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Legend of Iya and the Importance of Communication.
A pixel art platformer that had a successful $75,000 Kickstarter over a year and a half ago. It was supposed to launch at the end of 2014, but the delivery has slipped by a bit due to personal issues that the developer ran into.
Updates on the Kickstarter page had been few and far between for most of the last year, and fans/backers seemed to be getting a bit worried about whether Legend of Iya was still in development.
Why are you talking about this?
While this is normally a website for showcasing indie games/art, as some of you know I source most of my games from reddit. A couple of months ago I came across an interesting game called Mystik Belle. I started researching it a bit to dig up screenshots/videos to make a post, and I noticed that the developer had also been making another game, Legend of Iya.
To make an extremely long story short; LoI ran into legal troubles and the developer was making Mystik Belle (a smaller game) in order to fund the completion of LoI. At the time, he wasn't communicating any of this to his backers (not even that backers over $10 would be getting Mystik Belle) out of fear of the backlash due to the disappointment caused by a further delay in LoI.
When he did announce all of this information to his Kickstarter backers, along with the fact that the Legend of Iya date would be pushed, they were…actually mostly OK with it. Some of them even happy they were getting an extra game. All of the stress of the last few months over a backlash seem mostly unwarranted.
I bring all this up because I know a lot of game devs follow my blog, and I think it's important to note how crucial it is to communicate with people supporting your development (especially when it's monetary). A lot of people will be OK with you not delivering on time, or below par, or even completely failing, once you've kept them updated and been honest.
In this case, much of the initial confusion of the the backers of Legend of Iya (along with worry that it was still in development), and stressful hand-wringing by the developer, could have been avoided with an open line of communication.
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"Let's bring back an old-fashioned Christmas", reads the headline from the Desert Valley Times newspaper editorial this morning.
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The kind of old-fashioned Christmas that was marked with drunken brawls in the streets?
The kind of old-fashioned Christmas that was mostly ignored?
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Team GBR RS:X action at the 2012 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships ISAF Youth Worlds
At the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships, RYA Volvo Team GBR are harbouring promising positions across a number of classes as the event nears the half way stage in Dublin bay, Ireland.
Leading the charge for RYA Volvo Team GBR in emphatic style is RS:X windsurfer Saskia Sills and the SL16 duo of Rupert White and Tom Britz, each posting four race wins in the opening seven races to sit them top of their respective leader boards. Annabel Vose and Kirstie Urwin are also firing on all cylinders in the 420 class sitting level on points at the top of the fleet with still three days of competition left on Dublin Bay.
With today (Tuesday 17 July) being a lay day, Sills, 15, from Cornwall, who is the team's youngest member, has dominated from the word go opening up a 13 point gap over her nearest rival in second place.
'I'm having a great week and lots of fun' enthused Sills. 'I'm really pleased with my performance so far, it's pretty similar to the Europeans last week where I didn't have any expectation coming into the event. The two bullets on the opening day was unbelievable which I think is what has boosted my confidence in the other races. I've just been focusing on my process goals and have been trying to do the best I can.'
Great Britain's sailors have battled against 61 other nations and testing conditions ranging from offshore winds, torrential rain and reduced visibility. With this being Sill's first ISAF Youth Worlds, and only having recently transitioned onto the Youth RS:X board from the BIC Techno junior board, the young windsurfer admitted to being quite shocked when she found herself at the front of the fleet in the opening race of the regatta.
'I didn't expect to start off as well as I have, I got to the front of the fleet in the opening race and was like 'Wow' I'm in front!' laughed Sills. 'The conditions we are racing in are just like the ones I'm used to England - I love them! It's what I train in day in day out and I think it has thrown a few of the foreigners. I didn't expect them to start the race yesterday as it was reaching 28 knots at times which I think again was a shock to some of my competitors.'
Continuing the GBR dominance, Rupert White and Tom Britz have begun the event from where they left off in France last week, where the duo were crowned 2012 SL16 class World Champions. Posting four race wins, two seconds and a discardable seventh, the pair take a healthy seven point lead into the business end of the regatta.
'Coming into the event I didn't really know what to expect, I didn't know who was going to be here or how good any of the competitors were going to be or how they would sail in the different wind conditions. I now know who will be doing what which is good to know as we head towards the final stages,' said White.
'Winning the world title last week definitely gave us a confidence boost coming into the event and probably sent a few shivers down the spines of our competitors which is always good and puts us ahead psychologically, and also having competed at the event last year I kind of know what to expect.'
Tom Britz, crew of the SL16 Catamaran, added: 'Our aims now are to try and keep ahead, make sure we don't do anything stupid and to stay close to the two boats who are in second and third. We need to try and keep the lead heading into the final race on Friday.'
In the girls 420 class, Annabel Vose and her relatively new crew Kirstie Urwin, have had a dream start to their first ever ISAF Youth Worlds as the duo from Royal Lymington Yacht Club have it all to play for in the final five races of the Championships.
Annabel Vose, current ladies 420 class World Champion, said: 'We never thought we would be in a medal position at this stage of the event so it's fantastic. We're really pleased and even more pleased with the way we are sailing the boat together considering it is quite a new partnership.
'We have had every condition possible which suits us really well. Yesterday wasn't our best day but we got two good counters which is something which the rest of the fleet haven't, we just need to keep enjoying the event and continue to work on our processes and hopefully the results will come,' concluded the 17-year-old.
Craig Dibb and Charlie Cox have posted a consistent set of scores in the boys 420 fleet to leave them in sixth overall. In the 29er class, making their event debuts Ben Batten and Tim Gratton are challenging for a podium position following a strong day out on the water yesterday with a third and fourth to put them in fifth overall.
