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To schedule your group of twenty or more, complete the group reservation form at www.nccapvisit.org. To cancel or change an already scheduled tour, call 919-807-7950 or toll-free at 866-724-8687.
This area's centerpiece is a 1970 copy of Antonio Canova's original statue of George Washington, which had been displayed in the original State House from 1820-1831. Canova sought to honor and even glorify Washington by depicting him in a Roman general's uniform with tunic, tightly-fitting body armor, and short cape fastened at the shoulder. The figure's short hair style is that of a Roman officer. Shown with a pen (stylus) in his hand, the seated Washington is writing (in Italian) the first words of his farewell address as presidenton a tablet.
Around the rotunda are several plaques and busts that honor important people and significant events in North Carolina's history:
Since 1840, these rooms, which feature furnishing of the 1840-1865 period, have served as the offices of North Carolina's governor. The massive 1850s-style armchairs were hand crafted, as well as the pier table, believed to have been crafted by the free black artisan, Thomas Day of Caswell County. Nineteenth-century style window hangings suspended from gilded wooden rods and a fine Wilton weave reproduction carpet, featuring classical motifs, complement the office furnishings. On occasion, the governor's office is opened for viewing.
Southeast Suite
This room originally was assigned to the state treasurer but was shared by the treasurer and comptroller from 1843-1865. The room nearer the rotunda was used by the treasurer until 1971. This suite is now occupied by the governor's staff and the rooms are not open for touring.
Northwest Suite
This suite was used by the secretary of state from 1840-1888 and served as the auditor's office from 1868-1958. It is now occupied by the governor's staff and the rooms are not open for touring.
Northeast Suite
This suite functioned as the office of the comptroller from 1840-1843, and the Supreme Court chambers from 1843-1888. The secretary of state then occupied this suite from 1888-1989. The lieutenant governor used this suite from 1990-2001. Now occupied by governor's staff, it is not open for touring.
House of Representatives Chamber
This room served the 120-member House of Commons from 1840-1868 and the House of Representatives from 1868-1961. The semicircular plan mirrors the design of a Grecian amphitheater. Local carpenters built the rostrums in the front of the chamber, and local cabinetmaker William Thompson made the desks for the House and Senate Chambers. At the chamber's south end are offices formerly used by the Speaker of the House and principal clerk of the House. Thomas Sully's portrait of George Washington (ca. 1818), which hangs above the Speaker's podium, is a copy of the Gilbert Stuart "Lansdowne" portrait. This painting was saved during the State House fire of 1831. The original 84-candle brass chandelier was lowered each day by a pulley to light the candles. The mid-nineteenth-century brass and copper chandelier that now hangs in the House is also lowered on that same mechanism to change the light bulbs. Records indicate that the original 1840 window shades were decorated with painted Grecian borders, so the reproduction window shades mimic decorative plaster designs in the room. The building originally was heated by 28 fireplaces, four of which are in this room. Carpet was installed in 1854 to make the chambers more comfortable. The blue curtains located behind the speakers' chairs in both chambers were added to block any drafts from the windows behind them. Both the carpets and the curtains are reproductions.
Senate Chamber
This room served the 50-member Senate until 1961, and resembles a Grecian temple in the Ionic style. The Senate has some features similar to those of the House chamber. The two rooms at the north end of the chamber were originally the offices of the Speaker and the principal clerk of the Senate. However, the Senate has two additional rooms at the south end of the chamber that served as committee rooms. The rostrums at the front are slightly smaller than those in the House and originally seated the Speaker of the Senate who is now known as the President of the Senate (i.e., lieutenant governor). There appear to be public galleries on all four sides of this chamber. In fact only three sides contain functional balcony seats. The entablature above the columns on the north side was added for symetry as the fireplace arrangement did not allow balcony access above this area. The window shades feature olive wreaths, a symbol of victory and honor. The lithographic print of the Canova statue of Washington hangs to the right of the rostrums. This 1840 print features the only known interior view of the 1794-1796 State House.
West Hall Committee Room
This room served as a joint committee room for the House and Senate. After the Civil War it briefly served as the "Third House (1868-1869)," the Capitol keeper's office (1893-1939), a snack room (1939-1961), and a post office. This room was restored to its original 1840 size and appearance between 1974 and 1976.
State Library Room
The State Library was located in this room from 1840 until 1888. The room was completed in the Gothic style in 1842, when the staircase, gallery, and shelves were added to hold the growing collection of books and papers. The collection began with more than 2,000 volumes and grew to nearly 40,000. It was open only to state officials until 1845, when policies were eased and the general public was admitted. By 1859 the State Library had outgrown its small, cramped room and was spilling its contents into other offices of the Capitol, including the building's closets. In 1888, the State Library moved to a larger building and is now housed in its third location since leaving the Capitol the Archives and History/State Library Building on Jones Street. This room's 1856-1857 appearance has been re-created based on information contained in legislative papers and other records in the State Archives.
State Geologist's Office
This room was occupied by the Supreme Court from 1840 to 1843, before the court relocated to the northeast suite on the first floor for convenience. Afterward, the State Geologist's Office with its "Cabinet of Minerals" display occupied the room from 1856 to 1865. Here the state geologist, Dr. Ebenezer Emmons, conducted a geological survey to determine the commercial and agricultural value of minerals and plants native to North Carolina. In glass cabinets, he displayed specimens from the Piedmont counties, including soil, seeds, rocks, and mineral samples. In 1858 a Gothic gallery was added to expand the collection, but it is likely that the upper shelves were actually used to store the overflow of books from the State Library. In April 1865 Union troops occupied Raleigh, and General Sherman's troops rifled the mineral collection. In 1866, the collection's remnants were donated to the University of North Carolina, and by 1868 the mineral cases were removed from the room. After the Civil War, the room housed the office of the superintendent of public instruction and was used for various legislative functions until 1961. The room's restoration to its 1858-1859 appearance is based on historical documentation and reflects its use by the geologist and legislative clerks, and as an additional reading room of the State Library.
Over the last century, numerous statues and monuments have been erected on the Square memorializing people and events in the history of North Carolina. The collection on Union Square consists of fourteen monuments, most of them bronze on stone bases. The following are brief descriptions of each:


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Reasons why I use Windows
Here we go.
1)I like Windows.
This reason alone should suffice, since, basically, we all do what we like and it makes no sense to select the option that doesn't fulfill you expectations and leave aside the one that makes you happy. I spend a lot of hours in front of the computer and I prefer to do it using Windows than Linux. As simple as that. However, let me justify this with some more "professional" arguments.
As you might now, I take productivity very seriously in my work, up to the point of having no mouse or touchpad in my computer, since doing everything using the keyboard is way more productive (although it needs some training) for the kind of work that I do (that is, programming). I worked more or less one year with a Linux-only PC and my productivity was not as high as when using Windows. This is not something that I just "felt". If I was just coding, there was no difference, since I could use eclipse on both systems, but as soon as I did complex tasks involving several applications, I was less productive when using Linux. I benchmarked it using a couple of common tasks, and I concluded that, for some reason, I feel better on Windows and that it affects my productivity. It is just a matter of taste, just like some people drink coffee and others drink tea, or some listen to blues while others listen to classical music. So I am not saying that Windows is better, but just that, for me, it feels better. And I worked one year using only Linux, which I think is a long enough period of time to start comparing.
2)I run a highly tuned-up Windows.
Windows users are bad users, we all know that. They log-in with administrator priviledges and have difficulties doing common tasks. On the other hand Linux users have a great knowledge of their system, they have read a few books about it and read man pages for dozens of commands. However, not all Windows users are the same. Some of them, like myself, like to read about Windows, about how to use it properly, and with each new version of Windows check as much documentation as possible in order to find out the improvements of their operating system. And, for this reason, I can tweak my system just like any Linux user does and take the most out of it.
For instance, my computer has one administrator user but as many as five other user profiles, each of them adapted to a particular kind of work. And the "switch user" option is disabled, so changing the user requires to log off. My "working" profile makes it very easy to use eclipse but terribly hard to use any other application, so I have to concentrate on programming. The "general" user profile, on the other hand, has a one-letter shortcut for each application, so I can launch any application pressing [windows key] + R, typing one letter (c for Chrome, e for Eclipse...) and pressing Enter. The start menu is empty, so there is no way of launching apps otherwise. Another profile that I use for writing has no internet browser, since I never need that when I write, so I avoid unnecessary distractions.
Of course, you can do things like that on Linux, but how many of those saying "I cannot work on Windows" have ever taken the time to configure the system like that? Also, how many of them have the same skills on Windows as they do on Linux?. As a curious case, I can tell you of a professor that came to lecture to our university and said that he needed his Linux machine, since he liked to have several apps open along with his slides and change between them quickly, and that could be done only using several desktops in Linux, something that was not possible in Windows (he added a few adjectives here to make clear that he was convinced that Windows was a useless operating system). I was pleased to show him that the alt+tab key combination can be used to switch between open applications, and that it can be used both in Linux and Windows. He didn't know about it :-)
A fine-tuned installation of Linux is, for sure, better than an out-of-the-box installation of Windows, but not necessarily better that a properly configured Windows.
