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The public is invited to visit five local farms during the inaugural Taste of Northeast Iowa Farm Crawl from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. The event is free and for all ages.
Five independent family farm operations between Decorah and Waukon are jointly hosting open houses. Participants will learn how local farmers grow and process their food, and manage their farms on this self-guided tour.
"Explore the farms, meet the farmers, see demonstrations, sample the goodies, purchase locally grown and produced products, and have lots of fun in this part of the Driftless Region," said Teresa Wiemerslage, regional program coordinator for ISU Extension and Outreach and the NE Iowa Food and Farm Coalition (NIFF). "The farms are all within an easy drive of each other."
Host farms include Kymar Acres, Green Thumb Produce, Peake Orchards, Empty Nest Winery and the WW Homestead Dairy retail store and processing facility in Waukon.
But wait, Wiemerslage said there's more! "We encourage visitors to become a Buy Fresh, Buy Local VIP!" she said. "For a $20 donation, you can support the work to create opportunities for farmers and to build the local food system. In appreciation, you will receive a sheet of special coupons for extra special treatment on the crawl."
For a map and details about each farm, visit the NIFF Coalition website at www.iowafreshfood.com.


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a small gap between the cement and outer edge brass porthole made a nice cozy place to swarm to, two of them are now inhabited, some cleaver scouts!!!!!!!!! . What I would like to know is if it is best to capture them at night when everyone is home, cut them loose, put em in a nuke with a few frames and leave the brood and comb off to the side and remove it later when abandoned , or should I tie the comb to an empty frame with a natural fiber and let them continue filling it in??????????? What would you do, Should I take them in the morning??????, would be a shame for the girls to come back from work with there mommy gone and there house sealed up........Please send your advise, thank you
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August 28th, 2013
Libraries don't just answer questions, they ask them. The Maryland Humanities Council's One Maryland One Book reading and discussion program is a perfect example of how the library helps its community discuss important questions. This year's selection, "King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village," invites us to explore questions of culture and gender difference, as well as personal questions of how we might respond when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds.
Like the wise and often funny Mma Ramotswe of Alexander McCall Smith's "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency," King Peggy has a talent for solving complicated problems. When I read "King Peggy," I was struck by how similar her story could be to so many of our own—going about her daily life, working to make ends meet and then faced with a huge turning point that grants the opportunity to change lives. But we don't have to be born into royalty to bring hope and transformation to town.
While we don't struggle with issues like access to clean water and basic medical care such as in King Peggy, we do, like other areas in the state, have many people without jobs, a high school dropout rate we're working to improve, and too many who go to bed hungry at the end of the day. I'm excited to share King Peggy's story because I believe it will provoke powerful questions on the local impacts we might achieve by applying similar courage, creativity, and sacrifice. Even more, I'm excited to see what answers we'll discover.
In addition to participating in discussions of the book at CCPL branches throughout the county, you'll have the opportunity to meet King Peggy when she visits the Elkton Central Library on Monday, September 9th at 7:30pm. Join us for these other special King Peggy events:
What Is Wrong with a Woman Being Chief? — Thursday, September 12th at 7pm
African Storyteller: Jamal Koram (family event) — Thursday, September 19th at 6:30pm
Sankofa African Dance Company (family event) — Saturday, September 28th at 2:30pm
We hope you'll join us and get inspired to consider the issues that affect communities near and far. If you were king, what problems would you tackle first?
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President Obama and Syria: Constraints on the Imperial Presidency
Since the 1960's, many scholars have used the notion of the "imperial presidency" to characterize the modern presidency of the United States. Coined by the influential Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., this term is based on the argument that the scope and powers of the U.S. Presidency have grown increasingly broad, often exceeding constitutional limits. Moreover, particularly in matters of foreign policy and war powers, the U.S. Presidency has assumed a much broader interpretation of Constitutional limits than ever before, giving presidents the power to act unilaterally in some instances. Despite this widely acknowledged expansion of power, President Obama suffered an interesting high profile blunder toward the end of 2013 when he stepped back from his earlier claim that the U.S. would use military force in Syria if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons. My thesis explores the various policy options and competing forces that played out in this scenario, highlighting the roles of Congress and public opinion in President Obama's decision not to use a military strike in Syria. After evaluating the factors that weighed into this decision, I also examine the implications of this decision on President Obama's foreign policy agenda and the remainder of his second term.
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The Status of Post-Soviet Women: The Role of International Organizations in Gender Equality Program Sustainability
Through my research, I examine three post-Soviet countries (Ukraine, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan) and the status of gender equality in each state. I also examine the roles of international bodies and NGOs in implementing and sustaining gender equality programs in each state. While each state has an abundance of programs in place, many monitored by various international organizations and institutions, I conclude that the problem does not lie with the implementation of such programs, but rather, the sustainability. Is the gender equality in post-Soviet states being accepted at face value? Are the proper monitoring systems in place to not only ensure the implementation of gender equality programs, but also the success? Various states in transition are in need of Western assistance when it comes to applying international goals and norms to their own domestic politics, but they are not receiving the means to properly do so.
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"The End of Unipolarity: Then End of U.S. Primacy and its Impact on the International System"
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States has found itself in an unprecedented position of power and primacy in the world, dominating the new unipolar world order that emerged in the early 1990's. This is all changing, though, as the United States' primacy has begun to erode and new poles of power are beginning to emerge in both traditional and new forms. This paper seeks to analyze these changes in the international order and look at what the future of the international system may look like. Whatever this future may hold, it is clear that the United States will continue to play a decisive role in global affairs, and as important as other powers and entities may be in the emergence of the next global system, the United States' handling of this important transition time in the world will have a monumental impact on international relations and global affairs. Turning away from the United States, this project also assesses the emerging poles of power that will have a significant role in the future of the international system, including a look at both state and non-state actors.


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Friday, October 29, 2010
My favorite KDE Plasma desktop themes
For those unfamiliar with the concept, plasma desktop themes deal with anything from the menu panel to dialogs, widgets, etc. Each one of those themes has different properties, colors, textures and levels of transparency that artists tweak. Choosing the right theme will play an important role in creating a beautiful desktop, specially if many widgets are visible on the desktop.
Today I am going to share my favorite plasma themes along with some recommendations on how to get the most out of their qualities.
A nice whitey theme with lots of transparency, it is perfect for plain dark backgrounds. It is important to understand that widgets with high levels of transparency don't get along well with busy backgrounds, specially if there is a lot going on below the widget itself. The combination of both usually results in overcrowded desktops that users quickly grow tired of.
The idea is to combine backgrounds and widgets so each complements the strengths of the other. In this case, the background is mostly plain, showing different tones of gray over a subtly textured surface. As can be seen, the dark background helps widgets stand out and their text is legible. On the other hand, the center of the background is busier, so it makes sense to leave it clean so the artist work can truly shine.
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A dark theme this time. Transparency levels are less exaggerated, which provides more room to play around with different backgrounds. Having said so, the default KDE background works out perfect this time. It is not particularly busy, but it is bright enough to make those widgets get their share of limelight.
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This one I am using as I type these lines, very cool theme indeed. Transparency levels are taken to the extreme and the shining widgets do convey a bit of a "liquid" nature to them. Once again, the same concepts that applied for the Air theme are good for this one. If anything, it is even more important to make sure that nothing below the widgets gets in the way of making text legible.
This theme's weak spot is also its strength. The extreme transparency that makes it look amazing, also makes certain dialogs impossible to read when a white background is below them. The problem is that does happen quite often when you are running applications such as Internet browsers, which predominantly get white or very clear web pages.
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Back to dark tones for this one, we see that transparency levels are once again under manageable levels. The concepts that applied for Kaleban apply here as well. In fact, the screenshot below is a good example of a colorful and somewhat busy background working out very well in combination with this Plasma theme.
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The default KDE theme is also a great example of a beautiful whitish theme. Having said so, it's transparency levels are lower than H2O and G-Remix, so we have more room for experimentation with backgrounds. This time around I chose a busier background which still is pretty homogeneous in color.
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KDE is a great environment to play with from a Look&Feel standpoint. The combinations available are almost endless, so just play around with them and have fun at it. In the meantime, I hope you liked my (current) favorite themes and that the recommendations I shared help you get busy with your own creations.
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Can you please post the download links for these wonderful themes..ReplyDelete
Thanks for the post.
Hey, thanks to you!ReplyDelete
Well, there is really nothing to post here, all those themes I downloaded from the theme manager that's part of KDE. Just find the highest rated themes and keep scrolling down! ;-)
- AnonymousOctober 30, 2010 at 8:33 AM
I use KDE on all our computers and my desktops look noting like yours.ReplyDelete
Which the whole point, the desktop reflects what YOU want, not someone else.
I hate panels since forever so my side and bottom panels all disappear and my virtual desktops all have different widgets, work, play, etc.
And you should see my folks... the taskbar is about 2inches high using 18pt fonts (bold) for better visibility. No UI queen would like this but its far more useful to my parents than the invisible defaults where you need 40/20 vision.
Again, its THEIR choice and therefore its THE BEST desktop possible.
Dekstop wallaper that change are a feature that most people I know just love. I have mine setup on 10mins and it takes from folders that have beautiful KDE/FLOSS wallpapers, another virtual desktop that takes from our recent family photos.
- AnonymousNovember 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM
You can also search for those themes in the theme manager if you don't want to scroll. :)ReplyDelete
This is really looking very interesting.... Thanks a lot for the share.... Keep posting.


