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In today's tutorial I am going to be showing you how to draw America's favorite ape. Today you will learn "how to draw Donkey Kong". Donkey Kong has been a video game character for nearly 30 years. The first game ever that debuted the big monkey was a self titled arcade game released in 1981. I probably didn't start playing the game until it was released on the Nintendo video game console. It's funny how things work out because in his first game he was the one that kidnapped a female who looked like Princess Toadstool her name in the game was Pauline, and Mario then called Jumpman, had to climb ladder after ladder dodging wooden barrels and other obstacles that were thrown from Donkey Kong as he sat at the top of steel framed platform. As you know this game became a big hit for Nintendo and later the two characters that balled each other went on to become two of Nintendo's most popular video game icons. Jumpman became the plumber Mario who looks sort of the same but just less color. Donkey Kong then looked more like an ape, and what I mean by that is, he looks more like a wild animal that had modernization. Now this big furry animal has a lot of style and pizazz. Not only is he more attractive to look at, but he also wears a tie with his initials written right on the bottom. After he earned his success, his son Donkey Kong Jr. is the one that goes on a mission to save his papa from the clutches of Mario. That is right, after Mario finally captures Donkey Kong, his son sets off on a vine swinging adventure to release his father from the steel bared cage that he sits in. That was a fun version of the game series. As I got older I moved on to bigger and brighter video games as the systems got more advanced. Now a days Donkey Kong is featured in a variety games where he is helping other game characters battle or racing them on the track. I will always remember my game playing days when I use to struggle to get to the top to rescue both beauty and beast. In this tutorial you will learn "how to draw Donkey Kong", step by step. The instructions will make it that much easier to help guide you threw this fun colorful tutorial. Have fun y'all.
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His father would be proud; Beat goes on through son of Great White guitarist killed in fire
Acey Longley turns 10 this summer. He�s loved music virtually from birth. He believes in helping others. Guided by his mother, Heidi, he has combined his interests into a charity that cheers sick children in the Chicago area.
�I do imagine sometimes being in the hospital has got to be really scary,� Acey says, speaking by phone from his home. �That�s why I help kids.�
The charity is called B.E.A.T.S., for Bringing Everyone A Tremendous Smile. It�s a gentle pun: Acey�s musical passion is the drums, which he has been playing since he was a toddler.
And this can hardly be coincidence:
His father was musician Ty Longley, guitarist for Great White.
When Ty and Heidi learned in late 2002 that she was pregnant, they chose Acey for their child�s name if he were a boy. They joked about turning the lounge of Great White�s tour bus into a nursery. Ty looked forward to showing off their infant, snuggled against his chest in a baby carrier.
And then, on Feb. 20, 2003, Ty Longley died.
On the day she was to have her first obstetrician�s visit, Feb. 21, Heidi was on a plane to Rhode Island, where the Station nightclub fire death toll was headed toward 100. Ty was the only member of Great White who perished.
The roots of Acey�s charity grew from the January 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti. LifeSpring, the Christian church that Acey and his mother attend, became involved in relief efforts. The young boy was moved, Heidi says.
�He would just cry. So he would say, �Mom, let�s save a child�s life.� �
That summer, when he turned 7, Acey acted.
�Instead of getting presents,� he says, �I collected money to save a child in Haiti.�
He conceived something bigger at about the time of the ninth anniversary of the Station fire, in February 2012. He wanted to help more children, here in the United States. He wanted to honor his father. He thought young hospital patients might appreciate gifts of drumsticks and iTunes gift cards. Heidi reached out to contacts she�d kept in the rock world.
Soon, donations of drumsticks began arriving from musicians who play for Kiss, Fleetwood Mac, 3 Doors Down, REO Speedwagon and other bands. Eric Powers, a former Great White drummer who survived the Station fire, pitched in. So did members of the two bands with �Great White� in their names now headed by singer Jack Russell and guitarist Mark Kendall. A Chicago Tribune story last August and wire-service pieces that followed prompted an outpouring from strangers around the country.
Acey catalogs all donations. With a donor�s permission, he posts a photograph to the B.E.A.T.S. web page, whose profile picture shows Acey posing with Kiss. The cover photo is a note from �Jane,� who wrote: �The world�s a better place because of great people like you, Acey! God bless you and your mom�
Hauling a red wagon, Acey delivers the donations room by room to patients at two campuses of Edward Hospital, based in Naperville, Ill., a Chicago suburb. He spends time with the children.
�Sometimes I make jokes,� he says. "Sometimes I teach [drum] strokes."
Acey�s interest in percussion instruments formed in a household where listening to music is a constant. His tastes are not limited to rock. �He�ll listen to gospel and he loves Elvis,� Heidi says. His iTunes collection includes contemporary Christian artist Chris Tomlin alongside Black Sabbath and Dio.
Heidi does not play an instrument; her son�s musical talent, she says, comes from �Ty�s side of the family.�
But how to explain drums? Ty played guitar.
�My dad actually did want drums when he was little,� says Acey.
�Ty always said that if our kids showed interest in music, no matter what the instrument was, we would agree to let them at least try it,� Heidi says.
Photos of Acey, with his long, curly hair, are the image of Ty. Acey believes his father would applaud what he has done, just as his mother does.
�For people to give,� Heidi says, �to help keep [Ty�s] memory alive and to help these kids that we don�t even know in the hospital �� just to even brighten their day for five minutes �� I think that�s what I�m most proud of my son for.
