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FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — Furman University director of athletics Dr. Gary Clark announced today that U.S. men's national senior team coach Richie Meade has been named the school's first men's head lacrosse coach.
The announcement was made by Clark and Furman president Rod Smolla at a press conference at Gillette Stadium, site of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.
Furman, a private, co-educational university of 2,700 students in Greenville, S.C., and member of the Southern Conference, announced on Feb. 9 that it would add men's and women's lacrosse to its Division I athletics program. The teams will begin varsity competition by the 2014-15 academic year.
"Richie Meade is the ideal person to jump start our new men's lacrosse program at Furman," Clark said. "He sports a tremendous combination of experience and leadership to help grow lacrosse in a non-traditional area of the country. We are thrilled to have Richie join the Furman family."
Said Meade, "My family and I are very excited with the opportunity to join the Furman community. I am grateful to President Smolla and Gary Clark for their faith and trust in me. We will build our program with integrity, substance, and toughness. Our goal will be to compete with passion, skill and honor, and to graduate individuals who will make a difference in the world and reflect the values of a great American university."
Meade was named head coach of the U.S. men's national senior team by US Lacrosse in December. He is the 12th head coach in the history of the men's senior team program, and he will lead Team USA in its title defense at the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship in Denver, Colo., July 10-19.
"We are very pleased that such a well-respected and highly qualified coach as Richie Meade has agreed to lead our men's lacrosse program," said Smolla. "His connections in the sport are unparalleled, and he has enjoyed great success in coaching and recruiting at the national level. We welcome Richie and his family to the Furman community, and we look forward to seeing the men's lacrosse program grow and prosper under his guidance."
A 35-year veteran of collegiate coaching, Meade most recently served as head coach for the United States Naval Academy men's team from 1994-2011, where he led the Midshipmen to a 142-97 (.589) record. In his 21-year career as a head coach, including four years at the University of Baltimore, Meade compiled a 162-120 (.585) ledger.
During Meade's head coaching tenure at Navy, his teams claimed five Patriot League regular season and tournament titles, appeared in seven NCAA tournaments, and racked up 39 All-America citations. In 2004, Navy advanced to the national championship game and Meade was honored with the Morris Touchstone Memorial Award as National Coach of the Year. He also was twice named Patriot League Coach of the Year (2004 & '07).
Meade began his coaching career as an assistant at Duke University in 1977. Following a two-year stint in Durham, he moved on to the University of North Carolina, where he served as an assistant for one year before accepting his first head coaching job at the University of Baltimore (1980-83). In 1984 he was named defensive coordinator at Navy (1984-88) before returning to Chapel Hill (1989-90) for a two-year stint as offensive coordinator. He accepted the same post, as well as an instructor's role in physical education, at the United States Military Academy in 1991, remaining there for three seasons, before returning to Navy as head coach in 1994, becoming the seventh lacrosse mentor in school history.
In addition his coaching duties with the Midshipmen, he also served as a tenured professor of physical education and is a Senior Fellow at the Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the Naval Academy.
He has served the sport in a variety of administrative positions, including the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Rules Advisory Committee, U.S. Lacrosse Men's Coaches Council, and NCAA Rules and Equipment Committee. Since 2005, he has been president of the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) and over the last two years has served as executive director of the Wounded Warrior Project Lacrosse.
A native of Williston Park, N.Y., Meade attended and played lacrosse at Nassau (N.Y.) Community College. He then transferred to the University of North Carolina, from which he graduated with a B.A. in 1976 with a degree in parks and recreation administration. He later added an M.S. from UNC in 1979.
Meade is a member of both the New York Metropolitan Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame and University of Baltimore Athletic Hall of Fame.
He and his wife, Sue, have three daughters: Jillian, Shannon Grace, and Cassidy.
"Richie Meade represents everything that is good about college lacrosse. Furman University hit a home run. Coach Meade is a well-respected individual that brings instant credibility to Furman. He is an outstanding coach, strong recruiter and dynamic leader. Most importantly, he is a tremendous human being. Hats off to Furman for recognizing what a special individual Coach Meade is."
Dave Pietramala
Men's Lacrosse Coach
Johns Hopkins University
"The announcement of Furman adding Division I men's lacrosse was exciting to all who love the game and want to witness its growth. The hiring of Coach Meade shows great conviction and dedication by Furman to get the absolute best lacrosse man possible to lead that charge. I am thrilled for Richie, his family, the university, and all of lacrosse, that this great coach is back in the college game."
Bill Tierney
Men's Lacrosse Coach
University of Denver
National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Inductee
"Rarely does a start-up program have the chance to hire someone with the experience and ability of Richie Meade. Furman University is fortunate to have a proven winner, a man of integrity and a committed leader like Richie."
Kevin Corrigan
Men's Lacrosse Coach
University of Notre Dame
"Furman is not only hiring one of the best lacrosse coaches of all time, but they are hiring one of the best leaders, a tremendous motivator and a wonderful person. You build a program from the ground floor up and this foundation with Coach Meade is rock solid. I couldn't be happier for both Furman and Coach Meade."
David Cottle
Chesapeake Bayhawks (MLL)
"Furman University has hit a home run with this hire. No one is more capable of building a Division 1 lacrosse program from scratch to national prominence than coach Meade. He is one of the most respected coaches in lacrosse. He is a proven winner and, most importantly, a leader, teacher and mentor of young men. Coach Meade's passion for and commitment to developing leaders of integrity who are also athletes will reverberate across the Furman campus in the same manner that it did at the Naval Academy. I congratulate the search committee on their excellent choice of coach Meade to lead the Furman lacrosse program."
Dr. Tom Virgets
Senior Associate Athletics Director/ Head Physical Education
United States Naval Academy
"Richie Meade, USA Team head coach, is arguably the best collegiate lacrosse coach in the country. With the hiring of Coach Meade to head up its new program, Furman University has stamped its name on the lacrosse collegiate landscape in a most prominent way. He is an absolute winner. The boys who will experience his leadership will be better men for it and Furman, as time passes, will be increasingly proud to call Richie Meade their head lacrosse coach."
Coach Jack Emmer
National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Inductee
"This is absolutely a tremendous hire by Furman University! Richie Meade is one of the most respected, admired and revered men's lacrosse coaches in the history of our sport. Furman lacrosse has just now burst onto the Division 1 lacrosse world. For Furman to land the next Team USA head job is just brilliant. The future of Paladin lacrosse could not be brighter. I am so happy for Richie, his family, and Furman athletics."
Mike Pressler
Men's Lacrosse
Coach Bryant Univeristy
Head Coach, Team USA 2010
"Furman's hiring of Richie Meade as its lacrosse coach is great news for the sport of lacrosse and also for one of college lacrosse's most respected coaches. The announcement of a new Division I lacrosse program in South Carolina at a school with Furman's athletic reputation is a positive step in the growth of the men's game. Having Richie Meade as the individual responsible for the leadership of a start-up program is another positive in ensuring that Furman lacrosse is in most capable hands. I think the kids who compete for Furman will benefit by having Richie as their coach. The people involved in anything you do are the most important and significant factors. Richie will get good kids. Their experience as undergraduates and lacrosse players will be enhanced by studying at Furman and having a coach like Richie Meade."
Willie Scroggs
Senior Associate Athletics Director
University of North Carolina
National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Inductee
"Furman's announcement that coach Meade has been hired to lead the men's lacrosse program is evidence of the excellence that is a hallmark of the university. Coach Meade brings national credibility to the upstart Furman program, and it is the perfect pairing of a coach whose integrity and coaching prowess have turned young men into leaders and a university whose priorities and goals are perfectly aligned with the coach. It is a great match."
Dan Einstein
Furman Lacrosse Advisory Committee


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- 1 What this page is about
- 2 Keeping track of Development
- 3 The Tasks
- 3.1 Debug the Sky Calendar
- 3.2 Debug the Conjunction tool
- 3.3 Add Lunar Eclipses
- 3.4 Fix the angular distance ruler crash
- 3.5 Fix all those translation bugs
- 3.6 Generalize JupiterMoons, SaturnMoons
- 3.7 Generalize the Jupiter's Moons Tool
- 3.8 Comets that looks like comets!
- 3.9 Fix those inconsistencies with comets
- 4 Ideas are welcome!
What this page is about
This page is intended to list out some small jobs that, if completed, would help KStars become better and more usable. There are both easy ones and hard ones.
If you are interested in contributing to KStars, but don't know where to start, this is probably the best place.
