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2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: August 6
A look at the best and worst baseball teams in the league.
By: Charlie Miller | 8/6/12, 1:15 PM EDT
Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for August 6, 2012.
1. Reds — Aroldis Chapman toughest pitcher in majors.
2. Nationals — Closer Drew Storen finally gets his first save this season.
3. Yankees — Two four-game losing streaks since All-Star break.
4. Rangers — Scored 41 runs in last five games, but gave game away Sunday.
5. Pirates — Needed more than one of three vs. Reds; now have 11 at home.
6. Braves — Allowed just 23 runs over last 13 games.
7. Dodgers — Six streaks of three or more wins or losses since break.
8. Angels — Lead the majors in scoring after All-Star break.
9. Giants — Sweet sweep at Colorado.
10. Cardinals — Sweep Brewers during 1982 Reunion Weekend.
11. A's — Magic seems to happen every night in Oakland.
12. White Sox — Won nine of 12 since being swept at Detroit.
13. Tigers — Miraculous win on Sunday to complete sweep of Tribe.
14. Orioles — Chris Tillman has been nice lift since joining rotation in July.
15. Rays — Batted just .225 in July.
16. Diamondbacks — Next 10 games vs. contenders.
17. Blue Jays — Have no pitchers in top 70 in ERA.
18. Mariners — Efficient work by King Felix in the Bronx on Saturday.
19. Red Sox — Lost three of four vs. the Twins.
20. Mets — R.A. Dickey one of four 14-game winners in majors.
21. Twins — Are Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau back in top form?
22. Marlins — Won just five of last 19 games.
23. Phillies — Acquired Hunter Pence at 2011 deadline, dealt in 2012.
24. Indians — Lost heartbreaker to Detroit to cap horrendous stretch.
25. Brewers — Lost 14 of 19 since break when not playing Houston.
26. Padres — Chase Headley earning team MVP honors.
27. Royals — Last two wins have come in extras.
28. Cubs — Eight of next 14 games are against the Reds.
29. Rockies — Absolutely no pitching in Denver this season.
30. Astros — Can't join the American League soon enough.
AL Player of the Week
Albert Pujols, Los Angeles—It was bound to happen. As soon as Pujols signed the $250 million pact over the winter, it was a given that he would eventually be Player of the Week. The Angels' first baseman batted .424 and slugged 1.121 for the week. He led the majors with six home runs and 13 RBIs. He also scored six times. His 11 extra-base hits helped boost his average for the season from .277 to .289.
AL Pitcher of the Week
David Price, Tampa Bay—The Rays just can't seem to get their offense going, much to the dismay of their pitchers. Price was winless in two starts last week, but threw 15 innings and allowed only seven hits and five walks. He struck out 16 and capped the week with eight shutout innings against Baltimore in a game the Rays would lose 1-0 in 10 innings. He has allowed just four earned runs in his last 29 innings.
NL Player of the Week
Buster Posey, San Francisco—The All-Star catcher is proving to be a valuable cog in the Giants offense. Posey batted .500 last week, and his six walks gave him an on-base percentage of .600. He homered in three straight games and drove home nine runs.
NL Pitcher of the Week
A.J. Burnett, Pittsburgh—Escaping New York proved to be just the ticket for Burnett, who is now 14-3 for the Pirates. Facing a sweep at the hands of the NL Central leaders at Cincinnati, the Pirates moved Burnett's start up a day and he didn't disappoint. He went 8.2 strong innings and gave up just two earned runs in the win. Earlier in the week, he tossed a one-hit shutout at Chicago.
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'Just 'cause you feel it
Doesn't mean it's there ' Meaning just cause you have deep feelings for someone, does not necessarily mean it is true love
The first verse 'in pitch dark' could represent the darkness you feel when single, trying to find your soul-mate, and goes 'walking in your landscape', whereupon he finds a woman. 'broken branches, trip me as I speak', implies he was hurrying and desperate to find his true love.
In the second verse he uses another metaphor for single-life as travelling the ocean, in search of the 'one', and warns not to be lured in by flirtatious women ' There's always a siren
Singing you to shipwreck' and you should steer clear of these people otherwise it would be a 'walking disaster.'
The '(there's someone on your shoulder)' could mean that there's always someone there to help you with relationship problems, almost like a guardian, so as to never to be afraid to ask for help.
'Why so green and lonely?' could be a response to the person who he is warning. Why are they so 'green' about not being in a relationship, and the 'Lonely, lonely?' bit could be questioning are you really lonely (e.g. you still have friends and family).
Then he mimics how someone could be so sure that this person was the 'one':
'Heaven sent you to me
To me, to me?' The question mark at the end implies the sudden realization that they weren't really the 'one' .
