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Subtropical Storm Beryl Advisory Number 7
Nws National Hurricane Center Miami Fl
1100 Am Edt Sun May 27 2012
Reconnaissance Aircraft Finds Beryl A Little Stronger...
Summary Of 1100 Am Edt...1500 Utc...Information
Location...30.1n 79.6w
About 125 Mi...205 Km E Of Jacksonville Florida
About 135 Mi...220 Km Ese Of Brunswick Georgia
Maximum Sustained Winds...60 Mph...95 Km/H
Present Movement...W Or 260 Degrees At 10 Mph...17 Km/H
Minimum Central Pressure...998 Mb...29.47 Inches
Watches And Warnings
Changes With This Advisory...
Summary Of Watches And Warnings In Effect...
A Tropical Storm Warning Is In Effect For...
* Volusia/Brevard County Line Florida To Edisto Beach South Carolina
For Storm Information Specific To Your Area In The United
States...Including Possible Inland Watches And Warnings...Please
Monitor Products Issued By Your Local National Weather Service
Forecast Office.
Discussion And 48-Hour Outlook
At 1100 Am Edt...1500 Utc...The Center Of Subtropical Storm Beryl
Was Located Near Latitude 30.1 North...Longitude 79.6 West.
The Storm Is Moving Toward The West Near 10 Mph...17 Km/H.
A Westward Motion Is Expected To Continue Through Landfall.
After Landfall...Beryl Is Expected To Move Slowly West-Northwestward And Then Turn Northward Over Portions Of Northeast Florida And Southeast Georgia On Monday And Monday Night.
Reports For An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Indicate
That The Maximum Sustained Winds Have Increased To Near 60 Mph...95 Km/H...With Higher Gusts.
Little Change In Strength Is Expected Before Landfall.
After Landfall...Beryl Is Expected To Weaken To A Depression On Monday.
Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 90 Miles...150 Km
From The Center.
Estimated Minimum Central Pressure Is 998 Mb...29.47 Inches.
Hazards Affecting Land
Wind...Tropical Storm Conditions Are Expected To First Reach The
Coast Within The Warning Area From Northeastern Florida To Southern South Carolina Late This Morning Or This Afternoon And Continue Through Tonight.
Storm Surge...The Combination Of A Storm Surge And The Tide Will
Cause Normally Dry Areas Near The Coast To Be Flooded By Rising
Waters. The Water Could Reach The Following Depths Above Ground If The Peak Surge Occurs At The Time Of High Tide...
Coastal Portions Of South Carolina...Georgia...And North Florida...
1 To 3 Ft
The Deepest Water Will Occur Along The Immediate Coast Near And To The North Of The Landfall Location...Where The Surge Will Be
Accompanied By Large Waves. Surge-Related Flooding Depends On The Relative Timing Of The Surge And The Tidal Cycle...And Can Vary
Greatly Over Short Distances.
Surf...Dangerous Surf Conditions...Including Rip Currents...Are
Expected Along The Coast From Northeastern Florida To North
Carolina Over The Remainder Of The Memorial Day Weekend.
Rainfall...Beryl Is Expected To Produce Total Rain Accumulations Of
3 To 6 Inches Along The Southeastern Coast Of The United States
From Northern Florida Through Southeastern North Carolina.
Next Advisory
Next Intermediate Advisory...200 Pm Edt.
Next Complete Advisory...500 Pm Edt.
Forecaster Brown/Cangialosi
Subtropical Storm Beryl Discussion Number 7
Nws National Hurricane Center Miami Fl
1100 Am Edt Sun May 27 2012
Convection Has Been Increasing In Broken Bands Around The Center
Of Beryl During The Past Several Hours And It Appears That Beryl
May Be Transitioning Into A Tropical Cyclone. However...Given The Transient Nature Of The Earlier Convection And The Still Somewhat Large Area Of Lighter Winds Near The Center...Beryl Is Maintained As A Subtropical Cyclone For Now.
The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Investigating Beryl Recently Measured Peak 1000 Ft Flight-Level Winds Of 65 Kt And Believable Sfmr Winds Of 49 Kt. Based On These Data The Initial Intensity Is Raised To 50 Kt.
Beryl Will Be Moving Over The Slightly Cooler Shelf Waters And
Likely Does Not Have Enough Time For The Wind Field To Contract
Therefore...Little Change In Strength Is Anticipated Before Landfall.
After Landfall...Beryl Should Weaken To A Depression...Some Re-Strengthening Is Forecast After The Cyclone Reemerges Over The Western Atlantic In 2-3 Days. Beryl Is Expected To Become An Extratropical Cyclone Late In The Forecast Period... But This Could Occur Earlier Than Shown In The Official Forecast As Suggested By The Gfs.
The Aircraft Center Fixes Have Been A Little South And East Of The
Maximum Rotation Seen In Visible Satellite Imagery. The Initial
Motion Estimate Is 260/09.
Beryl Is Expected To Continue Moving Westward Through Landfall That Should Occur Later Today Or Tonight.
After That Time...The Cyclone Is Forecast To Slow Down And Turn
Northward...Then Northeastward As The Ridge Weakens And A
Trough Approaches The Eastern United States.
There Is Still A Large Difference Among The Models As To How Far West Beryl Will Move Before Turning Northward.
The Ecmwf Shows Beryl Turning More Sharply Northward...While Most Of The Remainder Of The Guidance Takes The Cyclone Well Inland Over Northern Florida/Southern Georgia.
The Nhc Forecast Has Been Nudged Westward But Still Lies To The East Of The Multi-Model Consensus Out Of Respect For The Ecmwf.
After The Northeastward Turn...The Model Guidance Is In Fairly Good Agreement On The Heading Of Beryl...But Differ On The Forward Speed. The Official Forecast Lies Between The Gfs And Ecwmf At 72 H And Beyond.
Forecast Positions And Max Winds
Init 27/1500z 30.1n 79.6w 50 Kt 60 Mph
12h 28/0000z 30.2n 80.9w 50 Kt 60 Mph...Tropical
24h 28/1200z 30.3n 82.3w 35 Kt 40 Mph...Inland
36h 29/0000z 30.8n 82.8w 30 Kt 35 Mph...Inland
48h 29/1200z 31.4n 82.4w 30 Kt 35 Mph...Inland
72h 30/1200z 33.5n 78.0w 35 Kt 40 Mph...Over Water
96h 31/1200z 37.0n 70.0w 40 Kt 45 Mph
120h 01/1200z 41.0n 58.0w 45 Kt 50 Mph...Post-Trop/Extratrop
Forecaster Brown/Cangialosi
Remarks by Oscar Fann follow......
Since Saturday afternoon the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has slowly moved the inland path of BERYL farther westward through extreme southern Georgia with each update.
Currently (early Sunday afternoon), NHC has BERYL almost reaching Valdosta on Monday, then recurving and moving off to the northeast late Monday night or early Tuesday.
Thus, our forecast for the WTVY-TV area remains essentially unchanged since our first update early Friday morning.
Briefly, that means rain chances enter the forecast Sunday night - about 20% for Dothan.
From Sunday night through midweek, the farther east you go from Dothan the higher the rain chances (and west from Dothan lesser rain chances prevail).
If BERYL's path continues as expected, we will lower Dothan's rain chances to 40% for Monday & Tuesday. FOR NOW, Dothan will be fortunate to receive about a half inch of rain relating to the effects of BERYL.
Rain amounts relating to BERYL look to be rather light for the period for most of the WTVY-TV coverage area, although 1, possibly 2 inches could be possible in parts of southwest Ga. and east of the Apalachicola River in the Florida panhandle Sunday night though Wednesday.
If BERYL's direction changes, then obviously the forecast changes, but as mentioned previously, there has been little change in our forecast since early Friday.
For now, winds will not be a factor, and the severe weather potential relating to BERYL remains very low.
Along the coast -
Beach and boating weather through the Memorial Day weekend should remain unaffected through Sunday. Monday should see an increase in clouds, but not a complete overcast. There will be more sunshine west of Panama City, but even coastal areas just east of Panama City would still have some sunshine. Rain chances appear slight for much of Monday for coastal areas west of Apalachicola. As we constantly stress - ALWAYS, check with lifeguards and local officals to get the very latest beach & marine conditions BEFORE entering the Gulf waters.
More updates through the holiday weekend here on our website as well as on WTVY-TV's regularly scheduled newscasts.


