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BQ-Steel is a bearing quality clean steel that has been optimized for fatigue strength by a strict control of steel cleanliness. BQ-Steel is also ideal for new design solutions in a wide array of demanding applications outside the bearing industry that require longer performance and higher loads.
The extended performance, higher loads and high cleanliness of BQ-Steel are a result of the Ovako clean steel program. Purity of production means that the material has significantly smaller inclusions compared to conventional steel and, as a result, the fatigue strength of the steel is increased dramatically. Use of the material allows components to be manufactured in smaller sizes.Component downsizing and increased loading are both issues facing manufacturers today as space restrictions and lower operating weight are driven by energy conservation. Ovako's new generation of bearing quality steel, BQ-Steel, is optimised and well-proven in applications where fatigue strength is critical, allowing component manufacturers to rethink their design solutions. High strength through hardening and high fatigue resistance through steel cleanliness facilitate the manufacture of components to meet the requirements of today and tomorrow. This is true for a wide range of industries where high cyclical loading is an issue.
Control from start to finishBy controlling the entire chain of production, from melt to rolling and final component, we can guarantee precise results. To verify the result we use front-end test and inspection methods to secure the demands of high cleanliness and enable lighter and stronger solutions. As part of the process, we verify that the quality of the BQ-Steel® will result in superior fatigue properties. Rotating bending fatigue testing is an important and frequently used technique.
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Deepen your practice and understanding of yoga
The YogaWorks 200 hour yoga teacher training is designed to take your personal practice to a whole new level and provide you with the skillset to offer students an intelligent and inspired yoga class. This course is ideal for serious students and aspiring teachers.
In this training you will learn:
• The proper alignment, benefits & potential risks of the foundational yoga postures
• Principles of anatomy and how they apply to each posture
• The science and art of sequencing a yoga class
• Hands on adjustments
• How to observe and see bodies
• The art of the voice
• Confidence though practice teaching
• Yoga history and philosophy
• An introduction into subtle body, ayurveda and meditation
• Sanskrit names of the postures
This foundational yoga training is designed to give you a transformational experience. You will gain a deeper understanding of all things yoga and become part of a likeminded community. For those who want to teach, this will mark the beginning of a successful career as a yoga teacher.
Graduates will be able to register with Yoga Alliance at the RYT-200 Level.

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Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston's elbow was too swollen for him to have an MRI on Monday, but coach Andy Reid passed along some information about the injury that knocked him out of Sunday's 41-38 loss to the Chargers.
Reid said, via Randy Covitz of the Kansas City Star, that Houston had a subluxation, or dislocation, of his elbow during Sunday's game. The MRI will be necessary to assess how much damage was done when the elbow popped out and how long it will take for Houston to get back on the field.
The news was better in regard to Houston's fellow edge rusher Tamba Hali. Reid said Hali sprained his ankle during the game, but that it has made "big improvements" since Sunday. It's not the dreaded high ankle sprain, which is a good thing for his chances of playing.
The Chiefs defense slumped badly on Sunday after Hali and Houston were injured, going from a 14-3 lead to their eventual demise once they lost the leaders of their pass rush. A similar performance against the Broncos in Week 13 would seriously limit the Chiefs' chances of winning both the game and the division, making the health of the two outside linebackers the storyline to watch in Kansas City this week.


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Sadly, we haven't had the luxury of a dishwasher in the four places we've lived in the past four years. We always had dishes on the counter- either waiting to be washed, waiting to be put away or both. After our wedding we were gifted with some money at Sears.... and a dishwasher shopping we went.
We considered apartment sized washers, but they were more expensive, wouldn't hold half of our larger bowls and cooking stuffs and appeared cheaply made. So a large, hook up to the sink dishwasher it is. And we LOVE it.
According to a study at University of Bonn, dishwashers use half the energy, one sixth the water and less soap than washing dishes by hand. New energy star dishwashers use 25% less energy than basic models (our dishwasher is an energy star).
This study tested 113 hand-washers in seven European countries (for variation in handwashing styles) vs modern machines. The average person used 103 litres of water, 2.5 kWh of energy and 79 minutes' time. The machines used 15 litres of water, a bit over 1 kWh of energy for a full load. (Ecoholic, 2006, Ecoholic Home 2009). WOOT!
Features to keep in mind if you too find yourself in a fortunate monetary moment:
- Make sure you have an air dry button (or just open the door the moment it's done!)
- Energy Star... all the way. It assures that the dishwasher uses 41% less energy and less water.
- Read the EnerGuide papers in the washers when looking. We did- and based our choice on the one that used less energy.
- Run full loads and scrape instead of double washing. I mean, if your brand new dishwasher can't handle washing your dishes..... ahem.
Okidoki, we got the basics covered- what about detergent. I was SO happy with our dishwashing liquid, and I really really hate the little pre-wrapped tab dealys. From what I had read on Crunchy Chicken that the best out there was truly Ecover. Which sucks because I'm not a huge fan of the company. Thank goodness for Adria Vasil of Ecoholic and her new book- Ecoholic Home. I adore this book, as it actually RATES products....
Bio-Vert, a Canadian company, was the hands down winner- against Ecover, Attitude, Seventh Gen and Nature Clean (woo!). I adore Bio-Vert, awesome clean products, their dish liquid and laundry detergent are fabulous too. Made in Quebec, mixed sources Forest Stewardship Certified packaging. The sad part is the pre-wrapped tabs, which they say are recyclable... but with no number on the package and restricted to recycling #1 and #2 plastics in HRM it's annoying.
