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Searching the Inner Me
Seeking a signature style means to know yourself and then getting dressed
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Monday, 19 May 2014
here I am in black, pink and blue......
Hello my dear readers and blogging friends, I've been thinking a lot about you and missing you.
I hope everything is great with you.
I'm sorry I haven't been a present blogger, these days, but I've been dealing with some issues and also with some ghosts.
Well, I also think that blogging in a foreign language doesn't help me. It's not like as if you write in your own language, with words flowing to your mind without thinking much.
Language can reflect the environment, people's lives, customs, and values people hold. When people communicate with others, they do not only select words and form sentences but also make cultural choices.
Each language has its own genius and is particularly able to express some kind of concepts and less able to express others.
So if even people who have good language proficiency may misinterpret the cultural signals, leading to confusion and misunderstanding without the support of cultural knowledge.
So sometimes I feel that I have a zillion things to say and that I have no way to tell them, because I'm unable to express myself, I can't communicate them in an understandable manner for my readers, without being too much time consuming.
But meanwhile I cut my hair with an asymmetric short style. I loved it the first day, now I'm not so sure, just because I'm so bad with hair do.
Aspect of my new hair style
Today it was such a shining day, one of the best we had in a few days…. It seems that Spring is finally on its way. A season most wanted for all fashionistas because is a season that can be largely creative in outfit terms. Don't you think?
So I took the opportunity to shoot some pictures with this button down shirt that has, in my opinion, a very interesting detail with the black lace.
The necklace was a gift from Hubby.
About our weekly Link Up Party "Très Chic Style Bits" it's not forgotten. I'm sorry it's off (I still have the account paid), but right now I don't need more pressures.
Hope you'll understand.
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I was just wondering if anyone was told to test as early as 10 days after the transfer? I had my transfer on 3/18 and the doctor told me to come for a blood pregnancy test on 3/27. Has anyone gotten a BFP that early? [/color][/b]Thank you,
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Sanders's and other progressives' blustering about "morality" is really a smokescreen designed to distract from their vision of a society organized around the threat of government aggression against innocents who simply want to mind their own business.
Booms and Busts
The Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia remains listed for "completion" in 2020. Will its completion trigger a new Skyscraper Curse?
Bureaucracy and RegulationHealth


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I'm modelling a house in Rhino 5 + VisualARQ 1.7.2 + Vray and I have a problem with assigning materials to different components of the wall.
My house has prefabricated sandwich type walls with wooden exterior finish and gypsum board as interior finish. I've assigned different materials for both (see printscreen) but I can't see any materials on my model. How can I resolve this? (With doors and windows it worked to assign different materials to different components).
My second question is about the Wall sublayers (finish components, thermal components, etc.). I could not figure it out how these work. For example, I set my CS Exterior 400mm wall Wood component's function to Finish (Construction>Type>Function) and nothing happend (I expected it was moved to Walls-FinishComponents sublayer).
I've beeen struggling with this for two days so I eagerly seek solutions. :)
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Hi Hanna,
Before answering your questions, I let you know that there is a newer version available at the website (1.7.3) than the one you use: http://www.visualarq.com/download/
1. In the current version of VisualARQ (1.7.3) it is not possible to assign different materials to wall components. In the next VisualARQ 1.8 version it will be possible.The only way to do that until VisualARQ 1.8 is released is to explode the wall, and assign the materials to the different faces of the resulting polysurface.
2. If you want some wall component to be placed in some specific layer, you have to specify it in the Attributes tab, after selecting the component and regardless of its function. The function just adds some information to the wall component but don't place it automatically to any specific layer. We could consider making the wall component be placed in a corresponding layer automatically, when you change its function, in future versions.
Please don't hesitate to ask for more doubts or questions.
Thank you very much for your prompt reply, I found it useful. I'm looking forward to VisualARQ 1.8 then.
Hi Hanna,
I let you know that VisualARQ 1.8 is already available! So you can now assign different materials to the different layers of the same wall style.


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A Fresh, Nautical Wedding at Bay Head Yacht Club in Bay Head, New Jersey
Inspired by shabby-chic décor, Cara Delli Paoli (28 and a marketing analyst) and Nikolas (Nik) Kappy (31 and a surgical resident) threw a romantic event that allowed the beauty of the ocean to shine. "I was constantly thinking, 'What would Ina Garten do?'" Cara says of her planning process. They outfitted their wedding in deep blue, sage, cranberry and cream. Nik's five groomsmen all wore blue suits, while Cara's six bridesmaids wore sage dresses. Cara's dress actually included two looks. After the cocktail hour, she removed the tulle skirt to reveal the satin trumpet gown underneath. "I was between styles when originally deciding, so this was the best of both worlds," she says. Cara wanted her bouquet to be effortless and romantic. It was a loose mix of ivory and blush roses with pops of cranberry blooms.
For the ceremony, a vintage boat was draped in flowers and greenery and parked behind their ceremony podium. After saying "I do," Cara and Nik stepped onto the boat and coasted out the open bay doors as their guests blew bubbles. They took a quick ride around the bay to celebrate their newlywed status, toasting with champagne and snacking on hors d'oeuvres. Cara's family designed the place cards, menus and the sea glass wine charms, which guests took home. The couple's cake included carrot cake (their favorite) and chocolate mousse with strawberries. "Remember: This is your wedding, and you'll be happiest if it's what you want as a couple," Cara says of throwing the perfect bash.


