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Wake / Oli Derome
- Nickname: Ollie, Oli
- City, State you reside in: Orlando Fl & Montreal Canada
- Birthday: Dec 17, 1985
- Age when first started wakeboarding: 12 years old
- Favorite place to wakeboard: WOW Lake, Quebec
- Sponsors: Slingshot, Oakley, Malibu, Rockstar, Billabong wetsuits
- Inspiration: My father
- What's on your IPOD playlist? Nas - Life is good & Edward Sharpe and Magnetic zeros - Here are the last 2 albums I got.
- When I'm not wakeboarding I like to: Surf, snowboard, skateboard, play hockey, movies
- Something that most people don't know about you: Regular wake and snow, goofy skate and surf...
- Quote: Lets chuck some carc! - Dylan Miller
- Career History. How did you start wakeboarding? Got my 1st board last day of 6th grade, I've kept with it ever since.
- Career Honors, Awards, and Highlights: 2012 TWwake Readers Poll 10th, 1st wake to wake 1080 in competition (2012), 4th Cable triple crown 2012 at stop #2 and #3, 2012 Canadian national champion 3rd, Pro Tour 2010 stop#4 and #5, WakeLab Overall champion 2008
- Instagram: @oliderome
Day Two of Nautique Wake Games Sees Strong Performances by Riders of all Ages
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Dec. 4, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A 21-9 run late in the first half helped power Emmanuel College to a 77-53 victory over host MIT in a non-conference women's basketball game on Tuesday night. With the win, the Saints improved to 5-2 on the year while the Engineers fell to 2-4.
Emmanuel opened the game with eight straight points, six of which came courtesy of Jade Paez who became the 17th player in the program's history to surpass the 1,000-point mark. Cheryl Kwinn put MIT on the board at the 13:49 mark and it eventually narrowed the gap to four (11-7) over two minutes later. A lay-up by Samantha Murphy on the Saints' ensuing possession ignited the pivotal run that resulted in a 32-16 advantage at the break.
Emmanuel carried the momentum into the second stanza as Leah Lipschitz and Iman Davis combined for 10 unanswered points during a span of 2:17. Trailing 53-26, the Engineers scored 14 out of the next 16 points to come within 15 (55-40) with 8:33 on the clock. The Saints stopped the rally with seven consecutive points as MIT would come no closer than 17 down the stretch.
Kwinn led all scorers with 18 points on of 8-of-15 shooting from the floor and grabbed nine rebounds, including seven off the offensive glass. Kelsey Cappelle had a solid night for the Engineers as she finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and three steals.
Davis contributed 13 points, six rebounds, and four assists as Samantha Murphy totaled 13 points and five boards. Lipschitz tacked on 10 points while Abigail Brenkach notched three blocks. In addition to setting her career milestone, Paez added eight assists and six steals for the Saints.
Both teams will continue non-conference play this week. MIT will host Fisher College on Saturday, Dec. 8 while Emmanuel will make the trip to Wesleyan University on Thursday, Dec. 6.

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This post is a report on how my research on ETHELLs and GRICEs of my last First Friday Folder post is going. Ah, the unexpected things I learn....
Having reviewed my folder on great-great-great-grandparents Joseph Ethell & Rachel Grice, and feeling well-prepared for my research, I arrived at the local Family History Center and set myself up at a microfilm reader. My goal was Item 3 of FHL # 990,896: Bishop's Transcripts for Weaverthorpe, 1631-1852, Church of England, Parish Church of Weaverthorpe in Yorkshire, England. My first thought was 'How inconvenient that I'm going to have to scroll through 2 whole items to get to the one I need, drat!'
I am still compulsive enough that I at least write down the title of every item on a film and annotate my notes about whether or not I read an item. First, I wrote down the film number and what my general goal was: birth and marriage data on Joseph, Rachel, and their children. Then, I wrote out the title entry for Item 1 and my note that I was not reading this one at all: whoever even heard of 'Helperthorpe'? I need Weaverthorpe and so there.
But the compulsive me, while rapidly scrolling through Item1 on my to Item 3, did a random stop and read one page. And, there was a GRICE! This is not a super common surname so I figured I'd better check this out before I went any further. I ran Google maps on one of the FHC's computers and found that, wonder of all wonders, Helperthorpe is only 0.8 mile from Weaverthorpe!
I had broken one of the cardinal laws of genealogy: know your geography before you do serious research! Fortunately, the Genealogy Elf had given me a GRICE on my random stop. Otherwise, I probably would have sent the film back to Salt Lake without knowing what I had in my hands.
Quickly reading backwards just 3 pages from my random stop yielded 4 more GRICEs, but the year was much to early to be of use to me now, so I went forward to an intermediate section title page which said "Helperthorpe -- 1790-1807, 1802, 1809-1812." As 1790 was where I had decided I would focus my reading in Weaverthorpe, this seemed like a good place to start my notetaking for Helperthorpe. I saw that Helperthorpe must be a pretty small place because there were only 3 baptisms and no marriages nor burials for the entire year from Lady Day 1790 to Lady Day 1791. I also found a notation for one year specifying that the marriages and burials for that year were recorded at Weaverthorpe. So, clearly, these two locations are linked and I must consider them both in my ETHELL / GRICE quest.
I read through to 1850 in Helperthorpe and found 15 GRICE entries (including 3 children of a Wilson/Grice couple. I can't yet connect any of these to my lines, but I've just begun!
Before I left for the FHC, I went to the GENUKI website and ran Weaverthorpe through the church database. I searched for all churches within 6 miles of Weaverthorpe. I quickly got a list of 26 churches (18 Church of England and 8 Methodist of one sort or another). Here's a snippet of those search results:
I'm already pretty confident that my GRICEs & ETHELLs are connected to Weaverthorpe and to Lutton. Now, I see that if I had run this search earlier when I should have, I would have also known to search in Helperthorpe and Butterwick.
At the FHC, I scrolled ahead to Item 3 to read Weaverthorpe. [I had already run Google maps on Hornby of Item 2 and found that it was 60 miles away and I don't feel a need to read it yet!] I started reading/notetaking in the third section, dated 1760-1775.
There are more GRICEs here, but the script is different and it appears to be spelled 'grifse,' which I think is GRISSE, a possible alternative spelling. I was hoping I was making a good assumption when I found this marriage record:
Banns of Marriage between Richard Grice & Ann Kellington were published on Tuesday ye 12th ye 19th & ye 26th of May by Mr Geo Lawson Mininster. / The above Richard Grice, spelled Grifse in ye Baptismal Register of Lutton, Batchelor & Ann Kellington also of Lutton Spinster, were married in ye Chapel of West Lutton by Banns on Wednesday ye twenty ninth day of May in ye year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty two by me...
Wasn't that nice of the minister to specify the exact name he wanted! Altogether, I extracted 14 more GRICE entries this day. I still can't confidently claim any of them, but I am starting to form family groups. Once I get to the 1830s, I hope to find the link I need.
Whoops! I woke up with the sudden realization that I wasn't looking for GIB/GIBS/GIBB/etc. That's the surname of Rachel's possible mother. I think I would have come to my senses if I had seen a GIB, but it bothers me that I hadn't actually include the surname in my goal statement. The little research I've done before on Rachel has never found any GIB (etc.) families anywhere near a GRICE or ETHELL.
Well, I'm eager to get on with reading the Weaverthorpe film, but I won't make it to the FHC today after all. Life gets in the way sometimes.... But, I've sat here instead and reviewed all the notes I've made so far. I'll try again on Thursday!
- Always run the church locations before reviewing any church records in England.
- Always look at a detailed map and see the nearby towns, too.
- Make sure the goals I specify for reading any film have all the surnames I'm looking for.
NOTEThere are no page numbers in either of the two Bishop's Transcripts used here. All the records are in rough chronological order. The film is unusually clear and easy to read for the most part.


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Soyo and Honeywell join in a display of force
Subject: Displays | February 25, 2008 - 02:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Soyo used to be a major motherboard manufacturer, although they have moved on many have fond memories of their Dragon series. Now, in a venture with Honeywell, they have released the Soyo Topaz S 24" LCD, a 1920x1200 TFT display with a 6ms refresh. ASE Labs tried it out and found it to have no problems gaming or playing DVDs, or with Linux as the used Ubuntu to test it.
