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RAPID CITY - Bond has been set at $500,000 for a man accused of shooting and killing another man outside a Rapid City motel.
Thirty-year-old Charles Birdshead is accused of shooting 33-year-old Eustacio Murrufo to death on Jan. 7 at the South Dakota Rose Inn.
Judge Wally Eklund set Birdshead's bond of cash only during a hearing Tuesday.
Birdshead has pleaded not guilty to eight charges, including first-degree manslaughter, fourth-degree rape, possession of a controlled weapon and distributing methamphetamine to a minor.
The rape charge involves a child, which police say was uncovered during their investigation.
Birdshead faces a maximum sentence of life in prison plus 80 years if found guilty.
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Bangladesh thump West Indies in first one-dayer
Tamim Iqbal and Naeem Islam scored half-centuries while Sohag Gazi took four wickets as Bangladesh beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the first one-day match in Khulna on Friday.
Tamim Iqbal smashed a 51-ball 58 studded with eight fours and two sixes while Islam finished with an unbeaten 50 as the hosts achieved a modest 200-run target with 9.2 overs to spare, for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Gazi took 4-29, the best figures by a Bangldeshi bowler on one-day debut, to restrict the West Indies to 199 after they won the toss and opted to bat.
Iqbal and Anamul Haque (41) put on a soild 88-run opening stand to ensure the hosts, who were missing key all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan through injury, did not spoil the good work by their bowlers.
Iqbal thumped West Indian spearhead Kemar Roach for two fours and a six in one over to reach his 24th one-day fifty before playing straight into the hands of point off spinner Sunil Narine.
Haque hit seven boundaries off 62 balls before giving a return catch to West Indian skipper Darren Sammy.
Islam, who hit six fours in his sedate 79-ball knock, shared a 45-run third wicket stand with Nasir Hossain (28) as the hosts comfortably registered a sweet comeback win after losing the Test series 2-0.
Earlier, 21-year-old off-spinner Gazi derailed the West Indians by dismissing Chris Gayle off the second ball of his one-day career for 35 and had Marlon Samuels (nought) in his second over.
Gayle, who hit four fours and two sixes during his 40-ball knock, gave the West Indies a sound 48-run start with Lendl Simmons (13) but once the spinners came on to bowl the batsmen struggled.
The West Indies were in danger of getting out for below the 150-mark but Narine, who top-scored with 36, added 57 for the ninth wicket with Ravi Rampaul (25) to lift the total.
Gazi, who also dismissed Devon Thomas for 16, ended the innings by trapping Narine leg-before in the 47th over to improve on Rubel Hossain's 4-33 against Sri Lanka in Dhaka in 2009 -- the previous best ODI figures on debut by a Bangladeshi.
Darren Bravo also shaped well for his 41-ball 35 which included four fours and a six before he was run out as the West Indies lost their way from 100-3 to 133-8.
Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak dismissed big-hitters Kieron Pollard (15) and Andre Russell (nought) before dismissing Rampaul to finish with 3-39.
The second match will also be played in Khulna on Sunday.
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DeLAND, Fla. – A Volusia County woman was arrested on suspicion of breaking and entering her ex-boyfriend's home, armed with a machete, and threatening to cut her kids' heads off.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office charged Alisa Williams, 32, with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and armed burglary.
Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call in the late afternoon Tuesday. Upon arriving to the DeLand home, he found a blood-covered woman on the front porch, according to the report.
Until two weeks ago, Williams lived in the house with her ex-boyfriend and their three children, deputies said. The ex-boyfriend told deputies he believed she was living in the woods after she moved out.
According to VCSO, Williams used the machete to try to break down the front door. Because her ex-boyfriend and his father were securing the front entrance, Williams broke into the home through the back door. As she entered the residence, her ex-boyfriend's father threw the machete outside and pushed Williams outside as well.
Several witnesses heard an outraged Williams threaten to cut her three children's heads off--all of whom were in the home at the time of the incident.
In her third attempt to enter the home, Williams shattered the front window with her bare hands, and was severely hurt by the broken glass, according to deputies.
Williams was taken to Florida Hospital DeLand for her injuries, then was taken to Volusia County Branch Jail and held without bond.


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Pure DWTS Finals – Black Eyed Peas, Go-Go's, Sara Evans, and More To Perform For Dancing With The Stars Finals Week
Let The Finals Begin! Monday night our dancing couples will perform two numbers. The first dance is the judges' choice and the second is the famous freestyle. Then on Tuesday, the three couples will perform their favorites dances from this Season which the judges will rank. Also, on Tuesday, the Black Eyed Peas, the Go-Go's, and Country singer/former Dancing With The Stars Season 3 contestant Sara Evans will perform. Details below from ABC MediaNet. I imagine other surprises are in store for us as well including the return of all the contesants and pros who were eliminated this Season. We have yet to hear anything about the "Design A Dance" Contest and Performance as well which I'm starting to wonder if they scrapped?
In the final one-hour performance show on MONDAY, MAY 23 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET), the couples will compete in two dances. The first number, the Judges' Choice, is the style that the judges have determined to be the one each couple showed promise in and could now excel at based on hours of practice and performance. Then all three contenders will perform their fan favorite Freestyle dances.
The anticipation builds and competition continues for the two-hour Season Finale on TUESDAY, MAY 24 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET), as the three finalists perform their own favorite dance of the season and are ranked by the judges. In addition, each of this season's 11 couples returns to the dance floor for a special performance. All of the excitement and frenzy will lead up to the moment we've been waiting for – who among the three finalists will reign as champions of "Dancing with the Stars" and take home the coveted mirror ball trophy?
Also on Tuesday's spectacular Season Finale, one the best-selling, most popular and most innovative groups in over a decade, The Black Eyed Peas, will perform the exclusive television premiere of their new single, "Don't Stop the Party," live. The Black Eyed Peas have transformed themselves from a beloved backpack rap troop from the West Coast Underground into fully-fledged, massive global superstars whose music can be heard in any country around the world. Having created several albums, each more innovative and popular than the last, The Black Eyed Peas – will.i.am, Fergie, Taboo and apl.de.ap – are releasing their sixth full-length album, "The Beginning." This follows on the heels of 2009's "The E.N.D.," their most popular and most creative album to date – and the one that reaffirmed their singular status as global music icons. "The E.N.D." sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and entered the Billboard Top 200 Chart at No. 1, outperforming their previous CD, "Monkey Business." It yielded five Top 10 singles (the first album to do so in 20 years), spent an entire year on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, and earned the group three new Grammy Awards, for a total of six Grammy Awards they've won. In all, they've sold 29 million records worldwide (plus over 30-million digital tracks), sold more than 3 million tickets and headlined over 300 different tour dates in 29 different countries. "The Beginning's" first single, "The Time (Dirty Bit)," went straight to No. 1 on iTunes in 11 countries within the first 24 hours. Much of "The Beginning" was conceived during their most recent worldwide headlining tour, where they visited more than 20 countries and played to more than a million people.
For the first time in a "DWTS" Season Finale, Macy's Stars of Dance presents the Macy's Design-a-Dance fan favorite Jive song pick, "We Got the Beat," to be performed live in the ballroom by the Go-Go's. The winning "DWTS" pro dancers and concept will also be revealed Tuesday night. This will be the band's first television performance together in over five years and kicks off a spectacular summer of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Go-Go's debut, history-making album, "Beauty and the Beat." The Go-Go's recently announced the addition of a tour kick-off performance to be held in Las Vegas, NV at The Beach at Mandalay Bay on May 27, 2011. When "Beauty and the Beat" was released and flew up the charts 30 years ago, it became a perennial soundtrack for summer and reached the top of the Billboard charts, the first for an all-female band who wrote and performed their own music. Also just released, "The Go-Go's: Beauty and the Beat 30th Anniversary Edition" by Capitol/I.R.S. commemorative edition, available in 2CD, digital and hot pink vinyl format, which features the remastered original album plus exclusive, previously unreleased live show recordings from 1981.
