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Strictly speaking, if Alto strongly believes in "serving his superiors with a self-sacrificing devotion", then why did he reject his father throughout the series?
Of course, this entire point is tangential because Alto doesn't specifically intend on killing Ranka. He's simply making a statement that he will protect Frontier at all costs, even if it means going to a war where Ranka's on the other side.
This shows how Alto's matured. He no longer needs to 'play hero' simply to have a reason to pilot. He found that his true reason lies with Frontier, and with the people whom he wishes to protect.
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Couldn't agree more, Swampstorm. That's something most people don't really notice when criticizing Alto's character: how much he did mature, over the course of the series. I mean, he was not really the same person in the beginning and in the end (at least, up to episode 24).
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Alto x Ranka :)
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Alto x Ranka :)
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Then again, I still think that if the last episode would have continued 30 more seconds, we´d have gotten our resolution.
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Kawamori hit the save button and leaned back in his chair, folding his hands behind his head as images of outraged fans with their empty threats on message boards and emails danced through his head. An inconspicuous post-it note on his desk reads "2013" in large red print. He opens a new document and, at loss for a real title, labels it "Macross 30."
And that's how my book about this thing would end.
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In episode one, Alto explains to Luca that he doesn't want to be a commercial pilot because he wants the freedom to fly wherever he chooses. The problem is that this on its own is a frivolous reason to become a military pilot, and Ozma and the others exclude him when he asks to fly alongside them in episode two.
Alto uses Ranka as his rationale for joining SMS. It's true that he's simply reaching for an opportunity: deep down, he only cares about flying. But this quickly becomes a sore point for him, as his situation is fundamentally different from his peers, each of whom have a genuine reason to protect Frontier.
Michael can see that Alto's reason for joining SMS is just a front, but he assumes that Alto is doing it just to run away from his father. This frames Alto's thinking, leading him to think that if he can overcome his "blood", then he can become a real pilot.
Alto's battle with the rebel Zentradi in episode twelve is a reflection of this; when he defiantly rejects the rebel leader's statements about "blood", his true defiance is aimed towards his heritage as an actor. But this victory is a shallow one, and the rest of the story discusses its consequences.
Ultimately, Alto finds his place not as an actor, nor as Ranka's hero, but simply as a pilot. One of the key moments in the series comes in episode five, where Alto asks why people sing or fly. While Sheryl's answer seemingly evades the question, it's really the key to the whole situation. Alto doesn't need to have a reason to fly at all: he flies because he wants to, and because he's meant to. With that answer, Alto eventually finds true freedom.
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|2009-01-24, 00:28
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Which flashbacks are we talking about in particular? I can only think of one set after Ranka leaves, and it's in the context of why he'll fight to protect Frontier, even if it comes at the cost of having to kill Ranka.
Was there another set that suggested that Alto wanted leave Frontier behind to go after her?
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What are we talking about here? Alto flying because of Ranka? Him protecting her a top priority? It's nothing like that. It's as simple as him having an excuse to go by and live day by day without thinking about the real reason why he jumps into the cockpit of his Messiah everytime an alert is announced. Let's clear this up. Alto's issue in the series starts with his hate for his father and the way he contained him in the world of Kabuto. It was questioned by many why he left his house, especially by Michael who bluntly stated that it was nothing more then running away.
Alto was granted an option of flying but that's where the real problem starts. He inherited his mothers wish but it's realization was nothing like he wanted it to be. It's not like piloting a fighter and fighting for your life can be considered an even exchange for the realization of your dream. The rationalization part is lacking here. It's where a mental excuse to fight for something kicks in. My point is that this excuse to protect Ranka may have been what he used to live as an SMS pilot it was shallow enough to evaporate when faced with a true crisis.
It was selfish of him using such an excuse mainly because all it served as was to get him going and continue fighting. It's not a deep and moving declaration of feelings of some sort or anything similar for that matter.
The care for Ranka can be found in many other different places.
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As you say it's in the context that he must wage to kill her if the situation forces him to do so. But it does not say that he does not care for her anymore or put his protective instincts for her to the bottom.
And also there is no need for him to leave Frontier in order to protect her this is something you do out of your heart with no matter of physical distance. If he was not able to see this himself, than we can be glad that Sheryl asks him to save her even through their (friendly) rivalry.
|2009-01-24, 09:28
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The discussion is a bit pointless because:
-Ranka wins in the sense of classic shonen relationship
-Sheryl wins in the sense of common world(Alto and Sheryl's actions to each other were more direct and it indicates more that they're a couple in public)
-Alto is a professional actor who can easily act even "love". He always does what his enviroment wants from him(almost).
So the whole ground is equal somewhat because we totaly uncertain about Alto's feelings...maybe a bit biased to Sheryl because of the later episodes, but it's not so that it's certainly decided.
Maybe we can switch from the main romance part...
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A crash can impact your computing life in ways that are mere inconveniences to major disasters. In this article I am going to discuss ways of limiting inconvenient data loss.
First a definition: an inconvenient data loss (as opposed to a catastrophic loss) is the loss of data which can be rebuilt relatively easily, requiring only a moderate amount of time and inconvenience to accomplish the re-build.
Catastrophic loss, on the other hand, refers to the loss of critical data that would be very difficult, perhaps even impossible, to rebuild. Some examples of critical data are business or personal financial records, family photos where a print doesn't exist, original artistic creations, any non-trivial original work that you have created on the computer.
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The specific inconvenient data loss that prompted this article was a recent computer failure. In short, Windows crashed, making my computer unusable until I re-installed Windows. At the time, Office 2010 applications were my main tools. Roughly 75% of everything I do using my computer involves one or more Office applications (Word, Access, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint.) I thought I had a reliable backup strategy in places with backup software copying my documents, spreadsheets, etc. to a backup folder that was in turned synced to a cloud location. That way, even if my computer experienced a total failure, I would still have all my files, with little or no loss.
Over the years, custom templates have become an essential part of my electronic tool box. For example I have Word templates that help me quickly create several different documents that are an essential part of my training practice. These include class lists, class evaluations, training quotations, and course outline formats. In short, whenever I recognized that I was creating documents that repeated standard information, I created a template that would include the information common to each of these types of documents.
Of course it takes time to create good templates but the invested time is quickly repaid because having a template eliminated re-inventing the wheel to create routine documents.
