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Crown Point, IN - Teamwork between Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita's Prosecution Assistance Unit (PAU) and the Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter's office resulted in a criminal plea agreement today to the Lake County Superior Court. Following an investigation that began more than two years ago, Lake County resident Elbert Elliot plead guilty to 8 counts of Class D Felony theft and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with 5 years to serve and 10 years probation. Elliot was also ordered to pay $538,176.40 in restitution to his victims. His prison term will begin in May, 2007.
Elliot's company, Worldwide Gold Emporium, Inc. advertised throughout the United States that they sold commodities, including gold, silver, and platinum. Through inquiries and cold calling, Elliot convinced investors that the precious metals he sold were safe investments. He accepted payment to purchase the commodities, sent certificates listing the weight of the purchases, and guaranteed investors that the purchases were safely deposited at an undisclosed holding facility.
The investors periodically received counterfeit statements from Elliot offering updates on the market and how much their investments had appreciated, and were then solicited to make additional purchases.
Throughout the duration of the scam, Elliot pocketed at least $538,176 from investors in Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin. Although none of Elliot's victims resided in Indiana, the PAU and the Lake County Prosecutor's office moved forward with the investigation because Elliot was not licensed and registered in Indiana to act as a broker-dealer of commodities.
"We're simply not willing to let scam artists use Indiana as a haven for criminal activity," said Rokita. "This case illustrates the work we are doing to protect investors and Northwest Indiana's economy from damage caused by fraudulent investments. I commend the members of the PAU, Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter, and Deputy Prosecutor Kerry Corliss for their action on this important matter."
The PAU was created by Rokita in 2004 to further existing investigations and facilitate local law enforcement's prosecution of alleged Securities Act violations. The focus of the PAU is to assist state prosecutors in an effort to work together at the courthouse and Statehouse to root out white-collar crime. By working with law enforcement throughout the state, the office has helped to file charges in 26 high-profile investment fraud cases in Indiana, and has a 19 to 1 conviction-to-dismissal record, with more than 175 years of jail time sentenced to-date.
Investors are encouraged to do their homework and check out investment opportunities by visiting www.IndianaInvestmentWatch.com or by calling 1-800-223-8791.


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Charles Green
posted on Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 4:14 pm
I am currently examining a mediational model that requires the integration algorithm. Since the "model indirect" statement with bootstrapped standard errors is not available with this algorithm, would you have any recommendations for methods of calculating estimates of the indirect effect and possibly even standard errors (e.g. one of the product or difference methods)?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 8:17 am
You can use the Delta method to calculate standard errors. One place you can find this is in Bollen's SEM book.
Charles Green
posted on Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 9:40 am
To clarify: 1) I can use the product coefficient approach with the deta method for standard errors? 2) Is there any way to test the assumption of a normally distributed sampling distribution for the indirect effect?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 11:16 am
You get the delta method standard error if you use assign labels to the 2 slopes that are multiplied (say a and b) and use those labels in Model constraint and the NEW option:
Model constraint:
ab = a*b;
This gives you a delta method SE for the indirect effect a*b.
Regarding your last question - I don't know. Check with Dave McKinnon at ASU who works with this. I wouldn't worry too much about non-normality unless the sample is rather small.
Antonio A. Morgan-Lopez
posted on Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 5:42 pm
Hi Charles,
One thing you could do is formulate an empirical distribution of the product based on your raw parms and se's - Dave MacKinnon has a new program that does this for the Asymmetric Confidence Interval test for mediation (in SPSS, SAS and R - and I imagine Mplus in the not-too-distant future
). Here's the link:
If you use this, one rough (but pretty good) clue that I would look see is if the distribution approaches normality in the output are in the critical values of the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of the empirical distribution of your product - if they deviate from |1.96|, it's not normal. From what I remember, as the sizes of the ratio of the parms/se's (i.e., the Z-statistics) for the individual paths get larger, the product tends toward normality. If you have big effects and/or big sample (as Bengt alludes to), you'll be more likely to see it approach normality. You could also edit Dave's code to a) output the distribution and b) do formal tests for normality on your empirical distribution (i.e., the normality test that comes with SAS Proc Univariate). The ref for the program is here:
MacKinnon, D. P., Fritz, M. S., Williams, J., & Lockwood, C. M. (in press)
Distribution of the product confidence limits for the indirect effect program PRODCLIN. Behavior Research Methods.
His 2002 Psych Methods paper and/or his 2004 MBR paper talk about conditions when the distribution should approach normality. Hopefully, other mediation folks can weigh in if I have erred anywhere in this post......
Mark Prince
posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 6:26 pm
I see here that the last post was in 2006. Is there currently an Mplus equivalent of PRODCLIN?
thank you.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, August 10, 2012 - 10:26 am
What is PRODCLIN?
Mark Prince
posted on Friday, August 10, 2012 - 1:22 pm
PRODCLIN is Dave MacKinnon's program that computes the Asymmetric Confidence Interval test for mediation.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, August 10, 2012 - 1:56 pm
Mplus does have those. See the CINTERVAL option of the OUTPUT command.
Mark Prince
posted on Friday, August 10, 2012 - 7:55 pm
Thank you! That is what I was looking for.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution today waived midfielder Ryan Kinne and forward Zack Schilawski.
"We want to wish Ryan and Zack all the best as they move into the next stages of their careers," General Manager Michael Burns said. "Both were great professionals on and off the field in their time with us."
Kinne, 22, made one MLS appearance in 2011 after the Revolution drafted him in the third round (42nd overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. He also appeared in all 10 MLS Reserve League games in 2011, splitting time between the midfield and defense.
Schilawski, 24, made 50 MLS appearances, including 28 starts, in two seasons while scoring six goals and one assist. He recorded a hat trick in his first-ever appearance at Gillette Stadium on April 10, 2010, in a 4-1 win over Toronto FC to become just the third rookie in MLS history to score three goals in one game. The Revolution originally drafted Schilawski in the first round (ninth overall) in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.
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As a member of the state legislature (from 1834), Dorr failed in his reform efforts. In 1841 he organized the People's Party, which called a convention, adopted a new constitution, held elections, and, on May 3, 1842, installed Dorr as governor. The preexisting government did not recognize him, and Rhode Island for a time had two administrations. Minor armed clashes occurred. Tried for treason, Dorr was sentenced (1844) to life imprisonment, but he was released a year later.


