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The graphics in Braveheart were supposed to showcase some of
the most brilliant designs and craftmanship ever seen before. The
designers claimed to have 400,000 polygons just for the landscape
alone. As we have seen from such games as Kingpin, polygons do
not enhance the game as much as well thought out textures. The
textures used in Bravehart were so bland and ugly that the
graphics appeared to be on the same par as Might and Magic 7.
Now we move on to units. Instead of using sprites, Bravehart uses
polygonal units as well. Now imagine having 500 units. Now if we
do some math here, we will find that if there are highly detailed
units, then the game would halt to a crawl whenever there are too
many units on the screen. But since this game is about creating
larger armies and moving them in formations, the result is low
quality units. They are virtually walking sticks with ugly textures.
Now, there are even more serious problems to the graphics engine
in Bravehart. This comes with clipping while moving the cameras.
A nice option is to move the camera to the soldier's view.
Unfortunately, the sides of the soldier often block the view of the
combat area. When moving around from the fly-by-cam, for some
strange reason, walls will disappear into the ground. Overall the
graphics were a disappointment. For a game of this calibre, it did
not capture my imagination nor did it set the environment needed
for a successful game.
If a game allows you to press a few buttons to get what you want
accomplished, you would agree with me when I say the game's
interface is well designed and easy to use. In Bravehart there are
about 100 or more buttons to click, and often you don't even get
close to what you orginally intended. For example, lets say you
wanted to send a caravan to a neighboring city. This seems
simple, but yet very complex in the game. First you must select the
trade, then you have to click which city, then you have to choose
the type of caravan, then you have to select how much protection
you want for the caravan, then you have to choose either to buy or
sell, then depending of if you buy or sell, you have to manually
click and drag coins over to the caravan cart, then you have to
right click and left click on more check boxes that I am no longer
going to explain. A simple task, but daunting to perform in the
game. Now the actual combat system is pretty basic, nothing
special here. You can create formations, then go and attack. If you
have a leader present, your army will perform better. Now I didn't
feel that much of a difference between each clan. I wish I could
have, but I did not.
The gameplay in Bravehart is not for the impatient, nor is it for
anyone who does not like to handle a complex amount of buttons.
Bravehart is complex, but the complexity of this game is it's own
downfall. The lack of rational organization of buttons and check
boxes makes this game incredibility hard to play.
An area where I was seriously laughing was the sound
department. The tutorial voice over was so horribly recorded.
There are cracks and pops in the background and the quality of
the voice is lower than if you had recorded it yourself with your
computer. I might be wrong, but do all the units sound the same in
the game? The only difference in clans at the beginning is the
description of each clan in a ubiquitous Scottish accent. The in
game sounds are typical grunts and 'yes sir' deals. The music
overture is typical, and it fits the game genre. The sound in this
game is about average with today's games.
In multiplayer, you can either choose just a battle, or an actual
scenario. In battle mode, you get a set amount of points to
purchase units. Overall multiplayer was handled quite nicely.
However I felt there was lag most of the time, even when playing
across my own network.
To be honest, I love strategy games, especially historically based
ones. I was completely devastated by the lack of creativity and the
quality of this game. The game often crashes, issued commands
sometimes don't behave the way you want them too, and the
game is too slow and tedious. Overall I have a hard time
recommending this game to anyone.
Rating: 56%
Written By: 2XHelix
Game Over Online - http://www.game-over.com
Braveheart, the movie, was released in 1994. It was an epic story,
showing the heroics of a famous legend, William Wallace. Mel
Gibson played the roll of the warrior who returned to his homeland
after many years. The basis of the story is that the King of
Scotland has died without an heir, and the King of England (a
ruthless Pagan known as Edward the Longshank) seizes the
thrown. Wallace becomes the leader of a small army determined
to vanquish the greater English force. His passion and courage is
why they called William Wallace, 'Braveheart". The movie was a
smashing success, while the game itself that follows the same plot
line fails to be a hit.
To be honest, I love strategy games, especially historically based
ones. I was completely devastated by the lack of creativity and the
quality of this game. The game often crashes, issued commands
sometimes don't behave the way you want them too, and the
game is too slow and tedious. Overall I have a hard time
recommending this game to anyone.
The storyline to Braveheart has not been set exactly as the movie
told it. Instead, it has been slightly adjusted to allow more freedom
in terms of gameplay. For example, it gives the possibility of
winning or losing. The storyline is therefore this: It is the 13th
century and times in Scotland have just turned for the worse. The
king of Scotland has died without having a son to take the throne
from him, so the ruthless king of England, Longshanks, has taken
the throne for himself and plans on making Scotland bow to his
command. You, on the other hand, have a different plan. Your job,
as the leader of a clan of Scotland, is to trade, build weapons,
research, defy enemies and lead them to victory as Scotland's
When I first entered the game, I was pleased to see a bright and
simple interface. This certainly motivated me to get stuck in the
game. The options menu was made very simple to easily configure
your pc's capability. I eagerly clicked on Single Player and then
set the type of game I wanted to play with ease. It was not long
before I was in my first game of Braveheart. I felt my Celeron 450,
Voodoo2, 64megs RAM would be enough to handle the game and I
was right. I had no problems with lag throughout the game. The
graphics were very well done in all aspects of the game, which
nowadays, is vitally important to the success of a game. Although
there was room for improvement in the graphics of the battles,
towns, and people, I was not disappointed.
The game itself is a mix of all types of games from Civilization to
Myth to Heroes of Might and Magic. You're able to command your
troops to produce goods or send them on trade routes. You can
also send spies to other clans and train armies for battle. The
range of different things you can do is huge. In the beginning,
everything is very complicated with many little icons and
commands to get you in and around the game (I strongly
recommend taking the tutorial before you begin your first game).