Country music star/"DWTS" Season 3 alum Sara Evans returns to the ballroom floor after having to withdraw from the competition. Having made a huge comeback, Sara's new RCA Nashville album, "Stronger," was released March 8 and scored back-to-back weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. First week sales earned the album a No. 6 debut on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The album's first hit single, "A Little Bit Stronger," recently reached the No. 1 position on the country radio charts and stayed there for two consecutive weeks. "A Little Bit Stronger" was also recently RIAA-certified as a Gold Digital Single, reflecting digital sales in excess of 500,000 downloads. Beginning June 18, Evans will join Rascal Flatts on their summer "Flatts Fest" tour.


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Type 2 diabetes has become increasingly common in Western countries. This form of diabetes frequently results from sustained high levels of insulin in the bloodstream as a result of chronic exposure to blood sugar-raising foods, such as refined sugar and other processed foods. Over time, the cells in the body become less sensitive to insulin, a condition called insulin resistance.
Diabetes can damage blood vessels and nerves, leading to heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney disease, and circulation problems.
The study reviewed articles that evaluated the effect of various nutritional supplements for diabetes published over three years. It is never advisable to add a new supplement to your routine or make changes to your medication without discussing it with your doctor.
Their review of studies showed an association between certain nutrients and improved diabetes-related symptoms:
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Hi there! Just got Banner Saga off of Steam and having a good time so far.
There seems to be a huge graphics bug though. For some reason all the characters show up as white and apart from 3 characters (who for some reason all have bows??) everybody's male. That can't be right. I mean, the Danelaw was alot more diverse than Yorkshire is now. link Also, 3 out of 6 Viking women were buried with weapons, all of them swords.link So everybody being white dudes is clearly a bug, right???
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An interesting, well-balanced article about whale watching in Sri Lanka. Includes views from the tourism industry, whale watch operators and marine biologists. Definitely WORTH A READ because for once the writer, in this case Charitha Fernando, does not solely harp on the promotion of tourism as countless articles do - but highlights the importance of management and being responsible about protecting these resources we have been blessed with. Well done Charitha!
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Remember to adhere to the rules applicant to this and the other Economy sections.
In due to massive amount of stress maintaining these forums have created, to the point where I have gotten physically ill from it, I have retired from the Economy sections, and only maintain the Lore section - keep in mind that I have always been the Lore Moderator first and foremost. I will keep this thread here for anyone dedicated enough to continue what was started here. If you do, you have my utmost respect. Working retail is easier than this right here.
This is a list of issues currently known cosmetic related issues, as well as issues related to the model viewer. This list will also contain issues reported in the Store Bugs and Feedback section, as issues posted there are generally reported here as well, and vice versa.
This thread will remain open so that people have the opportunity to comment on certain bugs in this list, as well as report them as fixed. Please do not report new bugs here, particularly not major ones. Instead, if you have found a bug that is not on this list, and can't be found via search either, create a new thread and give a link here.
Bugs have been categorized according to type of issue, with new categories being added from time to time. Bugs that do not fit in any category will be added to the bottom in the 'Other issues' list. Next to 'Confirmed' issues, there are also lists for bugs that may be intended, bugs which may have been fixed but could not be confirmed as fixed by me, a list of fixed bugs, and finally a list of what may be perceived as bugs, but are intended.
To browse the list use your browser's search function (default ctrl+f) and try out multiple search terms that might appear in a description of your bug (heroname, item name, etc). Searching for substrings is adviced to compensate for typos (e.g. "Bounty" instead of "Bounty Hunter").
Note: it is a known issue that Strange items regularly don't track whatever it is they are supposed to be tracking. Those occurrences are to be reported in the stickied thread at the top of this section.
Note: Do you have a copyright concern for a recently added cosmetic item? It is recommended you contact a mod, who can address your concerns better than the general community. You are also free to contact the Dota 2 Team via e-mail.
Confirmed issues
These issues have either been proven via screenshots, videos or are confirmed by developers.
General model viewer issues
There are a number of heroes that have issues when displayed in the Loadout and Featured Hero section:
- Ancient Apparition: There is a blue sphere-like particle effect attached to the turntable.
- Broodmother: Her turntable is far too small.
- Chaos Knight: His turntable is too small.
- Gyrocopter: There is now a particle effect that makes the propellers look like they are spinning, except the modeled propellers are stationary.
- Lifestealer: His turntable is too small.
- Luna: Her turntable is too small.
- Nyx Assassin: His turntable looks exceptionally large compared to with other heroes.
- Sand King: the platform is too small.
- In general: turntables will sometimes change colour.
- Issues concerning Featured Hero Models that have not been listed here, can be reported here.
Compendium and player card issues
There are a number of issues related to compendiums and player cards:
- All of the Mousesports players are listed as offlaners.
- People are reporting that their selection of favorite team and player has been locked before they could even chose anything - Some also report that selections suddenly change after selection.
- Having more than 1 fantasy team can give some issues.
- The Compendium Fantasy Challenge shows for everyone that they had XBoct as all the players, shows that every player on the team has 888 points total, and has a grand total of 10000 points.
Description issues
The following items have erroneous or missing descriptions:
- Bounty Hunter's Hardened Hunter's Bracer does have the bundle in its description, but is technically not part of the bundle, as it's not named in the bundle list, nor is it sold with the bundle - Was reported to be fixed at some point, but that was not the case.
- Sniper's Instagib OSP's description doesn't mention that it has a custom ultimate animation.
- If the full Ritual Garb of the Seeker set is equipped, and the weapons are changed, the item descriptions will still show that the Warblades are equipped.
- A collection of minor errors in names, descriptions, and tags.
- The use of ^ in item descriptions causes them to cut short.
- Newer tournament items don't show the new custom descriptions.
- Dragon Knight's Elder Shield lacks a description.
- Dragon Knight's Dragonmaw has several errors in its description.
- Witch Doctor's Tribal Megadon Mask has Sven's Radiant Claive description.
- Lone Druid's Tools of the Haruspex Set doesn't list the Spirit of Calm.
- Morphling's Gift of the Sea set items does not list the set in their descriptions.
Rarity issues
There have been reports of item sets having a strange rarity rating in comparison to the items it contains:
- Drow Ranger's Spikes of Frost Set is labelled as rare, while its individual items are all common.
- Ursa's Ursine Ravager Set is labelled as rare, while three of its individual items are common, and one is uncommon.
- Lina's Fashion of the Scorching Princess Set is labelled as common, while it has a rare item in its set.
- Spectre's Eternal Light Set is labelled as common, while it has a rare item in its set.
- Queen of Pain's Bonds of Vincere Set is labelled as common, while it has a mythical item in its set.
- Weaver's Armored Exoskeleton Set is labelled as rare, while it has a mythical item in its set.
- Sets that have odd rarities in comparison to the rarities of its individual items can be reported here.
Note: Bundles are rated by the item with the highest rarity, not the average of all items combined.
Furthermore, a number of promotional items, such as from Tournament tickets, are not genuine:
- Maximillian the Beetlebear.
- Cyril the Syrmeleon.
- Queen of Pain's Wicked Succubus set.
- Rubick's Resonant Vibrance Set.
- Star Ladder VI's Star Powered HUD.
Item icon issues
The following items have outdated or erroneous item icons:
- Bloodseeker's Bloodletter - Off-Hand appears bigger in the inventory than Bloodletter - still the case after the icon updates.
- The Pirate Mega-Kill announcer doesn't have the same blue horn with the words 'Mega-kill' written above it like the other Mega-Kill announcers - still the case after the icon updates.
- Bloodseeker's Back Hook icons are out of date after a model update - still the case after the icon updates.
- The following Omniknight set icons display items in their red recolour that was never pushed through:
- Templar Assassin's Third Insight Set icon doesn't show her psi blades. Other set icons do.
- The Defense Season 2 War Dog icon displays the standard Enduring War Dog courier.
- Sven's Commander of the Flameguard set shows the colours of the normal Flameguard set.
- A large number of item icons haven't been updated to the new backgrounds yet.
- The icon for Riki's Subtle Demon mask still shows the clipping issues it got after Riki's remodel - the clipping on the model itself has been fixed.
- Naga Siren's weapons icons are extremely inconsistent.
