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In the previous post in this series, I outlined the major scientific papers that are at the heart of a discussion about both wolverine ecology, and the proposed listing rule. The USFWS is obliged to use "the best available science" in creating decisions for listing under the Endangered Species Act. In this post, I'll talk about the conflicting interpretations of the papers explored in the previous post, and contentions that each interpretation represents "the best available science." Those conflicting interpretations create different stories about what is going on with wolverines in the Rockies. Some of the stories clearly justify listing. Others suggest that either everything is fine, or that trapping is fine, or that there's too much uncertainty out there and we ought to give up on listing because we just don't know what's going on. I'll discuss these stories in a third post.
During the review process, two of the seven reviewers opined that the listing decision was not valid because it was not based on the best available science. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks also submitted comments expressing disapproval of the decision to list and offering arguments that the science used in the decision was erroneous. These different reviews and comments were largely in agreement with each other, but with some significant variations in the scientific arguments that they emphasized, so I'm presenting them individually. The reviews were detailed, and I have summarized them here, so some precision is lost. I apologize in advance for any errors, omissions, or accidental misinterpretations.
Audrey Magoun
Audrey Magoun's concerns, expressed in edits to the language of the listing decision as well as a separate 33-page analysis, revolve around the fact that there are recorded instances of wolverines denning outside the snow model, denning in shallow snow, and weaning kits prior to the May 15th date used in the Copeland et al 2010 snow model paper. She uses this to argue that Copeland et al, which defines wolverine habitat in the Rockies, is invalid, and that the McKelvey et al 2011 paper, which is based on Copeland et al and is the foundation for the finding that wolverine habitat will diminish, is also therefore invalid. This, in Magoun's assessment, invalidates the finding that wolverines in the US Rockies are endangered by climate change.
Although she is a co-author on the Copeland et al 2010 paper, she says that at the time of writing, she expressed concerns about the choice of May 15th as the weaning date for wolverine kits – and hence the snowmelt date for the paper. In her analysis of the listing decision, she cites an example of a den found outside the snow model in Ontario, gives a detailed description of the snow conditions in that situation, and then adds examples of den abandonment prior to May 15th to build a case that persistent spring snow (>1 meter depth and lasting until May 15th, as she defines it) is not necessary for wolverines to reproduce successfully. She suggests that the very high fit between dens and the snow model is an artifact of several biases in the data, including a search bias (ie, wolverine researchers look for dens in snowy regions, so this is where they find them) and a research bias (ie, and that most of the published literature is on wolverines in mountain and tundra habitat, leaving out populations in boreal forest regions where the species may behave differently). The critique includes a number of details on how MODIS satellites map snow cover (to argue that wolverines may be capable of utilizing small or remnant snow patches, which may be underrepresented in MODIS data, for denning) and on thermal thresholds for the insulating properties of snow (to argue that thermal cover, or the idea that wolverines den in snow partially to provide insulation and warmth for their kits, would not be necessary at the end of the denning period, when outside air temperatures are warmer, and also to argue that deep spring snow would not be necessary for insulation, since the maximum insulating properties of snow are achieved at 30-50 cm depth.)
Magoun also takes issue with the contention that wolverine dispersal will be inhibited or restricted due to climate change. Her arguments again rest on the idea that the snow model in Copeland et al was inappropriately parameterized and that late spring snow is not the governing factor in defining wolverine habitat. If female wolverines are not tied to snowbound home ranges, this argument goes, then dispersing juveniles will not have to travel farther to establish new home ranges. She points out that wolverines are not restricted to snowcovered areas in order to disperse, and questions whether earlier snowmelt would inhibit connectivity among wolverine population nodes.
With snow dependence and connectivity eliminated as concerns, the argument concludes, there is no justification for listing wolverines as endangered.
Bob Inman
Bob Inman's stance echoes Magoun's in the assertion that USFWS did not use the best available science to reach the listing decision. He begins with an analysis of a 2007 paper, Aubry et al's Distribution and Broadscale Habitat Relations of the Wolverine in the Contiguous United States, which looks at historical distribution of wolverines and concludes that the Great Lakes and northeast never (within historical times) harbored reproducing populations of wolverines. The conclusion in the paper supports the idea that wolverines are constrained by snow, since these regions are outside the current snow model. Inman takes issue with this, suggesting that the paper engaged in faulty and circular logic by using historical records to define wolverine habitat, and then using that definition to determine which historical records represent reproducing populations and which represent dispersers. He adds that human interference by the time historical records were being kept (19th century) could as easily account for wolverine absence from the northeast and the Great Lakes as climate constraints. Inman advocates for a food-storage-based hypothesis for constraints on wolverine distribution, as opposed to an obligate snow-denning hypothesis, and by throwing the historical distribution into question, he builds a case for alternatives to the snow model.
Inman then goes on to reiterate a number of Magoun's arguments about Copeland et al 2010 and McKelvey et al 2011. Inman explicates something that Magoun discussed in broader terms, namely that wolverines may be able to den in small snow patches and that the McKelvey et al paper, in looking at the entire area mapped by Copeland et al as wolverine habitat, failed to assess threats to the areas of the snow map that would be most relevant to wolverine denning – ie, high, northfacing slopes, where all Rocky Mountain wolverine dens have been found to date. In short, he contends that all the snow in the Rockies could melt out during the wolverine denning period with no effects on wolverines, so long as snow remained on these northfacing slopes.
In a 2009 paper, Michael Schwartz and the team at RMRS used genetic analysis to place the US Rocky Mountain wolverine effective population size – that is, the number of wolverines out of the population at large that are actually reproducing – at about 35, with a range between 28 and 50, out of a total population of about 300. This low number has caused concern because it is a very low number, lower than the proposed minimum for long-term persistence of a population on a landscape. Inman suggests that the analysis in the 2009 paper intentionally excluded samples that would have given a higher effective population size. He also points out that we don't actually have samples from the entirety of occupied or proposed-occupied range in the Rockies, which may also bias the effective population estimates downward. This leads him to conclude that the concern about the low number is misplaced, and not a reason for listing.
Inman then addresses two human impacts on wolverines. The first is infrastructure development, which was ranked of relatively little concern in the listing decision. The second is trapping, which was found to be a secondary threat. Inman thinks that infrastructure development could have greater negative consequences for wolverines than climate change, and suggests that the proposed listing rule dismisses this potential threat without adequate reasoning, citing several studies that show that large chunks of wolverine dispersal habitat are in private ownership and that development could become a problem.
Trapping, on the other hand, is sustainable, in Inman's view. The crux of this argument rests on determining whether wolverine mortality is compensatory – that is, wolverines that are killed in traps are excess, non-contributing members of the population who would die without reproducing anyway – or additive – that is, wolverine deaths by trapping remove more animals than would normally die, and therefore reduce the population below carrying capacity. Inman argues that trapping in Montana is compensatory, not additive. He looks at two papers that are frequently cited to suggest that trapping mortality is additive (Krebs et al 2004, Squires et al 2007), and refutes them on the grounds of statistics and some behind-the-scenes social factors that, he says, provoked trappers to a sort of revenge trapping frenzy in the study area after being insulted by a researcher's anti-trapping attitude. He also suggests that survivorship estimates in researched wolverine populations are biased low because much of the research is conducted on "front country wolverines," wolverines that are more accessible, therefore closer to humans, therefore likely to have higher mortality rates in traps (because trappers, like researchers, aim to make things easier on themselves by trapping in relatively accessible locations.)
Inman also offers detailed comments on the Colorado reintroduction plans and the 10(j) rule. Since those are not relevant to the immediate debate about the relationship between wolverines and snowpack, I'm going to gloss over this for now. He concludes that the rule as written doesn't reflect the best available science and that conservation actions would be difficult because the decision identifies climate change (which cannot be regulated under the ESA) as the primary threat, while relegating infrastructure, development, and human activities (which can be regulated under the ESA) to a secondary concern, or not a concern at all.
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks
MFWP criticized the listing rule on the grounds that it represents a repudiation of Montana's management of wolverines, which MFWP contends has been responsible and conservative. Asserting that the population is healthy and still expanding, they advocate for an "adaptive management" approach that monitors wolverines until the population reaches a threshold that would trigger listing. They cite many of the same arguments and points addressed by Magoun and Inman, but frequently carry these arguments a few steps further. Harking back to the politicized and spurious argument in the 2008 decision against listing, they suggest that wolverines in the Rockies are not a DPS and therefore cannot be listed, since listing under the ESA relies on a determination that the listable population is distinct. They emphasize that the proposed relationship between wolverines and spring snowpack, as put forth in Copeland et al 2010, is simply a hypothesis, not a proven fact, and pluck at a statistical point that Magoun and Inman also reference: the fact that 69% of the dens in the Copeland et al paper were located in areas that retained deep spring snowpack in 6-7 years out of 7, which MFWP interprets to indicate that wolverines den outside of the snow model 30% of the time. They pose Inman et al 2012 as an alternative to Copeland et al 2010, saying that the discrepancies in the snow model can be explained by considering a food-based hypothesis for distribution. They also go so far as to suggest that earlier melt out will benefit wolverines because of increased productivity in wolverine habitat.
