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Way for Hostess to live again
The response to the coming end of the company that makes Wonder Bread, Twinkies and other Hostess snacks has provided great amusement and clarity. For decades, nutritionists have scorned the beloved Twinkie as an example of all that's wrong with the American diet. The Twinkie has become the butt of news reports about the so-called obesity epidemic and the poster child of what the food police consider lethal snacks that pleasure the palate with empty calories.
The national outrage, sadness and nostalgia sparked by Interstate Bakeries Inc.'s quitting the business rather than caving to the bankrupting demands of its unions have reached bizarre heights. Inviting the wrath of Sen. Dick "I Can't Seem to Stop Being Attorney General" Blumenthal, profiteers are offering boxes of the "Most Expensive Twinkies on Earth" on eBay for a mere $20 million, though the same 10-Twinkie pack also may be had for a mere $50.
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Councillor Neil Eustace
How to contact me
I hold regular Advice Bureaux for constituents within the Stechford and Yardley North Ward.
You can visit me my Advice Bureaux or contact me on the details below.
Victoria Square
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0121 303 4204
All about me
I have been a Councillor in Yardley since 1986 and during this period of time I have taken up thousands of individual problems and community issues with the City Council.
To ensure that I keep in touch with residents I deliver regular newsletters to inform residents about the action I have taken on their behalf. I also carry out regular surveys on local issues. The survey provides an opportunity for residents to pass their opinion on local services which are provided by the Council. All areas of concern are taken up with the appropriate Council department.
I also live in Yardley and therefore know the area very well and understand the issues that are of concern to local people.
My main interests are reducing crime, tackling anti social behaviour, housing issues and transportation issues.
I am always available to provide help or assistance on individual or community based issues. Please get in touch with me if you require help or assistance. I will as ever try my very best to help. I also welcome the opportunity to attend meetings of residents and community groups. By working in partnership we can together achieve improvements in the Yardley and Stechford areas.
I work very closely with my Council colleague Carol Jones. By working as a team we can and have achieved significant improvements in the Yardley and Stechford areas, but as always there is still more to be done.
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Elected: Stechford and Yardley North Ward
Joined Council: 8 May 1986
Office Expires: 2018
Council Service: May 1986 to date
Political Party: Liberal Democrat
Committee Membership 2016-2017:
Licensing and Public Protection Committee,
Licensing Sub Committee C,
West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority.
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Euler's equation for polyhedral, Euler's polyhedral formula, V – E + F = 2, where V, E, and F, are the number of points, edges and faces, was discovered by Leonhard Euler in 1752. However, the basic idea - not the equation - was revealed much earlier by Descartes & others, and later generalized by Lhuilier, as follow: V – E + F = 2 – 2g, where g is genus, the number of holes or handles. Later on, Schläfli and Poincare also generalized the formula to the higher dimensional n-polytopes. We talk about Euler-Poincare formula and Euler-Poincare characteristic (X) for combinatorial cell complexes or polyhedral solids: X = N1 – N2 + N3 – N4 + … +/- Nk, where k is the dimension of the complex Nk and X = 2, if k is odd, or 0, if k is even.
My question is: Are there any other/later generalizations of this Euler-Poincare characteristic of a cell complex?


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If I leave fully-cooked food (particularly meat) out at warm temperature - say on the counter or in a crock pot that's been turned off - how long will it stay safe to eat?
Does it make any difference if I re-cook the food afterward?
If I leave fully-cooked food (particularly meat) out at warm temperature - say on the counter or in a crock pot that's been turned off - how long will it stay safe to eat?
Does it make any difference if I re-cook the food afterward?
The USDA has this to say on it:
You'll find similar statements from government agencies around the world. The safe limit for raw or cooked food is 2 hours in the danger zone (40-140° F or 4.4-60° C).
If you're a restaurant owner or cook, you must follow this rule, hold hot foods above 60° C and quick-cool other foods before refrigerating. If you are not working in a professional capacity then you are not legally required to follow it, but if you are serving guests then it would be irresponsible (and possibly actionable, if someone gets sick) to do otherwise.
If you're an individual serving only yourself, then take whatever liberties and break whatever rules you want; it's your food, and your body. But there's no table or chart anyone can give you; there's no single specific point at which a food transitions from "not entirely safe" to "probably will kill you" because it depends entirely on the food, the environment, your immune system, and a plethora of other variables. The rule is 2 hours, period; any longer and there is some non-trivial risk to your health.
Some hints, tips, and warnings:
UK Food Hygiene Regulations (see UK FSA web-site) state that cold foods must be kept at 8°C or below and hot foods must be kept at 63°C or above. This is a legal requirement throughout the UK.
However when you are serving or displaying food, you can keep it out of temperature control for a limited period of time: Cold foods can be kept above 8°C for up to four hours. You should only do this once. If any food is left after this time, you should throw it away or keep it chilled at 8°C or below until it is used. Hot foods can be kept below 63°C for up to two hours. You should only do this once. If any food is left after this time, you should throw it away, reheat it to 63°C or above (82°C in Scotland), or cool below 8°C This applies to the UK with relatively temperate ambient temperatures - there have been nasty food poisoning cases where poorly prepared foods have been held in hot cars for relatively short periods.
Having said this, cold foods should always be served cold as soon as possible, and hot foods served hot as soon as possible after preparation.
I left a crockpot full of broth, smoked turkey, turnips seasonings and spices(Onions red green & yellow peppers) mistakenly, out overnight & it was covered. That was around 8pm. I went somewheres, returned at 10am. Yeah, it was left all night long. But I said, "bump that", reboiled it, threw in some sun dried tomatoes & fresh spinach, threw some hot sauce on it, served over rice and I ate it, damn everything these germophobes say! Then I washed it down with some ice-cold gingerale!
Potted meat, meat held in hardened (( Rendered/clarified) animal fat, can last for quite some time without going bad.
EASILY SEVERAL days without refrigeration ! ! At normal room temp. 72F...
The problem with this method is that AIR on the surface of the fat can oxidize the lard and make it go rancid, but that takes much more than 4 days.
If you put saran wrap on top of the hard lard and poured water you could move all the air out, and preserve the lard even longer.
Lard potted meat using proper snow white lard or double clarified butter can last for months and months in the cool cellar or ground ! !
My grandmother used lard potted meat that was over a year old kept in the fridge ! !
No frezer burn, tasted amazing ! !
It was PERFECT ! !
Dont try this in direct sunlight of a hot summer day.
Pickled meats last a long time, pickled eggs...
You can pasteurize many different ways.
Bacterial spores can be killed by double flash pasteurization, though its usually done 3 times.
New methods are being invented, especially a modified microwave which could kill 100% of bacteria is VERY promising. Lasts 10x longer than irradiated food ! !
I ate 50 year old bacon( fetal pig) that was kept in pure ethanol when i was locked in a basement storage facility of a university during summer break at Indiana university.
As far as i know you can eat 100+ year old specimens preserved in alcohol. Besides being tasteless and getting drunk it was fine.
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Apparently the coupon is "not valid" for men's rocker belts. Seeing as how all of the rest of them are just fantastically ugly, that makes this coupon pretty useless for men.
@omnihilo, you say that as if the men's rocker belts aren't fantastically ugly also, when we all know they are.
Code didn't work any way at all... Meh.
Not only did the code work for me, I bought a MEN'S belt. Total :$14.99 plus free shipping...I don't know why you guys had trouble...
This is the one I got for $15 bucks shipped: http://www.credbrand.com/C-Red-Brand-Reversible-Black-Leather-to-Brown-Belt-p/fd7006.htm
when you copy code make sure there is no space in front of code works for me
Please note everything on the site is 50% off and FREE shipping.
Pls use coupon code at checkout:CREDWOOT.
I tested the code last night at launch, and also just now.
The code is working:
@thefenst: This is the EXACT same one I got! I also had no troubles w/ the code...
Whenever there's a code involved, there's a couple who claim the code isn't working anymore (but it keeps working for everyone else), and at least one person who can't find the code in the 4-sentence ad.
Waiting for the latter to show up in this thread...
Coupon code worked on two of three belts I selected. Must not apply towards everything. Free shipping on everything though.
@michaelconst: We just corrected the problem, on belt styles FD9997, NFD1290, and NFD1289, the discount code was not showing up.
We have corrected and it now works on all the belts.
Sorry about the hiccup and thank you for informing us!!