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series of motherboards were excellent and many enthusiasts employed their boards for computer builds. Today, SOYO is a
vastly different company. Gone are the motherboards but SOYO has reinvented itself and now produces displays. They have a
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Above is the picture of Billie Charles, son of H. B. Charles, who was awarded first prize and crowned Champion Fiddler of the State of West Virginia. Billie is a student of Mt. Sullivan school, of which Macie Sullivan is teacher. He is only 13 years old. In the fiddling contest at Charleston, he excelled in the playing of mountain ballads. He won first place in a big field of contestants ranging from ten to seventy-one years of age.
Twelve years old, in the seventh grade, and has never missed a day of school in his life!
That's the extraordinary record of a Wayne County boy, namely Adrian C. Sullivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell Sullivan, of Lavalette, RFD.
Adrain's first year of school was at Price's Creek School, and his teacher was his aunt, Macie Sullivan. The winter days were never too cold for him to ride the four miles between his home and the school, although he was only five years old at the time.
From that time on until the present time he has attended Mt. Sullivan School, which school is taught by Macie Sullivan also. He has never had any other teacher except his aunt.
Attendance prizes are always given in school and Adrian never fails to carry off first prize; he also carries away the spelling match prizes. Another thing that he scores high in is Club Work. He is a member of the 4-H Club and raised enough tobacco last year to bring him $53.00.
Adrain is a model pupil, devoted to his club work, and a genuine 100 per cent American boy. His record for school attendance is believed to be a record in Wayne County.
Grant District voted against the stock law again Tuesday and the measure was defeated by a decided vote.
At Cove Creek the vote for stock law was 75 for and 65 against. At Kiah's Creek, it was 29 for the Stock law and 65 against. That would make a majority of 26 against the measure, with McComas precinct still out. But McComas gave a big vote against the issue, although this newspaper is unable to get the exact vote at that precinct on the stock law question, since the returns on this one item were locked up in the ballot box and not indicated on the regular tally sheets.
In Grant District the farmers are not required to fence in their cattle, hogs and other stocks, this being the only magisterial district in the county that does not have a stock law. The issue has been voted on frequently in the district but has been defeated every time, as was the case on Tuesday of this week.
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It wasn't by a huge amount, but handle of $631,000, including $137,000 in exactas, was the highest in the wager's 14-year history. The other record set was for lowest payout established on #24 "All Other Three-Year-Olds," at 3-2.
The previous Pool 1 low was set by 9-5 Smarty Jones eight years ago. That only goes to show that a really good horse still might be obscured from view even as we reach mid-February.
Not surprisingly, Union Rags was the lowest individual price at 7-1, although unbeaten Holy Bull winner Algorithms briefly flirted with the distinction—or curse, depending on one's point of view.
A little surprising was that El Padrino, given extraordinary wet track form, was a short- priced 16-1 third favorite. Not too surprising was the fact that juvenile champion Hansen ranked 12th at 26-1.
Hansen, presumably based on a perception of distance limitations, as well as Liaison and Rousing Sermon, at 56-1 and 71-1 respectively, were punished by bettors for their recent defeats. At least in Hansen's case, he gave a good account of himself.
Pool 2 will be conducted from March 2-4 after six more graded preps have been run, including the usually significant Risen Star and Fountain of Youth.
El Padrino is expected to race next in the Risen Star. The Fountain of Youth, where Union Rags is expected to debut, is also next up for undefeated Algorithms and Discreet Dancer. Expect the scores to really change next month.
In case anyone failed to notice, there was another masterful training performance turned in at Gulfstream Park as part of the Donn Handicap undercard.
Going into the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, six-year-old Get Stormy was the most accomplished member of the cast. And he emerged the same way, his victory extending his lifetime slate to (27) 11-4-3 and pushing his earnings to nearly $1.5 million.
The victory was the third Grade 1 of his career and trainer Tom Bush, the man who conditioned the veteran to the minute, will point the turf specialist for his fourth by trying to repeat in Keeneland's Maker's Mark Mile in April.
"He settled into a great stride and handled the [soft] ground beautifully," said jockey Ramon Dominguez. When I called on him he just kept going."
No doubt the extremely soft pace helped.
"He's a special horse and got a special ride today, it was not a surprise" said Bush. As for his two Breeders' Cup disappointments, they "are still a mystery. But maybe we'll get him on that firm turf at Santa Anita later this year and he'll like the firm ground out there."
When and if he gets there, expect Bush to have him ready.
The Politics of Race Riding
It may turn out that Algorithms can run rings around Union Rags, or Discreet Dancer, or Gemologist, and El Padrino, too. But wherever Javier Castellano landed, he was odds-on to sit aboard a Todd Pletcher-trained animal.
Racing is a numbers game. If Union Rags didn't make the Derby and it turned out to be late in the game, the choice of prime contenders would be gone. Since one man trains four serious contenders, Castellano would have several quality just-in-case options.
Of greater consequence, however, is that Pletcher is one of Castellano's best clients and rides many good horses for him. If you're a jockey who enjoys winning stakes, you don't burn a bridge on the road that leads to the Pletcher barn.
Super-agent Matt Muzikar said all the appropriate things vis a vis Union Rags, his trainer, Michael Matz, and the Wyeth's before giving his reasons for choosing Algorithms for the Fountain of Youth. As difficult as the decision appeared given the talent involved, in the end it was more of a no-brainer than anything else.
Big Doings at the Big A
Here's something that passes for news in New York these days. Starting today, trifecta wagering will be accepted on all races with as few as five betting interests. Cutting edge stuff, I know.
Forgetting for a moment that with this, the NYRA, with the blessing of the State Racing and Wagering Board, is opening an additional avenue to a high takeout wager.
Guess those VLT purse increases haven't led to significantly larger fields this winter as promised; never mind the notion of an improved product.
No one is blaming racetracks for looking to increase revenues; far from it. But wouldn't that be better served by, say, allowing superfecta wagering in fields with coupled entries?
I know I've written this in the past but trust me: If players are smart enough to count to four in the case of coupled entries finishing in money positions in trifecta races, I'm confident they can make it all the way to five in the superfecta pool.
So many big-field superfecta wagering opportunities are lost due to this sophomoric rule, especially in highly competitive turf races.
I suppose we all will wait a little longer before the installation of the popular 50-Cent Pick 5. And I won't hold my breath it will include a 15% takeout and consolation 4-of-5 payout, no matter how popular it seems to be everywhere else.
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ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero Review
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ASUS sets itself apart from the rest of the crowd in many ways with the software and hardware packages, but one of the best things the company has done over the past few generations has been the implementation of the Crash Free UEFI BIOS. Starting with the P67 chipset launch, the UEFI BIOS has been getting smoother and easier to use, with new features added as each new generation is released. New for the Z87 chipset and Haswell launch are some really cool features, such as a more in-depth EZ mode and a Last Modified tab that tracks changes as you work though the BIOS, presenting the user with a map to the options used to generate the performance settings or even just the mundane changes. You also get Quick Note to leave yourself messages in the BIOS or to list specific settings so you can remember them, F4 shortcuts menus for your favorites, SATA Port renaming, and what has to be one of the top additions to the ROG lineup: the ability to Secure Erase drives from within the Crash Free BIOS 3.
EZ Mode in the past was used when you really do not want or need to spend the time going through the advanced section of the BIOS. It can be daunting to the novice user, but the more adept can take advantage of the tuning abilities found in the Advanced section. All the basics are in place to set the boot order, EPU and fan profiles, and illustrate the hardware that is installed in the Maximus VII Hero. Here's where it gets interesting – ASUS has totally revamped the EZ Mode to deliver much of the functionality you get in the Advanced section of the BIOS all on a single page. Much like putting the AI Suite III 5-Way optimization tool in the BIOS.
In the top right section of the EZ Mode page is the EZ Tuning utility, which walks you through a series of easy-to-answer questions dealing with intended usage, cooling capabilities, storage configuration, and the estimated result from the changes. After the tool does its magic, you end up with a result based on your input. In this case, the EZ Tuning mode delivered an almost 4.6GHz speed using a 45 multiplier and 102.0 bclck.
Once you move into the Advanced mode, there are a total of eight tabs to explore, with the first section being My Favorites. Here is where you get some of the new tweaks to the Crash Free BIOS. You can build a series of shortcuts that allow you to jump straight to certain functionality. In this case, I put shortcuts in place for some quick and easy adjustments. You add shortcuts by pressing the F4 button and browsing for the items to add. Outside of the eight tabs are shortcuts across the top of the Advanced section to quickly execute the actions. You can set up hot keys for functions or access the EZ Tuning menu and Q-Fan tuning menu all with one mouse click. Quick Note allows you to leave yourself notes as to what may or may not work, or just simple reminders. Once you choose to exit the BIOS, you get a list of the items last changed.
