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2013 MAC Awards, July 23rd, 7:00 pm
Library Workshop: Proposal Writing and Budgeting Basics Workshop, July 27th
Principles & Techniques of Fundraising, August 13th-16th
Upcoming Capacity Building Trainings & Events
This introductory program covers the necessary steps for developing a successful fundraising plan: a case statement, goal setting, diversified funding partners, and more.
When: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 from 6:00 pm-7:00pm
Where: Waco McLennan County Library, 5301 Bosque Blvd, Waco, Texas
Cost: Free!
Designed for both novice and experienced grantseekers, the Grantsmanship Training Program® is a comprehensive, hands-on workshop that covers researching funding sources and writing and reviewing real proposals. The program will teach you to use The Grantsmanship Center's® proposal writing format, the most widely used in the world. During the workshop you will search out funding sources and, as part of a team, you will develop a proposal for your own agency or help a classmate develop one. You will leave this workshop with new skills and the ability to apply those skills to the needs of your own organization.
When: Monday – Friday; August 20-24, 2012
Time: Mon, Tues, Thur 8:30 am -5:30 pm, Wed 8:30 am – 8 pm, Fri 8:30 am – 1pm
Where: Waco-McLennan County Library, 5301 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, Texas
Tuition: $895 ($50 discount for additional registrants from the same agency). To register contact The Grantsmanship Center at www.tgci.com.
Waco Foundation, in partnership with the McLennan County Public Library, is hosting a free workshop at the Waco Central Library. Grant Seeking Basics will help emerging nonprofits identify how nonprofits are supported, the role of grantmakers in an organization's fundraising strategy and what needs to be in place before seeking a grant. There will also be information about how to use the Grant Resource Center and Foundation Directory Online to support your efforts.
This introductory program provides a brief overview of how to successfully initiate and build relationships with foundations by understanding the key stages in the process of seeking a grant.
When: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 from 6:00 pm-7:00pm
This program will cover the online resources and benefits that the Foundation Center offers for nonprofits, and will include instructions on how to utilize the Foundation Center's Online funders directory.
When: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 from 6:00 pm-7:00pm
Have a staff or volunteer that's in need of board training, but missed the Building Better Boards series? We've got great news! On October 17, 2012, Chuck Loring will offer two back to back sessions - one on board governance, the other on fundraising.
The first session, "Board Governance" begins with a close look at board recruitment, structure, operations, and culture, knowing that weak boards don't raise funds effectively. The second part of the session, "Board's Role in Fundraising" focuses on how to involve board members in effective fundraising. This includes a look at recent media sensations, such as charitable donations via cell phones and social networks.
This workshop provides a wonderful opportunity for Boards and Executive Staff members to evaluate their effectiveness and plan for their future. Attend one or both sessions as your schedule allows.
Date: October 17, 2012
Session 1: Board Governance, 8:30 am - 12 noon (registration begins at 8 am)
Session 2: Your Board & Fundraising 12:50 - 3:30 pm (registration begins at 12:20 pm)
Location: MCC Conference Center, 4601 N. 19th Street Waco, TX
Cost: $25/per person per session or $40/per person for full day. Lunch provided ONLY for full day registrants!
To register: contact MCC's Continuing Education Division at 254.299.8888.
Limited scholarships will be available. For scholarship information contact, Nicole Wynter at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Waco-McLennan County Library and Waco Foundation will host a free grantsmanship workshop. The program will provide an introductory overview to grantseeking. Topics to be covered include what a nonprofit should to have in place before seeking support, the role of Foundations can play in support raising and how to use the Foundation Center's Online Resources to assist in identifying and contacting prospects for support.
When: Saturday, October 27, 2012 @ 10:00 am
Where: Waco-McLennan County Library, west branch; 5301 Bosque Boulevard, Suite 275, Waco, TX 76710.
To register: please call the Grants Resource Center at 750-5945 or email Nicole Wynter at the Waco Foundation at firstname.lastname@example.com.
This year is the 5-Year Anniversary Summit! The Education Summit will celebrating 5 years of what the community has accomplished and looking to the future at all we can do! The theme this year is Gaining Momentum and the keynote speaker for Wednesday evening is Rick Noriega, AVANCE President & CEO. For the 2012 Summit, there will be 4 main tracks for breakout sessions: • Early Childhood • K-12 Education • College & Career Readiness • Quality of Life
When: Wednesday – November 14-15, 2012
Where: Waco Convention Center, 100 Washington Avenue Waco, Texas 76701
The Healthy Babies Coalition of McLennan County will be announcing a major initiative to improve infant mortality rates in McLennan County. The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, Waco Foundation, Central Texas March of Dimes along with Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center and Providence Healthcare Network have committed to improving infant mortality rates by stopping early elective medical inductions and cesarean sections.
Glenn Robinson, CEO of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center and Kent Keahey, CEO of Providence Healthcare Network will speak on their commitment to this new program. Representatives from the Waco Foundation, March of Dimes and the Health District will also speak at the launch.
When: October 16, 2012 @ 12:00 pm (lunch will be served)
Where: John Knox Texas Ranger Memorial Banquet Center
RSVP required by contacting Ashley Weaver at 254-754-3404 or email@example.com.
For more information click here to see the invitation.
The awards, of up to $2,500, may be used to promote organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
Capacity Building, a term used to describe activities that are designed to help strengthen a nonprofit's ability to meet its mission effectively and efficiently, focuses on increasing the knowledge, skill levels and/or organizational efficiency of a nonprofit's board and/or staff. Waco Foundation offers Mini-Grants to eligible nonprofits, to promote excellence in board governance, strategic collaborations, leadership development, strategic planning, fundraising training, the development use of best practices in management and operations and similar administrative efforts.
To learn more about the Mini-Grant program of Waco Foundation, click here (http://wacofoundation.org/ForNonprofits/CapacityBuilding/tabid/200/Default.aspx) or contact Nicole Wynter, Director of Grants & Capacity Building at firstname.lastname@example.com.
To be eligible for a MAC Scholarship, a student must be in their sophomore year of college and have:
If you meet the criteria above, and would like to be considered for a MAC Scholarship, please complete and submit your renewal FASFA and complete the online application by December 1, 2012.
MAC Scholarships are awarded at a ceremony held each year in July. The funds will be sent directly to the student's college each semester.
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If you have questions regarding the MAC Scholarship Program or the MAC Grant application process, contact:
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Waco Foundation was honored when the Waco City Cable Channel, WCCC, asked us to host a monthly program geared at informing viewers of Waco Foundation's role in our community.
Through the 'The Giving Connection' viewers will learn about the wide range of charitable services Waco Foundation offers to our community. To watch 'The Giving Connection' click here
The Grants Resource Center of the Waco-McLennan County Library and the Waco Foundation will host a brief grantsmanship training. The program will provide a brief overview on how to use the Foundation Center's Online Resource to assist identify prospects for support (non-government) and how to prepare for, write and package a request for funding.
When: Saturday, February 23rd from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Waco-McLennan County Library, 5301 Bosque Blvd, Suite 275, Waco, Texas 76710
Periodically, Waco Foundation offers inexpensive, subsidized training on topics that benefit the nonprofit sector as a whole. Topics covered in recent training opportunities include: board governance, recruitment and orientation, a board's role in fundraising and donor centered fundraising.
To view the upcoming trainings & events, click here.
Please join us on July 23rd to honor the 2013 recipients of the MAC Scholarship. We encourage parents and friends of the recipients, as well as friends of Waco Foundation, to attend. Past recipients of the award will also be in attendance to speak.
