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It's no secret that the best thing to come out of the StarCraft II Beta Test was the steady stream of incredible mods; Inevitably, you're going to want to get your hands dirty and make one (or more) of your own.
Before we go any further, understand that the StarCraft 2 Galaxy Editor isn't easy. Believe us, we wish it weren't true, but it's been a source of ton of complaining in the Blizzard community. Recent Blizzard games have had GUI-heavy, code-free editors that were super simple, especially for casual players. Get that out of your mind, because StarCraft 2′s editor basically splits the difference between GUI and the command line, getting as close as possible to actual coding without requiring you to learn XML.
The result, honestly, is a convoluted mish-mash that can be quite daunting, and you're probably going to spend a lot of frustrated hours getting the hang of things before you'll be doing your own SCII Rick-Roll. We hope, however, that this how-to will demystify the process somewhat, and today we're going to show you how to get started with your very own custom unit.
Difficulty: Beginner
Table Of Contents
Step One: Tools
Step two: Getting Started
Step Three: Choosing Your Unit
Step Four: Modifying The Unit Part One
Step Five: Modifying The Unit Part Two
Step Six: Modifying The Unit Part Three
Step Seven: Your Weapon
Step Eight: Weapon Effects
Step Nine: Equip Weapon
Step Ten: Map Setting
Step Eleven: Test Your Unit
A copy of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Be warned: there have been credible reports that StarCraft 2 causes overheating. So, get a computer that can handle it:
Microsoft Windows
•2.6 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
•1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista/Windows 7 users)
•12 GB hard disk space
•128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card or better
•Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 (With the latest Service Packs) and DirectX 9.0c.
•Intel Processor
•DVD drive
•12 GB hard disk space
•NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT or ATI Radeon X1600 or better
•Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or newer
We assume your computer's up to scratch. So let's get started.
In our previous How-To, we showed you the very basics on making a Custom Map. So start by bringing up your map in the StarCraft 2 editor. (Once again, you'll most likely find the editor at C:Program FilesStarcraft). Now that you've opened your map, bring up the Data Editor by selecting "Data" from the Modules list (or F7).
Now, you've brought the Data Editor window up. Here, make sure that you've selected "Data Type: Units" and "Data Source: All Data", and in the object list below the Data Source drop down, choose the unit you intend to modify. If you follow these instructions, you'll be able to do a basic customization of any available unit, but we chose the Marauder.
Now that you've selected the unit you're going to customize, you'll need to create a space for the final version. Right click anywhere in the Object field, and select add new object:
This will generate the following window:
Now, make sure to take the following actions:
* Name your object to distinguish it from the original – we went with Custommarauder.
* Click the "suggest button to generate "Custommarauder" as the object ID.
* Leave "Based On" at default setting.
* Change Object Family to "unit".
* Change Race to "Terran".
* Under Field Values, copy from Marauder.
All done? Click OK! Now, if you've done everything right, you should be able to Select Your new Custom Unit from the Units field on your map. Minimize the Data Editor and bring up your map again. Select the Units layer, and to make it easy, choose the race you've selected for your unit to narrow your choices. In addition to the standard SC2 unit icons, you should see a new, static, bright green, generic creature icon. Hover over it to be sure. If you see your new unit, you know you've succeeded.
Not so fast though; we're not finished yet. You still have some work to do before you'll be able to drop him onto the battlefield. Leave your map and once again, bring up the Data Editor. Choose the "Actors" Data type, and search for the unit you customized – NOT your custom unit, mind you, just the unit you based it on, the Marauder. Right click on the unit and select "Duplicate".
This will bring up another window, "Duplicate Objects", like so:
Check every single box in the window, and click OK. Now you'll see "Marauder Copy" in the Objects list. Click it once to highlight it, and then look to the right hand side of the screen. Next to "Unit Name", you'll see the object's name, "Marauder Copy". We'll need to change that, so right click over "Marauder Copy", and select "Modify Value".
You'll be able to scroll through a drop down. Find your custom unit, Custommarauder, and choose it. You've now associated your duplicate Marauder with your Custom Unit.
NOTE: It is absolutely vital that take the following steps exactly. If you do not follow these instructions, when you try to add your Custom Unit you'll see nothing but an annoying black blob.
First, make sure you're still under "Data Type: Actors". Your copied unit – Marauder Copy – should still be highlighted. Look to the right and, under the "Field" heading, you'll see four different selections you will need to chage:
* Art – Model
* Art – Model (Build)
* Art – Model (placement)
* Art – Model (Portrait)
Since you associated your Marauder Copy with your Custom Unit, they should all say either Custommarauder, or Marauder Copy. It doesn't matter which, because all four need to be re-associated with the original unit. Right click on each one, and choose "Modify Value".
You're going to change each value to "Marauder", so that when you're done, it'll look like this:
Congratulations! Not only will your unit will now appear in your map normally, you've saved yourself hours of WHAT THE HELL headaches trying to figure out why you see nothing but a black blob.
Hold up hero, you're not done yet. Sure, you've managed to create a custom unit, but aside from the name, you haven't actually customized anything yet. We'll keep it simple and practical, and focus on the weapon. Still in the Data Editor? Good. Choose Data Type: Weapons. Depending on the unit you chose, you'll see one or more weapons. The Marauder is easy with only one, his trusty Punisher Grenades.
Right click anywhere in the objects field, and select to create a new object. In the window that pops up, do the following:
* Give it a name you can remember. We went with "Custommarauderweapon".
* Choose Race: Terran.
* Under "Field Values", copy from the weapon you want to Modify. Theoretically, you can use this to give your unit any weapon in the game, but we'll stick with what his momma gave him; if you selected Marauder, copy from "Marauder Punisher Grenades", and click OK. You should now see this:
Now you'll want to highlight your new weapon, and look under the "Fields" to your right. See the "Period" slot? Right click on whatever that number is, and modify the value to something lower – half of whatever you see is a good rule of thumb. Click OK.
Now we're ready to give the weapon some (visual) oomph.
Now, it's time to muck about with the Effects. Start by changing the Data Type to "effects".
Now, in the object list do what you've already done several times before, and right click to create a new object. You'll need to take the following action:
* Name the object after your custom weapon ("Custommarauderweapon").
* Set the ID to the name of the custom unit to keep things straight ("Custommarauder")
* Effect Type: Damage
* Race: Terran
Just like this:
Now click ok, ok?
At this moment, you'll want to change two of the values under the "Fields" tab. The number is arbitrary – we're going by advice gleaned from other players – so you'll probably want to experiment to see what the other values can do. (See the additional resources below for more on that.) For now, ignore them and concentrate on "Combat – Amount", and "Effect – Kind".
"Kind" refers to the type of weapon you want. They're all self explanatory; if you've selected Marauder, then the Punisher Grenades are your weapon. Select "Ranged". Amount, of course, refers to HOW AWESOME POWERFUL your weapon will be. Go ahead; go crazy. Pick a number. Any number.
Now, leave "Effects",and go back to "Weapon". Now, Select Custommarauderweapon, and look over to your right, to the "Field" section. You're going to change two values – for "Effect", and for "Damage Display Effect". Change both to your customized weapon's name ("custommarauderweapon").
We're not finished yet. We have to take one more step to set this up the bomb.
Go back to "Data Type – Unit", and look over to your right, to where it says "Combat – Weapons" -click the assigned value.
In the window that pops up, from the drop-down menu, select your customized weapon's name ("custommarauderweapon") and click OK.
