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Become a crime scene investigator! Learners model Dawn Mission scientists, engineers, and technologists and how they use instrumentation to detect distant worlds. After a briefing to build context, students explore interactions between different... (View More) frequencies/wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum and matter as they investigate the different ways scientists gather and understand remote sensing data, using Dawn instruments as examples. This module is organized around a learning cycle, engaging students through several experiences to activate students' prior knowledge and assess conceptual understanding, informing next steps. (View Less)
This is an online game associated with activities during Solar Week, a twice-yearly event in March and October during which classrooms are able to interact with scientists studying the Sun. Outside of Solar Week, information, activities, and... (View More) resources are archived and available online at any time. Learners view images of celebrities in various stages of pixellation to try to guess who the celebrity is by viewing images that are highly pixellated down to images that are more defined. This relates to astronomical image resolution and how the number of pixels defines the resolution of an image. This activity is scheduled to occur during Tuesday of Solar Week. (View Less)
In this lesson on cosmic rays, students will explain two examples of a cosmic ray detector. Includes information about student preconceptions and a demonstration that requires a geiger counter and optional access to a small radioactive source that... (View More) emits energetic helium nuclei (alpha particles), e.g., the mineral the mineral autunite, which contains uranium. This is activity two of four from The Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER). (View Less)
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This is a lesson about detecting atmospheres of planets. Learners will explore stellar occultation events (by interpreting light curves) to determine if an imaginary dwarf planet "Snorkzat" has an atmosphere. The activity is part of Project Spectra,... (View More) a science and engineering program for middle-high school students, focusing on how light is used to explore the Solar System. (View Less)
Learners will explore different ways of displaying visual spectra, including colored "barcode" spectra, like those produced by a diffraction grating, and line plots displaying intensity versus color, or wavelength. Students learn that a diffraction... (View More) grating acts like a prism, bending light into its component colors. The activity is part of Project Spectra, a science and engineering program for middle-high school students, focusing on how light is used to explore the Solar System. (View Less)
This is an activity about the Doppler effect. Learners begin by simulating the noise made by a passing siren. After learning that the change in pitch results from movement, they investigate the definition of frequency, calculate change in frequency,... (View More) and learn how this applies to light and the study of astronomy. This lesson requires a Doppler ball, also referred to as a buzzer ball. (View Less)
In this lesson, students explore how eclipses happen and why Einstein needed a total eclipse to image stars near the Sun in order to demonstrate how the Sun's mass bends the light from a far away star. Using a foam ball and a lamp, learners create a... (View More) solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse, and learn more about why the moon appears differently from one night to the next. The activity needs to be done in a very dark room and requires a very bright light (e.g., a lamp without a shade) and a very dim light (e.g., like one found on a keychain). This activity is part of the Cosmic Times teachers guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1919 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)
Materials Cost: $1 - $5 per group of students
In this lesson, students will be introduced to how the Doppler effect changes our perception of wavelengths of sound (pitch) and light (color). Students will model how astronomers use the line spectra of stars to identify elements in the stars and... (View More) the speeds of galaxies in the universe. Requires some special equipment for spectral analysis and a darkened room for viewing spectra. Suggestions are included for introducing the Doppler Effect for students unfamiliar with this concept. This activity is part of the Cosmic Times teachers guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1929 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Over $20 per group of students
In this lesson, students will investigate the Doppler Effect and discover how the same principle can be used to identify a possible tornado in storm clouds and investigate the rotation of distant galaxies. Students should be familiar with the... (View More) electromagnetic spectrum and the concept of Doppler Shift (links to background information are provided). Materials required for every group of 2-4 students include: a Slinky toy, safety glasses, meter stick, and colored pencils. This lesson is part of the Cosmic Times teachers guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1965 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)
Materials Cost: $5 - $10 per group of students
In this lesson, students explore a discrepant event when they design an experiment to measure the rate that ice melts when in pure water versus salt water. It is designed to help students realize that a carefully-designed experiment may yield... (View More) unexpected results, due to unseen events, even though the experiment is precisely planned and executed. The addition of a new technology may clarify factors in the experiment which were previously unknown. Note: the experiment requires advance preparation the day before: two buckets of water are set-up (one with plain tap water, the other with as much salt dissolved in it as possible), which need to be at room temperature. It also requires ice cubes of uniform shape (e.g., from an ice maker or ice trays filled to uniform capacity). This lesson is part of the Cosmic Times teachers guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1993 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)


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The Tim Jenkins era at South Lenoir was short lived.
DEEP RUN � The Tim Jenkins era at South Lenoir was short lived.
The school announced on Wednesday that Jenkins, who came to Deep Run last winter via Wallace-Rose Hill to coach baseball and was later named the Blue Devils� head varsity football coach, has resigned from his coaching and teaching positions to take a teaching and coaching job at East Duplin.
Jenkins leaves the Blue Devils after coaching their varsity baseball team to a share of the East Central 2A Conference title and their varsity football team to a 1-10 record in 2012.
Jenkins, who had said his intentions were to remain at South Lenoir for the long run, cited a conflict with the schooling of his children as his reason for returning to the school that gave him his first job in 1996.
Jenkins said his family had planned on moving their children into Lenoir County�s school district but those plans didn�t pan out.
His desire to be employed by the high school his children attended trumped his desire to be a head football or baseball coach.
�I�ve had some changes in my family over the last few months, as far as where my kids would be in school,� said Jenkins, whose children will continue to attend school in Duplin County. �I just don�t see how I can continue doing the things I need to here, for these kids, and that�s kind of the reason why.
�Nobody�s done anything. The kids haven�t done anything. Wins and losses don�t matter. � I think it�s going to be hard for me to continue being the head coach here (while) my kids are going to be in a different school district.�
Jenkins will join the staff of former Kinston and current East Duplin head football coach Battle Holley.
Jenkins and Holley coached together at Wallace-Rose Hill.
�It�s going to be a better situation for me right now, I think,� Jenkins said.
Before the football season began Jenkins had said publicly his intentions were to remain at South Lenoir until he retired or until he was let go by the school.
Even though neither of those things happened, Jenkins said that at the time of his statement those were his true plans.
�I don�t feel bad that I said it, because that was my intentions,� he said. �I had no plans; it wasn�t like I came to South Lenoir and said that I was going to be here for a year then I�m gone.
�(I) probably shouldn�t have said it, because you don�t ever know what�s going to happen. � In my heart my felt like this was where I was going to be.�
Although his time in Deep Run was short, Jenkins feels what he brought to the football program can be built upon for a successful future.
�There are some good things that can happen here, I and feel like we got started on that. I feel like we moved forward in some areas,� he said.
�The kids have worked hard and they�ve done everything I�ve asked them to do. They�ll do better next year, and the next year hopefully, and moving forward.�
Jenkins� decision to leave also leaves South Lenoir in a bind in not one coaching area but two.
With baseball season just around the corner � teams can begin holding official practices on Feb. 13 � the school is looking for its second baseball coach in as many seasons.
With Wednesday being the first day back from winter break for both students and teachers, Athletic Director Lisa Smith said there is no immediate plan for Jenkins� replacement on the diamond.
