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BANNER ELK, N.C. – King trailed Lees-McRae 66-56 with 8:44 left in the second half before storming back to end the game on an 18-3 run to defeat Lees McRae, 74-69. Freshman Stephanie Brantley (Pilot Mountain, N.C.) scored five of the last six points for the Lady Tornado at the line in the final 1:43. With their third straight win, the Lady Tornado improved to 12-9 (8-9 Conference Carolinas) for the season.
After senior Mikki Oliver (Elizabethton, Tenn.) made a jumper to cut the deficit to one for King with 3:33 left, Brantley had a chance to tie or take the lead at the line with 1:43 to go. Brantley made the first to tie the game at 69 but missed the second to give Lees-McRae a chance to retake the lead. However, Layana De Souza missed a three and senior Allison Bosse (Knoxville, Tenn.) got the all-important rebound for the Lady Tornado and was fouled with 1:13 left. Bosse missed the first but made the second to give King a 70-69 lead.
With one minute left, Kerri Belcher missed a layup for the Bobcats and Bosse obtained another big rebound. Bosse missed a jumper with 49 seconds left though to give Lees-McRae another chance. De Souza turned it over with 36 seconds left back to the Lady Tornado.
Brantley was fouled with 29 seconds to go and drained two clutch free throws to make it 72-69, King. Lees-McRae then took it back down the court looking to tie the game. Sophomore Tia Keitt (Dallas, Ga.) played great perimeter defense and blocked Lauren Lewis' three-point attempt with 13 seconds to go. The Bobcats got it back after the block, but Alyssa Munson turned it over after obtaining the offensive rebound.
The Bobcats then had to foul Brantley again, this time with five seconds left. Brantley nailed both free throws to clinch the game to give the Lady Tornado a regular season sweep over Lees-McRae. King also defeated the Bobcats at home on January 21, 61-44.
Brantley led King with 15 points, which included going 6-for-7 at the line. Sophomore Chelsea Bowling (Elizabethton, Tenn.) scored 11 points, while sophomore Alley Sprouse (Newport, Tenn.) added a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Brooke Johnson (Roan Mountain, Tenn.) and sophomore Bonnie Durrett (West Paducah, Ky.) each scored 9 points. Durrett went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc to account for half of King's made three-pointers.
De Souza and Lauren Lewis each scored 16 points to lead the Bobcats. With the loss, Lees-McRae fell to 8-12 (6-11) for the season.
King led 43-40 at the break, but Lees-McRae went on an 8-2 run to take the momentum to start the second half. Lees-McRae's biggest lead of 10 at 66-56 was the only time during the entire game when either team led by double figures in the closely-fought contest.
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Who won the supermarket battle of 2012?
The march of the discounters continued in 2012 with Aldi and Lidl storming ahead in the supermarket wars, while at the more upmarket end Waitrose and Sainsbury's came out top.
For Tesco it was a year to forget. Britain's largest retailer has finally thrown in the towel in America, joining a long list of British stores that have tried and failed to break into the US market.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%
The company has problems at home too where sales growth and market share have slipped, although it remains market leader by a long way with a share of more than 30% (the next biggest supermarket is Asda with a share of just over 17%). In January, Tesco even issued a profits warning - its first in 20 years.
Tesco's American adventure
Tesco's American adventure ended abruptly despite years of preparation and lots of in-depth research - but that did not stop its Fresh & Easy chain from running up big losses in California, Arizona and Nevada.
For a start, the name Fresh & Easy did not go down well - for some American shoppers it was more evocative of deodorant or women's sanitary products than groceries. Tesco also failed to trade on its Britishness and Americans found its self-pay checkouts confusing.
Aldi, meanwhile, goes from strength to strength in Britain. The German budget chain claims to be about a third cheaper for a weekly shop than its bigger rivals and this is increasingly proving a hit with price-conscious middle-class shoppers. But it's not just price that counts - Aldi has won several prizes for its products.
According to the latest industry figures from Kantar Worldpanel, Aldi lured 10% more shoppers through its doors in the three months to the end of November. They also spent more - the value of each shopping basket shot up by 17%. Fellow discounters Lidl and Iceland also put in strong performances, with sales growth of 11% and 9.2% respectively.
Aldi raised its share of the UK grocery market to 3% from 2.5% and intends to open another 40 stores in 2013, which would take its total to more than 500. It is going head to head with the Big Four supermarkets in the highly-prized convenience store market on the high street.
The days of hypermarkets are numbered
It looks like extra large supermarkets are past their sell-by date. Sainsbury's and Tesco have both reined back their expansion, especially on out-of-town hypermarkets, and are instead focusing on the high street and refurbishing existing stores. Sainsbury's recently opened its 500th convenience store and the format is expected to outnumber its larger supermarkets in the next 18 months.
Sainsbury's was the only supermarket in the Big Four - the other three are Tesco, Asda and Morrisons - that grabbed more market share in recent months. The 143-year-old grocer is trading on its reputation for quality but has also tried to broaden its appeal with ideas like "Feed your family for a fiver" and its Basics range. It is also moving into non-food such as clothes and homewares - areas that Tesco and Asda have already exploited.
Meanwhile, in the middle ground, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons have been squeezed. Morrisons in particular has fallen behind. At a time when online grocery sales are growing strongly - by about 20% - the Bradford-based chain has suffered because it doesn't have a website, apart from its wine-sellng site Morrisons Cellar. It is fighting back with plans to open 50 more convenience stores across Britain.
Perhaps surprisingly, upmarket grocer Waitrose - which is owned by John Lewis - has ridden the recession rather well. Experts talk of polarisation - penny-pinching shoppers are flocking to discount supermarkets but as people are eating out less they tend to treat themselves more at home, which has benefited Waitrose. Its well-off clientele has also been hit less hard by the downturn than those on lower incomes. In addition, one of its smartest moves was to launch a lower-priced Essentials range in 2009 to win consumers over from the discounters.
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News FUNimation licenses Holic/Tsubasa movie, Tsubasa TV series
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According to an exclusive announcement in this month's issue of Anime Insider, FUNimation has licensed both the XXXHolic/Tsubasa feature film and the Tsubasa Chronicle TV series.
In the February issue of Anime Insider, FUNimation has announced the R1 license to both Production I.G's XXXHolic/Tsubasa feature film and Bee Train's Tsubasa Chronicles TV series. No mention has yet been made of Tsubasa's second season or the XXXHolic TV series yet.
The issue also features an exclusive 11-page preview of Bandai Entertainment's premiere manga offering, Eureka 7. The manga, produced by Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou, will street in April. The book is Bandai Entertainment's first foray into the manga market, after announcing the line last year.
The February issue of Anime Insider hits comic stores on January 18th; newsstands will carry the issue on January 31st.
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Pets are not our property! We are not their "owners" according to Animal Rights Extremists
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Elliott Katz, Founding President of In Defense of Animals (IDA), has declared now is the time to get rid of the concept of pet ownership. "Not on our watch," declares Responsible Pet Owners Alliance of Texas!