�At the end of the day what is this about? It�s about love. It�s about this little boy who lost his dad, and instead of being angry at the world and trying to rebel, he just wants to spread some love and make his dad proud.�
B.E.A.T.S does not accept cash, but it does welcome donations of drumsticks, drums, practice pads, iTunes cards and unopened Legos for children who prefer a non-musical gift. Donations may be sent to B.E.A.T.S., c/o Acey Longley, 2126 Victoria Lakes Court, Plainfield, IL 60586. More at facebook.com/Longleybeats
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Coop goes to Paris ... after Gosling
Ryan Gosling went to Paris this weekend to pick Eva Mendes. Click here if you missed that post. After spending a couple of days there, Ryan took her back to LA.
And now it's Bradley Cooper's turn to visit. Is this is a pattern? That he's always following Ryan?
See now I just feel bad for him.
But here he is, Coop, hanging out with some friends last night, including Melanie Laurent. You probably remember her best from Inglourious Basterds but most recently, she starred in Beginners with Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor, a beautiful film (see it if you haven't, its available now for home viewing) that was just named by the Gotham Film Awards as the best independent film of the year, tied with The Tree of Life.
It was during the making of that film that Melanie and Ewan were rumoured to have been f-cking. Click here for a refresher on that story and my analysis of the situation which still applies.
As for whether or not there's anything more than friendship between her and Coop, I'm not sure she'd have the patience for him. Actors are all inherently insecure and f-cked up, especially the North American ones. Coop might actually have his own category in this regard.
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Tennis was in the air Friday night at the Whitworth Tennis Center. The Lady Bisons entered their 2009 season 1-0 with a 7-0 win over the University of Alabama A&M.
The Lady Bisons began the match scoring the doubles point. Kara Jackson & Danielle Hansen defeated Johnson & Jelks by a score of 8-1. Olivia Ellis & Elizabeth Keevil defeated Nixon and Muskwe, 8-2.
Senior Raphaela Jann fought a tough match against M. Johnson, losing her first match 3-6, and winning her 2nd 6-1; forcing her opponent into a tiebreaker. Jann won the tiebreaker 10-4.
Freshman Elizabeth Keevil continued her magical collegiate opening, defeating Jelks, 8-2.
Other singles winners for the Lady Bisons were Kara Jackson, defeating Nixon, 6-2, 6-2. Danielle Hansen defeated Cherry, 8-4. Claire Landry defeated Muskwe, 8-1. Olivia Ellis won by default.
"It was a good opener to the season, everyone came out and played well and did what they had to do, said Coach Kristin Lusk.
"I see things that we need to work on, and we'll work on those this week. We have a really tough match against Memphis this Friday night at Memphis and then we play Austin Peay on Saturday. We played well and did what we had to do."
The Lady Bisons will travel to the University of Memphis on January 30th. Their next home match will be against UT-Martin on February 13th at 7:00 p.m. The location is to be announced.
This story was written by Caroline Price, a student assistant in the athletics media relations department.


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By the way, I don't know if anyone else noticed, but The Phantom has been quiet lately, and actually hasn't logged on for some time (four months). I emailed him a few days ago out of concern and haven't heard back yet. Let's all hope for the best. If anyone has any news, please post it here or PM me if it's not for public viewing.
I 'spoke' to Ralf in October. He did have a problem with his hand and I understand that's better now but he is very busy with real life things at the moment. I'm sure/hope he'll be back soon.
Good to hear! Even if he doesn't get back to doing all the things he used to do around here (which too often went unnoticed and unthanked), just having him post occasionally would be enough for me. :D He was always quick to jump in and help someone stuck on a mission.
Just decided to un-lurk on this occasion...
I'm also glad to read that whatever driven The Phantom away from this community for so long is not realy bad in RT now. Just happy that he is just too busy now.
He did very much for the community. Always kept track of FM authors, even of that sort like me - who eventually gave up. Anyway - his attention was encouraging me to actually keep going with Dromed in the past.
Good luck with everything in RL The Phantom :)
All the best to you, The Phantom. You encouraged me to get going again when motivation was low, so if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten as far as I have now with my current project (or at all). :)
Here are some screenshots from my upcoming FM temporarily called Hunting Season:
The end is, finally, in sight (I'm on one of the very last stages right now doing special effects and tweaking) and I'll be damned if I can't make a Summer release out of this. The story is simple: Garrett has been hired by some lord to acquire a long lost family heirloom once stolen by pirates. According to the lord's sources, the heirloom is hidden somewhere on an island now turned into a well-guarded prison, so the only way in is as a prisoner.
Just thought I would report that the third (and final) mission in my Prequel campaign ("Graduation") is 90+% complete with all brushwork. Now I'm going in and adding objects, AIs, quests, and so forth -- all of the stuff that makes it fun to play. The second mission in the campaign ("True Dreams") is more like 50% complete with the brushes. I stopped work on it to begin work on "Graduation" over a year ago. "True Dreams" is a bridge mission. It bridges "Finals at the Academy" to "Graduation". And like most bridges, it needed to be anchored at both ends before it could be completed. So as soon as all the tricky bits are worked out for "Graduation" I'll go back and finish up "True Dreams. Maybe a campaign release in 2015.
