text:
Part I: Beginning
Part II: 21 – 39
Part III: 40 – 58
Part IV: 58-68 (Frost & Arcane)
AoE Grinding: Frost Mage Edition
Last time we got you up to level 68 in Outlands, so now it's time to move it on up to Northrend. If you recently read the other guides up there you may remember that I mentioned that you can still pretty well solo all of the old world content, but that Outlands Group Quests really did require a group. In Northrend we go back to the way things were, with group quests not necessarily always requiring groups to complete at level. Some of them certainly require help, such as the Amphitheater of Anguish and such, but those are the exceptions not the rule.
The big change that you're going to notice about Northrend is the amount of health that mobs have. Frost is going to notice that more so than other specs because of it's lower damage. At least, that's what I noticed when I took my Frost Mage there. Since then there have been some buffs to Frost that might make it a bit easier on you, but I found myself running out of mana frequently simply because of how many spells I had to cast to bring down the mobs.
Another big change you're going to see is that you no longer get to use your flying mount(s). If you already have a level 80 character on the server then you can buy a book with your 80 that you can send to any of your own level 68+ characters that will teach them Cold Weather Flying to allow them to fly in Northrend. If you do not have an 80 on that server, then you're screwed out of flying until level 77. Why? Because Blizzard said so, that's why.
My first Mage made it to level 74 as Frost before I switched him over to Fire to level to 80. My most recent mage made it to 66 before I decided to try out Arcane for the first time and I never bothered looking back to Frost until it came time to make a PvP dual spec.
Important Spells
General Spells
Invisibility: Become invisible over 3 seconds, reducing threat each second; effect is cancelled by taking any* action, or after 20 seconds.
Ritual of Refreshment: Perform a ritual to summon a table. Requires 2 additional party/raid members and summons 50 stacks of Conjured Mana Biscuits.
Spellsteal: Steal a beneficial magic effect from the target, lasting a maximum of 2 minutes.
Teleport: Dalaran: Congratulations, you can now set your hearthstone wherever you want to and still be able to hit Dal at any time.
Portal: Dalaran: More grats, now you can actually make gold selling portals again!
Mirror Image: Creates three copies of the caster nearby, which cast spells and attack the mage's enemies for 30 seconds.
Invisibility is your agro dump. If you cast it then your threat gets dumped over the 3 seconds it takes you to fade to invisibility. If you happen to be an Arcane Mage then you can make this an instant cast spell so that your threat is instantly gone. When you turn invisible all of your threat goes away. It also works fine as an Oh Crap! button as well, which is what you'll use it for while questing, but it's best use is as an agro dump.
The Ritual is what's referred to as a "Mage Table" or just "Table" in case you find people asking you for one. There are 50 stacks available for people to take, but each character can only hold 4 stacks, and most players don't bother taking more than one, so a single table will generally last all players through an entire raid.
Spellsteal, while great for PvP, has a lot of different uses. Now is when you really want to start paying attention to the buffs that are on the mobs you're facing, both in solo questing and in running through dungeons/heroics/raids. There's nothing like stealing a haste buff off of a mob and finding your 3 second cast now fires off in 1.2 seconds or using a single spell to snag +350 Spellpower and 50% Haste. You'll also find mobs that have something like "Heals the caster for 30% of the damage they deal" which you want to steal just to prevent the mobs from healing, or other buffs that provide no value to you but that you need to remove.
The Teleport/Portal: Dalaran are pretty self explanatory. If you don't know by now what they do then you've clearly purchased your account on eBay…
Mirror Image is an excellent spell for increasing your DPS, even if they do cast nothing but Frostbolt. With the set bonus from Tier gear this is a huge bonus to your DPS. You'll probably use it more in dungeons and raids than anything else since you don't get it until level 80 anyway, but it's great for casting while questing, farming, or whatever.
Frost Spells
Frostfire Bolt: Launches a bolt of frostfire at the enemy, dealing Frostfire damage, slowing movement by 40% and causing additional Frostfire damage over time.
That's right, I'm listing a "Fire" spell in the Frost section. Why? Because Arcane doesn't give a crap about this spell, and while Frost didn't care about it before it's a bit more important to them now that their Brain Freeze talent allows it to be made instant cast and mana free when it procs. The good thing about FFB is that "Frostfire" damage counts and either Frost or Fire damage, whichever your target has the least resistance to. So if you're fighting something that's immune to Frost spells it will deal Fire damage instead. If it's immune to both, then…why aren't you running away?
Playing as Frost
There's no reason to bother mentioning rotations here, you know that as a Frost Mage you're going to Frostbolt the holy, ever-loving crap out of everything, and if you need to you'll finish it off with Fire Blast, Cone of Cold, or Ice Lance. If you used the Glyph of I Wanna Be a Warlock (wuss) then you also have the option of just letting your pet finish them off.
Frost isn't hard to play, it's simple and it's safe. You've got the best survivability and crowd control available to any spell caster in the game, and you're a crit-tossing fool too. The same basic principles apply at this level that we've been seeing all along, keep yourself away from the mobs, keep the mobs slowed down so they can't close the distance, AoE everything you can, spam Frostbolts like they're going out of style (they've been out of style for a long time, but they still hurt so we're good), and take advantage of any opportunity to freeze and then crit the mobs that you're facing.
And when all else fails, Frost Nova, Blink away, and then run like the a pansy until you're out of combat.
Playing as Arcane
Arcane Option 1: Arcane Blast, Slow, Arcane Missile, Arcane Barrage, (Fire Blast)
Arcane Option 2: Frostbolt or Slow, Arcane Blast x2, Arcane Barrage, (Fire Blast)
I'm going to leave these rotations up here in Arcane since I've only mentioned them to you one other time. This rotation doesn't change from 64 up through 80 for leveling purposes except that you'll eventually just drop all the slowing business for the sake of killing things faster. Taking the safe road is what Frost excels at; killing things before it matters is what Arcane is there for.
The two rotations listed up top there are for your solo questing. If you're in a dungeon and you have a tank that's going to hold agro for you then you can drop the silly business and move into what is going to be your true rotation for heroics and raiding at level 80:
Arcane Dungeon Rotation: Arcane Blast x4, Arcane Missile
There you go, you end up mashing two buttons for the rest of your life as Arcane.
Now, if you don't have a Missile Barrage proc after the fourth Arcane Blast then go ahead and cast a fifth. If you did get a proc during or after the four casts, then go ahead and fire it off. My personal preference is to cast AM after no more than the 5th AB regardless of whether or not I get a proc from it. The reasons for that are mana conservation, since AB increases mana costs, and sustained DPS. It's better to spend more mana on an AM cast without a MB proc than it is to keep on casting AB repeatedly.
If you get a Missile Barrage proc before you've built a full stack of 4 from AB, then hold off on casting AM until you have the four stack unless you're either going to lose the stack of AB that you have already or your MB proc is about to wear off. Otherwise just hold off and make the most of what you're given. If you read raiding forums and sites you might find people telling you to fire it off at 3 stacks or to fire it whenever it procs regardless of stacks, and so on, but I've tested it out with every configuration I've been able to and I always find more consistent DPS when I stick to four stacks, bar none.
Leveling in Northrend
The first decision you need to make when you move on to Northrend is which zone you want to level in. You basically have two choices if you go right at level 68: Borean Tundra and Howling Fjord.
If you look at the quest rewards for each you'll see that BT has about 15x the number of Blue quality items as quest rewards than HF. For that reason, I personally prefer BT for my first zone. But, I'm a min/max styled player and I want the best that's available to me. My personal opinion of the two zones is that HF is the more enjoyable zone to level in. Of the few blues that HF does offer as quest rewards, there are some nice caster trinkets you may want to pick up where BT blues are mostly armor and weapons.
If you want enjoyable, go with Howling Fjord. If you want good quest rewards, then go to Borean Tundra. Either way, it's merely a suggestion on my part so do whatever you want.
General Tactics
AoE grinding is still your fastest, most efficient method of leveling, but it's a bit harder when you first step into the frozen lands of Northrend. For that reason I suggest you start off with single target combat until you've gotten a feel for the mobs and hopefully a few item upgrades as well, and then move into AoE mode once you're comfortable.
Other than that it's simply business as usual.
Arcane is all about burning down single targets. When you first reach Northrend you'll want to use a slowing spell first and then DPS the targets down, and make use of your CC spells such as Polymorph if you happen to pull multiple mobs. After you're more comfortable with your spec and facing the mobs that are there you'll eventually move away from using a slow in favor of quicker kills. You'll get to the point where your health just doesn't matter anymore so taking a hit here and there is just part of the job.
Arcane is the most mobile Mage spec because it has more potential for significant, instant-cast damage. Arcane Barrage (ABarr) isn't the hardest hitting spell out there, but it sure trumps Ice Lance. ABarr also has the chance to proc your Missile Barrage (MB) talent that makes your Arcane Missiles super-speedy missiles of doom, so you can stop to fire off the MB to get whatever casts you have time for out of it and then get back to moving if necessary. It won't happen often, but at least the option is there for you where it's not for others.
Talent Points and Glyphs
Frost Spec
Brain Freeze 3/3: Your Frost damage spells with chilling effects have a 15% chance to cause your next Fireball or Frostfire Bolt spell to be instant cast and cost no mana.
Incineration 3/3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Scorch, Arcane Blast and Cone of Cold spells by 6%.
World In Flames 3/3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike, Pyroblast, Blast Wave, Dragon's Breath, Living Bomb, Blizzard and Arcane Explosion spells by 6%.
Frost Warding 2/2: Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 50% and gives your Frost Ward and Fire Ward a 30% chance to negate the warded damage spell and restore mana equal to the damage caused.
Brain Freeze we're taking for more instant casting goodness. It's not a huge benefit to us, but it allows us to be a bit more mobile and FFB/FB will generally hit harder than your Frostbolt, especially if it crits. Incineration we're taking to increase the crit chance of Cone of Cold, but also to allow us to move deeper into the Fire tree.
World in Flames is all about increasing our AoE DPS against trash packs or while grind-questing by increasing our chance to crit with Blizzard. The two points in Frost Warding can be moved if you want, but with Frost damage being present in Northrend dungeons and raids it's what I'd suggest.
Special Note
This is the talent build I prefer when leveling as Frost because of my focus on AoE grinding. If you are going for a Frost Raiding spec, then you'll need to do a respec to change up a lot of what we've done in Frost up to this point because Frost was not viable as a Raid spec when I started writing these guides. If you do want to raid as Frost, then I will refer you to the masters of such: SpicyTunas and Frost is the New Black.
Arcane Spec
Frost Warding 2/2: Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 50% and gives your Frost Ward and Fire Ward a 30% chance to negate the warded damage spell and restore mana equal to the damage caused.
Icy Veins 1/1: [Instant Cast] Hastens your spellcasting, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting by 100% for 20 seconds.
Incineration 3/3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Scorch, Arcane Blast and Cone of Cold spells by 6%.
Mind Mastery +2 (5/5): Increases spell power by 15% of your total Intellect.
Prismatic Cloak 3/3: Reduces all damage taken by 6% and reduces the fade tie of your Invisibility spell by 3 seconds.
Arcane Meditation 1/3: Allows 17% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting.
The points Frost Warding can be moved if you want to, but be sure they stay in the Frost tree so that we can get Icy Veins which is a huge boost to our DPS by cutting the cast time of Arcane Blast and reducing the channel time of Missile Barrage. IV is brutal, trust me.
Incineration is more important to Arcane than it is to the Frost build up there because it increases the crit chance of our main nuke, Arcane Blast. Mind Mastery is just finishing of the talent for the extra spell power which we can never get enough of. You can stop stacking spell power when you can one-shot Arthas on 25-man with an Ice Lance.
Prismatic Cloak is somewhat optional, but making Invisibility instant instead of fading over 3 seconds is a huge benefit in my opinion. It's great for PvE as well as PvP, and reduced damage on top of it just makes it that much sweeter for me. Arcane Meditation is completely interchangeable if you're not a fan. I personally use 3/3 Arcane Meditation and only 1/3 Student of the Mind which I have reversed in this guide. As for which is actually better, I haven't decided yet.
Glyphs for Leveling
Major Glyphs: Frost
Evocation: Your Evocation ability also causes you to regain 60% of your health over its duration.
Ice Block: Your Frost Nova cooldown is now reset every time you use Ice Block.
Ice Barrier: Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your Ice Barrier by 30%.
Water Elemental: Reduces the cooldown of your Summon Water Elemental spell by 30 seconds.
Eternal Water: Your Summon Water Elemental now lasts indefinitely, but your Water Elemental can no longer cast Freeze.
Molten Armor: Your Molten Armor grants an additional 20% of your spirit as critical strike rating.
The Glyph of Evocation is invaluable if you are soloing. You can get by without it, but it goes a long way towards reducing your down time to have it.
If you are going to do a lot of AoE grinding, then I suggest you go for Evocation and Ice Block as those will be the most helpful to you at this point.
If you want to do more leveling via dungeon runs, then I suggest you go for Eternal Water and Frostbolt instead, as they will provide you with the largest boost to your DPS. Eternal Water removes one of your best AoE grinding tools, but you can deal with that if you need to. You may also want to swap Frostbolt for Ice Barrier if you plan to solo quest as well as run dungeons to give you more survivability.
If you want to increase your DPS you may also consider Molten Armor at level 62 for increased Crit Rate, though you'll probably get more use out of that at higher levels than you will right now.
Major Glyphs: Arcane
Arcane Blast: Increases the damage from your Arcane Blast buff by 3%. (Requires Level 64)
Arcane Missiles: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of Arcane Missiles by 25%.
Mana Gem: Increases the mana received from using a mana gem by 40%.
Molten Armor: Your Molten Armor grants an additional 20% of your spirit as critical strike rating.
Arcane Blast being your primary nuke and a buff to other Arcane spells, having another 3% damage from the buff can add up real quick. You'll use it at 80 if you stay Arcane, so you might as well get it now.
Arcane Missiles is your second most common nuke spell, and considering the high crit rate that Mages generally have, an extra 25% damage when it happens is great. This is another one you'll use at 80, so grab it now.
Mana Gem I list specifically for leveling purposes, because it is amazing for restoring your mana and thus reducing your downtime. I suggest you pair it up with Arcane Blast if you do take it.
Molten Armor is the third glyph you'll be toting around at level 80, and another worth considering now. Additional crit is never a bad thing. I usually save this one for my level 80 slot, but go with whatever works best for you.
Minor Glyphs: All Mages
Slow Fall: Your Slow Fall spell no longer requires a reagent.
Frost Ward: You have an additional 5% chance to reflect Frost spells while your Frost Ward is active.
Fire Ward: You have an additional 5% chance to reflect Fire spells while your Fire Ward is active.
Mages have crap for minor glyph selection (I know, "Who doesn't?" right?), so the only one I really care for is going to be Slow Fall. Get that one for your first slot at 15 and then fill in the others as they open up with whatever you fill like sticking in there.
Gearing Up for Spellcasting
We're finally going to change up our gearing priority a bit, but only once we hit level 80.
Prior to 80: Spell Power and Intellect > All, with Hit, Crit, and Stam being next up on the usefulness list.
Level 80: Hit (until capped) > Spell Power > Haste = Crit > Intellect > Spirit > everything else
The higher you get the more important Hit becomes, but once you start reaching the cap it's useless. Arcane needs less hit than any other spec since they get 3% from both the Arcane tree and the Frost tree, so once you hit 80 and start getting badge gear in particular you'll generally be overflowing with Hit before you know it. I was over twice as much Hit as I needed for a long time after I hit 80.
If you're getting into raiding then you need to give Haste some love until you start getting to the haste cap and then focus more on crit. As long as your primary nukes aren't being cast in under a second then you've got room for more Haste.


