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An interesting idea, I just don't see how it would in any way prevent another mass shooting like SHES.
In fact maybe I do, insurance companies would determine who could or could not own certain weapons.
Could leave the insurance companies open to a wrongful death lawsuits.
Sound like another emotional article in response to another tragedy.


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Most of the talk is that if Dantoni's style doesn't quit fit, the solution is to trade Gasol. This would of course only happen much later in the season, jan-feb when all contracts are essentially now available to trade (including those who were signed that year)
The #1 trade out there is for Smith and Korver but most writers are failing to find a good reason for Altanta to do it as it doesn't clearly make them any better. I for one think they are better off using their cap space to either resign smith or go after younger bigs with their cap room (Millsap/Jefferson are both UFA's).
So assuming smith isn't available, they are saying that the Lakers need a stretch 4. To me, there are only really 2 starting caliber stretch 4's that come to mind, Ryan Anderson and Bargnani. Bargnani seems to be the more realistic option because his contract length fits with their 3 year window and Andereson was just signed to pair with Davis.
The best part of a potential trade for both teams is outside of this 1 for 1 swap. The Lakers have no bench and Gasol's contract is so large that other Raptor pieces would have to move. The Raptors are full of overpaid but good bench players and the Lakers, who are in win now mode might be the only team willing to commit to contracts in their 3 year window. Effectively, they could offer Bargnani, Fields, Amir and Aaron Gray for Gasol. Accoriding to hoopshype salaries and trade machine, this would just fit.
Lakers Like because:
1) Stretch shooter to run and gun and play alongside Dwight
2) Dwight can make up for Barg's lack of rebounding
3) All contract commitments over within their 3 year window
4) Solidifies bench rotation with backup SG/SF, PF and C
Raptors like because:
1) Eliminate our overpaid contracts (don't want to say bad because I actually like/respect all of these players, they are just paid too much)
2) Puts us back in a position of great cap room (either Kleiza doesn't use his option or is amnestied). From Hoopshype salaries, the net effect of this would put total payroll at just under $46,000,000. Although there are no up and coming small forwards, we would have enough money to lure great small forwards (Iggy, Kirlenko)
3) Provides a significant short term improvement at power forward and keeps us with one of the few 2 7 footer line ups
4) $19 million expiring contract the following season
The only real con is losing our depth but we get a very solid starting line up.
Potential depth chart:
PG: Lowry/Lucas (maybe even jose if he wants to resign for a reasonable salary. Possible through bird rights)
SG: Demar, Ross
SF: A free agent here (Iggy/Kirlenko) / Ross / Mcguire
PF: Gasol/Acy
C: Jonas/ED

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Psychology Professor, Biology Professor Receive 2010 Teaching Awards
Traci Giuliano, professor of psychology, and Maria Todd, assistant professor of biology, have received the 2010 Southwestern University Teaching Awards.
The award was created by the Southwestern faculty in 1999 to recognize faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching. Nominations for the award are submitted by students in the spring semester, and recipients are selected by the Honorary Degrees Committee. Giuliano received the award for a tenured faculty member and Todd received the award for a non-tenured faculty member, although she was recently granted tenure. The award comes with a $2,000 prize.
Todd has taught at Southwestern since 2001. She teaches classes in Genes and Molecules, Methods in Cellular/Molecular Biology, Cellular Physiology and Tumor Biology. She has a B.Sc. from the University of Sussex in England and a Ph.D. in lung cancer genetics from Cambridge University in England.
"Professor Todd possesses an extraordinary ability to connect with her students in a way that allows us to grow," said Sarah McCausland, a student who nominated her for the award.
Giuliano joined the Southwestern faculty in 1994. She teaches classes in Research Methods, Social Psychology, and Human Sexuality. She also serves as one of Southwestern's Paideia Professors, and teaches a popular First-Year Seminar course titled "Why People Believe in Weird Things."
Giuliano holds a B.A. in psychology from The University of Texas and an M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2009, she was named holder of the John H. Duncan Chair, one of six endowed positions funded at Southwestern by The Brown Foundation Inc. of Houston.
"Professor Giuliano is truly an exceptional teacher," said Brooke Blomquist, a student who nominated her for the award. "She pushes us far beyond the expectations for undergraduates."
This is the second time Giuliano has received the Distinguished Teaching Award. She previously received it in 1999, and also received the Methodist Board of Higher Education in Ministry's Outstanding Teaching Award in 2004.
Giuliano also received Southwestern's 2010 Excellence in Academic Advising Award, which recognizes the work of exceptional faculty advisors. Nominations are generated by students, and recipients are selected by staff members in the Center for Academic Success. This award comes with a $500 prize.
Students recognized Giuliano for the "countless hours" she had spent helping them prepare for graduate school.


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Quick Response Codes better known as QR Codes are frequently used in the physical world to drive individuals to check out websites, social media platforms, articles, music releases and of course videos. However, many marketers have actually been daring to take QR Codes onto the web. Traditionally QR Codes are just scannable versions of lengthy […]Read More


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Sour Cream Potatoes Recipe
- 10 medium red potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 1/4 cup 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
- 1-1/4 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain.
- In a large bowl, mash the potatoes. Add the cream cheese, sour cream, milk, 1 tablespoon butter, parsley and garlic salt; beat until smooth.
- Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Dot with remaining butter; sprinkle with paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 10 servings.
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"This recipe is now my favorite way to make mashed potatoes. Love the creamy texture!"
"I made these for Thanksgiving and these were creamy and delicious. I did the same; left some of the skins on some of the potatoes. I also made the recipe the night before, then baked it 40 mins prior to dinner. The recipe can easily be doubled, which I did for the big dinner, except I increased the sour cream by only an add'tl 1/2 cup. Everyone liked them; will be a feature at holiday dinners and special occasions."
"My family loved these potatoes. I was told that they go on the "make again" list. I agree that they only get better with time. They were great the first night and even better the second. I made them along with the Grilled Sirloin Roast and Coconut Pineapple cake that go with this as "My Mom's Best Meal"."
"Definately delicious! Served these yummy potatoes with oven fried pork chops! If you love mashed potatoes then you will be delighted with these!"
"I used 10 potatoes, but only peeled 5, left the skin on the other five. Used reduced fat cream cheese and sour cream and skim milk to cut down on the fat."
"I use a 5 lb. bag of red potatoes instead of what the recipe calls for, and an extra 1/4 tsp. of garlic powder. My 19 year old son won't eat regular mashed potatoes, but he loves these ones."
"Can you freeze these potatoes before you bake them? - Sadie Crills, Lancaster, PA"


