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A weekly look from NOLA.com at how the SEC's 14 teams stack up.
1. Alabama (2-0, 1-0 SEC): Numbers never lie, right? Well, in this case, the numbers that mattered most for the Crimson Tide last week were 49 and 42. The win at Texas A&M was a much different kind of masterpiece than Alabama and its fans are accustomed to, but the bottom line is, the Tide found a way to beat a very good team on its own turf. Nick Saban hasn't been bashful about saying how the game and the way his defense played took years off his life, so imagine what it might've been like had Alabama lost. Last week: 1
2. LSU (3-0): The offense is humming, Odell Beckham has blossomed into a special teams demon and the normally dominant Tigers defense ... well, yeah, there is some work to do on that side of the ball. But LSU has been so good on offense, the defensive growing pains haven't hurt much so far. The next few weeks will put that to a test and could determine whether the Tigers wind up being a team that has to win shootouts. Last week: 2
3. Georgia (1-1, 1-0 SEC): This week against North Texas in a body bag game won't be one to gauge how ready the Bulldogs will be for their massive upcoming visit from LSU to end the first month of the season. But throttling the Mean Green will give UGa the chance to hammer out any kinks left over after two wild games to begin the season. What's clear after those two white-knuckle affairs is that the 'Dogs can score and they can be scored on -- both in bulk. Last week: 3
4. South Carolina (2-1, 1-1 SEC): Huge bounce-back last week for the Gamecocks, and that's the kind of performance that could bode well as the rest of the season unfolds. Since a rugged opener, the Gamecocks' offense has taken big strides and that may make them as legitimate a contender in the East Division as anything else. Connor Shaw has been a pleasant surprise with 6 TDs and no interceptions in 74 pass attempts and Mike Davis has provided a nice home-run threat with a pair of 75-yard gallops. Last week: 4
5 Ole Miss (3-0, 1-0 SEC): The Rebels earned a week off with arguably their most impressive win since the infamous escape act against LSU in 2009. They also need that down time to brace for one of the roughest four-week stretches any team in the SEC will face this season -- back-to-back road trips to Alabama and Auburn, and then home vs. A&M and LSU. Surviving that quartet will require the Rebels to lean on an offense churning to 490 yards a game, but more importantly a defense that has shown signs of hanging with the SEC heavyweights. Last week: 6
6. Texas A&M (2-1, 0-1 SEC): The Aggies are next in line of the SEC teams that can go one of two directions after an early loss. Georgia and South Carolina both came back strong, mostly on the strength of high-powered offenses. A&M certainly fits that stereotype. But the Ags have tons of work to do on defense before they can be regarded as a true contender. Ranking last in the SEC in rushing defense (260 yards allowed per game) could be particularly problematic because that turns into long sustained drives that could keep Johnny Manziel on the bench for long stretches. Hard for him to dazzle over there. Last week: 5
7. Auburn (3-0, 1-0 SEC): So far, the Tigers have shown they can win close games - a very big step for a team trying to get off the mat. But AU has a rugged road ahead to make a complete turnaround, starting this week at LSU. Nick Marshall is off to a promising start and his 339 passing yards last week are a definite attention-getter. Like so many other league teams, the pressing question for Auburn right now is how well its defense will hold up against the upper echelon. The Tigers rank last in the SEC in pass defense, surrendering 276.3 yards a game. Their next three SEC foes all throw for 240 or more per game. Last week: 8
8. Florida (1-1):
Whatever wounds are left over need to heal now for the Gators, because they can't
afford to let their woes seep into winnable games like this week against
Tennessee. Moving the ball against the Volunteers shouldn't be as challenging
as it was against Miami - Oregon slashed and burned UT for 471 yards and 59
points. Now, the Gators' offense is nowhere close to Oregon's but surely there's
enough play-making talent on the roster to find more consistency than Florida
has shown so far. Last week: 7
9. Missouri (2-0): These Tigers will be the last SEC team to jump into conference play, and that could be beneficial because they seem to need the extra time to establish an identity. Mizzou will get a decent test this week in a rare SEC-Big Ten regular-season meeting with a road game at Indiana. The Hoosiers have topped 40 points in each game of their 3-0 start and churn out 571.3 yards a game. That may mean Missouri will have to hang close in a track meet. Translation: James Franklin, it's on your shoulders to rev up the offense. Last week: 9
10. Arkansas (3-0): It's probably a little mean to call the Razorbacks' 3-0 start the softest in the country, but it may be accurate. None of the three wins have moved the needle much and two came against teams Arkansas really should've manhandled. The Hogs are playing well defensively, leading the SEC in scoring defense and ranking second in total defense. But that may not say much considering who they've shut down. Normally a Week 4 tussle at Rutgers might not matter much, but this looms as an important tuneup test for Arkansas. Last week: 12
11. Vanderbilt (1-2, 0-2 SEC): How far have the Commodores come the last few years? Far enough that it's not nearly as acceptable to lose close SEC road games. Or at least not as explainable by saying, 'Oh, it's just Vandy.' For the 'Dores to take the next step forward, they have to win games like they've lost this season and serve notice that they can hang with the big boys. There's a chance to re-establish confidence the next few weeks, but it won't be easy with a three-game stretch of Georgia, at Texas A&M and at Florida. That will be the barometer of the Commodores' season. Last week: 10
12. Mississippi State (1-2, 0-1 SEC): Does it seem like the Bulldogs are going the wrong direction to anybody else? Games like last week against Auburn seemed to be the ones State had figured out. Now those are the ones getting away, and that's before the Bulldogs get into the meat of their SEC slate - the part where they fizzled badly last season. Losing Tyler Russell has hurt for sure, and maybe when he's back the offense will click. Right now, though, State has more interceptions (3) than TD passes (2) and that's not a winning formula. Last week: 13
13. Kentucky (1-2): The Wildcats climbed out of the cellar for two reasons: 1. They delivered a respectable performance against a very good Louisville team last week; 2. Tennessee came nowhere close to doing so at Oregon. Kentucky has reason to be optimistic as it brushes up for SEC play with an offense generating 490 yards a game. The question will be how well the Cats can defend. And with Mark Stoops in charge of the defense, you would think he will be able to adjust to the different challenges SEC offenses will present. Not sure if UK has any major upsets in store, but there definitely seem to be some winnable games. Last week: 14
14. Tennessee (2-1): As much hope as Kentucky has built the last few weeks, the Vols have destroyed just as much with their dismal showing in the Great Northwest. No SEC team should get peppered like Oregon assaulted Tennessee's defense, unless apparently, it's facing the Texas A&M or Alabama defenses right now. Tennessee had built some nice momentum in the first two games, but it's back to square one on Rocky Top with an unforgiving schedule the next month, starting with what ought to be a cranky Florida team. Last week: 11
Last week
LSU 45, Kent State 13
Louisville 27, Kentucky 13
Arkansas 24, Southern Miss 3
Alabama 49, Texas A&M 42
Oregon 59, Tennessee 14
Auburn 24, Mississippi State 20
South Carolina 35, Vanderbilt 25
Ole Miss 44, Texas 23
This week
Auburn at LSU, 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Vanderbilt at Massachusetts, 11 a.m. (ESPNews)
RECORDS: Auburn 3-0, 1-0 SEC; LSU 3-0
WHEN: 6:45 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Tiger Stadium
RADIO: WWL (870 AM, 105.3 FM), 98.1-FM in Baton Rouge
North Texas at Georgia, 11:21 a.m. (SEC Network)
Arkansas at Rutgers, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tennessee at Florida, 2:30 p.m. (CBS)
SMU at Texas A&M, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
Colorado State at Alabama, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Troy at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m. (FSN)
Missouri at Indiana, 7 p.m. (Big Ten Network)**************
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Sugar Hill is a 1994 American crime-drama/neo-noir film starring Wesley Snipes and Michael Wright as brothers Roemello and Raynathan Skuggs. The film focuses on the two brothers, who are major drug dealers in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.
Director: Leon Ichaso
|Wesley Snipes
as Romello Skuggs
|Michael Wright
as Raynathan Skuggs
|Donald Faison
as Kymie
|O. L. Duke
as Tutty
|Leslie Uggams
as Doris Holly
|Sam Gordon
as Raynathan Skuggs (age 18)
|Marquise Wilson
as Roemello Skuggs (age 10)
|Dulé Hill
as Roemello Skuggs (age 17)
|Steve Harris
as Ricky Goggles
|Vondie Curtis-Hall
as Mark Doby
|Ernie Hudson
as Lolly Jonas
|Abe Vigoda
as Gus Molino
|Theresa Randle
as Mellisa
|Khandi Alexander
as Ella Skuggs
|Joe Dallesandro
as Tony Adamo
|DeVaughn Nixon
as Raynathan Skuggs (age 11)
|Clarence Williams III
as Arthur Romello "A.R." Skuggs
|Leon Ichaso