Clipping issues
The following items have noticeable or severe clipping issues:
- Lone Druid's back Cloak of the Dawn goes over the belt instead of under so it looks like the sickle cuts right through it.
- Brewmaster's Flail of the Great Elder severely clips through the ground when it is held in the battle stance (the standard flail has the same issue, but is less noticeable due to its smaller size).
- Lina's head occasionally clips through her hair.
- Nature's Prophet's Beard of Cycles has some clipping issues.
- Omniknight's Holy Words of the Hierophant clips with the handle of most of his weapons.
- Sniper's Spottin' Goggles' hair clips with the Sharpshooter's Cloak.
- The Beard and the Lei of the Peace-Bringer clip with each other.
- When turning, Drow Ranger's bow will regularly clip through her cape - Windrunner has similar, but less prevalent issues.
- The beard on Disruptor's Storm Rider's Sight clips through his chest in the loadout viewer.
- Centaur Warrunner's Helmet of Omexe clips with his helmet.
- Sniper's Grampa Sharpie's Shin Shooter rifle clips with his hands.
- Lina's left sleeve clips through her arm.
- Sniper's eyebrows and beard clip with the Sharpshooter's Stache.
Particle effect issues
The following items have noticeable issues with particle effects . This includes unusual couriers:
- Kunkka's Sword of the Admirable Admiral has the particle effect of the standard sword in preview.
- Luminous Gaze lights up only 1 eye for the flying courier.
- Felicity's Blessing Effect: Grass grow in the air when it comes to flying mode.
- Sven's Helm of the Mono Militis has two glowing eyes, despite being a cyclops helm.
- The default particle effect for Rubick's staff greatly obstructs the gem of his Scepter of the Grand Magus.
- Windrunner's bowstrings are misaligned for some older bows.
- There are similar issues for Drow Ranger's bows - Valve confirmed they are aware of this issue, but no eta for a fix was available.
- Faceless Void's Timebreaker effect disappears after death.
- Self Made Particle Effect explodes in red crosses upon (re)spawning.
- The red ribbon on Tusk's default helmet isn't removed when equipping Frostiron Raider Helm.
- Fezzle-Feed regularly does not spawn with the appropriate particle effect.
- The glowing sphere on Chaos Knight's Blade of Chaos Incarnate has disappeared.
- Shadow Shaman's Mysterious Vagabond off-hand still shows the particle effect in the model viewer. Works correctly in-g
Strange item and counter issues
Note: Valve is currently reworking the Strange items system, as confirmed here.
There are issues concerning strange items and counters in the following situations:
- Strange items regularly don't track their stats properly. Such occurrences are to be report here
- Using Swap on a hero with strange items on them will update the counter with kills obtained by the other person.
- Killcounters aren't shown on items, while prefixes do get updated.
- Restarting Dota 2 during a match will unequip items and stop strange items from counting.
- Tournament couriers such as Inky the Hexapus and Wynchell aren't getting their counters upped from watching replays.
Invisibility/normal mapping issues
The following items are partially invisible under certain angles. Only cases that can be witnessed in-game from isometric view are listed here:
- Dragon Knight's Cape of the Drake is invisible from the front, noticeable in-game.
- Dragon Knight's Light Cape of Sir Davion's front is invisible in-game, but visible in the model viewer.
Lina's Fiery Soul of the Slayer issues
There are several issues concerning Lina's Fiery Soul of the Slayer:
- Unequipping it causes her eyes to remain yellow.
- Swapping any hero to Lina won't change her hero icon to the proper one.
- Stealing Lina's Dragon Slave as Rubick when Lina is wearing the Fiery Soul item, does not give Rubick the customized icon and particle effect. Note that Rubick does get the customized hook when stealing Pudge's Meat Hook ability.
- Lina will after dying occasionally respawn with her default skin and portrait icon.
Note: This item got its own section in due to its prominence and status.
Other Lina-related issues:
- Lina's skirt of the Solar Divine Set glitches out when moving - Valve confirmed it's caused by a set of bugs with clothing physics that they are trying to track down.
Legion Commander's Blades of Voth Domosh issues
There are several issues concerning Legion Commander's Blades of Voth Domosh:
- Her in-game model portrait shows her standard skin for other people (so not the wearer).
- The Exalted tag is very similar to the colour of renamed items.
Other hero related issues
The following item issues have been categorized by hero:
- Axe's Red Conqueror Set is missing set tags and the 'equip as set' option.
- The ponytail on Axe's Demon Blood Helm is bugged.
- Axe should not be spinning his Corpsemaker in the loadout viewer.
Bounty Hunter
- Bounty Hunter's Master Assassin's Tails gravely twists out of shape upon movement - a similar issue exists for Tidehunter's Octopus Hat. This might be related to Bounty Hunter's Master Assassin's Shoulders. Valve confirmed they are aware on the issue, and are looking into it.
- Bounty Hunter's Crimson Cut-Throat weapon Jinada Strike effect is gone.
Centaur Warrunner
- Gloried Horn of Druud for Centaur is equipped in the belt slot, but looks better fitted for the back slot.
Chaos Knight
- Dazzle's Great Pipe of the Father Spirits has some graphical glitches.
- The dreamcatcher in Dazzle's Ancestral set shows a graphical glitch.
Death Prophet
- There's an arm sliding over the ground underneath Death Prophet's Corpse Maiden dress.
- The Bone Scryer set suffers of similar issues, as well as static items.
Dragon Knight
- Dragon Knight's skirts are a bit misaligned.
- Dragon Knight's Elder Shield appears to be misaligned, best seen in the model viewer.
Faceless Void
- Juggernaut's Mask of Many Sight is still pretty small.
- Juggernaut's standard blade is invisible.
- Juggernaut has some bloom issues on some of his items.
Lone Druid
- Lone Druid's shoulder customizations don't morph with him when going into bear form.
- Using the courier on Lone Druid's bear spawns the standard courier.
- Lycan's Form of the Great Grey does not show up in the portrait.
- When Lycan dies with Ultimate form active the body of his wolf form turns to his default skin and when he shapeshifts back into human it is his default skin.
- The avatar of Lycan's wolves are bugged and display a white backround.
- Shadow Demon's disuption and other illusions of Lycan in wolf form display as his default skin.
- Mirana's Umr the Lunar Dragon doesn't have an unique sound effect for leap.
- Mirana's Ormr the Lunar Dragon will rarely revert to the default mount.
- Necrolyte's Soul Reaper is mispositioned in the model viewer - it's fine in-game.
- The hook of Pudge's Dragonclaw Hook defaults to the standard hook when using meat hook (the chain remains that of the DC hook) - this is only visible for other players. The owner properly sees the Dragonclaw Hook.
- Pudge's Meat Hook is displaced from the chain when using Meat Hook.
- Pudge's The Ol' Chopper's Dinner Bringer does not show up in-game - strangely enough, it does show up when using the Meat Hook ability.
- Pudge's Grievous Grapnel is displaced from the chain when using Meat Hook.
- Splitting Sange and Yasha causes it to lose tags, quality, and custom names and descriptions it has.
- Riki's Implements of the Tahlin Watch Set has a white tail - the clipping issue was fixed.
- Riki's Subtle Demon Mask doesn't render on the hero in-game.
Skeleton King
- The Regalia of the Bonelord Set uses several outdated models, although the correct ones have been pictured in the icons.
Skywrath Mage
- Skywrath Mage's Nightwatcher set is chronologically ordered as though it was released in June, even though it wasn't added to the store till the 23 September patch. As such, it's lacking the 'New' tag on the store as well.
- Sniper's Grampa Sharpie's Shin Shooter rifle lacks the trigger.
- Sniper's Gunslinger items regularly are not properly awarded for completing tutorials.
- Sniper's Gunslinger cloak is invisible from the front - Visible in-game.
- Sven's Wuldastron The Twin Blade of Giants is wrongly rotated by 180 degrees.
- Sven's Commander of the Flame Guard set doesn't have any set tags.
- Sven's Commander's Cape and Skirt are once again blue in the hero loadout.
- Using preview on Tidehunter's Raw Hide once again shows the wrong colours - this has now carried over to the new item icons.
