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Preview of Scilab 5.4.0
Scilab 5.4.0-alpha 1 is a test version provided to the community.
2011 Scilab Open Source Software Contest
And the winners are…
Quality Process
Scilab uses Antepedia Notifier, solution for open source continuous detection
Scilab in Elektor
An article on Scilab is available in #402 of French edition of Elektor Magazine
Google Summer of Code 2011
Read more about Scilab involvement on Google Blog
Scilab Enterprises unveils new website
This new website presents all activities and expertise of Scilab Enterprises, professional support and services around Scilab, Open Source Software for numerical computation
Scilab at Educatec-Educatice
The education trade show on november 23-24 and 25, 2011 in Paris, Porte de Versailles
Scilab for High Schools
A new leaflet of corrected exercises in statistics and probability using Scilab is available for download
New in Scilab Online Help
Improvements and new features of the search engine
Final review of Scilab projects in the Google Summer of Code 2011
The balance sheet of the 2011 edition is very positive, as on 9 selected projects on Scilab, 7 of them have been successfully completed
Scilab Toolbox Japan Contest 2011
And the winners are…
Mailing Lists
New for French users
New version of module lycée
Version 1.4-1 of French Module Lycée offers new functions in statistics and probability
Scilab in Linux Pratique
An article on Scilab is available in #66 of the French Magazine Linux Pratique
Scilab is recognized as having educational value by the French Department of Education
Scilab and its module for High schools have been granted with the RIP label ("Reconnu d'intérêt pédagogique" - recognized as having educational value) by the committee decision of June 15, 2011
Scilab 5.3.3
We are glad to announce the release of Scilab 5.3.3
Back to ScilabTEC 2011
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Scilab back under Mac OS X 10.6.8
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Scilab 5.3.2 under Mac OS X 10.6.8
The last Apple update prevents Scilab from launching
Scilab 5.3.2
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Colloquium - The OpenGPU project, one year later
June 8, 2011
Becquerel Amphitheater, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau
2011 NII Open House
June 2-3, 2011
Google Summer of Code 2011
The list of the selected projects is now available
ScilabTEC 2011
Program and registration to the 3rd Scilab Users Day, Wednesday 29 June at the École Polytechnique
Numerical computation
Lecture given during academic mathematics meetings for secondary schools, 11 April 2011
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Google Summer of Code 2011
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Interact Scilab with other tools
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Offprint of the booklet Scilab for high schools
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Release of Scilab 5.3.1
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IEEE International Workshop on Open-Source Software for Scientific Computation
October 12-14, 2011, Beijing - China
Scilab File Exchange
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16 - 17 February 2011
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Yep, must be The Hack, then. Not entirely foolproof, or at least used to not be, but pretty mandatory. It is quite doable in other ways as you've said. And it's not the only boon from that particular deity that I used to rely on there.
EDIT: Come to think of it, that dungeon really opened my eyes concerning the other boon back when you had to think about dealing with Bleaty and Thomity.
And Namtar's Lair was always my least favourite one, I always considered if excessive. Quite possibly due to my preffered playstyles though, it really throws a curveball (pun intended) at some of the obvious roflstomp strats.
Say, while were on the subject, as far as I recall some of the vicious dungeons have no proper subdungeon, or have had no (Dragon Isles, Naga City as far as I recall). That alone made them quite a bit more difficult than regular levels, whas this ever changed or not?

subset: commoncrawl


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MILAN (AP) — Embattled bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena increased its request for government aid by €500 million ($672 million) in October after incoming managers found a document indicating possible trading losses, the chief executive said Monday.
The document, found in one of the bank's safes, showed a connection between two financial trades that had until then seemed unrelated, said Fabrizio Viola, who was brought in a year ago to sort the bank's finances as it came under pressure to raise capital.
That discovery raised concern that the trades were not as they seemed.
Still, he does not think the document was purposely hidden by previous managers, as the Bank of Italy indicated last week.
"I don't think whoever put it there intended to hide it," he said. "It is also true, that it was not considered in the accounting of the operation," which he said constituted an accounting error.
Viola was providing to reporters details on three complex loss-making financial transactions based on Italian sovereign debt that have in recent days raised concern over the group's future just as it is trying to stabilize its capital reserves and overhaul its business.
Monte Paschi, as the bank is more commonly known, is investigating the trades and is due to report its findings by mid-February, including any expected impact on earnings. They are expected to cost the bank a few hundred million euros.
Prosecutors are investigating the transactions at the same time, as well as allegations that the bank overpaid for Antonveneta, an Italian bank it bought in 2007 for €9.3 billion from Spanish bank Santander. Santander had paid €2 billion less for it just two months earlier.
"From the point of view of valuation, an expensive price was paid for Anonveneta," Viola said, but he added he has not discovered any evidence that any bribes were paid.
"I repeat with force, that if there should have been any, if the prosecutors and the justice system on which we base a lot of trust, if they should find any evidence of this, the bank would be an injured party," he said. In Italy, injured parties in criminal suits can seek civil compensation.
Monte Paschi has requested €3.9 billion in state aid to keep afloat — most of it to provide a buffer against its exposure to Italian sovereign debt. Viola said that the amount requested should be sufficient, and he does not expect the bank will have to ask for additional help. He said the bank aims to pay the money back within five years.
The bank is not currently seeking help from new investors. Viola said the bank would first clean up its books and wait for Italy's economic recovery to be firmly under way.
The bank's woes have become a campaign theme, with accusations that politics played a role in weakening oversight and management of Monte Paschi. The bank's main shareholder is a foundation comprised mostly of board members appointed by local, provincial and regional governments, which in Siena and Tuscany fall on the center-left. Like most Italian banks, Monti Paschi has a foundation as a primary shareholder that receives dividends from the bank that it funnels back to the territory through cultural or charitable endeavors.
But Viola said in the 12 months he has been at the bank he has seen no political meddling.


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Letter: Christians cannot back down
This letter is in response to Mr. Denison's statements in The News-Star on Dec. 29.
I do not understand why certain people feel they should be heard from when a Christian states his or her opinion which does not share the same values of a certain group or organization.
Mr. Denison asked for a meeting with Phil Robertson to explain to him how many in this state were dismayed by his statements. Well, Mr. Denison, apparently more of us in this state and other states are behind Phil Robertson.
It is assuring to finally see Christians stand up and not back down from anyone.
Mr. Robertson should not be labeled because of his beliefs and it sounds to me that some people are talking out of both sides of their mouths.
Our God will be the ultimate Judge.
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My first instinct when I get an interview back with no adherence to capitalization, punctuation, or sentence structure is to clean it up, fix the 'errors,' and in this particular case, rewrite the whole thing. Then I thought, 'Wait, Themselves' music seems to mirror this interview-in-the-raw too well to lay the grimy hands of grammar on it.' Below is an interview with the dudes that have long been known for letting their unbridled muse loose to thrash about inside their songs – now it is on the Porch.
Mixtape (zip-file): Themselves – FREEhoudini


