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Okay, the first time this happened I chalked it up to a glitch but I'm now on the fourth time this has happened in 3 days. I'm not sure what has happened, or where... but I have an issue.
A customer will go through the entire checkout process and I receive a PayPal confirmation that the money is there. The first thing I notice about the PayPal payment is that it doesn't include shipping when this incident occurs. Now, when I look at the order in eShop in the Pending category, I show an incomplete order with a balance of $0.00... as if the customer bought nothing? Even though I have a packing slip from PayPal confirming that the money has gone through (minus the shipping costs.) Help?


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The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane
Analysis: Tone
Take a story's temperature by studying its tone. Is it hopeful? Cynical? Snarky? Playful?
Ironic, Judgmental
Many have identified in Red Badge a discrepancy between Henry's thoughts and those of the author. Crane often uses exaggerated language to describe Henry's visions of glory and valor, so much so that he even seems to be mocking his main character. His descriptions of Henry often force the reader to question the legitimacy of Henry's perceptions about himself. We realize that what Henry thinks about himself may not be what the narrator – or we – knows to be very accurate.
It's clear that Crane has a bone to pick with traditional notions of courage, manhood, and warfare; Crane's realistic descriptions of battle, fear, and horrific death lessen our deeply held beliefs about the glories and honor of fighting for one's country or belief system. Both Henry's desire for glory and his embarrassing unwillingness to do what is required for its attainment reveal Crane's sophisticated sense that gray is the color of most men's souls – that there is no such thing as true courage, or even right and wrong.

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -- The No. 5 Pirates jumped out to an 18-0 lead before the No. 10 Tigers could even grab a point. Olathe defeated Grand Junction 47-28 in a non-league dual at Grand Junction High School on Wednesday night.
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Ruteng is a small town towards the western end of Flores Island, Indonesia. It is the capital of Manggarai regency, serviced by Ruteng Airport. The population is predominantly Roman Catholic, but still preserve the ancient Manggarai custom of caci (whip fighting), which is usually practiced at weddings, and serves as a tourist attraction.
The Liang Bua archeological site is nearby, around 10 km to the north of Ruteng.
|Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ruteng.
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Ahmad Nassri
on April 7, 2015
It is with a great pleasure that we introduce
, service to help developers mock, test, and track HTTP calls with ease! As maintainers of the popular
Unirest HTTP Library
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supporting more than 10,000 APIs, we're always testing against edge cases, and a variety of HTTP calls. Instead of relying on a random collection of services and tools to test different capabilities of an HTTP client and debug API requests, we created Mockbin in order to streamline our code and test with just a single source with guaranteed results, all while being able to…
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Ahmad Nassri
on March 12, 2015
Users of the
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Mashape 2015 swag contest: help us find our new swag design, and win Mashape merchandise
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on January 26, 2015
There is no secret there: we love cool t-shirts, and our laptops are covered with stickers. Since the last two years, we have a new yearly tradition at Mashape: creating a new t-shirt and sticker design related to Mashape, the API world, or our lovely mascot, Jason. This year, we want you to be part of the creative process! We already have a bunch of ideas: "Got API?" and "API now, REST later" are some examples. They are great, but we would like you, Mashape users, to suggest to us what t-shirt you would be proud to wear at work,…
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Announcement: Mashape Terms of Service Update
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Hey Mashapers, We recently updated our Terms of Service, which became effective December 12, 2014. Click
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Frédéric Harper
on December 10, 2014
Hi API lovers, my name is Frédéric Harper, and I'm a new Mashaper. Starting in 2015, I'll join the fantastic Mashape team as the Head of Developer Relations.
A bit of background
I've been in the tech industry for more than a decade, mostly working as a mobile, and web developer in startups. Pragmatic, with a high preference on anything Open, I've build softwares using many technologies. More recently, my weapons of choice were HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Since a couple of years, I've shared my passion about technology as a former Technical Evangelist at Mozilla, and previously, at Microsoft.…
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Mashape Adventures – November Recap
on December 2, 2014
Mashape has been on the road a lot last month, in fact we've travelled over 9500 miles collectively to raise awareness around the beautiful world of APIs.
AWS re:Invent 2014
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sponsors over a period of 3 days who attended the conference, this was the largest conference Mashape has ever attended!
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API Economy: Growth of an API Hub from 0 to 100K developers & 10K APIs
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We are an API Hub where over 100,000 developers can consume more than 10,000 APIs. We've been building this business for over 3 years, and there are a lot of things that we've measured throughout the process which we will be sharing in this post.
Over the past 3 years, we have been working relentless to grow the API community, business and economy. We'll be sharing some of our key metrics in this post and how we achieved them.
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Say goodbye to your OAuth headaches!
Christina Ng
on November 19, 2014
Open-Sourcing Mashape's Guardian. OAuth solved.
At Mashape, we support thousands of APIs. Over the years, we have learned a lot about different authentications and the complex world of OAuth. Today, we are happy to officially release
, the open-source gatekeeper that removes the OAuth dance with a single request. In the past, the community has shown lots of love and support for our previous open-source projects:
. As we continue to develop new API tools, we'll continue to share our work with the developer community! We hope you like it, The Mashape Team Get rid of…
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API Crafters Meetup!
on November 10, 2014
Last week, we organized our first API Crafters Meetup since the move to our new office, and it was awesome to see so many people interested in APIs showing up. Lots of stories were shared during the networking session, and it was heartwarming to hear different war stories and implementations from various perspectives. The first speaker was Tyler from
. He explained in detail how Klout consumes other APIs to generate data to power their own API, which in turn generates a never-ending loop of data being exchanged between platforms.
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Introducing Private Plans – for API Providers and Consumer!
Everyone loves flexibility, (knowimsayinn) but no one admits it!
We've successfully deployed Private Plans, a new feature of our Pricing Tab. There is nothing keeping developers away from consuming your public and private APIs, and with this release, we give you a way to charge users in customized ways. This update is targeted to all our API providers who like to keep things between your API and your consumers a little more interesting. Mashape wants you to be able to provide your customers with a flexible pricing for any use-case. The…
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Introduction to Emergency Medical Services - DRAFT
Course Number: EMS 100
Transcript Title: Intro Emergency Medical Serv
Created: September 1, 2012
Updated: June 17, 2016
Total Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 30
Lecture / Lab Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 0
Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement: No
Satisfies General Education requirement: No
Grading options: A-F (default), P-NP, audit
Repeats available for credit: 0
Course Description
Covers the roles and responsibilities of the EMT, emergency medical services system, medical-legal considerations, major incident response, hazardous materials awareness, and stress management. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Define the roles and responsibilities of the EMT.
- Describe the EMS system and its components.
- Describe medical-legal considerations of EMS.
- Describe major incident response.
- Define stress management in EMS.
- Demonstrate the knowledge of blood-borne pathogens/communicable diseases.
- Describe and identify safety precautions.
- Define and describe Scope of Practice, Protocols and Standing Orders.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
At the beginning of the course, the instructor will detail the methods used to evaluate student progress and the criteria for assigning a course grade. The methods may include one or more of the following tools: examinations, quizzes, homework assignments, small group problem solving of questions arising from application of course concepts and concerns to actual experience, short individual project papers, and role playing.