- Tidehunter's Swamp Fins appears to behaving a vertice issue when Tidehunter also wears the Pirate Slayer's Bracer.
Other issues
Issues that have not been categorized yet, or do not fit in the previous categories:
- Pennants do not appear in the fountain area.
- The ability modifiers Call of the Dendrochron and the Healing Ward of the Kuur-Ishiminari don't have previews on the Dota profile page.
- The Star Season 5 string is appearing as its stringname in some descriptions.
- Cap Bamboo is having some mesh issues - a fix by the creator has been submitted.
- Greevils have been reported to not properly load their colour and features.
- Using the hero taunt key uses the action item instead. Once action items have been used up, the taunt can be properly used.
- Outworld Devourer's death animation reverts equipped weapon to default weapon - May also be the case with other heroes that use separate models for their death animations, such as Tiny and Crystal Maiden.
- It is possible via file editing to reset views on competitive matches, thus making it possible to hyperinflate the view count on Smeevils.
- Pennants regularly do not count matches.
- The Smeevil style selection box can only be closed by selecting a style.
- The TI3 Valor HUD has a thin, white line running over the brown/yellow bar above the item section when viewed in 16:9.
- Cyril the Syrmeleon, the Defense 4 courier, doesn't show different skins for the different teams he is on.
- When peeking into a chest, wards can't be previewd.
- The item viewer in spectator mode is broken.
- Upgrading pennants resets the view counter to zero.
- Unusual couriers no longer show the colour tags.
- Smeevil Colours aren't applied to the flying couriers.
- Tournament drops for Twitch users don't show their usernames in-game.
- Custom huds all have lost the decorations around the Stash pop-up.
- Equipping Smeevil couriers when already having summoned a courier causes the already summoned courier to change as well - Baby Roshan changes into Golden Baby Roshan, standard Donkey turns into Zonkey.
- If an usual courier is out on the field, and the player switches out to an unusual courier prior to upgrading the usual courier, the usual courier gains the unusual effect in its flight form.
- Using an autograph on an already autographed items removes the original autograph without warning.
- The Augury ward stops animating after the first loop.
- It seems that tooltips become bugged when there are too many newlines in the tooltip, causing data such as autographs and 'tradable after' to fall off the tooltip in-game.
- The Dragon Scale HUD perpetually shows '600' on the god counter - The creator has posted a new version of the HUD. The 23 september 2013 patch did not fix this completely.
- El Gato's shader's are broken.
- Setting up filters will sometimes crash the game.
- The Lava and Rubbeline particle effects are lacking names.
- HUDs and Inventory icons are for a group of people not visible.
- The final page in the armory is unusable.
- During Random Draft pick phase, announcers says "your turn to pick" after it is.
- Lion's Hell Ambassador set is listed in the 'equipment'-section of the store, rather than the 'set'-section.
These issues might be bugs, but it might also be intended, and could use further clarification.
- Random drops after deleting an item appears to be at an all-time low.
- Osky the Ottragon has his left eye perpetually pointed up.
- Mounted Smeevils don't have a glowing particle effect.
The following issues may have been fixed, but the exact status has not been cleared up (either in due to conflicting reports, or lack of recent reports).
- Several items retrieved from the TI chests have been reported to have their tag removed.
- Unusual effects on some couriers disappear after some time.
- Crystal Maiden when wearing the Crystalline Queen set goes bald in her portrait upon dying.
- The Tusk Announcer has stopped working.
- 3x unusual Naked Greevil's unusual effect appears as an error sign.
- The shoulders of Shadow Demon's set disappear when walking.
- Phantom Lancer's Feathered Naginata generates artifacts while moving.
- When having multiple unusual couriers of the same type (e.g., two Fearless Badgers) with different effects, only one shows up in the loadout.
- There have been some texture issues reported for the Owlion on lower settings.
- Deleting common items have a chance of rewarding Wards.
- Bounty Hunter's Shuriken Of Distant Sands floats in front of Bounty Hunter.
- Rubick's Staff of the Inscrutable Zeal bugs out when having a haste rune equipped.
- A great number of unusual couriers no longer show effects - reported as fixed by many, reported as not fixed by a few.
- Omniknight's Cape of Thunderwrath's Calling has some very noticeable clipping issues - appears to be fixed in the model viewer.
- Phantom Assassin's Leaf Of The Nimble Edge shows the (unfitting) standard particle effect of Coup de Grâce - this one presumably has been fixed, as the others have been as well, but hasn't been confirmed yet.
- Riki's Subtle Demon set has a bug in its portrait, as well as a bug with the backstab sound - should be fixed.
- Using the Crystal Wing HUD makes part of the game screen unclickable - could not be reproduced.
- Players are reporting that cosmetic items are no longer showing up on heroes.
- People are reporting that their cosmetic items are getting unequipped halfway through games, usually after death or when using a ability that changes their looks (e.g. Alchemist's ultimate).
- Anti-Mage is having some portrait issues - could not be reproduced.
- The Burning Animus effect isn't working on the Tickled Tegu courier - might be because this effect was not originally available for this courier.
- Queen of Pain's TPL set appears as level 1 on illusions.
- Most of Razor's Twisted Arc set disappears while using the Static Link ability.
These issues have been recently fixed, but remain on the list for a short while to let people know. Note: If a fix is listed here, it does not necessarily mean it was fixed in the most recent patch - sometimes I do not find out about a fix until way later.
- Everyone should now correctly have received their rewards for filling out Compendium predictions, stamping player cards, and filling out the Fantasy Team.
- Greevil eggs properly show what essences they have again.
- Lina's Fiery Soul of the Slayer has had her custom in-game portrait, as well as her custom background fixed..


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"The Headstand Project"
Raising money for Cancer research.. One Headstand at a Time!
Project Overview
The Headstand Project was launched in 2010 as a means to raise Cancer awareness and funds for continued research via generous, subscriber's donations, directly to The American Cancer Society. Thousands of dollars have been raised thus far.
Through a series of random, non sensical, bizarre headstand photographs, throughout the country, my hope was to provide daily, light hearted, visual entertainment for interested subscribers. It began as a project to honor my Mom, Lucy who courageously fought the disease. It honors all of the brave people that continue to battle the disease. Most recently, the rebirth of the project is in honor of my brave daughter Heather, who inspires us daily with her courage and determination throughout her journey and fight. Please revisit the site as there are hundreds of postings as well as links to the three music videos that were created as a part of the project. Every little bit helps, so please make a small donation if you or someone you know has had a brush with Cancer. There is a direct link to the American Cancer Society on the right hand side of the page. Thank you for your support,
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Mango & passion fruit meringue roulade
Throwing a dinner party? How about making this deliciously rich and creamy meringue roulade? The best part is it's low in fat and gluten-free
Nutrition and extra info
- Gluten-free
- kcal223
- fat4g
- saturates1g
- carbs45g
- sugars33g
- fibre2g
- protein5g
- salt0.17g
- 3 large egg whites
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 175g caster sugar
- 1 level tsp cornflour
- 1 tsp malt vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- icing sugar, to dust
- 200g fat-free Greek yogurt
- 1 large ripe mango, peeled, stoned and diced
- 4 passion fruits, pulp only
- icing sugar (optional) and a few physalis, to decorate
- raspberry sauce, to serve (see 'Try' below)
Preheat the oven to 150C/ gas 2/fan 130C. Line a 33x23cm swiss roll tin with non-stick baking parchment. Beat the egg whites with an electric whisk until frothy and doubled in bulk. Slowly whisk in the caster sugar until thick and shiny. Mix the cornflour, vinegar and vanilla extract, then whisk into the egg whites.
Spoon into the tin and level the surface carefully, so you don't push out the air. Bake for 30 minutes until the meringue surface is just firm.
Remove from the oven and cover with damp greaseproof paper for 10 minutes. Dust another sheet of greaseproof paper with icing sugar. Discard the damp paper and turn the meringue out on to the sugarcoated paper. Peel off the lining paper, then spread yogurt over the meringue and scatter with mango and passion fruit. Use the paper to roll up the roulade from one short end. Keep the join underneath. Sift a little icing sugar on top if you like, decorate with physalis and serve with raspberry sauce.
