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Remember the time you met Harper Lee outside of 92nd Street Y?
The official recipient of this year's Harper Lee Award was Fannie Flagg, a TV personality (she co-hosted Candid Camera with Alan Funt and was a regular on the Match Game) who began writing fiction in the 80s. She described an accidental encounter she had with Lee.
In 1985 Flagg was living in a "tragic" New York apartment on the Upper West Side and trying to write a novel. It was not going well.
She was running out of money and thought she'd have to go back to working in television. Discouraged, she decided to pack it in. That same day, she was walking to a chiropractor on West 85th Street when a crazy man walked right up to her and said, "You're ugly." Stumbling into the chiropractor's office, she complained of her treatment to the receptionist, saying, "I'm from Alabama, where we have better manners." The receptionist, a young man named Jay Sawyer, said, "I'm from Alabama too." He told Flagg he had an extra ticket to see Eudora Welty at the 92nd Street Y the following week and invited her to use it.
After the event, Sawyer was standing on the street with a woman Flagg took to be an aunt. He said, "This is my friend from Monroeville, Nelle Harper Lee." As she told the story 27 years later, Flagg said, "I knew not to jump." But, "almost fainting," she managed to muster a "How do you do?" She was invited to join them for drinks, and "I got to know the most intelligent woman I have ever met in my life." Flagg told Lee what she was working on, to which the novelist replied, "Sounds rather interesting. Keep trying."

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The thing with fairground rides is you always want to go round again.
That's certainly true for Everton manager David Moyes, who says he is desperate to re-live the 'rollercoaster of emotions' he went through during his side's FA Cup semi-final victory over Manchester United.
The win - secured thanks to a penalty shootout, but only after Tim Cahill had missed Everton's first attempt - booked a place in Saturday's showpiece against 2007 winners Chelsea.
Moyes, who says he saw grown men reduced to tears at the time, fully understands why success means so much.
"A few times I've felt like it [crying]," he admitted to evertonTV. "It was such a big day and a big game for us to win. It was a rollercoaster of emotions.
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"I think it hit home to me though when we pulled up at Wembley for the semi-final. You could hardly get into the entrance to Wembley because of all the Everton supporters in that area. I think that was the first time I thought to myself, this is something really special, these games mean an awful lot.
"I was out on the pitch before the game too and it really grabbed me. To hear Z-Cars at Wembley was massive and gave us a sense of being at home. It was a welcome from the fans and we didn't let them down.
"I hope that gives us good memories and I hope we can do it again."
Moyes had already masterminded victories over two top six sides in Liverpool and Aston Villa before Phil Jagielka's spot-kick saw off Manchester United.
He's had to do it the hard way, but the Scot, who has seen the Blues make shock exits to Shrewsbury and Oldham in recent seasons, says it's about time he experienced some joy from a competition Everton last won in 1995.
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Manchester woman faces identify fraud, drug charges
Jennifer Stanioski, 34, of 17 Purdue St., could enter no plea to the felony charges in Circuit Court, so a probable cause hearing was set for Feb. 27.
Stanioski wanted personal recognizance bail, but Judge William Lyons set bail at the $5,000 cash/surety requested by a police prosecutor who said Stanioski has a prior drug possession conviction.
Stanioski is also scheduled to appear in Salem Feb. 29 in connection with a 2012 speeding charge.
Accused of kicking TV
Michael Geraci, 39, of 364 Rimmon St., pleaded innocent Wednesday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division to a criminal mischief charge that alleges his kicked his girlfriend's television set, breaking it.
Geraci said to Judge William Lyons: "I'm on Social Security Disability. I was hoping you could give me (personal recognizance bail)."
But police prosecutor Capt. Robert Cunha said Geraci was convicted in June 2012 of stalking the same woman and was given a 12-month suspended sentence.
Cunha said Geraci also has a number of Florida convictions and was convicted in 2008 of domestic battery and asked for $5,000 cash/surety bail.
Geraci said most of the Florida convictions were basically one case when he turned 18.
Lyons set bail at $3,000 cash/surety. Trial was set for March 21.
Bail revocation sought
Police prosecutors filed a motion in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division Wednesday to revoke Peter Chagnon's $1,000 surety bail after he allegedly violated bail conditions on a previous charge by committing a new crime.
Chagnon, 42, was arraigned on a stalking charge that alleges he was seen with the woman he is barred from contacting outside the 336 Lake Ave. address he is barred from going to by bail conditions on the earlier charge.
A hearing on the motion to revoke Chagnon's bail is set for this morning. Trial on the stalking charge was set for March 12, the same day as trial on the earlier charge.
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Rachelle MacDonald, 25, pleaded innocent Wednesday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division to a stalking charge that alleges she was with her boyfriend in an apartment they had shared at 372 Amherst St., in violation of her bail conditions.
"My neighbor called the cops," MacDonald told Judge William Lyons. But she said of her boyfriend: "He doesn't live there any more."
A police prosecutor sought $2,000 cash/surety bail, saying MacDonald has a December 2012 probation violation and a November 2011 drug conviction.
Lyons set bail at the amount requested by the prosecutor, but it will not take effect until a 72-hour probation hold is resolved.
Trial on the stalking charge was set for March 21.
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James Laroche Jr., 26, of 225 Grove St., pleaded innocent Wednesday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division to a misdemeanor charge of theft by unauthorized taking. He is accused of taking $625 in cash from Dan's City Auto Body. 272 Sheiffield Road.
Conditions of Laroche's $1,500 personal recognizance bail bar contact with two named women and with the business.
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The Age of the Super Strikers
As Leo Messi continued to defy defenders, goalkeepers, logic or even the basic laws of the universe in the concluding scenes of this year by overcoming Gerd Muller's record for the number of goals scored in a single calendar year, in a tantalising feat of self determination, an interesting situation arose. People celebrated the achievement then almost immediately questioned exactly what they were rejoicing.
For until the topic of 'most goals scored in a calendar year' had found itself at the heart of modern football's overbearing gaze in late 2012, nobody had actually realised that the former German and Bayern Munich star had indeed managed such a feat.
Something's not right here. Gerd Muller was no stranger to the World stage. In fact, he won fourteen trophies with Bayern Munich as well as conquering both the European Championships and the World Cup, so just how did nobody notice when he scored 85 goals in one calendar year?