Voila! Your new weapon is equipped. There's just one more step before you can test your unit out.
Go back to your map and select the Triggers module.
In the window that pops up, highlight the only option you'll see: "Melee Initialization". This will bring up a couple of menu fields on your right hand side. You're only going to make one change. Highlight "Set default melee options for all players", and delete it (you may need to manually select "Cut" from the edit menu).
If you don't take this step, you're going to see message informing you that you "no longer [have] any units" the second you launch your test map. TEST FAIL, in other words. But that little issue has been handily averted, and it's time to see what your new custom unit can do.
Finally, time for some carnage. Head back to your map, and if you did everything correctly, you'll be able to place some of your custom units into the map with no problem. Go ahead and put a few in. And give them some enemies to kill while you're at it.
Ready? Then hit the test map button to begin finding out how carnagey your new carnage delivery system is.
And now? Murder.
So innocent. So unaware of what's coming.
Now it's time for some slow singing and flower bringing.
Additional Resources:
Garden of Auir has posted a nice run-down of how-tos; We found this page in particular to be very, very helpful.
There's also a vast array of Youtube guides.
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Hundreds of New Charges Filed in Ohio Kidnap Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A Cleveland man heads back to court next week after hundreds of charges were added to accusations he held three women captive in his home for a decade and raped them.
One of the most chilling new allegations is that Ariel Castro raped one of the women on Christmas Day 2006, the same day a girl he fathered with another of the women was born.
The 977-count indictment filed Friday against Castro includes rape, kidnapping and aggravated murder charges, including accusations Castro starved and punched one of the women while she was pregnant until she miscarried.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty says his office has yet to decide whether to make the case eligible for a death sentence.
The 53-year-old Castro pleaded not guilty to an earlier indictment.
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michael_w wrote:This is my afternoon commute between Abbotsford and Bayswater - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/ab ... -bayswater
The first half is quite straight forward, but the second half has many more rises and some are just bloody hard work after a day in the office.
Hi Michael,
I was taking your route from St Kilda Rd > Abbotsford > Heathmont, but found it just took me too long (near on 2hrs), and as you mention the last hilly section through Mullum Mullum is a killer.
I now do this which takes 1:30 and is around 30ks.
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Yael's Quinoa Tabouli Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009
Recipe: Quinoa Tabouli
How long does it take? 20-30 minutes
Name: Yael
Why is it a favorite meal? Fast, but still healthy and delicious. Quinoa cooks faster than brown rice, but is even better for you!
Quinoa Tabouli
To prepare quinoa:
1 cup quinoa
2 cups water
(Quinoa directions from our Trader Joe's box):
Place 1 cup quinoa and 2 cups water in a large saucepan or pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cover and cook until all water is absorbed 10-15 minutes. When done, the grain appears soft and translucent, and the germ ring will be visible along the outside edge of the grain.
Allow the cooked quinoa to cool until it's no longer hot. If you don't have much time, use small containers (split up the quinoa!) and place in the freezer for a few minutes.
For mix in (prepare while quinoa is cooking):
1 small onion, finely diced
2 pickling/kirby cucumbers or 1 large English cucumber. Peeled and diced.
juice of 2-4 lemons (depending on taste)
1 tablespoon olive oil
half bunch of mint minced (or whole if in small box)
half bunch of cilantro minced (or whole pack if in small box)
1 cup of cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half -- prepare only when ready to serve. 1 cup diced good quality heirloom/vine tomatoes ok too.
Salt to taste.
Preparing mix in:
Combine all onions, cucumbers, lemon juice, olive oil, mint, and cilantro. Leave salt and tomatoes out for now. (We leave them out because we might want to refrigerate the tabouli and you should avoid refrigerating tomatoes). Set aside.
Once quinoa is cool, mix in the onion, cucumber, etc.. toss to combine. Add salt to taste. When you are ready to serve, add the appropriate amount of tomatoes (either go with my suggestion of 1 cup/1 cup dry quinoa or add as much as you like) to the amount you're eating and enjoy. Otherwise, stash in the fridge until you're ready to enjoy.
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Oscar-winning Anime on the big screen
The Guild Cinema continues its commendable big-screen animation run with a repertory screening of Hayao Miyazaki's stunning Spirited Away. Even on a beat-up VHS copy this is a great film, chock full of persistent Miyazakian themes (self-reliance, transformation, spirituality), but the big screen is the best canvas for appreciating Studio Ghibli's breathtaking methods of bringing finely-observed moments of motion to life. Like any great fairy tale, this one can be scary (it's rated PG), but that's why it's so great.
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Is Your Governor For Sale to the EPA?
By Cassandra Anderson
June 8, 2011
Congress failed 3 times to pass laws (HR 2421, S. 1879 and S. 787) for federal control over almost all water, so the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers are declaring jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
United Nations Nuclear Bank
By Cassandra Anderson
March 24, 2011
The media hailed Warren Buffett last December for donating $50 million dollars toward a United Nations nuclear bank with control over uranium enrichment. The intent is control over nuclear weapons and nuclear power by the elites who are the true forces behind the UN.
Monsanto Shifts ALL Liability to Farmers
By Cassandra Anderson
February 21, 2011
Farmers like genetically modified (GM) crops because they can plant them, spray them with herbicide and then there is very little maintenance until harvest. Farmers who plant Monsanto's GM crops probably don't realize what they bargain for when they sign the Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement contract. One farmer reportedly 'went crazy' when he discovered the scope of the contract because it transfers ALL liability to the farmer or grower.
Foundations of Evil
By Cassandra Anderson
March 8, 2011
Foundations, Depopulation & the Taxpayer
Many "philanthropic" foundations have been used in America as a tax dodge to protect family fortunes, to polish tarnished images of robber barons and worst of all, to make the public fund depopulation and other detrimental policies that benefit the controlling elite. Some tax-funded depopulation programs include vaccines, genetically modified (GM) crops and "reproductive rights" which is a euphemism for abortion, birth control and sterilization under the elites' eugenics programs. Incredibly, the public is paying for its own demise! This brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'death and taxes'.
Is Your Favorite Charity Infiltrated?
March 8, 2011
Before you write a check, sign a petition or declare your unwavering support for foundations or "nonprofit" organizations (NPOs), you may wish to investigate their agendas by using this step-by-step guide. Many large foundations and nonprofit organizations have destructive agendas in opposition to public interest or they receive funding from dubious sources and may be unduly influenced.
Playing the Global Warming Card
February 11, 2011
Man-made global warming (also known as climate change) claims have been thoroughly discredited by the "scientists" who perpetrated them through leaked e-mails in the 'Climategate' scandal. It seems like it should be a dead issue, but the truth is that too many resources have been invested in this scam to allow it to fade away. The global warming myth is thriving internationally, on the federal level and in state and local governments.
Victory Gardens Produce Abundance
by Cassandra Anderson
February 17, 2011
Food is a market that will always exist. Many people are turning away from industrial farmed food, seeking healthier choices and getting back to the basics.
Victory gardens in America produced up to 40% of all vegetables consumed during World War II. Over 20 million home gardens, apartment rooftop plants and community plots produced 9-10 million tons of produce; equal to the amount of commercial production at that time. The population during the war years increased from approximately 132 million people in 1940 to 140 million in 1945. Current US population is approaching 311 million people.