While you are busy running your clan by building new weapons,
researching new things, foretelling the future and preparing
armies, you are confronted by situations that require you to zoom
in on a location and command your units. This brings you into the
"Myth" and "Might and Magic" genre of gameplay where you
control your units or armies to move, attack, defend, etc. This
certainly adds originality to the game. Overall I think the graphics
are well above average.
When taking a close inspection of the sound in Braveheart, I was
not disappointed in any way. The speech of Robert Bruce in the
tutorial was crisp and clean. All the other sounds like unit
acknowledgements, "clicking sounds" were all signs of much
attention paid by Red Lemon. The only thing I found that bugged
me was the lack of variety in the unit speech. There is also no
support for 3d sound engines or surround systems, which I guess
weren't a huge necessity. Other than that, I had no big problems
with the sound. In fact, I relished the sound of a well-pronounced,
crisp voice of Robert Bruce. In most games the speech is too
The controls for Braveheart are simple yet extremely redundant.
The only important keys used in the game are your basic
directional keys. The mouse does the rest of the work. And what a
lot of work at that! You spend most of your time clicking madly
away at all the icons and dragging items across the screen. This is
justified by the fact that most of the game is spend outside of the
rendered world. Besides that, the controls of Braveheart are not
that intense. This game focuses mainly on using your brain to think
up strategic moves. All that the controls are there for, is to make
what you see in your mind, appear on the screen. That's if your
mind has anything to show.
Braveheart supports all types of multiplayer options, Tcp/Ip, IPX,
Modem and Internet are the sum total which is exactly what I was
looking for. Eidos has definitely focused largely on the multiplayer
aspect of the game and I feel it has paid off. They give you the
chance to charge your fearsome armies at you best friend and
watch him fall to your might in a LAN game. If thrashing your local
friends isn't enough, you can spread the chaos to the Internet.
Using M-Player's online game services, you can be battling against
armies from all over the world without any trouble. The
multiplayer section is certainly a strong point in the game and I
think Eidos deserves the much credit for it.
It may have been a long wait for me, but Braveheart is finally
here. Unfortunately it didn't live up to all I had hoped, but it is still
a very well done game. For those of you who enjoy Civilization
type games, then this is definitely the game for you. And for the
action lovers, there's plenty of combat, although the battles aren't
nearly as exciting as in the movie. Overall, I think Braveheart is an
above-average game.
Rating: 56%
Written By: Lobo
Game Over Online - http://www.game-over.com
After what seems quite some time, Eidos has released Braveheart.
The game is based on the multi-award-winning motion picture of
the same name. The movie certainly had audiences' hearts racing
during the barbaric and action packed battle scenes and heart
wrenching love scenes. I, on the other hand, felt that if a game
developer would produce a game based on the film with as much
action, blood, guts, and gore it would be a resounding success.
That's exactly what Red Lemon and Eidos had planned to do.
It may have been a long wait for me, but Braveheart is finally
here. Unfortunately it didn't live up to all I had hoped, but it is still
a very well done game. For those of you who enjoy Civilization
type games, then this is definitely the game for you. And for the
action lovers, there's plenty of combat, although the battles aren't
nearly as exciting as in the movie. Overall, I think Braveheart is an
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STOCKTON - Eager to capitalize on what appears to be a broad economic recovery and bring some new jobs to San Joaquin County, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday signed off on a new economic development vision.
STOCKTON - Eager to capitalize on what appears to be a broad economic recovery and bring some new jobs to San Joaquin County, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday signed off on a new economic development vision.
Though the supervisors voted unanimously for staff to start implementing a list of recommendations included in the plan, they said they wanted to see more detail on what is being done to attract employers to the county.
"To be quite frank, ... I expect a lot more," Supervisor Steve Bestolarides said during a discussion at the meeting. He said he'd like to know more about what the new push will do, how it will do it and how to measure how well it's working.
Manteca and Tracy have done a good job of keeping and bringing in employers, and the new county plan shouldn't impede that, he said. "I want to be sure we add value to them."
Economic development is always a stated priority of people in politics, and it's been that way for a long time, Supervisor Larry Ruhstaller said.
"We should be better at this," he said. "I don't mind putting my money where my mouth is. I just want to be sure we're getting something done."
In some cases, the county's economy is at the mercy of forces local governments can't control, County Administrator Manuel Lopez said. But attracting business is something the county can do, he said. "I think this is something that we can control."
And the county has strong selling points, from lower costs and a prime location for logistics to a strong and growing agricultural industry, Chief Deputy County Administrator Harry Mavrogenes said. It's already home to a skilled labor force, though about half of them commute to jobs outside of the county, he said.
Many of them are working in the Bay Area, where the economy is the strongest in the country and home to companies that might be looking to move or grow, he said. "From Apple's front door ... to Mountain House is less than 60 miles, so there's a really strong ability to move into the Bay Area and look for companies there in need of expansion and locate them in this area," Mavrogenes said.
Discussion also turned to the desire to provide education, training and job experience to the people in the county who need it.
"I get a lot of calls from youth and young adults that are looking for jobs, but they don't have any experience," Supervisor Carlos Villapudua said.
The vision and implementation plan is about 10 pages long, but it came packaged with volumes of recent plans for the future of the county and reports on its economy and characteristics. The eight recommendations approved by the board were laid out in broad terms, using a few sentences describing each recommendation.
They range from marketing "shovel-ready" properties, selling the county's talented commuters, expanding tourism and improving the quality of life in the county.
A more detailed plan is already forming, said Mike Ammann, president and CEO of the San Joaquin Partnership.
"You're going to see a plan come out of early experiments and talking to folks in Silicon Valley," he said. "You'll have a plan by midyear, I'm sure."
The San Joaquin Partnership is a nonprofit organization focused on attracting and expanding business to and within San Joaquin County.
That effort works better with strong support from the county, and the new effort shows the county is stepping up, he said.
"I think that it's very important that the county is taking this step," Ammann said.