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During last night's LHS vs KHS football game, the Lakeland Police Department had an increased amount of officers and street lighting in the area to illuminate some darker areas on the perimeter. The Polk County School Board in partnership with LPD decided to increase security measures for the game to curtail any possible criminal activity in and around the stadium. LPD was also assisted by the Polk County Sheriff's Office School Resource Deputies and Mounted Patrol Unit. During this time, officers and detectives working the surrounding area recovered 6 firearms as indicated below.
1. Dante Kelly Williams, 16 yrs old, of 2849 Eight Iron Drive, Lakeland was arrested for Carrying a Concealed Firearm and Possession of a Firearm by a minor. He was arrested near the stadium at 4th Street and Virginia Avenue.
2. Rodney Tyrone Williams, 22 yrs of age, of 714 E. Lake Club Drive, Oldsmar, Fla was arrested for Carrying a Concealed Firearm. He was arrested within the stadium by a School Resource Officer.
3. Frederick Antonio Roberts, 19 yrs of age, of 1241 Lake Horney Drive, Lakeland was arrested for carrying a Concealed Weapon. Roberts was in possession of Brass Knuckles and he was arrested at 4th Street and Missouri Avenue.
4. A detective working in an undercover capacity in the area observed 4 to 5 suspicious males around a vehicle at 8th Street and Virginia Avenue. Several of the subjects fled on foot and detectives later recovered four loaded handguns under the seats of the vehicle. This case is still under investigation.


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The Canisius College rowing team signed Taylor de Moree to a National Letter of Intent for the 2013-14 season, as announced by head coach Joel Furtek.
"As a staff and team we are delighted to have Taylor join the Griffs' crew," said Furtek. "On her visit to Canisius and the Fontana Boathouse, she embraced the quirky, committed, and awesome women of this team."
A native of Guilderland, N.Y., de Moree currently competes for the Albany Rowing Center. At last year's New York State Championship, as she stroked her Novice Four to a come-from-behind victory. In addition, she raced at the prestigious 2012 Head of The Charles in front of 250,000 spectators.
"In her short high school career, she has already shown the racing success that we love to see," stated Furtek. "Combined with her size, athleticism, and potential for speed, this makes Taylor a great fit for Canisius."
"I chose Canisius because it was the most diverse team I had ever met, but it still felt like a family," said de Moree. "They seem to strive to be the best they can be, but still have fun while doing it. I found myself wanting to be a Griff right away."
The Golden Griffins continue to build their program with the signing of seven combined rowers for this season's campaign. In addition to the signing of Jordan Bamrick, Nora Kennon, Hannah Blum, and Corrine Kickel, the Griffs welcomed three junior transfers from the University of Central Florida, including Lizabeth McKinney, Meghan Martin, and Lynna Paradiso.
"Last year's early signee rower, Corrine Kickel, dedicated herself to improving all year and came in to Canisius at the top of her game, and we expect the same from Taylor. She is already on the road to constant self-improvement. We can't wait for her to join us!
"I'm also delighted with the strength of the spring recruiting class that we are building to join Taylor," explained Furtek. "As our program matures and races at higher and higher levels, more women are seeing the potential for great speed to go with the amazing education and awesome team experience that we offer here at Canisius."