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The Shadyside Tigers showed no hangover whatsoever from their impressive showing at last weekend's Ron Mauck OVAC Tournament.
Taking part in the inaugural Ohio High School Athletic Association Team Tournament, the top-seeded Tigers successfuly passed their first test, ousting Union Local, which had fought off St. Clairsville in the first round, during Region 21A action in Tiger Town.
Next up for the Tigers is a date with Belpre Wednesday at a site to be determined by the OHSAA. Shadyside could end up hosting again since it's the top seed, but it won't know officially until the OHSAA makes the announcement.
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Union Local's Matt McFarland takes down Shadyside's Scott Hammond during their 182-pound match in the second round of the OHSAA?Team Tournament Wednesday evening in Shadyside. McFarland won the match by a 7-1 decision.
Belpre advanced to the third round with a bye because Beallsville withdrew from the event.
Shadyside defeated the Jets by a 45-27 count, thanks to its strength in the middle weights where recently crowned OVAC champions Ian Baker, Alex Quinn and Chase Kinemond all reside.
While head coach Scott Kinemond had a feeling of what to expect from his senior trio, he had some question marks at other spots.
"This was a good win for us," Kinemond said. "Some of our younger kids really hung tough. A few won and the ones who didn't get pinned, which is big not to give up the six points. That was huge for us, which I am really pleased with them."
After UL's Zach Sowers recorded a pin at 132 pounds, the Jets had pulled even at 27.
However, the Tigers ended the match with Brett Kahl receiving a forfeit, which was followed by a pin by Baker at the 3:49 mark of the match and Quinn ended the dual with a pin at the 1:45 mark.
Kinemond got the Tigers out to a quick 6-0 lead when he recorded a pin at the 49-second mark.
Shadyside also received pins from Zach Meadows at 285 and Zach Vaughn at 113.
"This is a nice event because it's just more mat time for the kids," Kinemond said. "It's a chance to get the kids more experience. We live for another round and we'll see what Belpre's all about next week. I guess they don't have a bad team, so we'll take it one at a time."
Union Local's match with St. Clairsville was back-and-forth throughout. All 14 of the matches were determined either by pin or forfeit, which led to the tie and eventual 10-minute delay as the officials sorted the criterias before awarding the Jets the victory.
It took until 'Criteria H', which is the greatest number of first points scored. Union Local had 10 points, while the Red Devils had nine.
"That was our first criteria match and it's obviously pretty exciting to come out on top after sorting it out," said UL head coach Jim Bob Lewis.
The Red Devils had edged the Jets by two points during their dual earlier in the season.
"It feels good to progress toward the end of the season when the matches really start to matter more," Lewis said. "We've got a young group and we're not going anywhere. We're just going to keep climbing."
St. Clairsville senior Corey Ernest, who won the OVAC title last weekend, recorded the quickest pin of the evening, needing just 14 seconds to record his victory.
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JOHNSON, Charles Richard "Rich," 68, of St. Clairsville, OH, died Sunday, November 18, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born in Bellaire, OH on May 14, 1944, son of the late Albert B. Johnson and Beatrice L. Brown Johnson Coyne.
Rich was a carpenter and a member of Bellaire Presbyterian Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Brittany L. Caballes; a brother, Albert B. (Marilyn) Johnson Jr.; and a brother-in-law, Lewis S. Reed.
Surviving are his wife, Teresita "Tessie" Quantong Johnson; two daughters, Debra M. (Keith) Ayers of Wheeling, WV, and Robin L. (Ed) Leightner of Stafford, VA; six grandchildren; five great-grand children; two brothers, Howard D. (Barbara) Johnson and William V. (Diane) Johnson; and three sisters, Phyllis J. (William) Hendershot, Beverly A. (Donald) Hrdlicka and Nancy S. Reed.
Family and friends will be received on Tuesday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville, where visitation will be held again on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until time of services at noon with Pastor Pete Walburn officiating.


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Cuttings from a famous 1,500-year-old Japanese cherry tree in Gifu Province, Japan, were planted in 1999 in the Tidal Basin.
Photo source: Carol M. Highsmith
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11 Jun 2012 12:58 PM #121
renku, I'm not able to download the Windows version of 3.11.0. github always shows a "File was not found." error. Never had this issue when downloading previous versions.
11 Jun 2012 7:04 PM #122
Indeed. Unfortunately can't fix this right now as I don't have a Windows machine at hand. It'll have to wait a week or two while I'm away. Sorry.
12 Jun 2012 4:36 AM #123
Thanks renku. The previous version is working fine for me right now, just wanted to give you a heads up.
27 Jun 2012 5:38 AM #124
Releasing JSDuck 4 beta
While the parser is new, it's backwards compatible - so what worked in 3.x should also be working in 4.x. Mostly it should just detect more stuff - lot's of private members, etc. But I'm sure there are regressions that my unit tests haven't caught. That's what the beta is for. There are many more things that can be implemented on top of the new parser, but currently my main interest is how it compares with 3.x.
There's currently one major downside that I'm aware of: performance under Windows has degraded considerably. I'll be looking at some alternative approaches to improve on this area.
Installation instructions and more...
As always, any feedback will be most appreciated.
28 Jun 2012 5:34 AM #125
Trouble with custom tags
I'm having some trouble getting my custom tags working. This is the error:
C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require': C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11. 0/lib/jsduck/tag/feature.rb:5: class/module name must be CONSTANT (SyntaxError) class feature < JsDuck::MetaTag ^ from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require' from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11.0/lib/jsduck/meta_tag_loader.rb:37:in `load_file' from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11.0/lib/jsduck/meta_tag_loader.rb:27:in `block in load' from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11.0/lib/jsduck/meta_tag_loader.rb:27:in `each' from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11.0/lib/jsduck/meta_tag_loader.rb:27:in `load' from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11.0/lib/jsduck/meta_tag_loader.rb:22:in `load' from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11.0/lib/jsduck/meta_tag_registry.rb:38:in `block in load' from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11.0/lib/jsduck/meta_tag_registry.rb:38:in `each' from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11.0/lib/jsduck/meta_tag_registry.rb:38:in `load' from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11.0/lib/jsduck/options.rb:134:in `parse!' from C:/Users/mtooke/AppData/Local/Temp/ocr62D3.tmp/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/jsduck-3.11.0/bin/jsduck:25:in `'
require "jsduck/meta_tag" module JsDuck::Tag # Implementation of @featureID tag class feature < JsDuck::MetaTag def initialize @name = "featureID" @key = :featureID @signature = {:long => "featureID", :short => "TMP"} @boolean = true end def to_html(contents) <<-EOHTML

This is a featureID method. a hook into the functionality of this class. Feel free to override it in child classes.

 EOHTML end end end
Thanks in advance. Awesome tool btw!
28 Jun 2012 5:39 AM #126
Class names and other constants must begin with an uppercase letter in Ruby. Just use "Feature" instead of "feature".
28 Jun 2012 6:08 AM #127
30 Jun 2012 8:45 AM #128
@John220: Your command of the English language makes it hard to decipher what you're trying to say. You can use --images option multiple times to specify several paths (if that's what you were asking for).
4 Jul 2012 6:38 AM #129
Alternative Windows version of JSDuck 4 beta
Given the downsides of the current exe, I'm experimenting with bringing JSDuck 4 to Windows using JRuby.
It should work better out-of-the-box, without requirering an existance of nodejs. Though the speed is still about the same as using the exe. So not much progress on that side, but I'm hoping to improve that using native threads available in JRuby.
See the installation instructions in wiki.
And any feedback is still most appreciated - so far there's been zero of it - if you're depending on jsduck, you should really give a test run to the beta, it should fairly solid actually.
11 Jul 2012 12:38 PM #130
markdown table support or list of supported markdown "elements"
Apologies if this has been asked before, but can you tell me if markdown tables are supported in JSDuck? I can't seem to make anything work.If not, is there a list of supported and unsupported markdown syntax available?
I'm trying to write an XSLT transform that converts our XHTML to markdown.
Thanks in advance!
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Consider a real scalar field operator $\varphi$. It can be written in terms of creation and anihilation operators as $$\varphi(\textbf{x})=\int \tilde{dk}[ a(k)e^{i\textbf{kx}}+a(k)^{\dagger}e^{-i\textbf{kx}}]$$ where $\tilde{dk}$ is a Lorenz-invariant measure. If $\varphi$ is interpreted as creating a particle at $\textbf{x}$ when acting on the vacuum, what is its action on a generic state? It seems to be creating a superposition of a state with one added quantum of energy through the creation operator, and a state with one less quanta of energy through the annihilation operator.
As the formula clearly shows, $\phi(x)$ cannot be interpreted as a pure creation operator of any type. It is a combination of creation and annihilation operators. Creation operators are those called $a(k)^\dagger$ and annihilation operators are called $a(k)$.
So yes, if $\phi(x)$ acts on a generic state with a well-defined number of particles $N$, it produces a linear superposition of states that have $N+1$ and $N-1$ particles, respectively. When it acts on the vacuum, for example, however, the annihilation operator piece drops out and it creates a 1-particle state.
It's somewhat hard to understand what you mean by "interpretation". The only right interpretation is the right calculation. It is an operator that gives something if it acts on a state, and all these answers may be calculated. They shouldn't be interpreted, they should be calculated.