And so it seems, templates were the Achilles' heel of my backup strategy. I had overlooked that fact that custom templates and page parts in Office 2010 and earlier, were not stored in a location that is readily accessible to backup software. In other words, backing up document does not back up templates.
When windows went down for the count, the crash took out of circulation the folders where my custom templates were stored. Recovery, while not difficult, has been time consuming. Because I didn't lose my data, I have been able to open files that I had originally created from each template and delete any of the content that was not part of the generic template. The difficult part has been remembering exactly what templates I had been using.
Avoiding the Problem in Office 2010 and Prior
Obviously this is an experience I would like to avoid in the future so I have modified my backup strategy. Ironically, the solution I came up with resembles the Office 2013 approach to custom template storage, something I became aware of only after I had worked out my new strategy.
First, I created a folder, MyTemplates, in my Documents folder. Each time I create a new template, I save it to the the default templates folder and then save a new copy to MyTemplates. My backup strategy already included the Documents folder so MyTemplates is automatically backed up with every scheduled backup.
This approach isn't ideal because it does require manual intervention whenever I create or modify a template but this minor inconvenience is well worth the bit of time it takes because it minimizes the risk of having to recreate templates in the event of a catastrophe.
How Office 2013 Handles Custom Templates
Office 2010 and prior Office versions buried custom templates in subfolders managed by Windows. The exact folder location depended on the particular Office version. In Office 2013, custom templates can become more accessible to the user. The default is a folder, Custom Office Template in the user's Documents folders.
Given the experience I outlined above, I strongly recommend going with the default and then ensuring that the Custom Office Templates folder is included in the list of locations that you regularly backup.
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The others had gone to sleep. He and I were sitting on a futon, and our faces were barely visible in the light of the fire's last embers. He told me how one morning he had roused his wife and three sons and how they went together, before the sun was yet up, to sit on the edge of the rim of the Grand Canyon. He said they sat together holding hands in silence, their feet dangling in the abyss, and watched the sun come up. He tried to say more about that moment but he couldn't.
Instead, his breathing elongated and his eyes narrowed, as though he were seeing into a distance that was indescribable. I could feel the presence within him and surround him. He spread giant wings and yet remained seated and still.
After many silent moments of incredible depth of feeling, he said, simply, "I love my family more than anything. I want to live in that love."
Yes. If there is an answer to the question of relevance people often ask, it is reflected within this statement: I want to live in that love.
Haven't you ever sat with your feet dangling in the cosmic abyss and been consumed by a presence, a force, an encompassing state of being? Here, in the early morning as the sun comes upon the unutterable canyons, we are able to see without stop, across boundaries into the distance that cannot be spoken. Something is revealed here, some form of wordless knowing that transcends ambiguity and relativity. The word my client used to represent this experience was love. Love is the discovery we make as we engage in spiritual inquiry.
As we open to and embrace this power, this presence of love, we forge a new alliance with life and with work. We can depend upon that power to take us forward, one step at a time, into clear and impeccable decisions.
One will be carried as pollen is carried by bees and gusts from one place to another, leaving fertile trails. Our trail of actions will likewise be fertile and will be a blessing to one and all.
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Nicki Minaj's 'Super Bass' Gets Religious Makeover
Which would you rather hear– a tribute to dudes with booming systems or a tribute to guys with strong Christian values? Thanks to University of Florida student Raychel Manko, now you can hear both.
Manko first performed 'Super Grace,' a parody of Nicki Minaj's 'Super Bass' at Skit Night 2011, an event sponsored by Christian Greek organizations at UF. It's about a Christian girl's appreciation for the God-loving men in her life, and her patient wait for a sign from God. It's already getting a following on and off the U.F. campus.
In a music video for 'Super Grace' that debuted — appropriately — on Christmas, Manko wears a bright blue wig (an ode, no doubt, to the Harajuku Barbie's hair identity crisis), and preaches lines like "This one is for the boys with the Bibles / Trustin' in the Lord through all his trials," (the lyrics can be found on her blog) before joining her girls in the pews for some spunky moves. Whoever said Christian girls can't get down is dead wrong.
The video has begun to make the rounds, and we're taking bets on how soon it goes viral. Nicki, care to make a wager?
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The euro rose to the strongest since July 2011 against the yen after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the economy should gradually recover and the decision to refrain from cutting interest rates was unanimous.
The 17-nation currency gained the most in almost four months against the dollar after Spain sold more than the maximum target at its first debt auction of the year, adding to signs the financial crisis is easing. The yen fell for a second day against the dollar on speculation Japanese policy makers will boost stimulus that tends to weaken the currency. Australia's currency gained after Chinese imports increased.
"The euro really jumped when he said the decision was unanimous," said John Hardy, head of foreign-exchange strategy at Saxo Bank A/S in London. "It's throwing some uncertainty onto whether there will be a cut in one of the coming meetings. The odds of that have been reduced."
The euro rose 1.3 percent to 116.32 yen at 2:07 p.m. London time after appreciating to 116.49, the strongest since July 8, 2011. The shared currency gained 0.9 percent to $1.3178 after gaining as much as 1 percent, the most since Sept. 14. The yen declined 0.4 percent to 88.24 per dollar.
The ECB left its main refinancing rate at a record-low 0.75 percent at a meeting today in Frankfurt, as forecast by 50 of 55 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Five had predicted a reduction to 0.5 percent.
"A gradual recovery should start" later this year as ECB measures work their way through the economy, Draghi said at a news conference. At the same time, risks to the outlook are on the "downside," he said.
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The Spanish Treasury in Madrid raised 5.82 billion euros from the sale of three bonds, exceeding its upper target of 5 billion euros. The auctions included a new two-year note with so-called collective-action clauses limiting investors' rights to oppose writedowns.
"The euro has rallied with decent bond sales from Spain," said Peter Frank, global head of foreign-exchange strategy in London at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA. "There's not really appetite for a rate cut yet."
Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said there are signs the region's financial crisis is easing.
"The worst probably is over, but what we still have to do is difficult," Juncker, who has been head of the group of euro- area finance ministers since 2005, told a European parliament committee today in Brussels.
The euro has appreciated 1.2 percent in the past month, according to Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes, which track the performance among the 10 developed-nation currencies. The yen was the worst performer, dropping 8.1 percent, and the dollar fell 0.8 percent.