text:
Kalamazoo Signs Forwards Brian Bicek and Jeff Pierce
The Kalamazoo Wings, proud member of the ECHL, three-time defending North Division Champions and National Hockey League affiliate to the Vancouver Canucks, and American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves announce the team has signed forwards Brian Bicek (BI-sek) and Jeff Pierce; per club policy, terms of the contracts will be undisclosed.
Bicek comes to Kalamazoo after starting the season in the Central Hockey League with the Missouri Mavericks. A fifth-year pro, Bicek has netted 234 points (104 goals, 130 assists) spending time in the ECHL, IHL and CHL. Bicek began his pro career during the 2007-08 season in the ECHL with the Elmira Jackals, where he was a teammate of current K-Wings goaltender Joel Martin.
The native of Downers Grove, Illinois is also familiar with Pierce, who he was a college teammate with for four years at Western Michigan University (2004-08).
Similar to Bicek, Pierce is a fifth-year pro that joins the team after starting the season in the CHL with the Mavericks. Pierce has posted 254 points (113 goals, 141 assists) in his career, primarily in the CHL.
By coming to the K-Wings, the native of Troy, Michigan will be reunited with Kory Karlander, Martin and Bicek. The native of Troy, Michigan and Karlander were teammates for two seasons back in 2008-10 in the CHL with the Odessa Jackalopes while he was a teammate of Martin's in Odessa during the 2009-10 campaign. Besides being teammates in college, Pierce and Bicek were also together this season in Missouri.
Both Bicek and Pierce are expected to make their K-Wings debuts tonight, as Kalamazoo returns to Wings Stadium for a 7 p.m. face-off versus the Reading Royals.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The last few weeks I've put a lot of time into playing Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) and today I'm finally getting around to sharing some of my experiences with you.
I know that most of my readers come here for WoW related information on leveling and heirlooms, but for the immediate future I'm shifting gears over to SWTOR. I signed up for WoW's annual pass so I'll still be playing WoW at least until October 2012, and hopefully we have a chance to experience Mists of Pandaria by then to see whether or not there's a chance that I'll continue longer. For the time being I'll be breaking my first rule of MMO gaming, which is that I never play more than one game at a time. All of that is for another post and another day.
This is going to be the first SWTips (SWOH-tips) post in which I share all of the nifty little tricks that I've found that can help you. This first post is going to be a bit of everything that I've found so far instead of being directed at a specific activity or something because I'm more eager to just share some information with you than I am to break this up into several posts.
Also, I'll apologize in advance for the poor selection of screenshots. Apparently I've only taken seven since I started playing, and six of those are of PvP scoreboards. I'll…try to fix that.
Classes & Advanced Classes
I wanted to start off with this one because it's probably the hardest thing for people to wrap their heads around if they're coming from other MMO's.
SWTOR has 4 base classes per faction. Each faction's base classes have unique names, but they're actually the same classes on both sides with different names for everything.
Republic Trooper = Empire Bounty Hunter
Republic Jedi Knight = Empire Sith Warrior
Republic Smuggler = Empire Imperial Agent
Republic Jedi Consular = Empire Sith Inquisitor
Each of those base classes holds the key to the confusion, because at level 10 you choose to take an Advanced Class (AC). Each base class has two advanced classes, and choosing one prevents you from ever having access to the other. So basically the base class is like a tutorial to give you a feel for two different play styles at once. Once you reach level 10 you drop your base class and move on to your advanced class – for ever.
With 2 AC's for every base class we're really left with 8 unique classes for people to be. You'll always be a Sith Inquisitor if that was your base class, but you're actually either a Sorcerer or an Assassin as far as what your actual class is because it's your Advanced Class that defines your character.
Each AC has it's own set of three talent trees to spend points in, and even though one of the three trees is "shared" between both AC's for every class, the talents themselves often change between the two AC's. So while both the Sorcerer and Assassin have access to the Madness tree, the talents within that tree work differently for both specs because they're completely different (caster vs. melee).
As the game stands right now you can pay to reset your talent points, so there is an option to repsec. However, there is (currently) no dual spec option so if you want to switch roles you'll have to respec. Bioware has discussed, but so far declined, the possibility of changing your Advanced Class. At this time you cannot change your AC once you've selected it. So if you decide to be a Sith Assassin, you cannot become a Sith Sorcerer without rolling a new character. While I would personally like to have this ability, I can understand why they would not allow it and I will support their decision on how to handle it either way.
A lot of people get a bit upset at not being able to switch their AC, and that's perfectly understandable. With the way that classes are handled though, if you were to relate this to WoW you're basically asking for the ability to class change your Mage into a Rogue, or your Druid into a Warrior, your Death Knight into a Priest. Advanced classes are like classes unto themselves, and asking for the ability to change them on the fly is a bit much.
That being said, with how AC's are handled in the first place, it can really suck for people to invest time into a character that could be either a Rogue or a Priest only find out at level 20 that you really wish you would have chosen the other AC, or you find that your guild needs a healer but you chose an AC that can only tank and dps and your only option is to reroll another character.
Free Experience
There's a lot of "free" experience to be had in SWTOR. "Free" meaning that all you have to do is click on something and you get experience for it. These are typically called Codex entries which basically means that you're exploring and learning about the galaxy.
You get codex entries for all kinds of things. Killing strange creatures, clicking on glowy blue objects, accomplishing objectives in PvP warzones, or talking to special NPC's. Your character will make codex entries for those which gives you experience and gives you a place to look up information about the subject.
Glowy Blue Items: if you see something in the world that's glowing with a dull, blue light – click on it. It's either a quest item that you need anyway, or it's a lore item that's going to give you experience for a codex entry. These things come in all shapes and sizes from little datapads the size of your hand to massive rock formations. If it's glowing, click it.
Monster Codex: If you're out exploring and you see a strange creature roaming about – click it. In some cases you just need to be close to it and click it, and others you have to attack and kill it. If clicking doesn't do anything, try to kill it. If you get an entry you get more experience, and if you don't then just move on and ignore those creatures unless you have a quest to kill some more. Don't just go for monsters that have health bars though, you can also get entries for friendly beasts.
Datacrons: These will have their own section further below since they're kind of a big deal, but these are a great source of free experience with the added bonus of also increasing your attributes. Datacrons can be found on (I believe) every planet in the game, and there's anywhere from 3-6 datacrons on each one. Some datacrons are incredibly easy to reach while other require extensive amounts of jumping, running, navigation, and even team work in order to reach them. I'll give you some links for how to find these in the Datacrons section down below.
Training Crew Skills: When you first arrive at the Imperial/Republic fleet for the first time on a new character you'll receive a quest to go train your crew skills and to talk to one of your trainers a second time after choosing the profession. However, since crew skills give codex entries, you'll get free experience from talking to every skill trainer regardless of which three you're going to choose and whether or not you've already chosen/accepted them. Take a peek at the Crew Skills section below for a tip on how to gain three levels just from talking to these guys.
[Update: Added] Companion Story/Dialogue Quests: As you start to gather your companions you'll notice that every now and then they'll want to talk to you someplace private. These take place in either a cantena or on your ship, and your companion will have a quest marker when they're available. These quests allow you to get to know your companion more, build affection (or lose it) with them, and sometimes assign them special positions or roles within your character's story. Every time you complete a portion of your class quest that's somewhat significant, there's a good chance that at least one of your companions wants to have a chat with you. Quests are quests, and that means experience.
PvP: Player versus Player Combat
PvP is something that I've been a huge fan of in WoW for the last 2-3 years and something that I've really enjoyed in SWTOR so far as well. In fact, I think I might even go so far as to say that I prefer SWTOR PvP to WoW PvP and that's actually saying quite a bit.
No Brackets: Right now there is only one PvP bracket, meaning that all characters that can participate (level 10-50) will face each other in the same bracket. There is a mechanic in place, Bolster, which evens the playing field stats-wise (for the most part) so that the only difference between a level 10 and a level 50 is that the level 50 has access to 40 extra levels worth of spells. Don't let level differences fool you though, it's entirely possible for a level 10 to kill a level 50 in a 1v1 fight with Bolster. It's not necessarily likely, but it is possible.
No Cross Server Queues: Because there's no brackets, there's also no cross server grouping. Instead, every time you step foot into a warzone, you're facing other players on your server. Their main reason for doing this was to establish a community. When you're facing the same batch of people over and over in PvP, you start to recognize names. This was something that had me a bit concerned when I first saw it, but after having experienced it I find that I actually love this feature. This is the one saving grace of Huttball after I got burned out on it, because you can face your own faction there. There are two people that I've developed a relationship with in SWTOR PvP because of these two features combined.
One of them I've only ever been teamed up with, but as we're both healers we've done some of the most amazing node defense and defending the ball carrier that I've ever seen. The other is with an Imperial Agent who I frequently have both on my team and on the opposing team. When we're working together we can take down level 48's while we're in our teens, but while facing each other we're both the number one kill target for the other. Unfortunately for him, I have stealth.
Bolster: This is a buff that raises your stats to be comparable to those people who are higher level than you in the warzone. Bolster's buff is percentage based, so it increases your current stats by the percentage associated with your level. What that means is, when you're in gear that's appropriate for your level, Bolster will make you as strong as a level 50 character in level-appropriate gear. If you're undergeared though, that percentage doesn't increase itself to make up for your lack of gear, it just increases your weaker stats. So if you're level 14 in level 14 gear, you'll be about the same as a level 50 in level 50 (non-PvP) gear, but if you're a level 20 in level 15 gear then you'll be roughly as strong as a level 50 in level 38 gear.
Resolve: Is a bar that shows up under players' nameplates that marks how much crowd control (CC) they've been hit with recently. When that bar is full (it's a whitish-bluish color) that player is immune to CC. There is a lot of CC in SWTOR and almost every class has several CC abilities by level 10 (melee force users don't get reliable CC until level 24). Watch your opponent's resolve bar carefully when you're trying to decide whether it's best for you to CC them or go for the kill as you may find that going for the kill is your only option and that one wasted global cooldown on CC when they're immune can be the difference between victory and defeat.
Rewards: PvP is actually incredibly rewarding, especially at lower levels. Each victory will earn you roughly 1,000 credits, 40-90 commendations which can be used for gear upgrades, and experience that's pretty close to what you would get from on-level quests. You can get your first PvP weapon at level 14, and it will take you 5-10 warzones worth of commendations to purchase it, but it will be significantly better than anything else you can get your hands on at that level. Level 20 is when the first set of armor becomes available which is also extremely powerful. Now, just to clarify here, this gear does not have the PvP stat Expertise on them, they're just gear pieces that you can get only through PvP. Expertise is only available on level 50 PvP gear.
Expertise: This is the PvP stat, the one that increases your performance in PvP-only, and has no effect at all on PvE. This is only available at level 50, and it's the one thing that make level 50's harder to kill in PvP than anyone else. Right now a level 50 with full PvP gear on can defend a node form 4-6 people by themselves. BioWare is working towards splitting the level 50's off into their own bracket once there are enough 50's to actually have a bracket, but until then this is the major source of imbalance in PvP right now.
PvP: Warzones
There are three warzones in SWTOR at this time, and they should all have at least some amount of familiarity if you've done PvP in other MMO's.
Alderaan: This is a resources map similar to Arathi Basin or Battle For Gilneas if you're a WoW player. There are three nodes (left, right, and mid) and you need to stay in control of any 2 of those for the majority of the fight in order to win. You can see who controls which nodes as well as the current standing of each team by looking at the icons in the top-right corner of your screen. Your turrets and your bar are colored green, your opponents' is colored red, and uncontrolled turrets are grey. The longer you control the turret nodes, the more damage they deal to the opponent's ship, and the faster you win.
The best tip I can give you for this warzone is to always cap the node from the opposite side of the enemy spawn locations. The nodes themselves grant Line of Sight, so unless the opponent has an AoE that they can target to get around the node, they have to spend extra time running in order to get to you and that extra time can be the deciding factor in capping a turret. People are constantly trying to capture these nodes at the wrong angle and letting the enemy hit them with a basic ranged attack to prevent a capture that they could have easily had if they would have taken 2 steps to the side.
Actually, the best tip I could give you is something that's been chiseled into the foundation of the world since PvP became PvP – FIGHT ON THE FLAGS! Always, always, always fight on the flags. Never let your flag be captured because you weren't paying attention or weren't able to react in time because you were too far away from the node.
There's a lot I could talk about in regards to the layout of this warzone and how to get around quickly and such, but I think I'm going to leave that for an actual Alderaan-specific guide that I'll write later.
Voidstar: This is a defend and assault style map where each side gets a chance at being both offense and defense. It's basically Strand of the Ancients for you WoW players. There are three walls that you have to get through in order to reach a computer terminal which is the primary objective. You get through the walls by planting bombs (8 second timer) which then have a 20 second countdown before they explode. The defenders are trying to prevent you from planting bombs in the first place, or defusing them (3 second timer) once you do get them up before they blow the doors open. Once one door is opened in a section, all the doors in that section open and push combat into the next section.
The second and third sections each have another gating mechanic that requires another 8 second timer to open the gate to reach the doors in the first place, but those happen instantly if you get the 8 seconds completed. There are two gates in the second section, and three in the third. Gates are opened singularly, so if you open only the left gate in section 2, the right gate stays closed. As an attacker, you want to open all of the gates, where the defender wants to keep all of them closed only until one is opened at which point their focus should be strictly defending the final doors.
Stealth classes have an edge in this map because they can maneuver around the map and plant a bomb while the defenders are away. That's why defense and fighting on the flags is so important in this match. You should never leave the doors unguarded if you're defending. Zerg tactics can sometimes work on this map, but team composition can make a huge difference as well. The team that the most AoE and/or the most CC typically wins.
Huttball: This is the capture the flag map, but with a twist – the flag can be passed around. There isn't really a true enough equivalent to this warzone in WoW, the closest being Warsong Gulch, but I'm told there's a somewhat similar map in Rift. I did play Rift, but I never did any PvP so I wouldn't know. The point here is to grab the neutral ball from the middle of the field and carry it to your opponent's side of the field to score a point. Killing the ball handler will cause the ball to be passed to a nearby member of your team (I think the person who gets the killing blow gets the ball, but I'm not positive), otherwise you'll pick it up from the spawn point in mid.
There are 4 levels in Huttball. Ground level which has access to all of the other three and contains two acid pits which deal damage and apply a slow effect to anyone inside them as well as two air traps which launch players in random directions around midfield. The Pit, which is the lowest level and is located in front of the goal area by with no immediate access to the goal. Middle Ramp which has one entrance from the ground floor and then two exits onto the scoring portion of the ground floor, and also contains two fire traps on both sides of the field that deal significant damage. And the upper/outer Ramps that are accessed on the outer edges of the ground floor in midfield, which also contain two fire traps on both sides, and has a single exit onto the scoring side of the pits on the ground level.
Because of the multiple levels and the damaging terrain of this warzone, ranged classes have a definite advantage here. Crowd Control is even more deadly on this map than raw DPS thanks to the hazardous terrain, and knockbacks can really screw with your clutch flag captures.
My most important tip for Huttball is to put the spell to throw the ball somewhere on your action bars where it's easy to get to. The spell name is "Throw the Huttball" and it does just that. It should show up on your bars by default when you entire Huttball for the first time. If your bars are full though, you can find it on the General tab of your skills window. I have my Throw button assigned to my 'R' keybind because I want it as accessible as possible when I'm playing Huttball. If you have the ball and you're low on health, pass it off to a teammate. If you're in a bad position and someone else is near the goal, pass it. Do not try to be a hero in Huttball. It's better to pass the ball and get a point than to try to force your way through four opponents only to die with your face on the goal line and the ball in enemy hands.
Throwing the Huttball does require you to click on a target area when you activate it, you can't just pass it directly to another team member. If your team is in the AoE they should receive the ball so long as they're not in stealth. If you're going to die and there's nobody on your team to pass it to, you should do your best to pass the ball to an open spot on the map so that it's reset to the middle of the field instead of falling into enemy hands.
If you're still confused by all of that, just wait for my post on Huttball where I'll go into a lot more detail and include screenshots and such.
Companions are sort of like pets/minions from other games, except that every class gets 5 (6) of them throughout the the game. Each class gets specific companions and they are given to you at specific points in your class quest storyline. You'll get your first companion between levels 7-12 depending on which class you are and how strongly you stick to your class quest versus every other quest out there. Your second companion, the one who's only a partial companion (no combat skills) comes with your ship which you'll get someone in your mid-to-upper teens. The third and fourth companions vary somewhat between the classes as far as what level or what stage of your class quest you get them at, but you should get them in your 20's. For example, my Trooper has 3 companions while my wife's Smuggler has only 2, even though we're at the same stage of our class quests.
You can have only one companion actively helping you in combat at a time. The number of companions you can have sent out on Mission quests (see below) or crafting items for you at one time is based on your level. You can only have two companions crafting/questing until you reach level 25 and open up the third.
Remember, companions are tied to your class quest, so if you're eager for more companions you should consider cutting back on all of the other quests in the area and focus just on your class chain. There are way more quests available than you need to level to 50 anyway, so don't feel like you have an obligation to do every quest on every planet before moving on. You can always come back later.
For a great source of companion information, I direct you to swtor-spy.com.
Presence: This is a stat that you'll find on some pieces of gear which gives no direct benefit to you. This stat instead increases the health, damage, and healing abilities of your companions. If you like to play solo, then this is a good stat for you to stack if you like having your companion out to give you a hand. If you're more of a group player this you can ignore this stat since companions count against your total group size.
Affection: Is a rating of how well your companions like you (or how much they hate your rotten guts). This increases (or decreases) the success rate of the companion's Mission quests and impacts the roleplay options you have with that companion, including a chance for romance where it's available.
Skill Efficiency: This increases the companion's success rate with a certain skill and also decreases the amount of time it takes them to accomplish it. A mission may say it will take 4 minutes, but with a companion with high efficiency in that skill it may only take 3.5 minutes. Each companion has their own efficiency/critical scores that are already tied to specific crew skills and you cannot do anything to change which skills or what type of bonus they have.
Skill Critical: This increases the chance that your companion will have extra or increased rewards when utilizing your Crew Skills.
Crew Skills
Crew Skills are SWTOR's version of professions, and for the most part I love them. You, as the player, select three Crew Skills that your Companions will have access to. You get three, and only three. Of those three, only one of them can be a Crafting skill (you don't have to have a crafting skill, you just can't have more than one on the same character).
Crafting Skills: Armortech, Armstech, Artifice, Biochem, Cybertech and Synthweaving. These professions all craft gear, consumables, or item mods. You can only have one of these per character. You don't actually craft anything yourself, your companions do all of the crafting for you.
Gathering/Mission Skills: Archaeology, Bioanalysis, Scavenging, Slicing. These professions are all used to gather items while you're out questing, and they can be used as mission skills to get specific types of items. Both you and your companions can gather nodes while you're out in the world(s), but only your companions can go on the Mission quest portion. With the exception of Slicing, these professions all give you the basic materials required by the crafting professions.
Slicing gathers lockboxes which most often contain credits, though it can also give you access to schematics and mission quests for all of the other professions. Slicing received a nerf in the most recent patch 1.0.1 which significantly reduced the amount of credits you can farm with it. Prior to that nerf, I was able to farm 100,000 credits on my level 23 Trooper. After that nerf I get about the same amount of credits from a day's worth of farming that I used to get in about 3 hours. Exact numbers are still being tested, but it looks like the nerf was fairly significant.
Mission-Only Skills: Diplomacy, Investigation, Treasure Hunting and Underworld Trading. These crew skills, to my knowledge, do not have any nodes that you can gather from, and instead require Mission quests to level. These crew skills are required if you want to be able to make Blue or Purple quality gear with your crafting professions as they are the only reliable method of obtaining the rare materials required to craft them.
Datacrons are shiny little cubes that you can find throughout the various planets of SWTOR. Clicking on them typically gives you a bonus to one of your attributes of +2, though some can give +3-4, while others will give you a Datacron Fragment which you combine with others in special locations to form more powerful datacrons. I haven't done the combining yet so I don't know the details for those, but I do know you can do it and have found two of the stations that you do it in, so I'll know more about it once I find some more pieces and can put them together.
For the best resource I've found online for datacron locations, I direct you once again to swtor-spy.com. You can also search for them on YouTube. I prefer video walkthroughs to written instructions and screenshots, so if I can't find what I'm looking for on one site I'll try out another.
There are two reasons why you want to hunt these datacrons down. First, because they are permanent increases to your attributes so by not going after them you're making yourself less powerful than you could/should be. Granted, not all of them are useful for every character, such as +2 Aim on a Force user, but you should at least go for the ones that you can benefit from. Second, these are also Codex entries, meaning you get more "free" experience just from finding them.
More to Come
I've got plenty more tips for you, but we're already pushing 5k words on this one and it's a big mish-mash of all kinds of stuff thrown together as it is, so I don't want it to get much bigger.
If there's anything in particular you would like for me to cover, feel free to leave your suggestion in the comments below. Otherwise I'll just keep on keeping on with whatever happens to be peaking my interest at the moment when I start writing the next one.