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- IDA claims 21 communities have formally accepted the term pet "guardian" instead of "owner" into their animal codes. Katz considers pet ownership to be an offensive term and likens his cause to black slavery and the suffrage movement that gave American women the right to vote.
Language is a powerful tool. Usage of certain words can eventually lull everyone into acceptance of an ideology. At least that's what Animal Rights Extremists hope will happen with their campaign to change the term "Pet Owner" to "Pet Guardian."
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance (RPOA) wholeheartedly defends pet "ownership" and property rights as freedoms guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. This may seem like a harmless distinction, but it has a potentially dangerous legal impact.
Marshall Tanick, former counsel for American Dog Owners Association, warned of substantial restrictions on pet ownership; such as: 1) Buying and selling pets; 2) Adopting pets from shelters; 3) Pet Limits per household; 4) Law enforcement searches to private homes without warrants; 5) Curtailing participation in dog shows; 6) Prohibition on breeding; 7) Challenges to veterinary procedures, including spaying and neutering; 8) Preventing appropriate euthanasia or other dispositions; 9) Lawsuits by animals against their owners or keepers, including veterinarians; and 10) Taking away animals from their owners.
Martha Armstrong, Humane Society of the US, has said: "We frequently refer, if not always refer to the person that has an animal in his home as the guardian, caretaker or caregiver of that animal rather than owner."
US News & World Report wrote: "A dozen law schools now feature courses on animal law, and in some cases, the teaching seems to be a simple extension of radical activism. The advantage of the litigation strategy is that there's no need to sell radical ideas to the American people. There are almost no takers for the concept of 'nonhuman personhood,' the view of pets as slaves, or the notion that meat eating is part of a 'specter of oppression' that equally affects minorities, women, and animals in America. The rhetoric is highminded, but the strategy is to force change without gaining the consent of the public."
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text: Red Pill News Videos The hamster spinning in the head of U.S. deputy spokesperson Marie Harf Published 4 years ago on June 28, 2014 By alexrpt 0 Views Share Tweet Watch Marie Harf, the U.S. deputy spokesperson, try to explain a couple of point blank questions from an AP reporter on the refugee crisis in Ukraine. A great example of hamster logic going into overdrive. Related Topics:imgx Up Next Obama wants $500M to fund "good" jihadists in Syria. Questionnaire will help weed out the "bad" jihadists. Don't Miss Seinfeld episode discusses the liking dilemma Advertisement You may like SYRIZA hypocrisy again exposed as open borders bonanza continues U.S. technology firms eye Greece for cheap labor SYRIZA: Using weapons to defend your home equates with the "wild west," suggests pretending to sleep instead Comments Latest College offer courses on 'queering' children, the Bible US Colleges are teaching students to "queer" Christianity and religion in general. Published 16 hours ago on August 17, 2018 By Campus Reform Authored by Celine Ryan via Campus Reform: This school year, students across the country will attend courses on "Queering the Bible," "Queering Childhood," "Queering Theology," and similar topics. Students at Pomona College in Claremont, California, for instance, will have the opportunity to enroll in a brand new course titled "Queering Childhood," which will examine "the figure of the Child and how this figuration is used by politics, law, and medicine to justify continued cultural investment in reproductive heteronormativity and productive ablebodiedness." The course description explains that students will examine the childhoods of "queer and crip children," as well as "childhoods against which the figure of the Child is articulated," with reference to work related to "gender studies, childhood studies, disability studies, and queer theory." Colleges are not only attempting to "queer" childhood, they are teaching students to "queer" Christianity and religion in general, as well. This fall, Eugene Lang College will offer a course titled "Queering and Decolonizing Theology," where students will explore topics such as "the sexual ethics and ritualization found in the S&M community," and "transgender Christs." "Christian theology is often depicted as a violent colonial force standing in particular opposition to LGBTQI lives. However, over the last 30 years people of faith, activists, and theorists alike have rediscovered what is queer within Christianity, uncovered what is religious within secular queer communities, and used postcolonial theory to decolonize lived religious practices and theologies," the course description asserts. According to the college, the course "explores secular philosophies of queer and postcolonial theory as well as their critical and constructive application to religion," focusing on topics like "the sexual ethics and ritualization found in the S&M community, transgender Christs, and the mestiza (or mixed) cultures of Latin America." Similarly, students at Harvard Divinity School will be able to attend a course on "Queer Theologies, Queer Religions" this fall, which will explore the "project of 'queer theology'" and how it relates to "larger aspirations of queer religion or spirituality in America." In this course, students will begin by "sampling the efforts to revise traditional Christian theologies in order to accept or affirm same-sex loves." After that, they will move on to examining "forgotten possibilities in historical engagements between advocates of homosexual rights and established religious bodies (chiefly churches and synagogues)." "We will consider the boundaries between queer theology and queer theory or between it and other political theologies," the course description explains. "We will test the boundaries of 'Christianity' while considering the varied forms of queer religion outside familiar religious institutions—in spirituality or spiritualism, in magic or neo-paganism, in erotic asceticism." Swarthmore College students, meanwhile, will survey "queer and trans* readings of biblical texts" during a course titled "Queering the Bible," which will introduce them to "the complexity of constructions of sex, gender, and identity in one of the most influential literary works produced in ancient times." "By reading the Bible with the methods of queer and trans* theoretical approaches," the description promises, "this class destabilizes long held assumptions about what the [B]ible—and religion—says about gender and sexuality." 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"We will also look at the central significance of gender to the field of religious studies generally, with particular attention to non-binary genders." To that end, the course will address questions such as "How important are the gender differences in deciding social roles, ritual activities, and spiritual vocations?" and "How does gender intersect with nationality, language, and politics?" Campus Reform reached out to each of the schools mentioned in this report for additional comment on the courses in question, and is currently awaiting responses. This article will be updated if and when any of them provide a statement. Follow the author of this article on Twitter: @celinedryan Continue Reading Latest 10 signs that America is in MUCH worse trouble than we all thought You may find it difficult to believe some of the things that I am about to share with you. Instinctively, most of us know that America is in trouble, but recently it has been impressed upon me that things are much worse than I originally believed. Published 3 weeks ago on July 31, 2018 By Michael Snyder A homeless man sleeps under an American Flag blanket on a park bench in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. As of June 2013, there were an all-time record of 50,900 homeless people, including 12,100 homeless families with 21,300 homeless children homeless in New York City. Our cities are becoming cesspools, our nation is falling apart all around us, and it seems like the number of sick, twisted and depraved people is multiplying. We still have a relatively high standard of living for the moment, but the only reason we can maintain that standard of living is because we are on the greatest debt binge in human history. And once that bubble bursts, I fear for what this nation is going to become, because things are getting really bad out there. 