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Available immediately in most Canadian provinces, the 8x8 Virtual Office cloud communications suite provides small and medium businesses with hosted VoIP, contact center, unified communications, and videoconferencing services. Customers can select local phone numbers and virtual numbers from Canada, the United States, and around the world. Companies with locations in Canada and the United States can now have a single, virtual PBX enabling extension dialing with high-definition audio between international locations, all with no per minute charges. 8x8's Virtual Office also gives SMBs the option, at no additional cost, of extending those services to smartphones and tablets.
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During that time, a friend of mine bought the HTC 6850 from Verizon for $649 and told me that she loved the phone features so much better than the Audiovox XV6700 that she used to own. She recommended that I return the XV6700 to BidAllies and purchased the XV6850 from the Verizon store. It sounded like a good idea so I emailed BidAllies requesting a refund and explained that I'd rather purchase the latest HTC 6850 from Verizon.
I received a response within 3 hours with instructions on how to return the phone for a refund, and they also added a note stating that they also carry the HTC XV6850 and that they were willing to upgrade me for just another $160 which means that the HTC XV6850 will cost me only $295. I agreed immediately and everything else went smooth as usual with these guys. BidAllies, I want to tell you this: you guys rock and you have me as a customer as long as you sell phones. Anybody who wants to buy a phone from Bidallies, please do not hesitate. Their reputation on eBay speaks loud.
The history of my transaction with Bidallies: I purchased a used Blackberry Q10 from Bidallies on EBay. I was sent with the wrong charger with the phone. I contacted them and I was sent a charger that (literally) was 6 inches in length and virtually usable. I contacted Bidallies and we agreed that I would return the original phone, pay an additional fee, and I would get a new phone with Blackberry supplies. I sent back the original phone and supplies (I had to pay shipping) and paid the additional fee. I received an email that the new phone had shipped. I was subsequently informed by Bidallies that the new phone they offered me was out of stock.
In sum, a terrible experience. Moreover, Bidallies tried to blame eBay but it is clear that the fault was Bidallies: they offered me a phone and failed to keep one in stock for me. I received a refund of my payment for the original phone and the additional payment for the new phone that Bidallies failed to supply. But it was a terrible experience and I ended up wasting a lot of time and losing opportunities to get other phones.
BIDALLIES - BIDALLIES.com, a Seller through eBay, (from New Jersey), sent me a cell phone that I purchased through eBay, that arrived cracked and broken. They gave me a return authorization number and I sent the phone back two weeks ago and have NOT received a replacement yet. I've sent them multiple emails with no response. I've now been without a cell phone for 2 weeks. Called the complete foreign MORONS over at eBay customer support a total of 4 times now to resolve this and still nothing.
BIDALLIES generates thousands of dollars per month to eBay in seller commissions so obviously eBay will side with them. eBay could care less about little buyers like you and me. They are all about the money. How else could sellers get away with selling counterfeit products on eBay.com??? Scams!
NEW JERSEY -- I recently decided to buy a phone for my boyfriend and I. I didn't want to sign up for another 2 year agreement so I surfed eBay. I found us each a BlackBerry Pearl 8130 (mine red/ his black). I ordered them with a 7 day return policy. When I received the phones mine looked shiny and almost brand new, well his was scuffed up and worn out. In the box they shipped it in there was a website firstname.lastname@example.com for general questions or comments about the phone and the return policy. Obviously not satisfied with the phone I went to the website given. Mind you they sent no phone number or e-mail address.
Come to find out the WEBSITE WAS BOGUS and the web page was expired. I then decided to try an alternate route and go back on eBay and try to find another phone they were selling to ask a question or post a comment. I tried both telling them my dislikes about the phone and leaving them my actual e-mail address. It has been days with no response back to my e-mail address or my eBay account message box. I am still very unpleased with the 1 phone I received and I don't know what else to do. I am afraid if I send the phone back to sender they will not return what my credit card was charged for the phone. SCAMMING ME!


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Good evening, I have a question and after many searches and countless look up I still cannot find a definite answer. I have a San disk Fuze MP3 player with Rhapsody subscription service. I would like to play this in my car, however I only have a USB connection. If I tell the player to run in MTC mode it I cannot use the subscription tracks. I was thinking maybe I could use this http://www.amazon.com/i-Trek-YS-AUC-...pr_product_top and simply plug an aux cable into the MP3 player and the USB to the stereo. I have seen some cables off of google that have USB 2.0 to 3.5 mm connection but there not converters like this. I know USB is digital and 3.5 is analog. Any information on how to play the MP3 in the car would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. *note* I know about mass storage devices but would love to use the mp3 player.
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Craft beer aficionados want flavor — be it tangerine, blueberry, chocolate, pumpkin, even balsamic vinegar — and not the weak, sometimes bitter pale yellow fizzy liquid we've grown up with.
Forty years ago, with the nation embroiled in the unfolding Watergate scandal, Chicago Daily News columnist Mike Royko focused his keen eye on what he considered a more-pressing problem.
"America's beer," he wrote in early 1973, "tastes as if it were brewed through a horse." Harsh words in a beer-drinking nation, and some readers didn't like it (his words, not beer).
Yet despite the sour taste his commentary brewed, he also helped untap today's wave of craft beers. At that time, there were only a handful of local microbreweries around; one of them, Point Special from Stevens Point in Wisconsin, won a taste test Royko arranged that summer. Budweiser came in last.
Today, the craft beer movement is a multi-billion dollar industry; last year it brewed up $10.2 billion, up from $8.7 billion the year before, according to the most current statistics from the Brewers Association. Today, there are some 2,347-plus smaller breweries cranking out 13.2 million barrels of craft beer.
In 1979, there were only 44 breweries in the U.S., according to the Beer Institute's Brewers Almanac, a number that included the big boys AND their craft counterparts. In 1965, there was but one craft brewery in the country, noted Tom Acitelli in his "The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution."
Though the number of craft beer barrels — each barrel, by the way, holds 31 gallons of beer — keeps increasing each year, it still remains a fraction of overall U.S. beer output; that number is 200 million-plus barrels, Brewers Association statistics show.
But craft beer aficionados don't want numbers, they want flavor — be it tangerine, blueberry, chocolate, pumpkin, even balsamic vinegar — and not the weak, sometimes bitter pale yellow fizzy liquid we've grown up with.
"For so long it's been more and more about less taste and less flavor and just getting drunk with typical American light beers," said Wes Hetrick, Gainesville's self-described "craft beer geek." "People are moving away from that."
He discovered craft beer at a wedding in Vermont, and brought his newfound craving home. Since then, he's quaffed dozens, even hundreds, of craft beer available in Gainesville — often reviewing them on his website, craftbeergeek.com — and compiled a guide to the city's best craft beers.
