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Introduction to Data Analysis
Querying a Database
After creating one or more tables in a database and populating it (them) with values, one of the next steps you would take is to examine or analyze the values in the database. Analyzing the values in a table is also referred to as querying.
To query the records of a database, you can use Boolean algebra combined with some operators. Boolean Algebra works on logical statements. A statement is a sentence that acknowledges a fact or a possibility. That fact is eventually evaluated as being true or false. There are three main types of logical statements:
A query is a technique of using all data or only selecting a few records to present to the user. Data used on a query can originate from a table, another query, or a combination of tables and/or queries.
The universal or the most popular language used to query a database is called the Structured Query Language and abbreviated SQL.
Like most other database environments, Microsoft Access supports SQL. Like every computer language, the SQL comes with its syntax, vocabulary, and rules. The SQL is equipped with keywords that tell it what to do and how to do it.
The most fundamental word used in SQL is called SELECT. As its name indicates, when using SELECT, you must specify what to select.
There are various ways you create a query in Microsoft Access.
The Query Wizard offers the simplest approach to creating a query where in step by step you specify the data that the query will make available. The wizard presents the tables that are part of the database and you select which fields you need. Such a query is called a Select Query.
To use the Query Wizard, on the Ribbon, you can click the Create tab and, in the Other section, click Query Wizard . This would display the New Query dialog box:
On the New Query dialog box, you can click Simple Query Wizard and click OK. The first page of the Simple Query Wizard expects you to choose the origin of the query as a table or an already created query.
When creating a query, in reality you create a SQL expression but Microsoft Access takes care of creating a SQL statement behind the scenes for you. As mentioned already, when creating a query, you must select a table. In SQL, this is equivalent to the following formula:
SELECT What FROM WhatObject;
The FROM keyword is required. The WhatObject of our formula is the name of the table or query you would select from the wizard. An example would be:
SELECT What FROM Employees;
The SQL is not case-sensitive. This means that SELECT, Select, and select represent the same word. To differentiate SQL keywords from "normal" language or from the database objects, it is a good idea to write SQL keywords in uppercase.
A SQL statement must end with a semi-colon.
The What factor of our formula represents the field(s) you select from a table or query.
Query design consists of selecting the fields that would be part of a query. We previously learned that fields could be added to a query by using the Query Wizard. Fields can also be added by designing a query. To proceed with this approach, the query should be displayed in Design View. You can also write a SQL statement to select the fields for a query:
This would display the Show Table dialog box that allows you to specify the table or query that holds the fields you want to use in the intended query.
When a query is displaying in Design View, the Design tab of the Ribbon displays the buttons used for a query:
When a query is displaying in Design View, to access its code:
When starting a new query, you must specify where data would come from. If you are manually writing your SQL statement, from our previously seen syntax, you must replace the WhatObject factor by the name of a table or query. If you are visually creating the query, the Design View displays a list of already existing tables in the Tables tab, and a list of already created queries in the Queries property page:
A simple query can have its data originate from a single table. In the Show Table dialog box, to choose the table that holds the information needed for this query, you can click that table and click Add. You can also double-click it. After selecting the table, tables, query, or queries, you can click the Close button of the Show Table dialog box. If the Show Tables dialog box is closed or for any reason you want to display it:
The Query window is presented like a regular window. If the database is set to show overlapped windows, its title bar displays its system button on the left section. This can be used to minimize, maximize, restore, move, resize, or close the window. Like all Microsoft Access window objects, the title bar displays a special menu when right-clicked:
The right section of the title bar displays the classic system buttons of a regular window.
To create the fields for a query, you use the table(s) or query( queries) displayed in the upper section of the window. Once you have decided on the originating object(s), you can select which fields are relevant for your query:
To make a field participate in a query, you have various options:
In the SQL, to add one column to a statement, replace the What factor of our formula with the name of the column. An example would be:
SELECT FirstName FROM Employees;
If you want to include more than one field from the same table, separate them with a comma. For example, to select the first and last names of a table named Employees, you would write the statement as follows:
SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM Employees;
To include everything from the originating table or query, use the asterisk * as the What factor of our formula. Here is a statement that results in including all fields from the Employees table:
SELECT * FROM Employees;
The name of a field can be delimited by square brackets to reduce confusion in case the name is made of more than one word. The square brackets provide a safeguard even if the name is in one word. Based on this, to create a statement that includes the first and last names of a table named Employees, you can write it as follows:
SELECT [FirstName], [LastName] FROM [Employees];
To identify a field as belonging to a specific table or query, you can associate its name to the parent object. This association is referred to as qualification. To qualify a field, type the name of the object that is holding the field, then add a period followed by the name of the field. The basic syntax of a SELECT statement would be:
SELECT WhatObject.WhatField FROM WhatObject;
Imagine you want to get a list of people by their last names from data stored in the Employees table. Using this syntax, you can write the statement as follows:
SELECT Employees.LastName FROM Employees;
SELECT [Employees].[LastName] FROM [Employees];
In the same way, if you want to include many fields from the same table, qualify each and separate them with a comma. To list the first and last names of the records from the Employees table, you can use the following statement:
SELECT Employees.FirstName, Employees.LastName FROM Employees;
SELECT [Employees].[FirstName], [Employees].[LastName] FROM [Employees];
If you want to include everything from a table or another query, you can qualify the * field as you would any other field. Here is an example:
SELECT Employees.* FROM Employees;
SELECT [Employees].* FROM [Employees];
You can also use a combination of fields that use square brackets and those that do not:
SELECT FirstName, [LastName] FROM Employees;
The most important rule is that any column whose name is in more than one word must be included in square brackets.
You can also use a combination of fields that are qualified and those that are not
SELECT [Employees].[FirstName], LastName FROM [Employees];
In the Navigation Pane, a query is represented by an icon and a name.
Executing a query consists of viewing its results but the action or outcome may depend on the type of query. To view the result of a query:
If you manually write a SQL statement and want to execute it, change the view to Datasheet View.
Sometimes, the idea of using a query is to test data or verify a condition. Therefore, a query can provide just a temporary means of studying information on your database. When performing the assignment or when testing values before isolating an appropriate list, you can add, insert, delete, replace or move fields at will. We have already covered different techniques of adding or inserting fields, from the Query Wizard or from a list of fields in the top section of the query window. Some other operations require that you select a column from the bottom section of the query window:
Since selecting a column in the Query window is a visual operation, there is no equivalent in SQL.