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Box Office Preview! What's New This Weekend?
Box Office Preview! What's New This Weekend?
-- "Warm Bodies" arrives in theaters on Friday, February 1. Jonathan Levine directs the quirky flick, which is a blend between a horror film and a romantic comedy. R may be a zombie, but he is not like the others. He still longs for something beyond his shuffling, grunting existence. When he meets a girl named Julie who is still very much alive, R slowly starts to fall in love. Love begins to change R, but even more surprising, it might change everyone around him. The PG-13 rating is due to language and zombie violence.
Sylvester Stallone stars in "Bullet to the Head," a fast-paced action thriller. James Bonomo is a lethal hit man with a take-no-prisoners attitude. Taylor Kwon is a rookie detective who is still trying to figure out all the ropes. Although the two men seem like opposites, their paths collide when they face down a common enemy. Working together, Bonomo and Kwon may have a shot at the ultimate revenge. The gritty film has an R rating for bloody images, language, violence, nudity, and brief drug use. Walter Hill directs.
"Stand Up Guys" opens with limited release on February 1. After a stint behind bars, aging conman Val finally has his freedom. Unfortunately, though, his enemies now want him dead. Worse, his old friend, Doc, is the man who has to carry out the dark deed. Realizing that his days might be numbered, Val decides to have some fun and visit with his old pals. Fisher Stevens directs "Stand Up Guys," which has an R rating for mature content, violence, language, and brief drug use.
"The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia" debuts in select theaters this weekend. Directed by Tom Elkin, the sequel to "The Haunting in Connecticut" (2009) follows a young family's descent into a terrifying situation. Andy, Lisa, and their bright young daughter are excited to move into a quaint and spacious home in the heart of Georgia. What they learn too late is that traumatic events took place in the home during the time of the Underground Railroad. Even more disturbingly, the restless spirits may linger behind. The film's R rating is due to disturbing horror content.
Continuing Films
Director Tommy Wirkola gives a classic fairytale an edgy new twist in "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters." After outsmarting a cannibalistic witch during their youth, a brother and sister have grown up to be one of the most deadly bounty hunter duos the world has ever seen. Their goal is to keep the world safe from the threat of witches, but all their cunning and bravado might not be able to help them during a face-off with Muriel, a grand witch with a devastating plan for the children in a German town. "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" has an R rating for nudity, mature content, language, gore, and violence.
"Mama" is a haunting horror movie from Andrés Muschietti. When searchers find two little girls who have been missing for years, Annabel is reluctant to welcome them into her home. She slowly starts to grow closer to the two feral children and reintroduce them to everyday life. However, there is another figure lurking in the shadows, and it may be jealous of Annabel's growing bond with the girls. The horror movie has a PG-13 rating for terror, disturbing images, violence, and thematic elements.
"Zero Dark Thirty" examines the struggles and conflicts surrounding the decade-long search for terrorist Osama bin Laden, following the events of 9/11. The story primarily unfolds from the perspective of Maya, a CIA officer who feels torn between her desire to track down the terrorist and the harsh methods used to find the necessary information regarding his location. The R rating is due to language and disturbing images. Kathryn Bigelow directs.
"Silver Linings Playbook" is a thought-provoking romantic comedy from David O. Russell. After losing her husband and then her job, Tiffany already feels cheated by life. All the same, she tries to piece her life back together and start anew. When Tiffany meets Pat, a man who just returned from a psychiatric institute, she recognizes a kindred spirit. She cooks up a plan that could help them both. The heartwarming comedic drama has an R rating for nudity, language, and mature content.
"Parker" is a slick crime thriller from director Taylor Hackford. After his crew turns their backs on Parker, he swears to seek vengeance against them. The best way to do is it to return to the crew, but this time with a new identity and an alliance with Leslie, a woman who has inside information. Parker may be able to exact his revenge, but it could come at a cost. Nudity, language, strong violence, and mature content contribute to the film's R rating.


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Just like everyone else in federal govenment, the White House is preparing for a shutdown.
In a letter to the Office of Management and Budget, the White House indicates 436 employees at the executive office of the president will remain on the job while 1,265 employees will be furoughed.
Those that remain include 15 at the executive residence, 12 at the vice president's office, 42 at national security and 118 at the Office of Management and Budget.
See the full list by agency here.


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Peach Chutney, and then I jumped in and started to throw things together:
I had two pints of these beautiful organic tomatoes. After washing them, I added them to a non-stick pot, and seasoned them with coarse salt & pepper. I decided to use brown sugar-- about a 1/2 cup.
I decided to add some thyme, red pepper flakes, and the juice of 1/2 fresh lemons. Much better!
this chicken recipe, and you can view it here. I decided to, first, post how I made the tomato jam, so that my post wouldn't be too long. It's a delicious condiment, with just the right balance of sweet and sour. I thinking that adding more heat with a jalapeno could work, too. If you've never tried cooking down tomatoes, as a condiment, I encourage you to do so. I plan on making more of this recipe, so that I can enjoy tomatoes year-round.
Here's the printable recipe:


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Granfalloon was a science fiction fanzine published by Linda Bushyager.
The first issue was published in 1966 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.. Suzanne Tompkins was co-editor for the first six issues. Twenty issues of Grandfalloon were released, the last one in July 1976.
Writers include Piers Anthony, Ginjer Buchanan, Ron Bushyager, Jesus Cummings, Don D'Ammassa, D. Dinucci, Mike Glicksohn (Energumen), Arnie Katz (Vegas Fandom Weekly), Damon Knight, Frank Lunney, Sandra Miesel, Ron Miller, Andy Offut, Jodie Offutt, Robert Silverberg (Spaceship), Jeff Smith, Darrell Schweitzer, Mae Strelkov, Bob Tucker (Le Zombie), Harry Warner, Jr. (Horizons), Ted White, Susan Wood (Aspidistra, Energumen), and Roger Zelazny.
Artists include Alicia Austin, Bill Bowers (Outworlds), Grant Canfield, Richard Delap, Steve Fabian, Connie Reich Faddis, Dick Flinchbaugh, George Foster, Mike Gilbert, Alexis Gilliland, Howard Green, C. Lee Healy, Terry Jeeves, Eddie Jones, Tim Kirk, Sandra Miesel, Ron Miller, Pauline Palmer, Andy Porter, Terry Romine, Bill Rotsler, and Bernie Zuber.
Granfalloon won the Hugo Award for 'Best Fanzine' in 1972.
Linda Bushyagan also published the fanzine Karadss in the 1970s.