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Monday, January 21, is Inauguration Day and Children's National expects the main campus may be affected by the increased traffic and road closures, as a result of the events in the downtown Washington, DC, area.
We ask parents to make sure your child's care team has contact information for you, if you are traveling and may be delayed coming to the hospital because of road closures. Please visit http://www.inauguration.dc.gov or http://www.secretservice.gov for a complete list of road closures to determine if you need to identify an alternative route to Children's National.
Additionally, because of the projected volume of visitors to the area, some of our clinical areas, such as the Emergency Department, may experience increased patient volumes, and possible delays. Please be patient as we handle the projected additional volume.
Children's National Health System, based in Washington, DC, has been serving the nation's children since 1870. Children's National is a Leapfrog Group Top Hospital, Magnet® designated, and was ranked among the top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report 2015-16. Home to the Children's Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National is one of the nation's top NIH-funded pediatric institutions. With a community-based pediatric network, seven regional outpatient centers, an ambulatory surgery center, two emergency rooms, an acute care hospital, and collaborations throughout the region, Children's National is recognized for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as an advocate for all children. For more information, visit ChildrensNational.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Recently I got hold of a Mac OS 9.2.1 retail CD and would like to test drive it in a VM. Is that possible?
SheepShaver will be your best bet. There's several tutorials laying around on getting OS 9 running in SheepShaver.
All OS 9 capable machines run on the PowerPC platform, meaning that your VM software has to emulate that instead of the x86 platform.
These are pretty rare. I know only of qemu which can emulate multiple platforms, and it is mostly suited for technicians. I would go for a dedicated OS 9 emulator as suggested by http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/64963/3157
Sheepshaver only runs 9.0.4 therefor Mac OS 9.2.1 will not work. because sheepshaver can only emulate a Macintosh 9600. Not a Power Mac G4 or G3 iMac or even a G3 Powermac
it would not work in vmware/virtulbox but it would work in qemu manager
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I've a question for you.
Are now the new HTML5 tags, like
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Is google and other search engines considering this tags in the SERP?
Anything that helps a search engine better understand the content and makeup of a web page is ostensibly better for SEO. The information a spider is able to discern about the structure of your page directly increases the accuracy of the spider's effective grading of your page. This is not to say that it will necessarily give you a better ranking, only to say that the spider will more accurately rank your page based on its content (which typically results in a positive gain).
This is why table based layouts are so bad for SEO... it is nearly impossible for a spider to distinguish between body copy, headers, sidebars, etc. Therefore it is significantly more difficult for the bot to determine contextual relevancy of any one keyword/phrase against another. This makes the end weight of the page far lighter than what it would have been otherwise, had the bot been able to understand the correlation between the content on a page.


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Members of the Chester Volunteer Fire Department can hold their heads high after this year's Fall Bash has been declared a success.
In its 11th year, the Fall Bash raised $325,000 for the fire department, according to information recently released by officials.
That's more money than each of the last two years, showing the annual fundraiser continues to grow.
That's good news for the department and the Chester community, as the funding is reinvested into the purchase of equipment and training for the Chester firefighters to make sure they are better prepared to protect area residents.
The income provided by the Fall Bash covers approximately 80 percent of the department's income, according to Fire Chief John Hissam.
Support from the community also hasn't waned, with area residents and people from across the United States and even other nations purchasing tickets each year to have a chance at one of the many prizes made available during the September event.
We thank all those who have helped put the Fall Bash together each year, as well as those who have purchased tickets, provided prizes or shown their support in other ways.
This is one event which keeps getting bigger and better, and we wish the members of the Chester Volunteer Fire Department continued success for many years to come.


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Members of the OCLC cooperative have asked for OCLC's advice given the update of OCLC's record use policy and the publication of the WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities for the OCLC Cooperative, which is the guiding document around use of WorldCat data.
The WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities as a whole describes expectations of behavior, but is not a contract in itself or binding on the behaviors of member institutions in regard to their data. OCLC has responsibilities within this relationship as well, that include "modifying, enriching or reformatting" member-contributed data, and in particular in its Principles has committed to:
- "Facilitate the participation of libraries, archives and museums as authorized users of OCLC systems and services," and;
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While OCLC makes a copyright claim on the WorldCat union catalog as a whole as a compilation, it makes no copyright claim on the individual records in WorldCat. The OCLC Global Council has asked members to follow the WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities guidelines as a set of community norms when using and transferring individual WorldCat records and aggregated sets of those records.
Most library catalogs will be composed of bibliographic records from many sources with different intellectual property claims associated with the different categories of records, based on the relationship of the library with the supply source. A release of a library's full catalog would, therefore, also have to allow for acknowledgment of all of those varying rights in the records.
Without a license, users can never be sure of their rights to the information and this can have a chilling effect on innovation. Therefore, OCLC members concerned with following best practice and who want to give users a firm foundation to build new applications, perform analyses, create new tools or otherwise build new things using their library information, will want to provide a license for their data.
After much analysis and discussion, the OCLC membership has endorsed the Open Data Commons Attribution (ODC-BY) license recommendation. It is a good fit for the type of data in library catalogs, provides for attribution, and is compatible with the obligation in section 3.B. 1. of WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities that asks OCLC members to ensure awareness of the policy. Further, the ODC framework permits a set of community norms (in this case, WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities) to be linked with the ODC-BY license.
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Attachment extends wooden pallet life five times longer
Debuting at ProMat, the pointGUARD pallet protector extends the useful lifespan of 40 x 48-inch wooden block and stringer pallets five-fold, said Callen Cochran, business development manager for United Pallet Services (Booth 1784). The attachment is made of either recycled polypropylene sourced from bottle caps or virgin plastic.
In a press conference Tuesday, Cochran demonstrated how the one-piece plastic shield easily attaches to the 40-inch side of a wood pallet to deflect forklift impacts and reduce pallet and product damage.
Tested by Virginia Tech's Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design, the protector both increased lead board durability and resisted strapping damage by 100%, while block durability increased by 400%. In life cycle testing, unprotected pallets lasted 11.3 cycles before failure, while pallets with the protector lasted 58.9 cycles, he said.
"The pointGUARD is best suited for closed loop or captive pallet environments, and can be custom molded to accommodate any size opening, from 30 to 56 inches," Cochran said.
ProMat 2013 is scheduled to be held January 21-24, 2013 in Chicago's McCormick Place South. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the material handling and logistics industry. Modern's complete ProMat 2013 coverage.


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6 Life Saving Techniques From the Movies (That Can Kill You)
We expect a certain level of medical farfetchery on television, like how Dr. House manages to keep the medical board from taking his license and setting it on fire.
But this lack of realism doesn't really hurt anything other than our intelligence, unlike these Hollywood medical myths, which could hurt you to death:
#6. CPR Works When Nothing Else Will
As Seen On:
The Abyss, House, ER, Baywatch, Grey's Anatomy, Chicago Hope
According to Hollywood:
Sometimes doctors have to get up close and personal to keep death from stealing away their patients before they have a chance to pay their medical bills. By straddling the patient, giving mouth-to-mouth and pounding on their chest like Alex Van Halen, a doctor can bring someone back from the brink of oblivion, coughing and sputtering but alive and well.
A CPR gang rape doesn't work either.
The Wrongness:
We're not saying you should never perform CPR in real life--CPR works, sort of, by oxygenating the system and occasionally knocking the heart back in rhythm. However, there's not a whole lot it can do for someone who has already stopped being alive.
Also, CPR is nowhere near as sexilicious as television and the movies make it out to be. A properly performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation usually ends up cracking the patient's ribcage, which doesn't fit so well with a sweeping orchestral soundtrack. And the success rate is staggeringly low, something like two to four percent. In fact, most websites about manual resuscitation will tell you straight out that it almost never works.
Certain death sounds pretty good when the other option is a two to four percent chance of living through some stranger busting your rib cage and slobbering down your throat.
On a related note...
#5. Defibrillators Can Bring You Back To Life
As Seen On:
Every medical show in existence
According to Hollywood:
The defibrillator apparently allows us to bring anyone whose heart has stopped back from the dead, provided we have at least 75 percent of their remains intact.
"Quick, get the defibrillator!"
With this wonderful piece of modern medical technology, we are able to laugh in the face of death, then spit in it, make obscene phone calls to his wife three in the morning, steal his newspaper and shit on his porch. With science.
The Wrongness:
Have you ever wondered why they call it a defibrillator instead of a de-deather or de-lawsofnaturer? That's because defibrillators don't work that way; they can't bring people back to life. They are a little like Sean Connery: suave and sexy in movies, but pretty unimpressive in real life (also very old and hairy).
Basically, what the defib machines can do is help a patient regain a regular heart rhythm when they go into cardiac arrest, which it does by stopping their heart. Hopefully, it restarts with a normal rhythm. If the patient is already flat-lining, meaning their heart has already stopped beating, using the defibrillator to stop it some more will do about as much good as removing a malignant brain tumor with a shotgun blast.
Imagine your heart is a dude carrying a few heavy boxes, which in this metaphor contain your organs. If he drops them, you die. When you have a heart attack this imaginary man loses his balance and starts swaying dangerously. A defibrillator is the guy that runs over and helps your heart stand up straight, effectively saving your life. What the defibrillator won't do is gather your heart up off the ground if it has already fallen and dropped its boxes, because quite frankly he's late for work as it is.
#4. Gun Shots to the Shoulder or Leg are Flesh Wounds
As Seen On:
Die Hard, Rambo, Every Action Movie Ever
According to Hollywood:
In the movies and on television, taking a bullet in the arm or the leg just results in you bleeding a bit and limping around with gritted teeth, looking like a total badass. In fact, we're curious why movie cops don't just try slapping gunfire out of the air, seeing as how the subsequent damage is so inconsequential.
...oh right.
The Wrongness:
When it comes to bullets and your body, think less "make a tourniquet out of my headband and gut a few dozen more terrorists" and more "spend thousands of dollars on painful nerve grafts." For instance, a study done on 58 patients with gunshot wounds to the shoulder found that four months after the initial injury, 51 of them were suffering from persistent pain due to vascular damage and about half ended up with partial or complete loss of mobility in their arm, thus reducing their ability to punch terrorists by 50 percent.
If they're sissies.
The leg isn't much better. Due to the tightly packed arterial highway going through most of your body north of the kneecap, any penetrating round in that general area is likely to sever something really important. Without immediate medical attention, shooting someone in the leg can cause more blood loss than tossing a hemophiliac orphan through a plate glass window.
This orphan.
Honestly, if you really have to get shot either to satisfy a bet or cap off a homerun of a job interview, the best place to get hit seems to be the ass. With its layers of fat and lack of any major arteries or nerve clusters, a bullet to the cheeks is your best bet to avoid permanent damage apart from avoiding gunfire altogether.