MFWP refutes the idea that observed wolverine expansion over the past few decades is the result of a reduction in mortality. It's not entirely clear to me whether they think that recolonization following extirpation never happened, or whether they are taking issue with the idea that recent reductions in the trapping quotas led to accelerated expansion, but they do state that the listing decision offers no proof that expansion following reduced mortality is a true explanation for recolonization They state that wolverines in Montana are "at or near capacity" to indicate that there is an excess population that can tolerate trapping. They emphasize, repeatedly, that wolverine populations have grown in "…size and distribution, concurrent with declines in spring snow cover and trends toward earlier runoff," which they equate with conditions that will exist in the future. They also quarrel, however, with the predictive powers of the climate models that were used to determine that wolverine habitat is threatened.
MFWP concludes with the fact that the ESA cannot regulate climate change and says that therefore wolverines shouldn't be listed, since status under the ESA wouldn't do anything for them anyway.
Wolverine Stories
What are we supposed to do with all of this information? This is the question that faces decision-makers when they try to interpret science to create policy. Obviously, it's not an easy task. In the next post, I'll address the different stories about wolverine ecology that arise from these different scientific analyses, and then discuss the different policy prescriptions that would be appropriate if a given story were true.
In the meantime, a bit of media: here's a story about the reopening of the comment period which also gives some details on the study in the North Cascades.
And perhaps of note, for the past week I've been keeping an eye on wolverine literature published in 2013. This morning I noted for the first time a paper by Inman and several co-authors, with an October 2013 publication date, proposing yet another habitat model and making suggestions for wolverine management at a meta-population scale. I haven't yet had time to read this paper in detail, but will post more here in coming days, as my schedule allows. For anyone with academic access, the article is available here.


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Date(s) - November 20, 2018
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sandy Vasquez Center
Date(s) - November 20, 2018
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sandy Vasquez Center
Christmas Recycling List
Even if you have been a good recycler all year long, what to do with holiday decorations and gift wrap may present a challenge. Here is the list of recyclable and non-recyclable.
Recyclable: Gift boxes, tissue paper, shoe boxes, holiday cards/envelopes, gift bags
(paper) and wrapping paper (non-metallic).
Non-recyclable: bubble wrap, foam peanuts, ribbon and bows, sticky gift labels, coated gift
bags, metallic wrapping paper, soiled disposable tableware, tree decorations.
Christmas and other holiday trees will be picked up January 6th and January 12th. Please remove any tinsel, ornaments or lights.
Last yard waste pick up
November 30, 2019
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Just a Reminder
This is a friendly reminder that the last day for leaf pick up will be Saturday, November 30. Leaves should be placed in the proper bags—not in plastic or other non-paper leaf containers—and placed at the curb for pickup.
All electronic items must be disposed of at Public Works, 100 W. Palmer. Do not leave them out for garbage collection. They will not be picked up. For televisions and computer monitors, you must purchase a sticker from City Hall. The cost is $5.00. The sticker must be affixed to these items. There is no charge for any other item. Public Works is open 7:30 to 3:00 Monday through Friday.
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Mission Completed! Exhibition a Huge Success.
Four hours of hard graft with split nails and blisters and Native America: Dinetah to the Greasy Grass 2008-2013 has been dismantled and carefully been put back into the packing box. The exhibition was a huge success for all concerned and the feed back from St. Vincent's Hospital staff and patients has been extremely positive.
I was pleased that I was also able to promote the hospitals "Healing Arts Program" over a wide section of Sydney's Eastern Suburbs Community with the flyers, radio interviews and newspaper articles. The exhibition met its material costs and this allowed 20% to go to the purchasing of artworks for the program. There may also be some follow on sales from interested parties who viewed the exhibition during its month long showing on Level 4.
On a personal level it was such a buzz to share my digital images from the last five trips of travelling the Great Plains of the USA with interested parties. It was also a pleasure to share the fine images of the powwow dancers and their beautifully crafted regalia with staff and patients who passed through Level 4 on their way to take care of hospital business. It was a big effort all round considering where I was last year after the operation.
Time now to get back to the day to day routines. Not a bad place to spend some quiet time and recharge the batteries! Three cheers for the "Healing Arts Program." The last two images I pulled from the cloth boards today was the classic Calvert Dixon images taken during the Gallup Ceremonial Inter-Tribal Powwow last August at Red Rock State Park in early August of 2013.
A special thanks to co-chairs of the Healing Arts Program Katerina Cvitkovic and Kim Vaughan for their help in hanging and dismantling the exhibit. Their tireless hard work over the last decade has seen St. Vincent's Hospital establish a permanent art collection that is enjoyed by all the talented individuals who work at the public hospital and help the patients with their recovery from illness!
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Yet Another day.....
As I lay in our bed,
thoughts of you flood into my head,
I made it through another day,
with you being so far away.
God I wish you could hold me close
And say the words I need to here the most.
What I would give
to feel your, touch
to taste your, kiss
to see your smile
To know I will go to sleep
And wake up with you still holding me close.
First I'll have to make it through yet another day... Alone
Good-night my love
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Class Engineer
|Class icon:
'Hardhat', 'Engy' (to the Soldier),
'The Problem Solver', 'Truckie' (to the Sniper)
|Bee Cave, Texas, USA
|1,77 m
|77,1 kg
|Area Denial
|'I Like to Make Things'
The Builder from Team Fortress Classic must be included in the new Line-up. Who don't like to build with lego bricks or create an own sandcastle? In Team Fortress 2, you can build whatever you want as well. No matter if it's a Sentry Gen, a Dispenser or a Teleporter, you can build them all. By using a PDA-like device, the Engineer can choose between four buildings. After a building has been constucted, it's status will be displayed at the top-right corner of the player's GUI. The Engineer is a defensive class, which means he can't attack the enemy team as he pleased. Instead, he can build a Sentry Gun to attack approaching enemies, healing teammates with his Dispenser, and create a shortcut with his two Teleporter buildings.
Engineer Details
- He can build buildings by using metal (Sentry Gun, Dispenser, Teleporter Entrance and Teleporter Exit)
- He can support his team by building a Dispenser (Healing and munition support, as well as metal support for engineers)
- He can upgrade his Sentry, Dispenser and Teleporter to Level 3.
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Festive Frontier Justice
- When your sentry is destroyed yougain revenge crits for every sentry kill
- No random critical hits
- -50% clip size
Rescue Ranger
- Alt-Fire: Use metal to pick up buildings from long range
- Fires a special bolt that can repair friendly buildings
- Self mark for death on building pick up
- 50% max primary ammo on wearer
- 66% clip size
Pomson 6000
- Does not require ammo
- Projectile penetrates enemy targets
- Projectile cannot be deflected
- On Hit: Victim loses 10 Medigun charge
- On Hit: Victim loses 20 cloak
Being an innovative hand-held irradiating utensil capable of producing rapid pulses of high-amplitude radiation in sufficient quantity as to immolate, maim and otherwise incapacitate the Irish.
The Widowmaker is a promotional primary weapon for the Engineer. It is a futuristic, tan Shotgun styled after the Widowmaker TX, a weapon available in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
This weapon uses the Engineer's metal as its source of ammunition; each shot fired will consume 60 metal, making for a maximum of 3 shots able to be fired without additional metal, with no requirement to reload. Each point of damage done to an enemy player or building with the Widowmaker is returned to the Engineer as metal.
It was awarded in Genuine quality to players who pre-purchased Deus Ex: Human Revolution on Steam before August 26, 2011.
Frontier Justice
- Damage (short range): 80 - 90
- Damage (middle range): 10 - 30
- Damage (long range): 3 - 10
- Pellets per Shot: 10
- Mini-crit-Damage per pellet: 8.1
- Crit-Damage per pellet: 18
- Ammo loaded: 3
- Ammo carried: 32
- Gains Revenge Crits for Kills of your Senrtry Gun
- Gains Revenge Crits if your Senrty gets destoryed
- No random Critical Hits
- -50% clip size
The Frontier Justice is an unlockable primary weapon available for the Engineer released with the Engineer Update. This shotgun cannot randomly Crit and has half the magazine size of the regular Shotgun (3 from 6), but can get Revenge Crits: For every kill your Sentry racks up, upon its destruction the Frontier Justice gets 2 guaranteed Crits. For every assist, it gets 1. This applies even if the Engineer destroys his own Sentry with the PDA.