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According to a report that was just released, more than 300 "predator priests" were identified in just 6 Pennsylvania dioceses… A landmark grand jury report identifies more than 300 "predator priests" in six of Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic dioceses, the state Supreme Court said Friday in ordering the findings released. (Tap here to read the court ruling.) The justices said the report on clergy child sexual abuse going back decades and allegations of cover-up efforts will be made public but without the names or "individual specific information" of priests and others who have challenged the findings, at least in the initial version to be released. #3 America has a massive problem with pedophilia This is particularly true in Hollywood, and actor Elijah Wood has decided to go public about it… The actor, in a new interview with the Sunday Times, is accusing Tinseltown of having a pedophilia problem, saying "a lot of vipers" are preying on children in the business. "Clearly something major was going on in Hollywood. It was all organized. There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only have their own interests in mind," he said. "There is darkness in the underbelly. What bums me about these situations is that the victims can't speak as loudly as the people in power. That's the tragedy of attempting to reveal what is happening to innocent people: they can be squashed, but their lives have been irreparably damaged." #4 America is full of people that are looking to take advantage of others During the recent horrific wildfires in northern California, authorities say that there was "a lot of looting"… With so many people locked out of huge areas of the city, looters had moved in to take advantage, officials said, adding that police patrols are being increased and hat National Guard troops are being brought in to help. "We're experiencing a lot of looting and are beefing up our security," Redding Police Chief Roger Moore told a crowd of about 250 residents Saturday afternoon. And Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko received a round of applause when he announced the first arrest of a suspected looter. #5 America has way too many politically-correct control freaks that want to ruin all of our lives I never dreamed that the day would come when plastic straws would be banned in the United States, but now it is actually happening… Only in California can you go to jail for offering restaurant patrons a straw. According to the ordinance, first-time offenders will be given a written warning. Second-time offenders will face steeper consequences. Based on the city's municipal code, penalties for straw-peddling will include a "fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months." The West Coast is home to many a plastic straw ban; the city of Seattle, WA, was the first city in the U.S. to ban plastic straws in early July. But in the Emerald City, a violation only warrants a $250 fine. California is not to be outdone in their regressive-progressive politics. #6 America is a nation of addicts Today, I came across a survey that found that nearly half of all Americans admit to shopping online (one addiction) while drunk (another addiction)… If you've poured yourself a glass of wine or two and then started browsing Amazon, you're not alone — and you may well have spent more than you meant to. A new survey finds that Americans who shop online under the influence spend over $40 each time. Gin drinkers actually spend the most, about $82 on average, while whiskey drinkers are the cheapest buzzed buyers, according to addiction treatment facility the Archstone Recovery Center. They polled over 1,000 people who reported purchasing an item off of Amazon while under the influence of alcohol. #7 America is on a path to financial suicide The federal government is already 21 trillion dollars in debt, and it is being officially estimated that we will hit the 30 trillion dollar mark by 2028. #8 America seems to have an endless supply of cruel people Down in Louisiana, authorities have arrested 5 people that locked an autistic woman that they were related to in a cage and forced her to eat her mother's ashes… A Louisiana woman living with autism was locked up in a cage, threatened and abused and forced to eat her mother's ashes by five people, who were indicted this week by a federal grand jury in New Orleans, officials said. The indictments accuse five family members of abusing their 22-year-old relative until June 2016, according to court documents released by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. #9 America's major cities are rapidly being transformed into cesspools The following is an excerpt from a letter that was recently penned by Portland's police chief… Our City has become a cesspool. Livability that once made Portland a unique and vibrant city is now replaced with human feces in businesses doorways, in our parks, and on our streets. Aggressive panhandlers block the sidewalks, storefronts, and landmarks like Pioneer Square, discouraging people from enjoying our City. Garbage-filled RVs and vehicles are strewn throughout our neighborhoods. Used needles, drug paraphernalia, and trash are common sights lining the streets and sidewalks of the downtown core area, under our bridges, and freeway overpasses. That's not what our families, business owners, and tourists deserve. #10 America is inhabited by way too many idiots These days just about anyone will do just about anything for 15 minutes of fame, and one of the worst examples of this was when Florida resident Robby Stratton walked into a convenience store with a live alligator… The man, identified by WJAX as Robby Stratton, is seen on video posted to Facebook walking into the store in Jacksonville with the gator's mouth taped shut. Stratton approaches the counter and asks the man behind it: 'Y'all got beer still? Y'all ain't out, are y'all?' He then sees someone in the back of the store and says: 'Is he taking the last bit of beer? You aren't taking the last bit of beer are you?' Stratton planned this stunt well in advance, and he made sure to have it recorded so that he could post it on Facebook. This is what America has become. We need to take a long look in the mirror, because we are in an advanced state of decline. Hopefully the American people will start to wake up, because the time to turn things around is quickly running out. Via The American Dream Continue Reading Latest Democrat Party Exodus: Millennial white men not welcome (Video) The Duran – News in Review – Episode 44. Published 1 month ago on July 5, 2018 By Alex Christoforou Public demonization, identity politics, and forcing equality of outcome throughout society, is driving white male millennials away from the Democrat Party. Young white men are increasingly turned off by the Democrats' embrace of identity politics. An entire generation of voters has become disillusioned with what was once considered an inclusive, working class left, and has now morphed into a social media lynch mob obsessed with the destruction of "The Patriarchy" and "toxic masculinity". RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran's Alex Christoforou unpack the reasons behind a millennial white male exodus away from the establishment left, and towards Trumpism on the right or progressive ideology thought on the left. Remember to Please Subscribe to The Duran's YouTube Channel. Via Spiked… A hock poll by Reuters/Ipsos reveals that the Democrats are shedding millennial votes, with support dropping by nine percentage points since 2016. This shift is most pronounced among white millennial men, who now favour Republicans over Democrats by 11 percentage points. In 2016, Democrats led Republicans in this group by 12 percentage points. There has been a staggering swing of 23 percentage points in just two years. The poll shatters a number of widely held assumptions. Firstly, that young people are naturally drawn to the Democrats. Secondly, that the chaos and incompetence of Donald Trump's rule are enough to turn voters blue. While two thirds of those polled dislike Trump, that distaste does not translate into either a rejection of the GOP as a whole or into support for the Democrats. Democrats are clearly yet to come to terms with their defeat in the 2016 presidential election. Since then, the party has devoted a great deal of energy to pushing allegations of Russian meddling – a story of little interest to ordinary voters, who have long since accepted the outcome of a fair and free election. Similarly, baseless and shrill accusations that Trump is a fascist have clearly been ineffective in drumming up support for an alternative. Opposition to Trump is one thing, but most voters are none the wiser as to what the Democrats actually stand for. But while the Democrats may be uninspiring to millennials as a whole, the party is actively alienating young, white men. Today's identity politics is impossible for millennials to avoid, whether they are confronted with it on campus or through clickbait comment pieces. In the identitarian worldview, 'white men' are responsible for all the world's woes – the phrases 'white people' and 'white men' are practically shorthand for evil. Listicles reveal the '37 things white people need to stop ruining in 2018', magazines declare that 'white men must be stopped', while even respectable outlets like the Washington Post ask 'why can't we hate white men?'. But rather than reject the divisive politics of identity, the Democratic establishment and its cheerleaders have embraced it. During the election, Hillary Clinton namechecked and explicitly targeted a number of demographic groups. At the same time, her team told the media they were confident they could win without the support of white men. Many commentators agreed. 'Hillary Clinton doesn't need white men', insisted the Washington Post – supposedly because they make up a declining share of the electorate and can therefore be ignored. Of course, we all know what the result was – white voters were crucial to Trump's election upset. Nevertheless, liberal commentators are still urging the Democrats to 'get over' white working-class voters in the upcoming midterms. They are surplus to electoral requirements, outsiders to the 'progressive coalition… in all its multicultural, multiracial splendour', according to one writer. Democrats insist that white voters are electorally irrelevant. But when they disappoint the party and decide not to vote for it, they are painted as backward and irrational. Clinton's defeat was rationalised by her allies as a 'whitelash' – not a rejection of a wildly unpopular candidate, but an outburst of racist rage. 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I can change the forums to use Markdown instead of BBCode. There are a lot of pros and cons, but you can probably find them online.
