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Reflections on Throwaway Children and Teens
Later I heard of yet other accounts: children who had run away from chaotic homes, teens placed in one foster home after another--all because no family members were able or willing to take them in.
My first experience with the idea of throwaway children and teens came in the early 1990s. We heard from our oldest son that economic upheaval in Russia had created a situation in which families were abandoning children to orphanages. Many of the children were healthy; quite a few were deemed unwanted (and unadoptable) because they had a mixed racial background. Left to languish without proper attachment and bonding, a great number of the older children evidenced signs of lifelong developmental disorders.
That's how we ended up going to Moscow and adopting our youngest son Macrae.
Now, right here at home, we see economic turmoil and fresh evidence of children and teens thrown away--not unlike what was seen in the early 1930s. Incredibly, about 1.6 million children each year either run away from home or are thrown out onto the streets, according to an illuminating New York Times account. All too often, those children and teens fall into the only way to support themselves that presents itself: prostitution. That, in turn, is accompanied by drug use and physical abuse.
I'm pleased to see that Dawn Schiller will be coming out with a book that details her story of physical and drug abuse as a throwaway teen. We hear about the suffering of teens and children in far-off lands that struggle with hunger and violence, but we don't think of such suffering in our own communities. And yet, there it is. My own area, which is reasonably affluent, has quite a few shelters for homeless children and teens.
Just as we did in the early 90's, Margie and I will find ways to get involved in helping those who are struggling to help themselves. I see those who live comfortably and whose concerns end with their own material desires; I hope that I will always avoid that deeper form of poverty. It's one of life's great paradoxes that, as we give more of ourselves, we find more and more of ourselves worth sharing. Thanks to Dawn, the folks at ChildServ, and the many others who are making the effort to pick up what's been thrown away.
10 comments:
- dgoverde said...
Thanks for the inspiring thoughts, Doc. By the way, have you seen this? http://media.causes.com/510213?p_id=69288959 ... one of my associates emailed it to me yesterday. I think it's worth sharing. Keep up the good work.
- David said...
Watching CBS' Sunday Morning show today there was a story entitled PRECIOUS about a young girl in the same situation you are describing here. There is a book (on the best sellers list) and a new movie coming out that chronicles this young girl's life and the perils of abused, abandoned, and runaway children. -CHT
- Jorge said...
Dr. Steenbarger,
Yes, it's a shame. My girlfriend back in college found herself in the street (in Spain) after her father didn't pay the rent and took from her drawers, under the sweaters, the money that SHE had made and save for her college tuition.
Fortunately, apart from having a very nice boyfriend indeed (ahem, just kidding), she was lucky enough to live in what I guess you would call a socialist state, with universal health care, federally funded compulsory education (which means you get basically the same educational opportunities regardless of whether your parents can afford to live in a nice neighborhood) and nearly free college education. Thanks to that safety net she was able to get back on her feet and today she is a fine teacher loved by her students, not somebody's b#@ch.
I'm all for self-reliance and individualism, but for a fight to be fair you have to give people a chance to get on their feet first. It really is a shame that the richest country on Earth does not afford that chance to so many of its young people. After all, Howard Roark didn't have to sell his body in the streets to finish High-School.
Best trading,
PS: Probably that kid's best chance - poor as it may be - is to join the Army (again... well... I'd better drop it here, I don't want to offend anyone)
- Matthew C. said...
Most of your blog posts convey over time your expertise as a great trader and teacher. This one conveys your great humanity.
- RAW said...
My hat is off to you. These things are most important. When it gets right down to it, all we have is each other. I know many people, some of limited means themselves, that regularly give as much as 10 percent or more to help others at home and abroad. What goes around comes around. Thank Dr. Brett.
- T. said...
Hi Brett,
I sent you an email re the girl in this post. I know you receive hundreds of emails, so I wanted to specifically ask for your attention (I sent it from a different email, but the subject is the title of this post). We're willing to help.
- ShiftCTRL said...
You're a real inspiration. I flew out to Chicago to attend your seminar and must say it was nice to see you were just as humble in person as you appear to be through the blog. Great work, I wish you much success and happiness.
- IDkit aka Ana said...
Thank you for bringing this to your readers' attention, especially me.
I have written a post today which has been pulled to my pages like:
and with reference back to Traderfeed, which will show the plights of such unwanted teens!
Life is not just about material success but how we can make a difference somewhere somehow.
- Andrés Cardenal said...
It´s unbelievable how life has become an economic merchandise nowadays.
I live in Argentina and I can tell you how the situation here has become absolutely critical.
You learn every day about murders committed by pre-teens or even kids.
Just today a bunch of 15 year olds shot a famous football (you call it soccer) player.
And that is an every day situation in Argentina and many third world countries.
I´m talking about young kids with no chance of education, no future and no family.
It´s just murder and heavy drugs for them, they never get a chance to decide about their future.
I think we all as a society need to stand up and try to make a difference. We can´t accept this as a regular fact of life.
Great post, and congratulations for you attitude.
- Maria said...
This is my first visit to your blog. Dawn is a very special young woman and very dear to me. I just posted about our relationship. She is the ultimate survivor and the way she gives back to help teenagers and abused women leaves me in awe.


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If you still have a 'landline' phone, what type is it?
Just curious. By landline I'm including POTS as well as VOIP. Cable company, MagicJack, Vonage, OOMA, etc. There are many stories about people abandoning landlines in favor of cell phones, but I know a large number of people who still use 'home phones', just not attached in a traditional way. If you have an adapter to use a regular phone with your cell service at home, chime in with that as well. Secondary question, how do you like it? One would assume it works for you else you would switch, but are you happy with it, or just accept it to get away from the huge fees?
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We seldom use our ancient Motorola cell phones; they're turned on only when we're away from the house. Consequently, we still keep a landline -- regular ol' standard AT&T line, teathered to a jack in the wall, which works even when the electricity is down, which is useful during hurricanes and other instances of severe weather. (We also have four wireless extensions attached to the same line, however.)
Last spring the landline went down for almost two weeks (for the first time in 20 years or so), and we both hated the hassle of having to keep cell phones on, near to hand, and charged at all times. We know we'll eventually have to give in and get smart phones, which we'd both enjoy but don't want to pay for, but for now we're quite happy with our current dumb phones, a land line, and the collection of tablets, netbooks, laptops, and desktops that we use.
I started using Ooma last year and I'm really happy with it. It costs under $4 per month where I used to spend over $40. I kept the land line because most people know me by that number and I have a monitored security system.
Have a land-line; probably always will. Not fond of cells. Do have a Virgin pay-as-you-use cell. It's for 'emergencies' when I'm in my car. Seldom used.
Within the last year I changed my land-line from the local tel-co (Century Link) to cable (Brighthouse) w/a package deal. Had Century Link for land-line & internet service. The package deal saved me $20 a month inc. cable TV. In addition I get free long distance, and a faster net connection. Am VERY happy I did this. More for less money. The service is better, too. Had recurring problems w/the land-line before.
Companies that provide land-lines are losing customers & are in a bit of trouble. They are trying very hard to save the internet (ISP) connections, but can't compete. :-/
I bought an Ooma over 3 years ago and have paid nothing for phone service since.
I still have a land line. I briefly went without, when I retired, but (at the time) had three cell phones (don't ask), and that was enough to make me insane. I hate any and all phones.
When I got rid of a work cell, and brought the number of cell phones down to two, I realized that I still missed having an actual phone, and had one installed. I switched the phone line to the cable company, and was reminded instantly that while I might be willing to be annoyed by the cable being out now and then, having that happen to my phone was unacceptable. To cement my discontent, Charter PUBLISHED my unlisted, unpublished phone number.