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Ischemic colitis mainly affects people over 50. Many of them have a history of peripheral vascular disease.
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Sometimes regarded as "the easy way" to search from the Linux command line, locate does exactly as one would expect: it returns the location of a given file/folder. In my opinion, its biggest advantage is that it is fairly simple to use, and very quick! To see a simple example, let's try to locate jpg files (images) in our computer. In order to do so, run the following command:
locate *.jpg
Wow! That was fast, huh!? Locate returned all jpg files in your drive in an instant. If you are used to how Windows searches from the GUI, this probably felt like the speed of light!
OK, that was good, but how about locating something less straight forward, maybe an obscure filename that may not be as common as jpeg files? For example, say you have been experiencing issues with your X session and need to check the Xorg logs:
locate Xorg
Once again, a list showing absolute paths to all files containing the word "Xorg" is returned. As correctly pointed out by the locate command, Xorg logs reside under the /var/log folder.
You probably noticed that those results were once again returned very quickly. This is the case because locate does not actually search your drive, but a database of its own. The downside to this approach, though, is that the locate database is updated only so often. That means that if you created a file just some seconds ago, locate will most likely not find it, for it needs to index it first. Having said so, you can manually update that database at any given moment, just running the following command (as root or using sudo):
For those who don't particularly like using the command line interface, I have put together a very simple script you can use to get the benefits from this command without actually having to interact with the shell every time you do use locate.
NOTE: As usual, this is aimed at Ubuntu users, but it should work on any GNOME distro. As for KDE distros, you can use kdialog with just a few minor changes.
First off, open gedit or any other text editor of your choice, then copy and paste the text below on a new text document:
zenity --info --text "$(locate "$(zenity --entry)")"
Once done, save the file as "search" under your home folder, which should be the default saving location anyways.
Now, close gedit and browse your home folder to ensure the search script was successfully created. Bingo! The file is there, all we need to do now is grant it executable rights, so it can be run from a desktop launcher. Simply open a terminal and run the following command:
chmod 744 search
That's it, you can close the terminal window now.
Let's create a launcher in a location of our choice. For the purpose of this example, I chose the desktop.
First, right click on your desktop and add a new launcher.
I created a launcher and pointed it to my "search" script
Obviously, you can customize the icon, launcher name, comments, etc. Once you are done, simply close that window and double click on your newly created launcher. If everything went as expected, you should get a popup prompt, like this one:
Using our previous example, I am searching for "Xorg"
Enter your search term and click OK. The result will come back very quickly, as shown below:
The results from our search!
As you can imagine, this is a very simple script which lacks the flexibility of using locate straight from the command line. Having said so, you can obviously modify the script I provided and add certain parameters to the locate command so that it fits your needs better.
We just saw locate is a very interesting command with some powerful features, albeit limited for the kind of power we would expect from the command line. We are going to quickly see some examples of that power though, through the use of the find command.
Unlike locate, find is not very intuitive. In my opinion, not even the help included with this command is really that helpful for beginners, so it takes a while before you grasp how things go. Essentially, the main thing to understand about find is that, unlike locate, it does not expect a file or folder name as input. The input for find is made of search criteria, which can be very diverse, thus making it very powerful.
To show how find works, let's just use an example, namely the same one we tried with locate.
find "/" -type f -name "*.jpg"
Note that find will default to the path you are at, as opposed to locate, which covered the whole tree structure. Because of that, we pass / (the root of the folder structure) as the first parameter. Then, we specify that the element we are after is of type "file". As a last step, we provide a pattern for the name to match.
Some of the criteria we can use includes: creation date, modification date, owner, group, type, name, readable, writable, executable, size and many, many more! Therefore, we can go from "search for any file with .jpg extension" type search to "find me any element under root of type file which belongs to user A, group B, that is a month or older, was modified in the last 5 days, has writable permissions and .jpg extension, or maybe one that was created in the last 5 minutes, has .log extension and is empty. Once you find any of those, delete them". Wow!! Now try achieving that from the GUI, it would take forever!
Let's see how this works:
The find command includes three main elements: tests, operators and actions.
This is the only element we have seen in examples so far. When we pass find a specific type, name, a group or a user, we are essentially passing tests. Let's try an example that shows a bit more of find's real power using tests:
find -type d -empty -mtime +30
The command above returns empty folders which have not been modified in the last 30 days. A variation of this command may help us find opportunities for cleaning up our home folder.
find -type f -size +20M -user A -executable
This would find files with execution rights, size 20MB or larger, which belong to user A.
find -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 3 -type f | wc -l
This would return how many files there are inside the folders stored in your home folder.
As you probably realized from the tests we have just seen, they cover a lot of ground. However, sometimes these tests may fall short and you may need even more flexibility. Let's see some examples:
find \( -maxdepth 1 -type f -size +20M \) -or \( -maxdepth 1 -type d -empty \)
Alright, so we are now finding files of size 20MB or larger, or empty folders, both of which must live in our home folder directly. Note that we are escaping (adding "\" in front of) parenthesis to avoid that the shell interprets them.
Options allow us to add logic to our find structures. In other words, we can construct tests further, making them more complex and powerful.
find -size +20M -not \( \( -user A \) -or \( -user B \) \)
The command above would return files 20MB or larger which do not belong to neither user A nor B.
That's all very nice, we can search based on almost any criterium we can think of, but what if we could actually act upon what we find? That would make find a number of magnitudes more powerful!
As it turns out, find does allow us to action upon our search results. There are some actions predefined, and a way to create our own actions. Let's see some examples:
find -type f -size +20M -user A -executable -delete
This would delete files that match the corresponding test.
(Warning: Use delete with caution!)
find -name "*config*" -ls
This runs the equivalent to "ls -dils" over the output find returned.
Now, I will create my own customized action for the final example:
find -mtime +30 -size +10M -type f -name "*.mp3" -exec xmms '{}' ';'
This neat command would find mp3 files 10MB or larger, which have not been modified in the last 30 days, then play them with XMMS (Winamp clone) sequentially. (NOTE: special characters or bad file naming could keep XMMS from playing).
In this case, I am not going to share a way to run find from the GUI because it would really defeat its purpose. While locate is fairly straight forward and limited, find provides so many options that only an equally powerful visual interface would provide a decent match. Creating such interface is certainly beyond the scope of this article.
As with pretty much anything we have covered in this section, creativity is key to get the most from the commands at our disposal. The find command is probably one of the clearest examples of that, for it allows us to cover lots of ground with a single line of code.
I would like to encourage you to give find a try. It is a bit cumbersome initially, but once you get around its logic and learn some of its most common options, you will find yourself smiling at what you have achieved with it! In addition, please note the examples I used may not make much sense or add much value, it is the power and flexibility of find I wanted to convey.
Good luck and have fun!