Course Activities and Design
The material in this course will be presented in a lecture format. Other educationally sound methods may be employed such as discussion, guest lectures, and role playing.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
The following concepts will be introduced:
- EMT-Basic/Intermediate/Paramedic Training
- Roles of Personnel
- EMS History and Trends
- Physician Supervisor
- Quality Assurance
- Certification Agencies
- Continuing Education
- Personal Safety/Hazardous Materials
- Scene Survey
- Career Development
- Career Opportunities
- Protocols and Standing Orders
- Blood-borne Pathogens/Social Issues
- Critical Incident Stress
- Ambulance Specifications and Service Areas
- Trauma System
- Incident Command System
- Funding and Financing in EMS
- Medical Legal Issues
- Air Ambulance Operations
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Hi All,
We been doing EC with our DD since she was 6 months and have been diaper free since 18 months.Our DD is now 26 months and I feel like we've been regressing this past month. Before we had misses every now and then, no biggie. But now, it can be up to twice a day if not more. She seems very busy, to busy playing to go potty. And when we just take her she is not at all happy about it even though she has to potty. She'll go but very reluctantly. After many talks about it, I feel like it's just going in one ear and out the other. Thoughts? Advice?


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The final chapter of Northampton is here and it all wraps up on a crazy fun and legitimately heartwarming note. If you read the last issue, then your anticipation is most definitely through the roof before going into this one. Thankfully, Tom Waltz and the other minds behind IDW's TMNT end this story on a very strong note. But honestly, did we expect anything less from them at this point?
It's an action-packed issue and the chaotic developments feel well-earned. Don't get me wrong, I'm always happy to see brawls in this book, but this one has been building since the team fled the city. This arc has relied on character-driven moments and understandably so considering what occurred during City Fall. It's been a great insight into each main character, so to reserve a majority of the really big and exciting action for this ending was a great choice and makes for some hugely satisfying bits of ninja violence. Everything from watching the team bond as they face this latest challenge to how a character is defeated is basically guaranteed to make any fan cheer -- I know I sure did at least twice.
The new mutant, Koya, is a solid addition to the book. She's one of those characters who can't resist saying all of the terrible and gruesome things she'll do to her enemies as she dukes it out with them. It's something we've seen plenty of times before and we know they're idle threats (something tells me she'll never actually strangle Leo with his own entrails...), but it's amusing to have that kind of villain square off with the team and hopefully become a reoccurring obstacle. This appearance didn't really give her much depth (e.g. she's loyal to Shredder, hates the Ninja Turtles), but it definitely made her quite the powerhouse and left me wanting to see more of the character.
Artist Ross Campbell and colorist Ronda Pattison go all out in this issue. The pages are downright spectacular; the variety of character work and thorough coloring makes everyone and everything look great. Mikey's expressions are priceless and damn, they do a stunning job creating a pissed off Raphael! The duo's ability to fill these characters with life is topnotch and delivers on every single page. Even little details like leaves moving in the wind help make this such an engaging and excellent experience for the eyes. I especially love how they go heavy on the shading when the tone takes a darker shift -- it reels you right into scene. You know what'll happen, but man, they really sell that moment.
The Bad
Well, it's "bad" that I can't read #33 right now. Does that count? But seriously, this was a tremendous way to wrap up the storyline and I have no major complaints whatsoever.
The Verdict
Northampton is the perfect follow-up to City Fall. While City Fall was explosive madness from start to finish, Northampton was able to give us a bit of much-needed rest and reflection. It gave the characters a proper amount of time to develop before ending on a note that'll warm your heart and make you cheer as the team finally reunites to kick the crap out of some new Foot villains. Nothampton is guaranteed to be both an emotional and thrilling experience for any TMNT fan. Campbell and Pattison's terrific artwork is just a very, very nice bonus.
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My love of diet products is bested only by my passion for reviewing them 🙂 Meal replacement shakes can be a good way to lose weight, so we did an in-depth review on IdealShape. We looked at the ingredients, side effects, research and customer service. Hundreds of experiences were read to see just how dieters did with this one. Then, with all that info in hand, we condensed and refined to give you the bottom line.
What You Need to Know
To start, IdealShape is a meal replacement that contains Slendesta potato extract as the main active ingredient. The others include whey protein, sunflower oil, various vitamins and a digestive enzyme blend. These shakes are taken twice a day to accelerate weight-loss and you can take the easy to mix formula with you anywhere.
IdealShape has been around since 2003. You can shop for the supplements on the official website or through trusted retailers. We also like that they offer a money-back guarantee and the longevity of the company, but read on…
Price – "Yee-Ouch?"
Our first concern with the IdealShape meal replacement shakes was the expense. "If you have the money to spend, this one does help suppress appetite and reduce caloric intake," said our Research Editor. "But the prohibitive cost is enough to empty your wallet." At $70 per container, a month's worth will cost over $140 when shipping is added. That's without the optional bars that are recommended.
"Too expensive to justify; more affordable alternatives are out there," said one user.
"I can't afford this product, so I'll keep taking my affordable diet supplement," said another.
There are some users who felt the cost was just right. One buyer said, "The price now seems worth it to me, and I actually look forward to drinking these for breakfast."
Another felt it was cheaper than the competition as they could buy it, "for a fraction of the price of many other popular brands."
Scroll below for one of the best products we've seen over the last year.
Taste – "Yucky!"
Many people also complained about the gritty, overly sweet taste of IdealShape. "I tried IdealShape for the first time this week, and I don't know how anyone can stand this taste," said one confirmed customer.
"I haven't liked a single flavor I've tried," said another.
We also found dieters on the opposite end of the spectrum. One said, "Tastes great, staves off hunger."
"It is cheaper than Shakeology and taste WAY BETTER," another user claimed.
Our studies of supplements have shown if there is something concerning about a product, like poor taste, the likelihood of achieving long-term success is slim. If IdealShape isn't flavorful, this could be a problem for those looking to slim down.
The Science – "Any Proof?"
There is some research behind the ingredients in IdealShape and some evidence to suggest that it works as an appetite suppressant, but there's no evidence suggesting that it works better than more affordable alternatives or better than diet and exercise alone. At DietSpotlight, we know the importance of published studies and without unbiased scientific research backing up claims, it can be difficult for customers to believe the statements that a company makes about their products.
The Bottom Line – Does IdealShape Work?
Drum roll please…we were initially intrigued by the longevity of IdealShape. We also liked the convenience, ability to purchase the product quickly and appetite suppression, but the lack of scientific data proving that this is a better weight-loss shake than more affordable alternatives means we are skeptical about recommending this one to dieters. We are also concerned about the overly sugary sweet taste and consistency and the high cost of IdealShape.
If you'd like a way to slim down, we suggest you find a product that is scientifically proven to help you lose weight without the high cost or unappealing taste.
Among the best products we've seen in 2016 is one called Leptigen. The formula is a proprietary blend of just four ingredients, which have all been proven in published scientific research and clinical studies to help boost weight-loss by improving metabolism and accelerating fat loss. Reviews show no reports of negative side effects, but dieters are seeing some amazing results.
Also, the makers of Leptigen are backing their product with a Special Trial Offer, which is sign that they're confident that everyone will see results.


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Complaint Review: Bright Builders
Bright Builders1510 N Technology Way Orem, Utah U.S.A.
Bright Builders, Guy Griffin Deceptive, unprofessional sales tactics Orem Utah
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You are smearing a GOOD company because of the sleazy, dishonest tactics of some independent con-artists!
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These "salesmen" would lie, make empty promises, and completely misrepresent our company and its products. We had employees that spent most of their work week auditing the transactions of resellers, working with the customers who called with complaints, and forcing the offending resellers to give refunds to customers that were lied to during the sales process.