They were so kind as to apologize, and offered to switch my number to a new one, for free. I told them not to bother. I had the real phone company come out, cut the cable line, replace the phone lines (which were cut to switch to cable), and then began the laborious process of removing my now public information from everywhere...
I have a land line with ATT. I have to have a line for faxing stuff. I rarely talk on the phone anyway so don't need crazy upgrades. Do have an iPhone.
I am grateful that I had the technical sophistication to know how to do that, and who to contact at each of the search places where my information had gone public, but it was very disturbing to realize that it was out there. There will always be older printed phone directories with my name and address in them. If I had someone dangerous out there, my only recourse would be to move.
Oh, well.
Currently I have two phones, one near the computer that has a speaker (and a hold button, and caller ID, and other fancy features). The other is upstairs, and I spent some time searching for that type. It has no special features. It's a princess style phone, and I bought three when I found it (they were $10).
I get (and make) very few calls, but find it very convenient for those rare business calls. I don't have to wait on hold; when a person comes on the line, I can pick up the receiver. I mostly use the cell phone for SMS. Did I say I hate phones? I do.
I have had vonage for probably 5 years. I occasionally have issues where the modem needs to be reset for one reason or another, but other than that no issues. I have been considering going to Ooma for a while, but haven't made the switch yet. My husband keeps saying to just get rid of it, but he uses it all time to get business calls (he works from home) and I like to be able to give people a number that is not my cell number.
I have a traditional AT&T landline. I live alone and I'm just not comfortable not having one. If something happens I like to know that I only have to crawl so far to get to a phone. I have a couple of cordless phones scattered throughout the house but have two wired phones, on by my bed and another in the office at the other end of the house. So I've got a phone even if the power is out. I have a Tracfone pay as you go phone that I use when I travel and have for emergencies, but I don't use it much.
We still have that traditional AT&T landline phone in our home, but we're planning on changing that out soon since it's not very used much.
Usages (based on # of voice messages left):
5% - advertisements calls
1% - dentist calling for appointments
5% - relatives leaving messages
89% - mom telling me to answer the phone because I'm not answering my cell phone (was on silent somewhere else in the house).
Can someone convince me to get a service like MagicJack, Ooma, and Vonage and what are the ups and downs between having that and a traditional land line.
So far it looks like the death of the traditional landline is slightly exaggerated. Myself, I 'cut the cord' years ago, but maintained the phone itself. When I figured out I was paying $40+/month to get telemarketing calls and bill collectors looking for the person who previously had the number, I took that $40 and got myself a MagicJack. They have some serious customer service issues, so I downloaded a program that lets me still use the device, but with my Google Voice number. Honestly I'm to the point where I'm trying to justify even that yet for some reason I still hang on. I know a few people who are the same way...they told AT&T where to stick it, and yet kept the phone, they just connect via other methods, so I was curious how widespread that is.
Got a set of wireless GEs at the house - use AT&T for the carrier.
Why - because we are in an area prone to hurricanes. Just want the added phone.
Also have had Vonage for 5 years, took me a year to convince the spouse to switch, and next I want Ooma, then nothing. I has a plan...
Just got new cordless phones that are Bluetooth capable, so(other than texting) no more scrambling to find the cell phones when they ring. $25 more than regular cordless & well worth it so far. And, they'll work with NO landline too, so they figure in the long term plan.
I run a VoIP company, so the phones around the house and office are all VoIP. I have a few Snom desk phones for the office (they are what desk phones SHOULD be like), and I have some Uniden cordless phones and a Siemens Gigaset phone (a wifi handheld cordless VoIP phone) around the house because I like to move about, and desk phones, while cool, are less than mobile.
I know a LOT of people prefer only their cell phones, but being in the phone biz, and having to be ON the phone a good bit, the quality of cell phones is just painful to me. Lots of VoIP phones offer high bitrate codecs for audio quality that's absolutely phenomenal (better than the old landline phone quality). But even regular landline-type bit rates blow a cell phone away in audio quality. Cell phones have to overly compress their audio in order to send it all over mobile networks (which are pretty slow), and it's really TERRIBLE. Can't stand it. Far too many "what did you say?" moments trying to decipher it all.
Ooma and I've never looked back. Love it.
We have an Ooma line and cell phones. One is smart and one is waterproof.
AT&T~like having it~works during snow storms and power outages.
Comcast...tv, cable, phone, the whole package.
We have a very similar setup as @magic cave . We have two Razrs that are mostly used when away from the house, and a landline with four cordless handsets. A landline is exactly that......something that you can depend on in an emergency. I pay $23 per month for mine....I look at it as insurance.
Have a landline through my phone company. The voice quality is excellent, no dropped calls, no breaking up. Went through the remnants of hurricane Ike a few years ago where people were without electric for days. In my area, the telephone lines were unscathed so we had phone service. And I just like the feel of the handset better.
Landline with AT&T. Always reliable. Panasonic cordless phone system w/ answering machine. This is in addition to everyone in the house having their own cell phones. We are old school like that :-p
I use a company called Broadvoice for my Voice over IP phone service.
I don't like their service anymore, but I am too lazy to port my number to a new service yet.
I have that line routed into a computer-based PBX system running the free software, Asterisk. When someone calls in, they get a recorded greeting where they can press '1' for me, or '2' for my wife. This lights up our Caller ID and rings our phone and tells us who the call is for. If the intended callee isn't home it can go to voicemail and the other person doesn't have to answer.
We can each make phone calls at the same time because each phone in our home is set up as an independent dialtone, though we can 'transfer' a call to a different phone.
When we get a voicemail at home, we get a text message to our mobile phones with the caller name and length of the message. We can either listen from the iPod Touch, a web browser, or call-in.
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We are getting ready for Halloween around here, so just a quick post to wish everyone a sage and happy Halloween. Supper will be Creamy Mac and Cheeze (a fast and easy go-to meal on nights like this). Instead of the fancy jack-o-lanterns I did last year, I had the boys design their own. Son #1 came up with the angry design, while Son #2 did the smiley face--I think it reflects their personalities perfectly (ha ha). I will be taking the kids around tonight dressed as a chef--appropriate, I think.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Happy Halloween!
7 comments:
- VeggieGirl said...
Happy Halloween!!! :0)
- October 31, 2008 at 4:41 PM
- Kelly said...
Very cute. :-) I miss pumpkin carving. Your costume sounds very appropriate. I've always been curious about how vegan families handle Halloween given that most halloween candy is very un-vegan. How do you do it?
- October 31, 2008 at 4:45 PM
- Michelle said...
Hope you are enjoying the milder, perfect for "trick or treating" weather that we are enjoying here in Eastern Ontario!
Happy Hallowe'en!
- October 31, 2008 at 4:47 PM
- Lisa (Show Me Vegan) said...
Happy Halloween Vegan Dad!
- October 31, 2008 at 6:28 PM
- Paulina said...
Cute pumpkins! Happy Halloween to you too!
- October 31, 2008 at 6:45 PM
- in2insight said...
Awesome looking pumpkins!
Happy Halloween to you and yours.
- October 31, 2008 at 9:21 PM
- Braelin said...
Just tried your creamy mac and cheese with a whole wheat pasta- excellent! Thanks for the recipe.
- November 2, 2008 at 10:36 PM
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Mary Celestia Parler
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Conversation with Leander Witt,
Mrs. Witt.
July 19, 1958
Hindsville, Arkansas
Reel 239, Item 1
Leander Witt: I was in the field this morning, my horse up to the plow,
standing there between the handles waiting there for it to get
light enough to see how to get corn with it. And I'd stay there
till night— of course, I'd stop for dinner— when I got back the
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L.W.: Darn right.
R.R.: Those were the days.