My solution? If the dishes aren't that dirty we cut the tablet in half (which is most of the time). And you know what? I don't notice a difference. The dishes are spotless and perfect every time. The cheapest place to buy Bio-Vert in HRM is, weirdly enough, at Zellers in Bayers Lake. Yep, big box store... but money is money.
We adore our new dishwasher and although Andrew still has dishes to wash (like the bamboo stuff) the minimal amount means less water, less soap and money saved.
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Some scientists have hypothesized that low vitamin D levels may play a role in the development of autism. While there are many environmental and genetic factors involved in this disease, Dr John Cannell, founder of the non-profit Vitamin D Council, believes vitamin D could play a role, with low levels contributing to an increased risk of autism. The sunshine vitamin plays an important role in brain development and in gene regulation, among other various important actions such as immune regulation and bone health.
Many studies have found that an unusually high number of children with autism are born in the spring, the time of year when a mothers vitamin D levels are the lowest. Also there have been studies linking darker skin tones with an increased risk of autism. Darker skin tones require more sun exposure to meet vitamin D needs.
While the research on this subject is in its early stages and there is no overt proof that vitamin D reduces the risk of autism, there have been some studies supporting the hypothesis. A 2010 study investigating this possible connection was published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (J Altern Complement Med. 2010 Jun;16(6):641-5.). This study found that the group of children with autism had significantly lower vitamin D levels than children without autism. Other studies have found similar results. One study by Dr Elisbeth Fernell and colleagues (Sweden) looked at the vitamin D levels of Somali mothers who had children now diagnosed with Autism. These mothers had very low levels of vitamin D and their low levels trended lower than mothers with children who did not have autism. Related studies involving Dr Fernell published in 2008 and 2010 in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology found Somali children living in Sweden were 3-4 times more likely to develop autism than non-Somalis in Sweden. The Somali community even called autism the Swedish disease. Somalis living in Minnesota were also experiencing the same problem. Sweden and Minnesota do not have the amount of sunshine the Somalis were used to and with their darker skin tone they absorb even less than Caucasians living in those regions.
Low vitamin D levels have been associated with a myriad of other diseases in adults and children including cancer, multiple sclerosis, type 1 and 2 diabetes, and bone disease. Expectant mothers should be made aware of the importance of adequate vitamin D during pregnancy for overall health and they need to ensure that their baby receives adequate vitamin D after they are born. Breast milk is actually not a good source of vitamin D. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all breast fed babies receive 400IU of vitamin D per day. Pregnant or lactating women require a minimum of 600 IU per day with a tolerable upper intake level of 4,000 IU per day.
If your child has autism or a related autism-spectrum disorder ask your physician to check vitamin D levels with a 25-Hydroxy-vitamin D blood test, a.k.a 25 (OH) D. Your physician can then determine if additional supplements or sunshine are needed to boost lower than optimal levels. It is not recommended to give high doses of vitamin D to children unless directed by a healthcare professional. Vitamin D levels could also be checked prior to conceiving to see if levels are in a healthy range. For more information on vitamin D visit the Vitamin D Council at www.vitamindcouncil.org.


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CANR recognizes the George M. Worrilow Award winner and Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
Three graduates of the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) were presented with the college's Distinguished Alumni Awards, while Robin L. Talley was presented with the George M. Worrilow award at a ceremony held on Friday, Oct. 11, as part of Homecoming festivities. The awards are given based on a clear record of outstanding career accomplishments, service and leadership to the profession, and community service, including service to UD. George M. Worrilow Award Robin L. Talley received her bachelor of science degree, with distinction and Cum Laude, in Agricultural Economics from the University of Delaware in 1984. She went on to receive her master's of Business Administration from the University of Delaware in 1996. Talley currently serves as the District Director for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency. As the District Director, Talley is responsible for administration of federal farm programs delivered by three field offices in Delaware. She provides leadership to field office managers in planning, managing and carrying out program responsibilities and provides training for all field personnel. She also evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of program operations, advises management on the need to adapt or revise national policies and procedures to meet needs within the state and trouble-shoots program and management issues and institutes change management. Distinguished Alumni Awards John Cantello received his undergraduate degree (B.S.) and graduate degrees (M.S., Ph.D.) from CANR. His graduate work focused on molecular virology. Cantello pursued post-doctoral training in gene therapy at the California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. Cantello currently serves as Vice President, at Worldwide Business Development in GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) R&D organization. In this role, he leads the business development activities for the Metabolic Pathways & Cardiovascular Therapy Area and the newly created Bioelectronics R&D Unit. Bernie Murphy received his bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware in 1975 in animal science. He subsequently attended the University of Arkansas and Iowa State University where he obtained his master's and doctorate degrees in poultry science and meat and poultry products technology respectively. Murphy currently serves as President of the Jones-Hamilton Co. Murphy worked internationally for 7 years supporting the development and marketing of animal health products. Murphy's career has been closely aligned with the poultry industry having managed business related to nutrition, primary genetics, processing, food safety and air quality. Murphy was instrumental in the development and ongoing support of the University of Delaware Environmental Research facility in Georgetown, DE. Distinguished Young Alumnus Zaiqi Pan, who received his Masters degree in 2008 from the CANR statistics program, currently works as a research scientist at DuPont Pioneer. He joined DuPont in December 2007, working in the Insect Resistance Management Science group. His major role is to develop insect population genetics models with biologists and simulate insect resistance development on Bt crops by using statistical tools and computer modeling techniques. Pan is one of the key members in the Optimum® AcreMax® execution team. The team developed and implemented an innovative method to deploy refuge for Bt corn. Their creative approach allowed DuPont Pioneer to claim the first position in insect control trait product offerings in the company's history.


