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FORT HOOD (December 9, 2012)--Members of Fort Hood's 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command came home from their year-long deployment in Afghanistan Sunday morning.
The unit deployed 155 soldiers, most overseas since last December.
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Opposition Group Seizes 21 Peacekeepers in the Golan Heights, Demanding Retreat of Assad's Troops
Syrian rebels seized 21 United Nations peacekeepers in the Golan Heights and said they would be held until Syrian government forces withdraw from a nearby town, as the chaos of the country's civil war seeped toward a once-peaceful border.
A group of around 30 armed fighters detained the unarmed peacekeepers inside Syria on Wednesday in a U.N.-patrolled zone near the Syrian town of al Jamlah, a U.N. spokesman said. The nationalities of the peacekeepers couldn't be confirmed, U.N. officials said.
The Yarmouk Martyr's Brigade, a small force in southern Syria's Deraa province, claimed responsibility for the abduction. The brigade has said it is loyal to the Free Syrian Army, the military wing of the internationally recognized Syrian Opposition Coalition. But Brig. Gen. Salim Idriss, the leader of the Syrian umbrella group's Supreme Military Council, condemned the kidnapping and said he would work on getting the peacekeepers freed, the BBC reported.
The U.N. was in talks with the captors to secure the release of the peacekeepers, Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said later in the day. The U.N. said it was only in touch with Syrian authorities.
Rebels in Deraa province are among the most organized groups fighting the Assad regime in Syria, with Western-vetted military councils receiving some of the most advanced weaponry supplied by Gulf states through the Jordanian border. The Yarmouk Martyr's Brigade doesn't appear to be among these councils, experts said.
Earlier Wednesday, the brigade released a YouTube video in which a rebel, standing before three U.N.-marked vehicles, said the peacekeepers would be held until government forces withdraw from al Jamlah. It couldn't be confirmed if the rebels in the video were those who abducted the peacekeepers.
The U.S. has sought to closely vet its rebel partners, and has refrained from arming rebels in part out of concern that weapons would fall into the wrong hands. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the opposition had gained a much better ability to get supplies to "moderate, legitimate" groups.
Mr. Churkin, the ambassador from Russia—an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad—said Wednesday's abductions were part of an opposition effort to try to "extend the geography of the Syrian conflict." He cited the killing of Syrian soldiers in Iraq on Monday as another example. "Someone is trying very hard to blow this crisis up," he said.
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The U.N. Disengagement Observer Force, or Undof, has been patrolling the Golan Heights since 1974, after the end of hostilities between Israel and Syria in the 1973 war. Before the Syrian civil war, the border region was one of the most stable Arab-Israeli frontiers.
The Syrian fighting had begun affecting the peacekeepers by late 2012, when the Undof commander complained of forces being caught in crossfire between the Syrian army and the rebels.
The commander, Maj. Gen. Iqbal Singha of India, said in November that areas patrolled by Undof had been heavily affected by the fighting.
The U.N. force also reported being accused of aiding the Syrian army. At the time, Gen. Singha said the Syrian Army had disguised itself as U.N. forces by using white vehicles.
Last month, Undof spokesman Maj. Alexander Unterweger described the situation in the border region as "unstable and tense." Japanese peacekeepers left the force in January because of the deterioration in security.
There is today a force of 1,011 peacekeepers from Austria, Croatia, India and the Philippines. Croatia said recently it planned to withdraw its 98 personnel.
Undof peacekeepers operate within a demilitarized buffer zone from which Israeli and Syrian forces are prohibited, and in outlying areas where government forces are permitted, in numbers that increase the further from the buffer zone.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based group tracking the conflict, said rebels claimed the peacekeepers were helping Syrian forces move in and out of the area. A U.N. spokesman denied that charge, and said the peacekeepers were sticking to their mandate.
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18-month sentence for pope's former butler
Paolo Gabriele, former butler for Pope Benedict XVI, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing confidential Vatican documents that he leaked to the news media. As I had suspected, it appears the motive behind this caper is high-minded: What the butler saw as one of the few lay people in the papal household made him fear for the church. As a loyal Catholic, he decided to do something about it by leaking documents to an Italian journalist, Gianluigi Nuzzi. AFP reports on the proceedings against Gabriele:
"What really shocked me was when I sat down for lunch with the Holy Father and sometimes the pope asked about things that he should have been informed on," he told the court when he was given a chance to defend himself."It was then that I became firmly convinced of how easy it was to manipulate a person with such enormous powers," he said.
I've seen nothing to contradict what Gabriele told the court at the closing of his trial: "The thing I feel most strongly is the conviction of having acted out of visceral love for the Church of Christ and of its leader on earth." He deserves the papal pardon that, according to news accounts, is likely. One bit of intrigue lingers from a statement Gabriele made earlier that 20 people were involved in the scheme. He later denied this.The Vatican's response to the leaks was an overheated call for any journalists involved in publishing the leaked documents to be prosecuted. Have any lessons been learned? That a man like Gabriele - practically the only layman to enter this inner circle of the Vatican - felt morally compelled to take such drastic steps sounds yet another alarm about the way the church is being run at its highest levels.
About the Author
Paul Moses, a professor of journalism at Brooklyn College/CUNY, is the author of The Saint and the Sultan: The Crusades, Islam and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace (Doubleday, 2009) and An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York's Irish and Italians (NYU Press, 2015).
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I very much agree with Rocco Palmo that this is the big story out of the Vatican today:http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/314ae6c1-www...
Gabriele's case seems to me an object lesson for anyone trying to understand the difference between a "sin" and a "crime." Assuming that the facts in the case really are true, and assuming that he is not taking the fall for others, it would seem that while Gabriele did indeed commit a crime (theft) he can hardly be held to be culpable of a sin, since his object was to help the church that he loves better to fulfill its mission on earth. Fraternal correction, in other words.
I wonder why do I keep on thinking that there was some kind of deal cut and someone high up in the Vatican said: Im gonna make him an offer he cant refuse.
Just like Pentagon Papers all over again. But the USA did not prosecute. Telling difference yes ?
One thing that is clear from Paolo's testimony is that he is not the dumbell that he was portrayed as at first. I wonder if the Pope sees that now and might be more inclined to take the opinions of "the pew warmers" more seriously. It's one thing to forgive the man. Charity requires that he be taken seriously.
"I wonder if the Pope...might be more inclined to take the opinions of 'the pew warmers' more seriously."Which segment of "the pew warmers" might you be referring to, Ann?From my experience, past and present, most "pew warmers" don't know what's going on, or they don't care. They are ignorant or indiffferent.
"One thing that is clear from Paolos testimony is that he is not the dumbell that he was portrayed as at first."I got the exactly opposite impression. From the beginnng the idea that one would help the Church 1) by holding in his apartment 82 boxes of assorted papal papers (plus a gold nugget, a $100,000 uncashed check etc) and 2) by leaking to the press some private letters that do not point to any substantial scandal, and that 3) in this way he was "helping" the Pope always looked quite stupid to me. The testimony amply confirmed that impression.