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Monday, November 19, 2007
New Zealand
P.S. Thanks to an 'anonymous' comment in the prior light-hearted post we are back to the business of being a purely medical blog and fun will no longer be allowed. We are all physicians here, not people.
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Dismissing New Zealands healthcare system (which I'll admit I don't really know anything about) because of this silliness would be like dismissing our free presidential elections because of the silliness that is the electoral college.ReplyDelete
dear student doctor.ReplyDelete
i understand that as a student doctor you are just chock full of yummy idealism. good. you'll need. it. hold onto it as long as you can.
first, i DO know a lot about new zealand's health care system. it is a rationed care system. one of my fellow residents had done medical school there and picked up and moved here choosing to practice here to be able to do the kind of interventions that make ER what it is and have the kind of support that makes what we do successful. she will not move back.
also, my grandmother, a native of new zealand, was diagnosed there in 1996 with three vessel coronary disease. she was provided with medical management and told to 'take it easy'. her life expectancy at that time was three years.
she came to california and had her bypass graft and paid for it over 8 years (almost like paying for a car) with the assistance of a generous and excellent CT surgeon.
she just came to my son's birthday with presents and smiles.
this is not a rhetorical excercise... it is basic economics and the reality of a rationed-care system and that IS EXACTLY what people think is a good answer to our current health care 'crisis'.
it is a solution of sorts. kind of like 'logan's run', except rich people will always be able to avoid the 'carousel' and get to quality care.
the proposed solution will make basic care inferior to what it is now and the rate-limiting step will be at the hospital exit. in other words, you might get your bypass graft with your 'free' insurance, but it will be more like being on a list for a liver or kidney transplant than anything else.
best of luck with your studies.
and OBTW student doctor.ReplyDelete
new zealand disbanded it's air force 15 years ago. it is the southern hemisphere's socialist utopia as opposed to australia which is much more capitalist driven. the cultures are likewise different, with the kiwis being more British than the Brits and the Aussies a bit more American in their sensibilities.
my point here is that NZ spends nary a penny on national defense as they are surrounded by thousands of miles of oceans and just figure that the US Navy can help out in a pinch. they do not have open borders as there are not a whole bunch of cook islanders dumping onto their beautiful beaches by rafts. their population is relatively stable and stuck, for the most part, in the class they were born in to as that is the nature of socialism.
nevertheless, in this socialist utopia without an immigration problem and with medical care provided by a single payor for all its citizens, NZ must deny admission to a single female who is obese as it might be too much of a 'burden' on their already taxed health system.
again, choose your poison and then stand back and admire what we do in this country where people without insurance and without citizenship WILL, in fact, get their CABG within a day or two of diagnosis and get it done by some of the finest surgeons on the planet.
this is possible not because of government intervention, but in spite of it. however, our capacity is not limitless, and the cracks are showing. the cracks are showing in me and in 'cat and erdoc85 and oldfart and everyone else, who, under EMTALA, have been forced to work for free, many times, for people who, let's be blunt, have done nothing to deserve the money they take continuously out of taxpayer's pockets.
that's one place i agree with NZ and Canada and the UK. they have at least realized that their medical resources are finite. rather than freeing their physicians and experts to provide care and be reimbursed based on the quality and quantity of the care they provide however, they have removed incentive for physician's to work hard.
since no one can operate successfully other than a well-trained surgeon, and no one can stent an occluded coronary other than a well-trained interventional cardiologist the line forms here sir. we sincerely hope that you do not die during your wait but i'm off at five.
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i had a patient who was an illegal immigrant and was told in san antonio that she needed a CABG. she was flying under the radar as an illegal, however, and never got her CABG because, in essence, she didn't want anyone in our country knowing she was there and couldn't obviously afford to pay out of pocket for it. she turned up in my state 3 years later having a heart attack.
there was something in the translation that wasn't getting through my head---the interpreter finally explained to me that she "has chest pain every time she walks every day" and "she only came to the hospital today because it didn't go away no matter what". there is only so much you can do for your chest pain and CAD when you go to a free clinic here and there every once in awhile.
taking what 911 said: imagine if every heart patient were like that illegal immigrant due to rationed care....think it can't happen here? well...think again.
- Anonymous8:19 AM, November 20, 2007
rationed care can either limit the poor to working classes access to medical services (the rich will be able to pay) or will increase government's role in our personal lives. If the obesity standard in the New Zealand case were applied in the state I live in, WOW would there be lots of Medicaid dollars freed up...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:42 AM, November 20, 2007
Nice 'Logan's run' reference!ReplyDelete
"Renew! Renew!"
Well it's not everyday that they authorize a new sandman.
And here I thought only California had weight restrictions in order to gain entry. Oh, I was confused; it's wrinkles. Can't come here if you have wrinkles.ReplyDelete
Unbelievable article, 911, simply unbelievable. I can hear Hillary cackling while wondering out loud why she didn't think of it first. god help us all. Oh, 'scuse me, I just heard my number being called at the DMV.
Nurse K: Kindly refrain from encouraging him. He knows where the "shift" key is. He just won't use it because he knows it makes you and I crazy when he types in all lowercase.ReplyDelete
911: If you stop talking about football I'll stop reading your blog. Who's more important to you: me or the anonymi?
PS: I have above-average sized boobs. He sounds like he has a tiny weenie. Not that I expect you to allow that to influence your opinion.
i type in lower case because my time is too valuable to waste hitting the shift key. notice how i did not put quotes around 'shift' but i did just now to make a point.ReplyDelete
three hundred dollars...
typing in all lower case is also a bit like ee cumings and the web-footed balloon man whistled far and wee.
monkey girl. you are more important, and, since you mentioned it, why not let the ladies out for all to see. go ahed and post it on your blog, but then again your dear mother might have a seizure.
my money is that student doctor is a good guy or gal who went straight from undergrad to med school and has a certain exuberance given to youth. student doctor, i am not criticizing and i stand to be corrected, just a guess.
because my time is too valuable to waste hitting the shift key.ReplyDelete
for 911-come on no one who writes nor reads a blog is starved for free time
For Monkeygirl: Come on, no one who writes nor reads a blog is starved for free time.
- Anonymous8:31 AM, November 21, 2007
ok. I was semi-impressed by the Logan's Run reference and then I was beginning to think you were somewhat, marginally, almost, maybe, a little bit intelligent with the ee cummings reference... unfortunately it's "goat-footed" not "web-footed". maybe the "web" substitution was some masked reference to the medium through which we are communicating. probably not. I think you are just a little slow.ReplyDelete
You said "cumming".
i was improving on the origianl and making a sly reference to our evolution debate by using 'web-footed'.... fucking dumbass.ReplyDelete
'web-footed'.... fucking dumbass.ReplyDelete
Note to self: Avoid hot liquids when watching these goofballs spar.
- Anonymous1:40 PM, November 21, 2007
I think lynn just bitchslapped us! I like it!ReplyDelete
"Cumming" huh huh huh...
911: actually started med school about a month before my 31st b-day...and it might interest you that I spent the first 27 or so yrs of life loving rush limbaugh and making fun of treehuggers. then I became one! See, there's still hope left for you!ReplyDelete
student doctor.ReplyDelete
i stand corrected but am very curious what caused the opposite of the typical... liberal in college, conservative with age. anyway, best of luck to you!
Back about in 1999 or so, they were building a major thingie in our city which required that many trees be cut down to make room for it. I lived near where the unemployed-type "activists" stationed themselves and chained themselves to trees screaming "where will all the birds go!!!" like freaks for the TV cameras. Across from the demonstrations, there was an ice cream shop, so I'd go there, have a cone and decide whether to laugh or cry. It was good entertainment.ReplyDelete
Incidentally, I switched from Democrat to Republican pretty much at that very moment. I could never ever ever be associated with anyone who was remotely like them even though I was also opposed to the "thingie" for completely different reasons (ie really high cost funded c/o our tax dollars).
Bet you a million bucks that student doctor started sleeping with a liberal and he now associates pleasure with tree- hugging. Otherwise, there's no other reason to go from GOP to Democrat. True environmentalists/conservationists can be either GOP or Democrat, but the socialists/vegans have hijacked the conservationist movement making such things unpalatable for at least half of the population.
nurse k: Just curious if you consider yourself a member of any major religion. Because seems like the logic you applied to environmentalism would preclude that.ReplyDelete
911: I grew up in a stable, middle class home with parents who loved me and each other. As I got older I realized that I had lived a charmed life. The deck was stacked massively in my favor.
I went from ridiculing people who didn't achieve great things to empathizing with them. I don't think that giving people handouts is the answer to all or even most of their problems. But I also don't think that everyone in our country has an equal opportunity in life.
I realized that one of the big reasons I was a conservative is that it felt so good to be so much smarter than these pussy ass liberals who were always crying about the trees and the poor. (yes, I realize that conservatives aren't the only "holier than thou types out there). I decided to take a critical look at why I believed things like that there should be no universal healthcare and that it was fine for us to go to war when and where we pleased, and affirmative action is unamerican.
I realized that I was a republican because my parents (who I love and respect more than I can say) were republicans. I had gotten a business degree because they were business people. Many of my other choices in life had been made by following the path of least resistance as well. I had no sense of self, no idea of what MY guiding principles in life were. This was all taking place at about age 27 or so.
So I started thinking critically about all the things I KNEW to be true, and ended up a liberal. I also ended up deciding to give up my paying job for a quick decade or so and go to med school. Took me about 4 yrs from making that decision until I got accepted(they don't really make you take org chem to get a marketing degree, unfortunately). And here I am.
More than anything, I just want to live a very examined life. I don't want to go whichever way the wind blows me. I want to look back on all the smart and stupid things I do in my life and think, I did that because (after careful consideration) that really seemed like the way to go. So far this kind of thinking has me in the liberal camp. Granted, at this point I'm almost sure that I'll be a lib forever. But I was also sure I'd never go back to school, and now look at me.
That's all I've got, sorry for the verbal diarrhea (but you did ask :)
Dear Student Doctor,ReplyDelete
Then we must agree to disagree. To me the liberal position on almost everything of import today is informed by emotion, not reason. To me the liberal is concerned with perception and feelings and not results. To me you fit right into my pigeonhole of 'trustafarian' folks who harbor a lot of guilt at being born with a silver spoon, or at least a stainless-steel spoon, in their mouths (and therefore feel the need to even the playing field by having 'the government' impose fairness from above). Too bad it makes things worse. Again, best of luck.
Student Doctor,ReplyDelete
I am an atheist, yes, although environmentalists are anti-Capitalists whether I am atheist or not.
FYI There are many types of Republicans, only one faction, if you will, are the hard-core fundamentalists. I am a Republican (although the parents and nearly everyone in my state and profession are Democrat) because it has been proven time and time again that "if you want more of something, subsidize it." If you want more illegitimate children, for example, make it easy to have them (free health care, free food, free shelter, free daycare, etc).
So, to me, given the fact that illegitimacy is associated from everything to greater chance of committing crime as an adult to poorer education as a child, encouraging such behavior via handouts seems counter-intuitive if you want to help people. What Student Doctor think is helping people is hurting them.
The best way to help people is to allow them to help themselves by not stifling business and allowing Americans to do what they do best---grow the economy.
There is also the question of defense. The liberals, despite saying they believe in the Constitution, seem to skim over the part where the Federal govt's main job is to organize the defense of the United States. Liberals just will never do as good a job as Republicans at keeping us from getting blown up.
While 911 hits on the head by saying that we should agree to disagree and save our breath, I just have to bite on the "environmentalist are anti-capitalists" line from nurse k.ReplyDelete
I am against unrestrained capitalism. I don't think that because something is a profitable result of the free market at work that it is automatically right. I bet if you built a housing development in the middle of Rocky Mountain National Park you could make a shitload of money (who wouldn't want to live there?). Most people (including, i bet, nurse k) Why is it that this is common sense, but drilling for oil in ANWR (for example) seems like such a good idea to the nurse k's of the world?
Just for the record i disagree with pretty much everything else you said too, but don't see the point in further belaboring this liberal/conservative thing.
ANWR is, by and large, in the middle of nowhere for one thing and is not a protected area in the middle of a developed area. If one needs oil, which we always do, especially given the turmoil in the Middle East, it would be best to drill in an unpopulated area, no? I believe, last time I looked, there were fewer than 500 native residents living in the area.ReplyDelete
Oil exploration in the region has not been associated with decline of wildlife populations.
When people are so adamently opposed to drilling for oil when there are so few discernible negatives, it just seems like you're cock-blocking capitalism. Oil is nearly synonymous with evil Republicans for the far left.
- Anonymous9:06 PM, January 09, 2008
I know this isn't related to the theme of the post that closely, but my one view of NZ healthcare was in college on a rugby tour of the North Island. We got in a brawl with some Kiwi farm boys and one guy on our team got a nice shiner that split his eyebrow open and another gash below his eye, both 2-3 cm in length. The local doc, with coke bottle glasses the locals called (no joke) "The Butcher" threw 1 suture in each wound and told the kid to get a beer afterwards.ReplyDelete
I love New Zealand. The only place where opossum hunting is "environmentally friendly"