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By Stefan Bienkowski, writing from Glasgow
Arturo Vidal (Chile)
Considered by many, as the sole reason for Leverkusen's fantastic second place finish in the Bundesliga this season. The Box-to-Box midfielder contributed 10 goals and 12 assists for Werkself and will be well aware that his ambition and talent may have outgrown the Rhine side by the end of the summer. Constantly linked to Bayern Munich (often by himself) and other top European sides – the midfielder will look to the Copa America as an opportunity to prove he can perform on the most important stage.
The Chilean was in excellent form for his country in last seasons World Cup, raising a few eyebrows, and setting an example to himself for the season he would then have with Leverkusen.
The tenacious midfielder will have a determination to not only do well for his country, but to put himself firmly in the shopping window of Europe's elite during this summer's competition. Expect a drive and resolve from the Chilean handy man as he looks to take the correct steps in moving up his game.


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Ok, here it is, SV is fine as DPS for 10 and 25's. I'm an average of 47oo dps on most boss fights with a wolf as the pet. Gear upgrade was a huge increase, as if scaling was just well done with SV Hunters.
I wouldnt say im in stellar gear either. It simply a matter of gear and skill, and using the correct pet/rotation, and watching what you're doing.
I chuckle when I hear that rogues are lower than hunters. Uhmm.. No, they're not. Not in 10's or 25's. Good Rogues top dps in all our raids, fail rogues do not. Usually its Rogues>Hunters=Locks>Mages, but that isnt always true.
To put it quite bluntly, The four other hunters in my guild outgear me by a decent amount. The cant believe the DPS I put out b/c it just doesnt make sense. That, my friends, is class skill and knowing the fights. If you want to be better, do your research, be hit capped, and practice practice practice.
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Beautiful in blue
Chilling tales and the Cold, hard truth
Beautiful in blue
Look at the variety of shapes, sizes and colours of those glaciers and icebergs!
These gorgeous photos of Antarctica were originally part of a 2006 Australian Parliament House Exhibition, but I like how they look a little like travel posters for one of the most inhospitable places on the planet.
I don't really know what to say. Astounding beauty.
This incredible icy insect is known as the Arctic Woolly Bear Caterpillar. This nifty little guy lives in some of the coldest country on the planet, and spends most of his life frozen and sleeping. Every summer for just over a month they come alive and have a feeding frenzy.
Want to know more? Check out the full article at: http://coldsideoftheearth.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/is-it-an-icicle-is-it-a-bear-no-its-the-artic-woolly-bear-caterpillar/
All photo's sourced from BBC's Frozen Planet documentary series.
Polar Bears are incredibly intelligent. Thank god they don't live near me!
FACT: The land under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be as far down as 2.5km below sea level due to something called "isostatic adjustment". This is caused by the huge weight of the ice sheet depressing the crust underneath it.
If the glacier ever melts, the land will rebound back to it's original position.
Plants can live in extremely cold environments, but it's not always what you'd expect.
Find out more about frozen flora here: http://coldsideoftheearth.wordpress.com/2012/06/03/frozen-flora-is-fun/
Glaciers are one neighbour you definitely don't want.
It may not seem like it but glacier and icebergs actually make a lot of noise.
If you are on or near a glacier you may hear a sudden crack or boom but no movement. This is caused by stress fractures throughout the glacier.
Once they're in the water though they keep making strange sounds. Due to air bubbles trapped within the iceberg escaping, icebergs can make fizzing and popping sounds. This air that is escaping is as old as the ice it is trapped in, like a mini time capsule from the time the ice was formed.


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Subaru unveiled at the British Motor Show a trio of vehicles, one of them being the Impreza WRX STI 330S, a model that will go on sale in September at a price of £30,000.
The new Impreza WRX STI 330S benefits from a Prodrive Performance pack with modified ECU and exhaust system – this time with paired twin 90 mm diameter stainless steel exhaust pipes to bring back the burble so loved by 'scooby' fans.
Power goes up to 330 PS at only 5,400 rpm compared to the 300.5 PS at 6,000 rpm of the standard model. Torque is boosted from 300.2 lb ft at 4,000 rpm to 346.6 lb ft at a lower 3,400 rpm making for an even swifter, effortless driving experience.
Top speed is the same 155.3 mph but the 0-60 mph time drops from an already swift 4.8 seconds to only 4.4 seconds.
The car features: Recaro front seats, satellite navigation, Smart-entry and push-button start, five-spoke 18x8.5 ins alloy wheels wearing 245/40 R18 tyres.
Standard equipment includes: a six-speed gearbox, Si-Drive giving three different engine response modes, a Multi-mode Driver Control Centre Differential, Subaru Vehicle Dynamics Control and – of course – symmetrical all-wheel drive with front and rear limited-slip differentials.


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way too often when they say
"Okay, thank you for coming! See you tomorrow!"
way too often when they say
"Okay, thank you for coming! See you tomorrow!"
I was supposed to type in "google.com" to do research.
But I typed in "facebook.com" instead
I logged off.
Then I typed "tumblr.com"
And that's how I got here.
Just saying.
when you're with the person you like.
Oh god, come back.
Girls (boys too, sometimes) hate people. They just say they hate everyone, everyone is annoying. They put on fake smiles, which is pretty much humane to do nowadays. They kinda just brush everyone off. But then they complain about they don't have anyone to talk to, no one cares, no one notices. Have you ever thought that maybe you've given off enough signals to make people think that? That maybe those people are trying to help you but it's not the attention you want it from. Or they try to help you, but you're just not letting them in to help you. I know. I know that there are those kinds of people that just pretend to care so they can spread gossip, but there are still some good people in the world. They're usually right in front of you and those people just never notice.
I'm probably being hypocritical because more than likely, I do one of the things just mentioned. But seeing it in action happening right under your nose makes you think.
6 1/2 hours on the phone with boyfriend?


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By Sheena Baker
Daily Times Leader
Take a ride down Highway 45 Alternate South, look to your left and you'll find one of West Point's city parks lacking the enhancements it needs to attract more patrons for recreational activities.
The very look of Zuber Park and it's lack of colorful playground equipment has been the topic of discussion around West Point for quite some time, and Tuesday night the issue came before the West Point Board of Mayor and Selectmen once again.
With the Prairie Arts Festival just two weeks away the volunteers that help make this event the success it is are hard at work.
The Prairie Arts Festival committee has been meeting every week working on the details and getting ready for approximately 300 vendors that will descend on West Point Labor Day weekend.