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Chief executives have a tough balancing act to perform - They report to the board as its single employee, providing leadership to the board while engaging it in oversight and the management of the organization. Join Waco Foundation for this day and a half BoardSource certified training. Ideal for newer CEO's, this training will provide attendees help with:
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From the Fund Raising School at Indiana University, this internationally recognized program gives the foundation and inspiration to lead your nonprofit to its financial goals. Brought to you by Waco Foundation, Principles & Techniques is an intensive four-day training that will provide attendees with the framework for operating a successful total development program.
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Brand new to the concept of grantsmanship but can't take a week long grant writing training? The Grants Resource Center of the Waco-McLennan County Library and the Waco Foundation will host a brief proposal writing and budgeting basics workshop on Saturday, July 27th.
This INTRODUCTORY program will provide a brief overview on how to prepare for, write and package a request for funding (non-governmental).
Date: July 27, 2013
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: West branch of the library, 5301 Bosque Blvd, Ste 275, Waco, TX 76710
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Kamenetz, Dance Announce Nearly $3.8M For School Security
The plan includes enhanced security measures for schools, security cameras in elementary schools and checks on school visitors.
UPDATED (12:48 p.m.)—County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent S. Dallas Dance Tuesday announced nearly $3.8 million for enhancing security in county schools.
The money will be used for technology aimed at enhancing security at county schools, especially elementary schools, in the wake of shootings at Perry Hall High School and in Newtown, CT.
The plan includes:
- State-of-the-art camera systems in all elementary and special educations schools. That video could be live-streamed to police in their cars.
- Tablet computers that will allow police school resource officers to monitor video camera feeds from all over a building.
- Electronically-controlled entry systems to be installed or upgraded in all schools.
- A new visitor identification system at each school.
The county will spend about $1 million in cash and an additional $2.7 million in capital money from the budget year that begins July 1.
Kamenetz said the hope is that the county can be reimbursed later by state and federal sources.
Gov. Martin O'Malley earlier this year proposed $25 million for security improvements at schools in Maryland.
The Baltimore County Council is expected to discuss Kamenetz's proposed funding at a meeting Tuesday afternoon. A vote is scheduled for Feb. 4.
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Buck Harmon
10:05 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
That's not very much money for this type of technology....will all schools receive increased security... or just those in perceived bad neighborhoods..?
10:18 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
All doors in all schools should be locked any visitors should have been made to enter through the front doors,search, show id, tell their business to guard/guards at door, guards confirm with office staff and if they are suppose to be there then be admitted to building. Something should have been sooner than this (maybe when all this happened in Col.). Hire unemployed VETS who have defended our country and can't return to or get a job. Arm them and i bet they would have no problem protecting our children.
10:22 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
I'm glad to see that they are concerned about school security, but the price tag seems low.. 3.8 mil??I would think the costs would be much higher. How many ele. schools are in Balt. county??
Jane Doe
10:32 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
That is all well and good, but I think the added measure of an armed security guard or trained volunteer at the school is necessary. You know if a deranged individual wants to get into a school, they will. That person could do much damage by the time the folks who are monitoring can send help. HAVE WE NOT LEARNED THE HARD WAY?
10:49 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Don't forget about the fields and playgrounds. A sniper could easily pick them off when they go outside. We need Hesco barriers around the property. And what about the buses? Weapons are useless in close quarters like that so we need attack dogs.
Its a school for eff's sake, not a forward operating base.
There is no so such achievable state as safety, just the illusion. Schools are better off with air conditioning.
11:11 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
I have made your very same comment many times JD, day care centers and snipers on top of the buildings at the mall and Avenue too.
Al Day
11:57 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Snipers? Peleeeese! All of the school attacks are close quarter attacks by an individual or two against others inside the school. So you just want to surrender? The thought of being shot upon entry would be a tremendous deterrent to those cowards who do this stuff. I say cowards because so many shoot themselves rather than face the music.
12:01 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Al, that is today's shooters. Next one will be outside the school before they unlock the doors or after school when they are all dismissed. You are a reactionary and just refuse to see what may happen next, then what?
Dean Tippett
1:50 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
I have always thought all school visitors, parents, late kids, volunteers, delivery men, etc. should enter through a door that opens into a protected and sealed-off vestibule where they can be questioned, verified and even searched if needed before being allowed into the school office, not the hallway. If there ios a problem, the doors can remain locked until the police arrive to figure it out. No one enters the school but through this special entrance.
3:13 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Dean, what's your plan for dismissal? When hundreds of kids and adults come flying out of the building? You better have a plan.
Buck Harmon
8:35 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
We should do away with all schools....throw plactic shack developments on the property....build education camps out in the wilderness some where....they should have tall walls with a machine gun turret at every angle....a moat should also be installed around the perimeter of these wall, filled with alligator's ...buses should be built to the president's limo standards....
Buck Harmon
8:38 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Our children should be sent to these camps and remain until they have completed the education process..(safer).. upon completion of the education process students will be turned out...ready for the real world....
11:11 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
I agree with the bus seat belt comment, everyone else has to wear them. They should also be more visual with the bus drivers & their cell phones.
11:56 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Yeah, sure, then there's an accident, the driver's injured, can't get all the kids unbuckled from their seats, some parent sues. Seat belts on buses are a bad idea. I do think they need speed governers, though, for buses that won't be traveling on the Beltway. Some of those school buses travel waaaaaay too fast.
Al Day
11:51 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Cameras, locked doors, etc are no excuse for not having armed security in each school. "When seconds count, cops take minutes". Our elected officials have armed security. Are our kids less valuable than they are? You want to deter someone from entering your kids school with a gun? The thought of someone inside able to shoot them before they can do harm is the number one defense.
1:10 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
School shootings are rarer than accidental discharges. No suburbanite spec ops wannabe should be allowed with a gun in a school. It goes back to the perception of security.
An armed guard makes you comfortable. Others see that person as a time bomb. Until the military starts letting people carry in the PX or commissary there is no need to put guns in elementary schools.
11:59 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
If they really cared about the kids they would put seat belts in buses.
Dennis Gilpin
6:15 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
No plan is perfect but some action is necessary.There are people who "are qualified " who would volunteer their time at the schools.As it is, it would make me feel better that there are measures being made to protect our children. As rare as some people might think it happens, it can and it does happen.Unfortunately, copycats do exist. We have seen it too often.
6:22 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The whole problem in a nutshell, "it would make me feel better". But it will not do a single thing for a motivated shooter to kill children. Most of you are dealing with the wrong end of the problem.
moe green
6:17 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The politicians can never find cash for a tax cut, but can always find money to spend on feel good crap
7:31 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Police officers were told they would have a "paperless" reporting system since the 1990's, but it still hasn't happened to this date. How are they going to "live stream" in "real time" to a police officers car laptop when the technology hardly exists. The officer has to manage driving his police car, looking for criminals and listening to his radio and watching a camera in a school... Not going to happen.
7:34 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Unfortunately unless our children are in a armed fortress there will always be a chance for a school shooting. Metal detectors in ALL schools and SORs in ALL schools should be a must. SOR's would at least be able to help the situation if not stop it.I don't think giving teachers or Admin. the right to carry a weapon is the answer.
7:03 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Like I said, there are too many places for motivated shooter.
L Davis
8:12 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
All of these ideas would be wonderful! But, all of these ideas cost money! How does the school system receive money? taxes! Who complains about the tax raise? Everyone! Good luck with all that!