As seen above, a query is built by selecting columns from the originating list and adding them. If you do not need a column anymore on a query, which happens regularly during data analysis, you can either delete it or replace it with another column:
To remove a column from a SQL statement, simply delete it. An example would be:
SELECT EmployeeName, DateHired, Title FROM Employees;
SELECT EmployeeName, Title FROM Employees;
To replace a column, click the arrow on the combo box that displays its name and select a different field from the list:
To replace a column from a SQL statement, simply change its name to the name of another existing column of the same table or query. An example would be:
SELECT EmployeeName, DateHired, Title, Salary FROM Employees;
SELECT EmployeeName, DateHired, EmailAddress, Salary FROM Employees;
Columns on a query are positioned incrementally as they are added to it. If you do not like the arrangement, you can move them and apply any sequence of your choice. Before moving a column or a group of columns, you must first select it. Then:
Since moving a column in the query window is a visual operation, there is no equivalent in SQL. Otherwise, in the SQL statement, you can either edit the statement or delete the field in one section to put it in another section. An example would be:
SELECT EmployeeName, DateHired, EmployeeNumber, Salary FROM Employees;
SELECT EmployeeNumber, EmployeeName, DateHired, Salary FROM Employees;
A query uses the same approach of a table to present its data: it is made of columns and rows whose intersections are cells. Although the main purpose of a query is to either prepare data for analysis or to isolate some fields to make them available to other database objects, as done on a table, data can be entered in a query.
Data entry on a query is done the same as on a table: data is entered into cells. The Enter, Tab and arrow keys are used with the same functionality. Like a table, a query provides navigation buttons on its lower section, allowing you to move to the first, the previous, the next, the last or any record in the range of those available.
In Lesson 26, we will see how to perform data entry using SQL.
Like tables, queries provide you with a fast means of printing data. Once again, this should be done when you need a printed sheet but not a professionally printed document. Data printing on a query is done with the exact same approaches and techniques as for a table.
When creating a form or a report that would be used to present data to the user, we selected a table as the source of data. In the same way, if you have created a query that holds some records, you can use it as the base of data for a form or report.
If you delete the form or report, the query would still exist because it is a separate object, but it would lose its data holder.
Instead of first formally creating a query before using it for a form or report, you can select the data from a table or a query and use it on the form or report. Behind the scenes, Microsoft Access would create the SQL expression that is directly applied to the form or report. Such a query is not saved as an object. This technique is used when you do not need a formal query as the base of data for a form or report.
There are various techniques you can use to create a query specifically made for a form or a report:
After creating the form or report, if you delete it (the form or the report), the expression would be lost also.
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There will be no secrets when Kinston�s girls and Bunn tip off in the regionals tonight, considering it will be the third time the two have played since last March.
Simply put, the one who can get the most stops will advance.
There will be no secrets when Kinston�s girls and Bunn tip off in the regionals tonight, considering it will be the third time the two have played since last March.
Simply put, the one who can get the most stops will advance.
The third-seeded Vikings (24-4) and No. 4 Wildcats (23-6) will face each other at 7 in a semifinal of the 2A Eastern Regionals at the Crown Arena in Fayetteville.
Kinston knocked Bunn from the playoffs last year, 52-51, when graduated center Tisha Dixon converted at the buzzer in this very same round and venue. The Wildcats returned the favor in December with a 55-49 win in their own Christmas tournament on their own floor.
While Vikings coach Hubert Quinerly and Bunn coach Ben Daniels have implemented some different plays and looks since then, each coach is familiar with what the other can do.
That�s why this one is coming down to who gets stops and who doesn�t � just like the previous two games they�ve played.
�I knew they were going to be ready (in December) because we beat them last year,� Quinerly said during Monday�s regionals press conference. �It�s on a neutral floor now. We�re going to run our stuff and they�re going to have to stop it just the same as they�re going to run their stuff and we�re going to have to stop it.
�That�s the key to it.�
In the regional semifinals last year Bunn, with a one-point lead, failed to box out Dixon, who cut through the lane for the basket at the buzzer. In December, Kinston, which was without starters Brittany Drumgoole and Anshonee Addison due to injury, came up short on the defensive end in that one.
Neither coach has made any drastic changes since then. Now, it�s about perfecting what you already know.
�You can�t change anything. You just can�t become somebody else overnight. You gotta be who you are and do what you�ve been doing to get here. I think we�ll be fine,� Quinerly said.
Bunn is led by a speedy senior guard who shares a last name with the jersey she wears.
Whitney Bunn is leading the Wildcats with 15.1 points per game and has helped them to a 20-game win streak.
Bunn began the season with five losses in its first six games, but since have came on strong, winning its fourth consecutive Northern Carolina 2A Conference title.
Daniels feels tonight�s game will be completely different than the previous two.
�It will be a totally different scenario this time around. Neither one of us played at our best, and neither one of us was putting things in that we�re going to do on Friday night,� he said. �I think we were both keeping some stuff close to the vest.�
To Quinerly, whose team is led by senior guard Monique Lofton�s 13.5 points per game and sophomore double-double machine Lydia Rivers at 10.7 points and 11.4 rebounds, this one is going to be a track meet.
�There�s going to be a bunch of athletic guards in that game. It�s going to be a good one. It�s going to be up and down. We�re going to have to control the tempo and get some stops. The last time we played them we didn�t get enough stops, obviously, and we didn�t get those runs that we normally get,� he said.
�The shots are going to be there for both teams. The one who cashes in will be the thing.�
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Digest of EEO Law, Volume XI, No. 6
The U.S. Supreme Court adopted the same holding in the following two companion cases, both of which involved allegations of sexual harassment by supervisors.
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 118 S.Ct. 2275 (June 26, 1998).
For five years, plaintiff worked for the city as a lifeguard. After she resigned, she brought an action asserting claims under, among other statutes, Title VII. She alleged that throughout her employment, two of her immediate supervisors created a sexually hostile environment for herself and other female lifeguards, repeatedly subjecting them to offensive touching and remarks. The lifeguards worked out of a beach office with the supervisors, and had no contact with more senior managers. The city had adopted a sexual harassment policy during plaintiff's employ, but it was never disseminated to the lifeguards or their immediate supervisors. In the five years she worked for the city, plaintiff did not report the supervisors' conduct to managers above the supervisors in the city government's chain of command.
Following a bench trial, the district court found that the supervisors' conduct created an abusive working environment, and further found the city liable for their conduct. When the case reached the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the court agreed with the finding of an abusive work environment. However, the court overturned the district court's conclusion that the city was liable for the harassment.
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari of this case to address the divergence among Courts of Appeals on the standards to be used to govern employer liability for hostile environment harassment that is perpetrated by supervisory employees. The Supreme Court observed that courts have consistently held employers liable for harassment by supervisors when the harassment culminates in a tangible employment action, like hiring, firing, promotion, or compensation. Where the harassment does not result in a tangible employment action, stated the Court, the traditional principles of the law of agency were relevant in assigning employer liability. The Court in discussing the use of agency law was referring to its guidance in Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 106 S.Ct. 2399 (1986), and stated that Meritor's statement applying agency principles "is the foundation on which we build today." The Court stated in sum that there are good reasons for imposing liability on employers for misuse of supervisory authority, but expressed the necessity to square that rationale with Meritor's holding that an employer is not "automatically" liable.