It seems that over the last 12 months or so, at least four new businesses have opened up along East Main Street, making the demand for parking on Main Street much higher than it was two or three years ago.
With more businesses downtown comes more customers, and with limited parking on Main Street, where are customers to go?
The American Civil Liberties Union will not be outside of any Chick-Fil-A restaurants in Hinds County this week.
The famous civil liberties watchdog group will be focusing its attentions on Hinds' recent ordinance making it illegal for individuals to wear sagging pants.
The ACLU claims that the laws and others like it unfairly target black men and it says that the law is a violation of freedom of expression.
Fights, stabbings and frequent gunfire sound like a description of the Old West.
This is a sad reality for the law abiding residents of Town Creek Square Apartments in West Point. So much so that West Point Police Chief Tim Brinkley is treating the small complex's violence problems as an issue of public safety.
"We recognize that we have a public safety issue with Town Creek Apartments," Brinkley said on Friday, just after talking to the apartment's management "We have strived to work with the complex managers to make that apartment complex a safer environment for the residents."
By Bryan Davis
Daily Times Leader
In the early hours of Friday morning, the West Point Police Department responded to three separate domestic disturbances at Town Creek Square Apartments.
The second incident resulted in a laceration wound on individual, and a warrant has been issued for Lantra Haughton for aggravated assault.
West Point Police Chief Tim Brinkley said on Friday that the initial call was put in just after midnight, and it was pertaining to a disturbance and a man lying on the ground at the rear of the apartment.
From Staff Reports
Daily Times Leader
WPHS got a jump on all the paperwork needed for the students to begin the 2012-2013 school year.
Parent Orientation was held at the North Campus for the entire high school. Lines were long at each of the 13 different tables requiring signatures from parents, students names, the grade the child was entering and all sorts of information needed at the beginning of each school year.
Proof of residency was a requirement this year for every student. Two forms of I.D. were needed to assure that children are enrolled in the correct school district.
The new Deacon in Charge of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation comes originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, to New York, New York, to West Point.
Deacon John Kellogg and his wife Tait, feel almost that they have come full circle back home. He is from Shreveport, La., and she comes from Pensacola, Fla. They met while attending The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, in New York, N.Y.
Decades after his death, Howlin' Wolf is still winning awards.
There are those instance when criminals pluck up the nerve to point their weapon at sworn officers of the law, who may find themselves in a situation where they're threatened by not one but maybe two or more firearms from offenders.
In situations such as these, shotguns play a critical role in the protection of a law enforcement officer's life, and Monday evening officers with the West Point Police Department trained for the first time with their new shotguns, issued to them through a grant, that all officers will possess while on duty.


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A humorous look at one woman's spiritual journey through the absurdity of life and internet links, but now mostly about Peter Gabriel and Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
No News is PG News
(Apologies to Mr. Beef for nicking his quote for this post's title)
I'm going to have to stop doing this blog until further notice due to poor health. Sorry.
Remember, if you are looking for PG News do a Google News search for "peter gabriel" and check out PG's Official Facebook page.
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Why? Because there are no PG news, or because there's something wrong?
How are you these days? Haven't seen you around much lately.
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Anon: Things are very bad with me and my mother right now. I can't go into them as there are so many problems I do not have the time to list them.
If anyone does crave PG News, check out PG's official Facebook Page and Google News alert for "peter gabriel" There is an unconfirmed rumor on Hawaii News Now that PG's New Blood concert DVD has a tentative release date of September 6, but this has not been confirmed.
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John Berry, director of the Office of Personnel Management, offers his tips for managing the federal workforce during tough times.
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Federal managers and employees alike are suffering from low morale problems, according to the results of an exclusive Federal News Radio survey. The survey is part of our three-day special report, "Managing Morale."
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The biggest takeaway from the recession for employers could well be to take better care of their workers, according to a recent survey of chief financial officers (CFOs). Nearly three in 10 (27 percent) executives surveyed said they learned not to overlook team morale. Steve Saah, with Robert Half Management Resources in the DC metro area, explains.
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I'm a loaner. I know what you're thinking. No, I didn't misspell the word. I'm not talking about a loner — as in a "L-O-N-E-R" — as in, a rifle-toting, bell-tower-climbing gunman who the neighbors later describe as being "a nice, quiet kid — a bit of a loner — but a nice, quiet kid." No, I'm talking about life as a "L-O-A-N-E-R." I am talking about "on loan." As in, "the-border-is-chaotic-and-we-need-your-boots-on-the-ground-to-help-us-gain-control" type of "loaner." We Border Patrol Agents are loaned out to other patrol stations throughout the nation in order to help a 'hot' patrol sector secure operational control of their slice of the international border. It's a mouthful, right? Yeah, we feds love to be verbose in the mistaken belief that we're going to impress everyone. I'll try not to do that, but no promises.
I've heard local cops and deputies complain about being assigned to work different beats — typically this entails working the other end of the city and/or county. But for us? Well, that entails working the other end of the state, in others a different state altogether, or at the other end of the country. On Monday, you're working the urban landscape in Tampa, Florida or foot patrol in the rugged mountainous back country in eastern San Diego County. Then on Tuesday, you're working the broad sweeping expanse of rugged foothills and deserts and/or any number of highway checkpoints north of the Mexican border in Tucson, Arizona. After the unthinkable tragedy of September 11th, 2001, many of us were loaned out to JFK or La Guardia Airports in New York City. We're accustomed to taking the show on the road, all day strong and all year long, and we do it with focused professionalism.
The Nuts and Bolts What does being loaned out really entail? Those of you who are prior military, the term "TDY" — or "Temporary Duty" — is a familiar thing. Border Patrol Agents are issued travel orders, which authorize costs associated with travel, hotel expenses and "per diem" for the purchase of food throughout the duration of an assignment. The government even covers laundry expenses, and in some cases, daily phone calls home. I only explain these things, because for some of you out there, being TDY'd might not be a familiar concept. There's a travel day, then a day of orientation at the temporary duty station, during which the most important component is the re-programming of your agency-portable handheld radio to the local frequencies. You're given some standard local maps, as well as hand-drawn or custom-produced maps to illustrate specific landmarks and associated intelligence.
And that's it. You're 10-8 the next day or that night, if you're assigned to midnights, to wreak havoc at your speed and leisure. The reality, aside from the tongue in cheek narrative, is that Border Patrol Agents are required to mentally readjust several critical sets of data in order to work successfully at their temporary duty stations. It's not so much about 'tactics.' as it is about 'application.' In other words, the learning curve is quite steep.