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Miasma theory
In miasma theory, diseases were caused by the presence in the air of a miasma, a poisonous vapour in which were suspended particles of decaying matter that was characterised by its foul smell. The theory originated in the Middle Ages and endured for several centuries. That a killer disease like malaria is so named - from the Italian mala 'bad' and aria 'air' - is evidence of its suspected miasmic origins.
In 19th-century England the miasma theory made sense to the sanitary reformers. Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation had created many poor, filthy and foul-smelling city neighbourhoods that tended to be the focal points of disease and epidemics. By improving the housing, sanitation and general cleanliness of these existing areas, levels of disease were seen to fall, an observation that lent weight to the theory.
The germ theory of disease emerged in the second half of the 1800s and gradually replaced miasma theory. Although it had been disproved and rejected, the miasma theory's existence was not without its merits. By removing the causes of bad smells, reformers often inadvertently removed bacteria, the real cause of many diseases.
Related links
Techniques and Technologies:
L Demaitre, 'Air, miasma and contagion - Epidemics in antiquity and the Middle Ages', Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 78/2 (2004), pp 466-468
S Halliday, 'Death and miasma in Victorian London: an obstinate belief', British Medical Journal, 323/7327 (2001), pp 1469-1471
Micro-organisms which can cause disease but have an important role in global ecology.


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The F4 is the perfect bike for someone on a budget who doesn't want to settle for less. Built from our UHC Performance carbon fiber in the same mold as our F FRD, the frame and fork offer relatively low weight and the same stiffness found in the pros bikes. Shimano's 11-speed Ultegra group gives the bike snappy shifting for reliable performance whether you're chasing a group ride or contesting the final sprint.
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How to Use the Images Photo 1
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Questions for Photos 6 and 7
1. Why do you think Jensen designed this bench as a large stone circle?
2. Why do you think Jensen designed a city pool as a rural swimming hole? How does having rocky ledges, instead of a flat deck like many modern pools, change the experience for the swimmers at Columbus Park? Why do you think Jensen's pools were eventually replaced with modern pools?
3. To what senses do these features appeal? How did Jensen's design encourage children to exercise mind and body?
4. Jensen originally included no playground equipment in the park. Do you think playground equipment helps or discourages imagination? Explain.
* The photos on this screen have a resolution of 72 dots per inch (dpi), and therefore will print poorly. You can obtain a larger version of Photo 6 and Photo 7, but be aware that each file will take as much as 30 seconds to load with a 28.8K modem.