In the end, I believe it comes down to a religious debate. I can also look at making it possible to use both, but if the community is heavily leaning towards one, it might not be worth the trouble
Edit: Also first poll test.
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Blue Sky Service is a general contractor in Raleigh that is leading the way in the rezoning of Hillsborough Street, contracted by the developers to provide a broad range of services.
Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/11/2014 -- In 2009, Raleigh adopted a new and exciting plan for urban development that concentrated development into key areas supported by funneling road networks to prevent much criticized urban sprawl. This high-density development requires a great many construction services to create a high density mixed residential and commercial area. Leading the way in these developments is Hillsborough Street, which is streets ahead of the rest thanks to the proactive approach of the primary contractor, Blue Sky Services.
The long-neglected thoroughfare that runs along the edge of N.C. State University has already been furnished with apartments for students and the general public, and has three more residential projects at the proposition stage, to be considered by Wade Citizens Advisory Council.
The larger project involves rezoning a 2.18-acre site between Montgomery and Furches streets, just east of where Hillsborough intersects with Faircloth Street, which must balance the interests of Cedar Fork Investments with those of the existing inhabitants.
Blue Sky's new commercial development in Raleigh comprises a five-story building with ground floor retail, no parking, and housing for up to 56 students, limited to 75 feet in accordance with the neighborhood Mixed Use guidelines. Blue Sky has led the development so far because they have experience in large scale and mixed use projects, public-private partnerships, urban infill, adaptive reuse, and innovative finance, and can handle everything from new build to interior remodeling.
A spokesperson for Blue Sky explained, "The Hillsborough Street rezoning led by Blue Sky Services represents an exciting opportunity for the citizens of Raleigh to reinvigorate their city in their own way, and we want to continue pushing forward the growth of the city to put the recession firmly behind us, creating futures for students, professionals and of course, building contractors like ourselves. More information on our proposals can be found on our website, and we are confident the Wade Citizens Advisory Council will see the advantages of what we have planned, and the care we have taken to preserve and augment the region they, and we, call home."
About Blue Sky Services
Blue Sky Services is a developer of distinctive and diversified real estate projects in select North Carolina core markets. They create value for customers, and use sustainable practices, taking a long-term investment perspective into each project. The collective skill, creativity and experience of their associates forge unique capabilities as a company in the development, remodeling, ownership and management of distinctive real estate. For more information please visit: http://www.blueskyservices.com/


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Editor's Note: Leptin is a fat-derived hormone that is chiefly responsible for regulating appetite and metabolism. It also serves as a marker of inflammatory activity. In both structure and function, leptin resembles IL-6, a pro-inflammatory cytokine which is associated with chronic inflammation. Circulating leptin also affects the HPA axis, indicating that leptin may play a role in the stress response.
~Source: Journal of Translational Medicine, April 9, 2013.
By Elizabeth Ann Stringer et al.
Abstract (provisional)
Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disorder characterized by persistent fatigue that is not alleviated by rest. The lack of a clearly identified underlying mechanism has hindered the development of effective treatments. Studies have demonstrated elevated levels of inflammatory factors in patients with CFS, but findings are contradictory across studies and no biomarkers have been consistently supported. Single time-point approaches potentially overlook important features of CFS, such as fluctuations in fatigue severity. We have observed that individuals with CFS demonstrate significant day-to-day variability in their fatigue severity.
Methods: Therefore, to complement previous studies, we implemented a novel longitudinal study design to investigate the role of cytokines in CFS pathophysiology. Ten women meeting the Fukuda diagnostic criteria for CFS and ten healthy age- and body mass index (BMI)-matched women underwent 25 consecutive days of blood draws and self-reporting of symptom severity. A 51-plex cytokine panel via Luminex was performed for each of the 500 serum samples collected. Our primary hypothesis was that daily fatigue severity would be significantly correlated with the inflammatory adipokine leptin, in the women with CFS and not in the healthy control women. As a post-hoc analysis, a machine learning algorithm using all 51 cytokines was implemented to determine whether immune factors could distinguish high from low fatigue days.
Results: Self-reported fatigue severity was significantly correlated with leptin levels in six of the participants with CFS and one healthy control, supporting our primary hypothesis. The machine learning algorithm distinguished high from low fatigue days in the CFS group with 78.3% accuracy.
Conclusions: Our results support the role of cytokines in the pathophysiology of CFS.
Source: Journal of Translational Medicine, 2013, 11:93 doi:10.1186/1479-5876-11-93. Elizabeth Ann Stringer, Katharine Susanne Baker, Ian R Carroll, Jose G Montoya, Lily Chu, Holden T Maecker and Jarred W Younger


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Imagine what we could do for your brand, your company, your product, your service...
Imagine if nature used a one-size-fits-all approach. Every bird would sing the same song; every cloud would be a carbon copy cumulus, and every thunderstorm a re-run of the last. Who wants a world like that?
Our culture is designed to nurture the new, unleash the unexpected and celebrate the big and the small. After all, ideas come in all shapes and sizes. Nothing we create is off-the-shelf. We look at each company's needs from a fresh perspective, taking equal measure of challenges and opportunities. We then create programs that are pitch-perfect, capturing the essence of each brand's mission and personality.
In our view, communication is about making people care – about a message, a product, a brand, an organization, a relationship. The result? Connections so powerful that brands are propelled to new heights and entire industries are transformed.
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By Mary A. Sego
Title: Collection on John R. Wooden, 2006-2010
Primary Creator: Wooden, John R. (1910-2010)
Extent: 2.0 Items. More info below.
Subjects: Purdue Boilermakers (Basketball team), Purdue University--Alumni and alumnae
Forms of Material: Clippings (Information artifacts), Oral histories (Document genres)
Languages: English
John Robert Wooden was born Oct. 14, 1910, in Hall, Ind., and settled with his family in the small town of Martinsville, Ind. His introduction to basketball came when his father, a farmer, nailed a bushel basket to the side of the barn.