Some random screenies:
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A little toy for "True Dreams". Small payouts for a pair. Larger payouts for three and four of a kind. It costs to play. Can you break the bank?
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Another little toy for "True Dreams":
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Just thought I let people here know that it won't be long for The Unknown Treasure NDV to be going beta. I just need to take one more look at it just in case I missed something. This version takes advantage of the new dark engine features that I'm also using in TROTB 2.
That's great news! Let me know if you would like a private testing forum at shalebridgecradle.
I just wanted to give an update for Bane III. I have formally resumed my work on the project, with a cooler but more feasible mission design plan. If I can keep at it I'm hoping for a summer release. :) I will try to put up a new screenshot soon.
80% complete.
1.Cataclysmic Revelations-original-Part1
2.Cataclysmic Revelations-The Mission-Part2
3.Cataclysmic Revelations-Salvation-Part3
The continuing story of Cataclymic Revelations:Garrett died discovering his reluctant virtue, but the Builder has plans for him, and his Brethren. Garrett must now return to earth on a mission to save the Builder's Brethren from the clutches of evil.
Estimated release date:Late summer 2014
I'm afraid I'm going to have to abandon my TG mission -- Endless Rain. I cannot for the life of me progress in any way. I keep hitting compilation errors as soon as I put a single terrain brush and I'm really fed up with how rigid these compilers are, refusing to work at the slightest error and not giving meaningful info at all. If monolog at least gave coordinates to find errors, but no. The worst thing is that the map isn't too far from completion (it's about 75% done) and doesn't break any boundaries (apart from huge sightlines with hundreds of polygons in view), but eh...
That really stinks, skacky. I've never got into much in-depth mission analysis in dromed, and in truth barely look at my monolog, but isn't there a way to use area brushes to try to pinpoint the problem area(s)? I've hard of authors going area by area, using a bit of trial and error and the process of elimination to locate their errors.
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Well, darn it all. If I had TG I'd might be able to help you. I only have T2 at the moment.:p
Sad to hear that.
My understanding of area brushes is that, yes, you can isolate an area that you'd like to work on and only render that area. I remember trying the area brush out when working on Life Of The Party: Winter Edition and from what I recall if you activate it and re-portalize it essentially "hides" all of the other geometry, ai, etc. that is not within that area brush.
This is correct, however this didn't help me. I temporarily fixed the error I had in an area I thought was problematic, but as soon as I started building in another place entirely the error came back.
@skacky, have you tried it in 1.22 now just for kicks?
FYI to everyone - with approval from The Phantom, I've sent out several dozen PMs to authors over the past month or so to determine the status of their missions and to help update the "Upcoming Missions" portion of this thread. I've received a very good response, so now it's just matter of putting it all together in one organized post - no small task! Should be done in the next couple of days or so. Just because it's lengthy and it's the first update in about a year, I'll post it in the FM forum as it's own thread.
In any case, if you're an author and you haven't had a chance to respond yet, now would be a good time.
*drools like a fanboi*
Heh. I've been adding lots of buildings in the last few hours (and a big spiral staircase) and it still optimizes fine, so I guess this issue is behind me now, unless it suddenly reappears. Consider the project resurrected, and I am more motivated than ever to finish it. Geometry-wise it is almost complete and shouldn't take too long to finish. Of course I'll have to populate it more, add some more loot and script the thing. :p
Changelog for Aug 23, 2014
Recent updates to the Upcoming missions list
Authors added:
- bbb, with the FM Untitled (for T2)
- Caradavin, with the FM Lord Maguire Estates 2 (for T2)
- Dale_, with the FM The Moreno Tower (for T2)
- darthslair, with the FM Cataclysmic Revelation Campaign (for T2)
- FireMage, with the FMs The Ballad of the Fence Woman and Ironfield's Tribe (for T2)
- Le Malin 76, with the FM Pride of the Hammerites (for T2)
- Purgator, with the FMs The Prophet and Untitled (for T2)
- Ravenhook, with the FM Death's Shadow (for T2)
- R Soul, with the FM Untitled (for T2)
Authors removed:
- Beltzer, with the FM The Favour (for T2) due to mission release
- cardia1, with the FM The Gift (for T2 NewDark) due to mission release
- Sensut, with the FM Exile (Being Thief 2) (for T2) due to mission release
- Tannar, with the FM The Drymian Codex (for T2) due to mission release
Missions added:
- Love Story V - Part 2 (T2) to the profile of john9818a
- Death's Turbid Veil (T2) to the profile of nicked
- Memento Mori 3 (T2) to the profile of Random_Taffer
- A Fence in Need (T2) to the profile of Sneaky Guy101
- Nightfall: A New Beginning (T2) to the profile of Sneaky Guy101
- The Devil In The Toy Man (T2) to the profile of Xorak
- Dead Tears Taste Sweet (T2) to the profile of Xorak
- King Abedzen's Tomb (T2) to the profile of Yandros
Missions removed:
- Love Story V from the profile of john9818a due to mission release
- The Drymian Codex from the profiles of Random_Taffer and Yandros due to mission release
New screenshots for the missions of the authors:
- Caradavin (Lord Maguire Estates 2)
- Dale_ (The Moreno Tower)
- nicked (Death's Turbid Veil)
- skacky (Endless Rain)
- SneakyGuy101 (A Fence In Need)
- Soul Tear (The Beginning)
Updated the current status and/or release date for the missions of the authors:
- darthsLair
- DrK
- Eternatura
- intruder
- LarryG
- qolelis
Current status of my FM 95% complete. English translation 100% complete - thanks to MoroseTroll, Dront & nickie.