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We are an innovative international hotel management school based in the most beautiful area in Switzerland, Luzern. We are since over 19 years in the business and have developed over 5000 professionals who work in leading positions all over the world. We do have in average 250+ students on campus from over 35 nationalities. We have different pathways from certificate leading to a Bachelor, we do have different options on practicals which can be done in Switzerland and/or abroad, We have direct entries at all levels and we bring our students up to a MBA level , see http://www.imi-luzern.com programmes for more details, or refer to pdf here atached
All students out there who dream about a career in the hospitality or tourism industry should be able to read this information graph and understand our pathways, our 4 terms leading to a Bachelor, our direct entry options.
We have since long the same tables to visually explain our different programmes, pathways for studies at our Hotel Management School, but they look not only dull but are not at all clear in their message. Too often we receive leads from students and parents out there who simply do not understand the different options which may lead to a Bachelor or MBA in international hospitality business. What seems clear and obvious for us is clearly not obvious for our target audience out there. We want to use this new info graph on our website as well as our catalogues and hope that there is some innovative designer out there who comes up with the KILLER solution. innovative, clear, fun, emotional, academic, fit to our CID (see http://www.imi-luzern.com ) . What would be cool if the proposed info chart would be easy to be later made into a animated flash additionally to a still. Delivery must be in Windows OS format. See attached pdf file for DETAILS


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional candidates opposed to the Affordable Care Act have spent $450 million on commercials attacking the controversial health care plan, but the effort seems to be backfiring in blue states.
Anti-Obamacare advertisements in some liberally inclined states are actually helping health care exchange enrollments, according to a new Brookings Institution analysis.
The study, done by Brookings fellow Niam Yaraghi, compared ACA enrollment data released by the Department of Health and Human Services in May to a map by Kantar Media CMAG that tracks anti-Obamacare ads across the United States.
Yaraghi calculated a ratio based on the number of Obamacare enrollees divided by the number of people who potentially could have enrolled, and concluded that negative ads kept a lid on enrollment in red states and had the opposite effect in blue states.
That's probably not the outcome people spending money on the ads in blue states expected. But Yaraghi surmised the result might be linked to an inadvertent increase of public awareness about the health care exchanges following the release of the ads.
"This implies that anti-ACA ads may unintentionally increase the public awareness about the existence of a governmentally subsidized service and its benefits for the uninsured," Yaraghi wrote in his findings.
In other words, the commercials effectively acted as a PSA for the ACA.
But Yaraghi also has an alternate theory for his findings. According to him, other studies have found that people in states inundated with the largest amount of negative Obamacare ads largely believe that an appeal of the ACA is inevitable. Because of that line of thinking, Yaraghi says it is possible that people in the highly advertised blue states who held this point of view signed up for the ACA as a "one-time deal."


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Critical Hit LED D20 Die
Flashes red when you roll a crit!
- 20-sided die for D&D and other RPGs
- Flashes red when you roll a critical hit - 20!
- Fun for GMs & players
We have two audiences for this item, so we'll address you separately:
PLAYERS: You know that amazing feeling you get when you roll a crit? The sight of the "20" on your die blasts straight up into the pleasure center of your brain and you feel like a million astral diamonds. (Except when you roll a crit for initiative. That's just lame. Especially if you're the cleric.) Then you get to roll an obscene amount of dice and tally up the damage to that formerly badass mindflayer and narrate how your blade sliced right through his ugly purple head. Imagine all of that, but your d20 flashes red to let everyone at the table know just how awesome you are. Show off your amazing luck every time your d20 glows.
GMs: For starters, we'll let you know that we did our very best to ensure the Critical Hit LED d20 Die is weighted as evenly as possible considering the electronics inside. We did this because we're gamers and we really wanted to use them in our Thursday D&D game. Of course, you are the boss, so it's up to you whether to allow it at your table. We will say that with the appropriate mood lighting in your gaming room, the Critical Hit LED d20 Die will gently illuminate your face with an evil red glow when you roll a crit behind the screen. Since every GM has a wee bit of sadist inside, we knew you'd love that.
Battery Note: Batteries are non-replaceable. The reason for this is the dice are filled with silicone to distribute the weight as evenly as possible - so the dice don't cheat.
Product Features
- Twenty-sided die flashes red when you roll a 20
- Not a cheater die! Weighted evenly so you have to earn those 20s
- Players: It is up to your GM whether you can use it in your game
- GMs: The red glow makes you look even more evil behind the screen
- Dimensions: approximately 1.5" in diameter
- Batteries included
Video Note: ThinkGeek's Critical Hit d20 Featured in MC Frontalot's "Critical Hit" video! W00t!


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Last of 5 men Sentenced for Rapid City Crime Spree
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - The last of five men charged in a Rapid City crime spree in March has been sentenced.