text:
ALLENSPARK -- Levi Sievers balanced on his snowshoes and leaned precariously over the glittery white, untouched snow Wednesday morning.
Slowly, he pierced its surface with a 90-inch snow tube, worked it down into the ground below and pulled out a plug of the snow to measure its depth and water density.
Sievers, a soil conservation technician, and Sylvia Hickenlooper, a soil conservationist, hike 10,000 feet up the Longs Peak Trail in Larimer County in January, February, March and April every year to gather data for the U.S. Agricultural Service's snow survey. The information is compiled with data taken from dozens of other manual sites and automated sites statewide and used to developed the water supply outlook for the state in the run-up to warmer weather and higher water demands.
Hickenlooper and Sievers took 10 samples from designated sites along the measurement location, marked with yellow diamond-shaped signs with a red arrow on them, which has been used as a site for decades. They measured the depth and weight of the snow in the samples, and Hickenlooper then crunched the numbers.
"I was hoping it would be a little bit better," she said, leaning over her calculator and pad, while kneeling in the snow.
The 30-year average for the site is 10.8 inches of water in the snowpack. Her calculations showed for March, the average is 5.4, even after some encouraging snowfall during Colorado's snowiest month.
Sievers and Hickenlooper are also responsible for manual measurements at three other sites, all of which feed into the water sheds that flow into the South Platte Basin, which supplies Boulder County communities. So far this year, the South Platte is ranked second statewide among the eight major basins for storage, holding 82 percent of average this season. The Yampa and White River basins are at 106 percent of average, according to the USDA's Colorado Water Supply Outlook Report released March 1.
Hickenlooper said that most of the state's snowpack has been at about 70 percent of average, while the Longs Peak site was only at 50 percent from February measurements. Still, that was up from 25 percent in January.
Snow typically peaks for Colorado in March, but there is some hope that April could bring additional moisture to the snowpack.
Storms, Hickenlooper said, "would be wonderful at this point."
The USDA March 1 report was not optimistic about the state's prospects of having a solid water supply. The report takes into account snowpack, precipitation, reservoir storage and streamflow. The report noted that "all basins will need a significant turnaround in weather patterns in March in order to see improvements in this year's water supply outlook."
Some storms have rolled through the state since the last measurements, but if the measurements at Longs Peak are an indicator, they did not meet the bar to turn around the March 1 outlook.
"The state can expect below-average runoff this spring and summer across all of the major basins," the report predicted. "Reservoir storage percentages across the state continue to decline."
The data Hickenlooper and Sievers gather at their four snowpack measurement sites will be forwarded on for inclusion in the April report.
Those reports are watched closely by municipalities and irrigation companies, which likely will have to make plans for a dry season.
Pierrette J. Shields can be reached at 303-684-5273 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
1962 Dodge Truck Owners Manual
Contact us
Chassis Parts
Greg's Automotive PO Box 1712 Santa Ynez, Calif. 93460
Quality Products for Classic Dodges
Your Cart Contains
Continue Shopping
View Cart
Dodge Truck Products
All of our products are quality items and are backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
1962 Dodge Truck Owners Manual
Owners Manuals Explains operation, maintenance, controls, weights, tire pressures, load capacity, etc. Every car had one of these in the glove box when new. Very high quality and a perfect match to the original in every way. Truly a part of your restoration. Display with your truck!
Manuals are Licensed Factory Reprints
Greg's Automotive LLC PO Box 1712 Santa Ynez, Calif. 93460
© Greg's Automotive. This "website" and all contents are property of Greg's Automotive.