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Hi mamas!
I thought it would be fun to see how different brands of prefolds compare to one another. I got a sample of NB, SM, MD, LG of: Cloth-eez GMD, Diaper Rite, Imagine, OsoCozy Better Fit, and Zabi. When possible I got organic and unbleached. Most of the time I only have one sample of each prefold. So this is by no means a very scientific little comparison, but it shows a general idea of how they compare.
First I'll share some prefold measurements before and after washing, as well as their weight in ounces. It is helpful to consider the weight of the prefold when considering absorbency, but remember that the width of the thicker middle panel also helps determine the overall absorbency. After looking at how they compare in inches and ounces, we'll look at some pictures!
Please add your action shots and your experiences with your favorite prefolds! Which are softest? Which are most absorbent? It would be helpful to share: baby's age, weight and measurements. You can also mention if yours are current prefolds, or older ones. Prefolds are always changing. Okay, here goes!
Cloth-eez GMD Unbleached:
NB: 13/12.25 before washing, 10.5/10.5 after washing, 2.2oz
SM: 15/14 before washing, 12.75/12.5 after washing, 2.9oz
MD: 18.25/15 before washing, 15.25/13.5 after washing, 3.8oz
LG: 20/16.25 before washing, 17.5/15 after washing, 5.3oz
Cloth-eez GMD Organic:
NB: 13.65/12.5+ before washing, 11.5/11.5 after washing, 2.5oz
SM: 16.4/14.75+ before washing, 13.75/13.75 after washing, 3.6oz
MD: 18/14.75 before washing, 15.25/13.5 after washing, 3.8oz
LG: 20.25/16.25 before washing, 17.5/15 after washing, 5.3oz
Diaper Rite Unbleached:
NB: 14/12.5 before washing, 11.5/11.25 after washing, 2.5oz
SM: 14.5+/14.25 before washing, 12.5/12.5 after washing, 2.9oz
MD: 18/15.5 before washing, 15.5/14 after washing, 3.8oz
LG: 19.5/16.75+ before washing, 16.75/14.5+ after washing, 4.5oz
Imagine Unbleached:
NB: 13/11.5 before washing, 10.75/10.5 after washing, 1.6oz
SM: 15/13.5 before washing, 12.75/12.5 after washing, 3.1oz
MD: 17.25/15 before washing, 14.75/13.75 after washing, 4oz
LG: 19.25+/16 before washing, 16.75/14.5+ after washing, 4.5oz
Imagine Organic:
NB: 13/11.5 before washing, 11.25/10.25 after washing, 1.7oz
SM: Was out of stock. Please help me with this one.
MD: 17.5/15 before washing, 14.5/13.75 after washing, 4.1oz
LG: Was out of stock. Please help me with this one.
OsoCozy Better Fit Unbleached:
Infant or NB IMO: 13.75/12.25 before washing, 11.5/10.75+ after w, 2.3oz
Premium or SM: 16/15.25 before washing, 13.5/13.25 after washing, 3.4oz
Toddler or MD: 18/15.25 before washing, 15.5/14 after washing, 3.9oz
Zabi Unbleached:
NB: 14.25/12.5 before washing, 12/11 after washing 2.5oz
SM: 16.25/14.5 before washing, 13.25/13 after washing, 3.4oz
MD: 18.75/15.25 before washing, 16/14 after washing, 4.2oz
LG: 20.5/16.25 before washing, 17.5/14.75 after washing, 5.2oz
Everything before washing:
Everything after washing: I love this picture, lol! It was fun to take it and see them all lined up together!
NB before washing:
NB after washing: GMD UB 10.5/10.5, 2.2oz, Imagine UB 10.75/10.5, 1.6oz, Imagine Org 11.25/10.25 1.7oz, GMD Org 11.5/11.25 2.5oz, Diaper Rite 11.5/11.25 2.5oz, OsoCozy Infant 11.5/10.75 2.3oz, Zabi 12/11, 2.5oz:
GMD UB: 10.5/10.5 2.2oz
Imagine UB: 10.75/10.5 1.6oz
Imagine Org: 11.25/10.25 1.7oz
GMD Org: 11.5/11.25 2.5oz
Diaper Rite: 11.5/11.25 2.5oz
OsoCozy Infant: 11.5/10.75 2.3oz
Zabi: 12/11 2.5oz
SM before washing:
SM after washing: Diaper Rite, GMD UB, Imagine UB, Zabi, OsoCozy Premium, GMD Organic:
SM staggered:
Diaper Rite: 12.5/12.5 2.9oz
GMD UB: 12.75/12.5 2.9oz
Imagine UB: 12.75/12.5 3.1oz
Zabi: 13.25/13 3.4oz
OsoCozy Premium: 13.5/13.25 3.4oz
GMD Organic: 13.75/13.75 3.6oz
MD before washing:
MD after washing: Imagine Organic, Imagine UB,GMD Organic, GMD UB, OsoCozy Toddler, Diaper Rite, Zabi
MD and Wide Baby before washing:
MD and Wide Baby after washing:
MD staggered:
Imagine Organic: 14.5/13.75 4.1oz
Imagine UB: 14.75/13.75 4oz
GMD Organic: 15.25/13.5 3.8oz
GMD UB: 15.25/13.5 3.8oz
OsoCozy Toddler: 15.5/14 3.9oz
Diaper Rite: 15.5/14 3.8oz
Zabi: 16/14 4.2oz
LG before washing:
MD to LG after washing:
LG after washing:
LG and Wide Baby:
LG staggered:
Imagine UB: 16.75/14.5 4.5oz
Diaper Rite: 16.75/15.25 4.70z
GMD Organic: 17.5/15 5.30z
Zabi: 17.5/14.75 5.2oz
GMD UB: 17.5/15 5.2oz
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Re: Prefold Comparison! Cloth-eez GMD, Diaper Rite, Imagine, OsoCozy, Zabi
Here are some action shots on my 23 month old toddler who weighs 26lbs. His measurements are:
Rise: 14.5" to 15" without diaper
Waist: 16.5"
Leg: 10.5"
Most of the mediums really are too small for him, but I showed them anyhow so you can see how they fit. They are shown from smaller to larger length, the width varies, see measurements.
GMD Wide Baby: The white cotton has a different feel than the unbleached or organic cotton. This diaper does seem like it is designed for a wide baby, just like the GMD website says. It is good to have something for babies who get really chubby really quickly.
Imagine MD Unbleached: The thread color is more of a goldish yellow and a little lighter than the Organic. I wonder what their newest batch for 2012 will be like?
Imagine MD Organic:
GMD MD Organic:
GMD MD Unbleached:
OsoCozy Better Fit Toddler: These are a little small in the rise if I remember right. I need to try them again, but I don't think they had as much give as some of the others, so they seemed a bit too small. I will come back and comment again. But after this one, the mediums start to fit my toddler.
ETA: Yes, the above comments are true. They are a bit short on my son. These would be great for a baby or toddler who has a shorter rise but needs the width. If you are considering the Cloth-eez GMD wide baby, I'd consider these as well.
Diaper Rite MD Unbleached: I think I will love these! They are so squishy and pliable. They are a very nice fit on my toddler.
ETA: Yes, after using them some more, these are the best fit on my toddler.
Zabi MD Unbleached: I like the fit on these, but they are a little narrow. Even though my son is slender, he does not have small hips, so these are a bit narrower around than I would like. But, hey, the rainbow edges are so pretty...such a nicely chosen rainbow thread! These would be a great choice for a tall and slender toddler.
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Re: Prefold Comparison! Cloth-eez GMD, Diaper Rite, Imagine, OsoCozy, Zabi
All pics are shown with the rise unfolded so you can see how they compare without any folding.
Large prefolds on 26lb 23 month old toddler:
Imagine LG Unbleached: These work, but they are high in the rise on my toddler. This makes it a bit harder to tuck the prefold into the cover.
Diaper Rite LG Unbleached: For some reason these seem to fit a little bit better than the Imagine LG. DR is surprising me! They are more pliable and floppy than the last time I tried them. I think I might really like these!
All of the rest of these are too long in the rise and would need to be folded down for a better fit.
GMD LG Organic:
Zabi LG Unbleached:
GMD Unbleached: Notice the new thread color. Also, this prefold now has a size tag sewn on it. They are going to be doing that with all of their sizes apparently.
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Re: Prefold Comparison! Cloth-eez GMD, Diaper Rite, Imagine, OsoCozy, Zabi
More pics coming! Please lmk which other pics would be helpful.
Standard Premium and Toddler Indian prefolds compared to Imagine LG: All are current. Premium and LG from Nickis Diapers, Toddler is from Abbyslane. Can you see how much prefolds have changed?! I love how they make them shorter and wider now. It makes for such a nice fit!
Preemie Indian prefold compared to the NB sizes. Indian preemie is approx 2 years old, others are current. I do not think the sizing has changes on the preemies. LMK if it has. But can you see how much narrower the preemies are compared to the smallest of the NB prefolds? They are really much smaller and they also weigh less.
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Re: Prefold Comparison! Cloth-eez GMD, Diaper Rite, Imagine, OsoCozy, Zabi
I had the orange organics for my baby when he was fresh out of the oven, and they were so buttery soft.
Imagine smartfit organic orange edge xs on my 10 lb newborn
Imagine organic smart fit green edge size small (I think these were organic). Same baby, was about 12-15 lbs by then.
Same baby, around same size, in zabi lavender
Cut and pasted from my other thread, here are the unbleached imagine smart fit medium prefolds on my 9 month old DS, he is about 22 lbs and 90th% for height and weight.
trifolded in covers (m bummis sww, flip on mid-rise setting, thirsties sized m)
snappid on
pinned on
Great thread and pics!
I am going to have to size up to large prefolds sooner than I would like, so this is helpful stuff!
Stephanie wife to Thomas & mom to DD Avery '99, DD Ellison '04, DS Bennett'08, & DS Sullivan 3/11/11
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Re: Prefold Comparison! Cloth-eez GMD, Diaper Rite, Imagine, OsoCozy, Zabi
Awesome!! Here is my ds Jace. He is 25 months, and about 26 lbs. He has a short rise, so they fit him much different than your ds. All the larges are huge on my ds.
This is at about 2 weeks old with a bleached Diaper Rite newborn size and a bamboo doubler
Here is a GMD red edge unbleached. I have to fold the rise down some to get the best fit.
Here is the GMD Wide Baby. I like the rise is nice - slightly high for my taste, but they are too wide.
Beth - homeschooling, Christ loving mom to Magus '99, Malakai '01, Bastian '07, Jace '09, Step Mom to Seth '95, married to Damon, love of my life!
My last ds is pl'ed!
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Re: Prefold Comparison! Cloth-eez GMD, Diaper Rite, Imagine, OsoCozy, Zabi
Here are some med diaper comparisons- I don't have rise measurements, DS was pretty much 50th percentile height/weight all along. I bought these mid-2009, but don't think the GMD organic sizes have varied too much. All of my prefolds (GMD/DR) feel pretty soft, though I would say the organics are a little smoother due to tighter weave.
Organic red at 10m, 19lb (when we got them)
Organic red 23lb 14m- after this we trifolded in econobums for about 6 months
Diaper rite bleached med, same as above (23lb 14m)- I liked these, but think the organic reds were more absorbant
Organic brown, 24lb 15.5 m- not bad, but needed large bsww or dappi nylon cover so we didn't use them until DS was about 2 (had old ub light browns that were perfectly in between).
E Oct 2008 (100% PL'd), Baby M arrived April 10 (100% CD'd)
Can't wait to CD again using my all cotton stash: GMD prefolds, LL flats, and BG organics!
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Here are our action shots Baby girl is 6 weeks old, about 13.5 lbs and 22 inches long.
First is a diaper rite small
Imagine small-- kicking myself for not getting the mediums!
diaper rite medium.. folded down in back
GMD red edged
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awesome, awesome!! All that measuring, all that picture taking, all the uploading, all the posting, and the ACTION SHOTS, WOW! I appreciate all of it SO much. Thank you!
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OCLC Research Senior Program Officer recognized for outstanding contributions to the archives profession
DUBLIN, Ohio, 14 August 2014—Merrilee Proffitt, OCLC Research Senior Program Officer, was inducted as a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists during a ceremony today at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists, the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators, and SAA in Washington, D.C. The distinction of Fellow is the highest honor bestowed on individuals by SAA and is awarded for outstanding contributions to the archives profession.
In her current role at OCLC Research, Ms. Proffitt leads an initiative that seeks new collaborative methods that will allow the unique materials found in libraries, archives, and museums to be effectively described, properly disclosed, successfully discovered, and appropriately delivered. In the process of shaping and executing this work, she has authored papers on the scholarly and teaching impact of digitizing collections, and organized events that help shape a new professional point of view.
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The Long Term Facilities Planning Committee went back to school Tuesday, roaming the halls of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School to assess the facility and determine if it should remain a high school or become a junior high school in their plan for consolidation.
The meeting began with a tour of the facility from Principal Gerry Habershaw, who took his time to point out some of the unique features of Vets, as well as provide important occupancy numbers for rooms such as the auditorium and cafeteria.
The tour of Vets is the first of the high school facility tours the committee will take. Discussions in previous meetings have led to the possibility recommending the closure of an existing high school, disbursing those students into the two remaining high schools and moving students from Gorton and Aldrich Junior Highs into the vacant high school facility. Gorton and Aldrich, the oldest schools in the district and in need of the most renovations, would both be closed.
The committee decided seeing the facilities was an important part of the process to see not only what features each one has but to determine if the school could handle an increased population or function well as a junior high school (and possibly a middle school down the line).
As a group, the committee decided not to discuss or "grade" the quality of the Vets facility until they tour Pilgrim High School next week for comparison purposes. However, valuable information was provided to the committee and important questions were raised.
During the tour, Habershaw pointed out a number of features, including a writing center, library, greenhouse, four academies (biotech, career, leadership, athletics), and marine engineering room (Vets' Warwick Area Career and Technical Center program).
Habershaw explained the school's large auditorium holds 1,008 people and, with four lunches at full capacity, the cafeteria can accommodate 1,520 students each day. There is also a mini-auditorium attached to the cafeteria that could provide overflow seating.
The committee also toured fields and gym facilities, with Habershaw adding the football field has new state-of-the-art lighting. Habershaw also said if the investment was made in making Vets football field astro-turf, the school could play host to state championships and other tournaments, turning a profit.
Habershaw also said the school is within walking distance of Thayer Arena, McDermott Pool and a local gymnastic and dance studio where teams practice.
At the conclusion of the tour, Habershaw was available to answer any questions about the facility. Questions regarding occupancy, necessary improvements, community use and accessibility of the building for students with physical disabilities were all brought up.
"If I had to name the three areas we need to work on, it would be lockers, ceiling tiles and the boys' locker rooms," said Habershaw.
When it comes to community access, Habershaw said there are events from outside parties all of the time.
"I think we're the only school used," he said with a laugh. "I have building use forms all of the time."
In regards to parking, Habershaw said Vets has "more than adequate" parking. He also pointed out that over 50 percent of the population either walks, drives or is driven to school, so there is adequate room on busses for students.
"The congestion coming in here in the morning is tight, but it's the same at Pilgrim," said committee member Ed Racca.
The committee also seemed especially interested in Vets' four academies. Habershaw explained that one of his goals as principal a few years ago was to create smaller learning communities, which he called academies. For example, the Career Academy is for freshmen that may be at risk but could succeed in the Career Center as sophomores.
"If we could get this ninth grader through to the Career Center, we could save them," said Habershaw.
He pointed out that the first class that participated in Vets' Career Academy graduated in June with a 50 percent success rate. He believes that will only improve.
The Bio-Tech Academy is more career-based, while the Athletics and Leadership Academies are leadership and community service centered.
Later, the discussion turned to if a tour of Toll Gate was needed. It is essentially decided Winman Junior High School will not be touched and the Career Center is housed in Toll Gate as well. As a result, it is assumed by many that Toll Gate will not change.
However, the committee decided a tour of Toll Gate should be done in the spirit of fairness, as well as to judge possible expansion of the Career Center down the line and to see how the school could accommodate increased population.
"Logistically, it's probably not going to happen," said committee member Nancy Plumb about closing Toll Gate. "But it's probably good to see what facilities are there."
Committee member David Testa said it was important to look at the building that would see increased population. This could become increasingly necessary since Toll Gate is the smallest of the three.
"I think we need to see exactly what we are putting these kids into," said Testa.
The possibility of expanding the Career Center 10 or 15 years down the road also came up as something the committee should consider as they make consolidation plans.
While Superintendent Richard D'Agostino was in agreement that a tour of Toll Gate would be fine if people want to, he seemed to lean toward Toll Gate being taken out of the conversation.
"When you look at the facility, it's not our fault they built a high school and a junior high school right next to the elementary school and the career center …We can't be penalized by what they did," said the superintendent in regards to if people question Toll Gate not being looked at the same way as it's counterparts.
D'Agostino continued, however, to express that no decision has been made regarding what will happen to the three high schools. This is just a discussion looking at student population and facilities.
"We purposely haven't said anything about what high school. We're just taking high schools, number-wise; do we need three high schools?" said D'Agostino.
And that discussion will continue until the committee has to present their proposal for consolidation to the School Committee in January. In addition to the two upcoming tours of Pilgrim and Toll Gate, the committee also requested a possible schedule breakdown for a possible combined high school. Dennis Mullen, director of secondary education, is still going through the process of creating mock schedules and class sizes for that situation. He explained that he is taking the smallest facility, Toll Gate, and seeing how the increased population from the largest high school, Pilgrim, fits.
"If that fits, which I'm confident it will, then this building [Vets] will fit as well," said Mullen.
The committee is set to tour Pilgrim with Principal Marie Cote on Monday afternoon; the Toll Gate tour was not scheduled but will occur.
I think the committee is on the correct track. But a real long term plan would be to stagger the closings of TG, Vets, Winman and Pilgrim over the next five years and completely renovate each building. I realize this would cause some problems with busing and students. It would also require a financial commitment from the City. But five years from now the city will be able to offer two modern and refurbished high schools and junior highs. I would then begin doing the same for the elementary schools. We need to stop looking at education as an expense and start looking at it as an investment. A top flight school system, which includes the best teachers, programs and facilities will add more to the value of your property than any home renovation project ever will.
Are we on a track to only need one high school eventually?
best teachers & teachers unions are incompatible.
best teachers aren't always GREAT teachers!
GREAT teachers & teacher unions are not compatible - they are one in the same!
Why? Because GREAT teachers ARE teacher unions.
Rather than stoop to unsubstantiated comments, try supporting them. Teachers work hard and they deserve your respect and support.
enough: A "top flight school system" is almost always attributable to a top flight median income in the community. And highly compensated people tend to be A) Smart, and B) Have smart kids. Voila, a "top flight school system". If it were only a matter of expenditures, sorry 'investment', folks would be flocking to the school systems that spend the most; Boston, Providence, Springfield, Bridgeport. And that's hardly the case. If I'm wrong, name a few "top flight" school systems in New England that are not in wealthy communities. And finally, If I invest $60,000 in a new kitchen, the value of my home will increase by more than that. If I agree to 'invest' the same amount in the Warwick public schools it will do nothing to the value of my home. These confiscatory "investments" remain a time-honored myth.