2012 RS:X European silver medallist Kieran Martin is currently lying an extremely promising sixth place at the half way point while Laser Radial sailors Ellie Meopham and Michael Beckett are ninth and 17th respectively.
The Brits currently sit at the top of the pile in the Nations Trophy, very close with the French team who have won the Nations trophy more times than any other nation, and have topped the leader board for the last three years since Britain last brought the trophy home in 2008.
Duncan Truswell, RYA Youth Racing Manager commented: 'I am extremely happy with how the sailors have performed this week, they have been focussed, determined and above all consistent in conditions where it would have been all too easy to clock up a massive score in one or two races and put yourself out of contention.
'The sailors have not raced much since the RYA Volvo Youth National Championships at Pwllheli this Easter, and so I guess we are fortunate that we've had a shifty, offshore, rainy week – basically conditions that many of our sailors have had plenty of exposure too throughout the Junior and Youth classes at home, that said the sailors have still had to race really cleverly, blending risk and reward to get up to the front of the fleet in each race without risking it all.
Truswell concluded: 'We go into tomorrow, positive, relaxed and determined. It looks like we will have some breeze and yet more rain for the next couple of days with the breeze staying in the west which has been a key feature of the regatta so far. We are just past the half way mark, but there are still five scheduled races to go and so the sailors will have to keep their heads, continue to look after themselves and each other to keep grinding out consistent performances in order to stay top of the pile come the end of the week.'
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yeah they had been shopping around the plant champion for quite a while. Im thinking she will be a pure ap caster.
Eh i thought Dota regularly uses heroes suggestions in the forums for some new heroes?
In Soviet Russia banks rob you! Oh, wait a second...
Could the spike at the top left possibly be a tail 0.o?
^ Wrong. Morello said she has nothing to do with Maokai.
I hope she plays like Morganna, and has survivability but doesn't nuke people down.
Plant so; Snare/slow.
Big ulti trap like Mumu, or she will summon like NP in Dota and trap everyone in an area for a couple of seconds.
But apparently she is the next-gen hero?
So maybe a new mechanic.
Which would make sense if it's a QWE ability that summons a couple of controllable adds.
We stopped searching for monsters under our beds when we realized that they were inside us.
Tell me something, my friend. You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
These aren't her spells, but Morello said that person was closer to guessing what she does.Shot in the dark: her spells in some fashion germinate plants. The plants will, depending on which skills are used in which order, produce different effects, that may include things like:
temporary walls (tree?)
dot (leech seed)
cc (sleep powder)
and possibly other interesting effects.
If I had to take another guess, she probably has some form of 'pain terrain' akin to rumble's equalizer or malzahar's W. It might be shaped like a half-ring to discourage champions from fleeing the fight. After all, her spoiler picture renders her as being spikey-viney.
She might be able to jungle. (meaning, Phreak will do it in the spotlight)
She might be able to play in other lanes and still follow the current Meta, not just mid. Maybe she is a tanky AP like Swain or Vlad?
I just keep going through Morello's comments. He seems to have slowed down now though.
Could also mean she could do support, like Lux or Morgana are Support/AP.
Oh cool! Can't wait to get more info! It seems she is a dps of some sort since she looks to be a very spiky and deadly.
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This might be the first champ I buy before I try. Fingers crossed that I enjoy the playstyle. I usually like AP users (especially ranged ones) but there have been some that I really don't like for one reason or another. The odds are in my favor though.
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by Fyre (Georgia)
I found myself spending a lot of time with a guy friend of mine. I had just broken up with my longtime boyfriend and I was lonely, mostly, and I craved the intimacy I was suddenly without.
One night, my friend and I were hanging in his dorm room, and we had started to make out. He started to push past that, but I wasn't ready. I tried stopping him twice, but I didn't leave, for fear of being alone again. I wish I had left though, because he raped me that night.
After weeks of exhibiting symptoms of pregnancy, I went to my school's clinic and found that I was eight weeks along. I knew I couldn't just ignore the problem. I was afraid to have an abortion, I had no intention of keeping it, so I stayed in that limbo for a few days, knowing that everyday my monster's child was growing.
My mother came and drove me the four hours home to the clinic nearest our house that performed abortions. Despite my sadness, I was amazed with what I saw. The entire place was populated with women, all here for different reasons. And every stage I went through, from signing up to laying on the table, was run by a woman. I had a female doctor, and because I had chosen to be awake, there was a lovely woman there to hold my hand. I kept my eyes on her, and we talked through the pain, and she wiped away my tears and told me I was doing wonderful. I remember her the most, because she was so beautiful and kind.
In the ultrasound before, they told me and showed me that I was ten weeks along. Then, after a few moments, I was empty again. For a couple of days, I felt empty, but the last of sadness left me, and I felt renewed, knowing that now if I did choose to have a child, I could do so in my own time, happily.


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SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY For May 3, 2004
BYLINE: Christopher Whitcomb; Jennifer London; Joe Scarborough
GUESTS: Derrick Kitts; Larry Johnson; Mario Giardiello; Jack Burkman; Katty Kay; Marc Garlasco; Peter King; David Hackworth
New allegations surface of more Iraqi prisoners mistreated by their American and British captors. On the day of remembrance for the friends and family of fallen soldier Pat Tillman, a political cartoonist uses the American hero to take a shot at the war in Iraq. Were five empty suitcases discovered in New York City a dry run for terrorists practicing for the summer?
May 3, 2004 Monday
SCARBOROUGH: And, right now, let's bring in our panel. We have Congressman Peter King from New York. He's a Republican. Also, Marc Garlasco. He's a senior military analyst for Human Rights Watch.
Let's begin with you, Congressman Peter King.
What are you and other congressmen going to do? What are you able to do to make sure that this type of abuse that we've been seeing over the past three, four days never happens again in the United States military?