"a gold nugget, a $100,000 uncashed check etc)" ???payola?Somebody has to dig out the real story here before somebody is heard to say: "Leave the gun, keep the canolli."
Scicluna has just taught the rest of us yet another valuable lesson. If you do the right thing while doing your job, if said right thing involves stepping on cherished clerical tootsies, your reward will be banishment ASAP. Auxiliary bishop in Malta? Well done, good and faithful servant. He'll end up being a very OLD auxiliary bishop by the time he walks away, most likely in disgust.
Carlo --Check out the facts more carefully. The 82 boxes of papers are not originals or copies of Vatican documents. They are about Paolo's other interests -- espionage, Mansonry, etc. He did hide some Vatican papers in the boxes of other stuff, which sounds pretty clever to me.There is questions about the nugget. The police do not have a consistent explanation of where the nugget was found. This has led some to suspect a plant. Some of the material leaked to Nuzzi did indeed fan the flames of the Vatican bank investigation/scandal.No, Paolo is not a dummy. See the Moynihan reports of the trial. Moynihan is a conservative, so you might trust him.Dr. Robert Moynihan [email protected]
The most interesting question left is with whom and how the butler interacted internally and externally beyond Nuzzi. The answer may require a Vatileaks 2 if the three old cardinals don't gossip. The intensity of the apparent Vatican effort to keep the light focussed so very sharply and exclusively on Paolo is suggestive. Who are "the 20" and "Maria"? http://www.gianluiginuzzi.com/?page_id=51
The butler is under the pope. The prosecutor -- who moves up to auxiliary bishop, way to go! -- is under the pope. The investigators are under the pope. The judges are under the pope. The pope's spokesman, who is under the pope, says a papal pardon is in the works. Not even the Royal Shakespeare Company could be so tightly scripted. Talk about transparency!
Tom B. -- Probably normal for an old-style monarchy. Related questions about legalities of early conversations with "Vatican officials" arose when Paolo was in the process of getting lawyered up following his arrest, details of which I have forgotten except that he was essentially on his own. Re Paolo's testimony -- One unusual feature of the Vatican court is that the defendant does not testify under oath. Several observers have indelicately pointed out that Paolo was therefore free to say anything he wanted that he thought might work best for his defense. Maybe he will have more and/or different to say when he gets a chance.
To me the most interesting thing left hanging is this: one of the people whom Paolo mentioned as having discussed his concerns with him is Ingrid Stampa. Some say she is one of Benedict's closest advisors. (She took Benedict's sister's place as Benedict's housekeeper after his sister died). Stampa is a musicologist and is on at lest one Vatican commision (or so I've read). Reports say that the judge would not allow Paolo to give much testimony about her and his other contacts.Cherchez la femme? I wonder what the old cardinals had to say to her, and she to them :-)I gave Moynihan's email address above. Here's his site with the accounts of the trial:www.moynihanreport.com/
Do you suppose the Pope may give Paolo one of the new Year of Faith Indulgences instead of a pardon in an effort to have the Synod get in on some of the butler's news coverage? Paolo seems, unfortunately, to be the big Vatican story of the day on Al Jazeera, BBC, The Hindu, and StarAfrica.com.
Pope Benedict is in a hard place right now. If he pardons Paolo, that could just encourage others who are discontented/dissidents/sore heads/gossips to think they can get away with telling tales out of the Vatican. And if he does pardon Paolo he'll look like it's a payoff for not telling more details. If he doesn't pardon him, it will look mean-spirited because Paolo was at least right about the IOR stuff he leaked. It also seems to me that by just asking for the report to be made public Paolo showed that he was confident that the findings would help his case, not the Vatican's. But the Vatican was damned if it didn't release the report and damned if it did. If it did, it would in all probability show more scandalous info. If it didn't, it would look like it has something to hide. It loses either way. (And it should lose.)
I am somewhat amused that a few commenters here have taken to calling Signor Gabriele "Paolo," as though he were a longtime family friend. It's a bit condescending, or so it seems to me. Whatever the merits of this story, it has, I think, been sensationalized well beyond the reality. Of course, the press loves it. The Pope's "butler" after all. For the best treatments of these bizarre events, I would recommend the several articles by Nicole Winfield, the Rome correspondent of AP. They are astute and well grounded in the facts.But Rocco Palmo was surely right to name the real Vatican story of the day as the"transfer" of Monsignor Charles Scicluna OUT of the CDF to become auxiliary bishop of Valetta, Malta. (See Palmo's excellent piece at Whispers in the Loggia.) Have we so soon forgotten that Msgr. Scicluna has been the chief voice and effective advocate at the CDF, indeed in the Roman Curia, for naming abuse by clerics of minors and doing something about it? His language has been blunt and courageous. Too much so, it would appear. As well, he was the persistent investigator who finally convinced Pope Benedict XVI to remove Marcel Maciel as superior general of the Legionaries of Christ and to put the powerful community in receivership.Why was today (6 October) chosen to announce Msgr. Scicluna's "departure" from Rome? Did it have anything to do with the expected judicial verdict as well as the beginning of tomorrow's Synod on the New Evangelization? A good time to ensure that the abandoned Curial advocate of victims of abuse by clergy will quite soon be forgotten?His successor has not been named.
John Page --- If Monsignor Scicluna had enabled the publication of a book like the one to which Signor Gabriele appears to be connected, he might have achieved a similar level of global familiarity. It is easy to believe there is a very serious, important, and fascinating story behind the Monsignor, though unlikely to be written. In the meantime, Paolo's principal contribution to Vatican history is reflected in "Sua Santit. Le carte segrete di Benedetto XVI" by Gianluigi Nuzzi (Jan 1, 2012), available at Amazon. I think of Paolo as an odd character in a tragicomic drama, no family friend. Sadly, the answer to your final question may be yes. "Sua Santita" may offer some bits relevant to the Monsignor's story in its previously unpublished pieces on the Legionaries, Maciel, and pedophilia. (I Haven't read it and don't plan to in Italian.)