8:40 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Unemployed Vets. are trained and would be good for the job of security. I know the school buses fly up our street on a daily basis with/without students. Any parent or responsible person picking up their child could have some sort of id in their windshield.
About the taxes, yes everyone complains but with a project like this you would see you tax dollars put to good use, with this new gas tax is we will see our taxes being burned out of our cars.
10:00 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Oswald and Charles Whitman were vets, your point is moot.
10:43 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
"Any parent or responsible person picking up their child could have some sort of id in their windshield."
Marge, what are you talking about?
11:18 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Marge you have to adjust to the realization that all veterans are not highly moral superheroes who rise above the rest of society.
Also many, and I mean many, are lousy shooters. Everybody has their personal favorite story of the scrub who couldn't find the selector level, the one who couldn't pull the charging handle or the one who missed so consistently people thought it was a prank.
Vets are just regular people. They drop guns, suffer mental breaks and have bad days just like everyone else.
11:51 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Timothy McVeigh was a Vet too and he blew up a Daycare Center.
As far as home schooling.........
Home schooling just breeds a bunch of social outcasts.
Liz Mercy
10:03 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Home schooling can include components of socialization.
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Come and see what Adventure Sport is all about. We have a variety of events for all ages, prams included. Below is an outline of events for this magnificent annual weekend of adventure at Tinaroo.
1 Hr Orienteering – Our newest club (Far North Orienteering or FNO) will host an event with multiple categories on Saturday afternoon.
1hr/2 hr Paddlegaine – Something a little different. In a Paddlegaine teams of two people use a canoe or kayak visit as many checkpoints as they wish in a set time period (1 Hour or 2 hour). Lake Tinaroo is the venue and is still water. BYO watercraft preferred; email email@example.com re canoe hire.
Dirty 30 & Sweaty 60 Adventure Runs. Choose from a 30 minute or 60 minute event at Camp Barabadeen. Check the blog here
Two Multisport Races – Unlike city based triathlons we get you off the beaten track and competing in mountain biking, trail running and canoeing and/or kayaking or swim.
- Come 'n' Try – 300m swim or 1km paddle, 8km MTB Ride, 3km Path Run
- Tinaroo Terra – 750m swim or 2.5km paddle, 18km MTB Ride, 7km Trail Run
Camping & BBQ Dinner – at the beautiful Barabadeen. Hang with friends and prepare for the next day of competing. $8 camping; $12 dorm accommodation; $12 BBQ Dinner.
When: 23 – 24th February 2013
Where: Township of Tinaroo & Barrabadeen
Organiser: Adam Fletcher 0428 170 007
Race Entry Fee per Event
1hr Orienteering – $5
1hr/2Hr Paddlegaine – $5
1/2 hr or 1hr Trail Run – $5
BBQ Dinner @ Barrabadeen $12
Come 'n' Try – $20
Tinaroo Terra – $30
Sunday lunch, Presentations
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Terra Package – $43 – Includes all events + BBQ dinner Saturday
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1330 1hr Orienteering
1500 1/2 hr Paddlegaine
1730 Dirty 30, Sweaty 60
1845 BBQ dinner @ Barrabadeen
Sunday Timings
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0800 Start of Tinaroo Terra Multisport
0830 Start of Come 'n' Try Multisport
1200 Presentation (including random draws) @ Lake Tinaroo Resort
1330 Conclusion
Try Orienteering 1hr @ Barrabadeen
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- Map Case or plastic sleeve
- Hat, sunnies & sunscreen
- Water bottle or hydration pack
- Pen or pencil
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- Water bottle or hydration pack
- Pen or pencil
- Torch or headlamp – in case you're late
- Compass if you have one. Again our experienced rogainers will be on hand with their own should it be required.
Dirty 30 Sweaty 60 Adventure Run
This is a nice little intro to tropical trail running with a fun and obstacle filled loop course beside Lake Tinaroo. Expect mud. Expect to get wet. Expect a slip and slide. Expect to get dirty, very dirty. Expect obstacles that provoke more laughter and fun than you previously thought possible during 30 dirty or 60 sweaty minutes of tropical running. There'll be the Hay Bale Hills (but bigger), Mud Wallow Stinger Nets (but with a real sting!) and the sweet flowing Single Track (and now with lakeside views) you loved at the 2011 Smithfield Mud Run Event. But there'll also be novel new obstacles (keep an eye on the website), better spectator access, great photo opportunities, a couple of wades (that's water running – not blokes called Wade, although they're welcome too), nice steady uphill, rip roaring downhill fun and a very memorable running experience jammed into a 1.5km loop you can tackle as many times as you like in your chosen 30 or 60 minutes.
Full course info, pics and map
Cold fluids will be available at event conclusion.
What to bring
- Sturdy walking or running shoes
- Hat, sunnies & sunscreen
- Water bottle or hydration pack
- A sense of fun & adventure!
Come 'n' Try & Tinaroo Terra Multisport Races
These events are designed to allow anyone who undertakes some regular exercise to try out a slightly different format of event than has commonly been seen in the North Queensland region. We are fortunate to see many individual running, triathlon or mountain bike events on the calendar throughout the year, however the opportunity to do these as an off road style of event is less common.
If you are new to outdoor sports, or unsure of your abilities then the Come 'n' Try Multisport Race should allow you to complete the event and gain some confidence. Please contact the organisers for guidance on anything that is unclear.
If you have a bit of sporting experience then the Tinaroo Terra Multisport Race should be right for you.
What to bring
- Swim cap (to ensure you are visible to water safety crew
- Swim wear
- Personal Flotation Device, type 2 or 3
- Paddle clothing or swimwear
- Canoe or kayak (if Multisporting)
- Australian Standards approved helmet
- Bike riding clothes – minimum of niks and singlet
- Enclosed footwear
- Mountain bike with tyres suitable for off road use
- Covered footwear
- Running clothes
- Hat & suncreen
- Hydration pack or waterbottle
- Basic repair kit and pump
Event start is 200 east of previous years event HQ – East end of Lamb St
Come 'n' Try Course Map
This event will start from Race HQ on corner of Church and Lamb Sts, in the TRC park and utilise the foreshore parklands and a nearby rural road. These events will commence after the longer, Tinaroo Terra event has started. A short Briefing will commence 20 to 15min before the start and be conducted on the beach adjacent to the swimming pontoon.
You have the choice to do either a swim, or a paddle as the first of your three stages/legs, not both. There will be one Swim/Paddle to Bike transition at Race HQ, and a second Bike to Run transition at Race HQ.
Tinaroo Terra Course Map
This event will start from Race HQ on corner of Church and Lamb Sts, in the TRC park.
There will be one swim/paddle to bike transition at Race HQ in the park, and the Bike to Run transition will be remote. If you are using cycling shoes, you will need to take your running shoes/gear with you on the Bike leg and drop these off at the start of the run transition on your way past.
You have the choice to do either a swim, or a paddle as the first of your three stages (legs), not both. Order will be 750m Swim or 2.5km Paddle, 18km Bike, 7km Run, short Bike back to the finish.
Come 'n' Try & Tinaroo Terra Swim Courses
Flat, freshwater swim on Lake Tinaroo adjacent to swimming pontoon. Exact course direction and shape to be confirmed depending on water level. One lap of the course will be 250 m, marked with large boys at turn points. Therefore:
Come 'n' Try = 1 lap (250m)
Tinaroon Terra = 3 laps (750m)
At the completion of swim, proceed up the stairs, across Lamb St into transition area and ready for bike stage.