And the newest flavor he's found is something called "sour beer; to a new person, they may taste like a balsamic vinegar," he said. "It sounds kind of strange, but it has an interesting flavor, and sometimes, sour is something I want to taste."
Nowadays, most craft beer fans are introduced to the richer, more robust flavors at a tasting festival, where a phalanx of small brewers gather to offer samples.
There is a pair of such festivals in Ocala within the next few weeks: the first Brewfest at the Ocala Hilton today, and the third annual Craftoberfest on Oct. 19 in downtown Ocala. Gainesville's annual Hogtown Craft Beer festival typically is in May.
JVC Media, which owns four radio stations in Ocala and Gainesville, is hosting today's Brewfest which boasts some 100 labels to sample.
"I did one years ago in Orlando, and our New York station does one," said Shane Reeve, JVC vice president and marketing manager. "We thought it would be a good fit for Ocala. We're going to find out."
He said most of the tickets are sold out by now, though once VIP tasting between 1 and 3 p.m. is done, the gate will be open to anyone old enough with $15 for a poolside party. Remaining beer will be sold by the sample, he said.
A few weeks later, it's Craftoberfest's turn; organizers said it'll feature between 120 and 150 different varieties.
"These are the cream of the crop of craft beers," added organizer Tom McDonald, owner of the sponsoring Pi on Broadway. Many of them are in the rotation on Pi's 10 taps.
"Craft beers are an expression of some brewers to take things back to their original state, back before beer was macrobrewed," he added, "back to the basics, back to quality." He said he discovered a yearning for craft beer in Ocala at one of Pi's earliest events. He had two kegs available: one of Miller Lite and the other a Colorado craft beer Hazed & Infused.
"At the end of the night, the craft beer keg was gone," McDonald said.
Craftoberfest opens at 3 p.m. and runs four hours on the streets outside of Pi at 110 SW Broadway St. After that, it's a block party open to anyone.
This year, Craftoberfest benefits the Ocala Outreach Foundation, an organization to assist people who need help and can't find it through more conventional means, said founder Sam Betty – also a craft beer aficionado.
"Worldwide, it never died out like it did here," Betty said. A wide variety of ales, lagers, pilsners and such always have been available elsewhere. "When I was growing up I had no idea the variety of beers available."
One of the stars of Craftoberfest is the area's best-known craft brewery, Swamp Head in Gainesville.
Luke Kemper began the brewery in 2008 after he bought the microbrew gear from the Spanish Springs Brewery in The Villages. He'd been in Colorado where he discovered "the really good beers" out there and decided, why not here?
Swamp Head brewed its first batch in April 2009, and sold it a few months later in November. That first year, Swamp Head brewed 700 barrels; this year, the brewery will crank out some 6,000 barrels, Kemper said.
The growth of craft beers, he said, "is part of a greater movement back to smaller, independent, local businesses. Ever since we had that drop off in 2008, people are more aware of where they're spending their dollar, and they're spending it locally."
It's a movement that's not going away anytime soon. "I don't see it as a craze," he said. "There might be a decline in the number of breweries, but you'll continue to see people enjoying craft beer and being more excited about it.
"It's artfully crafted, full flavored and people put their full love and attention to it."
Swamp Head — a name his wife, Katie, suggested to recognize its Florida roots — brews five core beers. The brewery offers tastings of the five-beer flight between 4 and 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
And some fans brew their own. For instance, Micheal Coons in Ocala has been making his own kitchen brews for almost two years now. He's also a member of the Brick City Brewers, a home brewing club that meets the second Sunday of the month at Pi.
For some, home brewing is a simple matter of mixing the ingredients — malt mash, hops, yeast — and setting it aside a couple of weeks to ferment. Kits are widely available. Others go in for a more complicated process.
Either way, "it's chemistry, it's science," he said. And generally the results are good. "Everybody shares and has a good time," adds Betty.
"We want people to come and enjoy," Coons added. "We're trying to help everyone make better beer."
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11 Origins of Common Drinking Phrases
There's a lot of slang associated with drinking. Three sheets to the wind. Hair of the dog. On the wagon. We all know them, we all use them, but most of us don't know where they came from or what they really mean. Read on, and you'll be the smartest person at the bar.


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text: Student Profiles Connie Chi '10 Connie Chi '10 Major: Psychology; minor: Sociology Hometown: La Crescenta, California Why did you choose to come to Bowdoin? I was invited to visit the campus for Experience Weekend and during the flight from New York to Portland a lady sitting next to me introduced herself. She told me she lived not far from the College and started telling me about the campus and Brunswick. We talked for the duration of the flight and when we finally landed in Portland, she gave me her business card and said that if I was ever stuck at school during a holiday and wanted a cozy place to stay, I could give her a call. In retrospect, I realize that my interaction with her reflected not only the rest of my time at Experience Weekend, but the rest of my time in Maine and at Bowdoin. During Experience Weekend, I met people who genuinely loved Bowdoin and could not stop talking about the school; after three years here, I can see why. Why did you choose your major? I enjoyed AP Psychology in high school and considered becoming a clinical psychologist because of the interesting case studies we read. I took my first Bowdoin psychology class during the fall of my sophomore year and have really enjoyed my psychology courses since then. The psychology department is great because it offers a variety of different courses in several fields of psychology (rather than just clinical), and I actually ended up taking the cognitive and developmental route. It is also one of the smaller departments and the professors are all really great. What has been a course you especially enjoyed at Bowdoin? I took a class last semester with Professor Craig McEwen called Maine Social Research and I loved it! For the first half of the semester, we read many articles and books about poverty, hunger, homelessness, public housing, federal aid programs, and public education. For our first essay, we had to write a research paper focusing on these issues in our hometown. I loved the fact that we didn't simply learn about these issues from textbooks, but that Professor McEwen challenged us to apply our learning in practical ways by examining our home communities. During the second half of the semester, we took an even more hands-on approach to our learning by interviewing Mainers about their experiences with Section 8 housing, food pantries, and homeless shelters in the area. What professor or professors have especially inspired you during your time at Bowdoin? Professor Louisa Slowiaczek was my professor for Research Design in Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Language, and for Laboratory in Cognition. She is energetic and has consistently been one of my favorite professors at Bowdoin. Whether the topic is phonemic restoration or how to write an essay introduction, Professor Slowiaczek has a knack for making things exciting. The fact that she shares my love for food and tries to incorporate that into our classes isn't terrible either! The Russian 101 class attend a cookout at Prof. Jane Knox-Voina's house. One of my other favorite professors is Professor Jane Knox-Voina in the Russian department. She is absolutely hilarious and endearingly quirky. Rather than just drilling us in the fundamentals of the language, she encouraged us to embrace Russian culture by making us Russian food, bringing Russian hats to class, introducing us to Russian songs, and helping us make a Russian film at the end of the year. Not only is she a great professor, but she is a truly caring person who is patient and genuinely concerned for the well-being of her students. What