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California Gov. Brown challenges feds' inmate population cap
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gov. Jerry Brown is challenging a federal court order that California further reduce its inmate population to improve prison conditions, re-igniting a legal battle that already once reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
Complying with the court's June deadline for lowering the prison population would endanger public safety, Brown contends in court filings seeking to overturn the court's population cap.
The cap was imposed in 2009 after federal judges blamed crowding for causing conditions so dismal that they violated inmates' constitutional rights.
Court documents filed by the state overnight Monday say that prison conditions have vastly improved, making the judges' ruling no longer necessary.
The decision was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2011, and so far the federal judges have said they will not consider raising the cap.


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In a more innocent age, Ronald McDonald was the most benign of media icons: a cheerful clown whose floppy red wig and striped clothes presented an image of family fun.
But in recent years, another view of the spokes-clown has emerged: To detractors, he's a heartless corporate shill bent on promoting morbid obesity to young children at the expense of good health.
Is it possible that Ronald McDonald is just a victim of his own success? Of doing a job so well that he helped McDonald's become the largest restaurant chain in the world, with a profound effect on both American society and meat prices?
Believe it or not, the search for the origin behind a mysterious Ronald McDonald costume by Elyse Luray of the popular PBS series "History Detectives" turned into an investigation on the clown's impact on both pop culture and waistlines.
Recently, Luray got a request from Randy Liebermann, a collector of McDonald's memorabilia man in Reston, Va., who wanted to find out whether a very old Ronald McDonald costume he had purchased several years ago was in fact the first one used in a national commercial.
The costume was found at a sale for unclaimed storage locker items and came complete, including shoes, makeup and a bright red wig. But it's unclear where and when the outfit comes from.
"Maybe it's simply just a Halloween costume," Luray told Liebermann. "The only reason I think maybe not is that the label says Max Weldy and I know for a fact that he was a Parisian costume maker."
The search came at a unique time for the iconic clown. This year marks the 45th anniversary of his national debut. But what should be a happy time for the ad icon who introduced "Happy Meals" is one of controversy.
On one hand, some public health advocates think he should be retired, and, on the other, McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner has had to declare that Ronald is still an ambassador for the company, even though he is getting downplayed as the corporation's marketing focuses less on kids and more on adults.
Whether or not Ronald McDonald is at all responsible for America's obesity epidemic is a matter of debate, but Luray says it's an indisputable fact that the clown has had a big impact on pop culture.
"Ronald McDonald is one of the two most successful advertising icons of all time," she told AOL Weird News. "McDonald's changed how we eat and advertise and merchandise."
The hamburger harlequin made his national debut during the 1966 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, but the character originated three years before that in Washington, D.C., according to hamburger historian Andrew F. Smith.
"McDonald's was originally a local San Bernardino outfit with Maurice McDonald and Richard McDonald," Smith told Luray. "When they expanded to about 10 different outlets, they made a contract with Ray Kroc, who lived in Chicago, to franchise nationally."
By the mid-1960s, the chain was cooking even faster than the burgers, adding about 100 new franchises annually. Although the chain worked on streamlining food preparation, menus and architecture on a national level, the brand didn't yet boast the synergy in marketing and advertising that it's famous for today.
"That standardization was something that was very important to McDonald's," Smith said. "But they didn't have standards on advertising, so each local franchise was responsible for its own advertising."
Around 1963, a McDonald's in Washington, D.C., decided to boost business by sponsoring "Bozo's Circus," a children's show featuring future "Today Show" weatherman Willard Scott.
It was very successful, increasing sales by 30 percent fairly quickly.
As part of the show, Scott created a new character, Ronald McDonald, that looked much different than the famed clown seen today.
This Ronald had a food tray for a hat and a paper cup for his nose, but Smith says corporation executives were able to see the possibilities for something even more iconic.
"Television in the 1950s and early 1960s really was a much more powerful media than it is today," he said. "There were very few channels available in most communities, so, if you had a children's program on, you had literally all the kids in a local community watching it."
Kroc recognized the possibilities of catering to families, especially because of something called "pester power," which is when kids keep whining about something until parents give it to them. So he decided to promote McDonald's to kids and families, Smith said.
"The initial target were families in the suburbs," he said. "Ray Kroc would fly over a community, look where the schools were, look where the new churches were being built and that's where he wanted McDonald's franchises."
It was a savvy maneuver since there were few food outlets in those suburbs.
"Ray Kroc thought, 'If I get all those children in here, they'll eat a lot of hamburgers' ... And indeed they did."
The man who gets the honor for creating the Ronald McDonald we know today is Michael Polakovs, a circus performer who performed with Ringling Brothers under the name "Coco the Clown." With the help of costume designer Max Weldy, Polakovs designed the outfit and makeup still in use today. He appeared in the first eight TV commercials featuring Ronald McDonald -- including one that aired during the first Super Bowl in 1967.
Polakovs died in 2009, but his widow, Hazel, said her late husband was always proud of the character.
"Coco was always proud to be a part of this," she said. "Anytime he was promoting Ringling and he got the chance he would promote Ronald McDonald together."
Thanks, in part, to Polakovs, Ronald McDonald's first national campaign was a landmark from a culinary and pop culture standpoint. Not only was it the first national campaign for any fast food operation, it was the first time the industry recognized children as its real target market -- and one it's been catering to ever since.
Though the clown has taken flak for marketing to children, Luray, the mother of two kids, 12 and 9, said Ronald McDonald has very little impact on her kids wanting to go to the restaurant.
"It's all about the toys," she said. "Sometimes, we just go and get the toys and skip the food."
But Smith said that Ronald McDonald is the drop in the water that started an ocean of change.
"It starts off with Ronald McDonald and the clown outfit," he said. "It goes from there into Playlands and then the Happy Meal that comes on in the 1970s and then to tie-ins with movies and toys associated with those tie-ins."
As for the outfit that started Luray on his journey? Turns out that it wasn't the first one on a national ad, but it does have significance for being one of the first costumes that was manufactured in bulk to send out to franchises around the country.
As such, it has historical significance. But while Luray believes Ronald McDonald deserves his pop culture props, she doubts that he will ever have the popular acclaim he once had.
"As a character, Ronald is too simple," she said. "He doesn't have the emotional impact to kids. He's not a superhero. He's just a clown. Plus, the Happy Meal tie-ins are what attracts the kid. He's competing with, say, Green Lantern and he's competing against his own food."