LW: I've seen the time— I've known lots of people. There never was
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RR: My mother and dad were raised a t . . . Springs, Missouri, or
southeast Missouri, and mother and dad tell how her folks has
to operate back in the days when they first settled in that
country from Kentucky—I believe it was. And there weren't
shoes enough to go around.
LW: I can remember back when there wasn't any matches.
Mrs. Leander Witt: When folks went to church they had to go barefooted.
LW: What do you think about that? No matches.
James Ward Lee : I've tried to start it without matches. I'd never
get anything on fire, unless lightning struck it. How did you
start them? With flint?
Mrs. LW: Flint rock and gun powder. They'd sit down and work till eleven
o'clock trying to got fire.
LW: Back them days in the big old timber, they'd cut it down and
there was stuff in there they called punk. You could take that
out and dry it and if a spark of fire ever touched that it would
catch. You could go to blowing that as hard as you could and
first thing you know you'd have fire.
RR: What kind of timber— what kind of trees?
LW: Oaks.
RR: Oaks? Hmm.
LW: I can remember back when there was timber in this country that
would make your eyes water. My daddy homesteaded that place
over there on East Greasy Creek, up on Mount . . . . There was
big old long stately bark white oaks in there, fifty foot, and it's
just as straight as an arrow. He homesteaded that place and
Conversation with Leander Witt (Cont'd)
Reel 239, Item 1
built a little log house. All them back in those days had.
fireplaces. I can remember the first cook stove my mother
ever had.
JL: You were a great big boy, I guess?
LW: I was a great big boy.
JL: (to Rrs. LW) Did you ever cook in a fireplace?
Mrs LW: Lots of times- -I'm seventy-four years old.
LW: My mother had one of those great big skillets with a lid to it.
JL: On little legs?
LW: Yes, she done all her baking bread and frying neat and everything
in that skillet,—
JL: I've seen folks make bread in skillets.
LW: — right on the fireplace.
Mrs. LW: Good, too— bread and sweet potatoes baked that way.
LW: They'd cover up that fireplace of a night. If the fire
happened to go out you'd just have to go to your flint rock— there
was no matches in the country.
JL: I'd never get that flint rock started.
Mrs. LW: You'd learn to use flint rock. That's what he was telling
you about a while ago.
LW: When we come to this country my daddy homesteaded that place
over there. There wasn't no sawmill in the country— couldn't
get no lumber nowhere. Roved right in on the dirt floor.
He had an old . . . and I can remember him going off of that
mountain down to the house carrying a wash kettle, up this
way over his head, and I was a-riding that old ...
Mrs. LW: And it was two or three miles, wasn't it?
LW: Yes. And there wasn't a day's work you could get to do.
Rrs. LW: Those were hard times.
RR: That was a hard time, wasn't it?
LW: He finally got a job with an old farmer over there who had
been there a long time and had a great big bunch of cattle.
He bought two cows off of that feller. Hauled them out a-naking
rails at fifty cents a hundred.
Mrs. LW: Fifty cents a day.
LW: Fifty cents a hundred.
Mrs. LW: Fifty cents a day, my daddy did.
LW: Well, I've worked many a day for fifty cents myself.
JL: What do you do when you "maul" a rail? Do you mean just
splitting then?
Conversation with Leander Witt (Cont'd)
Reel 239, Item 1
LW: Split them out.
Mrs. LW: That's the kind of fence they used to have.
LW: I've heard lots of people say— old people (and I don't think
they'd lie about it)— I've heard them say that they could
toko a chopping axe and go out and cut their timber and
split four hundred rails a day.
RL: You use a wedge— little wedges?
LW: Yes.
RL: I heard somebody tell me the other day, just a story somebody
heard, about a fellow that was out splitting rails, and
the Indians cone up on him. Two Indians were going to scalp
him. And he had those wedges in there, and he told those
Indians, said, "I don't mind your scalping me but let me
get this rail split first."So you go on and just help me—
just put your hand in there and hold it apart while I go
on down splitting." When they got their hands in there he
knocked the wedges out and just left the Indians there. There
are lots of rail fences— lots of them.
LW: Well now, that's not impossible .
RL: No.
LW: We don't know what happened way back in earlier days.
RL: I'd like to hear that banjo— try that banjo one more time.
Have you ever heard yourself sing? Let's see how you sound—
how you sound to you.
LW: Hell, I can't p ut no songs together. Now music, that's a
funny thing— if you don't get one exactly in tune it's no
good. (Strums banjo.) That is on old one I used to play,
but it's done gone out of my mind. Now fellers, my voice is
gone. I can't sing worth a snap and I hate to sing for
RL: I'll bet you can.
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I remember ages ago Euripides was paying out on people that use lag as an excuse for standing in the fire.
I also remember being a bit offended at the time, because for me to start WoW I have to sign that I agree with:
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No I mean it. I put in my username, password, authenticator code & then sign triplicate forms agreeing to play under changing conditions.
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I watch videos of the best laying low the 2nd best and marvel at their pinpoint accuracy, the way they launch their spells without fear of:
Target must be in front of you
Out of Range
Or even
Ability not ready
You see I live with a technical handicap. I know I have spoken about it before, but as with all handicaps, I am learning to live with it.
Back in the bad old early days of WoW I used to hate my consistent 600-800ms lag.
Then one day, things miraculously got better.
I have been living with 200ms lag while relaxing and dealing with 400ms lag during boss fights and PvP.
Life was grand and I snarled at those who whinged latency.
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Lately I'm lucky to start at 450 latency, although 1500ms isn't unusual while I sit about.
Join in anything fun and my latency starts at 1300, but is usually 2,000 through 4,000.
With this kind of lag:
Squidly heals corpses!
I can see people approaching a BG node, then see the converted node from my corpse.
I launch instant pyroblasts at people at my feet only to discover they are out of range.
The other night I got to listen to Mr. Tree's Arena calls… 30 seconds after I died. It was like listening to a delayed telecast.
I also ran UP for my Orphan's benefit the other day.
Now as I said, I am coming to terms with my latency. 3 buttons on my toolbar depressed is normal. Me timing and cast 3-4 fireballs before seeing the 1st leave my fingers is par for the course.
Yeah, so we were running UP and got to the gauntlet, the one with the dragon riding, whirlwinding nutter…
Lag… No problem!
Yeah, 2 achievements AND top DPS!
Storing it up and letting it rip
I went to ICC for the 1st time a couple of weeks back. My lag was as bad as it has ever been.
On one occasion (not the only occasion with bad lag, but the most memorable), I got out 4 "living bomb" rotations, with Scorch and Fireballs in between, all timed by reflex.
The whole time my button bar was lit up.
The whole time Gnomeaggedon, the boss, the raid didn't move a milimetre.
Time stood still…
Were you around when they introduced Icy Veins?
Do you remember the groans of ecstasy from the Mages as they watched all the charges of their Arcane Missiles shoot out of their hands at once?
Doesn't happen often for a Fire Mage…but…
Watching 4 Living Bombs, 2 Scorches and 12+ Fireballs (and a few guesstimated Pyroblasts) pop in one go is… well, things happened in my pants that I'm not going to share with you.
Unfortunately, the last thing that happened when time caught up was I was dead.
Arena of Time
My Arena rating is pretty crap…
I think it's fair to assume I am pretty crap at Arenas.. but then I do sometimes wonder how much of that is due to my lag. 2 of our 3 man team are from Oz, we are usually the first to die. The 3rd member is from the US, near some little town called Washington. His latency is 80.. so 1/5th of my lowest latency.
No wonder he's usually the last one standing, the one with the majority of the kills.. don't get me wrong, he's good.. I just wonder sometimes how good I would be if my opponent was still where I think he is when I start casting.
The moral of this story…
I really need to get my lag fixed, because then I will be unstoppable!
Making Quick Werk of it.