But I still can't come up with of the official title. :erg:


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Consensus Report
Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030 (2011)Ocean Studies Board
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
U.S. ocean research depends on a broad range of ocean infrastructure assets—the national inventory of ships and other platforms, sensors and samplers, computational and data systems, supporting facilities, and trained personnel. In order to ensure that essential infrastructure is available for both fundamental research and issues of social importance in 2030, a coordinated national plan for making future strategic investments is necessary. A growing suite of infrastructure will be needed to address urgent societal issues in coming years, such as climate change, offshore energy production, tsunami detection, and sustainable fisheries. This report identifies major ocean science questions anticipated to be significant in 2030, defines the categories of infrastructure needed to support such research over the next two decades, identifies criteria that could help prioritize infrastructure development or replacement, and suggests ways to maximize investments in ocean infrastructure.
Key Messages
- Establishing and maintaining a coordinated national strategic plan for shared ocean infrastructure investment and maintenance is essential to build the comprehensive range of ocean infrastructure that will be needed in coming years. Such a plan would focus on trends in scientific needs and advances in technology, while taking into account factors such as costs, efficient use, and the capacity to cope with unforeseen events.
- Using input from the worldwide scientific community, a range of recent government plans, task force documents, research planning assessments, and a review of primary literature, the committee identified compelling research questions anticipated to be at the forefront of ocean science in 2030. These research questions fall under four themes: enabling stewardship of the environment; protecting life and property; promoting economic vitality; and increasing fundamental scientific understanding.
- Based on trends in the use of ocean infrastructure over the last two or more decades and on the major research questions forecast for 2030, the committee identified overarching infrastructure needs. For example, the committee anticipates research vessels that allow scientists to go to sea will continue to be the most essential piece of ocean infrastructure; and that expanding the current network of 3000 Argo floats will allow further study of the ocean's physical, biological, and chemical processes.
- Continued developments in ocean infrastructure increasingly depend on innovations in other fields, including engineering and computer science. This is in part due to decreases in funding for high risk, high reward research and development of novel ocean research technologies. To foster innovation and technological advancements in the ocean sciences, federal agencies will need to encourage a risk-taking environment for the development of new infrastructure, which is difficult under the current systems of research funding.
- The committee devised criteria that could help agencies prioritize investments, taking account of issues such as whether the infrastructure can help address more than one research question, the quality of the data collected using the infrastructure, and future technology trends. The committee concluded that the development, maintenance, and replacement of ocean research infrastructure should be prioritized in such a way to maximize the benefits from the infrastructure. This type of economic optimization includes consideration of factors such as: 1) Usefulness of the infrastructure for addressing important science questions; 2) Affordability, efficiency, and longevity of the infrastructure; and 3) Ability to contribute to other missions or applications.
- Federal agencies can maximize the value of ocean infrastructure by following a number of best practices, including efficiently managing resources, providing broad access to data and facilities, fostering collaboration at many levels, and enabling the transition from research to broader use. Conducting formal reviews of ocean infrastructure assets approximately every 5-10 years would help ensure the infrastructure remains useful across the full range of ocean science research needs.


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Griffin named registrar at Princeton
Polly Winfrey Griffin, registrar at Dartmouth College since 1999, has been named registrar at Princeton University, effective Aug. 1, 2006.
She will succeed Joseph Greenberg, a 1977 Princeton graduate alumnus who died in November 2005 after 27 years of service in the registrar's office at the University, the last six as its leader. Since Greenberg's death, Vice Provost for Institutional Research Jed Marsh has been overseeing the day-to-day operations of the office, working in close collaboration with the senior management team assembled by Greenberg.
A 1973 cum laude graduate of Westhampton College at the University of Richmond with honors in psychology, Griffin earned a master's degree in counseling and rehabilitation from West Virginia University in 1975. After a year as a staff psychologist at a mental health center in Martinsville, Va., she began her career in university administration in 1976 at Wingate College in Wingate, N.C., serving first as assistant to the president and subsequently as registrar and director of international programs. In 1987 she moved to Davidson College in Davidson, N.C., where she served for five years as assistant to the vice president for academic affairs, followed by seven years as registrar. She took up her current position at Dartmouth in October 1999.
Griffin's responsibilities at Dartmouth match closely the portfolio she will hold at Princeton. As the academic officer responsible for planning, organization and record-keeping of instructional activities, she coordinates student records management, course and class scheduling, grading, transfer credit approval, degree certification, faculty elections, and academic calendar and catalog preparation. She also manages the interface between the registrar's office and information technology support; advises deans, department chairs and faculty committees on academic policy issues; and interprets and implements federal laws and guidelines with respect to student records maintenance and release.
Griffin has participated in the development and implementation of Web-based academic services for students and faculty, including course selection, add/drop, check-in, enrollment planning, grade viewing, graduation planning, advising, address maintenance and class rosters. She initiated and directed a classroom planning project that reviewed classroom utilization, specified technological and instructional standards, and resulted in a master plan to guide continuing investment in classroom facilities at Dartmouth.