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• Queen bed • Shared toilet and bathroom • Access to gym and wifi • Ducted heating and split system AC • Nice quiet neighbourhood • A short drive to Ballarat city • Bills included in weekly rent
3 bedroom near new home, 2 living areas, own bathroom, double bedroom with built in wardrobe, central heating. currently 2 bedrooms available, 3kms from aldi Wendouree, large back yard with alfresco, off street parking local supermarket and bus close by. room can be furnished or unfurnished, all other areas of home are furnished. I am the owner of the home, I live and work away and will only pop in on occasions.
Clean tidy house with 2 male occupants one who is the owner of the property. Modern home. Bedroom has lots of storage but comes unfurnished. Close to Stocklands Wendouree, 5min drive to Wendouree train station, 5min drive to the lake. Walking distance to 2 bus stops.
Hi I am quiet and friendly. I like being sociable and having solitude as well. I don't go out much. I am saving for a house in Ballarat and I'd like to be in the area while I look for a place to live as it is a lot of travel every weekend. I expect I will be ready to buy by the end of the year, possibly sooner. I love gardening and I like growing my own food to save money. I do mosaics when I have a bit of time. I am crafty and handy person. I have a tabby cat named Pookie.
Quiet easy going guy, Don't smoke or drink. Play a lot of sport, tidy.
Room for rent in Ballarat Comfortable modern house close to Stockland Shopping Centre, Aldi, local schools, Wendouree train station and the Western freeway. *RENT is $160 per week and includes all bills and outgoings. You can have privacy, security and a lovely newly renovated bedroom, while sharing the house and its amenities with 3 other housemates. • Modern kitchen • Gas heating • Two bathrooms • Stockland shopping centre is a 15 minute walk or 3 minute drive away. • Ballarat Central is a 10 min drive away. • Wendouree train station is a 5 minute drive. • Bus stop 20 metres away. Bus route 1 into Ballarat Central. BEDROOM: The bedroom has a comfy king single bed, wardrobe, lamp, chair and a desk. Bedroom door has lock and key. Linen provided but will need doona/blankets. Bed comes with a mattress protector. BATHROOM: Two bathrooms complete with Shower, Bath, Toilet and a Vanity. They are shared. Instantaneous gas hot water system. KITCHEN: Well equipped modern kitchen for your use. All cooking utensils and crockery/cutlery provided. Gas stove and dishwasher. Your own section of cupboard/pantry for your food storage. The fridge is shared, each person has a shelf in the fridge, plus shared shelf space in freezer. DINING: The dining area is connected to the kitchen with a table for dining or feel free to take your meals in your room. *Note: No food is supplied. LAUNDRY: Washing machine provided. GARDEN: The rear garden is a low maintenance lawn. Washing line and pegs in back yard. PARKING: Some onsite parking available as well as street parking *ROOM DEPOSIT REQUIRED = $320.00 *Rent is paid fortnightly in advance with 2 Weeks rent in advance required = $320.00 *Total amount due = $ 640.00 *The room deposit will be returned on day of departure OR used as last 2 weeks rent. PLEASE NOTE: 2 Weeks notice is required before departure. A receipt will be issued on payment of Room Deposit. The shared areas are professionally cleaned fortnightly, all you are responsible for is keeping your room clean. You need to be able to clean up after yourself in the kitchen & bathroom and take turns with the other tenants to take the rubbish out. Party people need not apply as consideration needs to be made to all people who live here. Not suitable for pets for the same reason. Long term residents welcome.
Looking for a place from 20th August 2017 onwards. Im a personal trainer and gym membership consultant, and love to travel on weekends. When home I am very quiet and spend time with my Siberian Husky Storm. Storm is 4 years old and makes absolutely no noise. He is well trained and doesn't dig nor destroy things. We will need a new home around 26th August 2017. Storm doesn't work with other dogs though, and is quite fragile as he has had over 10 surgeries on his legs. I have my own TV, cabinet, bedroom furniture, couch, fridge and bar stools, but could of course get rid of these if you couldn't fit them :) I am extremely responsible, neat and am meticulous when it comes to cleaning. I am bubbly and creative and love to meet new people!
I am a fun but responsible person who is looking to move into somewhere that can be kept clean and tidy with good housemates. I work hard and enjoy peace and quiet but also am very outgoing.
I am a 49 year old female health professional. I am easy going, friendly and enjoy an occasional meal and glass of wine with my housemates. I am however a private person and respectful of the privacy of people who live with me. I look forward to the joint responsibility of keeping the living place clean, neat and tidy as that is very important to me.
Moving to Australia from New Zealand. I have a full time job organized working with race horses. I will be looking to travel/explore the country on my time off.
Oh hi! Now that I have your attention, I'm a 28-year-old male journalist working in Melbourne, but moving to Ballarat at the end of July/early August. I'm quite relaxed and easy going, friendly with people from all walks of life, a tidy and neat-conscious person, well aware of other people's space, and most of all I love an adventure. I'm a bit of a sports nerd, love being active in social sport teams (anything from footy, to basketball to lacrosse to tennis or cycling). I also take a lot of photos (not the selfie kind) as that's my other passion outside of work. Oh, I'm also big on going to gigs across a lot of different genres, especially punk. I also love all animals so if you have a pet, then that's a bonus! So overall I like to adapt to things. I'm originally from Albury, then Hobart, now Melbourne, so I've gotten used to moving recently, but really just hoping to settle in Ballarat at the right place!
Large spacious house and large secure yard. 1 bedroom with shared bathroom. Room has its own split system and large built in robe. Potential to have 1 dog. Garage parking and large amount of storage. Located 5 mins drive from Stockland Wendouree, Lake Wendouree, Aquatic centre, Aldi, service station and Wendouree train station.
Fairly modern house in a good spot. The rest of the house is furnished just need to bring bedroom furniture. Good sized bedroom available and a bathroom that would primarily not be shared. There is a spot in the garage to park a car. It's a 3 bedroom property but the third bedroom is currently setup as a spare bedroom as it is fairly small so this can also be used if you want to have guests.
Comfortable accommodation with a carpeted room at the front of the house available for rent. The room measures approximately 3.7m by 4.2m and is fully furnished with a queen bed (including linen), bedside table, large desk and wardrobe. The house is fitted with unlimited, fibre NBN internet at no cost to the tenant. Utility bills to be shared equally by all occupants. Shared off-street parking. The house is a 1 minute walk to the bus stop, 700m to Lake Wendouree, 12 minute walk to supermarket, 18 minute walk to the Hospital, 20 minute walk and 4 minute drive to the station. The bedroom has its own heater. Lovely neighbours, gas hot water, washing machine, dryer and a large kitchen for cooking.
I am clean, punctual (payments and appointments!) and helpful. I am quiet/somewhat of an introvert and will be spending a lot of my spare time reading / meditating when not working at the base hospital. I do a bit of gymnastics/ climbing and camping occasionally and these sorts of activities :)
Perfect for responsible, tidy professional/student (with 1 quiet occupant & dog) - renovated home near lake. Large bedroom, new paint and carpet. Two living areas, outdoor entertaining with low maintenance garden. Share utility bills (approx. $20/wk each).5 min walk to hospitals & ACU. Furnished, wardrobe inc.
Fantastic location to get around Ballarat. Walking distance to the train station, Regional and local bus terminal, City Central . Lake Wendouree and Hospitals are walking distance, or a lovely bike ride. Easy access to freeways in all directions for Regional Victoria or Melbourne. Close to local pubs and cafes spotted around the streets. Heritage listed area which feels safe. Lovely light filled room that can come with a chiropractic double mattress and bed if required, more than happy to dismantle. House filled with furnishings. Two living spaces if you feel like hanging on your own, but not in your bedroom. Shared bathroom with separate toilet. Great size kitchen with dishwasher, gas stove and oven. Great heating! Sorry no more pets.
Ideal for students. Lovely old house in Soldiers hill with a large back yard and off street parking but plenty of street parking. great polished boards all through the house with the exception of one bedroom being carpeted and the lounge. large lounge room that joins on to a spacious kitchen. short walk to the lake and only 10 minute walk to the CBD.
the home is very big and open is has 4 bedrooms 2 bath rooms 2 livening arias out door dinning it close to public transport and shopping center its in a very quite part of town and the home is only 3 years old the room i am looking to rent out is fully furnished like the rest of the home so no need to bring furniture with you because you will not need it
This is a charming and well maintained older 1940's home with a beautiful garden in a great location. The house is positioned close to the CBD and train station. The room offered is large, has its own heater, plenty of privacy and a lovely view. The room can come furnshed, partly furnished or not furnished at all. The home is fully established as I've lived there for 2.5 years already and intend on staying in 2018 (most likely 2019 or more). I'm a mature age art student at Fed Uni, with 2 cats and looking for someone to share a friendly and peacful home.


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September 23, 2015
Concordia Featured in Emergency Management magazine
Emergency Management magazine's "Disaster Zone" column by Eric Holdeman highlights Concordia University Portland's Homeland Security Simulation Center as taking advantage of a wave of technology change in the world of emergency management and disaster preparedness.
September 15, 2015
Groundbreaking Celebration Reflects Community Contributions to New Concordia University Student Housing
Located at Northeast 16th Avenue and Killingsworth Street, 15 blocks from campus near the Alberta Arts District, the four-story development will include ground-level retail and 34-studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments -- primarily for Concordia's graduate-level students or married students.
August 27, 2015
Prof. Shawn Daley Talks Education & Technology
KOIN 6 News kicked off a week-long "Back to School" series by interviewing Concordia's Chief Innovation Officer Shawn Daley on the topic of education and technology.
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July 20, 2015
Following a national search, Concordia University School of Management announces that Michelle M. Cowling, PhD will serve as the new dean, beginning this July.


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Sourasky Medical Center Department of Urology specializes in the treatment of prostate pathologies. The prostate cancer diagnostics the specialists use: antigen PSA, prostate biopsy, ultrasonography, radioactive isotope diagnostics, CT and MRT. The most modern method of prostatectomy is robotic operation with using da Vinci system which is successfully and professionally conducted by Sourasky surgeons. Besides of this method, doctors, depending on the diagnostic results, use radio- and brachytherapy and prostate resection as well. An early stage of prostate cancer is completely cured in Sourasky Medical Center!
Rambam Urological Center is known in Israel and out of the country because of implementing of the most modern and minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques in the treatment of prostate and urinary tract. Due to the use of such technologies as the da Vinci robotic system, almost all the patients are accepted on treatment. The reason is there is a very small range of contraindications in treatment by this robot. List of major medical procedures performed in Rambam urological center is following: brachytherapy, cystectomy, prostatectomy, nephrectomy, TURP, fragmentation of urinary stones and others.
Charite Urological Clinic is in the list of 5 best and largest centers in Europe. As a result of the preliminary diagnostics the patient is offered conservative of modern laparoscopic treatment. Among the operations that are performed successfully in the Charite Urological Clinic are following: prostatectomy (including da Vinci system), cystectomy, minimally invasive resection of kidneys' tumors, uroclepsia surgery, laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, etc. A special feature is the set of pediatric urology, which are implemented by the specialists engaged in treatment of congenital and acquired children pathologies.
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I don't have 1, but I looked at 1 at the shop the other day.
I think it kinda depends on what ya want. The Beretta revolvers are more like recreations of old west revolvers. If that is your flavor, I have heard good things.
If you want something for traditional carry, I think a more updated revolver design might be better.
Taurus is suppoosed to be pretty good, but S&W usually is sturdier and is made a little better/better fit and finish.