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Kirkland City Council narrows search for city pool location
The Kirkland City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Jan. 21 that narrows down potential locations for a new aquatic center.
Resolution 5029 commits the city to further analyze building an aquatic center at Juanita Beach Park, North Kirkland Community Center or, as amended, South Norway Hill Park, however, the scope is not limited to these sites.
The resolution also calls for city staff to design a facility to serve the needs of the Lake Washington School District and the "broadest possible general public." It will require staff to conduct outreach with the community and potential partners on possible facility components and site preferences.
An amendment called for a feasibility and cost analysis study on converting Peter Kirk Pool to year-round use as an interim solution if the city cannot finish the aquatic center by 2017, when the Juanita Aquatic Center is projected to close.
"It's criminal that we use Peter Kirk Pool as little as we do," said Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet, adding that she used to swim competitively at a dome pool in the 1970s.
The Park Board will provide a recommendation to the Council on facility preference by April 1.
Before the Council voted on the resolution, staff from the Parks and Community Services department and a member of the Sports Management Group presented multiple site options during the Council study session.
The sites were evaluated on their ability to hold a 38,500-square-foot aquatic center which could include an eight-lane lap pool with diving, a recreation pool with water slides, a spa/warm water therapy pool, seating for 250, and a multi purpose classroom; or a 72,000-square-foot aquatic center and recreation center. The larger facility could include one court gym, a fitness room, wood floor studio, community kitchen, child-watch activity room, multipurpose classroom, eight-lane lap pool with diving, recreation pool, spa/warm water therapy, seating for 250 and a special events room, among other features.
When researching the sites, staff considered whether one or both of the facilities would be able fit comfortably on each property.
Council members removed the Mark Twain Park, Snyder's Corner Park and the former Albertsons sites from consideration due to challenges with size, accessibility and land acquisition.
But the north side of Juanita Beach Park, measuring 9 acres, the 5.5-acre North Kirkland Community Center property, and the 10 acres of trees at South Norway Hill Park were deemed viable options. They are all city-owned and large enough to accommodate both types of facilities.
Although theres challenges to each site.
The 2006 Juanita Master Plan would need to be revised for the Juanita Beach Park, and soil is not ideal.
The North Kirkland Community Center site is a tight fit and has a steep slope to the land, requiring a three-level recreation/aquatic center. A traffic signal and left turn lane would also need to be installed, making the North Kirkland Community Center the most expensive in terms of construction cost.
South Norway Hill, just north of the Kingsgate Safeway, is 10 acres of woodland and could be 15 if the city acquired adjacent property. Councilman Toby Nixon, who suggested the spot, said he believes the biggest challenges for this site is that it's on the very northern edge of the city and it's a wooded area and "Kirkland loves our trees."
During the study session, Councilman Dave Asher voiced interest in putting a pool at the Totem Lake Malls and Mayor Amy Walen inquired about partnering with the Kenmore or the state to potentially utilize the Saint Edward Park space where the Carole Ann Wald Memorial Pool was once operated.
Some Council members pointed out that the city should be mindful of pool partners when looking at locations so that the pool can be accessible to others in the region.
However, City Manager Kurt Triplett said, although the city is actively looking for public and private pool partners, the future partners are "not moving as fast and they're not as committed yet."
"If it ends up being Kirkland alone with the school district, which we hope the end is not the case, but in [this] scenario, we want to make sure we're delivering a great product for Kirkland residents and the school district as well."
And for now, that's keeping easily accessible, city-owned locations at the forefront.
The Lake Washington School District Board of Directors passed a resolution in September 2013 which said they would be willing to enter into a pool partnership. An undetermined amount of unspent funds from the district's 2006 capital bond measure would go toward a future pool project with the caveat that the February 2014 bond passes.
The district estimates there's $10-12 million left in the 2006 capital bond.
Shortly after the board's resolution passed, the city of Kirkland allocated $215,000 for an aquatic center study.
During this time, Wave Aquatics, the nonprofit that currently operating the district-owned Juanita Aquatic Center, has also put together their own plan for a $20 million Eastside Aquatic Center.
Both entities maintain they're looking for partners but have yet to reach any concrete agreements.
For more information on the progress of the city of Kirkland's aquatics center, visit the city's Aquatic Center page.
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• Better Self-Promotion:
As part of a five-year turnaround plan, Gov. Chris Christie and state lawmakers dedicated additional resources to helping the seaside resort. The Atlantic City Alliance is taking the $30 million a year the casinos once paid the state's horse racing industry for keeping slot machines out of New Jersey's racetracks and is instead using it to promote Atlantic City in the region and nationally. Its "Do AC" campaign is working to improve perceptions of Atlantic City and get the word out that it has more than just casinos.
• Diversification:
Casinos are adding new restaurants, nightclubs and amenities like the beachfront Margaritaville complex at Resorts Casino Hotel, The Quarter at Tropicana and The Pool at Harrah's. That effort has since spread to noncasino properties, including The Walk shopping outlet where a new Bass Pro Shop is due to open next year. The Miss America pageant returned last year to the place where it began.
• Convention and Freebies:
Atlantic City is making a concerted effort to go after more convention and meeting business to fill its hotels during weekdays, when many rooms sit empty. It started a marketing group, Meet AC, to seek convention business, and Caesars Entertainment is building a $126 million convention center next to Harrah's to complement the existing Atlantic City Convention Center. The city also is focusing on free public events designed to draw people and send them home happy — none of which involve gambling. Country music stars Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum are playing free concerts on the beach, while other events include a daredevil aerial show, sand sculpting contest, beach volleyball tournament and the Miss America "show us your shoes" parade.
• Internet Gambling:
New Jersey launched online gambling in November as a way to bring new revenue to the casinos and hopefully entice people to the brick-and-mortar casinos through comps or marketing offers. Although Internet gambling revenue has declined in each of the past three months, it is still helping to make up for some of the lost casino revenue. PokerStars could kick-start things if it is cleared by state regulators.
• Deregulation
State officials reduced some of the regulations the casinos found burdensome and costly as part of a regulatory remake a few years ago.