Nineteen-year-old Adam Poor Bear was sentenced Tuesday to spend 12 years in prison. He had pleaded guilty to robbery last month, and will be eligible for parole after six years.
Poor Bear and the four others were accused of robbing two convenience stores, burglarizing one home and trying to break into another home, and leading police on a chase that ended with an exchange of gunfire. The suspects were armed with a pellet gun.
The other four suspects earlier received prison terms ranging from two months to 15 years.
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The other day, for fun(!) and for a genealogy class I'm teaching at the Burnaby Community Centred College for the Retired, I sat down with a cup of tea, paper and pen, and made a list of all the sources for death information I could think of at the time. Some will have dates of death, others will have cemetery information or the cause of death, but all are potential sources for genealogical death information. Now I've put an asterisk beside those I've used or found family information in during my own research.
I know there must be more sources, perhaps some very obvious ones - please do comment!
*Insurance records
*Land records (deeds, assessments, petitions, etc.)
*Cemetery records (including burial records, photographs)
*Funeral home records or crematorium records
Coffin plates
Memorial jewellery or other momentos
Post-mortem photographs
*Newspaper obituary or article or notice
*Government or other records (other than strictly death related) e.g. disaster reports, commissions, year-end reports of epidemics or mortality, or attorney-general or police or court records (including coroner's reports), etc. Lists, notices, correspondence regarding government aid to orphans, widows, or burial assistance. Also voters lists and the like.
*Tombstone inscription
*Funeral programme
*Government notices of deaths (e.g. in a newspaper for particular months)
*Death certificate/death registration of individual (or a family member)
*Family letters
*Marriage applications, registrations, invitations, etc. of related person
Pension applications
*City/community directories
*Proved will of individual; wills of family members or others
*Church records, burials, burial charges/services (e.g. burial in wool – England 1666-(1770) 1814), memorial gifts or bequests, sessional records, etc.
*Organization or association records or publications, e.g. Royal Canadian Legion – 'Last Post'; lists or notices of graves visited on 'Decoration Days'. [Also burial assistance records or cemetery records, if the organization has a cemetery or owns cemetery plots for members' use.]
*Community history book
Ship's passenger lists
*Family photograph of grave/funeral/monumental inscription
Monument makers record
*Genealogical publications or databases, e.g. D.A.R. applications, also family genealogies
*Guardianship applications
*Medical records –physicians or hospital, also autopsy reports
*Memorial or funeral cards
*Probate or estate files, wills, applications, inventories, etc. of individual or another person
*Census – mortality schedules
*Genealogical/historical society recordings of monumental inscriptions
School records and publications
*Military file of individual or related person
*Urn or container of cremains with official or other label
*Legal ads – newspapers, government gazettes. Also auction or other sale notices
Pension records for individual or related person (company, private, government)
*Family bible or other record, family journals, diaries [My grandmother's address book was very helpful - she even added dates.]
*'In Memory' website or Facebook page.
Employment records or publications
*In Memoriam notices – newspapers, other publications. Also Cards of Thanks. [Found a newspaper notice from my great uncle remembering his step-sister - 10 years after her death. That's how I found her date of death.]
*Oral or other family tradition, e.g. 'died at sea'. [My grandmother remembered lilies of the valley on her brother's grave.]
*Funeral, monument or other cemetery related receipts
*Memorial monuments or rolls (other than cemetery related), e.g. cenotaphs, community memorial plaques
*Union records and publications
Certificate of burial/cremation or transfer/transport of body/ashes
(I'm not thinking about indexes here as those should lead us to the actual documents and artifacts. )
And I could have added:
*Obituary collections - printed, on-line, or in card files, etc. from individuals or genealogical/historical societies/museums, etc. [Hope I am not taking these for granted!]
*Birth records of related individuals may have information on deceased parents, etc.
Receipt for purchase of one share BC Electric Power and Gas Company Ltd., from estate of David J. Rogers, 1927. To be paid to G.W. Hamilton, Esq., Undertaker, Vancouver, BC, Canada


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(EDGE) Twin brothers Luc and Cooper Coyle both recently came out as gay to their mother and decided to share the special moment by recording it and posting it to YouTube.
The Coyle brothers, photographers and YouTubers currently living in New York City, shared the emotional vid called "Twins come out to mom & you won't believe her reaction" with their 35,000 subscribers.
"We're not really hiding it, it's just that awkward elephant in the room, break the ice, how do you say it?" Luc says of he and his brother's sexuality.
After breaking the news to their mom, she responds:
"As long as you're happy, and you know who you are, that makes daddy and I happy," she tells her sons. "We're happy if you're happy. We just want you to be happy. If this is who you are, then this is who you are. You're born that way. You're not different from anybody else. You're my babies, I love you. Daddy and I are always here for you, to support you, to be whoever you want to be."
The Coyle twins aren't the first brothers to come out as gay to their family. Back in 2015 Aaron and Austin Rhodes came out as gay to their father. Their video went viral and they brought their story to "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
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The Flaming Lips Cover the Beatles' 'All You Need Is Love'
Although they have a deserved reputation as one of indie rock's weirdest bands, the Flaming Lips have a classic rock heart. Literally. Just in time for Valentine's Day, they have released a limited edition 15-song mix, 'Songs of Love,' which closes with a cover of the Beatles' 'All You Need Is Love.'