To counter the risk of automatic liability under these standards, the Court set forth two alternatives for an employee alleging supervisory liability. The first is to require proof that a harassing supervisor affirmatively or actively invoked the employer's authority. However, the Court noted the difficulty in identifying such affirmative uses of power, observing that supervisors do not make speeches threatening sanctions when they are making legitimate exercises of managerial authority, yet every subordinate knows the sanctions exist. After discussing the difficulty in drawing a line between affirmative and explicit uses of power, the Court stated that the parties would be poorly served by this "active-use rule." The Court instead recognized an affirmative defense to liability, even where a supervisor did create the actionable environment. The affirmative defense requires a showing 1) that the employer exercised reasonable care to avoid harassment and to eliminate it when it might occur, and 2) that the complaining employee failed to act with "reasonable care" to take advantage of the employer's safeguards and otherwise to prevent harm that could have been avoided.
In this case, the Court decided that any avenue to such a defense by the city was closed, noting the city's failure to disseminate its policy against sexual harassment, the city's failure to keep track of supervisors' conduct, and the fact that the city's policy did not include any assurance that a harassing supervisor could be bypassed in registering complaints. The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court, and reinstated the judgment of discrimination found by the district court.
Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth, 118 S.Ct. 2257 (June 26, 1998).
The plaintiff's second-level supervisor allegedly made repeated boorish and offensive remarks to her during the approximately 14 months she worked for the employer. He also allegedly threatened to deny her tangible job benefits, once stating, after plaintiff gave no encouragement to his sexual remarks, that he could make her life "very hard or very easy." However, the supervisor did not carry out any threats against plaintiff, and indeed she received a promotion while working there. Plaintiff did not inform upper management of the supervisor's conduct during her employ, but did do so in explaining the reason for her resignation. She brought an action alleging sexual harassment. Her case reached the U.S. Supreme Court after summary judgment had been granted for the employer, so the Court was required to assume for the purposes of its opinion that all of plaintiff's allegations were true.
Because the claim involved only unfulfilled threats, stated the Court, it should be categorized as a hostile work environment claim, which requires a showing of severe or pervasive conduct. The Court stated that the question before it was whether an employer has vicarious liability in such a case. The Court stated that Congress gave an explicit instruction to the courts to interpret Title VII based on agency principles, by defining the term "employer" in Title VII to include "agents." The Court concluded that in applying agency principles, a "uniform and predictable standard must be established as a matter of federal law." The Court then discussed principles of agency law as applied in the context of employment. The Court stated that it is bound by the holding in Meritor, cited above, that agency principles place some limits on the concept of holding employers liable for the acts of employees. Considerations other than agency principles also might be relevant in placing such limits, stated the Court. The Court set out the example of Title VII's design, which encourages the creation of antiharassment policies and effective grievance mechanisms. In order to accommodate these considerations, the Court adopted the following holding both in this case and in the Faragher opinion highlighted above:
An employer is subject to vicarious liability to a victimized employee for an actionable hostile environment created by a supervisor with immediate (or successively higher) authority over the employee. When no tangible employment action is taken, a defending employer may raise an affirmative defense to liability or damages. . . . The defense necessarily comprises two necessary elements: (a) that the employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct promptly any sexually harassing behavior, and (b) that the plaintiff employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer or to avoid harm otherwise.
118 S.Ct. at 2270. The Court noted that proof of an antiharassment policy with a complaint procedure is not always required to show the first of the elements, although the need for a stated policy suitable to the employment circumstances may be addressed. The Court also stated that while an employee's failure to use an employer's complaint procedure is not the only proof appropriate to show the employee's failure to avoid harm, the employee's failure to use the procedure will normally be enough proof to satisfy the employer's burden under the second element. The Court emphasized, however, that no affirmative defense is available when a supervisor's harassment culminates in a tangible employment action, such as discharge, demotion, or undesirable reassignment. The Court reversed the grant of summary judgment, and remanded the case to the district court for trial.


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September 26, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and UCLA Anderson School of Management Dean Judy Olian last night announced the launch of a $100 million campaign for the school. Approximately two hundred alumni, friends and members of the campus community celebrated the kickoff at an event hosted at the Chancellor's residence. Accelerate the Campaign for UCLA Anderson will raise private funds for the school's strategic priorities: to accelerate the impact of management thinking, develop future leaders, form global partnerships and strengthen the connections to alumni and friends. In support of these goals, the school is raising funds for faculty chairs, endowed research centers and student fellowships, faculty research, teaching excellence, and global initiatives. The campaign will conclude in 2010, the year of the school's 75th anniversary.
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"The complexity of the demands for business and organizational leadership is especially evident in these times of global market turbulence. UCLA Anderson is committed and obligated to preparing our graduates for the challenges of leadership in business and financial institutions, non-profits and communities all over the world," said Olian. "As a public institution, we must bridge the funding gap to assure our excellence, and to preserve the special mission of the school. For this, we rely heavily on the extraordinarily generous support of our alumni and friends, who are actively engaged in shaping the bold plans for our future."
Dean Judy Olian announced that $46 million has already been raised toward the $100 million goal. The Accelerate campaign received a boost in May 2008 when Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, Inc., and his wife Lori, committed $10 million to endow the Laurence and Lori Fink Center for Finance & Investments. Fink, a UCLA Anderson '76 and UCLA '74 alumnus, spoke at the event last night, articulating his view of the vital importance of the Accelerate Campaign for the school's future and its ability to have real world impact.
"I can't think of a more important time than now to get academics more involved," said Fink, referencing the nation's current financial crisis. "(I believe) it will be centers of excellence such as UCLA Anderson's (Fink) Center for Finance & Investments, bringing together the academic and business communities, along with government, that will help us understand the causes (of the current crisis) and more importantly, how we resolve it."
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block described the ambitious campaign as essential for UCLA Anderson to remain among the world's top management schools. "UCLA Anderson is outstanding in faculty, students and innovative programs that extend around the world. The school's leadership has outlined a bold strategic plan for the future. The campaign will ensure that their vision can be realized, despite shrinking public funds, and that UCLA Anderson will continue to be a leader in contemporary management education."
Real estate entrepreneur Richard S. Ziman, chairman, AVP Advisors, LLP, and venture capital investor Richard R. Crowell ('80), managing partner, Vance Street Capital, LLC, both generous philanthropists to UCLA Anderson, are chairing the campaign. The event was attended by many long-time supporters and friends of the school including John E. Anderson, president of Topa Equities, and his wife, Marion, who provided the naming gift for the school in 1987.
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UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are advancing management thinking through innovative research and teaching. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,700 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 36,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson prepares global leaders.


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We're proud to announce our first Adobe Accessibility open-source product, Accessible Mega Menus. We've already written about the menus and how they came to be, and now they're available to the public, under the Apache 2.0 license.
This is a port of the same code we use on adobe.com, and it combines great keyboard and screen-reader support with the kind of pixel perfection you would expect from a site like ours. We're confident this will meet the needs of a wide range of sites, so we'd love to hear your feedback.
The Mega Menu homepage on GitHub is the place to read up on how it works. You can download Mega Menus from the repository, and you can file issues there as well. Or, if you want to contribute code, just make a pull request, and we'll address it.


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Charlotte Bobcats forward Josh McRoberts was fined $20,000 by the NBA on Thursday for making unnecessary and excessive contact with Miami Heat forward LeBron James.