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Horizon Theatre Company Receives $10,000 Spring Local Giving Grant
Sprint recently announced Horizon Theatre as one of the 2012 recipients of its Atlanta Local Giving Program. The Atlanta Local Giving Program awards Sprint Foundation grants to area non-profits that support Sprint's philanthropic focus areas of youth development, arts and culture, and environmental stewardship. Horizon received a grant for $10,000 toward its Education and Outreach Program.Horizon's Education and Outreach Program is divided into four programming focuses: the Family Series, New South Young Playwrights Festival, the Apprentice Company, and the Intern Company. These four focuses allow Horizon to reach and influence a broad range of age groups. Horizon's Family Series focuses on kindergarten through 12th grade students both as performance participants and audience members. The New South Young Playwrights Festival targets developing high school and college student playwrights and provides them with a free weeklong playwriting residency. Horizon's Apprentice Company offers early career theatre artists with a nine-month learning intensive filled with master classes, workshops, and performance opportunities. And, Horizon offers early career professionals in- depth practical training through a structured internship program. Horizon is excited to continue the important work of educating the next generation of Atlanta artists and audience members with the support of Sprint. Horizon Theatre Company, 1083 Austin Avenue, connects people to each other, the community and the world through professional, contemporary theater. For more information about tickets, group sales, or to receive a season brochure, call 404.584.7450 or visit horizontheatre.com. Horizon Theatre Company is grateful for the sponsorship by the Turner Voices initiative of Turner Broadcasting, who provides generous support to the 2012 season. Additional major funding is provided by the Fulton County Commission under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. Horizon Theatre is also supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The Council is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding is provided by the City of Atlanta, Office of Cultural Affairs.


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Paul Stone enters his first full season as the Director of Athletics after nearly two years as Interim Director of Athletics. This is his 5th year as the head coach of the men's and women's nordic skiing programs.
The designation of Stone to head of UMPI athletics was one of the first hirings for new president, Dr. Linda Schott.
"One of the first changes I made was to have the interim Athletic Director report directly to me instead of to the Vice President for Student Affairs, and I have enjoyed getting to know Paul Stone and learning more about our athletic programs. I anticipate working with Paul to determine how to move athletics forward, how to recruit a permanent Athletic Director, and to make progress toward getting UMPI into a conference," said Schott.
While Stone's appointment was for the 2012-13 school year only Schott decided to hold off on hiring a permanent Director of Athletics for another year so she could get a better sense of the university and the role of athletics here at UMPI.
Stone came to UMPI from ski-powerhouse University of Vermont, where he served as head Nordic Coach for the past four seasons, and where he was named NCAA Eastern Coach of the Year in 2009. He also has been the interim head coach of Colby College (2004-2005 season) and Williams College (2003-2004), prior to taking over the UVM program in 2006. He was also the head coach of southern Maine-based Coastal Nordic Ski Team for the 2005-2006 season. Stone has coached two NCAA Champions and placed skiers in the top 10 at Junior Olympics, NCAA Championships and U.S. National Championships.
"In Presque Isle we have early snow, a 10-minute drive to one of the world's top Nordic venues, a passionately supportive community, the Maine Winter Sports Center, exciting events like World Cup's and World Championships and a quality University that is the best value for student-athletes in NCAA skiing," said Chris Corsello, UMPI's Athletic Director. "Now in Paul, we believe we also have the person who can pull all these pieces together and establish our program."
"The University of Maine Presque Isle has so much going for it, I believe it is only a matter of time before the high school skiers in the East discover the opportunities here," Stone said. "The cost of the colleges that offer an NCAA ski team today puts skiing out of reach for many, but UMPI offers a great education, some of the top skiing facilities in the world and all at half the cost of most schools."
"We believe that, in time, University of Maine at Presque Isle skiers will compete against the best college skiers in the country and in Paul's years of coaching at the University of Vermont, Williams and Colby colleges, he has clearly shown that he is the person to take our program to that level," former UMPI President Don Zillman said.
As a high school junior, Stone was one of the top skiers in the country, qualifying for the World Junior Championships in 1994. He went on to ski for Dartmouth, making their Carnival Team all four years. He won the Cooke Award his freshman year as the top first-year skier, was named MVP of the team in 1997 and was a three-time captain, qualifying to compete at NCAA Championships in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1999.
UMPI competes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association. The division includes Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Dartmouth, Harvard, Middlebury, St. Lawrence, St. Michael's, University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, Williams and the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
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The online gambling industry has been growing at breakneck pace. It is evident the steady increase in the number of iGaming software providers, products, brands, affiliates and events. Revenue forecasts for the year 2014 by industry experts are mind-boggling. A new trend has been emerging, that of entrepreneurs and corporate houses investing in the iGaming industry in various capacities. Everybody wants a piece of the pie and why not!
Simka Consulting has positioned itself to be present at the heart of every iGaming trend. Our commitment to building, developing and sustaining iGaming products and brands is unmistakable from the array of product and services we offer to aspiring and existing brands.
Simka Consulting believes in ideas and innovation. Building new iGaming brands is not possible without a product that end user like. Since everyone has a budget there is always the option to build everything from scratch or opt in for turnkey iGaming solutions; we are certain our clients will able to offer a product that has great demand in the market. Simka Consulting provides a variety of possibilities when it comes to turnkey solutions for every product, including: poker, casino, sportsbetting and bingo.
Simka Consulting has a dedicated marketing team that works closely on a day-to-day basis with clients. Right from drawing up the initial marketing plan to ultimately running marketing campaigns on a daily basis. Our marketing solutions include affiliate marketing, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, social media marketing, media buying, and brand management. All these solutions comprise of our online marketing package.
Despite the monetary benefits of being a part of the iGaming industry, there is still uncertainty regarding legislation which is why a lot of companies want to set up their business in Malta, London and Gibraltar. Simka Consulting offers complete assistance existing businesses to move to Malta or set up a new business in Malta. From licensing to relocation, Simka Consulting will take care of everything.