3) But Linux is free!!
I am sorry, but freedom itself is not a reason for using something. As much as I love the open-source philosophy, it is not enough to make me use something that makes me be less productive in my work and have (once angain, for me) a worse user experience. For die-hard Linux fans, that seems to be more that enough, as long as they keep fighting against the cruel, inhuman, proprietary software companies leaded by Micro$oft. Not my case, definitely.
It's funny to see how, however, most of these people buy books (thus supporting the way less-than-fair publishing companies) or records (empowering record labels and their long-ago outdated business model) while free alternatives exists. Of course, they prefer to listen to a contemporary rock band and read the latest techno-punk novel instead of downloading the complete recordings of jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton to their mp3-players or the complete works of Homer (written before copyright laws even existed), both of them in the public domain and freely available from a dozen of sites on the Internet. Why? Simply because they prefer their bands and writers and do not mind buying their works. Easy to understand. Now you go to point 1...
I also find it funny how we tend to think that a software distributed under a proprietary license has to be per-se a bad software. A brilliant piece of software can be distributed by a greedy company under draconian conditions, and still be technically awesome. For some reason, this seems to be difficult to understand when we speak about software, but not so much when we speak about music of literature. Metallica sued their fans for downloading their tunes using Napster, but no one (even those being sued) questioned them as probably the biggest metal band ever. They questioned them as persons, not as musicians. Similarly, no literary critic would question "Journey to the end of the night" as one of the finest novels of the XX century, although his author, Louis Ferdinand Céline, was a fascist that, along with his masterpiece, wrote quite a few anti-semitic pampleths. But, however, many people judge Windows not from a purely technical point of view after using it, but based on what they feel for Bill Gates or how much they detest the aggresive and stupid style of Steve Ballmer.
We should separate the software itself from the license, and specially, not asumme that being free makes a software better. Free software can be awful or it can be great, and it does not depend on its license but, most of all, on the programmers behind it. And, like it or not, there are awesome programmers on both sides of the proprietary vs free software world. Since this is a GIS blog, let me tell you a little secret. I get angry each time I hear about ArcGIS licenses and, specially, how the spanish distributor deals with them. Their policy is, to say it mildly, disgusting, But, regarding the software itself, I absolutely love it and would kill for having a look at its source code. The programmer in me likes to look at sofware as something with no license at all, just like a technical element not linked to any social or economical element.
I hope that this long post has helped you think a bit about this interesting topic...
Comment are welcome :-)
17 comentarios:
- Delawen dijo...
And what about... your second point, tunning your OS?
You cannot (because you don't have the source code and you cannot do certain things) tune the Windows as much as you can tune the Linux. Maybe you don't need to tune Windows more than it lets you. But you can tune Linux so it works just like a Windows.
And what about security? Severe bugs in Windows may take weeks or months to get covered, while on Linux it takes only hours or days. That's the main reason why there are far more virus and malware for Windows than for Linux (if any).
Also you never know what is Windows really doing on your background, it's impossible to know if he is changing something you don't want to.
I just don't feel safe on Windows.
- 1:17 p. m.
- volaya dijo...
I basically cannot tune my OS because I do not have the necessary skills to modify its source code (like 99.99999% of Linux users). So having the source code of Linux for me is useless.
Regarding security, that is a good point for a discussion... I agree with you in Linux being more secure than Windows, but I guess that I do not appreciate security as much as I value other things like, as I mentioned, productivity. So I do not really care about that so much...
Thanks for your comments!
- 1:50 p. m.
- Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas (XuRxO) dijo...
oh shit, blogger has removed my more than 3 paragraphs comment when changing the google account :'(
so well, I'll answer you with a beer on our next meeting :-)
- 2:38 p. m.
I think it is not enough to work one year with linux. ¿How many years are you working with your windows machine?
You can customize your OS without hacking any line of code. In fact you have several desktop options(kde,gnome,xfce,...), and several distributions.
About productivity, compiling in windows take ages compared with a tuned linux box, maybe you can use this slots of time to see whatever in internet and mantain your productivity XD!
Un abrazo!
- 3:52 p. m.
- volaya dijo...
I agree with that, maybe one year is not enough. But I might be too lazy to try it for a longer period :-)
I know that you can customize your OS a lot without coding (I said it in the post), but I wrote that as an answer to Delawen, who said that you can customize Linux more than Windows because you have its source code. What I meant is that it is true that the source code allows you to go further in terms of customization, but that is beyond the reach of most users.
Regarding compilation times...I do not really see a big advantage. I am not completely sure that it takes longer. Anyway, let's assume that Linux is twice faster than Windows (which probably is not...). Compiling the SEXTANTE core takes 8-9 seconds in my computer (and it is a 7 year old computer...). I do it like 4-5 times a day, not more than that. I would save around 20 seconds per day. Not a big difference. On a newer computer it could be 8-10 seconds, which basically means nothing...
Jorge, I am looking forward to hearing your opinion in the next meeting... :-)
- 5:31 p. m.
- duarte dijo...
I think this is a really great post. I for one do not like dogmas, and enjoy intellectually challenging discussions. And this is really one of those!
- 7:18 p. m.
I like this post Victor. You must be breave open source developer to present such point of view in public ;) Real value of FOSS is in diversity, and in broad meaning of this term ... there is also place for MS.
- 8:19 p. m.
- Andrés dijo...
Víctor, I like the reasoning behind your choice: choose what you like and helps you to be productive. Also I like the sincerity of the post. Good tone and brave man!
Not that I want to sell GNU/Linux to you, but as you have opened the discussion, I think it might be interesting to know other reasons apart from freedom to use GNU/Linux. Here the list I've just made up:
- Receiving updates of all your software in a steady way. Without pain. The update-manager all distributions has by default is awesome and allow you to 1) know what is going to update (I like this sense of being in control) and 2) receive last developments and news in a centralized manner.
- I like the UNIX philosophy: One thing at a time. That allow me to custom to the extreme my system by just gluing things together. I hadn't that feeling in windows with one-solution-for-all. Not that I'm a linux kernel developer. But I got to know my system just by using it. Like if you drive: you got to know some general issues of the engine and so.
- Best support for development activities. I spent most of the time coding, so having good support for my favourites applications is a must. If you develop java, certainly by using Eclipse you are almost done :) But, in other cases (python, html/css, javascript, C ...) and for some tools (git, ...) windows is a later platform to adopt those technologies/applications. It is not only the speed, but the availability and support of the tools.
- The console. I love it. I love using my keyboard for any activity: renaming files, move directories, open a video, etc. Having a superpower console and know a bit how to use it makes me more productive as well.
- Desktops. It allow me to change between 5 different applications by just 1 click. Also I like the idea of organizing things in different spaces. Not that I don't know ALT+TAB, but using it in combination of several desktops ... woah, that's powerful.
- Just love some applications I have that I hadn't when I was using windows. Not that I'm religious about them, but I prefer those to others. Besides, in some cases you have no alternative in windows os. For example:
1) hamster applet to log hours and activities: http://projecthamster.wordpress.com/screenshots/
2) an application to talk with all people (yahoo, gmail, work, msn, facebook,...): http://live.gnome.org/Empathy
3) guake: http://guake.org/screenshots
4) rhythmbox. I like the search&play paradigm of this music aplication. When I want hearing music, I dont want to be bother by some "nice picture or screen" that someone is deeper in. Just listen music and organize my songs:
Well, I'm sure there are more reason apart from freedom to use it. Let others to speak!
- 9:36 p. m.
- Andrés dijo...
Ah, almost forgot it! Two side comments:
- "It's funny to see how, however, most of these people buy books or records while free alternatives exists. ". Good point. Agree with you 100%. But, IMHO, music/reads/art are not sustitutive products, they are complementary: if you don't hear Metallica you are gonna miss something. Not the case of operating systems: you can have the same -I'd say better! ;)- experience by using GNU/Linux or Windows.
- ArcGIS VS FOSS4G desktop solution compared to Windows VS GNU/Linux. I think they are different cases. Today, there is no FOSS4G solution powerful enough to be a complete substitute of ArcGIS. You can use them for 95% of the tasks, but, if you want to do some of the other 5%, makes sense to pay for an ArcGIS license. You are paying to be able to do something you can't with foss4g. Not the case of Windows. With any GNU/Linux distribution you have by default more options (see my later comment! :)) than for Windows OS. So, for my particular case, makes no sense to pay for something worse.
- 9:50 p. m.
- volaya dijo...
"Receiving updates of all your software in a steady way. Without pain. The update-manager all distributions has by default is awesome..." True. I really miss that. One of the best things in Linux that we do not have in Windows.
"The console". There is also a console in Windows and it is more powerful than what most people think. And you have better alternatives like PowerShell or you can install a bash console like cygwin-bash or win-bash. I usually use the console just for scripting, not for single commands.
