they must, together, be aware of the interconnectedness of all government departments. Although they may be selected on the basis of the abject and ineluctable 4.5, they should be fully aware of the breadth and depth of the sacred national obligations on their shoulders. Institutions and Standards “Progress is nothing but institutions aiming for higher and higher standards” After all is said and done, the caliber of institutions determines the success or failure of a nation. As the engine that drives the nation, a great deal of attention must be afforded to the reasons for establishing an institution – the laws governing its inner processes and procedures, the quality of staff charged with the responsibility of implementing its mandate and how such mandate is related to the rest of the national institutions. Institutions represent the lifeline of the nation. They are the medium through which the government accomplishes its services to the citizens and the grand vision of the nation, protect the citizens and build the nation. Every sphere of the government has an institution responsible for its function. Institutions aiming for higher standards bring about change in a society. They become pioneers, not only of innovation, technology but also of social well being and development. Nation building is basically institution-building. The requisite for a successful institution-building involves around the provision of concrete plans for each institution that includes a progressive yearly growth. Stagnancy is not an option. Institutions invigorate change and transformation. A transformation, in this case, entails a complete overhaul of how it does its service, a change in the quality of its service. The institution of education is one of them. Without panoptic changes to the way we educate our future leaders, we will constantly fall very short of our potential. The future education system must be based on the experience of our people; how and why we came to be at the bottom of the human hierarchy and the lessons learned. The basic tenets of our future education system must first be local with an international component. Unless we know who we are, and our particular idiosyncrasies and nagging problems, learning about the ways of others will not help us solve our problems. Our institution of education and the learning that it imparts must be grounded on our values – the Somali values. Furthermore, it must encourage students in problem solving, questioning and developing a thoughtful reflection where the teacher is the guide and a partner in forming the foundations of ideas, ideologies and solutions that will become the core of who we are as a nation and not as tribes. The present private and community institutions, especially higher education, can confer nominal degrees but cannot bring about the desired change. Most of these new institutions, fromAmoudUniversity, which was the first, to the last one announced a few months ago, are the monopoly of cynic individuals who do not have the goodwill of the society at heart. They often confound the public with trivialities without following any of the proper rigorous of higher education. Very few are run by individuals with some conscience and accountability. Most, especially the likes of Amoud, have neither academic nor financial accountability. They have become a bottleneck of problems and regression rather than the transformative universities that we require. The future transformation of education must also include how our faith is taught, who can teach it and who can preach it. Without this component, our future social transformation will be dominated by cult controversies and fringe organizations who pry on the unsuspecting society. As is common today and for the past twelve centuries, the study of Islam was largely limited to study circles at mosques. This system became vulnerable to the proliferation of alien ideas and the birth of sects, mostly with political orientations, spearheaded by an inordinately large numbers of unqualified proponents with meritless religious titles. A mosque study circle is informal learning. There is no curriculum or analytically progressive and interconnected study involved. The students are not tested on what they have learned and there is no sanctioned legal authority that can testify to the veracity of the teachings or to the knowledge of the graduates. Let us suppose that I have learned and memorize a thousand books on medicine; can I become a medical doctor? Can I lecture at a university? Can I open a practice and prescribe medications? Does the fact that I have memorized a thousand books and I am able to regurgitate the content say anything about my capacity to understand, to reason, or about my intellectual depth or ability to relate one book to the other, one idea to the next and so on? Think about it, Islam is much more profound, deeper and wider than medicine. Why is it, then, that we trust our faith and our national and individual destiny to unqualified “imams”? “No nation is sovereign unless it can pay it bills” To improve the economy, the future Somali government has to reverse the economic policies of the pre-civil war era and adopt an open market policy whereby the private sector is the driving force of the nation’s economy. Barring from attention external factors which contribute to economic development, our future government’s policies will have profound effects on economic growth. A country like ours, transitioning to peace, will need to maintain a constant economic growth for many, many years before it can reverse the trend of poverty. With the private sector taking a leadership role and government institutions providing incentives for work, investment in technology and physical and human capital, we may have a chance to emerge out of poverty and human suffering. Aside from regional and international markets, another factor that helps economic growth is the impact of cultural outlook. A society that consumes more imports, especially food products ends up discouraging its own farmers. Moreover such society becomes victims to foreign market fluctuations, unless their government cushions (subsidies) the wild price variations, in which case, local inflation becomes a real risk. Because Somalis consume rice, pasta and other imports as stable diets, we feel the pressure of price fluctuations more than other nations whose stable diets are locally produced. The government must develop programs that subtly influence the consumption habits and attitudes utilizing a combination of social education and incentives to encourage trust in local products and taxes. Social development, reconciliation and rehabilitation “On those stepping into rivers staying the same other and other waters flow”- Heraclitus, Greek philosopher The Greek philosopher is using the metaphor of a river to talk of change. The terrain over which the water flows the same but the water is not the same. That constantly changing water in a fixed terrain is the river. Like a river a society is constantly changing. The ideas of change are the water and the society itself is the terrain. Change can be good or bad. This is where the government comes in. Social change can be affected through a slow, gradual and planned process such as education or by sudden and often harsh process such as civil wars. Harsh social changes, although capable of good change, do not bring about permanent social stability (or at least it takes a long time). The current developments inSomalia, though still in the embryonic stage, can be nudged towards stability to give society a chance to avail itself of two decades of social strife. In order to deepen the roots of stability, it must be intentionally planned. One of the ways to do that is through education – both formal and social education. A number of factors associated with social development have to be proliferated in order to gain a change in the way of life. Among the most important of this are human dignity and social justice. There is nothing worse than being undignified and unjustly treated in your own country at the hands of your own authorities. This and this alone, has been one of the root causes ofSomalia’s civil war. Communities demand equity in the delivery of services. It is common for African nations to pour proportionally higher amount of resources into the capital region and, thus, create a one-city-state. The future policy makers, meeting the challenge of a more efficient and strategic allocation of public resources, must invest in all regions of the country. The Tribal States During the run of the TFG, we witnessed a drastic increase in the formation of “Tribal states”. Galmudug State, Mareeg State, Ceelbuur State, Ximin & Xeeb, Azania, Jubbaland, Maakhir State, Awdal State, Bay State, Khatumo State, Banaadir State, Somaliland, Puntland, Western Puntland and Udubland are examples. Are there any reasons behind the formation of the tribal states? In a tribal society, when the viability of the national government is precariously unstable and its ability to govern and enforce compliance to laws are severely jeopardised she tries to accommodate tribes in varying degrees. States likeSomalilandand Puntland have formed out of the political astuteness of the two dominant tribes who realized the rush way before anyone else. The TFG gave the nod to a number of these tribal states and, in turn, others formed because other tribes were weary of being left out of the political process and thus a piece of the pie. A closer scrutiny reveals that the overwhelming majority of these states are monopolized by one tribe despite the undeniable fact that there is no region inSomaliawhich is exclusively settled by a single tribe. Sadly, the tribe exercising the monopoly of the politics of the tribal state is one that also has had a heavy hand in the prolongation of the Somali civil war. The only exception is Udubland, a region, overlapping parts ofAzania, with a diverse array of tribes all of whom have borne the brunt of the civil war and still continue to suffer under the merciless foot of Alshabab. Udubland is the breadbasket of the county which onto itself is reason enough for alien (non-indigenous to the region) tribes to scramble for its subjugation. As a result, Udubland has been formed to leverage political muscle from the national and international bodies to highlight the suffering of the peaceful agrarian peoples of these regions. For a while, the TFG and the tribal states existed in symbiosis to defeat Alshabab but that relationship is waning as the power of Alshabab waned. Lately, the TFG has been hinting that she will not recognize any of these multitudes of states. The politics of the tribal states involves bothEthiopiaandKenya, with the later devising to create a buffer zone between her and Alshabab yet unable or unwilling to choose sides between the armed Raaskamboni and the proponents ofAzania.Ethiopia, though, is apprehensive of Raaskamboni taking over the area and exporting the armed struggle toEthiopia. In the Central regions, the unabating struggle between Galmudug, Mareeg, Ximin & Heeb and the religious organization, Ahl-Sunna – a splinter of the same tribes in the area and dominated by the same tribe that dominates Galmudug, created a zone ripe for Ethiopian meddling and armed infiltration. Discounting for Ethiopian incursions and influence, the shear friction between a religious and secular political organization will tear the region apart. Transformation of tribe into a state has severe consequences for other tribes within the confines of the tribal state boundaries who have not declared their own state within the state. As usurpation of power by one tribe usually ends up in escalation of hostilities because of the inherent unfairness in inter-tribal politics where the tribe holding the monopoly also holds monopoly of state power and resources, the result is a disastrous cycle of social chaos. In a tribal society, there is always an element of tribe in the national state and an element of state in the tribe. How many times have we heard “dawladayada – our government” or “annagaa dalka ka talina – we rule the country”. ‘We’ means the tribal “we”. The situation precipitously goes downhill when the powers of tribal monopoly are certified by the national government, a neighbouring country or even the UN. It will be the unfortunate job of the future government and its president to navigate these infested waters of tribal political rivalry and pertinacious foreign manipulations traveling on the backs Somali marauders who believe that politics is the best profession for seeking undeserved power, fame and control of the gateway to material satisfaction by squandering public resources. The role of tribes and their leaders as actors and influencers of the policies of the state will have profound ripple effects on the administration of the futureSomalia. The tribal state discussion will not be complete without touching on the role of Somaliland and Puntland, the first two tribal states, on the future ofSomalia. Even though they share all the traits of tribal statehood, Somaliland seems to be keen on secession whereas Puntland has always called itself ‘an autonomous state ofSomalia’ despite her relentless search to gain unconventional power and political concessions at the expense of the rest of the country. With the Siiraanyo regime in power,Somalilandhas been sending mixed signals on the unity issue that give some credence to the theory that secession was a bargaining chip. Both states are plagued by dissention from other tribes who are in the boundary of their respective territorial claims. There is also a land dispute between them withSomalilandholding on to the colonial boundary, an issue integral to recognition as perceived by Somalilanders, and Puntland claiming tribal blood lines to the disputed area. IfSomalilandcomes back to the fold of unity, their land dispute will automatically become a mute point, however, if she persists in her current course, the stability of that part of the country is in real peril. The essence of sovereignty is the ability to guarantee security There is no doubt that AMISOM was crucial in the war against Alshabab and creating enclaves of peace in and around the capital city. With its help, the poorly armed, underpaid Somali forces continue to expand the area under the influence of the TFG. Notwithstanding there positive contribution and sacrifices, AMISOM’s presence inSomaliais imbued with controversy. In the eyes of a large number of Somalis, they represent an occupying army that gives Meles, Museveni and Mahiga the clout to lord over the Somalis and their affairs, political, social or economical. A corollary branching off from this thought is that AMISOM is a project perpetrated at the expense of the Somali people. It is argued that the money paid by the international donor community (of which only a fraction reaches the soldiers at the front lines, the rest being channeled into the coffers of their countries) could have been better spent by building a Somalia National Army. There are no plans, unfortunately, on the part of the international community, represented by a galaxy of organizations to build or even improve the quality of the ragtag Somali Army. In addition, a few operations on key towns, that came about on the eve of some international events onSomaliagive more and more credence to a “ProjectSomalia”. Baidoa and Hudur were liberated on the eve of the London Conference. Beledwayne was liberated on the eve of the Istanbul Conference. These so-called liberated cities gave unexpected momentum to the events they coincided (or made to coincide with) but once the euphoria died down, the liberation did not bring any fruitful development of sorts. And yet, other African nations keep joining AMISOM so that they also receive a pie of the loot that isSomalia. The latest isKenya. Kenya’s incursion intoSomaliatakes two steps forwards and two back. It has not produced any tangible military gains apart from the liberation of Afmadow, coincidentally also on the eve of the Istanbul Conference.Kenyais being pulled apart by Raskamboni militia and the so-calledAzaniamanagement who both lobby for control of the area. The heaviest acrimony towards the AU peacekeepers has gained momentum for the three years from 2007 to 2010. During this period, the rise in civilian casualties as a result of AMISOM’s harum-scarum bombardment of heavily populated civilian areas, especially markets, catalyzed negative sentiments towards the peace keepers. Their indifference was highlighted by one of the famous remarks claiming that they had “No choice but to respond to the mortar attacks from Alshabab who are hiding behind civilians”. One would expect AMISOM, an intertional organization, to have higher moral standards than Alshabab, the militia, but when Alshabab fires mortars from inside markets and AMISOM happily and indiscriminately strikes back at the same market knowing that it is a civilian centre of commerce, any claim of higher moral standards by AMISOM simply fades into thin air. For three long years, AMISOM and Alshabab exchanged indiscriminate attacks on civilians andMogadishubled unforgivably and unforgettably. Once the country is in their hands, the future government will deal with AMISOM quickly, decisively and wisely. The AU troops have helped the nation yet, in order to solidify our own sovereignty they must return home to their own countries. Their continued presence reflects a a diminished authority of the national government itself. On the other hand, their role in the death of thousands who died in their hands as a result of care-free bombardments will remain in the social memory forever and can and will surface from time to time. These are all issues that the future government has to sort out. The tight lines that she is going to walk, the compromises required on her part, the opposing ideologies and interests it has to balance and, provided that it is a government loyal to the Somali cause, the hard choices it has to make are the reasons that compel us to require a government lead by people of outstanding character. Nur Bahal | Toronto,ON | Canada | [email protected] ____________________________________________________________Share on Facebook

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This is wannabe-princesses’ dream: a golden store packed with vintage sundresses, ball gowns, day dresses, wedding gowns, cocktail dresses and every other kind of dress that exists, in every color and from every era from the ‘40s on to the ‘80s. But this store’s asset is not only its vast fund of dresses—bought 15 years ago in the US and still not ebbed away—it’s about the surroundings. The staff is incredibly patient and helpful, the dresses are cleaned (no rotten cotton smell!), fixed and ironed, and the in-house tailor will fit everything to your wishes. The interior supports the staged feeling, making it possible to turn into a ‘50s housewife, a ‘70s hippie or a ‘40s glamour lady. Oranienburger Straße 32 +49 30 28096500 As a kid she used to like playing optician with her sister, but it wasn’t until just four years ago that the idea of a vintage glasses store became a reality for Uta Geyer. After finishing her studies, Geyer started buying stock from optician clearance sales and vintage furnishing from the 1950’s and opened her tiny shop in the middle of Prenzlauer Berg. This cute gem sells tons of unworn (!) glasses and sunglasses variations for around 100€, as well as vintage cases. Everything is sold by patient women who give professional and personal advice. Since finding the ideal glasses for your face—Geyer says there are the perfect glasses for every face—is not done in five minutes, you should allow youself some time to peruse the stock. Up next is a bigger store on Torstraße, where reprises of old models by traditional companies like Oliver Goldsmith (remember the legendary sunglasses worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s?) will be sold. Marienburger Straße 11 10405 Berlin +49 30 43739465 +49 30 2021 5216 Mommsenstraße is second hand paradise for anyone interested in designer labels and vintage fur. We chose Madonna because her selection is always up to date and diverse. The messy interior may not suggest past seasons of Chloé or Matthew Williamson dresses and for a third of the prime cost with dresses from 200€, but just keep digging in between the packed racks and shelves, you’ll find something. +49 30 3247632 Treptow might not have been your first choice for a vintage hunting up until now, but this will surely change when you learn that just off the Landwehrkanal, Schwarze Truhe offers a chest full of carefully selected vintage fashion for men and women. Starting as an online shop for gothic clothing, the manager has turned her focus onto exquisite ball gowns and garments from the 1920’s through the 1980’s (dresses ca. 30€!), presenting her finds in a rather small but nice shop. Her patient and detailed advice is outstanding—if you’re searching for a green cocktail dress, she will go through the racks until she’s found something just right. Though her most breathtaking treasures, like black, floor length silk gowns with expensive pleating from the ‘20s, are kept in the back of the store and are preserved for film, theater and photo shootings, you won’t be disappointed by the diversified choice in this small store, which is certainly worth the trip. +49 30 53212305 Vintage stores do not need to be messy and smelly rummage stores in retro colors: Garments in Prenzlauer Berg offers selected second hand pieces in a neat and sleek, but warm and open atmosphere. In front of walls painted in a discreet grey hangs a selected choice of clothing by Miu Miu, Wunderkind and Chloé (dresses ca. 120€), as well as a remarkable assortment of jewelry, like exquisitely crafted sequined bags, delicate brooches (ca. 8 €) and statement necklaces. Everything offered is rarely worn, as most of the collection comes from theater and film costume stores and is still offered at a mid price range with dresses starting around 30 euro. Stargarder Straße 12 +49 30 74779919 Just around the corner from Berlin’s finest avant-garde fashion store, Apartment, Cash offers not only the boutique’s sale items, but also a choice of up-to-date second hand items by designers like Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens and Undercover, all sold on commission. The tiny store is packed with funky bomber jackets, leather coats, vintage sheer dresses, shoes, accessories, jewelry of every sort and fashionistas. Rosa-Luxemburg Straße 11 If you sell on commission, it all depends on the suppliers: this basement store is in the perfect Mitte location in which to grab all the garments the creative class shops, wears and then abandons. Actors, designers, architects and the likes usually have a high class, but fluctuating wardrobe, and this store offers their discarded Junya Watanabe and Christian Louboutin items, all at reasonable prices (dresses ca. 150€). +49 177 2991789 ALSO TRY THESE FLEA MARKETS: Arkonaplatz, Fehrbelliner Platz, Rathaus Schöneberg, Mauerpark, Boxhagener Platz

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Interactive Whiteboards | News Splashtop Releases Whiteboard App for Android Tablets Splashtop, a California-based software company founded in 1996, has released an application that gives functionality similar to that of an interactive whiteboard to Android-based tablet computers. The application, Splashtop Whiteboard, allows annotations to be made on a tablet computer and displayed through an existing projector or interactive whiteboard when the tablet is connected to a school computer via a wireless network connection. Based on the company's remote desktop application, Splashtop Remote Desktop, the whiteboard application has remote desktop capabilities that can be used to manipulate school computers and existing whiteboard software through a tablet's touch controls and built in keyboard. In addition to remote access capabilities, the application has built-in whiteboard functionality that supports annotations over images, flash media, and lessons created in Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple's Keynote software. - A floating toolbar with annotation and visual controls; - The ability to save snapshots; - Multiple annotation colors; - Adjustable line thickness; - Templates for circle and square shapes; - A spotlight feature; - Support for gestures; - Text replacement; and - Highlighting capabilities. The application supports tablets running Android 3.1 or later and is currently available at Google Play (formerly Android Market) for $9.99 for a limited time, after which the price will be $19.99. Further information is available at splashtop.com/whiteboard. Dan Thompson is a freelance writer based in Brea, CA. He can be reached here.

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It could have been titled Let It Bleed. Partially a concert film from the Rolling Stones’ free show at California’s Altamont Speedway in 1969, Gimme Shelter is also a documentary of the violence that would forever be associated with the event. With the notorious Hells Angels motorcycle gang handling security, four people were killed at Altamont; one man, Meredith Hunter, was stabbed to death by a Hells Angels member as the cameras rolled. The three directors — brothers David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin — shot the film over 10 days during the band’s tour. While the music inevitably rocks (it is the Rolling Stones, after all), the film’s inherent tragedy is summed up in a post-concert scene of Mick Jagger, seeing Hunter’s murder unfold on an editing machine, rewind the footage to watch it in slow motion. The 1960s had certainly come to an end. TIME’s take: “What the filmmakers have unarguably done in these scenes is give brilliant shape and form to a nightmare.”

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High school basketball practices began Monday in Oregon, and here are five questions heading into the start of the season: - Who figures among the state's top-tier players? In boys, it starts with Jesuit senior Kyle Wiltjer, a 6-foot-9 forward who has signed with Kentucky. Wiltjer is rated as the country's No. 16 recruit for the class of 2011 by ESPN.com, No. 21 by Scout.com. The state's top junior is at Horizon Christian in Tualatin: Jordan Tebbutt, a 6-5 small forward rated No. 21 for the class of 2012 by ESPN.com. Other senior boys who have signed or orally committed include Westview's Austin Kuemper (Oregon), Central Catholic's David Carr (Portland) and Kidus Ephrem (Portland State), Jesuit's Jordan Akwenuke (Portland) and Benson's Andrew Andrews (Washington). Others boys to watch include Central Catholic guard Will Bond, Woodburn post player Andy Avgi and Sunset guard Dominique Ditlefsen. In girls, veterans and newcomers are among the state's elite. Among the top seniors are Clackamas post player Jen Reese, Jesuit forward Elizabeth Brenner, Franklin guard Jude Schimmel and Tualatin forward Emily Ben-Jumbo. Reese has signed at Colorado, Ben-Jumbo at Loyola Marymount and the multitalented Brenner signed for volleyball at Oregon. Another upperclassman to watch is West Albany junior forward Samantha Siegner. The sophomore class has two who could shortly appear on the national radar in Jefferson forward Jordan Reynolds and Central Catholic post player Kailee Johnson. This year's freshman class has three impact players in Jaime Nared of Westview, Leslie Robinson of Corvallis and Lexi Bando of Willamette. Robinson is the daughter of Oregon State men's coach Craig Robinson, and Nared is rated as one of the country's top freshmen. - Is there a challenger for Class 6A boys champion Jesuit? Posed this question, Westview coach Pat Coons recoiled. "You mean, Jesuit AND Westview?" Coons said. The Wildcats have a counter to Wiltjer in Kuemper, and they handed Jesuit its lone in-state defeat last season. The Crusaders are a preseason No. 17 in ESPN Rise's national rankings. Schools that could challenge the two Metro League powers are Central Catholic, with its threesome of Bond, Ephrem and Carr; Barlow and perhaps Lake Oswego. - With use of play-in games, could one league dominate the playoffs? The Metro League in boys and girls and Portland Interscholastic League should benefit with more potential entries into the postseason. Last season, the Metro boys were an overtime loss from advancing all four of its state playoff teams to the eight-team 6A tournament. Coons points to Aloha, last in the Metro the past three years, as a team that could benefit. "Aloha seems like they're 7-0, 7-1 every year in nonleague games, but in the Metro, they struggle," Coons said. "I think the new playoff system is going to be a huge thing for the Metro League." Jefferson boys coach Pat Strickland sees the PIL capitalizing on having each of its schools getting a playoff shot. "Our league is going to be pretty good, and if you have one of the better leagues, you're going to benefit," he said. - How much does Metro League girls change with a flood of new coaches? No 6A league had as much offseason turnover among coaches as the Metro, including its signature program, Southridge. Coaching the Skyhawks this season is Dave Immel, who succeeds Michael Meek, winner of five state titles while guiding the Southridge program. Mike McNeal, interim coach at Jesuit last season, takes over at Sunset, while Jesuit is coached by Jason Lowery, former men's coach at Pacific University. Another newcomer is Westview's Edniesha Curry, a veteran AAU coach who played in the WNBA and Europe. Aloha has a new coach in Poeko Waiwaiole, formerly of Forest Grove. Beaverton is the only Metro school with a returning girls coach in Jay Ego. - How will Portland powers Franklin and Jefferson fare without their high-profile stars? Jefferson, the three-time Class 5A boys champion, lost an immensely talented senior class that had as many as seven college prospects, including two-time Oregonian Class 5A player of the year Terrence Jones. Strickland acknowledges his team won't be as dominant as in recent years, but said, "I still think we're going to have enough in the cupboard. ... We definitely should be one of the top 5A teams in the state." Jefferson's top players include 6-8 Noa Aluesi and guard Andrew Rountree. Franklin's girls move to Class 5A from Class 6A, where the Quakers won PIL titles the past two years. Franklin now has to contend with Jefferson and a roster that no longer includes Sam McCloud or Shoni Schimmel, last year's Oregonian 6A player of the year. Senior guard Jude Schimmel returns as Franklin's top player. -- Nick Daschel

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(NEWSER) – Capt. Mark Gongol flies B-1B bombers for the Air Force in his day job, and he had to put those skills to use while returning from vacation with his family on a United jet. About a half-hour into the flight from Des Moines to Denver, Gongol figured something was wrong when he noticed the engines idle as the plane made an unscheduled turn, explains Gizmodo. Flight attendants rushed to the cockpit, one with a first-aid kit, as the call went out asking if there was a doctor, then a pilot, aboard. "I looked at my wife and she looked back at me and she said, 'I think you should ring the call button,'" Gongol tellsCNN.