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Up for sale is my Cobb AP V1.
This is perfect for anyone who is looking to go stage 2.
There are preloaded stage 1, stage 2 91 and 93 octane are on the accessport right now.
Along with the sale comes:
The Accessport
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I do not have the software CD but that can easily be downloaded from Cobb's Website. The maps are already loaded on to the Accessport so there really should be no need for the software.
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Allenstein authored over 350 Hoard columns and was lead veterinarian at World Dairy Expo.
Leader, problem solver, teacher, and cowman. These are all words that easily describe the career of Dr. Leland Allenstein who passed away on October 22.
Dr. Allenstein's influence on students, veterinarians, and producers is legendary. In fact, when it comes to impacts, no other man may have had a larger impact on the dairy veterinarian profession than Dr. Leland Allenstein.
"He had the respect of the entire industry," said Tom McKittrick, the former general manager of World Dairy Expo. "It is not something that he was given; it was something that he earned."
"As general manager of the show, I hear most of the complaints, and it seems impossible to please everyone. With the understanding that our show attracts the best cows in the world, not only did I never receive a complaint regarding Doc's service and assistance, I received many, many compliments over the years," said McKittrick of the veterinarian who headed up animal care for 25 years at World Dairy Expo.
From the very beginning, Lee showed his ability by completing just one year of course work at Iowa State before being admitted into the School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, Lee began practicing at the Whitewater Veterinary Hospital in Wisconsin. Six months later, the young Allenstein purchased the practice.
Allenstein went on to make a tremendous mark in our industry, ranging from 30 years of writing over 350 columns for Hoard's Dairyman, to serving as president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners and receiving its highest honor - Practitioner of the Year Award in 1982. Four years later, he was elected member of the National Academy of Practice.
In addition, Allenstein served on the American Veterinary Medical Association's Council on Education and taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Allenstein received numerous teaching awards over the years, including the SCAVMA Clinical Teacher Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association which is the top teaching honor in the nation for a veterinarian.
During his career, Allenstein could relate to scholar and dairy producer alike. A strong supporter of educating more young veterinarians interested in large animal work, Dr. Allenstein was a driving force in the establishment of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He went before the Wisconsin State Legislature to lobby for the school. After several years of work, other state agricultural groups joined the campaign. Allenstein and the other groups convinced the legislature that the school wasn't only for veterinarians but was being built for the state's livestock industry.
In 1987, Lee became a clinical professor and later a faculty associate. He instructed soon-to-be veterinarians while maintaining his practice with 18 herds in the Whitewater area. This gave students the opportunity to learn needed science, while, at the same time, gaining practical knowledge from a hands-on veterinarian. For Lee, relating science to the real work was a lifelong pursuit.
In honor of his tremendous teaching skills, the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison named its 50-plus-cow dairy the Leland Allenstein Dairy Teaching Herd. Today, the herd gives students access and opportunities to all aspects of dairying, including veterinary medicine.
Dr. Allenstein has been awarded the highest honors from each of the major veterinary associations, some already mentioned. In addition, dairy producers and allied industry have recognized him by being named a Distinguished Service Award winner by the Wisconsin Holstein Association, Industry Man of the Year by World Dairy Expo, and Wisconsin Veterinarian of the Year. Allenstein also is an honorary member of the Klussendorf Society and the 2006 National Dairy Shrine Guest of Honor.
For further reading about Dr. Allenstein, attached to this blog is a September 10, 2005, feature story, "While many treat cows, Allenstein was Doctor to the Stars." Click here for story.
An avid fisherman, we cite the poem, The Fisherman's Prayer read by Dr. Allenstein during his acceptance speech as the 2006 National Dairy Shrine Guest of Honor.
Until my dying day.
And when it comes to my last cast,
I then most humbly pray:
When in the Lord's great landing net
And peacefully asleep
That in His mercy I be judged
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Hey guys!,
I was ecstatic to get these in and just wanted to share my progress on them over the past couple days!
When they arrived.:
Had to see how the new Mojo spikes would line up!:
Paint's on!:
Spikes attached!M4 x 3/4 screws work best for you guys needing screws for these new spikes! And gorilla glue is heavily recommended in a VERY thin layer)
Sole Dirtying: So I completely stumbled on this but it worked SO well.
-Get a wide paintbrush (as wide as the sole)
-Wet the brush in a cup of water
-Wipe the wet brush on the back of your fireplace where the brown icky residue is
-Wipe that residue all over the sole of the shoe and then WIPE it off with a paper towel
-Apply another coat of this residue/ash and this time DAB it with a paper towel:
This is the result-
And finally. A shot in some natural light (it's cloudy here today):
I hope you enjoyed checking these out! A big thanks to Spideyfett for his guide on what colors and methods to use. To Christian for coming out with an awesome boot. For Gav for the incredible quality spikes, and lastly to Deadland and Fettpride for cheering me on as I jumped into this project head first!


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So be in no doubt about what these people worship. They only worship as their ancestors worshipped previously. We will pay them their portion in full, with no rebate! (Surah Hud, 11:109)
All of our acts and thoughts are recorded in Allah's Sight. He forgets nothing, even the most insignificant detail. Since "… even if something weighs as little as a mustard-seed and is inside a rock or anywhere else in the heavens or earth, Allah will bring it out. Allah is All-Pervading, All-Aware" (Surah Luqman, 31:16), on the Day of Judgment each of us will see our acts, as recorded upon their Pages, and will be repaid accordingly. Allah relates the following fact:
That Day, people will emerge segregated to see the results of their actions. Whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it. Whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it. ( Surat az-Zilzal, 99:6-8)
On that Day, all of a person's acts will be weighed in balances specially prepared for the Day of Judgment. In the face of Allah's Justice, no one will be wronged in any way:
We will set up the Just Balance on the Day of Rising, and no self will be wronged in any way. Even if it is no more than the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, We will produce it. We are sufficient as a Reckoner. ( Surat al-Anbiya', 21:47)
As for him whose balance is heavy, he will have a most pleasant life. But as for him whose balance is light, his motherland is Hawiya. And what will convey to you what that is? A raging Fire! ( Surat al-Qari'a, 101:6-11)
Allah's justice demands that everyone receive full payment for what they have done. Allah's repayment according to people's prayers and acts also takes place in this world. While this is a great blessing for believers, it is a fearsome trap for unbelievers, who do not realize the enormity of their spiritual blindness, for:
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As for those who desire the life of the world and its finery, We will give them full payment in it for their actions. They will not be deprived here of their due. But such people will have nothing in the Hereafter but the Fire. What they achieved here will come to nothing. What they did will prove to be null and void. (Surah Hud, 11:15-16)