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MOBILE, Alabama -- As he stirred a pot filled with heavy cream, sugar and fresh vanilla, Chef Lee Thompson couldn't stop smiling. "Low and slow," he said of his technique, adding nine egg yolks and one whole egg to the mixture. He was making crème brulee for one of the first groups to eat at his new restaurant, in preparation for its opening.
He spent years dreaming of the moment the doors of Bistro Escoffier would open for business. And tonight, the new, 42-seat French eatery will officially welcome diners at 1714 Dauphin St., in the spot that was once home to Mobile Popcorn. (The restaurant opened last night with limited seating only, and should receive its liquor license next week, according to its Facebook page.)
Thompson's love for French cuisine might be in his blood. His grandfather, F. F. Escoffier – whose portrait, painted by local artist Devlin Wilson, hangs in a prominent place in the dining room – is related via "a dotted-line connection" to Auguste Escoffier, a renowned French chef born in 1846 and credited with popularizing French cooking techniques. He was the first chef in what became the Ritz-Carlton chain of fine hotels.
Bistro Escoffier will specialize in casual fine dining, said Thompson's business partner, David Calametti, who calls himself "a project junkie."
Thompson learned everything he needed to know about the restaurant business, and nurtured his passion for cooking, when he bought the French restaurant Quatorze from Yannick Marchand when Marchand moved to California in 2003. Quatorze was Thompson's favorite restaurant, and he didn't want to see it close, he said.
But Quatorze was a victim of the recession, said Thompson, who shuttered it in 2008. That very week, he met with his friend Calametti to discuss starting another French bistro. The two of them spent two years working on their business plan before shelving it.
Each went his own way, until about a year ago when Thompson called Calametti out of the blue, from Afghanistan. "He said, 'I'm ready to get my kitchen,'" Calametti remembered.
Thompson had spent two-and-a-half years as a heavy equipment operator in the Middle East, earning money and dreaming about the restaurant he would open when he returned to Mobile.
"This is what I've been working for," he said, as he poured the cream into 10 individual ramekins in the restaurant's kitchen. "All I could do was put my head down and work and hope."
When Thompson returned to Mobile in July, he signed a lease on the brick building at the corner of Dauphin Street and Semmes Avenue – the very spot they'd been interested in for years.
The owners' goal is to focus on the guests' experience, they said. "We want you to come here for fine dining without the attitude," Calametti said. "When you eat dinner with us, we're making sure the wine matches your food."
Bistro Escoffier's wait staff comes from several local fine-dining restaurants – Calametti didn't even have to advertise for the positions, he said – and includes two first-level sommeliers, Kelly Fillingim and Holly Alberto.
The restaurant will offer 45 wines by the bottle and 14 wines by the glass, all "eclectic" selections, said Fillingim, and all complementing the cuisine. "The goal is that, while we expand culinary knowledge, we'll do the same thing with wines," she said. The wines come from A&G, a small distributor in Fairhope, she said, which has helped the staff choose unusual and hard-to-find labels.
Over the past week, Thompson has cooked for the staff and for a group of his family members and friends, who enjoyed French dishes such as foie gras and escargots. (Calametti compared the snail dish to Oysters Bienville, only, he joked, "You can eat these in months without an 'r'.")
Calametti said the staff was "giddy" at the tasting. He raved about the "perfectly seared filet mignon with Portobello mushroom bordelaise sauce" and the "duck you could cut with a fork." Entrée prices will range from $18 to $28, Calametti said, and chalkboard specials will be available each night in addition to the items on the menu.
The space itself has undergone several incarnations in recent years, from a coffee shop to a hair salon. A warehouse area in the back has been transformed into Thompson's new kitchen. There's also a five-seat bar at the rear of the restaurant.
Painted a soft shade of gold, the dining room has a long banquette along one wall, an enviable two-top next to the picture window overlooking Dauphin Street and other tables for two and four, all topped with white tablecloths. Devlin Wilson painted a large mural of the Eiffel Tower on the opposite wall, and several of his other colorful paintings grace the space as well. Big, transom-topped windows provide nice views of the surrounding Old Dauphinway neighborhood. A wide patio along Semmes Avenue will hold several tables for outside dining.
Bistro Escoffier will be open for dinner only, Wednesday through Saturday. After Mardi Gras, Calametti said, the restaurant will offer Sunday brunch and will be open Sunday nights.
While the menu is upscale, Calametti wants Bistro Escoffier to be more than just a place to go on special occasions. "If we only see you once a year, that's not good enough," he said. "We want you to come here once a month, or every couple of weeks."
To make a dinner reservation, call (251) 450-2030. For more information about the restaurant, visit www.bistroescoffier.com.