He had an austere early life, with no electricity or indoor plumbing, but his father read the Bible and poetry to his four sons each night and instilled a deep sense of moral rectitude. All his life, Mr. Wooden carried in his wallet a set of principles drawn up by his father: "Be true to yourself, help others, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books, make each day your masterpiece, build a shelter against a rainy day by the life you live, and give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance very day."
In the 1920s, John Wooden led his high school basketball team to one state championship and two second-place finishes. He became known as the "Indiana Rubber Man" for his headlong style of play and was a three-time all-American at Purdue. He graduated from Purdue in 1932 with a degree in English.
Mr. Wooden played professional basketball in the Midwest for several years while working as a high school English teacher and coach in Kentucky and Indiana. During World War II, he was a physical education instructor with the Navy and once underwent an emergency appendectomy, which kept him from reporting for duty on an aircraft carrier. The officer who took his place was killed in a Japanese kamikaze attack.
After the war, Mr. Wooden became the basketball coach at Indiana State University, where he acquired a master's degree in education. He refused to go to a tournament in Kansas City, Mo., when he learned that a black player on his squad would not be allowed to take part.
Mr. Wooden went to UCLA in 1948, inheriting the worst team in the Pacific Coast Conference. In his inaugural season, he led the Bruins to the first of his 19 conference championships. Until a new arena was built in 1965, his teams practiced for 17 years at the "B.O. Barn," an antiquated gymnasium shared with the wrestling and gymnastics teams. Mr. Wooden mopped the floor before practice every day.
At the beginning of the 1963-64 season, little was expected of his undersized team, which had finished 20-9 the previous year. But with Gail Goodrich, Walt Hazzard and Keith Erickson leading a lightning-strike attack, Mr. Wooden's Bruins wore down one opponent after another, despite having no starter taller than 6-feet-5. In the national championship game, UCLA ran away from the Duke Blue Devils, easily winning its first NCAA title, 98-83.
'Coach Wooden's words were always the same,' Goodrich, a star player on UCLA's 1964 and 1965 championship teams, once said. 'Do not panic, keep your poise, the other guy will break.' They did, too.
After a second national championship in 1965, Mr. Wooden recruited the top high school player in the country, the 7-foot-2 Alcindor, who led UCLA to three straight championships from 1967 through 1969. UCLA won four more titles in the early 1970s, including two with the 6-foot-11 Walton at center.
In 1975, immediately after UCLA recorded a one-point victory in the NCAA Final Four semifinals over Louisville, Mr. Wooden told his players that the next game -- the national championship-- would be his last as coach. UCLA defeated Kentucky, 92-85, to give Mr. Wooden his 10th NCAA title.
He was named national coach of the year six times, and his 12 appearances in the Final Four are an NCAA record. His teams reached the national championship game 10 times and never lost.
'I do not permit myself to be elated or depressed,' he said of his remarkable record of success. 'All I ask is that the players give their best effort, and win or lose, they hold their heads up after the game.'
Besides winning 88 consecutive games from 1971 to 1974, Mr. Wooden's teams also reeled off streaks of 47 and 41 straight victories. His career record was 885-203, and in his final 12 seasons at UCLA his team was 335-22.
'John was a better coach at 55 than he was at 50,' Hall of Fame basketball coach Pete Newell said in 1989. 'He was a better coach at 60 than at 55. He's a true example of a man who learned from day one to day last.'
Mr. Wooden once turned down a lucrative offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association and, according to Abdul-Jabbar, was offered the job of manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team in the 1960s.
He remained devoted to UCLA, where his highest salary was a modest $32,500. He wrote several books about basketball and often denounced the dunk shot, flashy play and overzealous coaching, which he believed were damaging his sport.
He read widely, sprinkling his conversation with quotations from Shakespeare, Martin Luther King Jr., Socrates and Gandhi, and was especially knowledgeable about the life and works of Abraham Lincoln and Mother Teresa.
Mr. Wooden lived in a condominium in Encino, Calif., with his wife, Nell Riley Wooden, who died of cancer in 1985 after 53 years of marriage. He kept her robe on her side of the bed, and each month on the anniversary of her death wrote her a love letter, which he placed on her pillow.
Survivors include two children, seven grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
He led a summer basketball camp for years after his retirement in 1975 and said there was only one thing he missed about coaching. 'I don't miss the tournament at all,' he said in 1988. 'And I don't miss the games. What I do miss is the daily practice, the preparation. Cervantes once said, 'The road is better than the end.' That's how I feel about basketball.
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 2 items
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation: MSA 243, Collection on John R. Wooden, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries


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The dates for this year's Sturgis Citywide Garage/Yard Sales Event has been set for the weekend of June 7 & 8.
After last year's event was deemed a success, participants preferred it be moved up to an earlier date as a way to kick-start the summer sale-ing season in and around the Sturgis area.
The community interest in this endeavor was huge. Sales were set up all over the town, inviting folks to visit from one end of town to the other. So much so, that a one day didn't seem like enough.
The suggestions offered up by sale-goers and those who set up their own were all taken into consideration for future reference. The event this year reflected an earlier date, as well as, making it a two-day affair. The Chamber of Commerce decided on this year's date to adhere to the public's wishes for an earlier date for the event.
Once again those wanting to be included in an online list of sales may contact the Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce at 651-5758. For a small fee you may register your garage/yard sale via their web site www.sturgisareacalendar.com. It's not mandatory to register your sale as all residents are welcome to have one. Persons can then visit the site and print off a list of sales to visit.
Whether you have a sale of your own or enjoy attending others, it's a fun time. I thoroughly enjoyed having a sale last year as I got to see so many familiar faces and meet some new friends. We also got rid of a lot of things we no longer needed.
I was even touched at two old high school classmates that haven't seen each other since they graduated in 1968 discovered each other again in my driveway. How cool that was to see them laugh and talk about the memories.
The benefits to the community were great. The Citywide Garage/Yard Sale Event brought many people to town who, in turn, spent money at gas stations, stores, restaurants, and more importantly, the sales. The even also gave residents a chance to earn some extra money and perhaps free up some cluttered space. People were also able to find great bargains and sometimes some hidden treasures.
Above all that - I was more in awe of it's ability to bring people together as they walked through the neighborhoods or planned a sale together. It reminded me of olden times.
Did you have a sale last year or were you able to check out many of the sales around town? Let's talk about it.......
City-wide garage sales set for June 7-8
The dates for this year's Sturgis Citywide Garage/Yard Sales Event has been set for the weekend of June 7 & 8.


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On Thursday, a writer named Alec Rawls posted a leaked draft version of a portion of the upcoming Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and claimed that the report acknowledges "strong evidence for enhanced solar forcing." He claimed that the IPCC's admission "changes everything" and that "climate alarmists can't continue to claim that warming was almost entirely due to human activity over a period when solar warming effects, now acknowledged to be important, were at a maximum." Rawls's comments are based on brief excerpts in AR5 that mention a hypothetical connection between galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) and some aspects of climate.