Has it occurred to anyone else that Signor Gabriele's explanation of his motives is just a bit too convenient? A bit too contrived? A bit too idealistically pure?The one thing about these delicious Vatican internal intrigue stories that impresses me is that almost nothing is obvious, or as it seems, on first blush. A faint, within a faint, within a faint, ...For accomplished, careful, veteran Vatican politicos, like Joey Ratz, you don't make it to the top without knowing how to wield a stiletto in-close without leaving a trail of evidence crumbs back to your own doorstep.When you are a man of immense political power, like Joey Ratz, you don't get to where you are by being careless and stupid [a la leaving important and embarrassing documents lying around the apartment for the help to distribute to the media] - without a purpose.How could such a careful and ruthless politician like Joey Ratz let someone like Paolo Gabriele to get so close to the papal personage??? Like Paolo was never throughly screened and vetted? Yeah, right. Gabriele, we are asked to believe, was shocked to see how easily a pope was "manipulated???" Get real!Give me a break. I'm not buying those vegetables. Gabriele has probably seen all these Vatican/curia boys without their clothes on [both literally and figuratively].My best guess is that either Gabriele was a plant and/or mole in the papal household by Masonic or corporate or Mafia interests - "all the usual suspects." [Maybe even the CIA, yah think?] Or, the poor stumbling leaker Paolo is just the willing stooge for Joey Ratz to strike out at his perceived enemies in his own curia.My instincts tell me it is the latter, or a weird combination of both. Maybe Joey Ratz set Paolo up by leaving all those documents lying around in the gutter so Ratz's house pet would find them and leak them to the press? Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy!?!History tells us that most popes spend most of their waning years in office trying to fix the outcome of the next papal conclave. [Most recently, J23 greased the skids for P6; JP2 even changed the conclave election rules to favor B16.] It's not hard to imagine that JP2 needed to reward Joey Ratz for all the muscle he brought to bear upon the "liberation theologians" and "moral relativists" that he thought invected the hierarchy.Why is the prospect of a papal pardon already been planted and talked-up in the press? Was that part of the plan all along: You leak the papers, Paolo. We get to act horrified and transgressed. You posture as a outraged laymen about what's happening inside the church these days. We'll give you a get-out-of-jail-card-free with benefits after the requisite show trial that we will conduct and fix in secret. Go figure!
Jim J. -- You caught on. Cui bono?Short of reading the book, see the publisher's offering of 38 pages including pictures of some leaked documents. Note in particular the table of contents (pp. 19-21) listing the hundred or so items in the book and identifying peoples' names and events (e.g., pp. 193-199 on secrets known and unspoken on Marcial Maciel Legionaires). http://issuu.com/chiarelettere/docs/sua_santit__per_sito/4 Also, a blurb on the author's web site lists selected highlights with names. http://www.gianluiginuzzi.com/?page_id=51 Many individual items have drawn brief media notice and amplification. Still to come is the grand map that plots the connections among the people and events publicized by Nuzzi using what he received from "Maria". The next obvious step would be to check out nearby offices and activities that do not show up at all on the map of embarrassments. Why don't they? Where is/are "Maria"? Meanwhile, hope the three old cardinals leak before they retire from the case.
Jim and Jack --I agree with you guys that Paolo doesn't seem to be exactly a lily. How could he copy 1000 top secret papers in the presence of Ganswein and the other secretary and not be asked what he was doing??? I very much doubt that statement. On the other hand, much of his testimony was quite consistent with someone who genuinely was concerned with the state of the Church and the Pope. You don't have to be a lily to love the Church and Benedict. Maybe Benedict 16 is actually his hero. He took the job, remember, knowing that at times he would function as a physical shield for Benedict. Remember that JP II was almost killed by a sniper, and it could have happened to Paolo. No, Paolo ain't no naive creampuff.
Italy is the land where comic opera blossomed. This one is ready to bloom. Plot collaboration by Mel Brooks, Dan Brown, and Stephen Colbert. For music, scores of old Italian hits may be adaptable. Great scenery from around Rome and Vatican City State. As the curtain goes up for the Trial Scene, robed overseers solemnly sound off from their perches: * Fr. Lombardi -- "objectively defamatory" journalistic initiative is clearly criminal * Prefect of the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signatura Burke -- leaks are "most grave crimes" * Abp. Becciu -- theft is "an immoral act of unprecedented gravity" and "despicable abuse of the relationship of trust" Would that the Vatican responded as swiftly and vigorously to crime-related matters of sex abuse and money as it does to the embarrassment of a violation of "freedom of correspondence".


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SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers Executive VP/General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has recalled F Jonathan Rheault from the San Antonio Rampage (AHL).
Rheault, 26 earns his second recall of the season. Rheault made his NHL debut on Mar. 5 against Winnipeg for the Panthers, logging 14:34 TOI. He has played in three games for Florida this season with a +2 rating. Rheault has played 51 games this season for San Antonio pacing the team with 37 points (17-20-37).
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In Denison, a hometown girl started a cupcake shop four months ago, and the business is growing every day. She even sells out of the fresh baked goods on many days.
What's the secret behind those cupcakes?
Buffy crosses out flavors on the chalk board and writes "sold out". This is a daily occurrence at "Buffy's Cupcakes on Main" in Denison.
But what makes these hand held cakes so popular? It might have something to do with the growing popularity of baking reality shows.
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ARA613: AP Art Dr+ (2014-2015)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Visual Arts
COURSE TITLE: AP Studio Art: Draw+
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
About the Program:
The AP Studio Art Drawing class is an intensive one-year course of college-level study that addresses broad issues of drawing and media. Some of these drawing issues include light and shade, line quality, rendering of form, composition, surface manipulation, and illusion of depth. Many works of painting, printmaking, and mixed media, as well as abstract, observational, and inventive works, may qualify. The range of marks used to make drawings, the arrangement of those marks, and the materials used to make the marks are endless. Students are expected to take the AP exam at the end of the course.
Major Concepts/Content: Students will explore the elements of art (color, value, line, shape, form, texture and space.) and the possibilities therein artists use to express themselves. The principles of design (balance, contrast, proportion, pattern, rhythm, emphasis, unity, and variety) help guide artists in making decisions about how to organize the elements on an image plane in order to communicate content.
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- Students will explore formal and conceptual issues through creative and systematic investigations.
- Students will use informed and critical decision-making as an on going process for the creation of art.
- Students will develop technical skills and are familiarized with the functions of the visual elements.
- Students will engage in in-depth critiques, deliver presentations from their own portfolios, read critical and art historical selections and write reviews of student and master works.
- Students, who enroll in the AP Studio Art Drawing course, will be expected to produce a minimum of forty pieces of finished artwork in a variety of two-dimensional media, techniques, and subject matter.
- Students will emphasize work drawn from personal observation into which they embed various aspects of color theory, principles of design and the elements of art.
- Students will develop a body of work focused on a central theme.
- Students will recognize the importance of art history and culture as a lexicon from which they may develop their own visual ideas.
Course Philosophy: Students who enroll in AP Studio Art: Drawing will be expected to produce a minimum of forty pieces and therefore they should consistently be drawing from observation and developing a broad range of divergent products that apply color theory, design principles and emphasize specific elements of art. A portion of this work should be directed toward a student selected theme. It is important for the student to understand how masterworks and other artwork contribute to individual and personal ideas. With this understanding the student will create presentations in which they critique their own and other works of art.