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I have the category-theoretic background of the occasional stroll through Mac Lane's text, so excuse my ignorance in this regard. I was trying to learn all that I could on the subject of tensor algebras, and higher exterior forms, and I ran into the notion of cohomological determinants. Along this line of inquiry, I ran into the generous use of the notion of a Picard category, and kept running into frustration in trying to find some sort of exposition of what these structures are. So where can I find out more about these structures, and about (cohomological) determinants in K-theory, which seem to be a hot topic among AG, AT, and RT researchers alike at the moment. Thanks!
I ran across Picard categories in a totally different area of mathematics, but maybe it helps.
In short, a Picard category is a group object in the category of groupoids.
Picard categories come up when you study Picard stacks. Roughly, a Picard stack is a sheaf of Picard categories. The classical example is taking a two-term (perfect??) complex of sheaves, and asssociating to such a complex the Groupoid quotient of the one term by the other. This is important when you want to produce a geomteric object from such a complex. This is an important tool in defining virtual fundamental classes as in http://arxiv.org/abs/alg-geom/9601010.
Before I tell you to many things that are not true, here are the references I know of:
Lecture notes of Martin Olsson at http://math.berkeley.edu/~molsson/MSRISummer07.pdf, Lecture 5. You can even watch that on video: http://www.msri.org/calendar/sgw/WorkshopInfo/419/show_sgw
The definitive reference is Expos´e XVIII of SGA 4. You used to be able to get that at the Grothendieck circle. Now its still availabe on all the usual Russian sites.
And finally there are very friendly and down to earth lectures of Barbara Fantechi at http://www.openeya.org/sissa/ . I think lecture 3 or lecture 4 is about Picard categories.
Determinants are discussed (in a language relevant to this current question) in this MO question.
One place Picard categories naturally appear is as fundamental (aka Poincare) groupoids -- specifically those of infinite loop spaces (which are a refined homotopical version of abelian group objects in spaces, so form a natural source of abelian groups in categories. In fact Picard categories are equivalent to spectra which have only two consecutive homotopy groups, which up to shift we may as well take to be $\pi_0$ and $\pi_1$ -- one direction is given by the fundamental groupoid.
The important example of the Picard category of graded lines over a field arises this way from the algebraic K-theory spectrum of the field, via the determinant line construction (see eg Beilinson's paper referred to in the answers to the above MO link).
Another example important in rep theory is the Picard category of sheaves of twisted differential operators. This is discussed in detail in the famous "Proof of Jantzen Conjectures" paper of Beilinson-Bernstein.


text: After years of serving me faithfully, the threads of the upper rotator knob got stripped during a shoot last Saturday. When I tried ordering the spare knob, I learned that the lowest possible shipping rate to Poland is 20 dollars. I will probably shell out as I'm without a head now :-), but isn't it a little steep for a $10 item that can be just stuffed inside an envelope?


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This movie inspired me to name my dog Abby.
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Inga: Oh, thank you doctor.
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S+S Architecture with Abe Sultan from Apprenda
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Gunther Lenz, ISV Architect Evangelist at Microsoft talks to Abraham Sultan, Chief Architect at Apprenda, about the SaaSGrid solution architecture. Abraham discusses his experiences and the underlying criteria to build exclusively on top of, and for, the Microsoft platform. The Apprenda solution, called SaaSGrid, enables ISVs to easily run and monetize .NET based solutions, conforming to the SOA paradigm, in a hosted environment. For more information see Apprenda's website at http://apprenda.com/.
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by Melissa Brunner
He's run up and down the court countless times, he's sat beside it thousands of hours and goodness knows he's stomped his foot on it a time or two! So it's only fitting that the basketball court in Emporia's White Auditorium now bears Coach Ron Slaymaker's name.
The court was officially dedicated to the longtime Emporia State University men's basketball coach Thursday night. Coach Slay retired after the 1997-1998 season. I got to know him that year because he allowed me, then a pretty green reporter, to chronicle his final season. The result was a half-hour special titled, "Ron Slaymaker: The Final Tipoff." I dug into the archives to find it for you because it shows the type of coach - and, more importantly, the type of person - he was and is. He never fails to greet me with a smile and hug and I don't see him nearly enough!
Thursday night had perhaps the perfect ending that our special did not. Coach Slay's final game was versus Washburn University and a valiant upset bid came up short. Not so Thursday night. The Coach Slay Court dedication at halftime was followed up with a comeback and upset worthy of Coach Slay's dedication and character.
Congrats, Coach! Truly an honor well deserved.
And now.... enjoy this blast from the past!


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spoiler: so is Revan actually Bastila's baby-daddy?
spoiler:Revan dons his mask as a light sider. I've never liked this idea. To me, Revan's mask and familiar costume are identified with his time spent as the Dark Lord of the Sith. During the Mandalorian wars, they signified his continual fall from grace. They don't belong on a redeemed Revan, in my opinion.
spoiler:Yes, I mentioned that. I also said that, at that time, it signified Revan's gradual fall from grace that he experienced as a schismatic Jedi. At the end of KOTOR Revan is pretty much a shining beacon of pure goodness, so it doesn't jive (although in the book he seems to have fallen away from that somewhat, being more of a Gray Jedi, and even calling upon both sides of the Force simultaneously).


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What 64-bit web browsers exist for Microsoft Windows (64-bit XP/Vista/7)? For example, 64 bit versions of Opera, Firefox or Safari?
If such a browser exist, do you have any experience with opening very large HTML files (opening times, stability, memory consumption per HTML input byte).
I am asking because we have a server application that generates very large HTML files (the record so far is 900 MB, but a more typical size is 100-200 MB) and users often run out of memory when trying to open the HTML files. The current practical limit is about 130 MB. The memory consumption is about 10 times the input HTML file size (but this may of course depend on the kind of HTML).


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I'm cleaning out most of the axes on my new (second hand) bike.
I'm replacing the grease inside the pedal axes and I was wondering.
How many ball bearings should be inside? I thought there had to be just enough to fill the full circle, but a friend of mine told me I should fill the circle to it's fullest and then remove one ball.
The reason, he said, is that else there is to much pressure on the bearings.
Is this true? And is it true for all the axes (say, the ones in my wheels' hubs)?
And also, I'm putting vaseline (the yellow heavy duty variant) inside the axes, is that a good idea?