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Transportation Committee approves Democratic transit compromise | King County
The King County Council's Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee unanimously approved a compromise proposal on Tuesday that authorizes more than half of the needed bus service cuts. The legislation was introduced in Monday's full Council meeting but was rejected.
"I want to thank the Executive and Chair Phillips for working on a proposal that I could at least hold my nose and vote for," said Councilmember Dave Upthegrove in a press release. "It took a little longer than everyone hoped, but I am pleased that the current 'Majority Coalition' decided to vote for the same proposal today that they rejected yesterday. I'm not sure what caused them to change their minds, but I am grateful that the Executive and Council Chair brought this proposal to us yesterday and that it is finally moving forward."
The new proposal permits Metro to move forward with cutting 350,000 hours of bus service and creates an ad-hoc committee of Councilmembers and the Executive to further evaluate how service cuts will be implemented in 2015.
The proposal now moves to the full Council for consideration on Monday, July 21.
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Leyland discussed Valverde on Friday morning while meeting with media members prior to the team's home opener at Comerica Park.
"I'm really happy for him," Leyland said. "I'm happy for us. I think it's a simple thing, really, to be honest with you. If you really look at the entire situation, I mean, common sense tells you when you've got a high-profile agent like Scott Boras last year, and you're a free agent, it probably dictates — at least most people are thinking — really big dollars and a long-term contract. And I think the simple denomination there was that we weren't ready to do that.
"Obviously, it didn't turn out that way. I think this is a great situation. It's a no-brainer. Take a look."
Many baseball followers noted that Valverde relied less on his split-finger fastball in 2012 and therefore became a one-pitch pitcher at times. Leyland didn't disagree.
"I would say that's a fair assessment," he said.
The Tigers had a scout in the Dominican Republic on Saturday to see Valverde throw. The report from the scout said that Valverde is in very good physical shape, that his velocity is up a bit and that he threw his splitter.
Valverde will start in the team's extended spring training program and will likely see game action for Single-A Lakeland before moving up to Triple-A Toledo. After that, well, that will depend on how Valverde pitches. And that will depend on whether he can throw his splitter effectively.
"That's why he's going down there, to see if that's there, if that's part of his repertoire," Leyland said. "That's why it's a process, and obviously no immediate plans."
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Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez joined Bill Simonson on "The Huge Show" to preview his first game in the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry and to discuss the Wolverines' 2-5 start.
"I'm not going to push the panic button. If other people want to, I can't help that," Rodriguez said. "We have the plan. It may not be going as quickly as we'd like, but we'll get there.
"The guys are hanging in there. They understand the importance of the rivalry. (Michigan State) is a talented team and they have some outstanding players."
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CARY, N.C. – In a pitchers' duel on Saturday night at Coleman Field, Notre Dame's Adam Norton got the better of Virginia Tech starter Brad Markey and helped his No. 22 team defeat the No. 25 Hokies, 3-0, in the second day of the Irish Baseball Classic.
Norton earned the complete game shutout by throwing six perfect frames and working out of a pair of jams. He improved to 3-0 on the season with the four-hit, one-walk, five-strikeout performance.
Markey was just as impressive, as he struck out seven batters in eight innings while allowing five hits and no walks. One pitch in the fourth and an error in the eighth was all the offense the Irish needed as Markey's record dropped to 2-1 with the loss.
Notre Dame (8-1) got on the board in the fourth inning thanks to a Trey Mancini two-run home run – a ball that was slicing toward the right field foul pole and just cleared the wall.
That followed a top of the fourth that saw the Hokies put runners on first and second with one out. However, a Mark Zagunis fly out to the wall and a Tyler Horan popup ended the Tech threat.
Mancini drove in his third run of the game with a single in the eighth, an unearned run to make it 3-0.
The Hokies (10-2) did not go quietly, as they mounted a two-out rally in the ninth on back-to-back singles by Zagunis and Chad Pinder. Norton, though, got the final out with a popup and gave the Irish the win.
Tech will finally finish a nine-game, nine-day stretch with a single contest against Tennessee on Sunday at Coleman Field with a noon first pitch.
ADDITIONAL NOTES: The game lasted 1:52 minutes, Tech's fastest game of the year, and the fastest since a 1:41-contest versus Bryant on March 4, 2011. The Hokies were looking to become just the fifth team in school history to have 11 wins by their 12th game (1987, 1982 and 1920 – 11-1; 1915 – 12-0).
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Ma wins in Taiwan
Article added on January 14, 2012 at 21:08 Swiss time
According to the Central Election Commission,
with all the votes tallied, the
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (*1950) of the ruling Kuomintang Party (KMT) has
won a second mandate with 51.6%. Tsai Ing-wen of the oppositional Democratic
Progressive Party (DDP) finished second with 45.6%.
President Ma Ying-jeou had pledged to improve relations with Communist
mainland China, which views Taiwan as a renegade province.
For once, Communist China was cautious ahead of the Taiwanese presidential
election. China did not try to interfere in the electoral process by holding
intimidating maneuvers or by issuing menacing statements, which in some
cases ended up to be counterproductive. The prudent strategy paid off. The
China-friendly and incumbent Ma won.
The leading Taiwanese business executives were in favor of Ma's policy.
Especially the 2010 Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China (ECFA) boosted investment on
the island and on the mainland as well as trade between the two countries.
The deal included tariff concessions on 539 Taiwanese and 267 Chinese
products. Both countries opened markets in a series of service sectors
including banking, securities, insurance and accounting.
For some time, the leader of Taiwan's third party, James Soong of the People
First Party (PFP), seemed to be able to become the kingmaker. But instead of
garnering some 10% of the vote, he ended up with a meager 2.8%.
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Taiwan's situation is tricky. Relaxed relations with the mainland benefit
both China and Taiwan economically. But the stronger the mainland get's, the
weaker the island's position seems to be. Despite the "1992-Consensus"
between China and Taiwan regarding the One-China principle, Communist China still does not
rule out the use of force to "reunite" the mainland and the island.
Communist China insists on its One-China policy, which is different form the
One-China principle, because it means that countries establishing official
relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC aka Communist China) must
break relations with the Republic of China (ROC aka Taiwan).
De facto, Taiwan has been an independent country for decades. As long as
Taiwan has the backing of the United States, it will be able to maintain its
independence. The more dependent the US become from its creditor China, the
weaker the American security umbrella seems to be.
Chinese-Taiwanese relations were particularly strained during Chen Shui-Bian's (DDP) eight years in power.
Chen Shui-bian currently sits in jail on corruption charges. With Ma's electoral win in 2008,
China and Taiwan signed a series of agreements establishing direct air,
shipping and postal links for the first time since 1949, the year the
Communists managed to get the upper hand in China's civil war, which ended
with the KMT army retreating to the island of Taiwan. Check also our
history of
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Im now dueling in the game "Yu-Gi-Oh GX Tag Force 3". The problem is that i can't attack. Heres mine and my opponent's cards.
Opponent: Magics and Traps : Gravekeeper's Servant x2, Macro Cosmos, Dimensional Fissure Monsters : Needle Worm, some card face-down defense position, Gren Maju Da Eiza
Me: Magics and Traps : Dimensional Prison, Michizure Monsters : The Fiend Megacyber, Emes the Infinity,Freed the Brave Wanderer, Blade Knight
Field Spell : Sogen
Please help! --Znake2 14:52, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
C'mon! --Znake2 14:59, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
Respond please! This guy is now beating the shit out of me!
Lol. Ok, first thing you got wrong is that this is your Talk Page. If you need help or something try the Forum. What you are doing here is like trying sending an e-mail to yourself.
Second, we can't really help with ongoing duels. We don't know the no. of cards in the graveyards, RFP zone, decks, your strategy, the cards in your deck, the cards in your opponent's deck, etc.... and many more info about your duel. So I suggest you try giving this duel up first and maybe post your deck at the Deck Help section of the forum, so that people can help you improve your deck.--Hide Head Turtle 15:14, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
What you are experiencing is the "RFP + Gravekeeper's Servant" Lockdown. You can't attack because you can't pay for the cost of Gravekeeper's Servant. It's fairly hard to just tell you the winning strategy. We don't know your opponent's face-down cards. Maybe there is something in your deck or graveyard or RFP zone that can help you. Either way we can't really give you an easy winning combo.--Hide Head Turtle 15:26, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
- "If the effect of "Macro Cosmos" or "Banisher of the Light" is active, then your opponent cannot send a card from the Deck to the Graveyard, so he cannot declare an attack."
This was taken from the rulings page. It's not a glitch that you can't attack. It's just that the opponent has set-up a lockdown.--Hide Head Turtle 15:29, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations, I play the games often so I know what's it like to duel against an opponent whose deck is totally what you would never expect. Well, if you need any more help in the future, try asking for help at the right places. ok?--Hide Head Turtle 15:32, May 24, 2010 (UTC)