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5 Moments in Fake Professional Wrestling That Got Too Real
#2. Masahiko Kimura vs. Rikidozan
It was a match dubbed the Duel of the Century -- between Masahiko Kimura and the Japanese Professional Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, Rikidozan. Kimura earned his fame by being pretty talented at real fighting -- he had only lost four judo matches in his entire life, and even had an arm lock named after him that's still used consistently in modern MMA. Rikidozan, on the other hand, dabbled briefly in sumo wrestling before really building a career throwing himself around professional wrestling rings.
He loved sucking his gut in too much to go sumo.
But even though one of the fighters was the real thing, the Duel of the Century was staged as a series of fake matches that would have toured around Japan, highlighting the evenly matched skill set of each man. We say "would have" because they never got through more than one match; Rikidozan made it clear that the only thing more important to him than piles of money and attention was winning.
When It Got Real
The very first match was supposed to end in a draw, setting up all the future matches in the Duel of the Century, but Rikidozan went into business for himself just a few minutes into the fight.
The two wrestled for a while like they had rehearsed, exchanging fake holds and dodging painfully sluggish attacks, because apparently everything could be in slow motion in the '50s and still keep the entire audience absolutely enthralled.
"A 45-minute headlock ... how can he withstand such punishment?"
Then without warning, Rikidozan snapped. He unleashed a flurry of chops to Kimura's neck and face. The flustered judo champion backed into a corner, afraid to fight back in any real capacity, because he was concerned that breaking Rikidozan in half might sour the deal.
When he did try judo's deadliest move, the face smush, it was to no avail.
At one point, Kimura even turned to the referee, presumably to ask for some kind of help, only to be pummeled to the floor and kicked in the face while the ref just watched and nodded.
"This'll teach you to ... respectfully adhere to match plans."
Somehow Kimura mustered up enough strength to stand up, bewildered by the turn of events. After the referee checked him for injuries, Rikidozan raced back in and chopped Kimura so hard in the neck that he knocked him out cold.
"Are you OK to continue?"
Rikidozan celebrated his glorious victory while a swollen-faced and disoriented Kimura looked on from his corner, trying to understand what the hell had just happened. In the aftermath, Kimura still had the composure to shake the hand of Rikidozan and congratulate him on the win, even though he was well within his rights, as far as we're concerned, to forcefully rearrange his organs.
#1. Hulk Hogan vs. Richard Belzer
Hulk Hogan's mid-'80s dominance in professional wrestling both revolutionized the sport and took it mainstream. He was everywhere, from cartoons and music to nearly every piece of merchandise you can think of. Naturally, he appeared on the talk show circuit as well. In 1985, Hulk Hogan and Mr. T were invited onto the show Hot Properties, hosted by Richard Belzer (long before he started arresting perverts on Law and Order: SVU).
Nope, nothing odd about that career arc at all.
Belzer, who looks like he weighs about 102 pounds after a Thanksgiving dinner, prodded Hogan to show him some basic wrestling moves, and Hogan obliged.
He obliged Belzer's neck to a 90-degree angle.
When It Got Real
Belzer had spent the whole first half of the show taking shots at professional wrestling and belittling the careers of Mr. T and Hulk Hogan. His desire to see a pro wrestling move was less an earnest request and more an accusation that Hulk Hogan was just an actor. Keep in mind, at the time professional wrestling was still adamant that everything in the ring was real, so when some weedy talk show host challenged Hogan to put a hold on him, Hogan's natural inclination was to hurt the guy.
Which, in fairness, wasn't the worst thing he could have done in this position.
So Hulk Hogan, who had been growing increasingly more furious throughout the show, put Belzer in a front chin lock and, whether out of anger or because Belzer weighed about as much as paper, put enough pressure on the lock to close Belzer's airway.
It was only a few seconds before Belzer went completely limp. Like Lenny accidentally crushing a rabbit, a tiny portion of Hogan's brain suspected that something was wrong and he let go. Belzer then crumpled to the floor, completely unconscious, while Hogan stood there and watched him fall. Belzer's head smacked hard on the concrete floor.
Mr. T, to his credit, attempted to alleviate the anxiety of the crowd by suggesting that "he's just sleepin'" while a pool of blood slowly started to form around Belzer's skull. After a few panicked moments where Hulk Hogan showed something like regret for killing a talk show host on his own show, Belzer finally woke up, disoriented and pouring a steady stream of blood down the back of his jacket.
"Just walk it off, somewhere with a softer floor."
Belzer then sued the pants off of both Hogan and the WWF, demanding $5 million before ultimately settling out of court. So today when Hulk Hogan does his Debt Help Center commercials, it's hard not to wonder if he looks back on that moment and questions if it was worth actively trying to hurt a guy he outweighed by nearly 200 pounds just to prove a point about professional wrestling no one believed anyway.
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"One of my subscription blog readers has it right. We dont know what the DVDs are worth and, being an economist, we are discovering the price through an auction. It does look like $125 is about right, but we shall see. I am not running the auction, my marketing guy is. There is nothing dishonest about an auction, it is universally considered to be the most informative and non-manipulable mechanism for price discovery.
The DVDs will go up onto the store at a more or less fixed price when the store is up and the auction is finished.
I am back up to 200 pounds again. I put on 5 pounds of muscle in two weeks, maybe a bit more because I did lean out a little.
It was easy. I put the technology I used on my private blog."


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Anyone knows how to install globalmenu on Ubuntu 10.10?
Instead use this:
Add it to your panel by right clicking on the panel, choosing Add to Panel and then select Indicator Applet Appmenu
I got this from OMGUbuntu
Hope that helps!! :)
Unfortunately, indicator-applet-menu is not entirely equivalent to globalmenu. The main difference afaict is that the application name, which usually shows up in the window's title bar does not show up in the upper tray. I'm sure this is a bug/oversight in i-a-m (which I will now submit a bug report on), but it's an important part of what globalmenu does. It tells you which application has the focus.
Still, it's nice to see i-a-m in Maverick and I'll be switching my desktops over to it.
This page hosts the maintainers' official documentation on installing globalmenu.
However, according to this issue, globalmenu doesn't compile at all in 10.10 and the project seems to be inactive. Here's the error in the attached buildlog. You may want to try and fix the issue yourself :)
If you just want the effect of global menu. Install the package "indicator-applet-appmenu". This is the new appmenu used in the Ubuntu Netbook Edition. It is compatible with the normal Ubuntu session as well.
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Safe Kids Kansas has partnered with Kansas Department of Transportation and State Farm insurance to promote seat belt awareness and what better way to do it then by handing out dollar bills.
"Bucks for Buckles" is an awareness campaign that began in 2004 and is held annually to bring awareness on safe driving. This year, the campaign will begin August 25th through September 7th and is being held in 37 cities across Kansas.
So how does a driver receive cash?