Keeping track of Development
The best way to keep track of Development in KStars is to use the mailing list: [email protected] See The List Information Page to subscribe.
If you prefer IRC, we hang out on #kde-edu on irc.freenode.org
We keep track of bugs and wishlists on The KDE bugzilla
Please do not hesitate to ask if you need help with contributing! We're always looking out for contributors and will be happy to help you out.
The Tasks
Debug the Sky Calendar
The Sky Calendar tool lives in the Tools menu of KStars. The tool now has the labels that it needed badly. However, some lines still don't get labelled because the code isn't robust. The tool also fails at high latitudes. It would be helpful if the Sky Calendar was made complete and bug-free.
Debug the Conjunction tool
The Conjunction tool, for some reason, doesn't seem to be predicting solar eclipses correctly. There are some bugs on our bugzilla related to this as well. It would be useful if the Conjunction tool were made completely bug-free
Add Lunar Eclipses
KStars doesn't predict Lunar Eclipses. Neither does it display them. It would be really useful if it could do these things.
One way to do this would be to create a virtual Sky Point, maybe called 'EarthShadow', whose position would be just opposite the sun. An eclipse will be a conjunction between EarthShadow and the moon.
Another possible way to do it is to add functionality to KSMoon, so that we check if the moon is in the shadow of the earth before drawing its image.
Fix the angular distance ruler crash
There's an irritating crash condition on our bugzilla where trying to measure angular distances hangs KStars under some conditions. The backtrace is right there. It will be useful if this is fixed.
Fix all those translation bugs
Now, this is a big task.
SkyObject classes (see skyobject.h under kstars/skyobjects) should have some standard way of storing names. Currently, some SkyObjects store untranslated names and some store translated names, leading to a big mess. SkyObject should probably store untranslated name strings internally, and return untranslated names upon calling name(). The objectNames() hashes should ideally have untranslated names as well.
So how do we find by translated name? The best way, probably is to have a "reverse translation hash". Since very few objects have translated names, it might be easy to maintain a global hash of translated names vs. untranslated names in some convenient place (probably as a static member of SkyComposite) and do searches for translated names through this.
Implementing this will fix a whole lot of translation-related bugs that are on our bugzilla, and make life for people who use localized versions easier.
Generalize JupiterMoons, SaturnMoons
This was originally a GSoC idea, but I thought it was a bit too "small" for a whole summer. The idea is to implement a class that handles moons of planets in the solar system in KStars.
Currently, we have JupiterMoons and SaturnMoons (thanks, Vipul!) classes. What should be done now, is to pack all the machinery that goes into these two classes into one generic class (probably called 'SolarSystemMoons'), various instances of which, could represent the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Mars...
All our class would need to do, to assume the form of say, JupiterMoons, would be to read off data corresponding to JupiterMoons from some file, say "solarsystemmoons.dat"!
Now, the next task...
Generalize the Jupiter's Moons Tool
See Tools -> Jupiter's Moons. What if I could do this in general with SolarSystemMoons? [See earlier task for details]
Comets that looks like comets!
Comets in KStars are currently drawn as dull green circles (at least in the default color scheme). That's not what they look like, in reality!
The machinery required to estimate nucleus and coma sizes, and tail lengths of comets are all there in KSComet and KSPlanetBase. What needs to be done, is to provide a proper representation of a comet based on these data on the Sky Map.
Remember that a comet's tail points away from the Sun! You can use this to fix the direction of the tail - so you have all information required to draw the comet.
Re-implement CometsComponent::draw() to draw better comets.
Charles Peng has already done a good amount of work to support this feature. It needs some polishing, though.
Fix those inconsistencies with comets
Jeamy Lee, a KStars user and contributor, notices that our Sun-Comet distances are wrong! This makes all calculated parameters come out incorrectly. Find his mail with some details here.
The aim of this task is to compare some more data against other software, step through the code, and find out where we are going wrong. You could use Jeamy's MPC Reader site to download the latest comet elements in KStars' format.
Ideas are welcome!
If you are a user of KStars and have some cool, simple ideas that would make your experience with KStars better, you are welcome to add them to the list above, or discuss them on the kstars-devel mailing list (or post them as wishlists / bug reports on the bugzilla).

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 7, 2012) – Riding the momentum of last Sunday's double-overtime win over 17th-ranked UAB, the ETSU men's soccer team returns to Summers-Taylor Stadium in search of its fourth straight win when it takes on Radford on Saturday at 7 p.m.
ETSU (3-1-0) will have had six days rest when it steps on the field Saturday, but has been busy making college soccer headlines throughout the week. The Bucs earned three wins last week, taking down UNC Greensboro, 3-1, Presbyterian, 1-0, and UAB, 1-0, en route to garnering both individual and team recognitions.
Scoring three goals, including the game-winner against UAB, junior David Geno (Kingsport, Tenn.) earned both A-Sun and Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week honors. The Dobyns-Bennett product was also selected to the National Team of the Week by both College Soccer News and Soccer America. Goalkeeper Ryan Coulter (Dublin, Ireland) was honored as the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week, shutting out both Presbyterian and Alabama Birmingham.
The Buccaneers climbed into the NSCAA regional rankings as well, entering the Association's second poll of the season at No. 6. Future opponents on ETSU's 2012 schedule, Wake Forest and Furman, appeared at No. 2 and No. 7, respectively.
Scouting the Highlanders
Radford (2-0-1) last played on Sunday, earning a two-goal victory against SUNY Adelphi. The Highlanders scored four times, taking a, 3-0, lead into halftime, but were put to the test when Omar Edwards netted two goals in a span of 51 seconds to bring the Panthers within a goal. It was as close as it got, as Matt Janssen iced the game with a minute to go, scoring his first goal of the season.
The Highlanders' other two results include a, 1-0, shutout of the A-Sun's newest member, Northern Kentucky, and a scoreless draw to UMBC in their season opener.
ETSU and Radford last met in 2009 at Radford's Vert Stadium, with RU edging the Bucs, 1-0. Their other meeting came in 2008, with ETSU pulling out a, 1-0, win at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
- Live stats for the game will be provided through ETSUBucs.com. Free live streaming video will also be available on ASun.TV. New for the 2012-13 season, all games streamed on ASun.TV will be available free of charge.
ETSU is celebrating Youth Soccer Month. Children ages 12 and under will be admitted to Saturday night's game for free.
ETSU Notes
- ETSU is in the midst of a three-game winning streak, defeating UNCG, Presbyterian and then-No. 17 UAB last week.
- The NSCAA ranked ETSU No. 6 in the South Region in its latest poll. Last season, ETSU reached a program-best ranking of No. 3 in the region with a record of 6-1-1.
- The Bucs' longest non-conference winning and unbeaten streaks in the regular season are four games. They will look to tie those marks with a win against the Highlanders.
- When tied or leading at halftime, ETSU is a perfect 3-0-0 this year. The loss to Appalachian State came with ETSU trailing by a goal at the break.
- David Geno (Kingsport, Tenn.) and Itode Fubara (Ogbema, Nigeria) are each one assist away from tying Aaron Schoenfeld's mark for most career assists (10).
- ETSU and Radford have each stood out defensively this season. The Bucs hold a GAA of just 0.48, while the Highlanders hold a GAA of 0.61.
For more information on ETSU men's soccer, please visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's soccer links.


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An arrest was made Thursday in the fatal hit-and-run accident Tuesday at the intersection of Leslie Lane and Field Avenue.
Cañon City Police Officers and the Combined Investigative Response Team arrested Natalie D. Habig, 35, of Cañon City, on suspicion of vehicular homicide and hit-and-run causing death after an investigation. She is being held in the Fremont County Jail on a $15,000 bond.
The Cañon City Police Department said 49-year-old Kyle Keefe of Cañon City was identified Wednesday afternoon as the victim in the accident. He died late that night. He didn't have identification on his person at the time of the accident.
Officers were called to the location at about 2 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a person possibly falling from the rear of a pickup truck. They determined that the man had not fallen from a vehicle but was riding a bicycle when struck by a pickup truck.
The victim was unconscious and transported to St. Thomas More Hospital and then to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs.
Witnesses described the vehicle as a dark-colored, possibly smaller, pickup truck, possibly being driven by a woman. The truck was traveling south on Field and turned west on Leslie Lane.
The investigation is ongoing. CCPD said the efforts of officers, along with tips from citizens, led to the arrest.
Anyone with more information is asked to call 276-5600 or Crime Stoppers at 275-STOP (7867), email at tipsubmit.com or text at 274637, start the text with tips680.