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Sledneck, you must be an auto mechanic, to delve into this on your own. I used to do automotive, and these types of repairs are a daily occurrence. As a matter of fact, I just ground a wheel bearing off one of my Explorer's spindles, and replaced it last month.So, did the repair using the old seal work out for you? I don't touch this job because usually the seal is the cause of the bad bearings, and last I looked, Whirlpool won't sell anyone the seal, with out the outer tub. Also, the shaft gets messed up and grooved, so most times you also need to replace the shaft too ensure there aren't any future problems. This gets the price WAY up there.The seal should never leak water into the bearings in the first place. A bad seal is what usually takes the bearings out. I would never do this job, as a professional service, without access to a new seal.
Replacement seals.
The seal might be a little overpriced but it's still a lot cheaper than a rear tub. Of course, you can just buy the bearings somewhere else for cheaper. If you can find the seal anywhere else for a lower price, let me know.
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'There was no sluggishness out there, "No it felt pretty good out there besides the ice is an ocean." With that bigger ice surface Vanek said, "It will be different for us because we come out of corners back home and it's a scoring chance where here you're still a mile away, but I think it's going to be fun, we're a good skating team and we'll get used to it pretty quick." Lindy Ruff said, "You'll see a little bit of difference in the game. Outside the dots you've got the extra 20 feet that the players can operate on, inside the dots you're looking at the same. You treat the game the same from the dots in and make sure you're trying to play on the inside because you usually play well. If you get caught on the outside and handling the puck, you can look pretty good, but you don't get too much done so in our case it's try to play our game on this ice.'
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Steve Dixon
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I'm sure many of you have either met Steve Dixon, had your picture taken by Steven Dixon or have admired his photography.
Steve passed away Saturday. He was a fabulous, talented and compassionate photographer and an even better human being.
I send my deepest sympathy to Steve's family, mother, wife, son and grandson. He will be so, so missed.
Moran, Schneider win Hot Chocolate 10K
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More than 1,000 runners took part in today's frosty Isaac Dickson Elementary School Hot Chocolate 10K and Kids Hill Climb. In its 4th year raising money for the school's PTO, this was the biggest turnout yet, a testament on a morning that had temps in the chilly 20s at the start, to the well-run race and the love of running in Asheville.
Stuart Moran of Arden was the overall winner of the 10K, or 6.2-mile race, that started at the school on Hill Street and wound through the River Arts District. He finished in 32 minutes, 10 seconds.
Keelin Schneider was the overall female finisher in 40:02. The race started with a 1K Kids Hill Climb, which brought out about 200 youngsters.
For more information and full results, visit www.hotchocolate10K.com. For a photo gallery by Erin Brethauer, visit www.CITIZEN-TIMES.com/outdoors.
Keelin Schneider
Stuart Moran
Hike to Bradley Veil Falls this weekend
11:46:52 am, Categories: posts
If you like hiking in the cold, but prefer to do it with a group, the Asheville Hiking Meetup Group is heading out to hike the Bridal Veil Falls Loop in DuPont State Forest, tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 22.
The hike will be 5-6 miles roundtrip at a leisurely pace. Bring warm, layered clothing, sturdy shoes, lunch, extra water, a towel, and a camera.
The group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Long Shoals Ingles to carpool to the trailhead.
For more information or to join the free club, visit www.meetup.com/asheville-hiking.
Watch out for runners Saturday in Hot Chocolate race
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The fourth annual Isaac Dickson Elementary School Hot Chocolate 10K and Kids Hill Climb takes place Saturday morning, Jan. 22, starting and ending at the school on Hill Street, below the Asheville Chamber of Commerce.
If you are running the race – which this year sold out with its maximum capacity of 1,000 runners – race director Tim Grotenhuis encourages you to get there early and to park at the Asheville Civic Center parking garage. Shuttle buses will take runners from Pack Library to the race start, from 6:30-8:50 a.m.
There are still spaces available for children in the Kids Hill Climb, which starts at 8:30 a.m. and is less than 1 mile long. Entry is $12, including a T-shirt.
If you are driving in the Montford or River Arts District Saturday, be careful of many runners and spectators in the road.
Grotenhuis said no streets will be closed to traffic, but there might be some delays along the racecourse from 8:45-11 a.m., including Hill Street, Riverside Drive, Lyman Street and Amboy Road. The Amboy Road bridge will be closed to one lane during the race, which begins at 9 a.m.
For more information, visit the race website at www.hotchocolate10k.com.
Start of Hot Chocolate 10K and Kids Hill Climb 2010
My winter love
12:05:31 pm, Categories: posts
You might have heard by now, Asheville, it's coming, again. Snow and ice are expected tonight in Western North Carolina.
I'm just about as sick of it as anybody, especially since I am still on crutches after foot surgery and live in mortal fear of falling. But I feel a lot easier with my YakTrax.
If you haven't tried these yet, you must get a pair. They are my new winter love, and probably the best invention since the snowshoe. They kind of work like snowshoes, but are far less noticeable and cumbersome, providing confidence when walking on icy or snowy sidewalks, walking the dog around the neighborhood or even hiking.
(In my story in WNC Outdoors today on winter hiking, just about everyone I talked to, including Park Rangers, highly recommended wearing YakTrax).
They fit right over sneakers or boots, and the new model, the YakTrax Pro, even come with a velcro strap, so you can even run in them without worrying about them coming off.
I only wish they made YakTrax for crutches! The little rubber stopper on the bottom of my crutches are quite slippery on ice. Anyway, for a basic pair at $20, they could seriously help you avoid falling or breaking a bone, and ending up on crutches. You can get them at most outdoor outfitters in Asheville such as Diamond Brand Outdoors, Mast General, REI and Dick's Sporting Goods.
YakTrax Pro.
A blurb on how they work, from the YakTrax folks:
Have a drink with fellow environmentalists tonight
11:21:17 am, Categories: posts
Are you new in the Asheville or Hendersonville area and looking for some like-minded environmental professionals and enthusiasts to hob nob with?
Come out tonight, Thursday, Jan. 20, to network at the new Hendersonville Green Drinks chapter, which will have its first meetup from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Square One Bistro in Hendersonville.
Green Drinks is a global organization focused on having meetups where locals who are interested in the environment can connect with one another. Organizer John Avery hopes to make the meetups a regular monthly occurence.
"My hope is that we can help further our environmental community through these gatherings, and we're very thankful to Square One for hosting us," he said.
Though Square One is undergoing reservations, the bar will be open and patrons will be able to preorder appetizers.
For more information, call ECO at 692-0385 or John Avery at 243-7964.
Today, Friday, Military Days at Cataloochee
10:53:47 am, Categories: posts
Today, Thursday, Jan. 20, Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley will offer three sessions of skiing, day skiing from 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m., twilight skiing from 1-10 p.m. and night skiing from 6-10 p.m. with an afternoon half day rate available.
Today and tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 21 are also Military Appreciation Days at the ski area. All active and retired military personnel and their families will receive very special rates on lift, lessons, rentals and also tubing with valid I.D.
Visit www.cataloochee.com or call the ski area for more information.
Asheville Track Club announces the new Ramble Run
04:46:58 pm, Categories: posts
The Asheville Track Club announces the creation of a new racing event for Western North Carolina this spring. The inaugural Ramble Run at Biltmore Park, Presented by Mission Sports Medicine, will be held May 7, 2011 and will include roads and trails never before used for a road race. The event will offer both a 12K and 5K, giving all runners a racing option.
Starting and finishing at Biltmore Park Town Square and running through The Ramble Biltmore Forest community, both races promise to be scenic and enjoyable, yet challenging. They follow a course that one runner compared to "running on the Blue Ridge Parkway without the cars."
Runners will follow Schenck Parkway in Biltmore Park through The Ramble's south gate to the 5K turnaround at Overlook Park. The 12K course continues through The Ramble, past Longmeadow Park, along the paved Dingle Creek trail, over Bow Bridge, and back to Biltmore Park Town Square.
The Ramble Run at Biltmore Park takes place the day before Mother's Day. In honor of that, we have created a special mother/child team registration category. Each team member will have scores reported individually and as a combined team score.
A fitness expo, food, live music, and other post race festivities await participants and their families at the finish. Whether you've been racing in the Asheville area for years or brand new to running, this is one event you won't want to miss.
Race proceeds will benefit The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina - Womens' Fund.
Registration is now open for both events. The 12K has a cap of 750 runners and the 5K a cap of 1,000 runners.
New kids on the block
04:29:16 pm, Categories: posts
Asheville is speeding up and further entrenching itself as a biking mecca.
Joining the Asheville bicycle shop scene is Chainheart Cycling Studio, a high-end bicycle shop catering to pro-level cyclists, on Riverside Drive. The shop opened last year, offering everything from bike parts to training to sports massage.
Chainheart owner and team director Andy Grabowski started putting the team together last year with eight members and now has 11. The team finished the road cycling season with 12 podium finishes and a state championship in Brenden Dillow for criterium.
"This year the objective for the team is to hit a number of races around the Southeast and have representation at least 50 events," Grabowski said. "Depending on how the year goes, we'll have the opportunity to field several riders at the Masters National Championships."
The team includes a name familiar to area runners - Taylor Little - who is on his way to conquering a new sport.
For more information, visit Chainheart Cycling Studio at 895 Riverside Drive, or call 505-7301.
The Chainheart Team members include:
Chris Ernst (Cat 2 and Masters)
Chris Emory (Cat 2 and Masters)
Travis Fender (Cat 2)
Brenden Dillow (Cat 2)
Taylor Little (new to the sport, transitioning from a successful running career)
Bob Wright (masters)
Tommy Davis (masters)
Jay Westbrook (masters)
Scott Langford (masters)
Zach Bannow (masters)
Eric White (Cat 2)
Chainheart Cycling Team
Roads temporarily closed in Pisgah National Forest
12:48:57 pm, Categories: posts
The Pisgah Ranger District is reminding visitors that forest roads are not plowed and they should exercise caution before traveling on a forest road during the winter.
The Pisgah District has implemented temporary seasonal road closures on several forest roads this winter for resource protection, including but are not limited to:
Yellow Gap Road, National Forest System Road (NFSR) #1206, Avery Creek Road (NFSR #477), Headwaters road (NFSR #475-B), Courthouse Creek road (NFSR # 140) and Pilot Mountain road (NFSR #229).
In addition, a section of the Davidson River Road (NFSR #475) in Transylvania County is scheduled for repair and weather depending, will be closed Jan. 24, at 9 a.m. until the repair work is completed, an estimated two months.
Past rain events have led to fill slope failures limiting traffic on the road to one lane. The U.S. Forest Service has partnered with the Federal Highway Administration to stabilize and repair these areas of the roadway.
To update travelers, the contractors will install traffic message boards along U.S. 276 near the Pisgah Ranger District Office from the east and near Gloucester Gap along Davidson River road from the west.
The closure will extend from the intersection of Davidson River Road and Headwaters Road (NFSR # 475-B) from the east, to the intersection of Davidson River Road and Cove Creek Road (NFSR # 809) from the west.
In addition, Davidson River Trail (FS Trail # 650) will be closed for safety reasons since equipment will be working above this trail and because a section of the trail will be used for equipment access to the toe of the fill slope. Also, an area closure will be in place for all forest users between the east and west closure points.
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I have facing this strange problem. I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop and I use Fedora Core 8 via VMWare on it.
The problem is that when I try to write any code I am unable to use the " and ' characters through the keyboard.
All other keys seem to be working fine but when I press the afore mentioned key, nothing appears and on pressing it twice a weird replica of the ' or " characters appear which seem to be slant and unrecognized by all compilers and interpreters of course.
Has anybody faced this problem? If so, please suggest a solution.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville man was charged with hacking into the emails of dozens of people, including Christina Aguilera, Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis, in a computer invasion scheme that targeted Hollywood celebrities, according to documents released Wednesday.
Christopher Chaney, 35, hacked Google, Apple and Yahoo email accounts beginning last November and December, then hijacked the forwarding feature so that a copy of every email received was sent "virtually instantaneously" to an email account he controlled, according to an indictment handed up Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles.
Chaney was arrested by the FBI at his Westside home Wednesday morning.
There were more than 50 victims, including actress Renee Olstead, according to the indictment.
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Chaney offered some material, including photographs, to celebrity blog sites and some of the files and photographs ultimately were posted, according to an FBI statement.
Chaney allegedly used the hacker names "trainreqsuckswhat," ''anonygrrl" and "jaxjaguars911." He is charged with 25 counts of identity theft, wiretapping, unauthorized access and unauthorized damage to a protected computer.
Investigators believe that Chaney used publicly available sources to mine for data about his female and male victims, all of whom are associated with the entertainment industry. Once Chaney gained access and control of an email account, he would obtain private information, such as emails and file attachments, according to the indictment. In addition, investigators believe that Chaney was led to new victims by accessing the address books of victims whose computers he already controlled.
In most cases, Chaney accessed the administrative settings on the victims' accounts so that all of their emails would automatically be forwarded to a separate email account Chaney controlled, according to the indictment. This form of wiretapping allowed Chaney to continually receive victims' emails even after a password had been reset.
"Because, we allege in this case, that Chaney had instructed the victims' email servers to forward messages to him, he was able to intercept and view those very same emails, with the victims being absolutely unaware that their private communication had been compromised," U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.
Investigators determined that Chaney distributed some of the files he obtained illegally, including photos of celebrities, and offered them to various celebrity blog sites. Some of the illegally obtained files, including private photographs, were ultimately posted online as a result of Chaney's alleged activities.
The FBI announced that it had made an out-of-state arrest Wednesday morning in a year-long investigation of celebrity hacking that was dubbed Operation Hackerazzi.
A message seeking comment was left on an answering machine for a Christopher Chaney in Jacksonville. There was no answer at a telephone listing for another Christopher Chaney.
Nude shots of Johansson appeared on an Internet site earlier this year and TMZ.com reported that hackers stole them from her cellphone.
Chaney made his first appearance in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville on Wednesday afternoon. He was then released to the custody of his parents on $10,000 bail, with one of several conditions being that he have no access to any computer or other device that has access to the Internet.
Chaney's parents said their son is very smart and just had too much time on his hands.
It is anticipated that the government will request that Chaney be removed to Los Angeles, the district in which he was charged, to face prosecution. If convicted on all counts, Chaney faces a statutory maximum penalty of 121 years in federal prison.
Celebrities and people in the news have long been targets of privacy invasion but concerns have redoubled in the Internet age.
In Britain, publisher Rupert Murdoch closed down the News of the World this year after contentions that the tabloid routinely hacked into people's phones in the hunt for exclusive stories.
The paper, which had published for 168 years, faced allegations of systematically intercepting private voice mail of those in the news -- including a teenage murder victim.
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I am looking at getting a new guitar. Trying to decide between the Horizon NT-II or the LTD Elite Horizon III. Just wondering if anyone out there has had experience with both on sound and quality. I play Metallica, Alice in Chains, Megadeth, Classic Rock and only like passive pickups. I like the looks of the Horizon III better but also want the more versital guitar. I currently have 2 EC 1000 deluxe models one with Duncan's and one with Dimarzio's and love them. Just looking for some opinions since there is no place within 150m of me that carries these for me to try.
I would ignore whatever pickups are with it and just look for the best used deal on forums or ebay. Likely you will find NT-II's at better grabs than LTD elites simply because there are more on the used market.
Both feel and play very similar IMO, so it really just comes down to buying based on looks.
Well, they'd both be manufactured in the same place - the quality would be comparable. And ESP neck profiles are of a fairly typical shape/dimensions across most models, so if you like one, you can be fairly certain you'll like another, barring things like signature models (some of the Lynch models have different dimensions, etc). I'd say your best bet is to have a good think about which shape or finish you like the look of best, which shape and layout of controls would suit you, and which one you can get the best deal on. After getting my first Eclipse I CTM way back in 2005, I bought another 4 ESPs over the next few years, having not tried any of them prior to making a purchase, and I haven't yet been disappointed. Their consistency is...well, consistent.
Thank you to all who commented. I called and got the last non tremolo LTD Elite Horizon III in the US warehouse. They already quit making this model. Im guessing that they will replace it with a new modle that will be built in the new California factory.