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Relics: A New Way to Progress Your Hero
When it comes to loot in Dungeon Defenders II, there is simply so much I could talk about. I honestly felt a bit overwhelmed when I was asked to write this blog. But there is one thing that stands out. Something a little special
Stat Progression vs. Visual Progression
The earliest versions of armor in Dungeon Defenders were purely stat-based, with no cosmetic benefit. When we first approached loot design in Dungeon Defenders II, we wanted to find a way to balance this. To do so, we developed the following philosophy:
Players should never have to make a choice between the best stats and the coolest looking gear. They should have access to both! From a gameplay perspective, armor should give players stats that allow them to progress heroes, abilities, and defenses to fit their playstyle. But aesthetically, that armor also needs to feel satisfying; to become more and more awesome as you progress within the game.
To accommodate this we decided to separate the two concepts. Instead of being stuck with a set of gear you hate just for the benefit of good stats, you now have the complete freedom to mold and shape your heroes look as you see fit.
So how do you improve your characters stats? To keep the visual progression separate from the stat progression, there will be two types of armor in Dungeon Defenders II:
- Armor that provides visual progression: This allows you to change the way your hero looks based on your playstyle. (Lots of exciting things I cant talk about just yet!)
- Armor that provides stat boosts: Stat pieces that drop in the world and can be equipped. We call these pieces Relics!
Relics: Applying Stats to Cosmetic Pieces
Relics are powerful, enchanted artifacts that drop from enemies and chests. At this time, there are three main Relic classifications: Tomes, Medallions, and Totems. Tomes represent intellect and magical affinity, Medallions represent courage and strength, and Totems represent fortitude.
Each hero will have four Relic slots: Boots, Hands, Chest and Head. Additionally, heroes are restricted in which Relics they can equip based on their role. For example, the Squire can only equip Totems and Medallions in any of the four slots. Were currently testing Relics with this distribution in the Council build.
When a Relic is dropped in the world it will have four main components:
- Relic Type: This can be a Talisman, Tome, or Totem.
- Who Can Equip It: The item info will display which heroes can equip the relic.
- Where It Can Be Slotted: This is indicated by corresponding visuals.
- And all of the other things youve come to expect from loot: Stats, tiers, etc.
Speaking of tiers, youll be pleased to know that Dungeon Defenders II will have 6 tiers of loot! From worst to best, the new tiers are:
- Worn
- Sturdy
- Powerful
- Epic
- Mythical
- And the much coveted Legendary!
This is only one small part of a very large, complex, and rewarding system that is loot in Dungeon Defenders II. I look forward to sharing even more exciting loot news with you in the future, but until then, leave a comment below and let us know what you think of the Relic system so far.
Hero Preview: The Huntress
Last month we took you a bit deeper into the mind and arsenal of the Squire. If youre reading this, you somehow survived the trip. We hope youre ready for another, because this month were taking a closer look at the Huntress!
When she was younger, the Huntress spent her time learning to use a crossbow and making mischief with all sorts of traps. After making the journey to her destroyed homeland, she traded in her crossbow for an Elven-made longbow. The switch has only improved her marksmanship, as she can concentrate on a precise and well-aimed shot.
But devastating archery skills arent the only thing shes bringing to the table. Her toolkit is also equipped with ample crowd control, along with traps and defenses that deal burst damage as well as damage over time.
Its a Trap!
In the original Dungeon Defenders, the Huntress traps were primarily built for damage and could easily clear out cannon fodder in a lane. Some of these, like the Darkness Trap, helped control the flow of battle. These days, the Huntress is more aggressive in her means of crowd control. Her new Geyser Trap triggers a massive spout of water that blasts enemies into the air, delaying their pursuit of the core. It also makes them vulnerable to anti-air defenses like the Monks Sky Guard Tower, and applies a drenched debuff. If a drenched enemy is zapped by a Storm-infused weapon or defense, theyre immediately stunned, taking massive damage as lightning courses through them.
E.V.O.O Exceptionally Volatile (certified Organic!) Oil
The Geyser Trap isnt the Huntress only means of control, or even her only tactic for supporting her allies! When the time is right, she chucks an Oil Flask at her enemies. It shatters on impact and coats foes in a thick layer of oil that slows their movement. Did we mention its highly flammable? Whether theyre ignited by the Huntress Piercing Shot or any other source of Fire damage, oiled enemies spread that fire, taking consistent damage while the Huntress picks them off with headshots as they amble toward her.
That Girl is POISOOOOOOOON
But being a hero in Etheria means having a well-rounded arsenal, and for the first time, the Huntress has a true tower of her own: The Poison Dart Tower! This defense fires multiple poison-tipped projectiles into enemies, dealing immediate damage and afflicting them with a damage-over-time debuff. It can also tilt vertically, making it deadly to both land and air units, and especially lethal when placed behind a spawn point, allowing the Huntress to take out a good amount of enemies health even while they progress through a lane.
These are just some of the Huntress new abilities and defenses. True to her nature, the Huntress isnt showing all of her cards, so youll have to be on your toes if you want to discover new tricks!
Now that youve seen what the Squire and the Huntress can do, what kind of combos can you come up with? Let us know in the comments section and you could get your hands on a Defense Council invite!
Combat Improvements
Do any of you remember our Five Pillars of Design? The Fifth Pillar talks about the unique, symbiotic relationship between the three different aspects of the game: Tower Defense, Action, and RPG. Our Fifth Pillar demands that we make sure these three sides of the game work well together.
Weve shared some of the new Tower Defense features of DD2, but how are we integrating that with the other two? Ill be focusing my blogging efforts on this very question, starting first with Combat and how it came to be what it is today.
DD1s Combat The Good, The Bad, and the Floaty
When developing a hybrid game like Dungeon Defenders, its important that we keep in mind all the different sides of the game. We have to evaluate their strengths and their weaknesses. Most importantly, we have to isolate and identify how those sides can work with and not against one another. The first Dungeon Defenders featured a simple, yet entertaining combat system. It supported the Tower Defense side of the game and was improved by a rich loot and stat system coupled with unique character progression. But it wasnt without its problems.
When development began on Dungeon Defenders II, we decided to take a good look at all three sides of the game and see where we could improve them. While DD1s combat was entertaining and symbiotic, it felt a little too floaty in that it didnt give you solid and powerful feedback. Internally we refer to this as the Lawn Mower Effect since it basically had you mow down loads of enemies without providing you with any sense of contact.
Building and Testing Combat Prototypes
Over the course of one week, Trendys development team split into three teams, each eager to prototype and showcase their vision for combat in Dungeon Defenders II. While two teams focused on refining DD1s approach and pushing it further, the third team cooked up something rather special.
Their prototype featured the Barbarian stomping heavily on the battlefield. He slashed his famous axes through the air with monumental force, cleaving through his enemies before slamming his weapons into the ground. Each attack propelled the Barbarian toward his enemies, and each could be chained with another attack. His full body was animated, opening up the potential for attacks that looked both complicated and impressive. With every swing he gave a loud roar, and his axes shook the screen as they pummeled enemies and terrain alike.
When it came time to review all three prototypes, it was obvious which one we were most excited to move forward with. The third prototype was simple, but it very clearly showcased the type of weighty, visceral combat we wanted to give our players.
Since then, we have been hard at work on this new combat system. In the future, melee heroes will utilize an action chaining system that allows them to combine different actions seamlessly. Your Squire will be able to jump into combat. unleash a flurry of light and heavy attacks, turn and fire a few abilities, repair a defense, and then jump out of combat, all in quick succession. By the time we are through with our system, players will be able to fluidly chain actions together in the heat of combat.
Refining Ranged Combat
We are also improving how Ranged Combat feels in Dungeon Defenders II. One of the simplest (yet coolest!) additions I can talk about is the Hot-Spot mechanic. This allows Ranged heroes to target special spots on enemies and deal even more damage than normal. The prototype was first tested by adding headshots on a single enemy type, and we are continuing to apply this system to different parts of our game. For example: When hit on an unarmored spot, our Ogre will suffer more damage from attacks.
This Hot-Spot system can be used in a lot of interesting ways. What do you all think? Should we invest the time into implementing a full-fledged Hot-Spot system for our Ranged Heroes?
It is important to keep in mind that this is just the beginning for our Combat Systems in Dungeon Defenders II. There are still plenty of things we are working on that are hidden away deep within Trendys lair. You can imagine how the Squires combat plays out now, but what about a hero that wields two weapons? How do the weapon choices influence the combat?
Thats a conversation for another time, but until then, your feedback is vital! Be sure to leave a comment and let us know some of the things you are hoping to see improved in DD1s combat system.
Conceptual Level Design: Symmetry vs. Asymmetry
One of the most critical decisions in level design is choosing between a symmetrical or an asymmetrical layout. For the most part in DD2, were using asymmetrical layouts.
Why Were Using Asymmetry
For games like Dungeon Defenders II that primarily use arena-based layouts and combat, symmetry has a few positive effects:
- The player quickly and easily understands the layout The human brain grasps symmetry with remarkable speed and accuracy.
- Artificial spaces are easier to understand through symmetrical layouts Such as the symmetry found in theatres.
But there are some distinct drawbacks to symmetrical layouts as well:
- Symmetry is quickly assimilated by the brain Because of this, it is less interesting than asymmetry. It is often less memorable, as well.
- Symmetrical spaces imply symmetrical use of a space In DD1 terms, you would expect both sides of a symmetrical layout to have the same enemies and pacing because the brain already understands the space as a mirrored environment.
- Symmetrical spaces are less interesting to look at and build.
Working Around the Confines of Asymmetry
This decision means the maps are a little harder to learn. Its worth noting, however, that while many of the maps are not physically symmetrical, they are conceptually symmetrical. The Greystone Plaza map, for example, contains two isolated lanes on the west and east sides of the map. These lanes dont crossover, and both sides of the map contain an optional lane that becomes active once a sub-objective is destroyed. In many respects, the gameplay of the Greystone Plaza map possess a symmetry even though the map is geometrically asymmetrical.
Playing in a closed arena tends to be more fun when the 3D space is interesting to move through and navigate. Ideally, a space is fun on its ownbefore any gameplay has been added in, which is something I touched on in my previous blog about player paths. Part of the joy of a map is learning the space, the other part of the joy is knowing that space. When gameplay is layered atop a well-built space, its enriched because the space is already fun. By creating interesting, asymmetrical maps, we hope to create a space where gameplay can truly flourish.
What did you think of the map design in DD1? Which maps were easiest for you to read, at a glance? Leave a comment below and you could win a spot on the Defense Council!