�The first thing we�re going to look at is baseball (but) we can�t post the position right yet,� Smith said. �The boys have been working out in voluntary workouts.
�With today being the first day back and everything we�re just trying to get everything going.�
While Smith said she is saddened to see Jenkins leave, she also understands his decision.
�We understand, definitely. God comes first, then family, then work,� Smith said. �I know professionally he wants to be here, but, personally, you�ve got to do what�s best for yourself or else professionally nothing�s going to work.�
South Lenoir originally hired Jenkins to replace longtime head baseball coach Troy Eason, who retired last January following 28 years and 346 wins at the school, and he made an immediate impact.
The Blue Devils won 14 of their first 15 games, then eventually finished the East Central 2A Conference race tied for first place with Topsail before being knocked out of the state 2A playoffs in the second round by eventual state champion Whiteville.
The Free Press named Jenkins its baseball coach of the year for the 2012 season.
During baseball season Jenkins accepted the open football position, which was left vacant after four years by Kevin Wilson, who also resigned due to family matters.
In Jenkins� only season at the program�s helm, the Blue Devils won their first game over Spring Creek, then dropped their last 10.
�I really thought this was where I was going to be. I like it here. The school is a good school. The community is pretty solid. The kids work hard,� Jenkins said. �I feel like I let (South Lenoir Principal Steve) Saint-Amand down. But, at the end of the day, regardless of what people say or think � and that doesn�t really matter to me � I�m doing what I think is best for my family, and I hope people will understand that.�
Jenkins is the third Lenoir County head football coach since 2009 to leave for East Duplin. Former North Lenoir head coach Wayne Jackson left for Beulaville following the 2008 season, then Holley followed suit in 2010 after taking the Vikings to their first regional championship game in 2009.
Holley was named East Duplin�s head coach in 2011 following longtime Panthers head coach Brian Aldridge�s retirement.
Ryan Herman can be reached at 252-559-1073 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @KFPSports.
SL coaching carousel
Since Jimmy Smith retired from coaching varsity football at South Lenoir following the 1996 season, the school has had seven head coaches in the sport. The sudden resignation of Tim Jenkins, who led the program for one season, has the Blue Devils looking for coach No. 12 overall after 49 seasons of South Lenoir football.
Gerald Whisenhunt � two seasons, 1997-98
Kevin Wiggins � four seasons, 1999-2002
Patrick Whitford � two seasons, 2003-04
Lee Atkins � one season, 2005
Casey Corey � two seasons, 2006-07
Kevin Wilson � four seasons, 2008-11
Tim Jenkins � one season, 2012

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Chieftec AEGIS Mid Tower Review
All computer cases are created equal, right? Actually, wrong. When you are building your own computer, most people just skip over the case and get one that is cheap or one that they think looks cool. This isn't always what is best though. A computer case has many functions beside the basic "sit and look cool." For instance, a computer case can drastically change your temperatures on all your components: hard drives, RAM, CPU, and GPU are the big ones. Also, a computer case can have a large effect on how much noise you can hear from the internal components like fans and hard drives - pretty much anything that spins. Since the case is used to house your components, the size of the case and how many expansion slots it has available is something that needs to be taken into consideration. Pretty much any self proclaimed cooling expert or modding expert out there will agree, all cases are not created equal.
Now this is where the Chieftec AEGIS mid tower case comes in. With Chieftec's promise of "always bettering themselves," I expect a case that preforms well in all areas. The feature list is amazing, and hopefully it all works, as I will be testing each and every piece. I'm pretty excited to give this case a shot at glory, so lets get right into the testing.
Closer Look:
The box that the case in is very busy. With a lot of information packed on both the front and back, along with images of the two color options, there is defiantly a lot going on. The features that are listed on the box are pretty basic, but appear to be helpful. There is also a large "IN THIS CASE YOU CAN TRUST" along the bottom.


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with images from the exhibition
Sweets are the
stuff of childhood memories and fantasies. Often associated with
celebrations, they are inherently optimistic. Delicious and sensual,
sweets are also a locus of desire, pleasure, excess, and guiltall
explored by the work in this exhibition. Sugar Buzz features twenty-eight
artists whose work deals with sweets either in its imagery or as
its medium. In this exhibition the artists have used a variety of
strategies all with an element of humor, irony or whimsy.
The exhibition, curated by Susan Hoeltzel with Nina Sundell, includes
photography, video, drawing, painting, sculpture, artists
books, textiles, and installations, completed since 2000.
Using frosting,
Canadian artist Shelley Miller applies intricately detailed architectural
elements to building exteriors. Her monumental embellishments, presented
here as documentary photographs of installations in Canada and Brazil,
wash away over time in the rain and snow. In Brazil richly detailed
Portuguese tiles are added to a house. In one of the photographs
children taste the sweets. In Montreal faux columns and cornices
are combined with decorative patterns outlining the buildings
graffiti, subverting its intent.
Maggy Rozycki Hilter offers a moral tale of overindulgence in her
hand-stitched textile with cute children, animals, cakes, and candies.
Her thirteen-foot embroidery includes found textiles
from old tablecloths and doilies as well as those stitched by the
artist and her mother. It is a story told in multiple vignettes
that suggest temptations and their consequences. Excess is also
a theme in the work of Milton Rosa-Ortiz. His Gula (gluttony),
an allegorical reference to one of the Seven Deadly Sins, hangs
like a chimera. Its chalice-like form is created with hundreds of
suspended sugar cubes.
Becca Albee humorously alludes to the history of art in her homage
to Robert Smithsons Spiral Jetty made from fragrant
cakes, as does Andy Yoder in his large-scale Pipe made
of licorice that references René Magrittes Ceci
nest pas une pipe. The seven-foot pipe is also connected
for Yoder with memories of his father. Its surface is richly textured
with patterns made by long Twizzlers and shorter licorice stubs.
Albees cakes are also connected to childhood memories of family
and cooking. Her cakes for this installation were baked with the
help of her mother.
Dana K. Sherwoods book, Confektion: The Sweet Allure
of Entrapment, is opened to a page with a compressed yellow
cupcake surrounded by dead bees. On the opposite page the cupcake
and bugs are described in a brief text and a whimsical drawing.
Throughout the book, packaged confections from Twinkies to HoHos
are paired with insects that include leopard flies, hornets, beetles,
and ants. In terms of the Magritte, the cakes with bugs, the drawings,
and the text are the pipe and not the pipe. They offer
deadpan humor and musings on seduction and death.
Language is pivotal to the work of several of the artists. Words
are employed to convey the sense of taste in John Boones four
paintings from the Taste Suite series. Each canvas with
a single word, Sweet, Sour, Bitter,
and Salty, against a vivid red background, offers a
conceptual construct for exploring flavor. Karen Shaw, an artist
whose work frequently is language-based, offers a kitchen cabinet
with a range of products. Their brands, all with celestial references,
glow in the dark under a black light among them Milky Way
and Mars bars, Moon pies, and Starbursts.
It is the phrase sweetening the bat, that is essential
to understanding Freddy Rodriguezs Our Man: Homage to
Sammy Sosa. (The phrase alludes to tampering with a baseball bat
to make a ball go farther.) Rodriguezs installation addresses
the controversy over Sosas altered bat. In the installation
a crystal clear, glass bat suggests transparency and fragility.