REP. PETER KING ®, NEW YORK: Well, first of all, it shouldn't have happened in the first place. Unfortunately these things do happen, but it's disgraceful. It's absolutely inexcusable. And the president has made it clear he wants it investigated fully. And anyone at all involved to any extent has to be punished to the fullest extent of the law. There's no doubt about it.
It's just-it's a terrible course of conduct. It's terrible for those who had this punishment inflicted on them. And it also does tremendous damage to the United States. But we have to keep this somewhat in perspective, also, though. Colonel Hackworth compared this to My Lai. Well, it was over 300 people, innocent men and women and children were killed in My Lai. No one as far as we know, except maybe perhaps one person, has been killed. Even one is horrible.
But let's keep it in perspective. With 150,000 troops there, we're talking about a small number. Having said that, it has to be rooted out and stopped. As far as the Congress, we're going to certainly insist that the Defense Department tell us exactly what they're doing to root this out. I'm sure the Armed Services Committee, Joe, that you were a member of, they're going to be certainly looking into it to find out what's been done. If we don't feel we're getting any answers, we'll have to up the ante.
But I'm confident the president has made it clear to the Defense Department he wants this thing examined from the top to bottom and everyone involved in it rooted out, no matter how high the rank goes.
SCARBOROUGH: You make a point, Congressman, that there have been no deaths, reported deaths from this thuggish behavior, whereas, again, Saddam Hussein killed over a million Arabs. But, still, it doesn't excuse us. We're not held to Saddam Hussein's standards. We're held to American standards.
I want to ask you, though, you talked about damage to our reputation. How much damage do you think this has caused America, not only in Iraq, in the Middle East, but across the world?
KING: Well, it's definitely hurt us.
Now, part of it is hypocritical, in all that's gone on and all that is going to come out is not equivalent to what went on in 10 minutes when Saddam Hussein was the leader. And the Arab nations are quiet about that, and Al-Jazeera was quiet about it. But, as you said, we're held to a different standard. We come in there as the liberators. We have to assume and know that our enemies are going to make the most of any sword that we give them. We have given them a sword here and they're going to use it against us.
SCARBOROUGH: You're exactly right.
KING: And we're doing now is really the best thing. We are admitting it. We are acknowledging it. We're rooting it out. We're not covering it up.
SCARBOROUGH: It is self-inflicted.
Now, according to a confidential Army report on the alleged torture, excerpts of which can be read at our home page at Joe.MSNBC.com, there were-quote-"sadistic, blatant and wanton criminal abuses," including pouring cold water on naked detainees, beating detainees with broom handles, threatening male, sodomizing a detainee with a chemical light and perhaps a broomstick."
Marc Garlasco, would you support the death penalty or life in prison if these charges proved to be true?
MARC GARLASCO, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Well, absolutely not. At Human Rights Watch, we don't support the death penalty in any case.
SCARBOROUGH: What about life in prison?
GARLASCO: I don't think that this rises to life in prison. But certainly prison sentences seem to be warranted. I don't want to pass judgment on anyone, though, until they've already been tried.
SCARBOROUGH: Right. OK.
And so what type of message does America need to send to the rest of the world by, again, not only holding these people responsible, but holding the military brass above them responsible? What should America do now that they have been humiliated in front of the world because of these thuggish acts?
GARLASCO: Well, you know, Joe, you're absolutely right.
And we have something called the Geneva Conventions, that it's imperative that we in the United States-that the United States military follows and shows the rest of the world. These are apparent war crimes. And that's very serious. Grave breeches of the Geneva Convention are war crimes. And they have to be investigated and there has to be some sanction.
Now, one of the other comments that you were making was talking about what is the effect on the U.S. overseas and our image. And I would posit to that you it's not really Iraq here that is important, but it's the next war, because the Geneva Conventions are important when the United States goes into the next war and how will our soldiers be treated when they are captured by an opponent.
SCARBOROUGH: You know, you're exactly right, Marc. And I'll tell you what. The thing that bothers me is that one of these soldiers at-that committed these alleged crimes, said, well, we weren't trained on the Geneva Convention. Obviously, that's a problem. But, also, what about just doing what's right and what's wrong? I tell you, it's sickening.
We're going to talk about this some more coming up.
Hundreds of photos showing British troops abusing Iraqi captives are also making headlines. But one former commander of the British army says they may be a fake. We're going to be talking about that next.
Plus, they're supposed to be humorous and original, but this cartoon wasn't very funny. Instead, it took a shot at one of our fallen soldiers.
And you're not going to believe how your government is wasting your tax dollars. I'll bring you one of the biggest pork-barrel scams of the year coming up.


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Linus is insistent someone's birthday is today.
With quizzical eyes, he looked at me and signed "more" as he said, "more birthday?"
With excitement he proclaimed, "Happy birthday, Jesus!"
No, today isn't Christmas, my love.
His attention turned to each person in the room. "Happy birthday, Evan?" "Happy birthday, Jo Jo?"
No, sweetheart, not today.
He couldn't be convinced. Still he pressed on. "Happy birthday?"
How could Linus have known that four years ago today, I birthed one of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen? Bennett never opened his eyes. This child, who never cried or took a breath of air touched my life and changed me in ways I never thought possible.
My Linus is a special boy. Not only is he very connected to me, but his relationship with God is remarkable. How do I know this? I'm not quite sure, but I can feel it. There are more stories to tell, more stories to come.
Did Bennett whisper in his ear? Please let the spirit of my second born son live on in our home.
Somehow my sweet boy knew today was his big brother's birthday. On a day when I was feeling that no one remembered my son, the most unexpected person showed me that Bennett was thought of today.