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Welcome to the Priess Lab The Priess Lab is located at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. FHCRC is located on the shores of Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, USA, and is a two-hour drive from Mt. Rainier. Our lab studies the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system to understand the mechanisms that control development from a single-celled embryo into a complex, multi-cellular organism. Please explore the links to the left to learn more about the people and projects that make up the Priess Lab.

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Make your prediction of who wins and who covers the spread for all Giants games from Game 6 through the end of the season. Winner gets the Justin Tuck signed football. Scoring: 1 pt for submitting your entry each week. 2 points for correctly guessing who wins the game and 2 points for correctly guessing who covers. You must submit your guess as a comment on any post in the week preceeding the game with a timestamp at least one day before the game. We’ll use a line from Monday or Tuesday from PinnacleSports.com. (This week, it is Giants -10.) Winner is the one with the most points after 11 games.

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Gems, colorful gifts of nature By Cheryl Odden, BHG News Service What began as a promising venture in 2004 could have been deadly. Mel and Agnes Berg had chosen to be first-time vendors at Garrison’s Dickens Village Festival. And, since the Bergs live in Underwood, a neighboring community, they planned to commute back and forth each day of the three-weekend festival. Unfortunately, the commute proved to be costly; the first weekend, the couple’s van was heavily damaged when they hit a deer on the highway. Though they were shaken, they were not seriously injured. Since their vehicle was totaled, they Bergs resorted to using a different vehicle – an old car – for the remainder of the festival. During the final weekend of the 2004 event, their luck ran out again. Another deer and another damaged vehicle. "In two weeks time, we wrecked two vehicles," Mel said with a broad grin. Even though the second "older" vehicle was uninsured, and the accidents ate up any profits the couple may have made selling their wares, they weren’t discouraged from participating in future festivals. 2008 marks the couple’s fifth consecutive Dickens Festival. Their booth, M & A Gemstones, reflects their decades long love for gems and other natural treasures from the earth.

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|05-06-2014 06:48 PM| Thanks everybody, you brought up some things I hadn't considered! |05-05-2014 03:27 PM| And a side note regarding the double paned with the blinds in the middle... Being in the south, I was afraid that little eight legged monsters would take up housekeeping between the panes of glass. And when you looked through them you'd get to watch the colony grow. Not the case. I've had them up for over 5 years now, nothing living between the panes. They still look brand new...well, after I clean the glass. The dogs love to lay against it. |05-05-2014 02:45 PM| I have sliding glass doors going to the backyard. Fortunately no need for window treatments. My screen has a nice tear from Lakota. I have a doggie door for the slider easy to put in take out. We had an apartment once that we had the blinds on, difficult to clean. |05-05-2014 02:08 PM| |Blanketback||I have sliding glass doors too, but plain ones. I've made my own dog barrier with the screen, by using a metal dog crate panel wedged against it. The screen pops out of the spline fairly easily with just a few muzzle punches, lol - no need to jump right against it. With the panel in place, it's perfect.| |05-05-2014 02:01 PM| My mom has the "mini blinds" in a regular door and they, to me, are awesome. I would get them. Also, we have two sets of sliding glass doors that came with the house and they don't leak. The only problem is that the sliding screen door that came with it was busted when we brought the house so it gets jammed. However, that is irrelevant to your question so...I say, if you can, go for it! |05-05-2014 02:00 PM| I have custom sliding glass doors that lead to my back yard. They are old and require regular maintenance to the tracks. Mostly because the dogs will get dirt into the runners. Once that happens, they'll come off track. It's really a shock to you when suddenly you are holding the glass door to keep it from falling!!! If you clean it when it begins to drag, you are fine. We've replaced the rollers a couple of times, but it's easy and hubby does it. Again, because of the dirt build up in the tracks. I have a set of double glass doors with the blinds in them in another area of the house. I love them. Totally love them. Haven't had any problems. If my slider wasn't custom, I would have had it replaced by the doors a long time ago. We priced it out once and decided it just wasn't cost effective. |05-05-2014 01:42 PM| |Blanketback||My mom has mini-blinds in her windows and I'm quite jealous - no dusting required, and no dogs tearing them down lol. I'd get them if I had the chance.| |05-05-2014 01:37 PM| |Gretchen||We had double paned sliding glass door and our windows replaced back in 1996 using Milgard brand. They have been great! One side of our condo faces the ocean and gets the severe pounding rains. The sliding door and windows never leak. Their warranty is excellent, will repair for free. We've had two minor issues with the sliding door and their service person came out quickly, was clean, quick and professional. Sorry I don't know what you mean by the mini-blinds.| |05-05-2014 12:36 PM| Sliding glass doors Have you gotten any lately? My husband wants new ones and I'm sort of on the fence about it. He wants the kind that have the internal little mini-blinds. Any experience pro or con? We wouldn't be installing ourselves, but any hints/tips would be appreciated, thanks!

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Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistAnn Yin CollectionGallery Description Macro shot of a hand-built wooden bridge. The rugged ropes that tie the sun worn timber together exudes strength and yet leave you with the feeling of constraint, the need to break free. Photo taken in the Grapevine Gardens in Grapevine, TX on 01/2007. Ann Yin, Texas Member Since August 2007 Artist Statement Ann Yin (me!) is a self taught artist, specializing in fun and bright folk & pop art. She loves working with acrylics and fabrics (check out my store!). She also loves long walks on the beach and short trips to outer space. Her love of all things cute and/or funny fuels her work, both on and off canvas. Her current motto? "Smile. Giggle. Hug. Repeat." You can kinda find out more about Ann on her MySpace page (myspace.com/ann_in_the_box) and website (karmabox.com). Yes, kinda. Despite all her incessant blabbing, she's still a mystery wrapped in an enigma, rolled up in a seaweed and sticky rice concoction. =^_^=

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Are you ready to place your bets for the ISC'12 Student Cluster Competition ? Our intrepid reporter, Dan Olds has posted a series of profiles on each of the teams. Team Germany story - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe, Germany is the lone European entry in the ISC'12 Student Cluster Competition. Founded in 1825, it's one of Germany's leading science, engineering, and technical universities. Mathematics and natural sciences, along with engineering sciences, are the main focus of 74% of their 22,552 student population.' - The University of Colorado team has more institutional experience in the student clustering game than all of the other competitors combined. They've competed in all five of the SC student cluster challenges‚?¶ Last year in Seattle, they brought more memory per node (126GB vs. 64GB) and a huge number of AMD Interlagos cores‚?¶' - Stony Brook University has been to the big cluster dance before. They were there for the first SC competition way back in '07, and won the overall crown at SC09 in Portland. They returned to New Orleans in 2010 to defend their title with a Cray-based design that was one of the first systems to utilize GPUs.' - Tsinghua University. We don't have a lot of first-hand knowledge about TU. It's based in Beijing‚?¶ They're perennially ranked as one of the top three science and technology universities in China ' sort of like MIT in the U.S.' - The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT)‚?¶ rocketed onto the world stage when they unveiled Tianhe-1A, the world's fastest supercomputer, in 2010. This 2.56 Petaflop super was also the largest hybrid system in the world, using 14,336 Xeon processors combined with 7,168 NVIDIA M2050 Tesla GPUs. NUDT‚?¶ participated in the SC11 Student Cluster Competition in Seattle last fall. They finished just barely behind Team Taiwan (another team that optimized their codes for GPUs), but came within an eyelash of winning it all.' We know our favorites to win, but we'll save that for when the teams face off in Hamburg starting on June 18.

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||Sisters share so much! All the laughter, the crying, the silliness & the smiling, & the gift of each other always. ||I am so blessed to have a sister like you! Merry Christmas ||Recycled Heavy Cardstock ||Recycled Paper Greetings ||Green Foil, Recycled Paper

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My family has planned a cruise vacation in February. While I'm excited to visit the Caribbean, I'm unsure about the impact on the environment. How bad is a cruise's carbon footprint? - Emmy Silverthorne I wish I had better news but cruises are on the heavy side of the carbon emissions scale. Don't get me wrong, we all deserve vacations to exotic places during our mountain winters. When choosing your vehicle of transportation to paradise, consider your carbon footprint. Nina Rastogi, from The Green Lantern, determined carbon emissions for a seven-day Carnival cruise from Miami, via the Cayman Islands, Honduras, Belize and Mexico, to Florida (a whopping 1,826.5 miles) is equivalent to a personal emission of 2,137 pounds of CO2 (roughly a ton). A round-trip flight on a jet from Miami to Grand Cayman would emit around 340 pounds of CO2. Big difference! Rastogi points out that a cruise ship provides more than a seat on an airplane - there's also accommodation and entertainment (which leads to a host of additional waste and environmental impacts). Not to mention the flight or drive to the destination of the cruise. That's two strikes on your carbon footprint. Ouch! In between ports, cruise ships serve as a floating hotel and party boat. All that partying and all-you-can-eat buffets leads to more waste. Friends of the Earth found that a 3,000-passenger cruise ship (the average) produced about 210,000 gallons of human sewage, eight tons of garbage and more than 130 gallons of toxic waste on a one-week voyage. I know we like to let loose on vacation but can't we be responsible travelers at the same time? If you remember, only a year ago, the Costa Concordia was grounded off the island of Giglio, along the Tuscan coast. With 2,380 tons of onboard fuel reserves, the damages to the environment and the popular tourist destination could have been catastrophic. As a silver lining, the incident did bring international focus on the operations of cruise lines everywhere. Especially, their impact on our planet. Internationally, big-ship vacations have increased in popularity with nearly 20 million passengers cruising in 2012. Even though cruises allow people to see a variety of destinations all on one trip, Responsible Vacations found cruises bring limited economic benefit to local communities and small businesses. The Daily Green reported that a cruise ship generates more air pollution than 12,000 cars in a single day. A frightening statistic when you consider that prior to 2012's new international fuel standards, most cruise lines burned a cheap grade, "dirty" fuel. Critics argue that most cruise lines get away with doing the bare minimum, squeezing through loopholes. There are cruise lines that have made some environmental strides like the Cunard Line, which has improved the coating on the hull to reduce air emissions. Holland America purchases electricity when stationed at port, as opposed to burning more fuel. The Norwegian Cruise Line offloads used cooking oil in Hawaii for recycling into bio-diesel. At the Port of Miami, the line has donated approximately 1,300 gallons of cooking oil to an organic farmer. The farmer has converted the oil into 870 gallons of bio-diesel to power farming equipment. Celebrity Cruises has installed solar panels to power the ship's elevators and LED lights, saving up to 50 percent on energy demands. Then there's the whale-size impact of wastewater from the ginormous ships. There are three basic types of wastewater on cruise ships. Bilge water is oily, engine run-off and condensation that collects in the bilge of the ship and is eventually pumped out. Grey water comes from onboard showers and sinks. Last is the dreaded black water, which comes from the toilets and drains of the infirmary. In addition to sewage, it is estimated that an average cruise ship generates 1 million gallons of gray water and 25,000 gallons of oily bilge water. Most, if not all, cruise lines now employ onboard wastewater purifying systems. However, they must use mechanical, chemical and biological measures to allow the "clean" byproduct to be discharged at sea. If you do choose a cruise, remember it is not solely the company's responsibility to ensure sustainability. Each of us, whether at home or on vacation, has to do our part to decrease our carbon footprint. Onboard, be sure to turn off the lights when not in your cabin; don't let your eyes become bigger than your belly while grazing through the massive buffets; and take public transit or walk when at port. Also, the elevators and mechanical doors should be for folks with limited mobility. In addition to saving energy and fuel, using your legs is a great way to avoid the 10-pound souvenir around your waistline. Anchors aweigh! Ask Eartha Steward is written by the staff at the High Country Conservation Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to waste reduction and resource conservation. Submit questions to Eartha at [email protected].

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Twenty Eleven is the default theme for WordPress in 2011. There are tons of really cool improvements and features packed into it — more Post Formats, beautiful new header images, alternate color schemes and layouts, even custom link colors. All those features add up to the best part of Twenty Eleven: just how customizable it is. It looks great as a blog, a showcase of all your posts, and even a tumblelog or photolog. Twenty Eleven features seven Post Formats that help the look of your blog posts better match what you’re publishing. Alongside the Standard Format (for traditional blog posts and longer articles) are six additional Formats; Aside, Link, Gallery, Status, Quote, Video, and Image. The Aside Format is for shorter posts of about 1 paragraph. Because they’re shorter and meant to be digested quickly the title of the Aside post is hidden on Index pages. The Link Format looks a lot like the Aside post but if you’re using the Twenty Eleven Ephemera Widget to display a list of your recent Aside and Link posts (found in Appearance → Widgets) the title of your Link posts will point to the URL of the first link in your post instead of pointing back to the post on your blog. The Gallery Format is meant for posts using the Gallery shortcode. Gallery posts will show a thumbnail from your galleries on Index pages. The Status Format is for short personal updates. Each Status post will show the avatar of the post author alongside the content. If you have a post that’s almost entirely a quote, the Quote Format will make those quotes stand out. The Video Format is meant for posting a single video, which will appear with minimal post meta above the post to help your video content shine. The Image Format is meant for posting one image and one image only. Here the post meta, seen below your post, is presented more like a caption for the post. Light or Dark Color Schemes With only one click Twenty Eleven will allow you to change your blog’s color scheme from light to dark. You can find the color scheme options in Appearance → Theme Options. Custom Link Colors From Appearance → Theme Options you can also change your blog’s link color to better suit your current color scheme and style. The Twenty Eleven theme features three default layouts for your blog. Two of those layouts feature a typical sidebar, either on the left or right of your content. The third layout does away with the sidebar altogether turning Twenty Eleven into a tumblelog theme. It’s perfect for turning your blog into a photolog. In addition to the default layouts Twenty Eleven also features 2 custom page templates. Either one will take a normal WordPress page and transform the layout. The Sidebar page template is the simpler of the two. It simply adds a sidebar to your page. The Showcase page has more features. 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- Prospective Students - Current Students Welcome to Popular Culture Studies! Please click on the tabs to the Left and Above for more info on the major and on courses available in the current and coming semester. Pop Culture named one of the coolest majors!, click here For Upcoming Courses, click here Info Session for Summer Class "Moonshine in Literature and Film" Monday, Mar. 23, 4 pm Cherry Hall 1 "Thoughts on Pop" Faculty talks Wednesday, April 8, 4-5:30 pm, Faculty House download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Note: documents in Excel format (XLS) require Microsoft Viewer, Note: documents in Word format (DOC) require Microsoft Viewer, Note: documents in Powerpoint format (PPT) require Microsoft Viewer, Note: documents in Quicktime Movie format [MOV] require Apple Quicktime,

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Berkeley County Council has authorized spending up to $285,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by eight Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office deputies claiming unfair compensation for overtime. The authorization was made during a special meeting of council July 14 after mediations by attorneys led to an agreement. Blakely v. Berkeley County was filed in May 2013. Deputy James Blakely filed the complaint alleging the county did not reimburse him for overtime work. The complaint allowed other deputies to join. The deputies are K-9 and narcotics officers. Attorney Marybeth Mullaney represented the plaintiffs. She said the lawsuit is in regard to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which ensures overtime pay and holiday pay is compensated. The complaint alleges Blakely and other Berkeley County law enforcement officers suffered damages as a result of FLSA violations. The complaint stated that Blakely regularly worked in excess of 171 hours in a 28-day work cycle and was rarely compensated properly for those hours. Blakely has worked for the county since 2001. “My clients are pleased that the county worked with us to resolve this matter and they look forward to continuing to do what they love which is serving the citizens of Berkeley County. It was not an easy thing for them to step forward but they did so with the hope of making positive changes for all similarly situated County employees. I hope that the Sheriff’s Office will recognize them as leaders and that they will continue to grow in their careers with the department,” Mullaney said in a statement released to the Independent. During the July 14 meeting, county council agreed to pay up to $285,000 with those funds coming from the fund balance. The lawsuit will be settled once Judge Patrick Michael Duffy of the S.C. District Court approves the agreement. The Berkeley Independent is pleased to offer readers the enhanced ability to comment on stories. We expect our readers to engage in lively, yet civil discourse. We do not edit user submitted statements and we cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted in the comments area. Responsibility for the statements posted lies with the person submitting the comment, not The Berkeley Independent.

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This fall, Blair Underwood stars in "Ironside," an NBC reboot of the classic police drama that featured Raymond Burr as a paraplegic detective. But viewers shouldn't expect many similarities between the new show and the "Ironside" that aired from 1967 to '75. Besides the title, the fact that the title character is a detective and in a wheelchair, "everything else is re-imagined," Underwood told reporters here at the TV critics press tour. One of the chief differences is the personality of Ironside himself. As portrayed by Underwood in the pilot episode, he's a gruff and very intense guy who demands a lot of himself and his team. "He's kind of a bad ass," Underwood said. "In terms of his bad-assness, he's a great character." The character is also very self-sufficient. There are no handles on his wheelchair and he doesn't get much assistance in making his way around. That aspect of Ironside, said Underwood, is derived from the show's technical adviser -- a man who was paralyzed at the age of 19 in a skiing accident and has gone on to lead an extremely independent life. "A lot of what you see in this portrayal of Ironside is inspired by him," he said. Underwood, who had never before played a character in a wheelchair, acknowledged that the role presented a big learning curve for him. "It's something I had to delve into and continue to delve into," he said. "Our job is to make you believe it and to be as authentic as possible." Along those lines, a producer was asked if any actual paraplegics were considered for the role. They were not, he replied, because the series will feature many flashback scenes showing Ironside before his injury.

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ROCHESTER, Minn. — Bipolar disorder evolves differently in patients who also binge eat, a study by Mayo Clinic, the Lindner Center of HOPE and the University of Minnesota found. Binge eating and obesity often are present among bipolar patients, but the mood disorder appears to take a different path in those who binge eat than it does in obese bipolar patients who do not, the researchers discovered. The findings are published online in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Up to 4 percent of Americans have some form of bipolar illness, and of those, just under 10 percent also have binge eating disorder -- a higher rate of binge eating than seen in the general population, says co-author Mark Frye, M.D., a psychiatrist and chair of the Department of Psychiatry/Psychology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) update released this spring recognizes binge eating disorder as a distinct condition, he noted. Bipolar patients who binge eat are more likely to have other mental health issues such as suicidal thoughts, psychosis, anxiety disorders and substance abuse, the study found. People with bipolar disorder who are obese but do not binge eat are more likely to have serious physical problems such as arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. It was more common for women than men with bipolar disorder to binge eat or to be obese, the study showed. "The illness is more complicated, and then by definition how you would conceptualize how best to individualize treatment is more complicated," Dr. Frye says. "It really underscores the importance of trying to stabilize mood, because we know when people are symptomatic of their bipolar illness their binge frequency is likely to increase. We want to work with treatments that can be helpful but not have weight gain as a significant side effect." The researchers used the Mayo Clinic Bipolar Biobank, a collaborative effort by Mayo Clinic, the Lindner Center of HOPE, University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic Health System. More research is planned to see whether there is a genetic link to binge eating disorder in bipolar disease. "Patients with bipolar disorder and binge eating disorder appear to represent a more severely ill population of bipolar patients. Identification of this subgroup of patients will help determine the underlying causes of bipolar disorder and lead to more effective and personalized treatments," says co-author Susan McElroy, M.D., chief research officer at the Lindner Center of HOPE.

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Jason Bonham talks Zeppelin Many kids dream of following in their fathers's footsteps, but for 41-year-old Jason Bonham, the imagery is more literal than figurative. His late dad, John "Bonzo" Bonham, is generally regarded as the ultimate drummer for the world's ultimate rock band, Led Zeppelin. And last year, Jason had a unique opportunity to step in for Bonzo when Zeppelin performed their rapturous reunion at London's O2 Arena. "It was like the penalty shoot-out at the World Cup, but you're taking everyone one,"Bonham tells the Musician's Union Musician magazine. "I had to shoot 16 times and get the goal every time." Despite weeks of meticulous rehearsals (and a lifetime of envisioning such a show) Jason admits that his nerves were shot just before hitting the stage. "We all arrived separately and didn't communicate with each other until ten minutes before we went on. At that point I don't know what I was feeling. I was breathing deeply trying to keep calm. I knew I could do the gig, but could I do it when it counted?" Fans and critics alike praised Jason's enthusiastically reverent interpretations of his old man's moves. For the younger Bonham, the notices have been welcome, although they are "too much to comprehend, really. A friend said, 'Keep your feet on the ground. You don't believe them when you're crap, so why believe them when they say you're great?' What pleased me was that, in certain reviews, everything I attempted they picked up on. Like the tempos. I was anal about keeping them back to more like the albums. One review said, 'Jason had this funk element,' and I was like, 'yes, they get it. Dad was a funk drummer.'" Jason calls the O2 performance "the test," but unlike most exams, he says that preparations, while earnest, were anything but laborious. "The first week, Robert wasn't there and we had a fantastic time, feeling quite cocky for when he was gonna walk in - 'Have a bit of this…bash!' Then Jimmy broke his finger and that sent me panicking - 'You know what? Maybe this isn't gonna happen after all.' Once it was rescheduled, we got the set list and ran the first three songs every day." In a set that was one sustained high, picking a favorite is a difficult task. Jason, however, has no such trouble, citing Kashmir, the closing song before the encores, as his personal best. "By then I had no nerves, just pure, brutal, 'I'm gonna really go for it.' I'm glad I wasn't afraid because sometimes all those things you wanted to do, you bottle it. So I just went for it with all these big crossing-over time-fills." From the moment Zeppelin left the O2 stage, one question has dogged the band: When are you doing it again? Jason has confirmed his desire to take part in a tour or other one-off shows, and he sees the absence of an O2 DVD as a good omen. "I said to myself, 'If they release it straight away then that's the end because it takes away the mystique.' It's hard to be in this situation where it was so good and now I'm left in limbo about what's going to happen next. I managed to pull Excalibur out of the stone and, for a short period, I carried the sword but then I was told. 'No, no, put it back in the stone now.'" Still, if nothing more happens, Jason feels at peace, both with the past and present. "I'm happy with what happened and, if I ask for more, it's me being greedy. There's a sense of accomplishment that Dad has remained my hero, my mentor throughout the last 27 years, and I still used him as my main focus to be able to do the gig. So it's hats off to him - look what you did now, Dad."