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Nevada Athletic Commission Triples the Testing Threshold for Marijuana Metabolites
(Looks like somebody's already celebrating. / Video via NickDiaz209, obviously.)
Last spring former Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director and current UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner publicly criticized the way that states like Nevada tested for Marijuana metabolites, and expressed hope that it would be changed.
Fighters competing while high should not be tolerated, the idea seemed to be, but punishing guys like Pat Healy for smoking weeks before fighting seemed harsh and silly. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recently upped the metabolite level that they tested for, and the tide appears to have fully turned now as the NSAC has "officially raised the testing threshold of marijuana metabolites from 50 ng/mL to 150 ng/mL," according to a report on MiddleEasy.
We're no marijuana experts but this change would seem to be a move by the world's most influential athletic commission to stop penalizing recreational marijuana use by fighters, although testing for THC will continue because, while perhaps not performance enhancing, it is dangerous to fight high, drunk or in any other significantly altered state.
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Duo Xu, student at Clark HS, is this year's recipient of the 2013 District 20 Congressional Art Award. Her first place oil painting titled "Curiosity," will hang in the U.S. Capitol with other Congressional winners for a period of one year. She and a parent will be flown to Washington, D.C. for the reception in early June, and will receive a cash prize of $2,000.
Other NISD winners are Jorge Palacios, Taft HS, second place; and Brandi Casas, Marshall HS, third place.
(from l-r) Linda Fleetwood, Brandi Casas, Marshall HS, third place; Mark Peavy and Duo Xu, first place; and Jorge Palacios, Taft HS, second place and his art teacher Elise Johnson.