The Learning Curve With some exceptions, Border Patrol Agents are linear thinkers and they know that in order to succeed in a new location, they need to reassess four critical sets of data, as they pertain to their new local patrol area:
• Geography • Demographics • Economics • Politics
It's important to remember that because the Border Patrol is a national agency and that its operations cover every contiguous state across the southern and northern borders, including the Gulf States, part of the eastern seaboard and the Caribbean, these sets of data will be radically different. And once an agent has incorporated these data sets, they then get a better sense of the operational enforcement tempo or 'picture' of any particular locale.
Geography A Border Patrol arrest made in Temecula, California can — and often is — completely different from a Border Patrol arrest in Tucson, Arizona. One might be made on a paved, four-lane superhighway — an asphalt ribbon of traffic cop nirvana and a smuggler's delight — that runs from Mexico to Montana. The other is made in Manzanita-choked desert — on foot patrol in deep, dry rivers beds abuzz with insects the size of your fist and the eerily quiet rattle of whole communities of rattlesnakes.
You could be used to working in deep canyons, crawling northward from the Tijuana River valley, arresting groups of 20 subjects or more in eastern San Diego County, and the next day find yourself seizing 10 pounds of Methamphetamine in an engine manifold load, at a traffic choked checkpoint on I-19 near Nogales, Arizona. The tactics of the actual arrest remain the same, but the 'application' of those tactics may change radically depending on terrain, access to emergency medical care, and radio coverage. In reality, even the most modern of radios won't work well in the tomblike structure of deep canyons and river valleys. Conversely, tracking the sign of twenty sets of human footprints across sandy river bottoms, or the quickly evaporating shoeprints over hot rocks in a barely running creek, is altogether different than the more urban investigation techniques needed to detect smuggling loads.
The ability to adapt is key — history has proven that Border Patrol Agents can do so with relative ease and innovation.
Demographics Border Patrol operations conducted in predominantly middle-class areas? Usually met with a more than moderate welcome reception from the general public. Border Patrol operations conducted on the largest Native American reservation in the United States, which coincidentally is located directly along the border with Mexico? Not so much. Coastal enforcement along the beachfronts on which multi-million dollar homes cover every square inch of that beachfront? "Glad to see you Agent X!" One-lane checkpoints near communities founded by avowed naysayers of the Federal Government? "You guys really piss me off!"
Border Patrol Agents must change their demeanor, approach to the general public, and level of awareness because across the board, demographics are a nightmare to keep straight. I've worked with agents who are on a first name basis with the locals — they know what schools their children go to and have even recruited those same children years later into the Border Patrol. These guys/gals are some of the most competent, affable, and articulate professionals that I know. Yet, they can be reduced to nothing but "tools of a Communist government" by an unappreciative, ignorant, and downright disrespectful populous that makes it a point to come through our checkpoints with the sole purpose of picking a fight.
It really pays to pick the brains of the permanently-assigned agents to see just which way the wind blows in any particular locale. It could mean the difference between having a passing motorist call 911 for you after you've been hit by a driver that wasn't paying attention, or bleeding to death on that same spot while being passed up by people too disinterested to care. Callous, but all too true.
Economics Let's face it, in communities where a majority of the populous is working and/or earning a decent living, the likelihood of criminal activity associated with alien and/or narcotics smuggling — while not eliminated — is much lower than say in communities along the border where most people are unemployed. The social relationships and family bonds along the immediate border areas are inherently complex and diverse — blood lines and familial associations know no 'border.' Further complicating the issue is the fact that an immediate border community may rely heavily on the flow of commerce from Mexico into the U.S. and vice-versa.
It stands to reason, then, that agents must often take several days to observe daily activities in order to determine where they must focus their investigative skills and resources. It's here that local intelligence is vital to accelerate that learning curve.
Politics Ask anyone who knows me and they'll tell you that I'm simply no good with respect to politics, whether it's Congressional- or agency-generated. Raised in a hardcore Irish-Catholic family from New York, the "Roosevelt" Democrat work ethic and tradition was instilled in me from the time I was very young. Suffice it to say, political views are a strongly held tradition but I'm not here to preach one party vs. the other. I only raise it because the sheer politics relative to any particular locale's spot on the map are also a deeply held tradition. In San Diego, many citizens believe in what we're doing, but many don't.
Things get complicated when calls to Congressmen are made because someone had to wait an extra 15 minutes — in an already hour long commute home — due to the presence of a checkpoint on a major southern California freeway. Some citizens don't like it when marked patrol units are screaming down their street in pursuit of a smuggler with 100 pounds of Meth in the trunk, but think nothing of it when their local fire department barrels through at the same rate of speed. Sure, a fire is an immediate concern, but when you think about it, that Methamphetamine will most assuredly result in the further destruction of dozens of lives, just not on the same city block perhaps. Several phone calls to a Congressional official later, the operational tempo may be 'scaled back.'
Of course, high profile pursuits that result in severe injuries and/or deaths can lead to years of restrictive policies designed to take agents out of the fight for the 'greater good.' I'm not saying anything that law enforcement officers from across the country don't already know and/or struggle with — whether you patrol a large city with a population in the millions or a rural hamlet where everyone knows everyone else — the bottom line is that politics remain the same, only the names are changed to protect the incumbents.
Although the temporary details can wreak havoc on the home lives and can represent a real mental challenge, Border Patrol Agents successful in spite of the obstacles and /or issues raised here. This diversity hones their focus and permits me to say that regardless of the incident, when you absolutely, positively, have to assert operational control in any given area, due to any given disaster and/or public unrest... TDY Border Patrol!
About the author
Thane Gallagher is a senior law enforcement officer who has worked in various patrol assignments throughout his career, from this nation's rugged back country locales, to pavement laden urban highways. In addition to his enforcement duties, he's also a certified EMT and Field Training Officer. As an FTO, Gallagher (along with his partner) developed a more modern tactical approach and training model to teach newer personnel how to conduct highway interdiction operations. For three years, Gallagher was assigned as a Task Force Officer within a gang/narcotics unit. As a Task Force Officer and in addition to the usual investigative caseload, he was often consulted by other federal and local agencies for guidance and investigative support on a wide variety of immigration, identity theft, and document fraud issues. He's currently assigned to highway narcotics interdiction, within a special operations group. Concurrent with this assignment, Gallagher also helps train officers from various local agencies to conduct this specialized operation, by combining the application of industry standard field tactics with the analysis of behavioral indicators in the motoring public.