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New York City and the northern mid-Atlantic are on the edge of a major storm that will hit New England as a blizzard Friday and Friday night.
Only if two storms, an Alberta Clipper from the west and a storm from the South, merge very quickly will there be more than a manageable amount of snow (a foot) in New York City, northern New Jersey, southwestern Connecticut, Long Island, northeastern Pennsylvania and upstate New York.
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According to Winter Weather Expert Rob Miller, "While this is a possibility, it would be difficult for a storm to do this without a blocking area of high pressure to the northeast."
Such an area of high pressure would slow the forward speed of the storm down long enough to cause it to strengthen into an intense area of low pressure.
Warm air will be the issue in the New York City metropolitan area and Long Island causing part of the storm to be rain or a wintry mix. Odds favor wet roads around the city to a few slippery spots north and west for morning rush hour Friday. However, as more snow starts to mix in later in the day and a change to all snow likely by Friday evening, road conditions could rapidly deteriorate for the drive home Friday.
Low cloud ceilings and increasing winds during Friday may lead to building flight delays and cancellations even if snow were to stay away from the several major airports in the New York City area.
Farther south, the warm air may bring all or mostly rain to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., southern New Jersey, the Delmarva Peninsula, much of the Maryland mainland and much of Virginia.
The southern part of the storm will drench the south with beneficial rain, but also urban flooding problems and locally strong thunderstorms Wednesday night into Friday.
Long Island is a unique spot as the area could be far enough to the east Friday night as to enter into the 2- to 4- inch per hour snow as the storm intensifies before pulling away. If the storm manages this for a few hours, there would be a foot of snow.
As far as coastal flooding is concerned, the strongest winds will be blowing offshore as the storm strengthens. There may be some problems along the north shore of Long Island, but the greatest risk of coastal flooding from the storm is along the east coast of New England (from Cape Cod to Boston).
In the central Appalachians, most areas will be south (and north) of the heavy precipitation, with a punch of dry air from the southwest being a factor, and warm enough for rain or a wintry mix for at least part of the event.
Across upstate New York and part of southern Ontario, moderate snow will fall from a substantial Alberta Clipper cruising in from the Midwest Friday into Friday night.
For more information on the Alberta Clipper snow affecting the Midwest Thursday night and Friday, a new story has been published on AccuWeather.com.
Enough snow to shovel and plow is likely over much of this area which can reach as far south as parts of western and northern Pennsylvania into the higher elevations of West Virginia and western Maryland.
A brief shot of blustery, seasonably cold conditions are in store for Saturday in the wake of the storm. Temperatures will moderate Sunday, setting the stage for the next storm system Monday to bring mostly rain to the region with a wintry mix over northern upstate New York and northern New England.
Another winter weather event may follow later next week around Valentine's Day, but the exact nature of the storm and precipitation is complex. Details will follow as the time draws nearer.
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Happy Monday to all of you. Hopefully you have adjusted to the time change and not too sleepy for the start of the week. I heard on the news this morning that it takes the average person 3 days to adjust to the new time schedule. So if you aren't feeling like yourself today, you should be back on your toes by tomorrow.
Last Thursday I posted how to make simple budget friendly curtains using table cloths. I also promised in that post I would share how to put it all together. I promised by Friday. I fell short of the that promise. I'm not really sure I had a ton of people sitting on the edge of their seat waiting for that post, but if I did, I sincerely apologize! Somehow I seem to think there are 48 hours in one day and not just 24. If you follow me on facebook then you know we celebrated my daughters 6th birthday with eight little Elsa's.
Needless to say, Thursday and Friday were devoted to her and prepping for our Frozen Themed Tea Party. I simply ran out of time. So here I am on Monday, posting what I should have posted on Friday.
If you remember in my post on Thursday I said we would be doing some SIMPLE sewing. This is not rocket science I promise. It's a few simple straight lines which I know you can handle.
- We will start by pinning the pleater tape to one of the 60" wide ends of the table cloth. If you have a pattern that has a one way direction (meaning it has a definite top and bottom) make sure you pin your pleater tape to the correct end of the table cloth. My pattern did not matter, It was random - no definite top or bottom. Be sure the opening for the hooks on the pleater tape is pointing to the bottom of the what will be curtain.
|Pleater tape
If your table clothes are 60" x 84" - cut 2 pieces 60" long. I usually cut mine just a few inches longer and trim once I have started the pinning process. You don't want it to be too short. Be sure to leave a hook pocket at each end. Trim close to the hook pocket, but not in the middle of one.
The arrows above show you were the pockets are. Be sure when you are pinning the tape to your table cloth the openings are pointing to the bottom of the panel and not to the top.
Pin your tape as close to the edge as you can, but make sure it's not showing on the front side. Be sure to leave a hook pocket at the edge and the openings to the pocket are pointing to the bottom of the curtain.
|Front view - no tape is showing at the edges (top or sides)
2. After pinning the tape to the table cloth, stitch along the top edge, sides and bottom edge with a straight stitch. Be sure not to stitch closed your pockets for your hooks. To keep this from happening, use the orange broken line on the tape as your guide. It will also help keep you sewing in a straight line! See...I told you this was possible.
|The arrow is pointing at the orange broken line. Use this as your sewing guide.
3. Next step is to insert your hooks. Remember, there are 2 types of hooks in the package. 4 end hooks and 10 pleater hooks. You will start and end with an end hook.
Starting at one end, I suggest the inside edge (meaning the edge that will come together with the other panel once they are hung and closed). Insert the "end" hook at the edge. Then count 5 openings and insert the first prong of the pleater hook. See photo above for spacing. (You can change the spacing if you want. This is the spacing I used for my curtains. I used 2 end hooks and 9 pleater hooks per panel using this spacing). I recommend reading my first post if you are confused.
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|Inserting a pleater hook to the pleater tape
|how the tape looks from the front side after the pleater hook is inserted.
Continue inserting all your hooks on both panels. Remember you will end your panel with an "end" hook. With using 2 - end hooks and 9 pleater hooks and a spacing of every 5, there will only be 4 spaces between your pleater hook and your end hook on the outside of the panel. This is why I suggest starting at the inside edge. The slightly off spacing will be less noticeable at the rod end vs. in the middle when they are closed.
4. To hang your curtains, slide the Curtain rod clip rings - click HERE for sample onto your curtain rod. Then simply insert the hook thru the small circle hook on the clips. That's it! Your curtains are finished.
It took me approximately 1 hour from start to finish for my curtains. And when I say 1 hour, I mean they were hung and ready to be admired in 1 hour! Quick, simple, budget friendly and professional looking!
These curtains cost me less than $20 total (see the pricing in my first post). Don't you thinks it's worth some savvy shopping, basic sewing skills and 1 hour of your time? Heck at this price you could have new curtains for all 4 seasons and still spend less than if you had custom drapes made or even premade curtains for that matter.
Have fun and enjoy!
If you decide to make your own pinch pleat table cloth curtains, please share on our Facebook Page. I would love to see them.
Ciao for now! and Happy Sewing


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Almost all of them were there last night at the New York Film Festival Princess Bride 25th anniversary screening and DVD launch. I used to really, really want to marry Cary Elwes. Why is it that I always write about this movie Full Story
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We're playing point counterpoint. I liked the show. I liked the pace. I liked Billy Crystal. A lot. Was it easy and comfortable? Yes. Will that be the criticism of it? Probably. But it felt...good. It felt like, as horribly corny as this sounds, if the Oscars refuse to revolutionise in one day, why not have an old friend come along to help it evolve. Full Story
The Oscars & Transformers
The Academy has released a trailer in advance of this year's awards. Billy Crystal must be found. Celebrity cameos happen in service of his finding. And Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel get the most airtime...If you knew nothing about the Oscars, and you watched this preview, wouldn't you assume that this event had something to do with people like Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel who previously co-starred in Transformers? Ohhhh. Full Story


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On your best day, you're unstoppable.
You take pride in striving to be the best version of yourself. But lately, it's getting harder to hold it all together. Unexpected feelings of anger, inadequacy and envy are starting to sneak up on you. Suddenly, you look around and wonder why you're working harder than everyone else. The more you seem to accomplish, the less successful you feel. You've tried everything to get control of what is going on. But what if the thing that propels you forward is actually holding you back?
Deciding to try therapy can feel vulnerable, (not your favorite feeling!), so you avoid asking for help. You're worried that you'll be overwhelmed by your feelings if you scratch the surface. You're not even sure you "need" therapy. Things aren't that bad, right?