Griffin has served on numerous faculty and administrative committees at Dartmouth, including the Faculty Committee on Instruction, the Committee of Chairs, the Project Management Committee for administrative student systems, the Enrollment Management Committee and the Steering Committee for NCAA Recertification.
A member of the American, New England and Southern Associations of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO, NEACRAO and SACRAO, respectively), Griffin currently serves on the Public Policy Task Force of AACRAO and the Records and Registration and the Nominations and Elections committees of NEACRAO.
Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel, who led the national search for the new registrar, said, "Polly Griffin brings to Princeton extraordinary breadth and depth of experience as a collegiate registrar. She is fully familiar with the challenges and opportunities facing our registrar's office, and she is deeply versed in the best practices of the profession. A proven leader with exceptional management skills, the highest standards and an outstanding record of service to students and faculty, she is just the right person to build on Joe Greenberg's legacy and take the registrar's office to new levels of effectiveness in the years ahead."
In her letter of application for the position, Griffin wrote, "Joe Greenberg was my friend and steadfast colleague," and she noted that her "respect for Joe and for the staff that he assembled and so admired" made the prospect of leading the registrar's office at Princeton "particularly special."
She said of her new appointment, "Princeton is focusing on issues fundamental to higher education in this country and hence the world. Doing my part to participate in and support these important institutional conversations is professionally and personally compelling, and I anticipate with pleasure taking up the exciting work of the registrar at this time in the life of the University."


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The International Commission on Mathematical Instruction
Bulletin No. 40, June 1996
Mogens Niss
IMFUFA, Roskilde University
P.O.Box 260, DK 4000 Roskilde
Table of Contents:
Executive Committee
The General Assembly of ICMI to convene at ICME-8
ICMI on the World Wide Web
Report on ICMI Activities 1992-96
ICMI Accounts 1995
Report by the International Study Group on the Relations between History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (HPM)
(John Fauvel)
Report of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
(Stephen Lerman)
Report of the World Federation of National Mathematical Competitions (WFNMC)
(R.G. Dunkley)
Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik (GDM)
(Werner Blum)
A new ICMI Study has appeared
Towards Gender Equity in Mathematics Education
The Spanish Society for Research in Mathematics Education (SEIEM)
(Luis Rico)
A short report on ATCM-1
(Lee Peng Yee)
Future Conferences
The ICMI Bulletin on the World Wide Web and on E-Mail
National Representatives


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Hello gang,
We're about to launch an externally facing community who's business case is driven largely by the long-tail-search traffic we're expecting to attract. I'm no SEO expert, but I have (un-founded) concerns with how Jive's chosen to code their site. Specifically
- URLs are poorly constructed for an externally facing site.
- Other than the primary category page, they don't contain any key words. They use category and message IDs rather than relevant text that a search engine can recognize
- For example: www.fakewebsite.com/community/building_widgets is the directory structure for the home page of Building Widget.
- Upon clicking a discussion within the Building Widgets category, the URL transitions to www.fakewebsite.com/message/1759#1759 where the '1759' is the discussion number.
- How are we expected to build link equity with a URL of /messages/1759 ?
- Other than the primary category page, they don't contain any key words. They use category and message IDs rather than relevant text that a search engine can recognize
- Also this directory structure/approach leads to having duplicate URLs for the same page. Google will see this and split the link equity between the two. The more replies on a page…the more URLs created for it…the less link equity we get. Here's an example
- Pretent this link www.fakewebsite.com/message/1116 is the primary page for a discussion thread. It's also the URL for the Discussion. (Forget for a moment that the primary category Building Widgets isn't even in the URL)
- When a User clicks on a discussion within that page, they're taken to another URL with the reply ID - like this www.fakewebsite.com/message/1789. The page doesn't change, just the URL because it's referencing the individual reply to the primary discussion.
- The way Google will treat this (as I understand it) is by dividing the link equity between the two URLs even though the page is the same.
As i mentioned, we haven't launched so my concerns are un-founded at this point. But given what I know about SEO and specifically Google's approach to indexing and crawling sites, these things concern me.
Can anyone out there with a focus on SEO and a live site put my concerns at ease? Otherwise, are there any tips to addressing these gaps that don't require $1,000,000 in PS charges?
Thank you, kindly, in advance.


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What is ATLAST?
The Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST) is a NASA strategic mission concept study for the next generation of UVOIR space observatory. ATLAST will have a primary mirror diameter in the 8m to 16m range that will allow us to perform some of the most challenging observations to answer some of our most compelling astrophysical questions. We have identified two different telescope architectures, but with similar optical designs, that span the range in viable technologies. The architectures are a telescope with a monolithic primary mirror and two variations of a telescope with a large segmented primary mirror. The concepts invoke heritage from HST and JWST design, but also take significant departures from these designs to minimize complexity, mass, or both. ATLAST will have an angular resolution that is 5 - 10 times better than the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and a sensitivity limit that is up to 2000 times better than the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
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The greatest leaps in our understanding of the universe typically follow the introduction of radically new observational capabilities that bring previously unobserved phenomena into view. Some, such as the unambiguous detection of life on an Earth-like planet orbiting another star, will be profound yet conceivable. Others are entirely beyond our imagination. All forever change our view of our place in the universe. ATLAST is envisioned as a flagship mission of the 2025 - 2035 period, designed to address one of the most compelling questions of our time. Is there life else where in our Galaxy? It will accomplish this by detecting"biosignatures" (such as molecular oxygen, ozone, water, and methane) in the spectra of terrestrial exoplanets.