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Esther Rantzen has come in a disappointing fourth place in Luton South, receiving only 4.4 per cent of votes.Ms Rantzen has reportedly lost her election deposit after failing to poll enough votes. Ms Rantzen said that it was “amazing” so many people voted for her but that she was “saddened and surprised” that the BNP received 1,299 votes and a 3.1 per cent share. She said: “I have regarded Luton as a community with diverse elements living alongside each other so I was saddened and surprised when I saw the BNP votes. I was worried at one stage when I thought I might have been beaten by the BNP which would have been grim.” She said that she had spent more than £10,000 on her campaign but that it was a “lavish 70th birthday present” for herself.“I’ve really enjoyed the year,” she said. “Luton will have a very special place in my heart. Gavin Shuker held on to the seat for Labour with a 34.9 per cent share of the vote, despite outrage after incumbent Labour MP Margaret Moran’s expenses claim for dry rot in her second home were revealed last year. Ms Rantzen, 69, the former host of That's Life! and founder of ChildLine, stood as an independent candidate among 11 other candidates, the highest number standing for one constituency. She received 1,872 votes, well behind the Liberal Democrats, Qurban Hussain (9,567 votes), Conservative Nigel Huddleston (12,396 votes) and Mr Shuker (14,725 votes) but ranked above the BNP, UKIP, Green, Workers Revolutionary Party and four other independents. A total of 42,216 people voted, an 11 per cent increase on the 2005 election. Meanwhile, in Luton North, Jewish Conservative candidate Jeremy Brier lost out to Labour’s Kelvin Hopkins, MP since 1997, who won with a majority of 7,520 votes. Mr Brier, a 30-year-old barrister, received 13,672 votes and a 31.8 per cent share to Mr Hopkins’ 21,192 votes and 49.3 per cent share. Lib Dems came in third with UKIP, BNP and Green candidates trailing behind. The 2015 United Kingdom General Election will take place on 7 May 2015 To make a difference and to make your vote count you must be registered

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One very scary night I was wondering outside of a coffee shop. I found a very warm spot so I settled in to take a quick nap. Next thing I knew there was a very loud noise and lots of rattling. I was very scared and did not want to move from where I was. Finally everything stopped and when I calmed down I tried to move. Lots of ouchies, mysterious humans and some time later I was in a place called a V-E-T. Some guy was taking pictures of my insides and poking me with things called needles. I didn't mind, I'm not scared. Thanks to a very nice lady, I got all fixed up and she even found me a forever home with my Mommy! She gave me a warm place and a second chance at the pampered life I deserve.

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Working in the press office of the dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel, Germany, I have been confronted with media representatives from all over the world in all matter of sorts. Their attitudes have varied from excited enthusiasm during the preview days to defeated exhaustion after hours and miles of contemporary art navigation. It must be said, these nearly 3,000 journalists are troopers. They often come misdirected with maps and muddy shoes having traversed the city in attempts to see the of art dOCUMENTA (13) in a short amount of time. They often come asking for tips. I am asked what to see when one only has two days or two hours, how best to route one’s way through the exhibitions, or most interestingly common, has been the question of where to go to ascertain a good mood. Director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev gave the dOCUMENTA (13) the theme of “Collapse and Recovery,” and the truth is, it’s an exhausting one to take in. While many of the exhibits are inspiring in their existential explorations, let’s face it: contemporary art can be depressing. When facing topics of mankind’s disconnectedness, ego and destruction, war and terror, human suffering and loss, we can find ourselves feeling defeated. Along with recommendations for gelato and bratwurst, I have been suggesting a walk through Karlsaue Park. A sprawling expanse of lush green parted by still canals and tranquil streams, ornamented with classical temples and picturesque bridges, the Karlsaue was originally intended as a pleasure garden. The 16th century park extends for 17 miles and for the 100 days of dOCUMENTA (13), it is a main venue for the exhibitions. Artists have created public sculptures, gardens, sound installations, and interactive mixed media works. As it is described in the guidebook, the park is home to: “a number of detached small houses containing artistic projects, the Grimm brothers’ tales, aesthetics, and politics, and how to be together separately.” While the subject matter addressed in the works of Karlsaue is not always breezy, it focuses perhaps on the “Recovery” aspect of Christov Bakargiev’s theme, and the environment is breathtaking. One might begin a Karlsaue tour at the baroque Orangerie, to view the work of Jeronimo Voss, Eternity through the Stars. Voss’ installation is composed of two parts, one at the planetarium and one in the Cabinet of Astronomy and Physics of the Orangerie. The artist works with light, projection, image, and text in dealing with astronomical processes to document history. From the steps of the Orangerie, one looks onto a green expanse of park and is confronted with the work of Italian artist Massimo Bartolini as well Chinese artist Song Dong’s hard-to-miss creation. Bartolini’s Untitled (Wave), is a minimalist construction of stainless steel, engine, water, and barley: a rectangular pond of water in constant wave-like motion. Bartolini is known for his interest in combining organic with man-made materials, bringing the viewer to observe mechanical constructions in natural environments. Song Dong has also added to the visual landscape of the park with his Doing Nothing Garden, which essentially is an accumulation of organic material and rubble: waste. Aside from being a 20 feet tall mound surrounded by red tubing and dotted by neon Chinese characters that read, “Doing” and “Nothing,” the project fits in with the natural environment. Growing native grasses and flowers, the garden is integrated; it is a thriving organism and it is an artificial landscape, beckoning the question- can doing nothing lead to creating something? As a recommendation for maneuvering the park’s exhibits, I would urge visitors to regard their maps as an afterthought. Much more intriguing (and perhaps appropriate to Christov-Bakargiev’s concept of “non-concept”), is serendipitously happening upon artwork in Karlsaue. Rather than plotting an exact course, how evocative to stumble upon the sound installation, Forest (for a thousand years) of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller in a clearing in the woods or to come across Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle’s Time/Bank in a small wooden house, a bank that stores and exchanges time as a form of currency. On the journey, the visitor may find themselves traversing time and place through encounters with a tent of “women of the Western Sahara” as they cook couscous and make tea, the project of American artist Robin Kahn. Along the way, walking across Christian Philipp Müller’s floating garden one may pick and taste swiss chard on a canal in platoons from the 1950’s. The 52 Karlsaue exhibitions relate to and use their environment, making for an experience in which qualities of art and site are indistinguishable. The combination of natural sound and light in the park with created audio and visual projections, organic matter with mediated material, is fantastic. The exhibitions outside of the park, located in venues such the Neue Galerie, the Friedericianum, and the Documenta Halle, are not to be missed. Performances are taking place throughout the 100 days in various locations throughout Kassel; from morning until night there will never be a shortage of art to be seen. While it is true that contemporary art is not always a walk in the park, dOCUMENTA (13) is equipped with the perfect balancing venue for a break and sensual encounter in its Karlsaue.

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Most Active Stories Brown V. Board of Education Mon June 9, 2014 What Desegregation Was Like In Miami Brown v. Board of Education — the Supreme Court decision declaring segregated schools were inherently unequal — turns 60 years old this year. Earlier this week, we brought you memories from students and teachers who were there in the early days of desegregation. And now, with decades of perspective, here are some of the things they learned from integration: "You don't get black or white from kids" In 1963, Mamie Pinder was a first-time classroom teacher in the previously all-white Allapattah Elementary School. She taught fourth grade. Eventually, Pinder went on to be the first black woman to run for mayor of Miami. “One day I spent the time asking each of my kids — who were black and white now — ‘What color are you? What color are you?’ You get pink, brown, blue. Any color. You don’t get black or white from kids. The kids are taught — it’s a true saying — in the home. Home is the first school of education. What that child is taught in the home is what that child brings into the world. And then once you bring it into the world, that kid has to make a decision what part of the world they want.” "Kids today don't understand the struggle" Today, Retha Boone-Fye is the executive director of Miami-Dade's Black Affairs Advisory Board. A Miami native, she grew up in Liberty City and graduated from Miami Jackson Senior High in 1968. When she started eighth grade at Miami Jackson, she was one of just a couple dozen black students. “The legacy was supposed to be equal educational opportunity. But unfortunately that has not happened, because you still have poor people who have poor schools. You still have issues where equal education is not across the board. I wish that it were so. We may be getting better. But that, to me, the legacy has not been borne out. I’m a pessimist from the standpoint of I think that we could do better. But I’m an optimist in the hopes that we will. The kids today don’t quite understand the struggle their parents had to go through. And I think that’s a good and a bad thing. The good part about is that they don’t have that background to hold them back. The bad part is they don’t remember to appreciate it in the end. Maybe that’s good and bad.” "It was a rainbow of faces" Ellen Elias teaches Brown v. Board of Education in her AP government class at Dr. Michael Krop Senior High. In 1971 she had black classmates for the first time when she started attending JFK Junior High. “I think part of it made me into the kind of person I am in terms of how I treat other people — also certainly how I parent my child. She went to JFK Middle School. Instead of sticking with the little Highland Oaks crowd, she went to school with almost all black kids. And at her Bat Mitzvah, it was a rainbow of faces. I think that’s kind of cool that she’s much more exposed to people who are different from her. When I [teach] the Supreme Court cases, each student presents a different case. We talk about the impacts of those cases and then we look around the room and we’re like, ‘you wouldn’t be here if Brown v. Board of Education hadn’t passed.’ There’s another case — Title IX, women in sports — and I have amazing female athletes in my classes. So we always look at the impact. And the students are very aware of whose shoulders they’re standing on.” You can hear these Floridians talking about what it was like to integrate. Note to listeners: this story contains strong language. Brown v. Board of Education

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Crossover dribble - a dribble in which the ball is moved from one hand to the other while the dribbler changes directions. Crossover dribbling - when a ball handler dribbles the ball across his body from one hand to the other. Cut - a quick movement by an offensive player to elude an opponent or to receive the ball. Cylinder - the imaginary area directly above the basket where goaltending or basket interference can occur. Dead ball - any ball that is not live; occurs after each successful field goal or free-throw attempt, after any official's whistle or if the ball leaves the court; it stops play, which is then resumed by a jump ball, throw-in or free throw. Dead ball - occurs whenever the whistle blows to stop play and after a field goal, but before the opponent gains possession of the ball. Defense - the act of preventing the offense from scoring; the team without the ball. The team not in possession of the ball whose objective is to keep the opponent from scoring; also a specific pattern of play used by a defending team. Defensive rebound - a rebound of an opponent's missed shot. Double dribble - a violation that occurs when a player dribbles the ball with two hands simultaneously or stops dribbling and then dribbles again. Double team - a defensive play where two defenders guard one player, and when two teammates join efforts in guarding a single opponent. Down Court or down the court - the direction a team on offense moves, from its backcourt into its frontcourt and towards its own basket. Draft - the method by which NBA teams annually select college or foreign players to their teams, designed to promote balanced competition in the NBA. Dream team - the name given by the media to the U.S. basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics; it was the first time non-amateurs were permitted to represent the country; the members of this team were Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson and John Stockton. In the 1996 Olympics, the U.S. team was called Dream Team 2 and in 2000, Dream Team 3. Dribble - process by which a player repeatedly bounces the ball off the floor so that it returns to his/her possession. It is the only legal means by which a player may move the ball across the court. Dribble series - a number of consecutive dribbles which end when a player allows the ball to rest in one or both hands; a player is only permitted one dribble series before he must pass or shoot. Dribbling - when a player repeatedly pushes, pats, taps or bats the ball toward the floor with one hand to cause the ball to bounce back up to either of his hands; used to advance the ball or keep control of it. Drive - a quick dribble directly to the basket in an effort to score. Drive to the basket - to move rapidly toward the basket with the ball. Dunk - when a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into it; an athletic, creative shot used to intimidate opponents. Elbow - also called the “junction;” a term often used to indicate the area of the court where the free-throw line and side of the key meet. Elbowing - it is a violation if a player vigorously or excessively swings his elbows, even if there is no contact; it is a foul if contact is made and an automatic ejection if that contact is above shoulder level. End line - the boundary line behind each basket; also called the baseline. Established position - when a defensive player has both feet firmly planted on the floor before an offensive player's head and shoulder get past him; the offensive player who runs into such a defender is charging. Established position - when a defensive player has both feet firmly planted on the floor before an offensive player's head and shoulder get past him; the offensive player who runs into such a defender is charging. Fake or feint - a deceptive move to throw a defender off balance and allow an offensive player to shoot or receive a pass; players use their eyes, head or any other part of the body to trick an opponent. Fast break - also called the run-and-shoot offense, it begins with a defensive rebound by a player who immediately sends an outlet pass toward midcourt to his waiting teammates; these teammates can sprint to their basket and quickly shoot before enough opponents catch up to stop them. Fast-Break Attack - an offensive strategy in which a team attempts to move the ball up court and into scoring position as quickly as possible so that the defense is outnumbered and does not have time to set up. Field goal - a basket scored on a shot, except for a free throw, worth two or three points depending on the distance of the attempt from the basket. Final four - the 4 regional champions (west, east, Midwest and southeast) remaining from the 64 college teams that compete in the annual NCAA tournament; they play one another to determine the national champion. Finals, NBA - the annual championship series of the NBA's post-season. Flagrant foul - unnecessary or excessive contact against an opponent. Floor - the area of the court within the end lines and sidelines. Floor violation - a player's action that violates the rules but does not prevent an opponent's movement or cause him harm; penalized by a change in possession. Forward - an offensive position played to the sides of the basket near the key area and out toward the sideline along the baseline. Forwards - the two players on the court for a team who are usually smaller than the center and bigger than the guards; often a team's highest scorers. Foul - a violation resulting from illegal contact with an opposing player. Foul lane - the painted area 19' x 16' (12' in college) bordered by the end line and the foul line, outside which players must stand during a free-throw; also the area an offensive player cannot spend more than 3-seconds at a time in. Foul line - the line 15' from the backboard and parallel to the end line from which players shoot free throws. Foul shot - an unguarded shot taken from behind the free-throw line after a foul. If successful, the shot counts one point. Fouls - actions by players, which break the rules but are not floor violations; penalized by a change in possession or free throw opportunities; see personal foul or technical foul. Four-point play - a three-point shot followed by a successful free throw. Franchise - a professional team. Franchise player - a star player around which a franchise is built. Free Agent, restricted - an NBA player whose contract has expired and who has received a "qualifying offer" from his current club, which provides a salary level predetermined by the collective bargaining agreement. While this player is free to negotiate an offer from a new team, his current team has a right of first refusal to match that offer, thereby obligating him to remain with his current team. Free Agent, unrestricted - a player who has completed his 3rd NBA season (or 4th season, if his current team exercised its "option" to have him play for a 4th year) and is free to negotiate a contract with other NBA teams without his current team having a right of first refusal. Free throw - an unguarded shot taken from behind the free-throw line after a foul. If successful, the shot counts one point. Free-throw lane - also called the “key” or “lane;” a 12-foot wide area extending from the baseline to the free-throw line. Players may not be in this area during a free-throw attempt. Free-throw line - a 12-foot-long line that is parallel to and 15 feet from the backboard. Free-throw line extended - an imaginary line drawn from the free-throw line to the sideline to determine the location for certain throw-ins. Frontcourt - the area between the midcourt line and the end line closest to the offense's basket.Frontcourt Fullcourt press - a defensive tactic in which a team guards the opponents closely the full length of the court. Full-Court pressing - when defenders start guarding the offense in the backcourt. Game clock - shows how much time remains in each of the four 12-minute quarters of an NBA game or two 20-minute halves of a college game. Guard - an offensive position played primarily at the perimeter, or away from the basket. Guarding - the act of following an opponent around the court to prevent him from getting close to the basket, taking an open shot or making easy an pass, while avoiding illegal contact. Guards - the two players on each team who are the smallest on the court; they usually handle setting up plays and passing to teammates closer to the basket. Half-court or set offense - when a team takes the time to develop a play in its frontcourt, such as the give-and-go or a screening play; opposite of fast break. Held ball - formerly called a “jump ball.” When two players on opposite teams are in joint control of the ball. High percentage shot - a shot that is likely to go in the basket, such as a lay-up. High post - an imaginary area outside either side of the foul lane at the free-throw line extended. In the paint - being in the foul lane area which is painted a different color. In the power zone - in the “key” area, so named because this area of the floor is painted. Inbounds - the area within the end lines and sidelines of the court; also the act of bringing the ball into this area by means of a throw-in. Incidental contact - minor contact usually overlooked by officials. Inside shooting - shots taken by a player near or under the basket. Intentional foul - a personal foul that the official judges to be premeditated. Jump ball - 2 opposing players jump for a ball an official tosses above and between them, to tap it to their teammates and gain possession; used to start the game (tip-off) and all overtime periods, and sometimes to restart play. Jump shot - a shot that is released after the shooter has jumped into the air. Jump Tip-Off - the procedure for starting play at the beginning of a game or an overtime period. The official tosses the ball into the air between the two opponents positioned at the center-court circle; the two players jump up and try to tap the ball to a teammate. Keep away game - a tactic used by the team that is leading near the end of the game to keep the ball from its opponents to prevent them from scoring while using up time off the game clock; also called freezing. Key - also called the “free-throw lane” or “lane;” the area measuring 12 feet in width and extending from the free-throw line to the end line. Also referred to as “the paint.” Key or keyhole - the area at each end of the court consisting of the foul circle, foul lane and free-throw line; named for the shape it had years ago. Lay up - a shot taken close to the basket that is usually banked off the backboard towards the basket. Lay-up or layin - a shot taken after driving to the basket by leaping up under the basket and using one hand to drop the ball directly into the basket (layin) or to bank the ball off the backboard into it (lay-up). Leading the receiver: when a passer throws the ball where he thinks a receiver is headed. Live ball - as soon as a ball is given to a free-throw shooter or a thrower on a throw-in, it is live, but the game clock does not restart until the ball is alive. Loose ball - a ball that is alive but not in the possession of either team. Low post - an imaginary area outside either side of the foul lane close to the basket. Lower percentage shot - a shot that is less likely to go in the basket, such as one thrown by a player who is off balance or outside his shooting range. Man defense - the defensive style where each defensive player is responsible for guarding one opponent. Man-to-man defense - when a defender is assigned to a specific player and defends only against that player. March madness - an annual competition between 64 college teams to crown a national champion; also called march madness because the three-week-long event is held during march; see also Final Four. Match-ups - any pairing of players on opposing teams who guard each other. MVP (Most Valuable Player) - an award recognizing the NBA player who contributed most to the regular season or to the finals. NBA (national basketball association) - a professional league created in 1949 that now has 27 teams in the U.S. and is adding 2 Canadian teams in 1995. NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) - a voluntary association of over 1,200 colleges and universities in the U.S. whose role is to establish standards and protect the integrity of amateurism for student-athletes. NCAA Tournament - an annual competition between 64 college teams to crown a national champion; also called march madness because the three-week-long event is held during march; see also Final Four. NIT (National Invitational Tournament) - the oldest college tournament, in which 32 teams not selected to the NCAA tournament compete each year. Off the Dribble - a shot taken while driving to the basket. Offense - the team that has possession of the basketball. Also, a designed play that a team uses to attempt to score. Offensive possession - the team with possession of the ball. Offensive rebound - a rebound of a team's own missed shot. Officials - the crew chief, referee and umpire who control the game, stop and start play, and impose penalties for violations and fouls. One-and-one - the “bonus” free-throw situation awarded for non-shooting fouls after the opposing team exceeds a certain number of team fouls in a half. The person fouled shoots one free throw; if successful, the shooter takes a second shot. One-and-One or One-plus-One - in college, a free-throw attempt awarded for certain violations that earns the shooter a 2nd attempt only if the first is successful. Open - when a player is unguarded by a defender. Out of bounds - the area outside of and including the end lines and sidelines. Outside shooting - shots taken from the perimeter. Over the limit - when a team commits five more team fouls per NBA period (four each overtime); eight more per WNBA half; seven or more per half in college; this team is also said to be in the penalty. Over-and-back violation - a violation that occurs when the offensive team returns the ball into the backcourt once it has positioned itself in the frontcourt. Overhead pass - a two-handed pass thrown from above the forehead. Overtime - an extra period played to break a tie score at the end of a regulation game. Overtime or OT - the extra period played after a regulation game ends tied. Palming - a violation committed by a dribbler that involves placing the dribbling hand under the ball and momentarily holding or carrying it while dribbling. Pass - an intentional throw to a teammate. Passer - the player who passes the ball to a teammate. Passing - when a passer throws the ball to a teammate; used to start plays, move the ball down-court, keep it away from defenders and get it to a shooter. Perimeter - the area beyond the foul circle away from the basket, including three-point line, from which players take long-range shots. Period - any quarter, half or overtime segment. Personal foul - contact between players that may result in injury or provide one team with an unfair advantage; players may not push, hold, trip, hack, elbow, restrain or charge into an opponent; these are also counted as team fouls. Picked off - refers to a defender who has been successfully prevented from reaching the ball handler by an offensive screen. Pick-up games - impromptu games played among players who just met. Pivot - a Center; also the foot that must remain touching the floor until a ball handler who has stopped dribbling is ready to pass or shoot. Pivot - a footwork technique in which a player keeps one foot in contact with a “spot” on the floor while moving the other foot to adjust the position of the body or to evade a defensive player. Player-to-player defense - also “man-to-man defense;” a team defense in which each player is assigned to guard a particular opponent. Playmaker - the point guard who generally sets up plays for his teammates. Point guard - an offensive position played by a guard who usually brings the ball up the court and initiates the offense. Point spread - a device established by bookmakers to equalize two teams for betting purposes; e.g., if a team is considered to be four points better than another, the spread is four points; to win a bet on the favorite, that team would need to win by more than the spread (in this case, by more than four points); the margin of victory can be more important than whether a team wins or loses. Point-shaving - an illegal practice where players intentionally win a game, but by fewer points than the point spread; led to two major college scandals (involved thirty-two of the biggest stars in the 1950s, then twenty-two colleges in 1961). Possession - to be holding or in control of the ball. Possession arrow - in college, used to determine which team's turn it is to inbounds the ball to begin a period or in a jump ball situation. Post -an offensive position played close to the basket along the key. Post position - the position of a player standing in the low post or high post. Press - an aggressive defense that attempts to force the opponents to make errors by guarding them closely from either half court, three-quarter court or full court. Quadruple double - a triple double with double-digits scored in four categories. Rebound - the act of gaining possession of the ball after a missed shot. Rebounding - when a player grabs a ball that is coming off the rim or backboard after a shot attempt; see offensive rebound and defensive rebound. Receiver - the player who receives a pass from the ball handler. Regulation game - four twelve minute quarters in the NBA or two twenty minute halves in college; a game that ends without overtime periods. Release - the moment that the ball leaves a shooter's hands. Rookie - a player in his first NBA season. Roster - the list of players on a team. Run - occurs when one team scores several field goals in quick succession while its opponents score few or none. Salary cap - an annual dollar limit that a single team may pay all its players. Scoring opportunity - when a player gets open for a shot that is likely to score. Screen or screener - the offensive player who stands between a teammate and a defender to gives his teammate the chance to take an open shot. Scrimmage - an unofficial game between two teams, or five-on-five play between team members in a practice situation. Shooter - a player who takes a shot at the basket. Shooter's roll - the ability to get even an inaccurate shot to bounce lightly off the rim and into the basket. Shooting range - the distance from which a player is likely to make his shots. Shot clock - a clock that limits the time a team with the ball has to shoot it; twenty-four seconds in the NBA; in college, thirty-five seconds for men, thirty seconds for women. Sidelines - two boundary lines that run the length of the court. Sixth man - the best substitute on a team; usually the first player to come off the bench to replace a starter. Slam dunk - when a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into it; an athletic, creative shot used to intimidate opponents. Squaring up - when a player's shoulders are facing the basket as he releases the ball for a shot; considered good shooting position. Starting lineup - the five starters who begin a game; usually a team's best players. Substitute - a player who comes into the game to replace a player on the court. Swing man - a player who can play both the guard and forward positions. Team fouls - each personal foul committed by a player is also counted against his team; when a team goes over the limit, its opponent is awarded free-throw opportunities. Technical foul - a foul that does not involve contact with an opponent; a foul that involves unsportsmanlike-like conduct by a player, coach or non-player; or a contact foul committed by a player while the ball is dead. Technical fouls - procedural violations and misconduct that officials believe are detrimental to the game; penalized by a single free-throw opportunity to the non-offending team (two free throws and possession in college). Ten-second line - the mid-court line over which the offensive team must advance the ball from the backcourt within ten seconds to avoid a violation. Three seconds - a violation in which an offensive player remains within the key for more than 3 seconds at a time. Three-on-Three - a game played with only three players on the court for each team. Three-on-two - a common fast-break situation in which 3 offensive players attempt to score on 2 defenders. Three-point field goal - a made basket from more than nineteen feet and nine inches during a high school or college game. Three-point play - a two-point field goal followed by a successful free throw. Three-point shot - a field goal worth three points because the shooter had both feet on the floor behind the three-point line when he released the ball; also counts if one foot is behind the line while the other is in the air. Throw-in - the method by which a team with possession inbounds the ball. Timeout - when play is suspended by an official or at the request of a team to respond to an injured player or discuss strategy; there are full timeouts (100 or 60 seconds in NBA, 120 seconds in WNBA, 75 or 60 seconds in college) and 20-second timeouts (30 seconds in college). Tip-off - the initial jump ball that starts the game. Transition - the shift from offense to defense. Traveling - a floor violation when the ball handler takes too many steps without dribbling; also called walking. Traveling violation – occurs when a player with the ball takes a step without dribbling (moving the established pivot foot). Triple double - when a player scores double-digits in three categories during one game (points, assists and rebounds are most common, but it can also be blocks or steals); a sign of great versatility. Turnover - a loss of possession of the ball by means of an error or violation. Turnovers - when the offense loses possession through its own fault by passing the ball out of bounds or committing a floor violation. Upset - when a higher-seeded team loses to a lower-seeded one. Violation - an infringement of the rules that is not a foul. The penalty for a violation is the awarding of the ball to the opponent. Weak side - the side of the court away from the ball. Zone defense - a defense where each defender is responsible for an area of the court and must guard any player who enters that area; compare with man-to-man defense. Zone defenses - a team defense in which each player is responsible for defending an area of the court and the opponents within that area. Zone offense - an offensive pattern of play designed to beat a particular zone defense.