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True Wind Publishing brauchte ein neues Anderes Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 252 Designs von 41 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Thanks for all the great designs so far. We've decided that we want to discourage hearts and flowers or sensuality. We want to avoid images of couples or holding hands. We want all races and genders to feel welcome. This is a serious book about a challenging subject. We want the potential reader to feel safe and comfortable. We want to provide the impression of reliability and competence. It seems that we mostly like the designs that are based on a simple clarity. Most images seem to present a chance for misinterpretation or clash with the goals of our book.
Notes on the text:
*The title will be the eye-catcher and curiousity inducer and should be large and clear. It's important that the "and" (or "&") should not be too small or stylized. It could even be emphasized.
*The subtitle should be nearby (above or below) and easily read as this will explain the connection hinted at by the title.
*Once the buyer has picked up the book, the blurb should be clear and easily read to provide additional information.
*Our names could be at the very top or bottom (its okay if the names are overlooked) but should not be too small. Our names won't sell the book but we are proud of it. Thanks.
True Wind Publishing
Title: Love and Pornography [or "Love & Pornography"] [sized to be read from ten feet]
Subtitle: Dealing with Porn and Saving Your Relationship [sized to be read from three feet]
Cover blurb: A brave couple reveals their struggles with pornography and discovers a path to open their hearts and deepen their love, joy and trust. [sized to be read in hand]
Authors: Valerie and Greg Hartman [sized to be read from three feet]
The book will be 6"x9" trade paperback in color. The design should be clear when reduced to 88 x 133 pixels for online bookstores.
This contest is for a design concept only. The concept will be used to create the final book cover design. The winner must convey all rights to the design to True Wind Publishing. The final cover designer could be by the winner or by another professional designer to be determined by TWP.
We may also elect to award prizes for alternate designs at one-half the contest amount with the same terms as above.
- A style that presents the title, subtitle and blurb with a simple clarity.
- The final design should be provided in various formats for use in design and other software (.jpg, .png, etc.)
- Make sure the "and" or "&" is not too small or stylized so that it could be missed on the first view of the cover. Maybe even emphasize it.Suggestions for consideration (but not limiting):
- "Love" could be a warm color in a flowing script.
- "Pornography" could be a dark color in block text.
- The color scheme should be warm and inviting, perhaps parchment background.
- We do not want sensual, suggestive or graphic images.
- We do not want harsh or trendy colors.
- We do not want images of couples or holding hands.


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A free-spirited woman navigates the Second World War with splendor and selfishness.
Louison is a young woman full of life, headstrong and impulsive. Whilst the war is breaking out, she gets engaged secretly to an Italian living in Algeria. Deciding to join him at all costs, she leaves her bourgeoise family in Normandy to try and reach the port of Marseille amidst the chaos. On her arrival, however, maritime connections are cut off, and she finds herself living alone without any money in an unfamiliar town. A man comes to her rescue : the mysterious and powerful Tonton, head of the criminal gangland, who runs the underworld of prostitution and who will reveal himself to be a powerful member of the resistance. Thanks to him, Louison belongs to the rare group of priviledged people who, despite the German occupation, lack neither the necessary nor the superfluous. Even though she has no desire for a child to cramp her style, she falls in love with, and then pregnant by, David, a young Jewish member of the resistance. Louison, who pays no heed to the motherland in danger, will consider serving one cause only : her own.
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Announcement:The updating of statistics for deposit taking and operative information by state and municipality, contained in the tables CF378 to CF444, is suspended due to the repeal of the regulatory report R24IL based on the resolution of the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV, for its acronym in Spanish), published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on January 24, 2011. The new information in now available since April, 2011 with a monthly periodicity in the tables CF660 to CF669. The statistics of the tables CF378 to CF444 is not strictly comparable with the new ones mentioned.
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Les Gazelles de Quilles G Plus
We are on a conquest. We have decided to team up in The Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer® benefiting the Segal Cancer Centre at the Jewish General Hospital. It's a cycling journey through Quebec's countryside taking place in the summer.
We're here because we know that cancer is too big a disease to ignore. It affects everyone, maybe you, me, our parents, kids, siblings or friends. Sadly, maybe all of the above. But by riding in this event we are doing something about it. We're rolling closer and closer to the end of cancer. It's an awesome triumph in a physical sense and emotionally as well.
So hey, join us! This can be your opportunity to do something challenging and rewarding in so many ways. And you won't do it alone. We will be doing training rides, helping each other to fundraise, and generating awareness for critical cancer research at Jewish General Hospital.
Please donate to us or join us. Thank you in advance for your support.
The Enbridge® Ride to Conquer Cancer® benefiting Jewish General Hospital is an epic cycling journey through Quebec's countryside.
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The Top Foods for Healthy Skin
By Michael A. Smith, MD
Despite the cosmetic industry's promises of youthful skin, aging men and women seem to be spending more money on serums and creams, yet remain unsatisfied with the results.
Well, maybe we can help all of those skin care products work better. What if the missing link is food? Let's take a look at the best foods for healthy and youthful looking skin.
We suggest adding several servings a day of the foods below to really feel better about your skin…and your body!
Your Skin Likes Yellow & Orange Colored FoodsCarrots, apricots and yellow squash are rich in vitamin A – a vitamin essential for healthy, younger looking skin. Vitamin A is composed of two broad groups of compounds: retinols and carotenoids. The retinols, besides supporting the retina in your eyes, also act as hormone-like growth factors for skin epithelial cells and mucosal cells lining your gut and lungs.
These important compounds help to nurture and support the growth and differentiation of skins cells within the different layers of your skin. Without vitamin A, skin cells won't develop properly and will result in dry, itchy, lackluster skin.
Beans, Peas and Lentils Invigorate SkinThere are a couple of things that the legumes (beans, peas and lentils) will do for your skin. First, they provide ceramides, a specialized type of fat. Ceramides lock in moisture deep within the layer of your skin. And let's not forget that moist skin looks and feels younger and supple.
Legumes also are a source of protein for the skin. When protein is eaten, your digestive system breaks the protein into the building blocks – amino acids. The amino acids pass into the blood and are carried throughout the body. Your cells can then select the amino acids they need for the construction of new body tissue, antibodies, hormones, enzymes, and blood cells.
This is why every cell needs protein to maintain its life. Skin cells are constantly wearing out, needing to be replaced. Legumes can supply the necessary protein for healthy skin cell turn over and replacement.
Your Skin Really Needs Omega-3 FatsOmega-3 fats from oily fish like salmon, mackerel and tuna are so important for healthy skin. The omega-3 fats form part if the skin cell membrane that helps to hold the skin cell together. A healthy cell membrane translates into a healthy skin cell.
Secondly, omega-3 fats can help to ease inflammation throughout your body, including in your skin.1 Lowering inflammation within your skin can help to reduce the appearance of red, irritated skin. Try to eat 2-3 serving of oily fish every week. But to really benefit from omega-3 fats, we also suggest a daily, high-quality fish oil supplement.
Your Skin is Nutty for NutsNuts round off our suggestions because they are satisfying snacks and they provide all of the nutrients mentioned above: Vitamin A, ceramides, protein and essential fats. It would do all of us some good to reach for a handful of nuts, instead of fried chips, the next time we need a quick snack.
But there's a caveat…nuts contain a lot of calories. So just be aware of that when snacking on them. It's really easy to overdo it!
And remember, many of the best foods for your skin also promote good health overall. That's why focusing on a healthy diet in general will also go a long way in promoting healthy skin.
So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Choose low-fat or fat-free dairy products. Include nuts, seeds and beans in your favorite meals. Opt for whole-grain breads and pasta. Limit sweets. Strive for variety as you're making healthy choices!
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WEST CHESTER >> Despite the 2014 Softball Charity Challenge attracting its second largest— and arguably toughest — field in its history, TMS Combat, from the Kennett Men's Slow Pitch league, ran through the 32-team bracket without a loss Sunday at the West Chester Area Sports Association Complex.
With a come-from-behind, 14-13 victory over Dolan's Bar from Ridley Park in the championship finals, TMS won the Greenday Trophy, named for the late Daily Local News Sports Editor Greg Greenday, finishing the tournament with a 4-0 mark.
"We just wanted to come here and have a good time," said TMS coach Rob Jackson. "We've played in this tournament for years. It's well run, and for a great cause in raising awareness for prostate cancer. And the competition is fantastic. But we played well all weekend, and it's great to finally win it this year."