'We are accidents waiting
Waiting to happen' suggests that this love 'disaster' was destined to happen.
Lastly, the song is called 'There, there', which is what you say to comfort an upset person, who is this context is upset about love.
Of course '(The Boney King of Nowhere)' has me stumped a bit
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Technical Abstract: Infection of the developing maize (Zea mays L.) ear with the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus flavus, which produces the carcinogen aflatoxin, is a serious agricultural problem causing significant economic losses worldwide. The rachis (or cob) is an important structure that fungus uses to spread within ear and infect the kernels. Because of this and its importance in maize reproduction, we performed the first high-throughput proteomic analysis of developing rachis from the A. flavus resistant maize inbred line Mp313E. The rachis proteome was investigated using two complementary proteomic approaches, two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2-D LC) coupled to tandem mass spectrometry and database search. A total of 1,037 proteins were identified, of which 266 proteins (25.7%) were identified by both approaches whereas 277 (26.7%) and 494 (47.6%) were unique to 2-DE and 2-D LC, respectively. A 2-D proteome reference map was also established. Functional classification of identified proteins based on Gene Ontology annotation revealed that young Mp313E rachis contains proteins of diverse molecular activities that are involved in various metabolic processes. Most importantly, we determined that 13.4% of its proteome is constituted of stress-responsive, defense-related and secondary metabolism proteins that may contribute to the overall resistance to A. flavus colonization.


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The Drowsy Chaperone (Don Ward)
Updated: 05/20/2013 - Two weekends left to catch one great show!
The U.S. Marshal's Service says Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger is out of the hospital and back in jail, where's he's awaiting trial for his alleged role in 19 slayings.
The Marshals Service did not release any additional information to The Boston Globe on Tuesday.
Multiple media outlets reported that the 83-year-old Bulger was taken to from the Plymouth County jail to Boston Medical Center on Sunday after complaining of chest pain. He has a history of heart trouble.
Bulger's trial is scheduled to begin in March, but his lawyers have said they cannot be ready by then because they are reviewing more than 300,000 documents. They have asked for an eight-month delay.
Bulger, a former FBI informant, fled Boston in 1994 and was one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives until he was captured last year in California.
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March 17, 2012 SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Washington heads to San Diego, Calif. this Sunday through Tuesday to play in the three-day, 54-hole The Battle at Rancho Bernardo Inn at the par-72, 6,312-yard Championship Golf Course. The tournament begins Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. but could be adjusted due to expected inclement weather. Washington, ranked 17th in Golfstat.com's ranking, will get a boost this week with the return of senior Sadena Parks to the lineup. The Bethel, Wash. native missed the first two events of the spring to concentrate on graduation, which she is on track to do this June. Parks will acclimate herself back into the lineup at the No. 5 spot. Soo Bin Kim, with five-straight finishes in the top-12 - including four top-6 finishes, will anchor the No. 1 spot for UW. Kelli Bowers coming off an 11th place at the Juli Inkster Invitational will start in the No. 2 spot. Freshmen Jennifer Yang and Cyd Okino round out the Huskies' five. Besides the No. 17 ranking by Golfstat.com, the Huskies are 20th in Golfweek.com's poll. Kim is up to 25th among individuals on Golfstat.com and is 24th according to Golfweek.com. Joining the Huskies in the tournament are host San Diego State (No. 41), plus No.'s 6 Arizona State, 15 Arizona, 19 California, 63 Coastal Carolina, 34 Denver, 69 Long Beach State, 62 Miami, 47 New Mexico, 22 Pepperdine, 3 Southern California, 28 Texas, 12 Texas A&M, 39 Tulane and 54 UNLV. |


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Northern artists are encouraged to search through their portfolios and choose pieces to enter in Northwestel's annual directory cover art competition. The deadline to submit entries for this year's competition is October 9th.
"We always look forward to receiving entries for this competition," said Paul Flaherty, Northwestel President and Chief Executive Officer. "Getting to see the kind of talent that exists across the North is encouraging. It is part of the reason why we're so committed at Northwestel to supporting the arts each year with this competition."
Each year, Northwestel invites northern artists to submit their work to a competition which selects three pieces of artwork, one from each of three regions in its operating area (Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon/northern BC/High Level AB). The three winning pieces are featured on the directory cover distributed in the artists' respective areas of the North for the following year. Each of the three winning artists is awarded $2000.00 and their artwork is added to Northwestel's corporate art collection.
The application form and a complete description of the competition's rules and guidelines are available on the In the Community page of Northwestel's website at www.nwtel.ca, under the heading Directory Cover Art.