Gear Required
- Swim cap (to ensure you are visible to water safety crew
- Swim wear
Or Come 'n' Try & Tinaroo Terra Paddle Course (both)
At completion of paddle, park watercraft, and proceed up the stairs, across Lamb St to transition area onto Bike. Paddle craft transition area will be on the beach on the western side of the swimming pontoon. Please ensure your craft is parked there in an orderly manner. Note: No specification as to the water craft used (other than it cannot be motorized or sail) and there will be no allowances/penalties based on class of craft. Two person craft are permitted however remainder of race will be classed as "solo" (no teams or relays).
Short course – an out and back 1km loop from beach adjacent to the Tinaroo Township pontoon, to the Point across from township.
Long course – an out and back loop from beach adjacent to the Tinaroo Township pontoon, to the Sailing Club on the point, at the end of Black Gully Road.
Gear Required
- Personal Flotation Device (PFD) -type 2 or 3
- Paddle clothing or swimwear
- Recommended – hat, sunscreen, water bottle.
Come 'n' Try Mountain Bike Course
An 8km out and back loop course on Burton Road. Exit from transition area at Race HQ and follow marshal directions while crossing the road on foot. Re-mount your bike on the grassed footpath adjacent to the Caravan Park side of Tinaroo Falls Dam Road, riding west past the Rural Fire Brigade shed, follow directional arrows along cleared dirt track under powerlines till you meet Burton Road intersection. Turn right and follow Burton Road west 1.3km until the junction with the irrigation channel then return to Burton Rd-Tinaroo Falls Dam Road intersection. Compete one more lap of this section of Burton Road, before riding back along power line track, past Caravan Park to Race HQ. Dismount to cross road and into transition. Minimal off road skill required for this bike course, as it is mainly gravel road, some dirt or possible muddy section. Note: Drafting rules do not apply however please maintain a safe traveling distance and be aware of your safety and that of your fellow competitors when traversing the off-road bike course.
Tinaroo Terra Mountain Bike Course
An out and back 18km course with remote transition for the Trail Run. Exit from transition area at Race HQ and follow marshal directions while crossing the road on foot. Re-mount your bike on correct side of Tinaroo Falls Dam Road, riding north, cross channel below dam – caution on descent across Barron River-left turn into Tinaroo Creek Road through gate. At 300m from gate, you will pass the transition area and marshal for the Trail Run stage -undulating gravel road with numerous small to medium washouts at creek crossings and one major climb at half way- follow occasional directional arrows on main roadway for 12kms to turnaround point at main 'Y' junction (water and marshal) – Return to start of Trail Run. Keep to the left and ensure you allow sufficient room to give way to descending riders on the hills. Surface is mainly loose granite. Moderate off road skill required (e.g. descend on loose gravel, ability to cross medium washouts and water crossings at speed). Note: Drafting rules do not apply however please maintain a safe traveling distance and be aware of your safety and that of your fellow competitors when traversing the off-road bike course. *** If you are using cycling shoes, you will need to take your running shoes with you and drop off at the Trail Run transition on the way past.
Gear Required
- Mountain bike with tyres suitable for off road use
- Australian Standards approved helmet
- Bike riding clothes – minimum of niks and singlet
- Enclosed footwear
- Recommended – Hydration pack or water bottle on bike, basic repair kit and pump
Come 'n' Try Path Run
Transition into your running shoes; depart from Race HQ following marshal directions, across Lamb St down the stairs to the foreshore pedestrian path. Turn left and follow path all the way around along the waterfront, past the resort to end of path near corner of Barron & Kalorama St (marshal or turn around sign). Return along path back to stairs but continue further west along path, through foreshore parkland to turnaround past the playground equipment. Then back to the stairs, across Lamb St and to Race HQ and the Finish! Note – be aware of other path users, stay left, and be cautious at the road crossing that goes to the boat ramp.
Gear Required
- Covered footwear Running clothes
- Recommended - Hat, sunscreen
Tinaroo Terra Trail Run
A hilly 7km clockwise loop mainly loose granite surface, rocks and logs with 1.8km stretch of bitumen toward the end following the Torpedo Bay walking track (refer Tropical Walking Tracks-Atherton Tablelands, Footloose Publications, page 14,for fine detail) Park your bike at transition area as directed by Marshall. Proceed north following the marked track (pink flagging tape) in clockwise direction up over hills and out to the bitumen road near entrance to Barrabadean Scout Camp. Return via bitumen road 1.8 km to gate at start of Tinaroo Creek Road and 300m into your bike at transition.
Gear Required
- Enclosed footwear
- Running clothes
- Recommended – Hat, sunscreen, hydration pack, snack food etc is optional.
To The Finish
And then, once back at Run-Bike Transition, return to Tinaroo Falls Dam Road, dismount and cross to the right under marshal directions, continue back to the Finish area at Tinaroo Township. Please have your bike and water craft removed from transition at earliest opportunity, once you have recovered from your efforts!
Consider you nutrition needs, dependant on the conditions of the day and length of course you are attempting, at a minimum plenty of water and some electrolyte drink on a regular basis during the event.
Arrive early and set out your gear at transition near your bike, mindful of your neighbours' gear. Please bunch up as much as possible. Any excess gear/bags, leave in your car or move to side of transition area.
Participants should be able to comfortably complete the course in a pair of bike niks, jersey or single/sports top, and a pair of running shoes. Consider Sportslick, Amoline, 3B, Vasaline or similar if chaff and rubbing could be a source of discomfort.
When riding look 5-10m ahead for obstacles, but remain aware of the bigger picture and remember the quicker you go, the further to look ahead. Be aware of who is beside you or behind so that you can alter course quickly of required. Similar thinking to this can be applied to any of the off road running as well.
Mention that you are coming for the Adventures on a Summer Weekend to receive the discount.
Camping @ Barrabadeen
- 07 4091 4387
- $8/person/night camping
- $12/person/night Dorms
- Call Narelle and mention that you are coming for the Adventures on a Summers Weekend.
Tinaroo Lake Resort
- 07 4095 8912
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- www.tinarooresort.com.au
Discovery Holiday Parks – Lake Tinaroo
- 07 4095 8190
- 10% off across accommodation range for Friday & Saturday nights
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- wwww.discoveryparks.com.au
Tinaroo Lake Resort
Served on Sundays from 8am till 10am
Croissants ~ Made and baked on the premises, served with butter and a selection of
home-made jams -
Eggs Benedict ~ Soft poached eggs on an English muffin with bacon or
spinach, hollandaise sauce and breakfast potatoes – $16.50
Chipolata Sausage, Bacon & Eggs ~ Scrambled, poached or fried eggs with grilled
tomato and toast, chipolata sausage and bacon – $16.50
French toast ~ sweet bread made in house with seasonal fruit and ricotta made fresh
this morning – $16.50
Breakfast pizza ~ pizza with pesto, pancetta, tomato and egg – $16.50
Lunch menu prices start from $16.50 pre paid online or $24.50 if paid on the day – on the pool deck from Midday.
Lunch Menu – a-la-carte:
Toasted Focaccias with Salad & Wedges ~ Mediterranean: pancetta, roasted
capsicum, mushroom, mozzarella & pesto or Cajun Chicken: spicy chicken,
creamed cheese, avocado & rocket. – $16.50
Fillet Steak Pie made in house ~ Tableland beef in a high top pie, served with salad
& chips. – $16.50
Warm Chicken Salad ~ Chicken seared in honey with mustard & sesame, in a large red
& green salad. – $16.50
Fresh Pasta made daily ~ check the specials board or ask one of our friendly staff.