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Estes Park, CO, May 6, 2014- Results Physical Therapy of Estes, LLC owned by long-time Estes Park resident Iolanthe “IO” Culjak, PT, CEAS, began accepting new patients on May 5, 2014. “I have spent many years working for other companies here in Estes Park and in the front range. It was time to work for myself. Though Results Physical Therapy of Estes, LLC is a new business, many people in the Estes community have trusted me with their physical therapy care over the years. I am the same Physical Therapist just located in a new office,” says Culjak. Culjak has been a physical therapist for over 18 years. She has continuing education in manual therapy, sports injuries, running kinematics, and geriatric specific exercise. She has been a Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist since 2005, teaching ergonomics and wellness to area businesses. Results Physical Therapy of Estes, LLC specializes in sports injuries, SI joint and spine pathologies, orthopedic injuries, post-op rehab, and work related injuries. “Due to the nature of our small community we see all types of diagnosis and a diverse age range of patient,” says Culjak. Results Physical Therapy of Estes, LLC, is currently an in-network provider with Cigna, multiple worker's compensation networks, and is treating Medicare patients. “Within the next month we should be in network with Anthem, United and a few other networks. Of course self pay is always an option and many times a more cost-effective option for those with no insurance or really high deductibles. Also, it is important that patients understand they have a choice as to who they want to see for their physical therapy. It is okay to ask your physician to send you to a physical therapist you know and trust,” says Culjak. Results Physical Therapy of Estes, LLC is located on the SW side of Rocky Mountain Health Club at 1230 Big Thompson Ave. The clinic has its own private entrance and office space with everything needed to treat patients. For the high level patient, Results full access to Rocky Mountain Health Club's state of the art equipment to assist in the rehab process. Results Physical Therapy of Estes, LLC can be reached by calling (970) 586-1754.

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To submit information for upcoming issues or to subscribe, contact Brian Spano, communications manager, at [email protected] Nov. 21: KCAI is partnering with the Parkville Chamber of Commerce, Missouri Valley Impressionists Society and the Cathy Kline Art Gallery to host the annual Parkville Chamber of Commerce Plein Air Auction from 6 to 9 p.m. at the North Campus, 1801 N.W. Platte Road, Suite 275, Riverside, Mo. Nov. 21: Ross Sawyers (‘03 photography) will speak at 7 p.m. in Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice hall on the KCAI campus as part of the college's “Current Perspectives” lecture series. Sawyers began his career as an educator teaching photography at KCAI and then at the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of California-Riverside. Nov. 22: H&R Block Artspace at KCAI hosts T.N.T (The Noon Thing), a gallery talk with “New, Four: Kanas City Art Institute Faculty Biennial” artists at noon in the Artspace Studio. KCAI will host a Patron Preview from 6 to 10 p.m. on the eve of the public opening of the end-of-semester student exhibition and sale. Partygoers will have an opportunity to tour selected studio departments; view and purchase work before the exhibition and sale opens to the public; and enjoy a progressive evening of food and drinks. Proceeds benefit the student scholarship fund. For more information, visit www.kcai.edu/PatronPreview or call 816-802-3483. Dec. 6-8: KCAI’s “End-of-semester student exhibition and sale” showcases work by students in the departments of ceramics, digital filmmaking, fiber, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. Exhibition and sale hours are 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 7 and noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 8. Through Dec. 12: “New, Four: KCAI Faculty Biennial” at the H&R Block Artspace at KCAI, 16 E. 43 St. For more information, visit www.kcai.edu/artspace Sculpture students complete project at ‘sustainable living’ demonstration home Students in a class taught by sculpture professor Karen McCoy have completed a bike rack and cistern screen at Project Living Proof, a century-old house at 917 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. The site is less than a mile southeast of the KCAI campus. Students enrolled this fall in McCoy’s “Toward a Green Sculpture: Artists in Conversation with the World” class worked on the project. More than 20 other students previously have been involved, dating back to 2011, McCoy said. “Unplugged” is the name of the bike rack and an installation “screen” that shields newly installed cisterns, McCoy said. She noted that Advantage Metals Recycling donated all of the metal for the project.The house is a demonstration project celebrating energy efficiency and “green” building practices. Metropolitan Energy Center owns and manages the house with assistance from Kansas City Power and Light, Missouri Gas Energy and more than 40 businesses throughout the metropolitan area. For an overview of the project, visit www.kcenergy.org/pdfs/PLP.Greenability.article_2010.10.pdf . Tours of the site are offered by appointment. To schedule an appointment, email [email protected] . For additional information, visit www.kcenergy.org/ Brianna Bosworth (senior, photography) and Casey Holden (senior, photography) have been selected to show work in the exhibition “Survey of the Plains” at the University of Kansas Art and Design Gallery. The exhibition runs through Dec. 13. Pictured: (top) Photo by Casey Holden and (bottom) photo by Briana Bosworth. Kahlil Irving (senior, ceramics and art history) has been named a finalist for the 2014 NICHE Award, sponsored by NICHE Magazine, and is also one of a few chosen undergraduates for the 2014 National Student Juried Exhibition at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference to be held in Milwaukee in March. Pictured: “Layered Depths,” Kahlil Irving. Grand Arts is hosting this year’s Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Awards Exhibition featuring the 2013 Awards Fellows: Mike Erickson (’99 painting and printmaking), Erika Lynne Hanson (‘06 fiber) and Paul Anthony Smith (’10 ceramics). All three artists will be honored during an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 22 and then will participate in a gallery talk at 2 p.m. Nov. 23. The reception and gallery talk are free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view through Feb. 1. Each of the awarded artists will exhibit works made within the past one to two years, and most of these recent works have not been seen by Kansas City audiences. (’11 sculpture and art history) and Shae Bishop (’12 ceramics and art history) are two of the six new artists-in-residence at Red Star Studios, and they will be featured in a presentation on their own artwork and projects from 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 23 at Belger Crane Yard Studios, 2011 Tracy Ave. Attendees can learn what makes their approaches unique and how they came to Red Star. A potluck dinner follows at 6 p.m. For more information, contact studio manager Tommy Frank at [email protected] or call 816-474-7316. Pictured: (back, left) Lea Griggs, Noah Riedel, Studio Manager Tommy Frank, Shae Bishop, Emily Duke. (front, left) Jamie Bates Slone, Catie Miller. Local KCAI-related exhibitions Blue Gallery – Rich Bowman (’91 design) will show paintings as part of a group exhibition at Blue Gallery, 118 Southwest Blvd., running through Dec. 2. Pictured: “Greener Pastures,” Rich Bowman, oil on canvas, 64 inches by 56 inches. City Ice Arts – Gerry Trilling (’90 painting) has an exhibition “In Site,” running through Dec. 7 at City Ice Arts, 2015 Campbell St. The gallery is open noon to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and Sunday through Thursday by appointment. www.cityicearts.com . Pictured: “Neon Toile,” Gerry Trilling, 2012, 48 inches by 48 inches. Leedy-Voulkos Art Center – A 25-year retrospective exhibition of paintings and drawings by Richard Mattsson, who retired this spring after teaching at KCAI for 48 years, opens with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore Ave. The gallery also will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 6 for First Friday. The exhibition continues through Dec. 28. Pictured: “Corcoran Rainbow,” Richard Mattsson, 2010, 48 inches by 72 inches. Red Star Studios at the Belger Arts Center – Work by Paul Donnelly, assistant professor of ceramics, and Rain Harris is featured in “Confluence,” running through Dec. 28 at Red Star Studios at the Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut St. Pictured: “Pitcher and Tumblers,” Paul Donnelly, 2013, porcelain reduction-fired, (pitcher) 9 inches by 8 ¼ inches, (tumblers) 5 ½ inches by 3 ½ inches. Calls for artists Encore Unique Boutique in Shawnee, Kan., is offering a cash prize for a photo contest. Low-resolution digital photos should be submitted by Nov. 30 to [email protected] . If accepted, the photo must be framed or matted and ready to hang by Dec. 1 . They will be displayed throughout December at the Chez LaRue studio next door to Encore. For more information, contact Encore at [email protected] P&M Artworks, which is based in Prairie Village, Kan., seeks entries within the greater metropolitan Kansas City, Mo., and Lawrence, Kan., areas for its third annual juried exhibition. Works in a range of visual art media are welcome, including painting, works on paper, photography, sculpture, glass, jewelry/metal work, furniture, textiles and digital/video responding to the theme “Divine.” A variety of interpretations centered on individual meanings and reflections on the idea of “Divine” will be selected for the exhibition. The exhibition will take place in the front gallery of Leedy-Voulkos Art Center between Jan. 3 and March 1, and the deadline for submission is Dec. 2 . For more information, visit www.pm-artworks.com The Undergrads Underground Gallery at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center and the Destination Gallery at the Student Living Center are seeking proposals for six exhibitions for March, April and May 2014. Shows are one month long, and each will have an opening reception during First Fridays. Proposals should be submitted to Erin Jones in the KCAI Student Life office no later than 5 p.m. Feb. 13 . For more information, contact foundation faculty members Misty Gamble at [email protected] or David Overholt at [email protected] A friendly black cat was found Oct. 31 at 46th and Main Streets, and the family who found the cat hopes to reunite it with its owners. If you think the cat might be yours, contact them at [email protected] KCAI’s Academic Advising and Career Services office regularly publishes a creative opportunities and career listing with employment, freelance, volunteer and RFQ listings for students and alumni. Download the current creative opportunities list here . Download the current career list here

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Range Rover (2013) pictures and hands-on A new Range Rover doesn’t come along every day. This is only the fourth full-size Range Rover ever -although don’t forget it’s no longer just a model though, but forms part of a range together with Evoque and Sport. The previous model lasted a full ten years, which made it practically prehistoric in car years. Yet it still looks good as it shuffles off stage left. So what of the new? Well, it’s longer, lower and crucially, lighter. A lot lighter. Which should bring some long-overdue benefits in terms of fuel consumption - which has been historically chronic - and of course CO2 figures, which even rich people are apparently bothered about these days. Being lighter it should be better to drive, too. But all that is yet to come, for now our first impressions are limited to how the Rangey looks, what it feels like to sit in and a partial look at what the tech’s like. And, for the most part, we rather like what we see. The Range Rover instantly looks more modern with its more jewel-like details, bigger wheels and a tad more chrome bling. Yet it keeps its signatures of a floating roof, merging grille-and-lamps, clamshell bonnet and split tailgate. Design-wise, it feels familiar, yet looks rather different in the metal. That’s because its proportions have grown and the cabin has more "lean back" to it than the upright car it replaces. Whether that’s a good thing or not is tricky to call. It looks more modern, it still looks like a Range Rover, but in our view some of the "regal" qualities of the old Range Rover have been lost. Not to fret though, because inside is distractingly impressive. You still climb "up", into the Range Rover, yet you sit lower – there’s less of a sense of sitting outboard in the car, with the beltline so low, relative to your hips. You feel more ensconced. It still feels big, yet you’re unlikey to be overwhelmed because the cabin design has been cleaned up with a 50 per cent reduction in switchgear. Most of the secondary controls are now driven through a central touchscreen which is verging on tablet-sized. It’s flanked by a series of backlit shortcut keys, which will reduce many of our traditional touchscreen moans. And just three major climate dials can take care of the entire cabin’s ventilation options, including switching on the heated seats - which we like, as they’re really lovely to use and hold. The centre screen though, plays second fiddle to an engorged digital instrument cluster. This, we couldn't see in action beyond the start-up display. But that was enough to notice a massive up-tick in resolution relative to the Jag XJ, which features a similar design. On the centre tunnel, there’s a much cleaner set of dials for the gearbox and four-wheel drive settings, which theatrically rise up when the car starts and sit flush when the car’s stopped – adding to the sense of this being a very clean, spare, yet modern design. The really clever bit though, is that it all feels special - it feels like an event - and like you’re genuinely in something worth a hundred grand and that’s got a real whiff of class. And it gets even better in the back, where the longer wheelbase - and greater overall length of the Range Rover generally - liberates loads more legroom. For the first time you’ll be able to choose between a three-seat rear bench, or two plush captain's chairs which recline like business-class airline seats and are separated by a thick centre console. Display screens resided in the headrests backs of all the Range Rovers on the Land Rover’s stand in Paris, but sadly weren’t operational. But given the massiveness of the Range Rover’s front seats, these manage to be bigger screens than you might expect. Kids and business men alike are in for a real treat. We’ll get more details - and our first drive - of the new Range Rover come the winter. Expect prices to rise from their current £70k start point and the range of personalisation options, colours and accessories to make it easy to tip your Range Rover well beyond £100k in price. Even at that price, we can see it selling well. China and the US particularly are likely to be keen on the extra size and space. It’s just a pity that in its home market it’s now a bit big for the average car parking space. People won’t care – because the Range Rover’s still got class in bags, is still the king of 4x4 and will doubtless make a brilliant all-round vehicle. In the next three years of its life, this car will face some new rivals - such as Bentley’s production EXP 9F and Lamborghini’s Urus. But you’ll have to really want to own that particular brand and everything that goes with it, to overlook the Range Rover. The best 4x4xfar? Don’t bet against it.

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By Times staff writers Published November 20, 2004 5 KEYS FOR FLORIDA 1. HIT THE GROUND RUNNING: Florida State has the nation's No. 1 run defense while the Gators have the top rusher in the SEC, Ciatrick Fason. Backup DeShawn Wynn is expected to return from a strained groin that kept him out for two games, and Skyler Thornton has played well in Wynn's absence. Florida must rely on those three to get its running game going early. When the Gators have been successful this season, the running game has been a big part of the equation. 2. HOLD THE LEAD: Florida has lost three games this season in the final minutes and lost last season to the Seminoles in the final minute. No lead will be safe with FSU in its stadium. 3. HOPE CHRIS RIX REMAINS ON THE SIDELINE: The quarterback has been a thorn in the Gators' side, engineering a late winning drive and having some of his best games against them. So you have to wonder if he has gotten into their psyches. If Rix comes in and has immediate success, who knows? 4. THE OFFENSIVE LINE: It has been the most steady unitbut hampered by penalties at key moments. With Florida State's stellar defense, center Mike Degory and company have to stay away from the flags, give Chris Leak time to throw and Fason and Wynn room to run. Degory said he expects this to be the line's toughest test. It's an exam the players have to pass. If they can't protect and open the holes, it will be a long night for the Gators. 5. STAY COOL: There is a lot of emotion surrounding this game. Their coach has been fired. The Gators haven't won in Tallahassee since 1986. This game is highly charged anyway because of the intrastate rivalry, but Florida can't get caught up in the hype. If it plays tight and falls behind early, the uphill climb might be too much. - ANTONYA ENGLISH, Times staff writer FIVE KEYS FOR FLORIDA STATE 1. HOME COOKING FOR SEXTON: Quarterback Wyatt Sexton's performances at home vs. the road have been Jekyll and Hyde-like. In five games at Doak Campbell, he has completed 74 of 107 passes (69 percent) for 895 yards and six touchdowns with just one interception. In four road games, he's 51-of-113 (45 percent) for 602 yards, two scores and six interceptions. 2. QUICK STRIKE: The Seminoles know the Gators will come out inspired to win for coach Ron Zook, so the best way to deflate them is an early touchdown. But then the Seminoles have scored a touchdown on their opening drive just twice (UAB and North Carolina) and haven't scored a first-half touchdown in their past four games. 3. CONTAIN THE LEAK: The Seminoles have allowed just six passing touchdowns, but coach Bobby Bowden calls Leak the best quarterback the Seminoles have faced this season. Leak leads the SEC in passing yards per game (270.4) and has thrown 27 touchdowns. He also is a threat to run but uses his mobility more) to buy time. 4. PHASE OUT FASON: Besides leading the SEC, Fason has nine touchdowns. His play has made Leak's job easier. The Seminoles neutralized him last year (21 yards on eight carries) and need to do that again to make the Gators offense one-dimensional. 5. SHORTEN THE FIELD: Willie Reid provided the biggest boost for a struggling offense last week at North Carolina State with his punt returns. He had six for 108 yards, a healthy average of 18 yards (10 is the goal). Slowed by hamstring and groin injuries, he's as healthy as he has been.

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My Mom & I worked on this quilt while I was visiting home. Its made from a Hello Betty layer cake. I love that line (its discontinued), especially the grey. I made this quilt from it…but I still wish I had more of that pretty grey floral. The pattern is Camille’s Wild Thing Pattern. (Now that I look at this picture Seattle looks like a little blurry hill) Thanks for all the preschool starting well wishes. I tried to act like I was really sad he was leaving me for three hours but really I was doing cartwheels in my head. I’m sure I’ll feel differently when he’s gone all day… but for now, I’m glad he enjoys school and I get a break from his 3 year old-ness. Cause his 3 year old-ness is driving me BONKERS!

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I fly many SLKs and use line from 20# to 1200#. I have anchored down kites on 20# line and hand flown others on 300# line. It depends on the situation and how I am feeling. But SAFETY must come first. The key SAFETY question is can you RETREIVE the kite. The rule would be always set a anchor first before you launch ANY kite(s) that you may not be able to retreive. Then you just need the skills to tie a line with tension on it. (be glad to help if you need it) Ability to fly be hand, is not based on line strength but the amount of pull. In 10mph you maybe fine 15 mph and your in trouble remember you can adjust the bridle point to lower the pull in higher winds So, to answer your question. Yes you can in some winds you can. But would you want to. You may get tired soon. I have a 6 stack of gomberg DC at 9' each. Wouldn't ever fly all 6 in a train by hand. But in the right winds, a 3 stack sounds just right. Oh yes, at the beach you use a sand anchor

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'I felt I had killed my mate' - Private Paul Warren - From: news.com.au - September 12, 2013 PRIVATE Paul Warren suffered a horrific injury while serving in Afghanistan - a buried bomb exploded and took off his leg. But the physical recovery he had to make was nothing compared to the emotional. Private Warren had to come to terms with the fact that the bomb he accidentally detonated also killed his mate. It was a scorching summer day on July 18, 2009 in the Uruzgan province. Just six weeks into his first tour of duty, Private Warren and his fellow soldiers had surrounded the compound of a notorious insurgent bomb maker. He had been lying outside on the ground next to his 22-year-old colleague Private Benjamin Ranaudo, behind a mag 58 machine gun, for two hours. He shifted slightly behind his gun and suddenly heard a loud bang. "And I pretty much launched into the air." He doesn't remember the pain at first. "No, initially no. Confusion and dust and ringing in your ears, it was just out of control. I crawled for a little bit and I wasn't crawling very successfully and I looked down and my leg was clean gone ... so from then on I realised I was in trouble," Private Warren told Channel Ten, for the first episode of current affairs show Revealed. His first instinct was to look for Private Ranaudo. "The pain was out of control. I was asking where Ben was and no one would answer me and it was in the back of my mind, tell me, but no one would," Private Warren said. "I can tell you now, the worst moment of my life was waking up from that first surgery and looking to see my mate on a bed beside me and people telling me that he has been killed." He felt shattered and guilty. "Honestly me triggering the small one, I felt I had killed my mate." Back home in Australia, his girlfriend of just four months Dee Acland got the call all loved ones dread. But Ms Acland was not formally registered as Private Warren's de facto - of the four months they'd known each other he had been in Afghanistan for almost two - and the army was under no obligation to help her in any official way. Private Warren had been flown to Brisbane, to a hospital that could deal with his horrific injuries. When Ms Acland got the call she packed up her home in Townsville and headed straight for Brisbane. "I remember seeing her walk into the room when they got me back to Brisbane and I can't remember what was said that day. I just remember hugging her," Private Warren said. Ms Acland said he was injured and 20 kilos lighter, but she could see that he was "the same person inside". "I know of a couple of people that just really questioned whether we'd stay together or not. It might have been too much for such an early relationship. It was still going to happen for us. We just did a lot of our dating in hospital," she said. The physical recovery for Private Warren was tough. A two-time Australian Muay Thai champion - nicknamed The Warlord - was now without a leg. "That was the worst time in my life. Not the physical but the post-traumatic stress," he said. "I was addicted to the pain medication. I went straight from morphine to endone-type stuff. The doctor's answer was 'here take these antidepressants and fill yourself up'. I can tell you now, that's definitely not the answer. At one stage I thought about just eating whatever tablets I had and never waking up. "I remember being up for two, three days in a row, I just couldn't see at night. I was anxious and almost waiting for something to happen. It's not a nice feeling." Private Warren says he feels personally let down by the army, and thinks Defence should do more to help veterans. "I would like to help them put together some programs. I mean, when I first got back to work, we just sat there. The worst thing you can do with someone with post-traumatic stress is to give them nothing to do, their mind will take over," he said. "If you're not busy and have some goals, don't forget these are guys who have come out of such a structured and they are goal orientated and then all of a sudden you can't have them sitting around doing nothing. This is killing people, people are killing themselves." Private Warren has been working through his guilt over the incident, and believes that the best way to honour Private Ben Ranaudo is to live and to be happy. Now married to Ms Acland with two children, the couple has honoured Ben by naming their son after him. "Jax Benjamin Warren … yeah, after Ben and, yeah, that's really meaningful to us. We proudly have Ben's photo in our home and the kids will grow up and know about those photos and how much meaning they have," Ms Acland said. "Ben's family, they are just an amazing group of people. I really feel for them because they are so supportive and so loving towards myself and Paul and our kids and, yeah, it might be hard for them to see it because Ben didn't end up getting that. They didn't get that for their son. "Paul and I often remind ourselves how lucky we are. I'm lucky, I had a soldier that came home. He came home a little differently but he's one of the lucky ones. So we remind ourselves you know just how lucky we are." The first episode of Channel Ten's new program Revealed, hosted by Hugh Riminton, airs tonight, September 12, at 9.30pm.