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Thematic Network in Spatial Cognition:
Partners in the United States In Addition to SILC Universities
This page is under construction. More links forthcoming.
In this section, we briefly describe the resources available at our 7 partner universities in the United States, outside the SILC universities, which include Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, University of California- Berkeley, University of California-Los Angeles, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Carleton College, James Madison University and the University of Delaware.
- ♦ UC-Santa Barbara
- There are many ties between SILC and UC-Santa Barbara. Some examples include: Michael Goodchild serves on the SILC Advisory Board, Nora Newcombe (PI) serves on the Advisory Board for the TeachSpatial grant at UCSB and served on an Advisory Board for Hegarty's grant on spatial thinking in chemistry (Hegarty Spatial Thinking Lab), and David Uttal and Susan Goldin-Meadow (Co-PI) are currently on the advisory board for the chemistry grant, Mary Hegarty is on the advisory board for Kim Kastens and Tim Shipley's FIRE grant and has an ongoing collaboration with Tim Shipley. Dan Montello of UCSB is Co-Editor of Spatial Cognition and Computation. In addition, SILC and UCSB are jointly planning a specialist meeting, Spatial Thinking Across the College Curriculum, on establishing an undergraduate spatial science curriculum (link to the website will be posted when available. Past specialist meetings: http://ncgia.ucsb.edu/meetings.php). There are also strong ties between UCSB and Bremen, including a DAAD-funded exchange program on environmental cognition, Montello's active research collaborations with Christoph Hölscher and Markus Knauff in Germany, mutual supervision of doctoral students, and joint publications and proposals.
- ♦ University of Maine
- The National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis at the University of Maine includes researchers with interests in spatial and temporal models for computation, spatial and spatio-temporal reasoning, models of indoor spaces, indoor navigation and indoor-outdoor navigation integration, automated generation of spatial scene descriptions from imagery, non-visual human computer interactions for spatial wayfinding, and visualization of spatio-temporal phenomena. NCGIA-Maine has several previous successful experiences with international collaborations and exchange of ideas and training experiences for PhD students, and has a current NSF- funded collaboration with Temple University and University of Pennsylvania on spatial scene descriptions with funding available for a workshop with national and international collaborators that could be leveraged toward further interaction within the larger network setting. In addition, Bremen-trained Reinhard Moratz is at Maine.
- ♦ University at Buffalo (UB)
Together with UCSB and University of Maine, the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis-UB has been one of the leading sites for research and education in Geographic Information Science (GIScience) in the United States. The NCGIA at UB under the leadership of SILC Spatial Network member David Mark coordinates GIScience research, learning and outreach activities for an interdisciplinary campus community of about 60 professors in 20 academic departments across 5 schools. The excellence of UB in GIScience doctoral education was re-affirmed when the NSF awarded one of the first cohort of Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) grants to UB in 1998. In 2003, UB was one of five IGERTs to be awarded a second five-year funding period. UB has a very active Center for Cognitive Science and has a partnership with Stanford University to form NCOR, the National Center for Ontological Research. UB has a German Research Foundation/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)-funded International Research Training Group (IRTG) in Semantic Integration of Geographic Information with the Universities of Bremen and Münster. As a result there has been a very active exchange of PhD students over the past years that resulted in active research collaborations and an IRTG-IGERT Virtual Seminar Series on GIScience "Bridging Theory and Application".
- ♦ Pennsylvania State University
- Ties between SILC and PSU include scholarly exchanges conducted in February and May 2012 between the Temple Psychology Department and the PSU Geography Department (focused on Alexander Klippel's large research group), a decades-long collaboration and cooperation between Nora Newcombe and Lynn Liben of the PSU Psychology Department, and the involvement of Roger Downs in various efforts, e.g., as a plenary speaker at SC10. PSU has very strong ties to Bremen, including numerous joint publications and proposals, and a history of exchanges and research visits, e.g. Jan Oliver Wallgruen is currently a postdoc at the GeoVista Center.
- ♦ University of Notre Dame
- Collaborative efforts between SILC and SFB/TR8 researchers and Dr. Laura Carlson at the University of Notre Dame have resulted in papers co-authored by Carlson and Terry Regier (SILC, Berkeley), a "Current Directions in Psychological Science" paper by Carlson with Tim Shipley (SILC, Temple), Christoph Hölscher (SFB/TR8, Freiburg) and Ruth Conroy-Dalton (Northumbria, part of the British TNSC network), serving as co-editors with Nora Newcombe (SILC, Temple) and James Hoffman (Delaware) for a special issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition entitled "Spatial Reference Frames: Integrating Cognitive Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Approaches", serving as co-program chairs with Shipley and Hölscher of Cognitive Science Society 2011 with the spatial theme "Expanding the space of cognitive science" and joint publications and proposals. There have been mutual extended research interchanges between Notre Dame and Germany, e.g., with Holger Schultheis.
- ♦ Tufts University
- With its joint Cognitive Science PhD program, Tufts provides an interdisciplinary setting and resources for spatial cognition research, including the labs of Holly A. Taylor, Tad Brunyé (both Psychology) and Matthias Scheutz (Computer Science), using VR environments, eye-tracking, neurophysiology, and robotics. Holly Taylor has collaborative relationships with current and former SFB researchers, in particular with Thora Tenbrink (Bremen, but soon Bangor, Wales) and Elena Andonova (New Bulgarian University), as well as Laura Carlson (Notre Dame) and David Uttal (Northwestern).
- ♦ University of Pittsburgh
- Stephen Hirtle, the founding co-editor of Spatial Cognition and Computation and director of the Spatial Information Research Group (SIRG), will be the lead contact at Pitt. SIRG has recently funded a visiting Post-Doctoral position for Kai-Florian Richter from Bremen, now at Melbourne, as well as facilitated interactions with researchers at Penn State, Bremen and UCSB. On campus, Pitt provides expertise in indoor positioning (Krishnamurthy), disaster management (Comfort/Znati), location based services (Karimi), and spatial cognition (Hirtle). Continued interaction with researchers at Bremen, Muenster, and AUT Auckland is expected as well as active participation in Spatial Cognition meetings and the Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT), which is held in alternating years with the SC series.


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Carolyn "Cally" Warren has signed with Lipscomb University to play soccer. Lady Bisons coach Jenger Parrish made the announcement.
Warren, a 5-foot-6 defender, is from Vidnais Heights, Minn., and attended White Bear Lake Area High School.
She did not participate in high school soccer, but played on the "Premier" club level..
Warren did participate in several other athletic endeavors at her high school winning 16 letters in cross-country, Nordic skiing and track and field. She earned All-Conference honors three times in Nordic skiing and cross country. She was two-time State Academic Champion in cross country, a four-time region champion in cross county and a three-time MVP in Nordic skiing.
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I already know the definition of each of these types, but which would your personality type be the closest to..... a Dominate or a Submissive...maybe not quite either of the two??? I myself would have to choose Dominate, because I like to run things so that they go the right way and lead to a positive. I can be submissive like when I am being taught something new or in situations I couldn't give a damn about ....Its only in things that really matter to ME that I become the Dominant in. Also sometimes I play Submissive to rude dominant folk to read them and then Dominate them...its the "Ultimate Sadist Move" I call it...let them believe that they have power and then take it lol its the best
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I have low self confidence, so it's more like submissive and obedient.
I am more dominant because I like to have my input if I don't like how something is done or if I disagree. Even if I am incorrect I still like to question and try to take control ^^
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Probably a mixture of the two. Most of the time I would be submissive (because people are idiots and its easier to just go with it) unless someone screws stuff up, then I take over.
Screw relationships, I got chocolate and manga~
A manipulative submissive.
By that I mean, I let people take control over me, on the surface it might seems he has control, but in reality, I'm the one who's in control.
(Don't think I'm a snake or something, lol... I'm just independent).
The way I hold you and the night just seems to fly
I am way more dominant. I am that guy who will jump up and lead a group rather than just be a part of it. I love working in teams but normally will put myself in position of the lead role. I just like having things done my way. I'm not saying I wont let your opinions be heard and that my way of thinking is always correct, but I will make sure you at least hear me out.
I'm something in between. I'm naturally quiet and passive, so when someone else wants to take charge, I let them. However, critique and analysis are very much strong points of mine, so I usually end up taking an 'advisor' or 'lieutenant' position within any group I'm a part of. People tend to notice this eventually, and now and then, I'll be pushed into some sort of leadership role because they think I'd be good at it, but it rarely works out, because I balk under so much attention, and I'm not good at taking the initiative.
So yeah, generally speaking, I'm a natural second-in-command who's most comfortable passing out ideas and advice to someone who has the charisma and drive to make it happen.
Submissive. I am completely useless in situations where I can't use rationality to convince someone. I can just never bring myself to flat out tell someone they're doing it my way no matter how sure I am of myself, and quite often I'll just back down and watch them fail (and rarely, succeed). The only time I really insist on my views/ideas are when I'm pretty damn close to certain, and it rather heavily affects my well-being. Other than that, it's too much of a bother -- I'll submit. Strangely enough, I've gained quite a bit of trust that way.
I am definitely a dominant personality. I hate being lower than someone else, and it shows often in my relationships. I've had a complex about dominance since I was young. My girlfriend seems to think she's the dominant one in the relationship, but fortunately for her I'm going to let her enjoy that naivete for a few more years.
I'm QUITE the sadist, though I know where to draw the line. I suck at lying, mainly cause I never do it(I'm brutally honest), and I'm a huge pacifist when it comes to fights for the sole reason that if I did get physical I'd end up in jail. But contrary to what everyone else sees in me, I'm not one who likes to be commanded, and I despise being expected to do things.
On the other hand, I do have weaknesses my girlfriend has taken numerous opportunities to exploit. Sometimes I feel lowered, and I proceed to have my fun when she's done toying with me. I guess you could say she's kind of a sadist too, but I'm a horrible sadist compared to her, and unlike her, I don't have a lick of submissiveness in me.
I'm too fucking lazy to change my online status. Never assume I'm always on CR.
Definitely submissive. A large percentage of the population is composed of close-minded, self-indulgent individuals and arguing with them is so pointless and bothersome it ages you. And hey, being in the sidelines is FUN. You get assigned less work because they think you're dumb and clueless. Plus the cat fights and backstabbing skits are always a treat to watch. xD
Dominant, but not controlling.
Girl slow down.. You're heaven sent.
i don't really fit either category i guess that makes me a cat
you wouldn't believe your pants, if ten million fire ants
I am submissive to my gf but in every other case i fight to be dominant because of my pride
Submissive, I let people walk over me.
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I guess a mixture of both. I'm submissive more when I'm around people I don't know well.. but once I do get comfortable with someone's personality I tend to be more dominant ? xD Weird thought. Umm, although if I'm in a group of people that I don't know well and everyone in the group don't know what to do I tend to take leadership, which I don't mind much. I guess I do like leadership when its done my way but I'm super duper shy at first so I don't say anything x3