Northwestel has featured original works by northern artists on the covers of its telephone directories since 1983. Northern Artists, gives them exposure to the arts scene, provides them with a $2000, cash award.
Northern artists that have been featured on our directory covers in the past include Yukon Artists Tedd Harrison, Chris Caldwell & Jim Robb; NWT Artists Terry Pamplin and Dawn Oman and Nunavut artists Tanya Tagaq Gillis and Pootoogook Qiatsuk.
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| Re: Mr. Anime arrested for murder he really was one of the best and the reviews are still valid and yeah anime fans have a bad rep anyway (at least around where I live) of being "weird" I certainly don't want people to think I'm crazy because of him
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Granted, we have to be careful what we put in our minds but this is just another example of how no one wants to put the blame where it belongs. No one wants to have anyone take responsibility for their actions. The guy had problems and he decided, on his own, to kill his family. It is the depravity of humankind.
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"KHOU is reporting that Sesler told investigators that he kiled his family because he was planning a Columbine-type school shooting and did not want them to have to face it." - houstonpress blog It's a terrible event, but I don't think it's that connected with anime. While some anime specializes in epic violence and gore, most of the mainstream stuff is all about friendship and heroism in the face of unbeatable odds. Or falling in love/ getting laid. I have no idea why this guy did these things, but I feel sorry that there was no one there to help him, that he didn't seek support from people who watched his blog or even on a forum like this. Or even from the bronies. When life pisses you off and makes you crazy, come online, vent and then watch some GinTama, or whatever floats your boat, go troll a message board and earn the righteous fury of some mods - don't lose yourself. |
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We learn good values in the animes we watched too like not giving up, fighting for what's right and strengthening the value of life and friendship. Some people don't understand that because they have different perception about animes : O
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But to discuss it futher, its an example where correlation does not imply causation. Not only did he watch anime, but he was also on FB (bookface, etc) - there are arguments out there that social networking causes isolation and depression. But there have been studies that show the exact opposite. Basically it states that people who lead an active social life online are more likely to have active social relationships in real life. I'm a fan of the "darker/violent" anime and manga, I'm a big fan of horror in general, and I occasionally listen to metal, but for some reason I really dislike guns. They scare me. I also watch a lot of magical anime and am about as sparkely as a rock (not quartz; which can be shiny, I mean granite). Basically it's hard to draw an image of people based solely on one thing. In another article (that also doesn't mention anime) it is implied that the authorities (Sheriff's Department, FBI) were also looking for his friends who may have known about his mass-shooting plot. Isolation =/= friends who you talk too. | |
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The Colony Apartments are ocean front and are located right on the beautiful Ocean City beach and famous Ocean City Boardwalk! Every apartment has a large private balcony that overlooks the ocean.
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Apartments right on the Boardwalk! 180 view of the Beach. Just one block from the Ocean City Pier and Amusement Park in downtown Ocean City.
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We stayed at the Colony apartments for a few days last weekend, as a last minute mini vacation and fell in love with it. The management was very sweet and helpful during check in. They gave us a great little map with a number of great restaurants that the locals love. Our apartment was much bigger than what I expected it to be and the balcony/view was unbeatable. The amenities in the apartment were also great. We cooked breakfast every morning and ate outside on our balcony, it was a great way of saving a little bit of money and still having a great time! I highly recommend the Colony apartments. I have been coming to ocean city and the Boardwalk for years, but never realized that there was such a hidden gem right there at such an affordable price! we will definitely come back!
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We parked and didn't have to move the car again for the week. For a family of 5, we bussed to the White Marlin Open and Jolly Rogers and anywhere we needed to go easily. Other than that - everything was in walking distance - or reachable with the bike rentals just downstairs! Having to use the old sleeper sofa desired a couple of spring replacements and we really needed some laundry machines installed on the covered roof for our use but we managed. The location can't be beat!!! The black-out curtains and air-conditioner units kept the late night crowds from keeping us up. We used the kitchen a couple of times to save on extra spending and ate at the ample table plenty even if we brought bagels up from downstairs (daily!). Kids would have liked pool access but we beached and took advantage of the boardwalk everyday! Will definitely look into booking for our next trip!
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Song of Blades and Heroes
Tiago H.
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Date Added: 04/16/2013 13:50:22
This game is one of my favorites, perfect to waste an hour or an afternoon with every miniature you have!
The most remarkable feature of this game and its greatest quality is it's emerging complexity. By that I mean: The game is very simple, every unit has two stats that you use during the game, and some special rules, very easy to remember that modify the unit in some situations. With just that the game manages to be very strategic and new at each play. No two combats play the same, whenever you expect the tide of the battle may turn and you have to be prepared for that! The combat is easy to roll, fast and very engaging!