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Wipeout of Pier Is Blow to Town's Surf Scene
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J.—The Casino Pier—beloved by Gov. Chris Christie and MTV star Snooki alike—helped turn this coastal town into one of the East Coast's top surfing destinations beginning in the 1960s.
Superstorm Sandy destroyed the 65-year-old pier, blasting the Jet Star roller coaster into the ocean, where it remains today. Now, the men who helped put Seaside Heights on the surfing map fear for its future as the pier is set to be rebuilt.
"The story is still a question mark," said Catherine Brabec, a New York City independent filmmaker and surfer who is finishing a movie this fall about six New Jersey men at the center of the Seaside Heights surf scene. "All these guys are so affected by what has happened here."
Surfers across the region are grappling with similar questions since Sandy disturbed ocean features such as sandbars that determine how waves break. They're also worried that future beach-restoration projects—which typically dredge sand offshore and pump it up on the beaches—could change wave mechanics by further altering the underwater topography.
"I think it's safe to say it's all going to change," said John Weber, northeast regional manager for the Surfrider Foundation, an environmental organization. "The question is how much."
Along New Jersey's 126-mile coast, an estimated 47 towns have beach access that allows for surfing, state officials say. In New York, long stretches of Long Island's South Shore aren't accessible, and surfing is concentrated in Long Beach, Rockaway Beach and Montauk.
At Seaside Heights, the Casino Pier acts as what is known as a "point break," causing the waves to crest farther out in the ocean and roll into shore in a more uniform manner, said John Tiedemann, a marine biology professor at Monmouth University. "The Casino Pier is probably the most famous pier surfing break in New Jersey," said Mr. Tiedemann, a surfer.
Sandy disrupted the traditional wave patterns at the pier. The breakers are now stronger two blocks north and south of the structure, or directly in front of the pier where the wrecked Jet Star remains, said Greg "Grog" Mesanko, a 62-year-old Toms River resident who for years was at the center of the Seaside Heights surf culture.
The waves next to the pier have become inconsistent and oddly shaped, he said. "Right now the pier is in a major funk," he said.
As teenagers, the Seaside Heights men were among those inspired by the landmark 1966 surfing film "The Endless Summer." As young adults, they traveled to Puerto Rico, Fiji, Hawaii and Australia for their sport, bringing back surf fashion and techniques to Seaside Heights.
In 1970, Mr. Mesanko opened Grog's Surf Palace, a Seaside Park shop that held competitions and attracted stars of the sport such as Shaun Tomson, Gerry Lopez and Corky Carroll.
In those days, "Surfing was definitely a subculture. It was esoteric," said Bucky Walters, a 61-year-old carpenter who had to be evacuated from his Seaside Heights home during Sandy "It was like a motorcycle gang. You had to overcome that perception."
The sport had a regional resurgence in the 1990s as advances in wet-suit technology made winter surfing more tolerable—when East Coast surf generally is best—and the Rockaways caught on as a hot spot, said Will Hallett, a Long Beach, N.Y., surfer who runs the NYNJSurf.com information website.
In New Jersey, the Foster's Belmar Pro has become one of the largest surfing meets in North America and the Manasquan Classic Longboard Contest attracts fans annually. After a long hiatus from the East Coast, the Association of Surfing Professionals in 2011 held one of its World Tour competitions in Long Beach.
Soon after taking up the sport in 2009, Ms. Brabec met Jim Purpuri, a 60-year-old Seaside Park carpenter while in New Jersey and started riding with the veteran Seaside Heights surfers. Their stories led her to make "A Life Outside," a feature-length documentary on their lives and the Seaside Heights surf scene.
"They would talk story and I was like a kid in a candy store," said Ms. Brabec, who has produced and director for HBO, the Family Channel, PBS and CBS.
Ms. Brabec anticipated wrapping up filming in September, then Sandy struck. She is now chronicling the rebuilding of the pier but also the rebuilding of the men's lives. Mr. Purpuri's home had to be demolished after Sandy, and Mr. Walters's property was severely flooded.
Demolition and rebuilding has begun on the Casino Pier's lower deck, which should be open this summer, said Lou Cirigliano, director of operations for Casino Pier and Breakwater Beach, the structure's private owner. The upper deck that juts into the ocean is still being designed and isn't expected to open until the summer of 2014, he said.
While the old pier was held up by wooden pilings, the new structure likely will be built with a mix of wooden and concrete supports—and made to meet tougher standards set by Seaside Heights and the state. "The pier will return and hopefully the surfers will as well," Mr. Cirigliano said.
Still, the Seaside Heights surfers worry their favorite spot will never be the same. "It could be just a memory," Mr. Mesanko said. "We have no idea where we are going to go on this until [the pier] is completed and the ocean does its thing."
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Originally Posted by raixyzHigh bounce rate is (in most, but not all) cases a bad thing, because it means your landing page is not having the desired effect - your visitors are not staying and doing whatever it is you want them to do."
In most cases, the home page to a site will be the lead into other pages, so for this page you would obviously want a low bounce rate. But visitors could land on one of the inner pages that they have found in a search.
For example I have a page which is for the weather in my locality.
It is high in SERPs for this and has a bounce rate of 87%. That's because most of the visitors who go to that page directly only want to know about the weather, they don't want to buy a house, so they read the information and leave. That's fine for me because 13% do go elsewhere on the site, and the bouncers may come back another time for different information if they liked my page.
So a high bounce rate is definitely not necessarily a bad sign.
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It is known that the Catalan numbers count the number of binary trees with $k$-internal nodes. I was thinking of how to count ternary trees or in general $n$-ary trees with $k$ internal nodes and got the following recurrence:
$F_{k+1}=\sum_{a_1+a_2+\ldots+a_n=k} F_{a_1} F_{a_2} \ldots F_{a_n}$
Where $F_k$ is the number of $n$-ary trees with $k$ internal nodes.
So then I tried writing a generating function for this recurrence. If $f(x)$ represents the generating function I found that $f(x)$ satisfies the following functional equation:
I'm pretty sure this is one of the "nice" polynomials that has an elementary solution even when $n \geq 5$. The problem is that it gets nasty, so to speak, even for $n=3$. Therefore I am seeking a combinatorial solution: perhaps an $n$D grid and using multinomial coefficients?


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In my understanding, random variable is a measurable function from a probability space to a measurable space. Suppose $X$ is a random variable from $(A, \sigma_{A},P_A)$ to $(B,\sigma_{B})$. And $Y$ is a random variable from $(B, \sigma_{B}, P_B)$ to $(C, \sigma_{C})$.
Then $Y(X)$ is a random variable from $A$ to $C$. The problem is here, in the space $B$, we can induce probability from $A$ by random variable $X$, s.t., $P_{B}'(I) = P_A(X^{-1}(I))$. Also, random variable $Y$ use the probability measure $P_B$, then if we want to calculate the probability distribution of $Y(X)$, what probability should be used, $P_B'$ or $P_B$, or both?


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What can I do to quickly become a better orator? For example giving a public speech, a presentation before a crowd, etc. I'm looking for things I can do to ingrain good speaking practices as habits, especially simple and powerful techniques that I can incorporate into a daily routine.
Toastmasters International would be an organization that I'd consider seeing if there are chapters near you that would provide the feedback and practice to help advance your skills. Something else to consider is how best do you absorb information. Are you a visual learner? Would it prefer to hear the information rather than read it or see it? Would you prefer to feel and experience it first hand?
While practice is probably the top idea, a close second to my mind is to know your strengths and play to those. Some people may be better at presenting after doing a bunch of rehearsals to get down the flow of the presentation while others may not find that as useful and prefer to just wing it as their style. Marcus Buckingham would be a reference on strengths-based work that may be useful here.
Well, the real answer is practice - in your day job can you make presentations to team members? Why not volunteer to deliver talks, attend debating groups etc?
You can practice in front of a video camera and watch it back, but this does not give you the real time feedback and connection with an audience, so you do need to get out there and talk.
Practice is right. Maybe this little book can help you The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking
Stage Time, Stage Time, Stage Time.
Practice is the key. Practice in front of an audience is better but practicing alone still works. If you search for a way to practice at home I would suggest Powerpoint-Karaoke.
Get a random deck of slides from slideshare.
Configure your computer to switch slides every 15 seconds.
Try to give a talk that relates to the slides on the screen. It's important to actually speak. Just thinking in your head isn't enough.
If you do this ten minutes per day you will improve massively as a public speaker.
If it becomes boring, you can include some bodymovement into the speech. Multitasking to do Tai Chi exercises while giving Powerpoint-Karaoke helps you to develop control of your body while speaking.
There is no substitute for practice. When it comes to speaking, there are in essence two types of practice: 1) actually talking and discussing, in groups and on stage, and 2) the practice you do before each speaking event.
The latter is invaluable, at least to me. I rehearse and refine my talking-points until I get them as close to the essence of what I want to say as possible.
When it comes to slides, less is more, and if I can give only one tip, it's don't use a lot of text - in fact, don't use text at all (almost). It's been proven over and over that text on a screen that mirrors what the speaker is saying is both ineffective and, well, boring. It also ties you to your slides which can be very limiting in case you want to switch subjects but can't because of a particular slide order or content.
If you are using slides as a backdrop for what you're saying, I'd recommend using images instead.
There is also good practice in watching other people present. You might not have the opportunity to see a lot of people in person, so in that case, watching TED sessions is a good way to learn (pay extra attention to the way the use (or don't use) slides).
I would whole-heartedly recommend the book "Confessions of a public speaker" (Amazon), from which I learned a whole lot.
Edit: I should note that there are different kinds of public speaking, and more often than not they fall into two groups: 1) public speaking at an event or social gathering, or 2) the repetition of facts or status-meetings at a workplace. My comments above refer to the first kind.