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Another favorite red.
I love cardstock that has texture; it looks nicer on hand made cards versus smooth cardstock. Bazzill has lots and lots of different textures including smooth. This Garnet Red color is terrific for some of my Christmas papers to make hand made cards.
I love Bazzill cardstock! Garnet is such a lovely, deep red. And the orange peel texture is perfect for making nicer cards. I love that Bazzill cardstock is so sturdy too - the perfect base for a layout or card.
Lovely texture


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New Features
Added custom online scenario support for multiplayer games.
Certain conditions, triggers and effects are usable while in ESO
Client Fixes
Fixed some out-of-sync bugs.
Added fixes to increase the detection of players using multiplayer hacks, cheats and out-of-sync clients in online gameplay.
Fixed the text of some cards, units and techs.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A series of thunderstorms moving across western North Carolina has triggered major flash flooding, inundating roads, apartments and parts of several counties.
The Charlotte Observer reports (http://bit.ly/1buP7OY ) that Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright is telling residents to stay indoors and away from flooded roads and washed-out bridges.
No injuries have been reported.
Parts of Catawba and surrounding counties were under water Saturday. Catawba County officials say some of the worst flash flooding in decades followed a nearly stationary weather system that dumped more than 12 inches of rain.
Several miles of Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County was closed for a short time Saturday due to high water.
It is at least the fourth major flash flooding event in the Charlotte region in the past month.
Information from: The Charlotte Observer, http://www.charlotteobserver.com


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Bryan Cranston has a message to the legions of "Breaking Bad" fans who are worked into a frenzy about next week's series finale: Simply, thank you.
"Our little show about a depressed man who gets terminal lung cancer and starts cooking crystal meth couldn't have happened without you," he said while walking the red carpet Sunday at the Emmys. "Who would watch that, or even follow it, if it weren't for you fans."
He added that the finale of the show is very much in keeping with what The Times' television critic Mary McNamara wrote recently in an essay about why "Breaking Bad" and shows of its ilk are the new novel.
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"It was very astute, what Mary wrote," he said. "It's also sad in a way because we want the culture of books to stay alive and what we provide and what they provide are very different."
Still, the serialized story can be found at its finest in the best of novels and on great television shows. And Cranston feels that just like a good book, "Breaking Bad" did, in fact, reach its natural conclusion.
"There's no question that we have not overstayed our welcome," Cranston said of the finale. "We have not diluted our story. It's a fine, fine ending — it's unapologetic. It ended in a very 'Breaking Bad' style."
Emmys 2013: Two big nominations have Elisabeth Moss in a daze
Emmys 2013: 'Breaking Bad's' Anna Gunn plays it cool on red carpet
Emmys 2013: Nominee Mayim Bialik 'a lot more nervous' than last year
Follow the Ministry of Gossip on Twitter @LATcelebs and on Facebook facebook.com/ministryofgossip.
Notebook: Tribute snubs not personal, just business
Review: Even super-host Harris can't save mostly lifeless show
Photos: Top winners and nominees
Video: Stars on the red carpet
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Little Black Dress Inspired by Givenchy
Added Oct 25, 2009
by elainemay
Aachen, Germany
UPDATE: I've posted the pattern for this dress on my blog as a free pdf download. Check it out here
This is a little black dress I made, inspired by the Hubert de Givenchy floor length gown worn by Audrey Hepburn in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. I was also inspired by Myk's adorable "At Tiffany's" dress which used a similar neckline on a babydoll styled dress. After seeing it, I envisioned the neckline and cutout back on a slim sheath.
I drafted the pattern for this dress using part of the lining pattern for dress 125 from the 5/08 issue of Burda Modemagazin. It's made of black wool suiting and lined with black lightweight taffeta. For more photos and info, check out my brand new blog, The Selfish Seamstress.
Material Notes
Black lightweight wool suiting, black lightweight taffeta lining
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Oct 25, 2009, 11.44 AMby miss-g
Simply stunning. You've really captured the Givenchy style.
Oct 25, 2009, 11.09 AMby manuelabug41
Very elegant dress
Oct 25, 2009, 10.30 AMby latulipenoire
You are so cool. This is the perfect dress.
Oct 25, 2009, 09.39 AMby djoule
Beautiful !!! You look very good !
Oct 25, 2009, 09.39 AMby marcy75
Great job and wonderful result. It's a professional dress, the kind you find only in hig fashion boutique!!! If one is lucky! You are very talented if you can draw inspiration from what you see and design the pattern you like!
Oct 25, 2009, 09.26 AMby irmchen
Classy lady! :) Looks adorable and you used fine fabric.
Have you seen? → Myk's "At Tiffany's" dress is shown at the preview of the new burdastyle/fashion side : http://www.blogs-hbm.de/burdastyle/2009/10/erster-entwurf-zur-neuen-webseite.php
Oct 25, 2009, 09.24 AMby victors
beautiful, as always!
Oct 25, 2009, 08.42 AMby juebejue
wow! i love it! i had the same urge to make a sheath dress after seeing Myk's version. but i can never envision myself in a neckline that high (the back shape seem to require a high front neckline, otherwise it feels like theres not enough fabric to allow the dress to be tight).
but now i want to make one too :P:P
anyway, love the name of your blog!! i am totally guilty of the same thing. i never feel too motivated to sew if its not for me :( so whenever people ask me to make them stuff, i offer to teach them how to make it (it is a sincere offer since i love to have more sewing buddies). but most people are too "lazy" or "not talented" (their excuses) to try and learn :(
Oct 25, 2009, 08.35 AMby carottesauvage
Brilliant! You must get heaps of compliments on your wardrobe!
Oct 25, 2009, 07.05 AMby bubbley74
WOW that's something special
Oct 25, 2009, 06.16 AMby nettie
Fabulous!! You impress me every time!!
And I love all the different ways you've styled it!
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Oh Real Housewives of Miami – staying true to the Bravo creed and giving us drama straight out of the gate. Apparently Dr. Karent Sierra has rubbed all her fellow Housewives the wrong way. Them too?
In a sit-down with Hollywood Life, Alexia Echevarria confesses that Karent just irked her from the very first moment. Yikes! "I think the one that is [crawling under my skin] is Karent," Alexia shares.
"You've haven't had the pleasure to meet her but I'm sure she'll do the same thing to you. In episode one, you don't really see it, but I knew her from before. She gave me a very cold greeting so I took it very personally. This was my first time out in six months and I saw her with her smile … and it did bother me because she did know me," Alexia adds.
Other ladies have dished that Karent causes a lot of drama this season – and apparently she's also invading the non-reality world with her chaos. Remember how Lindsay Lohan ran someone over in NYC on Wednesday night? If you watched Anderson Live while were live-blogging the show yesterday, you got to hear an indepth discussion about from TMZ's Harvey Levin.