extracurricular or work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? I've worked in Moulton Union Dining Hall since my sophomore year and currently work as a display chef. I especially enjoy my job at Moulton because it has allowed me to build relationships with the amazing chefs and other non-student employees there. Oftentimes, I'm too absorbed with my own life to realize that there is someone making food, washing dishes, and cleaning tables after my meals. But working at Moulton has helped me recognize that there are people who are allowing me the luxury of being spoiled, and at the same time, made me realize that they are some of the nicest people I have met. I am also currently the Bowdoin Express convenience store (C-store) manager, and have been working there since my sophomore year. Working at the C-store has allowed me to meet new people and, as strange as it sounds, I have become friends with people who come to the store on a regular basis. Bowdoin is such a friendly place that it has been fun working and interacting with students, faculty, and staff as a result of my jobs. With some of the kids from the shantytown community outside Lima during the ASB trip to Peru. I've also been involved in the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program. During my junior year, I went on an ASB trip to Lima, Peru, where our team worked in a shantytown community just outside the city. During my sophomore year, I went on an ASB trip to the Bronx, where we had an opportunity to shadow a classrom in a public school, in addition to working with the Harlem Children's Zone and its private charter school. This coming spring break I will return to the Bronx again, though this time I'm leading the ASB trip. The Bowdoin cheerleading team has also been a big part of my college experience. Since high school I had wanted to be a cheerleader, and upon learning that a team was being formed at Bowdoin and no prior experience was required, I jumped at the chance. During the team's first two years we had to teach ourselves dances, routines, and stunts, but last year we were fortunate enough to get our own coach. This year, I serve on the Senior Class Council as the Community Outreach Officer. I am also an active member of Bowdoin Christian Fellowship, Korean Students Association, and Safe Space. Ukrainian summer: Connie and some of the kids from one of her lecture classes. What have you done during your summers? My summers were spent in and preparing for a summer camp in Ukraine. Every summer, my home church sends out a group of college students to Ukraine to help out with an annual Christian summer camp there. Every year it's a different team of students, but because I enjoyed my first trip to Ukraine so much, I committed myself to going back there every summer. As a team, we prepared skits, dances, and lectures for the seminars we taught at the camp and also did lots of fundraising. Spending my summers serving in Ukraine has shown me a glimpse of God's love, not only for Americans or people at my church, but for the whole world. It's been an amazing experience building relationships with my Ukrainian brothers and sisters, knowing that although we do not speak the same language, we do worship the same God, our Father. What is your best Bowdoin memory? There have been so many memorable moments that rather than describing just one, here's one memory for each year I've been at Bowdoin. During my first year, some friends and I decided to go watch the sunrise at Thomas Point Beach on the last day of Reading Period instead of sleeping and studying for finals. We ventured out at 4 a.m., got lost on the way to the beach, trespassed onto private property, and then realized that we had gone the wrong way when the sunrise was blocked by a bunch of trees. Although our adventure was not as successful as we would have liked, it was still an experience I will treasure forever. During the ASB trip to the Bronx my sophomore year, our ASB team had the opportunity to meet Geoffrey Canada '74 and a group of Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) employees who were Bowdoin alums. We all gathered around a conference table, and Mr. Canada told us that his dream of building HCZ would not have been possible without the friends he made at Bowdoin. I was on the verge of tears as I looked around the room at each individual and felt extremely proud to be a student at Bowdoin College. Bowdoin students don't simply talk the talk, but walk the walk in living their lives for the Common Good. During my junior year, I took Russian language classes because I was planning on going back to Ukraine in the summer. Not only was every Russian class memorable, but Professor Jane Knox-Voina invited us over to her house for cookouts several times during the year. We had to memorize a short Russian poem for an assignment, and at the cookout we chanted the poem as we walked around the firepit. We must have looked like a cult! My classmates and I had an unforgettable year thanks to our awesome professor. Erika Fernandez '10, Rachel Lee '10, and Connie at the Grand Canyon during their cross-country trip. Before my senior year, I did a road trip from Los Angeles to Maine with my friends Rachel Lee '10 and Erika Fernandez '10. We drove a total of 4,000 miles (74 hours) over a period of 11 days. We saw the Grand Canyon (which was breathtakingly beautiful), went crab fishing in Louisiana, witnessed the devastating legacy of Hurricane Katrina, and rode mopeds around the city of Baltimore. It was a great way to kick off senior year, and it helped me appreciate the friends and memories I've accumulated at Bowdoin. What are your plans for after graduation? The ASB trip to the Bronx opened my eyes to a way of life that I wasn't particularly familiar with. My parents always stressed the importance of education; I neither had a doubt in my mind about attending college nor was anything less expected of me. I discovered in the Bronx, however, that equal educational opportunities do not exist for all students. It was bewildering to find that what I knew and embraced as a basic right was not even an option for many students. I had always enjoyed doing volunteer work and signed up for the ASB trip as another way to do community service. What I didn't realize was that it would change my life by challenging my conception of service. Ideally, I would love to work with kids in urban areas as either a social worker or a school counselor. However, I also realize that I've only had short encounters in such a setting, and before I go to grad school for social work or counseling, I want to be completely sure. Therefore, I'm currently looking into doing a year or two of service with a nonprofit organization that works with kids in urban areas. I think taking some time off from school to get real-world experience will give me a better understanding of what I want to do with my life. The 2006-2007 Bowdoin College Cheerleaders performing during spring Experience Weekend. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? Try everything and anything that interests you! Bowdoin encourages and supports people to break out of their comfort zone. Also, learn to be open-minded because every person can teach you something new. Don't stereotype people and let that prevent you from getting to know them, because most likely you will miss out on getting to know an amazing person. Finally, Bowdoin is what you make of it. If you're only noticing the negative aspects of Bowdoin, you're going to have a miserable time. Rather than dwelling on the negatives, do something and make this your school. Take pride in and ownership of this school. Once a polar bear, always a polar bear. What quirky or fun thing do you wish you had known before you came to Bowdoin? I wish I had spent more time getting to know my professors better. I came from a large public high school where students were forced to be independent and viewed teachers as authority figures. However, Bowdoin professors are people who have had interesting and unique experiences and I wish I had known to talk to more of my professors earlier on in college. Professors want to talk to you! Story posted on January 26, 2010 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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Party Favors
GOP's Courtship of blacks appears to be working
"They may be our color, but they're not our kind," said the Rev. Al Sharpton, a loyal and longtime Democrat, of African-American Republicans during a television interview earlier this week.