Recipe Tip
Making raspberry sauceFor a quick and delcious raspberry sauce, whizz 225g/8oz thawed frozen raspberries with 2tbsp icing sugar in a blender, then press through a sieve.


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White Sox happy with transfer rule clarification
CHICAGO -- Fans, players and coaches collectively rejoiced Friday morning when Major League Baseball announced it had tweaked the confusing and sometimes maddening transfer rule.
MLB adopted a stricter interpretation of the rule at the start of the season, saying fielders needed to completely control the ball through a catch, including transferring the ball from glove to hand, for the play to be considered an out. That interpretation has been changed in favor of the traditional definition.
"An out has occurred whenever a player has complete control over the ball in his glove, and if he drops the ball after opening his glove, it will still be ruled an out. There is no requirement to successfully remove the ball from the glove for it to be an out," MLB's Playing Rules Committee said Friday.
"It was odd to watch and see how many guys were catching balls and then taking five steps and waiting for them to pull it out," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "It just feels natural the way it is announced today, that they're going back to the same thing.
"There were just too many plays where a fly ball in the outfield and they didn't signal until you could actually see the guy hold it up. It's good."
The Sox experienced the transfer rule first-hand on April 2. Adam Eaton caught an Oswaldo Arcia fly ball to center and dropped the ball on the transfer. The play was originally ruled a catch, but overturned after a review.
Some have criticized baseball for making a rules change during the season, but White Sox general manager Rick Hahn commended the rules committee for acting proactively.
"Certainly in terms of what the rule was and how they're interpreting it, it made sense," Hahn said. "But I think this is probably going to make for a more comfortable, more logical on-field calls and reviews."


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The Downtown Austin Plan's most controversial proposal is not to make the 2008 intermim "density bonus" program permanent, but to eliminate CURE zoning. (CURE stands for "Central Urban REdevelopment"). The recommendation provoked a sharp debate at the City Council's August meeting and it will provoke another one when the City Council takes up the Plan again in October. City staff has now recommended that the City keep a modified CURE option, validating what I and many others have contended for years: implementing a density "bonus" program while simultaneously eliminating CURE zoning would penalize density.
A bit of background. The City does not impose height limits in the Central Business District outside the Capitol View Corridors, but it does arbitrarily cap floor-to-area ratios ("FAR"). The City caps both height and FAR in Downtown Mixed Use districts. Most of west Sixth Street between Lavaca and South Lamar -- an area experiencing rapid densification -- is zoned DMU rather than CBD, so the height and FAR caps have particular bite there.
The City for years has had a process for increasing FAR and height limits downtown, namely CURE zoning. CURE combining districts are allowed to redevelop buildings that are at least ten years old or to develop vacant lots. Because the CURE regulations do not specify what benefits a property owner/developer must offer, the process results in a lot of ad hoc negotiation between the City and developers. A developer typically agrees to participate in the Great Streets program and kick in money for parks or affordable housing.
In 2008, the City adopted the interim density bonus program. The main provision requires developers who want to build residential space in excess of the allowable FAR either to devote 10% of the extra space to affordable housing or pay a per-square-foot fee on 100% of the extra floor space. Commercial developments must pay half of the fee on the extra floor space.
The Downtown Plan proposes eliminating CURE as an alternative to the density bonus program. I and others have argued that this will raise the effective price of extra density, which is bad policy because extra housing and office space downtown produces many spillover benefits. Raising the price might not eliminate all requests for additional density, but we should expect it to have an impact at the margin.
Proponents of the mandatory density bonus program, however, have argued that it is better than the CURE process because it provides developers and property owners a cheap (a relative term in Austin), predictable, administrative approval, as opposed to the ad hoc, expensive and unpredictable CURE zoning process. The mandatory density bonus program, in other words, effectively lowers the price of density, or so these advocates have claimed.
The market has proved the proponents wrong. In the three-plus years since the interim density bonus program was adopted, no developer has sought extra height or FAR under the density bonus program. Every developer who has sought additional entitlements has used the CURE process. If developers consider the density bonus a cheaper alternative than CURE zoning, then they would use it. They don't, which implies that making the bonus program mandatory would raise the price of density.
City staff more or less agrees with this view. City staff now recommends that the City keep the CURE process for now. Staff notes that no project to date has sought additional height or FAR through the density bonus program. Instead, all have opted to do so through CURE combining districts. It proposes that the CURE program be modified to require the developer to show that it has provided the density bonus program benefits to the maximum amount feasible. This would require developers to show which provisions could be met by the project and to demonstrate that compliance with certain elements of the project would make it financially infeasible.
Staff understands that CURE is useful as a benchmark for measuring the real cost of the density bonus program. Or, as staff puts it, keeping CURE zoning would provide "useful information on the economic and financial realities of compliance with the Downtown Density Bonus program."
Staff also recognizes that raising the price of density might discourage housing or office space at the margin. Specifically, it states:
One of the charges made against a density bonus program (when CURE is not an option) is that it unduly "penalizes" projects. If, in fact, a density program did do that, and if CURE was not available, then no project would seek additional density -- and no community benefits would be achieved.
That is equivocal enough, but when combined with its recommendation that the City retain CURE zoning in some form, it is an admission that the density "bonus" program might indeed discourage density.
My view, of course, is that we should allow unlimited FAR and height (outside the view corridors) as a matter of right, and impose reasonable design guidelines to ensure that new development contributes to a pedestrian-friendly, authentically urban environment.
I've argued some of these points before here and here.
More coverage by Wells Dunbar and Community Impact News.


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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who was accused earlier this year of raping a woman in the bathroom of an Atlanta-area bar, said he's made mistakes and expects to be booed when he takes the field next fall.
"I've wanted to apologize to them [fans] for so many things. For being immature, for being dumb, for being young, for not knowing any better," the two-time Super Bowl winner he told Pittsburgh TV station WTAE
. "For getting caught up in everything that was thrown my way. . . . In my heart, I know I haven't been the best person, the best quarterback for the Steelers, I'm not talking just on the field, I'm talking off the field."
Roethlisberger did not directly address the March 5 incident in Milledgeville, Ga., in which a woman accused him of raping her as his posse stood guard outside the bathroom. Prosecutors there ultimately declined to charge him due to a lack of evidence, but made clear they believed he behaved badly.
The allegations were followed by several reports that Roethlisberger has partied heavily for years, and been a jerk to everyone from team employees to waitresses and media. In the interview, Roethlisberger seemed to acknowledge as much.
"I got caught up being Big Ben the whole time. I lost track of who Ben Roethlisberger was. It's not something I'm proud of," he said. "I've made mistakes, I know I have."
The quarterback's mea culpa came after Georgia authorities released audio and video tape from his accuser in which she said she felt powerless as Roethlisberger attacked her:
"I'm a little girl and he's a big boy," she told investigators. She said she begged him to stop, but did not physically resist out of fright.
The DVDs offered the first extensive account by the accuser, who hasn't spoken publicly, as well as less than a minute of shaky Roethlisberger footage from the club. With loud music blaring, the Pittsburgh Steelers star asks a girl what her drink tastes like, doles out high-fives, strikes a pose, punches his fist in the air twice and flashes a huge grin for the camera.
Roethlisberger was suspended for the first six games of the upcoming season, though commissioner Roger Goodell said he could reduce it to four games if Roethlisberger shows he is committed to improving his off-the-field behavior.
Goodell has said the 28-year-old failed to meet the league's expectations for player behavior with his late-night antics. Roethlisberger also is being sued in Nevada by a woman who says he sexually assaulted her there in 2008. There were no charges brought in that case.


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Rankin veteran receives Congressional Gold Medal in special ceremony
William Snooks among African-Americans to break color barrier during World War II
A Rankin Marine received a Congressional Gold Medal on Saturday in Penn Hills in front of close friends, family members and fellow comrades.
William "McKenzie" Snooks, 88, missed a recent ceremony in Washington, D.C., where 400 of his colleagues were awarded the honor for being among the first African-American men to serve in the Marines.