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Variable-rate technology is making money for cotton producers, according to a 2005 survey of cotton farmers in 11 Southeastern states.
The survey was funded by Cotton Incorporated to determine the status of adoption of precision farming technologies. Surveys were mailed to 12,000 cotton farmers in January 2005. About 10 percent, 1,215, of the surveys were returned. Of the respondents, 39 percent, or 473 farmers, used at least one site-specific information gathering technique.
The results of the survey, which are preliminary, were presented at the 2006 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, in San Antonio, Texas, by Roland Roberts, professor of agricultural economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
The survey indicated that most farmers who have adopted precision farming technologies continue to use them. Sixty-two percent of farmers who adopted satellite images continue to use the technology, 88 percent of adopters continue to use aerial photos, while 80 percent of adopters of digital mapping continue to use the technology.
Only 19 percent of farmers who have used yield monitoring with GPS have since abandoned it. The survey indicated that 55 percent have abandoned yield monitoring without GPS. But this may be misleading because some who have abandoned yield monitoring without GPS, may have done so by adding a GPS to their yield monitor.
Farmers who have abandoned precision farming technology are generally older, and have the same or less education than those who continue to use the technology. Generally, those who abandon the technology have lower incomes. But those who abandoned grid sampling and management zone sampling had higher incomes.
Respondents paid an average of $4 an acre for technical advice associated with yield monitoring and GPS, $6 an acre for technical advice with grid soil sampling, about $9 an acre for technical advice with zone soil sampling and $4 an acre for technical advice with COTMAN.
Sixty-two percent of farmers who adopted yield monitoring with GPS use it to identify management zones, while 74 percent used yield monitor information for fertility and lime decisions. Fifty-two percent used aerial photos and satellite images to develop management zones, while 48 percent used them to pinpoint drainage problems.
"We found that 76 percent of farmers who had used yield monitors found the information to be of value to them," Roberts said. "They placed the value at around $21 per acre a year. Eighty-nine percent of farmers who used guidance systems were satisfied with the systems and placed a value on it of about $12 per acre per year."
Fifty-two percent of farmers said they had observed a yield increase from using variable-rate technology, while 46 percent observed no increase in yield. Three percent observed a decrease in yield. The average increase in yield was 115 pounds per acre. The yield decrease observed was an average of 225 pounds per acre. The weighted average of all respondents is a 107-pound perceived increase in yield.
Profit was the No. 1 reason why respondents adopt precision farming, followed by environmental benefits. However, 58 percent of farmers said that they had not observed any improvement in environmental quality from using variable-rate technology.
The survey said that 28 percent of farmers who adopted grid soil sampling later abandoned it. Surprisingly, 63 percent of farmers who adopted COTMAN, a plant mapping program, abandoned it. That, too, could be misleading, according to Roberts. "It's computer software that allows farmers to make decisions. Even if they abandon the computer software, they could still use many of the principles and practices used in COTMAN."
The survey indicated that farmers get most of their information on precision farming technology from other farmers, followed by university and Extension personnel. The lowest rated usefulness of information came from the Internet. Eighty percent of the respondents said that university and Extension should provide more information about precision agriculture.
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Students tour National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Thirteen undergraduates toured the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to learn about cutting-edge research and summer fellowships. Researchers in DNA Forensics, tissue scaffolding, and nanotechnology opened their labs on Oct. 14, 2010. The participants are completing or have completed the citation in College Park Scholars in the Science, Technology and Society program. In keeping with the interdisciplinary breadth characteristic of Scholars programs, participants are majoring in environmental studies, engineering (computer, aerospace, electrical and mechanical), and computer science. Scholars programs offer field trips to facilitate experiential and active learning, and to encourage young undergraduates to seek research experiences.
Lisa Fronczek encouraged students to compete for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at NIST, where the National Science Foundation funds about 100 fellows annually. All UM students submit their SURF applications through Heidi Sauber in Engineering Co-op and Career Services; the university deadline is early next semester, so by December students must start their application and identify two faculty to write recommendations.
Research at NIST
Tissue scaffolding is a fibrous surface on which the body can grow tissue of a particular kind and shape. In the Materials Measurement Laboratory (MML), Dr. Carl Simon explained that tissue scaffolding for bone is the most commercial, and that its market has grown enormously; scaffolds for organs and other tissues are in development. NIST's research characterizes the commercial products that are sold by a dozen firms, in order to increase the utility and standardization of the scaffolds. Ultimately, scaffolds support the body's attempt to grow tissue effectively, reducing the use of painful bone grafts, and giving the body new capabilities to heal.
The nanotechnology research explained by Dr. Dave Holbrook characterizes materials that are effective for remediating accidental spills of nano-particles into the environment. His research in Surface and Microanalysis Science, within the MML, also characterizes the ways that microorganisms eat, bioaccumulate, and excrete nano-particles. As with a wide range of significant industrial materials, the federal government regulates the handling and disposal of synthetic particles such as carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are studied to establish their physical properties and to integrate them into new forms of technology; research has only begun to characterize their interactions with human health, other forms of life, and the environment. Dr. Holbrook's research characterized the effectiveness of different types of metal fibers for removing carbon nanotubes from the water column of a river, a technique that is vital for reducing the risk inherent in carbon nanotube research and manufacturing.
The DNA Forensics laboratory, as described by Becky Hill, is a very active lab that sequences particular areas of DNA samples, with the ultimate goal of identifying an individual person. The lab's findings can become facts entered as evidence into judicial proceedings to establish the guilt or innocence of a defendant and to exonerate a person who has been convicted. Sequencing machines characterize a sample, and then seek to find a match in a very large database of DNA samples taken primarily from all people who serve in the military, who are convicted of a crime, or who supply a DNA sample for another reason.
More STS Field Trips
This free field trip was organized by the University Certificate program in Science, Technology and Society, and was open to any member of campus. It was one in a series of three trips funded by the program this fall; the other trips toured the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Oct. 1) and the Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi (Nov. 3). For more information about the STS University Certificate program or about its field trips, email the director, Betsy Mendelsohn.
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With the release of Arkham City slowly approaching (is it October yet?) I am growing steadily excited about once again donning Batman's cowl, and prowling about the Gotham nightscape. I have just one concern about this bat-sequel; its ending better not suck batarangs like the first games'. In fact, Arkham Asylums' ending left me with such a bitter taste in my mouth that it made me realise something about gaming: stories in games suck, and no one seems to care. But fear not fellow Gothamites, if Rocksteady Studios, developer of the Arkham games is smart we may be saved by another dark, raspy-voiced hero: Kratos from God of War. And while we are at it, Kratos might want to get a few pointers from Batman too.
Let's take a look back, then, at Arkham Asylum and God of War III. With Metacritic scores of 91 and 92 respectively and combined sales ensuring their publishers can indulge in Scrooge McDuck-style swimming habits, the two games are almost universally praised. This in spite of their fundamental, game destroying narrative flaws. When compared, these two efforts are similarly ambitious on a technical level, but in terms of story each fails where the other succeeds. When two of gaming's biggest titles have only enough compelling story for one game, you know you've found a weak spot that needs to be addressed.
Kratos and Batman have a fair few things in common. Both are brooding beasts born of family tragedy, harbouring serious daddy issues. Both are hell (or Hades) bent on avenging their pasts through brutal force and narrow-minded determination at great personal cost. As gaming experiences, both merge beautiful, larger than life aesthetics with fluid, combo-based combat and platforming puzzles.
Let's look at God of War III first. Not only is it a technical marvel, but the controls are finely tuned and the battles evolve beautifully throughout its run-time. From a gameplay point of view God of War III ticks every box. It's just a pity that Kratos is a horrible, one-dimensional character with paradoxically convoluted yet simple motivations and no inside voice.
The story is little more than an endless testosterone-fuelled tantrum. Kratos' journey is simply him shortening his 'to kill' list in increasingly overblown and gory ways. And let's not forget the groan-inducing (and not in a good way) sex scene. From a story point of view, can anyone say there weren't frantically skipping through each repetitive cut scene of Kratos calling for blood?
The ending of God of War III was a big risk and for me it paid off.
There is one seriously redeeming moment in God of War II, however. (And by the way – SPOILER ALERT.) After three long games of increasingly inane and escalating violence, Kratos defeats Zeus in an epically mindless battle. What follows defies all that came before it. Kratos is cast into the shadows of his mind, forced to relive his past deeds and face up to the monster he has become. This scene is simplistically genius and surreal in its design. It reduces the game to shades of grey and the glowing red of Kratos' tattoo.
Kratos then escapes his mind and confronts a dying Zeus, grabbing him. The game prompts the player to strike the final blows by repeatedly pressing the same button. It's a technique used throughout the trilogy when finishing several enemies but used here to chilling effect. As the player dutifully follows orders blood fills the screen. The prompts continue…endlessly. A sea of blood and gruesome sound effects flood the player. Respite comes only when the player chooses to ignore the prompts. What's left are a long-dead old man and a weird feeling in the player's stomach.
It's a powerful, striking and subversive scene that left me feeling cold. It also left me with one important question, a question that the gaming industry is often asked, but never asks of itself: What does gaming's obsession with violence say about those who play, and the industry at large? The ending of God of War III was a big risk and for me it paid off. Was it enough to negate the preceding 10 hours of wretched dialogue delivered (read yelled) by a cardboard cut out? Not even close.
In contrast, Arkham Asylum presented a breathing, complex place filled with interesting characters in a detailed imagining of the comic book world of Gotham City. The game is a potent balance of stealth, free-flowing brawling, Metroid-inspired exploration, and varied encounters with Batman's rogues gallery. It is unmatched in its ability to visually and narratively remain true to the universe and characters of its source material while adapting them to gaming.
The story is not afraid to delve into Batman's psyche during a number of key sequences. It does not shy away from dark and complicated subject matter. Over the course of the game the Joker toys with and punishes Batman over one hellish night. Batman is slowly and methodically brought to the brink. Fighting his inner demons, Batman at last confronts the Joker and then… all character work and tension is rubbished. In its place is a lame 'video game style boss fight' between Batman and a monstrous, inflated Joker.
Had Arkham Asylum pushed the envelope and taken risks the way God of War III's conclusion did (instead of falling prey to gaming clichés), the game would have been an instant classic. All the developers of Arkham Asylum had to do to put the icing on the cake was the only thing that God of War III did right.
Imagine a tortured and emotionally broken Batman being goaded by the Joker into violently beating him into a laughing, blood-soaked mess as the police came to the Joker's rescue. The player goaded by the game to deliver an endless tirade of 'justice'. A grim and emotional experience for both characters and players alike. In short, an ending that would have given an emotional close to an already weighty game.
God of War is a moronic, 13-year-old's wet dream for the duration of its play time.
God of War is a moronic, 13-year-old's wet dream for the duration of its play time. It only rises to true character development and meta-analysis of violence in gaming well beyond the point when anyone would reasonably care. Arkham Asylum ultimately didn't know what it wanted to do with the world and story it had created, leaving itself saying nothing. Yet in spite of each of their flaws, both games were praised. Any story shortcomings generally dismissed as 'good enough for a game'.
Titles such as Shadow of the Colossus and BioShock - and even Uncharted 2 - exhibit what separates the good games from the classics: rich narratives, compelling characters and fully realised worlds that hook us from beginning to end. Sure, sometimes story is hardly relevant in gaming - lack of story didn't prevent Super Mario Galaxy 2 from being a work of genius - but in these games story is treated as such. Too many games force us to sit through long winded scenes populated with boring characters and plots designed to get to the next set piece. You might ask why developers don't create games that can balance story and gameplay. I think the real question should be, as consumers and lovers of all things gaming, why don't we demand it?
Arkham Asylum came perilously close to delivering a game with the kind of intelligence and weight that I'd like to see. With only months left until Arkham City's launch, let's hope that the team has thought through how to deliver a game that's complete, and that doesn't stumble at the last gate. In other words, here's hoping Batman brings his A game – from beginning to knightfall.
Scott Clarke is a freelance writer based in Victoria, Australia. He wears a white lab coat a lot of the time. It's a good look.