Sharpton announced that he'd be spending the next several months traveling the country to help Democrats defeat black candidates running on Republican tickets.
Black Republicans, and those associated with conservative movements, are often maligned by blacks in the Democratic Party as sellouts and Uncle Toms, likely because they seem to have to earn their cred with whites by beating up on black folks. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, popular conservative pundit and minister Jesse Lee Peterson said that most blacks trapped by the floodwaters "were too lazy, immoral, and trifling to do anything productive for themselves."
Nevertheless, Sharpton will have his work cut out for him. Some political analysts have dubbed 2006 as the year of the black Republican. Nearly 70 African-American Republicans are vying for offices nationwide, ranging from spots on county commissions to U.S. Senate seats.
It's hard to say which happened first, Republicans' getting serious about courting African-Americans or blacks' stopping to listen to the sales pitch. Whatever the case, expect this trend to continue, especially in swing states such as Illinois, where a socially moderate brand of Republicanism appears more palatable to most blacks.
NFL Hall of Fame wideout Lynn Swann, running as a Republican, wants to be the next governor of Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, in blue state Maryland, Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele is bracing for a possible November showdown for an open U.S. Senate seat with former U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, who's seeking the Democratic nomination.
In the battleground state of Ohio, three black Republicans are seeking statewide office, including gubernatorial hopeful Ken Blackwell, the current secretary of state. George W. Bush's narrow victory there in the 2004 presidential race, some political observers calculate, could be attributed to his capturing a higher-than-average 16 percent of the state's black vote.
The Land of Lincoln hasn't been immune. At least three African-Americans are running for seats in the Legislature. One of them, Eric Wallace, heads the African-American Republican Council of Illinois, headquartered in Chicago, of all places. During last week's state-fair parade, two local Republicans, state Rep. Raymond Poe and state Sen. Larry Bomke, had what seemed like large contingents of African-American supporters. Both candidates have a reputation for reaching out to Springfield's black community.
This spring, Republicans, including state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, seized the opportunity to speak to minority state employees at the annual conference of the Illinois Association of Minorities in Government, whereas Democrats largely didn't bother to show up.
Illinois is unique in that respect, says Candice Trees, a former Sangamon County circuit clerk who also served a stint as IAMG head and is now a Capital Township trustee.
Trees, who calls Sharpton's characterization of black Republicans such as herself unfair, says: "We shouldn't be chastised for having a different philosophy. This is a two-party system, and I don't think everybody should be in one party."
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There are now four classes in Cube World: Warrior, Ranger, Spirit Mage and Rogue.
Each class can choose between two specializations. Each specialization adds additional passive and active abilities to your class. You can swap your specialization in villages any time.
Warriors are masters of close-range combat. They wear heavy armor and can wield swords, axes, maces, greatswords, greataxes, greatmaces and shields.
Warriors can be Guardian or Berserker.
- Guardians have increased health and defensive abilities.
- Berserkers profit from war frenzy, which increases their attack speed with each hit.
Rangers defeat their foes from the distance. They wear medium armor and can attack with bows and crossbows.
Rangers can choose between Sniper and Scout
- Snipers are specialized on accurately aimed range attacks.
- Scouts are more mobile are good in mid-range combat.
Spirit Mage
Spirit Mages use their mind to control the spirit and to cast powerful spells. In contrast to all other classes they passively generate spirit over time. They wear light armor and can use staffs and wands.
Spirit Mages specialize on fire or water spells.
- Fire Mages can shoot firebolts and fireballs to burn their enemies.
- Water Mages can cast water drops and water splashes. The resulting water puddles heal friendly targets.
Rogues are stealthy fighters specialized on sneaking, cheating and fast attacks. They wear medium armor and can use daggers, fist weapons and longswords (I'm also thinking about adding shurikens and other throwing weapons).
Specialization: Rogues can follow the way of the Assassin or the Ninja
- Assassins ambush enemies using stealth attacks.
- Ninjas are specialized on evasion and counter attacks.
I'll give you more detailed info on each class in separate posts soon!


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Many U.S. farmers saw larger corn, wheat and soybean yields than they expected in 2013, said Kevin Van Trump, an agricultural marketing expert.
"I guess that's a good problem to have, more bushels than you thought you were going to have at one point in time," he said. "The bounce back in production is probably the biggest surprise" of the year. Drought reduced yields in many parts of the nation in 2012.
But that bounce in production is helping to weigh down prices, the CEO of Farm Direction in Raymore, Mo., and producer of the daily Van Trump Report said. Wheat prices in particular are having a hard time rallying after several strong years riding the coattails of spiraling corn prices.
Van Trump returns to the Spokane Ag Expo after making his debut in 2013. He delivers his agricultural economics forecast at 9 a.m. Feb. 5 in Salon IV at the DoubleTree Hotel.
"I enjoyed all the people up there, it was a great trip," Van Trump said of his 2013 experience, noting that he got to chat with a lot of his customers.
Last year, Van Trump predicted big-money players, drawn by opportunity, would enter the commodities markets. This year, he said, some of them are starting to phase out of the agriculture market. In the United States, companies like J.P. Morgan are starting to sell some of their commodity assets.
"They're actually starting to backpedal a little bit," he said. "We're seeing a substantial amount of money being reallocated into the equity side of things. It tends to take some money away from the ag sector."
That means farmers could see less volatility in prices, but that also reduces the extreme upward price swings that come with that volatility, Van Trump said.
"You might not see prices move that high because there are fewer big players in the game to push that rock up the mountain," he said.
The major grain market factors Van Trump anticipates in 2014 include foreign competition, with South America having a record soybean crop and the Black Sea region working to become the world's low-cost provider of wheat and corn.