Photos: William Snooks honored in special ceremony
Snooks had fallen ill and had to spend time recovering in the hospital. His wife, Elaine, couldn't bear the thought of him missing such an honor, so she decided to recreate the event and invite friends and family.
"I'm very, very proud. He is a very good man and he deserves this day," said Elaine Snooks.
William Snooks was one of 20,000 African-American men who broke the color barrier by serving as a United States Marine during World War II. Snooks doesn't talk about his tours much, but he did take time to reflect on Saturday.
"I miss my comrades who fell, never to be seen again. It brings tears to my eyes, even today," he said.
Snooks and his comrades are such an important piece of our nation's history, but his wife said he didn't want all the attention.
"He was a little reluctant in the beginning. I asked him [if he would mind if I did this], and he said, 'Do you really want to?' I said, 'Yeah, I really want to, because you deserve it,'" said Elaine Snooks.
Family members from as far as Michigan and Texas attended the ceremony for Snooks in Penn Hills. He told Channel 4 Action News that he already picked out a spot in his bedroom to display the medal.


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Vaishali seeks to connect people and possibilities. Moundir unlocks profits and productivity. Together, they demonstrate that there's no limit to what you can achieve when you dream big—and manage small.
Vaishali describes herself as a "naturally curious person." As a child growing up in Mumbai, she read constantly, dreamed of traveling, and longed to "create a life without limits."
Seeking to fulfill that vision, Vaishali became one of BCG's first employees in India, joining our Mumbai office in 1997 shortly after earning her MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Within a decade, she had become BCG's first female partner of Indian descent, and she is now a senior partner in our Singapore office.
I am driven by curiosity. Whenever I am given something new, I can't rest until I have it figured out.
Among her many roles at BCG is leadership of our Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice in Southeast Asia. "Just as books and education opened up my world, mobile technology is opening up a world of opportunities for people in emerging markets," she says. "Mobile is far more than a communication platform, it connects people to new ideas—and new possibilities—to help them create the better life they seek."
Moundir's quest to find a better way has always driven him to dig deeper. In 2010, that quest led him to BCG. After 15 years of experience in manufacturing and logistics—including working as the head of operations at a Toyota plant in France—Moundir sought to expand his career in a more strategic direction. Today, he is a leader of our Western European and South American operations centers.
An expert in lean operations management, Moundir compares what he does with detective work, uncovering inefficiencies, or waste, that can add time and cost to our clients' businesses. "We help our clients examine every piece of the puzzle—how their plants, warehouses, supply chain, and people—all work together," Moundir says. "That's where companies can make the leap from incremental changes to breakthrough improvements of 20% and more."
As creative as he is inquisitive, Moundir launched BCG's mobile-lab program at our Paris office, creating game-like simulations that help client teams rethink their manufacturing and supply-chain operations. "The complexity of these issues can mask the underlying opportunities," he says. "Lab simulations enable client teams to visualize how their operations could work, with an entirely fresh mind."
Although their roles at BCG may be vastly different, both Vaishali and Moundir share the same determination to acquire in-depth knowledge of their clients' challenges from the ground up, no matter where that takes them.
"I learned at BCG that the first rule of success is never to define barriers for yourself. There is no ceiling—ceilings exist only in your mind."
"I've never hesitated to go anywhere," says Vaishali, who has traveled to more than 20 emerging nations to help her clients uncover new insights into being more competitive and profitable in those markets. Vaishali refers to it as being street-smart and urges her clients to "win big by thinking small" and go beneath the surface to really understand what drives the local markets in which they compete.
Among her treks was a memorable visit to Lagos—complete with bodyguards, a precaution her client insisted upon—to observe Nigeria's "computer villages," teeming outdoor markets with hundreds of vendors selling telecom equipment.
Moundir estimates that he flies more than 60 times per year, visiting different plants, warehouses, suppliers, and customer locations. "What you learn by talking to people about operations is that many of the challenges are as much cultural as they are physical," he says. "It's the truly great companies that are able to get both dimensions right."
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Badaracco convicted of trying to bribe judge
Police may never solve the disappearance of Mary Badaracco.
Yet Friday afternoon, July 5, a jury convicted her ex-husband, Sherman contractor Dominic Badaracco, of trying to bribe a judge to influence a grand jury probe in the case.
"It's a victory for my mother," said Beth Profeta, one of Mary Badaracco's two daughters. "It's not the murder charge, but it may turn out to be for him, and at least it has restored my faith that there is, in fact, justice."
The 77-year-old Badaracco showed no emotion as the state Superior Court jury of four men and two women, after three hours of deliberation, found him guilty of bribery.
Badaracco was then handcuffed behind his back by judicial marshals and led from the Main Street courtroom as his wife and stepdaughter cried in the back of the courtroom.
Badaracco faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Sept. 6. His lawyer, Richard Meehan, said he expected Badaracco to post bond even after Judge Robert Devlin increased it from $150,000 to $500,000.
"We appreciate the jury's attention to the case and its verdict," Deputy Chief State's Attorney Leonard Boyle said as he left the courtroom.
Meehan said later he will appeal the verdict.
Badaracco, a suspect in the disappearance of his ex-wife, Mary, from their Sherman home in 1984, was accused of offering a $100,000 bribe to state Superior Court Judge Robert Brunetti to influence a one-man grand jury convened in November 2010, looking into Mary Badaracco's disappearance.
Brunetti, the prosecution's star witness, testified that on Nov. 17, 2010, Badaracco telephoned him at his home and told him, "Bobby, I need your help. They've all been subpoenaed for Friday."
Brunetti said he responded there was nothing he could do and that's when he testified Badaracco told him: "I'm only gonna say this one time ... It's worth 100 Gs."
The call was not recorded and Brunetti testified the only way he could interpret Badaracco's statement was the defendant was offering him a bribe.
At the time, Brunetti was working in the same courthouse where the probe was being held, but was not involved in it.


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A&E announced Friday it is reversing its decision to oust patriarch Phil Robertson from the series "Duck Dynasty."
The cable channel had put Robertson on indefinite "hiatus" following statements he made in a GQ interview that disparaged homosexuals. In the same article Robertson, 67, also said that growing up in Louisiana before the Civil Rights movement, he never saw mistreatment of blacks.
A&E said in a statement it has decided to bring Robertson back after discussions with the Robertson family and "numerous advocacy groups."
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The channel goes on to say that "'Duck Dynasty' is not a show about one man's views. It resonates with a large audience because it is a show about family… a family that America has come to love," and adds that "A&E has decided to resume filming 'Duck Dynasty' later this spring with the entire Robertson family."
Following publication of the GQ interview, Robertson's remarks were quickly condemned by gay media watch organization GLAAD.
"[Robertson] clearly knows nothing about gay people or the majority of Louisianans--and Americans--who support legal recognition for loving and committed gay and lesbian couples," GLAAD spokesperson Wilson Cruz said in a statement, adding, "Phil's decision to push vile and extreme stereotypes is a stain on A&E and his sponsors who now need to reexamine their ties to someone with such public disdain for LGBT people and families."
After A&E announced Phil's removal from the show, the extended Robertson clan rallied around the patriarch and issued a statement saying, "While some of Phil's unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse, his beliefs are grounded in the teachings of the Bible. ... Phil would never incite or encourage hate. We are disappointed that Phil has been placed on hiatus for expressing his faith, which is his constitutionally protected right."
Support for Robertson also poured in from Sarah Palin, conservative groups and even the lieutenant governor of the Duck Commander's home state of Louisana.
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne said his office would be willing to help the Robertson family contact different producers should they fail to reach an agreement with A&E. "Regardless of one's views on Phil Robertson's statements, 'Duck Dynasty' has been an important representation of the state of Louisiana, inspiring prospective visitors and investors since its debut," said Dardenne in a statement.
Throughout his "hiatus," Robertson refused to back down and broke his silence only once, during a Bible study group on Dec. 22 when he said, "I will not give or back off from my path.
"All I did was quote from the scriptures, but they just didn't know it," he claimed of his anti-gay comments. "Whether I said it, or they read it, what's the difference? The sins are the same, humans haven't changed."