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To secure the city's infrastructure from the effects of climate change, Mayor Michael Bloomberg Tuesday launched the Climate Change Adaptation Task Force made up of city and state agencies and private companies that operate, maintain, or control infrastructure serving this city of over 8.2 million residents - the largest city in the United States.
"We face two urgent challenges," said Mayor Bloomberg. "First, we have to shrink our carbon footprint to slow climate change. Second, we have to adapt to the environmental changes that are already beginning to take place."
More frequent and powerful storms are affecting coastal areas like that occupied by New York, which is situated on the Atlantic coast, and rising temperatures are straining the electric grid. These changes are affecting roads, bridges, and tunnels and the mass-transit network - and all existing infrastructure must be protected and strengthened, the mayor said.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces climate task force. (Photo courtesy Office of the Mayor)
The task force will be assisted by a technical advisory committee, the newly formed New York City Panel on Climate Change, made up of experts from regional academic institutions and the legal, engineering, and insurance industries.
Bloomberg calls the effort "one of the most comprehensive and inclusive strategies ever launched to secure a city's critical infrastructure against the effects of climate change."
The Rockefeller Foundation's Climate Change Resilience program has awarded a $350,000 grant to fund the work of the Panel on Climate Change.
"The Rockefeller Foundation is proud to help New Yorkers blueprint and build a more sustainable future as a part of our $70 million commitment to strengthen community resilience to climate change," said Peter Madonia, the Rockefeller Foundation's chief operating officer.
"This New York City Panel on Climate Change will shape innovative approaches to cope with global warming's potentially devastating consequences in our hometown and model the kind of planning which can and should be applied in cities around the world," said Madonia.
"Experts at Columbia University's Earth Institute are pleased to offer scientific and technical expertise to assist the City of New York with its climate adaptation plans," said Cynthia Rosenzweig, senior research scientist and co-chair of the City Panel on Climate Change.
"It is our hope that cities in the United States and around the world will use New York City's planning process as a model to respond effectively to climate change challenges," she said.
The Climate Change Adaptation Task Force will create an inventory of existing infrastructure that may be at-risk from the effects of climate change and develop coordinated adaptation plans to secure these assets based on climate change projections specific to New York City.
The task force will draft design guidelines for new infrastructure that take into account anticipated climate change impacts and identify adaptation strategies for further study that are beyond the scope of individual stakeholders.
"We commend Mayor Bloomberg's leadership on climate change," said William Solecki, director of the Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College and co-chair of the Climate Change Adaptation Task Force.
The City Department of Environmental Protection first issued an adaptation plan for its assets in May 2008, and the new task force will build on their efforts.
"We look forward to building on the important work the scientific community has already done on these issues and helping New York City find specific solutions to adapt to climate change," said Solecki.
The task force was one of the 127 initiatives proposed in PlaNYC, the Bloomberg administration's long-term sustainability plan, announced on Earth Day 2007.
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THOMAS —Paige Williams out-spelled Alex VanOrden on the word "anti-pollution" and spelled "prejudice" for the win at Snake River Middle School's Spelling Bee on Thursday.
The students had the spelling words for about three weeks. Contests were held in each classroom until teachers had narrowed the field down to six students per classroom. The students then competed in a school-wide spell-off of 30 students.
Alysson Porter, who was unavailable for the photo, took third in the sixth grade bracket.
In the fifth grade bracket Caleb McBride spelled the word "traitor" for the win. Following close behind were Jordyn Jensen in second and Bailey Sensenbach in third.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 7th Jun 2013 11:40 UTC
This story is getting bigger and bigger. Even though most Americans probably already knew, it is now official: the United States government, through its National Security Agency, is collecting the communications and data of all American citizens, and of non-Americans using American services, through a wide collaboration with the large companies in technology, like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and so on. Interestingly enough, the NSA itself, as well as the US government, have repeatedly and firmly denied this massive spying on Americans and non-Americans took place at all.
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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Thursday, with perennial favorites "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "Sesame Street" and "The Young and the Restless" racking up multiple nods.
CBS led all other networks with 61 nominations, followed by PBS (44) and Nickelodeon (37), while "The Young and the Restless" was the most nominated show, with 26 nods.
The Daytime Emmys will be held June 22 at the Beverly Hilton, and the Daytime Creative Arts Emmys will be held on June 20 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.
Emmys 2013: Best & worst Emmy moments | Red carpet video | Top winners & nominees | Show highlights
Below is a select list of nominees. For a complete list, click here.
Outstanding drama series: "The Young and the Restless" (CBS), "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS) and "Days of Our Lives" (NBC), "One Life to Live" (TOLN/Hulu).
Outstanding game show: "Jeopardy!" (syndicated), "The American Bible Challenge" (Game Show Network), "The Chase" (Game Show Network), "Let's Make a Deal" (CBS), "The Price Is Right" (CBS), "Wheel of Fortune" (syndicated).
Outstanding morning show: "The Today Show" (NBC), "CBS This Morning," "CBS Sunday Morning," "Good Morning America" (ABC).
Outstanding talk show -- informative: "The Chew" (ABC), "The Dr. Oz Show" (syndicated), "Dr. Phil" (syndicated), "Steve Harvey" (syndicated).
Outstanding talk show -- entertainment: "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (syndicated), "Live! With Kelly and Michael" (syndicated), "Rachael Ray" (syndicated), "The Talk" (CBS), "The View" (ABC).
Outstanding preschool children's series: "Sesame Street" (PBS), "Dino Dan" (Nickelodeon), "The Fresh Beat Band" (Nickelodeon), "Yo Gabba Gabba!" (Nickelodeon).
Outstanding children's series: "Animal Science" (syndicated), "Game Changers With Kevin Frazier" (CBS), "R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series" (Hub Network), "Sea Rescue" (syndicated).
Outstanding preschool animated series: "Curious George" (PBS), "Disney Sofia the First" (Disney Channel), "Peg+Cat" (PBS), "The Wonder Pets!" (Nickelodeon).
Outstanding children's animated series: "Beware the Batman -- Secrets" (Cartoon Network), "The Fairly OddParents" (Nickelodeon), "KungFu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" (Nickelodeon), "Monsters vs. Aliens" (Nickelodeon), "Turbo FAST" (Netflix).
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series: Eileen Davidson ("Days of Our Lives"), Katherine Kelly Lang ("The Bold and the Beautiful"), Heather Tom ("The Bold and the Beautiful"), Arianne Zucker ("Days of Our Lives").
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series: Peter Bergman ("The Young and the Restless"), Doug Davidson ("The Young and the Restless"), Christian LeBlanc ("The Young and the Restless"), Jason Thompson ("General Hospital"), Billy Miller ("The Young and the Restless").