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Hey all- been trying to get a hold of TLobe00 since Dec 12 with no reply!? Anyone having the same issue?
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Hey all- been trying to get a hold of TLobe00 since Dec 12 with no reply!? Anyone having the same issue?
Man..this isnt looking good.
Have you tried to message him on FB or other routes? I am sure he is around somewhere.
Hey Mullreel- Just found Tony's email in my PP account next to the paid invoice. Email sent and waiting for a status update.
Hey guys- Wanted some thoughts/opinions on how to handle this situation. I have been unsuccessful at reaching TLobe00 and have been trying to do so since Dec 19th in which he explained that he would have my girth belt out to me within the week. What concerns me is that Tony has indeed taken my $170 payment. Id appreciate any feedback from members and hopefully ...I'll get this resolved in a sane and timely manner.
Still no word.........turning GREEN
Hey guys- Just a quick update. I have sent Tony several messages via PM, email as well as FB. It is evident that he has been active on his FB account (Mar 3)only to completely ignore my attempts at reaching him. I do not enjoy labeling someone a thief or as being dishonest however, TLobe00's actions have left me no choice in judging his character. I do hope this member does surface very soon in order to save face to other board members as well as remedy this situation.
Alright guys- It appears that TLobe00..Tony is indeed a THIEF. Quite frankly for someone to visit this site (yesterday 2:36 PM) and simply snub and ignore my attempts at contacting him is absolutely cowardice. This is my 3rd year on this wonderful board and up until this point I have had 0 issues with anyone. Well now, TLobe00...I have an issue with you. I have an issue with the $170 that you have stolen from me....and this will not go unnoticed buddy.:thumbsup
Maybe try another member in ohio? I dunno what to tell you other then send someone after him...
I'm sorry you're having trouble. My dealings with him were great. Great product. It took a few months from what I recall but only a few. I'm sure he'll come through.
Mods- send him a PM or two? This is legitimate.
Cmon, TLobe00 (Tony), time to step up and handle the situation.
Yes...thanks guys. All Tony had to do was simply keep in contact? Keep me up to date.The last thing i wanna do is fry someones reputation.
Still no sign of TLobe00...
Tony- Sooner or later your gonna have to address this situation. Either send me the belt, or refund my money. Its not too late to save your reputation on this board. So far there are a few hundred members that know you are not only avoiding me, but that you have also had my money since November 14th. Lets handle this.
Wow. This surprises me. Ive met Tony and he even gave up his personal time to come as Jango to my kid's birthday party. Is it possible that he has real life issues, medical problems etc? I hate anyone on here (as long as I've been around) to be branded as "thief" if there could be some acceptable excuse. I hope you guys get this worked out......
Me too butterbean. Believe me..as i said before, the last thing i wanna do is fry someones credibility. I am sympathetic to life situations/crisis etc. i was truly hoping to facilitate some type of response privatley (thru pm) at this point, discuss the matter, remedy the situation and move forward. I tried numerous times to contact thru email and PM. On Nov 14 Tony explained he liked to get the belts out within 2 weeks of payment. Around Dec 2, Tony explained he would have it to me shortly after the Holiday. I did wait many weeks even after that until i attempted to contact him as to not be that "impatient member" banging down the artists door. I too hope he addresses this issue shortly as it is nearing the 5 month mark. Any help is welcome.
This was the last conversation which took place Dec 19th:
"Hey Tony- just checking on my belt...hope all is well.
"Hey there, sorry for the delay... I will have it out to you this weekend... of course with the holiday next week, you should have it hopefully next week then.
Anytime now.....
Alright, once AGAIN Tony TLobe00 was on this board 3/19 at 5:45pm yet again to completley ignore my attempts at collecting my $170 girth belt!!! UNBELIEVABLE TONY! How about...MAN UP and handle this situation. Just an FYI, I am not going anywhere. I will continue to post until you handle this.
Wow, this dude is a complete d-bag to continually log in and blow you off B. hopefully art or Scott will ban this a-hole.
Side note I'm almost ready to make those circuits, when I get a few up and running I will let you know. Should be in a couple of weeks.
Thanks for the support Jc. Yes, this is indeed getting rediculous.
Perhaps contact his garrison CO, see if anyone local to him can get you an explanation. Of course, be as courteous as you can in that message I suppose.
Thnx bobafiend


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The new mold is done, the HICS that are owed should all ship today. Ive one inquiry for one as of now. I will be pulling them at a rate of 1 max 2 a week for the winter. If someone is interested PM me.
The new mold is pretty nice. But ill wait for the ones that ship to be received for them to chime in.
PM if your interested in one, Ill give you the length of the list. As of now: 1.
375 to detail, 450 to edge in black. Add 75 for silver.
Add 50/80 shipping Aurope to Australia (Will be somewhere in there).