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Eight cars of a Norfolk Southern Railroad freight train derailed Sunday morning in Mt. Vernon, IL.
WFIW Radio said a tanker car containing ethanol sprung a leak. No one was injured.
The scene of the accident was near East Liberty Road and Rackaway - not far from the Mt. Vernon Senior High School.
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The wall of my bathtub was cut too short when installed and water leaks to downstairs when I take a shower if it gets into the space between the tub and the wall. My father has tried caulking and even gorilla gluing these white strips there but it still leaves a space. How can I fix it?
Depending how badly it was cut, sometimes the only complete solution is a new tub. At minimum, you need to re-cover the wall so that water on the wall runs into the tub - this may require new tiling or a tub surround. Any time a tub is replaced, the walls around the tub need to be done over, or leaks are almost guaranteed. The image is from a ceramic tile site, but the general idea is the same regardless of material - the wall must overlap the tub.


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I'm a big fan of traveling to some extreme points, like for example the most northern point of Europe or the highest point of each country in Europe, etc. To find new ideas I would like to know the most remote exclave, island, etc of a Europe country, and also worldwide.
You could travel to extremal points of the European Union. The southernmost point of the European Union is on the Île de la Réunion, in Saint-Joseph. The easternmost point is on the same island, in Sainte-Rose. The westernmost point is in Saint-Martin (the French part, since the Dutch part is not in the EU). If you're looking for the southernmost or westernmost continental points, they're in French Guiana. If you want to spend your euros, you can go further south and east to the Kerguelen Islands.
If you want to leave the EU while remaining in an EU member state, you can visit the UK, the Netherlands and France's other overseas territories, as well as Greenland (which contains the world's northernmost point on land). Greenland used to have the northernmost point of the EEC, the EU's precursor. The world's southernmost point with an undisputed claim (i.e. not counting Antarctica) is in the South Sandwich Islands, a dependency of the UK.
If you're looking for "strange" exclaves, you could visit exclaves inside exclaves: Baarle-Nassau close to home, and a few others throughout the world, including an exclave in an exclave in an exclave in Cooch Behar on the complex border between India and Bangladesh.
If you like mountains, you might want to visit Lesotho's lowest point: at around 1400m, Lesotho is the country which is furthest from the ocean level, far above the next contenders, Rwanda and Andorra. And conversely, you should visit the hills near the Dead Sea, which don't all quite rise above sea level.
Tristan da Cunha archipelago is the most remote inhabited place in the world.
I see your Tristan da Cunha, @mouviciel, and raise you with the aptly named Inaccessible Island. Although not strictly inhabited, people have been there before. Just about impossible except by fishing or research vessel out of Cape Town.
Great post by Giles. I can only add Saint Pierre and Miquelon in North America
"Ushuaia" es la Ciudad Más Austral del Mundo. No se discute.
Chile el segundo más Asutral con la Isla Diego Ramirez; pero la Argentina el país Más al Sur con el Destacamento humano "Corbeta Uruaguay", destruído por los ingleses en 1982 (ese sería el asentamiento humano (y desde ya argentino) más al sur del planeta sin contar a la Antártida).
"Ushuaia" is the southernmost city in the world. This is not disputed.
Chile the second most southern with Diego Ramirez Island; but Argentina the country furthest to the south with the human detachment "Corvette Uruaguay" destroyed by the English in 1982 (that would be the human settlement (and right now Argentine) the most far south on the planet excluding Antarctica)...
(apologies, we've left some words as there by the translator as we didn't want to risk changing the intended meaning, even if it wasn't totally clear to us)
Fun fact: Falkland Islands are actually part of the EU, and could be considered most remote island of the EU :)