Simple rules, challenging gameplay, what's not to like?
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Flying Lead
Paul R.
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Date Added: 12/28/2012 12:48:40
These rules are incredibly flexible and straightforward (for the most part). I prefer a little more detail, but for quick battles these rules are rock solid in my opinion and well worth the $$$ - especially for players just starting out with tabletop wargames.
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Song of Blades BUNDLE
James C.
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Date Added: 10/06/2012 11:49:13
SBH and all its off shoots - Simply one of the simplest yet intuitive and fun small scale rules available. Backed up by a thriving community and unparalleled support from the author.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Mighty Monsters - Giant Monster Combat Rules
Tom A.
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Date Added: 08/30/2012 12:27:38
Having giant monsters battling each other is great fun. This is more complex than Song of Blade and Heroes because each monster takes multiple damage and has a large variety of moves. Each monster feels "big" and is more than an elf with more hit points. You really can re-create movie battles with these rules.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Song of Blades and Heroes
Mauricio P.
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Date Added: 07/10/2012 21:10:26
Great little gem! If you're a fan of small skirmish games but hate to stop the game to look rules up, this is for you!
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Tales of Blades and Heroes Fantasy RPG rules
Alejandro A.
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Date Added: 07/05/2012 07:12:19
After more more than two decades of roleplaying, I find the holy grail in the shape of TALES OF BLADES AND HEROES.
The good: Easy and fast rules but deep enough to portarit characters and their abilities, and a limitless options magic system. Beware: if you are a fan ranks, modifiers and detailed to the core mechanics, this is not for you; if you want fast and fun games or/and games in which roleplaying can prevail over mechanics, with vast freedom for character creation without class or race restrictions, this is for you.
Another remarkable aspect is the union with tactical miniature gaming; this is a perfect mix of RPG and fantasy wargaming if you want, and can be used as a wargame on it´s own (being based on Song of blades and heroes)
The bad: No setting and no profiles for monsters and antagonists; it´s not really a bad thing for experienced gamers, but a couple more pages with goons and setting ideas could help newcomers.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Flying Lead
Dan P.
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Date Added: 06/08/2012 15:43:49
Simple rules for a fun game. Adds a little more complexity to the SoSH rules but not too much. Like the added vehicle rules. I see a lot of potential for this game. Even though designing ones own scenarios is fairly simple I can't wait to see what else they have in store for these rules.
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Mutants and Death Ray Guns
Dan P.
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Date Added: 05/29/2012 19:56:42
First off I'd like to say that this is a fun, fast playing game. Fans of TSR's Gamma World should enjoy this. That being said, I do have a few dislikes about it.
1. No point system. Not everyone likes them, but I lke having a point system allowing me to build unique armies. Though a point cost table can be found on Ganesha's yahoo group.
2. No vehicle rules. Though there is mention of a future expansion adding these rules.
3. Using sticks for measurments. Not a big problem. I still enjhoy using a ruler and the rules do provide the actual mesurements in millimeters.
Though I rated this only at three stars, it is still worth the price and makes for some fast, exciting games.
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Tales of Blades and Heroes Fantasy RPG rules
Auston B.
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Date Added: 03/23/2012 13:04:39
Keeps true to the SBH engine Quality artwork throughout the book. Mechanics make for a quick and lite role-playing session with options to increase complexity. Rewards role-play. Open ended to allow freedom of how your character develops. I have been waiting on this book for a while and was not disappointed. Thanks.
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Fear and Faith Horror Rules
Timothy B.
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Date Added: 02/08/2012 18:46:22
A great little miniature skirmish game. The rules are fast, simple and easy to learn on the fly.
Some situations tend to work better than others, such as an attacking zombie horde or a bunch of vampires in a grave yard, but all in all I like it.
I actually plan to try it out in conjunction with other Horror RPGs and see how well they mesh. They game was not designed specifically to do this, but it certainly can be easily adapted to this.
And even to make it perfect there is a list of links of where to get some quality horror minis.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Pride of Lions - Mass Combat Fantasy Miniatures Rules
Shawn C.
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Date Added: 12/30/2011 12:32:39
This product did not live up to my expectations based on the "Song" series of games from Ganesha. While this game has many intriguing concepts for handling combat, the rules are not very clear in some critical places, especially those concerning monsters and constructs. The army lists are also fairly rudimentary, and the unit construction system is very underdeveloped as well. Manuever is also minimized in the game as well with the establishment of linear battle lines being a primary tactic. There is also no method for determining a winner other than: "If it isn't obvious at the end of play which side has prevailed, treat it as a draw, or as something to argue about over post-game refreshments." I also remain hung up on the magic system, which interjects many of the author's personal belief system into the game, even though I might be inclined to agree with many of his thoughts in real life. The Yahoo group has also reported that a 2nd edition is being released in early 2012, and I have hopes that this will fix many of the issues stated above.