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Matilda the Musical
Natasha Tripney • London • Nov 25, 2011
Dennis Kelly's adaptation is faithful to both the plot and the dark tone of the book. At heart, this is a story of bullying and abuse and what it takes to triumph over them. Matilda's love of words and her belief in the importance of shaping her own story sees her through but on the way she is pretty roughly handled by life.
Her parents (played with suitably cartoonish glee by Paul Kaye and Josie Walker) view their bookish daughter as a nuisance and an affront to their TV-centric world and she is often on the receiving end of some fairly nasty spittle-flecked tirades from her callous dad.
Even more fearsome is the headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, a physically imposing former Olympic Hammer Thrower with a zeppelin chest and virtually no neck, who is in the habit of flinging children around by the hair. Trunchbull is played with incredible dexterity by Bertie Carvel. Instead of snarling and screaming, he lapses into terrifying silences, so that each arch of an eyebrow, each quiver of his lip becomes charged with menace. His voice is deliberately, deceptively soft and he moves with an incongruous delicacy. It's a superb piece of stagecraft, a villain that will live in the memory.
By necessity, the younger cast members are on rotation, but Cleo Demetriou was astonishingly good in the demanding title role, mixing steel with sweetness. Lauren Ward's Miss Honey, the teacher who recognises Matilda's gifts, is good-hearted and kind without being insipid and the standard of those playing Matilda's classmates is incredibly high.
Rob Howell's dazzling set, a collage of books and alphabet tiles, spills out beyond the stage, stretching out over the audience, and even spreading into the theatre lobby. Quentin Blake's illustrations are lovingly evoked in the costume design.
Tim Minchin's witty lyrics are well served by Peter Darling's adventurous choreography; one stand-out scene has the cast swinging out over the audience, another evokes the full horror of the dreaded Phys Ed lesson.
The production is at its weakest when the story strays from the original, over-explaining Miss Honey's tragic back story and adding a comedy Italian ballroom dancer, but even this doesn't dull its charm. The magic of Matilda's telekinetic awakening is also strangely underplayed, but for the most part the production remains true to the spirit of Dahl; it's anarchic, nasty, and at times a bit gross -- but also genuinely funny, imaginative, insightful about the way children think and feel,.
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|Synth Site: Yamaha: S-90: User reviews Add review
|Average rating: 4.0 out of 5
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|Ares a hobbyist user from Italy writes:
Great keys and great sound!!!The AWM2 is simply fantastic and you can get nice pads, strings and synth brass, other that the nice preloaded triple layer piano
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Saturday-May-07-2005 at 10:57
|Milo Minderbinder a hobbyist user from Western US writes:
This is a rocket hot keyboard/controller for either preset players or timbre tweakers. After years of driving modules and other 'boards with a KX88 - which finally developed a dead octave - I started looking for another mothership. My budget and the awesome "Satellite" patch led me to spend a few nights with an S-08, but the general weakness of the other sounds, lack of an arpeggiator, and the wack wall-wart made me take that back to the dealer tout-suite for a trade-up. And, as someone pointed out, the S-0x series have a downgraded output; as if it couldn't cope with the full range of MIDI. I've never regretted it. The keybed on the S90 is rock solid, the buttons and sliders have a quality, durable feel, and the architecture is pretty intuitive, if you understand Yamaha-ese. It cuts well in the mix as a standalone keyboard, and the potential of adding additional card-based synth engines is attractive. When I win the lottery I'll upgrade it with the VL card and pick up a WX-5, and maybe rack it up to an FS1r. Reliability will be bomber if it's like any other piece of Yamaha gear I've ever had, KX notwithstanding. The sounds I won't get into: either they work for you or they don't. Two things to consider, though. One, there's a universe of sound out there for those who are willing to experiment - witness FM synthesis. You just have to start somewhere you're comfortable with. Two, consider how the sound you think is thin in the store will layer up with your other patches/keys/modules. Bottom line, I like this 'board.
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Saturday-Apr-02-2005 at 20:31
|Mark Holloway a hobbyist user from Las Vegas writes:
I originally wanted only a midi controller and purchased the M-Audio Keystation 88 Pro. Big mistake! I didn't like they cheap plastic keys as they felt real spongey. I went to my local Sam Ash to try a Studiologic/Fatar and it felt much better, but I instantly fell in love with the S90. The problem is that it was $2,000 although it comes with the Triple Layer Piano and all the Motif sounds. As I went through the sounds I quickly realized how beautiful this Yamaha is. IT is loaded with tons of fantastic sounds, 2 slots for PLG expansion, slot for a memory card, and a USB midi interface to plug directly to my Powermac. WOW!
I decided to spend the cash on this synth and the guy at Sam Ash knocked off $120 so it was $1880 + tax. The Balanced Hammer Action keys are the most intriguing part of this piece. I absolutely love them and couldn't ask for anything better. I am SO GLAD I sold the Keystation 88 for this. And to have all those beautiful sounds too! :)
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Saturday-Nov-27-2004 at 05:45
|joseph a professional user from usa writes:
the piano sound is the best
i have a yamaha grand piano and i love that
sound too , however nowadays i enjoy playin'
s90 because of the key actions , the feel is
incredible ...
other sounds are pretty good too
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Saturday-Nov-01-2003 at 04:55
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The Tuesday Gossip Girl Reality Index ReturnsSteve Marsi at . Comments
"Petty in Pink" featured some serious spying, scandal and sexiness, as well as a regal courtship for Blair. Our official review breaks the episode down in detail.
For further examination, we turn to one of favorite pieces of Gossip Girl media coverage, N.Y. Magazine's patented reality index. Behold, the weekly +/- scale:
- Serena requires Charlie's help to make an Internet search. Plus 2.
- Serena: "Well, because if Vanessa is lying and it isn't true, then I'm a horrible friend for believing her. But if it is true, then they're horrible friends for not telling me." Plus 10, because that pretty much sums up the whole series.