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The Cast-A-Way will take you to the spot where all the fish are jumping. Fully loaded and ready to navigate the most remote fishing cove, this model is a perfect blend of comfort and convenience. With features like two aerated livewells, two Flexsteel bow fishing chairs, a rear fish center, our new deluxe fiberglass rod locker, and an optional triple tube package for extra performance, all that's left is to pick a spot and cast.
11' Evolution Bimini Top,,25" Tubes
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Commenter Balmung of the Azure Sky has been thinking about Pokémon lately, and believes it's high time the franchise gets the modern-day makeover it desperately needs. How would you folks bring Pokémon up to date? Speak Up on Kotaku, I choose you!
So I have been thinking a lot about Pokémon lately. These games need a makeover and fast. They have been throwing the same concepts around for 15 years now and while it will always sell fantastically it just seems worn in some respects now. I don't want them to change the "Gotta catch em all!" type stuff or the basic cuteness but I want to see more out of these games!
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Live Saturday Coverage Goodguys 16th PPG NationalsWritten by Sean Haggai on July 13, 2013 Contributors: Staff Goodguys Continues to bring the greatest rods, customs and classics.
Saturday Coverage /// Second Day at Goodguys 16th PPG Nationals
The Goodguys 16th PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, is in full swing. We're in our second full day on the fairgrounds covering the show and have lots of updates on today's action, specifically the winners of the Goodguys 2013 Sponsor Shootout Autocross. The special four-round, 12-car single elimination format shootout features some of the nation's most accomplished drivers representing all 12 national Goodguys AutoCross series sponsors.
We've also got the final list of vehicles in contention for Street Rod of the Year and Muscle Car of the Year. Of course, more on that later, including the winner. In the meantime, we have a winner announcement for the Goodguys 2013 Sponsor Shootout Autocross.
This shooutout involves twelve major sponsors duking it out to claim the win. Drivers entered include Mark Turner ('69 Camaro, AFCO), Stacy Tucker ('69 Camaro, AutoMeter), Phil Gerber ('70 Chevy C-10, Roadster Shop), Kyle Tucker ('70 Camaro, Detroit Speed), Brad Coomer ('70 Chevy C10, Rocket Racing Wheels), Rob McGregor ('69 Chevy C10, Hurst Shifters), Bret Voelkel ('33 Ford, Ridetech), Cheryl Herrick ('67 Chevy Nova, Jet Hot), Josh Leisinger ('70 Camaro, Summit Racing), Jimi Day ('69 AMX, Optima Batteries), Brian Finch ('71 Camaro, BF Goodrich) and Ryan Matthews ('66 Mustang, JRI Shocks). When it was all said and done, Kyle Tucker from Detroit Speed and Engineering rose to the occasion and won the top spot.
Goodguys 2013 Sponsor Shootout – Play By Play
Rob MacGregor (Hurst Shifters) '69 Chevy C-10 36.377 defeated Larry Woo (Roadster Shop) '68 Camaro 37.490 Bret Voelkel (Ridetech) '33 Ford 36.033 defeated Kevin Miller (Optima Batteries) '69 Camaro 36.225 Josh Leisinger (Summit Racing) '70 Camaro 35.722 defeated Stacy Tucker (AutoMeter) '69 Camaro 37.022 Ryan Mathews (JRi Shocks) '66 Ford Mustang 36.059 defeated Tim McGilton (Jet Hot) '71 Camaro 38.659 Brian Finch (BF Goodrich), '70 Camaro 35.706 defeated Mark Turner (Afco) '66 Corvette 38.283 Kyle Tucker (Detroit Speed) '70 Camaro 35.753 defeated Brad Coomer (Rocket Wheels), '70 Chevy C-10 44.557
Goodguys 2013 Sponsor Shootout Gallery
Midway Action
Of course it's hard not to point out the support Goodguys receives from the aftermarket industry. This year, the Goodguys 16th PPG Nationals fairgrounds were not only full of gleaming show goers, car show participants and thousands of cars, but some of our favorite aftermarket suppliers were on hand as well.
Chevrolet Performance, Edelbrock, QA1, Mothers, Chassisworks, Holley and Comp just to name a few. Holley made sure to bring out a full assortment of carburetors and Edelbrock was showcasing its all new line up including different manifolds and valvetrain kits.
Street Rod of the Year Awards
Not to leave you hanging, we were lucky enough to gain access to the ten vehicles in contention for the highly acclaimed Street Rod and Muscle Car of the year awards. Of course, judges didn't have it any easier this year and had to narrow the initial field of 36 cars down to just five each for both the Street Rod and Muscle Cars.
Judges not only look over each car for fit and finish but ingenuity and creativeness as well. By the time judges had narrowed down the contenders, it was easy to see why. In the Street Rod of the Year award paddock, it was a heavy field of Fords ranging from 1933 through 1940 with just one, 1937 Chevrolet. All deserved the award; however, as judging goes, only one could win.
When the smoke cleared, Ron Cizek from Omaha, Nebraska, beat out the competition with his 1940 Ford. Cizek managed to edge out Kenneth DelCour, Louisville, Kentucky, with a 1934 Ford, Terry Hudson, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, who brought out a 1937 Chevy, well-known car owner George Poteet from Memphis, Tennessee, who delivered a 1934 Ford and finally, Harold Chapman, from Andice, Texas, in a 1933 Ford.
Ron Cizek, Omaha, Nebraska '40 Ford Final Street Rod Of the Year Contenders:
Kenneth DelCour, Louisville, KY '34 Ford Terry Hudson, Strawberry Plains, TN '37 Chevy George Poteet, Memphis, TN '34 Ford Harold Chapman, Andice, TX '33 Ford
Muscle Car of the Year Awards
The fun was over just yet as the winner for the Muscle Car of the Year Award had not been announced. First, a quick recap of the initial field. Sid Tracy, Champaign, Illinois, brought out his ground-hugging 1969 Pontiac Firebird. Not only was it LS powered but it was the only Poncho in the group of GM favorites along with a Ford Torino.
Continuting the list, Jimmy Shaw, Forest, Mississippi, anted up his very Red 1967 Nova complete with a roll cage. Alan Woodall, Cary, North Carolina, brought out his favorite Corvette – a 1965 Corvette sitting on C5 Corvette suspension up front and C4 suspension out back. Skip Walls, Knoxville, Tennessee, was proudly representing his 1969 Camaro with Detroit Speed and Engineering suspension. Finally, George Poteet, Memphis, Tennessee, rounded out the bunch with his Rad Rides-built 1969 Torino.
During the final ceremony, Poteet walked away with the overall win and crowned this year's Muscle Car of the Year Award winner. Congrats to Poteet and Ron Cizek!
-George Poteet, Memphis, TN '69 Torino Final Muscle Car of the Year Contenders:
-Sid Tracy, Champaign, IL '69 Firebird -Jimmy Shaw, Forest, MS '67 Nova -Alan Woodall, Cary, NC '65 Corvette -Skip Walls, Knoxville, TN, '69 Camaro
Don't worry, we've got a ton more coverage headed your way tomorrow afternoon for our final day here at Goodguys 16th PPG Nationals. Make sure to bookmark these pages!
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Cape Town restaurants with fireplaces
Winter in Cape Town is the perfect opportunity to combine three favourite winter pastimes: sampling great cuisine, enjoying good company and sitting in front of a roaring fire.
Tempting as it may be to stay indoors snuggled up under the warm covers, there are so many delicious restaurants with warm fireplaces to visit this season.
From beautiful sea views and delicious seafood at Polana in Kalk Bay, to the mouth-watering French delights at La Mouette in Sea Point and the tantalising treats at Catherina's in Constantia, you and your loved ones can enjoy award-winning gourmet dining while keeping warm and having a good time.
Beat those wintery chills by visiting any of these fantastic restaurants in the Mother City, which boast tasty meals and even more impressive fireplaces:
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Harbour House V&A Waterfront
Warm yourself in front of the huge, toasty fireplace at the V&A Waterfront's stylish Harbour House. Then, feast to your heart's content on their superb winter menu.
Location: Quay 4,V&A Waterfront
Contact: +27 (0) 418 4744
Website: www.harbourhouse.co.za
Coffee produced in the classic Italian-style, home-made burgers and a warm fire place for those chilly winter morings. Located in the heart of the city's entertainment hub, Long Street.
Location: 138 Long Street
Contact: +27 (0)21 424 1124
Website: www.dining-out.co.za/online/Rcaffe
Societi Bistro
This welcoming establishment, set up in a renovated Georgian-style house, takes pride in using seasonal produce for its gourmet menu.
Location: 50 Orange Street, Gardens
Contact: +27 (0)21 424 2100
Website: www.societi.co.za
Rick's Café Americain
Rick's Café Americain boasts a cocktail bar, cosy loft lounge and incredible mountain views.
Location: 2 Park Road, Gardens
Contact: + 27 (0)21 424 1100
Website: www.rickscafe.co.za
Rafiki's Restaurant & Bar
For a chilled vibe, delicious meals, comedians and live bands, try Rafiki's.
Location: 13 Kloof Nek Road, Tamboerskloof
Contact: +27 (0)21 426 4731
Website: www.rafikis.co.za
La Mouette restaurant
What can possibly be more romantic than French cuisine served in front of a romantic fire at La Mouette?
Location: 78 Regent Road, Sea Point
Contact: +27 (0)21 433 0856
Website: www.lamouette-restaurant.co.za
For those in search of a cosy meal with a view, Polana is famous for its stunning sea views and delicious steak dishes.
Location: Harbour House, Kalk Bay
Contact: +27 (0)21 788 7162
Website: www.harbourhouse.co.za
96 Winery Road
This inviting countryside venue is best known for its excellent service and inspired seasonal menu.
Location: 96 Winery Road Restaurant, Winery Road, Zandberg Farm, Somerset West
Contact: +27 (0)21 842 2020
Website: www.96wineryroad.co.za
The Restaurant at Waterkloof
Spectacular views of the Winelands and absolutely mouth-watering food make a visit to the Waterkloof restaurant a must.
Location: Waterkloof, Sir Lowry's Pass Road, Somerset West
Contact: +27 (0)21 858 1491
Website: www.waterkloofwines.co.za
Catharina's, at the Steenberg Estate, specialises in South African cuisine with spectacular views of False Bay.
Location: 10802 Steenberg Estate, Tokai Road, Constantia
Contact: +27 (0)21 713 2222
Website: www.steenberghotel.com
Constantia Nek Restaurant
The Mother City's oldest restaurant keeps you warm this winter with its tasty delights and a hearty hearth.
Location: 1 Hout Bay Road , Constantia
Contact: +27 (0) 21 794 5132
Website: www.constantianek.co.za
Unwind with a glass of wine and scrumptious French cuisine in front of a blazing fire at the quaint brasserie, Pastis, in Constantia.
Location: Shop 12, High Constantia Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia
Contact: +27 (0) 21 794 8334
Website: www.pastisbrasserie.co.za
Café Roux
For a relaxed meal with friends, Café Roux is the perfect choice for visitors looking to unwind in a cosy environment.
Location: Noordhoek Village
Contact: +27 (0)21 789 2538
Website: www.caferoux.co.za
The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse offers guests contemporary French cuisine, rare wines and brilliant service.
Location: The Glen, Camps Bay
Contact: +27 (0)21 438 4347
Website: www.theroundhouserestaurant.com
Chapman's Peak Restaurant
Established 25 years ago, the Chapman's Peak Restaurant is especially popular for its calamari and magnificent wine cellar.
Location: Chapman's Peak Drive, Hout Bay
Contact: +27 (0)21 790 1036
Website: www.chapmanspeakhotel.co.za
Poplars Restaurant
Poplars Restaurant offers guests a variety-rich menu in a sophisticated setting.
Location: M13, Durbanville
Contact: +27 (0)21 975 5736
Website: www.daria.co.za
Blake's Bar
Sexy yet stylish, Blake's Bar is the perfect hot spot for patrons with taste. Guaranteed to raise your temperature with its roaring fireplace, Blake's also has a yummy menu.
Location: Blake's Bar, 189 Buitengracht Street
Contact: + 27 (0)21 422 4747
Website: www.blakesbar.co.za
Greens in Plattekloof
The Northern Suburbs outlet of the popular Greens franchise not only serves the tasty meals we've some to associated with their excellent restaurants, but knows just how to keep us warm with their delightful bonfire.
Location: Greens, Shop 8, Plattekloof Village Centre, Cnr Plattekloof and Olienhout Drive, Plattekloof
Contact: +27 (0)21 558 0855
Website: www.greensrestaurants.co.za
Cafe Felix
Worthy of the hour-long drive to Riebeek Valley, Cafe Felix offers warmth all round with its toasty hearth and delicious meals.
Location: Cafe Felix, 7 Kerkstraat, Riebeek Kasteel
Contact: +27 (0)22 448 1170
Website: www.cafefelix.co.za
River Cafe
Nothing beats feeling warm and fuzzy thanks to the superb meals and not one but two gigantic fireplaces at Constantia Uitsig's River Cafe.
Location: River Cafe,Constantia Uitsig, Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia, Cape Town
Contact: + 27 (0)21 794 3010
Website: www.constantia-uitsig.com
Mambo's Restaurant and Wine Bar
Celebrate the chilly season and good food in front of the gorgeous fireplace at the restored cottage that houses Mambo's in Plumstead.
Location: Mambo's, 3 Gray Road, Plumstead
Contact: +27 (0)21 797 6341
Website: www.mambos.co.za
Obviouzly Armchair Backpackers and Pub
Cozy up to the fireside with great company and fantastic music at the recently refurbished Obviouzly Armchair Backpackers and Pub in bohemian Observatory this winter.
Location: Obviouzly Armchair Backpackers and Pub, 135 Lower Main Rd, Observatory
Contact: +27 (0)21 460 0458
Website: www.obviouzlyarmchair.com
El Burro in Green Point
For a spicy meal, tequilas and a hot fire, visit the Mexican restaurant, El Burro in Green Point.
Location: El Burro, 81 Main Road, Green Point
Contact: +27 (0)21 433 2364
Website: www.elburro.co.za
Massimo's Pizza Club
This delicious Italian style restaurant, with its pizza oven and roaring fire place, offers double the warmth and triple the gourmet pleasure, makes it worth the long drive out to Hout Bay.
Location: Massimo's Pizza Club, Scarecrows, Oakhurst Farm Park, Main Road, Hout Bay
Contact: +27 (0)21 790 5648
Website: www.pizzaclub.co.za
Cafe Paradiso
You'll be in seventh heaven thanks to the fabulous food, service and fireplace at Cafe Paradiso in Upper Kloof Street.
Location: Café Paradiso, 110 Kloof Street, Cape Town
Contact: +27 (0)861 623 263
Website: www.cafeparadiso.co.za
Ocean Basket On Kloof
Pop in for lunch or supper at this warm restaurant in trendy Kloof Street.
Location: 75 Kloof Street, Gardens
Contact: +27 (0)21 422 0322
Website: www.oceanbasket.co.za
Jonkershuis restaurant at Groot Constantia
Deep in the Constantia Winelands, you will find food, wine and a fire to warm body and soul at Jonkershuis.
Location: Jonkershuis restaurant, Groot Constantia Wine Estate, Cape Town
Contact: +27 (0)21 794 6255
Website: www.jonkershuisconstantia.co.za
Simon's Restaurant
A roaring fire, breathtaking views and irresistible food.
Location: Simon's Restaurant, Groot Constantia Wine Estate, Cape Town
Contact: +27 (0)21 794 1143
Website: www.simons.co.za