Simka Consultancy believes in adopting a holistic approach while dealing with iGaming clients. We offer a complete online gambling package and we aim to fulfill all the requirements of our clients in terms of building and sustaining a credible iGaming brand.
The term "marketing" is often loosely thrown around not only in iGaming but also across every vertical. Companies are willing to pay exorbitant amounts to marketers for devising campaigns in hope that it would ultimately generate leads or boost sales. Brand building and brand management are not always about just marketing. Hence so many high profile iGaming marketing campaigns fail.
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Dachau (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)
Dachau is a district of Upper Bavaria northwest of Munich, where Mennonites settled in considerable numbers from 1818 to the middle of the nineteenth century. Most of the families came from the Palatinate, and settled chiefly in the northwestern part of the Dachau district, founding the Eichstock congregation. Emigration to America and to other places decreased the size of the congregation, so that by the 1950s there were only a few families remaining.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 384.
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Pfhorrest wrote:Ok so does this same principle apply to all other objects? If you were to blow up Titan (pump enough more energy than its gravitational binding energy into it), would Titan-dust scatter far and wide (getting sucked in by other nearby massive objects of course), or would Saturn just get another ring?
In the Jupiter case, it was open and shut because the angular momentum simply disappeared. This means that Jupiter can be described as an expanding sphere with nothing else affecting it (regardless of other planets that might impart some momentum, but do so by capturing the gasses and dust). When it comes to the general case I am not so sure. When Titan is blown up (or Jupiter if it was not done in so specific a manner) I could imagine it in one of two ways. If we continue with the expanding sphere analogy, this would be an expanding sphere on a rotating plane. I would expect no difference in this circumstance (since the expanding sphere would still be subject to the same forces in the rotating frame as in the stationary frame). That is an oversimplification though.
When you look at the exploding rotating body, each particle, by virtue of being in the larger body as a whole, has a velocity vector. When the planet explodes, this vector will change, but its final value will depend upon the speed of each particle before the planet blew up and its relative position on the planet (use vector addition). If we use exactly the gravitational binding energy to blow up the offending planet, then it stands to reason that at the surface of the planet (moon, asteroid, whatever) each particle would be moving at exactly escape velocity. Note that the vector that results from this will vary wildly based upon where they were when the planet blew up. So you can think of each particle having a completely new orbit from every other particle. In order for matter to collect in the fashion you would expect to reform the planet you blew up, they would need to be on similar orbital paths (or redirected into similar orbital paths). This isn't like the beginning of the solar system. We don't have a large collector of matter to suck in mass that is on a very different orbit. So until a large portion of this matter forms, the planet will not become a planet (or moon, or whatever).
Is there something that would reform? I doubt it, but my bet is go smaller. Like rock or astronomical dust bunny small. Ignoring everything else, the gravitational binding energy of such a small object is so low and the escape velocity is so small, that I imagine that the particulate would still be in a similar orbital path. Gravity is weaker of course so going smaller might not be useful, but at least it solves the proximity problem (and gravity's strength is proportional to the mass and the square of the inverse distance). If this does work, I don't know how small something needs to be to use this.


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- 1. Pick something (costing $50 or more) that you would like to buy. Find out these things about three different brands of the thing you picked: price of each brand from two sources, guarantee, service, availability, quality, and one other important thing. Tell which you would buy. Why? Tell what your rights and responsibilities are in buying this. Tell the rights and responsibilities of the "seller".
- 2. Do TWO of the following:
- (a) Visit the manager of a grocery or drugstore. With his help, select three different products. Make a chart that answers the following questions for each:
- (1) How many different brands does the store have?
- (2) How many different sizes, weights, or amounts does the store have?
- (3) What is the best buy?
- (4) Does it come in more than one kind of package?
- (5) What promotional devices are used?
- (6) Which has the best label? Why?
- (b) Make a collection of different kinds of advertising from magazines and newspapers. List which ads are:
- (1) the most helpful
- (2) the least helpful
- (3) misleading
- Write a new ad for the one you think is the least helpful or misleading so it tells what the consumer needs to know.
- (c) Visit with five people outside your family. Find out what information they would like on a lable. Tell what you learn.
- (d) Make up a food list for your patrol for three meals on an overnight trip. List what brands and sizes you would buy. List prices and number of servings. Explain the reason for the things you picked.
- (a) Visit the manager of a grocery or drugstore. With his help, select three different products. Make a chart that answers the following questions for each:
- 3. Check into how to buy a used car. Make a report on:
- (a) Where you go got information
- (b) The best time to buy
- (c) Differences in price compared to a new car.
- (d) Risks you take when you buy
- (e) Three different types of credit institutions where money can be borrowed to buy it. Tell difference in costs.
- (f) Guarantees and service arrangements offered.
- (g) Differences in costs of operating various models.
- 4.Tell about three laws on a national, state or local level to protect the consumer. Why were these laws needed? What changes have come about from these laws?
- 5. List two groups of people that help the consumer in your community. Tell:
- (a) The purpose of each group and what each group's activities are.
- (b) How they help the consumer
- (c) How they are financed
- Talk with two persons who have contact with each of the two groups. Find out how they feel the groups helps the consumer. Report on what you find out.
- 6. Describe three special problems consumers and merchants have in low-income areas. Explain what is being dome to solve these problems.
- 7. Describe the consumer services of a company or industry that has a new program to help its consumers. What would make the program more effective?
- 8. Do ONE of the following:
- (a) Select a consumer issue tgat is being talked about in your town. Make a collection of newspaper or magazine stories about the issue. Tell about the various sides of the problem. Tell how this affects your family.
- (b) Study newspaper or magazine for planned consumer laws. Report on:
- (1) The good and bad points
- (2) How it might affewct you as a consumer
- (3) How would you ask your legislator to vote on it and why.
- Write a letter to your newspaper or legislator to tell your views on the bill.
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Release Date: July 30, 2014
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Nine entrepreneurs will graduate from the inaugural Allstate Entrepreneur Support program, which brings business owners together to help transform Buffalo's Kensington-Bailey business district.