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Forbes interviews Jill Crandall, M.D., about resveratrol, an extract of red wine, and its potential to boost metabolism in humans. Dr. Crandall, who studies resveratrol's effect on insulin sensitivity, notes that the research in humans is still too early and does not provide enough evidence to suggest that people take supplements. Dr. Crandall is associate professor of clinical medicine at Einstein and attending physician of endocrinology at Montefiore Medical Center.(Tuesday, June 25, 2013)
MSN features Jill Crandall, M.D., in an article that dispels some current myths about insulin therapy. Dr. Crandall notes that insulin injections can be a lifesaving therapy for both type 1 and type 2 diabetics, who cannot control the disease with diet and exercise alone, and discusses the changes in insulin delivery methods, including finer needles and injector pens, that are making insulin dosage more convenient and less painful than ever before. Dr. Crandall is associate professor of clinical medicine. (Wednesday, November 03, 2010)
U.S. News & World Report (via Science News) features Jill Crandall, M.D., and her pilot study, which indicates that resveratrol, the substance widely known to be found in red wine and thought to impart health benefits, improves insulin resistance. Dr. Crandall emphasized that while the results of her small study were promising, they are preliminary and the benefits of resveratrol remain unproven. Dr. Crandall is associate professor of clinical medicine. (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)
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Asian News International (ANI) features research by Jill Crandall, M.D., regarding her study linking diabetes and heart disease published in the online editon of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The study focuses on cardiovascular risk profile of older adults with pre-diabetes. Dr. Crandall is associate professor of clinical medicine. (Wednesday, March 04, 2009) read more...
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's general fund tax revenues increased 2.4 percent in March - enough to ward off a deficit but not enough to promise a surplus.
State Budget Director Jane Driskell announced the state collected $753.5 million in March, a $17.7 million increase from last year.
State officials predicted Kentucky's revenues would grow 2.1 percent in the 2014 budget year that ends June 30. For that to happen, revenues must grow 3.9 percent in the next three months.
Driskell said she is confident the state will meet the estimate but said a surplus is becoming less likely.
Road fund revenues increased $22.8 million in March, an increase of 19.9 percent. Road fund collections must increase an additional 2.7 percent over the next three months in order to meet the estimate.