But ATLAST is more than just a "life-finder". ATLAST will have the performance required to reveal the underlying physics that drives star formation and to trace the complex interactions between dark matter, galaxies, and the intergalactic medium. Because of the large leap in observing capabilities that ATLAST will provide, we cannot fully anticipate the diversity or direction of the investigations that will dominate its use - just as the creators of HST did not foresee its pioneering roles in characterizing the atmospheres of Jupiter-mass exoplanets or measuring the acceleration of cosmic expansion using distant supernovae. ATLAST will have the versatility to far outlast the scientific vision of current-day astronomers.
Objectives of our NASA Strategic Mission Concept Study
We have produced a road map of the key technology developments required to enable ATLAST. Two of the concepts, the 8m monolithic mirror telescope and the 16.8m segmented mirror telescope, span the range of UVOIR observatories that are enabled by NASA's proposed space launch system (SLS) vehicle. The 8m ATLAST offers the inherent advantages of a monolithic aperture telescope in terms of high-contrast imaging and superb wavefront control. The 16m ATLAST represents a pathway to truly large apertures in space and uses the largest extrapolation of a JWST-like chord-fold primary mirror packaging. However, the ATLAST mission is not solely dependent on Ares V. Our third concept, a 9.2m segmented telescope, is compatible with an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) and also adopts JWST design heritage. The ATLAST technology development plan is supported with funding from NASA's Astrophysics Strategic Mission Concept Study program, the Goddard Space Flight Center, the Marshall Space Flight Center, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech) and related programs at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems and Ball Aerospace and Technology Corp.
The rapid progress on lightweight mirror technology that enabled the JWST is already being extended using new materials and processes, such as silicon carbide, corrugated and/or nanolaminate mirrors. Combined with advances in closed-loop wave front control of active optics and very large launch vehicles, the ATLAST concepts are affordable for the 2020 era if the technological development continues appropriately. The focus of our study was to identify the designs and technologies that enable the most cost-effective approaches. Consequently, our technology development plan is based on a comprehensive comparison of options for mirror fabrication, wavefront sensing and control, optical design, thermal analysis, pointing control, science instrument capabilities and a roadmap to bring these to high technological readiness levels for flight in the 2020 decade.


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After Golda Meir resigned in April 1974, Yitzhak Rabin became Israel's fifth prime minister. After scandal forced him to step down in 1977, he won the PM spot again in 1992. His government undertook secret negotiations with the PLO that culminated in the Israel-PLO accords, in which Israel recognized the PLO and agreed to gradually implement limited self-rule for Palestinians in the region.
Yitzhak Rabin(born March 1, 1922, Jerusalem—died Nov. 4, 1995, Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel) Israeli statesman and soldier who, as prime minister of Israel (1974–77, 1992–95), led his country toward peace with its Palestinian and Arab neighbours. He was chief of staff of Israel's armed forces during the Six-Day War (June 1967). Along with Shimon Peres, his foreign minister, and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chairman Ysir Araft, Rabin received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1994.
Rabin graduated from Kadourie Agricultural School in Kfar Tabor and in 1941 joined the Palmach, the Jewish Defense Forces' commando unit. He participated in actions against the Vichy French in Syria and Lebanon. During the first of the Arab-Israeli wars (1948–49), he directed the defense of Jerusalem and also fought the Egyptians in the Negev. He graduated (1953) from the British staff college, became chief of staff in January 1964, and conceived the strategies of swift mobilization of reserves and destruction of enemy aircraft on the ground that proved decisive in Israel's victory in the Six-Day War.
In 1968, on retirement from the army, Rabin became his country's ambassador to the United States, where he forged a close relationship with U.S. leaders and procured advanced American weapons systems for Israel. He drew fire from Israeli hard-liners because he advocated withdrawal from Arab territories occupied in the 1967 war as part of a general Middle East peace settlement.
Returning to Israel in March 1973, Rabin became active in Israeli politics. He was elected to the Knesset (parliament) as a member of the Labour Party in December and joined Prime Minister Golda Meir's cabinet as minister of labour in March 1974. After Meir resigned in April 1974, Rabin assumed leadership of the party and became Israel's fifth (and first native-born) prime minister in June. As Israel's leader he indicated his willingness to negotiate with adversaries as well as to take firm action when deemed necessary—securing a cease-fire with Syria in the Golan Heights but also ordering a bold raid at Entebbe, Uganda, in July 1976, in which Israeli and other hostages were rescued after their plane was hijacked by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Red Army Faction (a West German radical leftist group).
Rabin was forced to call a general election for May 1977, but in April, during the electoral campaign, he relinquished the prime ministership and stepped down as leader of the Labour Party after it was revealed that he and his wife had maintained bank accounts in the United States, in violation of Israeli law. He was replaced as party leader by Shimon Peres.
Rabin served as defense minister in the Labour-Likud coalition governments from 1984 to 1990, responding forcefully to an uprising by Palestinians in the occupied territories. In February 1992, in a nationwide vote by Labour Party members, he regained leadership of the party from Peres. After the victory of his party in the general elections of June 1992, he again became prime minister.