[3 of 5 Stars!]
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Flying Lead
Greg S.
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Date Added: 12/13/2011 23:36:15
I've been playing Flying Lead for about 6 months now, and couldn't believe it when I saw that no-one had written a review yet. Best put that to right.
Flying Lead has become my go-to rules set for WWII and generic-ranged-combat miniatures games. I stumbled upon at a time when I was feeling burnt out by all the usual d6 based, your-turn-my-turn rules variants. I was looking for something different, and this is it.
The real beauty lies in the elegant simplicity of the unique initiative system. Rather than moving your men one after the other during your turn, then repeat for your opponent, you must "activate" each miniature individually during your turn by getting at least one success against his Quality score (usually 3 or 4) on a roll of 1-3 d6. Sounds easy enough, doesn't it? Also, the number of successes you get determines the number of actions he can take. But here's the catch - if you get two failures, the initiative passes to the other player. When the heat is on, you're stuck with the inevitable hard choice of "do I roll 1d6 to be sure that I don't lose the initiative, or do I take the risk and roll 2 or 3 so that I can do more stuff and try to turn the tide?". This initiative system is the simplest, most exciting and most engaging one I've come across - try and be too conservative, and you'll achieve nothing; be more aggressive, and you never know at what stage your plan will slip through your fingers. It really keeps you on your toes during the whole game, not just your turn.
Another facet of the rules that keeps you switched on is the way in which combats are resolved. All attacks are opposed rolls (ie you roll your attack, I roll mine, we compare results to determine the winner). So for melee, you attack me and I attack back, for ranged you shoot at me and I try to dodge - it lends a great feel of competing against the other player, rather than sitting back as he goes to town on you while you wait for your turn to reciprocate.
The rules are simple enough that they fit on a single page Quick Ref sheet and are easily absorbed after one game. The core rules are on the minimalist side and remain unobtrusive, but there are so many small options with which you can develop and personalise your warband (think Feats in 3rd Ed D&D) that you can make the game as crunchy as you like.
There are in game modifiers for all of the usual suspects - cover, armour, range - but these are consistent and easy to remember. Also represented are grenades, vehicles, leadership, group actions, overwatching, ambushes, medics - there really isn't anything that I wanted that got left out.
The book features sample warbands for historic and modern theatres, sci-fi, gangster, SWAT and pulp style action, as well as a section on building your own troop lists, scenarios and campaign play.
One caveat worth being aware of is that the rules as written call for the use of measuring sticks. This didn't really appeal to us, and we played for some time with tape measures, thinking that the sticks were a bit too simplistic or clunky. When we finally did give the sticks a go, we came to appreciate how much they facilitated quick and easy troop movements. (With even weapon ranges measured by stick, I recommend having a couple of double length ones on hand for each length - ie short, medium, long, short x2, medium x2, long x2 - with the half-way point marked out: range bands run to four or five stick lengths, and measuring this out one stick at a time tends to amplify inaccuracies). Just something to be aware of.
What didn't we like? The rules state that you can only move in a straight line; if you want to go around a corner, you need to make a second move action. This is too restrictive for my taste - we want to spend our actions doing cool stuff, not basic maneuvering - so we house ruled it (we even made some measuring sticks out of bendable pipe cleaners that you can bend to the shape of your move, lay at the foot of your mini, then just move him/her to the other end around the corner - easy!)
I've gone through over a dozen rules sets in the last eighteen months or so, and this one is the best. It is simple yet flavoursome, and quite unlike any that I've played before. Check it out.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Nice idea with the double length measure sticks and the pipe cleaners measuring sticks. I will have to try that!
Flashing Steel
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Date Added: 11/16/2011 14:45:39
As usual great stuff. the only thing I missed in the rules were cannons. Maybe next time?
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Songs of Our Ancestors
Timothy T.
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Date Added: 08/26/2011 12:29:01
Wonderful. Love rules in PDF, also wonderful is compatiable with iPad, support is quick to respond and will continue to shop here
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Fear and Faith Horror Rules
Ricardo N.
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Date Added: 03/23/2011 21:42:29
A flexible set of rules for horror skirmish games. The rules are kept simple by using the Song of Blades and Heroes engine. The fear mechanics are a nice addition that fits the theme, but they may slow down the game a little. What I like the most is that several different horror scenarios can be created with this system, differently from other more specialized alternatives (like many zombie apocalypse miniature games that can be found.)
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Access covers research being conducted by those who use NCSA's computational resources, expertise, and software. But the good work doesn't stop when the presses roll.