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Totally average.
What's in a name? Total Immersion Racing, or TIR (as emblazoned futuristically across the cover), is a racer that by its very title aims to compete in the same league as simulations like the epic Gran Turismo 3. Unfortunately, this "gran" dream of "total immersion" is unrealized, as TIR is only a moderately average attempt at GT style racing, featuring the standard checklist of bare essentials but nothing truly new or sweet to add.
TIR houses some 18 total cars, representing several real contributors to the world of open road European style racing, from Audi and Bentley to Panoz. Initially, you are only given access to two different cars. TIR locks out of most of the cars and tracks, forcing you to beat challenges to earn your way towards more options.
The standard cattle call of different modes include Challenges, Time Trials, Single Races and a Career mode. When you start the Career mode, you join a racing team replete with your own race coach.
I like the idea of having a coach, but besides fairly general advice between races, the coaches don't really offer anything helpful. During the practice races, the different coaches use the same voices and spout out hackneyed phrases like "Practice will help you on the final race" and "You need to go fast on this last sector." Gee, thanks Einstein.
What I want is some REAL advice. I can imagine practicing on the French countryside. My coach would walk me through on his headset, telling me to take the car down to the 90s for an upcoming turn or the best way to handle the winding road up ahead. That's what a race coach does, right? At least TIR offers some marginal help via a superimposed red line during the practice race to teach you the ideal steering route.
The steering, even with the brake assistance turned on, is pretty loose and takes some extra practice. That sense of knuckles-to-the-floor speed isn't always there, especially since the cars are so high off the ground. It almost looks and feels like they're floating.
One of the touted features of TIR is that your competitors hold grudges. If you are particularly aggressive against an opponent during one race, he will come right back at you the next race. Alternately, if you leave someone else alone, he is more likely to think you're a pushover and treat you more passively.
Most of us, though, are equal opportunity bullies when we race. You don't choose to bump the heck out one guy and then politely blow kisses at the next. Part of being a real racer is combining professionalism with the ultimate goal of winning, which doesn't afford you the chance to selectively treat opponents differently. Isn't everyone simply trying to win?
Having the AI keep a tally of your interaction with the other cars isn't big enough to change the face of video game racing. It's almost out of place here, probably more appropriate for an arcade style or even kart racer. Nonetheless, if you decide to be particularly cruel to one gimpy opponent, you can be sure he'll have his heart set on some revenge.
Visually, TIR again takes the middle road with mediocre backgrounds and mixed quality overall. Sometimes the concrete turf has a mid-day hazy glow that just cries out realism, and then other times, it's a dull muddy gray. Distant objects in the background appear in a lifelike blur, and then suddenly something just pops up, drawn in on the distant horizon. The light that peters through between the trees looks too flat.
The cars show a nice polished shine, but nothing that will get you out of your seat. While off-roading across grass and dirt embankments, you'll notice some nifty dust and gravel kick up. Some added visual details while the tires are squealing against the pavement would have lessened the floaty look.
TIR offers three different selectable perspectives: third-person nearly right up against the bumper and two first-person views. It's all a bit claustrophobic - a further pulled out third-person view would have done wonders.
There really isn't anything to bowl you over in the sound department either, with standard jazzy music and typical but appropriate rumbling race noises.
Again, the title of Total Immersion Racing is an overstatement. TIR ought to be politely referred to as SIR... Sorta Immersion Racing. Everything works, but it doesn't offer anything that hasn't been done better before. And in the race to be the best, why accept anything less?