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I suggest you do some reading.Zankou wrote:supercheetah wrote:When Satanism gets its symbol, why should Pastafarians be discriminated against?
I don't know much about LeVayan Satanism, but Satan is evil...
Uinless he used the root word, Shaitan, and it simply means "adversary", and has no other anti-christian stuff.
And yes, Satan is used in the sense of "adversary," and not in the sense of evil.


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Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Frimpong clashed in the tunnel after Sergio Agüero's 83rd-minute goal allowed Manchester City to beat Arsenal 1-0 and advance to the semi-finals of the Carling Cup.
The former team-mates had tussled throughout the tie and at the end of the match they appeared to start arguing as the teams walked off the pitch, before their disagreement continued in the tunnel.
An Arsenal spokesperson confirmed the bust-up and said: "Words were exchanged - that was that, there were no punches thrown but there was a lot of noise. Sami was speaking in French and Mani wasn't. It was handbags but they didn't even touch."
Nasri had received boos throughout the game from the home support at the Emirates following the Frenchman's move to City from Arsenal in the summer. Following his departure from the north London club Jack Wilshere tweeted then: "Good luck to my friend @Nanas08 (mr Nasri) learnt a lot from him. World class player! Will be missed!" But Frimpong appeared to mock this or Nasri's decision when replying: "'Pfffff come on Jack."
While Arsène Wenger said he did not see the argument and admitted "frustration" at his side's defeat after they had dominated the tie, Roberto Mancini stated that only in January could he assess City's chances of winning all three domestic trophies this season. He said: "I don't know if we can win all three. The season is hard. December and January will be crucial months because we play big games every three days. After January we will know if we can win or not."
Regarding Nasri, who is yet to become a regular first-choice at City after his £25m move, Mancini added: "I think Nasri can play better than tonight. It [the booing] maybe affected him. It's not easy for him after being here for a few years. He's a very top player. When you arrive in a new team sometimes it takes to settle in. He can improve a lot because he is a champion."


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Harvard Business Review Explains How Big Content Is Strangling Innovation
from the good-for-them dept
Many in the high technology industry have known this for a long time. Despite making their living relying on it, the Big Content players do not understand technology, and never have. Rather than see it as an opportunity to reach new audiences, technology has always been a threat to them. Example after example abounds of this attitude; whether it was the VCR which was "to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone" as famed movie industry lobbyist Jack Valenti put it at a congressional hearing, or MP3 technology, which they tried to sue out of existence. In fact, it's possible to go back as far as the gramophone and see the content industries rail against new technology. The reason why? Every shift in technology is difficult for them. Just as they work out how to make money using one technology, it changes.Allworth goes on to note that while it was bad in the past, now it's reaching really dangerous levels with things like COICA and other attempts to alter basic technology and cut out the "heart of innovation," by driving innovative startups -- the companies creating the technology and services "Big Content" really needs -- to start and grow outside the US rather than at home.
The sensible thing for them to do would be to learn how to deal with the change. Instead, their approach to every generation of technology is either to attempt to stymie it so badly that nobody wants it, or to stop it altogether through their influence with lawmakers in Washington DC.
The result of laws like this? Startups -- the engine of America's growth -- will just go elsewhere. China and India are creating environments extremely conducive to disruptive innovation. Even Europe is benefiting -- one of the most promising recent music services, Spotify, is hosted in Europe. It's still not available to American consumers.Of course, this is the same point many of us have been making for years. I'm curious if now that it's in the Harvard Business Review, we'll hear about how this is all a part of the "free content astroturfing pirate conspiracy" that people have been accusing me of being a part of lately.
[...] If you're the next YouTube, would you want to locate here in the US and risk having the government simply switch off your site at the behest of Big Content? Or might it not be easier to find a more benign environment to create your business in?
The ultimate irony in all of this is that if we stop giving the content industries what they want -- sweeping, blanket protections -- we may actually be doing them a favor. They wanted the VCR banned. It turned out to be one of the most profitable technologies for the movie industry in its history. Ignoring their requests may turn out to be cruel to be kind -- instead of focusing on trying to fight the technology, they'll be forced to find ways of profitably embracing it.


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Exhibit: "A Mockery of Justice: Caricature and the Dreyfus Affair"
Few trials in French history have been so decisive, and so divisive, as the twelve year trial, re-trial and eventual acquittal of the Jewish Captain Alfred Dreyfus, who, in 1894, was falsely accused of selling military secrets to the enemy German army. As Emile Zola suggested in his valiant editorial "J'Accuse!," Dreyfus's trial was much more than an evaluation of his culpability. Also at stake were the very principles upon which the Republic rested " liberte, egalite, fraternite" as the limits of citizenship were tested by the state's refusal to grant the Jewish Dreyfus a fair trial. Drawing from the David M. Rubenstein Library's recent acquisition of the Musee des horreurs, and its extensive collection of late-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century periodicals, this exhibition explores the presses' often satirical response to the Dreyfus Affair.


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Vanessa Hudgens & Matt Damon: Naeem Khan Fashion Show!
Vanessa Hudgens dolls up while attending the Naeem Khan Fashion Show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Tuesday (February 12) in New York City.
The 24-year-old actress was seen posing for photogs with Shay Mitchell and Matt Damon, who brought his wife Luciana.
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Brooke Shields was also spotted attending the fashion show.
Earlier in the day, Vanessa was stylish while attending the Jenny Packham Fashion Show.
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Blowing dust caused 'blackout' conditions on Highway 119, several crashes reported
Highway 119 is open in both directs again after blowing dust caused zero visibility on the roadway, leading to several crashes.
The California Highway Patrol haf several reports of vehicle accidents on Highway 119 from the intersection with Highway 43 and to the east and just after 5 p.m. the CHP was turning westbound traffic around west of Buena Vista Road.
Traffic in both directs was halted a few minutes later, but the roadway was open again by 7 p.m.
In Taft, a tree blown into a power line in the 400 block of San Emidio Street has apparently knocked out power to at least one residence.
The biggest problems were to the east.
Three accidents were reported to the CHP in a 30 minute span starting just before 4:30 p.m., including two near the I-5 overpass on Highway 119 and one at Highway 43 Highway 119.
Near blackout conditions from dust were reported at the scene of the crash on Enos lane and there were unconfirmed reports of multiple vehicles involved.
Several patients were reported at the Shell station.
Firefighters from Old River responding to the Enos Lane crash reported the same blackout conditions east of I-5.
City Councilman Orchel Krier said just after 5 p.m. that westbound vehicles were being turned around east of I-5.
A wind advisory is in effect for the mountain areas but at 5:30 p.m. the National Weather Service has wind watches or warnings for the area.