Fans of the star were invited to sign various petitions demanding Robertson be reinstated to the ratings-busting show. A Change.org petition had received over 118,000 signatures as of Friday. Another, on the site IStandWithPhil.com, had received over 260,000 signatures.
A&E also announced Friday that it is launching a public service campaign promoting "unity, tolerance and acceptance among all people, a message that supports our core values as a company, and the values found in 'Duck Dynasty.' These PSAs will air across our entire portfolio."
The fifth season of the hit series is scheduled to premiere Jan. 15.


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They don't get tired. They don't hide in the seaweed. And their feeding costs show up on the electric bill. The London Aquarium's new attraction, a tank of three robotic carp, exists more for its own tech aesthetic than for explaining marine biology. But with five motors and skin of resin, plastic, and metal, each piscinoid moves with the fluidity and autonomy of a real fish. Although the koi need to be recharged every four hours, their inventor – University of Essex roboticist Huosheng Hu – plans subsequent models that'll swim to their chargers. He's looking to add 17 more bots, including species never seen in captivity. Can we request a giant mechanical squid? – Erin Biba
Fish by the Numbers
A carp's average speed: 3.7 mph A robocarp's average speed: 0.7 mph Average cost of a carp: $250 Average cost of a robocarp: $8,900 Visitors per day to the London Aquarium: 2,700
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CHICAGO – May 20, 2016 – Ecolab introduces DuraLoc™ Floor Tools, a revolutionary new line of floor cleaning tools designed to outlast traditional floor tools. In addition to their extreme durability, DuraLoc tools feature an innovative, interchangeable tool head insert system that allows users to switch heads easily. This unique system enables customers to replace only the wear parts (tool head) for certain tasks rather than the whole tool (tool head and handle).
Slips and falls are the leading causes of customer and employee injuries in restaurants.1 DuraLoc floor tools are designed to help foodservice operators maintain cleaner, safer floors to minimise those risks. Industry reports suggest that slip-and-fall injuries cost an average of $10,000 to $15,000 per store, per month.1 Helping to reduce the risk of slips and falls, DuraLoc tools and Ecolab floor cleaners are designed to work together, giving operators the ultimate clean in less time.
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Ecolab's tools programme includes floor care, grill cleaning and fryer cleaning tools. By combining extreme durability and innovative features with advanced cleaning products, Ecolab sets the standard for the best tool cleaning programme in the foodservice industry.
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I had been reading about it, hearing about it and scanning tweets from the various EdCamps across the country for the last two years but until today, I never had the honor of actually attending one and all I can say is, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! EdCampNJ is exactly what PD should be... MY choice, on MY terms, on MY time, in MY way and to help push MY thinking. That is exactly what today did for me. I was able to select from over 20 different sessions throughout the day and my biggest challenge was which learning sessions to attend... should I learn about Mindcraft? Standards Based Grading? Edmodo? Google Hangouts in the Elementary Classroom? Or should I offer a session and share something I am passionate about? The possibilities were endless and for the first time, I wasn't dreading the experience because I got to choose what I wanted to learn and if I picked something that didn't feel right after a few minutes, I could get up and find something else (and continue searching until I found the right fit). I was in complete control of my professional development experience - I had a voice in my learning! WOW - who would have thought that a professional development experience could be so empowering? Honestly, not me!
I had heard all the stories about EdCamps but in my head I kept questioning the hype... was it really going to be that different than the typical PD experience? The standard workshop with the presenters just going on and on? The "shot in the arm" conference that would fade before I got back to work on Monday? How could the EdCamp model possibly avoid all these pitfalls (and many more I have not listed here)? Well, the answer is quite simple... the experience is rooted in the connections shared between like minded educators who are passionate about learning and doing what is in the best interest of children. That is what made this learning experience totally different than any other conference or workshop. No one HAD to be there. No one was letting PD happen TO them. No one was passively sitting through sessions in a disengaged way.
Instead, a buzz filled the cafetorium from 7:30am and lasted all day to the last raffle prize was announced after 3pm. People were talking; people were sharing; people were laughing; people were teaching; and most importantly, people were LEARNING! All day, throughout every exchange and interaction, people were being influenced, shaped and informed. From my vantage point, that is another thing that made the EdCamp experience different - it was rooted in connections between people who shared a common passion and interest - the opportunity to LEARN! I was engaged all day and for someone who is impacted by ADHD, that is a big deal. I learned about how I could record a Google Hangout. I learned about how I could do an even better job of making our Faculty Enhancement Opportunities (that is what we call Faculty Meetings at our school) more powerful PD sessions for our staff. I learned about how to better brand our school. I learned about a bunch of tools and web based resources that could support a project based learning experience.
The common thread that ran through all these learning experiences today at EdCamp? The connections... the connections with my peers, colleagues and friends... the connections that allowed me to discuss the endless possibilities... the connections that pushed me out of my comfort zone... the connections that helped me personalize the learning experiences throughout the day. That, from my perspective, is what made the EdCamp experience so much more powerful... the connections... the choices... the personalized learning opportunities!
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Business Insider, a business news site, ranks The Cooper Union as one of the "World's 25 Best Design Schools," putting it at number fifteen. Based on a poll that includes art directors and product designers, participants ranked the value of each school's design program, putting Cooper Union ahead of such institutions as New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design.
"The School of Art has often been the epicenter of design," says Steven Lam, Associate Dean of the School of Art, citing such graduates as Milton Glaser and Herb Lubalin. "We've always been on the map. But what's interesting in this context is we are such a small school compared to MIT or Parsons which also appear on the list."
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Fossicking for gold
Definition of fossicking
Minerals are the property of the Crown in South Australia. For prospecting and mining purposes access to land is obtained through the provisions of the Mining Act 1971, as amended, and the Regulations under the Act (Mining Regulations 2011).
The Mining Act defines fossicking to be the gathering of minerals as a recreation and without the intention to sell the minerals or to utilise them for any commercial or industrial purpose. Fossicking does not include the gathering of minerals by any means involving disturbance of land or water by machinery or explosives.
Permission to fossick
Authorisation to enter onto a property must be obtained from the landowner prior to entry to fossick.
Established fossicking areas
Fossicking areas have been established on part of the Echunga and Gumeracha Goldfields near Adelaide.
Euchunga goldfields
Fossicking is permitted on the Chapel Hill (Old Echunga) and Jupiter Creek diggings near Echunga - these diggings are located on Historic Reserves controlled by the Government of South Australia's Department for Energy and Mining.
Gumeracha goldfields
Permits for fossicking at the Watts Gully Diggings in the Mount Crawford Forest Reserve must be purchased online before fossicking in that area.
Purchase an annual (valid for 12 months from date of purchase) or daily permit via the ForestrySA website. Note that hard copy permits are no longer availalbe from the Mount Crawford Forest Information Centre, and fossickers are no longer required to display their permit.
No fossicking allowed areas
Fossicking and prospecting are not permitted within National Parks, Conservation Parks and Forest Reserves.
You may not enter areas held under current mineral claims, mineral or extractive minerals leases, retention leases, miscellaneous purposes licences or private mines to prospect or fossick unless you have obtained prior approval from the holder. Although such activities are permissible on exploration licences, it is not possible to peg a mineral claim without approval of the licensee.
Information on mining tenure and legislation can be obtained from:
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Fossicking equipment
Basic fossicking equipment includes geological and topographic maps, a geological hammer, pick, shovel, sieve, gold pan, and magnifying glass. More sophisticated equipment may include a metal detector, manual cradle rocker or sluice box.
Fossicking may only be undertaken using hand operated equipment. Mechanically operated equipment cannot be used.
Lack of surface water in South Australia severely limits the use of devices based on the availability of water. Such equipment is not permitted in SA Water Watershed Reserves in the Mount Lofty Ranges.
Mechanised devises are banned in the fossicking areas at Watts Gully, Chapel Hill and Jupiter Creek. The use of power-operated machinery and equipment is classed as mining and can only be undertaken on an appropriately registered mineral claim or mining lease.