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Local Carnival parades escaped a downpour that forecasters had billed as a near certainty and made it through Fat Tuesday's routes with barely a drizzle.
Local Carnival parades escaped a downpour that forecasters had billed as a near certainty and made it through Fat Tuesday's routes with barely a drizzle.
In Thibodaux, the Krewe of Ghana rolled.
"It was beautiful, I enjoyed it, it was something I'll never forget," the krewe's queen, Marshellia Thompson, said today. "I had a wonderful day. In my eyes, it was beautiful, despite the fact that we had a little rain. I felt beautiful. Great day."
Ghana's king, Troy Hunt, was equally elated.
"It felt good," he said.
While he was rolling down the streets, "waving, smiling, having fun," he said he just kept thinking "thank you to my mom, sister, my family the good Lord."
In Houma, Main Street was lined with spectators waiting to greet the Krewe of Houmas.
King Houmas LXVII Donald Kinnard, a 30-year krewe veteran, led the parade's 300 riders under the theme "Only Make Believe." Among his float riders were his two sons and brother, who rode as dukes, and his three grandchildren, who were pages.
"It was a family affair," Kinnard said.
Aside from some scattered showers and crowds thinner than he had hoped for, Kinnard said it was a great ride.
"It was a little sparse because of the weather," he said. "But it was a decent crowd."
Kinnard said reigning as Houma's Mardi Gras king was an honor and a privilege.
"I didn't realize that many people knew me," he said. "It was very humbling."
Now that the Carnival parade season has ended, Kinnard said his krewe will take a short reprieve "and then start getting ready for next year."
The Krewe of Kajuns followed Houmas, and the Krewe de Bonne Terre rolled later in Montegut.
Spectators Debbie and Josh Short of Houma said they knew they were at risk of getting wet, so they gathered under a tree at Goode and Main streets with umbrellas handy. As long as there was no heavy rain or thunder, they said they were willing to stick it out because Mardi Gras is an important celebration.
Jason Heller of Houma brought his 9-year-old nephew to the Houmas parade. Heller said he enjoys seeing the floats and costumes but also helping his nephew catch and round up beads and other trinkets thrown by float riders.
Thibodaux's Krewe of Cleophas, the city's largest parade, rolled Sunday. Krewe captain Audie Levron said the parade rolled with "great stride" again this year with only brief showers.
"We had a small shower, but that was the extent of it," he said. "After that, everything was beautiful, and it was a really great time for us all. The streets were full."
Krewe treasurer Gwen Levron said the parade was "wonderful" and the streets were crowded.
Gwen, a 27-year Houma Mardi Gras veteran, said Cleophas is a family-oriented krewe that works to ensure float riders and revelers enjoy the parade.
"It was a wonderful turnout," she said, "and the people were all well-behaved."
Other parades on Mardi Gras in Lafourche included the Krewe of Gheens, the Krewe on Neptune in Galliano and Golden Meadow, the Krewe of Choupic in Chackbay and Choupic and the Krewe of Ghana in Thibodaux.
Area police gave a sunny report of no major crime in Thibodaux, Houma, or Lafourche, Terrebonne and Assumption parishes.


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* Defence equipment plans stretches to 2022
* Meant to reduce uncertainty; experts question assumptions
By Mohammed Abbas
LONDON, Jan 31(Reuters) - Britain published on Thursday a
159-billion-pound ($251 billion) long-term defence equipment
spending plan, a move aimed at reversing decades of
mismanagement but which drew only qualified praise from experts.
The plan covers spending from 2012 to 2022, the first time
the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has outlined defence equipment
spending over such a long period, reflecting the gestation time
of major military projects.
Equipment covered in the plan contained no surprises, having
been outlined in the MoD's last major planning exercise, the
2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), which charted
a course for British security needs by 2020.
British arms firm BAE Systems, Europe's largest
defence contractor, is behind most of the large projects
outlined in the plan, including submarines, ships, aircraft
carriers and the Typhoon fighter jet.
The MoD has for years been criticised by spending watchdogs
for over-optimistic cost and time forecasts for equipment
projects, a matter that has grown in importance as Britain
slashes spending to fix a budget deficit.
The spending plan includes a 4.8 billion pound contingency
allowance to manage unexpected cost increases, as well as an
unallocated 8 billion pounds for future equipment needs.
"Step by step, we are clearing up years of mismanagement
under the last government by ending the culture of
over-promising and under-delivering," Defence Secretary Philip
Hammond, a Conservative, said in a statement, referring to the
opposition Labour party.
Labour labelled Hammond "hubristic" and said his claims to
have balanced the defence budget were "wild".
The MoD said the spending plan addresses what had been
estimated to have been a 74 billion pound equipment funding gap,
and that it had received the backing of the National Audit
Office (NAO), parliament's spending watchdog.
However, the NAO said in a report reviewing the MoD's
spending plan that while the ministry was approaching defence
spending on a "more prudent basis" and had "taken significant
positive steps", uncertainty remained.
"There is systemic over-optimism inherent in the
department's assumptions around the costing of risk and
uncertainty .... which may not be sufficiently mitigated by the
contingency provision," the NAO said.
It stressed that its assessment of the spending forecast
only took into account equipment procurement and not equipment
support costs, which at 86 billion pounds makes up more than
half of the spending plan.
The NAO also said the plan was "unlikely to be realistic"
without a comprehensive analysis of risks and uncertainties.
John Louth, director for defence, industries and society at
the Royal United Services Institute defence thinktank in London,
said the MoD's plan lacked detail and was vulnerable to shocks.
"Whilst they should be applauded for publishing a 10-year
plan, the information we have is very thin. It doesn't really
talk about any accounting assumptions or anything that gives an
understanding of how the numbers were generated," he said.
"If you have a 10-year forecast, you're making an awful lot
of assumptions over how the world will be over that 10-year
period .... We haven't been able to forecast any of the
operations we've been involved with," he added.
An MoD spokesman said future "wider economic conditions"
could have an impact on the plan, as well as another SDSR
planned for 2015.
The major defence equipment projects covered in the MoD
spending plan are:
* 35.8 billion pounds on seven BAE-built Astute-class
submarines and developing a replacement for the four
Vanguard-class submarines used for Britain's Trident nuclear
* 18.5 billion pounds on fighter jets, and UAVs, or drones,
including the Joint Strike Fighter built by U.S. firm Lockheed
Martin Corp, of which Britain has so far committed to
buy 48, and the Typhoon, built by a consortium of BAE, Italy's
Finmeccanica and European aerospace group EADS
, of which Britain has ordered 160.
* 17.4 billion pounds on two aircraft carriers, six new Type
45 destroyers and the development of the Type 26 Global Combat
Ship, all built by BAE.
* 13.9 billion pounds on air-to-air refuelling, passenger
and heavy lift capability by leasing Airbus aircraft through the
EADS-led AirTanker consortium.
* 12.3 billion pounds on armoured fighting vehicles,
including the Scout - built by General Dynamics - and the
Warrior, built by GKN.
* 12.1 billion pounds on helicopters, including the Boeing
-built Chinook and Apache, and the AgustaWestland-built
* 11.4 billion pounds on assorted missiles, torpedoes and