One team, West Chester's The Tribe, while they fell short of a championship, did more than their share with the "charity" part of the challenge. With several players affected by cancer on a personal level, The Tribe decided that they would add to the kitty with a donation from every player who made an out, more if the player hit into a double play.
"We had a little fun with our team," said Tribe coach Ronnie Kummerer. "We donated a dollar for every out, and five dollars for a double play. This is our first time back in this tournament in a couple of years, so we just wanted to help out the cause even more. I've recently lost a grandfather."
The Tribe reached the semifinals before dropping two straight games on Sunday morning. They finished with a 3-2 record, including a win over recent Amateur Softball Association Class D state titleist, Chickie and Pete's.
"We played a good tournament, but we just didn't have it today," said Kummerer.
TMS reached the finals after topping last year's champs, Jack Cassidy's Irish Pub, 5-3, in the winner's bracket final. A three-run third inning fueled the victory, sparked by key hits from Mike LeFever and Dylan Green. The loss dropped Jack Cassidy's into the loser's bracket final to square off in a rematch of the championship semifinals against Dolan's Bar.
Jack Cassidy won the first game against Dolan's by mercy rule, but Dolan's turned the tables in the rematch, notching nine runs in the top of the first and cruised to a 13-3 victory in five innings.
In the final, TMS trailed in the third inning, but erupted for nine runs, highlighted by a grand slam for tournament MVP Cory Cordell, who also had a double in the inning. All 11 hitters in the TMS batting order recorded a hit, a run or an RBI in the inning, including triples from Green and AJ Doria and a double from Albie Soto.
"I knew we needed to put some runs on the board," said Cordell. "I just needed to be more patient at the plate. Once we got those runs, I knew the team would be right behind me. We win or lose as a team."
But Dolan's answered back with six runs of itsr own in the top of the fourth, highlighted by a home run from Bobby Pace, who went yard twice in the game. Dolan's kept chipping away before grabbing a 13-11 lead with three runs in the top of the seventh, keyed by a double from Matt Ross and a two-RBI single from Rob Sladek.
Undaunted, TMS pushed across three in its half to capture the championship. Consecutive singles from Shawn Ray, Renard Childs and Cordell broght in a run to make it 13-12. Green then doubled in the gap in left-center to bring in Childs with the tying run, but Cordell was thrown out at home to keep the game going.
The respite for Dolan's was tempoary as Sam Baker singled up the middle to bring in Green with the title-clinching run.
"This was one of the best, most competitive tournaments we've had," said ASA of Pennsylvania district commissioner and tournament organizer Joe Organek. "The field was really strong, and we raised over $6,200 for prostate cancer. We had great weather all weekend, and everyone seemed to have a good time."


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The Forum Mafia topic
Why this thread exists:
This is just a topic where the generic rules are listed for GMing Forum Mafia. It is at the GM's liberty whether to use this rule set or make any changes that they want to. If GMs do deviate from the listed rules, it is encouraged to list the changes and edit them where applicable (Roles, actions, etc.) in their FM thread. Using the search function is probably easiest. Ideally also have the whole set in the thread so people don't get confused.
This topic will be edited as needed when changes are agreed upon and whenever inconsistencies are spotted during a game so it doesn't get copy/pasted over and over again like it had been before.
Detailed explanation of how the game works.
[spoiler]Roles and Actions
- Players are typically split into two factions: Black Organization vs Town (Police, FBI and Civillians). In general, the ratio of BO to town will be between 1/3 to 1/4 (that means between a third to a quarter of players would be BO). It is at the liberty of the GM to balance the roles as they see fit, however, so this ratio is intended to be a guideline only.
- Players are given their roles and therefore their alignment during beginning of Prep Phase or Night 1. Each role has its own set of actions that can be performed during phases. It is highly recommended that players check what actions are available to them when they receive their role from the GM.
- To use an ability or vote, you must PM the order directly to the GM. Those submitted in the main channel do not count.
- You may provide the GM with a will to be presented at the time of your death (unless you are erased). A typical will usually summarizes a player's actions and intel they have gathered to that point, resulting in something along the lines of: "Will: I interrogated Conia and got Black Org on Night 1. I interrogated PhoenixTears on Night 2 and got Not Black Org." Your will, unless erased, will be provided by the GM after your death is announced (whether it be by lynching, APTX, or just a routine killing). The GM has a right to censor any will if they feel it reveals too much or it is game-breaking.
- You may always send in a new order/will to replace your old one, assuming the phase has not yet ended.
- If multiple incompatible actions are submitted by a player, the last valid action prior to the countdown ending will be the one played. If no compatible actions are submitted, none will be entered.
- Game always begins in Prep Phase and progresses to Night 1, Day 1, Night 2 and so on.
- Each phase is 24 hours long although it is ultimately at the discretion of the GM.
- Every night phase, The Black Organisation may send a kill for one player.
— The Black Org is expected and encouraged to consult with one another on who to kill during the night and possible lynch votes during the day. A private channel for the Black Org to discuss strategies is provided in every round by the GM.
— Every member of the Black Org must kill successfully before a member is allowed a second kill. The exceptions to this is if a member is unable to kill due to being arrested or lynched, in which case they are no longer factored in to the kill cycle. Once the cycle has been completed once, a new order may be decided.
— Every member of the Black Org may use an APTX assuming there are enough remaining. Unlike with the nightly kills, there is no restriction on how many may participate. Each member is limited to using just one APTX per day phase, however.
— The Black Org may kill or APTX a fellow member if they so wish.
— Everyone is allowed to vote during day phases, whether they be from the town or the Black Org. You may only not vote if you are dead, not in Japan (as a result of being a traveller), are arrested, or were hindered by an ability (such as Frighten). The player who has the most votes is lynched.
— Each player's vote is made public at the end of each day phase unless Voice of Reason, Lovey-Dovey, Protect or Travel was successfully used.
— If a player was poisoned by APTX or arrested, their vote for that phase will not count or be shown.
— Players may abstain from voting.
— If a lynch fails due to the one with the most votes being Accompanied, Arrested or APTXed, or Sabotage/Voice of Accusation causing a tie, votes will still be shown as usual, but there will be a note that the lynch failed.
— If, after Kazuha's Accompany has been taken into account, two players receive the same number of lynch votes in a phase, and one is APTXed or arrested, the other will not be lynched.
— If a single person with the most lynch votes is either arrested or APTXed in the same phase, there will be no lynch.
— If a crime is hindered by discombobulation or other ability, it is treated as having failed and thus didn't happen.
— List of abilities that constitute crimes: Killing (whether it be of the normal, sniping, or APTX variety), Disguising, Slandering, Bribing, Discombobulating, Abducting, Erasing, Sabotaging, Frightening, Stealing, Drugging via Sleeping Pill. CHOOSING COSTUMES IS NOT A CRIME.
— Using the Black Suitcase for any fake action is not a crime, including using it to fake a crime. Considering that action never actually took place, it will not count as a crime. If you however use it to bribe, slander or blame that is considered a crime.
— Being a member of the Black Organization is, in itself, not a crime. (You can't arrest Conia for being Gin.)
Actions & Arrest/Death
— If someone is killed, lynched, or arrested, their action for that phase will not go through and will fail. The only exceptions to this are arrests and poisonings with APTX. Arrests can stop APTX. Lynchings, on the other hand, do not.
— If Kazuha was successfully poisoned and accompanied someone that was about to be lynched over the 1 vote difference, the reduction of that 1 vote fails (aka, the accompany fails) and the target of accompany will be lynched instead.
Auto-Arrest (House Search/Face Pinch)
— If a house search uncovers a crime of any sort, the target is automatically arrested.
— If a face pinch is performed on a player and that player is in disguise (whether they are town or Black Org), the target is automatically arrested.
— Auto-arresting is a feature of these abilities and does not otherwise apply to other actions. For example, a crime uncovered via an investigation action does not yield an auto-arrest (even if it is being carried out by a police officer).
— All players begin the game "alive" in normal condition. The exception is travelers, who may begin the game "abroad". Over the course of the game, their condition may worsen to one of the following states:
Alive: Player is able to use any of their abilities within the rules. They may also discuss the ongoing game freely and participate in lynch voting.
Abroad: Player is out of the country. Any actions designating them as a target will fail so long as they are abroad, and they cannot be killed without Bribe or APTX being used. Such players may speak freely, but they are not capable of voting or using their inherent abilities until they arrive in the country the following phase. If a player uses any of their actions on an abroad traveller, his/her actions will fail as if he/she was discombobulated. Arrests, will still succeed (but not HS/Pinch/Detain).