The bat hangs over a mound of sugar, a reference to the term sweetening
the bat as well as to the major export of the Dominican Republic.
Larger than life and suggesting the human form, Emily Eveleths
sensuous jelly donuts depict one of Americas most ubiquitous
morning foods. For over ten years Eveleth has made donuts her subject.
In Repose the donuts are cropped and dramatically lighted
against a dark ground. Their fleshy forms slouch against one another
with jelly oozing.
Julie Allens soft sculptures, a wedding and a birthday cake,
also suggest human flesh. Their sags, bulges, and protuberances
are made from deflated balloons. Jenny Kanzlers traditionally
rendered, oil on panel cakes Tonsillitis, Infection,
and Growth are anthropomorphized in unexpected
ways. Their diseases and abnormalities make them less than perfect
icons of domesticity and give them human qualities.
Amy Millers I Do, a large-scale slice of wedding
cake sitting on an eight-foot doily, is convincingly rendered in
foam and resin. The work offers multiple readings a humorous
double entendre and a coming together of equals. The decorative
rosebuds on the cake are created with a very large, electrically
powered pastry bag fabricated by the artist.
Yoshiko Kanai's process-based work Sugar Table/Communication,
includes a cast sugar table and sugar vessels placed on a tatami
mat that suggest a Japanese tea ceremony. In performance the artist
and audience members will pour green tea, representing the East,
and Coke, representing the West, into the containers, transforming
and eroding the table and vessels.
Iconic images of museums the Louvre, the Met, the Whitney,
and the Guggenheim are burnt into a surface of cast sugar
and Splenda in the work of Mark McLeod. Intended to evolve over
time, the caramelized images display a soft, sfumato edge.
Sugar is also the medium of Rebecca Hollands site-specific,
minimalist installation Crush. First melted, then cast
and crushed, the candy stretches for fourteen feet along a glass
wall. Its jewel-like yellow/green color appears to glow from within.
The work is created with approximately 50 lbs of candy.
Eight thousand candy wrappers those from candy consumed by
the artist and her friends or found on the street create
a monumental cascade of color and light in Luisa Caldwells
Color Falls. Twenty-one feet high, its excess
is dazzling as the cellophane gently moves in drafts of air.
Twist ties, sponges, pantyhose, cotton balls, matchsticks, hair
curlers the stuff of daily life are the materials
used to produce a variety of tasty delights in Vadis Turners
large-scale installation and vitrine filled with sweets. In the
former, chocolates made from pantyhose and fillings made of foam,
spools of thread, buttons, and paper clips, spell out the work yuck.
Tracy Miller, Sara Sill, and Lucy Fradkin offer tables laden with
confections. Sara Sills photo-based images show the excess
of Parisian pastry and tableware shops with their prices displayed
in euros. These paintings combine photography, collage, image transfer,
and paint. Lucy Fradkin has placed her pies and cakes to best advantage
on a tilted tabletop in front of an open window with migrating birds
outside in Heading South. Tracy Millers exuberant
displays seem to transmute from cakes, pastries, champagne and beer
into colorful painterly marks. With tables filled to excess, it
appears to be a party in progress with a good time being had by
Pamelas Hadfields photographs are staged on an implied
tabletop in which birthday celebrations take on a new meaning. In
Great Escape and Bang her festive cakes
double as battlefields with compete with explosive sparklers, combat
troops, tanks and helicopters. Their intense saturated colors reinforce
the meaning of both events.
The commercial aspect of Valentines Day is layered with class
signifiers in Jessica Edith Schwinds paired photographs Love
Peddler II. The effect of the packaged candy display, with
hearts and teddy bears, provides a sobering contrast to the warmth
and sentiment of the day.
Mary Magsamen & Stephan Hillerbrands video air-hunger
explores trust and boundaries as a couple blow and share bubble
gum. Filmed in the lobby of the Woolworth Building in New York City,
the majestic ceiling is almost cathedral-like. The sounds of breathing,
bubbles being blown, and gum chewing fill the room. The title alludes
to a medical condition associated with diabetic coma.
Matthew Neffs barely perceptible silk-screened images of a
chandelier in La morte equise Sugar Chandelier
and of moths in I wear black on the outside because black
is how I feel on the inside, are created with sugar that glitters
in these white on white compositions. The images are made with transparent
varnish that is silk-screened to the paper. Sugar is added, like
flocking, and adheres to the wet varnish.
is also a means of alluding to sweets with form, materials or process
suggesting confections. In Gina Occhiogrossos acrylics on
canvas, thick pastel-colored paints are applied as if by a cake
decorator, a job she had once had. These lush surfaces make a connection
between the physicality and seductive qualities of both frosting
and paint. In a similar vein, Lynda Rays chevrons of lush,
translucent encaustics suggest layer cakes. She describes the process
of heating the beeswax, resin, and pigments as similar to cooking,
complete with fragrant aromas.


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Saints Row 2 Walkthrough
One gang is down forever. Now it's time to go after the Brotherhood, the jerks who smacked us around in the bar right before we saved Johnny from death row.
And for the heck of it, I'm getting a makeover and some new threads. All this cash from the Ronin is burning a hole in my pocket!
|Mission 3-1: First Impressions
Carlos takes you to some underground caverns where you meet with a member of the Brotherhood named Maero. He's asked to meet you for a purpose, but before you can get to it, the party is crashed by cops.
Two parts to this mission, but first: if you've taken all the hitman missions, you can find one of your targets in here. This is as good a time as any to take him out, although you'll have to go backwards from where you're "supposed" to go to find him.
Once you're ready to go, things should be quick. First up is a pure-action scene where you need to get out of the area. Follow the checkpoints, you know the deal. The cops don't have much more going for them but pistols or the occasional shotgun, so they won't be much of a threat.
You'll eventually get to the sewers, and you'll have a choice to make. You can take the first right and climb to the streets, where you'll then have to jump in a car and drive to the Brotherhood docks. The other option is to keep going to the second checkpoint and grab a boat, then cut across the river. If the boat crashes you'll have to drive anyway, but the watery route is a bit easier as you'll only have to deal with a police chopper rather than a myriad of cop cars. (Of course, running from the cop cars is always fun!)
Once you deliver Maero to his dock, you find out that the Brotherhood is planning on doing... something. Maero, in the "kindness" of his heart, offers to cut the Saints in for 20%. Your character isn't pleased with that split, but Maero insists he's being generous due to the Saints' fall from grace. You're rightfully not pleased, and leave in a huff.
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Cementos Argos is the largest cement and concrete company in Colombia, and has a significant presence in other regions including the United States, Haiti, The Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guyana and Suriname.
Cementos Argos possessed an SAP solution for its concrete business in Colombia, and sought to implement the same solution for its concrete operations in the United States, a business that included over 300 plants. At the same time, the company had an SAP solution for its cement business in the United States, operating with one company code, and needed to merge the United States-based concrete business onto the same company code—while still maintaining the ability to generate separate financial information to determine the profitability of both businesses.