On a completely different subject..
Did you ever get Patchwerk down in time for the achievement?
Patchwerk is our weekly on Aman'Thul and as soon as I logged on, I got asked to come along… on Squidly.
I was spewing, because I recall never coming close with Gnomeaggedon back in the day.
An hour or so later, I was back with Gnome… and he got it too.
They need to change the achievement now, so you have to kill him so slowly that he enrages… it's just too easy!
Gnomer and Out!
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LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon 7965 for $101.60 + free shipping
RRP is $139.99
Qualifies for free super saver shipping or free 2-day shipping for those of you who have Prime
Product Features:
*Straight from the Death Star escape scene of Episode IV: A New Hope
*Includes 6 mini-figures: Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, Princess Leia Organa and Darth Vader
*Millennium Falcon features opening hull, detailed interior, twin flick missiles, rotating laser cannons and detachable cockpit cover
*3 lightsabers, 3 blasters and 1 crossbow also included
*1254 pieces total
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Price Matched Target's 20% off sale.
Better deal here with no tax, and free shipping by both, but if you need it today you can see if it's at your local Target store.
I was just coming back here to mention that it was the same price & free shipping at Target as well, lol.
Now see for me at least, Target will be the better choice. Amazon just started charging tax for my state (PA) on September 1st :(, so I have to pay tax at either site.
Plus, at Target, I can use my RedCard (Debit) for an additional 5% off, plus there is usually a coupon floating around online for $5 off $50 or more, or something similar.
I remember when Legos were about trying to come up with cool stuff out of a handful of block types, rather than a "Build this!" puzzle with specially molded blocks for everything.
@urocyon: We still do that. I took one of my daughters' "Cars" sets and made "Bat-Mater."
This is an incredibly cool set even for bigger kids (Yes I'm in my mid 20's and I still purchase Lego). I got it last year for $80 shipped from Toys R Us but this is the cheapest I've seen it since. It is a very wel thought out set and my main complaint was that you really have to work to fit Han and Chewie into the cockpit at the same time.
@rayray8822: I'd also like to point out that most of those Legos are 25+ years old . . .
@urocyon: I had the same reaction to the "build this!" approach -- "no creativity" I thought. Then my son got a couple of sets plus some extra scattered Legos. I have been amazed at the stuff he invents. This is every bit as creative as the original Legos and then some, with tons more options because of all the small hinges, joints, etc. He builds some amazing contraptions and machines as well as sturdy houses and buildings. He is turning into a young engineer. And he rarely follows the "build this" approach. Lego encourages this. They have competitions to build original things out of existing Lego sets. Now my 5-year-old is starting too. I just came in from taking pictures of a mining machine he invented so we could submit it to a competition. And all the pieces came from 2 different, unrelated sets. I haven't just been persuaded by the new Legos... I'm jealous I didn't have these.
I had the same feelings about the new "only build this" kits. Not like the giant box of just blocks like when we were kids.
But watching my son follow the instructions to build the kit is enlightening. He's learning to follow a blue print, which I think is important.
Plus, the original creation only lasts for a little while. Once he puts the ships into battle with other creations parts are everywhere.
His creativity then comes into the new vehicles that he builds with all the various parts from all the different kits.


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An advanced study of the techniques and concepts of writing and arranging for the orchestra in a studio setting. A continuation of CW-311 with the addition of the string section, French horn, percussion, additional woodwinds, and harp. Emphasis is placed on orchestral combinations, stylistic factors, techniques of scoring melody and accompaniment, sophisticated voicings techniques, writing effective introductions and endings, and routining an arrangement. Extensive use of recorded examples and score extracts.
A project-driven course that focuses on production from the writer's perspective. The content includes more advanced creative and production projects, incorporating MIDI sequences using sampled sounds and synth modules with live overdubbing of acoustic instruments, more refined utilization of sound-processing equipment, and conceptualizing with sound-processing ideas in mind. In addition to class meetings, each student will be assigned recording studio time to be used for overdubs, sweetening, and/or mixing. Students will use their own laptop in the Professional Writing technology lab and are expected to have the CWP major bundle.
This course covers advanced sequencing and orchestration techniques in the electronic and hybrid realms of production for acoustic ensembles. Its main purpose is to expose and guide students to writing and production of polished and high-quality original compositions for small to large acoustic ensembles through the use of advanced sequencing techniques and electronic tools. Through a detailed survey and hands-on practice of the major software orchestral libraries, the course integrates all the techniques involved in creating electronic and hybrid polished productions for rhythm section, small ensemble, big band, and studio orchestra. Content includes advanced sequencing techniques such as groove quantization, layering, tempo variations, advanced use of MIDI control changes, and alternate MIDI controllers. The students will learn multilayering of acoustic and electronic instruments; translation into the electronic realm of phrasing, articulations, and performance-related markings; controlled detuning; and horizontal/vertical timbre variation. In addition, through a series of original writing assignments for large ensembles and rhythm section, the course will focus on merging the gap between the composition stage and the final electronic production by covering the mixing stage of the hybrid production process focusing in particular on multireverb placement and variable equalization.
Exploration of techniques of writing for each orchestral instrument and for various combinations of instruments, unusual orchestral instruments, and special effects many instruments can create. Principles of combining and balancing instruments; comparison between the live orchestral situation and the recording studio environment. Incorporation of ethnic instruments into orchestration; application of orchestral instruments to contemporary settings and styles. Overview of the development of the modern symphonic orchestra and the full orchestra as used in film scores. Live demonstrations of instruments; score listening and analysis.
A study of the creative, technical, production, and business aspects of writing music for visual media, primarily television commercials. Content includes the creative process: reacting to emotion and mood of visuals, supporting the picture with appropriate music, stylistic considerations, compressing/expanding musical ideas, and hitting visual cues. Production aspects include various approaches to shaping the musical product to support the creative direction that has been chosen or provided. Exploration of sound design (incorporation of sound effects into music tracks) and technical aspects of timings, film editing influences, frame-counting, and synchronization. Business aspects: working with producers and directors, taking direction, selling ideas, and general and contractual obligations that modify the creative process. Various projects and assignments in writing music in different moods, styles, and lengths, that support and enhance visuals. Most creative work will be realized at MIDI workstations using a MIDI sequencing program and video software; students must have a strong working knowledge of MIDI systems and sequencing programs.
This course has two purposes: first, to provide the student with the necessary synthesis, sound design, and electronic creative tools to be competitive in the contemporary writing industry; and second, to enhance and further develop the student's compositional skills in a variety of contemporary music styles with a particular emphasis on electronic genres. Through a detailed and thorough hands-on experience the students will begin studying the basic concepts of analog synthesis, moving on to advanced synthesis techniques such as FM, sampling and physical modeling, all the way up to the most advanced sound design and sound shaping techniques. The course will cover processing methods and effects (such as loop creation/editing/slicing, creative use of EQ, delay, compression and convolution reverbs, etc.) targeted specifically to enhance and improve the production of contemporary electronic music. Topics will be contextualized with references to specific contemporary music styles and trends and practically applied by the student to originally composed projects that feature different electronic styles and techniques. Using these concepts and techniques the students will create original compositions based mainly on sounds they have programmed and designed themselves, and by the end of the course they will have an original sound library at their disposal.