text:
Allergies Defined
Solution Guides
Health Tips
Allergy & Asthma News
Allergy & Asthma Links
Allergy & Asthma Blog
Solution Guides
Health Tips
Allergy & Asthma News
Allergy & Asthma Links
Allergy & Asthma Blog
- Allergy Bedding
- Air Purifiers
- Allergy Masks
- Asthma Treatment
- Babies and Children
- Bath and Body Products
- Bed Bug Prevention
- Cleaning Products
- Dehumidifiers
- Dust Mite Control
- Eczema Control
- Furnace Filters
- Humidifiers
- Pet Allergy Control
- Sinus Care
- UV Sanitizers
- Vacuum Cleaners
Special Offers
New Products
Home Nebulizers
Home nebulizers offer proven quality at moderate prices
In-home nebulizers transform a liquid medication into a mist which is then inhaled. Nebulizers are often referred to as compressors or nebulizer/compressors. Many in-home nebulizers have now become small enough that they are fairly portable, weighing as little as a couple of pounds.
Mabis Healthcare CompMist Nebulizer
- Effective medication delivery
- Efficient and dependable
- Very convenient and easy to use
- Includes 7' Length Tubing, Medication Cup, Mouthpiece and 5 Air Filters
VIOS Nebulizer (formerly known as Proneb® Ultra II Compressor)
- One of the fastest nebulizers available
- Comes complete with (1) LC Sprint and (1) temporary backup nebulizer, tubing and mouthpiece.
- Lightweight and durable
Pari Trek S Compact Portable Compressor
- Rapid medication delivery
- Can be used anywhere at any time
- Very quiet operation - only 50dB
- Unit comes complete with LC Sprint Nebulizer, AC adapter and carrying case
Omron MicroAir Handheld Ultrasonic Portable Nebulizer
- A breakthrough in miniaturization
- Powered by 2 AA batteries so it never needs recharging
- Take your medication anytime, anywhere
- Faster than nebulizers ten times its size
- Doesn't require a separate medication cup and tubing
- Weighs only 3.4 oz
- Totally silent
- Comes complete with carrying case, medication bottle, mouthpiece, mesh cap, mask/mouthpiece attachment and instructional dvd
Minibreeze Ultrasonic Nebulizer
- Fast, quiet treatments
- Lightweight at less then 8 oz.
- Fits in palm of your hand
Margo Moo Nebulizer
- Help children take their medicine with less struggle
- Efficient and dependable
- Very convenient and easy to use
- Comes with Child Face Mask, Angled Mouthpiece, Medication Cup, 7 ft. Tubing, 5 Air Filters and Barn-style Canvas Tote Bag with front zippered storage pocket
Digger Dog Nebulizer
- Created especially to appeal to children of all ages
- Medication delivery in a fun way with less struggle
- Efficient and dependable
- Comes with Dog-House Tote-Bag, child face mask, medication cup, 7' tubing, angled mouthpiece and 5 air filters
PARI LC Sprint Nebulizer
- Newest in the line of PARI LC reusable nebulizer mouthpieces
- Shorter treatment times than the PARI LC Plus by up to 20%
- Same efficient drug delivery as the PARI LC Plus
PARI LC Plus Nebulizer
- Prescribed for over ten years by physicians worldwide
- Typical treatment times of 6-7 minutes
- Unique valve design increases amount of medication inhaled compared to traditional nebulizer designs
Economic Nebulizer Set (3 per set)
- Traditional style nebulizer
- Includes cup, mouthpiece and tubing
- Works with all compressors