According to a press release by Safe Kids Kansas, one dollar bills will be distributed by local volunteers to drivers who have all occupants buckled up securely in their vehicle. Those riding unrestrained will receive educational materials about the effectiveness of seat belts and child safety seats in saving lives and reducing injuries.
Cherie Sage, State director for Safe kids Kansas, said local volunteers in each city will be spread out and sites where they'll be posted will be a 'surprise'.
"We definitely try to keep an element of surprise," Sage said. "It's a reminder to everybody that you just never know when you will be rewarded for good behavior- Truth is, crashes can happen anywhere so it's important that we wear our seat belts every time. it's a good life-long habit to have."
Sage said that for Safe Kids, another important piece to the campaign is delivering an important message to parents.
"We want to tell parents that kids do follow your example," she said. "When parents are buckled, children are most likely to be buckled so as they transition in life from passengers to drivers they will have developed a good safe life-long habit."
Sage said last year, Kansas Kids gave away a total of $6,384 dollars throughout the state of Kansas.
Labor Day traveling
The campaign will be in effect during Labor Day weekend, when highways are anticipated to have a high number of drivers on the road, consequently, increasing the potential for an individual to be involved in a motor vehicle crash. The campaigns focus is to promote the effectiveness of seat belts especially in times where highways will be busier then normal.
"In 2011, 382 people lost their lives on Kansas roadways and 50 percent of them were unbuckled," Sage said in a recent press release. "The single most effective means of protecting the lives of you and your passengers is wearing seat belts and using appropriate child restraints every time you ride in the vehicle- even short distances."
"The lifesaving benefits of seat belts are real and increasing use can make a difference. It's such a simple thing and only takes a few seconds to buckle up."
For more information about safety belt or child safety seat visit www.safekidskansas.org.
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this is a general question about programming, I hate using other people's code and I find myself coding things in my own way, even the simplest things like a web template, a PHP calendar, or a news module. Is there anything wrong with that ? Should I change and get in the habit of re-using other people's free code.
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I would rewrite instead of reuse for the following reasons:
First of all, if you do not want to use other peoples code, you cannot by definition be a part of a team. This is a great hinderance as most non-trivial software projects are lifted by teams.
Then, if you want to do everything yourself, it takes longer (yes, it does) and you do not get the insight of others and at some point the maintenance burden gets too large for you to perform.
Hence, strongly reconsider your position. The view is better when you stand on the shoulders of others.
I have been taught in school that you should reuse unless you are in of the following categories:
The first simply means, if you do not know how a parser works and what the challenges it overcomes, then write one yourself. This works for any technology that acts as a glue and for simple projects (like a calendar).
If you have come up with an algorithm that runs faster in the case that you'll most likely need it, then write your own. For example, if your calendar needs to cover multiple calendar types (think lunar and Gregorian), and you cannot find one already, then do it yourself. You should market the solution since other people will probably have the same problem.
Your company may not allow you to use a particular module based on the licence or other policy. In this case you can only really write your own library/system.
@jprete raises a good point in that core functionality should be implemented yourself. I argue that if there is a library/system that already exists that completes your core function, then your system may work better as glue that binds together multiple systems to enhance their behavior.
In all cases, you must make a conscious decision on whether you will write the functionality yourself or use a third-party library, and be able to argue your decision. Each project is unique and will force you to chose differently. Even the same project with different team members may imply a different choice.
Hope that helps.
This partly depends on what the piece of code does.
You should never write your own security code unless you know very well what you're doing, and you can get reviews by other people who are very experienced in security software and how to attack it. There's too many ways you can screw up and not realize it, even if you're very competent in general.
There is nothing wrong about hating using someone else's code in general. In most cases, the source code you find on the internet may not be very good. It doesn't match the standards, is not tested, is not readable, etc., which is especially true in PHP, where too many people writing code are inexperienced.
Creating a news module is not very hard. Finding an usable one, then finding how to use it (with no documentation available) may be much longer and difficult. Later, when your customer will ask you to make a small modification, if it's not your code, it will take you much longer, or will even be impossible to do.
On the other hand, don't rewrite just for rewriting. If you implement your own date-time methods instead of using ones already implemented in PHP, there will be a problem. If you invent your own cryptography algorithm for storing sensitive data instead of using existing ones, chances are that security issues will arise very quickly.
To conclude, it's ok if you write your own code because the code you can find suck from your point of view or require too much effort to work with. It's not ok if you write your own code just because you don't want to reuse.
In all cases, don't fall into the reuse syndrome: it's not because something was already written than you must reuse it at all costs. Some companies promote this approach (and in general tell you that the future of a developer consists of drag-dropping reusable blocks to create commercial products), but this approach of software development is neither realistic, nor serious.
Would not say this is the case for everything, but if you are spending time writing your own calendar control, then you probably are wasting some valuable time. There are loads of good calendars out there written by people who do nothing but make calendar controls all day for people to use, pretty much drag and drop. Unless you are one of those people, why not drag and drop the stuff that is not central to your application. There is always more to do that cannot be drag and dropped, so focussing on those things might make you significantly more productive.


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Now that there is a tool to convert an MXD to Tilemill, one must then wonder if the ability to open QGIS documents in Tilemill will ever exist.
This somewhat exists - here's a page of the various converters available. Exporting CartoCSS from other tools requires both mangling the native format and normalizing differences between how they treat data & the capabilities of the renderer.
Definitely open to adding more features/functionality to my QGISTileMillExport plugin (as well as adding it to one of the plugin repos for easier installation once it's a bit more mature). I stubbed it out as a proof of concept for my own use a few months ago.
As for workflow, I saw it as a way to bridge between data/rough styling in QGIS and final presentation work in TileMill, as well as allowing me access to QGIS' more advanced binning and gradient tools (which I figure TileMill will eventually incorporate in some form).
Feel free to mess around with it and submit questions/comments/bugs/requests over on the issue tracker
Also, pull requests welcome! :D
I recently came across a new plugin for QGIS 1.9 called QTiles. It's development was announced Dec 2012 on the QGIS Developer forum.
I'm not sure if this works directly with TileMill, but it looks like a good start.
There is also my QGIS -> Mapnik XML plugin at https://github.com/springmeyer/quantumnik. I wrote this before CartoCSS existed, and I've been planning on updating it to output CartoCSS by leveraging https://github.com/rundel/carto-generator. If anyone else is interested in this approach get in touch by creating an issue at https://github.com/springmeyer/quantumnik/issues/7


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I've installed postgres with the kyngchaos installer a couple of months ago. I've now updated to OSX Lion, but the database server fails to start.
A comment on kyngchaos's blog (http://www.kyngchaos.com/blog/2011/20110723_lion) made me look at the 'postgres' user: it doesn't exist anymore! At least, I can't "sudo su postgres" anymore. So I figure that's the reason my server doesn't run.