- After seeing Blair and Dan at Paul Smith, Charlie correctly guesses that after sneaking around together for months, they've decided to attend a big social event together. She's getting the hang of the Gossip Girl logic already. Plus 1.
- Blair declines to wear a skirt that says,"Let's skip dinner and make a sex tape," for her date with Louis, but nonetheless owns such a skirt, probably from the time she and Chuck played, "I'm Coco and you're Ice T." Plus 2.
- Blair: "They moved the party." Dan: "Who moves a party?" Has he even been paying attention to this show for the past four seasons? Minus 1.
- Serena assigns her young, hot cousin to flirt with the ex that she's clearly still interested in. Because that's always a good idea. Minus 3.
- Like Raina would have all her legal documents, like her birth certificate, in a shoebox. She probably wouldn't even know that stuff existed. Minus 3.
- That picture Charlie took of Blair and Dan was from less than ten feet away. Surely they would have noticed her? Minus 2, because Dan has already mentally decided to sleep with her, so he should at least be able to recognize her.
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I am looking for any info on a Margaret Towey,born 1934-35 in England. She was 24,living in Toronto,Ontario,Canada in 1959,and was single. I am her birth son and i am trying to research my ancestry but have very little to go on.If anyone has any info that may be of help,please contact me. Thankyou
Hello, I am, like many of you on here, researching my family history. I have come to a dead end though. I have a 2 big problems.
problem 1 TODD are everywhere and I don't have a whole lot of info to work with. just a handful of names and dates that have led me to my great grandfather and great grandmother and then to an abrupt stop. (William Eugene Todd & Bernice IsabellEdgerly).
probelm 2 DUVOS... they are no where. seriously I can't find any of my Duvos relatives after weeks of searching. I can get to my Grandmother and Grandfather (Peter (possible peterson) Duvos & Ragna M. Ness)
If anyone has ANY information on these two lines I would be very greatful!
a few interesting things I did find out
Bernice was institutionalized leaving her youngest daughter to be taken by an orphanage. ( her name was beverly and I think she died only 8 years old but I'm not sure)
william and bernice had a two sons earnest and delbert that both died as infants. (delbert lived for around 4 days and earnest lived for a approx 5 months)
they had two other sons harlan and harvey. I know for sure one of them is passed on (hes my grandfather Harlan) I think Harvey has passed on as well. Harlan was married to Arlene and they had three sons and one daughter.
I am searching for information and possible family members og my Great-great-Grandparents.My G-G-Grandfather Josef Motkowsky was born in Poland approx 1860. He married Marian Wolanski in 1891. Together with 4 children Michal(8), Anna(4), Katha(2), Rosalia( 1 month) the came to Canada in approx May 1903. Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia., Hamburg Ship list. Area of birth was Galicia. They settled in Bruce,Alberta. My G-G-Grandfathers dad died when he was 6yrs and he was sent to live with Priests at 9yrs, his mom may have been alive up until this time. He stayed with the priests and learned the two trades of carpentry and blacksmithing until he was 14 yrs. I would like information on thier life and family in Poland.


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'Significant drop' recorded in 2016 KCSE performance, Uhuru Kenyatta says
Thursday December 29 2016
There was a significant drop in performance in this year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination compared with last year.
Speaking after receiving a comprehensive report of the 2016 results from Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i ahead of their official release, President Kenyatta confirmed that there was a significant drop in performance this year.
President Kenyatta, however, maintained that this notwithstanding, the results by and large indicated a normal performance curve, a clear indication that both the examination marking and final results are credible.
The drop in performance comes barely a month after the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) warned that there would be a drop in the number of A's posted during the examination compared with previous years.
Speaking in Kisumu last month, Knec boss George Magoha warned that the number of students with A's would drop because of tighter quality controls.
This, he said, would be a result of tighter monitoring and supervision of the 2016 examination.
"The reason why you have seen a lot of government involvement is because we have gotten into a stage where Kenyan examination papers are being questioned elsewhere and holders even re-examined elsewhere. That is to say that our certificate papers are about to become worthless," he revealed.
TOO MANY A's
He added that in any population, the "A materials" fall between five and 10 per cent, and therefore Kenya being a normal country cannot keep producing A's that surpass what would be expected in a normal distribution curve.
"Anything outside that bracket (of five to 10 per cent) is suspicious or extraordinary and for a school to have 96.6 per cent scoring A, then that is stupidity of the highest level and nobody should be associated with such," he stated.
Speaking after receiving the report from Dr Matiang'i on Thursday, President Kenyatta directed the Ministry of Education to put in place effective plans to institutionalise the ongoing reforms in the sector to ensure sustainability and entrenchment.
He emphasised that there is no room for sliding back on the ongoing reforms, saying no effort should be spared in ensuring the ministry moves to the next parts of the sector to safeguard proper utilisation of exchequer resources, and eradicate wastage and bureaucratic inertia that often lead to failure in the achievement of set targets.
To enhance efficiency in the utilisation of resources, the President directed the ministry to speed up the implementation of the planned Education Information Management System to ensure that education data in the country is accurate, current and available to facilitate accurate decision-making and deployment of resources.
The President directed that Knec cease using index numbers by 2017 and instead ensure all registered examination candidates have unique personal identifiers in student registration numbers that they will use throughout their academic life, at all levels, in the Kenyan education system.


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Temple Grandin Lecture
Temple Grandin's visit to Canisius was quite an eventful evening. I had class until 7:00 that night, and mom was going to save a seat for me at Montante Cultural Center. I was meeting with my classmates to work on our final presentation until right before 8:00. I was shocked when my mom texted me at 7:10, just after the doors opened, and said that Montante was full and they weren't allowing anyone else in. She said she was going to get a tea at Tim Hortons in the library. She texted me shortly after saying that she was going to the dining hall. I was so confused, I thought she was going to eat dinner there! So when I rushed over there at 7:55 I was amazed to see that the dining hall was an overflow for Temple Grandin's lecture, and it was packed too. There was a big screen set up so we could see and hear the lecture.