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Sorry for all these asm questions, I just learned of a method in assembly language where you can print strings to the display by moveing them byte by byte into video memory at location 0B800h, I am learning this at http://www.xs4all.nl/~smit/asm02001.htm
It mentions 80x25 text mode, and in that mode, 4000 bytes of video memory at location B800:0000 can be used, I wrote my own program afterreading the example. If i start MS-DOS and move to the directory where my program resides, and I assemble and link with TASM and TLINK. No problems assembling or linking, I then type the name of the program and hit enter, it prints a blank line to the screen. So I figured maybe B800 is the wrong memory location, I pondered and played with my code for about a hour, still blank lines, I then tryed to asemble their example, and still blank lines, I I went back to the tutorial, I read about the video mode and figured maybe dos dont use that mode, then for some strange reason I decided to open windows explorer, and find my program and double click it, WOW it worked! so it must be something to do with the video mode, I then found theis site http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...odeSelect.html
I read the entire page, it apears there are difernt video modes, and i was useing 80x24 text mode.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A boyish-looking young man with a soft voice who spewed anti-government rhetoric and amassed weapons in a plot to kill federal law enforcement officials will spend nearly 26 years in a federal prison.
Schaeffer Cox was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court on nine felony counts, including conspiracy and possessing illegal weapons. The 28-year-old is the third and last member of the Alaska Peacemakers Militia to be sentenced after authorities used an informant to infiltrate the group.
Cox came off at times as arrogant during his trial last spring, but he spoke with a very different demeanor during the two-hour sentencing hearing.
"I put myself here, with my own words," he said, choking back tears. "And I feel horrible about that. And I hurt my family, and that's who is really paying."
Federal prosecutors portrayed Cox as a dangerous militia leader who helped stockpile a huge cache of illegal weapons while plotting a strategy to one day kill judges, state troopers and other government officials.
According to prosecutors, Cox believed his group would eventually need to take up arms against the government, and be sufficiently armed and equipped to sustain a takeover of the government or become a new government in the event of a collapse.
Cox came to the attention of the FBI in late 2009 after speeches in Montana that claimed the Fairbanks militia had 3,500 members and was armed with mines and other military weapons. But the group only had about a dozen members and, as Judge Robert Bryan noted, never trained for military duty.
As the investigation unfolded over more than a year, the FBI eventually used an informant to infiltrate the group. He recorded more than 100 hours of conversations.
Cox's attorney Nelson Traverso claimed during the trial that the case was an overreach by prosecutors and an attempt to silence Cox and his offensive but protected speech.
Cox once told a state judge some militia members would sooner murder her than appear before her, and told an Alaska State Trooper the militia had officers outgunned.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Skrocki said that Cox eventually crossed the line separating offhand comments about killing someone to formulation of plans to do so.
He and others hatched a plan intended to kill two government officials for every one militia member who was killed — a strategy known within the group as "241" or "two for one."
Cox, along with militia foot soldiers Coleman Barney and Lonnie Vernon, have been sentenced in the plot.
Cox's new lawyer, Peter Camiel of Seattle, had him undergo a psychological examination, which indicated Cox suffered from paranoia disorders, which he said could be treated with drugs and counseling.
"I put a lot of people in fear by the things that I said," Cox told the court Tuesday. "Some of the crazy stuff that was coming out of my mouth, I see that, and I sounded horrible.
"I couldn't have sounded any worse if I tried. The more scared I got, the crazier the stuff," he said. "I wasn't thinking, I was panicking."
He took sole credit for any blame, and apologized for putting his wife and two small children, ages 2 and 4, into a position of pain and uncertainty.
He said it was important to him to provide his children both their parents and home where they could grow up.
"I was so scared that something would jeopardize that, that I wound up running right into the very thing I was running away from," he said.
His new tone didn't sway the lead prosecutor in the case.
"Our view of what Mr. Cox said to the court is really contradicted by his actions," said Skrocki, who sought a 35-year term for Cox.
At the end of the trial in June, Bryan said he wrote down observations about Cox, which included: paranoia, grandiosity, narcissism, egocentricity and pathological lying.
He said the paranoia diagnosis from the defense's psychological exam may supply some reasons for some of Cox's actions, "but it does not provide excuses."
And if it is a true diagnosis, Bryan said Cox will need long-term care to treat it, something the judge said he wasn't sure he would get outside jail.
Bryan also noted Cox was never so ill he didn't have followers.
Under previous federal sentencing guidelines no longer in place, Cox would have faced life in prison with no opportunity for the judge to consider a shorter sentence
Murder conspiracy and other charges against the men were thrown out of a state court in October 2011 after a judge ruled audio and video recordings made during the six-month FBI investigation into Cox and the militia were not admissible because they were made without a search warrant, and therefore violated the Alaska Constitution. The FBI has wider authority to obtain warrants, and charges remained in federal court.
Lonnie Vernon was charged with conspiring to kill public officials, amassing weapons and, along with his wife, of planning to kill a federal judge and an Internal Revenue Service official over a tax dispute. On Monday, he received the same sentence as Cox.
Karen Vernon was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday.
Barney was sentenced last year to five years in prison on weapons charges.


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TORONTO, September 21, 2013 – Ontario's top professional nursing association and anti- poverty advocates join forces this coming Tuesday (September 24), in a public consultation to push for more concrete action on the province's poverty reduction strategy.
RNAO and Working for Change are hosting an event called Investing in a poverty-free Ontario: A community-led consultation on behalf of numerous community partners.
The meeting will feature people who experience living in poverty first hand and focus on the key areas that need to be addressed such as social assistance rates, the minimum wage, training and employment, housing, and child care. Representatives from all three political parties will also be in attendance.
One of the questions nurses and anti-poverty advocates will explore is what would make a real difference in the lives of people who currently live in poverty? And what needs to happen over the next five years?
"We know the government has taken steps to address poverty. However, more comprehensive, stronger and urgent steps are essential if we want to lift people out of poverty in any significant way," says Doris Grinspun, chief executive officer of RNAO. "We know Ontario can do better for those who are vulnerable, and this is why we want politicians to hear directly from people who live in poverty. That's why this consultation is so important."
"Our community partners will share their experiences and their stories will give voice to the policies that ought to be put in place. This reality-check is what will improve their lives and that of thousands of others, who like them, struggle everyday with the devastating consequences of poverty," says Mike Creek, director of Strategic Initiatives at Working for Change.
The event takes place on Tuesday, September 24 from 7 - 9:00 p.m. at Toronto's Metro Hall (55 John Street, Toronto, ON) in room 308.
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses in Ontario. Since 1925, RNAO has advocated for healthy public policy, promoted excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses' contribution to shaping the health-care system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the public they serve.
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Export potential for U.S. corn will increase significantly for the rest of the decade, according to a U.S. Grains Council spokesman, but the customer base may include some new buyers at the top of the list.
Kenneth Hobbie, Grains Council President and CEO, says worldwide demand for corn by 2008 and 2009 will increase by 10 million metric tons. U.S. exports could rise by 13.6 million metric tons with the rest of the world's exporters declining by 3.5 million metric tons.
"We see continued strong export demand for U.S. corn," Hobbie said recently in San Antonio during the Commodity Classic, a conference and trade show sponsored by the American Soybean Association and the National Corn Growers' Association.
For the 2000-01 marketing year, U.S. corn producers will account for 71 percent of the export market. Japan remains our best customer, buying 622.8 million bushels last year. "We have to take care of biotechnology issues to keep Japanese buyers happy," Hobbie says.
Taiwan bought 202.8 million bushels of U.S. corn last year; almost 100 percent of Taiwan's corn imports come from the United States.
Mexico was our third-largest corn importer at 183.9 million bushels last year. "They have moved up from the sixth or seventh spot since NAFTA," Hobbie says.
Egypt bought 156.7 million bushels of U.S. corn, while Korea bought 124.4 million, Columbia 70.5 million, and Venezuela 42.9 million. China is a strong competitor for the Korean business, Hobbie says. "The Chinese can ship to Korea in a day, compared to 30 days from the United States."
Customers of the future, however, will include China at the top of the list as they fulfill their World Trade organization commitments.
"Japan, Korea and Mexico also will remain high on the list," Hobbie says. "And we may see new opportunities with Saudi Arabia because of increased livestock and poultry production."
Other African nations also will be U.S. customers, he says, partly because of the Food Aid program.
Long-term export potential for U.S. corn shows promise as Third World nations improve economic bases and people demand improved diets. Grains Council spokesmen predict a rising trend for U.S. corn exports into 2009.