This course covers advanced creative, technical, production, and business aspects of writing for music and media libraries. Its main purpose is to expose and train students to be proficient in writing and producing for a variety of media-related music libraries through style-specific assignments and scenarios. The course focuses on writing genre-specific music cues for reality shows, soap operas, talk/variety shows, documentaries, title sequences, infomercials, and web media such as miniseries, web advertising, and web-based tutorials. Students are guided through a thorough analysis and critique of each style and individual original writing assignments based on real case examples. For each style students master the creative process, library-specific production techniques, how to support different moods with appropriate music, how to communicate with media producers, and how to develop original material inside the boundaries set by the style and by the production team. This course focuses on how to compose and produce mood-based music libraries and cues that are not written to a specific picture. Each assignment is critiqued, assessed, and revised according to creative directions and style specific production guidelines. Discussions of business aspects include working with music libraries producers and companies, demo preparation, positive and quick response to feedback and comments from the music library producer and licensing scenarios. Through various projects students will have frequent opportunities to write music in different moods, styles, and lengths. Students must have a strong working knowledge and experience with hybrid production techniques and with MIDI systems and sequencing programs.
Monitored and evaluated professional work experience in an environment related to the contemporary writing and production major. Placement is limited to situations available from or approved by the Office of Experiential Learning and the Contemporary Writing and Production Department chair or designee. To apply for an internship, students must see the internship coordinator in the Office of Experiential Learning prior to registering. Note: Equivalent credit for prior experience is not available due to the requirement of concurrent contract between the employer/supervisor and the college.International students in F-1 status must obtain authorization on their Form I-20 from the Counseling and Advising Center prior to beginning an internship.
As part of the contemporary writing and production concentrate requirements, this proficiency must be completed in order to graduate. Information can be obtained from the department chair.
Individualized instruction designed to guide students majoring in contemporary writing and production in the preparation of their graduation projects. Students will be allowed to schedule time in the Professional Writing Division MIDI Lab to meet the portfolio requirements.
A non-credit, tuition-free marker course in which Contemporary Writing & Production majors must enroll in the semester during which they plan to submit their required portfolio to the department chair. A mark of of P (Pass) is awarded when the portfolio receives a positive evaluation.
This course examines the folkloric music from Latin America that informs today's contemporary music. Topics include traditional musical styles, forms, instrumentation, arranging techniques, melody, and harmony. Folkloric music from the following countries is studied: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. The course focuses on applications of these styles in contemporary arranging and composition.


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High-frequency battery room upgrades
April 14, 2011 - MMH Editorial
The majority of the innovation in the battery market is centered on charging solutions, according to Steve Spaar, marketing director for EnerSys. Although developments in fast-charge and opportunity-charge technology have lured many operations away from the centralized battery room model, says Spaar, developments have been made to update and improve battery rooms through the use of high-frequency charging systems.
While fast-charge and opportunity-charge systems offer the appeal of decentralized charging and corresponding productivity gains, Spaar says those technologies are not ideal for three-shift operations.
"You can't run a battery 24 hours a day without a cooling period and expect it to last more than six months," he says. "These operations will still need a central battery room."
High-frequency chargers are upwards of 90% efficient, says Spaar, as opposed to the 60% to 85% efficiencies of traditional systems. The efficiencies are often significant enough to generate an ROI in under two years, he says.
The California Energy Commission is developing efficiency standards for industrial battery applications, a move motivated by the state's high electricity rates, says Spaar. On the national level, the Environmental Protection Agency is working to include efficient industrial charging systems in the Energy Star program, he adds. If enacted, the program would represent the first non-retail line of Energy Star products.
As they continue to refine traditional technologies, battery companies like EnerSys continue to research fuel cell and lithium ion technology, but Spaar says the efforts are not big focuses for R&D resources. Although the technology has been proven outside the industrial and materials handling sectors, he says, the value propositions in those areas are simply not there.
"But we are continuing to research these technologies when the time comes that they make sense in motive power," says Spaar.
In the meantime, upstarts like fuel cell technology have few advantages, he says. Productivity gains from decentralized hydrogen fueling stations are easily matched by fast-charge or opportunity-charge systems, says Spaar. As for the environmentally friendly angle, Spaar notes that 92% of an average lift truck battery is recyclable, and 95% of lift truck batteries are recycled.
"In fact, it is the most recycled product," says Spaar. "Next is aluminum cans at about a 50% recycle rate."


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Rug Hooking Group
Location:Bluffton Branch
Date & Time:Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 1:00pm
The Bluffton Library Rug Hooking Group, a group of rug hooking enthusiasts, will meet on Saturday, November 10th at 1 p.m. for their monthly group meeting. This meeting is open to all experience levels of rug hooking crafters. Start a new project or finish an old one, and make new friends. Debra Walland, owner of Seaside Hooking and member of the Association of Traditional Hooking Artists will facilitate the group.


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"…i [sic] only renew [my ALA membership] out of a sense of professional obligation, and also because of the fear that i'll [sic] put it on my resume and get busted as not being a member." –c-dog
By Emily Ford
Membership in the American Library Association means professionals are bound together by the tenets of librarianship. Technically, this means we commit to these tenets in the form of dues payable to ALA. Being a recent library school graduate I am new to ALA membership as well as organizational involvement. However, I find that the previous statement points to perils inherent within ALA that could, if not addressed, lead to the organization's downfall.
This is not a problem that has gone unnoticed by many within the organization. This year, I was part of the ALA Emerging Leaders program–a program intended to create more active ALA members and participants. In this program six Emerging Leaders projects centered around membership recruitment and retention issues within ALA and its various divisions. Other membership and participation initiatives include current ALA president Jim Rettig's member participation initiative, not to mention the New Members Round Table (NMRT). Drawing on my Emerging Leaders experience, I would like to further examine ALA membership structures and provide suggestions that will help to topple this perceived "professional obligation" of ALA membership. We need to create an inspired and invested community of librarians and professionals who will feel proud to be an ALA member and to serve their organization.
In order to understand my suggestions, it's important I provide some background on the current ALA climate and membership. There seem to be three general categories of ALA members, in the form of a pyramid. The base level, level 1, consists of those who pay dues and who have minimal investment in ALA as a professional organization; the middle and smaller group of individuals, level 2, consists of those who pay dues, attend conferences and are nominally to marginally involved in the organization; and the tip of the pyramid, level 3, consists of those who pay dues, belong to divisions and serve on committees. As I understand it, the shape includes the largest amount of members in level 1 and the fewest amount of members in level 3.
The basic problem with current membership and participation initiatives is that they do not target the largest population of ALA members, level 1. Members in level 1 are those who are most apt to say they are "professionally obligated" to pay their dues. Instead of bringing the movement to members, initiatives like the Emerging Leaders program, Jim Rettig's "Craigslist of opportunities for members to get involved in ALA" and the NMRT are initiatives that pro-active, motivated individuals will seek out. If we were able to mobilize level 1 ALA members by bringing community and participation to them, we could create a larger sense of community investment as a whole and dispel those attitudes of membership as "professional obligation." Over time, this model of community investment would lead to a flattening of the ALA membership pyramid—changing the shape of ALA membership into one that is a globe of overlapping and active communities. In order to create this membership model, ALA, its members and leadership should investigate how to involve level 1 members in association activities and thereby create an organization comprised of a richer and more diverse professional community.
The financial membership model of ALA creates a certain attitude among members. Their investment in the organization is only as important as the amount of their check. Instead, ALA might consider adopting another membership model that incorporates service to the organization as a stipulation of membership. This is the model of both the National Honor Society and Beta Club. Requiring members to serve their professional community can only create a stronger community that better represents its largest constituent base. Examples of this service might be acting as a guest editor for a portion of American Libraries or other journals published by ALA divisions, writing op-eds for journals, or otherwise serving ALA in capacities, as they are able. Changing the parameters of ALA membership is something toward which we need to strive. While this service model may not be feasible to adopt for a good many years, there are other issues that we can address more directly.