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#3. Memorizing Pi
As we've mentioned before, the emergence of computers and the Internet have stolen some of the small joys in life from us. There used to be a time when knowing Pi to the first couple decimal places was probably pretty important for people who need to do... whatever it is Pi is used for. Now that information is at anybody's fingertips, making memorizing Pi in this day and age even sadder than it would have been a generation ago.
Still not as sad as baking a Pi pie for National Pi Day.
But people continue to memorize Pi, and we're not talking about a few decimal places anymore. There are people who take Pi very seriously, and not just scientists and mathematicians. Ordinary people memorize Pi to thousands of places for... well, we're not really sure why. There is even an official website that keeps the three people who care up to date on the current rankings. A Chinese man named Chao Lu is the current record holder. He took just over 24 hours to recite Pi to 67,890 digits. That means he said one number every 1.3 seconds for an entire day. Didn't he need a glass of water at some point? Food? Anything? Good god, who is this man!?
Then we have Akira Haraguchi, a Japanese man who has apparently recited Pi to 100,000 digits but for whatever reason the Guinness folks have not recognized his achievement. He can take solace in the fact that he is on the way to enlightenment, however: Haraguchi started memorizing Pi after he searched for meaning in religion and philosophy and found them lacking. Now, instead of a prayer or anything like that, he chants Pi at funerals.
Wait, what?
#2. Backwards Book Typing
Meet Michele Santelia, the girly named guy who is the type-fu champion of the universe. Santelia is such a skilled typist that one keyboard is incapable of meeting his needs. Instead, he uses four at the same time. He can type on all four at once without looking at them, or at the screen, and still write more intelligibly than most Internet users can manage with a single keyboard. So how does this man put this awesome skill to use?
For the past few decades, he's been taking famous books, and then re-typing them, backwards. .siht ekiL
No, you're not missing anything, that's all he does. Santelia holds the world record for most books typed backwards. If you were to stack all his re-typed books on top of each other--which seems to be the universal Guinness metric of impressiveness for some reason--the stack would reach 13-feet and nine-inches.
He's been doing this for at least two decades, which would be before the Internet was even invented. After completing The Life of Abraham Lincoln in June 2009, his plan was to present it to President Obama, at which point he would presumably be tackled by the Secret Service.
#1. Digging So, So, So Many Underground Tunnels
So, you're 37 and your parents have died, leaving you a house worth over $1 million. It's in a bit of rough shape, but you fancy yourself quite the do-it-yourself expert. You get to work fixing the place up real good-like. First the upstairs, then the downstairs. Then, if you're London's William Lyttle you go right down to the basement and start digging a wine cellar. And when that was done you keep on digging. And digging.
Lyttle dug tunnels under his property for 40 damn years, all on his own. Using only a shovel and a pulley, he managed to build tunnels up to 26-feet underground and extending over 60-feet from his house. Apparently he had major schemes for the large caverns he was building, including a gym and a sauna, but almost half a century later he never seemed to be able to get past the digging part of his grand plan.
So things went super awesome for Lyttle digging-wise, until an eight foot crevice appeared in the street in front of his house in 2001. Five short years later, the people in charge actually got around to forcing him to stop digging, a mere 40 years after the first complaints started rolling in.
But that's not even the end of the so-called "Mole Man's" story. In early 2009, Lyttle was moved by London authorities to a safer dwelling, a one-story flat, while they tried to fill in the tunnels under Lyttle's house. And of course they gave him a hefty bill for the work they'd have to do, not to mention the accommodations he was getting to use while they cleaned up the mess.
Joke's on them, though: Lyttle passed away quietly in June, 2010. Not only did he not pay a damn cent for all the damages he did, he had the nerve to knock a wall out of the flat he was staying in. Rest in peace, you crazy mole man. Rest in peace.
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Last week Vegan Mom and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary with a 4 course meal courtesy of The Conscious Cook. I'm not used to making food with so many components so I really felt like I was on some cooking show. I tried to pick recipes that could use the bounty of garden-fresh produce that is bursting from the fridge and came up with this:
The appetizer was Twice-Baked Potatoes. This was supposed to be Twice-Baked Fingerling Potatoes with Crisped Dulse but I could not find fingerling potatoes at the store and I did not realize I was out of dulse. Still, these were very tasty and I loved the kick from the horseradish.
Next course Very Green Salad with Cucumber, Kohlrabi, Sweet Onions and Herb Vinaigrette. Well, the title pretty much says it all. Simple and tasty.
Entree: Old Bay Tofu Cakes with Pan-Roasted Summer Vegetables, Horseradish Cream, Apples, and Beets. This was time consuming but awesome. The tofu cake recipe makes waaaaay too much (12 small cakes, my eye!), so I served it to the kids the next day and they loved them. I also had to add 2 tbsp of wheat gluten to get the cakes to hold together.
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- Christa said...
I have this book and have made the tofu cakes and the panna cotta with the same issues you mention. I had to add some gluten to hold the tofu cakes. I doubled the agar agar for the panna cotta and it came out perfectly after setting. I loved the taste of it and the orange sauce was wonderful.
The recipe for the paella is wonderful as well -- one of my favorites.
- August 23, 2011 at 8:13 PM
- Joy said...
wow, the 3 dishes look unbelievably tasty.
- August 23, 2011 at 11:04 PM
- emilia said...
WOW! That looks Amazing!
- August 23, 2011 at 11:07 PM
- Erin L. said...
Wow. Whenever I've done any ONE recipe from The Conscious Cook, I feel like I've climbed Mt. Everest! The bar has just been moved up...
- August 24, 2011 at 12:10 AM
- Jesse said...
She is one lucky lady! This all looks great! The Old Bay Tofu Cakes with Horseradish Cream is something I'll have to try.
- August 24, 2011 at 11:46 AM
- dreaminitvegan said...
Happy Anniversary to you both. I wish my husband could cook like that. Don't get me wrong I love to cook but once in a while it would be nice to have someone else cook me a fabulous vegan meal.
Sorry about your panna cotta not setting up, have you tried Viva La Vegan Coconut Flan? It has alot of the same ingredients and sets up very nicely.
- August 24, 2011 at 11:47 AM
- Sandra Kohlmann said...
Everything looks delicious! I can't wait to try the tofu cakes. My daughters love tofu, beets, and tomatoes, so it is sure to be a hit.
- August 24, 2011 at 11:49 AM
- Get Skinny, Go Vegan. said...
- August 24, 2011 at 3:02 PM
- Veggie Tales said...
Wowee, this looks quite gourmet indeed!
- August 24, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- Tami (Vegan Appetite) said...
What a fantastic celebration dinner. Happy Anniversary!
On another note, I've sent you a couple of emails and can understand if you're busy and haven't had a chance to get back to me. But I would like to make sure you've received them. If not, could you please let me know?
- August 24, 2011 at 8:00 PM
- Monique said...
Looks delicious, lucky Vegan Mom! Any thoughts on what I can use instead of the gluten? I was just diagnosed celiac :( Goodbye, my love, gluten!
- August 24, 2011 at 11:35 PM
- jenna said...
Those tofu cakes look yummy. I endorsed the heck out of you in the VegNews survey. I hope your other readers are too :)
- August 25, 2011 at 7:07 PM
- Talerfuchs said...
Delicious and nutricious. I will try it for dinner.
- August 27, 2011 at 12:30 PM
- Vegan Tasmania said...
Wow congrats! It looks great!
- September 1, 2011 at 1:52 AM
- TheSweetestVegan said...
Look at those piped potatoes, that's just art.
- September 8, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- Catherine Lowe said...
Wow! And a happy anniversary to you guys :) To Vegan mum - Please excuse my last comment, i meant it lightly. :)
- September 18, 2011 at 5:00 AM