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Internet Explorer 5.0 Preview, Part I: Passing Objects to Behaviors - Doc JavaScript
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Behavior operates on an object that is associated with a DHTML element. In our Blinking Soccer example, we first define a
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American crocodiles live along both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, from Central America through South America and the Caribbean Islands. They can also be found along the southeastern coast of Florida. Lake Worth and Cape Sable are the most northern limits of the species. They are more commonly found in the lowlands of Florida, and salt-water marshes throughout Central and South America.
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In Living Color: Vibrant House Tour Roundup
I love seeing examples of color in real-life scenarios and to see how people use color throughout their home. These are house tours that have caught my eye. Some use bright and bold colors on their walls while others use neutral backgrounds and pops of color through accent pieces and accessories.
• Sarah & Chad's Long Distance School of Style
• Alex Fulton's Flirtatious Use of Crazy Color
• Katherine & Jem's Humboldt Park Bazaar Apartment
• Alan's Colorful, Daring & Dramatic East Austin Home
• Harper & Caleb's Sophisticated Southern Gem
• Shannon's Eclectic Decorative Bay Area Home
• Kyle & Erin's U Street One Bedroom with a View
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The Planning Commission approved a redevelopment plan for North Walton Boulevard on Tuesday after hearing from several residents at a public hearing. Most of the comments came from residents concerned about an extension of Northwest Fifth Street from Bella Vista Road to North Walton Boulevard.
Commission Action
Bentonville's Planning Commission setting zoning and regulations for businesses selling retail alcohol. Stipulations include:
• Alcohol may only be sold from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• No drive-through windows are allowed for alcohol sales.
• Any business that sells alcohol and is within 500 feet of a city park or trail must obtain a conditional use permit.
• Zoning specifications for liquor stores, microbreweries and wholesalers include commercial, downtown core and industrial classifications.
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Nice, its a day early, but nice.
And Takemikazuchi! Missed it so... its like only seen it for a couple of minutes here and there in the entire anime...
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You're jumping the gun with predictions on Chobi and Stella dying. Since this is headed towards an original ending I doubt any of the team members are actually going to die. Most likely this event draws the Beta towards the base and Yuuya goes self-sacrifice for everyone only to turn up alive in the end with Yui as everyone still alive looks on.
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Hmm, this episode was a little disappointing. We get more shots of girls putting on the Fortified suits, very few TSF action, and lots of chitchat that is a bit pointless since they cut most of the dialog that came before it in previous episodes and chapters...
And they cut the part where Yui takes down 3 F-16's in 3 cuts... instead we have Yuuya cutting them like a pro. Ah well, its anime original i guess.
Hopefully they unleashed the BETA next episode.
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Destined Fate.. well, I sure hope you're right... ^^'
Trying to watch this thing on crunchyroll, but ugh... is the streaming on that site always this bad? Won't subscribe to that service, if so.
And that Gisele needs a slap in the face. With a hammer. Don't tell me Dahl joined them... v_v
Inia freaks me out for some reason.
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lol @ America's conspiracy theory (お、おう・・・)
But no matter how bad the art is (not that bad recently) or how clunky the animation is, the breasts jiggling is always so fluid. I see where the staff is putting all of their power!
Too bad one character's doesn't jigg-... *cough*
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It'll be interesting if America is the shadow puppet master behind it all. However, if they are, then I see a possible showdown where the "rebels" and our protagonists end up loosely teaming together against America, because these "rebels" have all the classic signs of being the used in their relationship with their puppet master.
The other option is the rebels go down in flames in between America and Argos, with a few choice dramatic scenes from characters like Giselle lamenting how the little guys never win.
If the Americans did manipulate the "rebels", then it looks like they did so to provide cover for their four TSF's to sneak around and do some shenanigans. One of which appears to deal with presumably capturing the loli-Idar-flight pilot. More interesting is that seems to be low priority compared to whatever their top priority is. Be curious to see what that ends up being. And, if America really is playing the "rebels", I do hope for some suitably angst-driven scenes when the "rebels" come to that realization.
Lastly, I wonder if the Rebel Major has some connection to the Japanese. I wanted to scan those first two episodes to see if he's shown up before, but I no longer have them.
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Liked this episode, it shows a lot of intrigue with all parties.
It seems like the Infinities are on nobody's side. That fact that they are targeting Idar Flight shows that there is an American hand in this, not just Sandek making stuff up to trick Argos and Yifei.
Why is Inia not kicking ass in her SU-47? Maybe it's cuz Cryska provides the "brains" as the pilot while Inia is only good for the ESP stuff, her role might be complementary rather than interchangeable.
Dahl and the Turks: Don't give in to them! Shoot that b**** while she isn't armed and the guards are distracted!
Argos Flight: Doing what they do best, finally. Cryska being badass in CQC. They should get to the Idar hangers and reload. Though it seems they will fall into a trap.
Laser-class: Holy s*** those things were alive after all? I guess Argos will see some casualties before this is over. It would be scary if they programmed them somehow to acknowledge the terrorists as "friendlies".
Natalie: Man they really are rubbing it in with all those headshot flashbacks huh? And her character wasn't even that important.
[Im]patiently waiting for the next episodes.
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Oh, right, Gisele had a sister (one was bad enough. Can't wait for both of them to bite it )
Loved Cryska's and Yifei's scenes this episode btw. So awesome. And that little exchange between Stella, VG and Chobi. D'aww. I love these three.
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Lol..its ALWAYS America. I swear I can't count the number of times in anime America turned out to be the super duper evil backstabbing prick that the righteous japanese heroes have to defeat. I know almost every country can have its Xenophobic tendencies, but I can't think of a country who blatantly puts it out there as strong as Japan does. You'd think with how strong the internet world is now, they'd know this content is not necessarily Japanese eyes only anymore....
And did you guys catch the boob shakes? No wonder the animation was crappy for a few episodes, we needed all that frame work for the shaking....
No literally, when I first saw the promo poster for this series, one of the first things that caught my eye was Yui and Cryska's hot bods on those suits, so I can't say I wasn't pleased
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U.S. Spying on Germany Unacceptable, Says Merkel
German Chancellor Sees No Alternative to Close Ties With Washington
BERLIN—German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated on Saturday that U.S. espionage against a close ally is unacceptable but said there was no alternative to close ties with Washington.
"We want this cooperation based on partnership," she said in an interview with public broadcaster ZDF that will be aired on Sunday. "But we have different ideas, and part of this is that we don't spy on each other."


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There's a Bruce Springsteen quote on the wall of the National Constitution Center, which is currently housing an exhibit called From Asbury Park to the Promised Land. It reads: "The American idea is a beautiful idea. It needs to be preserved, served, protected and sung out. Sung out."
Four miles south at the sold-out Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night, Springsteen went to work, putting enthusiastic emphasis on those final words.
The nearly three hour show that ensued was - remarkably, considering the gravity of the State of the Union subject matter on his defiant new album Wrecking Ball, and the fact that, let's face it people, the guy is now 62 years old - every bit the ecstatic revival meeting and master class in rock and soul catharsis that Springsteen's ardent fans have come to expect over the course of a 40 year career.
Yes, with the support of his now 16 strong E Street Band - augmented with two back up singers, a percussionist and a five man horn section, including the late Clarence Clemons' nephew Jake Clemons, who acquitted himself just fine on saxophone - he ventured out to sing into the middle of the Wells Fargo floor before crowd surfing all the way back to the stage.
Yes, he slid on his knees across the stage, just like in the old days. And yes, he included a pair of especially-for-Philly nuggets from back in the day: The roller rink organ rarity "Seaside Bar Song." which he prefaced by saying "I played this at the Main Point… I think," and the joyous Dylanesque ramble "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street," from his 1973 debut album Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
(There was also a Celtic-tinged rocked-out take on Nebraska's "Atlantic City," that was a late addition to the set list. The song, whose hope-against-hope theme fit in nicely with the concerts thematics, might have been added due to its "they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night line" or perhaps to spite New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie, the Springsteen superfan who the day before had called for the Boss to play Atlantic City's new Revel casino and plans to attend the Wells Fargo show on Thursday but was absent last night.)
At the start, Springsteen introduced himself as "Mr. Badlands, the Jersey Devil himself …His latest record stood on the top of the Billboard chart for ONE consecutive week!" And in the end, he tore the house down with the old-school R & B one-two punch of Eddie Floyd's "Raise Your Hand" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out," taking to the crowd and sitting down in the row in front of this critic to have a swig of somebody's beer during the former.
But amidst all those hijinks, the Boss also took the time to pose probing musical questions about the condition of the populist, communal ethos that he sees as being at the heart of the American idea.
And he went looking for answers. "Where's the promise, from sea to shining sea?" he sang, over Max Weinberg's pounding drums, in the opening salvo, "We Take Care Of Our Own," which suggests that we should, and concludes that we don't. (On the concourse, volunteers for FoodTrust.org were collecting cash, doing their best to help out.)
Later, he banged a big marching band bass drum himself, on the downcast soul ballad "Jack Of All Trades," an only moderately successful Wrecking Ball tune that stepped up its game with mournful elegance in its live version.
This iteration of the E Street Band has more vocal power than ever, and Springsteen put it to use in digging deep into gospel and soul grooves. He prefaced "My City Of Ruins," a song originally written for a crumbling Asbury Park that fit seamlessly on 2002's post-9/11 spirit-lifter The Rising, by saying "It's good to be back in the City of Brotherly Love. Brotherly love, that's hard to come by these days."
For years, Springsteen has spoken like a preacher in the pulpit, ministering to his flock. And with singers Cindy Mizelle and Curtis King adding their voices to the mix, he has a more powerful arsenal of vocal weapons to make a 20,000 seat arena seem like church.
He brought that power to bear directly on a soul music interlude that included covers of Smokey Robinson's "The Way You Do the Things You Do" and Wilson Pickett's "634-5789," as well as his own gospel-suffused songs like "Land Of Hope and Dreams."
And a spiritual element was clearly present in "American Skin (41 Shots)," the song that Springsteen wrote after the death of Amadou Diallo, who was shot and killed by four police officers in New York in 1999. In introducing it, Springsteen mentioned slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, and the song that turns on the phrase, "You can get killed just for living in your American skin" was clearly performed in his honor.
Not everything was seamless. The Smokey Robinson segment could have been more silky, less shouted out. The band has only been on tour for a couple of weeks, and there were reports of uneven sound in different pockets of the arena. "Rocky Ground," the gospel-rap experiment that works so well on Wrecking Ball, is still coming together live, with singer-MC Michelle Moore joining Springsteen on stage to drop 16 well-placed bars of rhyme into the middle of the song.
It's a work in progress in performance, but deserved a better reaction than the smattering of boos that came from disgruntled hip-hop haters. Rap has been around for nearly as long as Springsteen, but part of his fan base, it seems, would still prefer that it didn't exist.
There was another moment of Philadelphia booing, but it was more good natured. It came during "Wrecking Ball," a song written in 2009 to mark the then-impending destruction of Giants Stadium, with Bruce fans letting him have it, as he egged them on, after the line "Here where the blood is spilled, the arena's filled, and Giants played the games."
"Wrecking Ball," the second song Springsteen and the E Streeters performed, set the scene for the expertly paced evening that followed. It's a song about decay and hard times and how, inevitably, "all our youth and beauty has been given to the dust," and there's nothing we can do about it.
Nothing, that is, except look that instrument of fateful destruction in the eye and say: "C'mon and take your best shot, let me see what you've got / Bring on your wrecking ball." Take a good look around and assess just how bad things are, and along with your rock and roll band, find a way to celebrate all the good that remains. That's what Springsteen does, and - still - he does it better than anybody else.
Springsteen and the E Street Band play the Wells Fargo Center again on Thursday night.
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Through the Eyes of a Child
Children's art is important. When we value and celebrate our children's creativity they learn that creativity is valuable. They also learn that their thoughts and feelings are worthy of expression. The children whose inherent artistry we nurture today grow to be the adults of tomorrow; the artists, patrons and individuals, who appreciate the role of art and art education in our culture. Art education teaches students many things including resourcefulness, problem-solving and the depth and richness of the human imagination.
Children's art has a natural power and dignity; a fearlessness and honesty that is characteristic of the young mind. The youngest have not yet learned to cloak their feelings or to censor their thoughts. It pours out, unedited, onto the paper or into the clay. There is a freshness and vitality that shines through children's art and engages us in many ways. It is difficult to not be struck, charmed and inspired by the exuberance and sincerity with which children perceive and describe the world they are coming to know. These are qualities that often fade as our minds and hearts become weighed down with adult concerns. In fact, many adult artists spend years struggling to regain the magical qualities that flow so freely in children's art. Those of us who work with children on a regular basis are fortunate to catch many glimpses of what it is like to see through their eyes.
Through the Eyes of a Child is an eagerly anticipated, annual event that highlights the creations of the broad and varied community of young people that attend art classes at the Winnipeg Art Gallery each fall and winter. The 800, or so, artists whose work appears in this exhibition range from 5 to 17 years of age. They come from across the city, and beyond the perimeter highway. They represent a wide array of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. The work on display is tangible proof of the dynamic energy that flourishes in our Studio Programs and of the importance the Gallery places on the nurturing and appreciation of youthful creativity.