Cementos Argos and Accenture successfully deployed SAP ECC 6.0 for its United States-based concrete business and unified all businesses under a single SAP system. Key results include:
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Special volunteers at this year's event included country musician and Allstate Fan Fest performer Darius Rucker, actor and Allstate brand ambassador Dennis Haysbert, and New Orleans' City Councilman Jon Johnson. Two-time Allstate AFCA Good Works Team member and current voting panelist Matt Stinchcomb also lent a helping hand.
Allstate also made a special $10,000 donation to LowerNine.org to further assist the organization with their work in the neighborhood, one of the hardest hit areas of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
In addition, the members of the 2010 Allstate AFCA Good Works Teams® were honored during halftime of the Allstate® Sugar Bowl with an on-field ceremony and video tribute broadcast nationally on the ESPN telecast.
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The rock sea-lavenders comprise a group of closely related, beautiful (1) and delicate (2) plants that have cushions of leaves close to the ground, from which arise branched flowering stems that may be delicate or robust, short or tall, but in all cases support numerous spikes of attractive bluish-lilac coloured flowers (1) (2). In high summer, when flowering en masse, these plants can give a striking purplish 'haze' to the places in which they grow. Almost all of the species that occur in Britain and Ireland are endemics; they are found no-where else in the world (1).
In 1986 the taxonomy of the rock sea-lavenders was revised (6), nine species are now recognised, along with a large number of subspecies(2). However, the species are notoriously difficult to tell apart (2). Although there is some geographical separation of the various species and subspecies, this is by no means an accurate or reliable method of distinguishing between them (2). Indeed, there are a number of 'hot spot' areas where one can find several species or sub-species growing together (e.g. on the Carboniferous limestone of south Pembrokeshire, the cliffs of Quaternary head deposits of south Devon, and the chalk and limestone cliffs of Dorset). Rock-sea lavenders are perennial, and reproduce asexually through a process known as 'apomixis'. Flowers are produced from June to September (5).
Current knowledge of the distribution of our endemic rock sea-lavenders is patchy (3). L. paradoxum, L. parvum, and L. transwallianum are all restricted to Pembrokeshire. L. britannicum and L. procerum are fairly widespread along the western coast of Britain, and L. procerum also occurs on the east coast of Ireland (7). L. dodartiforme is confined to Dorset, L. loganicum is known only from Cornwall, and populations of L. recurvum occur in Dorset, Cumberland and Wigtownshire (4). L. binervosum is not endemic to the UK; it is also known from parts of Europe (5), but four subspecies of binervosum are endemic to Britain and Ireland (7).
Rock sea-lavenders are exclusively coastal, inhabiting rocky cliffs and ledges, stabilised shingle, dune-slacks, the upper edges of saltmarshes and even sea walls (1).
In Britain and Ireland Limonium britannicum, and L. procerum are classified as Lower Risk- Nationally Scarce, endemic; L. dodartiforme, L. loganicum, L. paradoxum, L. Parvum, and L. transwallianum are classified as Vulnerable, endemic, and L. recurvum is Vulnerable, endemic to Britain and Ireland (L. recurvum recurvum is endemic to Britain only). L. binervosum is not endemic to Britain and Ireland, but four subspecies are: L. b. saxonicum, L. b. anglicum, L. b. cantianum and L. b. mutatum. Furthermore, L. b. sarniense is endemic to the Channel Islands (7).
Many populations of rock sea-lavender in the UK are not under any immediate threat. However, some may be vulnerable to trampling (4), while several dune-slack, sea-wall and cliff populations are known to have been lost, at least temporarily, as a result of dune movements, the construction of new sea defences and coastal landslips (7). Many colonies are small (which increases their vulnerability), and collecting is thought to have posed a threat to a few species (particularly L. recurvum) in the past (4).
Many populations occur within Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), and two populations of L. parvum occur within National Nature Reserves (NNRs) (2). Together, the Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI) and the National Trust coordinate the conservation actions outlined in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan for Britain's endemic rock sea-lavenders (2). The BSBI have carried out an extensive mapping scheme, which will be of enormous help as it will allow areas needing further research to be prioritised and will also aid in the initiation of a monitoring programme (2).
The UK BAP Species Action Plan for rock sea-lavenders is available on-line at:
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For this nugget I focused on MeCommerce (http://mecommerce.goodstorm.com/). How do they get people to sell items on their site? First they attach the user by making it about the user. They share %50 of profits which seems as a fair amount. It is called MEcommerce which also makes it about the user. They emphasize being free and how easy it is to sign up. Also they show an example of a webpage with it set up. Though everything helps, probably the biggest motivator is money. The set allows the user to sell products relevant to their sites and get paid for them. MeCommerce seems to me to be a promising alternative to ads.
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The Cape Fear Volunteer Center is accepting volunteers for Thanksgiving and the upcoming holidays.
The volunteer center allows prospective volunteers to choose a date and time they are available to help and then the center will see what requests match that time and distribute the volunteers so that different organizations receive help.
Annie Anthony, director of the center, said the center is a "one-stop shop" for volunteers. The center also accommodates that families that want to volunteer together.
To register to help, visit capefearvolunteercenter.org.
Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Center in Wilmington has ample volunteers for Thanksgiving Day. With an average of about 30 volunteers per day, the center can use help at other times, though. Kristin Pollock, volunteer coordinator at Good Shepherd Center, said the shelter will need extra volunteer help around Christmas and New Year's.
The center can also use donations. Super-sized cans of vegetables are always helpful, Pollock said, along with adult-sized backpacks and small packages of toiletries.
Brunswick County
In Brunswick County, the story is much the same. Debra Marlowe of Brunswick Senior Resources did not have specific volunteer opportunities for Thanksgiving, but she does have other volunteers opportunities available.
Donations are needed for Christmas baskets to be distributed through Brunswick Family Assistance. Donations are also needed for angel tree gifts for foster children. Volunteers will also be needed to wrap presents.
Marlowe said drivers are needed for daily Meals on Wheels service and to transport seniors to medical appointments.
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A Look Back in Time - Memories from Malone
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Carolyn A. Brandsema '80
Renton, Washington
Vice President, 737/767/777 Engineering
Boeing Company, Airplane and Production Systems
Brandsema received her bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Clarkson in 1980. In 1988, she received a master of business administration from Seattle University.
Prior to assuming her current position, Brandsema was named vice president of engineering for the 737 Program. In addition, she served as vice president of airplane and production system development activity for the Single-Aisle Replacement Study, a position she held since March 2006. From July 2003 to March 2006, Brandsema was the director of engineering for the 737 and 757 programs, where she led a team of 1,200 design, manufacturing and tooling engineers responsible for all phases of configuration, design, manufacturability and support of 737 and 757 airplane models.
Brandsema started her career at Boeing in July 1980 as a manufacturing research and development engineer.
She has served on Clarkson's Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering Council, advocating for the Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering. She currently serves on the College of Science and Engineering Advisory Board for Seattle University.