Dr. Grandin spoke about her experience with autism throughout her life and her experience working in the field of animal behavior. She emphasized that her mother taught her manners and expected her to behave in church and at the dinner table. Dr. Grandin also gave several recommendations about encouraging children with autism. She explained that people with autism spectrum disorders have trouble with sensory input. For some people, it's sounds, and she recommended allowing a child to be in control of a sound. For example, allow the child to activate a smoke detector under several towels, then slowly remove one towel at a time. Other people are sensitive to fluorescent lights, and wearing pale-colored sunglasses helps to mute strong lights. One man in the audience spoke about his granddaughter's stim behaviors such as flapping her arms and spinning in circles. Dr. Grandin said that children do this to block out the sensory overload and calm themselves. She recommended allowing the child down time to do these behaviors at a certain time and place, but that the child should be taught that it is not acceptable at the dinner table.
Dr. Grandin's sensitivity to stimuli in her environment has enabled her to understand the world of animals and design more humane and efficient cattle shoots at slaughterhouses. While some people may think that slaughterhouses could never be humane, Dr. Grandin emphasized that nature is cruel, and the cattle wouldn't be alive if we hadn't bred them.
Overall, I think Dr. Grandin's lecture was inspiring for the fact that she is a woman with autism who has achieved so much, including a Ph.D. While autism can be a debilitating condition, some people can be quite successful, even brilliant, and Temple Grandin is a perfect example of someone who was allowed to explore and cultivate her special abilities.


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Beyond The University, Why Liberal Education Matters by Michael Roth
Yesterday we dropped off our kids at Wesleyan University. The President of Wesleyan University is Michael Roth. At the end of the day he speaks to the parents before they all depart leaving their children to begin their life as a student a Wesleyan. This would have been the third time we saw Michael speak to the parents but the truth is we never showed up for the other two. This time we went to hear the wrap up. I am really glad we went. Having the head of the University speak about the experience that your child is about to embark on is powerful.
Michael's last book which came out a few months ago is called Beyond The University, Why Liberal Education Matters. A worthy read if you are interested in education. Bottom line is that many of the conversations we are having today about the worth of a liberal arts education started with Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Douglas and W. E. B. DuBois. Should we be educating people for vocational instruction based on their economic background or should we embrace the concept of education where your mind can be expanded through several disciplines?
To be able to spend four years opening your mind to anything from opera to art history to computer science is inspiring. I do believe that a liberal arts education particularly a progressive one instills the skill of being a life long learner. It is not so much what happens in the four years in higher education but what you do with that knowledge once you have get out and hopefully have been intellectually transformed.
Michael Roth practices what he preaches. Education is a life long discipline. It is worth listening to the NPR piece on All Things Considered where he talks about a liberal arts education.


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Skip to comments.Obama Opposed Gun Ban Exception to Defend Ones Home [opposed self defense in your home]
Posted on 01/11/2013 7:30:11 AM PST by grundle
As a state senator in Illinois, President Obama opposed legislation providing an exception to handgun restrictions if the weapon was used in the defense of ones home.
Obamas vote would have maintained the status quo, which made it a violation of municipal gun ban law to use a firearm to save your own life in your own home. But the bill was passed anyway without his support.
The vote is a sign of how committed Obama may be to strict gun control measures.
The Illinois vote is hardly ancient history, having occurred in 2004 as Obama was running for election to the U.S. Senate. In opposing the measure, Obama lined up well to the left of the mainstream, as the Illinois Senate included 32 Democrats to 26 Republicans but approved the bill by an overwhelming margin and subsequently overrode a veto by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Obama did not participate in the veto override, which occurred in November 2004, likely after Obama had resigned his state Senate seat in order to prepare for his new role in the U.S. Senate.
The Illinois legislation was passed after a man who shot a burglar in his home was fined $750 by his town for disobeying its handgun ban. The absurdity and injustice of the situation doesnt seem to have made much of an impression on Obama.
Just eight years earlier, in 1996, Obama answered "Yes" to a survey question asking whether he would support state legislation to ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns. The Obama 2008 presidential campaign claimed the form had been filled out by an aide who mischaracterized Obamas position, even though Obamas handwriting was found on survey.
He wants us to be like Britain, where you have NO right to self defense...period. Even if a criminal is beating in your skull or breaking down you door, the only thing you can legally do is flee the scene.
So... he lied.
What else is new?
Too many people who look like his sons would be shot.
Criminals are usually poor. Some of them even look like Obama's son, if he had one. Breaking into a house to steal what is inside is simply a form of reparations. Therefore it is perfectly acceptable.
I hope you understand this now, citizen.
Don't get mad, you are in for 4 more years of this.
You mean as an Illinois State Senator he actually voted, instead of answering Present.
This is not true, in Britain you are allowed to use reasonable force to defend yourself. If you possess a gun and are in fear of your life then you can use it. You're not allowed to chase after an intruder and shoot them in the back though, which is what happened in the Tony Martin case.
Criminals are what Stalin labled "social allies" to the left.
Please tell us what the media does to people who do use a gun to defend their domiciles and family in grim Ol' GB?
Speaking of Trayvon...
Coming up on the one year anniversary soon. Since we have never heard the results of the toxicology report from his autopsy could one assume that the sainted little martyr was not clean?