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I'm looking for a cool greek font for a particular purpose, and want to check out as many as possible. I already have the following fonts:
Spionic (of course)
and possibly a couple of other common ones on my other computer.
What else does everyone suggest? Free or really cheap is best. I'd kinda like one that is a little scripty, like handwriting. Ideas?


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If you are a longtime tennis player, like myself, when you hear the word "barricade" you instantly think of a very stable adidas tennis shoe…or is that just me?! Launching in the year 2000, adidas has created a legacy in the Barricade line of shoes for being one of the top tennis shoes for aggressive tennis players of all ages.
My first run in with the Barricade line takes me back to my college tennis days. Back in 2001, our team was sponsored by adidas, and our shoe of choice (along with several other teams across the country) was the Barricade. The ideal shoe for a college team, our Barricades held up great with the 20-hour practice weeks and tournaments and matches every weekend — not to mention they were easy to move in, yet provided the ultimate support and stability.


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...Famous for Silicon Valley innovations and edgy start-ups, the U.S. lags many countries in consumer use of smartphones as wallets. Mobile payments will hit $235.4 billion globally this year, driven mainly by growth in Singapore, South Korea and India, according to Gartner Research.
Meanwhile, according to Lightspeed, just 1 percent of Americans use their smartphones to pay for anything. Many parts of the world are going cashless—and quickly...
...The endurance of cash is costly—$200 billion per year for Americans, including the tabs they pay for using ATMs and checks, according to a study by Tufts University. The time taken to get cash also entails costs, said Bhaskar Chakravorti, executive director of the Institute for Business in a Global Context at Tufts and co-author of the study.
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In a new entry today, Stoyan Stefanov announces the beta release of the PEAR image manipulation package, Image_Text 0.6 (beta).
This is my first PEAR release and I was actually surprised how easy it is to package and roll out a release.
He also briefly describes the PEAR package release process (simple from his perspective) and what's required to make things go smoothly.
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The package provides a comfortable interface to text manipulations in GD images. Beside common Freetype2 functionality it offers to handle texts in a graphic- or office-tool like way. For example it allows alignment of texts inside a text box, rotation (around the top left corner of a text box or it's center point) and the automatic measurizement of the optimal font size for a given text box.


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Can Microsoft Squeeze $1B-Plus Value From Yammer?
Jun 26, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Microsoft has agreed to pay an eyebrow-raising US$1.2 billion in cash for the startup Yammer, presumably in the expectation that it will gain a much needed boost in social media expertise.
In the immediate term, Yammer will remain a standalone service for its 5-million-plus customer base. Microsoft will also pair the application with complementary offerings from Microsoft SharePoint, Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics and Skype.
Yammer will be part of the Microsoft Office division led by Kurt DelBene, but the team will continue to report to current Yammer CEO David Sacks.
Yammer will proceed with its vision for how social networking can change the way companies will work, Sacks said.
Under Microsoft's roof, it will be able to accelerate that vision, he added.
Long-Term Integration
The big question, of course, is how Microsoft will integrate Yammer in its product platform, which presumably will happen eventually.
Microsoft declined to comment on that issue specifically during the conference call held after the acquisition's announcement was made, and a spokesperson was not immediately available to provide further details for this story.
Boosting CRM
One obvious starting point for a Yammer-Microsoft integration would be the Microsoft Dynamics CRM product. Microsoft has been building out its social features, but arguably at a slower pace than the rest of the CRM industry.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM has an Activity Feed that supports status updates and the ability to "like" a post, for example, among other things. However, its functionality doesn't come close to that of Salesforce.com's Chatter -- a far more advanced enterprise real-time feed.
Yammer may be able to help close that gap.
While Microsoft Dynamics CRM may not stack up very well in a comparison with Salesforce.com, it does compete well against other CRM cloud-based applications -- notably Oracle's.
Indeed, Oracle recently made its own acquisition in the social media space with its purchase of Vitrue.
Paid Too Much, Entered Too Late
The reality is that Salesforce.com has set the benchmark, though, and even if other CRM providers are trailing behind it, Microsoft is lagging too far to catch up, Trip Chowdhry, managing director of equity research at Global Equities Research, told CRM Buyer.
"Microsoft paid too much for Yammer, and it is buying the company far too late," he said.
"This acquisition does not change anything for Microsoft," Chowdhry asserted. "Yammer doesn't have anything that is special or new, which is what Microsoft needs at this point to get ahead."
The Yammer acquisition finally makes Microsoft a participant in social media, he acknowledged, "but it certainly will never make it a leader."


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Building a CADR?
Today, I found a reference to the original MIT AI Memo 528 which describes the CADR Lisp machine. It would be interesting to rebuild this today using an FPGA. Not that I have the time for such a project, but given current FPGA densities, it would seem to be relatively easy to use a PCI-based FPGA evaluation platform to (re)create a Lisp machine. That would be kinda fun.
Update: I have gotten a few comments from people pointing out that AI Memo 528 is a scanned document and the current PDF at MIT is missing one of the pages. If you're actually up for trying to recreate this machine or study it in great detail, you'll need to do a bit of reverse engineering, it seems, to recreate the missing information. A few more people pointed out that you're still going to be stuck there with a CADR and no software. Okay, but it was an interesting idea, no? ;-)
There was a thread on a similar subject on the LispM-Hackers list (unlambda.com), wherein someone suggested the same thing for an Explorer I CPU. Note that there is a page missing from MIT AI Memory 528, so you would have to extrapolate this missing information, and that nobody has a full disk and ROM image set for the CADR.
Really, though, modern hardware should be more than fast enough to emulate the full system in software. And you'll need to do that first anyway simply to work the bugs out of your understanding of the design.
I've been searching everywhere for old CADR sources. I have some strong leads. If you're really serious about building an FPGA CADR, or, more likely, a CADR simulator, please get in touch.
I've been working on an l-machine simulator for the 3600's. It's coming along nicely. I'm about 35,000 instructions into the warm boot so far.
Would you consider this? Passing the Test? For over ten years, I have been working on a method of semantic interpretation that applies in any situation. Using this method, I believe that a software program can pass the Turing Test. The book, "How to Design a Universal Artificial Intelligence," is currently online, in its entirety, and I am requesting your review of this work. This is it; this is real; this is a working counterpart program.
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If you thought this winter in Bloomington was a fierce one, you may feel it was downright balmy after reading about the winter the Revolutionary War soldiers experienced at Valley Forge in 1777-1778.
In Forge, Laurie Halse Anderson continues the compelling story she started in her award-winning novel Chains which describes the involvement of African American slaves in the Revolutionary War. Chains was told from the perspective of Isabel, a slave who spies for the rebels during the start of the war. She meets Curzon, a slave whose owner required him to enlist as a soldier and fight in the war in his place, with the promise that Curzon would become free when the enlistment time expired.
Curzon is the main character in Forge, and we learn from his perspective of the extreme hardships of being a soldier at Valley Forge, where food and clothing were scarce. These conditions would be difficult to endure in warm weather, but the soldiers at Valley Forge were required to build their own log cabins for shelter. As Curzon puts it: "The enormity of our task hit home. We had to chop down trees and build our own shelter with little equipment and less training. In the snow. Whilst hungry."
Curzon served as an equal with his peers as long as his status as a fugitive slave was not discovered. While Forge addresses the desires of the United States to be recognized as an independent nation, Curzon speaks directly to the desire of an individual to obtain his own liberty.
Recommended for grades 6 and up, Forge is richly layered with details about life at Valley Forge, and Anderson smoothly weaves reference of actual events and people who played a role in the Revolutionary War into this fictional account. Anderson includes source notes at the end of the story, which she describes as "historical thriller."