Cost is a major deterrent for the increased involvement of many level 1 and level 2 members. Paying membership dues to ALA and its numerous divisions can be quite expensive. This deters individuals from serving on committees (one must be a member of a division to serve on a committee of that division) and contributing to ALA's general body of work (one must also pay conference registration and travel to serve on committees). New librarians struggle with student loan debt and as a result do not have room in their budgets for personal memberships. They may also work for libraries affected by slashed budgets and national policy decisions and funding practices. In response to these conditions many libraries are no longer able to support their employees' professional membership costs. This means that individuals must use their personal funds to pay for membership in ALA and its divisions. Coupled with travel costs to conferences, it is simply financially unfeasible for library professionals to participate on a higher level than they do (even before recent economic collapse).
A simple way to make conference attendance and professional development easier for those who cannot afford to travel is to create webcasts of conferences and workshops. We are in the age of virtual conferences and seminars, and they have proven successful. It should plain and simple be the standard that ALA conference programs be made accessible virtually. If pricing is an issue, ALA might consider creating a price structure for "virtual" attendance to ALA conferences. Members and their employers would be better able to afford this model of conference attendance and involvement. If ALA were truly committed to including level 1 members, then it would create and implement ways for individuals to engage virtually by using a combination of videocasting, chat programs, message boards, and other participatory and collaborative applications. Because of their ability to participate in professional programs and conference activities, virtual participants will feel as if they have more stake in ALA than they did before. Consequently, we will see these members begin to actively seek other avenues of participation with ALA.
The level 1 ALA constituent is not the only constituent that ALA should reach and better utilize to create an organization that reflects a community beyond "professional obligation." There are level 2 participants who attend conferences. The next logical step would be for these members to engage in service opportunities such as sitting on a committee or hosting and presenting at professional programs. One way for ALA to show its commitment to these level 2 members would be to mandate a seat on every ALA committee for a new member or conference attendee. Soliciting member service via ALA governance and policy will show that the organization as a whole is committed to the needs of new members, member recruitment and member retention.
However, once a member begins to serve ALA as a committee member cost can still be an object. For level 2 members to become more engaged and sit on committees this object must be addressed. Most ALA committees require members to attend two conferences each year. Instead of mandating in-person attendance for committee members at both Midwinter and Annual Conferences, shouldn't we be encouraging the use of those collaborative tools and technologies (chat, wikis, web sharing applications, online conferences, etc.) that we as professionals tout? If ALA were to move to a model of mandatory in-person committee participation at one conference a year, costs would be cut in half for committee members, thereby enabling more new professionals to better afford conference attendance and committee participation.
Conferences themselves need to adopt new models to attract greater participation. In addition to the mix of meetings, presentations and workshops that comprise ALA Midwinter and Annual meetings, hands-on professional service opportunities would enhance conference goers' experiences. Instead of passively sitting in a conference session, librarians and conference attendees could engage in service learning workshops or service challenges. A group of professionals would be tasked to create a body of work to serve the organization or create a professional development tool in one day. The service could be the creation of a new resource guide, a new web portal, or a new best practice statement. Whatever the participants created, it would be a piece of professional work as well as enable professionals to network with others in their areas of interest. Producing a body of work will be more professionally satisfying to some conference goers, and will give a diversity of participation and service opportunities that will appeal to a larger audience.
New members will not be recruited nor will members remain active within ALA unless the organization as a whole engages in dialog about how to remain a viable, interesting, and diverse professional community. We need to advocate for and attempt to implement membership model and policy changes within ALA. These changes will encourage greater member investments in their organization and help to reshape the ALA pyramid into a globally shaped membership that is dedicated to ALA's success. This will make our association a more diverse and stimulating organization of which we can all be proud.
We need to think creatively and to create programs and workshops that embrace virtual participation. We need to break the mold of traditional ALA membership. The next time you attend a conference or a committee meeting, bring up these issues and ask questions. Propose and implement pilot service projects at a conference and publish your successes and challenges. Help to create new models of participation and share them with your professional community. The more experimenting we do at a grassroots level the more we are able to best find the models of participation, service, and governance for a sustainable and successful ALA. By continuing to adopt these changes in ALA, the membership pyramid will eventually flatten and the globally shaped ALA membership can form.
Thank you to Kim Leeder, Jami Haskell, and Lori Shmulewitz for reading several versions of this post. And thank you to my Emerging Leaders group members, Kim Leeder and Nicole Cavallaro; and my Emerging Leaders project mentors, Joseph Yue and Mary Pagliero Popp for forcing me to think about these issues.


text: I have another troll for you all from Homestuck and this time it will be on "how to draw Terezi Pyrope", step by step. This female troll is also known as gallowsCalibrator which is a name that has two meaning representing who she is. First, 'gallows' stands for a noose that she uses to hang her stuffed animals, and 'calibrator' represents her being a troll that calibrates all trolls. Her style is way brighter than Aradia because the red glasses and shoes she wears really brings out her black colored clothing and hair. Instead of long lustrous horns, she has short devilish ones which makes her look even more intimidating. Her Zodiac sign is Libra and you will see her symbol on the front of her shirt. Drawing Terezi will be fun and exciting so enjoy all the specs of the tut. Thanks for joining me with another lesson on a Homestuck character. Peace out people.


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Hi everyone,
I've take a video to demonstrate the movement of the bubble. Once again, you only have to level the first shot!
So do not be afraid when the bubble moves during the shots around.
http://ge.tt/3oLxVvd/v/0 Sorry upload does not work, I will do it again.
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1960s Mustangs - Size WideWritten by on October 21, 2013 Detroit Speed's new Deep Tub kit lets you pack some seriously wide rubber beneath 1964-70 Mustangs
For years, Mustang guys have had to listen to the Camaro boys go, "Neener-neener, my shoes are bigger than yours." Childish, yes, but with the tactical advantage and confidence that comes with a fat set of rear meats, it's hard not to gloat. While prefabricated mini-tub kits abound for both first- and second-gen F-bodies, Mustang owners seeking serious tire girth have been forced to gawk enviously at the 315mm-plus shoes stuffed into the back of their Pro Touring Camaro counterparts. Thanks to Detroit Speed & Engineering, however, 1964-70 Mustangs needn't feel like outcasts anymore. The company's new Deep Tub kits now make it possible to fit tires as large as 335mm wide into any early Mustang.
…new Deep Tub kits now make it possible to fit tires as large as 335mm wide into any early Mustang.
Undoubtedly, naysayers will quickly point out that you don't need a mini-tub kit to mini-tub a car. All you need is a good chassis guy to build you some custom containers for your back tires. The problem is that good chassis guys aren't exactly a dime a dozen, and if you find one, they might keep your car in chassis shop jail for months before slapping you with a big, fat bill. In contrast, the beauty of the DSE Deep Tub kit is that it transforms a weeklong project into a weekend project for the intrepid DIYer. Even for those blessed with the fabrication chops to build custom tubs from scratch, a turnkey kit like the DSE setup might save you money in the long run anyway once factoring in their measly $400 price tag. The Mustang Deep Tub kit includes a pair of 18-gauge steel wheeltubs, narrowed framerail sections, and reinforcement plates. The payoff is a set of tubs that measure up to 2.5 inches wider than stock, and space to accommodate some monster rear meats. To get a closer look at what's involved with tubbing an early Mustang, we followed along as DSE installed a set of Deep Tubs on its project 1966 Mustang fastback.


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Neil Blackmon examines why the skeptics about Dalglish's tactics and managerial ability are likely wrong.
A year ago, as Liverpool stumbled out of the gate to a mid-table Christmas position, dark clouds swirled around Anfield and more than one commentator uttered the frightening "end of an era" cliché about England's "other" most storied club. Roy Hodgson was sacked before he unpacked, and an American owner, the most cynically-viewed type of outsider in a parochial league gone global, John Henry, took control of the club. Henry promised the faithful in the mother country he would be "committed to winning" and "restoring Liverpool's historic place" of competitive excellence, but such promises had been made before. Still, the man he backed to lead the Reds, Kenny Dalglish, was as fine a gesture of goodwill as any he could give to the wary faithful.