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Area firefighters and Forest Service crews have been working around the clock in the effort to stop the spread of the fire, which continued to flare up throughout the week because of the dry conditions and gusty winds.
The wetter and relatively windless weather Friday was helping crews in the effort to put out the last hot spots.
The fire was about 75 percent contained at the start of the day Thursday, but flared up, jumped the Leon River and moved toward a wildlife management area.
The same thing happened Wednesday as winds fanned the flames of the fire, which was burning along the Leon River from Horseshoe Bend to Stampede Creek.
On Tuesday three-dozen local fire units, four more units and a helicopter from the state, and dozens of firefighters were in a race against time to stop the rapidly-spreading wind-whipped flames of the rekindled wildfire from spreading to nearby homes.
At one point Tuesday afternoon, the fire threatened at least nine homes in the area of Cowan Road and Buckhorn Cemetery Road and at least seven families voluntarily left the area, Casey said.
Campers in both White Flint Park and Winkler Park were also asked to evacuate, officials said.
About 30 firefighters from more than a half-dozen area departments and Texas A&M Forest Service personnel worked through the day and night Sunday and Monday to contain the fire, which broke out Sunday, sparked by a campfire in a local park.


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ArgoUML - I use it for its simplicity.
Although it's not exclusive to UML, I use Dia. It has the symbols used in most (if not all) of the UML diagrams, but it also supports flowcharts, network diagrams, and a few other things that I've occasionally used as a software engineer.
I tried most of the aforementioned tools so let me state my opinion on it here:
Nota bene: You will find shortcomings (unsupported features, wrong layout etc.) in almost any UML tool you'll use. Thus, IMHO the drawing apps supporting UML shapes or snapping are still the most useful.
There's yuml which is pretty cool as it allows you to create UML diagrams online, with no tools and so easily embeddable in blogs, wikis, emails, etc.
I use ArgoUML because it's free. and in polytechnic they introduce, teach and make us use IBM Rational Software Modeler (RSM) school license.
In the case of simplicity, IMHO I think all UML modeling software are much complicated due to the requirements of UML standards and its various diagrams.
I use Umlet. What I like with this software is that it's a drawing tool only. It doesn't force you to create and maintain a model, and it doesn't try to generate/parse code. Unlike a lot of UML tool I tried, I've always been able to draw the diagram I had in mind (the drawing primitives are quite complete, and they are extensible by code). It works well with my other tools : the text based format is ok for working with my VCS, and the png/svg can be generated using a command line (I use it to automate the build of my doc).
Jude Community is my first choice. Even though they're Astah now, you can still find jude community 5.2 over the web. If you never used I'd give it a try. PS: I personally didn't like StartUML.
I am surprised that BOUML is not yet mentioned. I recommend BOUML.
It is full featured, open source and regularly maintained.
I also request the readers to visit BOUML Project status - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3721008/bouml-project-status.
Personally, I like StarUML.
Very full featured and open-source!
From the website:
I use yEd when the idea/app is in its infancy and migrate up to ArgoUML when it needs more bells and whistles. Liked Visio, to some degree, but not enough to buy
I've used many of the really expensive ones and hated them all. I even resorted to using drawing tools in a number of cases, but that was very limiting and leaves you without many of the benefits of having a UML tool to begin with. Anyways, at my latest company they were using one I never tried, Visual Paradigm. I have to say that it is by far the best I've used. It still has its issues but it is about the only one that I actually like to use. Visual Paradigm does pretty much everything the really expensive tools do but at a miniscule fraction of the cost.
They have a free community edition, that I know is available for non-commercial use. I'm not sure if they limited functionality in any other way. If I recall correctly, you can buy a commercial edition for around $100 bucks. So if you need it for commercial purposes and your employer won't spring for that then I'd really be looking for a new job really quickly.
The only thing we haven't looked into yet is multi-developer support, which all the expensive tools are able to do. But from the web-site it seems like they support it.
I use a licensed version of Visual Paradigm at work. There is a free community edition that should be able to handle most of your basic UML needs.
Visual Paradigm Plus for UML is what I use on my mac. It's free and pretty easy to use.


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"This prepares the soldiers for when they come upon a threat. They need a quick reaction," says Captain Lawrence Joiner with Kentucky National Guard.
The soldiers are taught close range marksmanship, so if a threat comes at them when they are in Iraq their response will be a natural reaction.
Joiner says, "It's a teaching process. Not just aim and point. But what do I need to do if this threat engages me?"
It is something soldiers we spoke to are grateful for.
Derrick Wray with Kentucky National Guard says, "I feel really comfortable with my training. I've got a great team. My platoon is great. My platoon sergeant is an awesome guy. So yeah, I feel pretty comfortable going over there now."
They are also receiving valuable training in other areas.
Joiner says, "Mounted engagement small arms training. This means they are actually in a vehicle, riding. It simulates combat as you are riding down the road and you get attacked by the threat."
The training course at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center is one of the first courses in the nation to have this particular type of training for soldiers. When soldiers come back from R & R they tell people here it's some of the most valuable training they had while they were in Iraq.
Joiner says, "I've talked to three soldiers that have been deployed with Kentucky National Guard. Their convoys have got hit by the threat. They said the first thing they remember is the training they received at the Wendell H. Ford Training Center."
The exercise teaches soldiers how to be cautious when firing their weapons from a moving vehicle and in the exercise live ammo is used.
Joiner says, "It's dangerous. We put a lot of safety into the training. But they are going to encounter this when we deploy to Iraq."