""When you come in, especially as a freshman, and work on something like ethics reform, it's not necessarily a way to endear yourself to some of the veteran members of the Illinois General Assembly," said state Sen. Kirk W. Dillard, a Republican who became a friend. "And working on issues like racial profiling was contentious, but Barack had a way both intellectually and in demeanor that defused skeptics."
"He wasn't a maverick," said Cynthia Canary, director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. "There were other legislators I would turn to if I just wanted to make a lot of noise. That wasn't his style."
Obama was a persistent foe of social conservatives on issues of reproductive rights. He was also a reliable vote for gun control and backed a ban on assault weapons, although he took a political hit from Democrats for missing an important gun vote while in Hawaii for the Christmas holidays.
In 1997, Obama was not instantly embraced, Dillard said: "The fact that he was a law professor — and a constitutional-law professor — and he was a Harvard graduate made many members of the General Assembly roll their eyes.""
"Obama paid a political price for missing an important vote on a crime package. That was during the 1999 Christmas holidays, as Obama — who describes himself as suffering from "chronic restlessness" — embarked on an ill-fated attempt to unseat Rep. Bobby Rush, a popular Chicago Democrat.
When the legislature was called into special session to vote on gun control, Obama and his family were visiting his grandmother in Hawaii. His 18-month-old daughter, Malia, was sick and unable to fly. The measure was narrowly defeated, and Rush criticized him. Obama lost by 31 points, his only electoral defeat.
"I take my legislative responsibilities extremely seriously," Obama said after the measure fell five votes short. "In the midst of a congressional race, I'm well aware of the potential risk of missing a vote, even if that vote doesn't wind up making the difference on a particular piece of legislation. But at some point, family has to come first."
Obama was a steady supporter of abortion rights, said Pam Sutherland, Planned Parenthood's chief lobbyist in Springfield, although he caught flak from the political left in 2004 as he ran for the U.S. Senate.
The reason was a series of votes on such issues as late-term abortion and parental notification when Obama voted "present" instead of yea or nay. He said he was not tacking toward the center, but an opponent in the Democratic primary sent mailers portraying a rubber duck and proclaiming, "He ducked!"
Obama said his votes helped provide cover for other legislators. Sutherland said the votes were part of a strategy designed with Obama's help to deny Republicans easy campaign sound bites.
"The Republicans loved to put out legislation all the time that would put their opponents in a trick box during the elections," Sutherland said. "It was a strong statement to those who promoted bad legislation that we're not going to take this; you can't use this against us." "
(article is about a quarter of the way down the page)
"Coming up on the one year anniversary soon. Since we have never heard the results of the toxicology report from his autopsy could one assume that the sainted little martyr was not clean?"
Nah, the results havent come back from the lab yet. ;-)
I look forward to the trial.
Never forget what their real goal is!
Nelson T. 'Pete' Shields
Founder of Handgun Control, Inc.
"I'm convinced that we have to have federal legislation to build on. We're going to have to take one step at a time, and the first step is necessarily given the political realities going to be very modest. Of course, it's true that politicians will then go home and say, 'This is a great law. The problem is solved.' And it's also true that such statements will tend to defuse the gun-control issue for a time.
So then we'll have to strengthen that law, and then again to strengthen that law, and maybe again and again. Right now, though, we'd be satisfied not with half a loaf but with a slice. Our ultimate goal total control of handguns in the United States is going to take time. My estimate is from seven to ten years.
The problem is to slow down the increasing number of handguns sold in this country. The second problem is to get them all registered. And the final problem is to make the possession of all handguns and all handgun ammunition except for the military, policemen, licensed security guards, licensed sporting clubs, and licensed gun collectors totally illegal."
-Pete Shields, Chairman and founder, Handgun Control Inc., "A Reporter At Large: Handguns," The New Yorker, July 26, 1976, 57-58
Probably about the same treatment the msm gave George Zimmerman
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Some Texas Tech fans still haven't forgiven the school from firing Mike Leach late in the 2009 season.
The wounds apparently are still raw for some disgruntled fans.
Anonymous Tech fans took out a full-page ad in Wednesday's Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. It was in the form of an open letter asking Tech chancellor Robert Duncan, Tech president Duane Nellis and the school's board of regents to award Leach the rest of his $2.6 million salary for 2009.
"This request is not being made just because it is the right thing to do," the letter reads. " This payment for 2009 to Leach would help to finally erase any negatives associated with the University and would brings fans, alumni, and the people of Lubbock and the state firmly behind this new leadership of Texas Tech."
The letter is signed "Alumni and fans of Texas Tech University." Those who placed the ad asked the newspaper to keep them anonymous.
Here's the full letter that was printed on page A7 of the newspaper.
"Chancellor Robert Duncan, President Duane Nellis, and Texas Tech Regents Mickey Long, Nancy Neal, John Walker, Larry Anders, Debbie Montford, John Steinmetz, John Esparaza, Rick Francis, and Tim Lancaster
"The purpose of this letter is to respectfully request that the Chancellor, the President and the Regents of Texas Tech University consider the full payment of the salary for 2009 to Mike Leach. Leach was paid $300,000 of the $2.6 million 2009 salary which includes the $800,000 bonus that would have been due him for his ten-year career.
"Texas Tech has a new Chancellor, four new regents, a new football coach, athletic director, and president; all who were not involved in the firing of Mike Leach. This request is not being made just because it is the right thing to do. This payment for 2009 to Leach would help to finally erase any negatives associated with the University and would bring fans, alumni, and the people of Lubbock and the state firmly behind this new leadership of Texas Tech.
"Regardless of the opinion that the firing was or was not justified, the majority of fans and citizens believe this situation was handled poorly.
"A previous basketball coach who was accused of player mistreatment over an extended period of time was paid over $486,000 as a buy-out for time left on his contract; time that he did not even work. Leach fulfilled all but thirty-six hours of his contact. It is the belief of this group that had there been a basis for the firing before the bowl game, there would have been a basis after the bowl game when the ten-year contact would have been completed.