" Just love some applications I have that I hadn't when I was using windows". I also have a few ones that I could not find in Linux, like a good IDE for LaTeX (Kile doesn't even have spell checking as you write...)
"You can use them for 95% of the tasks, but, if you want to do some of the other 5%, makes sense to pay for an ArcGIS license." I would not say 95 and 5%, but 70 and 30%. Love your optimism :-)
Great comments anyway, it is nice to have this discussion here. Thanks a lot!
- 10:32 p. m.
- Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas (XuRxO) dijo...
OK I'm using gedit this time as a backup :-)
More or less everithing is said and I agree Andrés arguments about updates, console and so on.
Well the fact is that I don't know PowerShell but in linux (and probably Mac) using the terminal is so "natural"... Besides using some enhacements like Guake (a terminal that you can have always at hand like in Quake game) I use as Andrés the console a lot for so many things like (un)installing soft, moving things around, finding files, editing texts, (un)compressing, posting tasks to my to-do list, sometimes also twittering, etc.
It's the same argument you made about productivity, with the terminal I do a lot of stuff without the mouse, quickly and reliably. When I'm on Windows... well I use also the console (i.e. for svn, I hate Tortoise) but no having a cross-session console is a real PITA.
Anyway just to continue with the thread, Víctor two questions:
Witch version of Windows are you using nowadays?
Have you tried texmaker? It is multiplatform so it's the same for Win, Mac and Linux. I haven't write a lot on it but seems a good choice.
- 10:47 p. m.
In the commercial world you are a fool if you use open-source software.
In the open-source software world you are the evil if you happen to use things like Microsoft and so on.
I like and use open-source software, but it seems to me you are a really brave guy Victor, for showing such preferences in the open-source world, sometimes the closest one to other points of view.
Nice discussion.
- 11:31 p. m.
- Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas (XuRxO) dijo...
"sometimes the closest one to other points of view"
That's quite unfair and inexact, IMHO. At FLOSS we use to discuss and share as here, the "closed point of view" would be maybe to come here and troll Victor's post.
Instead of that we spend our time discussing about why we like one tool or another and no one is banning or blaming Víctor by his post.
Of course extremists are at this world and in fact we need them to see where are we, but that doesn't mean everyone at FLOSS is an extremist against privative software (FLOSS is also commercial software).
- 11:47 p. m.
- volaya dijo...
The computer that I have at my working place (an old about-to-die one) has Windows Vista, the one that I use at home (a small 12.1-inches laptop) has Windows 7. The configuration is pretty similar in both of them, anyway. Both of them are kindly supplied by the university, since I do not have one that I own myself :-)
Before buying the small one (just a couple of months ago), I had the old laptop at home and a 512Mb, 800MHz, Pentium II PC with Windows XP at the University. That has been my main computer since the early days of SEXTANTE, and 90% of the SEXTANTE code has been coded with that old but reliable machine :-)
I will have a look at texmaker. Looks great! Thanks for the advice!
- 12:45 a. m.
- volaya dijo...
I meant Pentium III. It is an old PC...but not that old :-)
- 12:47 a. m.
Power users can always use whatever they like more and the OS/tools that makes them more productive.
In this sense we geeks will never reach an agreement (well, if we don't care about freedom) but this is not really important.
This does not means that Windows makes everyone more productive... and I'm not speaking about power users.
In fact most of my colleagues (not power users) are much less productive then the ones that made the switch to Linux: much faster machines, no worries with viruses/etc., easy way to install/remove software, almost all the hardware works out of the box with no needs to install 3rd party drivers/sw, etc.
- 12:01 p. m.
- Jordi Torres dijo...
Hi Victor,
I am a Mac user and I can see your point. I like Mac OSX because I feel more productive, and at the end it is a linux box with well-prepared drivers and whith a very useful desktop system.
Anyway I think it's important to remark that it is a personal option. IMHO this is not applicable in administration environments, where the whole society is paying for the licenses.
Right now I feel stupid when I start a Windows session (Jorge can corroborate this). The main reason is that I don't have the habit and I don't like it.
But is a good point we can share our works and push the opensource world in a cross-platform way.
- 1:45 p. m.

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Lewis Tackett, age 66, of Lake City, Tenn., received his summons to appear in the presence of His most High God on Dec. 27, 2012.
Lewis Tackett, age 66, of Lake City, Tenn., received his summons to appear in the presence of His most High God on Dec. 27, 2012.
He was born on April 25, 1946, in Anderson County to the late Conda and Mary Alice Duncan Tackett. Awaiting him there was his beloved daughter, LeeAnn, who preceded him in death in 1988. Lewis was a chairman of the deacon board and an active member and Sunday school teacher for many years at Fratersville Baptist Church. He had a special love for the church and its congregation. Lewis was an avid Bible reader who enjoyed antique cars, and spending time with his family and friends.
In addition to his parents and daughter, Lewis is preceded in death by his brothers, Arvil, Clarence and Carl Tackett; brothers-in-law, Goldman Kennedy, Gene Pyles and Aaron Duncan; and his mother-in-law and father-in-law Dewey and Arthorine Wilson.
His survivors include his wife of 46 years, Sue Tackett, of Lake City; brothers, Paul and John Tackett, both of Lake City, and Ronnie Tackett, of Golden, Mich.; sisters, Ethel Kennedy and Myrtle Phillips of Lake City, and Hazel Duncan, of Oak Ridge; and a host of family members and friends who mourn his passing.
Visitation was 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Hatmaker Funeral Home in Lake City. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 at Fratersville Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Sweat officiating. Mr. Tackett's interment followed his funeral service on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 at the Oak Grove Cemetery.
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After four consecutive days of gains, Rick Santorum has lost some momentum, and is now battling with Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman for third place, according to the latest two-day Suffolk University/7News tracking poll of likely voters in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.
Mitt Romney still holds a strong lead with 39 percent, though he has dropped slightly for three consecutive days and lost another point in the latest poll. Three days ago Romney stood at 43 percent of likely GOP voters.
Romney is followed by Ron Paul at 17 percent. Newt Gingrich moved up slightly (10 percent), and is followed closely by Santorum and Jon Huntsman, tied at 9 percent. Rick Perry had 1 percent and there are still 15 percent undecided.
"Rick Santorum's streak of four straight improving poll days has ended," said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston. "He is still in a close battle for the bronze medal with Gingrich and Huntsman with two debates scheduled in the next 24 hours."
Santorum came under scrutiny at a campaign stop in Concord, N.H. earlier this week when he compared gay marriage to polygamy and admitted he did not know his medical marijuana laws very well. He was jeered for those answers by a predominately student audience. Overnight, his support dropped from 6 percent to 3 percent among undeclared (Independents) and also dropped from 9 percent to 2 percent among voters ages 18-34 years.
Paul has benefitted from the Santorum comments. Among Independents ages 18-44 years, Paul is now tied with Romney at 29 percent with a whopping 29 percent undecided in that category – nearly double the statewide number of undecided remaining.
Although Santorum is giving up support from young Independents, he is strengthening his support among older voters who are registered Republicans. Santorum now has 12 percent of older women (+ 5 points overnight) and 16 percent of older registered Republicans (+ 3 points overnight).
The Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston will release results of two-day tracking polls every day leading up to the New Hampshire presidential primary on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012.
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Gwyneth Paltrow didn't want any of her friends to be friends with Vanity Fair. And then Jay Z showed up on the cover of the latest Vanity Fair. Did it come between them?
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As if G could be mad at Jay. There's an upper hand in that relationship. And the power isn't blonde.
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Rounding out the class is Vercoe who will join the Lady Bucs squad from
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NG Human Fighter
In Progress
The Mod ConceptNPCs work in many different ways, based primarily on the original BioWare model. What happens, though, if we try a more 'self aware' NPC, allowing player choice for some of the fundamentals? Is an NPC's character his class and stats, or is it really a personality? Can an NPC still be true to himself, even when a player chooses to turn them into a new class combination? This mod explores the idea that jobs may come and go, and in the heart of an accountant may lie a lion, even if the body doesn't quite show it off. The NPC should be able to adapt to being a new class or kit combination, while retaining his core personality. As a side project, the intent is to post code in the forum to eventually tie to tutorials and provide insight into the decision-making process when turning an idea into functional code.
Aran Whitehand is functionally a Companion mod. He has a minor optional quest with a new area, but comes with no special weapons or upgradeable items - his specialty is in interacting with the members of the party and adapting to situations. For him, the job is paramount, and his job is supporting the player. He is no stranger to having to carry out orders which bend morality, though he hates doing so. It should be noted that this mod is designed by adults for adults, and should not be installed unless you are comfortable with Faerunian swearing, occasional adult themes, and NC - 17 to R rated content in the Romance portion.
The Companion NPCAran Whitehand is a human fighter and scribe for BG2, dual classable, so that he can be Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy... whatever your party needs. Basically, a human utility player taken along for the friendship/cuddling. "Specials" include creation of scrolls through dialog and timer when in a party with another canonical mage. Primarily a male friend who can grow into an extended courtship/romance, romanceable by female PCs, Aran has his own sense of humor and specializes in bringing others into the conversation.