Critics of man-made global warming called the release of the leaked document "game-changing" and said the revelation means that "the case for man-made global warming is looking weaker by the day and that the sun plays a much more significant role in 'climate change' than the scientific 'consensus' has previously been prepared to concede."
On Friday, environmental scientist Dana Nuccitelli wrote at SkepticalScience that
If the IPCC was to report that the sun is a significant player in the current rapid global warming, that would indeed be major news, because the body of peer-reviewed scientific literature and data clearly show that the sun has made little if any contribution to the observed global warming over the past 50+ years.
"So why would the latest IPCC report contradict these studies when its purpose is to summarize the latest and greatest scientific research?" Nuccitelli asks "The answer is simple — it doesn't. Rawls has completely misrepresented the IPCC report." Nuccitelli goes on to show that AR5 is in fact "consistent with the body of scientific literature in stating that research indicates GCRs are not effective at seeding clouds and have very little influence on global temperatures." He says that "The leaked IPCC report is entirely consistent" with the consensus conclusion that "human greenhouse gas emissions, not solar activity or galactic cosmic rays, are causing global warming."
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) interviewed Steve Sherwood, director at the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. Sherwood is one of the authors of the chapter of AR5 that was leaked Thursday. When asked if the report "confirms a greater role for solar and other cosmic rays in global warming," Sherwood replied,
Oh that's completely ridiculous. I'm sure you could go and read those paragraphs yourself and the summary of it and see that we conclude exactly the opposite, that this cosmic ray effect that the paragraph is discussing appears to be negligible.
Rawls obtained the draft AR5 report by registering as an "expert reviewer." IPCC releases drafts to large numbers of such reviewers in order to obtain broader commentary in advance of the release of its final reports. Environmental journalist Graham Readfearn explains that the term "expert reviewer" does not imply scientific credentials; in fact, "practically anyone can register for these positions using an online form." On receiving a copy of the draft, a reviewer agrees not to cite, quote, or distribute the report. Rawls justifies his leaking the report by claiming that the "public's right to know" trumps any confidentiality agreement he made and that the AR5 drafts "ought to fall within the reach of the Freedom of Information Act."
In a Friday statement, the IPCC press office said that the unauthorized posting of the draft report "interferes with the process of assessment and review" and that the organization would "continue not to comment on the contents of draft reports, as they are works in progress." Posting of draft reports, says IPCC, "may lead to confusion because the text will necessarily change in some respects once all the review comments have been addressed." The draft reports "were provided in confidence to reviewers and are not for distribution." In making the drafts public, Rawls "broke the terms of the review."
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When Royal Dutch Shell's oil drilling rig Kulluk and tow ship, the Aiviq, pulled out of Dutch Harbor the afternoon of Dec. 21 for a long, slow trip to Seattle, Shell says it was relying on its consultant's weather forecast to ensure crews -- and prized vessels -- arrived safely.
"The forecast was within the operational thresholds to begin the journey," Shell spokesman Curtis Smith said Friday afternoon. Without that window, the Shell vessels would not have left Dutch Harbor, he said.
But less than a week into the trip, as the Shell-contracted Aiviq hauled the Kulluk across the Gulf of Alaska, one of the region's notorious storms hit with a vengeance. Over five days, multiple vessels that came to help lost towlines to the thrashing Kulluk. The rig, by then unmanned, grounded Dec. 31 just off Sitkalidak Island, south of Kodiak.
As inquiries by the Coast Guard, the Obama administration and U.S. Sen. Mark Begich try to get to the bottom of the serial failures, questions are swirling about whether the Aiviq was capable of towing the Kulluk during the type of storm that regularly sweeps the Gulf of Alaska, and whether government oversight was adequate.
Shell's assessment of the forecast as favorable was seriously flawed, says Cliff Mass, a University of Washington professor of atmospheric sciences whose specialty is weather forecasting.
The North Pacific and Gulf of Alaska are among the stormiest places on Earth, he said. Forecasts more than four or five days out quickly become unreliable. And even the short-term forecast on Dec. 21 pointed to rough weather coming, Mass said.
"They were showing storms. The models were predicting stuff," Mass said. "The whole logic fails, in a number of ways." His models from Dec. 21 showed storm-generating low-pressure systems already forming in the Aleutians.
Mass was so irritated by Shell's assertions that he wrote a lengthy post disputing them on his weather blog.
"Shell Oil made a misguided and poorly informed decision," he concluded.
The National Weather Service on Dec. 21 predicted 35 mph winds and 12-foot seas by Dec. 25 in the area where the Kulluk eventually grounded.
Data from buoys in the Gulf of Alaska show that gale force winds -- 39 mph or stronger -- occur 15 percent of the time during December and January, according to the weather service. Seas of 17 feet or higher occur about 20 percent of the time. The Gulf experiences hurricane-force storms with winds topping 74 mph two or three times a year, the weather service said.
Asked to provide the forecast Shell used, Smith initially referred the Daily News to the company's consultant, ImpactWeather, located in Houston, Texas. But in an email Friday he said the private forecaster provided wind and wave predictions similar to the National Weather Service's.
The severity and duration of the coming storm wasn't clear until Dec. 24, a day before it hit, Smith said. "The storm did not materialize undetected," he wrote.
ImpactWeather cannot discuss services for a particular client, said Chris Wolf, the company's marketing director, but "in meteorological science, there is no certainty assigned to any of it."
Wolf said she hadn't seen the forecast for Shell. "That's a completely different part of the company and they are looking into it," she said. The company wants to examine what happened too, she said.
Mass attended the annual conference of the American Meteorological Society in Austin, Texas, last week. He saw that ImpactWeather had a table, "so I went over there and I said, 'Did you give a two-week weather forecast (to Shell)?' " Mass said. "And they started laughing at me."
No one could produce a reliable two-week forecast for that area, Mass said.
Not Shell, the Coast Guard nor a command team that has managed the Kulluk situation leading up to and after the grounding would provide a copy of the towing plan prepared for the trip, or any information it contained about the maximum waves and winds the tow setup could be expected to handle.
"That specific information is currently being gathered for the purpose of internal and external investigations -- the outcome of which (external investigations) will be made public in the future," Smith said. (Shell has not said whether it will make its own internal investigation public.)
The towing plan was reviewed by a Coast Guard marine inspector in Anchorage after Shell, or one of its contractors, voluntarily submitted it, said Petty Officer David Mosley.
While the Coast Guard didn't formally approve the plan -- that wasn't required -- the specially designed Aiviq, with four engines, seemed more than capable, "even in very extreme conditions," said Capt. Paul Mehler, the Coast Guard commander in Anchorage.
And extreme they were. During the worst of it, on Dec. 31, crews reported 60 mph winds, gusts topping 75 mph, 29-foot seas and occasional waves of 40 feet or more.
At a community meeting in Kodiak on Wednesday, retired school teacher and former fisherman George Griffing asked Shell officials why they seemed surprised by the December storm and why the company relied on a forecast that was going to be outdated long before the Kulluk made it across the Gulf of Alaska.