Carlos Simmerling, Stony Brook University Carlos Simmerling and his colleagues caused a stir in 2002, publishing the full folding process of the 20-amino-acid sequence of Tryptophan cage in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The final structure of the simulated Tryptophan cage was virtually indistinguishable from experimental data, and by 2004 the team was running multiple simulations at the same time to share information and cut down on computing time. (See http://access.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Stories/proteins/)
Now, the team is viewing the moments at which "starter molecules" for HIV are most vulnerable to new drugs. Using NCSA's SGI Altix supercomputer, called Cobalt, they offer insight into the mechanics of HIV protease, a molecule that slices the pre-HIV protein chain into pieces that evolve into a mature virus.
Simmerling's team successfully simulated how HIV protease changes between two forms that already have been determined through experiments. More important, however, is that the group was able to capture the protease in a third, fully open state -- one that had previously been hypothesized but never directly observed. Their work was published earlier this year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and the Journal of the American Chemical Society. (See http://comp.chem.sunysb.edu/5_publications.html)
The simulations took 20,000 CPU hours; in real time, the project lasted about three months. Simmerling estimates that it would have taken more than a year to complete the work using his lab's Linux cluster. "It would have been at least six to seven times slower than the Altix, and the cluster doesn't scale as well," he said. "I wouldn't have done it for such a risky project."
Cyrus Madnia, State University of New York at Buffalo For 15 years, Cyrus Madnia and his team at the State University of New York at Buffalo have used NCSA resources to build direct numerical simulation codes that model complex combustion systems. Simulations like these can be used to show how to alter a flame's characteristics to create more or less heat and less pollution. (See http://access.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Stories/flame/)
Their work currently focuses on nonpremixed flame-wall interaction in which the fluctuation of the temperature and other features of the combustion chamber influence the behavior of the flame and vice-versa. Recently, using NCSA's TeraGrid cluster called Mercury, the team modeled methane combustion using a detailed reaction mechanism with 35 species and 217 elementary reaction steps. Results showed that in the presence of a thermal boundary layer at the wall, the flame chemistry is mainly governed by water reactions that contribute approximately 95 percent of the total heat release rate at the wall.
The team is also exploring ignition dynamics and subsequent flame evolution of hydrogen-enriched methane mixtures. A detailed reaction mechanism and two augmented, reduced mechanisms (11-step and 12-step) were considered. Among other things, the team found that the 11-step model accurately predicts the ignition delay time. At later times, however, the fuel-rich side of the flame predicted by this reduced mechanism exhibits differences from the detailed model.
Results have been published in Combustion Theory and Modelling and Combustion and Flame.
Lubos Mitas, North Carolina State University Since the 1990s, Lubos Mitas has explored the inner realms of quantum physics--from buckyballs to the molecular electronic structure of silicon nanocrystals. (See http://access.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Stories/electronicstructures/) In April 2006, North Carolina State University's Lubos Mitas and a team from NC State and Arizona State University proposed a new functional form for the efficient description of many-body quantum systems using Quantum Monte Carlo. Wave functions of interacting quantum systems such as electrons in matter are notoriously difficult to calculate despite decades of effort. Quantum Monte Carlo is one of the most productive many-body methods for electronic structure problems.
Their method, published in Physical Review Letters, was developed on NCSA's Tungsten and Copper clusters. The team also computed at NCSA's sister sites, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and the San Diego Supercomputer Center. The method is based on what is called Pfaffian, a mathematical approach to solving skew-symmetric matrices. It allows users to incorporate pair orbitals for both singlet and triplet pairing channels with unpaired one-particle orbitals into a single, compact wave function. With singlet pairing, the correlation between unlike-spin electrons can be described. Triplet pairing does the same for same-spin electron pairs.
Yuriko Renardy, Virginia Tech Emulsions are significant to a variety of industrial applications, including the development of new materials, wastewater treatment, and pharmaceutical design. Currently, production of these emulsions relies heavily on trial and error. In hopes of improving the state of the art, Yuriko Renardy and her team at Virginia Tech began simulating the nature of drops of liquids in emulsions in 1997. (See http://access.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Stories/dropdeform/)
Previous schemes for determining the distribution of different-sized drops tend to produce errors that do not reconcile themselves no matter how fine-grained the simulation is. Most problematic are false currents within the mixture's flow. The Renardy team's interface reconstruction method, developed on NCSA's Copper supercomputer and previous platforms, eliminates these currents and other errors.
In 2005 and 2006, they used their algorithms to simulate the flow of two viscoelastic liquids. In viscoelastic liquids, drops slide, deform, and change orientation. The team also used the algorithms to predict the evolution of a Newtonian drop in a viscoelastic matrix liquid. Results were published in Rheologica Acta and the Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics.