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Does anyone know if there is a resource available on what attachments can work with a Singer 66?
I found a low shank Singer buttonhole attachment, but I can't find out whether it will work on a 66 or not.
Today I picked up the treadle I purchased last week. It's a little worse for wear, than the photos showed.. but all the same it's still workable. Unfortunately the attachments seem to be a combination of Singer and Bernina feet. I've spent the last 4 hours trying to track down what feet will work (or even find the ones I am missing).
So any help anyone can give me will be so gratefully received.


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LYNCHBURG, Va. - Senior guard Andrea Barbour (pictured) scored a game-high 18 points and VCU fended off a furious second half rally in a key 52-47 road win over Liberty University Tuesday night at the Vines Center.
The Rams (1-1) rebounded from Friday's season-opening loss and picked up their second straight victory in Lynchburg. The road team has won the last three games in the series dating back to the 2008-09 campaign. Tuesday's game was also just the sixth loss Liberty has suffered at home since the 2006-07 season, two of which have come against VCU.
For the second game in a row, Barbour paced the Rams offensively with back-to-back 18-point performances. Sophomore Robyn Parks added 11 points and a game-high four steals, while junior Carleeda Green, who gave VCU key minutes off the bench, finished with nine points and two assists.
Both teams got off to a slow start hitting a combined 4 of 21 from the field through the first six minutes of the game as VCU held a narrow 5-4 advantage at the 13:18 mark. The lead changed hands five times during that stretch until the Rams scored on three straight possessions and moved ahead by five on a jumper by Parks with 11:48 showing.
Liberty (1-1), the preseason favorite in the Big South Conference, pulled within 9-7 on a free throw by Tolu Omotola with 7:35 left, and later made it 13-10 at the line with 4:10 remaining. It was as close as the Flames would get, however, as VCU scored the final 11 points of the half and took a 24-10 lead into the locker room. Green scored seven points during the run, while senior Jennifer Lane gave the Rams their largest lead of the period with a 3-pointer from the left corner with eight seconds to go.
VCU held Liberty to just 10 points on 16.7 percent shooting in the first half, while forcing 13 turnovers.
Lane extended the Rams' lead to 31-14 with a triple from the left corner with 15:44 left but Liberty caught fire and reeled off 14 straight and pulled within 33-30 with 10 minutes to play. A pair of Parks free throws halted the Flames' rally and VCU scored nine of the next 11 points and built a 42-32 advantage with 7:54 to go.
A traditional three-point play by Devon Brown and a triple from the right wing from Danika Dale pulled Liberty within four less than two minutes later.
The Rams went back ahead 47-40 on a three-point play by Barbour with 2:27 to go. Avery Warley scored four straight to get Liberty within three but it was as close as the Flames would get the rest of the way. VCU hit five of its final eight from the free throw line to hold off Liberty's rally.
Senior forward Courtney Hurt's school record 41 straight double-figure scoring games came to an end as she finished with just six points. The Conyers, Ga., native has scored at least 10 points in 56 of VCU's last 61 contests.
VCU concludes its two-game road swing on Saturday, Nov. 19 when the Rams travel to Missouri-Kansas City. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m., and will mark the first-ever meeting between the schools. VCU returns to the Verizon Wireless Arena on Nov. 22 against Charlotte.


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Pilot badger culls given go-ahead
Controversial badger culling to tackle tuberculosis in cattle is set to go ahead this summer, after two pilot schemes were given the green light.
Pilot culls in west Gloucestershire and west Somerset, which will see the killing of 70% of badgers in each area, have been authorised by Government agency Natural England after final licence conditions were met, with a third scheme in Dorset being prepared as a reserve to prevent any further delays.
The two pilot culls were delayed last year in the face of bad weather and the discovery that there were more badgers in the areas than previously estimated.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson told farmers at the National Farmers' Union conference in Birmingham that he was committed to making sure the pilots went ahead. He said tackling bovine TB had cost the taxpayer £500 million in the past 10 years, and costs could reach £1 billion over the next decade if the disease was left unchecked.
Mr Paterson said that research in the UK had shown that culling badgers, which can transmit TB to cattle, could reduce the levels of the disease in herds, and that Britain had to learn from experience elsewhere that the tuberculosis could not effectively be curbed without tackling the problem in wildlife.
He said he wanted to see effective and affordable vaccines deployed for both cattle and badgers as quickly as possible but it was likely to take another decade before the deployment of a cattle vaccine which is validated and legal under EU regulations could take place.
Mr Paterson said: "Bovine TB is spreading at an alarming rate and causing real devastation to our beef and dairy industry." He added that Natural England issued authorisation letters which confirmed culling could proceed this summer, as an important step towards taking the action needed to tackle the spread of TB in wildlife.
"I am determined that there are no further delays this year. That is why we have taken the sensible step with the farming industry to elect a reserve area that can be called upon should anything happen to prevent culling in Somerset or Gloucester. These pilot culls are just one part of our approach to control and eradicate this dreadful disease."
The move was welcomed by National Farmers' Union president Peter Kendall who said it would have been easy for the Environment Secretary to let TB slip down the list of priorities after last year's delay.
The Environment Department said the cull had been designed to minimise the risk of badgers moving around and spreading the disease, and that research had shown that culling could reduce TB by around 16% in cattle herds.
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This is the second in a short series of five tournaments celebrating my favourite maps of 2011. The term "Best of" is highly subjective, of course. I offer no warranty that these maps are the "best" by any measurement other than my personal opinion. This tournament will feature all these maps with Flat Rate spoils. (The first tournament in this series used No Spoils, the third will be Nuclear, the fourth will run Escalating, and the last one will feature randomized spoils.)
Eligibility: To play in this tournament, you must be premium, have a turns-taken record of 98% or better, at least 100 completed games, and be at least a PFC on sign-up.
Procedure:The format of this tourney will be familiar to anyone who has played in my "Nuclear War" series. In each tourney in this series, the first nine phases will consist of multiplayer Standard games. In each of these phases, only the first player eliminated from each game is eliminated from the tournament. All others will continue to the next phase. As soon as all games in a phase have had one player eliminated, I will begin the next phase with the survivors. Winning these games will not influence the course of the tournament; only that first elimination is significant.
Edit, March 30th: Yesterday we ran into a situation, where someone won a map by the map victory conditions, without anyone having been eliminated. This is a situation I did not foresee when I designed this tournament, but since four of the nine maps have victory conditions, the situation could happen again. We need an emergency rule modification.
New rule: If someone wins a map by the victory conditions, without anyone having been eliminated, that person will automatically proceed to the next round. The remaining players will replay the same map.
The four maps with victory conditions are: Transsib1914 (phase 2), Northwest Passage (phase 3), Conquer Rome (phase 6) and Roark's Drift (phase 7).
However, there is a GA medal for the player who wins the most games in the first eight phases!
In the Final phase, all remaining players will play simultaneously in nine multiplayer Terminator games. These games will be completed and winning them will count, as will the number of kills.
Settings: All games will be Casual, Automatic, Foggy, Chained, Flat Rate, with a 100-round limit.
The maps to be used are shown in the Phase spoilers below. (Thanks to koontz1973 for assembling all the images in one place!)
The finals will be different from the first nine phases.
DJ Teflon wrote:A General Achievement Medal will be awarded to the player with the most wins in the first eight phases.
For further updates on this series, visit the newly-launched (January 14th 2013) Best of 2011 Series Infocentre (located in Post 3 of the same thread as the earlier History of Nuclear War Infocentre.)