text:
North Stonington votes to settle YMCA dispute
North Stonington — Hard numbers cemented the image of a town divided over the former YMCA property Tuesday night as the last of the votes were tallied: 260 want the town to settle and walk away, and 253 voted to reject property owner Van Brown's offer.
Bob Shabunia, the town's de facto moderator at town gatherings, called to order and adjourned a less-than-one-minute meeting in the New Town Hall meeting room a little after 8 p.m. to announce the numbers to the dozen or so who stuck around for the results. The seven-person margin — which includes Brown and his wife and son's votes — elicited several peals of incredulous laughter, and from Brown, a sigh of relief.
"Close," he said. "Exciting."
The registrars of voters said the turnout had been steady throughout the day since the polls opened at noon, steadier than they expected. By 6:45 p.m., the 461 ballots they had printed had all been used. They had to resort to hand-counting, with 52 more voters passing through before the polls closed at 8 p.m.
The vote was the latest turn in a nearly two-year-old dispute over the land at 96 and 96A Button Road that began when Brown purchased the property in 2011. When three Norwich landowners gave the land as a gift to the now-defunct Norwich YMCA in 1972, they included in the deed that the parcel would go to the town in the event that the Y ceased to use it. One vote, one land swap and an erroneous land record later, Brown faces the state's interest in the land's "charitably intended" designation as open space, and town officials' interest in preserving the intent of the original deed and their contention that the property may belong to North Stonington.
The town is now seeking to claim 35 acres of the property, which both parties agree have a valid "reverter clause" on it, and place restrictions on the other 90 acres. All three of the town's selectmen have said that no matter the outcome of the referendum, the issue will be taken to court.
In February, Brown offered the town $100,000 to yield its claim on the land, intending $50,000 of it to go toward purchasing open space elsewhere. The referendum question Tuesday night asked residents whether the town should accept this offer, on the condition that the $50,000 meets any "charitable intent" encumbrance on the land.
At a quarter to 8 p.m., Brown, his family and a couple of supporters were camped in the parking lot across the street, holding "vote yes" signs and waving to passing cars. In one corner, Brown had set up a tent and a display with maps, copies of land records, lists detailing why people should vote "yes" and not "no." White cardboard boxes of cookies open on a table were almost empty.
Brown had been there since 9:30 a.m., though the referendum did not begin until noon. His wife, Beth Tillman, and son, Dugan Tillman-Brown, joined him later in the afternoon.
Brown and his son expressed joy at watching small-town democracy in action. "The voice of the people and their choice is going to be heard," Dugan said.
Afterward, accepting some congratulations and handshakes outside, Brown said even a slim vote in his favor "should carry some weight" with the attorney general's office.
"A 'yea' vote is still a 'yea' vote," Brown said.
First Selectman Nicholas Mullane was more reserved.
"I think the vote variance is miniscule, and I don't think that (the Brown family) could say the vote indicated a winner or a loser," he said.
Mullane said the next step will be to wait on the court to convene the case. The attorney general will be brought in as a party, and his office and a judge will act together in the final decision of whether there was charitable intent, who will own the 35 acres and what restrictions, if any, should be placed on the remaining 90 acres.
If it is determined that there was charitable intent, Brown said the case will turn from a "friendly settlement" to a contested lawsuit.
Americans with disabilities are finding new leverage in a tight job market
White House press secretary says she was kicked out of restaurant because she works for Trump
New Hampshire prep school settles with abused former student
After a miserable U.S. Open, why the Travelers Championship is the best golf tournament out there
Why did so many people leave the Kendrick Lamar concert before it was over?


text:
Ferry Building Farmers' Market
Three times a week, local farmers bring the goods to San Francisco's Ferry Building. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays year 'round, pick up fresh fruits, veggies, breads, cheeses, honeys, and much more at this outdoor market in front of downtown's century-old ferry terminal.
Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Thursdays 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Ferry Building on the Embarcadero, San Francisco
Saturday, July 19, 2014 - 10:00am
More Info
Please Note
If You Go
Stay at one of our three San Francisco hostels


text: The First Team Sofa replaces the retired Pub Sofa and features a brand new look. A little longer, a little deeper and a little taller! Solid team color microfiber and embroidered patch logos display your favorite team perfectly. Handcrafted by North Carolina craftsmen, this sofa will surely be part of your game day festivities for years to come.


text:
A small Katana airplane was forced to land in a field near Longmont's Vance Brand Airport this morning because of engine trouble shortly after takeoff, according to airport Manager Tim Barth.
Barth said the Longmont pilot's training kicked in when he realized he didn't have enough altitude to get back to the airport, prompting him to land in the field at about 10 a.m. The plane's tail snapped off and the plane lost a couple of other parts, but the pilot wasn't injured and was able to walk away, he said.
"You can't ask for a better outcome in an incident like this," Barth said.
Barth declined to release the pilot's name.
He said the Federal Aviation Administration plans to investigate today, while the Boulder County Sheriff's Office and the Hygiene Fire Department both responded this morning.


text:
More than $125,000 in charitable giving is now making its way to over 100 organizations around the world, following the success of Constellation Brands' first-ever Employee Match Day, which took place July 23 and engaged Constellation employees in four countries.
More than $125,000 in charitable giving is now making its way to over 100 organizations around the world, following Constellation Brands' first Employee Match Day, which took place July 23 and engaged Constellation employees in four countries.
The organizations receiving financial support from Constellation Brands, all chosen by the company's employees, include health care agencies, arts centers, food banks, environmental causes, and more. Constellation, at the corporate level, matched all employee donations, and as an incentive to stimulate giving, Constellation picked 10 employee charities at random and donated an additional $1,000 to each.
Dedicating a single day for all employees to donate in unison is a new feature of the company's Employee Match Program, which debuted in 2011 and has distributed nearly a half-million dollars overall. Single day contributions from the first Employee Match Day were equivalent to previous full-year campaigns.
"Our goal with Employee Match Day was to make an even bigger impact in giving back to our communities..." said Ginny Clark, senior vice president of public affairs. "We're very proud to see how deeply our philosophy of giving back is embraced by our employees, wherever we do business around the world."
Employees in four countries — the U.S., Canada, Italy and New Zealand — took part in the Employee Match Day program.
"We were thrilled with the response from our employees," said Rob Sands, president and chief executive officer, Constellation Brands, Inc. "As our company grows, so does our longstanding tradition of giving back in the communities where we live and work. The momentum from our first Employee Match Day will elevate all of our charitable giving."
This fall, Constellation Brands plans to introduce a new giving back initiative — Nourishing Neighbors — designed to fight hunger in the communities where employees live and work. The program will launch October 20-25 and focus on donating food, time and dollars to local food banks and related organizations.