Taunting with the Frontier Justice will make the Engineer pull out his guitar, strum it, and slam it on the ground killing anyone unlucky enough to be infront of him.
- Damage (short range): 80 - 90
- Damage (middle range): 10 - 30
- Damage (long range): 3 - 10
- Mini-crit damage: 81
- Critical damage: 180
- Shots: 6
- Total shots: 32 + 6 in the Weapom
Even though other classes uses the Shotgun as a secondary weapon, its the Engineers primary wide range weapon. The Shotgun is most effective when used against fast player classes or if an enemy only needs one last quick blow to be dispatched.
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- Damage (point blank): 20 - 22
- Damage (medium range): 10 - 15
- Damage (long range): 8 - 9
- Mini-crit damage: 20
- Critical damage: 45
- Shots: 12
- Total shots: 36 + 12 in the weapon
The Pistol is the Scout's secondary fire weapon. As it does less damage than the Scattergun it should primarily be used for long-range targets as it is very accurate. The Pistol also comes in handy if opponents only have very little health left and only need one or two bullets to be killed.
Festive Wrangler
Short Circuit
The Short Circuit is a promotional secondary weapon for the Engineer. It is a futuristic handheld electrical device consisting of two probes and rubber sealing, that appears to replace Engineer's right arm.
This weapon fires a burst of electrical energy that does minor damage to enemies and has the ability to destroy enemy projectiles within a 180 degree radius at the expense of 35 metal. The weapon's electrical arcs are capable of hitting both multiple enemies and multiple projectiles in a single shot. Although unable to deliver critical hits either randomly or through the Kritzkrieg or to operate underwater, the Short Circuit does not require reloading and instead draws ammunition directly from the Engineer's metal supply.
Enemies hit by the Short Circuit will emit white electrical sparks for a brief moment. Additionally, enemies killed by the weapon will suffer a distinctive death by vaporization, similar to the weapons in Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack.
It was awarded in Genuine quality to players that pre-ordered Deus Ex: Human Revolution before August 26, 2011.
Engineers can use the Wrangler to take control and aim their Sentry Gun. An Engineer-controlled Sentry Gun won't select targets by itself. The Wrangler creates a shield that absorbs 66% of all incoming damage.
Items Toggle View
Necro Smasher
Gold Botkiller Wrench Mk.II
Silver Botkiller Wrench Mk.II
Diamond Botkiller Wrench
Carbonado Botkiller Wrench
Blood Botkiller Wrench
Rust Botkiller Wrench
Gold Botkiller Wrench
Silver Botkiller Wrench
Festive Wrench
Festive weapons are default weapons that are wrapped with Christmas lights.
The color of the lights differ between RED and BLU teams, RED team has red, yellow and green lights whereas BLU has blue, yellow and green lights. These weapons can be obtained by unlocking a Naughty Christmas Crate.
The weapons were added in the Australian Christmas 2011 update.
Eureka Effect
- On Alt-Fire: Teleport to spawn
- Cannot carry buildings
Being a tool that eliminates exertion by harnessing the electrical discharges of thunder-storms for the vigorous coercion of bolts, nuts, pipes and similar into their rightful places. May also be used to bludgeon.
Level 15 Wrench
30% faster construction rate
-25% damage done

Southern Hospitality
- Damage: 59 - 72
- Mini-Crit: 88
- Crit-Damage: 195
- Repaired Damage per Hit: 105
- Targets will bleeding for 5 seconds after beeing hit
- No random Critical Hits
- 20% fire damage vulnerability on wearer
The Southern Hospitality is an unlockable, community-made melee weapon used by the Engineer. Striking an opponent with it will cause them to bleed. This weapon will not deal out random crits. When wielding this weapon, you have a 20% fire vulnerability.
- Damage: 59 - 72
- Mini-Crit: 88
- Crit-Damage: 195
- Repaired Damage per Hit: 105
- Adds +25 max Health on wearer
- Replaces the Sentry Gun with a Level 1 Mini-Sentry
- No random Critical Hits
The Gunslinger is an unlockable Wrench replacement for the Engineer.
The Gunslinger appears as a robotic fist. It allows the Engineer to perform a combo attack, in which the third strike with the fist becomes an automatic critical hit. The Gunslinger also gives the Engineer an extra 25 max health, boosting his max up to 150 and making him a considerably more offensive class.
Using the Gunslinger allows the Engineer to build a Combat Mini-Sentry Gun instead of the standard Sentry Gun. A Mini-sentry only take 2.5 seconds to build, and costs only 100 metal, but cannot be upgraded or repaired, and only deals half of a normal level 1 Sentry Gun's damage.
Taunting with the Gunslinger will make the Engineer's robotic hand turn into a spinning cutter that stuns and kills.
Golden Wrench
- Damage: 59 - 72
- Mini-Crit: 88
- Crit-Damage: 195
- Repaired Damage per Hit: 105
- Enemies killed with the Golden Wrench turn into golden statues
The Golden Wrench is an exclusive Wrench replacement for the Engineer . It has a different skin and kill icon than the regular Wrench, and enemies killed by it turn into motionless golden statues instead of normal ragdolls. In all other ways, it is identical to the standard Wrench.
The weapon used to be acquired through normal crafting processes, with a chance of the Golden Wrench dropping as well as the normal result. It can no longer be found or crafted.
Only 100 Golden Wrenches were available.
- Damage: 43 - 87
- Mini-crit-Damage: 88
- Crit-Damage: 195
- Repaired Damage per Hit: 105
With the wrench the Engineer accelerates the development of Sentry Guns, dispensers and teleporters. Damaged buildings are also repaired with a wrench by hits on them.
The wrench is used not only as a tool. Should the engineer be interrupted during construction of his buildings, he likes to share a couple of hits with him. If a Spy puts his Electro-Sapper on one of the Engineer-Structures, the wrench helpes to destroy the sapper, and saving the building.
Items Toggle View
Macho Mann
Sometimes it really does take a village, people.
Teufort Tooth Kicker
The Teufort Tooth Kicker is a community-made miscellaneous item for the Scout, Sniper, Soldier, and Demoman. It is a pair of leather 'cowboy' boots with metal capped toes, fringed tops, and a design on the throat.
The Teufort Tooth Kicker was contributed to the game via the Steam Workshop, under the name "Malacissant Moccasins".
Deadliest Duckling
Every time you fed a duck a breadcrumb, you were financing the Duck Mob. You're implicated. There's no going back now. Take this duck, go to the corner of 43rd, and enter the black Cadillac. When you meet the Don, don't make any jokes about horse heads. He hates that.
Viking Braider
O.G. Vikings know: Braid before blade, son.
Mutton Mann
Enjoy the absolute cutting edge of nineteenth century sideburn fashion with these lustrous, face-hugging muttons. There's no meat in these chops, ladiesâbut there's plenty of beefcake.
Holstered Heaters
Winter 2014 Limited Community Cosmetic
Cop Caller
Winter 2014 Limited Community Cosmetic
Conagher's Combover
Winter 2014 Limited Community Cosmetic
Clubsy The Seal
Winter 2014 Limited Community Cosmetic
Thermal Insulation Layer
Winter 2014 Limited Community Cosmetic
Iron Fist
Beep Man
Soul of 'Spensers Past
Tiny Texan
Garden Bristles
Endothermic Exowear
Lonesome Loafers
Level Three Chin
Peacenik's Ponytail
Tools of the Trade
Trencher's Topper
Mister Bubbles
Thwart pickpockets, pocket-squatters and cheaters who ignore the rules of the "What's in my Pocket?" game with the last word in iron-clad diminutive pocket defense. Also works with underwater pockets!
Antarctic Researcher
Scotch Saver
Trencher's Tunic
Face Full of Festive
Grease Monkey
Gold Digger
Dag nab it before it's all sold out!
Special Eyes
Beep Boy
His facial expressions are synced to yours! Teach this Beep Boy how to be a Beep Man using nothing but the raw musky magnetism of your face.
Trash Toter
"Waste not, want not, son."
Dry Gulch Gulp
"When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm thirsty, I drink. And when a man needs killin', I oblige him."
Flared Frontiersman
"I'll tell you what, these wide-bottom pants're slick as a whistle."