Larry D. Kingsley '85
Bluff, Illinois
President and Chief Executive Officer of IDEX Corporation
Kingsley received his bachelor of science degree
in industrial distribution from Clarkson in
1985. He holds a master of business administration degree from the College of William & Mary.
In 2006, Kingsley was appointed chairman and CEO of IDEX Corporation. IDEX is a manufacturer of pumps and metering products, dispensing equipment for color formulation, and other highly engineered products with leading positions in niche markets. Its products are sold to a wide range of industries throughout the world.
Kingsley was appointed president and chief executive officer of IDEX in 2005, having served as chief operating officer at the company since 2004. Prior to joining IDEX, he progressed through a series of increasingly responsible positions at Danaher Corporation, including corporate vice president and group executive.
Kingsley currently serves on the Cooper Industries board of directors, the IDEX board of directors, the Junior Achievement of Chicago board and as a trustee for the Museum of Science and Industry, as well as on the Clarkson Business Leadership Council.
Anthony J. Palumbo '60
Utica, New York
Ophthalmologist, eye surgeon and medical director of the Dove Eye and Laser Center
Dr. Palumbo received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Clarkson in 1960.
He received a doctorate in medicine and surgery, cum laude, from the renowned University of Bologna, Italy, and completed his residency at St. Mary's Hospital/Rochester Eye Institute. He also completed an ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at the prestigious Manhattan Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital. At Park Ridge Hospital in Rochester, he completed a fellowship in medical surgical treatments of anterior segment diseases, including glaucoma surgery, cataract and lens implantation surgery, corneal surgery, and refractive surgery.
He has received numerous awards in recognition of the exceptional patient care he has provided, as well as for his involvement in humanitarian efforts.
Palumbo has served as a Clarkson reunion giving volunteer in the past and established two scholarship funds: the Dick Pratt Endowed Prize Fund and the Palumbo Endowed Chemical Engineering Scholarship. He currently serves on the Clarkson Arts & Sciences Dean's Advisory Council.
Gary C. Schmidt '70
Monticello, New York
Chairman of Schmidt's Wholesale Inc.
Schmidt received his bachelor of science degree in industrial distribution from Clarkson in 1970.
He is the chairman of Schmidt's Wholesale Inc., a plumbing, heating, electrical, waterworks and HVAC supply house in Monticello, N.Y., with branch locations in Newburgh, N.Y., and Florida.
Schmidt has been active in the business community and wholesale industry for many years serving on the board and as president of New York State Plumbing and Heating Wholesalers and on the board of American Supply Association.
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Schmidt is the vice president of the Sullivan County Community College Foundation and on the board of the Sullivan County Community College Dormitory Corporation. He is a founding member and serves on the board of the Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development. In 2002, he was honored with their highest award, the Walter A. Rhulen Award for Service to Business, Community and Humanity. Schmidt has dedicated much time to the Boy Scouts of America.
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Dr. Edythe Abdullah, Mr. Luther Coggin, Mrs. Toni Crawford, Mrs. Ann Hicks, Mrs. Joan Newton, Dr. Katherine Robinson, Dr. Bruce Taylor
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With a quorum being present, Chair Hicks called the meeting to order.
Chair Hicks asked for a MOTION to approve the minutes for September 18, 2008. The MOTION was offered by Trustee Coggin and seconded by Chair Taylor. The minutes were accepted as presented.
Chair Hicks asked Provost Workman to speak about this item.
Provost Workman stated that the Board of Governors (BOG) required the university to develop and publish a policy outlining guidelines to terminate a degree/major program. He noted that this proposed policy did conform to the BOG mandates.
Provost Workman discussed the process and reasons for terminating programs, specifically the consideration of faculty and students. He noted the policy did include a plan to accommodate any students or faculty that there were active in a program scheduled for termination.
The trustees discussed proposed modifications, asking that the Board be named as one of the groups that could suggest a program for termination. Provost Workman stated that the academic community would like to add, as a friendly amendment, language to clarify who (the administration or the Board) had responsibility for formalities, based on where the request for review originated.
Chair Hicks asked for a MOTION to accept these two friendly amendments. The MOTION was offered by Trustee Korman and seconded by Chair Taylor. The MOTION was carried.
Chair Hicks asked for a MOTION to approve the Policy on Program Termination, including the two friendly amendments. The MOTION was offered by Trustee Korman and seconded by Chair Taylor. The MOTION was carried.
Chair Hicks asked Ms. Brayton, Director for Academic Affairs, to speak about this item.
Ms. Brayton stated that UNF was currently ranked 43rd in the U.S. News and World Report Colleges Rankings. She clarified that UNF was listed in the Southern Universities – Master's Top Schools, according to the Carnage classifications. This ranking included universities offering primarily bachelor's and master's programs.
Ms. Brayton provided an overview of the categories used for measurement, including peer assessment, retention, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and annual giving.
Ms. Brayton provided a comparison of UNF's rankings in this publication from 2004 to current. She noted that these rankings were often used by students to select schools that might best fit their needs. She mentioned that, although some schools might skew these rankings, UNF would remain true to its mission to provide access and opportunity; therefore, not focus on these rankings.
This item was presented for information only. No further action was required.
Chair Hicks asked President Delaney to speak about this item.
President Delaney updated trustees on the budget and assets for MOCA, noting that the value of the art was uncertain. He spoke about the current economic climate and possible influences this might have on sponsorships for MOCA. He noted that this venture could present many opportunities for the university.
President Delaney discussed details of the transaction, mentioning the following:
President Delaney discussed the consequences of closing the museum, should the venture fail:
President Delaney summarized this discussion by noting that this partnership would elevate the attention of the museum and promote the university within the art community.
Trustees asked for clarification on the value of the art. The administration stated that the art was not formally appraised. Trustees asked that the university pursue something short of a full appraisal. The administration agreed to provide this information.
This discussion was for information only. No further action was required.
Chair Hicks asked Provost Workman to present this update.
Provost Workman stated that the university submitted its compliance report in September, which was reviewed by an off-site committee. He noted that the off-site committee returned 17 issues of noncompliance. He discussed these issues, stating that some were minor misunderstandings and few were substantive. He clarified that all issues would be considered before the focus report was put forward. (This report was due in January.) Provost Workman reported that the on-site team would be at UNF in February and would review the Quality Enhancement Plan at that time.
This update was presented for information only. No further action was required.
Chair Hicks asked Vice President Owen to present this report.
Vice President Owen stated that the NCAA operating principle specified that compliance and education reports be presented to the Board of Trustees on a regular basis. She introduced Ms. Bronner, Director of Compliance, and asked her to present this report.
Ms. Bronner provided trustees with a guide to basic information applicable to all alumni, trustees, faculty and staff. She noted that this information listed things permissible and not permissible when dealing with the university's student athletes. She presented a summary, as related to the athletes and NCAA rules, and discussed outreach efforts.
Ms. Bronner discussed the Academic Performance Program (APP) and noted that this program was the NCAA's measure of eligibility and retention. She noted most of UNF's teams were performing above minimum standards.
This item was for information only. No further action was required.
With no further discussion, Chair Hicks adjourned the meeting.
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Im new to the sport. I already have both water and land lesson last seasson at Alameda (its too far since I live in Antioch). I am planning to take a refreshers course. Does it matter where I take my lesson either Sherman Island or Alameda? whats the difference?