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WATERBURY -- A former contractor accused of sexually assaulting a student while working at the Westover School in Middlebury was given three years of probation Tuesday in Waterbury Superior Court. Richard DeJesus, 34, was accused of having "inappropriate contact" with a 15-year-old girl while he was working on a sprinkler system at the school in 2009. DeJesus entered a plea of no contest to risk of injury to a minor, which means he was convicted of the crime, but didn't admit he was guilty. A prosecutor is no longer pursuing the sexual assault charge as part of a plea deal. Read more of this story and more! 7-Day Subscribers have FREE access to everything on rep-am.com and our E-Edition.CLICK HERE to register and activate your access,. Not a subscriber? You can purchase a single-day subscription for only $0.75 to read this and access all of our content and our E-Edition. CLICK HERE purchase a single day subscription. Become an electronic subscriber to the Republican-American for only $8 a month. CLICK HERE.

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We are experts in archery and have been bow hunting since 1978. We specialize in archery tackle but accept rifle, muzzle loader, cross bows, and shot guns in our bear operation. Whiteshell Outfitters is a small, owner operated business. I have considerable experience guiding non-resident guests and have been doing so since 1981. I love the outdoors and go to great lengths to put my guests in areas where potential trophy game exist. Our goal is to make your wilderness stay in Manitoba enjoyable and memorable. We offer Trophy Whitetail, Black bear/Fishing combo's. The Whiteshell area is located in southeastern Manitoba. The terrain consists of lakes, rivers, swamps, rock outcrops and lush forest. The vast terrain, numerous food sources, and low hunting pressure enable the bear population in our area to thrive. The possibility of harvesting a large bear is a reality. Our hunters have tagged bears as old as 21 to 26 years of age!

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The 168s seem to be the latest fad. A lot of people get all googly eyed, (me included) by the high BCs of the VLDs, but they are just fragile target bullets. I would go with the 160 AB. The coefficient is still good at .531, and you get the performance of a premium hunting bullet. Sorry if this post comes off rude, just take it as kind of a 'forewarning'. I used to be on the Berger bandwagon until I saw their flaws in the field. I will say this though, if you're only shooting targets, they work great! They kill paper very, very well. Arise... Kill, Eat! - Acts 10:13 I am glad to hear somebody doesnt like em. I hear nothing but good things and I like to hear honest evaluations. Thank you. Hopefully now I do not share the same opinion as you because of all the range hours I have put in on them. I shoot the accubond now and have a great load worked up for them. It did take 400 rounds down range though. I tried like heck and finally got a result. Arise... Kill, Eat! - Acts 10:13 There are failures with just about any bullet design. I have killed a bunch of critters with Accubonds, and really like their performance. It is usually boom, and the game goes down. However, I shot my biggest bull with 200 grain .308 Accubonds, and it took four rounds. At first, I was disappointed with my own marksmanship. Then, during necropsy, it turns out all four punched holes through the lungs, with fairly narrow wound channels. Usually Accubonds leave the lungs in ribbons. I chalked it up to an anomoly, and the fact the bull was 900+ pounds on the hoof. Even after that experience, I would use (and have used) Accubonds with confidence. Accubonds have worked as advertized farm more often than this one-time mediocre performance. I also had an acquaintance tell me he won't use Accubonds, because he blew one up on the shoulder of a cow, but I suspect it was actually a ballistic tip. I certainly agree hunters should use what they are most confident with. BTW, I have never had a Barnes TTSX failure ... but I have heard rumors of them failing to open. They have all been quick one-shot kills for me. I appreciate the conversation, Elkoholic307. TTSX & TSX up to .25, ABs past that. I do have a 2 .25 cal rifles that like 110gr ABs better than the tsx. My favorite bullets in my hunting rifles: .280 Rem is the 140gr AB .338-06 is the 210gr Partition looks like i'm the only hornady guy on here, I use 165 grain sst's in my 300 wsm and knocked down my elk at over 500 yards. I also use 87 grain btsp in my 25-06 for antelope and coyotes. Then I use 40 grain v max's out of my 22-250 I'm a little late getting here, but it was an interesting read. I'm on the bandwagon with most. My favorite all around bullet is the accubond, but I've had success with bergers also. One thing I found with the bergers in 6mm (87 & 95gr) is that they seldom exit and the animal loses very little blood from a small entrance wound. They did enough damage that the deer fell right in their tracks or close to it, and left very little blood on the ground to contaminate an area with it's scent. It was nice when letting my girlfriend or neighbors take management deer from my stand sites. I had trouble with them punching through coyotes without much damage at longer ranges also. I plan to keep trying 140gr bergers in my 264WM also, but it's accubonds for me in everything else or for anything bigger than deer. I love how fast accubonds open, even using elk weight bullets on coyotes they open fast and deliver shock instead of burning through but they still retain their weight and penetrate. I've never recovered an accubond from something smaller than an elk that I can remember. The accubond is the most consistent and forgiving bullet I've tried. Last edited by mcseal2; 07-18-2011 at 09:31 PM. Reason: typo

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September 30, 2013 You'll Receive Many Opinions of Your Resume; Rely on 10 Sure Things By Bob McIntosh, Career Trainer In a recent article, I wrote about how seeking the advice of multiple resume “experts” may land you in Job Search Purgatory - where you run around from expert to expert, revising and revising your resume, and revising it some more, until you’re at your wit’s end. Whose advice should you follow when you’re writing your resumes? Knowing the answer to this dilemma is like having a crystal ball; without it you won’t be 100% sure of who will provide the right answers. Do you heed the advice of professional resume writers, recruiters, HR, or hiring managers? They all offer good advice, but their advice will be different. In fact, you can ask 20 résumé experts their opinions on how you should write your resumes, and you’ll get 20 different answers. So who is correct? The answer is, “Who knows?” The person who decides if your resume will get you to an interview is the person who invites you in for an interview. Resume reviewers are somewhat subjective when they read resumes, and sometimes there’s no rhyme nor reason. While one person may like accomplishments listed upfront, another may prefer them listed in your employment section—the easier to know when and where you had your accomplishments. While one person prefers two-page resumes, another might favor one-pagers. While one person may not be concerned with flowery prose in your professional profile, another may hate it, as I do. The point being, you’re the one who needs to decide if your resume is ready to go. Do you want to drive yourself nuts by having a slew of people give you their “expert” advice, revising your resume twenty times over? Or do you want to take your destiny into your own hands? Now, there are certain rules on writing effective resumes that you should heed in no particular order. These are ten sure things that need to be in place to offer you the best chance of success. 1. Quantifiable results are a must. Employers are not interested in a grocery list of duties; they’re drawn to significant accomplishments that are quantified with numbers, dollars, and percentages. 2. Please no clichés or unsubstantiated adaptive skills. The new rule is to show rather than tell. Yes, you may be innovative; but what makes you innovative? Did you develop a program for inner-city youth that promoted a cooperative environment, reducing violent crime by 50%? If so, state it in your profile as such. 3. Tailor your resume to each job, when possible. Employers don’t want a one-fits-all resume that doesn’t address their needs or follow the job description. It’s insulting. By the way, for all you job board junkies, a resume using the Target Job Deconstruction method is an adequate alternative to tailoring thousands of resumes. 4. Your résumé needs to show relevance. Employers are interested in the past 10 or 15 years of your work history; in some cases less. Age discrimination may also be a concern, so don’t show all 25-30 years of your work life. 5. Keywords are essential for certain occupations that are technical in nature. They’re the difference between being found at the top of the list or not at all. Again, job board faithfuls must have their keywords peppered throughout their résumé. 6. Size matters. Some employers are reading hundreds of résumés for one job, so do them a favor and don’t submit a resume that doesn’t warrant its length. The general rule is two pages are appropriate providing you have the experience and accomplishments to back it up. More than two pages requires extensive experience. In some cases a one-page resume will do the job. 7. No employer cares what you want. That’s right; employers care about what they want and need. If you happen to care what they want and can solve their problems and make them look good, they’ll love you. So drop the meaningless objective statement that generally reads, “Seeking a position in a progressive company where I can utilize my journalism skills.” Great if the employer cares about your desire to employ your journalism skills. Super great if they need a journalist. 8. Start your resume with a punch. Below your name and contact information lies your branding title. Within 130 characters or so, you can capture the attention of the employer by stating what you do and in what capacity. Senior Engineer doesn’t do it like: Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Biopharma | Committed to Increasing Revenue | and Enhancing Product Line. 9. Make it easy to read. Your resume should not only be visually appealing, it should be visually readable. Employers who read hundreds of resumes will glance at them for as few as 10 seconds before deciding to read them at length. Make your resume scannable by writing shorter word blocks, three to four lines at most. 10. WOW them. Use WOW statements in your professional profile section in the form of accomplishments. That’s right, grab their attention with quantified accomplishments early on. Volunteered to assume the duties of website development and design, while also excelling at pubic relations, resulting in $50,000 in savings for the company will entice the reviewer to continue reading. At some point you need to go with what works—a resume that will land you interviews. I don’t care if it’s written on a napkin and delivered in a Starbucks’ cup (it’s been done). If it’s getting you interviews, go with it. If it isn’t getting you interviews, there’s something lacking in your résumé, but carefully chose one or two people who can offer you sound advice. And remember the 10 must have’s on your résumé. Upload your resume and have employers find you! About the Author Bob McIntosh, CPRW , is a career trainer at the Career Center of Lowell, where he leads more than 20 workshops on the career search. Bob is often the person jobseekers and staff go to for advice on the job search. As well, he critiques resumes and conducts mock interviews. One of his greatest accomplishments is starting a LinkedIn group, which is one of the largest of its kind in the state, and developing three in-high-demand workshops on LinkedIn. Bob’s greatest pleasure is helping people find rewarding careers in a competitive job market. Please visit Bob's blog at www.thingscareerrelated.wordpress.com Related Healthcare Career Articles: 5 In-Demand Healthcare Jobs That Require No Prior Training Top 10 Challenges Facing Healthcare Workers Top 5 Fast Growing Healthcare Jobs

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Lycopene is a natural compound found in plants. It’s involved in photosynthesis and helps to protect plants from damage due to constant exposure to light. It’s lycopene that gives certain plant foods their vibrant red color including tomatoes, pink grapefruit, papaya, guava, watermelon, goji berries and apricots. These foods are some of the best sources of this strong antioxidant pigment. Humans can’t make lycopene, and it’s not a dietary requirement, but research shows that lycopene may have health benefits. Because of its antioxidant properties and its ability to keep inflammation in check, lycopene may lower the risk of some diseases including heart disease and certain types of cancer. Lycopene is more potent from an antioxidant standpoint than vitamin E, as much as 100 times more powerful. That puts it in a special class among molecules that help to prevent oxidative damage, the type of damage that occurs to cells from exposure to oxygen. Unfortunately, most people don’t get enough lycopene in their diet. The best way to get lycopene is by eating tomatoes that have been heated or processed from sources like tomato sauce and ketchup. The lycopene in raw, unprocessed tomatoes can’t be as readily used by the body. There are also lycopene supplements available. Lycopene also offers skin benefits because of its antioxidant properties. When skin is exposed to sunlight, it causes free radicals to form. Free radicals damage skin cells and cells that produce collagen and elastin. They also activate enzymes that break down collagen. This is one mechanism by which sun exposure causes premature aging and skin cancer. Lycopene, by acting as an antioxidant and a powerful free radical quencher, may reduce this type of damage. It’s well-suited to protect skin cells since it works best in a lipid-rich environment like the skin. With so many people worried about ingredients in sunscreens, lycopene appears to have natural sun protective benefits. In a study published in the British Society for Investigative Dermatology in 2008, researchers assigned participants to a diet high in lycopene for 3 months. Another group ate a regular diet to serve as a control group. The results? The group that ate a lycopene-rich diet enjoyed 33% greater protection against the sun’s damaging rays. That’s the equivalent of a sun protection factor or SPF of 1.3. That’s not good enough to throw away your sunscreen, but lycopene offers additional protection against the sun that goes above and beyond standard sunscreen products. What’s even more exciting about lycopene is the effect it has on collagen production. When researchers took skin samples from participants in the lycopene study, they found the participants that ate the lycopene-rich diet had higher levels of pro-collagen in their skin. Pro-collagen is the precursor to collagen, a protein that gives skin its support and youthful firmness. Collagen levels decline with age, which is partially responsible for the wrinkling and saggy skin that comes with age. Lycopene may help to replace some of this lost collagen. With all of the good positive news about lycopene and its effects on the skin, it’s not surprising that manufacturers of cosmetics and skin care products are adding lycopene to their products. Some cosmetic products that contain lycopene include anti-aging treatments, facial moisturizers, eye creams, lip gloss and lipstick. In lip gloss and lipstick, lycopene serves as a colorant. Absorption of lycopene from skin creams doesn’t appear to be a problem. It’s lipid-soluble, which makes it easily absorbed across the lipid barrier of the skin. It has a bright orange color and can color the skin if a product contains a high concentration. Lycopene appears to be safe cosmetic ingredient. In fact, it has health benefits. The Environmental Working Group classifies it as a low hazard cosmetic ingredient. That means you can feel safe putting it on your skin. Lycopene generally doesn’t cause skin irritation, although there are reports of allergies to lycopene. When used orally in supplement form, it can cause mild stomach upset for some people but is usually well tolerated.

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How to Make Communication Technology Work for Positive Social Change We live and work in the information age, an era of global knowledge sharing and social networking enabled by a variety of information, communication, and collaboration technologies (or ICCT). What do we do about it? The rescue of the Chilean coal miners is a fine example of how modern digital technology aided people from around the world to be informed, share practical wisdom, collaboratively problem-solve, and coordinate efforts to deploy innovative solutions. Disparate people from various countries and professions who become aware of the situation and were empathetic to the plight of the miners spontaneously organized themselves into a rescue enterprise. They formed a sociotechnical system that, for a period of time, transcended artificial social and national boundaries to save lives. Human ingenuity was unleashed for the benefit of others. Utilizing information and collaboration technology, a global dialogue was established so needed knowledge, skills, and resources were identified, located, and deployed. Further, because of the world-wide media coverage, significant attention has been drawn to a longstanding critical issues in the coal industry. The challenge now is to act to change working conditions for miners so the safety of their work environments is improved and their lives will not be jeopardized in the future. Like this rescue situation, contemporary organizations—for profit, nonprofit and governmental—can be understood as dynamic webs of communication, relationships, and interactivity enabled by digital technology. Being distributed entities comprised of people and technology, they are complex sociotechnical systems where professionals self-organize, communicate, build relationships, make decisions, conduct business, engage in activities, perform tasks, and serve customers without concern of distance or locale. The Internet, cell phones, laptops, Blackberries, and now iPads are creating workplace environments characterized by 24/7 connectivity and a continuous flow of information. Instant messaging, Twitter and Facebook enable social networking where ideas and work experiences are readily and routinely shared. Wikis allow company teams to generate new knowledge and dynamically collaborate even though members live on different continents and in different time zones. Adobe Connect and Cisco’s telepresence systems allow professionals to meet “person-to-person” in “real time” without physically traveling, thus, being more efficient and reducing an organization’s carbon footprint. While technology holds a promise of a more sustainable and globally networked future, it can also be a threat to such goals. People can become part of an “organizational machine” that never stops. Boundaries between work and personal time can be lost. This can affect the quality of work life and the health of individuals and communities. How can technology be deployed in organizations in a sustainable manner? How can it be utilized so it does not dehumanize workers and impoverish local communities and world societies? The initial step in answering these questions is to identify a set of principles to guide the design of organizational systems that utilize ICCT. A sociotechnical perspective, understanding people and technology as components of one system, can serve as a fine analytical lens. Foundational principles to this viewpoint are: - The workplace is a domain in which people actively participate in developing their own work environment. Emphasis is placed on utilizing the appropriate work processes and technology that enhance both workers’ performance and their job satisfaction. Attention is paid to the quality of the work experience. - The contemporary organization is a physical and virtual entity that weaves people and technology into an adaptive system while respecting the dignity, physical health, and psychological well-being of the worker. Promoting work-life balance is also a high priority. Technological applications seek to enhance organizational operations and the quality of the work environment. Rooted in users’ particular work styles and needs, they assist in establishing an empowering work environment that fosters ingenuity and builds a creative interdependence between, for example, co-workers or external organizational partners. - Society thoughtfully participates in the design and application of technology, understands its advantages and disadvantages, identifies harmful ramifications, and addresses negative aspects prior to deployment. In this manner, society proactively helps to ensure that organizational ICCT is deployed in a healthy manner. Such a human-centric and sustainable approach to technology applications can aid organizations to utilize ICCT for its highest purpose—the improvement of the human condition and the enhancement of the quality of all life. NOTE: This post was first published by the blog, Triple Pundit, on December 20, 2010.

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Recipe adapted from Chef Jeff Mann of Maggiano's Little Italy 1 teaspoon garlic, finely minced 3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs 1 1/4 lb. ground beef 1 1/2 tablespoons parsley, chopped 6 tablespoons parve, unflavored soy or rice milk 1-tablespoon olive oil 1 jar good quality marinara sauce or homemade marinara 1 lb. spaghetti Meatballs: Combine the garlic, breadcrumbs and salt. Mix beef, parsley, eggs and parve milk together with the breadcrumb mixture. Mix well by hand just until all the ingredients are evenly distributed. Form 16 evenly sized meatballs about 2 ounces each. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the meatballs and brown on all sides until cooked through. Preheat oven to 350. Finish cooking in oven for about 10 minutes. Sauce: In a saucepan, warm marinara and meatballs until the meatballs are heated through. Cook spaghetti al dente, according to the instructions on the box. Drain spaghetti well (do not rinse). Toss immediately in the heated marinara and place in warmed serving dish with meatballs on top. Spoon additional sauce over the meatballs. If serving on Friday night, the entire recipe can be prepared, placed in an oven proof casserole, and then held in a warmed oven - or placed on a warming tray before Shabbos begins, and covered with insulating towels or pads.