Gallagher served four years on active duty with the U.S. Coast Guard, while assigned to patrol various locales from the Bering Sea on one of the service's largest high endurance cutters, to the Channel Islands off of Southern California on small patrol boats. Gallagher not only specialized in search and rescue operations, but he became a certified Maritime Law Enforcement Officer (Boarding Officer) early in his military career, which is where he first whet his appetite for enforcing the law. Gallagher participated in and/or led as the primary officer, hundreds of boardings throughout his Coast Guard career, making arrests for everything from boating under the influence, to narcotics smuggling on the high seas, to poaching and/or unauthorized fishing in protected waters, to felons in possession of firearms.


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A Memory Bank
I have all my photos and letters stashed in archival boxes — so they're safe and easy to grab if I need to make a run for it — but what of all the precious ephemera scattered everywhere? I've saved ticket stubs, receipts, scribbles, train tickets, coffee punch cards, and other tiny bits of paper that hold a thousand memories. Jessie Phillips Andersen's handmade Memory Bank might be the perfect place to keep them…
Apartment Therapy featured Jessie's Wobble Bowls a few years ago, and I'm happy to see she's still producing intriguing work. Her Speechless Studios in Oakland produces and sells the Wobble Bowls and other fun designs, but the Memory Bank is my favorite. It's so elegant, kind of like a dreamy memory of a piggy bank. It would be amazing to have one for each city you've lived in, or each phase of life (childhood, college, traveling, etc), and it would be cool to start a collection for a kid. Of course, I suppose any of my favorite piggy banks would do (plus that would be a very cute collection), but this one does have an extra-long slot so you can slide in notes and cards.
Do you have a dedicated spot where you stash all your bits & pieces? I hope to keep them safe so that when I'm 90 I can say, "Ah, yes — that teeny cafe in Portland with Jenn. What a good day."
(Image:Speechless Studios)
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How romantic...
I used to be big into scrapbooking and so would hang onto various ephemra for that purpose. And, during my first couple years of college, I kept a running log of various inside jokes, phrases or funny incidents that occurred. Both practices came in handy and I made some phenomenal scrapbooks out of them. Actually, the written phrase and incident log were possibly even more priceless....something about re-reading all that still brings me back to the days....
Now I'm a bit the opposite - always wanting to purge. The boyf. is either more sentimental or less tidy - he's always turning up movie tickets. When we moved into our recent apartment, he quite randomly produced the movie ticket from one of our first ever dates....it was tattered and wrinkled and now sits in a frame.
Especially lately, I have been big on purging (and haven't purposefully kept a movie stub since early college!), so anything that doesn't get filed for the travel scrapbook gets tossed. Unless! A dear friend gave me a little office mailbox for my birthday one year, and it is filled with cards that have beautiful things written in them. Occasionally I have to go through it to make room for other loving notes, but I have several years' worth of sentiment stored up in that little metal box, and knowing that my "mail" is sitting there, filled with love - I guess I could call that a memory bank.


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St. Armands BID board to remain property owners only
Date: August 18, 2009
by: Robin Roy | City Editor
On Aug. 17, the Sarasota City Commission rejected a request to allow merchants to serve on the St. Armands Business Improvement District board.
Since its inception in 2001, the board has comprised of only Circle property owners, because a state statute read that members had to be "subject to property taxes."
During the formation of the BID, Assistant City Attorney Michael Connolly interpreted that to mean only property owners could serve on the board.
But in late July, Jack Peffley, owner of Taffy's menswear, and Scott MacDonald, owner of Crab and Fin, asked Connolly to reconsider that interpretation, because many merchants are responsible for paying property taxes through their leases.
Connolly said that the statute could also be reasonably interpreted to mean that merchants are "subject to property taxes." Connolly asked the commission to make a policy decision on the matter.
In a 4-1 vote, the commission decided the statute should mean property owners only. Vice Mayor Kelly Kirschner was the dissenting vote.
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Starting in October, the Observer will now offer prizes for winners of the weather photo contest, sponsored by Manasota Flooring Inc.
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Third- and fourth-grade students of Temple Beth Sholom had a chance to brush up on their paleontology skills last week while digging for faux dinosaur bones.


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CNC Level 1
12-credit Certificate
Discover what it takes for a career in manufacturing as it relates to machining and Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) manufacturing. Learn basic skills of machine tool operation (MTO), fundamentals of CNC, as well as related industrial math and blueprint reading skills.
Credits from this short-term certificate program may be applied toward the General Manufacturing AAS degree, the Machine Tool Operation technical diploma or the Tool and Die technical Diploma.
Required Courses
First Semester
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|Course Name
|CNC Machining Center Operation
|CNC Turning Center Operation
|Machine Tool Operation I
|Industrial Blueprint Reading I
|Industrial Math I
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420-316 CNC Machining Center Operation
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of CNC. Students will develop the skills necessary to set up and operate a CNC vertical machining center. Topics that will be covered include: introduction to CNC, G and M codes, basic programming format, speeds and feeds, tool offsets, and the basic features of CNC control panels. Blueprint interpretation and math skills will be used to correctly select tooling, and determine workholding method.
420-317 CNC Turning Center Operation
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of CNC. Students will develop the skills necessary to set up and operate a CNC turning center. Topics that will be covered include: introduction to CNC, G and M codes, basic programming format, speeds and feeds, tool offsets, and the basic features of CNC control panels. Blueprint interpretation and math skills will be used to correctly select tooling, and determine workholding method.
420-320 Machine Tool Operation I
Learn entry-level skills on basic machine tools, including lathes, drill presses, grinders, and milling machines. Produce parts from engineering drawings, and make measurements using inspection tools such as micrometers, height gages, verniers, thread gages, and the optical comparator. Develop the machine operating skills needed to produce parts to the tolerances commonly found in industrial situations.
Prerequisites: 420-326 Machine Tool Theory I (or concurrent)
420-330 Industrial Blueprint Reading I
Learn universally applicable techniques for interpreting all mechanical and industrial drawings through the study of drawing standards, abbreviations, basic rules for dimensioning, and various types of sectional views. Become familiar with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
804-304 Industrial Math I
Explore the topics of applied arithmetic and algebra. Study concepts related to measurement, fractions, decimals, percents, ratio and proportion, signed numbers, formula substitution, solutions to equations, tapers and gears. Calculate the areas and volumes of common geometric shapes.