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The fingertips are prominent and the fingers still quite short. Each finger is separate and moves independently of the rest. This is the most comfortable position for the hand, with the thumb and fingers outstretched rather than curled into a fist.
You're unlikely to feel her move yet, but your baby is becoming increasingly active inside your uterus.
By now, your baby may be active for up to five minutes at a time. In the next few weeks, you may begin to feel some slight fluttering movements, particularly if this is not your first pregnancy (see You are 17 Weeks and 1 Day). You'll only be aware of those movements that cause your baby to make contact with the inner muscular wall of your uterus.
The placenta itself can act like a cushion absorbing the impact of all but the strongest of the baby's movements. For this reason, women with an anterior placenta (one lying on the front wall of the uterus-that closest to the skin) often feel the movements at a much later stage than those with a posteriorly sited placenta (one that lies closer to the back).
Your baby's brain is continuing to develop. The nerve cells that will form the outer gray matter start centrally within the brain, and need to move outward to their final position. This process takes place in waves that occur from 8 to 16 weeks. The migration process is not complete until 25 weeks and electrical activity cannot be detected until 29 weeks. Even after this point, gray matter continues to mature and organize neural connections in the brain throughout the pregnancy. Your baby's body is now longer than her head for the first time.
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Tanning beds expose you to ultraviolet light which can prevent you from absorbing folic acid, which the baby needs for development. Also, it's been reported that a rise in the mother's temperature, which can happen on a tanning bed, in a hot tub or sauna, may increase the fetus's temperature. A temperature above 102° F (39° C) has been associated with spinal malformations in developing babies, and if a rise in temperature is maintained long enough, it may cause brain damage. The temperature of the amniotic fluid can also increase and it's thought that an extreme rise in your temperature can cause problems with the flow of blood to the baby. So avoid tanning beds and hot tubs while you're pregnant.
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What factors made the United Kingdom the first to industrialize? Was it simply the importance and benefit of its position in the global community for trade?
Several historians/economists hold several factors responsible. I know two works that discuss this in great depth:
Personally, I believe the following factors played a crucial role:
Wars: Britain's isolation from continental Europe meant that Britain was relatively more peaceful than the rest of the Europe. It was difficult to invade. In the 16th century, England had thwarted a Spanish naval invasion and brought attention to the need to have a strong navy. Later monarchs invested a lot in naval technology and better ships. Not only this navy became a strong deterrent to an invasion, it also went on to protect merchant interests at sea. By the late 18th century, when most European countries were being plundered (the Napoleonic wars), Britain emerged with a naval superiority and a large protected merchant vassal fleet.
Markets: British merchants also had a sizeable market (in form of their first colonies). With a small labour supply at home, there was a strong incentive to automate as much manual tasks as possible. This started with textiles but then later moved onto other sectors as well.
Legal framework foundation: England's legal system also played a tremendous role here. Various laws that formalised the patent process introduced strong incentives. Religious freedom that followed Elizabeth I's rule also encouraged scientific/engineering revolution. Many modern day laws that protect corporations (such as those on taxation, property, ownership etc.) were passed during the early 18th century in the English parliament. Overall, England (and later Britain) became a good place to do business. For a more detailed account of how British legal system played a part in the industrial revolution please read Julian Hoppit's paper.
Scientific Discoveries: This is more of a follow on from the three I mentioned above but with enough wealth in hands and laws to protect intellectual rights, English engineers and scholars went on to create the first machines that revolutionised industry for the first time. The textile mill, steam engine, locomotives, steam ships etc. are all examples of such scientific discoveries.
You have to bear in mind that all these factors (and several other small ones) were all needed together. Many European countries had a few of them and they followed the suite when they achieved/got the rest. Also, for many of them a slight difference in factors can be seen (for example, Germany's market was mainly domestic and towards the East --not its colonies).
England had already undergone the first industrial revolution by the time the steam engine was invented. Other European countries were quick to follow.
I'm going to take this a perhaps unexpected direction, Connections-style. Everything else I see in the other answers is IMHO just an effect (although RI Swamp Yankee comes close). What did England have that the rest of Europe didn't that ultimately caused it to become the first center of industrialization?
England, particularly the Scottish highlands, happens through a convergence of animal breeding and just the right (horrible) climate to produce the best and most wool in Europe.
Now initially the wool would be shipped to mills in Flanders to produce cloth. A large industry built up supplying all Europe with Flemish cloth using English wool. However, as the population of Europe (and thus demand for cloth) exploded after the end of the Black Death, and the Spanish Netherlands became the battleground of Europe, more and more of the milling started to be done at home England and Scottland instead.
With the market exploding, there was a trememdous pressure on producers to mill more cloth faster every single year. This meant the English mills kept getting bigger, and more efficient. Any innovation that one mill found which helped effenciency had to be adopted by the other mills too, or they couldn't compete and would go out of business. Eventually cotton from America and India started supplementing the wool, but it was still all being shipped to the large British mills. This processes then started spreading to anything else that could be similarly milled (eg: flour, steel).
The first steam engines were used for the mills. The first widespread use of coal was for the mills (the fact that England also had a lot of coal too certianly helped things along). Millions of people abandoned rural areas to work in the new mill towns. Railroads were initially invented to bring more coal to the mills. The first "programmed" devices were looms in the cloth mills. It was this transfomation of society William Blake was referring to when he wrote the line "dark Satanic mills" in Jerusalem.
But it all started because of the sheep.
The Dutch actually beat the British to it by almost a century - their problem was a lack of deepwater ports and domestic resources, so the British were able to overtake them in the 18th century.
Now, if you want to ask why the Dutch were the first to industrialize, I can recommend "The Baroque Cycle" - historical fiction by Neal Stephenson that covers England's entry into the industrial age. The Dutch were doing innovative things with finance and trade, fueled by religious fervor (the Puritains were very serious about idle hands doing the devil's work), a strong legal system and a permissive government.
One of the advantages of the Dutch system was patent protections for new inventions - among these the reciprocating crankshaft of Cornelis Corneliszoon which allowed the Dutch to build mechanized factories. They were able to import raw materials from all over the globe, and export finished products to same, including gin, paper, refined sugar, linseed oil, ceramic goods, and, of course, ships and rope.
For a more scholarly treatment of Dutch industrialization in the very early 17th century, here is a chapter on the topic from "Dutch in World Trade: 1585-1740" By Jonathan Irvine Israel
Religious tolerance
Without the United Kingdoms tolerance to views and opinions that elsewhere would have been considered heresy (like much of Catholic Europe and the Islamic and Muslim kingdoms found elsewhere) innovation, invention, science and original thought could not have happened.
It is specifically this tolerance to original thought that allowed inventors free reign to experiment and publish ideas without fear of proscription and persecution from religious zealots, as was happening in the Spanish Inquisition in Spain that allowed the Industrial Revolution to occur.
Without the Industrial Revolution, the United Kingdom would never have been the first to industrialise.
Since it wasn't brought up, I'll offer an alternative view that was only recently voiced in Science (see here): wheat and rice as main staple food shaped the culture and boundaries of the societies.
NB: this isn't about the United Kingdom in particular, but about the "Western world" as opposed to Asian empires of the time.
The question that came up was centering around why the Chinese weren't the first, for example. Their society was quite advanced and a lot of things were known to them before they were introduced to or discovered in Europe.
The conclusion seems to be that food shapes the culture and ultimately the mode of thinking. Throughout Asia community often counts more than in the Western world.
The causal relation isn't clear, but rice requires much more intensive care and cooperation while wheat is hassle free and requires little to no cooperation, even in a society before mechanization.
The arguments logical and they do not seem to be as partisan as Adam Smiths book "The Wealth of Nations" that was suggested in a comment.
Various factors, the major one being that the iron ore in England does not have phosphorus in it. I would identify two main factors:
(1) The largest integrated economy in the world. In 1850 England had the largest advanced, integrated economy in the world. Germany/Austria/Hungary had as good, or better technology, but was ruled by many different petty princes with complex trade and cooperation barriers that prevented the continent from acting as a unit. The US had a large economy, but not the global empire that England had, and also was not as technologically advanced as England.
(2) The real key to the industrial revolution was cheap steel. This is what makes everything else happen. The critical development was the Bessemer converter in 1856. Unfortunately for the Germans, the Bessemer process does not work on ores with a high phosphorus content, and all the German ores are of that type. This gave England a huge advantage and leg up on industrial development.
The UK was already a very wealthy nation at the time. They had established trade routes and colonies all over the world from the Americas to the Far East. Her deep water ports and inland canal systems made it easy to transport goods from inland and export them all over the world.
It was also teeming with great scientific minds. The Royal Society had a great influence in many fields of scientific study. It was a community that brought many great minds together that existed quite some time before the industrial revolution was in full swing. Amongst its many prestigious members was Isaac Newton.
James Watt, a member of the Royal Society invented the modern steam engine. Early steam engines such as ones based on the Newcomen design were very inefficient and had limited usage. It wasn't until the invention of the Watt Steam engine, that it became possible to use steam in manufacturing processes as well as in vehicles such as canal boats and locomotives.


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I really like what Trello can do if only it could also have story points and trajectory for projects. Is there any way of doing that?
We couldn't wait for the api to be released. So we developed a Chrome Extension that adds story points to Trello.
The functionality is very lightweight. Just add the storypoints for a card within parentheses, like:
The extension will automatically pick up the story points and nicely show them in the upper right corner of the card. All the story points within a list are counted and the total is shown in the list title.
You can find the extension in the Chrome Webstore or get the code over at http://github.com/Q42/TrelloScrum.
As for velocity tracking, I prefer to do that in a separate spreadsheet and do my analysis there.
You can add custom titles to the labels representing different points, like this: .
You can then use filters to count 1 point cards, 5 point cards etc. It's far from ideal kanban though, which is a shame as this looks like a really good, free system for it.
According to their FAQ, no:
The API has been released, and there are certainly ways to do this yourself with custom programming now.
You might also want to check out other Trello add-ons, like ChartBreeze: http://www.chartbreeze.com
I've just started using Scrum for Trello Chrome extension, and I like that it marks up the points (which are saved as a number in parentheses) as badges. It tallies the points at the top of each List.
Scrum for Trello in Chrome Webstore
See also Plus for Trello Chrome Extension to track Spent and Estimate with a lot of reporting features incl. velocity burndown chart.
I cheated my way into this, I created a new user for each of my story point levels (.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13) and I just assign them to the card. Its a hack, but its nice because they show correctly on all trello clients and not just with an extension.
This Trello report generator has velocity tracking included. I've not managed to get it to work but then not used it much!


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I'm trying to find a movie starring Audrey Hepburn. I could only watch a bit, and it was somewhat like this:
Audrey Hepburn enters the suite of a business tycoon, and says she's "leaving". The man insists that she stays (to eat, drink something, can't remember). She doesn't seem to be interested but then dances with him, amongst other stuff. The man records memos in a machine, about meetings, projects and other stuff, while leaning back and enjoying a smoke or drink or something of the sort. Then one can see the man listening to Hepburn's recordings saying silly stuff, maybe like "A monkey in a suit with a golden banana." or whatever. The man laughs calmly and enjoys listening.