How can I best restore that user?


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Boiling Crab Coming To Westwood; Dinner Taking Off At Early Bird In Fullerton
Elsewhere, Thierry Perez closes his French market and cafe L'Epicerie.
Elsewhere, Thierry Perez closes his French market and cafe L'Epicerie.
The NorCal-imported sustainable burger chain is debuting a new Taste Kitchen concept.
Bring a friend, get a free burger!
Eli and Max Sussman try to lure some wrestlers out of the Mayan.
"The Maron" is a monster burger for such a skinny man.
The tiny kosher sandwiches, available in lamb, beef, and ahi, have a span of just three inches.
The two smashed patties with gold and purple cheese on a crunch bun will only be available when the team is playing.
The clone's sudden appearance raises the odds for an In-N-Out museum.
The place is short on atmosphere and the prices add up a little too quickly for one University alum.
The restaurant derives from Kona's Ultimate Burger and chef Windy "Makani" Gerardi.
The chain is going retro with a riff on The Graduate.
The chain has conquered its construction issues.
The chain is a huge hit in The Middle East.
Still, there will be a new burger in town tonight, now that this third local link in the San Diego is pushing its debut back.
The third local link in this chain will serve elk burgers, since L.A. has no destination for horse.
The Eagle Rock burger restaurant is allowing local artists design its food for a new monthly series. called "Hardly Starving Artist."
It really makes sense for Southern California's less famous burger to serve the In-N-Out deprived parts of the city.
200 will be available at noon for one-day only, as the chef gets ready to close his porchetta truck.
The new concept follows other recent shrink-jobs like Oleego by Park's BBQ and Umami's U-Mini.
The chef will make Ethiopian tacos with injera bread on a $140 menu coming from Govind Armstrong's kitchen.


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Recent and archived news articles by Eric Konigsberg of The New York Times.
Can U.S. Men's Tennis Rise Again?
A new generation of juniors might be able to get America back to the top — if they receive the right push.
August 24, 2014, Sunday
Who Killed Anna Mae?
Nearly 40 years ago, a Native American activist turned up dead, and still no one knows who was responsible. She had a lot of enemies, but her friends may have been more dangerous.
April 27, 2014, Sunday
Broadway Workers Tell Union to Settle or Strike
A group of more than 260 Broadway workers — cleaners, porters and bathroom attendants at about 30 theaters — has inched closer to a possible strike. A unanimous vote on Tuesday, in which more than 200 members of Local 32BJ of the Service...
December 17, 2009, Thursday
Broadway Service Workers Give Union Authority to Strike or Settle
A group of more than 260 workers on Broadway - cleaners, porters and matrons at some 30 theaters - inched closer to the possibility of a strike on Tuesday afternoon.
December 15, 2009, Tuesday
His Music Still Makes Society Whirl
Peter Duchin keeps the American songbook alive while plying an endangered trade.
December 6, 2009, Sunday
Still King of the Cinematic Slopes
"Dynasty," the latest in a decades-long series of Warren Miller ski films, comes to Symphony Space on Sunday.
November 21, 2009, Saturday
Quite Big in Britain, Not Quite in the U.S.
It is notable that an artist who has achieved Tracey Emin's level of stardom in Europe should struggle to make inroads here.
November 14, 2009, Saturday
New York Clinics See Few Crowds for Free Vaccine
The small number of people who showed up to be vaccinated could be attributed to wariness about the new swine flu vaccine or a lack of knowledge about the clinics.
November 9, 2009, Monday
Collecting Headlines Funnier Than This
It's immediately apparent just flipping through "Our Front Pages: 21 Years of Greatness, Virtue, and Moral Rectitude From America's Finest News Source," that the art of the fake headline has evolved.
November 3, 2009, Tuesday
It's Not a Bad Time to Be Funny in the City
For Kumail Nanjiani, breaks seem to be coming quickly. Next, his own show?
November 1, 2009, Sunday
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Monday, December 13, 2004
Columbia, Mo. -- Navy Capt. Kathryn M. Hobbs, the commanding officer at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois and chief of staff for the Navy Region Midwest, will address graduates at the Columbia College main campus commencement ceremony at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 18 in Southwell Complex (700 Range Line Road) in Columbia.
Hobbs, a 1978 graduate of Columbia College, was the first woman assigned to command a Navy Brig, the equivalent of a civilian prison. In 1983 she was the first female assigned as assistant maintenance officer at Fleet Logistics Support Squadron. Hobbs was named Navy ROTC Instructor of the Year in 1989, Who's Who Worldwide and awarded the Navy League Award in the Southwestern United States. She also is a 2004 recipient of the Columbia College Distinguished Alumni Award.
The college will confer undergraduate and master's degrees to a total of 550 students from the main and extended campuses in December; of that number, approximately 300 are participating in the main campus commencement ceremony in Columbia. The college also will confer degrees to 27 students who represent the school's first class of nursing students made up of bridge-track (licensed practical nurses) and generic-track students.


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Relax in the Florida Keys – from diving excursions in Key Largo to the vibrant nightlife of Key West.
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Relax in the Florida Keys – from diving excursions in Key Largo to the vibrant nightlife of Key West.
Florida Keys holidays are blessed with peaceful waters and a beautiful tropical reef ecosystem. Book a fly-drive and make your way down the Overseas Highway, staying in one of our hotels along the way. Driving from island to island on the US1, with emerald waters on either side, is all part of the Florida keys experience.
More than 400 islands make up the 150-mile key chain. Key Largo is the largest island and is closest to Miami. It is perfect for families, with plenty of attractions to keep everyone entertained. You can swim with dolphins, visit the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park or simply enjoy the water sports. Islamorada is the sport-fishing capital of the world and is a mecca for divers too. Duck Key provides a tranquil, luxurious islet resort with salt-water canals. Key West is the southernmost point in the US and has the lion's share of the nightlife.
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Get in touch with one of nature's friendliest mammals on this relaxing 3-hour dolphin cruise from Key West. Sail alongside playful dolphins and take in the spectacular scenery before enjoying a snorkel trip through the Florida Keys' backcountry waters. Explore the underwater world and discover a variety of vibrant tropical fish. You don't have to be an expert swimmer, because the crew will provide you with guidance and top-of-the-line gear including mask, fins, snorkel and a float if you wish.
The hop-on hop-off trolley tour of Key West is a fantastic way to explore this historic island. Sit back and relax while your expert tour guide turns back the pages of history to the days of Indians, pirates, wreckers and the Civil War. Get a full picture of Key West on a hop-on hop-off trolley tour. The history of this tropical, southernmost island in the continental U.S. is fascinating. This is Key West's most comprehensive tour, covering more than 100 points of interest.