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Revision of Maw's Alliance Leveling Guide 12-20 from Thu, 2009-01-08 18:26
Table of Content
Following this guide will take your Alliance character from level 12-20 in a very low amount of time.
I will in some cases mention to sell, repair and restock, but not always. Be aware of this yourself, and try to empty your bag and repair when you are in town. However, I mention when it's best to learn new skills.
For general leveling tips, click here.
Colour Codes
Quests: blue
Collected or looted items: red
Usable items: green
Getting Started
To be able to use this guide, you'll have to have some things completed already. If you have leveled a Human character, or atleast have followed my 1-12 Human Leveling Guide, you don't have to worry about this.
Do the following things:
1) Talk to Marshal Dughan
- Accept "Report to Gryan Stoutmantle"
- Accept "Elmore's Task"
Follow the level 10-12 section of my Human Leveling guide.
Level 12-15
1) Talk to Mountaineer Cobbleflint
- Accept "In Defense of the King's Lands"
- Accept "The Trogg Threat"
Hint: Use the Explosive Rockets when you have to fight two of them at once.
4) Talk to Mountaineer Cobbleflint
- Turn in "In Defense of the King's Lands"
- Accept "In Defense of the King's Lands"
- Turn in "The Trogg Threat"
Sell, repair and restock
1) Talk to Thor
- Buy a flight to Stormwind
2) Talk to Dungar Longdrink
- Turn in "Dungar Longdrink"
- Accept "Return to Lewis"
- Turn in "Stormpike's Order"
4) Talk to Dungar Longdrink
- Buy a flight to Sentinel Hill
1) Follow this route until you have the kills and items listed below:
- 3 Stringy Vulture Meat
- 3 Goretusk Snout
- 8 Goretusk Liver
- Kill 15 Defias Trappers
- Kill 15 Defias Smugglers
- 15 Red Leather Bandanas
b. There is alot of Defias mobs in this area
c. When you are at The Molsen Farm, pick up any Handful of Oats you see.
2) Talk to Scout Galiaan
- Turn in "Red Leather Bandanas"
- Turn in "The People's Militia"
- Accept "The People's Militia"
- Turn in "Return to Lewis"
1) Pick up any Handful of Oats you see at this location.
Talk to Salma Saldean
- Turn in "Goretusk Liver Pie"
2) Kill every Harvest Watcher on this field.
Look for Handful of Oats along the edge of the field.
Make sure you get the required 8 Handful of Oats now
3) Inside the house, click Furlbrow's Wardrobe and get Furlbrow's Pocket Watch.
4) Kill Riverpaw mobs following this path, and get 8 Gnoll Paws.
5) Kill Murlocs and get 3 Murloc Eyes
6) Talk to Farmer Furlbrow
- Turn in "The Forgotten Heirloom"
- Turn in "Poor Old Blanchy"
Make sure you have the items listed below, and save these for later use:
- 5 Flask of Oil
- 3 Okra
- 5 Hops
- Turn in "The Killing Fields"
- Turn in "Westfall Stew"
9) Talk to Captain Danuvin
- Turn in "Patrolling Westfall"
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- Accept "The Defias Brotherhood"
10) Kill 15 Defias Looters and 15 Defias Pillagers.
Grind until you're 5 bars above level 15
-Use Hearthstone-
11) Talk to Gryan Stoutmantle
- Turn in "The People's Militia"
- Accept "The People's Militia"
- Buy a flight to Stormwind
13) Go to the Valley of Heroes in Stormwind, and exit the city
Level 15-16
1) Talk to Guard Thomas
- Accept "Bounty on Murlocs"
3) Talk to Guard Thomas
- Turn in "Bounty on Murlocs"
1) Talk to Guard Parker
- Accept "Encroaching Gnolls"
- Turn in "Encroaching Gnolls"
- Accept "Assessing the Threat"
- Get the Lakeshire flight path
- Accept "The Lost Tools"
- Accept "The Price of Shoes"
- Accept "Messenger to Stormwind"
- Make this inn your home.
- Accept "A Free Lunch"
- Accept "Dry Times"
- Turn in "The Defias Brotherhood"
- Accept "The Defias Brotherhood"
- Accept "Redridge Goulash"
1) Talk to Shawn
- Accept "Hilary's Necklace"
3) Click Oslow's Toolbox, and loot it.
There are level 18-20 Murlocs in this area, but these can easily be avoided.
4) Talk to Guard Parker
- Turn in "A Free Lunch"
- Accept "Visit the Herbalist"
1) Talk to Barkeep Hann
- Buy a Bottle of Moonshine
- Get the Darkshire flight path
- Buy a flight to Sentinel Hill
3) Talk to Gryan Stoutmantle
- Turn in "The Defias Brotherhood"
- Accept "The Defias Brotherhood"
- Buy a flight to Stormwind
5) Talk to Master Mathias Shaw
- Turn in "The Defias Brotherhood"
- Accept "The Defias Brotherhood"
- Buy a Cask of Merlot
- Turn in "Messenger to Stormwind"
- Accept "Messenger to Stormwind"
8 ) Talk to Smith Argus
- Turn in "The Price of Shoes"
- Accept "Return to Verner"
- Buy a Skin of Sweet Rum
1) Talk to Martie Jainrose
- Turn in "Visit the Herbalist"
- Accept "Delivering Daffodils"
- Turn in "Delivering Daffodils"
- Turn in "Messenger to Stormwind"
- Accept "Messenger to Westfall"
- Turn in "Hilary's Necklace"
- Turn in "Return to Verner"
- Accept "Underbelly Scales"
- Accept "A Baying of Gnolls"
- Turn in "The Lost Tools"
- Accept "The Everstill Bridge"
- Fly to Ironforge
8 ) Talk to Gryth Thurden
- Buy a flight to Loch Modan
Level 16-18
1) Talk to Innkeeper Hearthstove
- Make this inn your home
- Accept "Ironband's Excavation"
Get 4 Miners' Gear
4) Talk to Mountaineer Stormpike
- Turn in "Filthy Paws"
6) Talk to Prospector Ironband
- Accept "Excavation Progress Report"
Sell, repair and restock
1) Talk to Marek Ironheart
- Accept "Crocolisk Hunting"
- Accept "A Hunter's Boast"
This quest has a timer on 15 minutes
3) Talk to Daryl the Youngling
- Turn in "A Hunter's Boast"
- Accept "A Hunter's Challenge"
This quest has a 12 minute timer
5) Talk to Daryl the Youngling
- Turn in "A Hunter's Challenge"
- Accept "Vyrin's Revenge"
- Accept "Bingles' Missing Supplies"
1) Kill Loch Crocolisks, get 5 Crocolisk Meat and 6 Crocolisk Skin
2) Kill 10 Stonesplinter Skullthumpers and 10 Stonesplinter Seers while picking up the items listed below:
- a) Bingles' Blastencapper
- b) Bingles' Hammer
- c) Bingles' Wrench
- d) Bingles' Screwdriver
- Accept "A Dark Threat Looms"
- Turn in "A Dark Threat Looms"
- Accept "A Dark Threat Looms"
- Turn in "A Dark Threat Looms"
Sell, repair and restock
1) Talk to Jern Hornhelm
- Turn in "Excavation Progress Report"
- Accept "Report to Ironforge"
- Buy a flight to Ironforge
3) Talk to Prospector Stormpike
- Turn in "Report to Ironforge"
- Accept "Powder to Ironband"
- Buy a flight to Loch Modan
1) Talk to Jern Hornhelm
- Turn in "Powder to Ironband"
- Accept "Resupplying the Excavation"
- Turn in "In Defense of the King's Lands"
- Accept "In Defense of the King's Lands"
5) Kill Ol' Sooty
a) The path up to him starts here
1) Protect Huldar and Miran form the ambush, then Talk to Huldar
- Turn in "Resupplying the Excavation"
- Accept "After the Ambush"
- Turn in "After the Ambush"
- Accept "Protecting the Shipment"
2) Talk to Prospector Ironband
- Turn in "Protecting the Shipment"
- Turn in "Ironband's Excavation"
- Accept "Gathering Idols"
4) Kill Stonesplinters and get 8 Carved Stone Idol
5) Talk to Magmar Felhew
- Turn in "Gathering Idols"
Sell, repair and restock.
1) Talk to Daryl the Youngling
- Turn in "Vyrin's Revenge"
- Accept "Vyrin's Revenge"
- Turn in "Vyrin's Revenge"
- Turn in "Crocolisk Hunting"
- Turn in "Bingles' Missing Supplies"
3) Talk to Mountaineer Wallbang
- Turn in "In Defense of the King's Lands"
- Fly to Ironforge
-Learn new skills-
5) Talk to Gryth Thurden
- Buy a flight to Westfall
Level 18-20
1) Talk to Gryan Stoutmantle
- Turn in "The Defias Brotherhood"
- Turn in "Messenger to Westfall"
- Accept "Messenger to Westfall"
1) Kill Defias Highwaymen, Defias Pathstalkers and Defias Knuckledusters on your way to step 2.
2) Talk to Grimbooze Thunderbrew
- Accept "Thunderbrew Lager"
- Turn in "Thunderbrew Lager"
3) Kill the remaining Defias Highwaymen (15), Defias Pathstalkers (5) and Defias Knuckledusters (5) you need to complete "The People's Militia".
4) Talk to Captain Grayson
- Accept "Keeper of the Flame"
- Turn in "Keeper of the Flame"
- Accept "The Coastal Menace"
He wanders up and down the coast, and is a large, black Murloc
6) Talk to Captain Grayson
- Turn in "The Coastal Menace"
7) Talk to Gryan Stoutmantle
- Turn in "The People's Militia"
- Buy a flight to Redridge Mountains
1) Follow this route and get the items and kills listed below:
a) Kill 10 Redridge Mongrels & 6 Redridge Poachers
b) 5 Crisp Spider Meat. Kill Taratulas (you don't have to get all of these now, but atleast 3/5).
c) 5 Great Goretusk Snout. Kill Great Goretusks.
2) Talk to Deputy Feldon
- Turn in "Assessing the Threat"
1) Talk to Barkeep Daniels
- Turn in "Dry Times"
- Make this inn your home
- Turn in "Messenger to Westfall"
Sell, repair and restock
3) Talk to Marshal Harris
- Accept "Blackrock Menace"
In order to be able to continue on Boston's Leveling Guide 20-30, I'll have to put a little grinding in here. I don't like doing this myself, but sadly, all the Redridge Mountain quests I use to do at level 19, Boston does at level 20. So therefore, you'll have to grind this last part. This is actually faster than going to another region and doing quests there.
Just get the grinding routine going, and the grinding will be over in no time!
Grind until you are one bar away from dinging, then use Hearthstone.
5) Talk to Chef Breanna
- Turn in "Redridge Goulash"
- Accept "Selling Fish"
- Accept "Murloc Poachers"
Congratulations on level 20!
You can now continue leveling to level 30, using Boston's 20-30 Alliance Leveling Guide.
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Loving the guide
Submitted by PetherGamer on Mon, 2010-11-01 13:24.
This is the first time i have used a guide i created a character specifically for it as i had a druid i got to 57 then created a DK and am at 72 but its taking forever.
I love the layout but get a little confused when flying somewhere else after collecting quests. This makes sense a bit later on so i dont mind.
I did a bit of extra grinding in the starting area so im now lvl 19 and still in the 16-18 section hehe