What: A graduation ceremony and reception for participants in the first-ever Allstate Entrepreneur Support program. The program is made possible thanks to a $75,000 grant from The Allstate Foundation and a partnership between the School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), the Bailey Avenue Business Association and UB's Office of Government and Community Relations.
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Anyways, after a string of disturbing interactions with locals over my new beat, the following exchange occured.
I will refrain from expressing my true and complete beliefs on this whole thing, (your welcome Keller) because my employers may read this, but I will say this: being of half-Jewish ancestry, I have a hard time refering to a human being as "illegal."
First, I've got here a link to the story that started this all.
Second, I've got the letter I sent out to the newsroom, in addition to an email that I got in response to the linked story. As much as I'd like to do the opposite, I removed all parts of the email that might identify the sender.
I'd like to hear what you all think about all of this.
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The letter:
Hi All,
I have received numerous disturbing responses to my articles on
immigrant laborers in the last few months in person, on the phone and
via email.
Attached is the second email of this nature I have received in response
to my article on immigrant laborers that ran today.
The other email I got simply attacked me personally, but this one
actually raises a point on word usage that we will all probably have to
deal with before long in our work and will certainly be dealing with in
It is the question over how to refer to someone who has entered the
country without documentation to live or work and has still not received
official clearance to live or work.
As the writer of this email so astutely points out, there are basically
two ways to refer to them: as "illegal aliens" or "undocumented
The reason I always refer to them as "undocumented workers" has to do
with the fact that a human being cannot be "illegal."
It is not off-base to call immigrants "aliens" by the ultimate
definition of the word, which is someone or something for somewhere
else. It simply carries with it a connotation that is obviously
negative, and, for some reason, the word "alien" only gets attached to
Latinos these days, not European, Asian, African and Middle Eastern
Laws do not govern the state of a person, rather, they govern a person's
actions. Laws do not consider the existential nature of man, they simply
say what you can or cannot do.
Hence why the state of Texas came up with the since struck-down and
now-infamous "sodomy laws" that made the acts that homosexual people may
or may not commit illegal and not the state of being homosexual illegal.
While the Texas legislatute would have liked to have proposed Nazi-esqe
laws making a person lawbreaking simply for BEING what they are, it is
impossible to do under modern, humane law creating restrictions, and for
good reason.
My point is, the prevalence of hostile and racist responses I've been
getting about my stories on Latino immigrants makes me uncomfortably
feel like I need to ask you all to think a little harder about how you
refer to them.
Again, it is illegal to enter this country without documentation and it
is illegal to work without a working visa, but it is NOT illegal to BE
from somewhere else, which is what the phrase "illegal alien" implies.
I have had to catch myself several times in conversation to not let the
phrase "illegal aliens" slip out, because it has been so commonly used
for so long.
But since the debate over immigrant laborers is raging right now, and
since there seems to be a segment of society in South Mississippi still
grossly misinformed about and hostily unreceptive towards the presence
of a group of people making the cleanup and recovery more possible, I
feel like we all need to think a little harder about how we refer to
Thanks for listening.
These people are not "Undocumented Workers" but rather "Illegal Aliens" -- something that journalists just can't seem to get their lips to utter.
They violated our laws to get here -- that makes them ILLEGAL! They are nothing more than "gate-crashers".
Please use proper terminology when printing stories to be digested by the public.
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The name surprises people. "White privilege" refers to unearned privilege white people have and oppression of those who aren't white. For example, whites are free to be oblivious to our privilege. When whites notice our privilege, we also discover things that can lead to a more authentic life. For many, it is also spiritually significant.
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The 32-year-old midfielder, enjoying a new lease of life at Everton on a season-long loan from Manchester City, offered manager Roy Hodgson a reminder of his quality against Norwich on Saturday.
Hodgson was at Goodison Park as Barry struck a superb goal from 20 yards and delivered a fine all-round display in a comfortable 2-0 Everton win.
Barry has been out of the international picture since suffering an abdominal injury in a friendly against Norway immediately prior to Euro 2012.
He was forced to miss that tournament and further problems at the start of the following season ended chances of an immediate recall, but Barry hopes he caught Hodgson's eye this weekend.
He said: "I'm not sure he would be expecting me to be scoring goals but that was a solid performance as well.
"I'm definitely still available. I've not spoken to the manager since I got injured after the Euros so we will see.
"The manager knows about my game so it's not like I'm young and coming through.
"The manager has used players, rightly, who have got the team qualified and generally he will, I'm sure, stick with those.
"But if things occur and he needs another player I'm definitely still here."
Barry, who has 53 caps, believes his experience could serve England well at the World Cup in Brazil.
He said: "It won't be a case of joining up and being fresh and nervous, I would be able to settle straight back in and I'm sure the manager knows that. We will see."
Despite that, Barry is not thinking too much about life beyond the end of the season. With no indication he should make plans for the World Cup, he might even think about booking summer holidays soon.
He said: "This time of year you generally do look at them. I'm not going to lie, I will start looking if I don't hear anything soon."
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Mary McLeod Bethune wrote the following article for the October 1949 issue of Women United, a periodical of the National Council of Negro Women.
Women United goes to press as I make ready to turn over the president's desk at our national headquarters in Washington, to younger, stronger, surer hands, and I find, constantly through my mind, the faces of the women who have helped to make the foundation-laying of the National Council of Negro Women, during the past fifteen years, a work of joy.
I want to pay tribute to them! There are so many of these women, old and young. Fine, strong, alert women, clear-headed, far-seeing leaders in many fields. How much they have meant to me! There was no idea so big they could not grasp and develop it. No task so humble that they scorned it.