Another problem faced by this and other companies that provide ecommerce services is that there are several extremely sleazy companies that make their business to prey upon the new customers of legitimate businesses like BB. These crooks look up the contact information for newly registered domain names (ie. www.yourbusinessname.com) They then contact the web site owner and represent themselves to be BB, and they use high-pressure tactics to sell them stuff that has nothing to do with the company they're misrepresenting themselves to be. The best you can do as a company to combat these dirtbags is to spend money on lawyers to sue them, but they often just shut down their "business" and pop up under some other name.
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I am thinking about if I should make a long investment in CITI.
But what I want to know is if CITI is insolvent.
Does any one know what the exposure on the default swaps is. Also I am concerned that the next shoe to drop is commercial real estate and credit card default. Scary times...
What are the chances that CITI BK's?
First off, I would take all recommendations here with a grain of salt.
here is my 2 cents. I don't think C will go under. But that does not mean the stock will not hit single digits. Hopefully not, but at least will touch the 10 dollar mark.
I would look for all stocks to re-trace back to 2003 level maybe even lower.
Global economies will continue to strain until oil drops to 50 or lower. No economy can survive with the high price. When USA suffers so does the rest of the world. The OPEC folks are already predicting 50 dollars on the way.
When oil drops to a level that is affordable. Main street will have money to spend on other things other than oil. When there is spending you will see the economy recovering. That in turns bring more confidence ... etc etc ...
This will take a few quarters to play out. Don't expect banks to make money like they use to.
no bank is safe on a run on the bank, just my opinion
the washingturds are clueless, fix the energy problem, cut corp. taxes and cut spending, WOULD HELP CREATE QUALITY JOBS, BUT WE GOTTA SAVE THEM MARSH RABBITS, SNAILS, LIZARDS AND THE BATS SCREW THE PEOPLE NO FUEL FOR U THEY SAY OH AND OF COURSE ITS G.W.BUSHES FAULT WHAT PATHETIC SCUMBAGS ,everyone in the US CONGREASE AND SENATE should resign .
Why would anyone invest now when 4th quarter credit card default looms large with deep recession on the doorstep? Buy 6 months from now when the stock is around 12. If you must only invest in a third of your ultimate position at a time.
buy low, sell high. today maybe the first part of the equation.
C is solid or the fed would not have approached it for the WB deal.
I wouldn't got to an unemployed person to sell my house, would you. obviously C is on the prowl for its longterm goals.
good luck!
It needs the 12 bil. from FDIC and the 12 bil. in tax benefit from WB deal , then it could justify a 10 bil. stock issue. Or else???
hypothetical with bk it could go under $1 and if you like getting $1 back for every share stay with it, if want $16 per share sell this AM..
Small. the problem though is that if the government needs to inject capital etc (which will probbaly happen across the system) the existing sharehloders and junior bondholders will be in trouble (dilution, first-loss hit, etc). So, seemingly bargain price now, but I cannot be overly optemistic after all that is happening.
What about the total liabilities from the credit default swaps they sold. My worry is that CITI is contractually on the hook for trillions and trillions. And that at the end of the day it is impossible for them to meet their obligations. Until this gets explained to me, I am very cautious w.r.t. CITI.
are you short? either yes or no will suffice
If I get in it will be long. I am not a day trader.


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LocationZhuhai, Guangdong, China
ClientGuangdong HAKKA
Area3000.0 sqm
Project Year2014
PhotographsCourtesy of Raynon Chui Design
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Competition Entry: WVA's Zhuhai Observation Tower
WVA's "Zhuhai JIANFENG Bridge East Square Landscape Tower" proposal received third place in the Zhuhai Doumen Observation Tower Competition, held in July 2014. Their project began with a rigorous analysis of the surrounding geographical, cultural and socio-political context. Located at the junction of two rivers in Zhuhai, China, the Zhuhai Observation Tower is sited in an intersection of neighbourhoods: a place of destination and circulation for locals and tourists.
RMJM Designs Fish-Inspired Tower Clad with Aluminum Scales
RMJM's Shenzhen studio has just been awarded the contract to build a 93 metre public observation tower inspired by the importance of water in the historic Doumen District, Guangdong Province, China. Perched at the confluence of two rivers, the Doumen Observation Tower will rise from the waterfront of the Zhuhai, and is inspired by the form of a fish soaring above the water, clad in aluminum scales to protect from the hot Chinese sun. The tower will occupy a minimal footprint and will be surrounded by a large public plaza.
Check out the complete specs of Doumen Observation Tower after the break.
Ábalos + Sentkiewicz Arquitectos Design Museum with Climate-Controlling Trees
Sited in the city of Zhuhai, China, this museum by Ábalos + Sentkiewicz Arquitectos seeks to combine the opposing ideas of a festive, airy aesthetic with the need for a protected and enclosed space to showcase artwork. To that end, they have created a structure that resembles a landscape with sculptural tree-like forms emerging from publicly accessible courtyards. These "trees", while an important aspect of the building's visual identity, also play a major role in the climate control of the museum.


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GEORGETOWN - Almost a year after an early morning fire claimed eight historic buildings, a row of plastic construction barrels and mesh separates the site from Front Street, and there's no sign that rebuilding will start anytime soon.
Those familiar with the site say this lack of activity stems from two realities.
First, whatever is built back here must comply with federal flood rules, which require either that the new construction be raised from street level or it that it be designed so the first floor can withstand a storm surge of several feet.
The second reality is the extra cost either option will entail - and the limited rents any rebuilt buildings could be produce.
Tee Martin owns Black Mingo Outfitters, which just escaped the flames, and another building next door that did not. Martin said the property owners have been working together recently to find a solution that works for the city and for them financially.
"It's just taken awhile in a small town to figure out exactly what we need to do," he said. "It costs as much to build in Georgetown as it does in Charleston, but the rents aren't the same. ... If we were getting the square footage rates you are getting on King Street, we'd probably be finished by now."
What the city can (and can't) do
The Sept. 25, 2013, fire claimed eight historic buildings in one of the city's most heavily trafficked spots, between the 700 block of Front Street and the Harborwalk over the Sampit River. No one died in the blaze, which is believed to have stemmed from oil-soaked rags.
The city quickly tried to do what it could to help the property owners - the eight burned lots are owned by seven different groups - by hiring a financial, design and engineering team to advise them on rebuilding.
But the owners weren't interested in contributing to the cost, and City Council ultimately didn't approve it.
"That didn't go anywhere, unfortunately," Mayor Jack Scoville said. "At this point, we're looking at the property owners to show us the way. The ball is kind of in their court."
The city remains involved, however. Scoville said it is the early stages of looking for state or federal grants that could offset some of the cost of complying with the flood rules.
"(But) you can't spend public money on private property," he said. "Whatever happens is going to have to be very creative, but it also has to be legal. It's just very complicated."
Scoville suggested such grants could be used to build a common foundation for the site but suggested that might involve city ownership of the foundation, "and I don't know if the property owners are even willing to consider that."
Miller said there was hope for landing a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant, but that didn't pan out.
"We did apply last fall to FEMA, but we didn't do well because the FEMA flood grant programs are set up for buildings with flood losses and our buildings were lost to a fire."
A looming deadline
Miller said another reason rebuilding was delayed was the discovery of asbestos in the buildings' debris pile.
That slowed efforts to clear the site, but that work was completed a few months ago.
More recently, Miller said the owners have been talking to a local contractor and engineer to explore the most cost-effective approach for meeting the flood rules - an approach that might involve a hybrid of slightly higher elevation and floodproofing.