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October 20, 2008
Disney Wonder will wander to Europe in 2010 for the longest season overseas yet for family-friendly Disney Cruise Lines, including Baltic itineraries.
Disney Cruise Line just announced that in 2010, the Disney Magic will be sail in Europe for an extended April through September season. While Disney Magic cruised the Mediterranean during the summer of 2007, the line will inaugurate a new European itinerary with four 12-night sailings in Northern Europe. These will be bookended with 10 and 11-night Mediterranean cruises.
Family-friendly Scandinavian and Baltic Ports
Departing from Dover, England, the Disney Magic will sail 12-night itineraries in June and July 2010, calling at the Scandinavian ports of Oslo, Copenhagen, and Stockholm. The ship will also call at Warnemunde, Germany, which is the gateway to Berlin; and St. Petersburg, Russia, where the ship will overnight for those who want to take a full day excursion to Moscow.
During the press conference in New York City announcing this new itinerary, footage was shown of a Disney Cruise Line employee, Jim Urry, and Mickey Mouse in Moscow's Red Square, explaining that the excursions will be very family-friendly. DCL plans to offer a wide variety of shore excursions called "Port Adventures" -- that appeal to children and their parents in Northern European ports by combining local Viking and fairytale lore in the excursions.
For example, some of the possible offerings may include: children can dress up as a prince or princess and go to a castle ball; fairytales will come to life while in Northern Germany, home of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales; kids will be "edutained" about Vikings while in Scandinavia, followed by a visit to the Vasa Museum with its replica Viking ship; and family visits to Meyerwerf shipyard in Germany to see the finishing touches being put on the new Disney ships (the first ship will launch in early 2011).
Other Itinerary Options
Before and after the June and July Northern European itineraries, the Disney Magic will cruise 10- and 11-day Mediterranean sailings from Barcelona. However, the itineraries are a bit different from last summer's Mediterranean cruises since DCL will offer three new ports of call: Malta, Tunis, and Corsica. These sailings will be in April, May, August and September.
Additionally, while the Magic is in Europe, the Disney Wonder will sail new configurations of Bahamas itineraries in the summer of 2010. Instead of its usual three- and four-night sailings, the Disney Wonder will shift to four- and five-night cruises from Port Canaveral to Key West, Nassau and Castaway Cay. According to Tom McAlpin, DCL President, this is to accommodate guests looking for slightly longer summer cruises during the time while children are on vacation. He noted that Disney has not had a seven-night ship in the Caribbean/Bahamas for the past two summers, when the Magic was deployed on the West Coast and Mediterranean.
Both the four- and five-day itinerary options as well as the new European offerings are especially important to Disney because it boasts a very strong repeat passenger rate -- which is in the 35 to 45% range, according to McAlpin looking to sail again with Disney but on new itineraries.
Travel Channel's Samantha Brown
Much of Disney's news was presented to New York City press via the Travel Channel's Samantha Brown. She noted she's been on six cruises in the past four years and her most recent was a Disney cruise with her husband and 11-year-old niece. Brown and her family was looking to experience what McAlpin called a "no compromise" vacation. McAlpin explained that Disney cruises offer fun for all ages including its youth program; teen club aboard ship; adults-only pools and Italian restaurant; teen beach on Castaway Cay; and adults-only beach also on Castaway Cay, the line's private Bahamian island.
Brown noted that while her 11-year-old niece was "wowed" by the family-friendly stage shows and youth programming, what made the biggest impression was a small touch. Her niece was deemed the "Pin Trading Ambassador" on their cruise and she received a certificate with her name on it, hand-delivered to her door.
"I'm excited because family travel is here to stay. It's gratifying for me to see parents expose children to cultures around the world at such a young age. This is a wonderful way to celebrate our differences around the world," Brown noted. "My goal is to let folks know that Americans are welcome abroad and to give them the confidence to experience new lands and cultures," she continued.
"If I can encourage parents to travel to Malta with their kids, then I've done my job," she said.


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BALTIMORE – Junior Jake Barnes (Annandale, Va./Annandale) collected his 100th and 101st career hits as the Retriever offense banged out nine hits and took advantage of eight walks and two Georgetown errors en route to an 8-5 win, Tuesday night at Alumni Field in UMBC's home season finale.
Prior to the game, UMBC honored long-time head coach John Jancuska who coached the Retrievers from 1978-2011 and earned 682 victories.
Barnes went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored to lead the UMBC (16-27) offense while classmate Shane Vlasic (Ashburn, Va./Broad Run) tossed six effective innings for his fourth win (4-1) of the season. The right-hander struck out five while surrendering just two unearned runs.
Georgetown (19-29) starter Chris Giordano (1-3) lasted just 2.2 innings after giving up three runs on four hits. The southpaw walked three while striking out two.
Barnes' two hits give him his team-leading 14th multi-hit game of the season while also making him the third active Retriever with 100+ hits. Freshman Hunter Dolshun (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) also picked up a multi-hit night by going 2-for-3, scoring once, and knocking in a run as well.
Seven different Retrievers registered at least one hit with the No. 4 and 5 hitters leading the way.
Vlasic took care of business in the top of the first, sending the Hoyas down in order, and was immediately rewarded. Sophomore Kevin Lachance (Clifton, Va./Centreville) started the home half by beating out a Baltimore chop and moved to second as freshman Andrew Casali (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) drew a walk. Both runners moved up on a balk and then junior Vince Corbi (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) was issued a free pass to load the bases. Following a fly out, Barnes was hit by a pitch to bring the first UMBC run across.
Senior Rob McCabe (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Joseph's) increased the home lead by sending a bouncing ball past the Hoya pitcher, but knocked down by the shortstop, to score Casali. The ball was then deflected into shallow center to allow Corbi to score all the way from second and push the advantage to 3-0.
The slender Retriever righty held the visitors off the board until the fifth when Nick Collins plated Evan Ryan with an RBI ground out and then Steve Anderson followed with a double down the right field line, bringing in Beau Hall to score. That was all Vlasic would allow as he worked a 1-2-3 sixth to complete his night.
UMBC got the runs back right away in the bottom half, though, as Dolshun walked with one out and Barnes ripped a single through the left side. McCabe then drew a walk to load the bases again for senior D.J. Smith (Millersville, Md./Old Mill). Smith laid down a perfect squeeze bunt with Dolshun coming home, and Georgetown reliever Nick Leonard threw the ball into right field to clear the bases, bringing around both Barnes and McCabe, and sending Smith to third. Senior Brandon Coluccio (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township/Brookdale CC) capped the inning by lifting a fly ball to deep left to score Smith from third.
The next inning, UMBC added to its lead as Dolshun brought around Corbi with a single up the middle for an 8-2 home lead.
Georgetown pegged back for an unearned run in the seventh against sophomore Denis Mikush (Burke, Va./Robinson), and then scored two in the ninth off of senior Stephen Chrzanowski (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora/Hagerstown CC), but could not come all the way back.
UMBC now closes out the season for the second straight year with a three-game series at Maine.
- UMBC has won three straight meetings with Georgetown and now leads the all-time series, 30-16.
- The Retrievers beat the Hoyas in the team's home finale in 2013 as well.
- Barnes moved to first base in the top of the seventh and has now played six different positions in his career for the Retrievers.
- McCabe (141) and Corbi (108) are the other two active Retrievers with 100+ career hits.
- Smith's triple in the seventh was the first of his career.