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This deviant's full pageview graph is unavailable. Last Visit: 14 weeks ago This is the place where you can personalize your profile! By moving, adding and personalizing widgets. You can drag and drop to rearrange. You can edit widgets to customize them. The bottom has widgets you can add! Some widgets you can only access when you get a premium membership. Some widgets have options that are only available when you get a premium membership. We've split the page into zones! Certain widgets can only be added to certain zones. "Why," you ask? Because we want profile pages to have freedom of customization, but also to have some consistency. This way, when anyone visits a deviant, they know they can always find the art in the top left, and personal info in the top right. Don't forget, restraints can bring out the creativity in you! Now go forth and astound us all with your devious profiles! Favorite visual artistCartoonsFavorite moviesThe Simpsons Movie, White Chicks, Bender's Big GameFavorite TV showsCartoons: Simpsons, Futurama, Regular Show, Adventure Time. Series: F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and The Office USAFavorite bands / musical artistsDemi Lovato, One Direction, Beatles, Nirvana, Iron Maiden.Favorite booksNarnia and Harry PotterFavorite writersJ.K. RowlingFavorite gamesPac-Man; Portal; Hey Ice King, Why do you steal our garbage?; Mortal KombatFavorite gaming platformSuper Mario World (Super Nintendo)Tools of the Trade..........Other InterestsRead , Swim and Write