Both Scoville and Miller agreed higher elevations would not be desirable - they would not match their historic neighbors and would make casual window shopping difficult or even impossible.
"We don't want to raise them up if we don't have to," Miller said. "You want to do what's best for the city, but we have to do what's financially efficient, too."
Miller said the owners are definitely looking to have their foundations engineered and built under one contract, though the owners also have been talking to different architects and might do their own thing once the foundation is in.
As the first anniversary of the Sept. 25 nears, the property owners are feeling the need to start rebuilding sometime soon.
If work hasn't been permitted by Sept. 25, 2015 - the two-year anniversary - Miller said the owners could have to undergo a time-consuming process to get waivers to build on the river from the state office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That extra step would only add to the delays and the cost.
"There is a sense of urgency to get it done within two years," he said. "We wish we were already under construction. Then again, this is a lot of money, and nobody wants to make any crazy mistakes."
Reach Robert Behre at 937-5771.
Robert Behre/Staff A makeshift cross stands in the dirt along Front Street. Property owners and officials say a big challenge is figuring out what sort of foundation should be built to support the new buildings.×
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Firing of Dallas police officer upheld
Last April, Police Chief David Kunkle fired two Dallas police officers over allegations of serious police misconduct.
As I wrote in a blog item yesterday, Police Chief David Kunkle agreed to the reinstatement of one of the officers, Bobby Cole, after deciding that he understood the ramifications of his actions and would not repeat his mistakes.
Today, I checked on the other officer to see what happened to him. It turns out that on March 29, Administrative Law Judge Willie Crowder upheld the firing of Senior Cpl. Gerald Williams.
Williams, who was hired in 1994, had more than 40 days of suspensions during his tenure on the force.
In this most recent case, internal investigators concluded that he slept on the job, failed to devote his full attention to the job and violated the department's administrative leave policy.
The investigation was prompted after a fellow trainer complained that Williams was sleeping while training recruits.
Two rookie officers told internal investigators that Williams would have them pull over their squad car and then fall asleep. The officers also told investigators that Williams would sleep in the passenger seat while they drove to calls. Williams told investigators that he believed that the recruits may be making the allegations because he had been stern with them.
In 1997, Williams was suspended for 30 days for infractions including excessive force and lying to investigators. He was fired but later reinstated.
He was suspended for 20 days in 2002 for additional infractions. In 2006, he was promoted to senior corporal, a rank that allowed him to train rookie officers.


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Recap: Speeches of Joe Biden and Barack Obama
Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama are giving speeches tonight to close the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Mr. Biden will speak around 9:30 p.m. and Mr. Obama will start around 10:30 p.m. Your live bloggers tonight are Peter Nicholas, Patrick O'Connor and John D. McKinnon. Our live blog is below.
Wlecome to the live blog. Jill Biden has just begun speaking. Her husband, Joe Biden, will be on after her.
Jill Biden mentioned Joe's childhood in modest Scranton, Pa. — and so does Biden film rolling now.
More background on Biden's speech: The speech will come right before the president's, a sequence meant to underscore that the two men have forged a strong working partnership. Indeed, the opening film talks about their partnership "forged in fire."
Joe Biden, who teared up when his son Beau nominated him for vice president, takes the stage as the opening act for President Barack Obama on a night when the arena is charged with emotion. But the veep occasionally tends to get ahead of himself in highly emotional settings. The big question is whether Biden can stick to the script on a night that is all about Obama.
As we noted earlier this week, the bond between Biden and Obama has been tested at times. White House aides have bristled at Biden's penchant for veering off-message. Senior White House aides were livid when Biden jumped the gun and declared his support for same-sex marriage earlier than had been planned.
The Democratic faithful in the arena are hoisting signs that read "Ready for Joe" and "Fired Up." Let's see if Joe can ignite this crowd. Here he is.
"You give me confidence," Biden says to his wife, suggesting he's had some self-doubts along the way – it's likely an early signal of the more down-to-earth tone we're likely to hear tonight, compared to 2008.
The Biden clan is watching the vice president's acceptance speech from a section in front of the stage.
Biden is starting off his acceptance speech with a decidedly subdued tone. But it's only a matter of time before he livens things up.
Joe Biden accepts the nomination for vice president. Will that simple act put to rest all the baseless speculation over the past few years about Hillary Clinton replacing Biden on the ticket? We hope so.
At the outset, Biden makes it clear that he's devoting the bulk of his speech to his partner, President Barack Obama. "I don't see him in sound bytes…I watch him in action."
Biden's reference to "promise and prosperity" suggests Democrats will try hard to answer the GOP's emphasis on restoring economic growth. The question is, can they convince voters their solutions will really make a difference, after four years of trying.
Biden refers to President Obama as his "friend." That friendship took some time to grow and evolve.
An aide to Biden once told me that Biden and Obama had the "marriage" before the "honeymoon." In other words, they didn't know each other all that well when Obama asked Biden to be his running mate in 2008.
Just about every speaker tonight has referred to the stakes and the challenges that faced the president when he first took office. Biden is now offering his own insider's account of those struggles. The Obama team is clearly using this context for his launch pad to talk about the future.
Like Michelle Obama, Biden's role is to provide a testimonial to President Obama's character—among other things, to draw a contrast with Mitt Romney, whom Democrats have worked hard to portray as lacking in strong character. "I sat beside him as he made one gutsy decision after another," Biden says about Obama's actions during the economic crisis.
Governing is learning, and Biden says he has learned about the "depth of (the president's) heart" and Obama has learned about his vice president's loyalty.
Obama's "profound concern for average Americans" – Biden is trying to push back on the GOP argument that Obama is an academic and a dreamer, and out of touch with kitchen-table problems.
Biden's aim is to show in vivid detail how Obama makes decisions and sets an agenda. White House aides hope the speech will portray a side to Obama that the public doesn't always see.
Obama always asks, "How is this going to affect the average American?" Biden says. More vouching for Obama's sensitivity to middle-class problems.
Biden's emphasis on the dignity of working seems to be a subtle jab at the largely discredited GOP charge that Obama has weakened the work requirements for welfare recipients.
Biden's "America has turned the corner" is about as upbeat as Democrats' appraisal of the current economy has gotten. They're being careful not to overstate any progress.
Indeed, Biden's "America has turned the corner" lined echoes some of the feistier themes of Bill Clinton's show-stopping speech on Wednesday night.
Biden joins Bill Clinton as someone Democrats hope can reach out to blue-collar white voters, a group Obama urgently wants to do better with. "A job is about a lot more than a paycheck—it's about dignity, it's about respect, it's about your place in the community, it's about being able to look your wife in the eye and say, 'Honey it's going to be okay,' and mean it," Biden says. The idea is to create a feeling of empathy with the working class that they hope voters don't see in Romney.
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, who will debate Mr. Biden next month, would be well-advised to study Biden's performance tonight.
Voice rising, Biden testifies to the president's character and concern for "the average American."
"That's what's inside this man!" Biden said.
Biden is a seasoned public speaker who knows how to deliver a line.
Vice presidential candidates often act as attack dogs, saying things that presidents can't. So far, though, Biden's been pretty polite. He and President Obama are opening this fight cautiously – no first-round knockouts tonight.
There are Romney attacks coming, just wait.
Biden is now talking about the auto bailout—a theme Democrats have hammered on relentlessly. It's a three-fer; they hope it persuades voters that Obama will make hard decisions, they hope it shows he has a better sense of what will help the economy than Mitt Romney does. And oh yes, it's a subject that could win votes in Ohio.