Injured: Player is unable to use any abilities and also loses any of their passive abilities (including any actions of disguises they may have been wearing). The exceptions are the nightly killing for Black Org members (they may still carry out a kill at night), the handing out of the suitcase during the day and lovers can still use Lovey Dovey. Injured players may still participate freely in the game, including casting lynch votes and use items given to them by other players. Any actions (apart from arrest, APTX, suitcase actions, Bowtie/Watch and voting) used during the phase the player gets injured will fail.
Suspended: Police that attempt to arrest someone and are unsuccessful will be suspended for two phases following the arrest attempt. While suspended, the police officer in question will lose all abilities apart from voting and Bowtie/Watch and suitcase actions (for BO disguised as police). Any actions the police uses (apart from arrest, Bowtie/Watch, suitcase actions and voting) on the phase where they become suspended will fail.
Arrested: Player may not use any abilities, though they are also impervious to being poisoned or killed (unless Bribe is in effect). Any and all actions on arrested players will fail with the exception of Lawsuit to free them. They may speak and participate freely in the game, but they will remain unable to vote. Arrested players are considered "out" of the game when determining which side has won. The role of the arrested player will not be revealed at the time of arrest.
Dead: Player is killed during the course of the game. They may no longer participate in the game, but they will still win with their team should they come out the victors. Dead players may not share any information with living players after they have died, whether it be information they acquired prior to their death or after.
Black Org Hierarchy
— The Black Org has a leader (assuming he is in the game), referred to as Anokata. If Anokata is not present in the game, the next person in the Black Org list is the leader.
— The leader may designate the night kill target and give the order as such.
— If the leader orders a BO to kill their own lover, it will happen unless the attacker is discombobulated. If the BO member sends a kill, however, the leader can only override it with the killing BO's permission. If the kill does go through, the lover will suicide.
- If a member of the BO sends a kill, the leader can only over ride it with the killing BO's permission.
— The leader may not command a subordinate to use an APTX. They are limited to sending in only their own APTX order.
Win Conditions
- Black Organisation wins if the BO outnumbers the Town and there is no forseeable way for the town to regain control of a day vote.
- Town wins when all the BO members are killed/lynched/arrested
- Cross-lovers (the situation where one lover is BO and one lover is Town), if present, only win if they kill everyone else. If more than one pair is in the game, they may not win together.
- Whether the game ends is determined at the end of the phase, so if a player is due to be released during that phase they will be factored into the decision. Eg. Irish is supposed to be released from Detention the same phase where Chianti is arrested, and all other BO members are arrested/killed prior, the game will continue with Irish being the last remaining BO member.[/spoiler]
Basic guide instructing how to participate fairly in the confines of the game.
[spoiler]— Do not attempt to participate with more than one username. This is grounds for permanent banning from any and all future games.
— No petitioning the GM for information about the roles of other players or attempting to influence the tasks of the moderator (asking for certain hints, etc).
— You may not quote, screenshot, or otherwise duplicate or showcase messages from the GM to prove your role, actions, or results to a fellow player. You may, of course, claim to be a role in the course of the game whether it is your genuine role or not.
— You may freely PM other players and speak without restriction in the main channel (apart from the GM rule mentioned above) while you are still alive. Please refrain from discussing any facet of an ongoing game with a living player after you have died to avoid influencing the course of the game.
— You may generate false quotes, edits, and messages from other players in text form, but may not do so with concern to correspondence with the GM. Taking screen shots of PMs from other players is prohibited--keep the game in the realm of text.[/spoiler]
Quick Reference
Order of Actions
Listing of which actions take precedent over others with pertinent examples.
[spoiler]Order of Actions
— Being familiar with the order of actions will aid you in formulating strategies and understanding the flow of the game. The order of actions goes as follows:
Night Actions
Arrest > Travel > Discombobulation > Killing > House Search/Detain > Face Pinch > All other actions
Day Actions
Arrest > Travel (unless APTX'd) > Detain (arrest) > Face Pinch > Charm (unless Kazuha is APTX'd and does not have the charm herself) > APTX > Lynching> All other actions > Detain (release)
Below are scenarios detailing several examples of the order of actions at play.
Scenario 1:
— BACKGROUND: On Night 1, Abs (Gin) killed Kleene (Heiji). Now, on Night 3, Akonyl (Shiratori) feels he has sufficient evidence to attempt an arrest for Kleene's murder. Abs knows Akonyl is closing in and resolves to kill him.
— PLAYER ACTIONS (Night 3):
Akonyl (Shiratori) sends in: Arrest Abs for killing Kleene on Night 1.
Abs (Gin) sends in: Kill Akonyl.
— RESULT: Akonyl successfully arrests Abs. Akonyl is not killed. Because the order of actions dictates that arrest takes precedent over killing, Abs's kill fails completely. Even if Abs had targeted someone else instead of Akonyl, the kill still would have failed because it is prevented by arrest.
Scenario 2:
— BACKGROUND: On Night 1, Abs (Gin) killed Kleene (Heiji). Now, on Night 3, Akonyl (Shiratori) feels he has sufficient evidence to attempt an arrest for Kleene's murder. Abs knows Akonyl is closing in and resolves to kill him. At the same time, PhoenixTears (Eisuke) has been convinced that Akonyl may be up to no good that night and plans to discombobulate him. In addition to the arrest attempt, Akonyl has decided to investigate Jd- (Araide) healing Parkur (Camel) that night to confirm him.
— PLAYER ACTIONS (Night 3):
Akonyl (Shiratori) sends in: Arrest Abs for killing Kleene on Night 1. Investigate Jd- heals Parkur.
Abs (Gin) sends in: Kill Akonyl.
PhoenixTears (Eisuke) sends in: Discombobulate Akonyl.
Jd- (Araide) sends in: Heal Parkur.
— RESULT: Akonyl successfully arrests Abs. Akonyl is not killed. Because the order of actions dictates that arrest takes precedent over killing, Abs's kill fails completely. Jd- successfully heals Parkur without issue, but Akonyl is told that his investigation has failed. This is due to the discombobulation by PhoenixTears. Because arrest takes precedent over all other actions, the discombobulate does not affect it. Discombobulate does affect investigations, however, which is why Akonyl's investigation failed while his arrest succeeded.
Scenario 3:
— BACKGROUND: On the dawn of Day 3, the sole remaining member of the Black Organization, Miaka (Pisco), feels she has pofa (Satou)'s role nailed down. pofa is certain that Miaka was the murderer of Lynz (Ran) who died the previous phase on Night 3. As such, Miaka decides to APTX pofa and pofa decides to arrest Miaka.
— PLAYER ACTIONS (Day 3):
pofa (Satou) sends in: Arrest Miaka for killing Lynz on Night 3.
Miaka (Pisco) sends in: APTX pofa as Satou.
— RESULT: pofa successfully arrests Miaka. Miaka's APTX on pofa does not go through and town wins the game.
Order of Healing
— As a rule of thumb, if more than one protection or healing is performed on a target that is attacked, the one with the highest priority will succeed as all others fail. The current order of healing is as follows:
Voice of Reason > Lovey Dovey > Snipe Guard > Watch Protection > Protect > Heal > First Aid
— In the event the action with the highest priority was hindered (via discombobulation or a similar action), the healing action with the next highest priority will succeed in its place.
— Sniping bypasses all types of healing and first aid. When someone is protected, the protected will survive, but the protector himself dies instead. If someone possessing the watch is attacked, they are protected. If someone possessing the watch is attacked by a sniper, they will survive but the watch will break and become unusable for the remainder of the game.
— Abilities that protect and heal only prevent the death of those that are named and targeted directly. This prevents the stacking of certain abilities, for example: If Ran possesses the watch and protects someone that is sniped, the watch will not save her because she was not the named, direct target. Ran will die, the watch will not come into play, and the targeted she protected will survive as usual.
— Any action performed by someone who was successfully healed via first aid will fail, because that player became injured as the action was being carried out.
— If the target of the night's kill is saved from being killed, the killer will be notified that the target was healed/protected (will not specify which) and the target will be notified that they were saved[/spoiler]
Keywords that are equatable to one another in terms of the game (for investigations and the like).