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Town of Bath to forgo salaries in budget crunch
BERKELEY SPRINGS – While the Morgan County Commission struggled to balance its budget and create a reserve for future expenditures, Town of Bath officials faced similar issues.
The county gave employees a three percent raise, but Mayor Susan Webster said the town did not do the same.
"Our employees do a good job," Webster said. "But we don't automatically give raises. And people are paying taxes to pay those salaries. People are in desperate conditions. With things the way they are, we couldn't see giving raises."
In addition, town officials voted to forgo their salaries for the next two years, the remainder of their terms in office. The mayor, town recorder and town council members will not receive a salary.
"Things are tight," Webster said. "We're seeing the same problems here that we see nationally."
Each department was given an opportunity to work on and have input on the budget. The police department is the highest chunk of expenses, at $273,451. Another high expenditure is the garbage department, at $127,790.
The 2012-13 budget was $697,447 with $115,958 in property taxes levied. According to figures provided, the 2013-2014 budget balances at $658,974. About $121,841 is from property taxes levied.
The new budget was built around a tax rate hike for properties inside town limits. Council members proposed a rate hike from 15.96 to 16.68 cents per $100 of assessed value for single-family homes. Many properties in town are commercial, at a rate of 33.36 cents per $100 of assessed value.


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By Kristi Kates
Installed on top of homes, businesses, and factories, among other
buildings, green roofs - also called eco-roofs or living roofs - are
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Certainly the window of opportunity to plant a green roof is a more
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GRAND RAPIDS — Luis Solis can't hear a beat without dancing. And forget silence. He always has the music on.
"I remember growing up, it was always music — even if you are by yourself you put on the music and start dancing to it or singing to it," said Solis, chairperson of Grand Rapids' annual Hispanic Festival.
Solis attributes his constant craving for music to his Hispanic roots. Though born in Lansing, he spent a chunk of his childhood in Guatemala. He said a love for music is embedded into the Hispanic culture, and it's something he hopes people take away from the festival this Friday and Saturday in Calder Plaza.
"One of the things we like to do is showcase the different cultures that we have in Grand Rapids so people don't think it's just the Mexican culture," Solis said.
Hispanic Festival
When: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 12 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturday
Where: Calder Plaza, downtown
Tickets: Free
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - The Original Bengala
1-5 p.m. - Recorded Music
5-6 p.m. - Grupo Siguaraya
6-6:30 p.m. - Gabriel Estrada
6:30-7 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies
Noon-12:15 p.m. - Iglesia Resurreccion Music Group
12:15-12:45 p.m. - Peregrinos de Santa Maria
12:45-1 p.m. - Paso Fino Horse Show
1-1:30 p.m. - Grand Rapids Goes Zumba
1:30-2 p.m. - Grupo Tarasco
2-3 p.m. - Ballet Maria Luz
3-3:30 p.m. - Folias y Juan Daniel Castro
3:30-4 p.m. - Mi Peru Ballet Folklorico
4-4:30 p.m. - Viva Panama/Ballet Folklorico
5-6 p.m. - Tierra Columbiana
6-7 p.m. - Sentimiento Boliviano
7-9 p.m. - Orquesta Tradicion
9-9:30 p.m. - DJ Cookie and El Caballo
9:30-11:30 p.m. - Concepto Latino
The 34th annual festival will celebrate all Hispanic people, including those who hail from Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico, he said.
The Hispanic population is the fastest-growing group in West Michigan based on 2010 census numbers, said Jorge Gonzalez, chairperson of Fiesta Mexicana — a tribute to Mexican people — which is Sept. 16-17.
Because music is a pillar of the culture, the Hispanic festival will feature performances from bands such as: Sentimiento Boliviano, Grupo Siguaraya and Tierra Colombiana.
Mexican dancers are always a huge festival hit, Solis said. This year, dancers from Colombia, Bolivia and Peru also will take to the dance floor. He loves it when non-Hispanics try out their moves.
"One of the the things I love about the Hispanic festival is around 7 or 8 o'clock at night you see non-Hispanics dancing out there," he said. "They might not know how to dance, but they are just part of the moment, embracing the moment and just enjoying the moment. ... That's the purpose of it."
It doesn't hurt that the dance floor is next to the beer tent, Solis said.
Besides music, food is another festival highlight featuring more than 10 vendors providing food from Latin and Central America. Some American favorites, such as french fries and kettle corn also will be available
"Hispanics eat more than tacos," Solis said.
Solis hopes the festival will be a learning event for people not familiar with what he said is the incredibly welcoming Hispanic culture. It's a chance for all of Grand Rapids to metaphorically pull up a chair, he said.
"There's always room for one more. (We're) always sharing and always trying to embrace other cultures," Solis said.
And by all means, dance, he said.
"Once you get into it, it feels great — just let the music take you over."
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Lowell Level 3 sex offender gets 4 years in prison for child molestation
Leonard Zaccagnini charged with indecent assault, battery on a child
A Lowell man already on the state's sex offender registry has been sent to prison for four years after acknowledging the state has enough evidence to convict him of molesting a 5-year-old girl.
Leonard Zaccagnini was sentenced Wednesday after entering an Alford plea to charges that include of indecent assault and battery on a child.
The plea means that while he maintains his innocence, he agrees prosecutors have enough evidence to convict.
The Sun reports that in addition to the prison sentence, a judge placed the 65-year-old Zaccagnini on probation for two years. A charge of indecent assault and battery on a child was dropped.
Zaccagnini was already a Level 3 sex offender following a conviction for an assault on an 11-year-old child.
The latest allegations date to 2010.
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AMHERST – Police are continuing to seek the author of a threatening note found at Amherst Regional High School Wednesday afternoon.
Police were on site Thursday and in an email Friday, Police Chief Scott P. Livingstone wrote, "the investigation is on going and will continue with many interviews scheduled."
Police said they are looking at the latest letter as part of an investigation involving four graffiti postings targeting African American math teacher Carolyn Gardner this academic year.
The not that was found Wednesday afternoon indicated its author would be bringing a weapon into the building and then signed the note Carolyn Gardner.
Police did not believe the note posed a credible threat and school remained open Thursday.
Principal Mark Jackson told Gardner about the note Wednesday afternoon and she left school. She was not in school Thursday.
Gardner's friend Sonji Johnson-Anderson in an email said that Gardner did not got to school Friday.
"Carolyn is hurting, but doing her best to hold it together. She is strong, but not superhuman. All she ever wanted to do at that school was to teach math - nothing else." This is her first year in the district. She had taught math at the Northampton High School.
Community, members, who held a demonstration outside the school Thursday and met with Jackson informally, are frustrated that the incidents keep happening and want who is responsible caught.
The school set up a tip line for people to comment on anonymously.