How they came around me and worked early and late, on problems which affected their individual lives [and] the lives of all women. They sought and found ways to integrate women into jobs; they joined forces to help push through legislation designed to lighten the burden of women and children; and in the far-flung areas trained and encouraged women to use the franchise to their advantage. These women worked at makeshift desks in the living room of my little apartment on Ninth Street, where my tired secretary would fall asleep, after the last volunteer had left with the dawn. And all this at the end of a hard day's work on important full-time jobs!...
Yes, this has been a work of joyjoy in the struggle and responsibilities which we sought and accepted. A means to the realization of a dream for the Negro women of America, united with their sisters of all races, throughout the world.
It was a dream of being able to say, "We will be heard!" It was a dream of hearing the voices of women united for progress, without regard for race, creed, color or political affiliation. Voices ringing out in place of authority to support the interests of the masses of our people, and of all forward-looking programs.
And, as I look down at my desk, piled high each day, with correspondence from all manner of people from all over the world…asking for the counsel and cooperation and leadership of the National Council of Negro Women, I know that one part of this dream at least, has been realized. This is the evidence, wage standards have been raised, social security broadened, government salaries increased. We are being heard!
The soft velvet rug that carpets the staircase that leads to the office of the president has felt the tread of many feetfamous feet and humble feet; the feet of eager workers and the feet of those in need; and tired feet, like my own, these days. I walk through our headquarters, beautifully furnished by friends who caught our vision, free from debt! I walk through the lovely reception room where the great crystal chandelier reflects the colors of the international flags massed behind itthe flags of the world! I go into the paneled library with its conference table, around which so many great minds have met to work at the problems of the past years. I feel a sense of peace.
Women united around The National Council of Negro Women, have made purposeful strides in the march toward democratic living. They have moved mountains. Our headquarters is symbolic of the direction of their going, and of the quality of their leadership in the world of today and tomorrow.
I have no fear for the future of women….May God bless all the women who have united with me in this effort, wherever they may be. They have the brains! May they have the moral power, and grant that He give them the spirit to carry on, to bulwark gains already made, to blaze new trails.
Questions for Reading 3
1. What seems to be the overall message Bethune is trying to convey in this article? What emotions or feelings do you think this article evoked in its readers? Which phrases or expressions do you think particularly inspired these emotions?
2. Bethune's reference to a dream is similar to that of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech years later. What was Bethune's dream? Did she think that any part of her dream had been realized by the time she wrote this article?
3. What do you think Bethune meant when she referred to the headquarters as "symbolic"? Do you agree that a building can represent something beyond a physical space? Explain your answer.
4. Why do you think it might have been important for Bethune to praise and encourage NCNW members upon her retirement?Reading 3 was excerpted from Audrey Thomas McCluskey and Elaine M. Smith, eds., Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World: Essays and Selected Documents (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1999), 192-93.


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Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts one new case
Madison, Wisconsin - July 29, 2013
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to accept one new case. The case number, issues, and county of origin are listed below. The Court of Appeals' opinion for the newly accepted case is hyperlinked.
2011AP1514Robert V. Kimble v. Land Concepts, Inc.
This case arises out of a dispute over legal access to a home site in the town of Nasewaupee in Door County. The Supreme Court will examine whether a jury's $1 million punitive damage award, which is 33 times the amount of the compensatory damages award, is sustainable.
Some background: Robert L. and Judith W. Kimble bought their homestead property in 2004. They knocked down an existing home and built a new one estimated to be worth about $1.5 million. They assumed, as had a previous owner, that they had easement rights to a private drive that was the only improved access to their property. But an entity known as Land Concepts Inc. owned the land on which the private drive ran and had never granted easement rights to the Kimbles or their predecessors.
The Kimbles filed a lawsuit against various parties, including their title insurance provider, First American Title, after First American refused to cover any claim for lack of access and unmarketability due to lack of access.
Ultimately, the Kimbles reached a settlement with all of the parties except First American. As part of the settlement, the Kimbles agreed to transfer their interest in their claim against First American to John and Jane Stevenson, who had previously owned the property and still owned an adjacent property.
The Stevensons brought claims against First American for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and bad faith. Ultimately, a jury awarded the Stevensons $50,000 in compensatory damages for First American's breach of contract and $1 million in punitive damages for First American's bad faith.
First American asked the trial court to reconsider several issues, and the trial court agreed that the amount of compensatory damages should be reduced to $29,738.49. However, it denied First American's other requests, including the argument that the punitive damages award was excessive.
First American appealed on a variety of issues, to no avail. The Supreme Court has granted review of the following issue: Whether the $1,000,000 punitive damages award against First American Title Insurance Company violates the Wisconsin Constitution or the common law of the state of Wisconsin. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley dissents. Justice David T. Prosser did not participate. From Door County.
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Several years ago, Josh Harden made an impulse buy via Craigslist: a battered 1968 Avion trailer with a worn interior featuring shag carpeting and needing an aroma fix. "I literally got it down by the river in Cincinnati," said Harden, of German Village, who paid $3,000 for it.
Several years ago, Josh Harden made an impulse buy via Craigslist: a battered 1968 Avion trailer with a worn interior featuring shag carpeting and needing an aroma fix.
�I literally got it down by the river in Cincinnati,� said Harden, of German Village, who paid $3,000 for it.
He drove the silver behemoth cross-country for seven months, acquiring thousands of thrift-store T-shirts on the cheap, then flipping the retro finds for a tidy profit on eBay to cover food and fuel costs.
The positive response (and income) in 2010 led to an online clothing-resale business, Ghetto Vintage, that Harden runs full time from a Whitehall warehouse.
During the summer, he went mobile � maintaining Web sales but using the trailer, which he�d refurbished, as a secondary tool to move extra T�s and attract new customers.
Despite limited hours and exposure, he said, his business has been good.
�We�re just showing up, and people are finding us,� said Harden, who sets up mostly at flea markets and farmers markets.
On Saturday, he�ll park his trailer at N. High Street and W. 3rd Avenue during the Short North Gallery Hop.
As the enduring wave of food trucks has proved both in central Ohio and nationwide, spontaneity has its share of mystique that can prove profitable.