Vegetarian meal of the day ~ check the specials board or ask one of our friendly
Sticky pork salad ~ Pork fillet in a plum sauce served with a red and green salad -
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How to get there
From Cairns – up Kuranda Range to Mareeba and on towards Atherton. Turn left at Tolga to Tinaroo Lake.
Just past the Caravan park turn right into Lamb Street and the park (HQ) is at the end of lamb St on your right.
Via Gordonvale, head up the Gillies to Marks Lane, turn right and follow the Tinaroo signs into Kairi and on to Tinaroo.


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A pregnant leukemia patient who became a flashpoint in the abortion debate in the Dominican Republic died Friday morning, a hospital official told CNN.
The 16-year-old, who had been undergoing chemotherapy, died from complications of the disease, said Dr. Antonio Cabrera, the legal representative for the hospital.
Her case stirred debate in her country, as her life was potentially at risk because of anti-abortion laws in the Dominican Republic.
Doctors were hesitant to give her chemotherapy because such treatment could terminate the pregnancy -- a violation of the Dominican Constitution, which bans abortion. Some 20 days after she was admitted to the hospital, she finally began receiving treatment.
The patient, whose identity has not been released because she's a minor and because of the hospital's privacy policy, was 13 weeks pregnant.
The teen's body did not respond to the chemotherapy, and her condition worsened overnight, Cabrera said.
Pregnant Dominican teen at center of abortion debate dies
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There is a small chance that thunderstorms may become severe Wednesday afternoon in the Moon and Robinson area, according to a hazardous outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. "The primary threat would be from damaging wind gusts, but large hail is also possible," the statement says. Here is a more detailed look at the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday: Lightning, hail, wind damage, we want to see your weather photos. Be sure to upload them to the media box above. Then come back and see the photos your neighbors uploaded.
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Search for Sports and Community Stars
Friday 24th May 2013
The search is on for Ribble Valley's sporting heroes and community champions.
Stop Smoking Plea for Play Areas
Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Smokers are being asked to quit smoking in play areas thanks to a new Ribble Valley Borough Council campaign featuring artwork by a Sabden Primary School pupil.
Health Scheme Aims to put Spring in Step
Monday 20th May 2013
A Ribble Valley Borough Council health scheme is aiming to put a spring in the step of residents with health problems.
Weigh-2-Go for Health Scheme
Friday 17th May 2013
A weight management scheme now available by self-referral is recruiting new participants.
Keen Traveller is New Ribble Valley Mayor
Tuesday 14th May 2013
A former draughtsman and keen traveller, who hails from the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, is Ribble Valley's new mayor.
Cycle Ride Raises Cash for Good Cause
Thursday 9th May 2013
Cycling enthusiasts are invited to take to their bikes and raise cash for a good cause.
New Running Group Sets The Pace in Longridge
Tuesday 7th May 2013
Ribble Valley Borough Council is setting the pace with a new health and fitness scheme aimed at beginner runners in Longridge.
First Aid Awards for Stepping Out Trio
Friday 3rd May 2013
Three volunteer leaders of an award-winning Ribble Valley health scheme have qualified in first aid.
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Tuesday 30th April 2013
Check before you choose is the message to Ribble Valley residents planning a bank holiday meal out.
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Wednesday 24th April 2013
The owners of private water supplies are reminded that they are now legally responsible for ensuring the supply is on a par with mains water.
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At-Large Council member Vincent B. Orange has been declared the official winner in the April 3 Democratic primary.
Orange had narrowly edged out his opponent Sekou Biddle by 543 votes when tallies were made 11 days ago, but due to ethics concerns a recount was held. The final decision regarding the D.C. Council seat was made by the Board of Elections and Ethics Friday evening after absentee and provisional votes were counted. The results garnered Orange a lead of 1,746 votes.
After learning the outcome of the recount, a jubilant Orange said it was time to put the matter behind and move forward. "I'm here standing today despite the strong opposition that I had. It's been a long struggle to get back to this point," he said in an interview. "But we're back and we have a great agenda."
Orange, who now turns his attention to winning the general election in November, also said that he'd receive a congratulatory message from Biddle.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray has announced the District's first city-wide Anti-Bullying Action Plan which will led by the D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR).
This comprehensive plan brings together D.C. government agencies, non-profit organizations, community partners and educators across the city to find solutions to confront and eradicate bullying across the District.
"When one in every five children is a target of bullying each day, and these events all too often lead to severe social and emotional crises for our youth, we must let our young people know that we hear them," Mayor Gray said. "We must come together – government, non-profits, advocates, teachers and parents – to eradicate bullying in the District and promote safe and inclusive schools."
In 2011, Mayor Gray proclaimed April 21 "Bully-Free D.C. Day."
The initiation of the Anti-Bullying Action Plan coincides with the 2nd annual Bully-Free D.C. Day and represents a significant step forward in ensuring an inclusive and ridicule-free city.
Bullying remains an endemic problem for youth and young adults across the country. While not a new phenomenon, the widespread use of social media has given youth a new platform on which to engage in hurtful – and often dangerous – bullying of their peers.
"The problem of bullying transcends the schoolyard. It is a fundamental issue of human rights, and requires the entire city to be present to promote solutions," said Gustavo Velasquez, director of the D.C. Office of Human Rights. "We need to investigate where bullying occurs in the city and what makes the District different from other cities in incidents of bullying so we can develop and implement solutions to best help our youth."
NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous said this week in an official statement surrounding the decision to charge George Zimmerman with second-degree murder in the death of Tryvon Martin:
"Forty-five days after Trayvon Martin's life came to a violent end, the wheels of justice have finally begun to turn. This is an important first step toward bringing justice for Trayvon and his family.
As we have seen, the system does not always work perfectly. But we have shown that when we stand together as a nation we can compel it to work. For the NAACP, this case has always been about the rule of law. We are encouraged by today's charges, but we know that this is just the beginning. We anticipate and expect a thorough federal investigation of the Sanford Police Department and their role in exacerbating this tragedy.
Trayvon's case moved the nation because it underscored the twin tragedies that affect so many of our young people: Trayvon was profiled because of his race -- looked upon as a threat rather than the loving son he was. And then, once he became a victim, he was neglected by the very police department tasked with protecting our communities and families. As a nation, we've got to address the issues of racial profiling and the valuation of black mens' lives by law enforcement. In the months... the NAACP and our allies in the civil rights community will continue to take these issues on as well as the urgent need to repeal stand your ground laws.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Trayvon's family. We are grateful for the courage and tenacity of Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin that continue to help shape a national movement for justice for their son and for all of America's children."
Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Tito Jackson will come together for a tour this year that will hit more than 20 cities. In making the announcement on April 4, the Jackson brothers said they look forward to performing hits from the Jackson 5 discography while also honoring their brother, the late Michael Jackson.
"This is a dream coming true," Jackie Jackson said of the tour. "I can't believe this is finally happening. There's nothing like having all the brothers on stage at the same time. This will be exciting for our fans around the world -- and I know at each concert, MJ's spirit will be in the house with us."
The "Unity Tour 2012" is slated to begin June 18 and run through July 29. 2012 and scheduled through July 29. It marks the first time the brothers siblings have toured together since their groundbreaking Victory Tour in 1984.
Tickets for tour went on sale in select cities on April 6, with additional dates to be announced. The tour includes a performance Tuesday, July 3 in D.C. at DAR Constitution Hall.