Pocket Pyro
Loneliness is the world's deadliest silent killer. Next to carbon monoxide. But cuddle up to this adorable firebug, hold your breath, and you'll be free to concentrate on loud killers like car crashes and Freddy Krueger.
Teddy Robobelt
This tiny robotic bear used to be the President. Now he lives in your pocket. How could the mighty have fallen so far? [makes drinking gesture] Glug glug wink wink.
Prize Plushy
No more carnival games for you! Why buy three throws for a dollar and a chance to win a prize plushy for your paramour when you can just get one from the source and carry it around with you wherever you go!
Grizzled Growth
Whether it's the rugged charm of your chin locks or the fumes from the overripe pomade, the ladies are sure to swoon whenever you're near. Shave it off while they're dazed and pretend you saved them from a bear attack when they awake. Works every time.
Voodoo-Cursed Engineer Soul
Pocket Purrer
Little known fact: cats are fantastic engineers. Go ahead and ask about it next time you see one. In case you don't speak feline, "meow" means "that cantilever is deflected over its g-type joist girder." It's probably going to say that a lot.
Idea Tube
This handsome leather cylinder improves on the diary in every way. Do you have secret thoughts? Write 'em down, ball 'em up, and stuff 'em in the tube. It's incredibly easy to find a thought when you need it, too. Simply empty out the tube and there they all are. You're just one simple unballing away from remembering it.
Texas Half-Pants
The Texas Half-Pants are a community-created miscellaneous item for the Engineer. They are a pair of beige leather chaps, featuring metal bolts attached to the side and team-colored tassels.
This item has two unique styles. The second style colors the chaps a darker brown.
Stocking Stuffer
No need to hang this stocking over the mantle. It's already stuffed. Thanks for nothing, Santa.
Brainiac Goggles
Being prescription shooting goggles that endeavor to relieve the eye from the reflection off one's gun barrel whilst also correcting Diplopia, Strabismus, 'Nervous Vision', Early-Onset Old-Eye, and several other varieties of structural defect.
Brainiac Hairpiece
Being a maths-enhancing hairpiece that endeavors to heighten the senses of any soul, be he a gentle-man of leisure deserving of such a thing, or a loathsome tiller of the earth of whom a beating would not go unwarranted.
Frontier Flyboy
- This is a special Halloween Item
Legend of Bugfoot
- This is a special Halloween Item
Builder's Blueprints
The Builder's Blueprints are a miscellaneous item for the Engineer. They appear as a set of team-colored blueprints placed in his hip pouch.
This item is simply cosmetic, and it has no effect on buildings or blueprint appearance.
The Pip-Boy is a promotional misc item for the Engineer. The Pip-Boy features a revised PDA HUD to match the looks of the device. It appears as a wrist-mounted computer device with a green monochrome screen, modeled after the famous Pip-Boy series produced by the fictional company Vault-Tec in the video game series Fallout.
The Wingstick is a promotional Miscellaneous item for the Engineer. It is similar to a weapon featured in the trailers of RAGE.
Prairie Heel Biters
The Prairie Heel Biters are a Miscellaneous item for the Engineer. They are a pair of spurs, which go over the Engineer's existing work boots.
Teddy Roosebelt
A cute, plushy pocket buddy.
Aw, he even has his own hat!
Googly Gazer
Keep one eye on your enemy and
the other one on everything else.
PDA - Builder
The Engineer can build several buoldings by using his PDA. He also can destroy any of his own buildings by using his PDA as well
Hillbilly Speed-Bump
Dual-Core Devil Doll
These pint-sized pain proxies combine the erotic mysticism of Haitian voodoo with the stultifying boredom of math.
Itsy Bitsy Spyer
Say, Engie! Is that a miniature Spy in your pocket, or are you just happy to OH GOD STOP HITTING ME WITH THAT WRENCH!
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Combat Mini-Sentry Gun
- Health: 125
- 1 Machine Gun
- 8 Shots per Second
- Building Time: 2.5 Seconds
- Very short building time
- Can not be upgraded to level 2 or level 3
- Cannot be repaired
- Deals half the damage of the classic sentry gun
- (not tradable)
The Combat Mini-Sentry Gun is a more combat-efficient version of the standard Sentry Gun, and is a component of the Engineer's Gunslinger unlock. The Combat Mini-Sentry Gun has several advantages: it costs only 100 metal to place, constructs at four times the speed of the original Sentry Gun, and is deployed at full health. However, it is neither repairable nor upgradable, as it is intended for short-term use rather than long-term area denial fortification. It also deals only half the damage of the original Level 1 Sentry Gun.
Sentry Gun - Level 1
- 150 Health Points
- 1 Machine Gun
- 2 Shots per second
- 10 seconds building time
A Sentry Gun is an offensive building that attacks enemy players automatically (even though it takes less than a second for sentry gun to target on an enemy. It doesn't shoot instantly). There are three levels for a Sentry gun: It's default level 1 (this one), and two upgraded levels (level 2 and 3). Each upgrade requires 200 metal each, and an Engineer must hit a Sentry Gun to upgrade it. A level 1 Sentry gun requires 10 seconds to be constructed, but this time limit can be shortened by the Engineer by punching the buildings with his wrench.
A level 1 Sentry Gun has just one MG and possesses a low firing rate, it also has low health (150 HP). For classes like the Heavy, Soldier or Demomn, its an easy bait, but for all other classes, besides the Spy, its still a threat. It requires 130 metal to build a Sentry Gun.
Sentry Gun - Level 2
- 180 Health Points
- 2 Machine Guns
- 8 shots per second
- 200 metall needed to upgrade from Level 1 to Level 2
A level 2 Sentry Gun possesses two MGs, which has a higher firing rate then the level 1 one, it also has more health (180 HP). This is no longer an easy bait for any class (again, expect for the Spy).
Sentry Gun - Level 3
- 216 Health Points
- 2 Machine Guns / 1 Rocket Launcher
- 8 shots per second / Rockets fires every 3.5 seconds
- 200 metall needed to upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3
A level 3 Sentry Gun possesses the same MGs with the same firing rate, but has a neat rocked launcher that launches 4 rockets at once. At this point, only an übercharged player can survive a direct attack.
- Level 1 Health: 125
- Level 1 Recharge Time: 10 seconds
- Level 2 Health: 180
- Level 2 Recharge Time: 5 seconds
- Level 3 Health: 216
- Level 3 Recharge Time: 3 seconds
The Engineer can create a shortcut between two points by building teleporters. A teleporter consists of two buildings: \\\"Teleporter Entrances\\\", which teammates can enter, and \\\"Teleporter Exits\\\", where teammates will appear after entering the entrance. If placed wisely, it can shorten a player\\\'s way to the battlefield and shorten the time between a player\\\'s death and his arrival at the battlefield after respawning. Both teleporter buildings requires 20 seconds to be constructed, but this time limit can be shortened by the Engineer by punching the buildings with his wrench.
With an Update the engineer got the possibility to upgrade his teleporter till level 3. With each level the recharge time of teleporter will be reduced.
Dispenser - Level 1
- 150 Health Points
- Health 10 Health Points per second
- 20 % Ammo Generation per second
- 40 Metall Generation per second
The Dispenser is a supportive building. It can heal nearby teammates and recharge a teammate's munition. It also gives the Enginner metal over time: it generates 40 metal every 5 seconds. A Dispenser requires 20 seconds to be constructed, but this time limit can be shortened by the Engineer by punching the buildings with his wrench.
Dispenser - Level 2
- 180 Health Points
- Health 15 Health Points per second
- 30 % Ammo Generation per second
- 50 Metall Generation per second
The Dispenser is a supportive building. It can heal nearby teammates and recharge a teammate\'s munition. It also gives the Enginner metal over time: it generates 40 metal every 5 seconds. A Dispenser requires 20 seconds to be constructed, but this time limit can be shortened by the Engineer by punching the buildings with his wrench.
Dispenser - Level 3
- 216 Health Points
- Health 20 Health Points per second
- 40 % Ammo Generation per second
- 60 Metall Generation per second
The Dispenser is a supportive building. It can heal nearby teammates and recharge a teammate\\\'s munition. It also gives the Enginner metal over time: it generates 40 metal every 5 seconds. A Dispenser requires 20 seconds to be constructed, but this time limit can be shortened by the Engineer by punching the buildings with his wrench.
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Wilson Weave
Hear ye, hear ye! Re-enact famous moments in barber history with this tricorn hat of hair!
Pardner's Pompadour
"It takes a hard man to tame this ten-gallon Texas hair tornado."
Data Mining Light
If you're a rugged coal miner like us, you know the value of throwing away your mining equipment and mining in the nude so people know how tough you are. Finally there's a version for the office worker to not wear while nudely analyzing spreadsheets.