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Show needs more Ai-chan from now on.
hey im back
This show is so incredibly stupid and silly... I love it, it's better than Lucky Star and Yuru Yuri, though the latter is still one of my favourites.
Poi is the new Desu!
Have not had a go at this show yet, but it seems to be generating plenty of good word of mouth here, so ... I might get into it. Might.
Why is Crunchyroll having all of these server problems?
I love the premise of this show. I love how they get together in the club room and whiteboard stuff.
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This show is so incredibly stupid and silly... I love it, it's better than Lucky Star and Yuru Yuri, though the latter is still one of my favourites. :)
It is better than Lucky Star no doubt, not sure about Yuru Yuri since I still haven't seen it.
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I think I like YUYUSHIKI and Yuru Yuri for the same reasons. First is that the Voice actor for Yui in Yuru Yuri is also the voice actor for Yui in YUYUSHIKI, and I really like her vocal quality. I tend to really be attracted to the voice actors who don't sound typical (this is also why I love Miyuki Sawashiro, who does the voice for Inaba in Kokoro Connect, and a handful of other great roles). She's decidedly always cast as the "tsundere" of the friend group and I highly enjoy her performance in both animes (as the character she plays in both anime is identical in nature save for one is in middle school, the other is in high school). I'm not sure if this is on purpose. Chinatsu's VA is the voice of the pink haired girl in YUYUSHIKI as well, although their personalities are much opposed.
More to the point I think it's just a formula I enjoy. It's the same reason I like Lucky Star. You have the character who says stupid things, the character who goes along with whatever, and the character who is constantly in inner monologue about how stupid the first character mentioned is (Toshino, Akari, Yui respectively, or Konata, Tsukasa, and Kagami respectively).
Here's a mind bender...the VA for Yukari Hinata is Risa Taneda. She also does the voice for Saki Watanabe in From the New World. Cool, huh?
hey im back
Ai-chan is voiced by Ai Kayano who also does a zillion other roles currently including Kanade in Chihayafuru 2. Her castmate Megumi Han for Sumire plays minor role Kei in Yuyushiki. Sensei Okaasan is played by Yui Horie who has played a zillion things including Hanekawa in Bakemonogatari. Lots of good voice talent in this show!
A producer for the show is EXIT TUNES who makes Vocaloid. On the OP/ED CD, Vocaloid MAYU sings versions of the OP/ED and image song and there are mixes done by some of the Vocaloid DJs and producers. Some have called the show Yuyuvocaloid.
I wondered why both Yui and Sensei-Okasan sounded so familiar... but I'm bad with putting voices to names, especially when the credits aren't translated. lol
I suppose I should say that I like Yuru Yuri and Yuyushiki for the same reasons, but this series makes me laugh way more, even Nyarko-san doesnt make me laugh this much, and I love Nyarko-san.
Poi is the new Desu!
This anime is too cute and I mean cute as in the adorable way rather than idiotic. Looking forward to more episodes next week. Lol @ the doll and 'confession'. Kawaii.
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Super kawaii.... super funny, love this show! Super sad it is over in two more weeks :'(
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And the almost kiss... almost, almost, almost!!! Ahhhh!!!
I seem to have come at a bad time... LOL!
And the conspiracy theorists are going to have a field day with this week's episode...
Yuzu x Yukari ftw!! Even though I still like Yukari x Aikawa. >.>
*dons yuri-conspiracy hat with much pride*
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"I am the god of blessings! I will bless you with 100 long sleeve t-shirts!!"
That scene had me laughing so much... and the amount of times this show makes absolutely no sense, yet remains funny and cute is staggering. :D
This show needs to follow them until they graduate... <.<
Poi is the new Desu!
yukari so cute :3
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Super kawaii.... super funny, love this show! Super sad it is over in two more weeks :'(
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And the almost kiss... almost, almost, almost!!! Ahhhh!!!
I seem to have come at a bad time... LOL!
And the conspiracy theorists are going to have a field day with this week's episode...
look at the dolls in the bottem left last picture im suspicious -.-
also picture 2 looks iffy haha
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Beebe said in the memo that any federal employees or programs that continue beyond Friday must receive certification from the state's chief fiscal officer.
State Budget Administrator Brandon Sharp said the prolonged shutdown could increase the number of furloughed state employees from 673 to more than 4,000 next week.


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Md. bills provide punishments for bogus tickets
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Many drivers hate speed cameras, especially after an investigation last year found bogus tickets being issued in Baltimore city.
Now, two bills being considered in the Maryland House Environmental Matters Committee would attempt to punish jurisdictions in similar situations.
Under a bill from Delegate Jon Cardin, D-Baltimore, jurisdictions would be fined $1,000 for each bogus ticket.
"That doesn't mean (it applies) when the judge says, 'I'm not sure, not guilty.' No, it's obviously when it falls through the cracks," Cardin says.
He says there should be a distinction between honest mistakes and negligent mistakes on tickets that should have been caught and never mailed out.
For example, if a court throws out a ticket because the camera mistook an 8 for a B, the fine wouldn't apply.
"They should be doing all they can to make sure that no tickets that are obviously wrongly issued ever get out," says Cardin.
Supporters like Ron Ely from the Maryland Drivers Alliance point out that while he would like to see all speed cameras eliminated, Cardin's bill would do an effective job at reforming the program.
"I don't expect that many $1,000 penalties would be handed out. I think it'll act as a deterrent," Ely says.
Ely hopes the prospect of a fine would entice police in Montgomery and Prince George's counties to make absolutely certain that bogus tickets are caught before they reach the driver.
Others like attorney Kevin Best, who represents the Town of Forest Heights, disagree with Cardin's approach.
"It's just a band-aid remedy. There are other remedies available to the populus if they have a problem with the speed camera program. It's called a class-action lawsuit," Best says.
Cardin points out that vendors expect bogus tickets to get through the cracks once every 500,000 tickets and that if true, his fine would be a small penalty.
His bill would also require police to give a 30-day warning period for each new camera that goes up, rather than one 30-day warning period for the first camera installed.
Another bill from Delegate Carolyn Howard, D-Prince George's County, would force police to pay $40 restitution to drivers when a speed-camera ticket is thrown out.
"There are a very small number of people who actually win in court, but they are the ones that are most interested in fixing the system. I think this measure would go a long way toward making the system a better one," says federal Administrative Law Judge Steven A. Glazer.
He points to Montgomery County where less than 0.5 percent of all speed camera tickets taken to court have been overturned.
"A judge can find anybody not guilty because they had a medical emergency, or had to go to the bathroom, so it's hard to define what is erroneous," says Capt. Thomas Didone, who runs the Montgomery County program, while testifying on another speed camera bill.
Maj. Robert Liberati from Prince George's County told lawmakers that sometimes judges drop tickets because the driver is broke, which has nothing to do with the ticket itself.
However, Liberati acknowledges that only 1 percent of their tickets are tossed out.
"I have problem supporting restitution. There are steps set up to allow people who have questions about a speed camera violation to contact me. I'll review the violation and if I feel it's in error, it'll be corrected," says First Sgt. Jay Robinson of Maryland State Police.
"You get a ticket, you're found not guilty, you're happy, you walk out the door and don't have to pay court costs. If we pass this bill, we open a can of worms, and where does it stop? I don't think we should be paying restitution," says Jacqueline Goodall, mayor of Forest Heights.
Cardin's and Howard's bills could be merged with another bill from delegates James Malone, D-Baltimore County, and Herb McMillian, R-Anne Arundel County, that simply clarifies the existing speed camera laws.
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Quade Cooper and the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) have finally resolved their differences and the maverick playmaker is set to sign a new multi-year deal.
The sidelined Wallabies five-eighth is expected to front a media conference in Brisbane on Friday morning to announce an end to the re-signing saga which has been simmering for six months.
Cooper struck a new three-year deal with the Queensland Reds way back in June but only now is it set to be ratified, although the length of the contract remains clouded.
The Reds have played peacemaker in the rocky negotiation process that was on the brink of collapse late last month after the ARU offered a new incentive-based deal.
At the time, Cooper said he would not accept such a deal while his manager, Khoder Nasser, blamed the ARU for a "total communication breakdown".
It was the 38-Test back's own criticism of the Wallabies' "toxic" culture and the state of the code which resulted in the downgraded offer after he failed to sign a more significant deal tabled mid-year.
Cooper's new deal - believed to be for two or three years - isn't expected to prevent him taking part in a charity boxing bout on February 8 - eight days before Queensland kick off their Super Rugby campaign against the Brumbies in Canberra.
The 24-year-old will still be allowed to fight a yet-to-be-named opponent over three three-minute rounds on the undercard of Sonny Bill Williams' heavyweight clash with South African Francois Botha.
A Fairfax Media report says the revised deal is similar to the $800,000 offer that had been taken off the table following his attack on the code in September.
Recovering from knee surgery, Cooper was fined $40,000 for his comments at an ARU code-of-conduct hearing at the time, with $20,000 suspended.
High-level talks between QRU chiefs Jim Carmichael and Rod McCall and ARU officials, including chairman Michael Hawker, have been instrumental in bringing all parties together.
Cooper faces a stiff challenge to win back the faith of coach Robbie Deans and regain the Wallabies No.10 jersey in time for June's three-Test series against the British and Irish Lions.
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Catcher injuries top the rest
"Chin music" has long been the appropriate term for a high and inside fastball running in on a batter.
In 1989, Don Slaught heard it loud and clear.
A fastball from Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd drilled Slaught in the face causing a rush of blood and resulted in several broken facial bones. Within a few weeks he was back in the Yankees lineup. For other players, gruesome injuries take a bit longer to heel. Now, there have been many worse injuries to have occurred over just a split second in a big league game. In 1976, Phillies left fielder Todd Stamps ran into the outfield bullpen, ran into a metal pipe and ruptured brain cells. Jermaine Dye splattered his shin after fouling off a pitch in 2004.
While the aforementioned ailments are indeed troubling, they were a matter of timing and being in the wrong place at the wrong time. More often than not, its a catcher that sees the most live action in a ball game with a heightened risk or traumatic problems. I bring this up because it stung to see Giants catcher, Buster Posey go down against the Marlins on Wednesday. A catcher is an unsung hero on a team. They are the protectors of home plate, the pitcher and runs against. That barrier needs to be strong, and it is. Injuries to the catcher have always been difficult to watch. These three, including Posey's, have given a greater appreciation to old position number two.
Scott Cousins was only trying to give his team the lead. The last thing he wanted to do was send the reigning Rookie of the Year to the hospital.
As you can see from the above pictured, Posey's legs buckled and he laid motionless on the ground for a good 20 minutes. Reports say he will likely miss the rest of the season as a result from the horrific snap play. There is no way that Cousins tried to make the play dirty. If no injury took place, he would be heralded for his hustle and toughness on such a difficult play, tagging up on a shallow fly ball to center field.
Hustle was the name of the game for Pete Rose.
Ray Fosse found that out firsthand.
In an eerily similar play to the Posey-Cousins showdown, Rose was attempting to score the winning run for his team—in an All-Star game. He's received a bulk of criticism for the over-aggressive lunge. It was a de-facto exhibition game, but there were no fake games in Rose's eyes. Fosse didn't let this set him back, though. He was back in late August of 1970, the collision happened in July of that year, and performed well. He would make another All Star game in his career while earning a Gold Glove award and winning a pair of World Series titles.
Posey has an accomplished list of accolades already in his young career. Fosse is a perfect example of success following a detrimental injury.
Jason Kendall is not.
After twisting his ankle in highly unorthodox fashion on July 4, 1999, he was out for the rest of the season. Kendall was always an overrated player, but he was reliable. Behind the plate, he was a force. Kendall holds the record for most games caught in a Pirate uniform. His notorious injury is not exactly like the previous two, as you can see. However, it did hamper a solid career. He went on to have the lowest slugging percentage in the majors for three years with no further All-Star selections since 2000. Nagging injuries would continue to plaque his run as a major leaguer.