If anyone was to lead Liverpool quickly out of the coming darkness, surely it would, or should be, a former legend like Dalglish. Hiring an old legend or leader from the storied past is a time-honored show of good faith in sport. It doesn't always work of course, but it buys you time. And when it does work, it's all the more satisfying- in any sport. Johan Cruyff, in glorious fashion, led Ajax and Barcelona back to the promised land after arriving in troubled times. In 1958, Alabama football had won four games in three seasons and was lost in the wilderness. A championship coach and former Crimson Tide player, Bear Bryant, was hired to lead them. When asked why he left powerhouse Texas A & M to go to Alabama, Bryant responded, "Momma called. And when Momma calls, you have to come runnin.'" Mike Ditka, a former Bears player, returned Chicago to the mountaintop as its head coach in 1985. And former Florida Heisman Trophy winner Steve Spurrier returned home to Florida in 1990, taking over a program that had won zero championships in 80 years of football and winning seven in twelve years. There's a certain passion that accompanies allegiance that makes a hire like Dalglish's seem safe, or more likely to succeed.
Yet there were cynics, and there were (and are) fair questions. The most prominent of these involves criticism of Dalglish's 4-4-2 system, with his beloved tucked-in winger. Indeed, even in 1990, the last time Liverpool won a title, there were questions to greats like the late Sir Bobby Robson as to whether that formation was dying, and the answers weren't positive. Among the first to ask, and smartly diagram, this criticism was the great Jonathan Wilson, who while conceding the obvious—that King Kenny loved Liverpool, and there were few who questioned his ability to motivate and inspire—wondered if Dalglish's hire would turn out to be a cautionary tale about the failure of conservative tactics in the Premier League's gone global age where winning often involves being the best at a tactical chess match over 38 fixtures.
These questions remain, and judgment, as a whole, should be reserved. But a recent impressive run of form, a display on Dalglish's part this campaign of tactical flexibility, and some film study suggests there is certainly reason for less than guarded optimism. Any discussion of Liverpool generates large-scale debate—such is life at one of sport's most storied franchises. In my view, much of the debate around Dalglish's tactical ability to lead Liverpool back to the promised land of the top four, however, ultimately turns on the answer to two questions.
First, as Wilson asked, Can the 4-4-2 still be successful today- or better put—the Bolton Test. Can the 4-4-2 be relied upon to grind out the necessary results against the Boltons of the world you absolutely must have to play the Benfica's in the Champions League Group stages next autumn?
Opinions on this question are mixed. Wilson's article was (oddly) inconclusive- but it did suggest (correctly) various limitations with the formation in today's English football. Former Liverpool player Gary Gillespie is even more negative in his view, having gone as far as suggesting that Dalglish's 4-4-2 is really not a tactical idea at all—and that in fact, when he was at Liverpool under King Kenny, players were told simply to "go out and play." That sounds a bit like sour grapes from a former player who at best was a top-end backup, but it is a stern criticism nonetheless. And film study, at least in an isolated instance, validates that concern. Here we briefly look at Liverpool's mind numbing 0-0 draw with Swansea City.


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What would be a easy/fast language that would be good for an Indie developer for a FPS?
Java? C#? C++? C? Anything else that would be good?
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What would be a easy/fast language that would be good for an Indie developer for a FPS?
Java? C#? C++? C? Anything else that would be good?
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The one you know better, and that works on the platform you want to build games on.
If you wan't to minimize the amount of code to ship your game on the 3 platforms, I guess you should use a standard like C++ or Java.
The advantage of C++ is that it is more fast at runtime, but you need to recompile your project for each platform, and sometimes use different libraries for OS specific features. Also you can control more easily how to handle your memory.
The advantage of Java is that it's generic, and if you don't know pointer arithmetic, easier to write.
I guess there are other solutions, like Flash, but these are the best solutions in my opinion.
Go for the easy ones like C# or Java because you need it fast and you don't seem to mind which language to choose.
I think Java might be a good choice as it can run on all 3 platforms, and there is a good 3D engine JMonkeyEngine. C# would go with the XNA framework I think, but it's restricted to Windows only and not as high-level as the JMonkeyEngine.


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OTTAWA -- Canada's transport regulator suspended Tuesday the
operating license of the railway involved in a derailment in a
small town in Quebec that killed 47 people.
The Canadian Transportation Agency said it revoked the
license belonging to Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway
because of concerns over the company's insurance coverage. The
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MM&A filed last week for bankruptcy protection in both
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as well as the shippers who depend on rail services. It would
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Any info would be good, im waiting on my NN5 and looking forward to getting it out for a shoot
Any info would be good, im waiting on my NN5 and looking forward to getting it out for a shoot
settings for attaching the camer aand lens to the nn5? cheers don
sorry is it the nnp point for this lens and camera combination,
also what do the detent rings doo?? i have no idea at this stage??
cheerrs donald
This should help you find them for yourself:
It's really quite easy to do - the NN5 user manual explains what you do. It will take you no more than 10-15 mins to set it exactly. The detent rings allow you to set the noumber of click stops for a full 360 degree rotation. the numner of click stops you need dpends on the field of view of your lens as you need a 20-30% overlap between frames for a good stitch.
Badders thank you again, i worked it out with the detent rings, simple when you read the book,
and i have wored out how to set the point for no parrallex
thank you very much for the help
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The Student Conservation Association (SCA) has been a partner of Search Institute since 2012, when we embarked on an ambitious, multi-year project to better...Read more
Teens learn conservation at Cape Canaveral National SeashoreDaytona Beach News-Journal
NEW SMYRNA BEACH – With a mission of building the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire stewardship of the environment, 12 teens spent six weeks learning and working at Cape Canaveral National Seashore this summer.
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Trevor Nelson stood on the Hannah Dustin Memorial site island Thursday morning and looked through the trees lining the island, out to the Merrimack River near its convergence with the Contoocook River. The view from this location – a historic site that has become overgrown – is greatly improved...Read more
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The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Philoptochos Society members will hold their last gyro sale of the season on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church located at 300 S. Fourth St., Steubenville.
The gyro sells for $6 each, and the koulourakia - the twist cookie - sells for $5 a dozen.
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Harmony United Methodist Church, 2119 Commercial St., Mingo Junction, will hold an Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Special concert Sunday
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The First United Methodist Church of Toronto with host a concert on Sunday at 7 p.m. featuring Ron Retzer and Christian music duo the Chrisagis Brothers performing songs of romance and inspiration.
Joining the trio will be Ann SeCheverell, a singer from Indiana.
The church is located at Sixth and Main streets in Toronto.
Musical celebration at Mount Carmel on Feb. 24
The music ministry of Mount Carmel Community Baptist Church located at 708 N. Fifth St., Steubenville, will be hosting a Black History Month musical celebration on Feb. 24, beginning at 4 p.m.
The celebration will feature national recording artists, local male choruses and quartets to include 1NE Ministries, Mount Zion Baptist Church Male Chorus of Fairmont, W.Va., Gospel Lights, Doc Roe, Men of Vision, Bridgeville Male Ensemble, Mount Zion Baptist Church Male Chorus of Steubenville and the Trumpets of Joy.
For information, contact A. Glenn Freeman by e-mail at email@example.com or by phone at (724) 513-7709.
'Fat Tuesday' event at
Brilliant United Methodist
The Mary Martha Circle of the Brilliant United Methodist Church is having a "Fat Tuesday" Pasta and Salad Bar along with a Chinese auction on Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
A variety of special baskets along with donations from local businesses will be featured in the fundraiser. All proceeds from the evening will benefit the church roof fund.