Texas Tin-Gallon
It's a historical fact that in cowboy times, cloth was hard to come by. Creative cowpokes kept the sun out of their eyes by making hats out of what they had in abundance: sheet-metal trees and bolt cactuses.
Timeless Topper
Most hats are made of felt, canvas or other non-durable cloths that decompose after a mere 10,000 years. The Timeless Topper's built for the long haul, with an outer layer of scrap titanium and an inner core of plastic bags, foam cups and disposable diapers.
Plug-In Prospector
Robo-future history comes alive! Pretend you're a grizzled, cantankerous robot prospector, drunk on teeny-tiny shots of nano-whiskey in the Olllld Cyber-West during the Great Battery Rush of 3047.
Vox Diabolus
With this Vox Populi anarchist mask, you can terrify your enemies into thinking you're the Devil Himself, or worse, a protestor. Either way, they're probably going to avoid you at the entrance to the supermarket when you try to get them to sign something.
Last Straw
Do you love farmin'? Do you hate the sun? Well shade yer noggin, grab yer hoe, and keep yer scattergun handy to scare off any varmints might come a-trespassin'.
Step into the headgear and facial hair of America's favorite aviator/filmmaker/toenail-and-Jarate collector with this hotshot aviator hat and rakish movie star moustache.
Master Mind
Science fact: the human brain is 70% more effective when exposed to oxygen. Fashion fact: the human brain is 90% cooler-looking when you glue lots of Radio Shack stuff to it. Finally, an item that capitalizes on both.
Are people bothering you while you're trying to work? Just strap on The Tin-1000, stare at them unflinchingly with your soulless, red, robot eyes, and watch as they slink away in terror. It's a great way to thin out your friend circle â fast!
Buzz Killer
- This is a special Halloween Item
Virtual Reality Headset
The Virtual Reality Headset is a headwear item for the Engineer. It is a claw-like headset that covers the left side of his face, and appears to be built from recycled Gunslinger parts and a Level 1 Sentry Gun barrel.
Pencil Pusher
The Pencil Pusher is a headwear item for the Engineer. It replaces the Engineer's hard hat with grey thinning hair and a pencil tucked behind his right ear.
Clockwerk's Helm
DOTA 2 International Championship
Gamescom 2011
Ol\' Geezer
Get off mah land!
Western Wear
The old West never saw this kind of class.
Hetman's Headpiece
- (not tradable)
Cossacks and war go together like gołąbki and Wódka.
Professor's Peculiarity
I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics. Bullet mechanics? Well now that's a different thing entirely.
Big Country
It'd be a damn shame to hide hair this handsome.
Buckaroos Hat
Industrial Festivizer
Texas Slim's Dome Shine
Engineer's cap
Texas ten gallon
Mining light


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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reasserts that DAPL Destroyed Sacred Places
Published October 1, 2016
CANNON BALL, NORTH DAKOTA – The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe strongly disputes the claim that there were no sacred sites contained in the ground destroyed September 3 by the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).
A preliminary internal memo from the State Historical Society of North Dakota states there were no human remains or significant sites found in the construction zone.
"It is my understanding that the Chief Archaeologist of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, has an ongoing investigation regarding the destruction of important cultural resources and gravesites along a portion of the path of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation," said Jon Eagle Sr., the Standing Rock Sioux's Tribal Historic Preservation Officer. "That investigation has not been completed, so any reports regarding the conclusions of the State's investigation are premature."
"On Sept. 2, the Tribe provided vitally important documentation regarding a number of sacred sites, including stone features and burials, along a two mile stretch in the pipeline's path. The following day, Dakota Access sent construction crews to that specific place, and bulldozed the entire area. This terrible and intentional action was taken without consulting with Tribal or State historic preservation officials. The Tribe has strongly objected to this desecration of our sacred sites. And we have called on the State Historical Society of North Dakota to take appropriate action to issue a stop work order to prevent additional harm to sites."
The Tribe is not alone in its effort to see that the destruction of its sacred sites is properly addressed. In a letter to President Obama, and the Departments of Justice, Interior and Army, more than 1,200 archaeologists and other professionals wrote: 'As archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, and museum workers committed to responsible stewardship, we are invested in the preservation and interpretation of archaeological and cultural heritage for the common good. We join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in denouncing the recent destruction of ancient burial sites, places of prayer and other significant cultural artifacts sacred to the Lakota and Dakota people.'
The Section 106 Review Process under The National Historic Preservation Act, Section 101(d)(6)(B) requires federal agencies to consult with any Indian tribe that attaches religious and cultural significance to historic properties that may be affected by an undertaking.
"The Tribe has particular expertise in the identification and protection of sites that are important to the Tribe's own culture," said Eagle. "For this reason, it is important for the state's Chief Archaeologist to consult with my office and to conduct a joint comprehensive review on the ground. I am confident that if the Chief Archaeologist is willing to work together in this way, that will lead to a fair decision that will recognize and protect our sacred sites."
Tim Mentz Sr. has in the past served as the Standing Rock Sioux's Tribal Historic Preservation Officer. Today, he is a Traditional Cultural Specialist and consultant with Makoche Wowapi LLC, which is dedicated to the identification and protection of Dakota and Lakota cultural heritage sites.
Mentz and his team surveyed the land in question and noted rare and significant sites.
"Archaeologists don't see these things," he said. "People from the State Historical Society just walked right past those, because they don't have the connection that we have to this land and to our history and stories."
The Tribe also disputes DAPL's claims regarding sacred sites. There are currently two different maps outlining the locations of historical artifacts: one produced by DAPL and one produced by the Tribe. At issue, says the Tribe, is that DAPL has provided no indication of where its data came from or identified the cultural experts who contributed to the map.
"We think it is important to set the record straight on the many false claims being made in regards to our sacred places," said Mentz. "In court filings, DAPL claims that its own workers identified no sacred sites within the work area. It is outrageous to suggest that a construction crew can conduct an assessment of this type."


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Harper County Genealogy Resources
Discover Harper County and trace your family history and ancestry with this list of county-specific genealogy resources.Learn More
The Buffalo Museum is located within a refurbished building in the original downtown business district of Buffalo. This free museum has displays ranging from local artifacts and historical military items to agricultural memorabilia and a display of the original Selman Post office. Visitors will be stunned by the fully furnished sod house, as well as information about the Fort Trail Dodge Crossing and Doby Springs.


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Each spring, our home institution the University of Central Florida (UCF) sponsors the "UCF Libraries Annual Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research" for the most outstanding student research essay published during the previous calendar year. The recipient of this year's award is Tayler Truhan for her research paper on "Parentification in Deployed and Non-Deployed Military Families," UCF URJ, 8:1 (Dec., 2015), pp. 1-11. Ms Truhan studied two small groups of children (ages 7-17) in two-parent military families in order to measure the levels of "parentification" in families with one parent deployed overseas compared to intact military families. Congratulations to Ms Truhan for her deserved award.
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2016 Alma College Football News
Three Scots named to NFF Hampshire Honor SocietyApril 05, 2017Nick Mangutz, Nick Sullivan, Justin Thelen receive recognition from National Football Foundation for excellence on the field and in the classroom throughout their collegiate careers.
Mangutz receives Morley Fraser AwardFebruary 16, 2017Senior defensive lineman honored as top NCAA Division III scholar-athlete in Michigan by National Football Foundation.
Football Season In Review, 2016December 14, 2016The Alma College football team took another step towards the program's 26th MIAA Championship in 2016, finishing with a 7-3 record for the best mark in over a decade.
Gahm featured as NFL Draft ProspectNovember 23, 2016Senior DE interviewed by NFLDraftDiamonds.com as a prospect for upcoming 2017 National Football League Draft.
Chittenden named MIAA Defensive Player of the WeekNovember 14, 2016Senior defensive back recorded 12 tackles, returned interception for a touchdown in 31-27 comeback win over Adrian.
Football team lands eight on All-MIAA squadNovember 14, 2016Hugan, Cozart, Hickerson, Gahm and Peterson named to All-MIAA First Team; Zaborowski, Sullivan and Thelen received second-team honors.
Football downs Adrian on Senior DayNovember 12, 2016Alma finishes season with 7-3 record - most wins since 2004 - and snaps nine-game losing streak to Adrian as Caleb Reinhart scores with 23 seconds left to complete fourth-quarter comeback.
Week 11 Game Notes - Adrian at AlmaNovember 09, 2016Scots host Bulldogs in season finale on Saturday afternoon as senior Troy Gahm and the Alma defense look to lead the Scots to first win over Adrian since 2006.