As prime minister, Rabin put a freeze on new Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. His government undertook secret negotiations with the PLO that culminated in the Israel-PLO accords (September 1993), in which Israel recognized the PLO and agreed to gradually implement limited self-rule for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In October 1994 Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan, after a series of secret meetings, signed a full peace treaty between their two countries.
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Contrary to its name, the fall cankerworm can be destructive to local trees and plant life during the early spring when caterpillars are active. In normal years the fall cankerworm causes little to no damage, but Fairfax County is experiencing a dramatic increase in population levels which, if left unchecked, may put hundreds of acres of county trees at risk. On Wednesday, April 9 at 2 p.m., join Joan Allen, urban forester in the Urban Forest Management Division, to discuss what fall cankerworms can do to our environment, how Fairfax County is addressing the problem, and what you can do to help.
Joan Allen
Good afternoon. My name is Joan Allen and I am an Urban Forester with Urban Forest Management Division. I am here to answer any questions or concerns with fall cankerworms and the county's aerial suppression program. We estimate that the aerial suppression program will start sometime in the 3rd or 4th week of April (dependent on weather conditions and tree leaf development).
Are these the worms that make webs in trees and devour that tree? These are very destructive. Anything being done about these annual worms, particulary in the Burke Lake Park area and between Old Keene Mill and Lee Chapel Roads along the parkway?
Joan Allen
I believe you are referring to the eastern tent caterpillar. These are very commonly seen in the spring time on cherry, plum, and apple trees. While they may be unsightly they are not harmful to trees and provide a source of food to wildlife.
There is no county suppression program for eastern tent caterpillar. For more information for control contact the Virginia Cooperative Extension Program http://www.ext.vt.edu/.
Tish Tyson
How does ingesting cankerworms that have been treated with BT effect birds?
Also, how does the reduction of the worm populaiton effect migratory bird food supplies?
What other insects will ingest BT and be killed by it?
Joan Allen
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt.) is a insecticide that can be used to suppress populations of caterpillars. It is registered by the EPA for use to control forest pests in residential and forested areas. We believe that this material will only directly harm caterpillars during the time of spraying. The county will only spray areas that have been found to have elevated populations of fall cankerworm and pose a threat to trees.
While Bt only directly harms caterpillars, there may be a shortage of food available to birds in the limited areas being treated. Fall cankerworms are known to exist throughout the county and will be available for wildlife for food.
Anonymous User
We forgot to band our large willow oak this fall. Is there anything we can do now to reduce this year's population in our tree?
Joan Allen
I am very glad to know that you are taking good care of your trees. In a week or so you should expect to see the caterpillar stage of fall cankerworm.
If you are concerned with the potential threat fall cankerworm may pose to your trees we recommend you hire a tree care company to review the trees on your property. For recommendations on hiring an arborist or tree care company: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/environmental/how_to_hire_arborist.htm
For tips on homeowner options for controlling fall cankerworm: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/O&T/trees/note153/note153.htm
Does BT have any adverse effects on Lepidoptera species and Worm-eating Warbler?
Joan Allen
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a commercially available insecticide that is used to control populations of caterpillars such as fall cankerworm. If it comes in contact with Bt. species of lepidoptera, a order of insects that includes moths and butterflies, are affected. For that reason, Urban Forest Management limits the application of Bt. to only areas that have elevated populations of fall cankerworm that pose a risk to defoliating trees or eating all the leaves off the trees.
The worm-eating warbler and other birds that feed on caterpillars as a food source may be limited in areas that are being aerially treated. Populations of fall cankerworm are found throughout the county will be available as a source of food to wildlife.
For more information on Bt.: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/environmental/btfacts.htm
Anonymous User
Was there any IPM strategies followed before deciding to use a control? In other words, were there thresholds that were reached to make an application necessary?
Joan Allen
Great question!
We use many Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies in the county's fall cankerworm program. Every fall urban foresters set up many monitoring tree bands across the county to gauge the population levels. The data we collect determines whether it is necessary to conduct an aerial suppression program the following spring. If we feel that it is necessary we also conduct an aerial survey to determine the levels of defoliation (or leaves eaten from trees) within the county.
We use many methods to alert the public regarding fall cankerworm and our program including: the county website, publications, public meetings, newspaper ads and articles, podcasts, and several news releases.
Jim Lahey
Why does the county treat only a few areas for cankerworm and not large portions of the county like they did for gypsymoth?
Joan Allen
We only treats areas that we have found through our surveys to have large populations of fall cankerworms. Surveys have always been a part of determining where aerial suppression programs take place.
Anonymous User
Is this insecticide dangerous to any species of birds?
Joan Allen
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is only harmful to caterpillars when ingested. Wildlife that eat caterpillars that have ingested Bt. are not adversely effected.
For more information on Bt.: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/environmental/btfacts.htm
Joan Allen
Thank you everyone for your thoughtful questions. I enjoyed chatting with you today. For more information regarding fall cankerworm and the suppression program visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/environmental/fallcankerworm/.
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Location: Palenville Overlook - Town of Hunter - Greene County
Search: On July 16 at approximately 5:50 p.m., DEC Central Dispatch notified Rangers about a group of eight lost hikers who intended to hike to Palenville Overlook from the South Beach parking lot. The lost family had been hiking for hours and was unable to find their way back to their vehicle. Lt. David Pachan was at the North/South Lake Ranger headquarters at the time of the call and responded to the search. Lt. Pachan was in cell phone contact with the lost hikers and secured their coordinates. Thirsty, tired, and relieved to get some help, the group was located on the red trail and escorted back to their vehicle.