Benoit Roux, University of Chicago Previously, Benoit Roux set out to explain how fast ion conduction could take place at a rate near the diffusion limit through the channel and yet maintain a robust ion selectivity. (See http://access.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Stories/ionchannels/) The results of this work were reported in a 2004 issue of Nature. More recently, Roux and his collaborators explored the molecular basis for the activation of these ion channels in response to changes in membrane electrostatic potential, that is, the opening of the portals. This process, referred to as "gating," takes place on a microsecond timescale.
In a 2005 issue of Nature, the team proposed a gating mechanism based on the experimental observation that the transmembrane electric field is actually focused at the charged arginine residues part of the "voltage-sensor" of the channel. It surmises that the arginines do not translocate across the membrane and that the voltage-sensor functions much like a "membrane transporter."
The team uses molecular dynamics simulations on NCSA's Tungsten computing cluster to develop their theories about the function of potassium channels. They also compute at NCSA's sister site, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. They are currently designing suitable computational strategies that will enable them to observe channel gating through these simulations, based on experimentally obtained views of the channel.
"Although the experimentally determined three-dimensional structure of membrane channels yields a wealth of information," Roux says, "the function of these membrane channels is intrinsically dynamical. Theoretical considerations are absolutely necessary for understanding the underlying mechanisms of selective ion conduction and gating."


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Brentwood Aldermen to Discuss State Audit, With Feb. 15 Deadline
A meeting on Feb. 12 meeting will be closed. The state auditor's office will hold a public meeting when the final draft of the audit is ready.
The state audit of the City of Brentwood should soon be complete and made public.
Following a Jan. 29 meeting with state auditors, the Brentwood Board of Alderman will meet on Feb. 12 in a closed session to discuss the board's response to auditor's office.
The audit was initiated by a citizen-led petition drive in Summer 2011. The state began the audit in January, 2012.
The Brentwood board has no editing power over the audit, but its response will be inserted into the final draft, state auditor spokesman Spence Jackson said.
The auditor's office has given the board of aldermen a Feb. 15 deadline to submit its repsonse.
Jackson said the meeting on Tuesday will be closed, as the Jan. 29 meeting was.
"Because this is still considered a draft report and confidential, they should not discuss its contents or their responses in an open meeting," he said.
Jackson said after the board of aldermen's response is included, the audit will be reviewed by the office's senior staff and then on to State Auditor Tom Schweich for his approval.
"The next meeting we have will be a public delivery of our audit at a date and time to be determined by our office," Jackson said.
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Great! Now when this comes to an end, Maureen and her friends can find something else to stir up
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8:25 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
Mr. Thompson,
The Audit is a simple seeking or passage to the truth, which I believe most citizens would welcome with open arms.
Most have been raised and educated that if our actions are honorable,
we should always seek an open and honest truth, but certainly never live in fear of it.
Had "Leadership", the Mayor and former B.O.A. initially taken the honorable and judicious steps of completely vetting ALL the circumstances out through a forensic audit, this situation would be complete and our community would be on the road to healing and progress for our future.
For whatever reason, they rather took a highly questionable direction, and our community is suffering as a consequence of at the very least, very poor leadership.
Mayor Kelly has consistently taken comfort in espousing "Motivated
Blindness", or the tendency for people to overlook the unethical, often illegal behavior of others when recognizing the unethical behavior may harm them.
Often times individuals readily people forgive others who benefit from delegating unethical and/or illegal behavior or it is simply EASIER. The problem is that the study of history demonstrates that such practice often leads to gradual moral decay.
I believe most of us would like to clear the path for our community and children to enjoy an honorable, ethical and moral future.


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Interview: Pro gamers staying alive, chasing the dream like the rest of us
July 5th, 2011
In a sluggish economy, even pro gamers are feeling the sting. Prize money isn't what it used to be. But they're still making a living, playing the game, and things are looking up, says 27 year-old David "Zaccubus" Treacy of Team Dignitas. Here's what he had to say on the current state of pro gaming.
Alienware: How has pro gaming changed in the last 10 years?
David "Zaccubus" Treacy: Pro-gaming has always changed due to the nature of hardware, better graphics cards, and new games. But pro gaming has also been a lot like our economy: It grew rapidly over the last decade, then almost imploded on itself.
Fortunately, there are new mainstream sponsors investing in the sport, in addition to the usual hardware and gaming suspects. Companies like Coke, Pepsi, Subway, Adidas, etc.
What are some of the most heavily contested games and events these days?