Like Harden, other area merchants � whether established or untested � are trying the less permanent route, selling wares via vehicles-turned-showrooms or through �pop-up� retail stores, or short-term establishments based in vacant strip malls or other urban spaces.
�The (pop-up) trend .?.?. became an opportunity when a lot of retailers started failing,� said Michael McCarthy, a marketing professor at Miami University in Oxford.
For Nate DeMars, the idea of a temporary retail venture grew from a class project during his master�s studies at Ohio State University.
His full-time business is called Pursuit, a menswear shop he operated for two months last fall in unused space within the South Campus Gateway complex. It targets younger guys in search of suits, dress shirts and accessories.
Student patronage was strong enough that, in April, DeMars and his team reopened in the same spot. The shop is scheduled to vacate the space on Dec. 31, he said, but he plans to extend his lease through OSU�s spring graduation.
�We know our concept works,� said the 29-year-old, who also transports his stock to campus fraternities. �We�ve seen the success.�
He would like to establish pop-up shops next year at several rural Ohio universities, he said, and, at some point, acquire a vehicle to establish a �taco-truck-style �suit-mobile.�??�
The three women who opened Via Patina to sell industrial antiques, re-purposed furniture and jewelry signed a two-month lease with the intention of opening on Thursdays through Sundays on the ground floor of the Fifth Third Center, S. High and E. State streets.
The shop, inspired by market-style setups in London and Los Angeles, will close for good at the end of business on Sunday.
�A full-time retail establishment is not in our future,� said co-owner Sally Cooper of Centerburg, Ohio. �It�s a big experiment on our part.�
For some entrepreneurs, the inherent flexibility in a mobile or temporary business allows them to tailor wares to specific customers or a certain location.
In August, Sara Guice and her sister, Miranda Boyle, launched Thread on Wheels, an extension of Thread, their women�s boutique in Grandview Heights.
With their renovated 1972 Airstream trailer, the siblings can curate a selection of apparel for particular events � including trunk shows, bachelorette parties and street fairs.
�It�s an awesome way to provide customer service,� Guice said.
A renovated bookmobile purchased in the summer by Global Gallery, a nonprofit gift shop with outlets in the Clintonville and Short North neighborhoods, is helping to extend the store brand and philanthropic mission.
Inside, shoppers find similar fair-trade merchandise � jewelry from India, alpaca scarves from Bolivia and Nativity scenes crafted in South Africa.
The mobile unit plans to visit the Gallery Hop on Saturday, parking at N. High Street and E. 2nd Avenue, and travel throughout December to craft fairs.
�We can go anywhere anyone would like to have us,� said Connie DeJong, executive director of Global Gallery. �People engage differently. They feel at home.�
In some cases, ventures intended to be transient end up finding permanence.
Celebrate Local � a pop-up shop that opened in October 2011 inside the former Harry & David space at Easton Town Center with more than 250 food, fashion, craft and beauty items from the Buckeye State � has maintained its residency because of the demand for its products.
In January, the store will make the transition into a 2,943-square-foot permanent space on Townsfair Way next to Panera Bread, said Heidi Maybruck, who handles short-term leases for the mall.
A similar trajectory played out for Greg Turner, whose clothing and furniture shop, Fringe, originated online, then moved in 2010 to an empty Short North space as a pop-up with limited operating hours and a month-to-month lease.
Since buoyed by a network of relationships with customers and designers, the store last month became a full-time effort � with plans to stay.
�I did baby steps to get to that goal,� said Turner, 25. �Being approachable is what attracts people the most.�
And Harden of Ghetto Vintage, reversing a stance never to seek a permanent storefront, is considering the plunge based on positive reactions to his once-crummy van.


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National Deputy Director of Public Health and Research, Fordson Nyirenda says lack of enforcement of the law results in accumulation of filth in most districts around the country.
Mr. Nyirenda said lack of enforcement of the Food and Drugs Act, the Public Health Act and the Trade Licensing Act among others, put consumers at risk of getting preventable diseases.
He bemoaned the current filthy status of most districts in the country which he said were a major contributing factor to poor health indicators considering the high prevalence rates of preventable diseases.
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Meanwhile, Livingstone Principal Resident Magistrate Davis Mumba called for a reduction in donor dependency in programs aimed at improving sanitation and uplifting the standard of living for Zambians.
Magistrate Mumba urged law enforcement officers to deal with people that were deliberately breaking the law with impunity like illegal retail traders.
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Magistrate Mumba said this today during the closure of the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)-Legal Enforcement workshop at Woodlands Lodge in Livingstone.
The workshop was held from 4th -7th August with support from UNICEF and managed to close Murdochs Model Bakery, Maramba Confectionary and a number of bars, taverns and other trading places for operating under unsanitary conditions and for violating the law.
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In the "movie world," when the star QB has the career-ending injury, he gets the cushy coaching job. In the "regular human being world," if you get a career-ending injury, you may need insurance to buy food and pay the mortgage when you can't work.
Individual disability insurance replaces a portion of your income should you be sick or hurt enough to prevent you from earning a paycheck. Many think of it as "paycheck protection."
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What is the Apgar score and why is it done? What if my baby's skin is slightly yellow? Find out what to expect in those early hours and days after your baby is born.
From the moment your newborn's head comes out of the birth canal, your medical team will evaluate and care for your child. You may not notice much of the care your baby receives. But it is vital to ensure your baby's safe move to the outside world.
After Delivery
After the baby is delivered, bulb suction is used to clear mucus from your baby's airway. As soon as it is clear, you will hear your baby's first cry. Shortly after, the umbilical cord is clamped and cut. If your baby is healthy, your partner can cut the cord, if desired. The baby is then dried and placed on your tummy for a greeting. A blanket may be used to keep the baby warm. Maintaining body temperature is important for both you and the baby.