just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to post these guides it seems to be a god send, bring on lvl 80
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This may have been said
Submitted by penguinairsauce on Wed, 2009-12-02 00:34.
This may have been said already, but you can get the Crisp Spider Meat for the quest "Redridge Goulash" in Loch Modan by killing the spiders north-west of Farstrider Lodge. This can save time in the XP circuit.
The same with the Great Goretusk Snout- you can get them in Westfall, saving lots of time.
Thanks for making this Guide Maw, this is SO MUCH better than grinding quests in Loch Modan/Westfall all day long
Having Trouble
Submitted by Cattle on Sat, 2009-06-06 02:50.
I am by no means skilled at World of Warcraft, but I am seriously dying a lot at the first Westfall section on my rogue. I am at the place where you have to kill Defias Looters and Pillagers, but almost every-time I get a kill, I get killed and have to retrieve my corpse. How would I go about not dying so much?
there is really no real
Submitted by freddy301 on Sat, 2009-06-06 23:58.
there is really no real answer to this but you could check out
hope this helps you
Great Guide
Submitted by DavivMcD on Thu, 2009-05-14 09:05.
Excellent guide, along with the 1-12 one. Sure there are a few parts with lots and lots of running, but like others said, it's necessary in order to get the flight paths. And I like how you actually have quests along the way, so it's not even just a long pointless run.
Normally I just try to grind out quests in Loch Modan/Westfall/Redridge on my own, without using a guide. The problem is you run out of quests way too fast this way, ending up with only orange or red quests in your log, which means you have to jump back and forth between the 3 zones, wasting a lot of time. This guide basically does the same thing, but in a very efficient way.
One suggestion I have is to include the quest "[15] Humble Beginnings" from Baros Alexston in Cathedral Square, Stormwind. You end up killing mobs right at his house anyway (Defias Looters and Pillagers), and even return to Stormwind the very next step.
Edit: One more thing: On the part of Westfall right after turning in the quest "Coastal Menace", you should NOT kill yourself. They added a graveyard southwest of Deadmines, so you'll rez pretty much right where you died, instead of right next to Sentinel Hill.
Nice job
Submitted by esophia87 on Mon, 2009-04-06 06:09.
big time saver- thanks
This one bites
Submitted by blythe on Tue, 2009-03-31 21:53.
Very inefficient paths... way more running around and running/flying back and forth than necessary. Not enough connecting quests, not enough efficiency. You're better off just staying in one zone and grinding out every quest, then moving to the next zone as the quests lead you. No time saved with this one.
Personally haven't played
Submitted by Jiyambi on Tue, 2009-03-31 22:31.
Personally haven't played this section so I don't know for sure, but from what I understand you get a lot of flight paths in this section that will save you time later. Jame seemed to get pretty good XP rates with it.
that may be a fair point
Submitted by blythe on Wed, 2009-04-01 00:00.
I get the flight path strategy, but in those cases it would make sense to write a little more explanation... saying "this may feel like a lot of needless running around but you'll need this flight path later." Way too few explanatory notes in this guide.
The reason Jame's is the gold standard is that you're never left guessing, everything is clear and connected so you always trust what you're doing. There's nothing worse than following a guide and getting that sinking feeling like "oh, no... this doesn't feel right." A little more explanation can go a long way.
While I agree that it could
Submitted by Jiyambi on Sun, 2009-04-05 23:22.
While I agree that it could certainly be said more politely, especially that first post, there is something to be said for this feedback. This user was confused by the flight path steps - you can take from this useful feedback that those steps might benefit from additional explanation.
To blythe - please try to be more constructive in your criticism in the future. Your second post here was a much better example. Using phrases like "this bites" doesn't help the author at all and could just make them feel bad.
Hmm, I got pretty good
Submitted by Jame on Wed, 2009-04-01 15:53.
Hmm, I got pretty good results from this section and I felt that the circuits made sense and were efficient.
Maybe we should add a note about the flight path gathering thing, because it's true that it does slow the guide down quite a bit, but it's necessary.
just a little thing
Submitted by Jay_Cenn on Sat, 2009-01-31 02:35.
In your lvl 18-20 section in Redridge Mountains , you need
"5 Great Goretusk Snout". there are a few Great Goretusks
in Westfall that could be looted while there to save a little time. Thought I would mention this as I had 3 when I
moved on to the 15-16 section of the guide, but sold them before I found out I needed them for another quest.
Not that important realy, but It was rather annoying at the time
In General
Submitted by Marximus on Sun, 2009-01-18 05:51.
Not begrudging James or anyone else for that matter but I know I can hit 10/20/30 without the "cooking" quests....after my first two characters, I just skipped quests like Westfall Stew the drop was awful for me and frankly, I can grind what I miss to make the difference. The XP is nice but unless you're training cooking, I feel like inevitably it's not a quest worth actually doing. Anyway, these guides are great, I use them as supplements for the most part, I do things completely out of order but after leveling 8 characters to 30, you kind of know the quickest way that works for you eh.
For some strange reason the
Submitted by Benhir on Fri, 2009-01-23 19:12.
For some strange reason the "cooking" quests have a bad drop rate. The funny thing is that you may need the Boar Intestines for the Westfall Stew quest. Only 1 Boar on 5 has an intestine, it seems! That's the annoying thing about those kind of quests. I personally hate those as well, and I also think that are useful for those who have cooking as a profession. I never level cooking as a profession, I just train apprentice to "unlock" some future quests, but you may consider this:
You have said that you can still grind when you lack some xp. Instead of grinding on other mobs, just do the cooking quests. Bad xp make those quest a kind of grinding session, with the difference that at the end you have another good xp from completeing the quest and maybe some items to sell to the vendor. I see in this way. After following Jame's guide for a while, I've learnt that optimizing is the keyword for leveling fast. And grinding on some quest-useful mobs is optimized grinding. Sorry for typos by the way
Well, the mobs you kill for
Submitted by Jame on Sun, 2009-01-18 16:04.
Well, the mobs you kill for those quests are in the way of other quest objectives, anyway, why not kill them and get extra xp, cash, rep and a quest completed.
Quests count for achievements too.
Thumbs up!
Submitted by Benhir on Fri, 2009-01-09 16:15.
Very good work! Alliance players have now a good alternativ at Boston's 1-20 guides! Despite the grinding at the end, I loved all the rest. I think you should add an alternative Darkshore quest circuit, such as the 12-20 Draenei's guide, there is a little circuit in Darkshore to provide extra xp. And with the SW Harbor, travelling has never been so easy!
Recommendation: Spread the
Submitted by jonathonbarton on Sat, 2009-01-10 23:54.
Recommendation: Spread the grinding out.
Grind on some Harvest Watchers, Defias Knuckledusters, Redridge poachers, etc. to boost the overall XP you've earned coming into the home stretch.
this may be an outrageous
Submitted by Shinke on Fri, 2009-01-23 18:54.
this may be an outrageous idea, but i skipped the grinding and went right into boston's guide no problem.. there were a few quests i couldnt pick up for the first hour or so but i got it done fine.
Yes the grinding at the end
Submitted by Benhir on Sat, 2009-01-10 19:01.
Yes the grinding at the end is very little, and it takes less than 1 hour, I'm pretty sure. However, I used this guide with a dwarf warrior and I had to grind just 10% of the experience. Low drop rates combined with rested xp!
I'm not even sure if
Submitted by Jame on Sat, 2009-01-10 00:06.
I'm not even sure if grinding will be necessary.
See, last night I tried your 1-12 guide with Jahwo's addon and I was almost level 13 at the end, and I didn't do any extra grinding.
Maybe I was a little unlucky with some quest drops, but still, it just shows that no grinding at all might be necessary for some players. So it's ok.
Heehee, that's almost an
Submitted by Jiruru on Sun, 2009-01-11 04:32.
Heehee, that's almost an understatement, following Zygor's guide I was grinding way, way too much. I'd often end a level in the guide 20-40% of the next level and be forced to make up the difference. And by often, I mean every single level. And at least when the guides here have us grind they generally give locations that are good and convenient for grinding, it's not like "turn in this quest in Stormwind at level 50, and then grind to level 51. In Stormwind."
Ahem. *gets off her soapbox*
Yep, sometimes it's better
Submitted by Jame on Sun, 2009-01-11 02:51.
Yep, sometimes it's better to grind 10 minutes rather than to run around 30 minutes to complete a couple of quests and get less xp in the end.
Great Still no way I'll
Submitted by Shikamaru on Thu, 2009-01-08 23:12.
Still no way I'll level an alliance character though ! }:)
Bang up job, once again.
Submitted by Jame on Thu, 2009-01-08 23:11.
Bang up job, once again.