The Aiviq's top speed during the tow was about 4.5 mph, a rowboat pace. It alone was supposed to tow the Kulluk, as it had done last summer on the journey north from Seattle.
If the storm that grounded the Kulluk was extreme, Griffing said, then the Gulf is "constantly extreme" in winter. Why leave Alaska in winter, with the predictable challenges of darkness and foul weather, he asked.
Shell had originally planned for the Kulluk to winter over in Dutch Harbor in a special $1 million custom dock.
Before the tow went bad, Shell spokesman Smith said the timing of the Kulluk's departure was motivated in part by the possibility that the company might incur a multimillion-dollar state tax liability if the rig was still in Alaska on Jan. 1. After the grounding, he said he misspoke and that while Shell was aware of the tax issue, the decision to leave port came after inspections revealed the extent of needed off-season maintenance, including replacement of the rig's cranes. Shipyard work is difficult in Dutch Harbor, he said, because of challenging logistics, unpredictable flying weather and a limited work force.
At Wednesday's meeting, Shell's Alaska operations manager Sean Churchfield said a lot of work went into designing a solid tow plan, including weather forecasting, routing and equipment capabilities. Shell expects the investigations to explain the multiple failures of towline equipment, he said, as well as why all four of the Aiviq's engines lost power and had to be repaired at sea during the storm.
A warranty surveyor who works for Shell and is expert in marine operations had to approve the tow plan; the surveyor inspected the rig, the fastenings and tow equipment, Smith said in an email. A tow master, who was aboard the Kulluk until it was evacuated, also had to sign off. Several high-level department heads at Shell approved the plan. So did the captain of the Aiviq, Smith said.
"It's quite a process," he said.
Shell was bringing the Kulluk back from the Beaufort Sea, off Alaska's north coast. The rig was used to drill the top part of a single well during the short 2012 drilling season, Shell's first in the Alaska Arctic in two decades. Environmentalists argue that troubles with the Kulluk and Shell's other drilling rig, the Noble Discoverer, show the company is not adequately prepared.
On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency said both drilling rigs had multiple violations of air emissions permits. Shell says it welcomes various inquiries but remains confident in its program.
Shell says it has invested some $292 million in upgrades to the 30-year-old Kulluk, which it bought in 2005, but the company hasn't been willing to provide an estimate of the rig's value. Shell has put nearly $5 billion into its Alaska drilling program, counting the money spent on oil leases.
"This incident was not caused by weather," Smith said in an email Friday. "It was compounded by it. It appears that a sequence of unlikely events occurred over a short period of time -- underscored by the complete loss of power to the propulsion engines on the Aiviq."
A subsidiary of Edison Chouest Offshore, a Louisiana-based private maritime company, built the 360-foot-long, $200 million Aiviq for Shell as a multi-purpose Arctic ship. Edison Chouest owns it and contracts with Shell to operate it.
The Aiviq can break ice. It can help recover spilled oil. It can anchor drilling rigs to the sea floor. It has spacious crew quarters. And it can tow.
Cmdr. Jim Rocco of the Coast Guard's Outer Continental Shelf National Center of Expertise in Morgan City, La., said the Aiviq is the biggest vessel of its type in the country.
"This is what we might consider an offshore supply vessel on steroids. Because it does have all the power it has and just its sheer size," Rocco said. "I remember the first time I saw that vessel. I thought, 'Did somebody just cut off the front of a cruise ship and make that the Aiviq?' "
The Kulluk situation has drawn hundreds of posts on the popular maritime blog, gCaptain. Some commenters have wondered whether two small, traditional tugs might have worked better than a massive, challenging-to-maneuver ship like the Aiviq.
Rocco said the Aiviq is well designed to hold and move the Kulluk, which weighs 18,681 tons empty. Support vessels like the Aiviq are commonly used for towing mobile oil rigs, he said. But two smaller tugs might maneuver better if the crews were close to shore or trying to get to a safe harbor, an idea that was considered shortly before the Kulluk grounded.
Repeated calls by the Daily News to Edison Chouest to discuss the Aiviq were not returned.
The firm's president, Gary Chouest, is a heavyweight political campaign donor. Chouest, his employees and close family members are the top contributors to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young, and among the top donors to Sen. Mark Begich, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
In a call from the Alex Haley, a Coast Guard cutter helping the Kulluk and Aiviq almost from the start, Lt. Dave Gilbert compared the 160-foot-tall derrick at the center of the Kulluk to "a sail that was pulling them back."
Of at least five vessels that had a towline on the Kulluk at various times before the grounding, only the tugboat Alert, owned by Crowley Marine Services, never lost its tether.
Yet in the pummeling Dec. 31 storm, even the Alert was pulled backward by the Kulluk. Four miles from land, its crew was ordered to let its line go to avoid jeopardizing their safety and their vessel.
Towing the round Kulluk is nothing like towing a big oil tanker, which the Alert, as a Prince William Sound tanker escort vessel, is designed to do, said Charlie Nalen, Crowley Marine Services vice president of operations for Valdez.
"This big saucer is turning. It's an ungainly structure," Nalen said. In contrast, a tanker will follow along behind a tug.
The Alert's captain during the ordeal, Rodney Layton, is Crowley's most veteran skipper with 30-plus years of experience. At a crew changeover this week in Seward, where a Shell executive personally thanked the crew, Layton said the December storm was the worst he has ever seen. Crashing waves 50 feet tall damaged the tug's lights. The crew worked in pitching seas, darkness and cold; they said they were glad for their training in emergency drills in Prince William Sound, Nalen said.
The towline to the Kulluk was maybe 300 feet long, a football field away, the captain said during the debriefing, as Nalen recalled.
"And he said it was the shortest 300 feet he had ever seen."


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New Gurps Supers Campaign
Well looked around a bit and figured this was the best place to post a new camp so here it is:
This Campaign is running on Gurps 4th ed and run on a maptools server (maptools found here rptools.net)
We are currently using gurps lite because we have a few newer players but will progress to basic set soon (Unless you have a specific thing you reeeeealy want to do and can cite the pg number)
This is a modern Gurps Supers campaign using various rules from the Gurps supers and Gurps Powers books
We are looking for a additional 2-3 players to join us on Saturday evenings from roughly 6 pm to 10-11 pm EST
I am aiming to run the game about 60/40 Combat/Roleplay
I have copies of most of the Gurps range if you do not have the books let me know and we will see if we can work something out for you.
Below is the original description of the campaign sent out to all my players:
The Campaign focuses on a select area of the population that have been "gifted" abilities above and beyond normal human capabilities. obviously various organizations both government and private would be interested in collecting or researching these biological phenomena a good reason to possibly keep said abilities hush hush. Characters can choose to have a variety of powers but usually centric around a theme mostly a single power that can manifest in slightly different forms or possibly a slightly a more powerful ability that is less versatile. Characters are not required to have powers but should have some method of keeping up with the bizarre abilities of their allies and foes. As to origins of powers I am flexible either scientific incident, supernatural, inventions, whatever. The most recent outbreak is a genetic defect causing various changes in the human DNA composition. although this condition is currently still under wraps it may not stay that way depending on how the characters and other factors react to the phenomenon.