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STARR, Judy A., 69, of Steubenville, OH, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 at Trinity West.
She was born Nov. 4, 1943 in Carrollton, OH. Judy was a member of Wintersville American Legion Post 557, Ladies Shrine, Order of Eastern Star LaBelle Chapter 414 and the Red Hat Society. She retired from AEP as a lab technician after 35 years of service.
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Level Design Planning Help
I'm sure I'm going to get a lot of backlash from people saying that I'm asking a question that can be found almost anywhere, but after days spent searching over the course of a couple weeks I can't find a good response. Everyone wants to write articles about how to become a lead designer or a general 'game designer' and I was hoping for something specifically geared toward how to become a level designer. Hopefully someone can help me out; What would be the path someone in my position and who wanted to become a level designer for a large company take?
I know there's different paths, but let me explain my situation. I'm a freshman at The Ohio State University and I'm majoring in History, looking for something to minor in, possibly computer science (majored in it for my first semester and enjoyed it, but realized that I didn't want to program for a living) or some sort of graphic design if possible. I've been working with Bethesda's G.E.C.K. a little bit, but my laptop isn't directX 9 compatible so testing anything is not possible until I get a better computer this summer.
I'll write what I think a path would look like and hopefully someone with industry experience can show me what I'm missing or have wrong, or possibly just explain in detail what it would take to become a level designer, not just how to be a good one:
1. Go to college and major in whatever interests you (stressed by Tom Sloper).
2.While at college start using editing tools like Bethesda's G.E.C.K. or the Unreal Engine to build levels/create mods for games and build a portfolio.
3. After college apply for positions all over the place and keep working on number 2.
Also, what exactly is scripting for a level designer? I realize as a programmer what a scripting language is, but in what way would a level designer use a scripting language and is it necessary for level designers to know how to script. In my limited experience using the G.E.C.K. I haven't ran into any places where I'd have to script anything and as for positioning the NPC's and setting them on paths, I haven't had to script, unless I'm missing the whole idea of what scripting is.
Thanks in advance!
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Location: Washington, DC
Re: Level Design Planning Help
Hey Crossrunner,
Your plan doesnt have any obvious gaping holes. I think the main advice anyone would give you is to make games / design levels, which you seem to be aware of.
I'm graduating from a 4-year university next month, and I have tried to follow the path you're essentially taking, but aimed at becoming a game designer/programmer. I majored in philosophy and have a minor in computer science. I can program relatively simple 2D games with Flash, and have some experience with Unity. What I wanted to say is that it is hard to build a portfolio for yourself completely extra-curricularly. It can be very hard for a lot of people to motivate themselves to work on things their classes aren't requiring them to do. I know one guy who has done it very well - he has 3 nice puzzle games in the Android marketplace. There's myself, who has done an okay job but could have done better, and I know 2 guys that are pretty much failing at it. If you don't have a history of taking the initiative and doing lots of work that isn't required of you, you may want to re-evaulate your ability to teach yourself game development totally on the side. That side, I have become a much more proactive person since having to teach myself game development, so there's that.
I'm not saying you should go to a game development school, but if you did you would statistically have a greater chance of having a nice portfolio upon graduation.
But you should check out what majors your school offers that would be interesting that would also let you make game-related projects. For instance, does your graphic design department offer 3d-modeling classes? You could make game-related assets or levels in those if so. The advantage here being you have deadlines you're forced to keep.
I would definitely recommend the minor in CS. Tons of jobs in a variety of fields are looking for programming skills these days.
Bo B.
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Re: Level Design Planning Help
Thanks for your response. I feel like if I know how to go about making a portfolio and doing the things that would be required of, I could. Level design, as I understand it, appeals to me greatly. And the idea of modding is something me and a friend are very interested in (him being much more interested in the artistic portions of video game development). We plan on working on a zombie mod for Fallout 3 once I can get a more advanced computer.
I do see what you mean about being self motivated, and I have to admit that often times, I'm not motivated to do things that I'm not interested in, however I have always been a strong performer in school and I believe that with proper guidance, I can build a portfolio that I would be proud to show others. Plus, the idea of working on a team to make something as great as a video game appeals to me so strongly, I don't think I could pass it up.
You said that you are about to graduate with a four year degree? Do you mind if I ask where from and how you went about learning everything about design that gave you the confidence to pursue a career in the gaming industry? I feel like I'm completely lost despite the fact that there are tons of websites devoted to teaching people about how to make it into the gaming industry. I would very much like to talk to someone who recently got a job as a level designer from a similar background as me and see the path he took.
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Location: Washington, DC
Re: Level Design Planning Help
I'm graduating from American University, in Washington DC. I came here to study international relations, but then realized I was more compelled by video game design.
I did a few important things to prepare myself for a job in the games industry that have paid off a lot.
First, I picked up a CS minor. Because I can program games myself (admittedly simple ones) I'm not dependent on anyone else to start making a prototype when I have an idea for a game I want to make. For example, I just made a little game for this contest almost totally by myself. Finding someone willing to work equally hard as you on a project can be pretty difficult, especially on short notice, which my entry into this contest was. Being forced to rely on someone, ie a programmer, that isn't as committed to the project as you are really sucks because you'll end up forcing them to do things they don't want to do, and it won't be fun. If you can program the game yourself you dont have to worry about that as often.
I've entered a few other contests with little games I've made myself. I've definitely learned some of the pitfalls of game development by making these little games myself, so I'm very glad I learned how to program.
One other smart thing I did was get involved with my local IGDA chapter. I've met lot of cool dudes through there. I've worked with a few of them on projects, which was good experience. I also wouldn't be surprised at all if at some point I get a job through one of them.
The last important thing I did was go to game jams. Have you heard of the Global Game Jam? google it. Always make time for things like this. A lot of game developers still trying to make it will tell you how many unfinished projects they have. Usually we don't finish because we don't have to, and we get lazy. But game jams give you a deadline and motivate you to finish. Oftentimes people end up with nice little portfolio projects at the end of them.
But your main question was what gives me the confidence to work in the industry.
Originally, I thought I would be a successful game designer because I thought my ideas were better than most people's. I assumed I would be able to make games that were revolutionary and would blow people's pants off. And somehow my ability with ideas would get me a job or something. I wasn't really sure. But luckily I took people's advice on this very forum and learned to program : )
It turns out it takes a lot of work and discipline to make a game, even a small one. And if you can't do that, then no one will ever see your awesome ideas.
There are a lot of lessons to learn about working with people and intelligently managing yourself and your project you have to learn to make the game in your head. If you don't have that experience, something will go wrong and your game won't end up being what you want it to be. At least in my experience. The biggest example of what I'm talking about being the scope problem. Everyone tries to make their first game way larger than it should be, and they fail. Happened to me.
Another example: my entry for this contest is not as intuitive as it should be because I didn't look up from the code often enough to analyze if what I was making was really what the contest called for. I spent hours and hours coding complicated systems so I could have online multiplayer before I realized that the only way that multiplayer would be used was if the judges all logged on at the same time, which isn't going to happen. I ended up scrapping the real multiplayer because it was taking too long to add stuff, and faked it with AI. That was a lot of time wasted that should have went towards making what my game is about more obvious. Lesson learned: constantly reevaluate if what you're working on is really necessary to what you're trying to accomplish.
To finally answer your question: my confidence comes from me knowing that as I continue to make games I will continue to learn these lessons, and eventually be a good/great game developer. I couldn't say right now with confidence that someone should hire me as a game designer. That's why I'm probably going to get a non-games related programming job at first (again being saved by the CS minor). But eventually I think I'll be able to make a living from games in some form or another.
If I knew any level designers with jobs, I would put you in contact with them. But I don't : \
My demo for that contest is online here if you're curious. The contest tasked us with re-imagining Pong, so I made it a spectator sport. Two teams play each other in 1v1 matches, and as people lose they become spectators. Eventually a bunch of people are watching a single match, which is exciting for those people playing. I got the idea from Counter Strike.
Bo B.
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Re: Level Design Planning Help
Well thanks so much for answering my questions, bob. You've given me so much information about game design, at least information about the problems and worries I've had about it. Would you mind giving me your email so I could ask you questions later on? I'd ask you about it in a private message (if they have that option on here) but I'm new to the site and I don't know how to work the site much. I understand if you'd rather not, but you seem to know about the path I'll probably be taking and it would be nice to have someone to ask questions to.
Also, I was wondering about my local IGDA branch. I'll definitely check them out as soon as possible. And my dad went to American University; small world.
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By ASHLEY ANDERSON
Staff Writer
The Voice-Tribune
In half a year, Becky Blacketer will see her daughter Kaitlin off to college, worrying, as any parent would, about her child's grades, social life and, in particular for Becky, her daughter's eating and exercise habits.
As a personal trainer at Pinnacle Fitness, Blacketer focuses on creating and maintaining healthy lifestyles for her clients, hoping to impart her knowledge of fitness and nutrition on not only Kaitlin, but also many of her friends and peers heading to college in the fall. That's why Blacketer, along with Pinnacle Fitness trainers Andrea Lascoe, Laura Moore and Duane Brewer, decided to create a bootcamp aimed at teaching future and current college attendees how to avoid the ever-dreaded
"freshman 15."
"I think that what we worry about is our kids going to school, and there's a high percentage that usually gain five percent of their body weight within the first year, so that's like 10 to 15 pounds," Blacketer said. Through Pinnacle's Freshman 15 bootcamp, beginning around June, students will learn the importance of a proper diet, getting adequate exercise and utilizing the tools, such as a gym and nutritionist, afforded them by their university campus.
Prospective college kids aren't the only ones who can benefit from the lessons to be taught by Pinnacle's professional team, though. By emulating many of the same basic rules given to freshmen, you too can make a significant, long-lasting change, with the beginning of 2013 – the perfect time to start working toward a better you and a healthier, more fulfilling life.
And, nutrition is just as – if not more – important as exercise, to help you reach your goals, whether it's losing those last few inches, substantial weight loss, building strength or endurance. "From a nutrition standpoint, 70 to 80 percent of your weight loss comes from truly what you eat every single day," said Moore, an NPC bikini competitor outside of her job at Pinnacle Fitness.
Shopping the exterior of the grocery store and focusing on fruits and vegetables, lean protein and complex carbohydrates are key nutrition choices, along with enjoying a healthy breakfast every morning. "(Breakfast) fuels you, it gives you the energy that you need to kick start the day. And it isn't that 500-calorie espresso,"
Moore assured.
When it comes to nutrition choices in college, Blacketer said it's important students be smart about what they eat in the dining hall or the dorm. "We want to teach them what to pick in a dining hall, what decisions to make and also (what to order) when they go out to eat. … In their dorm, can they get a mini refrigerator and put good snacks (in it)? Can they get a hot pot? Can they cook something there?"
Blacketer also echoed Moore's point about breakfast: "(Students) gain weight, definitely, when they're skipping breakfast and they're just pulling some kind of food here and there and just shoving anything in their mouth."
Once the nutrition aspect has been tackled, whether you're a student or older adult, fitness is the next essential component of maintaining a healthy weight. "We want to teach (students) how to utilize their gym on campus, and to utilize it correctly," Blacketer said.
Over the course of the summer, three days a week, Pinnacle Fitness will teach young adults fitness routines and what meals to prepare, also giving them exercises to do at home in order to practice their new knowledge before heading to college. "I always say it takes 90 days to create a habit," Moore said. "If you can do it for the three months you're home from school, hopefully it'll carry on once they go back."
Pinnacle Fitness especially strives to help students create healthier lifestyles for college in order to avoid them succumbing to dangerous eating disorders. "A lot of eating disorders are created with girls in college because they have no control over their weight or they compare themselves, so if we can help them build that confidence before they even go, that can hopefully reach out to a couple girls to not even play with fire, to completely stay healthy and be happy with themselves,
too," said Lascoe.
It's not just females nowadays who face pressure with weight, though. Brewer, a bodybuilder, will be working closely with males to ensure they too are healthy in college. Pinnacle Fitness will invite several schools to attend the Freshman 15 bootcamp, which is open to any student interested in the program. For those already out of school, or children still far away from experiencing the university life, Pinnacle Fitness provides several classes for becoming and staying healthy in the new year.
On Jan. 12, Lascoe will begin hosting a 10-week bootcamp with personalized workout programs and meal plans. Participants will work out on their own throughout the week, then attend an intense bootcamp at Pinnacle on Saturdays at 9 a.m., and have themselves weighed and measured, with the person losing the most body percentage at the end of the camp walking away with a prize.
Aside from bootcamps, Pinnacle Fitness also offers personal training, plus various Zumba, spin, hot yoga and other fitness classes. So whether, you're looking to avoid the freshman 15 or still need to drop those extra pounds you gained back in college, Pinnacle Fitness will help you get there.
For more information on Pinnacle Fitness, visit https://sites.google.com/site/pinnaclefitnesslouisville/ or find them on Facebook.
Contact writer Ashley Anderson at firstname.lastname@example.com, 502.498.2051.