"Warrior" configuration [player options on install, fighter]
- 17 Strength
- 16 Dexterity
- 15 Constitution
- 12 Intelligence
- 13 Wisdom
- 12 Charisma
"Poet" configuration [player options on install, for Cleric dual class]
- 16 Strength
- 13 Dexterity
- 15 Constitution
- 12 Intelligence
- 17 Wisdom
- 12 Charisma
"Thinker" configuration [player options on install, for Mage dual class]
- 16 Strength
- 13 Dexterity
- 15 Constitution
- 17 Intelligence
- 12 Wisdom
- 12 Charisma
"Survivor" configuration [player options on install, for Thief dual class]
- 16 Strength
- 17 Dexterity
- 15 Constitution
- 13 Intelligence
- 12 Wisdom
- 12 Charisma
Aran will befriend any protagonist of any race or alignment,though how he reacts to situations will definitely let the player know how he feels. A rough - around - the - edges man, accustomed to mercenary sevice and caravan work both in front of and protecting the books, Aran hires on as a scribe or accountant as well as protection. He has learned to work with practically anyone not Drow, and chase any female within arms reach. His language is rough, his approach unrefined. And if you don't like it, he will gladly tell you exactly what your opinion is worth.
Folks he would like and respect:
- Keldorn -
[KELDORN] You have a gap on your right side.
[ARAN] Pardon?
[KELDORN] When you swing, you have an opening in your defenses on your right side.
[ARAN] (sigh) I thought I'd fixed that. It's the lower right, exposin' the knee?
[KELDORN] Yes. It is a common mistake for those trained as shield infantry. Flaming Fist?
[ARAN] One campaign, Regulars. Then three with the Moonshea Shield Company. But there I wasn't on the wall. I got moved to subaltern.
[KELDORN] The Iron Throne fiasco?
[ARAN] Guilty as charged. Lots of men and women well past revivification when that mess was over. Battle of Cloakwood. Manticore's Point.
[KELDORN] Ninety percent losses. You took both dragonstrike and a complete failure of gryphon support.
[ARAN] Could have been worse. Could have been in the Third Division. They saved our arses, at a terrible cost. Not enough scrolls of Stone to Flesh in the whole bloody Sword Coast, an' then the Cyric-buggerin' Throne bastards started tossing boulders among the petrified, just out o' spite. Can't revivify someone who's been pulverized. Where were you?
[KELDORN] Commanding the Third Division.
[ARAN] Next inn, I am buying. An' you want me to do anything, anything at all, my sword is yours.
- Minsc - "Mad Minsc. That's not quite right, though. Make it Magnificent. I'd take him 'side me on a shield wall any day o' the week, 'giant space hampster' an' all."
- Ajantis - "Ajantis, laddie. There's fightin' fair, an' then there's winnin'. See, if you shine your armor like that, they knows you are an officer, an' the archers take you out first. Aint' no honor in dying before you can swing yer sword."
Folks he would like and understand a little:
- Aerie - "Hey there. Come over here, girl. I have some drills you can do what's to strengthen your lips. Called 'kissin', I believe, among th' fair folk."
- Imoen - "You doin' all right, Imoen? You got someone troublin' you, let me know. Never met an argument I couldn't solve, thogh I do admit some were by fist an' sword instead o' words. Aww, who am I kiddin'. Who needs swattin'?
- Nalia - "I don't quite understand you, Nalia. But you are a fine lookin' young women. You like dancin'?"
- Jaheira - "Awww, quit motherin' me, Jahera. Here, I got these for you. They'll do fine in that stew you like to cook. Here, let me cut 'em up for you."
- Gavin - "Hey, watch it.... damn. Lathander's Golden Poop, Gavin, you gotta stop that backswing. Here, let's go work on it. I'll teach you to not knock me silly when I'm on the battle line with ye, and you argue wi' me about my immortal soul. Fair trade?"
- Sarah - "I don't blame ye for likin' the womenfolk, lassie; I sure as hells do! Say, next inn, let's go bar hoppin', an' I'll watch your back, you watch mine. If they swing your way, I steer 'em to ye, and vice versa. Sarah? Sarah? Mask's Left Hand, where'd that lassie disappear to..."
Folks he would not like, but would respect and back up:
- Korgan - "Alright, ye black hearted Son o' Cyric, pass over those dice. You are cheatin' again."
- Valygar - "You are fine with a blade, friend, but magic is a powerful weapon. Why do you hate it when it'll save your arse nine times out o' ten?"
- Cernd - "Look, Cernd. Stop with all the talk, an' let's get down to brass tacks. What do we have to kill, an' how do we do it?"
- Saerileth - "Are you kiddin' me? A fifteen year old? I wouldn't kick her out o'... well, she's fine, I guess. But she don't know squat about livin', let alone fightin' proper. Tyr's Blasted Buttocks, don't send a child to do adult's work"
- Xan - "Doom an' gloom, all talk and no action. Shut up, ye pansy arsed jackass. Grab that Moonblade an' use it right proper, now - we got business to attend to."
- Tashia - "Look, you are an eyeful, an armfull, an' just about the best sorceress I ever met. But when are you gonna get settled down an' take things serious? We aren't on a picnic, an' you already cost us pretty dear draggin' all that baggage onto th' party. Get with the program, lassie."
- Sarevok - "You made your play, an' lost. You backin'
now? Fair enough. Just make sure you're on th' right side o' th' shield wall. I don't take kindly to triple crosses."
Folks he would dislike and not trust:
- Jan - "You talk too much, boyo. An' you keep blatherin' 'bout all those inventions. Ain't never seen a turnip soup worth eatin', neither. Keep out from underfoot, shorty."
- Amber - "You can take th' girl out o' the hells, but you can't take the hells out o' the girl. Only thing I can say for her is she aint' a drowess."
- Chloe - "I ain't sayin' nothin'. I am just here to do the job. Keep her ahead o' me, an' we'll be fine."
Folks he would hate:
- Tsjuatha - "Stay away from me, necromancer. Y'ain't natural. I respect the Tel'Quessirim, but anyone be dabblin' in the dark arts is not to be trusted."
- Viconia - "Move one step closer, drowess, an' you are a dead woman. Sorry, a dead spider. Didn't mean no offence to women by associatin' you with 'em."
- Edwin - "Come on, Edwin, it ain't that bad. At least in that dress, your legs look good. In fact, that's about the only thing redeemin' about not kickin' you out in front o' the dragon, an' having you scout forrard."
- Anomen - "The worst of the officer class. Give me a sword, an' turn the other direction - I think there's gonna be an accidental 'friendly fire' incident."
- Faldorn - "Hey, wolf-girl. Get your smelly arse out where I can see you. An' keep your hands away from that spellpouch. Wouldn't want to have to disturb *your* balance, by loppin' off one o' your legs or arms, or such."
Aran will romance any female protagonist of any race save Drow, or any alignment. Again, how he reacts will definitely let the player understand his position. Good men fall for bad women as quickly as for good ones, and sometimes opposites really do attract. But romance on the trail is awkward, with a group of adventurers around, and the road to romance is both rocky and complicated. Exactly how does a strong man feel when his significant other turns out to be infinitely stronger than he, on so many levels? Can the two of you negotiate the attraction into something of an equal relationship, or is this destined to fail? For a sample of lovetalks, please visit the forums.
When Aran Whitehand meets the party, he is looking for work having dropped from the rolls of a mercenary regiment.