text:
Sponsored by Golf (men)
Luther shot a two-day total of 596 and but finished four strokes behind University of Dubuque (592) and finished second at the Viterbo University Ronnie Eastman Invitational. Sixteen teams played in the tournament.
Both rounds were played at the La Crosse Country Club, a par 72 that measured 6,781 yards, located in Onalaska, Wis. The tournament medalist was Eric Wolfe of Dubuque who shot a three under par 72-69-141.
Both Andrew Peter and Tobias Kohl posted top-10 finishes. Peter finished tied for fifth at 146, while Kohl finished tied for seventh at 147.
Elliot Horst (T14 - 150), Joel Bruns (T21 - 154) and Sam Grotnes (T30 - 155) completed the Norse five.
Peter Kepart played as an individual and finished T48 with a 159 in his first collegiate tournament.
This wraps up the fall season for Norse. Their next action will be in March when they will travel to Orlando, Fla., for spring break.
Questions? Contact David Blanchard, post_to_results, 563-387-1586


text:
Friends, community pull together for benefit concert to aid ill Manchester teenBy DOUG ALDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader March 09. 2013 9:20PM
MANCHESTER - It wasn't just a song that was dedicated to 15-year-old Theo Menswar to mark his intense battle against a rare blood disease; it was an entire concert.
"He's very humbled by it," said Theo's father, Manchester native Brant Menswar. "He does not view himself as a hero. He's just fighting for his life and he's fighting because he doesn't have a choice."
British musician Martyn Joseph headlined a benefit concert Friday night at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, hours after Theo's 11th surgery in 15 days at a hospital. All proceeds were to go toward the cost of treating Theo for myleodysplatic syndrome, a condition recently battled by "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts. The concert raised $6,400. That was added to $1,600 received pledged earlier for a total of $8,000 raised.
He had a bone marrow transplant in August and a series of life-threatening complications in the months that followed.
"It's been one battle after another," Menswar said.
Brant Menswar grew up in Manchester, and his father, Ted, was a longtime baseball coach at Manchester Memorial High School. Brant was a baseball prospect until a shoulder injury ended his career, turning him to music. He met Joseph at a music festival in England, and they became friends. .
Brant said it had probably been a few years since he spoke to Joseph, and he was touched to hear Joseph would be playing the benefit after getting a call from St. Anselm's political professor Dale Kuehne, a friend of the family.
Kuehne organized the event, getting the NHIP to provide the venue for free and several friends in the music industry to take care of putting on the show.
"It's just real cool to be a part of it and have everybody pitch in. Nobody comes to me and says 'You've got to give me this' or 'You've got to give me that.' It's 'How can I help,'" Kuehne said. Donors had already contributed $1,600 in advance of the concert, and he hoped the contributions would continue afterward as more people heard about Theo's fight.
Kuehne said the event was being recorded in HD video to send to Theo in his Orlando hospital room.
"I think he's going to be blown away," Brant said. "He's such a fan of music."
The package to Theo will also include greetings and well wishes from U.S. Sens. Kelly Ayotte and Jeanne Shaheen and President Obama. Boston Bruins forward Rich Peverley also donated an autographed jersey.
Since Theo's bone marrow transplant, the new blood cells have been attacking Theo's own cells, preventing his body from generating the new cells he needs to beat the condition.
Brant said Theo has survived several scares, including the loss of 7 liters of blood in 24 hours. After that, the blood showed up in his lungs and doctors had to intubate him for five days.
Brant said his son was not pleased to hear the doctor say the teen wouldn't be able to walk for a month. A week later, Theo showed up the doctor up by using a walker and getting himself to the nurse's station and back.
"He felt like he's already experienced a miracle here, and he could have another," Brant said. "He's already beaten something that they told him he couldn't - twice."
For more information, go to www.donationto.com/Theo-Fund


text:
David Carroll Brown passed away at noon on November 23, 2012 at the age of 65. He was living in Spokane, Wash. He was born in Rapid City, S.D. on August 18, 1947. He spent his boyhood years in Rapid City, S.D. His family moved to Ashland, Ore. in 1956. He graduated Ashland High School in 1965. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1966 and served during the Vietnam War in Brussels, Belgium at the S.H.A.P.E. Headquarters where he lived with his wife, Laurie and son, Garrett. After the service he attended Southern Oregon College and graduated with an Accounting degree. David and his family moved to Spokane, Wash. in 1974. He worked as an accountant for LeMasters and Daniels and later as an assistant treasurer at the Farm Credit Bank in downtown Spokane. In 1982, Dave and Laurie opened Interzine, an interior design business. Laurie passed away after along struggle with cancer in 1993. He met and married Pat Sharp in 1995 and joined her in her business, Neuroeducation.
David is survived by his wife of 17 years, Pat Sharp Brown; his son, Garrett and wife, Michele and their five children: Shea, Amanda, Teagan, Kelly, and Lukas; his mother, Sandy Brown; two sisters, Pati (Mike) and Karen; her daughter, Theresa (Dave) and sons, Brad, Travis, and Hayden. Also by his stepsons; Charles Sharp and his wife, Joy; Jon Sharp and his wife Jen and their three sons, Jack, Nick, and Ben.
David is preceded in death by his father, Carroll Brown; his nephews, Mark and Jason; and niece, Lisa.


text:
GOCC loses twice to Lansing CC
Home field advantage was not kind to the Glen Oaks Community College softball team Friday.
The Lady Vikings were swept by Lansing Community College 12-0, 15-0.
Collecting hits in the first game were Alex Brazo, Paige Gabbard, Whitney Barber, Kelsie Lippert, Lizzy Brothers and Brogan Veysey-White, all singles.
In the second game Gabbard led with a double, while Lippert and Marie Leggett both had a base hit.
The Lady Vikings return to the diamond today with a doubleheader against Grand Rapids Community College beginning at 1 p.m.
In men's baseball play, Glen Oaks took two from Lansing Community College Thursday.
The Vikings won the opener 7-6 in 11 innings and took game two 10-9 in eight.
Getting the win in the first game was Nick Keller. He tossed four innings, allowing five hits and one run.
Dalton Tinsley led the offense going 4-for-5 with a triple and double.
Darwing Ereu had two hits and four RBI, Evan Moncrief added two hits, one a double and Jeff Rinard had three hits and one RBI.
Ereu picked up the win in the second game.
Tinsley was 4-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and a RBI.Moncrief had three hits, two for doubles and four RBI.
Rinard drove in a run with two hits.
The Vikings their record to 6-8 (4-2).


text:
The Adrian Dominican School of Education Curriculum and Instruction Department shares expertise at the Annual Conference of the Florida Association for the Education of Young Children (FLAEYC) in Orlando this past September.
Curriculum and Instruction graduate and doctoral students, doctoral alumni, and faculty collaborated to expand their curriculum expertise, content knowledge, pedagogical skills, and teacher leadership and mentoring skills.
The collaboration resulted in a variety of FLAEYC presentations:
"Nurturing Children's Passion for Reading Through Children's Literature and Music" by doctoral alumni, Guerino Terracciano, PhD and faculty Jennie Ricketts-Duncan, PhD
"Implementation of an Effective Antibullying Program in Kindergarten" by graduate student, Chelsea Rupp
"Young Mathematicians: Constructing 3-Dimensional Shapes as Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)" by faculty members Javier Gonzalez, PhD, Luis Conde, PhD and Mehmet Turegun, PhD
"How to Transform ANY Outdoor Environment into a Learning Center!" by doctoral students, Kris Long, MS and Laura Monsalvatge, MS
"Through the Eyes of a Child: Zooming into Details!" by faculty member, Lilia C. DiBello, EdD and doctoral students, Jennifer Mirabal, MS and Liliam Dominguez, MFA


text:
Recipes brought to you by Avanti Savoia
Visit us online at www.avantisavoia.com
Apple Brined Turkey Breast Smoked Over Apple Wood
Be the first to review this recipe.
(Recipe ID: 854)
Source: Chef Joseph Lowery
Items indicated with an astrisk (*) available for purchase in the Avanti Savoia store. See below to add these items to your cart.
- 1 gallon Water
- 1 quart Apple Juice
- 1 cup Coarse Salt* *
- 1/4 cup Cross Creek Orange Blossom Honey * *
- 6 whole cloves Garlic, mashed with the edge of a knife
- 4 Bay Leaves
- 2 teaspoon each Green Peppercorns, Juniper Berries, Cloves
- 1 Tablespoon each Rosemary and Thyme
- 2 Tablespoons Dried Sage
- 1 4-5 lb Turkey Breast, thawed if frozen
To prepare brine (2 days ahead):
- Combine all ingredients (except turkey) in a large (5 gal) stainless steel stock pot. The pot will need to be large enough to hold both the brine and 4 or 5 lb. turkey breast. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Remove stock pot from heat and cool completely. When cooled, cover and keep in refrigerator until ready to add turkey.
To brine the turkey breast (1 day ahead);
- Rinse turkey and remove neck bone and loose skin around neck if necessary. You may also need to flatten or remove some of the rib bones on the under side of the breast so that it can be set flat.
- Place turkey breast in stock pot with brine, cover with lid and refrigerate overnight.
To smoke the turkey breast (early on the same day as serving):
You will need:
- Brined Turkey (remove from brine, rinsed, patted dry and place uncovered in refrigerator until ready to cook).
- Reserved brining liquid for water pan
- Quality charcoal
- Thumb-sized pieces of apple wood
- The best smoking is done over indirect heat. If you don't have special smoking equipment, the same result can be achieved using a simple kettle-type grill and arranging the charcoal in a ring around the edge of the grill.
- After lighting, allow charcoal to reach glowing stage and just before adding meat, place a big handful of apple wood chips on top of the glowing charcoal.
- Pour some of the leftover brining liquid (including some of the seasonings) into the water pan. Spray the rack with cooking spray to prevent sticking and place the prepared turkey meat skin side up in the middle of the meat rack. Cover grill. You can adjust the amount of heat and smoke by leaving space between the lid and grill. The cooking breast can be turned over once or twice as needed, but make sure not to ruin the appearance of the top surface.
- If coals are hot enough, turkey should cook for about 30 to 40 minutes per pound. Replenish wood chips if necessary. When turkey is done, remove from smoker, tent with aluminum foil and allow the turkey to "rest" 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. If it is going to be longer until serving, hold turkey, wrapped in the foil in a warm oven.
Buy Ingredients
The following ingredients are available in the Avanti Savoia online store. Click the product name for more information.