Early Evaluation
An early evaluation will be done. First is a quick visual check for any deformities. Next is the Apgar score. This is a measure of the baby's condition based on color, heart rate, respiration, reflex responses, and muscle tone. A score of 0, 1, or 2 is given for each of the 5 criteria. The criteria are explained in the table below. A score is given at 1 minute after birth and again 5 minutes after birth. A sick baby may be evaluated again at 10 minutes after birth. A total score of 7-10 is normal; 4-6 is intermediate; and 0-3 is low.
The evaluation continues with an estimation of gestational age. Babies younger than 37 weeks, older than 42 weeks, or with a weight inappropriate for their age may need special care.
Ten minutes after birth, some babies will have a tube passed through their nose and into their stomach. Babies who may need this exam include babies who are born:
- In the breech position
- By C-section
- With increased secretions
- To mothers with diabetes
- To mothers with too much amniotic fluid, a condition called polyhydramnios
Early Protection
To help protect young eyes, the baby receives eye drops or an antibiotic ointment. Your baby will also be given an injection of vitamin K. A deficiency of vitamin K can cause hemorrhagic disease of the newborn. This is a serious disease of excess bleeding. The umbilical cord is treated with a solution to prevent infection. The baby is carefully swaddled. A knit hat is placed on his or her head to maintain body temperature. If the baby's temperature drops below 96°F (35.5°C), he or she will be placed in an infant warmer.
The baby will be returned to you for cuddling as soon as possible. If you plan to breastfeed, you are encouraged to start now. While you feed, take care to keep both you and your baby warm. Your partner is encouraged to join in the baby cuddling.
Take advantage of your time in the hospital. The nurses can help you with and teach you about feeding, diaper changing, bathing, and other caretaking duties. They can answer any questions and provide support.
Monitoring and Evaluation
After delivery, you can send your baby to the nursery so you can sleep. Or, you can keep the baby in a bassinet in your room. About every 8 hours, your postpartum nurse will check your baby's vital signs. These are temperature, heart rate, and breathing rate. When your baby has fed at least once and has normal vital signs, he or she will be given a bath. A mild soap is used that will not remove all of the baby's natural antibacterial protection. The baby gets this protection from the whitish greasy material (vernix) that covers most of his or her body.
Within 12 to 24 hours, your baby will have a full exam from the hospital doctor or your pediatrician. This includes assessing weight, length, and head circumference. The major organs, such as heart, lungs, skin, and others, are closely examined.
Screening tests are done on healthy babies to identify many health issues before any symptoms start.
Newborn Screening Tests
Newborn screening tests check for diseases that can appear early in life. These diseases are not common, but they can cause serious damage if they are not treated. For these tests, blood is drawn from the baby's heel within the first 24 hours of life.
Your state's health department decides which diseases are screened in your state. All states screen for hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria (PKU). Both of these conditions can cause intellectual disability if they are not treated. Many states also test for the following (though most test for many more):
If your baby tests positive, you will be notified. A second test will be done to be sure it is not a false positive. If your baby tests negative, you will not be notified. Your doctor will receive a copy of the results either way.
Hearing Screen
Some hospitals will check your baby's hearing. This test is painless and can be done while your baby is sleeping. It takes only a few minutes. You will have immediate results. If your baby passes the test, there is no hearing problem at this time. If your baby does not pass, further testing is advised.
Oxygen Saturation Screening
Oxygen saturation refers to the amount of oxygen in your baby's blood. The oxygen saturation level is a measure of how well your baby's heart and lungs are working. A tiny red light is attached to the outside of your baby's hand, foot, or wrist. A cord attaches this light to a machine that records the amount of oxygen being carried by blood cells. The measure will be done at least 3 times. Ideally, the level will be greater than 94%. If the level is 94% or lower, the doctor will order further tests, such as blood pressure, EKG, chest x-ray, or echocardiogram. You will also be referred to a pediatric cardiologist.
Some babies have a slight yellow tinge to their skin and eyeballs. This is a sign of jaundice. Jaundice is an excess of bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin is a pigment that is normally cleared from the blood by the liver. A newborn's liver is still learning how to remove bilirubin. Many babies may appear jaundiced around the second to fifth day of life. Babies who are breastfed may develop jaundice if they do not get enough milk. This condition usually clears within 2 weeks without treatment. Moms are encouraged to feed often so that the baby will have more bowel movements. Bilirubin leaves the body in the stool. If treatment is necessary, the baby is placed under artificial light. The light breaks down bilirubin in the baby's skin. In rare cases, prolonged jaundice may be a sign of something more serious.
If your baby is a boy, you may choose to have him circumcised. This can be done after he has urinated at least one time and is feeding well. The baby is given local anesthesia and the procedure is quick.
At Home
Most moms are discharged from the hospital 1-3 days after giving birth. After you are home, the medical support does not end. Call your pediatrician's office or the maternity ward if you have any questions. You'll bring your baby to his or her pediatrician after they are discharged. The timing will be based on the babies health and length of stay in the nursery. Talk to your pediatrician about when you should schedule this appointment. This will be your first well-baby checkup. You will have these checkups regularly during the first year.
It is normal for your baby to lose weight. Most newborns lose 5%-7% of their birth weight within the first few days of life. Breastfed babies gain this back by 2 weeks of life. Formula fed babies often regain their weight sooner.
You will need to tend to your baby's umbilical cord. Each time you change a diaper, examine the cord for signs of redness or drainage. These could signal an infection.
Caring for Your Baby
Some parents are a bit overwhelmed in those first days or weeks home from the hospital. Try to stay calm, trust your instincts, and ask for help when you need it. There are many guidelines for how to care for your baby, but it is not an exact science. As long as you provide your baby with warmth, love, food, and cleanliness, you're doing your job. With time and patience, you and your baby will figure each other out. Remember to enjoy this time. Despite those nights that seem unending, these early weeks will go by very quickly.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Andrea Chisholm, MD
- Review Date: 01/2017 -
- Update Date: 03/15/2015 -