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On raising a son on the autism spectrum, progressive politics, pop culture, and coffee addiction.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Hindsight, foresight, and insight
That sort of thing is always so much easier to see in retrospect, isn't it? And there it is, clear as day from this vantage point: Friday was the last "regular" school day, when routines were the same and the flow of the day was predictable. But I'm always afraid to set low expectations for Bud, to assume that "he couldn't possibly" or "he would just never." And so we ventured forth into these final two days; I tried to prepare him for the out-of-the-ordinary activities that would end the school year, and I hoped for the best.
Yesterday his class had a very low-key "end of the year celebration," in which parents were invited to come in for the last half hour, hear the children sing a song, and then eat some cake. No big deal, no high stakes, no pressure. Mrs. H, Miss Josephs and I had talked about Bud's level of participation in the singing portion of the program, and I assumed that one of three things would happen:
1. Bud would sit with Miss Josephs and the other children and listen as they sang,
2. Bud would sit with Miss Josephs and the other children and play the bongos as they sang, or
3. Bud would sit in the audience with us.
I didn't consider the fourth option: Bud would pace the classroom, furiously scripting something about going with Mom and watching the kids from his apartment building, as the parents arrived. He would get more agitated upon seeing me, and would burst into tears when he learned that we would not, in fact, be going to our apartment building (since we do not live in an apartment building). Bud would sit in the hallway with Mom and Dad, sobbing loudly, while the other children sang.
Guess which one happened?
A clear-thinking person would chalk that up as a learning experience and exit the school year gracefully at that point, don't you think? But not me. I didn't want Bud to miss the last day of school's "Fun Day." It was a lovely school-wide celebration with music, games, and a bounce house for the Kindergarteners. But it was just too much for Bud. I was there with him again - and again, he wanted to go to his apartment building. For the first hour or so, the other children made crafts while Bud registered his protest in shrieks and bellows: "No! You can't make a necklace!"
Things got better once the activity moved outside. He made it through the whole afternoon by seeking out activities after other children had abandoned them. He spent most of his time at the sponge relay site, where the other children used sponges to transport water from one bucket to another. Bud used the sponges to transport water from one bucket to his head. But he did bounce in the bounce house when one of the girls in his class took him by the hand and invited him in. And he did enjoy his ice cream, even though he insisted that we take his ice cream back to the classroom instead of eating outside with everyone else.
The fact is, he did a lot better at Fun Day than I did. I was tense and anxious for the duration of the seems-like-four-days-but-is-really-just-three-hours event. My dysregulation was heightened by the fact that when I arrived I was handed a "Fun Day Volunteer" t-shirt - bright yellow, at least two sizes too big, and so long that it covered my shorts and made me look like some kind of miscreant creeping around the schoolyard with no pants on.
It was only when I got home, my knees still wobbly and my shoulders still knotted with anxiety, that my husband pointed out the irony in the shirt I was wearing and I was able to have a good laugh about it:
You can't make this stuff up.
So, Bud's Kindergarten year ended more with a shriek than a bang, and I've made mental notes so that next year we will plan differently for these year-end events: scale back expectations, plan an escape route or two, get a smaller t-shirt or wear long pants. But, of course, you never can predict these things - sometimes you plan for the worst and get the best. Sometimes you just have to grit your teeth, get through it, and hope that later on you'll be able to find the humor in it.
One thing is certain: nothing can diminish the fact that this was an extraordinary year for Bud. And that's a fact that remains the same no matter what your vantage point.
15 comments:
- kyra said...
oh my, the too-large t-shirt and the pantless look totally cracked me up, as did the message on the back of the shirt!lol! i think i would have been feeling the SAME AS YOU throughout those days. but the point, as you say, is that yes, yes yes! it's been an extraordinary year and you have lovingly and beautifully chronicled it for us all. thank you for that and congratulations to all of you!
- June 14, 2006 12:51 AM
- Mamaroo said...
Very funny about the shirt!
You are so right, reading about Bud's year...it was, he was/is extraordinary!!!
- June 14, 2006 7:42 AM
- gretchen said...
Oh MOM. Sometimes I swear that you and I are living in parallel universes. Henry's school had a "festival" a couple months ago, which went pretty much as you described this, except I didn't get a cool shirt, and I had to climb into the jumping thing and drag both my sons out when their turn was up...
Henry's been saying a lot of things like "No! You can't make a necklace!" It's a rough season for all of us.
- June 14, 2006 8:38 AM
- Jennifer said...
MOM - it is going to get better. Next year, please do have the same high expectations for Bud! Bet he surprises you.
My child had a very similar reaction at age 4 to the end of year daycare party. Now, at age 9, she is perfectly fine with all these things and even looks forward to them - although she is still scared to go down the big bouncy slide!
- June 14, 2006 9:33 AM
I am so glad to know other moms
are out there, struggling to make
sense of their kids with ASD at this
time of year. I feel so stupid
not immediatly recognizing the added anxiety and tantruming for
what is was- school is ending!!!!
And not just school- preschool-
A new world awaits called Kindergarten and my son wants none of it!! Thank you for your insight.
- June 14, 2006 10:13 AM
- karen said...
Oy. I, too, have been-there-done-that at public events with Pete. It's exhausting to be sure, but at least your sense of humor is in tact. :-)
You are right that it doesn't take one moment away from Bud's great kindergarten year though.
- June 14, 2006 10:40 AM
- Octoberbabies said...
We torture ourselves either way don't we? We feel guilty when we "exclude" them then we feel guilty when we include them and they end up hating it. Going through the same thing myself: today was Isaac's Kindergarten graduation and we decided not to bring India to the celebration. I know she would have hated it but I can't help but look at the India-less pictures and hurt a little.
PS. Congrats to you and Bud for a wonderful school year!
- June 14, 2006 1:18 PM
- Wendy said...
Seems to me that Bud does really well when other little girls are around to guide him. Maybe you should hire a bunch of wee girl therapists to play with him this summer! :)
- June 14, 2006 4:25 PM
- Kristina Chew said...
Endings are tough for Charlie. I think he's feels the pressure and the build-up, and responds in kind----he's not one for ceremony.
Did you figure out what he meant about the "apartment"?
We could all use a shirt like that (in a smaller size)!
- June 14, 2006 5:22 PM
- Tera said...
Happy End-of-School-Year to Bud...and you, of course! Sorry about the "Fun Day" festivities, though. (Psst! I've never been a big fan of those, either).
Thank Bud for turning me on to a great show...I finally saw "Jack's Big Music Show" today. They sing some catchy tunes. Unfortunately, Mom made me change the channel halfway through.
Tera, kids' show snob
- June 14, 2006 6:54 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
Kristina, I don't know for sure but I think that the apartment building script came from Pinky Dinky Doo, a new series from the folks at Sesame Workshop and a current favorite of Bud's. (Tera, there's a new one to check out!)
- June 14, 2006 8:28 PM
- Mom to Mr. Handsome said...
Another year of great progress and joy of watching Bud grow. HOORAY! I can look at Gabe now and know when he is reaching his limit. He also starts scripting when a room gets overly crowded or music is on that he doesn't like. I thank God now for the small signs Gabe gives me that he either needs help, is uncomfortable or we need to leave. He used to just throw himself on the floor. No we can leave with spirits intact.
- June 14, 2006 10:12 PM
- MothersVox said...
Love the shirt! I definitely need one! Sounds like Bud and Sweet M had similarly amazing years and denouement (sp?) year end experiences! Onward to another great year . . .
- June 15, 2006 10:31 AM
- Kristina Chew said...
I thought it might be from the Sesame St show!
I wouldn't mind a shirt either but not so large it's a dress.....
- June 15, 2006 11:58 AM
- Julia said...
I'm glad Bud had fun in the bounce house! (Sam can't handle the motor noise very well, and retreats from those. At least I know what's going on with that!)
- June 16, 2006 11:24 AM