See the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States on this two-hour glass-bottom boat tour from Key West. As you relax on the cruise, look down below your feet to see the reef, which is teeming with tropical fish, hard and soft corals, sponges, snails, jellyfish, anemones, crabs, lobsters, rays, sea turtles, nurse sharks and other sea life. Upgrade to the sunset cruise to enjoy Champagne and soft drinks as you watch the sunset.
Spot dolphins playing and swimming along the boat and snorkel over shipwrecks and coral reefs. The spacious catamaran offers plenty of room to relax. The first stop is the wild dolphin playground, where you will see dolphins swimming, feeding, jumping, courting each other, playing and, if you're lucky, caring for their babies. Then it's on to snorkelling, with equipment and instruction. After snorkelling, replenish with complimentary tropical fruit tray, snacks, soft drinks, ice-cold beer and wine (for over 21's) during the relaxing cruise back to Key West.
Ride Key West's Conch Tour Train, a proud tribute to Henry Flagler's engineering miracle in the early 1900s, when he brought the first railroad to the Florida island. Learn about the important historical figures who became captivated by the island, such as John James Audubon, Ernest Hemingway and Harry S Truman. From bold Spanish explorers to the great cigar barons, you will be transported back to the exciting railroad days of the early 1900s.
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Many may not know, this marks the 20th anniversary of our sister city relationship with Kawanishi, Japan.
And this year 14 visitors traveled all the way from their homeland to experience a piece of Bowling Green.
After nearly 20 hours of traveling they have arrived in Bowling Green and among the first stop, Lost River Cave.
"This is our 20th anniversary so we decided to bring more to Bowling Green and to let them know more about Bowling Green and love Bowling Green"
Since October 16th of 1992 Kawanishi has established a relationship with Bowling Green and this is the first time since 2006 that 14 adults were able to make the trip.
"I'm sure I believe they be big fan of Bowling Green now."
They hope to establish a relationship in which each culture can learn from the other.
"It gives us an advantage to learn about the Japanese culture so much of the world is changing and becoming smaller with exchange."
"It's a bridge to connect people."
For some members it means creating a bond between two cities that are 9,435 miles apart.
"More people should come to Bowling Green and also the people in Bowling Green should come to our city and we share something together."
And for others it's a home away from home.
"It's my hometown in the U.S. so I feel relaxed and comfortable and very happy to be here."
While Mariah's, Shopping, and the Kentucky Museum are also on the itinerary they are most excited about the Medical Center 10K.
"I going to win the 10K classical."
All 14 visitors will be running in the race.
Kawanishi is located in the South Central Region of Japan, near Kyoto.


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Is there a way to set two different background pictures for my two monitors in Windows 7?
By default the same background picture is used for both displays. I am looking for a solution without installing extra software.
Is there a way to set two different background pictures for my two monitors in Windows 7?
By default the same background picture is used for both displays. I am looking for a solution without installing extra software.
I can run one desktop background image spanned across both screens out of the box, with no extra software installed. The trick is to find an image that matches the resolution of both screens together. In my case, with 17" monitors both at 1280x1024, I need an image that is 2560x1024.
Now go to Control Panel>Apperance and Personalization>Personalization>Desktop Background and select the image. Then set the picture position to "Tile". Your background image should now be spanned across both screens.
As far as I know, this is the only way to avoid having the same image on both screens without installing 3rd party software. There is not a way to have a different image for each monitor unless you save two images next to each other as one file with the correct resolution for your monitors, giving the appearance of two separate images once applied.
If you're looking for a good source for images that match your screen resolution requirements, interfacelift.com is a good source. You can browse by resolution size and they have a wide variety to fit a range of different tastes.
The answers so far are good, but I thought there must be an open source tool that does this.
It turns out there is: Dual Monitor Tools
This is a set of Free (open source) utilities. It can configure wallpaper for a dual-screen setup. It can mix both landscape and portrait-mode monitors.
It also has several other tools, including a screenshot utility.
Not out of the box, but Display Fusion works perfectly (free version is good enough)
You can either set up different wallpapers on different screens or span one wallpaper over dual screen.
Works great with my dual 1920 x 1080 setup.
UltraMon from Realtime Soft supports this.
Wallpaper using a different image on each monitor:
Wallpaper using a single image stretched across the desktop:
From Scott Hanselman's Blog - How do I set different wallpapers for each monitor in Windows?
Windows 8 solution, doesn't work on Win7... back to stitching with Paint
I think no one mentioned this so here it is:
Personally I went with Dual Monitor Tools but imho this is a good advice for people stitching it manually.
I have two monitors; a 1680x1050 widescreen main and a 1280x1024 sub to the right of main. I stitched together two World of Warcraft screenshots (both 1680x1050) for my backgrounds in Photoshop.
Procedure I used:
Note: The rightmost picture will be on your main monitor, even if you have Windows set for your sub to be on the left.
MurGeeMon can be used to have two wallpapers for 2 monitors. To know more have a look at the dual monitor software http://www.murgee.com/MurGeeMon/
Because the dual wallpaper solution requires a stitched image, I will add another method to easily stitch two images together.
Irfanview is a free, lightweight image viewer which also allows you to stitch images together using the "Image > Create Panorama Image" feature. Keep in mind this is for images (and monitors) of the same resolution.*
If your monitors are physically and logically arranged the same, then the left image will appear on the left monitor and so forth. If they are physically arranged differently (for example, monitor 2 is to the left of monitor 1), you will need to swap the images such that they appear in reverse order in the panorama image. They will appear in the proper order once selected as tiled wallpaper.
*Note: If your monitors are of differing resolutions, then you will need to add space to the image as necessary. For example if the monitor on the right is of a lesser resolution, you will need to add space above or below the image so that it equals the height of the left image.
It can get complicated if your secondary monitor is physically located to the left of your primary monitor, the monitors are differing resolutions, and you have the alignment of the two monitors adjusted in a such a way that the tops of the monitors do not align. In such cases, the image will wrap on the larger monitor at the height of the 0,0 coordinate of the smaller resolution monitor.
Dexpot is a free multi-desktop manager (think mac's 'spaces' but for PC) - and it includes the ability to set desktop images per-monitor per-virtual-desktop as well. Probably overkill if all you're looking for is changing the wallpaper on your second monitor, but figured it'd be worth mentioning nonetheless.
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I have an annoying problem with Ubuntu 11.10, my mouse pointer disappears on the Ubuntu surface ( not in programs like firefox, libre office ..)
The mouse pointer is there, but its size is only one pixel and in the white background of e.g. "system" it is not seen at all, although with "ctrl" I can see where it should be. I have not found any place where I can change the size or colors of the mouse pointer. Can anybody help me?


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- Play a hybrid and find yourself constantly need to respec?
- Play a tank or healer and need to respec to grind?
- PvE one moment, PvP the next?
- Just experimenting?