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Frank Seninsky (l.) and Jerry Merola (r.), Amusement Entertainment Management (E. Brunswick, NJ), honor winners of Foundations Entertainment University and Tourist Attractions & Parks magazine's FEC excellence contest. Best New Center award went to Edison's Entertainment Complex (Edwardsville, IL), represented here by Matt McSparrin (second from right). Funplex Amusement Center (E. Hanover, NJ) carried off the palm as Best Remodeled Center; proudly displaying the award is Randy Lahn. Edison's received 36% of all votes cast for New Center nominees; Funplex garnered 54% of the votes in the Remodeled category. Presentation was made at this year's Amusement Expo.
LAS VEGAS -- March 25 -- Tourist Attractions & Parks Magazine along with Foundations Entertainment University presented awards for the Best New Family Entertainment Center and the Best Remodeled Family Entertainment Center, in a continuing effort to recognize the high standards for excellence that are being set in the industry! Award winners were announced during the 2013 Amusement Expo held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, March 20-22.
Winners were determined by votes cast online for the top five nominees in each category. Over 2,800 votes were cast representing various FEC owner/operators, staff, suppliers and manufacturers, guests and more.Edison's Entertainment Complex in Edwardsville, IL, won for Best New Center, with 36% of the votes in this category. Funplex Amusement Center in East Hanover, NJ, won for Best Remodeled Center, with 54% of the votes in this category.
Runners up included: (Best New FEC) iPlay America, Freehold, NJ; Zoomers Amusement Park, Fort Myers, FL; The Wow Factory, Coconut Creek, FL; and Funhaven, Ottawa, Canada. (Best Remodeled FEC) Springfield Incredible Pizza Company, Springfield, MO; Latitude 30, Jacksonville, FL; Laser Tag of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA; and Colonial Bowling & Entertainment Center, Lawrenceville, NJ.
Frank Seninsky, CEO, and Jerry Merola, CFO, both of Amusement Entertainment Management and presenters for Foundations Entertainment University, were on hand to present the awards.
"All of the nominees are deserving of recognition for their outstanding contributions to family entertainment," said Seninsky. "The five nominees in each category were chosen for their outstanding service, attractions and overall excellence in providing families and communities with a truly remarkable experience. Congratulations to Edison's and Funplex for exemplifying overall excellence in entertainment and being recognized for their achievements by both the industry and their guests."
Opening on June 15, 2012, Edison's Entertainment Complex is a 30,000 sq. ft. Bowling Entertainment Center featuring 12 lanes of bowling, a 3,400-sq.ft. jungle-themed laser tag arena, 50-game state-of-the-art arcade and redemption center, a full-scale lounge and restaurant, and five party/meeting rooms. Managing partners, Matt McSparin and Terry Rujawitz's primary goal is to provide guests with a second-to-none entertainment experience, which is delivered by anticipating and exceeding the needs of each guest.
"Winning this award is a huge honor for us and a victory for the St. Louis region," said Matt McSparin, CEO and managing partner of Edison's Entertainment Complex. "Our area has needed another entertainment outlet like this for years, and we are proud to have created something so unique, successful, and accessible to both locals and tourists alike."
Funplex Amusement Center spent much of 2012 "reorganizing" their 100,000 sq. ft. facility while adding a new water experience called "Splashplex". Splashplex consists of elevated water blasters, hydro storm towers, loose water hoses, a Wild Water Playground, 359 linear feet of water slides and a newly renovated 5-foot Deep Pool. This newest attraction continues to show the Funplex's commitment to providing new and exciting experiences to guests each year. Their existing attractions include indoor electric go-karts, a 60-game arcade and redemption prize center, laser tag, a Ballocity "Foam Frenzy", an X-D Theater, party rooms and multiple kiddie rides, including Freefall and MagiQuest.
"Funplex is commitment to providing new and exciting experiences to guests each year. We will continue to listen to feedback from our guest and revise, update and revamp our Center to suit their needs. We are extremely honored to be the recipient of Best Remodeled Amusement Center Award. It goes to show that hard work does not go unnoticed. Thank you to all who voted for us," states Randall Lahn, spokesman for the Lahn family, owners and operators of the Funplex.
Funplex was the winner of the 2012 Excellence in Entertainment Center Awards for Best Indoor FEC overall.
Congratulations to all the nominees and award winners. Their hard work and dedication to providing family entertainment in an outstanding and fun-filled environment has been recognized throughout the industry. For more information about Edison's Entertainment Complex, visit www.edisonsfun.com and to learn more about Funplex, visit www.funplexeasthanover.com.
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Righty's one-year contract is pending completed physical
By Owen Perkins / Special to MLB.com
Fogg has spent the bulk of his Major League career with the Pirates, starting 119 games for them over the past four seasons, averaging 171 innings a year and at least 10 wins in his first three seasons for the Bucs. He made his big league debut with the White Sox in 2001, where he was used exclusively as a reliever.
Since moving to Pittsburgh the following season, Fogg has been a steady presence in the rotation, making at least 26 starts per season before being sent to the bullpen at the end of '05, finishing the year at 6-11 with a 5.05 ERA. It was Fogg's first losing campaign, giving him a career record of 39-42 with a 4.74 ERA.
"We've been trying all winter to build depth with guys that we think can handle a multitude of roles," general manager Dan O'Dowd said Thursday, noting that in addition to his starting résumé, Fogg was an All-American closer at the University of Florida. "We know he can pitch out of the bullpen, and more importantly he's got great makeup. Good character, good guy, a good competitor. That's our kind of guy."
Fogg will report to Tucson next week for his physical, and he can be expected to compete with Sunny Kim and Zach Day for the fifth spot in the rotation, joining Jason Jennings, Aaron Cook, Jeff Francis, and Byung-Hyun Kim among the starting five.
"He'll definitely be given a chance to make the rotation," O'Dowd said. "We discussed that thoroughly. He wanted to make sure we gave him an honest chance to start, and we will. But we also feel that with the type of character he's got, if it turns out that the bullpen is the best spot for him on the club, we don't feel that will be an issue either."
Fogg has only one previous Coors Field start under his belt, a six-inning loss in which he yielded four earned runs, but O'Dowd is confident he has the makeup to succeed in the Mile High City.
"He's a sinkerball, changeup guy," O'Dowd said, qualities that put him in the mold of Jennings and Cook, ground-ball specialists who have found ways to survive and thrive at altitude. "The thing we like more than anything is he's always been a plus strike thrower."
The Rockies also re-signed right-handed pitcher Ryan Speier to a Minor League contract. Speier had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder on Feb. 1 and is not expected to pitch this season. The Rockies first waited for him to clear waivers, then released him from his Major League contract before re-signing him.
Speier made the Opening Day roster in 2005 and went 2-1 with a 3.65 ERA in 22 relief appearances, his first season in the Major Leagues.
Earlier in the week, the Rockies signed outfielder Barry Wesson (.194 in 31 big league at-bats for the '02 Astros and '03 Angels), outfielder Peter Zoccolillo (.108 in 37 big league at-bats for the '03 Brewers), and infielder Bo Hart (.272 in 309 at-bats with the Cardinals in'03 and '04) to Minor League contracts.
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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GRAMMY Camp Bows In Nashville
More than 30 high school students from across the United States participated in the inaugural Nashville installment of the GRAMMY Foundation's eighth annual GRAMMY Camp, held June 17–24 at Black River Entertainment. The eight-day residential summer music experience provided a real-world, hands-on environment that involved an in-depth look at the entire creative process from the first spark of original material through the promotion of a finished product. Students were able to participate in several career tracks, including Music Journalism, Electronic Music Production, Songwriting, Marketing & Management, Engineering for Audio & Video, and performance tracks for Drums, Guitar, Vocal, Keyboard, and Bass.
The program culminated on June 24 at Rocketown in Nashville with a launch party that featured students performing original songs and projects created during GRAMMY Camp. Performers included jazz/blues collective Bean, remix/production group Loco Syndicate and singer/songwriter trio Maybe April. Students also received feedback on their songs from music industry professionals and artists including Parachute's Will Anderson, singer/songwriter Sarah Darling and Topspin Senior Director of Artist Services Wayne Leeloy.
"The biggest hurdle at this point is discovery," said Leeloy following Maybe April's performance. "It's getting people to know you."
The students were also addressed by President/CEO of The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Foundation Neil Portnow, who said, "As you continue your path in music and become our next generation of artists, industry professionals [and] audiences, I hope you will carry with you the things you've learned this summer at GRAMMY Camp Nashville."
GRAMMY Camp is the GRAMMY Foundation's signature music industry camp for U.S. high school students. The next installments of this year's GRAMMY Camp will take place in Los Angeles from July 14–23, and in Brooklyn, N.Y., from Aug. 6–13.