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I agree. I have an APA on tap right now that I used Rahr 2-row as the base malt. My LHBS, an otherwise great shop, recommends a protein rest on this malt for clarity. I used only Whirlfloc as a fining, and you could read a newspaper through it. I did no protein rest. With modern malts being so highly modified, I do single infusion on everything, with the occasional decoction here and there, and love my results.
Has anyone who does a protein rest ever made a thin, watery beer?
Quote from: tom on March 15, 2013, 07:47:30 PMHas anyone who does a protein rest ever made a thin, watery beer?I did early on in my brewing. Making an PseudOfest with GW Munich. Did a 30 min. rest at 120. The beer had no head and the body was like water.
Denny- any circumstances where you would / have perform[ed] a rest?


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Cuesta Ridge
"Bloodline Ireland"
- Toan Chau Guitar, Vocals
- Patrick Pearson Guitar, Vocals
- Dan Keller Mandolin, Vocals
- Brent Vander Weide Percussion, Vocals
- Matt Reeder Upright bass
Genres: Progressive Bluegrass, Rock, Twang
Sound description: Judging by Cuesta Ridge's influences, you may have guessed that their sound is tough to describe - and they like it that way. Cuesta Ridge is a uniquely fresh blend of bluegrass, rock, country, gypsy jazz, and folk with a pinch of funk. Catchy, acoustic rhythms meet guitar and mandolin pickin'. Energetic bass and tasteful drums supply the foundation, while harmonic vocals relay the message that these boys like to have a good time.
RIYL: The String Cheese Incident, Garcia/Grisman, Hot Buttered Rum
Web site: http://www.cuestaridge.net
Email: email@example.com
Cuesta Ridge is a band born in the sweet confines of the Santa Lucia Mountains, on California's Central Coast.
It all started with two guitarists, roommates at the time, enjoying beautiful afternoons sitting on the front porch, strummin' tunes. From there, the brew pub up the street became a place for the public to enjoy these unique and heart-felt musical stylings. Next, the pair added mandolin, an upright bass, and drums. At that time the group went by the name Cuesta Ridge Mountain Boys. The players' individual experience in the local music scene is broad. Three of Cuesta Ridge's bandmembers are from the band Stank Finatra (1999-2001). The boys have also played in a variety of other local bands, such as Resination, Hip Deep, Tripledub, Ouroboros, Fused, and Goza.
Upcoming shows
None scheduled
2003, San Luis Obispo, CA
Django Rheinhardt, David Grisman, Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, Janes Addiction, Motorhead
Current status
A standard Cuesta Ridge show includes a variety of flavor, and there is always something new for the die hard fans. Constantly writing new originals, this talented bunch also likes to challenge themselves with fresh covers at each gathering. The band's upbeat nature attracts movers and shakers, while their sophistication corrals musicologists and aficionados. Previous venues they've played include the Live Oak Music Festival, Morro Bay Harbor Festival, Downtown Brew (SLO), California Mid State Fair, SLO Concerts in the Plaza and Mother's Tavern, to name just a few. The band has a new, live CD available for purchase, and the band has recently taken up road-tripping with adventures to San Francisco and Monterey. Upcoming shows: August 14th: In-store at Boo Boo Records (S.L.O., CA) @ 5:30pm August 15th: Downtown SLO's Concerts in the Plaza (5-7pm) August 18th: The Cliffs (Shell Beach, CA) 5-9pm August 23rd: Stone Soup Music Festival (Grover Beach, CA) 10am


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PostgreSQL 9.1 has had its first release candidate out for some two weeks without major problem reports, so it's time to promote this more heavily. If you use PostgreSQL, now is the time to try it out and report problems.
We always strive to minimize the number of major versions which we have to support. They not only mean more maintenance for developers, but also more upgrade cycles for the users.
9.0 has not been in any stable Debian or Ubuntu release, and 9.1 final will be released soon. So we recently updated the current Ubuntu development release for 11.10 ("oneiric") to 9.1. In Debian, the migration from 8.4⁄9.0 to 9.1 is making good progress, and there is not much which is left until postgresql-9.0 can be removed.
Consequently, I also removed 9.0 from my PostgreSQL backports PPA, as there is nothing any more to backport it from. However, that mostly means that people will now set up installations with 9.1 instead of 9.0, and won't magically make your already installed 9.0 packages go away. They will just be marked as obsolete in the postgresql-common debconf note.
If you want to build future 9.0 packages yourself, you can do this based on the current branch:
bzr branch lp:~pitti/postgresql/debian-9.0, get a the new upstream tarball, name it accordingly, add a new changelog with a new upstream version number, and run
bzr bd to build the package (you need to install the
bzr-builddeb package for this).
Update 2011-09-09: As I got a ton of pleas to continue the 9.0 backports for a couple of months, and to keep it in Debian unstable for a while longer, I put them back now. I also updated the removal request in Debian to point out that I'm mainly interested in getting 9.0 out of testing. I don't mind much maintaining it for a couple of more months in unstable. My dear, I had no idea that my backports PPA was that popular!


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Puff Paste Experiments
Now that the AZ weather has turned off the 6 month oven time bake, we can get back into puff pastry and other laminated dough like croissants – Yeaah!!
I took some paper and cut squares with scissors until I got a shape I liked. You fold the square corner to corner first. Then you make 4 cuts from the long folded edge toward the opposite point but don't cut all the way.
Open the square back up. You put your filling down the uncut middle from end to end. Mine was chocolate chips dark brown sugar and cocoa. Then fold the inside square corners up to a triangle pointing skyward.
The take the inner most cut pieces and fold them over themselves to the opposite side.
Then fold the outermost cut pieces over themselves to the opposite side just like the inside ones. This encapsulates the filling and after some egg glaze and turbinado sugar makes a weird puff paste shape like this.
I sprinkled turbinado sugar on mine.
I baked this one at 400 F in the mini oven until it was nice and golden.


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Husband with palate of a Labrador has a habit of piling a load of pepper on whatever delicious morsels I set before him before even tasting it.
Last night it was chicken curry (and I didn't stint on the spices) so when he did his usual peppering I warned him - I will hide a load of pepper in his dinner one day!
I was thinking about this today as I stood in the queue at the local supermarket. I was pondering my grumpiness as the woman behind me in the queue progressed so far up the checkout aisle she could have packed my shopping. I hate that. When the person behind you gets into the space that should rightfully be yours until you have paid and left the checkout. It happens so often and in my opinion is not helped by the habit that checkout staff have of beginning to put the next customer's shopping through before you have finished packing and putting your purse in your bag. I often find myself under pressure to move away from the area that I end up doing a balancing act with my purse, the receipt, my card or any change, my shopping ... and it's just RUDE!!
On the way back in the car I was thinking about all the other trivial things that irritate me. Room 101 may not be big enough to contain them.
Here are a few:
People who stop as the they reach the top, or bottom of an escalator as though they had no idea which direction to go in. Just move! otherwise there will be a human pile up.
People who drive up the traffic lane that is either closed up ahead or merges up ahead, and jump the entire queue.
Clichés - all of them!
People who don't pick up their dog poo or hang their poo bag on a branch for the dog poo fairy to collect.
Buttons on my shirts that are too small for the buttonholes.
Misuse of the apostrophe
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To report an emergency in progress, call 911.
Many family and recreational activities take place on holidays. Smoke and odors from burning on these days could potentially have a negative effect on those observing the holiday at home. For that reason, and in the best interest of the public, the following holidays, including those that fall on a weekend and are observed on a Monday or Friday, will be "No Burn Days" in Placer County.