The Flaming Lips recorded the cover with two members of neo-folk act Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, who had that song 'Home' that was on seemingly every other commercial and movie trailer a few years back.
But rather than press the music onto vinyl or a compact disc, Pitchfork reports that the band is selling it as a USB stick. And, since it wouldn't be a Flaming Lips release if there wasn't a touch of surrealism attached, they have teamed up with Texas-based confectioners Dude, Sweet Chocolate to include it buried in some chocolate hearts.
The chocolate used for this honor is described as "72% South American dark chocolate studded with hazelnut mini whoppers and waffle cone crunch." It should be perfect for when you get the munchies while listening to 'Songs of Love.' Frontman Wayne Coyne uploaded a picture of himself eating the heart to his Instagram account.
This is at least the second time the Flaming Lips have released a Beatles cover. In Nov. 2011, they recorded 'Revolution' entirely on iPads as a tribute to the late Apple founder Steve Jobs (ironic given the now-settled decades-long feud between the computer company and the rock legends). They've also famously covered Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' in concert and on vinyl and, most recently, gave the same treatment to King Crimson's 'In the Court of the Crimson King.'


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This special bundle of Karoliner moulds include 8 moulds that need to be used to create the new army formation shown in the diagram below.
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|In order, during an attack, to give the infantry battalion the largest possible fire- power, 2-, 3-, or 6- pound cannons were placed between the battalions. The ammunition used for these were (the so called) "gershwinda" shot (a standard cartridge with a charge and projectile all in one). To load and fire a cannon with this type of cartridge, at least 4 men were required. One man to place the cartridge into the barrel and a second man to pound it down into the bottom of the barrel with the ramrod. The third man was needed to place the fuse in the fuse-hole and the fourth man to set fire to the fuse with a lighting torch. With these cartridges the artillery were able to fire 5 - 6 times faster than the musketeers with their rifles. With Prince August figures you can build your own artillery for both infantry support and firing on fortresses. Several of the figures can be used in different combinations, fig 1.shows what the figures look like, that we use in the following examples. If you want to create artillery for infantry support, place just one cannon between your battalions. The artillery will take up too much space if you use more, this way it will give a better idea of what it looked like next to the massive infantry. Fig 2.Shows examples of how you can place the figures for loading and firing the cannon. The arrows show the direction the figures should face. You can of course increase the support for the cannons with further artillerymen but you need a minimum of four men for each cannon. If you want to arrange a battery for the bombardment of a fortress, 4 - 6 cannons would be adequate. They are then placed in line and must be provided with enough support for positioning, loading and firing, according to fig 3. Also, keep in mind that you ought to have an infantry troop standing by to help keep potential enemy cavalry at bay.
|A battalion in Karl Xllth army consisted of four companies of 150 men in each, in all 600 men. A regiment consisted normally of two battalions, or 1200 men. For most collectors it would be virtually impossible to cast and paint such a large amount of figures within a reasonable time, therefor it is normal to decrease the battalions to a ratio of 1/10. This gives a battalion of 60 men and a regiment of 120 men. With careful planning of placing the figures the impression of volume and power can still be retained. You can use the following directions for placing 80 men (musketeers, foot soldiers and grenadiers) as well as the company standard bearers, officers and drummers. The battalions usually fought in a formation of four rows with an arms length between the men. The foot soldiers were placed in the middle of the battalion, the musketeers on both side and the grenadiers on the flanks. The front-line measured 185 meters long and 6 meters deep. When the battalion was commandeered to attack the drummers gave the drum roll to begin and then marked the rhythm with each step. About 70 steps away from the enemy the two back rows were commandeered to double up with the two front rows (get in between them), and fire a volley. The grenadiers also fired at the same time. After that they continued as they started, in four rows, when they were 30 steps away from the enemy, the first two rows were commandeered to fire a volley. At this stage, the grenadiers had brought out their hand grenades to light and throw. After the volley, the whole battalion stormed the enemy and used their lances and bayonets.
|Since reducing the force by 1/10, it would be advisable to simplify the attack. The following diagram shows the placement of the figures.
o= officer
|When you have finished the placement of your attacking army it is time to arrange a battalion to fire a volley. The easiest way is to change the musketeers and grenadiers form the advancing formation to the firing and waiting soldiers according to the following diagram.
gk= kneeling grenadier
|The following diagram is for the battalion during a march.
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|During the latter part of 1700 century, the Swedish cavalry practised for attack at a tremendous speed with their swords (rapiers) ready and in closely held formations. The sword (rapier) was mainly used, as a stabbing weapon, pistol volleys were never heard during an attack. The Swedish enemy cavalries fought at a considerably slower pace and often used pistol volleys from the first onslaught.
|A squadron in Karl Xllth army comprised of two companies of 125 men in each, together 250 men. A cavalry regiment comprised of four squadrons, in all 1000 men. There was also a higher fighting division called distribution, which consisted of eight squadrons and was thought to be Karl Xllth own invention. For practical reasons reduce the ratio of your squadrons to 1/10 which gives each squadron 25 men.
|The squadrons attacked in a very tight formation, in the shape of a snow plough, in two rows, sometimes three. The plough formation was created through the riders to the left of the middleman kept their right knee behind his right comrades left knee and the riders to the right of the middleman kept their left knee behind his left comrades right knee. They used to say that the Swedish cavalry rode knee behind knee. During the attack the riders forced their mounts towards the middle of the formation. To the enemy it must have looked like a living wall of horses in full gallop.
|Since we have reduced the squadrons to 1/10 of its force, the best would be to use two rows of figures. This way the overall effect will not be diminished and the squadron will have the right width. You will need two standard bearers, just like it's historical equivalent. The squadron consists of a captain (commander), two officers, three non-commissioned officers, two standard bearers, one trumpeter and sixteen privates. The reason for the large amount of officers is because Karl Xllth squadrons always doubled up to be able to quickly replace the fallen during an attack. The following figure shows the formation.