The Main page option shows the system time, date, BIOS revision and build date, installed CPU and processor speed, memory capacity, system language, and security options including passwords. Not the section you will spend a lot of time in, but nevertheless a source of some valuable information and functionality.
The Advanced tab provides a way to manage much of the system functionality. The CPU configuration tab is used to modify the CPU operating parameters outside of the frequency and voltages. PCH Configuration is where you can enable or disable Intel's drive enhancements and PCIe assignments. Onboard device configuration is used to enable or disable onboard hardware. SATA Configuration is used to set up drive operating parameters, as well as showing the port availability. ROG Effects allow you to enable or disable the ROG Pulse, SupremeFX, and onboard lighting.
The Monitor section is just what the name implies. Under each category you can view the operating characteristics and current state of the pertinent voltages, the fan speeds, temperatures, and enable or disable the Q-Fan speed controls. Since Fan Xpert III manages things quite well, the latter should be left alone unless you are looking for full manual control. Lastly, Anti Surge support can be turned on or off in this section.
Boot: Under this section, Fast Boot can be turned on or off, SATA and USB ports can be enabled or disabled, and DirectKey functionality can be enabled to access the BIOS with Fast Boot enabled. Logo display at boot can be turned off so you can view the P.O.S.T. sequence. Wait for ERROR F1 messages can be turned off (I find this helpful when not running a fan off the CPU fan header), and the boot sequence can be set up here.
Tool: Outside the Extreme Tweaker section, this section is one of the most useful areas of ASUS' UEFI Crash Free BIOS. ASUS EZ Flash utility is a simple-to-use option for flashing the BIOS on ASUS motherboards that has yet to fail on me after years of use. A new feature for a new age in disk drives is the Secure Erase function, which gives you the ability to "secure erase" your drive to improve performance. When using this feature with my Corsair Force GT Drive, it showed as locked and needed a reboot to unlock the drive. After a reboot, the Secure Erase finished as planned. No longer do you have to work through several means to run a secure erase. ASUS OC Profile lets you save and/or load profiles from the BIOS save files or from a USB Flash drive. Coupled with the Last Modified tool, you can make sure you save those important changes. ROG OC Panel H-Key adjusts a finite number of options, including CPU core voltage and frequency.
The Extreme Tweaker section of the BIOS is where you will spend a good majority of your time if you are used to overclocking manually. This section provides all the CPU and DRAM specific settings to get the most from your hardware. Up front, ASUS has said the "auto" rules for the vast majority of settings are tuned well enough that no manipulation or adjustments are needed for most of the settings. In fac,t I used only the CPU vcore, CPU Ring voltage, DRAM Voltage, DRAM Frequency, CPU and Cache ratio, and the basic timings to reach a 4.7GHz overclock on the CPU I have. However, you have access to pretty much every option as far as voltages, Load Line Calibration, current limits, and overrides.
The top of this section shows the current state of the hardware. AI Overclock tuner can be set to Auto, Manual, or three preset speeds that mirror the vast majority of CPU capabilities on the market. DRAM Timing Control allows the end user to tune the timings of the installed modules for improved frequency margins or outright performance. GPU DIMM Post shows the installed DRAM modules' current frequency, as well as the installed discrete GPU type and PCIe Lane allocation. Digi+Power control is used to set and apply a value for LLC along with the current limits, phase controls, VRM Switching frequency, and more. Again, the auto rules are pretty good. Tweakers' Paradise lets you get a little more granular as far as power settings go. Towards the bottom of the page, we finally get to the voltages that can be tweaked.
ASUS' UEFI Crash Free BIOS is pretty much the gold standard by which all others are measured when it comes to usability right out of the box. I had no issues navigating through the BIOS with several different mice; the mouse clicks and selection works every time. One issue I did have with saving OC profiles was quickly fixed with a BIOS update to 0508, which should be available now on the ASUS Support site for the Maximus VII. ASUS' ongoing support is one thing many of you are aware of, but if not, the long term BIOS support is there for ASUS and especially the ROG series. In addition, ASUS has its own forum that encourages members to participate in the ROG Exchange process, which puts tried and tested BIOS settings packages out and available to try for all users. The ability to upload a BIOS from a file is key to this ability. If by chance you corrupt the BIOS, the end user can recover the BIOS in about two minutes using ASUS' USB BIOS Flashback procedure, easily squashing the fear of a permanently hosed up board due to a bad BIOS flash.


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Item num: 92057
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***Blade length: 5.50 in.Total length: 10.50 in.Blade height (at heel): 1.20 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.09 in.Item weight: 3.30 oz.Blade: 400 layer damascus forged to shape from carbon steelsBolster: Integral damascusHandle: Stabilized red mallee burl
Description: Mareko Maumasi is creating some of the more exciting chef's knives that I have ever seen. He worked for years with Mastersmith Bob Kramer. It is no surprise that his understanding of kitchen knives as well as insight into working with steel is exceptional. His moniker is Maumasi Firearts. His friendship with Journeyman Smith David Lisch has helped push his knifemaking to the next level, as he has incorporated tremendously complex damascus and integral bolsters into his repertoire.
This slicer is a perfect utility knife in the kitchen. The 5-1/2 inch, slender blade makes it very useful and versatile from slicing fruit to removing silver skin from meats, with enough belly to really get serious slicing done. The thin blade produces a very clean, even cut without bruising the food.
Mareko forged the 400 layer damascus to have tremendous amounts of detail hidden in the steel. The blade and bolster are all made from one solid piece of damascus. Though integral knives are regularly done in production work, creating an integral bolster in a custom setting is extremely difficult and shows the maker's skill at its best. The integral bolster was forged so as to approach the blade at an angle -- resulting in a knife that is amazingly comfortable in a pinch grip.
The handle is formed from red mallee burl. The workmanship is beautiful, and the wood chosen is gorgeous! By using stabilized wood, Mareko has ensured that his knife will hold up well to the demands of either a home or commercial kitchen. The contoured handle ensures a comfortable and safe grip. Alternating silicon bronze and G-10 spacers set between the handle and integral bolster assist the wood to adjust to temperature and humidity changes.
A gorgeous piece built for serious use, yet among the more dramatic kitchen knives that I have come across.
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They deserve a vote.Gabby Giffords deserves a vote.The families of Newtown deserve a vote.The families of Aurora deserve a vote.The families of Oak Creek, and Tucson, and Blacksburg, and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence – they deserve a simple vote.
And as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet, but whether folks like her would get to have their say. Hour after hour, a throng of people stayed in line in support of her. Because Desiline is 102 years old. And they erupted in cheers when she finally put on a sticker that read "I Voted."We should follow the example of a police officer named Brian Murphy. When a gunman opened fire on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and Brian was the first to arrive, he did not consider his own safety. He fought back until help arrived, and ordered his fellow officers to protect the safety of the Americans worshiping inside – even as he lay bleeding from twelve bullet wounds.When asked how he did that, Brian said, "That's just the way we're made."That's just the way we're made.We may do different jobs, and wear different uniforms, and hold different views than the person beside us.
Our actions will not prevent every senseless act of violence in this country. Indeed, no laws, no initiatives, no administrative acts will perfectly solve all the challenges I've outlined tonight. But we were never sent here to be perfect. We were sent here to make what difference we can, to secure this nation, expand opportunity, and uphold our ideals through the hard, often frustrating, but absolutely necessary work of self-government.We were sent here to look out for our fellow Americans the same way they look out for one another, every single day, usually without fanfare, all across this country. We should follow their example.We should follow the example of a New York City nurse named Menchu Sanchez.
But as Americans, we all share the same proud title:We are citizens. It's a word that doesn't just describe our nationality or legal status. It describes the way we're made. It describes what we believe. It captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations; that our rights are wrapped up in the rights of others; and that well into our third century as a nation, it remains the task of us all, as citizens of these United States, to be the authors of the next great chapter in our American story.Thank you, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
When Hurricane Sandy plunged her hospital into darkness, her thoughts were not with how her own home was faring – they were with the twenty precious newborns in her care and the rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe.We should follow the example of a North Miami woman named Desiline Victor. When she arrived at her polling place, she was told the wait to vote might be six hours.