Democrats talk about Romney like he talks about the president – "He's not a bad guy" – before they go on to bash him like Republicans so often assail Barack Obama.
Several speakers have made a point of saying Mitt Romney is a good man who loves his family. Voters like to hear that. But of course Democrats have not hesitated to go after Mr. Romney as a cold-hearted plutocrat who has left workers to suffer and likes firing people.
Biden's talk about balance sheets and writeoffs is an effort to turn Romney back into the chilly master of the universe – the image that Romney fought so hard to warm up last week.
Biden kicks it up a notch after his fairly muted opening, as he starts the tale of the operation to kill Osama bin Laden.
Biden just did a long version of the bumper sticker: General Motors is alive, and now saying Bin Laden is dead. Can he cite the Bid Laden success without seeming to politicize it?
Biden is working hard to say Obama's successes are about something bigger: the auto bailout wasn't just about cars, killing bin Laden wasn't just about taking out a terrorist leader.
Biden's mission is contrasting the characters of Obama and Romney. The idea is presumably to build on what Democrats see as an Obama strength—that voters like him better. "I watch it up close. Bravery resides in the heart of Barack Obama." Exhibits A and B: saving GM and taking out bin Laden. It's become one of Biden's favorite slogans: "Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive."
Biden's line that "We know we have more work to do" appears to be the theme of the convention.
At times, Biden refers to the president like he's a comic book hero, with a steel spine and bravery residing in his heart.
Is it wise for Biden to refer to the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission, if the president also brushed aside its recommendations?
Biden is now one of several Democratic speakers to call Paul Ryan's Medicare plan "Voucher Care." That seems to be the way Democrats have settled on to convey their criticism of the Ryan plan.
Biden says Republicans didn't have the courage to spell out the tough calls they would make – a reasonable charge in some cases. But Republicans say the same thing about the Obama administration, particularly when it comes to Medicare.
Biden so far has not talked much about how much the economy has struggled in the past four years. He's not directly answering, not yet at least, the Republicans' major argument—that what Obama has tried hasn't worked.
Bain made its appearance in the Biden speech earlier in an interesting way: Saying it was the "Bain way" that led Romney to oppose a bailout of the auto companies. "I think he saw it the Bain way."
Biden's criticism of Romney's international tax plan overlooks the fact that the Obama administration seriously considered a version of the same idea, which lots of countries already have adopted for their businesses. But Obama's advisers decided, probably correctly, that offering corporations another tax break wouldn't look very good politically, and also would rob them of a weapon to use against Republicans – a weapon Biden just used.
Biden snuck in a reference to the Democratic charge, at least partly discredited, that Bain was a pioneer in outsourcing U.S. jobs to overseas locales. And he's continuing to attack Romney by claiming a cold-blooded emphasis on the bottom line, while Obama focuses on families.
Biden's ode to the resilience of everyday Americans sounds an awful lot like Republican attacks on the president – his line about not betting against the American people was frequently used as a reason for ousting Barack Obama. Obviously, the two parties have a very different view of what that wager entails.
The platitudes are coming fast and furious now, but with the underlying theme that things will get better with another four years for the Democrats. Biden just said "America is coming back," and "We have no intention of downsizing the American Dream."
Biden's estimate that Romney's international tax plan would create 800,000 jobs overseas comes from an estimate by an academic economist who has given a small amount of money to the Obama campaign. The Romney campaign suggests that her work is biased; the economist, Kimberly Clausing of Reed College, says her research is sound.
The thrust of the speech is fairly clear: The Republican Party is the party of the one percent, while Democrats are the party for everyone else. But his remarks seem to be lurching awkwardly from one topic to the next, from the economy to women's health to the sacrifice of the military. It's hard at this point to say there's a clear takeaway.
Biden tears up when talking about those who have fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan. This convention has emphasized the role of veterans and the military. Perhaps an effort to address the fact that Democrats have sometimes been seen as less than strong on defense issues.
Biden has finished speaking. Now on is Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois. Barack Obama is after him.
Some quick analysis of the Biden speech as we wait for President Obama:
Joe Biden colored inside the lines with his acceptance speech, comparing and contrasting the president's record with those proposals offered by the Republican ticket. He also sought to offer some personal perspective on Barack Obama's leadership in office. But the speech lacked the punch of so many earlier addresses at the convention, and is listed from one topic to the next. If Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton raised the bar for the president, Biden might have lowered it a little before Barack Obama takes the stage for his own closing argument.
Dick Durbin has introduced the president by reminding them of Barack Obama's star turn eight years ago at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, where he delivered the keynote address. Obama was then a little-known Senate candidate, but his speech about post-partisanship captivated voters all over the country. Obama is now one of the most recognizable figures in the world, but his pledge to restore bipartisan comity seems like a distant memory.
The film's message seems to be, tough leaders for tough times. But voters can be forgiven for wondering when the path is supposed to get easier.
The film's message seems to be, tough leaders for tough times. But voters can be forgiven for wondering when the path is supposed to get easier.
The film, which focuses on the highlights of Obama's presidency, spends very little time lingering on the one issue that occupied more time than any other, his passage of a comprehensive new health-care law that seeks to provide health insurance for nearly every American. While the law doesn't poll well, it's hard to talk about his White House tenure without devoting time to legislation that could mark his signature achievement.
Here he is. Michelle and Barack Obama share a warm embrace at center stage before the president assumes the podium for one of his biggest speeches — in a career that has had its share.
One of Obama's big challenges as he's set to begin his speech is that we've heard so much from him over the past four years it could be hard for him to say anything that sounds really new.
Democratic faithful in the arena hoist blue "Forward." signs (with the period) before launching into a chorus of "four more years!"
Like so many other speakers at this convention, the president opens his remarks by praising his wife for her Tuesday-night remarks. He then reminds the country that he's also a dad by telling his daughters they need to go to school in the morning. Then, President Obama accepts the party's nomination for president.
As Barack Obama takes the stage, the camera cuts away to former Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, a Pennsylvania Democrat who lost her seat largely for supporting the president's health-care law.
Obama starts out by reminding the audience of the 2004 speech that launched his stardom on the national stage. It reminds voters of the hope they invested in him. It's the very sentiment Republicans are addressing by telling voters it's okay to "break up" with Obama.
Obama's early mentions of political gridlock and campaign money suggest he could return to those themes later.
The president takes responsibility for the annoyance he has generated in swing states across the country by airing millions in ads to promote his presidency – and attack his rival. "If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me, so am I." It's
Obama reminds viewers that his grandfather fought in "Patton's army." Nearly four years into his presidency, this world-wide figure is still spooling out basic biographical details in case there's someone out there who doesn't know.
The president starts off, like so many other Democrats, by reminding voters of the difficulties he faced when he took office.
Obama's trying to give voters the sense that big changes are just around the corner, as a justification for keeping him in office; unfortunately, there's also a real possibility that the years to come will be filled instead with more indecisive trench warfare between the parties, on big fiscal policy issues in particular. The two sides remain far apart.
Obama getting great applause and laughs for his joke that the GOP's only answer for anything is tax cuts. Feel a cold coming on? "Take two tax cuts and roll back some regulations and call me in the morning." Who knew you could elicit so many laughs with a joke about tax cuts?
Obama is quick to take a mocking tone toward Republicans, including the tax cut joke. It's something of a risk. Certainly a change from the lofty message that there isn't a red America and a blue America.
Republicans have spent much of the last two years telling voters they represent the party willing to discuss hard truths. Barack Obama echoes that message in bid to see their wager and raise it.