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In Adventure Time Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! on the 3DS, Princess Bubblegum has summoned Finn and Jake to investigate thefts and kidnappings in the Candy Kingdom. She thinks the Secret Royal Dungeon where monsters and criminals are kept are at fault. If they've escaped, the Land of Ooo will be in danger.
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I'm not one who follows every episode of Adventure Time show on the Cartoon Network but I've seen some bits and pieces, and I like the zaniness that it oozes, so I was somewhat interested when a brand new adventure time game announced. After coming off a mildly receptive Adventure Time Game on the 3DS, D3 publisher picked up Way Forward to develop the second title taking place in the same universe but with different gameplay.
The core premise of this title is that Princess Bubblegum has recruited you, the player, in the guise of one of the playable characters, these initially being Ice King, Jake, Finn and Marceline (others can be obtained through DLC) to explore the secret Royal Dungeons to find out how prisoners are escaping from the supposed inescapable jail. It is not long before you come to find a slow boring repetitive game in which you are assigned to crawl through 100 randomly generated floors of somewhat boring landscape that do not really change in any significant way that might help to keep things actually interesting enough to stop you falling into a coma. Most of the action in the game consists of running to find the stairs to the next floor or finding the right switch that opens the stairs, while fighting enemies that you can literally run past without receiving a scratch and with no experience to be gained from them. The difficulty does not ramp up significantly until the final 10 floors where you will actually have to take your time and make wise choices because you will probably die a lot if you do not do so. But, besides that, you get about ninety floors which are as boring as listening to non drip paint dripping, but at least every 10th floor there is a boss fight that breaks up the monotony and brings out some variety and uniqueness. There are also some side quests which helps to pass the time a bit.
One of the more interesting parts about exploring the dungeon is that there are multiple playable characters to choose from (see above) and unlock throughout, each of them has unique abilities, special powers and stats. So as not to add to the boredom I would recommend using a character who flies as they can clear gaps so you don't have to worry about taking a long walk around them if you choose a character confined to the ground.
There are treasures in the dungeon that you can gather and use to enhance your characters abilities, health etc. and purchase goods from the vendor Choose Goose. After every fifth floor you will be allowed to return to the surface to spend all the treasure you accumulate during your play in the dungeons but any that you do not spend is collected by Princess Bubblegum as Candy Tax.
Overall this is a mishmash of somewhat entertaining bosses coupled with repetitively similar levels. Some of the later levels are where the game really shines, but only briefly, as on these levels the game becomes harder and a little bit interesting unlike the first 90 or so levels.
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by Trevor Kuss, sports information assistant
AMERICUS, Ga. – The Georgia College women's basketball team (12-9, 8-6 PBC) played their second road game of the week, this time beating Georgia Southwestern State University (3-19, 1-14 PBC) 72-65. The Bobcats would have to hold off a late run by the Hurricanes to seal the victory.
The Bobcats finished the game with a triad of players netting double-digit points, led by sophomore Enisha Donley (Loganville, Ga.) at 18. Classmate Shanteona Keys (Roswell, Ga.) finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.
Freshman Mckenna Rushton (Gainesville, Ga.) has been a scoring presence off the bench in recent games, posting her best scoring game as a Bobcat tonight against the Hurricanes. The rookie forward poured in 16 points in just 10 minutes of play this evening. Rushton was 5-of-6 from the field, 3-of-4 from behind the arc and a perfect 3-for-3 from the charity stripe.
Junior Thresia Elskamp (Potosi, Wis.) filled the stat sheet, finishing with four points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Shaniece Sheffield led the Hurricanes with 16 points with Stormey Smith finishing with 10 points and five assists.
As a team, the Bobcats were 15-of-30 from the field in the first half, but cooled off in the second 20 minutes shooting 9-of-24. Georgia College would hold off the Hurricanes, despite being outscored 37-30 in the second half.
The Bobcats will return to the court Thursday, Feb. 14 at 5:30 p.m. when they welcome No. 3 Clayton State University to the Centennial Center.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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We have Civil War re-enactors, and Revolutionary War re-enactors. Why not the "Battle of Abbottabad," the U.S. Navy SEAL raid in which Al-Qaida's No. 1 Osama bin Laden was killed?
They're doing it, in of all places, New Hope, Minn., according to thedaily.com:
Sealed Mindset Firearms Studio, a shooting range that teaches self-defense with firearms, is offering a role-playing session where patrons can simulate a SEAL operation to "kill" their own bin Laden.
For $325, visitors join a "platoon" of eight people and spend two hours learning to shoot AR-15s before arming themselves with paintball guns and hunting down a fake bin Laden — one of the studio's instructors, dressed up in a white robe and a fake beard.