Zaborowski named Offensive Player of the WeekNovember 07, 2016Junior quarterback receives honor for second time this season after engineering game-winning drive to give Alma 41-33 comeback win at Trine.
Scots erase 23-point deficit, win 41-33 at TrineNovember 05, 2016Grant Wilson rushes for career-high 164 yards, Lars Murray posts career-best 119 yards as Alma wins at Trine for first time since 2006.
Week 10 Game Notes - Alma at TrineNovember 04, 2016Junior QB Dylan Zaborowski leads the Scots to Angola, Ind., for final road game of the regular season as Alma seeks sixth win, first victory on the road against the Thunder since 2006.
Thelen named to CoSIDA Academic All-District TeamNovember 03, 2016Senior co-captain receives honor for second straight season.
Scots fall at Olivet, 36-30October 29, 2016Danny Hugan II catches three touchdown passes from Dylan Zaborowski, posts second career 200-yard receiving game, while junior Colton Tyson makes career-high 17 tackles as Scots suffer first road loss of season.
Week 9 Game Notes - Alma at OlivetOctober 25, 2016Football team heads to Olivet looking for sixth win of the season and seeks to add to perfect 3-0 record on the road in 2016.
Football beats Albion, 37-14, in rivalry gameOctober 22, 2016Scots now 4-0 all-time under the lights at home, record first win over Albion since 2008 as Zaborowski throws two TDs, scores another two on the ground.
Week 8 Game Notes - Alma vs. AlbionOctober 19, 2016Scots look to continue home game magic under the lights, seek first win over Albion since 2007.
Scots roll over Aurora, 38-14October 15, 2016Nick Sullivan scores three times, Dylan Zaborowski rushes for a carer-high 143 yards.
Week 7 Game Notes - Alma vs. AuroraOctober 12, 2016Scots look for first home win of the season, host Aurora University in MIAA-NACC crossover game.
Scots fall to Hope in Homecoming game, 35-19October 08, 2016Nick Sullivan posts fourth straight 100-yard rushing game as football team sees three-game winning streak halted.
Week 6 Game Notes - Alma vs. HopeOctober 05, 2016Senior Troy Gahm (right) and the Scots return home after three-game road trip, look to extend winning streak to four games with Homecoming showdown against Hope College.
Danny Hugan II Named MIAA Offensive Player of the WeekOctober 03, 2016Hugan earns the honor after recording seven catches, 153 yards and three touchdowns in Alma's win over Kalamazoo.
Football team rolls to third straight win, defeats Kalamazoo 56-26October 01, 2016Nick Sullivan scores four rushing touchdowns, Dylan Zaborowski adds four touchdown passes as Alma improves to 3-1 in MIAA opener for both team.
Week 5 Game Notes - Alma at KalamazooSeptember 29, 2016Scots open MIAA play this weekend, look to extend winning streak to three games.
Sullivan scores late to lift Alma to 31-28 road winSeptember 17, 2016Scots weather second-half comeback by Concordia Wisconsin, take lead with 23 seconds to play for second straight win.
Week 3 Game Notes - Alma at Concordia University WisconsinSeptember 14, 2016Football team heads to Wisconsin to take part in MIAA-NACC Challenge.
Scots sweep MIAA Player of the Week honorsSeptember 12, 2016Zaborowski named Offensive Player of the Week, Tripp earns Defensive Player of the Week and Plisko received Special Teams Player of the Week honors
Scots pick up first win of the season with 31-20 victory at ManchesterSeptember 10, 2016QB Dylan Zaborowski scores four times, including first career touchdown reception, to open three-game, four-week road trip.
Week 2 Game Notes - Alma at ManchesterSeptember 08, 2016Alma opens a four-week, three-game road trip on Saturday, facing a team coached by its former defensive coordinator.
Football falls to Saint Vincent in season openerSeptember 03, 2016Danny Hugan becomes first Scot to return kickoff for touchdown since 2009, racks up 311 all-purpose yards.
Football team picked to finish fifth in MIAA raceAugust 15, 2016After 5-5 season in 2015, Scots look to move closer to goal of MIAA Championship.


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When Is the Right Time for Analysis?
Effective and efficient information sharing creates business value. That means collaboration is key to your BI approach and deployment. Collaboration throughout your entire business ecosystem allows everyone to bring their individual expertise to the table but still work collectively to solve the same business problem efficiently. So human intelligence becomes collective intelligence that we can use to make better business decisions. This begins to empower organic intelligence, which means that the workers within your business ecosystem start to address problems before they actually become problems.
Collective intelligence is much more valuable to a company than any individual person's intelligence.
That's because very few decisions are made independently within a company. The bigger the decision, the more people involved. Even though we've eliminated silos of data with servers and software, most companies are still working in silos. These silos of workers are working independently of each other – but it's the collaboration among these groups – and with the data – that really needs to occur to make optimal business decisions.
Imagine how much more efficiently your business would run if you and your employees could access information faster. That's where the "when" comes in: When do the various people and their departments need to receive the information to make effective business decisions based on your data?
Individual (On-Demand)
The individual who needs on-demand reports is that person who needs an immediate answer to something that comes out of the blue. Does that sofa come in any other color? How many do we have in the store? How many unique visits did I have on my website today? You can run a simple report and find out the answers to all these questions, and then go on about your day. Problem solved. No need to run the report for that information ever again unless the same question comes up. This is a one-off, non-collaborative scenario, which is what makes it less mature in terms of BI.
Team/Group (Ad Hoc)
But there are reports that you need over and over again. For instance, the sales team may run the same report twice a week or twice a month – or both – to assess the pipeline. They're doing this on an ad-hoc basis, but they're talking about it as a team. This is a report that they all use and its parameters have been defined by that team to help them do their jobs more efficiently.
E-Mail (Scheduled)
Scheduled E-mail represents a kind of mid-point of maturity. This method is more mature because we're talking about scheduling a report to go out on a regular basis, regardless of the complexity. For instance, I know that every Friday I want to see a certain set of numbers to and know what my weekly catch looks like. You can automate this report with custom criteria and email it to everybody on a certain schedule. The defined question could be: How did we do with certain store sales over the weekend? On Monday, we run a report based on the Sunday aggregation that tells us how it breaks down by store, by salesperson, by region – or whatever criteria we've established.
Alerts (Events Driven)
Alerts, by definition, are more mature than Scheduled E-mail, thus ever enhancing our ability to implement BI effectively and gain value from our data. An alert is appropriate when you understand what your thresholds are. It's a more mature way of communicating what's going on with that data.
Integrated Collaboration (Conditional)
Integrated collaboration is the most sophisticated form of collaboration. It means interactively collaborating with the data. If, for instance I was monitoring store sales, I might be focused on the amount of money being passed through each register or the number of items scanned. When I interact with this data, it means that I can collaborate and weigh in instantly – and impact the outcome of what's going on. It's frequent and continuous collaboration.
As in life, when it comes to BI, maturity is knowing what to do and when. The ability to share knowledge at the right time, and in real-time, and discuss anomalies will not only help you make better business decisions – it shortens the decision-making loop so you can get there faster and more efficiently.
By John Siegman, Director of MDM at LumenData, Inc.
This blog post was originally published on LinkedIn Pulse.


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Global Robot Expo Madrid 2018
Global Robot Expo Madrid
Madrid hosts the 3rd edition of the Global Robot Expo, International Fair on Robotic Technologies which will be visited by experts and leading international firms from all over the world and will also host over 40 conferences. The event will be held at Feria de Madrid, from April 18 to 20. If you are visiting Madrid, get the most unique experience with BE Apartment in the best luxury apartments in Madrid and other famous cities, for your security, pleasure and comfort.
The Global Robot Expo 2018 will reveal the latest developments in Industry 4.0: Service Robotics, 3D Printing, Drones and Aerospace, Educational, Smart and Healthcare Technology. This multi-sectorial robot fair aims to promote the robotics sector and the technologies created in Spain, as well as to attract more companies, professionals and investors from all over the world. This year, there will be over 140 exhibitors at Global Robot Expo Madrid. The latest technologies in all types of robots, 3D printers, exoskeletons, robotic prosthesis, interactive boards, or drones, among many others, will be the main features. Global Robot Expo 2018 will also hold a space to find out the latest on the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, telepresence, artificial intelligence and smart home.
The Global Robot Expo 2018 will hold conferences, round tables and demonstrations in which some of the leading professionals from the worldwide robotics industry will participate. Denis Niezgoda from DHL, Russ Angold from Eksobionics and Samuel Bouchard from RobotiQ are some of the keynote speakers who will pass on their knowledge to visitors. Do not miss an opportunity to enjoy and discover Madrid with BE Apartment. If you´re visitng the city, take a look at our luxury apartments that we have throughout the city.