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Three recently hired law enforcement officers are preparing to return to the Fort Dodge and Webster County area after they graduate from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Aug. 2.
Derek Christie, of the Webster County Sheriff's Department, and Kelly Midtling and Alex Winninger, of the Fort Dodge Police Department, are set to graduate as members of the ILEA's 250th Basic Class in Johnston.
Upon graduation, the trio will become certified law enforcement officers.
"They've been through 14 weeks of training away from home," Fort Dodge Police Chief Tim Carmody said. "The academy prepares them to come back for the second part of their training."
While the three will be certified law enforcement officers, they won't immediately go on patrol.
"They'll go through field training in each of our departments before they head out on their own," Carmody said.
Sheriff Jim Stubbs said the process it the same for his department as well.
"Their training's not completely done, but it's partially done," Stubbs said. "They'll be trained according to each department's policies and procedures."
This includes accompanying a certified officer or deputy on patrol and learning how to handle different types of calls coming in. Assistant Fort Dodge Police Chief Kevin Doty said the idea is to get them used to everything an officer might encounter.
"It's important that when they get done with field training they've at least touched on several of the things they'll do," Doty said.
The addition of Christie, Midtling and Winninger mean their respective departments are now at full capacity. The Sheriff's Department has 16, while the police have 40.


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Baseball Prospectus ranks two Cubs as having best outfield tools
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Baseball Prospectus offered fans another installment of its Top Tools series, this time discussing outfield defense. Cubs prospects Albert Almora and Jorge Soler were both named in the honorable mention section for best outfield defense and best outfield arm, respectively.
Almora's defensive instincts are a large reason the Cubs made him the sixth overall pick in the 2012 draft. Here's what BP had to say:
Though Almora has plus defensive projections, he rates a solid step behind the likes of [Rays outfielder Kevin] Kiermaier and [Boston's Jackie] Bradley, simply because his speed may prevent him from sustaining a plus profile in center field. A fringe-average runner, Almora has exceptional reads and routes that allow him to make plays in center, but there are lingering questions about whether he can maintain his current defensive ratings as he matures and settles into a big-league role.
Baseball Prospectus views the 19-year-old as the No. 25 prospect in baseball. Almora had a solid but injury-shortened 2013 season (.329 AVG, 17 doubles) with Single-A Kane County, playing in 61 games before groin issues ended his year in August. He committed just one error last year. He was also the second-youngest player at the Arizona Fall League, where hit .307/.342/.480 (AVG/OBP/SLG).
The publication sees Cardinals outfielder Peter Bourjos as the best defensive outfielder in today's game, with Devon White setting the all time standard.
The best word to describe the Cuban expat Soler is "powerful." The 6-foot-4, 215-pounder looks and plays big. Like Almora, his 2013 was cut short to injury, but his .281/.343/.467 line with eight homers and 35 RBI over 55 games at High-A Daytona was a good start, especially considering last year was his first full year in the states. The No. 45 prospect in baseball committed three errors while playing right field exclusively for the D-Cubs. Here's BP's take:
Cubs right field prospect Jorge Soler was also plagued by inconsistency on this throws in 2013, but his raw arm strength stands with that of every player on this list, and he has the potential to top the list in the future.
Bryce Harper is viewed as the top outfield arm today by Baseball Prospectus, while longtime Blue Jay and Yankee Jesse Barfield is thought to have the best arm all time.


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Have you ever bought a drink at a music festival? Yeah, neither have we. If you're like us, you probably believe that your three hundred ticket should come with a free keg. Instead, you're forced to pay stadium prices for a beer. Good thing you have us to help you. Our friends at Liquor Snob have given us a list of their favorite James Bond inventions.
You're going to be wearing sandals anyway, so why not wear liquor filled sandals. That's right, the Reef Dram sandals hold 3 ounces each, which means you get six normal person drinks…or one large one.
2. The Winerack
Boobs rule. Boobs filled with liquor? That's just awesome and the premise behind the Winerack, which transforms an average girl's cleavage into a walking liquor cabinet.
Ovbiously, The Winerack won't work for the fellas, which is where The Beer Belly takes over. This genius invention slips on under your shirt and lets you see what your future self will look like in about ten years if keep drinking at this rate. Our tip: The BeerBelly will only hold two foamy cans of beer. But vodka? Well, now we're cooking.
It's just a regualar old stadium seat that's filled with your favorite libation. Simple, clean, and effective. It's not as flashy as the other inventions, but it's certainly the most practical.
Speaking of practical, This one probably won't work, but everyone loves instrument cases that don't actually hold instruments. Remember in Desperado when Antonio Banderas had a guitar case filled with guns and Salma Hyaek got naked? That was so cool.
The guards will be so distracted by your awesome costume that they'll never even notice that your head is full of alcohol. The wild tap hat holds a whopping 13 ounces of booze. Plus, everyone is going to be buying you drinks because you're so crazy!


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Major League Baseball has had its fair share of headaches and problems that would turn any fan off from the game they love.
Though while problems do exist, fans find ways to ignore them and even forget their presence altogether.
Bad calls by umpires, the increasing length of MLB games and the fact that some teams are struggling to get fans to the ballpark. All these come up around the league and have to be dealt with in a timely manner.
These are Major League Baseball's five biggest headaches:


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I just want to remind everyone that tomorrow instead of the usual technical meeting, we will have a hackathon!

We could work on contributing to projects, fixing or adding features to existing projects, starting new projects, trying out different stuff we haven't yet, and learn new stuff!
 If you have a laptop, bring it! There will be enough power sockets for everyone.
 Everyone is invited! :)

Notice the change in rooms!