"We are moving foward, America," says Obama. "Forward" is the Obama campaign slogan, and it has popped up in speeches all week. Wall Street Journal reporter Carol E. Lee wrote a terrific piece showing even the president has some misgivings about the slogan.
Obama's admission that it will take "more than a few years" to solve the challenges the U.S. faces is a bit of a shift in tone. In his 2009 inaugural, he said:
"Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real, they are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met."
Obama is making his pitch for a second term, but a lot of the prescriptions so far sound like retreads from his State of the Union speeches. Will we get something new tonight?
Obama talks about efforts to wean the country from foreign oil. Environmentalists believe he needs to push harder to curb global warming.
Democrats think they have a winner in accusing Republicans of supporting tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas. Obama has suggested curbing some of those tax breaks that encourage U.S. multinationals to do business overseas (other countries often offer bigger breaks to their companies), but he's stopped far short of proposing to end them.
This speech is starting to sound a bit like a State of the Union Address, by ticking off a laundry list of accomplishments and policy prescriptions. But the president's challenge was to remind voters of the aspirational leader who challenged Americans to rise above partisan divisions, and this sounds a lot like many of the speeches he has delivered since taking office.
Indeed, with a detailed description of his energy policy, this is starting to sound like a State of the Union address. Now he's addressing education.
Obama's acceptance speech in 2008 used the word "promise" more than 30 times, in a speech that soared high rhetorically. It'll be interesting to see how many times he uses it tonight in a speech that attempts to be more down-to-earth.
Obama urges voters to choose leadership that's "tested and proven."
As an insurgent candidate in 2008, Mr. Obama made a different argument. Then a first term senator from Illinois, he disputed disputed the idea that experience is the best credential for the presidency.
It's on. Obama just mocked Romney for raising questions about London's preparations for the Olympic games. Suggests Romney isn't ready for high-level diplomacy.
Michelle Obama captivated the audience by painting a very personal portrait of her husband, the president, and Bill Clinton deconstructed the Republican arguments against the president with a folksy, Southern charm and the simple logic of a country lawyer. So far, Barack Obama has done neither of these things. He is reminding voters of familiar accomplishments, restating earlier priorities and unfurling well-worn attacks on his Republican rivals.
Obama is going after Romney pretty hard on foreign policy, suggesting he's in over his head. "Our opponent and his running mate are"—contemptuous pause—"new to foreign policy." Says Romney is "stuck in a Cold War mind warp" and that he can't negotiate with Beijing if he can't go to the Olympics without insulting our closest ally.
A counter to Romney's charge that Obama's in over his head on the economy and jobs?
Obama cites Bill Clinton's comment that Republican policies defy "arithmetic." We may hear a lot of that in the coming weeks.
Now he's talking Simpson-Bowles and deficit reduction, blaming Republicans for their refusal to raise taxes. His combative tone sounds like a White House press conference, not a speech reminding voters of their highest aspirations. The post-partisan president is delivering a full-throated defense of partisan warfare.
"I will never turn Medicare into a voucher," Obama says. Obama campaign aides told the Wall Street Journal this week that we can expect to see more attacks on Paul Ryan's Medicare plan as the campaign plays out.
Democrats say contrasting tax cuts for millionaires with the middle-class spending cuts Democrats say would be required is one of the best ways they know to drive independent voters nuts. Republicans disagree that those two things are connected, of course. But either way it seems to work great for the D's.
Barack Obama, a politician who once encouraged voters to rise above their partisan defaults, is using the biggest platform of his presidency to accuse Republicans of wanting to pollute the environment and undermine the sick. For anyone who expected an uplifting pivot for the final sprint to the general election, the president is taking the stage as a partisan brawler. After four years in the Oval Office, the president's hair color isn't the only thing that has changed.
Obama is echoing other Dems at the convention by emphasizing citizenship is needed to balance out the private enterprise system. Both parties are trying to embrace capitalism, but differ in their vision of how it should work. He followed by attacking the big banks and saying that Democrats don't believe that government is the source of our problems.
Now Obama seems to be turning from a list of policy prescriptions to the loftier tone that voters have found appealing in the past.
Begins a refrain of "You did that"…An attempt to replace, "you didn't build that"?
As the president builds to the close, he finally turns to a more uplifting theme, telling the crowd (and the audience at home), "The election four years ago wasn't about me. It was about you. My fellow citizens, you were the change."
Obama in 2008: "If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from. You make a big election about small things…."
As momentous as the changes are that he's discussing, you wonder if the really big issue – the economy – should be getting more attention?
More on 'Vouchers'
The top-ranking Democratic official in the country on premium support: "I will never turn Medicare into a voucher. No American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies." Of course, insurance companies are the main vehicle of the party's signature plan to secure quality health care for all Americans under the age of 65.
That's 2012. Republicans decry Democrats' health law's exchanges where consumers can get subsidies to help them buy government-regulated private insurance plans, and the once-floated plan to offer a government-run option. Democrats decry Republicans' proposals to create exchanges where older consumers can get subsidies to help them buy government-regulated private insurance plans, or pick a government-run option.
Each side will focus on key differences, starting with the point that Republican changes are increasing private sector involvement in a traditionally government-run program, and Democrats are increasing government's involvement in a traditionally privately run program. Still, when the president puts his philosophy like this, voters could be forgiven for not seeing what the fuss is about.
In a possible line of the night, Obama tells the crowd, "If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions on polls, I must not be that good at reading them."
Obama started his speech by mentioning hope, and now he's returning to it. This seems to be a way to remind voters of why they liked him four years ago, and perhaps try to gently defuse GOP attacks mocking the results of his "Hope and Change" promise from 2008.
As we build toward the end of the speech, one thing is clear: In defending his presidency, Obama hasn't spent a lot of time talking about the economy.
Obama tries to turn Republicans' mockery of his "hope" slogan on its head by saying that it's ordinary Americans who give him hope. It's a way of repeating the slogan that generated excitement in 2008, but making it sound more grounded and maybe less about him.
Barack Obama finishes the speech, and is joined by family on stage.
Barack Obama is peddling a very different brand of hope in 2012 than he sold voters four years ago. As president, he's trading gauzy pronouncements about reaching across the aisle to enlist supporters to fight alongside him. The theme is different, but it may prove just as effective, if Republicans don't present a more coherent alternative.
As the president wrapped up, he managed to electrify the partisan crowd despite lines that seemed to admit to mistakes, such as "I never said this journey would be easy" and "we learn from our mistakes." It was a stay the course speech. We'll do better next time.
Whatever happened to balloons? The president and his family do their final bow to confetti and digitally produced fireworks.
Obama's Five Goals
Meanwhile — Obama tonight released a set of five goals for the future on manufacturing, energy, education, and other policy areas. It's an effort to counter his MBA/CEO opponent, Mitt Romney, on deliverables. The goal of creating 1 million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016 might be an Obama favorite. He's long been fascinated with the idea of restoring America's industrial might. Some U.S. business executives scoff at what they view as a nostalgia for a past that's long gone. But it's a theme that has strong appeal for voters, and other countries have sometimes been more aggressive than the U.S. in promoting domestic manufacturing. …
Here are the Obama goals:
•Create one million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016
•Double exports by the end of 2014
•Cut net oil imports in half by 2020
•Support 600,000 natural gas jobs by the end of the decade
•Cut the growth of college tuition in half over the next 10 years
•Recruit 100,000 math and science teachers over the next 10 years
•Train two million workers for real jobs at community colleges
National Security
•Invest in the economy with the money we're no longer spending on war
•Reduce the deficit by more than $4 trillion over the next decade
Obama Live Blog Final Post
OK, that'll wrap up the live blog. Thanks for joining us tonight and on previous nights, and stay tuned to WSJ.com for more coverage.