"The United States has gone from being the world's leading exporter or bean supplier to now being the residual supplier," Van Trump said. "Everyone looks for the cheapest stuff they can from the poorer competitors."
If there's a long lineup or logistical problems on deliveries, then they'll turn to the United States, he said.
"That's going to hurt our exporters and that's weighing on the minds of some traders," Van Trump said.
Van Trump advises farmers to work to capture the highest prices while marketing their commodities.
"Trying to reduce our risk is going to be the number one thing," he said. "Having strategies in place and trying to find ways to eliminate some of the risk and exposure on the downstroke is going to be the key move, for at least the next year or two."


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WASHINGTON (AP) — There's more to Wednesday night's presidential debate than just the 90 minutes onstage. For the campaigns, it's a three-part performance:
Part I: Aw-shucks time
Setting low expectations can help a so-so performance seem like a success.
So in the days before their first meeting, President Barack Obama called Republican challenger Mitt Romney "a good debater" and deemed his own skills "just OK." His aides groused that Romney got more rehearsal time, while Obama was busy being president.
For his part, Romney praised Obama as "a very eloquent, gifted speaker." And, despite his numerous GOP primary match-ups, Romney noted, "I've never been in a presidential debate like this."
Part II: Tension city
The first of the three presidential debates — starting at 9 p.m. EDT in Denver — should bring the biggest audience of any campaign event. More than 52 million TV viewers watched Obama's initial match-up with John McCain in 2008.
Despite all the rehearsal, something's bound to take the candidates by surprise, and they'll be judged by how they improvise on the fly. Talk about "tension city," as former President George H.W. Bush described it.
But maybe Romney and Obama should each take a deep breath. After all, how likely is it that either one will commit a big enough blunder to overshadow months of campaigning? Studies find viewers tend to see the guy they preferred going into the debate as the winner when it's over.
"When is it that anybody performs so badly that you'd just say, 'Oh, my God, I would never vote for this person'?" said Rutgers University professor Richard Lau, who studies how voters decide. "Someone would have to seem so incompetent. That's not going to happen."
Part III: The spin
It's not over when the candidates walk off stage.
Campaign aides and big political names will descend on the "spin room" to tell reporters and after-debate TV audiences that the other guy blew it, and why.
Viewers may feel they're judging what they saw and heard for themselves. But campaign strategists think getting the spin right goes a long way toward deciding who "won."
According to Tad Devine, who was a top adviser to Democratic candidates Al Gore and John Kerry, pre-debate expectations and post-debate spin "can take on more significance than what happened in the debate itself."
"Each one of those three is critically important," he said.


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Christian Ponder's strong finish to the regular season may have gone a long way toward solidifying his spot as the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings.
The offense's dreadful performance in the playoff game against Green Bay with him on the sideline probably didn't hurt his standing, either.
Ponder was a late scratch Saturday night because of a bruised triceps and backup Joe Webb was unable to get anything going in a 24-10 loss that ended Minnesota's surprising season.
Webb completed just 11 of 30 passes for 180 yards, one touchdown and one interception. His game ended any talk of Ponder not being the best option at quarterback on the team.
If the Vikings make any moves at quarterback, it could be to add a veteran backup to Ponder.
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Most college athletes take full advantage of their free time doing anything but practicing more. This is not the case for Oklahoma State junior forward Liz Donohoe. Almost every night, you can find Donohoe back in the gym practicing her shots well after everyone else is gone.
OSU head coach Jim Littell says that Donohoe has had ups and downs but has always been diligent and a hard worker getting in a ton of shots.
"She has always been one that spent a lot of time in the gym and really spends a lot of time shooting the ball," Littell said. "She has tried to perfect her craft in that area."
That hard work has paid off for Donohoe. Her freshman season, she led Big 12 freshmen in scoring and rebounds, was seventh in the Big 12 in scoring and was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Then the unthinkable happened.
On Nov.17, 2011, Cowgirls head coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were tragically killed in a plane accident. That same season the Cowgirls did the unthinkable under the circumstances and won the 2012 WNIT championship. Donohoe, a freshman at the time, had a real reason to play.
"When that happened, we all had to come together to get through it and we're still sad to this day," Donohoe said. "It was a huge motivation our freshman year to just keep playing for them through the years."
She keeps that motivation close during games with the "Remember the 4" logo on her jersey right by her heart. That motivation led her to 14 points and 11 rebounds helping the Cowgirls claim the program's first WNIT title.
"I think I've just grown because in that year we had a lot of motivation and I did too," Donohoe said. "We had to perform well and win the WNIT for them. I think I just continued to live by that to live to play for them."
Fast-forward to her sophomore year, Donohoe made 40 consecutive free throws tying the 14th-best record in NCAA history. This mark led her to rank first in the Big 12 and eighth nationally in free-throw percentage (91.1%.) Not only that, but she broke the school's single-season free-throw percentage, which was set in the 1979-80 season.
"I don't really pay much attention to those types of things," Donohoe said. "It's a cool honor but I don't really care that much for those things. I really just care about how we're performing as a team and how many wins we're getting."
The motivation didn't stop there. On Dec.1 in a win over North Texas, Donohoe tied her career high with 27 points in a game marking the third time she reached 27 points in a single game.
"Now, I think my motivation is that I'm a junior and upperclassman so I know I need to contribute more than I have in the past," Donohoe said. "It's going to be harder for me to get the shots that I was getting so that motivates me because I know I have to be better in order to play. Right now I've been in a bit of a slump shooting-wise, so that's awesome motivation to get in the gym and work on that so that I can perform to the best of my ability."
Littell has seen a transformation in her playing through the years. He says the biggest growth in her game is that she's turned into a better defender.
"In her early years here she struggled with the idea of guarding some real athletic wings in our conference," Littell said. "She's worked on her game and developed into a really good defensive player. She's been one of our top rebounders in the last two years as well so she's helped us out in terms of rebounding."
Donohoe isn't all basketball though. When she's not playing basketball, she enjoys playing video games or doing outdoor activities (but only if it's warm.)
It's rare to find her off the court though. Littell says her devotion to the game is evident in every part of her, on and off the court.
"I think her best quality is that she really loves basketball," Littell said. "She has a passion for it and I think that comes out in everything that she does. Off the court, she's a good person and I think she cares about her teammates and her teammates know that."
On the same day that she tied her career-high this season against North Texas, Donohoe set the school record by making seven 3-point shots in a single game. Littell remembers this special day as one of his favorite memories of Liz.