McRoberts' foul against James with 50 seconds remaining Wednesday night in Miami in the Heat's 101-97 playoff victory over the Bobcats also was upgraded to a Flagrant 2.
James drove and was met at the rim by McRoberts, whose right elbow struck the four-time NBA MVP around his chin. James immediately began grabbing at his throat and needed much longer than he usually does to get up after a hard foul, which was not called flagrant.
"I don't need to see it again," James said after the game. "Most important thing is we won the game."
Said McRoberts, who insisted it wasn't intentional: "It looked a lot worse than what it was."
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Marion County Commissioners proposed a budget Monday of $8,026,767 for 2014.
Final adoption of a budget and tax levy will be Aug. 19, after a public hearing at 9 a.m. publicized in an official budget notice in this week's newspaper.
If adopted, the budget would increase taxes 3 percent to $676 on a typical home valued at $85,000.
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The road and bridge, special bridge, and special road and bridge line items are $3,121,145 combined.
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"Military Grade" is not in the constitution.
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Skeletal reconstructions: Schematic vs Realistic/
Above you see two skeletal reconstructions of the basal sauropodomorph Panphagia. The one on the bottom was published with the original description, while the one on top I just finished a couple days ago. What is worth noting is how extremely different they are.
Some of the differences can be chalked up to errors in scaling (compare the length of the tails). Other differences stem from the underlying anatomical assumptions, such as how rib cages articulate and the placement of the shoulder blade (definitely topics for future posts).
But if you look closely you'll see that the very shapes of the bones differ. And in every case where the known bones differ in shape it is the skeletal that was published in the original description that is inaccurate. This strikes me as odd, since the bones themselves were figured correctly in the same paper.*
At least that's odd if you assume that the skeletal reconstruction on the bottom is meant to be a literal representation of the bones, when in fact it appears to be a schematic skeletal diagram.
What, you may ask, is a schematic diagram? Here's the Wikipedia definition:
A schematic diagram represents the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures. A schematic usually omits all details that are not relevant to the information the schematic is intended to convey, and may add unrealistic elements that aid comprehension.
The artists among you may have just suffered an involuntary shiver. And you should; as detailed in my three part series on the history of skeletal reconstructions, it has been the norm rather than the exception for peer-reviewed papers to publish schematic skeletal diagrams. That is, rather than attempt to represent the bones exactly as they were in life, the skeletal emphasizes key features of the anatomy (sometimes literally "emphasizing" them) while perhaps demonstrating other key information, such as which bones are preserved. This is actually a common practice across the sciences. Any of you remember reading about cell structures in your high school biology class? Those illustrations of cells are not intended to be realistic, they're meant to convey the salient information effectively to the reader so you can learn the parts.
Even within the very papers we eagerly search through to discover those skeletal drawings there's a universal type of schematic image: the stratigraphic column.
No one mistakes these for literal representations of the outcrop. No artist would think that they could translate this image into a lovely landscape illustration that would match what you would see if you traveled to the dig site. This sort of pictorial short-hand is both common and necessary in science.
As a scientist you want your diagrams to convey the important information, whether it's the placement of the specimen within its local stratigraphy, or the major anatomical characters and the completeness of a specimen. That data is generally seen as more vital to a description than whether the diagram is showing the information necessary for an artist to use.
That's not to say that paleontologists don't want their published skeletal diagrams to be realistic, it's just frequently not the top concern. But the way people view skeletal reconstructions has a profound impact on how we view dinosaurs.
Over the last two decades Greg Paul's skeletal reconstructions redefined our expectations of skeletal drawings, and the consistency with which he produced them has (in)famously refined and narrowed the range of depictions of dinosaurs, a fact that Greg Paul himself has recently lamented. As we enter a sort of Post Paulian Period, one of the lasting expectations of laymen, artists, and even many scientists is that skeletal reconstructions should by default be seen as realistic portrayals of extinct animals; a sort of virtual x-ray of extinct life forms.
And why not? Greg Paul may not want people to base their paleoart on his skeletals, but he's produced more skeletal reconstructions than anyone else, and he obviously intends his skeletals to be realistic depictions of extinct animals, right?
To be frank, the answer is both yes and no. Any line illustration is necessarily somewhat schematic, since you are sacrificing details for the clarity of solid lines. Greg Paul himself documents some of the areas where his skeletals are more schematic than literal (interested readers are directed to pages 226-228 of Predatory Dinosaurs of the World). Among the shortcuts Greg takes are simplifying the gastralia basket (something I do as well) and rendering the limbs in side view as if they are in a perfect parasagittal plane, even though in life the elbows and knees would bow out.
Does that mean that paleo artists need to throw their arms up in the air and quit? Not at all. We may not be able to establish a black and white dichotomy between schematic and realistic skeletal drawings, but there are clear differences in practice. The short cuts Greg takes are intended to balance saving him time while having a minimal impact on how realistic the skeletal is overall.
As an example I offer up my experience when describing Supersaurus with my colleagues; not surprisingly I was working on a skeletal reconstruction of the critter as part of my contribution. As with all of my skeletal reconstructions, I wanted the supersaur skeletal to be an accurate and realistic representation of the animal, not a purely schematic one. Alas, Supersaurus is only known from two specimens, and both of them leave a lot to be desired in the category of completeness. This made the process a lot more difficult than it is when restoring an animal known from more complete remains. But all was not lost. We spent a lot of time evaluating which species were best suited to pattern missing parts after, and did lots (and lots) of cross-scaling; not just of individual bones, but also in proportional relationships. That is to say I was able to constrain the unknown portions of the animal from comparative and phylogenetic data. The upshot? Have a look at this:
What is particularly noteworthy is that the two distal vertebrae were not known when I first made this diagram. We only had ~10% of the tail, but with careful scaling and proper selection of taxa to model the bones on, I didn't have to make any changes to the skeletal after the additional bones were excavated and prepared.
Obviously things don't always work out this well - sometimes it's less clear which taxa should be used to constrain missing elements, or an animal might have truly novel proportions. But missing data and margins of error are simply a fact of life in paleontology. What I hope is clear is that regardless of the possibility for error, this skeletal is intended to be a realistic portrayal of the animal, not a purely schematic one.
While the degree to which a skeletal drawing is schematic or realistic isn't always black and white, the impact they have on paleo art is. When an artist bases a life reconstruction on a skeletal they need to have the real proportions and shape of the animal, which are just not available in schematic skeletal diagrams. And it's not just art - for better or worse researchers sometimes cull data such as relative limb proportions from published skeletal drawings. If, for example, a researcher was interested in comparing relative tail lengths in basal dinosaurs, it would matter very much which skeletal of Panphagia was evaluated.
For some dinosaurs only a single skeletal reconstruction exists. Sometimes when when there are two or more they are quite different. So how is one to know which (if any) of the skeletals are meant to be more literal, and which are schematic? This brings me to the main issue of the day:
We need more transparency in skeletal drawing labels!