If you can wait, you might as well go for it at Sherman Island as it's much closer to you. There may be willing instructors at Sherman Island soon, but it may still be a little while bfore a wind pattern materializes there.
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The 630D, 635D, and the 640D Draper models can be equipped with an integral, slow-speed transport system.
Customer Value:
In field mode, the dual wheels become the left- and right-hand gauge wheels. For transport, the left-hand dual-dolly wheels support one side of the draper frame and the right-hand dual wheels are repositioned to support the right-hand end of the frame.
The transport package includes warning lights, which can be plugged into a seven-way power source for road transport with a 32.2-km/h (20-mph) speed limit for farm equipment transport.
NOTE: The 630D, 635D, and the 640D Drapers are equipped with two 20.5 x 8.0 12-ply equivalent gauge wheel tires as base equipment and four 20.5 x 8.0 12-ply equivalent gauge wheels with the low-speed transport option.
The unique dual-knife-drive system is timed, creating the smoothest-possible reciprocating knife-drive system currently in the industry. The positive, reliable shaft-driven dual epicyclical in-line knife drives with built-in driveline protection provide operators with the strongest knife-drive system.
All John Deere 600D Drapers include a double-cut knife which features a hydraulic tilt that is controlled from inside the cab. All 10.6-m (35-ft) and 12.1-m (40-ft) draper cutterbars also have knifeback reinforcement straps to strengthen the knifeback.
The 100-mm (4-in.) cutting action produces a cleaner cut versus the tearing effect of shorter-stroke cutting systems. Knife hold-downs are easily adjusted to help maintain harvesting performance.
The cutterbar hydraulic tilt adjusts a full 8 degrees while maintaining excellent visibility to the cutterbar throughout the tilt range. For improved ease of use the optional advanced hydro handle can be configured to control the platform tilt.
Reel resume and reverse are features on the 600D Drapers. The combine operator can store two different reel positions with one setting for normal conditions and another for down, tangled, short, leaning crops.
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In certain field conditions, when harvesting with 600 Series cutting platforms attached to pre-60 Series combines equipped with tall drive tires (for example, 35.5x32-in. or 42-in. dual wheels), it may not be possible to obtain the desired or optimum cutting bar angle. This is due to the extreme height of the drive tires, especially if used in conjunction with the tall 18.4x30 or 28Lx26 high-flotation rear steering tires.
The wedge kit allows the lower frame of the platform to be tilted upward to any one of three different degrees when attached to the combine so the desired cutter bar angle adjustment can be obtained.
The following chart and illustration below can be used to help determine if the wedge kit is required on the platform for the combine being used.
Position machine on flat level ground with platform removed.
Position feederhouse so face is perpendicular to the ground. To check this, a bubble level can be placed on the face of the feederhouse.
Measure distance (A) between the center of feederhouse drive shaft and the ground.
Compare dimension to table and determine amount of wedge angle required.
Three programmable reel position settings will optimize platform performance while minimizing header losses. The operator can preselect three different reel positions for specific field conditions and can access these while harvesting, simply by touching the activation buttons on the multifunction hydro handle.
Feature benefit:
Adjust the reel height and fore-aft position to an optimal position then press the 1, 2, or 3 button on the multifunction control lever until arrows on each side of the symbol indicates that the system is active. This will save that reel position for that button which can be done for each number on the handle.
The optional dual zone float kit provides better platform balance for a more accurate cut height right to left. The dual zone system allows the operator to independently adjust float pressure to the right and left float cylinders. Independent float cylinders adjustments allow the platform to tilt independently or in conjunction with the feederhouse.
The feed drum anti-wrap attachment is recommended for tall, damp crop conditions to reduce drum wrapping. The attachment consists of two brackets that mount near the outer edge of the feed drum and reduce the likelihood of crop wrapping around the drum.
A strong, durable poly-tine pickup reel is in base equipment on the 600FD HydraFlex™ Draper Platforms. All reels feature a low-profile pickup design to allow gentle entry into the crops to reduce shatter loss with an optional factory-installed reel tine flip over kit to prevent wrapping in tough, wet and viney crops.
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TxDOT refreshes pavement markings on area roadways
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently began a project to refresh pavement markings on roadways in seven counties.About 550 miles of pavement in Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Nolan, Shackelford and Taylor Counties will receive new thermoplastic pavement markings. The reflectivity of the markings diminishes over time due to wear and tear from traffic, sunlight and weather conditions and must be refreshed periodically. TxDOT will use a new, more durable material for marking high-traffic concrete intersections. The new material will last longer and reduce the need for workers to replace the markings over time.Total Highway Maintenance of Cedar Hill will complete the work for about $958,000 and should be finished by the end of May.Although the contractor will attempt to work during non-peak traffic hours, drivers are urged to be aware of the striping truck and wet paint in the work zones and avoid crossing fresh pavement markings.The Texas Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining 80,000 miles of road and for supporting aviation, rail and public transportation across the state. TxDOT and its 11,000 employees are committed to working with others to provide safe and reliable transportation solutions for Texas by maintaining a safe system, addressing congestion, connecting Texas communities, and being a Best in Class state agency. Find out more at www.txdot.gov.


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Thyroid Federation International
Thyroid Federation International (TFI) was established in Toronto in 1995, and is now registered in Sweden. We are a network of patient support organizations from many countries. (more information: Association)
To date the federation includes some twenty thyroid organizations from many
parts of the world, including Europe, North and South America, Australia, and Japan (more information: Members)
TFI – Annual General Meeting
September 8th 2017 in Belgrade
The representatives from Philippines, Italy, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Australia, The Netherlands, Finland, The Netherlands, Spain, France, Finland and Sweden.
TFI and Global Impact
As thyroid disorders affect so many people, we would like to see thyroid organizations being established all over the world, supporting people who need further information and help (more information: How to Start a Thyroid Organization)
The patient perspective
In their own countries, our network of organizations supports people with thyroid disorders by providing information written specifically for the patient, by listening to the patient perspective and by raising awareness
and www.thyroidweek.org
(more information: International Thyroid Awareness Week)
Through TFI, member organizations share their experiences and learn from each other about ways to enhance the focus on the patients' interests.
Benefit : for doctors and for patients
Doctors benefit because we provide them with background information about the quality of life of the average thyroid patient.
From the partnership with doctors we gain important evidence-based information that we can pass on to patients.
Patients benefit because we listen to their concerns, and many raise interesting and valid points for discussion, which in turn we can pass on to the doctors.
In turn, many of them volunteer to help develop the patient organization in their particular country.


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Cardboard boxes were a constant in Francisco Jiménez's childhood. The author of this year's book selection for Hood River County Reads, "The Circuit," told a large audience Monday evening that the boxes represented the fragile and unstable life of a migrant family.
"I yearned for stability," Jiménez said. "And where I found this sense of stability was in education. Whatever I learned in school, no matter where I was that knowledge would go with me."
The stability Jiménez found in education took him from a first grader who didn't know a word of English to a graduate of Santa Clara University who went on to study at Harvard and earn a master's degree and Ph.D. from Columbia University.
Today he is chairman of the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at Santa Clara University and director of the Division of Arts and Humanities there.