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Rend Lake
It's all about the water at Rend Lake, where you can swim, boat, water ski and fish. Relax at Rend Lake Resort, tee off at the 27-hole Rend Lake Golf Course or do some target practice at the Rend Lake Shooting Complex. Also located at Rend Lake is the Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, featuring more than 800 artists.
Mt. Vernon Fall Festival
This three day October festival in downtown Mt. Vernon includes a beer tent with live entertainment, parade, children's area, food, fun, car show, band competition, pumpkin competition, carnival, pet parade and so much more!
CITY:Mount Vernon
Rend Lake Cabins in the Woods
Two cabins. Located off the southwest side of Rend Lake complete with full kitchen, two bedrooms, satellite TV, washer and dryer, front porch with swing, fire pit, barbecue grill and just 15 minutes off of Interstate 57.
Aquatic Zoo Waterpark - Mt. Vernon
The Aquatic Zoo Waterpark is fun for all ages. The facility features two 30-ft. tall slides; one 112-ft. body slide; one 266-ft. dual rider tube slide; two diving boards; a children's splash pad; interactive voice and light features; lazy river; zero depth entry leisure pool and concessions.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Broadway Market
Mt. Vernon Market is located at the former armory building in downtown Mt. Vernon and features farmers markets, flea markets, vendor fairs, trade shows, entertainment, and other events throughout the year.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Du Quoin Annual Holiday Lights Fair
Starting the day after Thanksgiving and continuing through the month of December. Come experience Du Quoin Tourism's transformation of the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds into a magical place with lights and decorations. The event features a 1 1/2-mile drive through over $250,000 worth of lighted displays as well as decorated trees, entertainment, food, crafts and visits with Santa in the Expo Hall. The light trail opens nightly from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m., and the Expo Hall will be open on the second and third weekends in December from 5:30 — 9:30 p.m. The Expo Hall features Santa's train ride and Santa's Workshop.
CITY:Du Quoin
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park
The gateway to the largest outdoor playground in southern Illinois includes Rend Lake, the second largest manmade lake in the state. Wheelchair access.
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts & Mitchell Museum
Exhibitions, a children's gallery, a permanent collection and special events. Grounds include 85 acres sculpture park, nature trails and bird sanctuary. Hosts annual Cedarhurst Craft Fair.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Rend Lake Resort and Conference Center
Situated on Rend Lake in Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park, this modern resort offers cabins and boat rental suites, courtesy boat docking slips, restaurants and more. Guests can enjoy golfing, hiking, horseback riding, swimming and other water sports.
Rend Lake Golf Course
Named one of the best courses in the Midwest, this 27-hole course has paved cart paths, fountains and many challenges. There's also a lighted driving range, a pro shop with a pro, and special lodging/golf packages available year round. On the eastern shores of Rend Lake.
Cedarhurst Craft Fair
More than 160 exhibitors from throughout the country show and sell diverse craft items. Includes continuous entertainment, children's activities, and a variety of food.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Seasons Lodge & Condominiums
Provides affordably priced and beautifully furnished accommodations. Optional spa and fireplace suites. Restaurant and golf course on site.
Bluegill Music Festival
March 16, 2015 - Bluegill Music Festival will lunch its inaugural event on July 4, 2015 for a one-day festival packed with some of country music's hottest acts. The all-day festival will be complete with Southern Illinois' largest fireworks display, along the shores of the Rend Lake Dam, in Benton, IL. The lineup includes Eli Young Band, LoCash, Clayton Anderson and more exciting acts to be announced. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, March 20th and can be purchased at www.bluegillfest.com and at Black Diamond Harley Davidson. Drawing fans from around the country, including Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana, the festival is at the intersection of some of the nation's most dedicated country music fans. Bluegill Music Festival will feature nationally recognized BBQ vendors from around the country. Interactive entertainment for fans will also include activations, like: bags, washers, bubble soccer, Illinois longest slip n' slide, helicopter rides from Black Diamond Harley Davidson, a mechanical bull, a kids area with a large inflatable slide and the "Bluegill Lagoon", featuring a 60 x 100' VIP beach, with cabanas, private wading pools & lounge area. Additionally, Southern Illinois' largest fireworks display will begin at 9:30pm, and is free for all guest.
Appellate Courthouse
Constructed in 1857 as the southern division of the Illinois State Supreme Court, Abraham Lincoln successfully argued a famous tax case in 1859. In 1888, Clara Barton used the building as a hospital. Tours are available. Please call in advance.
CITY:Mount Vernon
VF Factory Outlet Mall
Enclosed mall with ten stores. Walkers welcome. Restaurants nearby.
CITY:West Frankfort
Hawkins-Schwartz Orchards
This orchard features fresh-picked apples, peaches, a pumpkin patch, cider and special events for children during apple season.
Benton Country Club
This semi-private, nine-hole course features a historic three-story clubhouse, surrounded by Lake Moses. Host of the annual Benton Gold Cup, the course also features a well-stocked pro shop, driving range, rental clubs and carts, and a golf pro on site.
Rend Lake College Market Place
Large golf outlet store plus clothing, brass, crafts and sporting goods store. Formerly Jent factory outlet mall.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Bugsy's Chicago Dog
Bugsy's is Mt. Vernon's only authentic Chicago-style food! Menu includes real Chicago-style dogs, as well as a Greek menu, and much much more!
CITY:Mount Vernon
RARE Chophouse
Come and enjoy the region's most exquisite culinary experience, from the open kitchen, to our Wine Room with 1000+ wines from all over the world, to the unique culinary cuisine prepared by the one and only Chef Liz. Exceptional food and even better service await your palate here at RARE Chophouse!
CITY:Mount Vernon
Southern Illinois Artisans Shop and Visitors Center
More than 25 categories of arts and crafts from fine art to the traditional crafts from more than 900 Illinois artisans. Also, home to the Southern Illinois Art Gallery. Special workshops and events throughout the year.
Nu-Bowl Lanes
28-lane bowling facility with snack bar.
CITY:Mount Vernon
DuQuoin State Fair
The DuQuoin fair is one of the nation's best agricultural events. The fair offers plenty of entertainment, including a carnival, livestock shows, agricultural exhibits, contests, and national acts on the grandstand stage.
CITY:Du Quoin
AMC Showplace 8
Movie Theatre with 8 theatres featuring special ticket pricing and traditional movie theatre concessions.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Two Raggedy Sisters
From Our Hands to Yours, another unique DuQuoin Main Street shoppers delight. Find antiques, crafts and gifts of all sorts.
CITY:Du Quoin
Jefferson County Historical Village
Experience the past as you walk through a pioneer village of authentic log cabins featuring a calaboose (circa 1820), the Mount Olive Church (circa 1873), a one room school house and more.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Market Days Flea Market & Vendor Fair
Held the first Saturday of every month, this farmers market and flea market features Free Lazer Tag, Amish made bakery items, crafts, antiques, furniture, household items, baby furniture, produce, collectibles, art, food booths, and live entertainment by a different musical guest each month.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
5,800 acres vary from flat bottomlands to rolling forestlands. Fields throughout the site provide for 1,000 acres of planted food for wildlife. Game hunting for rabbit, quail and waterfowl is allowed. Fishing is available at 25 strip-pit lakes and ponds.
Hamilton County State Fish And Wildlife Area
The 1,683-acre site has a 75-acre lake where families can picnic, fish, paddle boat, camp and enjoy the good food at the on-site restaurant.
Brehm Memorial Library
An extensive collection of genealogical materials offers visitors an opportunity to research local Mt. Vernon history.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Ina Antiques and Collectibles
On the corner of 3rd and Rte. 3 St. Sells pottery, china, quilts, glassware, antiques, old signs, old toys, vintage clothing, old clocks, furniture, gas station memorabilia.
Inglenook Farm Bed and Breakfast
A delightful retreat on the outskirts of Mt. Vernon, this historical home has been transformed into a bed and breakfast paradise tucked away from the road on five acres complete with a pond, and old barn, and beautiful gardens.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Downtown Car Show/Cruise Night
Downtown Car Show / Mt. Vernon Cruise Night - The Car Show will be located on 9th Street between Harrison and Jordan. Features cruise night, car, truck, and motorcycle show; entertainment, food, demonstrations, and a 50/50 drawing. The Car Show will have various models from "Classics" to "Modern."
CITY:Mount Vernon
Benton KOA Campground
Full-service campground with pool, pavilion, grocery shop, RV supplies and laundry available. Modem hookups. Shopping, golf, Rend Lake water activities (1½ mi.), 20 shaded tent sites.
South Marcum Campground
Campground open April 1st through October 31st. Activities begin in May and run through September. 147 sites with electricity and 14 tent sites. Close to Rend Lake and Visitors Center.
Franklin County Jail Museum
This restored 1905 jail museum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is near Rend Lake and features displays on General John A. Logan, The Beatles' George Harrison, actor John Malkovich, baseball star Doug Collins and Charlie Birger, the last convicted criminal to be hanged in Illinois. Only 5 miles of Rend Lake.
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
The DuQuoin State Fairgrounds are located in the heart of Southern Illinois. A State owned facility, hosts several major events each year, including the annual DuQuoin State Fair. Grounds are open to the public year round.
CITY:Du Quoin
Franklin County Garage and Auto Museum
Only 5 miles south of Rend Lake, this old 1910 Ford garage has been restored to its original condition and now displays vintage cars, Beatles and Charlie Birger, (the last convicted criminal to be hanged in Illinois) memorabilia.
Depot Veteran's Museum
This restored railroad depot houses memorabilia from all wars. Outside is a Southern Illinois Miners Memorial dedicated to coal miners of the region.
CITY:West Frankfort
Times Square Mall
Shopping mall with Sears, JC Penney, Peebles, and a variety of specialty shops.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Franklin County Country Club
This course offers an immaculate Bermuda fairway and bent green grass, par71 course. Franklin County also features a fine dining restaurant, locker rooms and a pro shop. Just 8 miles south of Rend Lake.