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Welcome Comrades to the 25th Edition of the ConquerClub Dispatch! Well it's been 1 year since the newsletter started and 25 editions of the newsletter have been pumped out. It's been interesting watching the newsletter evolve as it has, we started with 5 or 6 people, and now we have more than 20 people and going stronger than ever before. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the newsletter in the past year and thanks to all who will contribute this year, the newsletter would not be where it is today without your commitment and dedication. Also i'd like to thank our readers, you are the reason we keep publishing the newsletter so thanks for your support over the past year. Tell all your friends to subscribe! Editor in Chief Welcome to the 25th edition of this newsletter and it is another jam packed edition for the mess hall. This fortnight we are providing you with have the latest hot topics with ARMY of GOD , an analysis of the assault odds calculator plugin by , more about the nuclear spoils feature by and some valentines day advice, CC style from . If that isn't enough, we also have an interview with everyones favourite off-topic poster , another tale from the elf and a story for all those who have suffered from bad dice by . Hope you enjoy it! Nagerous Hot Topics by ARMY of GOD Hot Topics: 1. Huzzah! The longest thread, thread is FINALLY the longest thread on Conquer Club! 2. Qwert is advertising for some advertising! 3. Hurry! Some people think "New Moon" is the best movie of 2009! 4. Congrats to myself for advertising the General Congratulations thread! 5. Talking about McGill University's social usergroup in the Newsletter was invented by Army of GOD on February 8th, 2010. Plug-ins and Addons: Assault Odds by Minister Masket So you've come round to the fact that you're not being cheated by the dice. Excellent. Now you want to get down to the business of winning all those games you joined. Unfortunately, the luck factor means you can't win every game, but there are things you can do to increase your chances. Take the " Assault Odds" calculator for example. Now before I start (and if you're interested), do open up the link at the bottom in a new tab or window, because - like the Dice Analyser - it's fairly visual based, so you'll understand the description better if you're looking at the thing. Done? Good. For starters, ignore everything but the top three rows. This is the "Quick Calculator" part, and it very handily calculates the odds of success against your opponent(s), as opposed to you doing a quick number-crunch in your head and then subsequentially wondering where it all went wrong. Take the example already there on the calculator. An attacking army of 5 against a defending one of 3 has a 64.2% chance of success. The calculator automatically saves your entries to save you typing them out again, and if you need more, you can click the "Add Calc" button just underneath to add more blank rows. You even get a grand total percentage of winning all the battles you add in. Now what is that comma doing seperating the 8 and the 4 in the second row? Well that's how you add armies from different territories to the calculation, and it works with defenders too. Below this we have the "Pathfinder" section. Whereas the QC works best for single battles, the Pathfinder calculates your odds of successfully attacking a sequence of territories in the same turn. So firstly you choose the territory you're attacking from from the dropdown menu, then add your army number in brackets. Then you choose the valid bordering territory and add it's defenders. This one step will calculate the odds anyway, and you can add your next moves in the rows below. When you're done, you'll be presented with a total percentage of your chance of winning the lot. Finally, at the bottom we have the "Statistics" part. This will use your calculation from the QC part to tell you how many of your attackers are likely to survive, both in "minimum" and "exactly" columns. Don't get too attached to this part though. They are just numbers after all, not real soldiers. And that's it. For tips and the option to download this, here's the link I really hope you clicked on when I told you to: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83451 A word of warning however. At the time of writing you can only use this if you are using either Firefox with Greasemonkey or Google Chrome. So if you use IE or another browser, you're buggered. Next time - Clickable Maps! Valentine's Day Advice CC Style by FoxMists Early last year a.sub started a thread in General Discussion to work on his pick up lines. (Don’t lie, we all know you were really just looking for tips!) I found this to be an interesting idea and delved into what I thought would be moderately amusing and at least give me a heads up for the real desperate sorts that need this sort of help. Well, I was wrong. I was so very wrong. It was not moderately amusing. It was bloody hilarious and as lame as a one legged rabbit (hey! Not that kind of leg, you pervert!). And you know, it’s that time of year! Valentine’s Day! So I now present to you some of the more memorable pickup lines I came across. ( This will also help you avoid certain… people… if you know what I mean) It turned out that some keywords (and names) were practically required usage. "Want to go back to my place and auto-assault?" AndyDufresne “Hi there, I'm KingHerpes Free.” Jpcloet (Honestly “freestyle” was probably the most common. So common that I couldn’t force myself to add them here… Seriously. Painful.) And then there were the creative sorts: “Map Edition Sweetie, I know you are wondering where our relation is headed, and I've had 8 Thoughts about it. I would like to enter your Forbidden City, but don't want to move too fast causing you to Duck and Cover. This may sound like Madness, but please let me Land, and Sea where it takes us. You have shown me a New World of romance, I used to always just Battle for a rack. We've already tried a manage a trois, so maybe we can Conquer 4 and listen to the Wales. And if you were my Spanish buddy, I would want to Rail you, ese. What? I've been too vulgar? Baby don't go! Okay, well I will CCU later...” sully800 (We are now taking donations for the “Hobbies 4 Sully” fund!) Some people were kinda cute with their lameness. This was much appreciated. “How would you like to travel world together? I was thinking maybe E2, S3 or A12, as they are all so beautiful this time of year.” Jpcloet “It'll be worth the 72 hour ban for the things I want to say and do to you.” GENERAL STONEHAM "Babe, I'm not like the other guys. I don't nuke all over myself." AndyDufresne “You're the rainbow in my spoils...” MrBenn “my cards arent the only things that are escalating right now ” a.sub And we can’t forget the ladies! Top two from the girls? “ whoops, sorry baby, was a slip of the finger on the button" clapper011 (We’re guessing she has heard this line before ) AND, “Hey big guy, if you're UP for it, come over here and show me how good you are at Escalating..” Robinette Well. You gotta love a girl that knows what she wants, huh? If y’all are into self-torture, are ridiculously bored, or just plain sadistic, jump over to the thread and share the wealth! Your lameness will be noted and appreciated by others just like you! A Newt's Tale by elfish_lad The Attack of the Clicky-Spiders A couple of months ago I wrote about wanting to expand my horizons from 1v1 Speed Crack (Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My!) to team games and game variants. Some call them mutants. The game variants even. It's been an interesting couple of months. Here is an example: I am 8 unique wins away from my first freestyle medal. Which doesn't sound that hard... except that I really, really suck at freestyle and haven't gotten the hang of clickies. At all. Cause I suck. Especially on my laptop. With the small screen. And the stupid mouse pad. And the adrenaline kicks in and then I attack a neutral by mistake after deploying my troops 450 kilometers from where I intended and then I fort 3 senior citizens to their Retirement Villa on an island on the other side of the world, well away from any possible danger. At least with clickies I suck really, really quickly. The Elf's First Date But there was another interesting development recently - I was invited to join a clan. Here is how I think that transpired: I was in a late night speed dubs game with some random dude (another aspect of expanding my horizons) and we were getting smoked. Badly. You know those games. Nothing goes right. Oh, you can blame the dice or whatever, but you just know, deep down, at the back of your primordial cortex, no matter what you do, the fates are against you and soon that big dinosaur is going to be using your femur as a tooth pick. Or your primordial spouse is going to bash your head in with that special pointy rock you found. Either way. End of story. But then The Elf is smacked with the inspiration stick. It doesn't usually work that way. Usually I'm in charge of the stupid stick. That night, even after my random partner was removed from the field of battle, we hammered the other team back and won. Thrilling. Seriously. Here was the other team's response to our come-from-behind victory: "fuuuu...dge" It was brief but heart felt I'm sure. Right on suckers! Coming out of that game I think my random partner from that night figured I was good. And handed my name over to a clan leader looking for a good player. Instead they got me. The guy with the stupid stick. But since I didn't have any other invites to the prom I said sure. I hope they don't think I'm a cheap lay! 'Cause I'm not cheap. Kindergarten Zombies Now, this is no reflection on my clan-mates. At all. There are some great players in our clan, including our leader, but I would not be surprised if, in my brief tenure with them, I have recorded only a couple of wins in clan games. But as our clan has been rebuilding and adding a number of mid-ranked players like me here is what I think was happening in our first few games together: we were all reliving the first week of Kindergarten. Your mom drops you off. Another woman with those breast things is there but she doesn't even remotely smell like your mom. You cry for 25 minutes. You realize suddenly that you have just peed your pants. You punch another little boy in the head who just peed himself and won't stop crying. You take a nap. Eat some paint. And as Post My-Parents-Are-Never-Coming-Back Syndrome sets in, you sit on the carpet with 22 other traumatized youngsters, as if you are bit players in a "Dawn of the CC Dead" movie. Moaning, gnawing and drooling ensue. Then you break for lunch. I figure our clan will get better. We just need to eat more finger paint together. Not An Intergalactic Kegger?!?! And all of this leads me to my closing observation: there really are no short-cuts here at CC to being a good clan, or a good team, or a well rounded gamer. Just a lot of games and a lot of working things out. This was brought home to be by a partner in a dubs tournament recently. I made some initial moves and my partner sent me a very helpful PM afterward. In the message he/she laid out some different strategies critiquing some of my early moves. Pretty helpful stuff and in hindsight I realized that I should have seen this myself. But more importantly it was his/her closing words that really struck me: Five. Percent. When I first got here I would have figured that was nothing. After being in The Pit for six months now? Five Percent? Man. That is the world. doing it this way could increase your win % on this map by 5%. Huh. Maybe, just maybe, someday The Elf will give up the stupid stick for good! ~sees the skeptical stares~ Well. An Elf and dream can't he?!?! That's it for me. Off to eat some more finger paint! E. More Nukes by stahrgazer About those nukes... I mean, Nuclear Spoils. As players investigate the option, some find the setting disturbingly luck based, some find it requires strategy, and others are still choosing to avoid them as though they're afraid of radioactive fallout. For example, the Conqueror's Cup inter-clan tournament is disallowing nuclear spoils, the same as freestyle and speed settings have been disallowed for previous Clan Ladders. Please do not be confused; the Cup is not part of the Clan Ladder, although there exists a potential that the games will count in the ladder. But back to Nuclear Spoils and a few more facts. With this setting, it becomes more apparent that random deals cards like it does the dice: sometimes a terr comes in batches. Whatever terrs are on the map are part of the entire pool, so it is possible for one terr to show up several times in a game, and even possible for the same terr to show up in several or all players' hands; the odds are the same for any card at any time in the game, although I have yet to hear of one player getting the same card twice in one hand. Another interesting point about Nuclear Spoils is that the in-game statistics reveal more than the log will tell you immediately upon blasting an opponent (or oneself) off the map. The log will merely indicate that a territory was nuked, but the stats display immediately shows the number of territories, now reduced by one because of the nuke. The log will not indicate the terr-count change until the player takes the next turn. There are those who believe this is unfair, or untrue to the intention of the stats, which were placed, prior to the Nuclear Spoils setting, with the intention of revealing no more than the log will indicate. Now, the log may be behind the stats for as much as a full round (if you have unfortunately had to nuke yourself); but eventually the log will catch up to the stats display, indicating that the player who had 12 terrs at the start of his previous turn has 11 terrs at the start of the current turn. Is a one-round (maximum) difference enough to make you wish to change something? If so, you can visit the Nuclear Spoils thread and make your point known. I, on the other hand, believe this to be not much different than the ability to read an "owned" terr being cashed in a fog game; because of the +2 extra deploy, the log reveals information the ?? leaves in..errrr...question: which terrs does an opponent own? While the stats will display the terrcount, the stats do not indicate which terrs, but that bonus recipient lets one say, "Aha! Now I know where you are!" Granted, in that instance, the information is immediate upon the cash but.. well.. the stats info on nuclear spoils is equally immediate upon the cash. The stats were not intended to reveal more than the log; fog setting was intended to make only the number of terrs readable by the log. In both instances, cashing a card can reveal a little more information than was originally intended. And? So? To Nuke or not to Nuke, that is the question. Only you can answer it, for yourself. Bon Bombarding! The Invasion by Deathcomesrippin For those of us who have suffered through bad dice, this one's for you.... The Invasion Day 7, Dakar Blue looked out over the shoreline. For the last two days, he had been camped here, with five other blues, awaiting instructions. Africa had been secured a few days ago, and the borders set. Across the stretch of ocean, an entire army of red sat at Sao Paulo, unaware of the plans of the warlords who ran the Great Blue War Machine. On day 5, Blue had been a part of the final push to move Green out of the African mainland completely, although word was they had secured Australia, which could prove to be a thorn in their side for the rest of this damned war. His commanding officer, Blue, had mentioned something to the effect of Flaming going on in some chat between Red and Green. Blue Command was looking to capitalize on this, and hoped to be able to place small amounts of reinforcements on Dakar until the time was right. Then, if all went according to plan, there would be a large influx of six, possibly SEVEN, reinforcements, and the true assault on the bastion of Red would begin. A squawk came over the loudspeakers set up over camp, informing all of the troops that it was time to change the watch. Blue looked one last time towards the ocean, wondering what was in store for him in the next few days. Day 10, Dakar: invasion of Sao Paulo The rumble of the motor came from all around him, causing Blue to think for a moment he was in some sort of living hell. The sides of the plane reverberated with rattling of the stores of ammo, foodstuffs, and other such items, creating a cacophony of clanging and banging. Blue Sergeant stood tall, and told the men about him that this moment would be the turning point, the first of many defeats for their enemies across the water, Red. All told, there were 14 blues on board, a frightening army considering Red's defences was a paltry 6. They were caught completely off guard by this assault. Whispers ran through the ranks of Red being led by a n00b general, a Cook maybe. Blue Command, of course, would never verify those rumours, but a refusal to answer was good enough for the troops. Blue gathered his gear. The final light went off, and the rear door of the plane opened. Below them, there was a field of green, the jungles of South America flowing past. Sao Paulo was lit up like a gigantic casino, flood lights crowding the air searching for the first signs of the enemy incursion. Then, all of a sudden (or so it seemed to Blue), the city was below them, and the order was given. Without another thought, Blue leapt clear of the plane, and freefell into his glory. Combat Results (14 v 6)- RED VICTORIOUS 4, 3, 3 - 6, 4- 2 Blue losses (The screams of the dying will be a sound Blue always remembers…..) 2, 1, 1 - 4, 4- 2 Blue losses (“Dear god, more of them….WHY WON’T THEY JUST DIE?”) 5, 3, 3 - 3, 3- 1 Blue loss, 1 Red loss (“Finally, the turning point. I hope this is where it ends...”) 1, 1, 1 - 6, 2- 2 Blue losses (“Blue’s dead, and Blue, and I saw Blue go down earlier….”) 6, 6, 5 - 6, 5- 1 Blue loss, 1 Red loss (“FALL BACK!!! FALL BACK TO THE BEACH!!!”) 5, 5, 2 - 6, 6- 2 Blue losses (“Blue and Blue were killed in the retreat, sir. Final casualties are still coming in.”) Blue was covered in blue gore. All about him, the bodies of his comrades, blues he had known for his entire life, were scattered like so many dice across a game board. The few left had been lead back to the shore, where they awaited the rescue ship. The fighting had been fierce, but even with overwhelming numbers, It was a lost cause. Out of the 14 who had travelled with Blue, he saw only three and himself. Red, on the other hand, now had an equal number, having only lost two. The first thought for Blue was frustration. The frustration of knowing you had lost, and also, that it might be a loss that you might not come back from. Blue Command was compromised, their troops for the front and borders spent of this assault. Already Green had been making overtures into Europe, and Red was crawling across North America. A bullet snapped sand into Blues' face, waking him out of his daydreaming. He raised his weapon and returned fire, the small sandbar he was by providing meagre cover. The other blues all had the same forlorn look on their faces, like dogs which had lost their masters. Blue hoped his didn't look like that, too. More bullets flew past, and Blue realized Red was making a push. This was it, his final moment. Blue prepared himself, shook the cobwebs out of his head, and tensed his legs for a spring over the sandbar. As he lifted himself up, a blue grabbed his shoulder and pointed out over the ocean. The rescue ship was approaching, slowly yet surely. Day 14, Nairobi Blue stood aside four other blues, the last of his men. Blue Command had given up long ago, and there was talk from the others about going rogue, or "neutral" as it was called by some. Blue didn't think less of them for this. After the epic failure of the invasion of Sao Paulo, Red followed through with an assault that pushed aside the meagre defences left in place at Dakar. Slowly, Red pushed further into Africa, taking Cape Town and Johannesburg, then Cairo. Now, only one area stood, Nairobi. The last word heard from the Blue General was "Red’s Foed". To the east, in Dubai, a sizable army of Green camped, awaiting orders from their enigmatic leader. To the west, the deadly west, a large force of Red sat at Cairo, looking on with a bit of pity on what was left of the once great Blue Empire. Blue looked back at his men, and at the approaching horde. End game. During the last couple weeks of 2009, collected nominations for the Best Tournament of 2009 . After examining the list, 10 tournaments were chosen for a final vote. The Top 3 winners were all very close in the voting, with each officially 1 vote apart. Each winner has received a Contest Medal. The Winning Tournaments: 1.- (14 votes) Tournament: 2008 College Basketball Season Tournament Organizer: flexmaster33 Nominator: denominator Keywords for nomination: Fun, keeping players involved. 2.- (13 votes) Tournament: Around the World in 80 Days Tournament Organizer: stahrgazer Nominator: Lindax Keywords for nomination: Different concept with unknown team mates. 3.- (12 votes) Tournament: Battle for Supremacy Tournament Organizer: barterer2002 Nominator: amazzony Keywords for nomination: Huge tournament and well run. Congratulations to the winners and everyone who hosted a tournament in 2009. Hopefully there will be many exciting ones during 2010. This issue features a pop-quiz that pulled on 5 tournament organizers along with some of the tournaments currently taking sign-ups. Enjoy! Tournament Pop-Quiz by amazzony They have had their battles in numerous tournaments; now I decided to test their skill in a quiz. We have 5 participants who agreed to be part of the friendly battle: Tournament Legend [OP], unique tournament titan Optimus Prime [Bart], excellent Tournament Director barterer2002 [Lx], top tournament organizers/winners Lindax [HA] and HighlanderAttack [Blitz]. Don't take the results too seriously, it's just a fun quiz where I asked everybody to answer honestly and not use help of forums/friends. If it was done, stays on their conscience and following data is also added just for statistics (which is also considered the biggest lie by some) and not for serious conclusions. What I know is that HA answered me 3 minutes after opening his message, OP Blitzaholic maximum 10 minutes after opening it, Lx took about 25 minutes to answer, Bart maximum 30 minutes and Blitz a bit under 4 hours. These are the questions that I asked and in the brackets is the amount of points received for correct answer(s). Who is the Head Tournament Director? How many different tournament tags are currently used? Name Top 3 of Multiple Tournament Winners! [max. 3 - 1 for each name] Name Top 3 of Most Tournament Games Created! [max. 3 - 1 for each name] Name Top 3 of Most Tournaments Completed! [max. 3 - 1 for each name] Name Top 3 of Most Tournament Games Played! [max. 3 - 1 for each name] What type of tournaments have been organised the most besides Standard? What is the date (month+year) when first 2 tournaments were completed? What is the date (month+year) when most tournaments were completed? What was the number of tournament completed? [2 - 1 for date, 1 for number of tournaments] Here are the correct answers which are taken from Tournament Hall of Fame [HoF], this topic and Blitz's Tourney LOVERS - most games. Maximum points that can be collected is 18. Night Strike 11 or 3 (as I formed the question badly then there can be 2 answers to this questions: either 11 tags from HoF or 3 tags for joining games: to/tot/game) Blitzaholic, HighlanderAttack, killmanic barterer2002, JoJo123, Optimus Prime barterer2002, HighlanderAttack, Blitzaholic HighlanderAttack, acores2005, amazzony Doubles March 2006 November 2009; 99 (December 2009 is also counted correct because it was mentioned in Issue 23 of the Newsletter that most likely December will beat all previous months). Now to the most interesting part - how did the participants answer! Optimus Prime [6 points] Code: Select all (1) Night Strike (2) 11 (3) Blitzaholic... JOHNNYROCKET24... Godd (4) Optimus Prime... amazzony... Gilligan (5) barterer2002... Blitzaholic... (6) Gilligan... Godd... vykingsfan64 (7) 1 vs 1 (8) June 2006 (9) April 2009... 79 HighlanderAttack [9 points] Code: Select all (1) Night Strike (2) I am not sure what this is asking so I will say 2 (3) Blitzaholic, HighlanderAttack and killimanic (4) Gilligan, Barterer, HighlanderAttack (5) HighlanderAttack, acores2005, Gilligan-not sure of third place (6) HighlanderAttack, acores2005, Gilligan-not sure of third place (7) Assassin (8) 12/2006 (9) 12/2009 Lindax [10 points] Code: Select all (1) Night Strike (2) Not sure I understand the question, but I'll say: 6 (3) Blitzaholic, HighlanderAttack, killmanic (4) Barterer2002, HighlanderAttack, Blitzaholic (5) Barterer2002, HighlanderAttack, Blitzaholic (6) HighlanderAttack, Blitzaholic, JOHNNYROCKET (7) Doubles/Team (8) December, 2006 (9) January, 2010, 75 tournaments barterer2002 [13 points] Code: Select all (1) Night Strike (2) 3 (game, to and tot) (3) Blitz, Killmanic, Highlanderattack (4) Bart, OP and HA (5) Bart OP and HA (6) HA, killmanic, and diminjarstef (7) doubles (8) October 06 (9) November 09 99 tournaments Blitzaholic [13 points] Code: Select all (1) Night Strike (2) Not sure, maybe 10? (3) Blitzaholic, Highlanderattack, Killmanic (4) If there was a recent update I would guess Optimus Prime, Amazzony, Barterer2002 (5) If there was a recent update I would guess Highlanderattack, Barterer2002, Blitzaholic (6) Highlanderattack, Acores2005, Amazzony (7) Not sure, I would guess doubles (8) Hmmm, maybe around May 2006 for both. (9) December 2008 and 78 completed, however, I would guess somewhere in 2009, maybe the Fall of 2009 this was broken due to an explosion of tourneys created So, here they are - results! All participants did well and I want to thank everybody so much for being my guinea pigs! Currently Taking Sign-ups by superkeener Currently Taking Sign-ups Here is a list of tournaments that still have open spots. Click on the link to sign up or to find more information on the tournament. Haiti Benefit Tournament viewtopic.php?f=90&t=106575 Coordinator: Industrial Helix This tournament aims to raise awareness for the earthquake disaster in Haiti. All games are played on the Haiti map with 8-players in each match. The 8 winners of the first round will battle for the tournament trophy. European Timeline Bracket viewtopic.php?f=90&t=107850 Coordinator: kawe85 A big Doubles tournament that that includes the maps of: Imperium Romanum, Europe 1914, and WWII Europe Darin’s 30th Tournament viewtopic.php?f=90&t=107706 Coordinator: Darin44 Darin is celebrating his 30th tournament with style - a tournament with 10 terminator games in each round on random maps. Only open to premium players. Indoor Athletics viewtopic.php?f=90&t=108132 Coordinator: Tupence Inspired by the Indoor Athletics International Match, this 125-player tournament is almost full, so go grab your spot now. The tournament will use a variety of maps. Only open to premium players. Horseshoes and Hand Grenades viewtopic.php?f=90&t=107936 Coordinator: YoursFalsey This tournament will focus on the new Nuclear Spoils, but players will be faced with 1v1 matches, Doubles, Terminator, and Assassin. This tournament has many open spots, and is only open to premium players. Family Game Night Tournament viewtopic.php?f=90&t=108780 Coordinator: ask me2 A tournament that stays true to the theme of its name. Maps featured are: Chinese Checkers, Conquer Four, Conquer Man, and Crossword. Circus Maximus Royal Rumble viewtopic.php?f=90&t=107549 Coordinator: kuma32478 Based on the WWE Royal Rumble, this tournament will feature 3-player terminator games on the Circus Maximus map. Doodle Earth Tourny viewtopic.php?f=90&t=108096 Coordinator: iamkoolerthanu This 64-player tournament on Doodle Earth will consist of 4-player games with the winner advancing to the next round. It’s filling up fast, so go and claim your spot now. During the last two weeks there has been much activity in the Foundry, the Germany revamp competition has just ended, but there's already a new competition running. The melting pot seems more active than ever and the first maps begin to advance through the new process. Talking about the process, in this issue, the second part of the Foundry special about the gameplay workshop. Then, we travel again through the History to discover the "hidden story" behind one of the maps on Conquer Club. Finally, as always, the maps currently in development. Vancouver Competition The Winter Olympics come every four years and are a showcase of athleticism. They bring out the best in athletes striving for a bit of gold. In just a few short days, the torch will arrive in Vancouver and the games will begin. From Cyprus mountain to the Pacific Coliseum, the Olympics will also showcase the best of Vancouver, a fine city, worthy of hosting such an event. In order to celebrate this event, the CC foundry is having an contest of its own. Recently, the Vancouver map was put into live play, but now it is having a bit of a revamp. While the original map is a beautiful piece of artwork, the boys in blue thought that it should be spiced up for the games. A contest is being held where mapmakers can take the original Vancouver map, and make it Olympic themed. The winning map will temporarily replace the current Vancouver map in order to coincide with the 2010 Winter Olympics. You can find more information about the contest here. You can find info about the Olympics here. Foundry Twitter feed Are you always seeking the latest news about the foundry? Don't you want to miss anything foundry related? Don't worry the solution is within reach. Start following the Foundry Twitter feed and you will get the scoop on up and coming maps! http://twitter.com/CCFoundry Beta Maps Fractured America by isaiah40 is available for Beta testing. Atlantis by NemesisChild and Premier2k is waiting to be uploaded. Quenched Maps Our dear chief editor has got his first quenched map. , due to its superb gameplay, is already one of the most popular maps on Conquer Club. WWII Poland After a few small tweaks, the map is now perfect. Congratulations to samuelc812 After a long and careful examination, the was quenched. Third Crusade Map The last update was well received by the community and the new bonuses seem well balanced. With already more than 3000 finished games, the map was finally moved into the viewing gallery. Congratulations to Kabanellas and AndrewB Foundry Special - The Gameplay Workshop by natty_dread Introduction In my last article, I went through the Melting Pot forum where maps are born. In this article we will be focusing on the next step of a map's journey from idea to live play, which is the Gameplay Workshop. Gameplay is probably the most important aspect of a map. A map with balanced and interesting gameplay, even if it is not so interesting graphically, can be a success. But a map with stunning graphics and inferior gameplay will probably be a lot less popular. Of course, the Foundry tries to focus on both aspects of every map. How to start When a map moves from the Melting pot into the Gameplay Workshop, the real development of the map begins. In this phase, most maps already have a clear idea of the direction of development the map is going to take, and a version of the map with all major gameplay features included: territories, bonus areas, legend... In the Gameplay workshop, the whole structure of the map may change several times. This is where the details are honed into perfection. For a beginner mapmaker, the concept may seem frustrating, but it is a necessary part of the Foundry process. First things to consider when designing gameplay for a map are: the number of territories, bonus values, size and amount of bonus areas... which all amount to one thing really: balanced gameplay. Balancing gameplay Balanced gameplay means that games should not be decided by the drop. For example, if you have 48 territories on a map and play a 4 player game, the first one to play his turn will have a clear advantage, as everyone starts with 12 territories, and the first to go can knock one or more players below the limit. But there is more to balancing the gameplay than just deciding the amount of territories on a map. The bonus values need to be considered, and for this several bonus calculators have been developed. Of course the bonus calculator does not give you the absolute truth, and common sense should be used. But it gives the mapmaker an idea where to start. The structure of the map also needs to be considered. Too many bottlenecks for example are not good, but neither is a too open playing field. What can I do to help When it comes to leaving feedback to maps in the Gameplay workshop, mapmakers of course appreciate when you keep your comments to the gameplay side, and ignore the graphics for now. It is not exactly wrong to give comments on the graphics, but gameplay feedback will surely be a lot more appreciated at this point. When giving feedback, think of the map as it would already be in live play. Try to imagine how the gameplay would work on the current version of the map. If you can see any flaws, the mapmaker will surely appreciate you pointing them out, as long as it is done in a polite manner. Iancanton, a moderator in charge of the Gameplay Workshop, has the following to say about leaving gameplay feedback: iancanton wrote: All foundrygoers will have noticed that the main foundry has been split into two workshops: gameplay and graphics. There hasn't been much change of policy, since most maps needed to have the gameplay approved already before the graphics evaluations took place. The split simply makes clearer the current focus of the map: if a map's in the gameplay workshop, then comments on gameplay are most helpful. What's good gameplay feedback? If you're unsure, then have a look first at the guide to giving feedback that's in the tutorials and guides section of the foundry. Early feedback is welcomed by every mapmaker, to prevent him from wasting his time developing something along the wrong lines. If something is wrong with the gameplay, then try to be helpful by suggesting a solution, if you can. The earlier this type of comment comes, the better! gameplayfeedback wrote:i live in ruritania. there are no mountains in the western part of the map gameplayfeedback wrote:48 regions is a bad number for 4-player games. can u merge this and that? gameplayfeedback wrote:let the ship bombard all of the ports, which are too powerful gameplayfeedback wrote:make the auto-deploys start neutral gameplayfeedback wrote:the bonuses are unbalanced. there are too many small bonus zones in the north Not so useful in the gameplay workshop are comments on things that don't relate so much to gameplay. It might sound obvious, but graphics adjustments are best made in the graphics workshop, after the mapmaker knows that the gameplay won't be changing much. Graphics ideas are still welcome, but be aware that the mapmaker may choose to do difficult or substantial graphics changes after he has the gameplay stamp, so that he doesn't have to redraw a fantastic work of art several times just because of gameplay fixes. notgameplay wrote:the borders are pixellated notgameplay wrote:try using a font which looks more medieval notgameplay wrote:put the legend in a wooden frame Now, with all this, you should have a pretty good idea how to help mapmakers who are working on the gameplay of their map. I'd like to urge every one of my readers to visit the Gameplay Workshop, and browse the map threads. See maps that you like? See maps that you don't like? Give them feedback! The Foundry needs your help to produce more quality maps for you to play! That's it for this issue. Stay tuned for the next episode, the Graphics Workshop. History 101 - Route 66 by dolomite13 Route 66 - by oaktown Welcome to Route 66, America's Main Street. This fun map by veteran mapmaker oaktown utilizes an alternate bonus structure of 1 army for every 2 territories held as well as the ability to score a victory by holding the eleven cities along Route 66, from L.A. to Chicago. The visual style of the map takes you back in time to the golden days of Route 66 and makes you feel like your sitting at a diner along that famous road. Be sure to check out this map and get your kicks on Route 66. ROUTE 66 - ROLLING STONES LYRICS wrote:e Well if you ever plan to motor west Just take my way that's the highway that's the best Get your kicks on Route 66 U.S. Route 66 (also known as the Will Rogers Highway, and as "Main Street of America" or the "Mother Road") was one of the original U.S. highways, Route 66, US Highway 66, was established on November 11, 1926. The famous highway originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles, encompassing a total of 2,448 miles. It was recognized in popular culture by both a hit song (written by Bobby Troup and performed by the Nat King Cole Trio and The Rolling Stones, among others) and the Route 66 television show in the 1960s. More recently, the 2006 Disney/Pixar film Cars featured U.S. 66. Route 66 underwent many improvements and realignments over its lifetime, changing its path and overall length. Many of the realignments gave travelers faster or safer routes, or detoured around city congestion. One realignment moved the western endpoint farther west from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. US 66 was officially removed from the United States Highway System on June 27, 1985 after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and had been replaced by the Interstate Highway System. Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, and Arizona have been designated a National Scenic Byway of the name "Historic Route 66". It has begun to return to maps in this form. Some portions of the road in southern California have been re-designated "State Route 66", and others bear "Historic Route 66" signs and relevant historic information. Over the years, U.S. Route 66 received many nicknames. Right after Route 66 was commissioned, it was known as "The Great Diagonal Way" because the Chicago-to-Oklahoma City stretch ran northeast to southwest. Later, Route 66 was advertised by the U.S. Highway 66 Association as "The Main Street of America". The title had also been claimed by supporters of U.S. Route 40, but the Route 66 group was more successful. In the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath, the highway is called "The Mother Road", its prevailing title today. Lastly, Route 66 was unofficially named "The Will Rogers Highway" by the U.S. Highway 66 Association in 1952, although a sign along the road with that name appeared in the John Ford film, The Grapes of Wrath, which was released in 1940, twelve years before the association gave the road that name. A plaque dedicating the highway to Will Rogers is still located in Santa Monica, California. Map of Route Route 66 overlaid on Google Maps Route 66 Museum in Clinton, Oklahoma The Birth and Death of Route 66 In 1857, Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a Naval officer in the service of the U.S. Army Topographical Corps, was ordered by the War Department to build a government-funded wagon road across the 35th Parallel. This road became part of U.S. Route 66. Officially, the numerical designation 66 was assigned to the Chicago-to-Los Angeles route in the summer of 1926. With that designation came its acknowledgment as one of the nation's principal east–west arteries. From the outset, public road planners intended U.S. 66 to connect the main streets of rural and urban communities along its course for the most practical of reasons: most small towns had no prior access to a major national thoroughfare. Wigwam motel #6 in Holbrook, AZ. Championed by Tulsa, Oklahoma businessman Cyrus Avery when the first talks about a national highway system began, US 66 was first signed into law in 1927 as one of the original U.S. Highways, although it was not completely paved until 1938. Avery was adamant that the highway have a round number and had proposed number 60 to identify it. A controversy erupted over the number 60. Ultimately Avery settled on "66" (which was unassigned) because he thought the double-digit number would be easy to remember as well as pleasant to say and hear. After the new federal highway system was officially created, Avery called for the establishment of the U.S. Highway 66 Association to promote the complete paving of the highway from end to end and to promote travel down the highway. Traffic grew on the highway because of the geography through which it passed. Much of the highway was essentially flat and this made the highway a popular truck route. The route passed through numerous small towns, and with the growing traffic on the highway, helped create the rise of mom-and-pop businesses, such as service stations, restaurants, and motor courts, all readily accessible to passing motorists. Due to the efforts of the US Highway 66 Association, Route 66 became the first highway to be completely paved in 1938. Several places were dangerous: more than one part of the highway was nicknamed "Bloody 66" and gradually work was done to realign these segments to remove dangerous curves. However, one section just outside Oatman, Arizona was fraught with hairpin turns and was the steepest along the entire route remained as part of Route 66 until 1953. Despite such hazards in some areas, Route 66 continued to be a popular route. During World War II, Route 66, already popular and fully paved, became one of the main routes and also served for moving military equipment. Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri was located near the highway. During its nearly 60-year existence, Route 66 was under constant change. As highway engineering became more sophisticated, engineers constantly sought more direct routes between cities and towns. Increased traffic led to a number of major and minor realignments of US 66 through the years, particularly in the years immediately following World War II when Illinois began widening US 66 to four lanes through virtually the entire state from Chicago to the Mississippi River just east of St. Louis, Missouri, and included bypasses around virtually all of the towns. By the early-to-mid 1950s, Missouri also upgraded its sections of US 66 to four lanes complete with bypasses. Most of the newer four-lane 66 paving in both states was upgraded to freeway status in later years. In 1953, the first major bypassing of US 66 occurred in Oklahoma with the opening of the Turner Turnpike between Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The new 88-mile toll road paralleled US 66 for its entire length and bypassed each of the towns along 66. In some cases the new interstate highway not only paralleled the old Route 66, it actually incorporated much of it. In New Mexico, as in most other states, rural sections of I-40 were to be constructed first with bypasses around cities to come later. However, some business and civic leaders in cities along US 66 were completely opposed to bypassing fearing loss of business and tax revenues. In 1963, the New Mexico Legislature enacted legislation that banned the construction of interstate bypasses around cities by local request. This legislation was short-lived, however, due to pressures from Washington and threat of loss of federal highway funds so it was rescinded by 1965. Originally, highway officials planned for the last section of US 66 to be bypassed by interstates in Texas, but as was the case in many places, lawsuits held up construction of the new interstates. The state of Missouri officially requesting the designation "Interstate 66" for the St. Louis to Oklahoma City section of the route, but it was denied. In 1984, Arizona also saw its final stretch of highway decommissioned with the completion of Interstate 40 just north of Williams, Arizona. Finally, with desertification of the highway by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials the following year, U.S. Route 66 officially ceased to exist. Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In Life After Death Some states have kept the 66 designation for parts of the highway, albeit as state roads. In Missouri, Routes 366, 266, and 66 are all original sections of the highway. State Highway 66 in Oklahoma remains as the alternate "free" route near its turnpikes. "Historic Route 66" runs for a significant distance in and near Flagstaff, Arizona. A surface street stretch between San Bernardino and La Verne to the east of Los Angeles retains its number as State Route 66. The First Route 66 associations were founded in Arizona in 1987 and Missouri in 1989. Other groups in the other Route 66 states soon followed. In 1990, the state of Missouri declared Route 66 in that state a "State Historic Route". The first "Historic Route 66" marker in Missouri was erected on Kearney Street at Glenstone Avenue in Springfield, Missouri. Other historic markers now line the entire 2,400 mile length of road. Many preservation groups have also tried to save and even tried to landmark the old motels and neon signs along the road in different states. In 1999 the National Route 66 Preservation Bill was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, which provided for $10 mln in matching fund grants for preserving and restoring the historic features along the route. In 2008, The World Monuments Fund added Route 66 to its World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered Sites. Sites along the route, such as gas stations, motels, cafes, trading posts, and drive-in movie theaters are threatened by development in urban areas, and by abandonment and decay in rural areas. As the popularity and mythical stature of Route 66 has continued to grow, demands have begun to mount to improve signage, return Route 66 to road atlases and revive its status as a continuous routing. Along these lines Route 66 has been established as a National Scenic Byway in Illinois, Arizona and New Mexico with National Scenic Byway status pending in Oklahoma and Missouri as of 2007. More Information Wikipedia.org Route 66 Video 4 Minute Tour of Route 66 Maps in Development To see the full sized preview of the following maps just click on the title of the map, to visit the map development thread Melting Pot Recently Design Brief Submissions: Gameplay Workshop Research & Conquer Mapmakers: OliverFA Maybe the most innovative map currently in development. The map premise revolves about adding the Research concept to "normal" CC gameplay. Some initial discussion about the gameplay, but for now is a rather quiet thread. Macedonia Mapmaker: n.n. Description: 42 regions and a standard gameplay for this representation of the small Republic of Macedonia. First Nations of South America Mapmaker: Tisha Description: After the great success of First Nations of North America, tisha is back with the same graphics to represent the southern part of Americas. The discussion is about the regions number. Graphics Workshop Flanders 1302 Mapmaker: DubWarrior Description: Set in the year 1302, when an army of Flemish peasants defeated the knights of the french army, this map has a standard gameplay and a nice graphics. Few nitpicks for the legend and the signature and the map is ready for the Final Forge CRICKET: Silly Mid On Mapmaker: cairnswk Description: A map about cricket, the first map about a sport which is going through the foundry. Recently stamped for gameplay, there's still some discussion about it. German/Italian Unification Mapmaker: Industrial Helix Description: Two maps about the wars of unification that took place int the last half of the 19th century and saw the rise of the united kingdoms of Italy and Germany. Working on mountains Final Forge Monsters! Mapmaker: dolomite13 Description: As a honored wizard you have volunteered to explore the Caverns of Power and retrieve the Powerstones. Recently stamped for graphics. Xml not yet checked. Japan Mapmaker: RedBaron0 Description: Modern Japan with an ancient graphics styleand a standard gameplay. A nice addition for ConquerClub, when quenched. It looks ready. Germany Revamp Mapmaker: WidowMakers Description: The winner map of the germany revamp competition is now in the final forge. The old Germany map with a new look. Power Rankings: Top 10 Clans by Georgerx7di (TSM) Top Clans on CC By Georgerx7di (TSM) In lieu of the up coming Conqueror’s Cup and the controversy over the ladders, I have decided to do a opinion piece on the top clans on CC and personally rank them. As I write about clan wars, I find myself spending more and more time in the “completed challenges” forum, where I have learned a good deal about our clans. In preparing my rankings, I found that the first two spots were easy to fill based on available information. Spots 3-7 seemed to meld together at first and so I had to add more criteria to help me order them. Spots 8-10 were the hardest to fill, there were at least two or three clans that I had to leave off, who perhaps should have made it. So here are the criteria I used to decide who the best clans on CC are: 1. Clan war record. This gives a good indication of how good a clan has been over the life of the clan. 2. Current CLA Season 2 record for the league. This is a good indicator of how good a clan is at the moment, albeit not a perfect indicator. Most of my top 10 list was derived from these two factors and from my own experiences playing these clans. 3. Who the clans won or lost to in clan challenges. 4. Input from experienced clan players. This is important because there are things that I will not have gotten around to looking at, for example people leaving or joining a clan. 5. Win percentage in clan wars. This becomes important when you have two clans who seem very equal. AOD for example lost a clan war to IA by a score of 11-9, that is a lot different then loosing 16-4 and so should not count so strongly against them. Now without further ado, here is (in my opinion) the top ten clans on CC. Top 10 Clans on CC: 1. THOTA THOTA has a 7-0 record in clan wars, by far the best of anyone. Three of their wins were against top ranked opponents. 32-28 over LOW, 53-47 over Imperial Dragoons and 41-19 over Generation 1. The rest are lesser known clans, but its worth noting that their victory over Death by committee was by a score of 35-5. THOTA is also the champion in the first season of the CLA League. 2. TSM The Spanking Monkeys have a 3-0 record, all against top clans. They have defeated The Legion 25-15, Immortal Assassins 22-18 and LOW 34-26. LOW has kind of been the gateway to the top spots, if one could defeat them, then that clan would be ranked in the top 2 or 3 spots. All three of these have been traditionally considered top 10 clans, although The Legion has lost some good players very recently and will not make this top 10 list. The Spanking Monkeys are also leading division 1B in CLA Season 2 at the time of printing. 3. The Odd Fellows Union TOFU has a 3-0 record over some very good clans. They have defeated The Imperial Dragoons 24-16 and Generation 1 25-15. Their third win came over Mythology by a margin of 30-10. I was hesitant to place TOFU so high on the list however because of the fact that they were placed in Division 2 in CLA League. However they have absolutely dominated division 2A (winning 83% of their games!), in a division that includes O&H, EE, and Divine Domination (more on DD below). 4. Immortal Assassins The Immortal Assassins have a 3-1 record in clan wars, including defeats over AOD and BPB. Their only loss is to TSM (above). IA is also in second place in division 1A in this season’s CLA League, ahead of THOTA who is in third place and behind KORT. 5. Legends of War Their 5 wins are pretty impressive. They won a 36-24 match over Empire (ranked 6th on this list) and a 16-8 win over The Untouchables, who would have been considered for the top 10 if the clan were still in existence. LOW also defeated G1 28-12, and crushed PE 25-5. LOW had a record of 5-2 up till recently. Their only losses had come at the hands of the top 2 clans on this list; THOTA 32-28 and TSM 34-26 and are in second place in division 1B, only a half game behind TSM. With all this they might have been 3rd or 4th out of the top 10, however they were recently defeated, and quite soundly, by O&H (see issue 24 of The CC dispatch). With this 3rd loss, many no longer consider LOW to be at the very top. However, as their defeat of Empire, and their cla performance shows, LOW is still a clan to be taken seriously and that is why they earned my number 5 spot. 6. Empire Empire has an impressive 7-1 record including wins over The Legion, The Imperial Dragoons, Nemesis, BSS and a somewhat underrated Agents of Chaos. Empire blasted Nemesis 41-23 handing them their first loss. There are a few other blowout wins, AOC 38-22, The Worlds of the Wort 15-5, however other wins were not so impressive. Empire defeated Black Sheep Squadron 21-19 and The Legion by an even smaller margin 16-15. None the less, had it not been for their loss to LOW, Empire might be ranked in the top 3. Empire has also not been that impressive in CLA League, they currently have a 34-35 record and are 4th place in division 1A. Not an embarrassment by any means, considering that the clan above them in 3rd place is THOTA. Divisions 1A and 1B are filled with most of the best clans on CC, however to be ranked in the top 5 a clan has to be able to shine against this top competition. Empire gets 6th place for me. 7. Knights of the Round Table The Knights of the Round Table seemed to be an all-star team in the making. They recruited many top players and were expected to take the clan world by storm (much in the way that TOFU has). They are leading division 1A, an impressive feat, above IA, THOTA and Empire, however their clan wars have not been as impressive. KORT has a record of 1-0-1. Their first clan war ended in a 15-15 tie against Generation 1, a 3-5-1 clan with most of its losses coming to top clans. KORT came back to win their next clan war over The Brethren of the Fat Mermaid, (see issue 23 of The CC Dispatch) with a score that is currently listed at 38-17 with 5 games still not recorded. The Brethren are a good clan, with players like BoganGod and Draq, however with an 0-3 record it is hard to gauge the value of KORT’s victory over them. For these reasons KORT gets 7th place. Cla aside, they still have not proven themselves to be top 5 quality. 8. Nemesis After jotting down my top 7 clans, it became more difficult to decide who would get the last three spots. So I made a spreadsheet with a few columns. I put a check in one column for every clan that had a winning record in clan wars. Next I put a check next to every clan that had a winning record in CLA. One thing jumped out at me. There were only two clans who were not already on my top 10 list, who had both winning clan records and winning records in the current season of CLA. One was Nemesis, the other was Agents of Chaos (more on them below). Nemesis has a 3-1 record with wins over Mythology, Imperial Britain and Left4Dead; their only loss coming to Empire (above). They also have a 36-28 record in CLA League, good for 4th place in division 1B. 9. Angels of Death Angels of Death (formerly LOD) has an 9-4 record. Their 9 wins are all over mid-level clans, The Brethren or Mythology perhaps being the best of the bunch. Their losses however are mostly to good clans. They were beaten handily 37-23 by The Imperial Dragoons, however their other losses were all nail biters. They lost 23-22 against G1 and 11-9 against IA! Not a bad showing. Their other loss was a 5-4 loss to Freemium Forces in a 9 game clan war which probably should not count. AOD clearly deserves a spot in the top 10 with this record. However their CLA League performance has been less than stellar, 31-33 in division 1A. For this reason, and the absence of any victories over top ranked clans, AOD gets a 9th place rank from me. 10. Imperial Dragoons This was the toughest clan to place on this list. The Imperial Dragoons have a 3-3 record, the only clan on this list that isn't over .500. Surely I couldn’t put ID above Empire (6-1) who defeated ID. Perhaps I could have put them above AOD, who ID had defeated. ID’s losses were all to top clans, THOTA, TOFU and Empire. Their wins were over AOD, Skyforce and a 13 game win over Murder Inc. Overall not bad, and they beat AOD by a margin of 37-23. They also lost to THOTA 53-47, a pretty good showing. However to be considered a top clan one has to win. It’s hard to put a 3-3 clan above a 9-4 clan. Also, ID has a 32-37 record in CLA division 1A, good for 5th place in that division. This tells me that perhaps ID is not as good as they have been in the past. However should they win their current challenge against IA (it's tied at 15-15), I would have to bump them up a couple of spots on the list, perhaps even above KORT. Honorable Mentions: BPB The Bullet Proof Bandits have had an impressive showing in the CLA League, currently 39-25 and in 3rd place in division 1B. On the other hand, their clan war record is a pedestrian 1-1. They have a win over BSS, nothing to sneeze at, but only by a margin of 21-19. Their loss came at the hands of IA, a clan that I think very highly of. In the end two clan challenges just weren't enough to put them above AOD or ID. O&H The Outlaws and Highwaymen officially show a record of 2-2, however their two most recent victories have not been recorded. They will be at 4-2 when their two clan wars finish, including an impressive win over LOW (see issue 24). On the other hand their CLA League performance is a poultry 16-24 in division 2B. Another problem is their two losses. They lost to BSS (a good clan, but not in my top 10) and Divine Domination, a clan playing in their first clan war. O&H would have to be ranked around 11 or 12 at the moment for me. On the other hand, should they win their next clan war against G1 (they currently lead 5-4), this could solidify them as a top 10 contender. AOC I actually consulted some experts on this one. My final two spots had come down to AOD, ID, BPB, O&H, and AOC, and I was seriously considering putting Agents of Chaos in the 9 or 10 spot on the list. They have a 3-1-1 record and are leading their division in CLA League. So why didn’t they make the top 10. For one thing, their three wins all came against very low ranked clans. They had a tie against Mythology, not bad, but Mythology didn’t make the top 10 either. The only top clan that they played was Empire, and they lost that war 38-22. Finally, although they are crushing their division in CLA League (27-13), it is division 2B. For AOC to move up to the top 10, they have to beat a top clan and/or win in division 1 CLA. So although they are a good clan, they still have not proven themselves to be at the very to of CC clan competition. A win against an AOD or Nemesis is probably what it would take to vault them up to the top 10. Rising Star Divine Domination I will end with an up and coming clan to watch for in the future. Divine domination has completed 1 clan war, defeating O&H by a score of 33-27, not bad for a clan’s first challenge. Don’t forget that O&H is the clan that just defeated LOW by a good margin. DD is also in second place in division 2A, with a loosing record albeit (19-21), but every clan in that division has a losing record. TOFU is rolling 2A with an 83% win percentage. However, to be in second place behind TOFU is not a bad spot for a new clan, and they are just a few games shy of being over .500. I suspect that this will be a clan to keep an eye on. Final comments It’s unlikely that anyone will agree on the exact ranking of every clan. Some will place more value on players they know in the clan, or how they think the clan will perform in the future. I went with a system that weighed more on the past and more on winning and loosing clan wars because I felt that one cannot guess how a clan will do in the future. A record on the other hand is something that a clan has proven. And after all, winning clan wars is what we all strive for, not winning percentage. I personally would much rather my clan win 3 wars 21-19 then win 1 war 34-16 and loose 2 wars 19-21. So this is how I graded clans, how many wars did they win and how many they lost. As Bill Belichick, coach of the New England Patriots once said, “Stats are for losers, final scores are for winners”. Conqueror's Cup by laughingcavalier (AoD) COME SHOW WHAT YOUR CLAN IS REALLY MADE OF!! demanded Chuuuuck as he launched the first annual Conqueror's Cup, and within hours he had been joined by CC’s finest, keen to take part in the first knockout inter-clan competition. The contest is on an epic scale with 19 clans competing in a bracket competition. Each contest will constitute a clan war in itself, with 48 games played between clans in the early rounds, and 68 games in each semi and the finals – not to mention games to be played in pre-season qualifiers. Adding all that up, you see the size of Chuuuuck’s vision, and what has got so many clans excited. If all goes to plan, by December over 800 games will have been played. The winners might enjoy a similar status to those who take home the much-coveted title of winner of the only comparable competition, the Clan League. Chuuuuck wrote:One thing is constant in the clan forums, people are arguing over the rankings, who is better than who, and how "Clan A" hasn't really played anyone. Everyone seems to agree that the bigger clan wars that most clans participate in are a good way of judging who is better. So I decided a bracket style tournament where clans don't get to choose who they play, and they play each other in larger clans wars might be the best way to settle "who is the best". Chuuuuck’s own Empire were the first clan in, soon joined by all but a handful of the top clans. The Cup thread quickly made its’ way to the top of the clan forum, as CC heavyweights, notably Incandenza and Foxglove, helped out with planning, and others (you know who you are) began the all-important trash talk. Chuuuuck appreciates the enthusiasm and the help he has received from those in his own clan and beyond, especially TheSpaceCowboy who came up with the name the "Conqueror's Cup" and will be helping with the admin once the tourney gets going. Seeding was decided by vote. Clan leaders ranked the participants, with the results counted together to give each clan their position in the draw. THOTA sit at the top, followed by TOFU, Empire and Immortal Assassins. There were enough surprises to launch a heated debate on where each clan will finish ( Conqueror's Cup Predictions), but all agree they will prove their case where it counts, on the field of battle. Chuuuuck himself is quietly confident about the strengths of his own clan: Chuuuuck wrote:Obviously, I am biased. I think some players feel we are over-rated, but I feel Empire has gotten a lot better over the past year and I personally believe we are under-rated. I feel we will make a strong showing and at least make it to the semi-finals. The first round offers some great match-ups. Legends of War are looking to avenge their recent defeat at the hands of the Outlaws and Highwaymen, while Knights of the Round Table and Generation 1 will play it out for a win after their draw last time up. The pre-season qualifiers kick off on February 17th, as the lower ranked teams duke it out to make the first round proper which is scheduled to start in March. We will be covering the games here. A final comment from the tourney organiser: Chuuuuck wrote: A very big thanks to for everything they do for the clan scene, and a big thanks to the clan community as a whole. Their participation and excitement is what makes this tournament truly exciting. show: Interrogation of pimpdave Q. Hey there Pimpdave A. Hey, thanks for doing this, nagerous. You're one of the coolest people here. Also, thanks for all the work you newsletter folks do. It's a real testament to the strength of the community we've all come to value that this thing happens. Q. What's your favourite colour? A. Green Q. Is your first name Dave or Pimp? A. It is actually neither. My first name is Dr. Octavious Pimpdave McAwesomeFace Q. What does Dave think about you pimping him? A. He actually thinks I've done a really good job. Q. What is the best book you have ever read, and why? A. Catch-22. It breaks my heart and fills it back up. Human nature on parade. Q. Did you manage to get Sergei hooked up? A. Fortunately for you, I'm pretty sure Sergei is still single, so you should drop him a line. I'll tell him you are in love with him for you. Because I'm a good friend like that. You can call him at 867-5309. He'd love to hear from you. Q. How many accounts have you had on Conquer Club? A. Current estimates place the number over 9000. Q. By what was your tenure at McGill University marked? A. Inventions, primarily. Q. Why is it the most powerful Uni ever? A. Because power was invented there in 1863. Q.When did McGill University invent you? A. Immediately after inventing the concept of being completely awesome which then was transmuted to me because it had to manifest as something. Q. What is your favourite song? You can tell a suprising amount about a person with just that one question! A. Well, if that's the case, you'll have to let me throw down like, 5, if you're going to read into it so much. That sort of thing changes often, but I can list 5 songs that have resonated with me over the years and that I can sing along to flawlessly. Let Down- Radiohead Big Time- Peter Gabriel Eulogy- tool Geek U.S.A.- Smashing Pumpkins The First Time- U2 Q. What year(s) did you attend McGill? A. Yes Q. In what faculty? A. Executive Vice President of Determining Inventions Q. How many babes did you make while there? A. What does make "babes mean"? Is that illegal? How did you hear about that? I mean, I'm not at liberty to discuss any top secret synthetic babe manufacturing that may or may not have been invented at McGill University during my tenure. Q. Is Canadian beer as good as they say it is? A. It's okay. Q. Who invented hockey? A. Some dudes on Long Island. SUCKERS. Q. Did you know that everything was invented at McGill University, including McGill University? A. Except for hockey and football, you jackasses, yes. Q. Do you think the space-time continuum would be torn asunder because everything was invented at McGill University? A. No, why would it be? Q. Where's Waldo? A. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sll=5 ... 0000000024 Q. You're a GH member now, so I must ask: do you feel lucky punk? A. Not in general. Q. Do you have any diseases or physical traits that hinder you in any way? A. Yes, I suffer from the condition known as "the much too sexy". This presents many beautiful women hindering my path with their pleas for my attention. Q. What are your favorite parts of your body and personality? What are your least favorites? A. All of them. Q. If you HAD to commit suicide, how would you do it? A. If I HAD to commit suicide, it would be because I am a spy who has been captured, so I'd pop a cyanide pill to prevent my breaking under interrogation (everybody breaks). Q. Do you have any deeply disturbing memories? A. Everyone does. Q. What is the purpose/meaning of your life? A. … Q. Have you ever had any thoughts about being a woman? A. Not really. Not like I ever wanted to be one, but I've tried to put myself in their shoes on occasion. Q. What is your favorite song? Band? Singer/songwriter? A. The Roots Q.What is your favorite fast food? Favorite item? A. In N' Out Burger, but that might just be because I only have it when I go out to the West Coast, so it seems more special. As for stuff near me, I like Wendy's, if I have to have fast food, because of the (probably incorrect) perception that it's the most healthful one. I like California style burgers. Q. What is your favorite sit-in restaurant, and item? A. It's not a chain. I eat too much red meat, but my favorite is buffalo, be it burgers, steak or whatever. Buffalo meat is so good and lean. I'm also a big fan of any kind of food I've never tried before. I like trying food from all different cultures and locations. Q. What is your favorite movie? Genre? Director? Actor? A. Heat, Gone Baby Gone, Yojimbo, Three Kings, The Departed. Director: Michael Mann; Actor: They're all cattle, but I have a huge crush Christina Hendricks Q. What is your favorite TV show? Writer? Actor? A. The Wire; David Simon and Ed Burns, especially when Dennis Lehane does an episode. Q. What is your favorite book? Writer? A. Catch-22, as I said. Favorite writer right now is Dennis Lehane. Q. What is your favorite game? Format? A. Memoir '44. Q. If you could choose, what would be your last words? A. I'm going home. Q. If you have one, who is/was your favorite American president? A. Abraham Lincoln. For reasons too personal to post here. Q. What is your favorite war of all time? A. Star Wars. Q. Do you think that you enjoy answering questions more, less, or about as much as Juan_Bottom or Snorri1234? A. Caring about this question was invented at McGill University in the year shut up. Q. Would you trade a blastoise for a pikachu? A. WAT. Would this be before or after I gave you a super-mega-nuclear noogie for being such a huge dork? J/K LOL! SAX ATTAK! Q. What is the average wing-speed velocity of a swallow, either African or European? A. Depends on whether that swallow is above, below, or at the equator, but it's at least 9,000 miles per second. Q. What is your favorite past time altogether? A. Informing the world of all the glorious achievements of McGill University. Q. If you were able to choose exactly, how would you prefer to die? A. Saving someone else's life. And yes, there is someone in particular I wish I could go back and save in my place. Q. If you had to part with a piece of your body, what would it be? A. Wisdom teeth. Oops too late. Q. If you had to live out the plot of a horror movie, what would it be? A. 28 Days Later Q. What is your favorite car? Make, model, and/or year? A. '68 Mustang Boss in Bullitt Green. Since those are hard to come by, I'll settle for a BMW 5 series in black. Q. Do you think MaleAlphaThree's list of question is the list he submits to babes on dating sites? A. I don't know, but I do think it's copypasta. Q. What is your favorite map and why? A. I like New World because it's a cool concept, and I've never won on it yet. I also like Battle of Actium. I don't know why, I just think it's cool. 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Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes has no fear of going out on a limb. In the face of dwindling cigarette sales—the chain has seen its carton sales cut in half over the past five years due to intense competition and painfully high excise taxes—the Canastota, NY-based chain dove headfirst into foodservice in 1999 as a means of ensuring its future. The company began with one subbrand that evolved into another then another, until its stores were a sea of offers with no clear direction. President John MacDougall and Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer Fran Duskiewicz knew that even though they had great programs, the programs lacked cohesion. So they hired a "food Ph.D.," Dr. Jack Cushman, as vice president of foodservice. Cushman pulled the entire offer under the Mama Mia’s Classic Pizza umbrella and fine-tuned the offerings. As a result, the company has watched food sales skyrocket to more than $20,000 a week in some stores. At about the same time, the company was looking to revamp its overall store image. Standing at the threshold of a new millennium, the chain wanted to showcase its new and improved foodservice offer, but it also wanted to update the logo and image that customers have embraced for 20 years. Nice N Easy went off on its own and tried its hand at design. The company made a bold move by tearing down and rebuilding its most profitable store. When the dust settled, the chain realized it had fallen just short of what it had intended to accomplish. Again, the company sought outside help to bring its true vision to life. At the close of what has been a five-year process, Nice N Easy readies to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a decidedly different "face" to its customers. A helping hand The decision to tear down and rebuild its most profitable store—an interstate location in Tully, NY, that had the highest gas volumes and merchandise sales in the 82-store chain—was driven by a commitment to customers. But good intentions weren’t enough to execute the project as planned. "Tully has always been our No. 1 store," says MacDougall. "It was a big deal when we went to tear it down and redesign it. [The store] was doing really well before we tore it down, but we felt we were under-serving our customers. When we finished with the store, a colleague came in and pointed out that it was a beautiful store, but it didn’t look as if it was complete—there’s a lot of good foodservice stuff in there, but there’s nothing really tying it all together. Honestly, we had to agree." The Tully store had the makings of an improved image; the design set off the coolers, the coffee bar (which is on the opposite side of the store) and the foodservice offer with different colors, and wood treatments gave the store a more "polished" look. But the colleague was right: The store simply fell short of MacDougall’s grand vision. The experience left Nice N Easy at a creative loss. In the company’s search for the "wow" factor, it sought additional help from a professional design firm, Group Red. The outside assistance has made all the difference. "We learned that we’re good at designing programs and nice-looking buildings out of quality materials, but we didn’t have that," says Duskiewicz. "Contractors will build nice, sturdy buildings, but they have finishers come in on all the final details. That’s what we needed. We were building beautiful stores, but we needed to bring a finisher in for all those little touches that would make someone go ‘Oooh, this is nice.’ Those little things mean a lot." Group Red rode Nice N Easy’s stores to get a feel for what the chain was trying to accomplish. The company quickly turned ideas into visual images that could be discussed. Group Red kept Nice N Easy focused on the minutiae— exactly what it was missing—until the team settled on a finished look for the inside of the store. In the end, the chain had a brand new reworking of its logo and fonts, and an overall foodservice identity called the Easy Street Eatery, complete with its own logo. Ideas were completed just in time to be implemented in a new ground-up store in Manlius, NY, and Nice N Easy felt that if it liked how it looked, then it would work its way backwards through the company. The Wegmans of c-stores The Manlius store represented another-bold move on Nice N Easy’s part. The company typically focused its stores in rural, middle-income communities, and Manlius was located in a highincome area. If Nice N Easy was going to invest in a whole new look for its stores, it wanted to see if it could cater to a higher-income customer. "We knew [Manlius] was an important store to do this in," says Duskiewicz. "We generally avoided high-income areas—we just never thought customers in those communities would be a good fit for us. But because it was new territory, it forced us to do a lot of research." The only competition for Nice N Easy in Manlius was a Wegmans supermarket and a few stores in the village, located at a difficult S-turn where traffic often bottlenecks. Nice N Easy chose a more remote location to give residents a new route for their morning coffee. In an effort to court the upscale Wegmans supermarket customers, the chain felt it necessary to see what they wanted in a Nice N Easy store. The company took a two-pronged approach to getting inside customers’ heads. First came an exchange of information with ACNielsen. "Since we planned on serving Wegmans customers, we actually tried to make a c-store version, so when their customers shopped here they’d feel right at home," says Duskiewicz. "We sell our scan data to ACNielsen, so they made available to us Wegmans scan data along with Home Panel Data, which showed us where the Wegmans customer shopped when they weren’t shopping in Wegmans. Lo and behold, we found these higher-income shoppers were just as interested in bargains as everyone else was: They were shopping in dollar stores. We knew they were looking for deals, so we have a dollar section in this store. But they also like things to look upscale, so we tried to incorporate all of that into this location." Then Nice N Easy went directly to the customer. It surveyed the community to see how the chain could customize the store to fit consumers’ needs. The survey consisted of 15 questions about services, products, food and car wash. About 2,500 mailers went out to the general community with the promise of a $10 gas gift certificate for those that responded. In the two-year period between when the mailers went out and when the store opened, 1,700 responses came back to Nice N Easy’s office. It was expensive, but MacDougall feels it made all the difference. "The cost of the promotion was about $17,000," he says. "But it’s not unusual to spend anywhere from $5,000 to $6,000 for regular grand opening festivities. This promotion really got the store flying from day one, because they knew this store was made with them specifically in mind." The end result The differences between the Manlius store and the Tully store are striking. In the Manlius store, colorful, captivating graphics set off the different sections with color-coded signage, featuring detailed roadmaps of the area. And each section has a phrase like "satisfy your hunger" or "brighten your day" that the company labored over with its design partner, Group Red. "[Group Red] prodded us until it was perfect," says Duskiewicz of the New York-based firm. "They made us focus on the exact message we wanted to put out there. Then they came back with 10 diffe rent combinations with a repeating arc and theme. It’s a small detail, but then again, it’s those details that we needed the most help with." The canopy of the Manlius store mirrors the peaked atrium at the front of the store—the brainchild of MacDougall and soon to be a trademark of Nice N Easy. The canopy and store also have shingled roofs, another upscale touch. Aside from integrating a dollar store concept amid its grocery offer, Nice N Easy also plucked other gems from the Wegmans data and the community input. Nice N Easy has taken its fill-in grocery offer to the next level by offering full meal solutions for customers. From frozen meats like steaks, chicken, shrimp, beef patties and pork chops and sides to accompany it, to frozen pizzas and appetizers, the store provides meal solutions for families at affordable prices. "In many communities, our stores are the only place for folks to shop," says MacDougall. "We want to give them everything they would need to make a meal for their family. And we’re competitively priced—$3.69 per pound for turkey breast, and $4.99 per pound for beef strip steaks." For the past several years, Nice N Easy has also begun concentrating on fresh produce. It recently added Produce Manager Samuel A. Magari, Jr. to its foodservice team. He will oversee the fresh produce program now being offered in several Nice N Easy locations. Open beverage cases with juice and single-serve water are another recent addition to both Tully and Manlius, and will be part of the chain’s plans going forward. According to MacDougall, sales greatly improved when they opened the cases up for easier customer access— open-faced coolers filled with low-carb products resulted in at least a 15% lift in sales. Waist-high cases for ice cream and frozen foods run through the store, too. Manlius is also the first store to offer customers Wi-Fi access in its seating area. MacDougall feels it was absolutely necessary for customers—and well worth the cost he describes as "not that expensive." The chain hopes to have six more Wi-Fi-equipped stores in 2005. The price of success Nice N Easy spent $1.25 million to tear down and rebuild the Tully store. It will cost an additional $5,000 to give it the finishing touches that are so prominent at the Manlius store, but even now the store has exceeded the company’s expectations. The store opened back up for business in December 2003. So far, it is producing foodservice sales that exceed most other store’s total inside sales, and it has maintained its gas volumes thanks to tourist traffic. "Tully was a huge risk because for years Tully had been our busiest and most profitable store," says Duskiewicz. "And to tear down your busiest and most profitable store can be a scary thing. But we did it and opened up right in time for our new fiscal year—beginning of December last year. And essentially it hasn’t been a problem. Our payroll and sales both went up dramatically, but the difference between the increase of those two more than made up for the increased cost of the building. So we essentially held our profit, which is remarkable. "Tully and Manlius were both completed-[in 2004], and that’s two huge projectsfor us to get done in a year," Duskiewicz adds. "And to take this critical image leap from one store to the next was a ton of work. But we previewed this new image to our 50 franchisees and they’re all real excited about it. So now we’re setting up a retrofit schedule to see how we can take the look and get it in place in as many stores as we can." Nice N Easy’s next generation The Manlius store isn’t just Nice N Easy’s first attempt at servicing a highincome community; it’s also going to be the chain’s first venture in real estate development. For $1.2 million, Nice N Easy President John MacDougall purchased the eight acres the store sits on, with the intention of creating a small retail site on the property as well. To date, a bank is connected to the store’s parking lot by a small access drive. For the future, the chain has a 16,000 sq. ft. space to the side and behind the store pegged for use by other retail tenants. Several companies are interested, one being a drug store that understands there are certain rules to follow. "There are a number of companies that are interested in getting on our lot," says Fran Duskiewicz, Nice N Easy’s executive vice president/CFO. "There’s a local flower shop that is slated to go in the retail site, as well as a candy shop. The site right next door to us is the other big retail site. We’ve gotten unsolicited calls from drug store chains to get on that site, and we said ‘sure’ as long as they’re willing to accept our deed restrictions. And if you get a well-known drug store next to you that’s not competing on some key items, you’ll get a lot of traffic." Because Nice N Easy can’t sell liquor or wine in its stores, the chain is also in talks with a liquor store, which could end up being the first Nice N Easy Liquors. "The fact that we opened up and have been hugely successful since day one has made this whole site more valuable to anyone who wants to get out there," says Duskiewicz. "It’s really paid off for [MacDougall]. It was a big investment for the land, but it’s going to work out with the success of the store and the development of retail." The property that will one day house the retail site is owned by Little John LLC. MacDougall sees it as "a little project" for his family; whatever earnings the retail site garners will go into an account bearing the names of his grandkids. Glass and Brass Nice N Easy delved into foodservice to make up for shrinking cigarette profits.-Beginning with a pizza program that went by the name Mama Mia’s, Nice N Easy then moved onto a breakfast program called Egg On The Go, then On The Go sandwich/sub program, then PJ Dogger Hot Dogs and finally Grand Choice Caf for coffee and bakery. Before long, the chain realized it was inundating customers with too many brand messages. In order to get foodservice under control, the chain followed Sheetz’s example and hired itself a foodservice "guru" in Jack Cushman. Cushman had his work cut out for him. While the existing programs under the Mama Mia’s Classic Pizza umbrella all showed promise, they lacked a certain "sameness," which made them a real challenge to promote. "When I started five years ago, we didn’t want to invent new programs," says Cushman. "These were good, profitable programs that customers responded to. Our stores were simply cluttered with messages along with the typical c-store fare of chips and beer. We wanted to get all the brands corralled under one name so our customers could identify with the programs as a whole. "So we worked to place the brands under the name Easy Street Eatery," he continues. "The menu hasn’t really changed, but the props have. It doesn’t seem like a big deal to just change the name, but when you look at the sales, you see that image and name actually play a big role." Whenever Nice N Easy adds foodservice to a store, its goal is to have the category represent 25% to 30% of sales. As soon as the changes were made to the Manlius store, it saw foodservice sales jump as high as 36% of in-store sales. The store has exceeded the chain’s pre-construction estimates of $10,000 a week in food sales. Manlius is the first store to feature the completely redesigned foodservice offer. One of the main design elements that gave Easy Street its edge was what Cushman calls "glass and brass." The food preparation area is separated fro But not every store will bear the Easy Street Eatery brand. The brand is reserved for stores that offer a full-blown foodservice offer, meaning it has to carry all Nice N Easy sub-brands. Most importantly, stores need to offer made-to-order sandwiches. As Nice N Easy proceeds with its retrofit schedule, Cushman would like to see at least a dozen of the chain’s 82 stores fitted with the Easy Street label. Group Red has offered an alternate plan so that the new look can be used in older stores, rather than having to knock them down and rebuild. And with each new build he hopes to improve on the operational flow. And while Cushman is the "commander" of the foodservice offer, Nice N Easy has recruited strong "foot soldiers" in each store. Each time the chain puts foodservice programs into a store, it goes out and hires restaurant managers. "They know how to run foodservice because they’ve managed restaurants in the past," says Fran Duskiewicz, executive vice president/CFO. "So [Cushman] and the people who work for him at least can speak the same language."

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