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As the late games tip off, let me step in for a second and divert your attention to speed skating. Shani Davis, at the ISU world all-around speedskating championships, set a new world record in the mens 1500m. The previous record holder? A guy named Chad Hedrick.
You may remember their vicious speedskating beef from the Torino 2006 games. Even 50 Cent and Ja Rule were stepping in to tell them, "Hey, calm down, this is getting serious." Anyway, I suppose this gives Shani Davis the last laugh.
Anyway, in basketball, the late games are just underway, with Georgetown opening up a quick 8-point lead on Ohio State, and Texas leading N.C. State by 3 early in the going. 'Zona and 'Nova have yet to get underway.


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Feb 10, 2013
JERUSALEM – Israel's recent airstrike in Syria, which according to Western officials targeted weapons destined for the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah, could mark the start of a more aggressive campaign by Israel to prevent arms transfers as conditions in Syria deteriorate, according to analysts in Israel and Lebanon.
Israel's readiness to strike again if necessary heralds a new and more volatile phase in the regional repercussions of Syria's civil war, which has raised concerns in Israel about the possible transfer of advanced or nonconventional weapons to Islamist militant groups.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak all but acknowledged that Israel carried out the strike near Damascus on Jan. 30, saying it was "proof that when we say something we mean it." An Israeli cabinet minister had warned before the attack that Israel could act against transfers of chemical weapons to militant groups.
Amos Yadlin, a former chief of Israeli military intelligence who directs the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, said in an interview that while future Israeli action could be expected, it would depend on specific calculations of the advantages and risks of such strikes.