Game Starting Year:2010
Genre Modern Semi cinematic
Multiple planes of existence? No
Campaign Starting Location: United States, New York
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Starting point value 200
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Starting Wealth $20,000
Exotic/Supernatural allowed? Yes
Are PC Mages Allowed? Kinda' (possible to manifest as powers)
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Are any of the spells from Chapter 5 off limits? Yes Check with GM
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Are any of the powers from Chapter 6 off limits? No
Are PC gadgeteers allowed? Yes
We just ran our first game last Saturday and all had a lot of fun and a few laughs and threw me for a few loops. Want to join us? contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Shelia from Cincinnati, OH
Reviewer is Accepted here and planning to attend soon. Reviewer has been to campus.
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Categories Comments What to do for fun
The Findlay market campus is near the market so you could just take a walk around the market.
Food and Dining
There are lots of small restaurants near the Findlay market campus that offer great food selections.
Tips for prospective students
Be honest and have a plan.
In three sentences
The people there were very helpful. They did everything they could to make my experience a good one. They seemed to genuienly care about my education.
Shaylah from Lynchburg, OH
Reviewer is A current student here.
2 of 6
Categories Comments Campus Safety
All around this campus is pretty safe.
Greek Life
PTK is the only greek life associated with Chatfield. It is the Honor Society.
Clubs and Activities
There are no clubs or activities offered.
Great for these types of students
This college is great for people who like small colleges and personal attention.
Bang for the buck
I would say that the quantity is more than the quality. Some classes are worth paying for while others aren't.
What to do for fun
There isn't a whole lot to do around campus. There is a gym, a tennis court, a computer lab and a library.
Food and Dining
There is no cafeteria at the school however there are vending machines and refrigerators. There are also local dining areas such as Skyline close to the campus.
Dorm Life
There are no living quarters on campus.
Academic Rigor
I have learned so much in every class I have taken except those taught by Stephanie Carl. Every instructor is very intelligent and very helpful. They are all also willing to tutor.
Tips for prospective students
DO NOT take any classes with Stephanie Carl. Do not miss any classes. Take as many classes as you can without overwhelming yourself.
In three sentences
The attendance policy is ridiculous. Some of the teachers need reevaluated. The campus is small and easy to get around.
Reviewer is A past student here.
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Categories Comments Campus Safety
Campus Safety has improved somewhat within the 2 and 1/2 years I was there. They have added 1 light in each parking lot. It is almost completely dark though and can be a little scary when the last classes release at 9:10pm.
Clubs and Activities
Student Government, Quilt and Craft Show, German Fest, Reds Games, and Cyclones Games.
Great for these types of students
Catholic students.
What to do for fun
There is a tennis court, but make sure to bring your own supplies. The campus is really beautiful with 2 ponds, trees, and many picnic tables available.
Food and Dining
No food and dining avaible, except a vending maching.
Dorm Life
Chatfield College is a commuting school only.
Academic Rigor
Chatfield College's academic rigor varies by instructor. Some instructors make students work hard to learn the most in their class and other instructors do not require much work at all.
Tips for prospective students
Be ready for some confusion. The advisors can sometimes be difficult to track down and talk to and the financial aid office can be impossible to contact at times. Some instructors are outstanding, while a few could stand to make some improvements.
In three sentences
Chatfield College is a small college environment, most (if not all) students and/or teachers know each other. It can be unorganized at times making it difficult to get a hold of the financial aid office. Most instructors are really great but there are a few bad apples in the bunch.
Student of Chatfield College
Reviewer is A current student here.
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Categories Comments Campus Safety
There is NO campus safety, it is a major liability. It does not matter how much you ask the dean, office managers, maintenance, and groundskeeper nothing ever gets done about this.
Clubs and Activities
There is Student Government, but you have to be nominated, and the adult students usually push themselves into office. Then they act like they are in high school, and trying to relive their glory days...take my advice and keep to yourself, and do NOT get involved with ANYONE!
Great for these types of students
Most of the students are either PSEO or adults, and neither get along well. High school students from Fayetteville are more than immature, and the adults are catty women.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
Catholicism is all over the campus.
Bang for the buck
For a private college it is pretty affordable, but compared to state colleges they are very expensive.
What to do for fun
Tennis courts are there if you have some downtime between classes, but you have to bring your own equipment and the office ladies have to give you permission to play. So, basically bring your laptop and entertain yourself.
Food and Dining
There are vending machines, but I have never seen more expensive ones - $1.25 for a candy bar that you could buy for 50 cents!! If you want to actually eat a meal you will have to go to Fayetteville, Mt. Orab, or Blanchester.
Dorm Life
No dorms, every student commutes.
Academic Rigor
Some professors will push you further than you ever thought you would be able to go, and others will just have you show up...
Tips for prospective students
Consider colleges around Chatfield such as UC Clermont before you decide to attend. If you do attend check with other students to see which professors and courses you should take (pretty much everyone knows everyone, and which professors are bad). DO NOT take advice from the admissions, and other office staff!!!
In three sentences
Chatfield has some amazing professors, and some really, really bad ones. I have been here for the past two years, and it seems to keep getting worse every semester. There are some great people here, but there is way too much drama and unprofessional staff that really makes the positives not worth it.
Hannah from Loveland, OH
Reviewer is A current student here.
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Categories Comments Great for these types of students
Chatfield is great for students who like a very personalized education.
What to do for fun
There are lots of events student government hosts within the year.
Academic Rigor
Chatfield has amazing professors that will make sure students are performing to their fullest potential. Classes are usually very fast paced, but the professors will easily work to make sure the syudents are keeping up.
Tips for prospective students
One of the biggest frustrations with Chatfield is that since it is a such a small school their are limited class options and days of availability.
In three sentences
Chatfield College is perfect for a small intimate college setting. Chatfield is mainly centered around non-traditional and PSEO students. The staff at Chatfield are outstanding, and are focused on making sure you succeed.
DOMINIQUE from Cincinnati, OH
Reviewer is A current student here.
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Categories Comments Great for these types of students
this school is perfect for freshmen that aren't quite ready for the big campus at universities. If you are a single parent and need flexible schedules. A second chance to prove you can make it.
Tips for prospective students
If you are looking for a school that's big on learning but a welcoming atmosphere i recommend a tour a chat field.
Bang for the buck
Its a lot cheaper than my previous school and they teach every minute of class which is what we pay for.
Am enjoying being here
The school is such a warm place you feel like you are apart of a family not just a student.
Am learning a lot
This school offers classes that other schools don't. I took a phonics class this summer that was wonderful. My area of study is Early childhood education and this class taught us how to teach children to read using phonics. I've never been to a school that dedicated a class to any specific subject I just love it.