The two drawings of Panphagia at the beginning of this post are quite different (especially if you are trying to draw the beast), yet they both convey accurate and useful information. They just aren't intended to convey the same types of information (although there is overlap). When writing a professional paper, which one of these styles is "better" depends on the needs of the authors, the time, ability, and access to the data that the illustrator has, and a host of other practical concerns. Far be it from any of us to dictate that one type of skeletal diagram is suitable in all cases.
What is needed is for authors (and their scientific illustrators) to label their skeletal diagrams more precisely. Skeletal drawings are not like the schematic diagrams of stratigraphic columns, as there are large bodies of published skeletal diagrams that are intended to be realistic portrayals. Because there are multiple visually similar types of skeletal diagrams, we need proper labeling so that the viewer's expectations match the authors' intent.
Proper labeling is a basic part of science; papers are rightly rejected for not documenting the confidence interval in a study, or for failing to be precise in the use of significant figures. In fact most of these practices become second nature long before getting a graduate degree. So why not with skeletal drawings?
There actually are a few stumbling blocks. For one, there aren't any published guidelines to differentiate between the two. Another problem is that not all authors are actually aware of the difference - I know of cases where the artist has been largely left to produce a skeletal on his or her own with little instruction ("it's like taxon A but with a bigger nose and longer tail"). Yet other researchers simply don't think any extinct animal can be reconstructed with this degree of accuracy ("too many assumptions") so they feel all skeletal reconstructions are schematic. This last view may not be correct, but many of the techniques that render it incorrect are not published in a peer-reviewed journal.
But that doesn't mean we can't start to work to make it better. To facilitate this (or at least a healthy discussion) I will make the following suggestions for researchers and illustrators:
For researchers:
1) No matter how talented an illustrator, people cannot consistently render accurate proportions without measurements. If measurements are not available (or not made available) the diagram must be assumed to be schematic.
2) People can (obviously) not draw accurate bone profiles if they have never seen the bones in question. Ideally an illustrator would see the original material, but if this isn't practical be sure to get photos, the more the merrier. If this is also not practical, label the skeletal diagram as schematic.
3) Sometimes there just are not enough bones to justify a new skeletal reconstruction, so skeletals of related animals are modified just enough to show of the new bone (or bones). Please label them "Schematic skeletal of Taxon A, modified after Smith (2010)".
4) Remember there is no more shame in using a schematic skeletal diagram then there is in using a strat column. But please label the convention you are using!
5) If a skeletal is intended to be a realistic reconstruction of the animal, then it should also be treated as a form of data that needs updating. If new finds or a more complete description uncovers some inaccuracy, update/amend the image it in a future publication, as you would with a description or phylogenetic analysis.
For Illustrators:
1) Ask up front what sort of skeletal drawing is being asked of you. You should also know what you need in order to produce the requested image - if you don't have enough information to produce the type of drawing that is desired, ask for it.
2) Illustrations are often used outside of professional papers - in books, museum displays, on this fancy world wide web thingy. Maintain proper labeling wherever possible (I realize that illustrators may have little control over some projects, but maintain best practices whenever possible - this will also encourage book editors and museum directors to adopt more explicit labels).
3) If you are producing a realistic skeletal reconstruction, take responsibility for updating it as necessary. If there isn't time to make changes, put that in the label (e.g. "Executed before additional information about the elongated neural spines was available.")
4) There's no shame in making a schematic diagram. It's a useful contribution to science, so don't feel like you're producing a "second class citizen" of the illustration word and decide to not label it precisely.
5) Finally, if you are trying to do a life reconstruction of a dinosaur, be sure to find out if the skeletal drawing available to you is schematic or not. If it is, you may need to do more work before illustrating it. That is, unfortunately, the nature of our work.
I feel like this issue has been a "dirty little secret" in both scientific and paleo art circles. Hopefully this provides some food for thought. A lot of work needs to be done if we're going to continue to move the "science" in scientific illustration forward, but more accurate labeling of images should be something that can be universally embraced, and something we should all be aware of.
* I want to be very clear that I'm not criticizing the illustrator of the original Panphagia skeletal reconstruction (there isn't specific credit given in the Martinez & Alcober paper, so I presume it was done by one of the authors). It's a perfectly good schematic, and demonstrates the key features of Panphagia as well as which bones are preserved. This also in no way should cast aspersions on the paper itself, which is an excellent example of the value of publishing longer format descriptions in journals like PloS ONE, rather than the glorified abstracts required by certain high impact journals.
I chose this example because it was recent enough and high profile enough to make an excellent jumping off point for the larger discussion of schematic skeletals, not because there is anything wrong or unusual about it.


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I am really having a hard time getting on board with Tuesday. It just doesn't feel like a Tuesday at all, which is throwing me off! Not that it's a bad thing, it's just odd. I feel a little bit twilight zoned today. Does that ever happen to you? On topic. I got an old bathroom set from my boss (thanks, Genny!) who has donated a few things to the cause of "blog". I didn't have a use for a bathroom set, but she knew I'd find a way to reuse it. It was a towel rack + a cabinet. I really loved them both, they were beautifully made. I decided they'd be great as part of my organizational kick this week and have the first installment finished for you today! It's the towel rack! Obviously it was made to hang on the wall, but it's a bit too heavy for my apartment walls, so I decided to flip it over and turn it into a ribbon/craft supply organizer.
Here we go!
(1) Prep it. Here it is originally and in the direction it was meant to face. As I said, I flipped it over to sit on its top so that it wouldn't hang heavily from my apartment walls. I gave it cleaning with a wet rag but didn't sand it or anything. Even though it's laminate, the acrylic paint stayed on just fine.
(2) Paint it. You can't tell but I taped it off to make little striped areas. Then I gave it three coats of acrylic letting it dry between and removed the tape.
(3) Fill it. Once I was done, I set it on top of a book shelf and stuffed it full of ribbon, glitter, stamps and ink. It's nice because these things were small so I didn't have a good place for them. They were always getting jumbled and lost. Now I know just where they are! AND... since I've moved my ribbon, the old storage area is being used for something entirely new, which I'll show you later this week. It looks a zillion times better.
What's your favorite organizational tip? I need all of the help I can get. It's an interesting time in history; I feel like women are a bit caught in the middle. Expectations have shifted so that we work full-time jobs, but the majority of house work (cooking, cleaning, child-rearing) still depends on us. That's all just a generalization, obviously. Not every woman works full time and not every household is mainly overseen by a woman, but it's fairly common. There's also a huge shift toward DIY and a return to sewing and other skills which were common for women to know in my Grandma's day. I just wonder how things will sort out. In the mean time, my house isn't as organized as I want it to be- so share, please.
Tomorrow is TATTOO DAY!! I got a tattoo a few months ago and my artist warned me to choose a different color. Alas, I didn't pay attention.... as usual... so he's doing it over in a different color tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes. I maintain that white ink rocks, but it didn't work for the location or design I chose. We'll see if I can talk him into doing white ink again in a different location. Heh.


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Well, our sources are now telling us that, after interviewing everyone from Raf Simons to Olivier Theyskens, YSL/PPR execs have indeed found a replacement for Stefano, whose fall 2011 collection would be his last. And it's someone who's already spent time at YSL, before making his name at Dior Homme. Voila! And the winner is... Hedi Slimane, who'd be in charge of both men's and women's. If, that is, what we hear is true, so take it with a grain of salt.