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Thorngrin the Tender is the third boss of The Botanica wing of the Tempest Keep instance in Netherstorm.
Summary Edit
- Sacrifice: Occasionally 'sacrifices' a party member, draining their health over time and healing himself. Can only hit players who are in line of sight, and Thorngrin will not use this ability on his current target (so, unless your tank loses aggro, they will never be Sacrificed). 0.5 sec cast. This ticks for about 750 per second (about 5K total; it is partially resistable via Shadow resistance). Since patch 2.1 this will also teleport the player to Thorngrin's original location and stuns them for the duration of the Sacrifice.
- Hellfire: Channels hellfire at his feet like Baron Geddon, causing 1.3k damage every second. Can be outranged by the tank. Thorngrin does not use his melee attack while channeling this ability.
- Enrage: Occasionally enrages, increasing attack speed by 75% and physical damage by 110%. Thorngrin hits *extremely* hard while Enraged.
Fight Edit
Before engaging Thorngrin, his room must be cleared. There are two pulls of four demons and a Channeler; although it seems like they pull together, you can actually pull the demons separately if you wait until the Channeler walks forward towards Thorngrin (just wait until the buff wears off of them, or you'll be in a world of hurt.)
There are also two stealthed satyrs who patrol in the next room (as you go towards Laj). They should be killed before fighting Thorngrin, as you can easily aggro them by mistake if they have patrolled close to the boss.
- Sacrifice: Thorngrin will occasionally 'sacrifice' a party member (very similar to Zevrim Thornhoof in DM East). This will not target the tank. This teleports the party member up onto the platform where Thorngrin is initially standing, stuns them for 6 seconds, and drains ~750 health per second (giving an equal amount of health to the boss). The stun/drain cannot be dispelled, but you can heal or shield them as normal. Healing range can be a problem; healers might want to stand close to the platform so they can heal anyone who is sacrificed while low on health. Party members should generally bandage themselves or drink a potion after being sacrificed, so the healers can concentrate on the tank. It may be possible to avoid having the healer be sacrificed by positioning them so they are out of LOS of the boss. Note that this ability does Shadow damage, so anything that increases Shadow resistance will help decrease the damage taken.
- Hellfire: Thorngrin will occasionally channel a "Hellfire" AoE (very similar to the Warlock spell). This deals ~1500 fire damage per tick in normal mode. It has a HUGE animation, but the actual range of it is not nearly as large, and it is fairly easy to get out of. Melee DPS should move out of range ASAP and bandage up. Your tank can stay in if he/she has lots of HP and/or FR gear and/or Fire Protection potions; it's only 4-5 ticks of damage. On Heroic the tank will probably need to back out as well, unless you have extremely good healing. It is VERY important for ranged DPS to stop attack as well during the Hellfire, otherwise you are very likely to pull aggro.
- Enrage: Thorngrin will periodically Enrage, becoming very large and glowing red. This increases his melee DPS substantially, and he will probably one-shot any non-plate-wearing party member. Healers will need to spam fast heals, and/or things like Power Word: Shield to keep the tank alive. You will pretty much need maximum HPS (e.g. spammed Flash Heal) to keep the tank up unless you have good gear or multiple healers. Keeping HoTs up on the tank can help. The Enrage only lasts about 8-10 seconds.
- To keep healers out of LOS, place the tank in the middle of the room, and put the healer behind the boxes to the left of Thorngrin's starting position. The healer should be able to see the tank, but will not be in LoS of the boss. With a single healer this may help, since then (in theory) they will never be sacrificed. With multiple healers (even if one is not specced for it) this is rarely a problem.
- Thorngrin is normally tanked in the middle of the room; healers (if not trying to stay out of LOS) should stand between Thorngrin and the raised platform where Sacrifice victims go. This way the healers can reach all party members (if you stand on the other side, Sacrificed members may be out of healing range). Ranged DPS can simply stand on the sides of the room.
- Because Hellfire and Sacrifice both mess up melee DPS, ranged DPS makes the fight substantially easier. However, it is very doable with heavy melee DPS as long as they can avoid taking too much damage during Hellfire casts.
- Hunters: (As of 09/05/08) On normal and heroic mode, Thorngrin is not immune to viper sting for mana draining. As you can imagine, this makes the fight immensely, immensely easier.
- Aggro can be a problem if your tank does not have enough HP/FR (or your healer does not have enough mana) for the tank to keep meleeing during Hellfire casts. If this is the case, you may need to taunt after he casts Hellfire, or have your ranged DPS not attack while he channels.
- Greater/Major Fire Protection Potions can be helpful for the tank if they intend to stay in for Hellfires. If you drink one and then start the fight when it has about 1m left on its timer, you should have the potion cooldown up in time for the second or third Hellfire.
- Around 250 FR should be enough to let the tank easily stay in during Hellfire, even without extremely good healing. However, be careful not to sacrifice too much Defense/Armor, since Thorngrin hits *extremely* hard during his Enrage phase. Therefore, running out of Hellfire is prefered over staying in it with fire resist gear.
- Another tactic for dealing with Enrage is to kite him -- Mages can Iceblock, or a Hunter can FD when he gets close. However, pulling aggro at the right time can be tricky.
- Apparently, the snakes from a Hunter's Snake Trap can be hit by Sacrifice. Releasing the trap at the right time may enable you to avoid it most of the time (unverified as of patch 2.2.0).
- Warlocks can use Enslave Demon on one of the elite Satyrs in Thorngrin's room, and then use that mob against Thorngrin. These demons deal extremely high damage and can make the fight much easier. This technique is usable in several of the boss fights in Botanica if you move quickly. Note however that in heroic mode they are immune to enslave.
Alternate LOS Strategy Edit
The goal of this strategy is to keep everyone in the party out of line of sight, so that Thorngrin never uses his Sacrifice. Tank should wear DPS and fire resist gear, hybrid classes should go heal mode. Rogues can take a nap. The party stands in the hallway outside the demons' room. The tank pulls Thorngrin up the ramp, positioning him just outside of line of sight, west of the doorway. The tank stands in the doorway, in line of sight of healers. Tank supplies almost all the DPS on this fight; ranged AoE classes can drop AoE in the doorway and hit Thorngrin with it. Just heal through the Hellfires and Enrages.
If the positioning is right, Thorngrin will occasionally turn to party members and try to cast Sacrifice, but will never be able to.
Straight Tanking (Heroic) Edit
This method works best with 3 ranged DPS. Tank the boss in the middle of the room so his AoE is out of the range of the first step of the stairs where the boss spawned. Have your DPS and healer standing on the step. During the fight the tank need to watch when the boss randomly chooses a party member to Sacrifice. After the sacrifice is started, the boss will randomly aggro on another DPS/healer; that is when the tank needs to use the taunt ability to bring the boss back to the middle of the room before he does his AoE (the tank stays inside the AoE). If the taunt is a bit late, DPS can move back up the boss' stairs a bit to avoid the AoE. Resume original position after AoE. Sacrifice is not a big problem with this method, but requires the tank to be precise on when to use his taunt.
Loot Edit
Quotes Edit
- What aggravation is this? You will die!
- Scream while you burn!
- I'll incinerate you!
- I revel in your pain!
- You seek a prize, eh? How about death?
- Your life will be mine!
Killing a player:
- I hate to say I told you so...
- You won't... get far.


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If you haven't noticed I really believe in sticking up for what I believe to be right. I learned of something today that has simply blown my mind, Specialized has some how trademarked "Roubaix" which is the name of a town in France. The town is famous worldwide for the Paris -Roubaix bicycle race, a grueling spring classic. Famous for it's rough cobble stone sections, rain, snow, cold and injuries it is perhaps the toughest race in road cycling.
Well, some how Specialized has managed to trademark the name of a town that has been used in bike culture for years before Specialized existed. Not only that, they are threatening to sue a bike shop owner if he doesn't change the name of his shop, http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2013/12/07/war-veteran-forced-to-change-bike-shops-name-after-threat-from-u-s-bike-giant-specialized/
In a short google search I found a Roubaix Bicycles in Greeley Colorado, a Fuji Roubaix bicycle, quite a few tires with the name "Roubaix" in them, handlebar tape named Roubaix and Santini Ray Roubaix Road Bike LS Thermal Winter Baselayer Black! I believe Rock Shox used to have a Roubaix fork (short travel road bike fork) and bet there is a Roubaix Bikes in the town of Roubaix.
Turns out Specialized owns the word "Epic" too and has flexed their muscles quite a few times enforcing their right to various words they own. Even a 150 year old nickname for Portland, Stumptown used by Mountain Cycles was fought against by Specialized who claimed the name could confuse the public into thinking it was Stumpjumper. The legal costs of Specialized's law suit against Mountain Cycle may have been a big cause of their failure. More on Epic and other cases of Specialized flexing their muscles on questionable trademark lawsuits here: http://www.themountainbikelife.com/2013/12/whats-in-name.html
Well what do you think? Should an American company be able to trademark the name of a French Town that has been used in the cycling industry since before Specialized existed?
12/10/13 Update, turns out Specialized doesn't even own the trademark "Roubaix", Fuji bikes does and they licensed the name to Specialized in an agreement to allow Fuji to use Specialized's Horst Link suspension. Which, in my humble opinion make Specialized look not only mean, but pretty dumb too! "We are in the process of notifying Specialized that they did not have the authority, as part of our license agreement, to stop Daniel Richter … from using the Roubaix name," Cunnane said in an email to BRAIN*. "While ASI does have the authority to object to Mr. Richter's use of the name and while we at ASI understand the importance of protecting our bicycle model names, we believe that Mr. Richter did not intend for consumers to confuse his brick-and-mortar establishment or his wheel line with our Roubaix road bike. And we believe consumers are capable of distinguishing his bike shop and wheel line from our established bikes." * quoted from Bicycle Retailer Article, read the whole article here: http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2013/12/09/asi-says-calgary-bike-shop-can-use-roubaix-name#.UqddqsSsiSp