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The 76-56 win over Wake Forest was perhaps the most uneventful of her 11 ACC wins so far, but head coach Sylvia Hatchell was still standing up and coaching her team - rather loudly - to the end.
As usual, her team switched defenses early and often. Figuring out how to defend Wake Forest's speedy point guard Chelsea Douglas meant they had to do that. Anytime something didn't work, Hatchell switched.
"We kept throwing a lot of different things out there and they got us a couple of times on it, but then we'd switch to something else," Hatchell said, breathlessly ending her rundown of all the different strategies the Tar Heels had tried. "That's like playing chess or checkers or whatever.
"We usually always start in a press. It depends on what they're doing whether we just trap or we match up or we wait and trap when we get down on the other end. We have so many different things, sometimes we really confuse ourselves." She laughed.
And why not? It's almost a certainty at this point that her team will make the NCAA Tournament, as it didn't a year ago. Just as certain as it was that her team was going to beat Wake Forest to move to 11-2 in the league. But that doesn't mean Hatchell was going to stop coaching.
"We still had mental lapses out there at times where we had a big lead, and then we got sloppy and had some mental lapses and didn't take care of the ball, and I really get upset when they do that," Hatchell said. "We're moving along, getting close to Tournament time and we can't be doing that. Again, so much of it now is just mental."
It was win No. 902, because both 900 and 901 came on the road. So afterwards, there was a highlight video shown of some of Hatchell's best moments. But the video was mostly her former players, assistants and even managers congratulating her on the 900-win milestone.
There were coaches: Sylvia Crawley. Edgar Farmer. Charlotte Smith (accompanied, of course, by "The Shot"). Emily Murphy. Lori McBride. Chanel Wright (high school).
Former players, of course. Marion Jones is a name and face everyone knew. But there was also Jennifer Thomas Williams (class of '04, who now works in athletic administration). Dawn Bradley Cooper, who was part of one of Hatchell's first UNC recruiting classes. Former manager Carla Chapman. And Hatchell smiled as broadly for Jones as she did for Chapman.
Hatchell would say later that as the faces flashed on the board, she had flashbacks of her own. Former Boston College head coach Sylvia Crawley's face and voice in particular sparked memories.
Crawley was very raw out of high school and not heavily recruited. But she was the type of player Hatchell can't help but love - tall and athletic. "We recruited her when we were the last place team in the league and no one else offered her a scholarship," Hatchell said. "She was 6-5 and could run, tall, lanky. I remember the first time we put her in a game here, I was praying she could just catch the ball - just catch it.
"But you talk about a kid that worked hard and improved..." Indeed. Crawley ended up being the captain of Hatchell's 1994 national championship team as a senior.
Last - but not least, never least - was the only former Tar Heel it could be. In spite of the dim hotel room lighting wherever she was, Ivory Latta's grin brightened up Carmichael Arena. "Just keep winning," she said. "That's the Carolina way."
When Hatchell spoke to the crowd after the video was over, she barely even mentioned herself. She talked mostly about her current team and how much she loves it. It's been the same in every postgame press conference this year.
"These kids, they play hard, they're fun to be around, they work hard, they're coachable and we're winning," Hatchell said with a grin. "So, life is good."


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The West African dwarf crocodile belongs to the family of crocodiles, Crocodylidae, which contains nearly all modern crocodilians (crocodile-like animals). The family Crocodylidae is divided into two subfamilies, Alligatorinae (alligators and caimans) and Crocodylinae (crocodiles). Dwarf crocodiles belong to the subfamily Crocodylinae. The dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) is itself divided into two subspecies: The Congo dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis osborni) and the West African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis). The West African dwarf crocodile has a knob on its snout which distinguishes it from its Congolese cousin.
West African dwarf crocodiles live in smaller bodies of water (ponds, creeks, backwaters) throughout West Africa.
Books on crocodiles often say that dwarf crocodiles do not grow larger than about 5 feet (1.6 m) in length, but the male dwarf crocodile at Woodland Park is 6 feet, 3 inches (1.95 m) in length, and weighs 175 pounds (80 kg). Females tend to be much smaller, at only about 3-4 feet (.9-1.22 m) in length, and weigh far less than males. Our adult female weighs less than 40 pounds (18 kg).
50-100 years (estimate).
In the wild:Mainly fish, but also frogs, birds, small mammals
At the zoo: Rats, mice, fish. Crocodiles often snap at things that splash near their heads. In this way, they easily catch their lunch in the form of a jumping frog, fish or bird that has selected a poor place to land. When zoo visitors throw coins at crocodilians, the animals may snap at and swallow the coins, and become ill.
Dwarf crocodiles become sexually mature when they are about 5 to 6 years old. The male approaches a floating female, slides onto her back and embraces her while attempting to align his cloaca with hers. If she is receptive, she opens her cloaca and he inserts his copulatory organ. Several weeks after mating, the female builds a nest from leaf litter. Here she lays five to 15 eggs, afterwards covering them with nest material. As with all crocodiles, she stays near the nest for the next several months, eating little or nothing while guarding the nest from predators, such as monitor lizards. When the babies begin to hatch, their vocalizations can be heard from outside the nest. The mother opens the nest and carries the babies to the water. She then guards them for several months.
Even though they may have protection while they are small, newly hatched crocodiles must find their own food, first eating very small prey, like insects, small frogs and fish. If they manage to find enough to eat and avoid being eaten themselves, they can grow as much as a foot per year until they reach adult size
Baby crocodiles make an ""urk, urk"vocalization when they are afraid, the same call that summoned their mother to help them from the nest. This distress call serves to summon the mother or even other adult crocodiles to rescue them from predators. The appearance of an outraged adult crocodile is usually enough to persuade any creature contemplating eating a baby crocodile to look elsewhere for its dinner.
Woodland Park Zoo has a pair of West African dwarf crocodiles on exhibit in the Day Exhibit, where most of the zoo's reptiles and amphibians can be seen. They have produced 14 babies since they came to Woodland Park Zoo as young adults in 1973. Surviving offspring have been sent to zoos as far away as South Africa.
Dwarf crocodiles of both subspecies are endangered throughout their range. Habitat destruction, persecution and overhunting for their skins and meat contribute to their decline. All but a few of the world's 23 species of crocodilians are endangered.
We do not recommend reptiles as pets for most people as they require very specialized diets and environments. We also receive hundreds of requests each year to take former pet iguanas, boas and other reptiles but we cannot accept these due to space, health and unknown backgrounds. If you need to find a reptile or amphibian a new home, we suggest you contact a local herpetological group in your area.
In the Puget Sound region, contact the Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society as a resource. If you do choose to get a reptile as a pet, please learn as much as possible about their care and the best species before making your decision and never accept wild-caught animals as pets or release non-native reptiles or amphibians into the wild.
Contact Woodland Park Zoo at firstname.lastname@example.com to find out other ways you can support conservation programs at the zoo. Discover more about crocodiles by contacting the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles at 303 W. 39th St., PO Box 626, Hays, KS 67601. Learn other ways you can help conserve wildlife and the habitats they require for survival by visiting our How You Can Help page.
The effort to save endangered species like the dwarf crocodile requires cooperation and support at the international, national, regional and individual levels. You can help in this cause. Join and become active in Woodland Park Zoo and other conservation organizations of your choice. Please don't buy products made from wild animal parts. Don't buy baby ""alligators" which make poor pets.
Groombridge. IUCN Amphibia-Reptilia Red Data Book Part 1: Testudines & Crocodilians. IUCN, Surrey, UK. 426 p.
Neill, Wilfred T. 1971. Last of the Ruling Reptiles. Columbia University Press, New York, NY. 486 p. Tryon, Bern W., in Murphy & Collins, eds. 1980. Reproductive Biology and Diseases of Captive Reptiles. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 277 p.
Webb, Grahame J.W. et al, eds. 1987. Captive Management of Alligators and Crocodiles. Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia. 552 p.
Matero, Robert. 1993. Reptiles. Kidsbooks, Inc., Chicago, IL. 29 p.
Zoobooks. 1995. Alligators and Crocodiles. Wildlife Education, Ltd., San Diego, CA. 19 p.
Phylum: Chordata Class:Sauropsida Order:Crocodilia Family:Crocodylidae Genus:Osteolaemus Species:O. tetraspis tetraspis
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At the more than appropriate suggestion of Cruzer.... I have started this new thread
Well, you have all inspired me and frightened me at the same time! However, I have now started the design of my "bounty hunter" using the Hasbro Clone Helmet as my base. When you see my initial picture, most of you will know where I got my ispiration from. I even have a back story as to why the helmet will look like it will. I do plan on adding accoutrements to it, but am as of yet, undecided as to what and where.
Secondly, the armor will be a hybrid as well, much like the helmet.
So, let me know what you think and I will GLADLY take any suggestions. Keep in mind, it is just the initial planning stage and I have yet to come up with a color scheme etc.
That being said, I also want to thank everyone for just being open to let those of us out here try something non-canon. It really has made all the difference in me finally wanting to try something new!
I have come up with a color scheme. Complete with distressing... Though as you all know, that could change as things progress. Still have yet to decide on the accoutrements though.
Let me know what you think!