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Thompson's split from MCCOG on Oct. 5 followed the dismissal of sexual harassment and discrimination based on sex claims that she filed with the Bureau of Labor & Industries last fall against Arens. These claims were dropped due to insufficient evidence.
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5 on October 09, 2013
If you want to "get away from it all" this is the place! It is the most beautiful, rustic log homes/lodges that I've ever seen. The employers made our stay a wonderful one and we were very comfortable there.
5 on July 29, 2013
This was our second stay and it was just as wonderful as the first. The staff is friendly and the accomodations were amazing. Looking forward to returning in the fall to see the fall foliage
5 on April 26, 2012
Pine Lakes Lodge is nestled amidst Ohio farmland and perched atop a beautiful ridge. The entire facility appears to be new and well maintained. The staff was very attentive, the facility was clean, and the food was excellent. Nice "extras" such as freshly baked cookies, cold beverages and plenty of coffee and tea. Each of the rooms are uniquely decorated and very welcoming. You should not be disappointed in your stay. I have already booked my return visit.
4.4 on October 23, 2010
We just finished up a four nights stay in two different rooms. What an awesome place with great views, sunrises and sunsets. The staff were exceptional and attentive. Regina was very helpful and pleasant. Thank you to all the staff... The breakfasts were great and plentiful. The dinner in our room for our anniversary at sunset was the best. We would definitely recommend this place to all. We will definitely return in the future. Sammny and Petie the birds were fun and all the animals that are there such as the buffalo, camel and Leo the dog. Great place for a getaway. Very serene and peaceful.