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Posted: January 12th, 2017.
If there's one word you've probably heard and used way too much during the course of your wedding planning, it's "personalised". While you can't possibly personalise your special day too much, it can certainly start to cost too much after a while – time to consider a budget-friendly alternative, perhaps?
Printed and personalised ribbons are just what you're looking for, and they can be customised with anything from your names to your wedding date. They're easy on the pocket and highly versatile, which means you won't run out of uses for the few hundred meters you ordered just because you couldn't resist.
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Eurkea Miniatures
23 May 2013
Labels: Pulp/Horror
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Saw those on LAF and they are still great. It is believed that they were feathered, but I prefer those - they look much more menacing! Well done!ReplyDelete
Nicely painted too.ReplyDelete
Loving these, I've some similar hovering on the periphery of the lead pile, I really must get them done.ReplyDelete
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The Webster Groves Statesmen entered Saturday afternoon's game at U. City against the Lions with an 0-2 record. It was their first 0-2 start since 2006, when they finished 4-6. In the first two weeks Webster played up a class to take on Class 6 opponents Hazelwood Central and Francis Howell. Not phased at all by the 0-2 start, Webster came out clicking on all cylinders and scored early and often against a young, inexperienced, injury riddled U. City team en route to their 55-6 victory. Nick Delgado got the scoring going for Webster on a three yard touchdown run on the teams first possession of the game. U. City was forced to punt on their next drive and Webster struck again just 2:57 after scoring their first touchdown when running back DJ Johnson ran it in from three yards out, for one of his two touchdowns on the day. He finished with four carries and 18 yards. Webster took a 14-0 lead in to the second quarter, where they got touchdown runs from Johnson, Bri'on Sanders and Rob Thompson. The Statesmen took a 35-0 lead into the locker room at the half.
In the second half, Webster scored two defensive touchdowns on a 42 yard interception return by Cameron Hilton and a 68 yard fumble recovery run back by Julian Ellis. Running back Djakeem Fedrick added a one yard td run for Webster, his first of the season. U. City's lone touchdown came on a nice run by Freshman quarterback Zack Bush. Bush, was filling in for starting quarterback Michael Jones, who broke his wrist earlier in the week in practice. The Lions were also without one of their leading receivers Ronnell Perkins, who was injured in week one.
Webster Groves (1-2) (1-0) will look to even up their mark Friday night when they take on Seckman (0-3) (0-1), while U. City (0-3) (0-1) will travel to Parkway North (2-1) (1-0) on Saturday afternoon. Both games are Suburban South match ups.
As a reminder, you can follow all of the Friday night high school football action at http://prepcasts.com/ and on 590am The Man during their Friday night high school football show "Under The Lights". Follow us on twitter @prepcasts or follow Mike Ritter @chopsstl.


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The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation is a nonprofit organization established by special acts of the State Legislature in 1975 and 1985 to preserve, protect, and promote the buildings, sites, and landscapes that contribute to the heritage and vitality of Connecticut communities. Since then, the organization has become a successful champion of remarkable community assets across the state.
In 1975, Harlan H. Griswold of Woodbury, Barbara S. Delaney of Chester, and John F. Reynolds III of Middletown incorporated the Trust. Over time, interest in the Trust grew, and the board was expanded. Today, the Trust has 3 gubernatorial appointments and up to 30 additional board members. The longest-serving executive director was Helen Higgins, and the current executive director is Jane Montanaro. The Trust has been headquartered since 1989 at the Eli Whitney Boarding House in Hamden.
Help us keep making history, preserving history.
And we're still making history. Over the years, we have:
- Directly invested nearly $7 million in saving buildings that transform neighborhoods, including historic industrial mill buildings and rural barns.
- Pushed for laws and policies that protect historic properties.
- Given hundreds of local district commissioners the tools they need to do their jobs.
- Gone to court to save threatened landmarks – including the Merritt Parkway – from the wrecking ball.
Each year, we provide preservation assistance to 250 sites through our Circuit Rider program, catalog an average of 750 places through our surveys (on barns, mills, and artists' sites), educate at least 1,000 people through our trainings and programs, and steward 35 permanent preservation easements on properties all over the state.
Most importantly, we have helped people like you find their voice to advocate for and protect the places you care about most. For this work, the Trust is recognized as the first and finest voice for preservation in Connecticut.


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[7/25/2015] Yomiuri Giants reach agreement with Alex Castellanos
by Gen on Jul.26, 2015 @ 9:18 am, under NPB
Tags: Alex Castellanos, Foreign Interest, Yomiuri Giants
The Yomiuri Giants announced on July 25 that they reached an agreement twenty-eight-year-old outfielder Alex Castellanos. He was assigned the uniform number ninety-three. He is set to arrive on July 27. A press conference will be held on the same day. According to media reports, the two sides agreed on a deal through to the end of the season worth an estimated 300,000 US dollars.
Source: official announcement, Sponichi 7/25/2015, Daily Sports 7/25/2015, Daily Sports 7/26/2015, Sports Hochi 7/26/2015
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Founded in Canada in 1993, Esquires has grown into a thriving brand with a presence in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and North America.
We aim to take a leadership position in every market we enter through a combination of great coffee, fresh food, friendly service and a commitment to world-class processes.
This is far more than a mere advertising slogan. It's an ethos that's woven into every aspect of the Esquires organisation.
Great coffee is what we do; every cup must conform to exact standards. But our promise doesn't end there. We serve great coffee to our customer with the aim of then being able to assist worthy charities and community groups to raise much-needed funds. We do this in every country, city, town and district that has an Esquires store.
Great coffee helps bring people together. Great coffee helps those less fortunate. Great coffee helps build great businesses. Great coffee helps bring Esquires and everything it stands for to more people every day.


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Central Michigan University (CMU) is one of the most frequently searched universities in America, according to a recent internet keyword search of American colleges.
CMU, established in 1892, is a public research university, and is one of the largest universities in the state of Michigan. The school currently maintains an enrollment of almost 30,000 students, with roughly three out of four enrolled in undergraduate courses.
CMU is organized into 8 academic divisions:
CMU courses include nationally recognized programs in audiology, entrepreneurship, journalism, music, physician assistant training, psychology, and teacher education. Notable graduates of CMU include Emmy winning actor Jeff Daniels, best selling author John Grogan, and award winning cartoonist Drew Sheneman, as well as many other actors, writers, politicians, CEOs, and star athletes.
CMU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
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Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about CMU.
1. Where is Central Michigan University?
Here is the official mailing and visiting address of the main campus of CMU:
Central Michigan University
1200 South Franklin Street
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
2. What types of degrees are offered at Central Michigan University?
CMU offers numerous Bachelors degrees, Masters degrees, Doctoral degrees, and professional certificates in a broad range of academic subjects. The university also has a law school and a medical college.
3. What undergraduate majors are offered at Central Michigan University?
CMU has more than 200 academic programs to choose from. Here is a list of some of the more popular undergraduate majors offered at CMU:
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4. What graduate programs are available at Central Michigan University?
Here is a list of Masters degree programs offered at CMU:
Click here for a list of the Doctoral (PhD) programs at CMU.
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5. What legal courses are taught at Central Michigan University?
The law professional center at CMU is a unique undergraduate program that helps students prepare for legal careers. The department provides the following services:
6. How much does it cost to attend Central Michigan University?
According to the CMU website, the current estimated cost of tuition and fees for undergraduate students to attend the school is:
Full Time Enrollment
Part Time Enrollment
Graduate courses at CMU cost $575 per credit hour.
Doctorate courses at CMU cost anywhere from $658 to $850 per credit hour.
Students should also allow a $10,000 budget for room and board, books & supplies, and personal expenses.
Additional fees may also apply, such as application fees, technology fees, insurance fees, and parking fees, among others.
Students attending CMU may be eligible for financial aid if they fill out the Federal FAFSA form. Approximately 81 percent of freshman undergraduates (and roughly 70 percent of all undergraduates) at CMU receive some form of financial aid.
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7. What is the campus of Central Michigan University like?
The main campus of CMU contains 22 on-campus residence halls. Other noteworthy campus buildings include the Park Library and the Brooks Astronomical Observatory, among others. The campus also features several sports stadiums, a well stocked bookstore, and the Museum of Cultural and Natural History.
Local conveniences, such as Target, Walmart, and 7-Eleven, are within walking distance, as are several entertainment venues and many places to eat. Destinations further afield are easily accessible by way of a public bus service that runs along the Old U.S. 27 Highway, which borders the eastern side of the CMU campus.