CITY:West Frankfort
Indian Hills Golf Course
This public 18-hole course offers challenges for both beginning and advanced golfers. A lighted driving range allows extended practice hours, and free group golf lessons are available every Saturday.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Rend Lake Shooting Complex
Located in the Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park, the shooting complex offers gamesmen one of the most state of the art shooting facilities in the Midwest. Wheelchair access.
Frankfort Area Historical Museum
The former two-story brick Logan School is now a museum featuring area mining history, memorabilia from 1802-1976, a genealogy library, and the Red Geranium Tea Room that serves homemade lunch.
CITY:West Frankfort
Frankfort Community Aquatics & Activities Center
Located at the West Frankfort City Park, this newly built indoor 25-meter six lane pool is open to the public; classes and activities available, handicap accessible, lifeguard on site, open every day.
CITY:West Frankfort
Green Hills Golf Club
This 18-hole, semi-private country club features lush Bermuda fairways and bent grass greens with four sets of tees (the longest over 6,500 yards). Green Hills also offers a large driving range, plus practice and chipping greens, a pro shop, lounge and restaurant.
CITY:Mount Vernon
The Presidential Hall of Fame Museum
Former Congressman Ken Gray's collection of over 12,000 items includes campaign memorabilia, photos and documents from former presidents and dignitaries, 1,000 original dolls, videos, four cars driven by the congressman and much more.
CITY:West Frankfort
Joyce's Country Quilts
Beautiful hand-stitched quilt,; plus a large supply of quilt and dress fabrics and notions in a quaint country store.
Innstead Bed and Breakfast
Early 20th century farm house located within walking distance to historic McCoy Library with one of the oldest genealogy collections in the midwest.
Jefferson County Historical Village
Authentic log structures. Historic memorabilia from the area are carefully preserved and displayed at the village. Open from the first weekend in May through the last weekend in October
CITY:Mount Vernon
Sidwell Friends Bed and Breakfast
This B&B is housed in a classic 1920s Colonial decorated with antiques and fine art. Sidwell Friends is located just blocks from Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, which features the Mitchell Museum and an impressive sculpture park.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Days Inn - Benton
Quality rooms with competitive prices located off I-57. Close to all the activities at rend lake with restaurant and lounge on premises.
Burton's Cafe
A Family-owned business for 59 years, this little roadside restaurant is known for its country home cooking. They offer about 10 flavors of homemade pie daily, but are famous for their sinful White Pie that's heaped with whipped cream and pecans. Plate lunches, ham & beans, Friday and Saturday catfish dinners. Call ahead for groups. Seating for 86.
Okla-Tex Nick's Bar-B-Q
Located in Benton's Days Inn, this popular restaurant is open daily serving breakfast, lunch & dinner. The specialty is the BBQ, chicken, beef or pork. Lunch & Dinner specials, kids 10 & under free on Sunday, delivery, catering & carryouts. Bar with two pool tables. Karaoke Wed. and Sun.
Benton Square Antique Mall
Come see many unusual items, some you don't see every day -- and our prices are very fair. We always tell the customer go check the rest, come back to the best!
Gray Plaza Motel Benton
Modern motel off I-57 featuring free Continental Breakfast, restaurants next door, cabel TV, free HBO & ESPN, golf, hunting and fishing nearby, close to Rend Lake.
Memories Antiques-Collectibles
We have a very large selection of fine glassware, vintage and antique furniture, and the latest in collectibles.
Gun Creek Campground
Campground with 100 sites with electricity located on Rend Lake. The Seasons Lodge Restaurant, the Rend Lake Gold Course, and the Southern Illinois Artisans Shop are all within walking distance.
Pizza Man
Great, home-made pizza.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Enchanted Crest Bed and Breakfast
Bed and breakfast located in Belle Rive, IL.
CITY:Belle Rive
America's Best Inn
America's Best Inn is a part of a national chain specializing in easy, comfortable and affordable hotels. This hotel is conveniently located just off I-57/64 and includes free breakfast. Pets ok.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Best Holiday Trav-L-Park-Benton
A private, family-oriented RV campground with 120 sites from tents to huge recreational vehicles. Peaceful, wooded setting close to all the activities at Rend Lake.
Drury Inn & Suites
Located at the intersection of I-57 and I-64, the Drury Inn & Suites Mt. Vernon is just moments away from popular attractions, shopping, outdoor adventures and history lessons.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Dogwood Ridge
The perfect combination of great collectibles, seasonal items and great food. On the main street of West Frankfort. Only 10 miles south of Rend Lake.
CITY:West Frankfort
America's Best Value Inn
Welcome to the Americas Best Value Inn of West Frankfort, Illinois located just off I-57 at Exit 65. We offer you a clean and friendly environment for your stay in West Frankfort.
CITY:West Frankfort
Great Mexican restaurant with authentic Mexican food and a great atmosphere.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Gibby's on the Green
Located on the Rend Lake Golf Course, Gibby's restaurant opens 30 minutes before the first tee time every day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served. Sandwiches, steaks and seafood are on the menu.
Illinois State Museum - Southern Illinois Art Gallery
A museum gallery featuring theme-based exhibitions of works created by past and contemporary Illinois artists and artisans.
Arnett's Country Store
Come to the country and enjoy furniture, accessories and primitives from a piece of the past. This quaint store also offers seasonal decorations and gift ideas.
CITY:West Frankfort
Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Anglers looking for crappie, catfish and bass drop their lines at this area, located on the 18,900-acre Rend Lake. A comprehensive management program provides habitat for a variety of wildlife, including great blue herons and many species of shorebirds.
McCoy House Memorial Library
This majestic four-story Victorian home, built in 1884 by banker A.G. Cloud, sits next to the old bank of similar architectural style. The house is now a memorial library and museum decorated with beautiful furnishings and paintings.
Mt. Vernon Veterans Park
86 acres of shaded playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pool, in-line skating area and walking path around the lake. Fishing is allowed with proper license.
CITY:Mount Vernon
McLeansboro Golf Club
This nine-hole, semi-private club offers a pro shop.
China Pagoda
Chinese Buffet 7 days a week, featuring the best Hunan, Szechwan & Mandarin Cuisine in the area. we also offer carry out, buffet to go, lunch specials, and a seafood buffet on Friday & Saturday. Located on the beautiful Benton Square.
Days Inn, Mt. Vernon
Located near I-57 & I64
CITY:Mount Vernon
Heritage Festival
This annual festival held the first weekend in October celebrates pioneer life with demonstrations, crafts and food. Features a blue grass band, cemetery walk, and a church service at the historic Mt. Olive Church. Free admission!
CITY:Mount Vernon
Rend Lake Antiques
Fine antiques, furniture, and collectibles in old historic building on Main Street of Sesser.
Rural Route Country Cookin'
Country cooking restaurant located inside the Huck's Travel Center.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Sherwood Camping Resort
Camper and tent sites, approx. 60 hookups; shaded, family-oriented camping. Only 2 mi. to Rend Lake.
Chili's Grill & Bar - Mt. Vernon
Mexican food.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Fairgrounds Inn
Stay at this Du Quoin Hotel offering " a small town touch with large city amenities" Located adjacent to the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. The Fairgrounds Inn is situated in the heartland of Southern Illinois Illinois. Adjacent to Du Quoin State Fairgrounds with easy access to Southern Illinois University, Southern Illinois Center, Illinois State Police Headquarters and Sparta World Shooting Complex. The hotel's proximity to Pyramid State Park and Rend Lake make it an Ideal Spot for guests to enjoy a variety of outdoor actives.
CITY:Du Quoin
Travel Centers of America
Country Cooking Restaurant
CITY:Mount Vernon
Gray Plaza West Frankfort
Modern motel off I-57, featuring cable TV, free continental breakfast, free local calls, Sr. Citizen discounts, close to restaurants and only 10 minutes to Rend Lake.
CITY:West Frankfort
Martin's Restaurant & Catering
Family atmosphere. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Daily specials. Everything's homemade. Large variety of sandwiches available. Call ahead for group, seating for 65.
Old Bates Campground
Located on the west side of Rend Lake off of Route 148 at the intersection of Peach Orchard Road. Offers electricity, water and sewer, shower house, bottle gas filed, dumping stations as well as campers to rent. Owners: Robert and Angela Holder.
Season's at Rend Lake
At Season's enjoy either casual or semi-formal dining at its best. Full service bar, seasonal favorites and specials with a beautiful view of Rend Lake golf course. Meeting and banquet rooms for up to 250.
Downtown Mt. Vernon (The District)
Visit Downtown Mt. Vernon for a variety of shops, including a kitchen store, photography studio, musical instruments, clothing, fine jewelry, scrapbooking supplies, and gifts.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Family restaurant, owned and operated by the Alongi family since 1933. Order pasta, pizza, steak or seafood.
CITY:Du Quoin
Comfort Suites - Mt. Vernon
Conveniently located near I-64/I-57 Interchange with 24-hour indoor pool, fitness center, free hot breakfast, and business center
CITY:Mount Vernon
Cracker Barrel - Mt. Vernon
Our menu features everything you love about country cooking, plus a few items that might just surprise you.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Frankfort Community Aquatics and Activities Center
Features indoor swimming, gymnasium, exercise room, weight room, and park with playground equipment. Just 10 miles for Rend Lake.
CITY:West Frankfort
Macedonia Game Preserve
A state-licensed hunting preserve, we provide hunters with a good environment and quality deer management. Also quail, pheasant,chukar and dove hunting available. Package prices available upon request for walk-in hunts, corporate & business hunts.
Motel Benton
Newly remodeled rooms at budget rates. Children welcome.
Jack Russell Fish Company
Fish with an "old Tavern recipe". Upscale decor with mid scale prices. Tropical theme with crawdads once a month & other fish dinners plus chicken and pork.
Illinois State Museum - Southern Illinois Art Gallery
A museum gallery featuring theme-based exhibits of works created by past and contemporary Illinois artists and artisans. Less than 1 mile southeast of Rend Lake.
North Sandusky Campground
Beautiful campground on Rend Lake with 118 sites with electricity. Full hookups available on selected sites. Three picnic shelter areas (wheelchair accessible). One group area with 21 wooded campsites for $100 a day.