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While it doesn't quite match the heights of their early collaborations, Cirrus finds Bobby Hutcherson resuming his partnership with tenor saxophonist Harold Land, and the results are quite good. The pair work with pianist Bill Henderson, trumpeter Woody Shaw, bassist Ray Drummond, drummer Larry Hancock, saxophonist/flautist Emmanuel Boyd and percussionist Kenneth Nash on this set of originals. The music is a little smoother than their earlier collaborations, but there are enough captivating, provocative moments to make the reunion a success. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine


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Inas travels a lot to see other parts of the world, and always makes sure to get to know the local citizens and cultures, not only the touristic sites. She has traveled to United Arab Emirates, Morocco, St. Martin, Ireland, Italy, St. Lucia, France, Mexico, Switzerland, Jamaica, and China!. Inas is an intelligent person who admires success, and works hard for it; she came to the US in 2006, enrolled in extensive language courses and passed the TOFEL within 3 months. Then enrolled in an undergraduate program for business administration, graduated Suma Cum Laude in 2010 with a bachelor degree in Marketing and Decision Science. During her senior year, Inas worked as a student mentor for ESL programs, where she was teaching foreign freshmen students. Shortly after she went back to get her master's degree in International Economics and Finance, graduated in 2013 with distinctions. During graduate school Inas was a teaching assistant for Corporate Finance. Inas has worked afterwards as an analyst for 3 years in Aramco Services Company, during that time Inas volunteered to be a Young Professional Chair person in Society of Professional Engineers New England Section.
She believes in giving back, Inas is involved in charity organizations such as Iraqi and Arab community, where she was a case manager who helped Iraqi refugees get medical care and adapt to the culture in the US. Inas also volunteers in local events for feeding the hungry. Inas is proud of her origins and volunteers in cultural events, and received two appreciation awards for her contributions to the success of cultural events in Massachusetts. Inas also was involved in many campaigns to collect help for the Syrian families effected by war, mainly widows and orphans. The extraordinary thing is the fact that Inas was able to accomplish all that being a single mother, but also with her mother's encouragement and support; for that she was featured in the Boston Globe. She believes women can do extraordinary things if they had the right base and support. Inas is a professional singer who produces her own songs, which are popular in the Middle East.
Her other main hobby is yoga, she is a yoga instructor. Inas's interests include history and politics. Inas's platform if she would to be crowned will be shedding the light on women issues in the Middle East, because the society can't move forward if half of it is held back. She wants to work on building awareness and educating women to have them realize their potential, the extension of their actions, and the effect of the lack of action. Mainly to improve the main cell that builds society, the family. She is at a point where she has the time and skills to accomplish tasks helping others; by being a role model, putting the time and effort, and exploiting the opportunities that comes with being Miss Arab USA to the fullest.


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When Jim Koch brewed his first Samuel Adams Boston Lager nearly 30 years ago, few were willing to take on the giants of the beer industry.
Now, though Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors still dominate the overall U.S. beer market, Koch's Boston Beer Company commands 1 percent of the industry and has helped lead the renaissance in American craft beer.
The Boston Beer Company produced almost 2.5 million barrels of beer last year, in more than 50 styles, and drew close to $560 million in revenues.
It has grown from a company of just Koch to 840 employees, including a 300-person strong sales team. It's also one of nearly 2,000 U.S. craft breweries, according to the Brewers Association.
Koch's Boston Beer Company began with a family recipe in the attic and a full-bodied entrepreneurial spirit. Read ahead to learn about how Koch built his company.
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Don Kovac inserts a key, turns the lock and steps back in time. The one-bedroom, one-bath unit built in the 1960s has low ceilings, a small kitchen, little closets and 557 square feet — reflecting a generation that didn't require much space in retirement.
This is not what the baby boomers want in a retirement community. They want big kitchens with granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances, walk-in closets, showers instead of tubs (unless they are Jacuzzis), wall space for flat-screen TVs and wireless Internet access.


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For the Love of God: Narcissists and Religion
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"1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Now as Jan'nes and Jam'bres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; 9 but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was."
(The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy 3:1-9)
God is everything the narcissist ever wants to be: omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, admired, much discussed, and awe inspiring. God is the narcissist's wet dream, his ultimate grandiose fantasy. But God comes handy in other ways as well.
The narcissist alternately idealizes and devalues figures of authority.
In the idealization phase, he strives to emulate them, he admires them, imitate them (often ludicrously), and defends them. They cannot go wrong, or be wrong. The narcissist regards them as bigger than life, infallible, perfect, whole, and brilliant. But as the narcissist's unrealistic and inflated expectations are inevitably frustrated, he begins to devalue his former idols.
Now they are "human" (to the narcissist, a derogatory term). They are small, fragile, error-prone, pusillanimous, mean, dumb, and mediocre. The narcissist goes through the same cycle in his relationship with God, the quintessential authority figure.
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But often, even when disillusionment and iconoclastic despair have set in - the narcissist continues to pretend to love God and follow Him. The narcissist maintains this deception because his continued proximity to God confers on him authority. Priests, leaders of the congregation, preachers, evangelists, cultists, politicians, intellectuals - all derive authority from their allegedly privileged relationship with God.
Religious authority allows the narcissist to indulge his sadistic urges and to exercise his misogynism freely and openly. Such a narcissist is likely to taunt and torment his followers, hector and chastise them, humiliate and berate them, abuse them spiritually, or even sexually. The narcissist whose source of authority is religious is looking for obedient and unquestioning slaves upon whom to exercise his capricious and wicked mastery. The narcissist transforms even the most innocuous and pure religious sentiments into a cultish ritual and a virulent hierarchy. He preys on the gullible. His flock become his hostages.
Religious authority also secures the narcissist's Narcissistic Supply. His coreligionists, members of his congregation, his parish, his constituency, his audience - are transformed into loyal and stable Sources of Narcissistic Supply. They obey his commands, heed his admonitions, follow his creed, admire his personality, applaud his personal traits, satisfy his needs (sometimes even his carnal desires), revere and idolize him.
Moreover, being a part of a "bigger thing" is very gratifying narcissistically. Being a particle of God, being immersed in His grandeur, experiencing His power and blessings first hand, communing with him - are all Sources of unending Narcissistic Supply. The narcissist becomes God by observing His commandments, following His instructions, loving Him, obeying Him, succumbing to Him, merging with Him, communicating with Him - or even by defying him (the bigger the narcissist's enemy - the more grandiosely important the narcissist feels).
Like everything else in the narcissist's life, he mutates God into a kind of inverted narcissist. God becomes his dominant Source of Supply. He forms a personal relationship with this overwhelming and overpowering entity - in order to overwhelm and overpower others. He becomes God vicariously, by the proxy of his relationship with Him. He idealizes God, then devalues Him, then abuses Him. This is the classic narcissistic pattern and even God himself cannot escape it.
Appendix: Jesus Christ, narcissist
Though most of the quotes in this essay are from the Gospel of Saint Matthew, I was careful to compare them with the texts of the other three canonical gospels. Where the gospels disagree, I avoided using the quote altogether.
Illegitimate and adopted children, especially of humble origins, often develop narcissistic defenses to fend off persistent feelings of inadequacy and inferiority. Admittedly, it is highly unlikely that Jesus was an illegitimate child. Adulteresses in ancient Judea were stoned to death. But, equally, there is little doubt that the circumstances of Jesus's birth were shrouded in mystery. His mother, Mary, got herself pregnant but not by having sexual intercourse with her lawfully-wedded husband, Joseph.
Early on, Jesus developed magical thinking, compensatory grandiose delusions, and fantasies of omnipotence and omniscience. A firstborn, he was much pampered by his doting mother. He was a prodigy, a Wunderkind: highly intelligent and inquisitive and more comfortable in the company of adults than with his peers.