Gold pan
This is the simplest of gold-saving appliances but, because of limited capacity, is used more for testing materials suspected of being gold bearing than for actual recovery of the metal. Special pans of various sizes are available, although any dish-like object can be used. Any utensil used for gold washing must be entirely free of grease or oil, as contaminated gold will tend to float off and be lost.
Samples are puddled thoroughly in the dish to ensure that any clay is broken down and any contained gold set free. By shaking with a circular motion, the separated gold settles to the bottom. The dirt is washed off gradually until the particles of gold and other heavies, such as iron oxide and rutile, are concentrated in the angle of the side with the bottom of the dish. Clean water is added, and with a swirling motion the non-auriferous material is gently washed from the heavier gold particles, leaving the latter exposed as a 'tail'.
In testing for gold, the same quantity of material should be washed each time to give a measure of the gold content. Flat, flaky particles of gold, which produce a good showing, are apt to be over-estimated by the inexperienced.
Metal detectors
Metal detectors respond to metallic objects buried at shallow depths including bottle tops, coins, rings, ironstone and gold nuggets, but are not generally useful for the detection of fine alluvial gold or reef gold.
The operation of metal detectors is based on the principle of electromagnetic induction. A variable current is supplied to the energising (search) coil, producing a correspondingly varying magnetic field. This induces a current flow in any conducting metallic object within range. The current will in turn have its own magnetic field and the presence of such a magnetic field in a previously balanced (nulled) system makes a response in the detector.
Hidden 'treasure' will not be detected at depths much greater than the diameter of the coil, due to the decrease of magnetic field intensity with distance from the energising coil. This will vary somewhat depending on the detection sensitivity of the instrument and the size of the object responding. It must be pointed out, however, that metal detectors are only an aid to prospecting and that for maximum usefulness many hours of practice under different situations will be required.
The gold pan and metal detector are tools used by the fossicker to detect concealed gold. If a gold-bearing deposit of eluvial or alluvial material is to be tested or worked in a small way, there are a number of gold concentrating devices. Pans, sieves, cradles and sluices are suitable where water is available and dry blowers are used where water is scarce. More detailed information can be obtained from retailers.
Similar to panning except with a mesh base for the water to drain, helping to separate the gold.
Cradling (Cradle or Rocker)
A technique that utilises a wooden box shaped like a babies cradle. The cradle is rocked in a sideways motion as water is poured in, to help work the rocks and sediments through. The cradle has a grate and sieve at the top, which catches the coarser stones and lets the dirt and sediment pass through to be caught by a series of 'rifles' (timber baffles). Only the fine material will get sifted through, leaving any potential gold to be caught in the rifles.
Sluice box (hand operated only)
Modern versions of the sluice box are strong, durable and lightweight, being made of plastic and/or aluminium. A rectangular box flared at the intake end and 1 to 2 m long by 0.25 m wide is lined with removable riffles. Below the riffles, matting seals the riffles to aid in holding fine gold concentrate. The box is sunk into the stream where sufficient fall allows water to flow through with some velocity. Where there is no flowing water, a bucket can be used to pour water over the box. Washdirt is shovelled into the head of the box and heavy fragments are concentrated by water flow.
Dry blower (hand operated only)
Where water is not available, dry blowing may be a suitable method of gold recovery. Winnowing is the simplest form, whereby dry pulverised gold-bearing material is poured from one pan to another. The wind blows away the light particles, to concentrate the gold content for subsequent recovery by wet panning.
The dry blower combines a rocking riffle box and bellows. Coarse rock and gravel are removed from the roughly pulverised material by a screen. The fine material (undersize) is fed across an apron plate to the upper portion of a riffle box, on the top side of the bellows. Air puffed from bellows through the permeable bottom of the riffle box concentrates heavy particles of gold, which settle behind the riffles. Associated light waste is thrown up at each puff, and driven forward to pass over the end of the box.
Fossicking in states other than South Australia
The requirements with regard to fossicking are different in each state.
Contact the relevant department in each state before you fossick to ensure you are aware of the requirements.
Frequently asked questions about fossicking in South Australia
Fossicking is described as the gathering of minerals as a recreation and which does not disturb the land or water by the use of machinery or explosives, and without the intention to sell the minerals or to utilise them for a commercial or industrial purpose.
Before fossicking within designated fossicking areas within Forest Reserves you must purchase an annual or daily permit online from the ForestrySA website
In other areas of South Australia no permit is required to fossick, however you must obtain prior permission from landowners before entering their property.
All minerals collected through fossicking are not to be sold or utilised for any commercial or industrial purpose. They may be collected for your own personal collection.
All minerals are the property of the Crown in South Australia.
Yes, a metal detector is acceptable as are a pick and shovel and a gold pan. No machinery operated by mechanical means is allowed.
There are a number of historical fossicking sites within South Australia which are open to the public for fossicking.
More information can be found in the information sheet M09 Gold deposits and fossicking areas in South Australia
If you want to fossick on private property, you must obtain the landowner's permission before doing so. Details of land owners can be obtained from the Lands Titles office, phone +61 8 8226 3983.
Each State and Territory within Australia has different rules and regulations in regards to fossicking. It is recommended that you contact the relevant State Government department.
Permission is not required if you only wish to fossick. However, if you peg a mineral claim, written permission will be required from the licence holder prior to pegging the claim.
Details of licensees are available from:
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Yes, but it is recommended that you seek prior approval from the holder of the respective claim, lease or licence as it is an offence under the Act to hinder or obstruct that person in the reasonable exercise of their rights to conduct mining operations on their tenement.
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Hey folks.
I've made some new useless netmaps over the last few months, even though Infra Apogee was supposed to be my "last" pack or whatever. I simply could not 4get. Some of these maps are concepts that seemed too interesting to ignore (see: Getaway UK and Palace of Ice), while others are much simpler and geared towards smaller games for the slow months on the Meatserver.
I really just do this for my own amusement these days; netmaps take less time than solo maps and it's fun to see peoples' reactions on the Meatserver.
And if you're still reading, here are some pictures and fancy words about the newest release:
Getaway UK
A single structure stands on a small island in the middle of an ocean. I have to credit Ryoko for the fog on this one, which is a slight variation on Fishing Hamlet's fog script. This is probably my favorite map of the bunch - unlike anything I've done before. Even though the structure is a bit smaller, the surrounding beach/water makes the map bigger than you'd think. SMGs and shotguns have a definite advantage out on the shore.
The Palace of Ice
My first map since finishing up IA. This one was geared somewhat towards the survival script -- the upper tunnels provide both mobility and cover, and stretch across most of the map. Also keep an eye out for powerups -- both 2x and invisibility spawn on this map.
Cabrón Dating
A small and fast level, meant for duels or three players maximum. Subversion is advantageous here, and the underground tunnel provides great cover with access spanning the whole length of the map. Rockets and shotguns are king.
Blue Comet
My fastest turnaround on a map (~12 hours). This one joins the ranks of Cabrón Dating in being small and fast, though it employs an entirely different weapons lineup: SMG and AR dominate on this map, except when the one lone rocket launcher rarely spawns.
Argus Array
A bit bigger than the two levels above, this one is good for 2-4 players. Also, don't tell let CBS know about it.
Height is advantageous here. It's easy to be ambushed, so tread lightly, and while I wouldn't recommend 5 players on this level, it can certainly be bonkers in the right mindset.
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SAS named as one of the best medium companies to work for in Italy
SAS maintains its position amongst Italy's top 20 best workplaces
SAS has once again been recognized as one of best companies to work for in Italy, ranking at the 13rd place by Great Place to Work (GPTW) in the top 20 medium-sized companies between 50 and 500 employees.
GPTW, that bases its results on Credibility, Respect, Fairness, Pride and Camaraderie, rewards the best companies that prove a great interest in their employees, by guaranteeing them collaboration, career development, right compensation and general satisfaction.
"Being named as one of the best places to work for in Italy confirms our great attention and interest in employee satisfaction. At SAS we take care of people and we think that investing in health and work-life balance is essential for our employees and for their well-being," said Stefano Quaia, HR Manager SAS Italy.
The commitment that SAS has put in guaranteeing a great, open and fair workplace for all its employees has been regularly recognized by GPTW, which has named SAS in the last few years.
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