Prerequisites: College Proficiency - Math or COMPASS-Pre-Algebra or 854-793 Basic Math or ACT-Math or ASSET-Numerical Skills or Accuplacer Arithmetic
Credit Transfer Opportunities
WCTC has agreements with local high schools and various four-year colleges and universities that enable students to transition more seamlessly from high school to WCTC to four-year colleges. Transcripted credit agreements provide high school students the opportunity to take WCTC courses at their high schools. Agreements with four-year colleges enable WCTC graduates in selected programs to transfer credits, often at junior-level standing. Agreements currently in place for this program are listed below.
High School Transfer Opportunities
WCTC Course
WCTC Credits Awarded
|420-320 Machine Tool Operation I
|420-330 Industrial Blueprint Reading I
Four Year College Transfer Opportunities
There are currently no college credit agreements for CNC Operator Level 1. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
UW-System Credit Transfer
If you are interested in attending a UW-campus, you should contact a transfer representative at the campus you plan to attend. You may also check credit transfer agreements between WCTC and the UW System to tell you which specific courses and general education classes may be accepted.
Important Cautionary Note:
This information is intended as a general description. Please verify the availability and details of the program that interests you with the transfer coordinator at the receiving institution.


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Time to vote. We see Butch vote for Jeanne, Christy vote for Butch, Dave vote for Jeanne, Jeanne vote for Butch, and Roger vote for Jeanne. Heidi hesitates at the voting table, as if she's having some big-ass moral crisis. I am so sure. Peachy goes to "tally the votes." I love that so much. I envision a slide rule. And, quite possibly, a graphing calculator. When Peachy returns, he reads the votes. One for Jeanne, one for Butch, one for Jeanne, one for Butch, one for Jeanne...and another one for Jeanne. Well, actually, it's for "Gene." That one is Heidi's, because we saw all three of the guys at least know enough to start her name with a J. (They didn't spell it right, but they didn't spell it like Gene Autry.) Heidi certainly is a sharp cookie, isn't she? Christy looks at the fire unhappily, reading the writing on the wall as Jeanne steps over to be eliminated. SNUFF! She leaves without a word to anyone.
Peachy tells the tribe that the question is whether the vote was based on old gender lines, or on the weak link. Is that really a question? I mean, literally every person there knows how every other person voted. What would be the point of wondering whether it was alliances or weak-link-cutting?
Next week (make a note: Wednesday, not Thursday): something Christy does impresses everyone. Alex and Shawna canoodle. Bleh.


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Due to a small crop, Hidden Hollow will be closed this year, except for apple lovers who have already made arrangements ... (although appointments may be made for anyone frantic to be frustrated finding apples.)
We look forward to Lodi applesauce apples the next 4th of July 2015, August Red Giant crab apples for beautiful magenta crab apple jelly, and the regular apple season the end of August .
New visitors be sure to bring the map, and especially the virtual tour of Apple Hill Road, being careful to leave (occasionally grumpy) neighbors in peace. (On-line maps or your GPS may not guide you to the correct road.)To be certain someone will be there to greet you, email email@example.com the night before, and we will keep a look-out for you.
From Louisville, Kentucky, take the Gene Snyder Freeway to Old Henry Road (Exit 29). Go east 2 miles. (Old Henry curves left, then jogs right.) Turn right on Apple Hill Road (click for a tour) for 0.7 mile. Where Apple Hill forks, take the middle fork. When you see a red pole gate, open it up and come on back. Continue along the black rail fences. When you think you are lost, you are almost there. When you see the green umbrella, you have arrived.
If you feel lost, call 502-767-5245, leaving neighbors to rest in peace.
Apples are still $7 for a ~10 pound bag, a smaller bag for $5, 3 apples for a dollar, and $25 for a bushel (4 ~10 pound bags) with special rates for groups. The honey man may stop by with local honey. And there are still kitties and horses who are looking forward to seeing you.
Check About Us for more on the orchard next spring. Most of the crop will be ripening at the end of August and in early September.
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Cox's odd serio-comical chronicle of American lawyer and journalist William Walker, who led the Nicaraguan revolution of the 1850s.
Jeff Fahey narrates from the novel written by screenwriter Peter Viertel shortly after shooting The African Queen with John Huston, Clint Eastwood (who also directed) as his subject, Charlotte Cornwell the girl-Friday, opening White Hunter Black Heart, 1990.
A filmmaker (Clint Eastwood) travels to Africa to shoot a movie but becomes obsessed with hunting elephants in White Hunter, Black Heart (1990).
Director and star Clint Eastwood, modeled on John Huston, introduces Jeff Fahey (modeled on screenwriter Peter Viertel) to a hunter and friend (Martin Jacobs, Mel Martin), then discuss their script (verbatim from Viertel's for The African Queen), in White Hunter Black Heart, 1990.
Les Mis rables -- US Home Video Trailer from Columbia Tristar
Victor Hugo's stirring novel of redemption and revolution is brought to life by the artistry of director Bille August. Follows the story of Jean Valjean, a thief whose life is changed forever by a single act of kindness.
Thinly veiled account of director John Huston in Africa, more interested in shooting elephants than the picture that he is there to make, the legendary "African Queen"!
This is the epic tale of love, honor, and obsession amidst the dramatic backdrop of early 19th century France.
Victor Hugo's stirring novel of redemption and revolution is brought to life by the artistry of director Billie August and his brilliant cast. Liam Neeson stars as Jean Valjean, a heartless convict who is transformed by a single act of mercy. Uma Thurman is Fantine, the vulnerable prostitute who begs Valjean to raise her only child, Cosette (Claire Danes). And Oscar(R)-winner Geoffrey Rush (Best Actor, SHINE, 1996) is an ambitious policeman determined to return Valjean to prison. A truly epic film, LES MISERABLES is magnificent! A compelling and powerful human drama with terrific performances by Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush.
Academy Award-winning superstar Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby," "Unforgiven") stars as a brilliant, flamboyant and erratic film director who becomes obsessed with hunting a majestic African elephant while preparing to film a movie in Africa. Gannett News Service gave this film four stars, calling it a "masterful work...a wonderfully entertaining, robust and fascinating film...Clint Eastwood's most daring and successful performance as an actor...superb entertainment." Loosely based on the writer's experiences with director John Huston while shooting the classic, "The African Queen," the movie also stars rising young actor Jeff Fahey ("Lawnmower Man," "Wyatt Earp") and Marisa Berenson ("Barry Lyndon"). Co-written by James Bridges ("Urban Cowboy," "The China Syndrome") and directed by Eastwood.