When he was a mere 12 years old:
"(T)hey found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions." (Luke 2:46)
Even at this tender age, he showed a marked lack of empathy and a full-fledged case of pathological grandiosity:
"His mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?" ("My Father" being God - SV). (Luke 2:48-49)
Gurus at the center of emergent cults are inevitably narcissistic, if not outright narcissists. The self-imputation of superiority, epiphanic knowledge, and infallibility and the assumption that others need and crave the guru's message are at the heart of an elaborate construct which often borders on the psychotic:
"... (T)he people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes." (Matthew 7:28-29)
Referring to his 12 disciples, Jesus made clear that: "The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord." (Matthew 10:24)
"He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." (Matthew 10:37-39)
Here is how Jesus, the lowly, unmarried, and itinerant son of a carpenter - an abysmal failure by the standards of his society - viewed himself:
"When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats ... And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal." (Matthew 25:31-32 and 25:46)
"Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?" (Matthew 26:53)
Contrary to his much-cultivated image, Jesus, like the vast majority of cult leaders, lacked empathy and was a heartless and irresponsible manipulator whose magical thinking ruined the lives of many. He instructed his followers to commit acts that must have had harshly adverse impacts on their hitherto nearest and dearest. Jesus monopolized the lives of his disciples to the exclusion of all else and all others:
"For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household." (Matthew 10:35-36)
"Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!" (Matthew 12:47-48)
"And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him." (Matthew 4:18-22)
Consider the disastrous effects their actions had had on their fathers and their families, now left to starve. To Jesus, evidently, these were irrelevant considerations.
Jesus healed only those who visibly, volubly, clearly, publicly and repeatedly worshipped him. In other words, he extended his gift only to his sources of narcissistic supply. There are numerous instances in the four canonical gospels where Jesus actually bargains with the afflicted and demands - sometimes in anger - their unconditional adoration. He is happiest when acknowledged and affirmed as Christ, the Son of Man (son of God). Those who do not recognize his splendid grandeur, unbounded might, and implied divinity are "dogs" and "swine" (Matthew 7:6)
His much-touted love of the poor was not a match for his malignant self-love. When his disciples upbraided a woman for anointing Jesus with expensive ointment because the money could have been better used to help the poor, the great humanist, Jesus, had this to say:
"Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always." (Matthew 26:10-11)
The principles espoused by Jesus were malleable and easily bent. He professed to minister only to the Hebrews (Sons of Israel) and steadfastly refused to heal the Gentiles whom he called "dogs". When a woman of Canaan beseeched him to cast the devil out of her daughter ("Have mercy on me!"), he retorted, shockingly:
"I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel ... It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs." (Matthew 15:24-26)
But he soon forgot and retracted this lofty "principle" when she adulated him:
"Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour." (Matthew 15:28)
Similarly, he cured the servant of a Roman centurion after his master catered to Jesus's by-now rampant megalomania:
"When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour." (Matthew 8:10 and 8:13)
Jesus's initial false modesty soon gave way to bragging and outlandish, often confabulatory claims.
Whenever he affected a miracle - such as restoring eyesight to the blind, cleansing lepers, reviving the crippled, and raising the ostensibly dead - Jesus beseeched them to keep mum about the events. One of many examples:
"And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it." (Matthew 9:30)
But Jesus was not averse to blatant self-promotion when his false modesty failed to elicit narcissistic supply:
"Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them." (Matthew 11:2)
"I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple ... For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day ... behold, a greater than (the prophet) Jonas is here ... behold, a greater than (King) Solomon is here." (Matthew 12)
As a true narcissist, Jesus reprimanded others for his own brand of behavior. This psychological defense mechanism is called "projection".
This is how he described the Pharisees, the scribes, and the Sadducees (and, inadvertently, himself and his own conduct):
"(T)hey say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi." (Matthew 23:1-6)
Narcissists are disruptive, counter-dependent, combative, and resent authority (rebellious and contumacious). They feel that they are above the law, or, rather, that they are a law unto themselves. They hold themselves to be immune to the consequences of their actions:
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." (Matthew 10:34)
"And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves." (Matthew 21:12-13)
Narcissists are ill-disposed towards disagreement and criticism. They react to the slightest hint of either with narcissistic rage and fury that knows no bounds and no mercy:
"And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee." (Matthew 11:23-24)
"He that is not with me is against me" (Matthew 12:30)
"For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." (Matthew 23:39)
Narcissists react particularly badly when their concocted personal myth, their False Self, is directly and effectively challenged and they are consequently discredited and humiliated in public:
"And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief." (Matthew 13:54-58)
Ultimately, the narcissist pays the price for years of ill-treating others and sucking their energies dry with constant demands for attention, adulation, and affirmation. People get tired of the overbearing and overweening presence of the narcissist in their lives, of his disruptive and destabilizing influence, and of the pernicious effects he has on their nearest, dearest, and communities. Invariably, they seek to banish him and extricate themselves from his cult. The authorities usually are forced to intervene and lock the narcissist up or, worse, crucify him.
Even his closest followers, supporters, and disciples give up on the narcissist:
"Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled." (Matthew 26:56)
"Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?" (Matthew 26:67-68)
"Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice." (Peter, indeed, denying knowing Jesus thrice - SV) (Matthew 26:75)
And the fickle "multitude" (the common folk), who were supposed to be the mainstay of Jesus's power and popularity, betrayed him gleefully and with a clear sense of relief and good riddance:
"Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas ... They all say unto him, Let him be crucified ... they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified ... Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children ... And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth." (Matthew 27)
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The Narcissist and Social Institutions
The Professions of the Narcissist
Acquired Situational Narcissism
Lasch - The Cultural Narcissist
Narcissists in Positions of Authority
Narcissism, Ethnic or Religious Affiliation, Terrorism
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Vevo Music Videos Get Pinned
Aug 14, 2014 12:35 PM PT
Pinterest announced Wednesday that it has signed a deal that will allow users to create boards that include their favorite Vevo music videos.
They now will be able to share, search for and watch Vevo videos on Pinterest, as well as pin videos to Pinterest straight from Vevo.com or the Vevo iOS app.
Expanding the Pins
Pinterest's move is an indication that the company is serious about providing a social platform that goes beyond the DIY craft projects and recipes often cited as its bread and butter, said Pim Bilderbeek, partner and principal analyst at The METISfiles.
"Pinterest already had YouTube and Vimeo integration, but those are much more about user-created content," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Vevo is more about the entertainment industry promoting its videos."
The addition of Vevo video content also could give Pinterest a better chance of attracting the much-sought-after engaged consumer, said Rick Ramos, founder of Rick Ramos Consulting.
"Adding video to the site will increase their users' time on the site," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Also, with most other content on Pinterest, users leave the site to view the content. With this relationship, though, their visitors will stick around and engage with additional content."
More Videos, More Ads
High-quality digital entertainment will make the site more diverse, said Ramos.
"Vevo content does have the potential of having a huge demographic shift for the company," he noted. "Presently, their audience is mostly female. Video content from Vevo is more gender-neutral, so it has the potential to bring in a new audience and one that might be a little more balanced."
Ultimately, that slightly more-balanced crowd of users who stick around on the site is what Pinterest is going for, said Bilderbeek.
Beyond a few consumers who might want to try out the site to make a visual mixtape, the Vevo deal probably won't snag legions of new Pinterest users. However, it will likely help Pinterest draw more advertising dollars.
"It will bring more entertainment-sponsored content into Pinterest," Bilderbeek pointed out.
"I can see promoted pins from Vevo appearing in search on Pinterest, enabling it to monetize this deal, which is, after all, what it is about these days -- the ability to make money to justify your company's valuation. And Vevo gets more interest and hits for their videos. Looks like a win-win for both."


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Herbivorous reef fishes not only have a key role in keeping algal growth at bay and thereby enabling corals to grow and reproduce, they are also important players in the long-term health and survival of coral reefs in the face of climate change and other threats. These are the findings of a new report published by IUCN and its institutional partners released today.
The report, which focuses on the Asia-Pacific region, takes an in-depth look at the interaction between coral communities, algae and herbivorous reef fishes. It goes on to offer practical advice to coral managers on how to monitor the abundance, biomass and size structure of these important species.
In the perpetual battle for supremacy between coral and algae, herbivorous fishes are the linchpin working in favour of corals by limiting the establishment and growth of algal communities that impede coral recruitment. Each functional group studied by the report - including grazers, browsers, scrapers and excavators - play different but complementary roles in maintaining the resilience of coral reefs.
"Coral reef monitoring has traditionally focused on monitoring the status of coral communities and populations of conspicuous species, particularly fisheries species like fish and invertebrates." says report co-author Alison Green of The Nature Conservancy. "This provides useful information on the current status of coral reef communities and associated fisheries, but does not provide information on the status of key ecological processes that are essential for maintaining coral reef resilience."
Developing new metrics for monitoring coral reef resilience that are process oriented is an urgent priority for the improved management of coral reefs. This report presents a protocol for monitoring functional groups of herbivorous reef fishes, which play a critical role in coral reef resilience.