Soundset Samples
- SAY INITIAL_MEETING ~[c-aws001] Now, there be an idea... joinin' up on an adventure.~ [c-aws001] c-aws001
- SAY MORALE ~[c-aws002] Helm's bones - RETREAT!~ [c-aws002] c-aws002
- SAY HAPPY ~[c-aws003] Aye, 'tis a fair group. 'Tis better than a clear day on Trade Way.~ [c-aws003] c-aws003
- SAY UNHAPPY_ANNOYED ~[c-aws004] By Tymorra's bright coin, you make some strange decisions. I don't rightly agree.~ [c-aws004] c-aws004
- SAY UNHAPPY_SERIOUS ~[c-aws005] I gave up some serious opportunities to travel with you. Wasn't expectin' this kind of 'adventure'. Stop this, or I'll dissolve th' contract.~ [c-aws005] c-aws005
- SAY UNHAPPY_BREAKING_POINT ~[c-aws006] I'll see you in the hands o' Kelemvor, but not one second before.~ [c-aws006] c-aws006
- SAY LEADER ~[c-aws007] I'll lead, but 'tisn't my strong point.~ [c-aws007] c-aws007
- SAY TIRED ~[c-aws008] Time to make camp. This gear be startin' to chafe.~ [c-aws008] c-aws008
- SAY BORED ~[c-aws009] By Torm's Blood, are we beggin' to be ambushed? Standin' 'round with our swords up our...~ [c-aws009] c-aws009
- SAY BATTLE_CRY1 ~[c-aws010] Archers to th' rear!~ [c-aws010] c-aws010
- SAY BATTLE_CRY2 ~[c-aws011] Spellcasters die first!~ [c-aws011] c-aws011
- SAY BATTLE_CRY3 ~[c-aws012] By Tymorra's Luck!~ [c-aws012] c-aws012
- SAY BATTLE_CRY4 ~[c-aws013] By Sune's Bottom!~ [c-aws013] c-aws013
- SAY BATTLE_CRY5 ~[c-aws014] Send 'em to Kelemvor's Scythe!~ [c-aws014] c-aws014
- SAY DAMAGE ~[c-aws015]~ [c-aws015] c-aws015
- SAY DYING ~[c-aws016]~ [c-aws016] c-aws016
- SAY HURT ~[c-aws017] Send the rest o' them to hell for me...~ [c-aws017] c-aws017
- SAY AREA_FOREST ~[c-aws018] Need less trees, more road. Too many places for enemies to hide.~ [c-aws018] c-aws018
- SAY AREA_CITY ~[c-aws019] Civilization! Some trade, then some drinkin', then some sleep... or more drinkin'.~ [c-aws019] c-aws019
- SAY AREA_DUNGEON ~[c-aws020] I gave up comfortable inns an' guardin' simple caravans to poke around this dank musty place. I'm a bloody idiot.~ [c-aws020] c-aws020
- SAY AREA_DAY ~[c-aws021] Lathander's fat arse is up at last. 'Bout time he shed some light around here.~ [c-aws021] c-aws021
- SAY AREA_NIGHT ~[c-aws022] Bloody dark. Good for coverin' enemies an' ambushes. Someone light a torch, eh?~ [c-aws022] c-aws022
- SAY SELECT_COMMON1 ~[c-aws023] Yep?~ [c-aws023] c-aws023
- SAY SELECT_COMMON2 ~[c-aws024] What's to be done?~ [c-aws024] c-aws024
- SAY SELECT_COMMON3 ~[c-aws025] Do I needs lead?~ [c-aws025] c-aws025
- SAY SELECT_COMMON4 ~[c-aws026] Aye?~ [c-aws026] c-aws026
- SAY SELECT_COMMON5 ~[c-aws027] Yes?~ [c-aws027] c-aws027
- SAY SELECT_COMMON6 ~[c-aws028] I'm listenin'.~ [c-aws028] c-aws028
- SAY SELECT_ACTION1 ~[c-aws029] Got it.~ [c-aws029] c-aws029
- SAY SELECT_ACTION2 ~[c-aws030] Sune's sweet cheeks, I heard.~ [c-aws030] c-aws030
- SAY SELECT_ACTION3 ~[c-aws031] On it.~ [c-aws031] c-aws031
- SAY SELECT_ACTION4 ~[c-aws032] Understood.~ [c-aws032] c-aws032
- SAY SELECT_ACTION5 ~[c-aws033] Sune's Bosom, I'm movin', already!.~ [c-aws033] c-aws033
- SAY SELECT_ACTION6 ~[c-aws034] Ilmater's Blood. I said I'd do it.~ [c-aws034] c-aws034
- SAY SELECT_ACTION7 ~[c-aws035] Less talk, more action.~ [c-aws035] c-aws035
- SAY SELECT_RARE1 ~[c-aws036] Watch where you point that thing.~ [c-aws036] c-aws036
- SAY SELECT_RARE2 ~[c-aws037] Aye, I'm here.~ [c-aws037] c-aws037
- SAY CRITICAL_HIT ~[c-aws038] Good.~ [c-aws038] c-aws038
- SAY CRITICAL_MISS ~[c-aws039] Cyric's Black Heart!~ [c-aws039] c-aws039
- SAY TARGET_IMMUNE ~[c-aws040] Bounced off. Damn.~ [c-aws040] c-aws040
- SAY INVENTORY_FULL ~[c-aws041] I'm already carryin' more than my share.~ [c-aws041] c-aws041
- SAY PICKED_POCKET ~[c-aws042] Hey, look what I found.~ [c-aws042] c-aws042
- SAY HIDDEN_IN_SHADOWS ~[c-aws043] Huntin'...~ [c-aws043] c-aws043
- SAY SPELL_DISRUPTED ~[c-aws044] Never did get that one right...~ [c-aws044] c-aws044
- SAY SET_A_TRAP ~[c-aws045] Try that, you bugger.~ [c-aws045] c-aws045
Alternate Portraits ComponentHere are some alternate portraits!
To activate additional content and cross-mod-added-NPC banters with several other mods, a separate add-on mod is available.
aranw_aware is a separate package designed to go at the very end of your BG2 SoA and ToB install, after any mods you want Aran to be able to acknowledge. Current content coverage is as follows:
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cavebear2 wrote:caffeine wrote:Mustang wrote:Great incentive, can one transfer to a higher club,if their goal distance is raised?
Yup, goals are updated from BJ nightly. Realistically the 'clubs' are just those that have their goal set to the defined amounts, so if it is set to 10000 or 6666 they automatically 'join' that club.
I can always add more, and I think also it might be nice to have ladders based on grouping other than goals. Commuter cup for example. I'll have to see if I can do a similar thing from the site they use to record rides, but there may be 'groups' we want to have that don't have a set or common goal. An example might be state based rankings.
Any suggestions or thoughts bring them on!
Fantastic work Caffeine! Could we get this thread made a 'sticky'? Another idea for an extra group, perhaps Australian rankings, though this can be done using Bike Journal but not on a CFA club basis.
I Like the sound of the state listings, good idea.


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Sedlmaier, Hans (d. 1528)
Hans Sedlmaier, a peasant of Oberhaim in the Landshut area of Bavaria, Germany, was won for the Anabaptist movement by Augustin Würtzlburger and was baptized with his wife and two sons, Paul and Wilbold, and his daughter Katerina. Soon afterward, in 1528, he was arrested and taken to Landshut, where he was tried on the rack. Sedlmaier confessed that Würtzlburger had been with him twice in Oberhaim, and had baptized him; he did not consider this a second baptism, since his baptism as an infant was not a true baptism. He had partaken of the sacrament at Easter, but only as the bread of thanksgiving. But he refused to confess that Würtzlburger had been rebaptized "even if they would tear him to pieces." He ended his confession by saying that he would die for his faith. He was presumably beheaded, for not long afterward the Landshut council reported to Augsburg that an Anabaptist had been thus executed.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. IV, 144.
Schornbaum, Karl. Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer, V. Band (Bayern, II. Abteilung). Gütersloh: C. Bertelsmann, 1951: 21 ff.
Winter, V. A. Geschichte der baierischen Wiedertaufer. Munich, 1809: 26 ff.
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Signs of a budding housing recovery continue cropping up as mortgage interest rates hover near record lows and home prices show signs of stabilizing. So how should investors play the nascent recovery? Hold off on Toll Brothers, advises one analyst.
Stephen East, an analyst at ISI Group, told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street"that he is seeing strength in the luxury housing market, as well as demand in the move-up market that he thinks is poised to accelerate.


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Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change
Through a display of breathtaking images by San Francisco Bay Area-based photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter, "Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change" addresses the effects of changing weather patterns on a universal symbol of beauty: the wildflower. Featuring over 45 landscape photographs taken across the state, this traveling exhibition from Exhibit Envoy is a visual survey of California's diverse and delicately-balanced ecosystems that reveals the effects of global warming and other human impacts on our native plants. For more information, visit http://www.californiamuseum.org/beauty-beast. Photo: "Field of wildflowers by Rob Badger and Nita Winter."
California Museum
1020 O St, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States
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Plan Now for Fall
It is just around the corner. September is the best time to see and hear the Elk bugling - October for fall festivals and leaf color but remember the color is here well into November these days. Enjoy it all from your stay at Bent Creek Lodge.Our Garden Gate in fall
Welcome to Bent Creek Lodge, the Asheville bed and breakfast you've been looking for - comfortable, casual, nestled in its own mountain side with the perfect mix of pampered care and privacy.
Bent Creek Lodge has the best of both worlds being only 10 miles from the center of Asheville yet nestled in a forested triangle between the Blue Ridge Parkway and the French Broad River. The lodge feels like a remote mountain get-a-way. You can hike secluded trails out your room door; within a half mile you can start your drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway, visit the North Carolina Arboretum or launch a canoe on the French Broad River to float by the Biltmore Estate . Yet it is only a short 15 minute drive to the fine restaurants, galleries, and shops in downtown Asheville, Biltmore Village plus the entrance to the Biltmore Estate.
"We absolutely fell in love with this jewel of an inn……… The approach was spectacular! A winding, tree-lined road that gave way to the stunning main house, brightly lit in the early evening…loved being close enough to the city to drive in easily, but far enough away to enjoy the absolute beauty of the mountains."