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Thursday, 12 April 2012 19:46 Published in Opinion / EditorialWhile police are clear that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by Sanford, Fla. neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, questions abound about how and why this unfortunate incident occurred. Clearly, law enforcement officials are protecting the accused and thereby protecting themselves against claims that, if proven, will show complicity in the effort to justify Martin's unjust death. It is yet another example of the lack of protection, by some law enforcement agencies, afforded to Americans who represent a different race, gender, age or sexual orientation. Susan Powell, whose husband was a suspect in her disappearance from her home in West Vale City, Utah, has never been found. Yet, despite police reportedly knowing about Josh Powell's lewd and lascivious acts, coupled with their suspicions that he may have been responsible for his wife's disappearance, he was still allowed supervised visits with their two young boys. During a recent visit, Powell hacked the children to death with a hatchet and the set the house on fire killing all three of them. Police are now determining the evidence uncovered nearly two years ago may be reason to believe that Josh Powell could be guilty of harming his wife. But her children are dead and it is presumed she is dead, as well. It's yet one of innumerable instances that prove how African-Americans and other people of color, women, children and LGBT members are all likely victims of poor and inadequate police protection, in spite of their calls for help. Of course, there are exceptions, but the assumption is that law enforcement is there to protect anyone, regardless of their differences. Powell eventually killed his own children and then himself; Zimmerman, who like Powell, remains a free man, has killed someone else's child. Based upon his excuse of self-defense, there could likely end up being another victim. How will Sanford police explain their actions then?
April 11th marked the 44th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, passed in 1968, just one week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As the iconic civil rights leader traversed the nation addressing countless inequities faced by African-Americans and other people of color, he included the right of all Americans to enjoy fair and decent housing opportunities as a mandate requiring legal enforcement by federal and local legislation. He even moved himself and his family into a housing slum in Chicago in 1966 to be closer to ground zero where a national campaign for fair housing was being fought. When Dr. King was killed, President Lyndon B. Johnson immediately pushed Congress to enact legislation aimed at ending housing discrimination in America. Yet, today, Dr. King would find himself still leading the same fight due to the historic housing crisis that has led to the biggest loss of land owned by African Americans in the nation's history. In addition, HUD, the agency responsible for enforcing the Fair Housing Act, continues to receive thousands of discrimination complaints annually. This week, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) announced plans to file a discrimination complaint against several large banks for failing to maintain foreclosed properties in African- American neighborhoods in the same manner as in white neighborhoods. This pattern of negligence, found in D.C. and Prince George's County, causes distressed properties to fall further into disrepair, including broken windows and doors, trash and unkempt lawns lessens their marketability and decreases the housing values of neighboring homes. The Fair Housing Act is only as effective as those responsible for enforcing it and all agencies, including the Department of Justice, should come down hard on those institutions that continue to discriminate.
Former Ward 5 Council member Harry Thomas Jr., who pleaded guilty last year to stealing $350,000 of city funding earmarked for youth sports programs, is being hauled back to court to ensure he makes good on a plan to repay $300,000 of the money.
Thomas, 51, agreed last summer to make six payments of $50,000 every six months until all the money was reimbursed. He made the first pay but fell short $30,000 on a second payment that was due this past December.
A subpoena was recently issued to Thomas to appear in D. C. Superior Court April 27 to explain why he has fallen behind and to ensure he will come into full compliance with the agreement made with the District.
Thomas' lawyer, Fred Cooke Jr., said in an interview that, "we're happy to cooperate with the subpoena or otherwise."
After 44 days of mounting tensions and protests across the country, George Zimmerman has been arrested and charged with second degree murder in the Feb. 26 death of Trayvon Martin.
The 17-year-old unarmed youth was shot to death by Zimmerman - a neighborhood watch guard -- who had been patrolling the modest neighborhood in Sandford, Fla., where Martin was walking. Zimmerman, 28, claims to have shot Martin in self defense, and his attorney says he will plead not guilty.
Upon hearing that Zimmerman had been charged, the youth's mother commented that she'd "still be at home in my room crying."
Special prosecutor Angela Corey confirmed Zimmerman's arrest.
"Today we filed information charging George Zimmerman with murder in the second degree," Corey said during a press conference late Wednesday.
But Corey declined to say where Zimmerman was being held, citing safety precautions. "It is for his safety as well as for everyone else's safety," she said.
When asked about evidence in the case, Corey responded that was not up for discussion as well.
"We don't discuss the evidence in a case, it would be improper to do so," she said. "It was a full investigation, full facts and circumstances that lead us to any decision in any case."


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Godzilla 2000 wrote:Jomei wrote:I don't see what business Karen has lecturing the child who just defeated her on what "truly skilled trainers" should do. I guess it's fitting that a cult of inferior Pokemon players has formed around her laughable words.
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You're welcome to battle me and find out how good Weezing is. I haven't played in months, but I'll dust off the DS to show you.
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Page 17 of 20 Without question he would have delighted in a larger stage, for even his family agrees that he loved recognition. But he had to learn to take refuge in his pride. "He knew he was a great coach," Bobbie says, and that had to be enough for him. Besides, he had come to believe that Scooba was his destiny, that that little stretch of nothing on the one hand and pu'pwood on the other was his realm. That was where he would teach football players to be men, and everybody else he could to be patriots and Christians. If the world was changing, at least the gridiron was a rectangular verity. Around campus he came to be an amalgam of Mr. Chips and Mister Roberts. This image was heightened by his disputes with Stumpy. "If I agreed with Harbour on anything it was unintentional," Bull Cyclone later wrote. Once during a cold snap, many of the school's pipes burst. The campus had no water and the toilets didn't work, but Harbour wouldn't cancel school. Eventually Bull Cyclone persuaded him otherwise. Sullivan became even more of a hero. Some came to think that the roughest, toughest football coach in creation might make a terrific college president. Insecure little Stumpy, literally in the big man's shadow, envious of his esteem, now imagined a rival to his throne. In 1967, The Lion, the Scooba yearbook, was dedicated to Bull Cyclone, with this inscription: "We respect your strong will, strength and spirit. We admire your nature, loyalty and competence. You are just, you are fair, you are great." The coach who had spent a lifetime hewing grown-ups out of pu'pwood had shaped himself into a whole man, too. This may be the best thing about the best coaches-not what they make of others in a couple of years but what, in the long run, they make of themselves. Bull Cyclone was comfortable now. His family was growing up; two of the girls were already in college. He had his house by the end zone. He had completed his studies, and he was at peace with his God. The rest of the football world was even beginning to catch up to his wide-open style. All that eluded him was a championship, the one that had been wrenched from his grasp when Buckner ran with the damn ball. And the '69 squad was going to give him that. Already, by that spring, Virginia says, he had so many index cards that he had "a whole new box of offense." It was a lock. It was, as we know, "going to be like taking candy from a baby." School was out, so the players and students who loved Bull Cyclone were away from Scooba when Stumpy Harbour convened the Board of Trustees to fire him on June 29, 1969. Three of the coach's strongest supporters weren't on hand. Still, word of the meeting and what the president had in mind leaked out. Joe Bradshaw, one of Bull Cyclone's former players, distributed petitions in his support that were signed by every high school coach in the Scooba district. Stumpy refused to admit the petitions. Neither did he admit friends of Bull Cyclone's who gathered outside the meeting room. |
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SotF: Fall of Kobol Diplomacy/Trinity 1.043
SotF: Fall of Kobol Reb.1.1.15 (Full)Alternate downloads: (Pending) (mediafire)
SotF: Fall of Kobol SVN Instructions
How To Install Sins of the Fallen
Important: RESTART Sins of a Solar Empire after activating the mod. This will avoid a common mini-dump after starting a game. If the game mini-dumps attempting to deactivate the mod (i.e. similar issue), then delete the EnabledMods.txt in your rebellion mod folder.