Under threat
With close to 500 million people in the world living within 100km of coral reefs - many of them living subsistence lifestyles - fishing pressure on herbivorous fishes can be intense. Overfishing of some of the larger species of herbivorous fish has led to worrying declines and, some species, for example humphead parrotfish, are now only common in remote areas or areas where fishing is prohibited.
"The good news is that herbivorous fishes can bounce back if given adequate protection." says David Obura, Chair of the IUCN Climate Change and Coral Reefs Marine Working Group. "Populations of herbivorous fishes tend to recover quickly after protection in no-take Marine Protected Areas. Evidence also suggests that coral reefs with low fishing pressure and relatively intact food webs provide greater resilience to threats such as climate change."
The report is the seventh in the series of Working Papers by the IUCN Resilience Science Group (see https://www.iucn.org/cccr/publications/). It was produced in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University.
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YORK, PA – York College sophomore defender Josh Kluver (Abington, Pa./Abington) scored the game-winning goal with three seconds left in regulation as the Spartans edged Ursinus College 10-9 in non-conference action on a brilliantly sunny Sunday afternoon in York.
The 19th ranked Spartans improve to 11-3 overall while the Bears, who knocked off the Spartans last year in Collegeville, fall to 6-4 with the loss.
Kluver's heroics didn't look possible early in the game as Ursinus dominated the first quarter on the scoreboard as they led 4-1 after 15 minutes of play.
Both teams tallied two goals in the second quarter as the Bears took the 6-3 lead to the intermission.
The Green and White started to climb back into the game in the third quarter as senior Seth Krolus (Westminster, Md./Loyola Blakefield) tallied an unassisted goal 2:01 into the half. Chris Varela (Easton, Pa./Easton) and Joseph Joseph (Hollywood, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) followed with goals to tie the game at six.
The Bears responded with a pair of goals from Rob Dewey and Mark Stratton to recapture the lead heading to the fourth.
The Spartans responded in impressive fashion to open the fourth. Andrew Gamble (Easton, Md./Easton) started the comeback with a highlight reel goal just 1:10 into the final quarter of play. Varela stuck again with an impressive goal inside the right post with 6:10 left in the game, tying the contest at eight.
York's All-American Tyler Hutson (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) gave York their first lead of the game with a goal off a Tyler Davis (Finksburg, Md./Westminster) assist with 3:41 left in the game.
The Bears won the ensuing face off and had possession for just over a minute but Kluver caused a turnover to give York the ball with 2:27 left in the game. The Spartans cleared the ball but turned it over 25 seconds later as the Bears got another chance. The Spartans got another turnover but turned it over themselves with 46 seconds left. Ursinus got the game-tying goal off the stick of Logan Panaccione with just 27 seconds left.
Ursinus notched a face off win but Krolus forced a turnover with 14 seconds left. That's when Kluver scooped up the ground ball and sprinted towards the Spartans' offensive zone. With time ticking away in regulation, Kluver drove the ball down to towards the Spartan goal. He was greeted by a defender but Kluver managed to turn the corner and flipped a back handed shot into the net as he cut across the goal mouth with just three seconds left.
York won the ensuing face off as the horn went off, giving the Spartans the improbable win.
Spartan head coach Brandon Childs gave credit to his standout defender.
"I attributed the who goal to Bubba (Kluver's nickname). He wants to win more than any kid I have ever coached. He just wants his team to win. That play was just an example of him doing whatever it took to give his team the win."
The Spartan offense was very balanced as eight different players scored goals. Gamble and Varela each scored two goals while Gamble added an assist for three points. Krolus had three points on a goal, two assists, seven ground balls and the game-winning caused turnover.
Freshman Garrett Barker (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) was fantastic on defense for York with a career-high six caused turnover and a career-high five ground balls. In addition to his game-winning goal, Kluver had three caused turnovers and two ground balls.
The Bears received goals from eight different players led by Stratton as he tallied a pair of goals. Dylan Spangenberg contributed three points on a goal and two assists for the Bears. Shawn Caven was very good at the X for the Bears as he was 10-for-16 with seven ground balls.
The Spartans outshot the Bears 29-22 while Ursinus held a 35-30 margin in ground balls. York forced 18 Ursinus turnovers while the Spartans committed 13 miscues.
Caleb Abney (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) posted his 20th career win for the Spartans as he notched seven saves in his 57:47 of work. He allowed seven of the Bears' nine goals.
Brian Neff was impressive for the Bears as he made 12 saves in his 60 minutes of play. He allowed the ten Spartan goals.
Childs talked about the Spartans attitude of picking each other up and relying on teammates to make plays.
"We talked a lot after the Eastern loss that if one guy messes up, all it takes is one guy to make a big play and bail his buddy out. At halftime, the stats were even, and the game was even but we weren't even on the scoreboard. I felt like they were repeatedly making the one big play and we weren't. At halftime all we talked about was making one big play. A ground ball in traffic or a easy check. In the second half you saw all their turnovers as we did a much better job of making plays."
The win for the Spartans completed a brutal stretch of four games in seven days. The Spartans picked up wins in all four of those games, something that Childs was very proud of.
"I am proud of my guys for winning four games in seven days. There aren't too many teams in the country that will be able to say that tomorrow morning. It takes a toll because you have to prepare for four different opponents. It makes us 5-0 against the Centennial and that's a pretty good league. It's good for the profile of the CAC.
The Spartans return to action on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Wesley to face the Wolverines in a non-conference contest. Game time in Dover is set for 1:00 pm.


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John Kerry Meets With Venezuela's Foreign Minister; Talk Of Improving Relations
ANTIGUA, Guatemala – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Venezuela's foreign minister Elías José Jaua on Wednesday to discuss restoring ambassador-level relations and ending more than a decade of steadily deteriorating ties.
On his first trip to Latin America since taking office, Kerry said he was hopeful that a rapprochement could be achieved. The meeting, which came at Venezuela's request, took place just hours after Venezuela released from prison an American filmmaker who had been jailed on espionage charges, removing an immediate irritant in the relationship.
Kerry thanked Jaua for the release of Timothy Tracy, calling it a "very positive development" and said he and his counterpart had spent about 40 minutes going over in detail areas in which the two countries could cooperate.
"We agreed today — both of us, Venezuela and the United States — that we would like to see our countries find a new way forward, establish a more constructive and positive relationship and find the ways to do that," he told reporters after the meeting. It took place in Guatemala on the sidelines of the annual Organization of American States general assembly.
"We agreed today there would an ongoing, continuing dialogue at a high-level between the State Department and the foreign ministry and we will try to set out an agenda on which we agree on things we can work on together," Kerry said.
He said the two countries aim to "begin to change the dialogue between our countries and hopefully quickly move to the appointment of ambassadors between our nations." That process, he said, could lead "ultimately to a series of steps that will indicate to the people of both countries as well as to the region that we're finding a way forward to a more constructive and understandable relationship."
The two countries haven't had ambassadors posted in each other's capitals since 2010 near the height of the estrangement between the U.S. and late populist Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who died in March.
The Obama administration has been eager to mend ties with Venezuela since the death of Chávez, who delighted in tweaking the United States and pursued policies that U.S. officials regarded as hostile. However, until Wednesday there had been little to show for the outreach.
In fact, U.S.-Venezuelan relations had been especially tense in recent months. Nicolás Maduro, a Chávez protege who claimed victory in the presidential election, expelled two U.S. military attaches in March the same day Chávez died, accusing them of trying to foment instability, and Tracy's arrest came amid domestic political turmoil over the election to replace Chávez.
In addition to being the first ministerial level meeting between the two nations since 2009, Wednesday's talks were the first significant contact between the two since the disputed April 14 election to replace Chávez. The opposition is still contesting the results.
Washington is willing to work with Maduro's new government but has said opposition questions about the electoral process must be addressed. The Obama administration has backed opposition candidate Henrique Capriles' call for a full recount.
But Kerry offered his thanks to Maduro, referring to him as president, after his meeting with the foreign minister.
"I want to thank the foreign minister, I want to thank President Maduro for taking the step to meet here on the sidelines of this conference," Kerry said. "I think it was a very important step."
U.S. officials have said despite the desire to move forward with a new chapter in ties with Venezuela, Washington would not stop expressing concerns about democracy and human rights in the country, particularly after the election.
Shortly before the two men were to meet, Venezuela released Tracy who had been jailed for what authorities said were attempts to destabilize the country.