As we reported, the others turned down the job partly because of Pierre Bergé's control-freakish ways (he still owns the archives) and larger-than-life presence, but as it turns out, Pierre and Hedi are old friends. Plus, no doubt the higher-ups are acutely aware of the enormous amount of anticipation surrounding Hedi's return to fashion and his stated interest in designing womenswear. They must surely also see, as we do, how Hedi's androgynous, beyond-chic, rock-star aesthetic might be just the thing to turn up the charisma at the ailing house.
So there you go, the dénouement to the rumors, tied with a bow. But of course nothing is final until the announcement is made.
So why have YSL execs been shopping the position around? Because, according to our sources, sales have been worse than poor, a situation apparently not helped by former CEO Valerie Hermann, who we're told didn't just leave her post last week, as widely reported, but was let go. As for that three-year contract Stefano recently signed at YSL? Say our sources: "Contracts are made to be broken." Especially where three seasons of anemic sales are concerned.
Here's more juiciness. If Carine Roitfeld doesn't launch Harper's Bazaar in France, she'll most likely work with Hedi at YSL, probably in a consulting capacity.
So where, if the rumor is true, does this leave Stefano? Where will he go? First, don't worry, because he's talented, admired and devoted. And while it may seem like a long shot, consider the possibility he'd go to Armani, perhaps the plummiest of all jobs. Only when the time is right, of course.


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AS the Cathedrals Express train rolled into Beaconsfield Railway Station to collect hundreds of excited passengers, I knew I was in for a treat.
Stepping on to the luxurious steam train I was transformed into a world long gone.
I boarded the train with trepidation, not quite sure what to expect of the long journey.
However, the afternoon passed by as easily as our train did through the beautiful parts of southern England, as we made our way to Stratford-upon-Avon.
As much as I was in awe of the beautiful train which I boarded with my Nan, the food was what I was really looking forward to.
In the premier dining carriage, our every need was catered for as we sat back and enjoyed our meal while admiring the green hills passing us by.
For starters I went for the goats' cheese salad. Although a slightly conservative choice I was impressed by the quality of the course.
Covered in lashings of pesto sauce, the crunchy salad was full of flavour and taste while the creamy goats' cheese offered the perfect balance to the meal.
For mains we were treated to roast pork. Once again I was unsure of the impact the meal would have, in the knowledge that dry pork can easily ruin a good meal.
However, the succulent meat was enjoyed by all on our carriage with only clean plates being returned to the kitchen.
Alongside the juicy meat were three crispy coated roast potatoes all concealing a delicate, light and fluffy centre.
Although the main course was not overpowering, it was filling enough to make us relax even further into our comfortable chairs.
For dessert we were treated to a raspberry torte served with a mix of berries and two crunchy pistachio biscottis.
The torte was rich in flavour and soft in texture and was the perfect finish to our afternoon meal.
The biscottis were a brilliant accompaniment and offered a great contrast in texture from the tasty torte.
After a stop in Stratford, discovering the sites including Shakespeare's house, we made our way back to the platform for another comfortable trip though the countryside.
Soon to come was our high tea, scones, jams, creams and hot drink was the expectation, but we were in for a surprise.
We were once again in for a feast as first we sampled a light quiche Lorraine.
The quiche with its crunchy crust was almost as good as our earlier main but was light enough to be conceived as a snack.
Following on from the airy pastry we had a thick chunk of chocolate brownie served with a scoop of thick cream.
The rich chocolate treat was too much for my Nan, but perfect for the onboard chocoholics - myself included - who finished the second dessert with a smile on their faces.
Followed by a round of coffee and truffles our luxurious journey was continued all the way back to Beaconsfield where sadly we had to depart.
With prices for premier dining between £135 and £199 per person, I left unsure if the price reflected in the experience.
But for train lovers and food lovers it was certainly most won't forget in a hurry.
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Justin Credible joined Inside The Ropes last Thursday for the first of a two part interview. Talking about his Aldo Montoya run, here are the highlights:
How he went from jobbing on RAW to getting a contract with the company in 1994:
"I live in Conneticut, I live 45 minutes from WWE headquarters and I was doing jobs (on TV) and one day the office called me and they said "We need you to come down to the office and work out with Mark, Undertaker. We have somebody coming in that's gonna do a double Undertaker and we need to train him during the week to look like Mark and do his moves." So basically they paid me $150 a day to go up there and be a crash test dummy for Brian Lee doing the impostor Undertaker. We did it all week and on Friday we did a dress rehearsal with Brian Lee in full Undertaker gear and Mark was sitting there and Vince and Pat Patterson, one of the bookers at the time, came down and saw the entire dress rehearsal and at the end Pat and Vince come up to me and started asking me questions about where I was from, who trained me but the next question they asked me was, what nationality I was. So I told Vince I was portuguese and he said "Ahhh, you're portuguese, do you speak it?" I told him yeah absolutely and he laughed and said good and that was it. So low and behold I found out later they'd been fixing to do the Aldo Montoya gimmick anyway and they had it written up. So they were looking for a legitimate portuguese kid to come in and do the gimmick and I was just the in the right place at the right time."
Thoughts on Triple H:
"I was there when Hunter came in. I was his first set of matches around the loop. i was real close with Kev, Shawn, Scott and Pac. I remember, in 1996, we weren't making much money so Hunter and I would share like a $40 room at Red Roof Inns across the country. I knew he had the passion, I knew he had ability. He just wasn't…..His rise to stardom was very slow for a very long time. He just wasn't getting over. That thing with the bow and the snob gimmick just was not getting over. The office was trying and trying, he was beating everybody, they were giving him storyline after storyline but the fans just weren't biting. But Vince kept trying and you know the Kliq thing, the curtain call, Paul went out and he got put in the doghouse. Vince buried him on the road and on TV for almost a full year. For a long time, I didn't think Paul was gonna get to where he is today that's for sure. It's just amazing, time heals all wounds, You know the persistance paid off. He's a hard working guy, passionate about this business. For that I respect him."
In the full interview he talks about his feud with Jeff Jarrett, being trained by The Harts and the challenges of working the Aldo character that he knew would only be a short term gimmick. He joins the show again this Thursday to talk ECW and his run during the Invasion in 2001. To hear this interview and details about his appearance on this weeks show, head to http://www.facebook.com/theinsidenetwork


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The SD U-T online edition has a story detailing the Giants offer:
The Giants are said to be interested in Kouzmanoff, although the Padres are not interested in the Giants reported first offer – left-handed hitting outfielder Fred Lewis and middle infielder Kevin Frandsen.I don't want to get into the specifics of this trade offer. The larger question is, is trading Kouzmanoff and/or Bell the right thing to do?
There is some sentiment out there to leave the current Padre roster as is. After all, they went 45-27 down the stretch, which means they played .625 ball. Although the Padres finish was something to be proud of, and cause for hope, even that Padre team isn't good enough to compete for a division title or a wild card. They have to get better. Currently, by my estimation, they need a catcher, second baseman, and since they intend to non-tender Correia, another starting pitcher.