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He arrived on schedule at 6 p.m. Friday, entering the Balboa Bay Resort through the rear ballroom entrance. The black-tie crowd had not yet flowed in for Art of Dining 2013, the Orange County Museum of Art's major annual dinner gala. David Lynch, filmmaker, composer and visual artist, was the museum's guest of honor for the May 17 soiree. Tall, stick-skinny, with his blond hair shaved close on the sides of his head and spiked tall on top, Lynch greeted the evening's organizers with warmth, despite seeming somewhat nervously uncomfortable in the Orange County surroundings.
Proceeding to a settee on the Coconut Grove patio outside the ballroom, the man responsible for such iconic films as "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive" lit a cigarette, and then another and another, awaiting the contingent of actors who fought the 405 South from LA LA land in order to be front and center for a man they admire. "Idolize" may be the more appropriate term.
Soon, respected actor Ray Wise was sitting next to Lynch on the cream-and-white-striped canvas settee. Wise started to chain-smoke alongside the boss.
Perhaps best known among TV addicts for his extremely out-of-the-box series of a few seasons past called "Twin Peaks," another Lynch cast member of note, Lara Flynn Boyle, swooshed in to pay respects. Pretty, raven-haired Mädchen Amick was also in from LA for the evening, along with the very popular songstress and actress Hilary Duff.
Event producers set up the Balboa Bay ballroom as if it were a salon in SoHo or perhaps the Left Bank. The reception area was furnished with living-room seating in black damask-covered, silver-painted faux French chairs surrounding mirrored glass tables showcasing massive art books featuring the paintings and drawings of Lynch.
As the museum crowd arrived, cocktails were served and the curious meandered through the books. An undercurrent of buzz could be detected as the art lovers chanced upon Lynch images of bestiality among other subjects that would be categorized as edgy.
Museum director Dennis Szakacs referred to Lynch as a man with a unique and powerful vision. "What David creates rings true and clear," he said. "He is unafraid to address the maddening and strange undercurrents of ordinary existence."
The crowd was ushered into the ballroom, which had been transformed by Sunny Ravanbach of White Lilac into an elegant yet very contemporary urban experience. Unusual chandeliers made of dangling bulbs on wires hung over glass tables. All of the ballroom walls had been draped in black fabric.
Szakacs welcomed the crowd and introduced Lynch. He dashed up on stage, turned to the audience and said, "I love Ponderosa pines." There was silence. The artist then publicly and briefly thanked Orange County for the gracious welcome, and he returned to his table.
The gala evening was planned and executed by a committee dedicated to OCMA. They include Marsha Anderson, Inga Beder, Sally Crockett, Susan Etchandy, Moira Kamgar, Twyla Martin, Irene Martino, Pamela Paul, Jennifer Segerstrom and Jennifer Van Bergh. Some 300 museum guests converged for the affair, raising significant funding for OCMA's exhibition programs and art outreach to OC schools, serving some 6,000 local students annually.
OCMA is located in Newport's Fashion Island region, with long-range plans to construct a state-of-the-art facility adjacent to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, completing the visionary cultural landscape authored by philanthropist Henry Segerstrom. To learn more, visit http://www.ocma.net.
THE CROWD runs Fridays. B.W. Cook is editor of the Bay Window, the official publication of the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach.


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Halloween will go on this year.
Despite worries that Hurricane Sandy would force the cancellation of Halloween for the second straight year, town officials said Southington is ready for trick-or-treaters this afternoon and evening.
Officials said that all local roads are open and safe for travel. The town has not imposed any restrictions on Halloween activities, but ask that residents just be safe, cautious, and follow basic safety rules.


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About 80 percent of software houses around the world are small companies. Compared to the large companies, small shops typically have advantages in terms of agility, performance, motivation, and focus. What they don't often have is validation that the processes they use to deliver software also focuses on qualitythe type of validation usually reserved for large organizations that have adopted capability models like CMMi.
However, Codice Software (www.codicesoftware .com) is a small company that adheres to both Agile methodologies (SCRUM) and process improvement (CMMi). In this article, I explain why we pursued CMMi evaluation during the development of Plastic SCM (a configuration-management and version-control tool), what went smoothly, and what difficulties we had in making our SCRUM process fit within CMMi rules.
Why CMMi?
While companies usually adopt CMMi (www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/cmmi.html) to improve their software production methods, they recognize that the quality status is also worth the effort. Fewer than 2000 companies worldwide have reached one of the four CMMi official levels, so joining this exclusive club looks appealing to many companies.
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- As a small company entering a competitive market, a CMMi level would give us a competitive edge.
- We didn't want our Agile processes to degrade into code-and-fix cycles.
But we also had concerns. For instance, we didn't have previous full CMMi experience, we were worried about CMMi introducing unnecessary bureaucracy, and we were totally committed to SCRUM, even though from what we could tell, it wasn't fully compatible with CMMi.


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SOCORRO, N.M., October 1, 2004 – New Mexico Tech President Daniel H. López has been named again as one of the state's top 140 "power brokers" by New Mexico Business Weekly in its recently published 2005 POWER Book. This marks the third year in a row the university president has been included in the annual directory of "who's who" among the state's business and political communities.
This year, the POWER Book expanded its typical listing of the 140 most influential people in New Mexico to include a new section that gives a rundown of the state's top ten "Power Kids," an honor roll which includes Socorro's own Neil Sabol (who is also featured on the cover photo of the magazine).