President Barack Obama called that allegation "ridiculous." Family and friends say the 35-year-old Hollywood producer and actor had been making a documentary about Venezuelan politics when he was arrested on April 24 at the Caracas airport as he tried to leave the country to attend his father's 80th birthday in suburban Detroit.
Meanwhile, in a speech to the 35-member OAS annual general assembly, Kerry did not mention the developments with Venezuela, but reiterated U.S. concerns that some countries in the hemisphere are backsliding on their commitments to democracy and seeking to weaken OAS institutions that monitor and report on human rights.
"We must keep this organization's focus on its core objectives," Kerry said, calling for the OAS to redouble its efforts on protecting basic freedoms, improving rule of law and fighting corruption. "The Americas present a vivid example to the world that diversity is a strength, that inclusion works, that justice can overcome impunity, and that the rights of individuals must be protected against government overreach and abuse."
Kerry is pushing the candidacy of the US nominee for the Inter American Commission on Human Rights, James Cavallaro, a Stanford University law professor who is one of six people in the running for three spots on the panel that will be chosen later this week. Some OAS members are opposed to the U.S. having a presence on the commission because it is not also a member of the organization's human rights court.
"None of our countries is perfect, and we continue to draw strength from scrutiny and the opportunity to review our human rights practices," he said. "We are all diminished when we fail to defend the very institutions we created to safeguard the noble ideals (of) peace, democracy, development, liberty, and social justice based on respect for the essential rights of women and men."
Based on reporting by The Associated Press.
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By John Curtis
Dodge City Daily Globe
The fog that rolled Friday night into Demon Field couldn't help cover the shortcomings of the Dodge City Red Demons in losing both games of a doubleheader to the Wichita East Blue Aces.
The Blue Aces beat Dodge City 10-7; then scored 15 runs in the first two innings of the nightcap on the way to a 21-3 road victory to complete the sweep. The losses were the first two at home on the season.
The Red Demons (10-5) had trouble getting runners across the plate in the first game. Dodge City stranded 13 runners, 10 in scoring position.
The Demons had a good chance to get on the board in the bottom of the first, but stranded runners at second and third base. East answered with two runs on a RBI groundout by Ian Eshelman and a RBI infield single by Jake Ewert.
Dodge City left the base loaded in the third inning and the Blue Aces made them pay again with two more runs in the top of the fourth. Adam Wasson hit a RBI single and then later scored despite getting caught on a delayed double steal on a throwing error.
DCHS got on the board in the bottom of the fourth on a RBI groundout by Austin Weiser, but the Demons again left the bases loaded.
The Demons were able to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth. Courtesy runner Jackson Oldham scored on a throwing error during a fielders' choice and Hunter Ontiberos followed with a two-run single.
East (11-1) regained the lead in the sixth inning on another RBI single by Wasson, followed by a grand slam over centerfield hit by Bryce Walker.
Dodge City scored two in the bottom of the sixth on a RBI sacrifice fly by Jordan Doan, and Andrew Balderaz later scored on a throwing error as the Aces tried to get him out at third base. The Demons left runners on at second and third in the inning.
Wasson got his third RBI of the game on a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning before the Demons tried one more rally; but after Gideon Wells was issued a bases-loaded walk, Dodge City stranded runners at every base to close out the game.
Collin Gifford was the losing pitcher for Dodge City in the opener. Gifford gave up six runs (five earned) in 5 1/3 innings pitched. Relievers gave up the other four earned runs charged to the Demons.
The Aces scored five runs with two outs in the first inning of the nightcap. Danford Winonger hit a RBI single, Nick Griffin followed a two-run single, and Carey Steward hit a two-run triple.
Dodge City scored two runs in the bottom of the first on a RBI single by Arrin Tieben, and Wells scored on a fielding error.
East scored 10 runs in the second inning: three on passed balls, three on errors, RBI singles by Ewart and Walker, a fielders' choice by Steward, a RBI sacrifice fly by T.J. Sparr.
The Aces scored a run on a double play in the fourth; then got five more in the fifth. Wasson, Winonger, Griffin hit RBI singles, a RBI groundout by Walker, and Sparr induced a bases-loaded walk.
Dodge City's final run came in the bottom of the fifth on a RBI single by Gifford.
Doan was the losing pitcher in the second game.
The Demons' next action will be Tuesday in the final Western Athletic Conference doubleheader of the season at Great Bend. A Dodge City sweep over the Panthers would give the Demons the league crown, while a split will secure a split of the title. The first game is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Fogged Demons lose home doubleheader to East
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Posts tagged 'SCAL2'
To the Moon, Alice!!!
Believe it or not, I'm not feeling particularly chatty today. I've been working on a rocket for a bulletin board I'm doing, and I'm going to give it to you without a lot of fanfare or conversation. You could use the files to create a great scrapbook page element/embellishment or use it in your card making. I'm thinking boy birthday or if you wanted to really get creative you could even do a romantic card for your sweetie…something along the lines of "You Rock(et) My World" or something equally cheesy.
I found this awesome png file at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue-rocket.svg. (Ya'll know I try to give credit where credit's due!). I was hoping I could import it into Inkscape and get the program to trace the layers, but there were just too many color variations, and I'm not the most saavy Inkscape user out there.
So I opened it in Photoshop and did a lot of work on it. The result turned out pretty cool.
There are a few things you need to know about these files:
1.) This was created as a major element on a bulletin board, so the finished rocket is 8.00″W 10.47″ H. Of course, you can resize all the pieces to suit your needs.
2.) This is an ambitious paper piecing…seven layers.
3.) I usually try to create a SCAL1 SCUT file for those of you still using SCAL1, but I'm short on time today. However, I didn't forget you completely. The zip file contains a PDF listing the exact dimensions of each piece so you can create this for yourself. Note that these dimensions will create a supersized rocket…8×10.5″.
4.) The new layers function in SCAL2 made it very easy to put together a SCAL2 SCUT file, so that's included in the zip file. If you don't know how to cut layers individually, go to my tutorials page and follow the link to Dan's video tutorials over at My Crafty Life. It's worth your time. Really.
Hope you can find use for this, and, as always, happy Cricut-ing!!!
Payback's a Witch
iTunes is pissing me off this morning.
There's an album I need to download (please note my use of the verb NEED…not want), and the software is not cooperating.
First, it required that I install an update…which took FOR-EV-ER!!!! Then after many LONG minutes of not-so-patiently waiting, the update did not install properly. So now in order to download the album I NEED, I have to uninstall the software and reinstall it.
I'm sure you're wondering why I don't just use another music service. I have considered that option. But I'm afraid that if I take my $9.99 and spend it elsewhere I will bring about the complete financial collapse of Apple.
Snort….yeah, right.
Anyway…my misery and frustration this morning is all my DD's fault.
Before I go on to explain how my adorable pre-schooler is completely responsible for this hair-pulling episode, you must know this about me. I am a complete and total U2 addict. Shamefully, my addiction to this amazing band from Dublin even surpasses my addiction to my Cricut.
Back in March I purchased the DELUXE edition of U2's new album No Line on the Horizon. I was in U2 heaven…for a while.
Then a few days ago I made the mistake of taking my CD out of the car and bringing it into the house for the purpose loading it to my portable media player.
Apparently my DD procured the CD from my desk. She then proceeded to mar its glorious surface with dirty little girl fingerprints and some sort of sticky slime that I can only assume was gummy infused saliva, which all moms know has greater adhesive properties than super glue.
Now…while I am a HUGE U2 fan (perhaps even bordering on the obsessive…which I know is a confession that shocks you because it's sooooo not like me!), even I have never licked one of their CD's!!!! (Fondled one maybe, but that's another story 🙂 )
To add insult to injury, not only did my DD touch and lick my CD, she also managed to put a very deep and indelible scratch across the entire width of it.
I'm going to call my dad tonight and share my agony with him. And although he's entirely too much of a prince to say it, he'll think something along the lines of "Payback's a witch."
You see, my dad is a HUGE Barbara Streisand fan. And when I was little (coincidentally the same age as my DD is now) I got my hands on his prized copy of Hello Dolly. I then proceeded to lay the LP on the floor, stand on it, and do the twist.
He's long forgiven me, but he's never forgotten.
Neither apparently have the fates.
Yeah…payback's a witch.
So…in honor of the witchiness of fates and payback…and of course in honor of the approaching Halloween night, here's a few files for your entertainment.