How to Activate Sins of the Fallen
Sins of the Fallen: Fall of Kobol
A Battlestar Galactica mod for Sins of the Solar Empire
Release Date: TBD
NOTICE: This fan based modification is completely unofficial and is in no way endorsed or affiliated with Syfy(formally Sci-Fi), NBC, Universal Studios, Relic, Sierra, Aspyr, Stardock or Ironclad Games. All trademarks, logos, sounds, and video are the property of their respective owners. This fan based modification is strictly non-commercial and may not be used for any commercial purposes!
* This mod uses some assets from Sins of the 13th Tribe (credit will be listed in the readme when released).
Quick synopsis
This mod introduces the colonial and cylon factions to the Sins of the Fallen universe. Both races will be playable with any of the planets, addons, and races included in Sins of the Fallen including the stock races. Both the colonial and cylon's factions will be balanced against the stock factions to support this approach.
Colonial Fleet
Relying on heavily armored and armed ships the colonial fleet is always on the defense looking for cylon incursions. Lacking shields of any kind Battlestar Point Defense systems are used to intercept incoming weapons and minimize damage to nearby frigates and cruisers supporting the fleet.
Defense Forces - You believe disagreements can be resolved politically. You are more likely to build alliance with the majority of factions making it easier to reach cease fires and pacts. Your Titan is more defensive and able to act as a mobile fleet command when needed.
Separatists - You believe all Cylons are Toasters and can't be trusted. You also have a anti-Xeno bigotry that extends to all non-human factions. Your Titan is heavily offensive capable of inflicting mass damage.
Cetus class Titanstar
Doctrine: Hardliner
Abilities: She Won't Fail Us, Flak Shells, Maison Radiation Sweeps, Authorize nuclear barrage, Blaze of Glory
Jupiter class Titanstar
Doctrine: Reformist
Abilities: Load Nuclear Ordinance, Flak Shells, Instant Build Fighters, Vetern Pilots, Fleet CIC
Gallactica/Columbia class Battlestar
Abilities: Colonize, Flak Shells, Non-Integrated Computers, Nuclear Defense
Pegasus/Mercery class Battlestar
Abilities: Authorize Medium Yield, Flak Shells, Repair Teams, Expanded Hangar Facilities
Thor class Battlestar
Abilities: Authorize Low Yield, Flak Shells, Enhanced Armor, Scramble Raptors
Valkyrie class Battlestar
Abilities: Electro-magnetic Pulse, Flak Shells, Stealth Recon, Scramble Vipers
Nova class Battlestar
Abilities: Authorize High Yield, Flak Shells, Virtual Intelligence, Rapid Manufacturing
Cygnus class Gunstar
Abilities: Electro-magnetic Burst, Incendiary Rounds, High Explosive Warheads, Micro Jump
Cylon Armada
Cylon Colony
Abilities: Total Atmospheric Expulsion, Organic Armor, Resurrect Basestar, Logic Bomb
Squads: Raider, Heavy Raider
Cylon Boomer
Abilities:Super Virus, Organic Armor, Nuclear Barrage, Spawn Raiders
Squads:Raider, Heavy Raider
Resurrection Ship
Abilities: Research Facilities, Weapons Virus, Resurrect Strikecraft, Resurrect Crew
Cylon Worldstar
Abilities: Boarding Troops, Organic Armor, Expanded Hangar, Infiltration
Cylong Basestar
Abilities: Disorientation Virus, Organic Armor, Low Yield Nukes, Advanced Hybrid
Cylon Guardian MkI
Abilities: Lockdown Virus, Organic Armor, Cylon Infiltrator, FTL Virus
Cylon Guardian MKII
Abilities: High Yield Nuke, Organic Armor, Heavy Fallout, Subversion
Right now they are Galactica and Pegasus class mainly because they say Galactica and Pegasus on the side.
I'd like to create a generic Columbia and Mercury class without the text on the sides but still leave the Galactica and Pegasus as separate entities people could use in maps or in flagship mode. Also, the Galactica would be good in flagship mode.
Ok, done. I now have a generic Mercury and Columbia class Battlestars. These will be the buildable options while the Galactica will be part of Flagship Victory and the Pegasus will be available for Maps and future addons.
Yes! I know this might come out wrong, but, will you release the militia addon, when you have the other part of Sotf remotely done?
I'll take a look at what I have. I haven't started tearing anything down yet, so I might be able to release those before I do. Once I start tearing things up there won't be any releases for a while.
Rough draft 1 for colonial fleet.
Looks great Z.
wow, is that just from my slightly ignorant question or where you going to do such a thing with the Battlestars anyway? looks great anyway.
Just reminded me. There's some replies way further back where I stated I wanted to do that so I could keep Galactica and Pegasus somewhat unique.
glad to be of service . course there's an old mod (maelstrom i think) that has a model of TOS battlestar, thou they miss labeled it as a Mercury.
P.S whats KEW anyway on their damage/weapons?
indeed, thanks
not sure i want any tos
Kinetic Energy Weapon
Kinetic Energy Weapon? like a gun?
Ya the Tec from TOS does not really fit with the re-imagined series, plus I always felt the original battlestars and basestars are not very pretty.
Research tree for colonial looks really good so far Z...
Thanks, still a few rough edges to sort out. Plus I'd like to get some more unique research in with some of the new Rebellion modding goodies. Some of the research will only be available to the loyal/rebel split too which I haven't fully decided on yet.
Why don't you just give the Cylons the "stripped to the core" research ability like the Vasari? You could actually give one to each faction ie. Total Atmospheric Expulsion to the Cylon rebels, and Stripped to the Core to the Cylon loyalist.. would make more sense that Cylon Loyalists (who hate humans) would want to eradicate human planets...
This is off topic.... but does anyone know how to use the triggers in the new galaxy forge? I don't understand how you can assign triggers to specific objects? like planets or ships?
Does anyone know?
there's a new galaxy forge? where? only one I can find is in the downloads section and is years out of date.
Sins install directory in your steam appdata folder.
No one has any clue.
found it, thanks GoaFan. dunno why I did not think of that in first place..........oh I know, I expected it to be downloadable from the site or there being something obvious as to where it is.
That's so weird though! What do they plan to do with it? How can they release something that is half done (if that)
Oh... and GoaFan77 (or anyone else!).... another quick question. For the "Strip to the Core" ability for Vasari, would it be possible to mod this ability so that after the strip has happened, that the planet is converted to an asteroid belt rather than a dead asteroid? Could that be done?
Yes, this can be done. The type of planet entity the planet converts to when stripped is moddable.
Are you going to give cylons "stripped to the core"?
I also think that the vasari's "mobile rulership" and "shipboard labs" would suit them - considering that cylons do not need planets.
Imagine giving the Cylons the Colony as a Titan, epic much?


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Maties implode in Varsity Cup
18 Feb 2008
Tukkies staged a miraculous second-half comeback to draw 31-31 with Maties in Stellenbosch.
Maties appeared to have the game wrapped up when they led 19-0 at half-time and 31-5 soon after. But Tukkies stormed back, scoring 26 unanswered points.