"She had a special night in here when she made seven 3-pointers and she broke the school record," Littell said. "Last year in the Big 12 tournament she had 22 points against Baylor when they were No.1 in the nation and we took them down to the last minute and a half of the game. Those two games stick out as being two very nice games for her."
Moving forward into Big 12 play, Donohoe says they have grown as a team even from the first Big 12 game. She says they have spent a lot of time watching film and figuring out what they need to improve on from that. Despite this, she knows they still have some work to do to finish out the season.
"I think we grow as a team game after game but it's never going to stop. We're still grinding and we're never satisfied," Donohoe said. "We won't get too high when we win and we won't get too low when we lose so that's a big part of it."
This season, Donohoe became the 21st women's basketball player in OSU history to reach 1,000 career points. What did she do to celebrate such a momentous milestone? Donohoe said she did what she always does.


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The 16th century statue graces the altar of the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana in Copacabana, Bolivia.
Priests say thieves propped a ladder against a back wall of the basilica Monday, entered through a window and stripped the holy icon of 10 rings, eight adornments and the baby she held in her arms.
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The annual DC Pro Bono Week, held this year Oct. 19-26, aims to address a conundrum: how can a city that is overflowing with legal talent and resources also have such a vast unmet need for legal services for low-income residents?
"There are so many lawyers in the city who donate their time to represent the poor, and so many others who could be doing so," says Nancy Lopez, executive director of Washington Council of Lawyers, which coordinated the 2013 event. "DC Pro Bono Week aims to get more lawyers involved in representing the poor and to support those who are already doing so."
Under the guidance of Jen Tschirch, coordinator of pro bono activities for the Columbus School of Law (in addition to serving as coordinator of Pro Bono Week for the Washington Council of Lawyers) CUA Law students and recent alumni were deeply engaged all week in activities held around the city.
Madeline Taylor, Class of 2013, attended the Equal Justice Works dinner as a Fellow; an event also attended by Tschirch.
Alumna Parul Gupta (2013), joined by second-year students Gypsy Clement, Sarah Waters, Ana Victoria Perez, and third-year student Rajai El-Rashed, volunteered on behalf of Go Formal for Justice, the first major fundraising event spearheaded by the DC Bar Foundation Young Lawyers Network. Alumnus Peter Antonoplos, 2001, served on the host committee for the event.
Some of the proceeds raised by "Go Formal" support the D.C. Poverty Lawyer Loan Repayment Assistance Program, which provides financial incentives for young attorneys to work in the public interest.
CUA Law students, staff, and faculty were seemingly everywhere, learning about and contributing to pro bono causes and activities.
Other events during DC Pro Bono Week included a Catholic Charities - Hogar Immigrant Services Naturalization Workshop, attended by 1L Maria Rolong; a DC Bar Pro Bono Program Small Business Clinic, attended by 1L Daniel O'Connell and 2L Ariana Awad; a poverty law conference at which Professor Regina Jefferson presented "Restructuring the Three Legged Stool to Provide Greater Retirement Support for Low and Middle-Income Workers;" an immigration forum at which alumna AnneRose Menachery (2013) volunteered; and a landlord/tenant court visit attended by alumna Leah Quaile, 2012.
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All who wander are not lost
The final piece of vital equipment fit perfectly between the seat and the console as we pulled out of the driveway. That book of colored lines and dots is what would guide us to Niagara Falls and back.
We had considered a GPS device for this year's annual "Thelma & Louise" trip but decided a Garmin or TomTom may take a bit of adventure out of our travels.
Thelma drives, I navigate and we always get where we're going … eventually.
We made it across four states, found two camp sites including one on an island in Lake Erie, and traveled all the way to Cleveland (population 434,000) before we missed an exit.
Had we actually zipped onto the bypass around the city, we would have never encountered the majestic old houses or mom-and-pop businesses downtown.
And had we remembered how to get out of Westfield, NY, (pop. 5,000) the way we came in, we wouldn't have met a polite young man who questioned our lack of GPS. As we pulled away, I caught a glimpse of him shaking his head in disbelief.
Buffalo, NY, (pop. 271,000) wouldn't have been nearly as interesting either had we traveled the intended route on the outskirts rather than straight through. The cultures, the lifestyles, the melting pot of people made us realize how sheltered we are in central Nebraska.
The cute policeman in Brocton, NY, (pop. 1,400) would have had a boring night had he not seen the need to stop us to get us back on the right track and we'd have never seen the industrial avenues of Wheeling, WV, (pop. 29,000) if we hadn't gotten off the detour to buy a Power Ball ticket.
There was only one time in the whole eight-day adventure that we truly felt lost. After stopping to visit with an eccentric old bait shop owner, we got directions to a winding road of potholes and forks through the hills and trees to a state park near Cloverdale, IN (pop. 2,000).
The unfamiliar territory with no cell phone service made us more than a bit uncomfortable. Good thing there were plenty of friendly raccoons to keep us company while we camped.
Once safely back in Nebraska, we realized the 3,000 miles of roads less traveled had changed our perspective of the world. We encountered people and places we'd have missed on a direct route.
We also learned there are no wrong turns, just memories to be made around every corner.
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Black Screen Frozen Cursor
The issue is this: when I select my server and hit play, the game opens, but it's just a black screen with a frozen mouse. My whole PC locks up. I can't alt+tab or do anything. Even hitting caps lock or num lock on the keyboard does not work. I can't control alt delete or do anything so I'm left with hard resetting the PC by holding in the power button.
The freezing with the black screen has been occurring much more frequently over the past few weeks. Maybe it happened twice a month in Nov/Dec of last year. This year it is almost daily, almost every time I start DDO it freezes, unless I delete the UserPreferences.ini file.
I've tried what's listed in the Common Technical Issues/Questions FAQ page. That didn't work. I reinstalled vcredist_x86.exe, that hasn't helped. I also installed some old DX9 file I found searching on this forum. That hasn't helped either.
Deleting the UserPreferences.ini file from Documents/Dungeons and Dragons Online before I start the launcher is the only thing that seems to work. But when I do this I lose all my graphics settings and have to reset them all before I play, which is annoying to say the least. (It forces me to relaunch the game for the settings to take effect, and it always launches successfully from what I recall.)
If anyone else is having this issue or knows how to fix it, please let me know!
My PC is running Windows 10 64-bit. Intel i7-6700, AMD 7850 with the latest drivers. DDO installed on my main hard drive which is an SSD.
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