Trip Advisor, July 7, 2011
The Lodge itself is warm and inviting with all the comforts and amenities you would expect in a recently built inn. You can stay connected with WiFi throughout the lodge and also enjoy the romantic beauty of a flickering fire in the great room or the solitude on one of the large decks overlooking the mountains and the beautiful gardens filled with blooms, birds and butterflies. The ten distinctively decorated guest rooms are inviting with well-appointed baths, and amazingly comfortable beds.
"Bent Creek Lodge far exceeds any other place in the Asheville area. It offers some of the best breakfast you'll ever eat, perfectly relaxing rooms and atmosphere, friendly hosts, and an excellent location….BedandBreakfast.com 8/17/2011
You will be treated royally while you are there. Owners Doug and Jodee Sellers and their staff know the area well and are delighted to help you plan each day's adventures. You will start with a scrumptious breakfast, which many consider the highlight of their stay, and return to delicious home cooked snacks in the afternoon. From special diets to ADA accessibility they are prepared to take care of all your needs.
"The Bent Creek Lodge is a dream mountain getaway! The lodge is superbly well run and immaculate. The hosts, Doug and Jodee, will make you feel right at home. I can't brag enough about the Bent Creek Lodge...from the outstanding breakfasts to the great hospitality. If you are looking for a nice, quiet getaway...this is the place in Asheville… TheInnKeeper, Date: 13-15 February 2010


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B&N Claims It Must DRM Public Domain Books To Protect The Copyright On Them
from the say-what-now? dept
We selected public domain titles as our free eBooks because these books are traditionally among our customers' favorite works of literature.... Also, for copyright protection purposes, these files are encrypted and cannot be converted or printed.So, they recognize that the works are in the public domain... but they encrypt them with DRM to protect the copyright that doesn't exist on those works. That's convincing.


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Chi Mei EL (CMEL) is showcasing a 25-inch AMOLED panel at the FPD International 2008 in Japan. CMEL's 25-inch AMOLED panel is currently the largest OLED panel CMEL had produced, but the company has no intention to mass-produce its largest AMOLED panels yet.
The company indicated that they are using a 3.5G plant to produce the 25-inch AMOLED panel right now, and the economic efficiency for mass producing 25-inch AMOLED panels at a 3.5G plant is too low and the company estimates that mass production will not begin until 2010.
CMEL president Douglas Park indicated that demand for larger sized AMOLED panels has increased, and CMEL has shifted its shipment concentration from 2.4- to 2-8-inch panels to larger sizes of 3.4- and 4.3-inch panels and the company is seeing 70% yield this half of the year.
CMEL has successfully developed a 7.6-inch AMOLED and the company estimates mass productiion will commence in the fourth quarter with monthly production of 30,000 units and yield rate would be increase from 60% to 70% by year-end, Park added.
Kodak's latest digital photo frame is using CMEL's AMOLED, Park noted.
In addition, through working with DuPont, CMEL has adopted a printed oled technology.
CMEL president Douglas Park showing off the company's 25-inch AMOLED panel
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No evidence of medical problem in OK State plane crash
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A medical examiner who performed an autopsy on an 82-year-old pilot was not able to find any medical conditions that could have contributed to the crash that killed all four people aboard, including Oklahoma State University women's basketball coach Kurt Budke last year in central Arkansas.
Olin Branstetter's autopsy results, obtained by The Associated Press under a public records request, showed that his death was "essentially instantaneous," but a medical examiner couldn't determine much else because his remains were in bad shape after the crash.
Branstetter and his wife and fellow pilot, Paula, were ferrying Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna to Little Rock for a recruiting trip when their plane went down in a wooded area near Perryville in November. They all died from injuries caused by the crash, according to their autopsy reports.
The single-engine plane was flying at about 7,000 feet when it banked to the right, began descending and disappeared from radar, according to a preliminary federal report.
The Nov. 17 crash was the second in a decade involving members of OSU's basketball program. Ten people affiliated with the men's basketball team died in a 2001 plane crash in Colorado, prompting the school to enact its travel policy the following year.
The Oklahoman newspaper reported in its Thursday editions that Oklahoma State plans to review the university's travel policy because of last year's crash.
The school's current policy says student-athletes may not travel in single-engine airplanes while representing the university. Coaches traveling without students can opt to travel in small planes.
Using Oklahoma's Open Records Act, the Oklahoma City newspaper obtained documents showing university President Burns Hargis decided to order a new review after corresponding with former Phillips Petroleum Chairman Wayne Allen, an OSU alumnus.
"When I was chairman, the Board would not allow me to fly in single engine airplanes," Allen wrote by email to Hargis. "When they get the cause sorted out you might consider if it makes sense to have tighter rules. We have had more than our share of airplane accidents."
Hargis replied that the school will review the policy "although I already know the push back we will get … from the coaches."
OSU football recruiting director Johnny Barr said there might be times when a coach on a recruiting trip may need to take a small, private aircraft.
A separate toxicology report obtained by the AP under the Freedom of Information Act said no drugs were found when workers tested Branstetter's remains.
Charles P. Kokes, the chief medical examiner who performed Branstetter's autopsy, cautioned that even if the toxicology tests find the presence of some chemical that wouldn't usually be there, "it doesn't necessarily tell you that there was a problem with the operator. It just points to a potential problem.
"In the end, you're just putting together a lot of different puzzle pieces to just try to get the clearest possible picture," Kokes said. "And in an instance like this, unfortunately, you're going to have far fewer available pieces."
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Jason Aguilera said officials have not found any evidence of carbon monoxide, which can seep into the cockpit from the engine and potentially contribute to loss of control by the pilot.
Toxicologists usually test for carbon monoxide, but Aguilera said they weren't able to in this case because of the condition of Branstetter's remains.
So, investigators turned to a heating system in the airplane, which could produce carbon monoxide if something went wrong, but didn't find any problems. Aguilera said that means it's "unlikely that exhaust fumes from the engine entered the cockpit."
None of the reports determine what caused the plane to fall out of the sky, but they do shed light on some of the pilot and passenger's last moments.
Budke and Serna were wearing orange Oklahoma State athletic gear. Budke, who kept his fingernails "neatly trimmed," had a ring on his left hand. Serna was wearing a silver cross — a reminder of her faith that her mother, Nettie Herrera, now has with her in New Mexico.
Branstetter — a practiced pilot who took to the skies about 10 times a month alongside Paula — was wearing suspenders. His wife had a pad of sticky notes and a pen in her coat.


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I just saw that Nobile is coming out with split twin tip, door, and surf boards. That makes at least 2 majors producing splits, Flysurfer and now Nobile, Has anyone heard of other major manufacturers coming out with a split board? This should eventually drive down prices from the earlier custom or smaller producers.
Twin tip sizes will be: 134x42 cm (76X42 cm ), 137x44 cm (77,5 x 44 cm )
Door size: 160x46 cm (89x 46 cm)
Surf: SIZES: 5'9" - (180 x 48,5 cm ; 98 x 48,5 cm)
Here's a link to their web page on it:
http://www.nobilekiteboarding.com/produ ... n=Issue-42


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MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) are tiny electo-mechanical devices made by some of the same methods as integrated circuits. The results are some of the smallest machines ever made, capable of being built on a silicon wafer alongside the circuits that control them. Most MEMS devices are still experimental, but they are already being used in cars to deploy airbags and actuate antilock brakes, in integrated optical switches to handle Internet traffic, and in many other areas.
MEMS were first proposed in the 1960s, but not commercialized until the 1980s. Engineers and scientists wanted to use integrated circuit fabrication techniques to make tiny mechanical systems, which could, if necessary, be connected to electronic circuits on the same chip. One of the first commercial applications of MEMS was the tiny nozzle assembly used in the cartridges of inkjet printers. Each of the nozzles in an inkjet printer's printhead consists of a hollow chamber. Inside, ink flows in, is heated with tiny electric heating elements, and is then expelled through a port. The chamber and all its features are created using the same photolithography techniques as an integrated circuit.
In 1982, automotive airbag systems (which had been proposed in the 1950s) were introduced using MEMS sensors to detect a crash. The Analog Devices Corporation elaborated this idea, producing an "accelerometer" for airbag systems in 1991, where the mechanical and electronic portions were integrated on the same chip. The accelerometer chip detects the sudden increase or decrease in speed that occurs during a crash. The same company later introduced a gyroscope-on-a-chip, capable of working with an automobile's global positioning system to create more accurate maps and directions for drivers.


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"Let's Get Happy" is a positive and light piece using catchy bells, piano, plucked strings and ukulele. This piece works great with corporate, fun, light and children's projects.
The piece contains both 30 and 60 second versions for your convenience.
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2013: NEC Co-Player of the Week (April 8) … Led Sacred Heart with 37 assists and 44 points … Had two assists at Hofstra (Feb. 16) and Marist (Feb. 23) … Scored a goal with three assists against Stony Brook on March 16 … Dished out three assists against Vermont on March 23 … Had five points on two goals and three assists in Sacred Heart's 14-5 win at Mount St. Mary's on March 30 … Had a Division-I program record seven assists on April 6 in the Pioneers' 21-8 win at Wagner, earning NEC Co-Player of the Week honors … Had a goal and five assists in the triple-overtime game against Quinnipiac on April 13 … Tallied three assists against Bryant in the NEC Tournament semifinal on May 2.