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(Click on the link to hear Marshall Griffin's exclusive interview with Tilley)
The only major Republican contender in the Missouri Lt. Governor's race has dropped out.
Steven Tilley of Perryville made the surprise announcement today (Thursday) to fellow House Republicans and to the media. He says he made the decision after realizing that he wants to be a normal person again.
"It wasn't in my heart to do it, I just didn't have the fire in the belly," Tilley said. "I started out because I wanted to do it, but I've sacrificed a lot to myself financially and to my family, and I'm comfortable…it's a load off my shoulders and I'm excited to move into a new chapter."
Tilley added that he wants to spend more time with his daughters, and that his recently-announced divorce from his wife in part influenced his decision.
Tilley personally addressed the House GOP Caucus at the State Capitol today. Darryl Pollock (R, Lebanon) says Tilley's announcement was both unexpected and sad to hear.
"Steve shared that he missed out (on) a lot of things with his family in serving, (and) you know, I think we all feel that same thing," Pollock said. "When you're away from your homes for the amount of time that we are, we're anything but a part-time legislature."
Tilley will remain House Speaker and serve out his term in office, which ends next year. He also says he'll remain active in politics and will likely make an endorsement in the Lt. Governor's race, once other candidates jump into it.
Tilley had raised more than $1.5 million and had no announced opposition within his political party. Lt. Governor Peter Kinder has said he will not run for re-election and is instead expected to seek the Republican nomination for governor.
Two Democrats have said they plan to run for lieutenant governor - state Democratic Party Chairwoman Susan Montee, and state conservation commissioner Becky Plattner.


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MotorWeek Video Transcript: E85 and the Indy Racing League - Update
Jessica Shea Choksey: With the 2007 Indycar series nearing the finish line, the switch between methanol to 100% fuel-grade ethanol to power these clean racing machines has proven to be a winning move both on the track and in pit lane.
Ethanol fuel not only burns cleaner than methanol, but it has a higher octane rating, improves fuel efficiency, and gives better engine performance, something every race driver wants. Indycar brings its own fuel tanker to every race, so each competitor knows the fuel is consistent from car to car and tank to tank.
Tony Kanaan, Indycar driver: If we can run them in our race cars at 240 miles-per-hour, I think they can run in street cars.
Choksey: Pit crews are also breathing easier, finding that ethanol vapors are not as harsh on the eyes and lungs as methanol. It seems the only ones who haven't noticed any change are the fans. Indycar racing remains every bit as fast and exciting as ever, but is now less harmful to the environment and is helping to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Indycar is the first and so far only major racing series to recognize the benefits of ethanol and to mandate its use in all its cars. The move came about after driver Paul Dana secured sponsorship from the ethanol industry, and then sold the league on the idea of switching to this clean, renewable, domestic fuel. Tragically, Paul was killed while practicing for the first race of 2006, and never saw his dream become a reality.
Other racing series from sprint cars to drag racers are taking notice of Indycar's green leadership. The American LeMans series is now running a 10% ethanol/gasoline blend, and other motorsports teams are also beginning to discover the clean power of ethanol. And that's it for this week's MotorNews.


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GBCC Invites Alumni to Utilize Career Services
The Carlson School of Management's Graduate Business Career Center offers resources tailored to alumni
The Graduate Business Career Center (GBCC) is known as a great resource for both graduate students and those looking to attend graduate school at the Carlson School. But did you know Carlson School alumni are also welcome to utilize the GBCC? It's designed to be accessible to students and alumni at every point in their career development process.
The GBCC recognizes that current students and alumni have different needs. As a result, some of their services are tailored to alumni who are searching for job opportunities or looking to make a career change. GBCC hosts workshops for working professionals on topics like resume building and internal career transitions.
In addition, alumni can connect with experienced career coaches, have access to external job postings through the TalentLink recruiting system, and are invited to "Friends of Carlson" Happy Hours.
The GBCC also caters to alumni who reside outside the Twin Cities. Career appointments are available via phone or Skype, and workshops can be made available on demand. GBCC staff also offer evening consultations for those who work during the day.
"Many of our alumni go all over the world," says Stephen Glomb, Associate Director of the GBCC. "Many alumni don't think of us as a useful resource because they are no longer in the Twin Cities."
Glomb has noticed that many alumni came back to utilize the GBCC when they're ready to make a career change.
"[We're here for students] who are at the very beginning of their career development process, as well as alumni who have been working for 10 years and are now contemplating a career change," Glomb said.
The GBCC works with students at various points of their career journey, from when they're finding the right career path, to when they're interviewing and applying for jobs. Counselors help with cover letter and resume writing, LinkedIn profile development, networking strategies, and negotiation strategies. All of these services are also available to alumni.
"Our services are really designed to be accessible to students and alumni at any point in their career development process," Glomb says.
Alumni who are interested in connecting with the GBCC are encouraged to set up an initial appointment with a career coach by calling the GBCC at 612-624-0011. A Coach will perform an initial assessment to determine what resources would be valuable for the student or alum, then devise a tailored strategy that meets his or her unique career development goals.


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STOCKTON - Fittingly, the seniors who have brought the Pacific women's basketball program to new heights made their final home game a record-breaking performance.
STOCKTON - Fittingly, the seniors who have brought the Pacific women's basketball program to new heights made their final home game a record-breaking performance.
Kendall Rodriguez, Erica McKenzie, Ashley Wakefield, Brianna Johnson and A.J. Smith were all honored with their families before the game, then they went out and delivered a 74-66 Big West Conference victory over UC Riverside before 613 fans at Spanos Center.
These Tigers (21-6, 11-4) now stand alone in program history with the most wins in a season, breaking a tie with the 1980-81 and 1994-95 teams.
"It's such an honor to make history in our last game here," McKenzie said. "It's indescribable, but an awesome feeling."
Pacific also regained sole possession of first place thanks to Cal Poly defeating Hawaii 47-43 on Saturday. The Tigers now lead the second-place Mustangs (16-9, 10-4) by a half-game, but Cal Poly owns the tiebreaker after sweeping Pacific. The Wahine (14-11, 10-5) are now in third place, one game behind.
The Tigers got the win despite the pesky Highlanders (11-4, 4-10) refusing to go away in the face of multiple double-digit deficits. Brittany Crain and Tre'Shonti Nottingham were supremely aggressive and combined for 49 points, taking 40 of UC Riverside's field-goal attempts and 14 of their 20 free throws. Nottingham had 24 points and seven steals, while Crain had 25 points and 12 rebounds.
"We weren't able to ever really shake them," Roberts said. "We had them on the verge a few times, but to their credit they made us play the way they play."
All of Pacific's seniors found a way to contribute as McKenzie (15 points, four steals), Rodriguez (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Wakefield (14 points, two steals) carried the offense, while Johnson (four rebounds, two assists) and Smith (three rebounds, one block) provided their usual boost off the bench.
Wakefield described being "the good kind of sad," and said she was so proud of everything the seniors have accomplished together so far.
Rodriguez, who become the fourth player in program history with more than 1,200 points and 700 career rebounds, said the pregame ceremony left her drained.
"I didn't think I was going to be too emotional, but seeing everyone else's family really choked me up," Rodriguez said. "They were tears of joy, because it's been a full four years."
Rodriguez had 11 of Pacific's first 17 points despite having "blurry eyes" from the tears. Roberts said she began welling up in the pregame meeting when she began noting off all of the seniors' contributions.
"I had a moment in the tunnel of 'I can't believe that these girls are already seniors,' " Roberts said. "They mean a lot to us and to everyone that was in the building. I'm just so proud of them."
Contact reporter Jagdip Dhillon at (209) 546-8292 or email@example.com.