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There is no progress to report in salary negotiations between the Grayville City Council and the union representing municipal employees.
An executive session scheduled for Monday night's Feb. 25 regular meeting of the Council was cancelled after Mayor Joe Bisch said the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Local 124 has yet to respond to a counterproposal submitted by the Council.
The city's contract with IUPAT does not expire until May 2015 but wages are revisited on a regular basis. Union members say they proposed concessions on the contract in exchange for a wage increase.
Wages are unchanged in a "rough" budget being worked up by City Treasurer Sharon Broster Walden. "We don't have much money to play with," she warned.
She encouraged Council members to submit "wish lists" for the proposed budget to her. "Make it short," she said.
When that comment drew laughter, she made a revision: "Make it small numbers, I'll say it like that," Walden said.
The Council agreed to donate $10,000 to the Grayville Senior Citizens, to be paid in two $5,000 installments, one this fiscal year and one the next.
In other business Monday night:
• Commissioners voted unanimously to seek preliminary estimates for water well rehabilitation. "We need something for the budget," Bisch said.
• Jordan reported a grant project to upgrade lighting in municipal buildings is now complete and came in a little under budget.
• A resolution in support of a Community Development Assistance Program grant being sought for housing rehabilitation in Grayville was approved by the Council. During a hearing prior to the meeting, Kara Kuykendall, a grant writer with the Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission, said some six homes will be upgraded with grant monies in the area of First, Martin, Cemetery and Sycamore Streets.
• Another hearing to detail the city's upcoming municipal electric aggregation program vote drew only two members of the public, Larry and Jackie Pearson. Their questions regarding the matter were answered by Jeff Haarman of Affordable Gas and Electric, the city's aggregation consultant.
• Oil income for the month amounted to $919.39, Jordan reported.
• And Walden reported the city has $765,780.84 in restricted funds, $877,425.46 in investments and $261,125.47 available for operations, for a total of $1,904,331.77.
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