He plays brilliant, driven filmmaker John Wilson, who's determined to turn his new project in Africa into a grand personal adventure hunting a wild elephant.
He plays brilliant, driven filmmaker John Wilson (loosely based on the legendary John Huston), who's determined to turn his new project in Africa into a grand personal adventure hunting a wild elephant.
William Walker finds his true calling as a mercenary and eventual dictator of Nicaragua in this convention-busting biopic from director Alex Cox.
The end of the Baratheon rivalry drives Catelyn to flee and Littlefinger to act. At King's Landing, Tyrion's source alerts him to Joffrey's flawed defense plan and a mysterious secret weapon. In Harrenhal, Arya receives a promise. The Night's Watch arrive at the Fist of the First Men, an ancient fortress where they hope to stem the advance of the wildling army.
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|The Pearls of America
Pearls have been hunted and fought over for as far back as history and fable can record. With immaculate beauty and mesmerizing qualities the Aztecs and Mayans believed they held magical powers, whilst in ancient Rome only rulers were deemed important enough to wear them.
Pearls come in a fascinating range of shapes and sizes, whilst it is round pearls that command the highest prices in auction, wild pearls are rarely round, and many carry a soft colorization, from delicate pinks to more exotic black and brown shadings; the color itself depending on the type of water and kind of mollusc it is housed in.
Pearls are as delicate as their elusive splendor suggests. The pure organic nacre makes pearls vulnerable to extreme temperatures and acids, as well as being sensitive to both aridity and humidity. And pearls are not as firm as one may think, ranging between only 2.5 and 4.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness. With this in mind, it's important that those fortunate enough to own them always wear and carry pearls with great consideration and store them with care.
The harvesting of natural pearls has been taking place for thousands of years, along the shores of the Red Sea, across the Indian Ocean, and floor of the Persian Gulf. The culturing of Pearls is also thought to go back as far as 13th Century China, where they would place Buddhist figures and symbols in molluscs in order to create blister pearls.
Today, saltwater pearls come predominantly from China and Japan, whereas freshwater pearls can be found throughout Europe in the rivers of France, Germany, Austria, Ireland and Scotland, and most interestingly, in the USA, along the Mississippi river.
The Native Americans
Once the colonial settlers in America discovered the overwhelming quantity of pearls in the southern rivers of the country they quickly became one of the most exported products back to Europe, and eventually saw America become one of the chief sources of freshwater pearls across the globe.
John Latendresse and the Great Pearl Farms of Tennessee
By the late 1970's, once his technology and cultivating system was established and working, Latendresse opened a further 4 freshwater pearl farms, with his protégée, James Peach, opening up a 5th, creating the backbone of the United States pearl cultivation industry and forming the American Pearl Company in Camden, Tennessee. Such was the success of local pearl cultivation that the pearl became the "state gem" of Tennessee.
There are many sub species of pearl mussels found in Tennessee's Pearl farms, each with very charming and descriptive names, including the elephant ear, pistol grip, maple leaf, butterfly, pimple back, three-ridge pigtoe, and the washboard mussels. The pearl cultivation is not a simple or fast process, far from it. The pearl mussels are first fished from the Tennessee River bed and then transported to the pearl farms. Once at the farms it is a delicate and patient process, as the mussels are nucleated and then left for up to 5 years, with their health and conditions carefully and constantly monitored.
No longer do pearl divers need to stalk along the often fruitless, and sometimes dangerous, ocean floors, desperately hunting the natural pearl. Once only seen in the possession of royalty, emperors, and those of immense wealth, the discovery of pearl culturing, and moreover the obsessive dedication of men like John Latendresse, has reshaped the journey of the pearl, making this once priceless, almost mythical gem, more accessible to the world, creating a community of pearl lovers worldwide.
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The youngest head coach in the NBA, Frank Vogel, was looking for a way to motivate his team to their first 3-game winning streak of the season. The south jersey native found it with a blast from his past, the movie Rocky. Vogel showed a clip from the movie before the Pacers game against Portland and the inspirational message worked, as the blue & gold beat Portland 100-87.
"It had to do with the fear that can be generated by a relentless underdog. I showed the clip of Apollo Creed's trainer trying to talk him out of fighting Rocky again," said Vogel.
"They were talking about how Rocky just kept coming after him in the first movie and that's the approach that we need to take. Just keep going after teams and keep going after them and be relentless and I think we did that tonight," said Roy Hibbert who finished with 15 points and 6 rebounds.
The Pacers only gave up the lead once in the game, when Portland's Andre Miller scored a driving layup with 3:45 remaining in the 2nd quarter. Indiana who fired Jim O'Brien a week ago seems to have gotten a hop in their step with the change in guard and as Vogel puts it, this was a part of the plan.
"Were changing the identity of our basketball team, dramatically. We are a power post team, blood and guts, old school smash mouth team that plays with size, strength, speed and athleticism.
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November 3, 2006
Albany -- A young flight instructor, a native of Albany was killed Wednesday, when his plane crashed in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Daniel Monroe, nicknamed Chopper, was only 25. His family says he lived life to the fullest.
From early childhood, Chopper Monroe knew just what he wanted to do. He wanted to touch the clouds. "It's very rare that people get to attain their dreams in their lifetime." But Chopper did, and once he touched those clouds, his mother Katherine says, he didn't want to come back down. His mother says, "He lived for it. That's what he lived for."
Lived to fly planes, and that's what he would die doing. "The mechanic called and he just said, 'sit down.' I don't know why they say that. And so I sat down, and he said that Chopper was in a plane crash."
But even then she didn't grasp what he meant. "I didn't expect him to say, 'he didn't make it.' It didn't register. I didn't, I couldn't get it."
After all, this was her son. Chopper was invincible. He knew it, she believed it. "I never thought he could die. I just didn't think it. I, didn't think it."
Chopper was a flight instructor, and had a student on board when something went very wrong Wednesday morning. "The witnesses said that they heard an engine turn off."
An emergency landing was attempted, but they couldn't make it to the nearby air strip. Chopper died instantly, his student, 37-year old Daniel Richman of Canada, died a short time later.