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'New Yorker' Malkin Profile Hobbled by Idiot Subject's Unwillingness to Participate
Blogger Michelle Malkin is an impressively craven and vile human being, a dangerous demagogue who properly belongs grouped with slavery defenders, flat-earthers and Nixon apologists interned forever in the extreme fringes of the popular discourse, and she's too humorlessly vapid to plausibly attempt Ann Coulter's "it's just a joke" defense. But all that said, she reached her peak of influence and fame a couple years ago, thank god. Still, we'd love to read the New Yorker's forthcoming profile of the reactionary sophist, because maybe it would answer those burning questions about how much influence her insane husband has on her "writing" or maybe it'd just be a ripping good exploration of moral bankruptcy. Unfortunately, shrill Malkin won't cooperate with Rebecca Mead, because Rebecca Mead is a real reporter. Here is a fascinating series of emails demonstrating how not to butter up an unwilling subject.
First, Mead emails Malkin, repeatedly, to no response at all. Then they try her editor at the New York Post—nothing. Then Remnick tries!
Dear Michelle Malkin,
I am the editor of The New Yorker magazine, and I believe that you have received some sort of contact from our office, but I just wanted to assure you that our desire to write about you is serious and genuine. I can be reached through email above or [phone number redacted].
Best regards,
David Remnick
On 2/16/08, Michelle Malkin wrote:
Dear Ms. Malkin, "Thanks..." but can we talk? I am at home at [phone number redacted]. Best, David Remnick
OMG, the home number! Malkin finally responds: she has "neither the time nor inclination to sit down with your staff Jane Goodall and serve as an anthropological specimen for The New Yorker's readership."
Ok, Michelle. Whatever.
Hilariously she was more than happy to be profiled by Washington Post Media "critic" Howard Kurtz last year.
Why the Hell Would The New Yorker Want to Write a Profile of Michelle Malkin [Bloggasm]