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At the moment I type roughly with 60 words per minute. What kind of practice would I have to do to get to 90 words per minute? What practice is best and how much time would it take?
Have learned Dvorak 2 - 3 years ago, I'm able to type ~ 100 WPM, I could reach up even higher results if I would train on a daily basis.
At 60 wpm it's easy to assume you have already memorized the keyboard and don't need to look at it. You're looking for a software that can be used to train your fingers to hit only the closest keys.
Each color corresponds to a finger. The circles shows the standard position for left and right hands. It might look a bit complicated to get used to this but there are a lot of free softwares out there featuring lessons and statistics.
Whenever I typed with QWERTY, I used to type 40-65 WPM. 70 MAX.
Now, I switched to DVORAK, I type anywhere between 70-120 WPM - depending on the complexity of what I'm typing.
Someone said that the "social repercussions of typing in DVORAK far outweigh blah blah blah"...I just gotta call HogWash on that.
Whenever you switch to DVORAK, your QWERTY skills just don't "disappear". To analogize, you become bilingual with your keyboards.
Typingmaster/TypeMaster is the ONLY good software that I'd recommend - mainly because it has specific exercises for DVORAK. Mavis Beacon has nothing...
I switched in April of 2010. Between April2010-Jan/Feb2011, I hit a steady plateau where I could only get around...70-80 WPM max. Then, I found some wonderful facebook games. It was like Bookworm, but you have to type the letters before they fall down. If I recall correctly, the game's name is TypingManiac. I played it for about 5 days, and my typing speed hit 100+ easily.
I work in a call center environment. I'm the fastest typist out of 200+ people. I can practically dictate whatever I hear on the phone. I don't need to stop and worry about "spelling errors" or typing too slowly because those problems are practically non-existent in my book.
EDIT: Whenever you switch to DVORAK, don't "rearrange" your keys. I tried to, it didn't work out too well on my gloss-finished Toshiba laptop. I now have a permanently missing "Home" Key :P
Use Nail-Polish. I had to paint over with black over my keys to cover the old keys up. Then, I had to use green-nailpolish to actually write "aoeuidhtns" on the keyboard. Make sure that you use ULTRA FINE nailpolish. You don't want something that creates bumps/ridges because you'll need those only on your u and h keys - anything else will throw you off when you try and switch keyboards.
After a month when you have memorized all of the keys and also the function keys (?+||_"<>.,etc), then take off the nail-polish and you're good. I had my nailpolish on for about...9 months on my laptop. There was no difficulty when trying to take it off. I just had to have alot of paper towels next to me :P Oh yeah, do it outside...because it doesn't smell to good lol.
Without switching to a different keyboard layout, I've found it useful simply just to get in practice with visual feedback. This may or may not seem a bit corny, but the game-styled interface provided by Typeracer has been useful for me to check where my speed is, and to perform typing exercises through typing passages.
I think partially the answer depends on what you type. If you just type general texts, any keyboard training program will probably do ok.
On the other hand if you do specialized typing, such as software programming, your needs are quite different and rotate a lot more around brackets, braces, numbers and weird punctuation signs. I don't think too many typing programs concentrate on teaching you to type -> and function(){ quickly.
In which case, it might be an issue of finding a program that allows you to paste custom texts (hello world from your favorite language may do) or just picking an interesting piece of code/sample of text and doing it repeatedly paying attention to what keys fail for you.
If you are nearly at the limit of your input speed, increase the output speed or use auto-correction,
i.e. there are tools like autohotkey and phraseexpress that auto-complete self-defined acronyms you are typing.
e.g. for autohotkey you can put your often used phrases, idioms... into a file,
type the acronym and when typing
Here you can downlaod the autocorrect.ahk file with load of english spelling errors
I type blindly 10 finger system over 60 WPM and use this hack mainly for increasing output additionally on boards, latex, blogs... where you often use similar terms.
This may take a few months.
The thing that has really improved my typing is playing text-based games, specifically ones that rely on typing and are fast-paced, specifically Muds.
You have to type complicate stuff, in real time, to people. Complicated commands, character speech, a real variety. And you can ramp up organically, in a learning way, as you get used to it, -and- it's fun.
I average about 95 WPM and it goes up steadily year after year (I check my speed on TypeRacer). This is how I got there:
Tip 1 helps your fundamentals, tip 2 helps with speed, and tip 3 helps with learning the quirkier keys and improving accuracy. You'll need all 3 in order to succeed!
While I appreciate your goal (most gain for best efficient use of time), I have found that the best tool is a combination of several tools, directed by a consciousness (metacognition) of how you're learning. You come to realize there are several aspects of typing: consistent speed, bursty typing, initial typing (vs being in the middle of a long paragraph), etc. 10fastfingers improves a different aspect than www.typeracer.com or Typing.io and for active improvement I keep switching between them.
It's not like weightlifting where you get stronger no matter what you're thinking as you're lifting. That's why I think in such a mental art as typing with thought corresponding to flow corresponding to output, it's the "forget everything and just learn" mentality that will get you the most gains: you just have to give up the couple minutes / an hour / months as "lost."
I also emphasize the comment up above "don't switch to Dvorak for speed but for comfort."
Typing.io is really nice.
I haven't tried the paid version yet, but I think I might.
Seems like a great way to get familiar with an open source project.
If you're going to put time into reading and typing some text, wouldn't it be cool if that text was something you'd like to understand and remember?
Like the process of improving any skill: practice. Join a forum or chat online. Take typing tests online.
If you are serious about increasing typing speed, then set time aside to focus on improving that skill. When I am away from the computer, and bored in a classroom or something, I like to imagine typing out what is going on in lecture infront of me. My fingers know all the positions of keys, so I can act like I am typing and still understand when I make a typo.
Lastly, don't feel the need to subscribe to certain methods to increase typing speed. Learning an entire new keyboard layout seems counter-intuitive to the cause at first, but it may help in the long run. If you have time and patience to devote to it, try it out. You may end up a faster typist than you already are. I use QWERTY and type around 90 to 100 WPM with one or two capitalization errors.
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PETTINI, Loreto "Putt" John, 80, of Windsor Heights, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012, at Wheeling Hospital after a long illness.
He was born September 1, 1932, in Alliance, OH, son of the late Loreto Julius and Oniela "Nellie" Dzitko Pettini.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Louis Pettini, and several stepbrothers and stepsisters.
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He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Beech Bottom.
He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation.
He was a devoted husband and father, and took great pride in the achievements of his children and grandchildren. He was a man of great integrity and leaves a legacy of hard work and loyalty.
He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Helen Ujcich Pettini; two sons, L. Robert Pettini of Ohio and Joseph (Barbara) Pettini of Bethany; two daughters, Lori (James) Hull of Benwood, and Michele (Anthony) Maslo of Pittsburgh; seven grand children, Amy (Kevin) Ewusiak, Joseph Pettini, Jennifer Hull, Jimmy Hull, AJ Maslo, Alex Maslo, and Augie Maslo; two great- grandchildren, Marlee Ewusiak and Preslee Ewusiak. He is also survived by a brother, John Pettini of Canton, and a sister, Evelyn Church of McMechen.
Friends will be received Sunday, October 7, 2012 from noon to 9 p.m. at the Kepner Funeral Home, Burke Chapel, 2101 Warwood Avenue, Wheeling, WV 26003 (304) 277-2722 with vigil services at 7 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, October 8, 2012 with Father Dan Pisano as celebrant at Holy Family Catholic Church in Beech Bottom, WV.
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We would like to extend a very special thank you to Drs. Comerci and Ryncarz, the nurses and support staff on the fifth floor of Wheeling Hospital and Brightwood Nursing Home, for their wonderful care and support.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Lung Association, PO Box 3980, Charleston, WV 25339 or the American Heart Association, 15120 Collections Ctr. Drive, Chicago, IL 60693.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.kepnerfuneral.com


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The Nebraska State Patrol is reminding citizens to remain vigilant in the wake of the tragic and senseless acts of violence which have taken place in Boston.
"We join the nation in condemning these acts of terror on the American public," said Colonel David Sankey, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. "We encourage our citizens to continue to help keep our communities safe by reporting suspicious activity."
Nebraskans can report suspicious activity through the Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC) website. Using the "Suspicious Activity Reporting" (SAR) link citizens will access the SAR portal which opens a detailed questionnaire for the reporting party to provide information on suspicious activities or events they believe should be shared with law enforcement.
Colonel Sankey said, "We believe Nebraskans are observant and have good instincts. The SAR tool provides them another avenue in which to make law enforcement aware of their concerns."
The Nebraska State Patrol reminds citizens that emergency situations or situations which require immediate action should be reported to 911.
Nebraskans can find additional Homeland Security Information by visiting the NIAC website "Eight signs of Terrorism" link.
"Our Agency remains vigilant in its responsibilities to protect and serve the people of Nebraska. We encourage our citizens to remain vigilant as well," Sankey said.
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Can you use your mount as an ally, for flanking purposes, while dismounted?
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It's odd that mounts aren't explicitly noted as allies anywhere that I could find.
The Rules Compendium p254 notes that all mounts can attack at -2, although few attack on their own.
Mounts are explicitly targeted separately from their rider (ibid). I find it hard to believe that a DM would not allow the mount to be the target of a beneficial effect like Shield of FaithDDI that only targets allies.
Given that, extending all rights as "allies" to the mounts seems entirely reasonable and non-controversial.
If the mount could attack the foe, then it can count as flanking.
Unless the mount has been trained to fight in this capacity, I would say most likely not. Warhorses are trained to fight while mounted and directed by a rider but typically do not engage in strategic combat and will still flee if left w/o guidance.