Let's face it, changing talent specs is a pain in the talent trainer Thinking & Clicking… Thinking & Clicking… damn wrong talent… unlearn, pay up the gold, start again… Thinking & Clicking…
So what if there was a way you could plan out your spec on your favorite talent calculator, import the spec into the game, save it for later use and then One-Click apply the spec while you run off and make that pot of coffee for the long night ahead?
Well needless to say, I wouldn't have started this post without an answer to the question. The answer I will provide, one of several, is Talented.
So what does Talented do?
- It replaces your Blizzard tabbed talent frame with an all-trees-in-one frame.
- Online or offline planning of a spec.
– Offline via standard talent calculators
– Online through templates.
- Import of templates created offline
- Export of templates created online
- Saving and renaming of talent spec templates.
- Browsing of templates of other classes (require the additional download of Talented Data.
- One-Click application of the saved spec template
- Sharing of spec templates with other talented users.
Do I use it?
Occasionally. I don't often respec, but I have templates for my normal classic raid fire spec, for Fire Icy Veins spec, a PvP spec and an Illhoof Imp tanking spec.
I rarely need to change spec, but it is a huge bonus when I do – No looking for scraps of paper with spec notes, or going online to find/create templates, no scratching my head or throwing darts. I just run (alright, I port) to the talent trainer and kaboom, I have respeced.
I must admit the 1st time I used it, I had a little heart attack. It takes a little while to apply the spec, and it goes through each of the talents, allocating the points you want to each – even those that get none. So I waited panicking a little inside while it updated. Good news is that it was 100% correct.
Another Bonus is that it's an Ace Addon, so it plays well with other Ace addons and can be updated using the WoWAce Updater.
Here's the Feature List from the WoWAce Wiki (just to save you heading there immediately.. you can go ina minute)
- See the complete talent tree on a single frame.
- Create templates, for your class and, optionally, other classes too.
- Set a specific template as a target, and see it when you're spending your next talent point on level up.
- Apply complete templates with a single click, after a talent wipe.
- Share your current build with other, or any template you've made.
- Import templates directly from the Blizzard Talent calculator, or from wowhead.
- Export templates as URL to wowhead or the Blizzard Talent calculator.
- See other's template if they have LibRockComm installed.
- In order to get access to talent trees for all classes, you must also install Talented_Data.
And a little about Talented Data.
- Talented_Data is a static database for Talented.
- It allows access to talent tree information for all classes, as well as tooltip information for all ranks for all talents, in the following locales…
Gnomer and Out!


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L.A.'s Ari Taymor to Host Dinner at Beach Plum Restaurant on Martha's Vineyard
Taymor will likely be looking for wild sea-beans and stinging nettles to serve.
Taymor will likely be looking for wild sea-beans and stinging nettles to serve.
The bakery turns out sweet and savory pastries made by a former Loi chef, a baklava maven, and a spanakopita specialist.
The Underground Gourmet explains just what it takes to actually rank 101 restaurants.
In the realm of department-store cafés, this one is as distinctive as it is delicious.
A new shop intends to introduce New Yorkers to real panini in a minimalist and attitude-free setting.
April Bloomfield and Ken Friedman have gone out of their way to state that their humble efforts are no more Mexican than a Doritos Locos taco.
Plus: how to distinguish your heritage breeds, nose-to-tail with April Bloomfield, and more from this week's 'New York.'
Plus: news from the week's crop of openings, and a sweet-savory chestnut dessert, all in the latest 'New York.'
It's scorching hot and juicy with a craggy, ultracrisp crust that crackles resoundingly when you bite into it — the croissant of fried chickens.
Also in the magazine this week: Mexican cabbage salad, and a budget French lunch.
'New York' food editors Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld answer readers' questions.
A line cook's family-meal creation moves into the dining room.
Also in this week's magazine: urban foraging and Kyotofu's cupcake recipe.
The Underground Gourmet finds a new favorite sandwich at the John Dory.
In the magazine this week: hot Alidoro sandwiches, cheap dumplings, Greenmarket cauliflower, and more.
It comes on your choice of Grandaisy Bakery bread, and mingles sliced smoked chicken with arugula, tomato, and, yes, mayonnaise Hellmann's to be exact.
A major new pizzeria in the East Village, where to find delicious pretzels, and the scene at a Prospect Heights bar all in this week's magazine.


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Sandy Hook, and what's wrong with America? Maybe it's a country without a conscience.
The blame game started with lax gun laws, television and video game violence and the media itself.
Yet it all started in the great book that everyone turns to for solace. Cain slew Abel - no gun, no TV and no media.
One might argue evolution - we came from an ape and act like an ape. But sometimes, looking skyward and leaving all the vanilla out of the equation, everyone at one point must sit back, relax, look skyward and wonder what in the hell are we doing here. Wondering if we were here by a creator and if maybe it's time for the creator to end it all because his creation has gone haywire.
Merry Christmas and happy new year to all.
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Civil War Experience American Girl Addy.
Location:Bluffton Branch
Date & Time:Monday, October 7, 2013 - 4:00pm
This program for ages 7-12 focuses on Addy, one of the historical characters in the popular American Girl book series. Participants will discover Addy's bravery, and find out what it was like to live in Civil War times.
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Steubenville-area churches have announced the following sermon themes for their Sunday services:
-- Bell Chapel United Methodist Church, Steubenville: "The Question - What An Answer!"
-- Covenant Presbyterian Church, Steubenville: "Motivation for Worship," guest speaker Sean Brubaker.
-- Finley United Methodist Church, Steubenville: "Standing in the Gap," morning service; "Five Principles for God's Call," evening service.
-- First Christian Church, Disciples, Steubenville: "The Seasons," the Rev. Treni Morgan, guest minister.
-- First Church of Christ, Scientist, Steubenville: "Adam and Fallen Man."
-- First United Methodist Church, Toronto: "Growing in Christ - Desire."
-- First Westminster Presbyterian Church, Steubenville: "Prepared & Called," guest speaker Elder Karen Edwards.
-- Harmony United Methodist Church, Mingo Junction: "An Ethnography," "The Story," Chapter 6.
-- Quinn Memorial AME Church, Steubenville: "Restoration of a Dead Life."
Second Baptist Church, Steubenville: "Responding to the Call."
-- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Steubenville: "Throwing a Brick for God."
-- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Steubenville: "Praise the Lord."
-- Starkdale Presbyterian Church, Steubenville: "Is Anxiety Always a Sin?"
Tiltonsville United Methodist Church: "Run the Race."
-- Toronto North River Avenue Christian Church: Guest speaker Tom Williams, morning service: meditation service, evening service.
-- Two Ridges Presbyterian Church, Wintersville: "Harvest Time."
-- Wintersville United Methodist Church: "You Were Shaped for Serving God."
-- Zion United Church of Christ, Steubenville: "Wherever You Go."