Room: 2206 (new builder).
(entrance through 8th Yeda Am street)
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Freshwater - Outlook 2020 (Switzerland)
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Swiss water policy has been developing and promoting the concept of 'integral water management', with the catchment area as management and planning space. The 'Guiding Principles for Swiss Water Courses' outline specific measures to be adopted by cantonal, regional and local authorities and provide showcase examples of good practice. The emphasis is on three development goals: adequate space, adequate water flows and adequate water quality (SAEFL/FOWG, 2003).
For references, please go to www.eea.europa.eu/soer or scan the QR code.
This briefing is part of the EEA's report The European Environment - State and Outlook 2015. The EEA is an official agency of the EU, tasked with providing information on Europe's environment.
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Browns' QB battle heats up tonight
The Browns' quarterback derby will hit the back stretch tonight in the preseason opener against the Detroit Lions.
The home-stretch run will be in nine days in Washington against the Redskins. Shortly after that we should know whether Brian Hoyer or Johnny Manziel will start the regular-season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Make no mistake about the fact that it is a legitimate competition. Brian Hoyer being given the start tonight at Ford Field is more a ceremonial nod to a veteran of six seasons than it is an affirmation of a frontrunner status.
Coach Mike Pettine's response when asked which position battle he's most anxious to see spoke volumes.
"Beside the quarterbacks?" he said.
Those words were spoken in a way that indicates he has no idea which of the two will prevail. It was assumed that Hoyer would be the man when training camp opened, but it's now a close race – not because Manziel has consistently performed well, but because Hoyer has regressed.
Here are some of the position battles that will be of particular note against the Lions:
1. QUARTERBACKS: Hoyer took a step backwards this week, while Manziel has looked better. It's interesting that Hoyer's slide began when Manziel was given reps with the first team for the first time last Monday. It's still Hoyer's job to lose, which will put pressure on him in the two deciding preseason games. That's a good thing. You want a quarterback who stands up strong to the challenge.
2. RUNNING GAME: This is the key to the entire offense. Offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan builds his system around a productive zone-blocking run scheme that sets up play-action and bootleg passes. The results to date have been shaky, with the defense winning the majority of battles. The line is comprised mainly of athletic, quick-moving players, which is perfect for zone blocking. Running backs Ben Tate and Terrance West need to show that they can make quick, decisive cuts when a hole opens.
3. RECEIVERS: This was the biggest area of concern entering camp. With Josh Gordon likely being suspended a part if not all of the season, Shanahan needs to develop several receivers who will work well with whoever starts at quarterback. Miles Austin has looked good so far. The only question is whether or not he can stay healthy. Andrew Hawkins has caught passes all over the field from the slot and has quickly become a quarterback's best friend. Not much has developed beyond those two. Nate Burleson hasn't caught anyone's attention. Charles Johnson and undrafted rookie Willie Snead IV have had their moments and could be battling for one spot.
4. STOPPING THE RUN: Early indications are that the defense will be better up the middle with Karlos Dansby at inside linebacker and Donte Whitner at a safety. Ahtyba Rubin has moved back to the nose after a season at end, which further strengthens the middle. Having a healthy Desmond Bryant is another plus. The key player in the equation is rookie inside linebacker Chris Kirksey, who's looked much better than the incumbent Craig Robertson. If Kirksey continues to develop, he could join Dansby and give the defense a solid one-two inside punch.
5. THE PASS RUSH: It seems as if the Browns have been searching for a strong pass rush for decades, probably because they have been. Outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo is supposedly bigger (the high 230s), but it's hard to tell. His attitude is great. Now he must show he's a new man on the field. Paul Kruger was a high-priced, under-achieving outside linebacker last season. He'll never be a dominant pass rusher, but anything better than last season would be a plus.
6. THE VAUNTED SECONDARY: The additions of Whitner and rookie cornerback Justin Gilbert (eighth overall in the draft) make this potentially the team's strongest area. Gilbert has looked sensational. Teaming him with Joe Haden and moving Buster Skrine inside to the slot would give the defense a fine group of cornerbacks. A recent move that seemed minor at the time but could pay dividends was the signing of 10-year veteran safety Jim Leonhard, an admitted fan of Pettine. Leonhard is as smart as they come, especially in Pettine's and defensive coordinator Jim O'Neil's system. He'll back up Tashaun Gipson and play on sub packages. You can never have enough crafty vets like Leonhard.


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Thanks for the kind words, folks.
Lesson 4: Text & fonts
Since lettering makes up such a big part of our textures, I've tried to put a lot of info in this lesson. Many of the methods here are also applicable to logos, stripes, or whatever.
EDIT: Need a font? Know a font? Share or seek font knowledge in my font geek thread.
Finding the right font:
If you have a sample image, and don't recognise what font is used, you can try asking in the forums, or searching yourself. I have samples of some common fonts below. Identifont lets you identify a typeface by answering a series of questions. WhatTheFont lets you submit an image, and then automatically searches its database. Just remember to crop your example image so that only the lettering is visible.
Note that not all lettering is necessarily a "font", and therefore may not be type-able. An example would be the scripted "Ford" in the blue oval logo. Such lettering would need to be "hand-drawn" (literally or digitally) in order to duplicate.
Font Samples:
These are just some of the many fonts that I use for vehicles, in not-much of a particular order. When making licence plates, "Roadway", "Mandatory", and obviously "Licence Plate" are useful.
Click the thumbnail for a larger view.
Editing the text:
By this, I don't mean editing what the text says, but how it appears. When we input text with the text tool, GIMP creates a new text layer. We can tell it's a text layer by the 'T' icon:
While it's a text layer, we can change things such as the typeface (font), the font size, colour, whether each line is aligned left, center, or right, and the spacing between each line or between each letter. We can also change the word itself, in case we need to correct a typo. If you've closed the text editor box shown in the centre here, you can reopen it by right-clicking the text layer in the layers dialog and selecting "Text Tool".
Some editing techniques will alter the layer in such a way that it's treated like any other layer. From then on, we can't edit it with the tools in the text editor, such as changing font, etc. These methods may be used with things other than text as well, such as logos and stripes, but are especially useful here.
For example, if we need "slanted" text, and there's no italic version of a typeface, we can use GIMP's shear tool to angle it right or left:
After. Note how the layer called "POLICE" no longer has a 'T' icon:
Often, the text is either too tall or too short, relative to its width. We can scale the text either vertically or horizontally to achieve the proportions we want. Here, I've reduced the vertical size, in order to 'squish' the text:
Let's make a red outline to the text. I've selected red as my foreground colour, and created a duplicate of the text layer. To do this, right-click the layer and select "Duplicate Layer". The new layer is called "POLICE #1". Here' I've selected the "POLICE" layer to work on, you can tell by the blue in the layer dialog. Right-click the "POLICE" layer again, and select "Alpha to Selection". This puts dotted lines chasing each other around the text:
Now from the "Select" drop-down menu, select "Grow". Note that only the dotted lines grow, not the image. Here I've grown the selection by about 4 or 5 pixels:
We can now fill that selection with the bucket fill tool. To fill the entire selection at once, hold down the shift key, instead of filling each letter seperately. The black layer is on top of the red layer, but if they're mixed up, just move them around with the little green arrows in the layers dialog.
To make a fade between two colours, use the Gradient tool (just to the right of the bucket tool). Here, I've selected the outline again by using "Alpha to Selection". I have grey as the foreground colour, and red as the background colour. I've clicked the cursor at the bottom of the text, and dragged it to the top.
Here's a basic square to illustrate how placement of the cursor affects the gradient fade:
By going diagonally, it makes the fade go diagonally:
Like I mentioned before, these methods are also very useful for stripes, logos, or whatever you need.
Lesson 5: Normal Maps can be found on page 2 here.