The road between the two was full of joy and sadness, triumph and defeat, justice and injustice, prejudice and fairness, he said.
"Teachers and my family's love and instance on hard work, faith and respect sustained me and guided me along my journey," Jiménez said.
His story is the story of many immigrant people from the past and the present, he said. Consequently it has been translated into many other languages including Japanese, Chinese and Italian.
"We live in a world where people are being displaced," he said. "Either because of war, or basically because of poverty; and they're moving from their country to other countries, looking for a better life.
And not all of those people are from other countries. Jiménez was greatly affected by Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," when he learned that the book's Joad family had much the same experience as he when they moved to California during the Dust Bowl years in Oklahoma. Though American, as "Okies" they were subject to the same prejudices as his family had been.
The story also gave him the first idea that perhaps he could write his own story. Later, with encouragement from his peers, he eventually did.
"The greatest challenge in writing 'The Circuit' was to relate my experiences from the point of view of a child; to make it accessible to both children and adults," Jiménez said. "I wanted teachers and readers to hear the child's voice, see through his eyes and feel through his heart."
Monday's event capped the Hood River County Reads project. Those who haven't read "The Circuit" or its sequels, "Breaking Through" and "Reaching Out," may still check them out at the library.
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Comptroller Susan Combs Announces Final Report in theTexas, It's Your Money Series Along with Recommendations for Legislative Leadership
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs released the final report in the Texas, It's your Money series titled, Your Money and Pension Obligations. Combs also announced recommendations aimed at improving government transparency for legislative leadership to consider in the upcoming session.
This latest report provides a detailed look at state and local pension programs, while the overall report series offers Texans a clear picture of who is taxing them, how their money is being spent and how public debt is growing. Each one of the reports focuses on financial obligations of taxpayers and provides suggestions on how government should provide more transparency regarding those obligations. Combs is now recommending the Legislature consider these suggestions in the upcoming session.
"What comes through in each of these reports is a set of recommendations which shows where we fall short of talking straight to the taxpayer and providing a more transparent government," Combs said. "I am working with leadership on legislative ideas to embody these recommendations and principles."
The first of these reports, Your Money and The Taxing Facts, examines all the local entities that contribute to a taxpayer's bill, such as cities, counties, special-purpose districts and transit authorities, and identifies trends in spending. Combs is calling for these taxing entities to post more information on the Web and for local taxing districts to send that information to the Comptroller's office so the agency can put all local sales and property tax information on one public website.
The second report, Your Money and Local Debt, zeroes in on the debt issued by local governments. Combs suggests ballots for new debt contain information both on current and proposed debt obligations, including the following: the debt's stated purpose, total outstanding debt, total debt per capita and annual debt service requirements.
The third report, Your Money and Education Debt, examines the indebtedness of Texas' public schools and higher education institutions. Because most of this debt is used for school construction, Combs wants information on the cost of each facility, cost per square foot and space per student be posted on the Web.
The fourth report, Your Money and Pension Obligations, looks at public pension debt, which has made national headlines recently. Combs urges public pension funds in Texas to report on a public website such line items as their actual investment returns for the past 10 years and the plans' assumed rates of return.
"We want to give taxpayers the same kind of information on government debt and spending that they would need to prepare and balance their own budgets, to handle a mortgage or buy a car — a clear knowledge of what we're spending and what we owe," Combs said. "It's your money. If you don't know how it's being used, you need to know. And it's our job to let you know."
Each of the four reports along with interactive Web tools can be seen atwww.texasitsyourmoney.org.
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The criticism has been so pervasive and consistent, BioWare obviously could no longer ignore it. BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka took to the company blog to address the issue, and strongly hinted that the company is considering altering the ending of the game.
"As co-founder and GM of BioWare, I'm very proud of the ME3 team; I personally believe Mass Effect 3 is the best work we've yet created. So, it's incredibly painful to receive feedback from our core fans that the game's endings were not up to their expectations. Our first instinct is to defend our work and point to the high ratings offered by critics - but out of respect to our fans, we need to accept the criticism and feedback with humility."
BioWare's last truly good game - up to BioWare's standard - was Dragon Age: Origins. This game had everything I had come to expect from a company whose heritage includes some of the best games of all time, such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Dragon Age had deep and highly tactical group-based RPG gameplay, and despite some minor balancing issues (cone of cold comes to mind), it was a game that was easy to pick up and play, but very, very hard to master.
Finishing that game on nightmare difficulty as both a rogue and especially as a mage is still something I'm quite proud of - you need the right character builds for yourself and your party, and you need to program them accordingly. It required planning and constant monitoring of the entire battlefield (friendly fire is a constant threat in badly managed/programmed parties), and one tiny mistake pretty much meant instant death. The trademark BioWare depth, writing, and characters completed the package.
In my view, Dragon Age: Origins was the last truly good BioWare game. Coincidentally, it was also the last game to be developed mostly without EA's involvement. After EA acquired the company, things started going down hill. Mass Effect 2's story and RPG elements suffered. The epicness and ever expanding story of Mass Effect 1 was nowhere to be found, and the gameplay was barely adequate enough to feature in a Gears of War game.
Dragon Age II had to be made more enticing for the Call of Duty crowd - with all due respect - so it was forced to move away from the proper way to do fantasy RPGs (invisible dice rolling in the background determining hits) to the wrong way (hitboxes). To make matters worse, gameplay was repetitive, it only featured like three constantly reused environments, and it had virtually no story. The real story only kicked in during the last 30 minutes or so with the collapse of the Chantry, making it feel like a an incredibly long and boring prologue to Dragon Age 3. Mind you, a long and boring prologue we had to pay €60 for.
All this made me very nervous about Mass Effect 3. While playing, a lot of the nervousness subsided - gameplay was a little bit more in-depth than ME2, the individual races' storylines were wrapped up pretty well (especially my favourite storyline, the Quarian-Geth conflict, was tear-jerkingly fantastic). I specifically avoided all gaming media for a few weeks, to make sure I got a fresh and uninfluenced experience.
When I hit the ending of the game, I was flummoxed. It was pulled right out of someone's intergalactic ass, and made absolutely no sense. It offered zero closure, was riddled with painfully obvious plotholes, and delivered nothing in the sense of what kind of galaxy you left behind. The problems went way, way deeper than that - Ross Lincoln summed it all up very, very well.
For once, I found myself in total agreement with an internet outrage over a game. Mass Effect 3's ending is a trainwreck, and completely utterly discredits the entire series up until now. For a company priding itself - rightfully so - on creating deep and intricate universes, it just doesn't make any sense. It's like Martini adding arsenic to every 5000th bottle. As a final affront to loving fans, they throw up a "buy DLC!" notice at the end of the credits. You have got to be kidding me.
Some people will probably point out that if the rest of the game was good, why worry so much about the ending? Well, picture the best and most awesome and thrilling roller coaster ride in the world that happens to end in instant death. As awesome as the ride was, it will most likely be overshadowed and devalued somewhat by the fact that you died at the end.
Closing a trilogy is a hard thing to do, and surely, not all expectations could be met. I'm well aware of that. However, this wasn't just a case of not living up to impossible expectations - this is a case of a really good book with the last 30 pages ripped out.