To add to the drama, replacement Tukkies flyhalf Chandre Boshoff missed with his first attempt of his conversion to draw the game level after replacement fullback Shaun Davids scored the final try, but he got another shot at poles after two Maties players started their run to block the kick too early.
Davids had a great afternoon and it was fitting that he played a part in the final act. He had his opponents clutching air for most of the night with his swerving runs.
But the night belonged to the 19-year old Tukkie winger Gerhard "Shadow" van den Heever who scored the best try and perhaps most important try of the night to bring his team within seven points of the Maties with only a few minutes to play.
Maties – Tries: Lucien Cloete (2), Pieter Stoffberg, Cameron Peverett. Conversions: Henoe Stoffberg. Penalties: Stoffberg (3).
Tukkies – Tries: Henk de Ridder, Eben Joubert, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Shadow van den Heever, Shaun Davids. Conversions: Chandra Boshoff (3).
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19 Feb 2008, 08:16 amdammit! couldn't go watch the game, bloody work. saw the students heading there in droves, musta been packed.
19 Feb 2008, 09:03 amHad hoped that SABC would show the game…..raced home to watch it… but ……where can i get hold of the schedules for the rest of the tournament?
19 Feb 2008, 09:09 amagreed the winger was briliant
unfortunately the ref blew the game to death -
19 Feb 2008, 09:13 amSupersport showed the game, the maties should never have drawn that game, they should have won by far. I think the new laws are ****, free kick after free kick, no man this isn't rugby anymore.
19 Feb 2008, 09:48 amMaties would have won by far if they had continued to play but no they were too clever for thier own good and got a ten minute lesson in GUTS.
19 Feb 2008, 10:41 amShadow van den Heever…what a name!
19 Feb 2008, 10:45 amWell done Tukkies.
Maties have so much depth – and so many other factors in their favour when it comes to rugby – that I'm surprised that ANY other varsity can stand up to them.
Well done Tukkies, indeed.
19 Feb 2008, 11:09 ammaties can only blame themselves.
they sent in a decidedly second string looking side that failed to hold out for the whole game. chaen will be kicking himself today!by the way? why the hell is the sevens not held in stellenbosch anymore… compare last nights crowd to the dissapointing show that we see at george every year…
anyone that can remember the Winfield 7′s will remember that it was awesome! -
19 Feb 2008, 11:53 amwas at the game last nite, awesome idea, official attendance 8514, not bad, agree the continous awarding of free kicks damaged the game in its whole. Tukkies in the initial period of second half seemed a much better team and carried it through to the end, Maties downfall must have been their subs, did not manage to maintain the intensity of their first half effort.
19 Feb 2008, 12:29 pmMaties should give all the other varsities a klap.They just have so many players and that draw should wake them up.it will go down as a loss in stellenbosch for Maties
19 Feb 2008, 14:20 pmShadow van den Heever
19 Feb 2008, 14:25 pmlooked like an awesome atmosphere unlike the icy reception the wife gave the idea of having to sit through rugga on a monday night aswell as all weekend….
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On September 12, 1983, the plot unfolded. Witnesses told authorities that Gerena came back to the depot with a load of cash at 9:30 p.m. He and two guards were supposed to count the multimillion dollars collected that day, but Gerena's colleagues were captivated by a Monday night football game. Gerena took the opportunity to grab one of their guns. He then handcuffed one guard, tied the other with rope and then injected both with an unidentified substance -- presumably a drug intended to make them sleep.
The two doped guards never did sleep. They lay on the floor for an hour and a half while Gerena packed money into bags and dragged them to his getaway car.
Over the next three years, the cash was carried across the country in small amounts by members of the conspiracy, mostly through Texas into Mexico. Some of the money, investigators said, ended up in Cuba where it was allegedly used to support the Castro regime.
Genera has never been found.
The FBI, of course, responded to the robbery with a massive investigation. Bergenn recalls dozens of agents being put on the case and, in response, the independence group pretty much taunting the feds. "It was like the Yankees and Red Sox," Bergenn said.
For example, Los Macheteros organized a toy drive in December after the robbery. They recruited young college graduates from Puerto Rico to fly up and take part in a parade down Park Street in Hartford, "literally giving out toys," Bergenn said.
The Macheteros sent out letters to supporters claiming the toy giveaway was conducted with proceeds of the robbery and the FBI swarmed in to find the organizers. Among those arrested were Bergenn's client, Carlos Ayes-Suarez, an archaeologist accused of helping to transport robbery proceeds out of the country.
In fact, indictments were filed against 19 defendants in 1985, and most were marched into the heavily guarded Hartford courthouse for arraignments, some accompanied by prominent civil rights lawyers, including William Kunstler and Michael Deutsch.
But two key figures were missing. One of them was one of Los Macheteros' leaders, Ojeda Rios. The other was Norberto Gonzalez-Claudio. Although he had not been in West Hartford during the robbery, there was evidence that Gonzalez acted as one of the ringleaders. Long before text messaging and wireless personal computers, he had allegedly mailed messages bearing instructions to other Los Macheteros members, who acted in otherwise independent cells.
Over the next few years, many of the defendants entered guilty pleas. But two went to trial. One of them was Juan Segarra Palmer, who was found guilty of plotting the robbery and sentenced to 65 years in prison.
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Eugene "Gene" Wilhelm Gillespie, of Wheelersburg, died peacefully at his home Dec. 18, 2012, after a 13-year battle with cancer. Born Dec. 23, 1942,in Lorsch, Hessen Germany, he was the son of Oskar and Anna Hafele. Gene moved to the United States at the age of 13, and was adopted by his stepfather, Nathan Gillespie. After graduating from Killeen High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served his country in Germany as a translator and member of a heavy artillery unit. He completed his military service in Alaska.
Gene worked as an orderly and respiratory therapist at Riverside Methodist Hospital. While working and attending college, he met and married the love of his life, his wife of 47 years, Drusella B. DeHart. They were married Dec. 31, 1965. Having graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor's degree in History, Gene went on to receive his Master's degree in History from the University of Illinois. He worked as a Contract Negotiator for the U.S. Army's Missile Command and Computer Systems Support and Evaluation Agency in Huntsville, Alabama. He later became Chief of Procurement for the Department of Agriculture's Stabilization and Conservation Services in Washington D.C. In 1979 Gene moved back to Ohio and worked as Chief of Procurement for the Department of Energy at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (GDP).
He went on to serve as the Site Manager for the Portsmouth GDP for 15 years. After retiring in 1999, he worked as a Technical Service Manager for Jacobs Engineering Group and a Contract Administrator for Diaz Construction Inc. He was a devoted family man who was very involved in the lives of his two daughters, Chris and Julie. He enjoyed spending time with them and could always be found at their musical and sports activities. Having played soccer throughout his childhood, he was one of three founding members of the Scioto Soccer League. He served as a coach and referee for both the league and later the high schools. He coached the first officially sanctioned Wheelersburg High School soccer team - taking his girls to the district championships in their first year. He later was an assistant coach for the Wheelersburg High School boy's team.
Gene was preceded in death by his daughter, Julie Gillespie, his parents, and an older brother Hans Dieter who died as a child while still in Germany. He is survived by his wife Dru; his daughter Chris of New Albany, OH; sisters Elke (Don) McCoy, and Barbara (Jerry) Price of Panama City, FL; several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by the two bright lights in his life, his godchild, Marci McHenry and her sister Ellie. Gene was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Per Gene's request, there will be no visitation A mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Holy Redeemer with Reverend Joseph Yokum presiding. Interment will follow in Memorial Burial Park.
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