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Angelo Falcón, president of the National Institute for Latino Policy, is exactly the type of spokesman you'd want for your grassroots campaign: He returns reporters' call promptly and answers questions honestly and fully. But he wasn't who I really wanted to talk to.
Falcón is part of a coalition of activists who have been pressing documentary-maker Ken Burns (and his perennial partner PBS) to re-edit his latest film, The War, a 14-hour public television magnum opus on WWII, to include more material on Latino veterans.
"We don't feel like we're trying to censor Ken Burns," Falcón tells me, "we're just trying to hold PBS responsible to the Latino community." I really hoped that Ken Burns would have a counter-comment. Unfortunately, after I told his publicist this, she said it was a sensitive subject and stopped returning my emails.
The War, set to air on PBS in September, is classic Burns: a sprawling, mega-look the epochal conflict through the eyes of four American cities. It spends time on the internment of Japanese-Americans and the segregated service of African-Americans. Early this spring, several Latino activists discovered that it did not specifically mention the service of Hispanic-Americans.
Admonishing letters were written. In March, PBS responded that, as The War had already gone through final editing, it was too late to make any additions and anyway, doing so would impinge on Ken Burns' artistic independence. The activists kept active. Soon, indignant op-eds were appearing in papers across Florida and the Southwest and phones in Washington began ringing.
The activists complaint rests on a shaky premise--that Private Rodriguez's experience on Omaha beach was so profoundly different than Private Smith's and ignoring such a profound difference is something like racism. And their proposed solution, handing Burns a do-over, is perched atop a dizzyingly steep, slippery slope.
Were Jewish vets any less brave than Latino vets? What of the Cajun fighter pilots? And who speaks for the Bahá'í submariners? Slope-slippage is already occurring.
"We've been approached by Filipino veterans groups that wanted to know how they could have their stories told in the documentary. We told them to talk to PBS" says Falcón. As to how you would make a documentary that included every group that demands it: "That is a real question," he continues.
Indeed it is. Other botherations: Exactly how many additional hours of footage would The War need to adequately include Latinos? And once the bar has been set at total ethnic inclusion, how is PBS supposed to produce any documentary that's less than 14 hours long?
PBS was still holding its position by mid-April. Burns wasn't going to re-edit The War. But it held out an olive branch: Burns' company would hire Hispanic documentary-maker Hector Galán to help develop supplemental material on Latino contributions to WWII that would air after the main documentary. The activists were not enthused.
It's more than passingly odd that all this is happening to PBS, the inoffensive Mr. Rogers of TV networks. Latino characters have been on Sesame Street for decades. Ray Suarez is a senior correspondent on The News Hour. Later this year PBS will be launching a Spanish-language service. At PBS, inclusion is practiced on a grand scale.
But the most ruinous implication of the current mau-mau is that the previously accepted standard of on-air inclusiveness--that programmers should include minority characters and minority-targeted content to otherwise lily-white lineups--has gone out the window. The new standard, implicitly being pushed on PBS now, is that in order to be considered inclusive, the aggrieved group of the hour must be included wherever it conceivably could be included.
The furor dialed up in May, with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus hurling insults at Burns and making veiled threats of boycotts. PBS might have pointed out that the new standard beneath this hue and cry would make it impossible to produce any coherent television. But all the bad mojo was making sponsors such as GM antsy and, instead of fighting on, PBS folded. Burns, who had previously said re-editing The War would destroy it, now agreed to re-edit it.
PBS may have been the channel that least deserved to be accosted by identity activists. Ironically, it was also the one least able to fend them off. Activists regularly bang their pots at the Big Four networks too. But commercial television can take the risk of ignoring the hackles, hoping that sensible viewers will shrug them off and big ratings will calm advertisers. Last fall, CBS gambled that viewers wanted interesting TV more than they cared about racial orthodoxies and thus blew off activists who objected to the latest season of Survivor's race-segregated format. The show stunk, but at least CBS stuck to its guns.
Indifferent to profit and its attendant risk imperative, PBS was doomed from the start. Forcefully arguing its valid points would only have bought down more bad press on its sponsors and further alienated the liberal, culturally sensitive politicians on whose goodwill it depends.
Louis Wittig is a media writer in New York.
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IUCN Lao joined in this years celebrations of Ramsar's World Wetlands Day, with the theme 'Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People'.
Children from five schools gathered in Vientiane on Saturday to celebrate World Wetlands Day as part of campaigns to promote the wise use of natural resources.
The event aimed to raise awareness of the importance of wetlands and highlighted the environmental significance of the Mekong basin, a habitat for many rare and endangered species including the Mekong Dolphin and the giant catfish.
The strong relationship between wetlands and human health was the basis of this year's Ramsar Convention World Wetlands Day theme: 'Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People'.
Country Representative of the World Conservation Union, Ms Latsamay Sylavong, said wetlands were directly associated with the livelihood of communities as the majority of people lived near rivers and relied heavily on fishing and agriculture.
According to a press release, the positive impacts that healthy wetlands have on human health are the provision of food, clean water and pharmaceutical products.
"If the health of a wetland is not maintained it may have negative effects on human health and even cause deaths as a consequence of water related diseases, burning peat lands, floods and water pollution," said the press release.
The water related diseases included malaria and diarrhoea, and these were the two worst diseases in terms of human impact, accounting for 1.3 and 1.8 million deaths respectively. These most commonly affect children, especially in Asia and the Pacific.
Food is a natural occurrence, but in recent years floods have become more destructive due to increasing development by humans in flood-prone areas; this calls for the immediate improvement of wetland management.
"We have to learn to use our wetlands wisely," Ms Latsamay said.
"If we level our wetland areas without good planning, flooding will result. And if we discharge waste water into rivers it will have a negative impact on people's health.
" The Ramsar Wetland Convention was established on February 2, 1971, in . There are currently 158 contracting parties to the convention and 1,717 wetland sites designated of international importance.
is not a signatory to the convention. However, a senior official from the Water Resource and Environment Authority, Mr Sourasay Phoumavong, said the authority had sent a proposal to the government for its consideration. This suggested the country become a signatory and proposed that the Si Phan Done (Four Thousand Islands) area be registered as a conservation area under the convention.
If the government agrees, the Lao proposal will be put forward at the 10th meeting of the conference of signatory parties to be held in October and November this year in the Republic of Korea .
There are more than 30 wetland sites in , with some having been adversely affected by development projects. The Director General of the National Radio Station, Mr Sipha Nonglath, said creating awareness among children was an important issue in the conservation of wetland areas as climate change was beginning to affect the livelihoods of some communities.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 9:50 AM
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Parents hold vigil as district revises policy on bullying
Original post made on Feb 12, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 9:50 AM
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Feb 12, 2013 at 10:21 am
I attended the vigil last night and was glad to see Dr. Skelly there talking to parents and students.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 12, 2013 at 12:24 pm
Well... I went to the vigil too and I was wondering why he wouldn't approach the group of parents, at least he manage to talked to the people who approached him. He looked good for the camera though.
I rally hope this bullying issue gets the proper attention from people who have the power to do something.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Feb 12, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Skelly was doing what he does best - talk, no action.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Feb 12, 2013 at 12:45 pm
Skelly needs to be courageous enough and step down and lets someone else tackle the prevalent bullying in Palo Alto schools.
I am sick and tired of PAUSD policy of siding with the bully and blaming the victim.
I an not just bluffing, I am talking from experience where the principal blamed my daughter for defending herself against couple of bullies.
It was MY advice to her that if they bully her again, she should defend herself by any means necessary and she did and now the bullies are leaving her alone.
The result, the principal suspender her for one day and the bully was not. Don't you all love the PAUSD?
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Feb 12, 2013 at 12:59 pm
Mohammed: It is a shame that our students can't defend themselves. I just tell my kids to defend themselves if they must, even if they risk suspension. It's not good for a child's self-esteem to have to be a doormat. I don't advise this for high school students, however because the colleges can find out. When we lived out-of-state, the principal didn't help us (we are minorities amongst Caucasians) so I had to tell my elementary/preschool children to fight back. My son shoved a child against the lockers and the other child apologized for 4 days and the group never bothered him again. Sometimes, as in your situation, physical force is necessary as a last resort.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Feb 12, 2013 at 1:25 pm
The schools should be turning to the parents of these bullies with escalating suspensions. Our schools can't be held completely responsible for this problem, it needs to start at home.
a resident of Barron Park
on Feb 12, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Having your children resort to violent self-help to escape from bullying is a sign that our district has failed leadership, failed oversight, failed or nonexistent policies, and no accountability. If your child attends a school -- a wealthy, suburban, well-funded, high-achieving school with resources literally to spare [we currently have a budget surplus] and yet you are telling them that they have to fight to defend themselves like they are in a bad prison movie from the 1970s then it is past time to get new leadership.
While it may be a small proportion of students who are being bullied, the fact that they are disproportionately disabled is pitiful and immoral as well as illegal.
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Feb 12, 2013 at 2:28 pm
I was there, too, and noticed that Skelly was stand-offish and not volunteering anything. The papers today mentioned only one child being bullied. We all no there are far more, and that many kids in a self-written survey will not admit to being bullied. Parents are often the last to know.
The subject of the child who committed suicide because of bullying should have been brought up, too.
Nor did anyone bring up the subject of Asian middle school boys harassing Caucasian middle school girls with fair coloring.
a resident of Barron Park
on Feb 12, 2013 at 2:45 pm
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 12, 2013 at 3:10 pm
I am sick of Skelly's hypocrisy. He withheld this information from the School Board and now wants to look like he's doing something about it.
a resident of Barron Park
on Feb 12, 2013 at 3:11 pm
Skelly was greeted by kids who went up and told them about how they were bullied. He changed the subject and asked them about their favorite teacher.
a resident of Midtown
on Feb 12, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Dr. Skelly is treat at posing for pictures. I wish he was this good at dealing with student's emotional issues. He should be a model. Besides he is handsome.
a resident of Midtown
on Feb 12, 2013 at 5:18 pm
Sorry I mend to say he is "great". Just making it clear.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Feb 12, 2013 at 5:20 pm
I was one of the attendees at the vigil last night and I noticed that Kevin smelly did not interact with the parents, only with the studies who were present.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Feb 12, 2013 at 5:24 pm
I apologize, I made a mistake, my phone put smelly instead of Skelly. I never mean to do it, but my phone has auto correction.
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Feb 12, 2013 at 6:19 pm
I have known kids who were suspended for three days even though they were physically bullied and did NOTHING to defend themselves! The current policy is so unfair and harmful to the victim!
I hope to heaven that Kevin Skelly and PAUSD are investigated by the US Dept of Education, and that Skelly loses his job as a result. He is basically useless.
Anyone there last night could see that he cannot relate to adults.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 12, 2013 at 6:49 pm
I don't understand how the survey has anything to do with bullying. We feel safe here in Palo Alto, AND my child was bullied for years in elementary school by kids who were notorious bullies, despite numerous complaints to school officials. I taught my child to stand up but the bullying was mainly social and verbal.
Anyway, if someone asked me if I felt safe, generally, I'd say yes. But if you asked me specifically do I feel connected to our school this year (no), have I felt unsafe for my child because of bullying at times in previous years (yes), do I feel my sense of safety is due to district policies or responsiveness (no), it paints a different picture.
a resident of Stanford
on Feb 12, 2013 at 7:21 pm
Years ago I knew a boy who was bullied when he entered high school. Nothing was done about it (it was just accepted then) so his dad advised him to punch the bully, hard. He did, and was never bothered by anyone again. Too bad it still must come to that today--just disgraceful.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Feb 12, 2013 at 9:28 pm
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a resident of Midtown
on Feb 13, 2013 at 1:25 am
This an old posting that a mother put a while ago. In it she expresses her frustration with the bullying of her young son. She had few comments, no one pay much attention because no one could believe that this goes on in this excellent schools. We need to change our minds about that. Parents and children are experiencing it but their hands are tight, as they do not get listened. School officials do not see do not hear, and do not feel. For them victims of bullying are invincible, along with their parents. Here is a cut and paste that I got from Palo Alto On Line"
Fed up with bullying/taunting in school
Schools & Kids, posted by pa parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 15, 2011 at 1:51 am
I am getting so fed up by the bullying and taunting in our elementary school, and it's mostly older boys forming cliques and picking on the younger ones (who wouldn't even be so alone in being younger if it weren't for this fad of holding kids back -- and please don't flame me because your child is the one or two who actually needed it, you know what I'm talking about).
It's gotten worse for my child as friends have been pulled out and moved away in part because of how bad the social environment is getting. School administration is reactive about it at best, and that's more generous an assessment than I hear from other moms. Everyone has been working on the kids getting bullied and doing nothing about the bullies and those creating the hurtful environment. No one is facing the fact that they've never had to deal with such an age/developmental skew before.
Can all of you moms who held back (redshirted) your boys to give them an advantage, and all of you moms whose boys were born at the start of the year and cliquing up with the redshirted ones and taunting, degrading, excluding, and picking on the younger ones, please take some responsibility for teaching your child empathy and a sense of responsibility for how they treat others? (And yes, YOUR little angel is one of them.) The age difference does make a difference, that's why you held your child back. But you weren't the only one; please take some responsibility for mitigating the damage to other children by the age-stilted classrooms you were responsible for creating.
The district won't let people send their kids a day early, and yet they'll let them regularly hold them out as long as they wish, so that the age distribution is so unnaturally skewed now -- and the natural developmental differences are then held against the younger ones in virtually every way. I don't know why the district doesn't set a policy on holding kids back, so that only the ones who need it are and the age distribution levels out again.
I'm so fed up, I don't feel like donating to PiE and working on fundraisers anymore. Why work so hard for these families whose kids who are making my kid's life hell? I could be using my money for a math tutor instead of trying to teach math outside of school, since the lousy new curriculum doesn't seem to actually be teaching math (and my child is unchallenged and bored, STILL).
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a resident of another community
on Feb 13, 2013 at 7:50 am
Funny that everyone blames PAUSD and no one blames bad parentingXV
a resident of Community Center
on Feb 13, 2013 at 11:49 am
1. Skelly hid all of this while his contract was up - in light of his cover up can his contract be immediately voided?
2. Skelly hid this during a school board election - if the public knew about this, the school board election might have come out very differently - and I believe it would have - and I believe more people might have stepped forward to run. Can the election be recalled?
3. I understand that because this is now part of the public record, real estate agents will have to disclose it to potential home buyers.... is this true.... and if it is... then WOW
4. Why hasn't the school board held an emergency meeting and placed Skelly on administrative leave?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 13, 2013 at 12:53 pm
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Let's - Interesting rep-post about redshirting the boys. I don't think this trend is limited to our district, but when we were transferring our November-born son into PAUSD we were encouraged to hold him back a year and place him in 1st grade. However, at the urging of his teacher from the prior school, and after the school administrators saw his work, he was placed in 2nd grade as one of the youngest in his class. I have continued to question that decision ever since. The bullying began in fourth grade, from both boys and girls, and yes, teachers too. When reported, the fault was often assigned to the one being bullied for either not staying away from the bully, or for reacting to the bully - as others have reported here. And the bullies? They are often the good looking, the athletic, the popular, and ones who often behaves angelic toward adults but shows a different face to peers who have less clout.