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Daisee UV-HAZE PRO DMC SLIM 58mm
List Price: RM120.00
Best Price: RM100.00
Digital camera CCD or CMOS sensors are highly susceptible to reflections - this stray light can ruin your photographs! Don't risk your valuable photos by using bare-glass filters. UV filters absorbs the ultraviolet rays which often makes outdoor photographs hazy and indistinct. Specially design for DSLR and digital cameras with ultra thin filter frames to help avoid vignetting on super wide angle lenses are also designed to hold a lens cap. UV filter absorbs ultraviolet rays which often makes outdoor photographs hazy and indistinct. A multi-purpose, fine-weather filter for color as well as black and white films. Also serves as a permanent lens protector. Wouldn't you rather spend your time attaching the right filter than retouching every photo? Attaching the right filter can replace the need to retouch each digital photo you take. Using filters allows you to spend more time taking photos and less time in front of the computer!
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Superior Optical Technology
High quality optical glass is adopted for the production of all Daisee filters. Schott original optical glass is specially used for the professional Daisee Super Multi-coated filters series.
The optical glass has the function of anti-ultraviolet rays, which almost 100% light can go through within the visible spectral range. Reflection of light is less than 0.5%.
Daisee Testing Data indicates that:
Those filters without coating can reflect about 8% of the light, which hitting on the two air-contact surfaces of the glass; while the light loss of the multi-coated filters is only 0.5%. The multi-coating technology plays an excellent role in glare and light reflection. Daisee's multi-coated filters decrease the possibility of glare and reflection from approximately 8% down to 0.5%, which means reflection is reduced 16 times.
Excellent Water & Oil Repellent Coating
DigitalMulti-Coating (DMC) of Daisee filter is not only an effective multi-layer coating, but also is durable enough to prevent the filter surface from being scratched.
The Characteristics of Water & Oil Repellent can effectively keep the filter clean and maintain the optical performance of the optical lens for a long time.
When testing this effect by an oil marker, the ink will be broken down into droplets by the coating.
UItra-Precision Thinnest Frame
Daisee adopted a new design where the filter glass is screwed into a high-precision retaining ring. This design can eliminate the possibility of loosening and maintain the balance of the filter, ultimately protecting both the filter and the lens.
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All Daisee filters have adopted a unique packaging design, which is shock proof and drop resistant. It can effectively protect the filter, avoiding damage caused by external forces during handling and transportation.


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The blood-chilling screaming sound of a wraith. Perfect for any movie or game in need of a scary, ghost-like sound effect.
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A mountain woman
Pine Mountain, Kentucky, August 1940
FSA photo by Marion Post Wolcott.
I came across this photo tonight as I was wandering through the Farm Security Administration (FSA) photos on the Library of Congress website.
I think this woman is young, even though she's wrinkled. She looks strong and tough, but overworked and weary. She's curious and obliging, and yet her eyes are wary and a little anxious. All these contradictions make this an interesting photo.
Her three little children and the gate in front of her home can be seen in the adjacent images (here and here).
The photographer was Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990) and this photograph is just one of hundreds she took in Kentucky as an FSA photographer.
Wolcott visited Russellville, a town about 40 miles east of Hopkinsville, where she photographed farmers on Saturday afternoon and a blacksmith shoeing a horse. However, she doesn't seem to have visited Hopkinsville. I have found no photos whatsoever of Hopkinsville in the FSA collection.
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5000 FSA photos by Marion Post Wolcott
Image credit: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, LC-USF34-055920-E DLC


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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the state's largest health insurer, is in the process of making a transformative move in how it supports the delivery of health care.
In the next two to three years, Horizon hopes to have most of its members in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) or Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs), said Joe O'Hara, the director of clinical innovation at Horizon.
This represents a dramatic increase from today, when just 500,000 of Horizon's nearly 3 million non-Medicaid members (or roughly 17 percent) are enrolled in these types of plans.
"By end of year, we will be approaching 700,000 (members)," O'Hara said. He said the company's goal is that most Horizon members "will be in these programs in the next two or three years."
Horizon fully believes these programs improve the quality and control the cost of health care, O'Hara said. And while the programs evolved out of the Affordable Care Act, O'Hara said they have been part of the company's thinking for some time.
O'Hara said Horizon's board decided several years ago to move into new health care delivery models.
"(The board) looked at the marketplace and saw New Jersey was pretty much trailing the nation in most health care indicators, whether it was spending per patient or use of preventive service," he said. "We know change will happen and we want Horizon to be a catalyst for change."
Since first being launched as experimental pilots in 2011, ACOs and PCMHs have evolved into mainstream programs.
Through the PCMH model, patients in primary care practices get care that is coordinated, with an eye toward getting medical conditions under control. In ACOs, Horizon partners with groups of hospital systems and physicians, who work on keeping patients healthy and out of the hospital.
Horizon also is working with specialists to improve care and control excessive spending in areas such as hip and knee replacement, pregnancy and colonoscopies, O'Hara said.
O'Hara said these programs enable the health care system to use patient care data to better coordinate medical care, and avoid excessive care and spending.
For physicians who have been in the PCMH program for more than two years, there has been dramatic improvement in quality, with 80 percent exceeding the 80th percentile nationally on quality metrics, O'Hara said. And there has been progress on the financial front: in 2012, PCMH practices had an aggregate cost of care that was 6 percent less than non-PCMH practices.
It's all because of the system, O'Hara said.
"(The ACOs and PCMHs) get a file that shows them all of their patients who are in a hospital," he said.
It turns out that primary care physicians in general were only aware 30 to 40 percent of the time that one of their patients had been hospitalized. That's because the patient was admitted by another doctor or came in through the emergency room.
"By making them aware that their patient is in the hospital, (the physician) now has an opportunity to become involved and work on what happens when the patients come out," O'Hara said.
That means following up with a phone call and scheduling an office visit — and making sure patients fill their prescriptions and understand their medication.
"The immediate impact is that you can dramatically reduce the number of readmissions after the patient gets out of the hospital," O'Hara said. "It is a simple example of how information can change the physician's approach to working with the patient, and it can have a big impact on outcomes and cost."
A partnership with the ACO of Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, announced earlier this month, is the latest collaboration between Horizon and the medical community. O'Hara said more will be announced in the coming months, as he expects the current 10 ACO partnerships to rise to about 13 or 14 by July.


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So while we know what the uniforms looked like from the front, solid blue shirts and socks paired with gold pants, views of the back are few and far between. This leaves a large hole in our knowledge of Packers uniforms - the jersey numbers, worn only on the back from their introduction in 1925 until 1934 (except for the 1929 & 1930 seasons).
This Milwaukee Journal article from Monday, October 10, 1932 provides us with a very rare glimpse of those numbers. The picture was taken the previous day, as 5,500 fans watched the Blues defeat the Portsmouth Spartans at Old City Stadium.
Standing deep in his own end zone Earl Clark, all-American pro quarter, attempted to kick. But Joe Zeller, all-conference guard at Indiana last season, rushed in and blocked the punt. A second later Rose (No. 52 in the picture) fell on the ball (indicated by an arrow) for the touchdown. Zeller is the player lunging forward directly under Clark's foot.While the Spartans are wearing an oversized version of a common block, the Packers' numbers are thinner, rounded and more stylized. Although I'm very reluctant to judge such things from old photographs, let alone old black-and-white newspaper photos photocopied, bound into a book and scanned decades later, it looks to me as though the numbers are darker in color than those worn by the Portsmouth players. The Spartans' colors were purple and gold, but it seems likely that they wore large white numbers (as the Packers would adopt in 1934).
"Rose" is Al Rose, wide receiver for Green Bay from 1932 through 1936. He was the first Packer to wear number 52 on his jersey, and only for that one season. Rose never really settled on a number - after 1932, he moved to #34 in 1933, #49 in 1934 and #47 in 1935 and 1936.
The most notable Packer to sport the number was Frank "Bag of Donuts" Winters, who wore it from 1992-2002. The longtime center was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 2008.
52 is currently being worn by outside linebacker Clay Matthews.


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