How do they acquire those guys? Buy trading players they can afford to give up, players whose loss may sting in the short-term, but won't in the long view.
And that means trading Kouzmanoff and Bell.
Heath Bell had a spectacular first year as a closer, complete with selection to the NL All-Star team. His value may never be higher than it is right now. Who would replace Bell? Consider:
Heath Bell: 2.42 FIP, 10.21 K/9, .303 BABIP
Mike Adams: 1.66 FIP, 10.95 K/9, .166 BABIP
Luke Gregerson: 2.50 FIP, 11.16 K/9, .332 BABIP
Luis Perdomo: 5.35 FIP, 8.29 K/9, .287 BABIP
Ok, so including Perdomo might be a mistake. And Adams' BABIP is probably unstainable over a career - actually it most definitely isn't sustainable. But the point is either Adams or Gregerson has the stuff to close. Losing Heath Bell won't hamstring the Padres at the end of games. Kevin Towers did a fine job reconstructing the bullpen during the first half of 2009. And they have other power arms to fill out their 2010 bullpen should Bell leave.
Not to mention there are plenty of GM's out there willing to overpay for a closer. Remember JJ Putz? The Mets over-paid for his services, and that trade helped resurrect the Mariners. Hoyer should pull the trigger if he gets the pieces he's looking for and ship Bell somewhere.
Kouzmanoff is a tougher call, but they should move him too. Kevin is coming off a season where his UZR was the second best in baseball for third basemen, and he set a ML record for fielding percentage. Why should the Padres trade him? The Padres have three players for two positions - third and left. Kouz, Chase Headley, and Kyle Blanks. Headley and Kouz can play third, Headley and Blanks can play left. Well, they try to play left.
Blanks has ridiculous power. Dave Kingman/Willy Mo Pena kind of power. Looking for a guy to support Gonzo in the lineup as a consistent power threat? Blanks is your man. They have to find a way to get his bat in the lineup every day. And, albeit with a small sample size, Blanks was the better left fielder. Headley's UZR/150 was -11.1 in 2009. Blanks' was 21.9. Start Blanks in left.
So that means either Headley or Kouz at third. Kouz is the better fielder, but Headley wasn't a slouch. At third his UZR/150 was 4.4 (granted, that's a small sample size of 28 games). But here's the kicker for me: in 17 straight games at third (from 9-27 Sept), Headley hit .303 and had an .816 OPS. For his career he's pnly hitting .263 with a .740 OPS. I would say that's a pretty significant jump in production when he quit having to worry about playing the OF and returned to his natural position. Kouz? career .308/.743. Headley has more power upside (potentially) at third, and hits for average at about the same rate.
Headley can replace Kouz rather effortlessly. Kouz is another tradeable Padre. I think they should trade Kouz.


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I saw this posted about a year ago (Can QGIS preserve layers when exporting to PDF?) but figured it was worth asking again -- is this possible? My usual workflow with ArcGIS is to export to AI then edit the layers that way, is there some way to do that from QGIS? Now I just get everything in one huge layer. Thanks.


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I've heard from several UK Pastafarians that it's Census time in Britain. In 2001 there was a movement to make "Jedi" a recognized religion by the government. It would be fantastic if Pastafarianism could gain similar recognition.
So, UK Pastafarians, on your 2011 Census, if you are a Believer, write Pastafarian as your religion.
I've gotten a lot of emails about this and I see a lot of comments saying the same thing – there is a feeling by many that it is important to put "No Religion" on this year's census form, and the British Humanist Association makes a pretty strong argument for this.
If you say you're religious on the census and don't really mean it, then you are treated by some sections of the media, churches, and even government policymakers as if you are a fully-fledged believer.
While there are many True Believer Pastafarians, a large number of us could be described as not literally believing our own scripture. That's not all that unusual in religion (many Christians don't take the Bible literally) but that we are honest about our own reservations *is* unusual (and an important part of our religion). I often hear this brought up in arguments why Pastafarianism is not a "real" religion. My feeling is that defining religion is always done with some agenda and we're best off not fitting into anyone's small-minded definitions. But this problem remains – there are a huge number of people who get something positive out of Pastafarianism without literally believing the scripture. This census question, when asking people to define themselves in such simple terms, can't fully capture a person's view of a very complex subject.
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Nev! Aaaaaaahhhhh!!!! Don't say that,matey! Have I quoted you correctly???cnev wrote: Emotions are a feeling, music and art don't have emotions.
If you ever can play something that brings someone to full on tears...or get them up and gyrating on a dancefloor...or sitting in their car bopping round...or just turn the hairs at the back of their neck out...that's what it will do. Emotive art is just that. They certainly DO harbour emotions.
Have a listen to Midnight Oil's "Blue Sky Mine". Imagine being out of work and unsure about even feeding your family that day. It's all in there.
Geez...no emotions in music and art???
Bad boy, Nev.


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Welcome to Valiona and Theralion.
Please keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times or face potential limb loss from dragon induced toothiness.
The primary thing to realize about this fight is that there are TWO dragons to deal with. Count em, that's two.
Now, the good thing is that since only one dragon needs to be tanked at a time there's really only one dragon that you need to worry about.
The bad part about the fight is that since the dragon that's not being attacked is flying around like a madman up in the sky, it can be a little hard to keep track of where it is and what it's doing, especially when your screen is full of the chest of a giant dragon and your own ass.
As a tank, you have to be more aware of your own limits than anyone else in your group. Do NOT be afraid to call for help spotting what the off-dragon is doing. A lot of your healers and ranged will be in a much better position to see where that breath is going to land or to see when the off-dragon in the air is heading to the center to land.
The eyes and ears of your raid members can be a vital resource so be sure to make as much use of that as you would their abilities and cooldowns.
Other than that though, this fight is pretty simple to tank. It's largely a very simple fight for the tank provided that your raid members help you spot the transitions and the threats from the off-dragon.
Just keep in mind those tips for tanking dragons over when we went over Nefarian and how much easier a time you can have when it comes to turning either Valiona or Theralion depending on what portion of the fight that you're on. Despite the fact that the fights really are largely tank and spanks, the periods of time where they transition from one tank to another leaves you dealing with the mechanics from both the bosses simultaneously for a time which can get a little hectic.
On one hand, you'll be dealing with twilight zones into the line breath mechanic that will teleport you to the twilight realm and on the other hand, you'll be dealing with blackouts and void zones together, one mechanic which relies on your group to stay apart and the other which needs your group to come together, extremely quickly.
However, since neither of these mechanics really involve you personally as the tank, just keep aware of what your raid members are going through and do your best to help them with positioning by shifting or turning the currently tanked dragon from one position to another.


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AIM leader Vernon Bellecourt dies
Bellecourt had been struggling with complications of pneumonia and diabetes when he died at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Family members say his health deteriorated after a recent trip to Venezuela, where he met with president Hugo Chavez as part of his work with the American Indian Movement.