[spoiler]Kill — Kill / Attack / Bribe
Arrest - Arrest/House Search/Detain
Investigate — Investigate / Special Investigate
Observe — Observe / Stake-Out
Protect — Protect / Lovey-Dovey / Snipe Guard / Cover
Heal — Heal / First-Aid
Slander - Slander
Discombobulate — Discombobulate (Tricking)
Steal — Steal
Frighten - Frighten
Detect — Detect
Interrogate — Interrogate / Cross-Examine
Pinch — Face Pinch
Travel - Travel
Drug - Sleeping Pill[/spoiler]
Certain roles have an inherent "status" associated with them that provide unique attributes and advantages.
[spoiler]Black Org Leader
- Roles with that Status: Anokata or next in line in Black Org heirarchy
- Can order killings
- Can distribute the Black Suitcase each Day phase
Note: If the leader is arrested or lynched in the same phase he tries to hand out the Black Suitcase, the action will still go through.
- Decided by Yumi during Prep Phase.
- Lovers know one another's actual identities.
- Cannot befriend Sonoko, and children cannot be lovers.
- When one lover dies, the other commits suicide that same phase. No amount of healing or protecting may prevent the death of a suicidal lover.
- A town/town pair wins along with the town. A Black Org/Black Org pair wins with the Black Org. A town/Black Org pair does not win with either the town or the Black Org. To win as such a tandem, they must kill all others.
- Lovers may still win while one or both are arrested.
- Lovers can protect each other with the ability Lovey-Dovey.
- Roles with status: Sonoko and her friend
- Friends know one another's identities, or just the disguise if one is disguised.
- Sonoko can use the same abilities as her friend, whether that person is dead or alive. (She may not arrest (includes pinch), house search, detain in any way or steal even if she befriends KID.)
- Friends may not also be lovers. May not also befriend any Black Org members and may not befriend a Detective Boy.
FBI Leader
- Role with status: James Black
- At the onset of the round, the FBI Leader is given notice of how many of his subordinates (Jodie, Akai, Camel, Rena) are in the game. This count includes Anokata/Vermouth/KID disguised as his subordinate but not if Yukiko/Irish disguised as his subordinate
- If Vermouth or Kid has a disguise of an FBI subordinate, regardless of if they use the disguise during the game, it will be counted in the subordinate list and James will receive a small hint akin to, "You believe something is strange with your subordinate(s)..."
Note: Akai/Jodie/Camel/Rena being Anokata will not count toward this notification, because they would not be in disguise. Anokata will be included in the number of FBI agents in the game if he's one of those roles, but there won't be anything strange about him. James can also receive Anokata's results in this case.
- After each night, James will receive only one result from his subordinates. This will happen even if James is discombobulated/tricked/sleeping pill'd
- With concern to Akai, James will receive only one of his investigations. In the case of Rena, James will receive only one of her actions (Betrayal, investigate, or Special Investigation), chosen at random. James can NOT receive bowtie results.
- Roles with status: Mizunashi Rena
- Player gets to know how many Black Org members are present in the current game (not their identities). Anokata is included in this count.
- Roles with status: Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, Genta
- Detective Boys are aware of one another's identities.[/spoiler]
Stealable items
The list of roles associated with each item that can be obtained through the action Steal
[spoiler]Gun: Anokata, Gin, Vermouth, Bourbon, Pisco, Irish, Vodka, Calvados, Chianti, Korn, Tequila, Akemi, Sherry, Kir, Rye, Megure, Satou, Takagi, Shiratori, Chiba, Yumi, Nakamori, Tome, Uehara, Yamato, James, Akai, Jodie, Camel, Mizunashi Rena, Kid, Toichi, Amuro.
Car-keys: Anokata, Gin, Vermouth, Bourbon, Pisco, Irish, Vodka, Calvados, Chianti, Korn, Tequila, Akemi, Kir, Rye Megure, Satou, Takagi, Shiratori, Chiba, Yumi, Nakamori, Tome, James, Akai, Jodie, Camel, Mizunashi Rena, Yuusaku, Okiya, Agasa, Araide, Kobayashi, Eri, Yukiko, Yamato, Kujou, Uehara, Yoko, Toichi, Amuro
School book: Sherry, Shinichi, Conan, Heiji, Hakuba, Haibara, Kazuha, Kobayashi, Makoto, Ran, Sonoko, Eisuke, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta, Kid, Sera
(Sun)glasses: Vodka, Calvados, Korn, Tome, James, Jodie, Conan, Yuusaku, Okiya, Agasa, Makoto, Araide, Kobayashi, Eri, Eisuke, Kid, Toichi
Headgear(hat, cap...): Gin, Bourbon, Vodka, Calvados, Korn, Tequila, Kir, Rye, Megure, Yumi, Tome, Akai, Mizunashi Rena, Heiji, Kazuha, Eri, Sonoko, Ayumi, Kid, Sera, Toichi
Panties: Vermouth, Chianti, Akemi, Kir, Satou, Yumi, Jodie, Mizunashi Rena, Kazuha, Ran, Kobayashi, Eri, Sonoko, Yoko, Yukiko, Kujou, Sera, Uehara
Alcohol: Anokata, Gin, Vermouth, Bourbon, Pisco, Irish, Vodka, Calvados, Chianti, Korn, Tequila, Sherry, Kir, Rye, Shiratori, Yumi, James, Akai, Jodie, Mizunashi Rena, Heiji, Okiya, Haibara, Yamato, Amuro[/spoiler]
Rules for inactivity
Due to issues with inactivity in the past which has made games one-sided, new inactivity rules are going to be implemented:
[spoiler]Every player needs to send a PM to the GM every phase from Night 1. Even if you don't have day actions and plan not to vote, send the non-vote to the GM. If a player fails to do so for 3 total phases without prior warning, their vote/actions will be split amongst people belonging in the same faction (ie. BO, town, lovers). With cases with prior warning, it will be up to the GM's discretion, but players need to keep in mind that it will hurt your side if you miss too much.
Which role/player went inactive will NOT be given (although it is likely obvious in some cases). If the player given either of those actions die, it will be passed on to a different living player on the same side. If the inactive player dies, the players given the abilities will be notified they no longer have control over them.
For example, if Rena goes inactive, one player will be given her Betrayal, Investigatex1 and SIx1, and a second player will be given her day votes in the form of a Vote Token. The GM will list the inactive vote as "Token".
The people who are given the inactive's abilities/votes may NOT at any point discuss that happening to ANYONE. The inactive person will still be for all accounts and purposes the role, including keeping passive abilities like Vengeance/Revenge, being investigated as doing the actions, and being able to be arrested for it if applicable. For Revenge lynch injuries, the player receiving the inactive's actions will be accountable. For example, Makoto receives inactive Takagi's actions. If Takagi was the subject of Revenge, Makoto will not be injured and will still be able to use SO/Follow-up/Arrest as normal to prevent Makoto from knowing Takagi was the one inactive. If Makoto was the subject of Revenge, he will be injured and unable to use all of his own abilities and Takagi's.
If by chance the inactive person returns, they will come back to a PM from the GM saying they have been considered gone inactive and may no longer participate in the game.
Sample PMs:
To inactive players:
"You did not send actions for X, Y and Z phases. You are now considered inactive and may no longer participate in the game. Your actions have been split up amongst other players on your side, and you may still be investigated as having done the actions that they send for you, but you will not receive results.
You may not discuss anything with living players or post in the game thread about being considered inactive."
To the ones receiving actions:
"A player on your side is now considered inactive and you have been chosen to take over one of their actions. You may now use X ability/vote each [Night/Day]. You will receive the results for this action, but you cannot be investigated as having used it.
You MAY NOT discuss this with any player."[/spoiler]


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The U.S. National Park Service has put a policy memorandum into effect that prohibits the use of unmanned aircraft in all of the country's national parks. Following noise, nuisance and safety complaints from park visitors and staff, NPS enacted a policy requiring UAV operators to obtain special permission to use any kind of unmanned aircraft in the parks.
Jeffrey Olson, spokesman for the National Park Service, was quick to say the ban will not affect the work of any emergency services in the area.
"We've maintained what we call administrative uses of unmanned aircraft, which would include search and rescue, fire and scientific study," explained Olson.
NPS put the current policy memorandum into place while the final regulation undergoes approval. During this process, the National Park Service will be accepting input and opinions from the public about the use of unmanned aircraft in these areas. The input will be used to determine which parks are appropriated for unmanned aircraft.
"This is an interim policy that will developed at the park level. Then, in the meantime, we are looking to promulgate a regulation within the court of federal regulations that covers the National Park Service," Olson stated. "That's an 18-month process and comments and public notice are a part of the rule writing process."