The athletic teams at CMU are called the Chippewas. They play for Division I of the the NCAA. The team colors are maroon and gold.
Intercollegiate sports for men and women at CMU include:
CMU also features features a number of club and intramural sports, as well as many non athletic activities, such as a student-run newspaper, a student-run TV station, two student-run radio stations, several musical groups, and quite a few fraternities and sororities, to name a few.
Above: CMU Cheerleaders. Check out the guys underneath having a look! Who can blame them?
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8. What are the distance learning options at Central Michigan University?
Many courses at Central Michigan can be taken fully online. CMU has more than 7,000 students enrolled in online courses. Here is the tuition for online enrollment at CMU:
Here is a list of online degrees available at CMU
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9. What is the contact information for Central Michigan University?
For general information about CMU, call 989-774-7500.
To speak with someone on the main campus of CMU, call 989-774-4000.
To inquire about online courses, call 800-688-4268.
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The Walking Dead is a milestone amongst comic book TV shows, cable TV shows, and TV shows in general, continuing to pull in huge ratings despite several creative shakeups behind-the-scenes, and a fanbase that seems to have as much fun picking apart the show and characters as they do actually watching them.
Season 4 was something of a departure, though; after a more traditional (albeit dark and somber) first half, the second half of the season broke things down into more isolated episodes, focusing on individual odd pair units of survivors from the prison camp. As we saw in the season 4 finale, however, the reunion of Rick Grimes and his crew came at a most unhappy time, as the lot of them were captured by the inhabitants of Terminus for some yet-to-be-revealed purpose that is most likely pretty horrific (given the world of The Walking Dead).
As this latest season 5 teaser reminds us, however, Rick and the gang aren't the only ones in a bad place right now. After one of the most disturbing and controversial episodes in the show's run, odd pair Carol (Melissa McBride) and Tyreese (Chad L. Coleman) are still out in the wilderness trying to avoid roving bands of zombies, all while caring for Rick's young daughter Judith (as we see above) and shouldering the weight of the terrible events they've recently endured.
Babysitting has been an especially precarious job in both The Walking Dead comic books and TV show. The only thing more disturbing than imagining the "What If's?" of childcare gone wrong in a zompocalypse world is the reaction you see from an increasing amount of viewers who are vocal about the belief that ditching a baby is the only logical way to survive (all heart, those types).
Poor Carol and Tyreese; even if they do make it out of the woods, in Terminus they'll find that they cared for that baby only to deliver it into the clutches of humans who (judging by the stack of bones we saw during the Season 4 finale) may make a meal out of her, same as the zombies. Talk about irony.
The Walking Dead season 5 premieres this fall on AMC.
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Photographer and mixed media artist Klee Larsen Crawford has a lot on her plate, including an upcoming exhibition in conjunction with The Pie Shoppe's 5th anniversary (in their satellite gallery, the Sugar Cube Cabin on November 9),and the Eastside Culture Crawl (November 16-19). Klee recently took a breather from her busy schedule to fill us in on her thoughts, creative endeavours and pie slice of choice.
What is your connection with The Pie Shoppe and Sugar Cube Cabin? I first met the French sisters, Stephanie and Andi, when they did a pop-up pour over of the coffee they roast at Le Marché St George when I was the manager. I remember instantly enjoying their company. I would come down to visit them at the first Pie Shoppe [in Chinatown] and that turned into a friendship.
Sweet or savoury? Savoury.
Favourite pie? Pumpkin; it's a good cross between savoury and sweet.
Your drink of choice? Coffee in bed in the morning and whiskey at night.
What compels you to take photographs? I come from a very creative family and I was always encouraged to create. Photography specifically for me is about freezing a moment in time and being able to create your own world.
Why film? I trust film. When I use film I feel like I have either nailed it or completely screwed it up and I like that feeling. When I use digital its more for documenting, I double check, not convinced its what I'm after. Film is still total magic to me.
What type of film do you use? I love really high speed film and usually I'm shooting it in bright situations. I'm looking for lots of grain and texture so for black and white Illford 3200 iso. I shoot 120 and for colour it's getting a bit more difficult to find 800 iso so I end up pushing 400 iso a lot.
Least favourite thing about film? Other than the cost it can be a little bit difficult traveling with it. You don't want to have it scanned at customs and persuading people to hand check it can be challenging sometimes. I've had it test positive for explosives a couple times now too.
Film and film processing has become increasingly elusive. How has your practice/process changed since you began taking photos? I honestly don't know if it has. Maybe I take a little bit less experimental photos but I also just feel confident with it. Or maybe I have changed my practice as an artist into more of a mixed media practice because of this. You've got me thinking.
Where do you see yourself and your practice in the next year? I made the leap this summer to be a full time artist so hopefully I can still be doing this in a year and have it fully sustain me. I would also love to do some artist residences.
The next project you're excited about? Other than this show at The Pie Shoppe I'm also getting ready for the Culture Crawl; a show in Victoria Dec 1 – 2nd at Upside gallery; and then going to Toronto to be part of a show at Studio 7 Dec 7 – 10th. Very excited to do some traveling with my work.
Your first camera? A Konica with this amazing, shitty lens that would vignette the photos. I thought it was so cool.
Current camera? Twin lens reflex by Yashica. I "borrowed" it from my sister 10 years ago. It's been on some pretty awesome adventures with me.
Tell me about your latest exhibition. "The Park" is a mixed media show that is photo based. This summer I went on a road trip by myself and drove up north. I went through Banff and Jasper for the first time and made it up to the Yukon. I love shooting dreamy and moody photos and because of all the forest fires the smoke definitely added to that. Before I left I had started prepping some boards with paint as this is the base layer of my work. I then take the images and print on a transparent paper and seal it with resin.
Favourite photographer? Sheila Metzner! I remember being so drawn to her use of grain. She is one of the main reasons I wanted to become a photographer.
Most memorable photograph? The first one of Metzner's that jumps in my head is the image where the model is almost kissing a marble sculpture. It's so dreamy.
Your favourite park in Vancouver? Going to have to say Stanley Park. You can get so lost and see so many beautiful things. Ocean, trees, lagoons, flowers and really good people watching.
Your favourite park in the world? I think right know it would be Tombstone National park in the Yukon. It's where I took a lot of the photos for this show. It's so beautiful and raw looking.
Your favourite view? The beach and ocean cause it's alway changing.
A place that you haven't been but would love to visit (and, presumably, photograph)? So many places, but I feel a draw to go to Scotland. I think it would be right up my alley for beauty.
Your favourite rainy day activity? Probably a nice glass of wine and a podcast. And a hot bath. In no particular order.
What music is currently inspiring you? I'm really lucky that my parter in crime Sean Evans is a musician and a music enthusiast. He has really opened the world of ambient music to me. I love how it's there but not and weaves in and out. I'm really excited too because he is going to be playing some of his ambient music at the opening on Thursday and adding some drums and other effects to turn it into a live performance.
How did you get involved in the Eastside Culture Crawl? My best friend from high school's mom Pam Hudson has been in 1000 Parker St. building for 30 years and she has rented me part of her space for the last 5 years. So this will be my 5th crawl. I remember coming to visit her and being in 1000 Parker St. building at a young age and just wanting to be a part of it so badly. It's a pretty amazing experience, and also Pam is the best studio partner, so we have a lot of fun with it.
Favourite thing about East Van? This might sound strange but the light. I feel like the light is different in East Van. Also, all the creative people doing their thing.
Something that you'd like to see change in Vancouver? It's a pretty common subject but probably the cost of living. I think we have and we are gonna lose a lot of creative people because of the cost of living in this city.
Your neighbourhood haunt? When I'm at my studio, Strange Fellows for sure.
Many of your photographs have a nostalgic and eerie or melancholic feeling to them…is that intentional? Yes, that is intentional. I think it's grown more that way because of the way I integrate the painting to them. Blurs the line between if it's a painting or a photo and creates a dreamy effect that leads to the nostalgic eerie feel.
What was your last unexpected or unusual source of inspiration? I think, specifically, the smoke from the forest fires this summer was a pretty big inspiration in such a destructive way. I don't think I would have nearly such an interesting body of work from the road trip if I hadn't come across that.
What was your first memory? My second birthday cake. I remember a cake being decorated in real flowers. We had just moved to Salt Spring Island and it was spring.
How do you want to be remembered? It's funny because my work has such a eerie and moody feel to it but for the most part I'm a pretty happy-go-lucky person. So I would say happy and compassionate and that I made unique art that made people relive memories.


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