2012: Started 12 games as a sophomore...Recorded 4 goals and a team high 22 assists... Recorded four assists in a game twice on the season, including in the 13-12 win over Yale.
2011: Appeared in seven games as a freshman...Recorded four points, on three assists and one goal...Dished out two assists in a 17-7 win against Mercer (3/8)...Tallied his first college score and added an assist in an 18-4 win over Wagner (4/2).
Before SHU: Lettered in lacrosse and wrestling four times and twice in cross-country at John Glenn High School...Lacrosse captain as a junior and senior as well as team MVP as a senior...All-County selection for coach Kevin Lavey in 2010...Three-time All-County and one-time All-League in wrestling...2010 wrestling state champion.
Personal: Matthew Francis Gannon. Born: 1/11/92. Parents: Nancy and Dennis. Siblings: Dennis, Joseph, and Jack. Major: Biology. Hobbies: Oragami, Painting, Ice Sculpting. Favorite Team: Los Angeles Sparks. Favorite Athlete: Brett Hart. Favorite Movie: Titanic. Favorite TV Show: Two and a Half Men. Favorite Food: Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Role Model: Ben Cimmino ('11). Would like to have dinner with Daniel Tosh.


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And funnily enough, I was wondering if there wasn't any kind of "flags" indeed, considering the amount of variations possible.
Speaking of variations, a positive -and- negative aspect of the game is the fact that it retains the actual state of your progression and shape both routes with it (which explains why the walkthrough included in the fantranslation pressed the point you have to go through Satoru's route after being done with Kokoro's good end).
This is actually a good representation of the loop, thus the "infinity".
However, the problem I see there is the fact you have to deliberately finish a bad end so the flags are "reset" which allow you not to be toasted for a random reason you may not figure.
Seriously, a flowchart with this game will probably have a very funny layout, considering the atrocious number of different flags, triggers and whatever happy changes you can have.
I would say that the possibility to answer fully this story is however extremely convulated: as I explained, the critical information is only provided after a unreasonable amount of efforts (all the 31 bad ends), or in a unnatural fashion (tips instead being integrated in the plot), veiled with a unpolished storytelling.
The fact the director himself has to admit the flaws of this game is a definite proof it is hardly a "fair game".
There is an obvious amount of guess / theorycraft you have to go through, but it doesn't mean that the answer is satisfying considering you will reach a limit to this process.
And even after you go all the pain in checking every damn tidbit of information (including the final 100% tip, the mystery girl), it doesn't reward you with data that can explain everything.
In short, it is as if the writers were purposedly trying to make the tale overly complex (which is not, considering how obvious some points are, such like Yuni), then suddenly make the final truth vanish from your sight, rendering it as an impossible goal. Of course, we know why it became like this, but you can't blame people to rant about R11 considering its storytelling.
If you want my personal analogy, I would say that R11 is similar to a imaginary case where Higurashi no Naku Koro ni would end with Minagoroshi, without its resolution and epilogue: Matsuribayashi.
In essence, you know what is the culprit/issue/origin, the modus operandi/basis, however, you don't know the background for it, nor how to deal with it etc.
Of course, R11 did show a "conclusion", however it was cut short by this forced "loop", which is not what you can consider as even "open ended": it is blatantly unfinished.
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Just finished Bad Ending #8 right now. That was f***ing creepy.
|2010-10-18, 18:09
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I won't fault anyone for not liking what he did with the ending. I'm just saying that lack of consideration for the reader != lack of writing skill. He could've given you everything you wanted on a platter like in E17, but chose not to. If anything, that makes him a bad person, not a bad writer.
But, big surprise, I'm biased as a member of the translation team. Expecting you to like something because I found it enjoyable is stupid.
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Alright, I've gotten as many of Kokoro's Bad Endings as possible (#2, #3, and #17 can only be obtained after playing Satoru's Route), so I'm off to play Satoru's route. I'll start working on his bad endings after I finish his route, so wait until then.
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If someone doesn't like the game because of its ending, I'm fine with that. Because it's a lie if I say that I'm not disappointed by it.
But if someone says this is total crap without any convincing argument to support his claim, then I can't agree with him. He gives me the impression that it's not "he hates it because of its flaws", but "because he hates it so he sees nothing but flaws". I've already seen many people like that. They dislike something for a particular reason. Then because they hate it they see nothing good of it and bash it like there's no tomorrow. And I don't think it's fair.
Spoiler for Remember 11 spoilers:
Oh, suddenly something bugs me:
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|2010-10-19, 01:40
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Also, I wouldn't call this game awful. Most of the mysteries aren't that hard to solve once you finish the game and have knowledge of the Failed Plan bad end or that awesome Bad End where you drink Kali's water in Satoru's route. The 100% complete TIP, though, is necessary for total understanding of course. The ending's rageworthy, sure, but it's not THAT bad.
That said, I really liked Kokoro and Satoru as characters, and found Yuni really endearing. Didn't care for Utsumi or Hotori all that much, and Yomogi was pretty okay but not a big deal. Of course, I hated Lin. But I think we're kinda supposed to. Also, the story was infinitely better paced than Ever17 and remained interesting the entire time.
It definitely isn't as good as 17, though, which I consider basically the pinnacle of the VN medium. But I'd have been totally shocked if it was. If Ever17 is a 10/10, I'd give R11 and 8. I wish KID hadn't asploded, because I'm sure they'd have made another Infinity game that finished all this.
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Aiming to simply satisfy what people like is what caused the moe boom and led to the YA sections of bookstores being packed with clone upon clone of vampire novels. If you're telling me that those were the products of good writers then I sure as hell hope I'm a bad one
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That said, I don't hate Remember11, it just has some pretty noticeable flaws. You can't just make the flaws disappear with a wave of your hand by claiming that taking risks is good writing. Taking risks is only good writing when it pays off in the end.
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Frankly, I like endings that piss me off, because that way I know the writer isn't the type to compromise for the sake of pleasing everyone, which inevitably leads to bad writing.
It sounds like you're correlating artistic quality with commercial success. This is nothing more than a huge mistake.
Oh, and Inception was unintelligent, uninspired, unimaginative, and overall an even worse movie than Avatar. It's just a shameless attempt at making stupid people (read: the majority of moviegoers) feel smart, and it succeeded.
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Inspiring emotions in your audience is a good thing, but you shouldn't be angry at the author. That's just meaningless. it could be argued that the writer is a good troll is this case.
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Looking for Home Patrol 1 with every thing that comes with it when new. State best price shipped to NJ
i have one it comes with original antenna battery hard leather case and pc cable has the update sorry dont have the box
i withdraw my offer
Sent you a pm. I have a new never opened hp1, thanks
I have a Home Patrol 1 in the box and accessories. Also includes Extreme upgrade.


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"[Although a Canadian who spent most of his professional career in
following a posting there during WW II,] Robert Farnon's influence as an arranger
has been strongly felt in the England .
Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel, Henry Mancini, Marian Evans, Marty Paich and Neal
Hefti are some of the top writers who aren't ashamed to admit occasionally
having 'borrowed' some of his ideas." USA
- David Aides, English writer and music critic
"… I had never heard anything like this. The harmony was exquisite, fresh and adventurous; and if I could not analyze the voice leading I could certainly hear it. It was startling stuff, and I got my hands on as much of it as I could. Forty and more years later, I still have the
LPs I acquired at that time." London
Gene Lees, Jazz author and critic
"I wanted to enhance the popular song. When I do an arrangement of a popular song, I like to put some thought into it, not just dish it up in two choruses. Make it into a piece of music, a composition, tell a story."
- Robert Farnon
"I look at Bob as a composer who is an arranger, His mastery of music is almost total. The lines that he writes! His music is extraordinarily linear. Gil Evans wrote that way. The individual parts are wonderful to play. They make incredible sense.
What really attracted me initially were the arrangements. All the arrangers love his harmony. But his harmony is derived from linear writing. The way he would realize these things for orchestra was just extraordinary. And of course we all know about the string writing. Everybody has commented on it."
- Jeffrey Sultanof, Jazz composer-arranger, educator
As a young boy, I was a big fan of pirate movies.
My Dad was always taking me to see them at The Strand, The Majestic, The RKO Albee, The Loew's State and other less, palatial theaters in Providence RI, where I grew up.
My all-time favorite buccaneer flick was The Crimson Pirate which starred the incredibly acrobatic, Burt Lancaster.
On more than one occasion, I almost killed myself trying to duplicate some of the Crimson Pirate's stunts using the roof tops of three-storied, tenement buildings in place of the rigging on the three masts of a barkentine.