It's a very good sign that the company is this aware of the problems, but where to go from here is difficult. Crafting a different ending is no small task, especially since EA will most likely insist we have to pay for it, opening up a whole different can of worms.
I'm very intrigued where this will go.


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Thursday, May 10, 2007
Pinkberry: Are You Eating It or Is It Eating You?
That people have gone ga ga over this frozen dessert, calling it crackberry is beyond me, but is also eerily reminiscent of the 1980s B movie thriller, The Stuff. For those of you who didn't spend a lot of time watching B-grade horror movies in the mid-1980s, The Stuff is about a group of miners who discover an alien substance and market it as a gooey frozen dessert treat. Well, it turns out that The Stuff is highly addictive (enough is never enough...of The Stuff), and it flies off the shelves. Far from a benign dessert treat, however, The Stuff takes over the brains of those who eat it and turns them into mindless zombies. Crackberry, hmmmm.
This post is in no way intended to insinuate that Pinkberry products (whether actual frozen yogurt or reconstituted powder) are actually brain consuming alien life forms. All similarities between Pinkberry and The Stuff are purely coincidental...we hope.
3 comments:
- david said...
Enough is never enough of the stuff. Pinkberry is basically a frozen version of a Japanese yogurt called "Yakult". I think it's gross. There is a new Korean run (?) yogurt place in West LA called yoku yoku which is way better. They call their yogurt "italian frozen yogurt". Doesn't have the same tartness as P.B. These yogurt places are everywhere now, Cantaloop on Hollywood/La Brea. there's one on Highland too.
- May 11, 2007 at 1:04 PM
Hi Sku, I decided to visit your blog due to your great doughnut (donut to me) round-up in Chowhound. And I discover that you share my view of Pinkberry. I don't get it either -the product, the atmosphere, the adoration.
Anyway, nice blog -I will definitely visit again.
- May 14, 2007 at 5:48 PM
- sku said...
Welcome and thanks for dropping by Dyspepsia. I have a couple more round-ups I'm working on, but I'll likely do some quicker posts in between as well. I'm still getting a feel for the whole blogging thing.
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The win was a touch of revenge for the Bisons who lost to UNC Asheville 2-1 in last season's tournament. The hosts Bisons, 3-2, close out the tournament Sunday at 4 p.m. against UAB.
"We've got a lot of new players who weren't aware of last year's game with UNC Asheville," Lipscomb coach Charles Morrow said. "But we talked about it before the game.
"Last year we started to see cracks in the armor in that game. After that game it was sort of a downhill slide. It was a game that we left slip away."
UAB, ranked 25th in the country in one poll, beat Belmont 4-1 to improve to 4-1 on the season. UNC Asheville slipped to 2-2 with the loss to the Bisons.
"Our style is very similar to UAB's," Morrow said. "I think it is going to be a very entertaining game to watch.
"UAB is big and athletic. They can battle and beat you physically. But they also move the ball well. UAB is a very technical team."
The Bisons attempted 15 shots with six being shots on goal. The Bisons defense held UNC Asheville to only five shots, two on goal.
"There were times in the first half that I thought we were playing as good as I have seen not only this year, but in my tenure here," Morrow said. "Our ball movement and our decision making were both as good as I have seen at times.
"The challenge is to do it for a complete game. Asheville is a tough team. It was a very disruptive team that created some challenges for us."
Morrow expected the game to not only be a clash between the players, but also a test of the systems run by both teams.
"They got us out of our playing style and system," Morrow said. "For us to fight through and maintain our system was good."
McLaughlin scored his first goal at 70:43 of the second half with a shot from just outside the box that found its way into the net. At 72:56 he scored on a penalty kick.
No Bisons' player scored more than one goal in a game last season. it is the first time McLaughlin has scored two goals in a game in his collegiate career.
"I like to shoot from anywhere on the field," McLaughlin said. "I had an open shot on the first goal. I think it moved a little bit and it gave the goalie a hard time. If I had missed the penalty kick for the second goal it would have been pretty embarrassing."
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Report, regulations focus on health care worker fatigue
More than five years after Pennsylvania's Prohibition of Excessive Overtime in Health Care Act became law, the regulations needed to implement it have been approved.
The news comes as the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority reports that health care worker fatigue was cited as a contributing factor in more than 1,600 events between June 2004 and August 2013 — 37 of them causing harm and four resulting in patient death.
"In studies conducted with nurses, it was shown that working a 12-hour work shift or working overtime is associated with difficulties staying awake while on duty, reduced sleep times, and nearly triple the risk of making an error," Theresa V. Arnold, PPSA manager of clinical analysis, said in a news release. "The most significant error risk observed was when nurses worked 12.5 hours or longer."
One of the first efforts made to reduce events related to fatigue was limiting the hours worked, Arnold said, but "further study suggests a more comprehensive approach is needed, as simply reducing hours does not address fatigue that is caused by disruption in sleep and extended work hours."
"Many hospitals have adopted 12-hour shifts as the norm and it is a similar choice among nurses who want to limit the number of days they work in a week, but research on the 12-hour shift and patient safety needs further review," Arnold said.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society explains the Prohibition of Excessive Overtime in Health Care Act this way: "Physicians working in certain health care facilities must be mindful of requests or assignments that may cause protected employees to work in excess of a predetermined and regularly scheduled daily work shift, or in excess of 40 hours per week."
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• Do not apply to offices used primarily for private or group practice by a health care practitioner.
• Protect health care facility employees who are involved in direct patient care activities or clinical care services and who receive an hourly wage or are classified as nonsupervisory employees for collective bargaining purposes.
• Require facilities to develop a complaint and investigation procedure.
"The regulations define 'health care facilities' as hospitals, hospices, ambulatory surgical facilities, long-term nursing care facilities, cancer treatment centers, and inpatient drug and alcohol treatment facilities, and also apply to health clinics operated by the Departments of Corrections, Health, Military and Veteran Affairs, or Welfare," the society says.


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Rem Koolhaas' extraordinary Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC) has now begun onsite following a groundbreaking ceremony on 16th February, 2012, attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, Mayor Hau Lung-pin, and representatives from OMA and local design partner Artech Architects.
The unusual form looks to challenge public preconceptions of generic theatre spaces, with a central cube clad in corrugated glass off which various performance volumes project. Once completed in 2015, the centre will include a 1,500-capacity theatre and two 800-seat theatres which can be combined into one immense performance space with a 60m-long stage for experimental art.
Adam Frampton, Associate-in-charge, explains: "The premise of the design is to combine three theatres into more than the sum of their parts. Similarly, the collaboration between the Taipei City Government, international and local architects, engineers and specialists, has yielded a collective result exceeding individual potential."
Elevated from ground level, the main cube enables an existing thoroughfare to continue up and under the building volume, enveloping users and members of the public into a cavernous atrium space.
Rehearsal and technical areas are shared between the three theatres and are made visible to the public as David Gianotten, Partner at OMA, details: "TPAC engages a wide public not only by providing spaces for performances, but also through exposing parts of the backstage to the public. The general public will have a glimpse of performing arts production and a new theatrical experience."
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