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BATON ROUGE - Democrat Charlie Melancon says Republican David Vitter "was caught bailing out BP" in a campaign commercial scheduled to begin airing this morning on TV stations around the state.
The 30-second ad is the latest salvo between the two U.S. Senate candidates as they seek political advantage over the spill that spewed 206 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It comes after a Vitter commercial last month that criticized Melancon for attending a fund-raiser in Canada hosted by trial lawyers "who were there meeting on how to make money off victims of the oil spill."
Melancon's ad seeks to take Vitter to task for legislation the senator filed last spring that would cap an oil company's legal liability for a spill at $150 million, or up to four times a company's profits during the previous four quarters. At the time of the spill, liability was capped at $75 million.
The Democratic congressman, who trails by double digits in recent polls, has said there should be no liability limit for companies involved in deepwater drilling.


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KALAMAZOO - The trickle-down effect of the nation's economic turmoil is reaching the lives of the most innocent and helpless, according to officials at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission.
"We see, on average, three newborn babies each month who have as their first home the Mission," said the Rev. Michael Brown, executive director of the Gospel Mission, which is in its 75th year of ministry.
The Gospel Mission is housing an average of 64 children per night, compared to 54 per night at this time last year, Brown said.
Children's lengths of stays at the Mission vary as their parents search for jobs and housing.
Besides providing housing, another way the Gospel Mission aids children is through the Sonshine Kids Ministry, designed for children at the Mission whose parents are in the Women's and Family Shelter and the Family Hope Discipleship program.
"The Sonshine Kids Ministry staff is committed to loving the children, teaching them God's word and helping them learn to make good decisions now in order to prepare them for the rest of their lives," Brown said.
Children are allowed to attend the program for as long as their parents reside or work at the Mission.
Programs helping children have become more important as the economy worsens, and housing the children is the most critical need, Brown said.
"There has been a 19 percent increase in nights' lodging provided to children over the same time last year," he said. "There is little doubt that the economic downturn is having a real impact on the people we serve, and there is no question it has weakened those already at risk."


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The Tully Black Knights' defensive pressure in the first half helped them coast to 61-35 victory over Manlius Pebble Hill Wednesday night.
Tully (12-3, 8-2) are still second in the division behind Fabius-Pompey, but are starting yet another winning streak.
Head Coach Ryan Dando called for Tully to pressure at the beginning of the game so they could take control and play at their own pace.
"I thought the first half our intensity on defense was really good," Dando said. "We pressured well, we double-teamed where we needed to and the guys communicated really well on the floor."
The trap defense lead to a couple of steals early created a lead for the team as they outpaced Manlius to a 17-8 start. The team's effort on the offensive boards fueled their lead as they grabbed 2 rebounds in the final 14 seconds of the first quarter.
At 3:21 in the second quarter, the game stopped to honor Daniel Morse, who scored his 1,000th point.
"It was a great feeling, it was a huge relief," Morse said. "It took a lot of practice to get here and having my mom be a basketball coach helped a lot. I been in the gym with her since I was like four and so I just practice and shoot a lot."
Dando knows how much work and dedication Morse put into his achievement.
"Dan is a tremendous kid, he has a great work ethic," Dando said. "He's been with me a lot time and he put a lot of work into that accomplishment and I'm really proud of him."
In the second half Tully's defense loosened up a little, partly because of the large lead. Dando said it is up to him to make sure the team stays as focused late in the game.
"Second half had a bit of a different atmosphere," Dando said. "We had the lead so sometimes there's a complacent feeling, but we handled it well."
It was up to the starters to keep the tempo of the game up and they tried to play as if they didn't have the lead, and with the same intensity as they began the game with. The chemistry and teamwork allowed Tully to keep the momentum up offensively, piling the points on late.
"We just work together and coach does a great job of keeping us focused on the game so we just work together and make plays," Morse said.
Manlius made a run at the beginning of the fourth, but could not handle the offensive power of Tully to lessen the lead. Before Tully called a timeout in the fourth, Morse hit a jumper from the free throw line to stretch the score to 54-29.
The effort the Black Knights' bench allowed them to maintain the lead until the final buzzer.
Steve Shoemaker made back-to-back and-1 plays to stretched the lead as Tully cruised to the finish line. The bench as well as the starters will look to keep the momentum of this two-game win streak going against Onondaga on Friday January 25 at 5:30.


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OTC market bouncing back against main board plunge
February 6, 2014, 12:04 am TWN
TAIPEI--The over-the-counter (OTC) market appeared resilient on the back of local retail and institutional buying Wednesday, although the main board suffered sell-offs by foreign institutional investors, dealers said.
"Heavy selling by foreign institutional investors in large-cap stocks on the main board prompted local investors to move their funds into small cap stocks on the OTC market," MasterLink Securities analyst Tom Tang said.
After opening about 1.3 percent lower, the index on the OTC market staged a rebound to recoup its earlier losses and close unchanged at 128.66 points on turnover of NT$19.44 billion (US$642 million).
The OTC market outperformed the main board, where the weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange closed down 2.34 percent at 8,264.48 after foreign investors served as net sellers of NT$44.39 billion-worth of shares.
Foreign institutional investors sold a net NT$514.93 million on the OTC market during the session.
"As foreign investors dominated trading in large-cap stocks, local investors shifted their attention to small-cap ones, in particular on the OTC market," Tang said.
On the OTC market, a total of 38 stocks even rose 7 percent, the maximum daily increase, against stiff downward pressure in their large cap counterparts on the main board.
Among the stocks that gained 7 percent on the OTC market, metal stamping product supplier China Fineblanking Technology Co. closed at NT$34.10 and enameled wire maker Feng Ching Metal Corp. ended at NT$19.90.
Chairman of the GreTai Securities Market (GTSM) Wu Sou-shan said the OTC market has appeared active on an increase of buying in small-cap stocks.


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How to Apply for a Place in 2012
All students applying for places will need to follow the following steps outlined on the Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate website.
Please follow the instructions carefully, especially about the requirements for essential documentation. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS ARE FIRM AND CANNOT BE NEGOTIATED.
You can send your application package to the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit (Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy.
If you require further assistance with your application, please contact the Medical Humanities Unit for more information and assistance.
For general information about postgraduate study at the University of Sydney, please refer to the Future Postgraduate Students website.