Even though Chopper was only 25, his brother Ricky says he was able to achieve more than most people can ever imagine. "In today's world, sometimes it seems like dreams don't come true anymore, but my brother was living his dream."
A dream that took him to the clouds. Clouds he didn't want to come down from and where he'll now live, forever.
At the time of the crash, Chopper Monroe was flying a twin-engine Beech Duchess. They were trying to land at the Spruce Creek Fly-in, a private airstrip near Port Orange, Florida.
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A state court judge sided with Alabama Gas Corp. and blocked the Montgomery Advertiser from publishing information about the utility's plan for gas line safety, which the Alabama Public Service Commission released through an open records request.
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Energy company Range Resources said it has agreed to pay a $4.15 million fine for environmental violations at a western Pennsylvania site that handled natural gas drilling waste.
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An oil executive accused of dumping toxic drilling liquid and endangering drinking water for a county in southwest North Dakota has reached an undisclosed plea deal with federal prosecutors, authorities say.
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With increasing numbers of volatile crude oil trains moving through Seattle's "antiquated" downtown rail tunnel, city emergency planners say more must be done to lower the risk of an oil train accident and improve the city's ability to respond.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Buddhahood is the most difficult to demonstrate. But since you possess the other nine worlds, you should believe that you have Buddhahood as well. Do not permit yourself to have doubts. Expounding on the human world, the Lotus Sutra says, "The Buddhas wish to open the door of Buddha wisdom to all living beings." . . . That ordinary people born in the latter age can believe in the Lotus Sutra is due to the fact that the world of Buddhahood is present in the human world.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 358
These excerpts are from "Daily Wisdom: From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin," a perpetual calendar of daily inspirational excerpts taken from the Gosho. This book is available for purchase at the online store Online Bookstore or your local SGI-USA Community Center bookstore.


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Topic: GemCraft Labyrinth / Suggestions for GC:CS
Originally posted by Takiza:Originally posted by fractalman:
ah, the fusion [i]suggestion[/i] was what was messed up.
I think suggestion for fusion tertiary power(if it ever got one….peter's only nerfing, not buffing) would be:
Lvl 15 – +4% extra special multiplier per gem grade(Eg, mostly, atm, gem specials increase by 1.4 to 1.5 per grade)
Lvl 30 – +8%
Lvl 45 – +12%
Lvl 60 – +16%( 1.45 spec multiplier per grade * 1.16 = 1.682, immensely helpful for manafarming…)
I'd love that.
Edit- For components, a better thing would be like-
lvl 15 – +16% component power for gems above grade 14
lvl 30 – +32%
lvl 45 – +48%
lvl 60 – +64%
Changed Fusion Tertiary power. Not to your suggestion, though, because that's basically a slightly weaker version of the tertairy power for component skills. I'm also not changing the Component skills to that because by my calculations, the secondary skill is ~200x as powerful as your suggestion for the tertiary skill.


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December 21, 2012, 11:51 AM — Most people probably don't know all the words to the song, but it doesn't really matter. Today, YouTube announced that PSY's "Gangnam Style" video has topped 1 billion (yes, billion with a b) video views.
In this YouTube blog posting, the company says what was most impressive that this feat took only five months to achieve. And while the billion-view mark is impressive, it also launched other video trends, including:
* From a one-thousand person flash mob in Jakarta to cover videos from Ai Weiwei and Mitt Romney, hundreds of thousands of parodies have been uploaded to YouTube, some of which have tens of millions of views. In fact, fan tributes to Gangnam Style are now being viewed 20 million times every single day.
* PSY's own remix with Hyuna has 200 million views alone.
* "Gangnam Style" was YouTube's top rising search of 2012 and on October 6th, we saw more than five million searches for "gangnam style" in a single day.
* For those interested in the business side: a number of assessments and projections have been posted claiming "Gangnam Style" has generated over $8.1 million in advertising deals, hit more than 2.9 million in song downloads since July, and achieved other incredible feats!
Still haven't seen the video? Here it is again:
In case you were wondering, the video it replaced as the most-viewed on YouTube ever was Justin Bieber's "Baby". Take that, Bieber!
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JetStreamFX uses the OpenGL API to render particle FX in Lightwave 3D
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JetStreamFX is a rendering system for particles that operates in LightWave 3D Ver. 6.5-8.0. Visual effects like, volumetric smoke, clouds, flames, dust, etc. are created in high speed by using the OpenGL API for rendering. Special FX, such as shockwaves, can be generated by replacing the particles with lens flare or an object.
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Art imitating life: 'Crime Scene' to be staged at Chicago parks this summer
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When Collaboraction Theatre Company takes the stage to perform its play "Crime Scene: Let Hope Rise" in city parks this summer, performers be telling a story that many of the people watching already know.
Collaboraction and the Chicago Park District will put on the play, which explores the city's history and prevalence of gun violence, in four South and West Side parks between July and August. LeClaire-Hearst, Sherman, Hamilton and Austin Town Hall parks were chosen in large part because of nearby shootings. The parks also had the space to put on such a production.
"Let Hope Rise" is an update to the original play, "Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology" shown at Collaboraction's Wicker Park headquarters through early March. Writer and director Anthony Moseley said the new version of the play is not only meant to educate those who don't know much about what is going on but to show people dealing with violence that someone cares about their story.
"At its best, it's really a catalyst for a conversation that we as a city need to have," he said.
With $28,000 from the park district budget, Collaboraction plans to hold barbeques, dance contests and a writing workshop at each park before the show to help kids express themselves and see alternatives beyond the neighborhoods they've grown up in.
Lisandra Tena, 26, a writer and ensemble member in the play whose own experiences with violence found their outlet in theater, said "Crime Scene" offers a chance for healing to these neighborhoods.
"I was surrounded by a lot of violence growing up. One time I was in a shootout, I had to crawl out of the scene, thank God I wasn't shot," she said, recalling her teen years in New Mexico. "
Art mirroring life can be an outlet, she said.
"I think theater can really… help you deal with it better," Tena said. "I've had students come up to me and instead of lashing out and being angry all the time, they write."
In a recent interview, Moseley said he and his team of writers planned to conduct interviews in the communities near the parks. The goal is to incorporate between 10 and 40 people from the neighborhoods in each show, either by writing out their stories, actually performing in the show, or participating in a panel discussion. "We want the community to hear themselves and see themselves on stage," Moseley said. "Your life can be more than the four walls that are surrounding you."
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