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It's a field house of horrors at OPRF
By Brad Spencer
It's ominous, oversized and drafty. It would be more suitable to house the overspill from Waste Management. It's so ridiculously big that Arena football would fit right in.
It's time to address the monstrosity that is the field house at OPRF High School.
Dim lighting, constant echoes, and somewhere there's a faucet running, or maybe it's a drain pipe — who knows for sure.
It's not big; it's large. Too large. Too gargantuan for a basketball game. It's so lengthy that if the ball goes out of bounds on the south end of the court, it has the potential to roll 50 yards or more. Someone has to jump in a golf cart to go fetch it.
Forget about cheering for the Huskies from atop the east side bleachers. The folks four rows down hear you, but your boisterous holler has petered out way before reaching the floor. Bad call by a blind official? Better invest in a megaphone.
An upgrade is due for this forlorn outdated airplane hangar. A paint job at the very least. You literally feel like you're walking into a dilapidated warehouse.
It's so dog-gone enormous, it never feels like there's a large crowd at a game. "The Huskies played to a huge, yet sparse crowd ..."
I realize it's a big school and the facility is used for much more than basketball games — pole vaulting is certainly not out of the question — but couldn't the school use some of the millions it has socked away for an overhaul of this building? State-of-the-art is a phrase I'd like to hear someone use to describe the field house at OPRF. A renovation could even revitalize school spirit.
Imagine, a well-lit, more compact — state-of-the-art — facility for basketball games. Concession stands, apparel kiosks, maybe even a jumbotron above center court.
Right now it's a gloomy place where you walk from shadow to yellowish hue back to shadow and then slip into a cavern of darkness before finding yourself back yet again in that yellow glare.
I don't know much about interior illumination, but an upgrade might lead to better shooting by the basketball teams and folks might recognize their neighbors in the stands. A renovation could include new locker room facilities so the players don't have to go to Wisconsin for the halftime pep talk.
Hey, it's not like I'm demanding there be a massage parlor or a temperature-controlled lounge reserved solely for the local press, fully catered by Chicago Cut Steakhouse before the games. And it's not as if I'm suggesting that this spacious room — you know what, let's go ahead and refer to it as the VIP suite — be equipped with large flat-screen televisions, a three-tier chocolate fountain and leather barcaloungers.
But it shouldn't be out of the question either.
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The XGameStation Micro Edition (XGS ME) Video Game System development kit. XGameStation is retro-inspired educational video game console designed specifically for both hardware and software hackers. The system is powered by an 80 MIP RISC processor, has direct raster controlled graphics, 3-channel sound, built in programmer, and is capable of outputting both NTSC and PAL composite video. Additionally, to round out the retro-roots of the XGS, it's directly compatible with vintage Atari 2600 joysticks as well as custom-designed game pads.
What is the XGameStation Micro Edition Kit?
The XGameStation is the world's first video game system development kit designed for education. The kit comes with an assembled XGameStation console, a controller, all necessary cables, a CD containing all system software and tools necessary to develop for the system, and of course, an extensive eBook that explains how the system was designed and how it works from the ground up. Everything from basic digital logic to computer engineering to circuit board design to firmware and low-level software is covered, in precise detail. Never before has such a mammoth collection of knowledge, insight and practical techniques for both hardware and software been concentrated in a single place, with such an accessible entry level. This kit is aimed at everyone from seasoned engineers to absolute electronics newbies.
However, to truly understand what the XGameStation is, one must first understand where the XGameStation came from. Like all revolutionary ideas, the XGameStation is equal parts fantasy and reality. On the one hand, it addresses a real problem that has existed for years-- that no hobbyist game programmer or hardware hacker has a unified, inexpensive platform they can actually build, take apart, and own exclusively. On the other hand, it will power a next-generation synergy of hardware, software, imagination and creativity of unparalleled proportions.
A History of Hobbyist Game Development
Before 1994, the idea of walking into a bookstore and seeing entire shelves of books on real-time graphics and game programming was almost unheard of. The very techniques and sciences driving the games that were already making billions of dollars for the Ataris and Nintendos of the world were still well-guarded secrets. That all changed, however, with the release of Tricks of the Game Programming Gurus by computer scientist Andre' LaMothe, and within only a few years, an entirely new genre of technical books had seemingly taken over the world.
For the next ten years, LaMothe continued his assault on the world of game programming books, firing a salvo of best-sellers that blew the lid off the previously black art. In fact, the aptly titled Black Art of 3D Game Programming hit stores in the fall of 1995 and raised the bar to uncharted heights once again. Never before had real-time 3D graphics and the fundamentals of game design been fused in such accessible harmony, allowing an entire generation of 3D game programmers to rise up and inherit the earth. Four years later, as the 20th century closed, Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus launched a third blitzkrieg on the sales charts and brought the advanced, hardware accelerated universe of 32-bit Windows and DirectX to the masses. Legions of programmers who swore they would never leave the now antiquated MS-DOS platform found themselves full-fledged Windows junkies, and a second Pandora's box was opened.
Today, LaMothe is in the process of passing the torch to a new breed of game programming authors as the series editor of the industry-leading Premier Press Game Development series. With over 60+ books to his credit, the subject of game programming has never been more thoroughly documented. And, with the recent release of Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus: Advanced 3D Graphics and Rasterization, a 2000-page masterwork conquering the complete landscape of modern, real-time 3D graphics, it would seem as if the end of the road has been reached.
But there exists another, uncharted path...
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Less than two decades ago, game programming was not for the faint of heart. Memory, speed, and even the sophistication of a programmer's tools were stone-age to say the least. Those who persevered, however, were responsible for some of the greatest feats in programming history. In 32 kilobytes on machines with clock speeds of under 1 MHz, the game programmers of yesteryear created classic video games with perfectly tuned mechanics and unbelievable details. Using hacks and tricks that modern-day professors and engineers might scoff at, they routinely did the impossible and gave early gamers every reason to stay glued to their joysticks.
Today, while the quality and overall grandeur of games has increased a thousand fold, game programmers are no longer forced to take on the ruthless, roughneck persona of their predecessors. A single API call can invoke thousand-line algorithms and bleeding edge hardware functions to complete tasks and generate effects that would cause an Atari programmer circa 1982 to faint. However, with this power has come an unfortunate desensitizing that has branded the code of many modern programmers as inefficient, poorly organized and generally oblivious to the concepts of genuine optimization and tuning.
But technology only moves forward, so if the programmers of today can't go back to the past, why not bring the past to them? Enter the XGameStation, a complete hardware platform developed exclusively for the purpose of educating a new generation of hardware and software hackers in the nitty-gritty, low-level world of hardcore game development. Combining modern technology with the rock-solid design philosophies of the past, XGameStation brings together the best ideas of history's most prolific hardware like the Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari 800 and more to create a tight integration of past, present and future.
The XGameStation Micro Edition is, first and foremost, a do-it-yourself video game system. While the kit comes with a fully assembled console, the designs and techniques for building your own versions are included and exhaustively described in the form of the accompanying eBook, written by LaMothe himself. Also covered in extensive detail are all layers of the system software, resulting in the world's first fully documented video game system for public development and hacking. From transistors to firmware to platforms and power-ups, you'll learn first-hand how everything works. Build it, break it, hack it, tweak it, demolish it, or turn it into something completely different. The XGameStation Micro Edition is the ultimate hacker playground. And with direct NTSC/PAL TV output and compatibility with vintage Atari joysticks built right in, it still feels like a traditional game console.