text:
One of the great Renaissance painters and a universally acknowledged genius, Leonardo da Vinci used a psychological approach to his art, establishing the idea of the artist as creative thinker rather than a skilled artisan. Sixteen of this master's greatest works are reproduced in miniature for this lovely sticker collection, including Vitruvian Man, Madonna with the Carnation, Bacchus, a detail from The Last Supper, Mona Lisa (La Gioconda), and 11 others. Original Dover 2002 publication. 16 full-color stickers on 4 plates. ISBN 0486420442
Ask a question about Leonardo: 16 Art Stickers Ask a question about this product
Average User Rating: Based on (1 Review)
5 1
Miss Belle H. from San Francisco, CA says:
Please wait...
You May Also Like...
How to get VIP Club Prices
Anyone can be a VIP Member with:
Only $25/year
Your email will not be shared. We will only use your email address to respond to your question. When asking your question, please be as descriptive as possible, it will allow us to give you the most accurate answer possible.
Please wait...
Please wait...


text:
ROCKFORD — Keep praying. That was the message tonight during a candlelight vigil on the grounds of OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center.
More than 200 family members and friends congregated in a circle on the heliport outside the hospital in prayer for Karen Williams.
The 42-year-old Rockford woman was critically injured Wednesday night by a speeding motorist in the 2000 block of South Perryville Road.
Occupants of the speeding vehicle, Ronaldo Fort, 19, DeAngelo Brooks, 19, and Bryant Locke, 20, were attempting to elude police after an armed robbery was committed at a Belvidere cellphone store. Police pursued the trio's Pontiac GT into Winnebago County where it ran a red light at North CherryVale Mall Drive and South Perryville Road and struck Williams' Honda Civic.
Those in attendance Friday spoke of Williams as a motivator with a passion for running, fitness and her high school alma mater, the Jefferson J-Hawks, for whom she created an alumni association and served as its president.
"It's important to her for all of us to be together," said Tammy Livingston, a class of 1990 graduate.
Williams served as a corporate attorney in Chicago before returning to Rockford a couple of years ago, said Dana Holman, a friend of Williams since seventh grade. Although Williams had only recently returned to Rockford, Holman said she was not surprised by Friday's turnout. "She kept in touch with everybody."
Friends said Williams created a network of contacts via Facebook and J-Hawks Nest, the official website of Thomas Jefferson High School Alumni Association, Inc.
Bobbilynn Vigdal called Williams "one of the most learned people I know. She will teach you something without you even realizing it."
Jefferson Alumni Association Vice President Mike Winters drew laughter from the crowd when he recalled receiving a 2 a.m. phone call from Williams regarding the association only to be followed by a 4 a.m. email.
"I don't know if she even sleeps and where her energy comes from," he said. "I just know we need her back."
Chris Green: 815-987-1241; email@example.com; @chrisfgreen


text:
Heavy downpours were causing problems on Shawnee area roadways late Wednesday night as emergency personnel responded to a few stalled vehicles and street crews were busy blocking off flooded roadways until waters could recede.
According to scanner reports, the MacArthur Street tunnel was reportedly flooded at about 11:30 p.m., while water was ponding on several area roadways, including Kickapoo at Kickapoo Spur.
Watch for updates.


text:
If you go to Steve Morse's One-Step Website or you go to the US National Archives, you will see that as right now you have 198 days (and 17+ hours) to prepare for the 1940 US Census (which arrives 72 years after census, to protect privacy). This time it will be on April 2nd (2012).
Are you preparing? Ancestry.com says they will give us free access to the 1940 census (for a while). The last time (10 years ago) there were no indexes at the release and you had to do a lot of brute force searching page-by-page through an Enumeration District (ED), so you had to know the whereabouts of your family and be able to use the ED's boundary cross streets to figure out which ED you needed to go page-by-page through. "Supposedly", Ancestry.com says the indexes will be there (all of them? on day 1?). I hope they are correct and I hope this year they do not use foreign people to index the names — which was quite a snafu the last time and of course they were re-indexed (always time/money to do it a second time, but not enough time/money to do it right the first time — Stanczyk was a consultant too long and saw this again and again in many industries).
How can you prepare?
- Locate a 1940 (or 1939 or 1941) City Directory if you know the street address and verify that family were there
- If they are somewhere else, then you will need to use SteveMorse.org and his Census tools to change the new address into a 1940 ED
- Determine the ED ahead of time in case there are no indexes or the indexes are BAD.
- No City Directory available? SteveMorse has a census tool to convert the 1930 ED into a 1940 ED [assuming your family stayed at the same address]
- Figure out ahead of time some novel misspellings of the surnames your are searching for in case the indexer or the Census taker messed up your ancestor's name.
- DO NOT lock yourself into assuming they are in the same state (or county or city).
- At first try with many details filled in, then relax a field at a time until you find your family -or- you can go in the opposite direction if your name is not common and start with the fewest fields filled in (usually just surname) and add in fields if you need to cut down the number of results.
- Use an address from any document prior to 1940, (ex. Naturalization Forms) if you do not have any idea where they live in 1940. Use the latest document's address that you have to guess at an ED [again using SteveMorse.org].
- If the above fails try and find the address, the earliest as possible after the 1940 Census and see if they were. The Old Man's WWII Draft might fit the bill for most people.
Those are my tips. Any other tips you are using? Then email this jester or make a comment, please. Prepare as if you were going to a Library or an archive or the Family History Library.
This is a War Census, so I do not know how they dealt with the many households that had soldiers away at war. Were soldiers listed on the Census or not?
General Info & 1940 Census Questions
Many good questions on this census, including …
- Residence, April 1, 1935
- For all women who are or have been married: Number of children ever born (do not include stillbirths).
- Veterans: War or military service.


text:
You know the saying: when you love someone, you want the world to know!
On their wedding anniversaries, these celebrities took to social media to proclaim their love for their partner -- and to celebrate another year of marriage to their best friend! From Gisele Bündchen to Jessica Alba, these six stars posted the sweetest anniversary shout-outs, ever!
1. Gisele Bündchen & Tom Brady
Gisele Bündchen & Tom Brady
Married Since: February 26, 2009.
Gisele Bündchen commemorated five years of marriage to husband Tom Brady with sweet wedding picture. In the romantic picture, the Brazilian supermodel -- dressed in a simple, all-white wedding gown and clutching a bouquet of flowers -- embraces her new husband. The happily married duo now have two children together: Benjamin and Vivian.
2. La La Anthony & Carmelo Anthony
La La Anthony & Carmelo Anthony
Married Since: July 10, 2010.
La La Anthony celebrated years of marriage to Carmelo Anthony on July 10, 2014. "'You're stuck with me like glue... There's no one else besides you.. You will always be the apple of my eye... I will LOVE you until the day I die' HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MY LOVE," she wrote on Instagram, alongside a picture of the couple's first kiss. The couple and their son, Kiyan, make one beautiful family.
3. Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon
Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon
Married Since: April 30, 2008.
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon take to Instagram and Twitter every year to remind fans that they love each other madly -- even after six years and two children together! Coincidentally, their twins, Moroccan and Monroe, were born on Carey and Cannon's wedding anniversary, so the proud parents often use the opportunity to give their kids a shout-out as well.
This year, Carey posted a picture of the whole family with the caption: "Happy birthday to Dembabies 3 Years Old! Happy Anniversary to us! 4/30."
4. Jessica Alba & Cash Warren
Jessica Alba & Cash Warren
Married Since: May 19, 2008.
Each year, Jessica Alba tells the world how much she loves her hubby, Cash Warren, by posting a collage of pictures of their romance. The couple have been married six years, and now have two children: Honor and Haven.
5. Mark Consuelos & Kelly Ripa
Mark Consuelos & Kelly Ripa
Married Since: May 1, 1996.
On their eighteenth (!!!) wedding anniversary, Kelly Ripa posted a picture of the lovers enjoying a sunny date on a glistening body of water. The stunning couple have three children together, Michael, Joaquin and Lola.
6. Thalia & Tommy Mottola
Thalia & Tommy Mottola
Married Since: December 2, 2000.
On their thirteenth wedding anniversary, Thalia posted a collage of their wedding -- giving fans a glimpse of the fairytale ceremony and her exquisite, princess-like gown. That same day she posted the pic -- December 2nd, 2013 -- the Mexican star and her husband, Tommy Mottola, renewed their vows! Mottola and Thalia still love each other very much, and now have two small children together, Matthew and Sabrina.


text:
I got one of those old centerfeed mag bodies that had the non-removable super tall feedneck. I think they were called high hats back in the day.
Anyways, thing is worthless the way it is. What the heck can I do? Can I get it threaded for cocker feednecks or something?


text:
Like it or not, we are a wasteful society. We buy, we
consume, we throw things away. Most of our everyday purchases have disposable
packaging, our mailboxes are jammed with junk advertising campaigns, our shirt
has a rip and we simply buy another. Trash is just a part of our throw-away
culture. Artist Nancy Judd thinks there is a better way.
Judd loves the
challenge of making garbage into elegant and glamorous garments and inspiring
people to look differently at waste. Ms. Judd has been commissioned by major
companies such as Target, Coca Cola Company and Delta Air Lines to create not
only magnificent works of art, but to also convey the value of consumer
consciousness and the future of our planet. Her creations have been exhibited
worldwide and have caught the attention of major media including USA Today and CNN. In addition, one of
her creations, the Obamanos Coat, has recently been accepted into the
permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
Photo: Crime Scene, Nancy Judd, 2011. Photo by Jay Sturdevant.