Anyone that wishes to fly a UAV in one of the country's national parks can apply for an NPS permit that will allow them to do so. According to Olson, filmmakers and producers often use parks to film scenes for movies and television shows. The filmmakers will "need to explain why they need to use an unmanned aircraft, and we'll look at their film permits to see if they can or cannot be added."
Although the policy is in effect for all parks under the National Park Service, there are some parks, according to Olson, that will still allow the use of unmanned aircraft.
"There is at least one grandfathered provision in this," said Olson. "There are several national parks where model airplane clubs have long-standing relationships with a park. Gateway National Recreation Area in New York City, for example, has what's called Floyd Bennett field so they have an airstrip inside the park. That's an obvious place where model airplane use will continue. So if there are existing uses of model airplanes, hobbyist uses, those will continue."
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The Packers narrowly preserve their unbeaten record, the Texans just keep winning and may or may not be running a zombie farm at this point, Ray Rice singlefootedly destroyed the Browns and the Texans and Bronco's keep winning despite their quarterback situations. In no particular order, here's your Sunday roundup. Enjoy.
Denver 35, Minnesota 32: "Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos were close to being knocked out again. They haven't flinched in more than a month. Tebow led yet another late rally, passing for a season-best 202 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns to help the unflappable Broncos win their fifth straight game with a 35-32 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday." Season best-202 yards, unflappable, unflinching late rally. Just so everyone remembers: The Vikings are terrrrrrrrible. So please, talking heads, try to keep it together. [CBS Sports]
NY Jets 34, Washington 19: The game was actually much closer than the score would suggest. Sanchez and Holmes hooked up on a very nice looking slant and go to take the lead late in the fourth quarter. Then the things that usually happen to a Rex Grossman-lead offense happened to a Rex-Grossman lead offense. It was Sanchez's tenth fourth quarter/overtime comeback and yet I can't shake the feeling that he's just a Tebow that doesn't look mildly retarded when throwing.
Kansas City 10, Chicago 3: This game featured six points not scored on a ridiculous Hail Mary throw at the end of the first half and quarterbacks named Caleb, Kyle and Tyler. So...not a good game.
Tennessee 23, Buffalo 17: It would appear Chris Johnson is back. He ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns—one of which was a 48 yard run. It would also appear that the Buffalo Bills are back as they lose their fifth straight. They get a little breather next week with San Diego, but then it's the "resurgent Miami Dolphins, the Tebows and the Patriots. That wild card seems to be a pipe dream now.
Houston 17, Atlanta 10: Houston? We have a problem—with injuries! [retires]
Carolina 38, Tampa Bay 19: Cam Newton set the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. Sweet. The Panthers also won. Say, here's a great sentence: "The Panthers (4-8), who drafted Newton No. 1 overall, doubled their victory total for last season. Tampa Bay (4-8), which played in throwback creamsicle jerseys and white helmets bearing the logo of a winking pirate, has lost six straight and seven of eight following a 3-1 start." [CBS]
Miami 34, Oakland 14: "The Raiders (7-5) fell into a tie with Denver atop the AFC West, and the rout ended their three-game winning streak. Oakland fell to 6-25 in regular-season games in the Eastern Time Zone since December 2002." Just as an aside, these are the kind of "stats" that anti-stat people love bringing up for some reason and it simultaneously makes no sense and all the sense in the world. Anyway, Tebow. [NBC]
New England 31, Indianapolis 24: There was a lot going on in this one: Dan Orlovsky playing again, everyone hoping Orlovksy would run 16 yards outside his own endzone again, Rob Gronkowski setting a record for touchdown receptions by a tight end, then having that record un-set, Brady passing Johnny Unitas for most regular season touchdown passes. You know, the stuff that really matters.
Baltimore 24, Cleveland 10: Ray Rice accounted for 204 of the Ravens 290 rushing yards today. The Ravens also returned a punt for a touchdown against the hapless Browns. Your players of the game:
Green Bay 38, NY Giants 35: This was a great game. The Giants tied the game up on a back shoulder touchdown pass to Nicks and a draw play for the two-point conversion leaving the Packers :58 seconds to march down the field for the win. Of course they did. One 24 yard hookup with Jermichael Finley and a 27 yard completion to Jordy Nelson later, and the Packers kicked the game winning field goal as time expired. Major Coughlin face.
San Francisco 26, St. Louis 0: Hey, you guys won the World Series, right? Go watch the highlights dvd or something.
Arizona 19, Dallas 13: The Cardinals narrowly avoided a crushing and debilitating loss without their true leader, John Skelton. Kevin Kolb needed a missed field goal and a miraculous run (because let's be honest, Kolb shouldn't get credit for a touchdown pass on a silly little screen play) in overtime. John Skelton would have thrown an 80 yard laser to himself with one arm tied behind his back and won the game in regulation.
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Police said an early morning call of a shooting has turned into a search for a trio of armed and dangerous men who shot a Pink Hill man in his camper.
Pink Hill Police Chief Joey Thigpen tells WITN officers were called to 503 Pineview Avenue at 2:44 a.m. Wednesday for a shooting.
Investigators said they arrived to find a man, 45-year-old Darryl Mitchell, suffering from a gunshot, saying three men had stormed into his camper.
Chief Thigpen said Mitchell had to be airlifted to Vidant Medical Center.
Family members tell WITN Mitchell was shot once, injuring his shoulder and side, and has since been released from the hospital after having a bullet removed.
Officers say before being taken to the hospital, Mitchell was able to tell them the three men had their faces covered. Police say the trio apparently had handguns.
Police said they could not tell if anything had been taken from the home, and the victim was not able to tell them if the gunmen made off with anything after shooting him.
Chief Thigpen said they know the men took off toward Duplin County in a four-door, small car that may have been burgundy in color.
If you have any information that may help police find the three men, you are asked to call Pink Hill police at (252) 568-4102.


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You've seen the exceptionally spoilery Game of Thrones Tinies (seriously, do not click on the link unless you've read all the George R.R. Martin books). Now, check out the Doctor Who Tinies, better titled The Gallifreycrumb Tinies!
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Army Sergeant Home from Afghanistan Surprises Family
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MEXICO - Seventeen-year-old Mykaila Hoyle thought it would be a typical day, full of Mark Twain and vocabulary in Ms. Silvers' class at Mexico High School, Monday. She was very wrong.
With her head in a book, her father, Staff Sgt. John Hoyle, walked into her English class, two months before she expected him to return home from his deployment with the US Army. Hoyle left Mexico in February 2012 for training before departing for Afghanistan later that year in July.
Sgt. Hoyle surprised his two other kids earlier Monday morning at Hawthorne Elementary School. Hoyle's wife, Mandi, said the kids were shocked.
All three of the Hoyle kids expected their dad to be home in April, but Mandi Hoyle said his assignment progressed quicker than expected allowing him to return home. Mandi Hoyle told KOMU 8 News it was her husband's idea to surprise the kids at school.
"He wanted this to be something memorable. It's been a rough deployment. He wanted something they could smile about and think was funny," she said.
This is Staff Sgt. Doyle's second deployment with the US army. He joined 12 years ago, and recently signed up for an additional six more years of service. Before serving in Afghanistan, Doyle served his first tour in Kosovo. He also aided in the recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina. When John Doyle is gone, Mandi Hoyle said the family shifts their routines around his deployments. She said it's crucial to stay focused when he is gone, and the family piles around the computer to Skype.
"A lot happens in six to eight months. They want to tell him everything, but then the Internet goes out," she said.
Mykaila Hoyle said she had planned on talking to her dad about school and college searching during a hoax-Skype date the kids thought was scheduled for Monday night. She said she does her best to keep busy and lean on her friends when her dad is away.
Mandi Hoyle said her youngest son, Liam, has a difficult time when his dad is gone. "Every time he would see a solider, or something solider related, he would cry because that reminded him of dad and dad wasn't home," Mandi Hoyle said.
For now, John Hoyle is home.
The couple met in Nevada almost two decades ago when they were high school students. Mandi Hoyle said it was her hairdresser and his mother that got "bees in their bonnets" and set the two up. They met over a haircut and married a year later. "I knew at that moment I met someone who was going to change my life," she said.
The couple will celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary this June.
Following the reunion at Mexico High School, Sgt. Hoyle and his family continued the celebration and went to lunch. The family walked out of the school hand-in-hand and all-smiles.


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