Fun Following Function
XGameStation Micro Edition isn't just the ultimate hands-on game development learning experience, however. Its emphasis lies just as squarely on fun as it does on education, and will deliver a more satisfying sense of accomplishment than today's game programming environments could ever dream of. In the days of systems like the Apple II, programmers of all levels could start and finish projects in the time it takes modern day programmers to simply set up a call to an API. The hundreds of lines spent initializing DirectX these days is the code equivalent of an entire Breakout or Lunar Lander clone in 1983! Whether you were a seasoned pro or a budding neophyte, the platforms of that bygone era meant immediate results and immediate fun. When was the last time you put graphics on the screen in a few lines of tight code? Wouldn't it be great if you could poll for player input by reading a few bytes from the right port? On the XGameStation Micro Edition, this is the norm, not the exception.
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The XGameStation Micro Edition isn't just about games, it's about everything else too. With an extensive line of Expansion Module Kits being developed all the time, the system can be enhanced in incredible ways, from driving simple prototyping boards to controlling robots. With a little savvy, patience and effort, the XGameStation Micro Edition can become anything you want. And with a flourishing community of software and hardware hackers centralized right here at
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The XGameStation Kit Includes:
XGameStation Micro Edition Unit Featuring:
Single board "open space" design with socketed ICs for ease of access and modding.
8-Bit Ubicom SX52 "SuperPic" processor with 4Kx12 FLASH ROM, 262 bytes of register RAM running at 80 MIPS.
128K x 8 - 15ns External SRAM.
Direct Raster Control Graphics Architecture with programmable color burst (NTSC/PAL) phase modulation support allowing pixel level control over the video stream.
Supports any NTSC/PAL video format via changing color burst oscillators and software control.
3-Channel Polyphonic FM synthesis with full envelope control and asynchronous playback.
30-Pin I/O Expansion Port exposing the major buses, power, and I/O for add-ons and experimentation.
Duel 9-PIN Vintage Atari 2600 Joystick I/O Controller Ports with extra I/O lines and power.
Single RS232 5V compatible serial port.
PC-PS2 6-Pin Mini-DIN Compatible Keyboard/Mouse Port.
Built in On-Board Programmer with Ubicom SX20 (potential for multiprocessing) slave that connects to parallel port.
Majority of ICs and Oscillator chips are all socketed for removal and modifications.
Support Hardware:
Parallel cable for programming the unit.
Composite video/audio cable.
Power Adaptor (either US or European style).
Single Vintage Atari Compatible Joystick (while supplies last), or official XGS controller gamepad.
"Build and Program Your Own Video Game Console" eBook by Andre' LaMothe, covering such topics as:
Boolean algebra and its relationship to digital engineering.
Basic electronics and semiconductor theory.
Schematic entry.
Electronic simulation.
Combinational and Sequential Digital Logic.
General computer architecture.
Programmable devices.
Microprocessors and memory interfacing.
Principals and practices of input and output.
Graphics and TV video generation/output.
Basic Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design.
The design of the XGameStation Micro Edition.
The design and implementation kernel software and drivers.
The design and implementation of the graphics, sound, input and system APIs.
Much, much more!
"Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus - 1st Edition"
eBook copy by Andre' LaMothe
One of the best selling books on game development in the world for the PC platform, although, all the material is not directly applicable to the XGS, many of the concepts of game development such as algorithm design, state machines, artificial intelligence, graphics techniques, etc. are all applicable to XGS Micro game development as well.
"Beginning Assembly Language Programming for the SX" eBook by Parallax Corporation.
Dozens of white papers, application notes, and tutorials on the SX processor, support hardware, and the XGS Micro Edition itself.
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XGS Micro Edition Development Studio supporting assembly language programming (debugging support planned for future).
Free tools and utilities for the XGS Micro Edition.
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The Chameleon AVR/PIC credit card sized computers are now on sale!
The Chameleon AVR/PIC credit card sized computers are now on sale! The Chameleons' are the latest product from Nurve Networks LLC. They are credit card sized computer similar in concept to BASIC Stamps and Arduinos', but much more powerful. There are two version; AVR based and PIC based, each with Parallax Propeller multicore media processors in addition to the host AVR/PIC processor
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The Dow has risen 15.6 percent in the last four days, its biggest four-day percentage gain since 1932. Meanwhile, the S&P 500's four-day rally was its first since May.
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During Sen. Rand Paul's marathon of a filibuster, I couldn't help but notice all of the ranting tweets and Facebook statuses my friends and acquaintances posted — negative and positive.
Obviously, as a writer, I'm a strong believer in freedom of speech, which sometimes gets me in trouble, but when you post obnoxious opinions on your personal social media websites, odds are you are probably offending several people.
I read with interest in your March 6 paper the article about the Ragland trip to the Holy Land.
Having grown up in the Maxine community, I know the Raglands well.
My wife and I visited Israel in March 2012. At our first lunch stop in the iddle of nowhere northeast of Tel Aviv, I mentioned to one of our tour group that I was originally from Kentucky. A lady from another tour group casually walking by heard the conversation and said, "Oh, really. What part of Kentucky?"
If I had planned to speak for 13 hours when I took the Senate floor, I would've worn more comfortable shoes. I started my filibuster with the words, "I rise today to begin to filibuster John Brennan's nomination for the CIA. I will speak until I can no longer speak" — and I meant it.
Last week, while fighting with myself over what to wear to work because nothing I owned fit, I overheard a news story that broke my heart.
A mother in Australia stumbled across her 7-year-old daughter's diet plan. The girl was allowing herself to eat "appals, keewee and yoget." She also had an exercise regimen.
It was a testament to how hard we are on ourselves as a global society, how much emphasis the world puts on body image, how easily influenced children are, especially girls. And it made me re-think my state of mind at the time.
In your most country accent, peer into your looking glass, (mirror), and say out loud, "I am amazing." There is no doubt in my mind that I am an amazing woman, and you know why? Because I said so!
We all have special gifts, talents and qualities that make the word "amazing" appealing to our vocabulary.
I think about some of the women who have graced my life with their "sweet aroma of wisdom, strength and compassion," in the words of my good friend and sister, Monica Bland.
I don't care for politics.
The caller on the other end of the phone line was near exacerbation. He had been given the run-around by government officials, the very people he put in office to represent him, and his quest for answers was met time and again with roadblocks.
My mom used to have a small, three-legged wooden stool. I don't remember the stool being used for any reason, just something to set a newspaper or magazine on for a minute.
It was small and thus not sturdy enough to hold anything of weight.
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They have been charging me a late fees of $29.00 every month since. They now say I owe them 310.00 and have sold my account to a collection agency, because I have disputed this all along. I have called, talked to people who have called me, the day after Xmas 02 I received 13 phone calls from them, I have written 4 times and faxed copies of one letter, the last letter I sent them I said Take Me Court Let a Judge decide! That's when they sold my account.
When I get done writing this I'm filing a report FTC and sending information about Best Buy to the Denver ch.9 news troubleshooter.
I have written to the credit reporting agencies and told them to list this a disputed account. Plus I'm writing to the CEO Bradury H. Anderson. also I have turned this into Consumer Affairs but think FTC will be better and also the local news, worn other people not to apply for a Best Buy Credit Card or they will be as sorry as I am.
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