Dinner is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. The church is located at 525 Labelle St., Brilliant. The phone number is (740) 598-4472.
Friday Night Alive service scheduled for Feb. 15
The Voice of Pentecost, 106 Mendenhall St., Weirton, will host a "Friday Night Alive" service on Feb. 15, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Friday Night Alive is a gathering of churches in the Ohio Valley for spirit-filled worship and fellowship, according to a news release.
The featured speaker will be the Rev. David Hudson, West Virginia district superintendent.
The Voice of Pentecost's choir and Hands of Praise sign language group also will participate in the service. The event is open to the public.
Retrouvaille program offers help for troubled marriages
Retrouvaille of Youngstown, a peer ministry that helps troubled couples fulfill the commitment of their marriage sacrament, is offering a weekend session Feb. 15-17 at the Holiday Inn South in Boardman.
The program teaches couples new methods of communication and other tools to help them, according to a news release, and includes a weekend seminar plus six followup sessions. For information, call (330) 979-7787 or log onto www.helpourmarriage.com
Pancake supper Tuesday
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St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Weirton will hold its pancake supper on Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The cost is $5 per person.


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Jesse Williams, AlabamaThe big news here is that Lotulelei was unable to work out after an echocardiogram uncovered a heart condition that will require further tests. Floyd and Richardson, meanwhile, continue to impress scouts -- both could wind up in the top 10.Rising: Akeem Spence, Illinois.Spence measured in at just 6-foot-0, though he did hit 307 on the scale. More than those numbers, though, he hit 37 reps in the bench press and performed well during positional drills. He's probably a Day 2 pick at this point.Falling: Jonathan Hankins, Ohio State.In reality, Hankins' stock probably held mostly steady this weekend. But he did skip the bench press -- he'll do it at Ohio State's Pro Day in March -- and was near the bottom of the DT list in the 40-yard-dash, broad jump and vertical jump.Defensive ends1. Dion Jordan, Oregon 2. Ziggy Ansah, BYU 3. Bjoern Werner, Florida State 4. Damontre Moore, Texas A&M 5. Datone Jones, UCLAThings get a little tricky at the next few spots, because there are several guys that could be either DEs or outside linebackers, plus several more than could play multiple LB positions. So Jordan very well could wind up as a rush linebacker. Ansah continues to climb the charts. He did just about everything scouts could ask during drills Monday.Rising: Margus Hunt, SMU.Hunt is a towering 6-foot-8 ... and he did 38 reps on the bench press. That's astonishing. Hunt also said that he believes he can put on a good 20 pounds (he weighed in at 277), so the sky might be the limit there.Falling: William Gholston, Michigan State.Did Gholston do anything especially poorly? No. He also did not do anything particularly well, finishing 23rd among defensive linemen in the 40 (4.97 seconds) and landing in similar position on other drills. For a player who lives and dies on his athleticism, that's not good enough.Outside linebackers1. Jarvis Jones, Georgia 2. Barkevious Mingo, LSU 3. Chase Thomas, Stanford 4. Khaseem Greene, Rutgers 5. Sio Moore, UConnAgain, this is mix-and-match from a positional standpoint. Jones chose not to work out in Indy, while Mingo suited up with the defensive linemen. Keep an eye on Moore, who looked like a guy capable of doing some work in coverage, though his 7.49 three-cone time was underwhelming.Rising: Cornelius Washington, Georgia.A silly combination of marks for the 6-4, 265 Washington: 4.55 40, 36 bench-press reps and a 39-inch vertical. There's no doubt he is an athlete. The problem for Washington is that he sizes up as a bit of a tweener, stuck between being an end and an OLB. Southern Mississippi's Jamie Collins had a big weekend, too.Falling: Keith Pough, Howard.Pough put himself on the map by showing well at the Shrine Game. However, his 4.9 40 time was among the slowest for all of the combine's linebackers, and he did himself no favors with just 17 bench reps.Inside linebackers1. Alec Ogletree, Georgia 2. Arthur Brown, Kansas State 3. Kevin Minter, LSU 4. Manti Te'o, Notre Dame 5. Kiko Alonso, OregonBrown very well could wind up outside -- he's probably a better fit there than at this spot anyway. All eyes were on Te'o here, of course, and he mostly disappointed on the field, though he's always been better in action than as a true athlete. Minter barely edged him out in the 40.Rising: Kevin Reddick, North Carolina.Reddick's combine effort did not really jump off the page, except for one number: a 1.57 10-yard split in the 40-yard dash. Though a lot of focus falls on the 40 times, that split is critical for NFL scouts, because it shows off a player's explosiveness. Only Jamie Collins fared better there.Falling: A.J. Klein, Iowa State.Klein had the look of a mid-round linebacker, aided by a solid 4.66 40. All that changed when he tumbled during a drill, reportedly after suffering a serious knee injury.Cornerbacks1. Dee Milliner, Alabama 2. Xavier Rhodes, Florida State 3. Desmond Trufant, Washington 4. Jamar Taylor, Boise State 5. Johnthan Banks, Mississippi StateMilliner's official 40 time landed at 4.37 (up from its original 4.31 spot). Either way, he likely convinced teams to erase "Does not have elite speed" from his negatives column. Trufant and Taylor both posted 4.39, while the latter really had a terrific Tuesday in drills. On the flip side, Banks' 4.61 is horribly disappointing for a potential first-round pick.Rising: Darius Slay, Mississippi State.Based on his position-best 4.37 40 alone, Slay will garner some extra attention in the film room in coming days. He is not in Milliner's class, for example, but he has the potential to be a very solid NFL starter. David Amerson, with a 4.44 time, helped his case, too.Falling: Logan Ryan, Rutgers.All in all, the cornerbacks appeared to fare well in their drills. Ryan's combine was far from disastrous, either, but his 4.56 40 and 32.5-inch vertical (one of the day's lowest) did not make him look like a top-five player at the position.Safeties1. Kenny Vaccaro, Texas 2. Matt Elam, Florida 3. Eric Reid, LSU 4. Jonathan Cyprien, Florida International 5. D.J. Swearinger, South CarolinaThe safety group is extremely deep, filled with guys like Cyprien who can play either free or strong safety. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see Cyprien at the combine, as he was dealing with a hamstring injury. Elam's 40 time (4.54) definitely stands as acceptable for a player trying to solidify his standing near the top of this class.Rising: Shamarko Thomas, Syracuse.Thomas' 4.42 40 was better than any other safety's time, and he topped the list on the bench press as well (28). He's a strong, athletic safety -- proving that at the combine could rocket him up boards.Falling: Zeke Motta, Notre Dame. Similar to his teammate Manti Te'o, in that he'll play better than he tests, Motta more or less bombed the scored drills. He did the fewest bench-press reps of any safety (11), then turned in a staggeringly slow 40 time (4.83). He needs to find an exact right fit in the NFL or he could flop. More Audibles


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Evernote has a handy email address one can forward an email to, so it appears in Evernote.
I'm trying to ditch Evernote and move to OneNote but this is a road block so far.
To get from Gmail to Evernote, it looks like I'd have to IMAP Gmail in Outlook and use Outlook's "Send to OneNote" feature.
A big productivity killer.
I don't want Outlook around. Gmail is my preferred email client.


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I'm new to spherical panos- primarily using them for work with the US Forest Service. I just purchased an RS-1 for my Canon Rebel with a lens ring for a Canon EF 8-15mm fisheye zoom. I'm having difficulty fitting the ring around the lens. Perhaps I do not have the correct lens ring? Perhaps I do not have the best Ninja set up for my camera?
I've attached a pic of the lens and lens ring for reference. On what part of the lens does this ring connect to?