"The courts never decided for either party. The courts decided to uphold sovereign immunity which prevented Leach from having his case heard. Nevertheless, the truth from Adam and Craig James came out in the March 2010 depositions as follows:
"Q. Did Leach ever tell you "I don't believe you have a concussion"?
"A. No, sir, he didn't.
"Q. You weren't locked in an electrical closet for three hours, were you?
"A. No.
"Craig James e-mailed Kent Hance claiming his son was forced to stand for three hours in the cold without sitting.
"Q. When you wrote this email of 12/26, you did not believe Adam had been confined to the electrical closet for a total of three hours, fair?
"A. Yes.
"Texas has pride in honest and integrity. Our word is our bond. Texas Tech signed a contract with Mike Leach and up to this point has refused to fulfill this contract.
"Let's do the right thing, the honorable thing.
"Don't hide behind sovereign immunity.
"Pay Mike Leach his entire salary for 2009.
"Alumni and fans of Texas Tech University."
Some of his former supporters haven't forgotten what Leach did for the program during his 10-season tenure with the program.
Will it get him the money he believes he is owed by the school?
We'll see.


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Dorris Harris first realized she had emphysema when she suddenly lost her breath at work.
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Harris continued to work as a Baltimore District Court supervisor until it became almost physically impossible for her to continue. "It was difficult for me to get up the steps at work and at my house," she said. It became increasingly hard for Harris to do her job, which required a good deal of walking.
Then she heard about the Lung Volume Reduction Surgery and the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) on a television newscast. "At the time, transplant wasn't an option I was ready for, so I did research on Lung Volume Reduction and decided it was for me," Harris said.
From the beginning, Harris said, "It seemed like it was meant for me to do this [NETT]." Since she lived in Baltimore, she called the Medical Center to inquire about the trial. Harris passed all the physical exams necessary to be eligible for the randomized trial.
All participants in the study were required to receive six to ten weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation prior to randomization. After rehabilitation, participants were randomly divided into two groups: those who were selected to receive LVRS in addition to medical therapy, and those who would continue receiving medical therapy only.
"I was fortunate," said Harris. "I was the second person in the state of Maryland to be selected for the surgery."
Those patients randomized to surgery were, at the same time, randomized into one of two surgical approaches. The first was the standard approach of opening through the chest (median sternotomy), where surgeons make an incision in the middle of the chest and open ribs.
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Harris was chosen for the standard approach, and she had the surgery on August 6.
After her surgery, Harris's life improved. "I think it was successful," said Harris. "I still feel better and I honestly believe the surgery had a lot to do with that."
Before the surgery, Harris couldn't get to church because she couldn't walk up the steps. "Now I go to church, I can make my bed, walk on level surface," she said. "I didn't ask for much, just to do the things I like to do, like shopping, cooking and driving." Now she can do all of those activities, but she especially enjoys food shopping. "I love going to the supermarket," remarked Harris. "I can stay for three hours at a time. I go up and down every aisle."
After the study, patients are followed for five years through visits, phone calls and letters. Harris was followed up with periodic visits for five years following the operation.
"I honestly believe that even after treatment you definitely have to keep exercising and taking your medication," stressed Harris. "Because of my emphysema, I exercise. If you sit and do nothing you go downhill fast. But if you exercise it just may prolong your life."


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Practicing number of the day activities every day give students a chance for daily practice in operations and number sense. These Calendar and Number of the Day Posters gives you a place to record these answers each day. Simple laminate and cut and this makes a great daily use bulletin board. Download for free from my Teachers Pay Teachers store.
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Erica Here:
Peter and I returned home last night from our ACFW/Vacation adventure, and I thought I would share a few pictures with you from the trip.
|The Czech/Slovak museum of Cedar Rapids, IA.
|Looking up into the glass chandelier.
|A Czech immigrant house typical of the 1880's
Two rooms, 8 kids...yikes!
|U.S. Grant's home at White Haven.
|Grant's carriage!
|Ulysses and Julia Grant. Quite a love story!
|The more I learn about U.S. Grant, the more
I admire him.
|I white-knuckled it across this narrow
metal-decked bridge across the Ohio.
|So so so scared! Check out the grip I have on the steering wheel!
|A fascinating and wonderful museum in Paducah, KY.
|I got to play with Civil War era firearms!
And...the tour guide was from Kansas! Bonus Points!
|This bed and quilt were rescued from a dilapidated KY cabin
that had once belonged to a CSA soldier.
|The many flags of the confederacy.
|Fort Donaldson monument to the dead who
are buried on the battlefield in unmarked graves.
|The battlements of Fort Donaldson.
|The Dover Hotel, where US Grant received the surrender
of his longtime friend and West Point classmate
Simon Bolivar Buckner.
|Fancy woodwork in the Tennessee State Museum
|The oldest Civil War monument...at Stones River in Murfreesboro, TN
|Andrew Jackson statue at the Tenn. State Capitol
|House Chamber in the Tenn. State Capitol
|Seal of the State of Tennessee
|The Capitol from the outside. Peter's verdict...Minnesota's
is still the best. :D
|So, there's an exact replica of the Parthenon in Nashville.
|With a super-ugly statue of Athena..gilded in real gold.
|Replicas of the Elgin Marbles.
|The Coffee Cups girls on Gala Night!
|So this happened...A Bride for Bear was a finalist in the Carol Awards.
|And A Palace on the Plains finaled, too.
|And The Archaeologist's Find was a finalist.
|And Bear Won!
|And I got this pretty thing!
|Messing about with luggage carts and tiny purses.
|Diet Cherry Limeade. I wish Rochester had Sonic!
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