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Hi all,
I saw someone with a Roof Boxer V8 brand helmet yesterday; the chin flips all the way to the back as the brand Shark does. He thinks is the best helmet he ever wore.
I understand they are not made or sold in USA and have to be purchased abroad.
I was wondering if any of you could provide me with any feedback?
I presently use a modular AGV but combined with the windshield of my 1200R, makes the visor vibrate and become noisy at highway speeds.
I will also appreciate any feedback on the new Nolan trilogy.
thank you all and happy Thanksgiving day!


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But not just the animals and those who eat them will suffer the consequences:Meat in the U.S. may be widely contaminated with strains of drug-resistant bacteria, researchers reported Friday after testing 136 samples of beef, chicken, pork and turkey purchased at grocery stores.
Nearly half of the samples — 47% — contained strains of Staphylococcus aureus, the type of bacteria that most commonly causes staph infections. Of those bacteria, 52% were resistant to at least three classes of antibiotics, according to a study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
DNA testing suggested the animals were the source of contamination. Environmental health scientist Lance Price, the study's leader, said the animals most likely harbored these drug-resistant pathogens because antibiotics routinely are fed to livestock to promote growth and prevent disease in crowded pens on large farms.
Full story > http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-mea ... 1049.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;But the bigger threat to public health is that widespread antibiotic use in livestock could make the drugs increasingly ineffective in humans, Price said.
The American Medical Assn., the World Health Organization and other medical groups have warned that the misuse of antibiotics in food animal production may be creating a serious problem for human health by fostering development of drug-resistant bacteria.


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When you haven't lost a game in 21 matches and the bulk of your team was the one that took a Development Academy national title in 2010, its fair to say you have a target on your back.
This was the case in the Fire U-18 Academy's 2-1 loss to Concorde Fire (Ga.) to open the U.S. Soccer Development Academy National Playoffs Tuesday night in Frisco, Texas.
Playing in the 94-degree early summer heat in Dallas, the Fire U-18s nearly went up in the 10th minute when Andrew Oliver had an effort cleared off the line.
The team continued to possess throughout the first half and got what seemed a back-breaking goal just before the interval. A long sequence of passes led to Oliver sliding Luis Barajas through the Concorde backline before the winger placed his shot past the opposing 'keeper to give the Fire a 1-0 lead in the 44th minute.
The goal didn't put the physically more dominant Georgian side down however as a scramble off a 35-yard free kick led to the equalizer in the 69th minute. Nineteen minutes later, a similar sequence off a free kick from nearly the same spot saw Concorde steal a late goal to upset the top-ranked Fire U-18s, 2-1.
"We didn't play a complete 90 minutes," Fire Academy Director Larry Sunderland said following the match. "It never fails – when you cheat yourselves a little bit, it catches you. That's what happened here.
"Concorde is a team we were going to have trouble with because they're big, physical, direct and we're a smaller team. Aside from those free kicks, they didn't threaten us much but the muscle they play with kept them in the game. Credit to them for the win."
With the gauntlet laid down and Solar Chelsea's (Texas) 4-1 drubbing of Albertson SC (NY) Tuesday night, the Fire U-18s now have no more room for error and will likely need a little help in their remaining group matches. They also have little time to recover as their second game of the tournament comes tonight against Albertston at 8:30pm CT (LIVE on @ChiFireMatch).
While the U-18s prepare for another primetime match, their U-16 brethren will take their opening bow of the competition later this afternoon when they face Clearwater Charges (Florida) at 4pm CT (LIVE on @ChiFireMatch).
With the following two group matches coming against fellow MLS Academy sides Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake Arizona, a win Tuesday afternoon is considered key to advancement from the group.
- U-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoff Standings
- U-16 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoff Standings
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|Concorde Fire (GA)
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|Chicago Fire U-16
|Clearwater Chargers (FL)
|8:30pm CT
|Chicago Fire U-18
|Albertson SC (NY)
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Jerebear wrote:I've been able to trim up Sludgy a bit in the Thundering Spirit fight. If you use the Sen'jin Fetish with Flame Breath and Rot, sludgy will always go down in 4 rounds of Flame Breath as it is a 100% hit chance and always has enough damage to kill Sludgy. Rot is for the unlikely scenario that your undead round extends into the first round of Darnak.
Very cool to see an RNG proof strat for this boss; nice work! Worth noting that Voodoo Figurine has the same ability set as the Sen'jin Fetish and should also always kill Sludgy with 4 Flame Breaths. Sen'jin Fetish is the better option (more power and health) but I think more people have the Voodoo Figurine.
That said, I've been pleasantly surprised at how reliable, and fast, the Snail/Zeppelin strategy has turned out to be. I don't know if it helps that I'm using an H/P Shimmershell Snail (1790/305/195), which is the best breed for the job, but I averaged just under 18 rounds per kill.
17 16 18 19 2+16 18 2+17 19 2+20 18 17 19 2+16 2+16 18 17 16 18 16 16 == 17.85
There was one time it failed that isn't represented in that data set but it was actually because I killed him with a missile and not Explode. I should have passed and let his Stone Rush self damage push him into Explode range, but instead I missiled (and it might have crit too) and so the carry pet didn't level.
The times I've tried the Fetish strat my kills were in the mid 20's (28 26 24) which is a pretty big jump. That said, its still a cool strat and should replace the cottontail/dragonling strat in compendium IMO.
Jerebear wrote:I use Chi-Chi (wild magic + feign), infected squirrel (creeping fungus + stampede), and blighted squirrel (wood chipper + stampede). Nitun goes down fast due to wild magic buffing both stampede and the dots. Feign gives an easy swap without getting the squirrel pounded.
Interesting combo; you're right about how hard things were ticking. That wild magic + feign trick with is pretty slick; I'm going to have to remember that one. For giggles I've killed Nitun a few times now with Chi-Chi and zandalari (black claw + hunting party); 700 point ticks against a legendary make me lol


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MADISON, Wis.—Control of the troubled Milwaukee mental health complex would be taken away from the county board under a bill that has passed the state Assembly.
The measure approved early Friday morning on a 89-1 vote would transfer power to a group of medical professionals, patients and family members. Democratic Rep. Fred Kessler, of Milwaukee, voted against it.
The bipartisan proposal comes after six patients died at the facility in 2012.
In addition to creating the new board to run the facility, the bill would also require an extensive audit be done by Dec. 1 that would consider whether the state should take over operations.
The bill now goes to Gov. Scott Walker, who is expected to sign it.