I'm not one to embellish my embellishments…too lazy I suppose. But this baby got a few extra touches. First, Cauldron01 (background base) is cut from black cardstock. I then mixed a bit of silver and black acrylic paint and applied it sparingly using a small sponge.
I wanted a bit of high light on the cauldron, so I cut Cauldron02 from vellum. White vellum. When I removed it from my cutting mat and laid it on top of the black base I got a creation that can only be described as UG-A-LEE!!!! I glued it down anyway, added a tiny bit more of silver paint to the black/silver mix I used on the background, and then sponged the vellum.
I then cut my green witches brew (Cauldron03) and added it, running along a yellow Tombo marker along its edges. I'm sure I'll mess with that a bit more.
Anyway…if you're interested, here's a zip file containing svg files for all three layers of the cauldron as well as scut files for both SCAL1 and SCAL2.
I'm going to go try to get my U2 fix, but here's wishing you all Happy Cricut-ing!!!
Live, Create & Learn
The last few mornings here have been rather crisp. In an area known for Indian summers, this early onset of cool weather is a bit of a surprise.
Today my DS announced, "Fall's here!" (Probably because it was the fourth day in a row he stepped outside and went "Brrrrrr!")
I replied, "Not yet, buddy."
He (being eight and knowing everything) and I (being quite a bit older but having learned nothing) proceeded to have a discussion about whether or not fall had finally arrived. Basically the conversation went something like this:
DS: Fall's here!
ME: Not yet, buddy.
DS: Yes, it is.
ME: No, it's not.
DS: Yes, it is.
ME: No, it's not.
DS: Yes, it is.
ME: No, it's not.
DS: Yes, it is.
ME: No, it's not.
What can I say? He's eight, and I hadn't had my second cup of coffee yet.
Finally he challenged me with the question, "How do you know, Mom?" I simply replied, "Because I don't smell it yet."
At which point he looked at me like I was smoking crack.
I know it sounds weird, but I can smell fall approaching. Each year there's that one morning, long before the leaves begin to change, when I step out of the house into air that's suddenly different. It's as though God reached down during the night to lift the weighted veil of summer and reveal the essence of a living and breathing earth.
When that morning arrives I know that no matter what the calendar may say, summer is finally over.
So, due to that incredibly intelligent exchange with my DS, I'm thinking of autumn. I'm thinking of all those things I traditionally associate with that season…falling leaves and pumpkins on the vine and scarecrows. I'm thinking of our annual visit to the pumpkin patch and those fat gourds whose faces we'll reveal with our carving tools.
So it's only natural that I'd design something pumpkin for today.
Sometimes even the best planned design is troublesome. Today's design is a perfect example.
First, I decided to create the leafy scroll as a jpg, have SCAL2 trace it, then duplicate it and weld it together. Never mind that the damn thing was almost twelve inches wide. (What was I thinking?!?!)
Then I decided to cut it out of scrapbook paper instead of cardstock because I liked the "look" of the paper. (Never mind functionality or stability!)
Then I thoughtlessly decided to use my most recently "re-stickied" mat, which is very, very sticky. (I may have gotten a bit carried away with the Zig glue.)
I then discovered the perfect recipe for a migraine headache. Take an intricate design, add less-than-heavyweight paper, then mix in your stickiest mat.
After I spent an hour trying to pry my beautiful leafy scroll off the mat (which I finally managed to do) I decided to take pity on you and simplify that element of the design. I divided the scrollwork in half, and it will now cut in two separate pieces. (You may want to use cardstock or a less sticky mat or both!!!)
I'm very pleased with the shape of the pumpkin layers, but I'm not thrilled with my color choices. If I had to do it over again (and I'm sure I will because of my perfectionistic tendencies), I'd select some color other than black for the bottom layer of the pumpkin, and I'd definitely stay away from bright orange for the top layer. My mind was imagining autumn…my eyes and hands chose Halloween.
Once I'd glued everything up, I decided that I'd probably like three pumpkins instead of one. A small and a medium in the foreground, and a large one in the back.
Oh well…live, create and learn.
One last word of warning before I give you the links for the files. The elements in the scut files are sized VERY large. I scrapbook in 12×12 format, and I was attempting to create a bottom border that would extend across the entire page. In that respect, I was successful. Of course, you can resize all of the elements to suit your needs.
You can grab a zip file here that contains scut files for both SCAL1 and SCAL2 as well as the svg files for the three pumpkin layers and the leafy scroll.
Best of luck and happy Cricut-ing!!!
SCAL1 vs SCAL2
Just a quick note. Any files I posted prior to today – September 2, 2009 – were created using SCAL1. If you have SCAL1, you can use these files. If you have SCAL2, you can also use these files.
From here on out, I'll be using SCAL2 to create my scut files. This means if you're using SCAL1, you won't be able to open them.
Whenever possible, I'll create scut files for both SCAL2 and SCAL1. If I can't squeeze in SCAL1 design time, or if the limitations imposed by the program make re-creating the design too difficult, I'll post svg files for SCAL1 users so they can reproduce my design for themselves. I don't want to leave you guys out in the cold.
Please let me encourage you SCAL1 users to seriously consider upgrading. (No…I'm not getting a kick-back from Craft Edge for this endorsement). It's simply that SCAL2 really and truly is a much better product with tremendously increased design functionality.
As always…happy Cricut-ing!!!
I'm in LOOOOOVE!!!!
In case you haven't heard, SCAL 2 is available.
There's been grumbling. There's been griping. And trust me, I understand the frustration ya'll are feeling. Times are tough, money's tight, so who really wants to fork over some more of what we don't have enough of?
I've been holding off on the upgrade myself, but I only have so much self-restraint. So I finally broke down yesterday and forked over 35 bucks to upgrade my SCAL.
Before this morning, I thought the cash I paid for version 1 was the best money I'd ever spent. Let me just say….I WAS WRONG!!! Buying the upgrade is the best money I've spent I've spent in a LONG LONG LONG time.
The new features are AWESOME!!! It's so much easier to manipulate type now. And the new layer function and the trace image function!!!! I'm practically orgasmic!!!
This morning I sat down to create a title for a halloween page. The layer function allowed me to create all the pieces and lay them one on top of the other so I could really see how they fit together. Happy Dance Happy Dance Happy Dance!
Here are some things you'll need to know before trying to reproduce this page title.
(1) The font I used is Zombie. So if you don't have it, you can download it here from dafont.com.
(2) I've set up this scut file to cut all the layers at once. That's just my personal preference. I'd rather put all my paper pieces on my cutting mat and load it once. You may prefer to cut the layers one at the time. If you're new to SCAL2 and don't know how to use layers, I suggest checking out my Tutorials page. There's a link there to a fabulous tutorial by Dan over at My Crafty Life. Watching it may just be the best five minutes and seventeen seconds you've spent recently.
(3) I used the new auto trace feature in SCAL2 to trace the bat jpg. (That was the coolest!!!) The jpg included two little yellow eyes on each bat. Of course, those eyes are too small for the Cricut to cut, but if you look carefully at them once they've come out of the Cricut, you'll see where the eyes should go. I used a big safety pin to poke holes in those spots so the yellow of my moon would show through. I also wiggled the safety pin a little bit to enlarge the eye holes even more.
(4) You can dowload the scut file for SCAL2 here. Sized as is, it will produce a title that's about 4 1/2″ W x 3 1/4″ H. Of course, you can always resize the elements to suit your individual needs.
(5) If you're still using SCAL version 1, this project sucks for you, because this scut file can't be opened using SCAL1. However, don't fret too much. I've got to go make beds and put on some dinner and do a few of the other household chores that are screaming for my attention, but I plan on posting a version of this that can be used with your SCAL1 either later tonight or tomorrow.
In the meantime, have a hauntingly happy time with SCAL2!!!
P.S. For those of you still using SCAL1, here's a scut file for you as well. The dimensions aren't exactly the same, but they're close. Also due to the limitations of SCAL1, I couldn't weld both the "Happy" and the "aunting" pieces together and still make sure that the shadow fit. I could bore you with the details of why the Zombie font was difficut to shadow, and all the steps I had to take to create the shadow, but I won't. Let's just say it wasn't as easy as changing the style to Blackout Shadow. This was due to problems with the font itself, not any functionality of SCAL1 or SCAL2. I don't have time to try the scut file out for myself right now, but I'll try to do that later tonight or tomorrow. When I do, I'll post a picture for you.