Counter-Strike, Starcraft 2, Street Fighter, and DotA-like games such as Heroes of Newerth and League of Legends. All these games are huge in their own right and massively addictive to play and watch. As for gaming events, ESL Master, WCG, and MLG are the largest and most competitive.
In your opinion, what makes a great competitive game?
Tough one to answer as there are so many issues to consider. But I guess the main thing is balance -- That everyone is equal both in terms of luck and skill. Also, the game has to be fun and able to draw you back in for more.
What's the median income for pro gamers today?
Well, for a long time it wasn't waged based. Whatever you won was your yearly income. But now players can earn up to $30,000 a year, if not more with sponsorships.
Will live competitive gaming events ever make it big on U.S. television, like in South Korea?
Every TV show I've seen so far has been way too cheesy and not indicative of what pro gaming is about. Trying to squeeze an event into a 60 minute broadcast doesn't really work for gaming as it doesn't really work for tennis. But the latter is shown everywhere on TV.
Only recently, thanks to MLG, can we see what gaming events should look like: Great shoutcasting, well presented, and without the need to cheese it up for regular people to understand.
What advice — both encouraging and hard to swallow — would you give to aspiring pro gamers?
It's not easy to go pro. It takes time and if you don't pick the right games it could well be all for nothing as the games are always changing. For example, you could spend over two years mastering a certain game only to have it blown out of the water as no one is sponsoring it anymore. So pick wisely. Oh, and don't rage so much from losses. You only learn from your mistakes.
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The Heat play their first-ever game in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, looking to extend their win streak versus the Nets to 13 games.
The Nets are coming off a blowout victory over the Magic in which they won by 20 points, 97-77. The Heat, on the other hand, just lost to the Celtics in their first game of many without star PG Rajon Rondo, falling 100-98 in double overtime. But this has not been much of a series over the past five seasons, as the Heat are 15-1 SU, including 12 straight victories over the Nets. They are also 9-2 ATS in the past 11 meetings with Brooklyn, winning the first two matchups this season by 30 points and 13 points.
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The Heat are coming off a tough loss to Boston, but emotions were running high for the Celtics who found out they were without Rajon Rondo for the rest of the season due to a torn ACL. In the loss, SF LeBron James recorded a monster game with 34 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists to go along with three steals. James is averaging 30.4 PPG, 9.4 RPG and 8.6 APG over the past five contests, but has just 20.5 PPG (56% FG) in two games versus Brooklyn this season. PF Chris Bosh will need to be more involved in the Miami offense as he is attempting just 12.0 PPG on 10.6 shots per game over the past five games compared to 17.2 PPG on 12.2 shots per game on the season, and 19.7 PPG on 14.2 FGA per game on his career. SG Dwyane Wade is really starting to come on as of late, averaging 24.6 PPG, 6.4 APG and 5.2 RPG to go along with 2.4 SPG over the past five games. His game against Toronto last Wednesday was probably his best of the year as he had 35 points on only 19 shots. He has also been on fire in two games versus the Nets this season, scoring 28.0 PPG on 71% FG, while adding 6.0 APG. Wade is a good enough defender to throw either Nets starting guards Deron Williams or Joe Johnson off their games.
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Statement of Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith Markup of H.R. 3012, the "Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act"
Chairman Smith: Our immigration system should be designed to benefit Americans and our economy.
The Immigration and Nationality Act generally provides that the total number of family-sponsored and employment-based green cards available to natives of any one country cannot exceed 7% of the total number of green cards available each year.
Because of these annual numerical caps on green cards and the fact that some countries have more of the skilled workers that American employers want, natives of these countries must often wait years longer for green cards than natives of other countries.
In the employment-based second preference category for professionals with advanced degrees and aliens of exceptional ability, green cards are now immediately available to approved applicants from most countries. However, because employers seek so many workers from India and China, the per-country caps result in green cards only being available to those natives who first applied on or before November 2007, four years ago.
In the employment-based third preference category for professionals with bachelor's degrees and skilled workers, green cards are now available to applicants from most countries who first applied on or before December 2005. However, because employers seek so many workers from India and China, the per-country caps result in green cards only being available to natives of China who first applied on or before August 2004, and for natives of India, on or before July 2002.
Similar per-country caps exist in the family-sponsored green card categories. That is why natives of most countries who are siblings of U.S. citizens have green cards available if they first applied on or before June 2000. However, siblings from the Philippines have had to wait since 1988.
H.R. 3012, the "Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act", was introduced by Jason Chaffetz and is appreciated by many in the business community as well. The bill eliminates the employment-based per-country cap entirely by fiscal year 2013. It also raises the family-sponsored per-country cap from 7% to 15%.
This legislation makes sense. Why should American employers who seek green cards for skilled foreign workers have to wait longer just because the workers are from India or China?
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