text:
Register using the promotional code and get full access to RealtyBargains.com free for THREE months
*Offer: Free access to all Pre-foreclosure, Auction, Bank Owned, For Sale By Owner and Realtor Properties for 3 months.
Limited time offer: Sign Up Today!
Click here to register right away!
*You can cancel at anytime and you will not be charged for 90 days from the date of registration. If you do not cancel membership, you will be charged $39.80 after 90 days on a month to month basis till you decide to cancel your account.
This offer is valid for new members only.
Do not show this again
Washington County Search Results
You have chosen to view the Foreclosure and Real Estate listings
Washington county
Click the tabs and get the latest list of Pre-Foreclosures, Foreclosures, Bank Owned or For Sale By Owner properties in your area today !!!
More Options
Looking for an agent to buy or sell a home ? We associate with the best Brokers, Realtors and Agents across the country.
Click here to find a real estate agent in your neighborhood.
Add the latest real estate property widget to your website or access our listings right from your desktop using Realty Bargains desktop widgets.
Click here to get the widgets.
A better credit score can help you obtain the best terms for your foreclosure property.
Get your free credit scores, and improve it yourself with a click of a button.
Your Local Real Estate Expert
is a licensed real estate agent in this locality and will assist you
with your residential needs. works with both buyers and sellers.
Click here to contact for a free consultation.
is a licensed real estate agent in this locality and will assist you
with your residential needs. works with both buyers and sellers.


text:
photo 1 of 98
Cyrille Diabate
TRAINING: Cardio, drills and sparring. I train 2 to 3 hours a day, 5 days a week.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training for combat sports and competing 19 years ago.
What ranks and titles have you held? I have been ranked in the top 5 in all the major kickboxing and Muay Thai rankings. I have been world champion 4 times.
Do you have any heroes? My mother
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It's a big step in my MMA career. A dream come true. Now I have to reach my highest goal.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I studied English here in France.
What was your job before you started fighting? I have been fighting since I was 18!!! But I have had various jobs: bodyguard, bouncer, stuntman, etc
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? A few times French national champ in kickboxing and Muay Thai
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? French national champion in kickboxing / Muay Thai / Shidokan karate. World champ in Shidokan karate / Muay Thai/ Sanda/ cage fighting
Ranks in any martial arts styles: no1 in Shidokan Karate, Shootboxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing
Favorite grappling technique: Armbar
Favorite striking technique: Elbow
Getty Images reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this image or clip. If you violate our intellectual property you may be liable for: actual damages, loss of income, and profits you derive from the use of this image or clip, and, where appropriate, the costs of collection and/or statutory damages up to $150,000 (USD).


text:
for non-mobile users.
Air Filters-
mobile access
22x225-237 Series 154 Tackifier 3Ply Ring Link Panel 1-1/2 in
Series 154 is MERV 8 3-Ply 6/15/40 denier synthetic premium grade media. A dry open web is on the air entering side serving as a 1st stage pre-filter catching larger particles. Smaller particles are caught by the 2nd ply of finer denier fibers, which is treated with a non-migrating encapsulating tackifier on the inner layer ensures positive dust holding capacity. Dry tightly woven exiting layer encloses tackifier and prevents any bypass or fiber break off.
Send us an email
or call toll-free:
(877) 991-0400
Go Back


text:
Nominations are being accepted for Western Illinois University's annual Outstanding Academic Advisor Award until Friday, April 12.
Eligible individuals include full- or part-time faculty members or academic-support personnel responsible for the academic advising of undergraduate students and who are assigned a caseload of academic advisees, according to a news release.
According to Diane Bagley from Western's Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research, the period of service covered by the award is Fall Semester 2012 through Spring Semester 2013. It is expected that nominees will be employed at WIU during the 2013-14 academic year, and nominations will be accepted from students, peers, supervisors or through self-nomination, she added.
The nominating letter should document excellence in two or more of examples of service to students as an advisor; student perceptions of advisor's abilities based on evaluations; size, composition and effective management of caseload with emphasis on qualitative management; knowledge of advising principles and university rules and regulations; and meeting student needs beyond the expectations of the position.
Nominations should be submitted to the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research, located in the Leslie F. Malpass Library, room 637. Each nomination letter should describe the nominator's perception of the advisor's effectiveness. The nomination must be accompanied by a minimum of two and a maximum of five letters of support secured by the nominator. Letters of support from students are particularly encouraged. If the nominator is not the department chair or supervisor of the nominee, the nominator should ask the chair or supervisor to submit in writing his/her perceptions of the advisor's effectiveness.
The award recipient will receive a $250 cash award from the WIU Office of the Provost and $250 in line item expenditures, as well as a plaque from the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research. The application packet of the winner will be submitted as Western Illinois University's entry to the National Academic Advisors Association competition.
Selection will be made by the Outstanding Academic Advisor Award committee, which is comprised of the CITR director; the previous year's recipient; a representative of the Faculty Senate; and a representative of the Council of Academic Advisors. Every college at Western is encouraged to submit a candidate for this award.
For more information, contact Bagley at 309-298-2434 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Hey guys newbie here. Just been looking around and browsing lots of forums and I came across a website that is dedicated to getting Brady Quinn. Alot of Chiefs fans feel that he would be a good fit here and could outplay Brodie Croyle if given the chance.
This website is so dedicated they even have a petition. If you feel that Brady Quinn would be a good fit here in KC go on over and sign the petition.


text:
Headlight condensation causes internal moisture resulting to reduction of headlights output by up to 80%, making it difficult for you to drive.. With CLEAR LIKE CRYSTAL, we provide unique proven process that eliminates 99.9% of the headlights internal moisture, restoring it to headlight to brand new out of box mint condition not just clean and this for fraction of cost compare to a new purchase or even after market headlight. We service Atlanta and surrounding city within 75 miles ratio. All of our works are done on site and convenient location per our client request. We stand behind our work/art with a warranty of 2Years/24K Miles on all of our services. To see our works, please visit us @ http://clearlikecrystal.com or call us @ (404) 291-8888. We encourage you to visit our website so you can see (before/after) work that was done most recently to a true Clear Like Crystal condition. You can request a price quote and schedule a work online; we guarantee that you will save money with the services we deliver to you. When we promise to restore a headlight, speedometer or navigation system, We commit to a true 100% Satisfaction Guarantee or 110% of your Money back, after all our #1 Advertisement is word of mouth. OUR GUARANTEED SERVICES:- Headlight Restoration to Manufacturer Specs (Autos/Trucks) - Oxidation Moisture/Water Removal with Permanent Reseal- Dashboard Gage/ Speedometer Lenses Restoration- Rock Chip and Scratch Removal- Upgrade to Brighter Light Bulb (Remove Gas Discharge Inside/Outside Headlights)
Copyright 2004-2018 SuperAds Inc


text:
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Black Friday used to be synonymous with the start of the holiday shopping season, when hopeful shoppers would wait on lines during the wee hours of the morning to score the best deals. The term -- coined to indicate retailer's profits -- is becoming obsolete as more and more stores open up on Thanksgiving evening. With 147 million people expected to shop this weekend, according to the National Retail Federation, retailers are taking nothing for granted when it comes to luring shoppers into stores -- even if it means interrupting turkey dinners for a chance to offer some of the lowest prices of the season. We put together a quick roundup of the doorbusters and store hours for the major retailers on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. First up, Wal-Mart ( WMT), which will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving (compared with 9 p.m. last year) and will release its doorbusters in three waves. AAPL) iPad 2 priced at $399 with a $75 Wal-Mart gift card, along with a 32-inch LCD television for $148 and a $38 Blu-ray player, to name a few. And for those who yearn for the traditional early morning shopping hours, at 5 a.m. on Black Friday, Wal-Mart will offer deals on Christmas trees, furniture and vacuums. As for Target ( TGT), the store is opening up at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving, with a Nook e-reader for $49, DVDs for $10 and a free $60 Target gift card when you buy any iPad. At 4 a.m. on Black Friday, Target's doorbusters include $89.99 for a Canon ( CAJ) digital camera bundle and LeapFrog ( LF) software for $15. Sears ( SHLD) opens at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving with deals on appliances and electronics, including a 50-inch LCD television for $288. Sears reopens on Black Friday at 4 a.m. with deals on power tools, more appliances and clothing. In fact, on Sunday the retailer allowed members of its rewards program access to various doorbuster deals online before they hit the stores. Kmart boasts a "triple doorbuster" special beginning on Thanksgiving from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and again from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Black Friday and finally from 5 a.m. until 11 a.m., also on Black Friday. M) opens at midnight on Black Friday with specials on cosmetics, bedding, suitcases and glassware. For the "late" risers on Black Friday, J.C. Penney ( JCP) opens at 6 a.m. with boots for $25, coats for $30 and scarves for $5. If you hope to score some deals this weekend, keep in mind the limited quantities on doorbuster deals. If the store runs out of stock on an item, though, chances are you'll see that item back on sale; there's still one month of holiday shopping after Black Friday -- and that means more opportunities for retailers to lure you in with sales.
2012 HOLIDAY GUIDE: How to Survive (and Enjoy) the 2012 Holiday Season >>


text:
The following is a list of loctite products and the applications for which they should be used.
271 (Red): High-Strength (permanent) - This loctite is to only be used on screws you don't ever plan on removing again. It requires 500F heat to melt it so the part can come loose, so use this product with caution.
Typical Applications: Set screws plugging holes; Vertical ASA bolt; Anything that is going together and never coming apart again
242 (Blue): Removable-Strength - This loctite is best used on any threaded part that you need to keep from coming loose, but want to remove it on occasion to clean it or install another component. It is removable with mechanical force.
Typical Applications: Drop-Forward set screws; other set screws that need to be removed
290 (Green): Wicking grade - This is used for parts that are pre-assembled and need to be locked in place.
Typical Applications: Trigger rod; Solenoid plunger rod
Thread Sealants:
545 (Purple): This is a thread sealant, not a thread-locker like the above products. This is to be used on airline fittings that need a sealant to keep them from leaking. Allow 24hrs to fully cure.
Typical Applications: Air line fittings
592 PST (White Paste): This is the best substitute for teflon tape. It's a paste with teflon that does not dry and is better than teflon tape because it won't tear and send strands of tape into your gun and possibly cause problems.
Typical Applications: Air line fittings