Bill Means, who has known Bellecourt since the late '60s, says he was more committed than ever to the fight for Indian rights.
"Matter of fact, he was talking, before he got real sick, he was talking about all the work he felt he still had to do and that he wanted to do as soon as he got out of the hospital," Means says.
Means is director of the Opportunities Industrialization Center of Minnesota and a co-founder of the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Populations. He has been on the Grand Governing Council of the American Indian Movement since 1972.
He says Vernon, whose Ojibwe name was WaBun-Inini or Daybreak Man, was a master communicator.
"He had a, shall we say, a special gift for communication with people from all walks of life, from the grassroots people all the way to various government leaders," Means says. "But as a friend he was loyal. He was probably one of the hardest working men I've ever known, and he just created a trail of goodwill wherever he went."
Means says Bellecourt's passion lately was focused on fighting stereotypical sports mascots through the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and Media. He was planning to protest at the Cleveland Indians game next week.
Bellecourt was arrested in Cleveland for mascot protests during the 1997 and 1998 World Series. Charges were dropped the first time, and he was never charged in the second case.
Bellecourt grew up in White Earth before moving to the Twin Cities. He was a hairstylist and owned a number of hair salons in St. Paul and in Denver before joining the American Indian Movement.
Bellecourt's brother Clyde co-founded AIM in 1968, and together the brothers organized some of the most important Indian protests in American history.
Vernon was spokesman and fundraiser during the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee on South Dakota's Pine Ridge reservation. In 1972, he was a negotiator during the Trail of Broken Treaties caravan occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters in Washington.
Since Wounded Knee, Bellecourt became the leader of AIM's international work. He made several controversial trips overseas, including a meeting with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Photojournalist Dick Bancroft was a close friend and collaborator of Bellcourt's. He documented the American Indian Movement for more than three decades and was known as AIM's official photographer.
Bancroft says Bellecourt was known for his ceaseless energy and commitment to his work.
"People just really moved towards him because of his energy and enthusiasm and his passion. He never wavered from that, he was totally consistent," says Bancroft.
Bancroft credits AIM's work with helping to spread cultural pride among generations of Indians. He says it's also had a lasting impact on him personally.
"The genocide of the native peoples in the Americas, and particularly the United States, was vicious and planned to get rid of these savages and make Indians white like us. That was the struggle, and it went on and on and on, and they are still here," says Bancroft. "And Vernon Bellecourt helped me see this by taking me by the hand and putting me on an airplane and saying, 'Come on, we've got to go there. We've got to talk to these people.'"
Bellecourt is survived by his companion Janice Denny, and ex-wife Carol Ann Bellecourt. He is also survived by Lyna Hart, mother of two of his children, as well as five children, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
There will be a wake Monday afternoon at All Nations Church in Minneapolis. On Tuesday, Bellecourt's body will be transported to White Earth in northwestern Minnesota for a second wake and funeral.


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Brewpubs on our Bases
Iron Mike's Pub and Brewery, Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, NC (Army)
Fort Bragg is home to the XVIII Airborne Corps and the 82nd Airborne Division. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command and the U.S. Army Parachute Team (the Golden Knights) also call Fort Bragg home. Pope Air Force Base adjoins Ft. Bragg.
System: Four-barrel. two-fermenter system.
Consumption: Iron Mike's likes to try a variety of recipes. Over the past two years, they've brewed over 14 different styles plus root beer.
Club Pearl, Pearl Harbor, HI (Navy)
Pearl Harbor is located on the island of O'ahu, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
System: Five fermenter system
Consumption: Club Pearl brews a variety of styles, especially raspberry wheat and root beer.
Club Dix, Fort Dix, NJ (Army)
Club Dix can supply fresh-kegged beer to the base's main bar, the banquet halls, and golf course.
System: Four-barrel system
Consumption: Club Dix was not very active in 2008 due to the low number of troops on base. In 2007, soldiers favored Oktoberfest and wheat beer.
Reggie's Beverage Co., Fort Irwin, CA (Army)
Fort Irwin is a large U.S. Army base in the desert of California, south of Death Valley.
System: Eight-barrel system with three fermenters
Consumption: 100 kegs per month, less active in 2008. Favors Munich helles and red ale
The Navy Club, Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, Korea (Navy)
The Navy Club on the Yongsan Base in downtown Seoul has been brewing its own beer since September 1999.
System: Four-barrel system with two fermenters
Consumption: 20-30 kegs per month, Tries a variety of recipes, particularily amber, Munich helles, wheat and root beers. Beers currently in rotation include a doppelbock.
Dragon Hill Lodge, Seoul, South Korea (DoD)
The Dragon Hill Lodge is a large, four-star hotel located on the Yongsan Garrison in downtown Seoul, that houses U.S. military personnel when they visit South Korea. The brewery is installed in the Oasis Restaurant with a new beer garden adjoining,
System: Eight-barrel system
Consumption: 60 kegs per month. Popular taps include a custom Dragon Hill Lodge Amber, wheat and Mexican-style lager.
Impact Zone, Fort Sill, OK (Army)
Home to the U.S. Army Field Artillery Center, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian wars.
System: Four-barrel, two-fermenter system
Consumption: Brews a variety of recipes, but pilsner and wheat are the biggest sellers.
Officers Club, Osan Air Base, Korea (Air Force)
Osan Air Base, located just 48 miles south of the Korean DMZ, is home to 7th Air Force and 24 tenant units, all hosted by the 51st Fighter Wing "Mustangs."
System: Four-barrel, one-fermenter system
Consumption: Favors amber and root beer.
Flight Deck Lounge, Patuxent River Naval Air Facility, MD (Navy)
Naval Air Station Patuxent River, located on Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River, is home to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.
System: Eight-barrel, two-fermenter system
Consumption: English-style summer ale, Canadian-style pale ale, Belgian-style tripel.
Buster's Brew Pub, Fort Drum, NY (Army)
Fort Drum, in upstate New York, is home to the 10th Mountain Division.
System: Four-barrel, two-fermenter system
Consumption: Golden lager, Canadian-style light beer, American-style light beer, pilsner and root beer.
Reggie's Beverage Co., Fort Benning, Georgia (Army)
Fort Benning is the home of the U.S. Army Infantry School; the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation; the headquarters of the 75th Ranger Regiment along with the 3rd Ranger Battalion; the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized); the 14th Combat Support Hospital; and many additional tenant units.
System: Eight-barrel, two-fermenter system
Consumption: 50-60 kegs per month. Experiments with a variety of styles, especially English-style bitter and Munich helles.
Club Alliance, Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan (Navy)
Yokosuka is the home of the U.S.S. Kittyhawk carrier group and is the largest U.S. naval shore facility in the Far East. The brewing system's capacity is the largest on any base.
System: Eight-barrel, five-fermenter system
Consumption: 150 kegs per month, Favors amber and American-style light beer.
The Impact Zone on Fort Sill has been experimenting more heavily with styles over the past 2 years. The wheat beer is gone, and dark beers have been more popular lately.
Does Pax River still brew beer?