"With help from the federal government, López's administration bought the abandoned mining town of Playas for homeland-security development," the POWER Book profile on the Tech President states. "This outside-the-box thinking is typical of López, who's now securing funding for a $50-million, deep-space imaging observatory, and EarthScope, a $200 million, 10-year project to grid the entire continental crust."


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Her bucket list is no flight of fancy
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When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.
One of the chief lemonade makers in Robin Kyle's life is her sister, Genni Wilson of Hutchinson. Wilson has taken charge of the lemons that have been tossed into Kyle's life and, with help from friends and family, she is making lemonade for Kyle as fast as she can.
Kyle has been diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer. She is undergoing treatment in Hutchinson, but her oncologist had a frank conversation with Kyle and her family recently and said that she likely had six months to a year to live.
"The doctor said … about 50 percent will still be living after six months or so," Wilson said. "After a year, the number drops to about 10 percent, and those patients live about two years. But someone has to be in that 10 percent, and we hope Robin is part of that.
"My sister has been a heavy smoker for many years. Initially she thought she had some bronchial infection, but after the tests were completed, a scan showed that the spots were tumors. Anymore, they can tell what the cause is. I want to say this in hopes that it scares someone into quitting."
After the diagnosis, Kyle, of Florence made a "bucket list" of things she has never done and places she has never seen — those things she would like to do before she dies. In June, Wilson created a Facebook page where friends and family can get updates on Kyle's treatment and post photographs, videos, or comments. At the top of the page is Kyle's bucket list, and as of Sunday afternoon item No. 3 had been scratched off.
"One of the things Robin wanted was to take a ride in a helicopter," Wilson said. "This was a surprise — she didn't know it until she got here — but she and her husband Danny are going up."
Karen Larsen of Peabody is a Life Team flight nurse flying out of Emporia. She and her husband, Larry, had heard of Robin Kyle's wish and on July 4, she asked Florence Fire Chief Mark Slater what he knew about Robin Kyle and the bucket list.
She said that Life Team often made an effort to help people like Kyle who have special requests. Slater told Larsen he would contact Kyle's husband to pick a day and time that would work and coordinate it with Larsen's flight schedule.
Sunday afternoon, the Life Team helicopter, staffed with Larsen, a pilot, and a medic, landed in an empty lot just off Florence's Main Street. In front of a small cheering crowd of friends and family, the helicopter took off with Robin and Danny Kyle for a 10-minute tour of Florence. Robin Kyle was sporting an ear-to-ear grin when they landed.
"You should see all of this from up there," she said.
She will cross more items off the bucket list in the next few weeks. She and Wilson will fly to Reno, Nev., for the wedding of Kyle's son, Brian Partridge, on July 27. After returning to Kansas, they have planned a trip to Las Vegas, Nev., and the Grand Canyon.
"I am serious about this project," Wilson said. "We're going to do this list — everything on it."
With no regrets, Wilson and her husband cashed in a life insurance policy to get the money to make sure Robin gets it all done.
However, the last thing on the list won't cost much at all.
"When we were kids, Robin and I used to make mud cookies for our little brother, Warren Partridge," Wilson said. "And he ate them! It really worried our mom, and she even took him to the doctor to see why he ate dirt.
"I have a request on the Facebook page for an edible 'mud' cookie recipe. We are going to make that boy some mud cookies that he can eat and not get in trouble."
Wilson is stoic discussing Kyle's disease, but sometimes emotional when owning up to how much she loves her sister and how much she hopes to ease the distress of her situation. She is making lemonade for Robin Kyle.
"She is my sister, and I love her. I want this to end right," Wilson said. "Just because you are dying, doesn't mean you can't live your life."
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DALLAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a discrimination lawsuit against Childress Engineering Services, Inc., charging that the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by subjecting a female employee to sexual harassment and firing her in retaliation for filing a formal complaint with the EEOC's Dallas District Office. Childress, headquartered in Richardson, Texas, provides various types of structural engineering services, from the design of commercial, retail, industrial, institutional and residential development, to building restoration and rehabilitation.
In its suit (Civil Action No.3:09-cv-1762), filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the EEOC charges that Jennifer Green, who had been employed by the company since 2006, was subjected to an environment in which her male co-workers made sexually explicit and hostile remarks on a daily basis. Although Green complained to management and Human Resources about the behavior, the company failed to take action reasonably calculated to stop the harassment. Green was selected for layoff shortly after she filed a formal complaint with the EEOC, which the agency charges was an act of retaliation by the company.
"Unfortunately, there is a belief in some workplaces that women should have to adjust to abusive language and behavior," said EEOC Trial Attorney Meaghan Shepard. "This type of conduct cannot be allowed to continue. Employers must take steps to ensure that all employees are aware of their responsibilities under federal anti-discrimination laws."
The suit was brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, which prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace and retaliation for complaining about discrimination. The EEOC seeks back pay and front pay, compensatory and punitive damages, and injunctive relief to ensure no further harassment. The agency filed suit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement out of court.
Regional Attorney Robert A. Canino of the EEOC's Dallas District Office, said, "I've been doing this job for 22 years, and it still surprises me that some companies will put greater value on the freedom to harass women than on the value of a healthier workplace marked by courtesy and respect for co-workers."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.