Another seafaring adventure film that made a indelible impression on me was Captain Horatio Hornblower, R.N. which starred Gregory Peck. The movie was set during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century and Peck's character was loosely based on Lord Nelson, who commanded the British fleet during a number of its epic battles against the navies of Napoleon and his allies.
But, what struck me most about this film was not the gymnastic gyrations of its hero [Peck was no
], but rather, the beauty and grandeur of
the film's music. Lancaster
The film's score contained music that was the aural counterpart of the many breathtakingly beautiful Technicolor images that made up the film.
The Technicolor Company's movie film was so densely rich and bright in color that I always wished that I could put a spoon into it to see what would come out. It was the first time I ever felt that way about a film score, too.
I had no idea who composed the music to Captain Horatio Hornblower, R.N. until many years later.
Once I learned the film's score was written by Robert Farnon, it seemed that whenever I encountered his name after that, it was always followed by expressions of deep and abiding admiration.
"The reverence in which Farnon is held by arrangers and other musicians, not to mention singers, is unlimited. They have long referred to him as the Governor, or just the Guv, and I heard one arranger say in a radio interview, "He is God."
When someone unfamiliar with Farnon's music asked Rob McConnell who he was, Rob said, 'He is the greatest arranger in the world.'
Andre Previn long ago called Bob 'the world's greatest string writer.' Andre told me once that when John (then Johnny) Williams was a young studio pianist in
, he asked a question about string writing.
Andre gave him a Farnon album, telling him to take it home and listen to it.
Late that night, Johnny called him back to ask what the hell Farnon was doing
at such-and-such point in one of the tunes. Andre said, 'I don't know, but if you
figure it out, call me back.'" Los Angeles
Johnny Mandel, one of the most brilliant composers and arrangers jazz has produced, said:
"Most of what I know is based on having stolen everything I could from Farnon. I'll say that right off. I've listened to him and tried to approximate what I thought he was doing. He made strings sound like they always should have and never did. Everybody wrote them skinny. He knew how to write them so that it could wrench at you. I'd never heard anybody like him before and I've never heard anybody like him since. We're all pale imitations of him, those of us who are influenced by him."
Another great admirer of Robert Farnon's work was Marion Evans, a highly regarded studio arranger who was particularly admired for his use of strings in albums by vocalists Steve Lawrence, Edie Gorme and Tony Bennett.
Marion was unapologetic in his admiration [and replication] of Farnon's approach whose influence he further disseminated as explained in the following excerpt from by
Gene Lees in his chapter on Farnon from his book
entitled Arranging the Score: Portraits of the Great Arrangers:
"Further disseminating the Farnon influence,
founded an informal school for arrangers
in his cluttered apartment on Marion West 49th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
Nor was
the only arranger to use the Farnon albums
as teaching material. "We all used them for that purpose," [noted
composer-arranger] Ralph Burns said." Marion
'He's a rare combination. Every once in a while, by some biological meeting, some cross-fertilization, we produce an Albert Einstein. We produce somebody who has the talent, the dedication, the training. Farnon had it all. And it was all in one place.
'Plus, through no fault of his own, he found himself in an incredible position in
, where he was standing in front of a large
orchestra every day and writing. You do that for a while and you learn. And
that's doing it the hard way. London
'He had that rare combination of everything. He is exceptional by every standard.
I think it's not really kosher to analyze Bob in a highly technical manner. It doesn't begin to touch the depth of his talent. Bob has enormous technique, but his talent far exceeds his technique, and so did Mozart's. And that is precisely what you want. Anyone can learn as much technique as Bob Farnon has by going to music school. But they don't have that extra edge.
'Mozart didn't write masterpieces all the time. He sat down and kept writing and let it flow. Bob has a lot of that in him. He's fast. He is one of the fastest writers I've ever known. He just does it, and that's it. He doesn't labor over it. When it's good, it's fantastic.'" [excerpts from pp. 63-64]
I guess there was a reason why I was so impressed with Robert Farnon's music the first time I ever heard it.
And it looks like I was in good company.
To give you a sampling of what's on offer with Robert Farnon, here is an audio track of his beautifully orchestra theme from the movie Laura.


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spectaculites necessitava di un nuovo design di logo e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
2 vincitori sono stati selezionati tra 168 design presentati da 42 designer.
We need a Logo and Company brand/identity for Spectaculites. We own all rights to the name and idea, but we would like to have it be better recognized for what we do. Our business is creating or "Spectaculiting or Spectaculighting trees, outdoor scapes, garland, arbors, architectural details, residential and commercial facias and ridges, and etc. Basically, if it can be lit to enhance astetics, we do it.
I don't know... I've come up with several, but not picked one.
Desired Color Scheme:
Dark Cobalt Blue, silver, ?
Desired Style:
Classic, elegant design. Established and accomplished business
Accepted File Formats:
Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai)
The idea here is to have to a company image and logo that shows at a glance what we do. I would prefer that the background color be a dark cobalt blue(and/or black) with the foreground featuring an emblematic tree or scape saturated in "spectacular lights". This does not mean that you would necessarily see all or any of the lights, but that by design, it is apparent that the tree or image is adorned with lights and scintillating. It's radiating beauty is brilliant and appears to pop off the page. The tree could be colored in metallic silver which would make it jump out on a cobalt blue background. There could be other items in the design; ie sunset, dark sky with stars, water, palm trees(lit or unlit), or anything else that is indicative of an upscale outdoor scene.
Our clientele and target market tends to be the upscale individual or business that can appreciate those things of higer quality and the refined details, or astetics of elegant design... Classic, timeless beauty. Cost is not a primary concern, as is the quality and beauty.
Additiional requirements:
Design must be enticing and eyecatching, but understated. I don't mean bland, but tasteful and elegant. It should be the type of design and material that says to the upscale client that they are getting the highest quality and most elegant lighting service available.Â
The client typically has discriminating taste and a high discretionary income, so our service is a luxury for those who can afford it and don't mind paying for quality and astetics.
Multiple or optional designs for: Logo, Stationery Design, Business Cards, Thank You cards(or general business grade postcard for hand writing notes to clients), Website, and possible Crest, Watermark, or Seal.
This contest was originally listed in multiple categories:
- Logo Design
- Stationery Design
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During the 25th Anniversary of the I.T.F. Netherlands the first seminar of the Radix Project was conducted. The word Radix means "root" (of a plant) or the smallest meaningful unit (of a language). It refers to the goal of the project: to research the roots and the tactical treasures hidden in the ITF Tul. Furthermore to develop techniques that have meaningful self-defense applications.
Sabum Robert Boer (ITF Netherlands) and Sabum Roy Rolstad (NTN Norway) launched the project with support of their organizations. The two instructors amazed many of the 160 black belt participants this day with the tactical possibilities of I.T.F. Tul applications.
GM Bos, an original I.T.F. Netherlands member, also honored the Dutch organization this day with his presence and inspired the Masters, Instructors and black belts with his skills and words. A day with great training, fun, food and company.
The second Radix Project took place in the Isfjordshallen in Åndalsnes, Norway. 40 Participants from various clubs around the country attended the weekend 16 and 17 February in a Radix self-defense seminar with Sabum Roy Rolstad. It was the seventh time the Ho Sin Sul seminar was organized by the Åndalsnes Taekwon-Do club. This year the weekend was based on the I.T.F. Radix Project.
Eager participants from yellow to black belt experienced the seminar as inspirational and educational. At Saturday night there was time for a social gathering and a nice dinner. Sunday in the afternoon, everyone left Åndalsnes with new knowledge and sore bodies!


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Randy Moss celebrated his 35th birthday Monday by announcing the end of his short-lived retirement.
|Randy Moss already is a sure Hall of Famer, but he's not ready to call it a career yet. (Joe Howell/Associated Press)
"I just wanna go to a team and play some football," the six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver said on a video posted at the website Ustream.tv, according to ProFootballTalk.com.
Moss didn't play in 2011 after a turbulent 2010 season that included stops with the Patriots, Vikings and Titans. He said Monday he retired because of issues he needed to address off the field, but his family has since told him, "It's fine, whatever you wanna do."
"Faith, family and football, that's my M.O., bro," Moss said in the video. "Your boy be back for the upcoming season."
The next question becomes what kind of interest the veteran will receive on the open market. It's believed he has a good relationship with the Patriots despite his ugly departure from the team in October 2010. Other teams surely would consider Moss if he proves he still has the speed to stretch defenses.
But Moss also is at an age when many receivers find themselves out of football. Of course, Moss isn't most receivers. His 153 touchdown catches are tied with Terrell Owens for second on the career list, and he's also fifth in yards (14,858) and ninth in receptions (954).
Coincidentally, Owens serves as something of a cautionary figure for Moss to consider. Owens, 38, was unable to find work in the NFL this season and recently signed with the Allen (Texas) Wranglers of the Indoor Football League.
Like Owens, Moss had a reputation of being a disruptive force at times during his NFL career. Whether or not that image puts Moss in position to receive a similarly chilly NFL response remains to be seen.