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Royals ink Italian shortstop Gasparini for $1.3M
Sixteen-year-old ranked fourth among international prospects by MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have agreed to terms with 16-year-old shortstop Marten Gasparini, considered by some experts to be the most promising European prospect ever.
Gasparini, from Cervignano, Italy, reportedly will receive a signing bonus of $1.3 million -- highest ever for a European, eclipsing the previous mark of $750,000.
Gasparini, 16, is ranked as MLB.com's No. 4 international prospect and the top European on MLB.com's list of the 30 top international prospects.
Royals assistant general manager of international operations Rene Francisco was in Italy with Gasparini on Tuesday, the first day for international signings.
"We agreed on terms and we're with the family and having dinner here with the people that he'd played with here in northern Italy," Francisco said.
Gasparini, a switch-hitting shortstop, is listed at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds. Scheduled to play in international competition this month, he'll join the Royals' organization for the Instructional League in late September in Arizona.
The Royals also have signed outfielder Christhian Vasquez, a left-handed hitter from Venezuela for $750,000, according to a baseball source. Vasquez, 16, is a strong hitter with what is called a smooth, easy swing. An average runner and fielder, he profiles as a corner outfielder.
But the big catch was Gasparini.
"I'll make it very simple," Francisco said. "He's very athletic, he's very good for his age. The competition is a little bit different than in the States, but his ability for his age is very good. He comes from a wonderful, great family."
Francisco described Gasparini as a line-drive hitter, gap-to-gap, with occasional power and a top-class runner with above-average hands, arm and good range.
Gasparini played club baseball in Italy and in international competition for the country. He hasn't had a lot of experience against quality pitching and is far from a finished product, but scouts feel he could blossom in the right circumstance.
"He's always been in Italy," Francisco said. "The dad is Italian, the mom grew up in London and her roots are from Jamaica. His mom was a track star at a young age."
Gasparini grew up in Alture, a small town in northeast Italy, and speaks English as well as Italian.
"For last two years, he's been going to the Italian [Baseball] Academy which is four hours from where he lives and he just gets to come home on the weekends," Francisco said. "He's been going away for the last two years."
Francisco credited the academy director Bill Holmberg and hitting coach Marco Mazzieri as major factors in developing Gasparini's talents.
Holmberg once described Gasparini as reminding him most of Derek Jeter.
Francisco said that the Royals' Nick Leto, who does a considerable amount of scouting in Europe, was very instrumental in the agreement with Gasparini.
"He did all the groundwork on this kid," Francisco said.


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Nathan records save; dead arm feels 'livelier'
DETROIT -- When Joe Nathan talked about dead arm last week, he also talked about how quickly it can come back to life. That resuscitation seems to have started.
"Today was more how I felt, being able to finish," Nathan said Thursday after retiring the middle of the Indians lineup in order in the ninth inning for his second save in four chances and a 7-5 win. "My velocity is what it's going to be, but moreso I was locating where I wanted to. But it did feel like it was a lot livelier.
"There's different 91s, different 92s, but today, at least finishing pitches, it felt like it was jumping out of my hand better."
Nathan averaged about 92 mph on the 11 fastballs he threw in his 18-pitch outing. That's not much different than the velocity he had last week. The big difference, however, seemed to be the command. He not only threw strikes -- 11, including seven on fastballs -- he threw quality strikes.
He spotted a fastball on the inside edge for a called third strike on Carlos Santana after hitting the outside corner with one for strike one. With two outs, he then spotted back-to-back fastballs up around the belt for strikes to get ahead on Michael Brantley, whose four RBIs on the day provided the bulk of Cleveland's offense.
"Command was the key today, especially with my fastball," Nathan said. "I was able to go in and out with it, get Santana on a good fastball inside, be able to run a couple inside on [Mike] Aviles and then get him out with a slider away."
Said manager Brad Ausmus: "He was hitting the corners, which is what he did so well last year."
It came after four days off. He hadn't pitched in a game since last Saturday in San Diego, which normally is too much time off for a closer. Nathan made it work, and in his case, it might have given him time to let the arm recuperate.


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The majority of Brits (61 percent) are in complete denial about their health, according to new research.
A new study into the nation's attitudes towards their wellbeing has revealed we tell on average 20 fibs a week regarding our lifestyles – that's 1,020 every year.
And it isn't only our friends we try to deceive, it is also partners, doctors – and even ourselves, according to the research by KP Nuts.
In fact, a staggering 61 percent of the adults who took part in the study admitted they were in denial about their health – with 16 percent claiming they "always" paint a healthier picture of their lives to others.
Fifteen percent have told acquaintances that they are a non-smoker when it wasn't the case – and further a 13 percent routinely play down the level of alcohol they consume.
A further 12 percent claim they are "gym-goer" - regardless of how often they actually frequent the gym.
However, the biggest fib to emerge from the poll was how much water we drink – with 18 percent claiming they drink more than one litre of it every day.
Other regular fibs to emerge from the research included "I never eat take-aways" (7 percent), "I don't watch television" (14 percent) and "my children aren't allowed sweets" (6 percent)
But regardless of age, mums are the people we are most likely to lie to about our health to - with 19 percent of adults STILL pulling the wool over their mother's eyes about how healthy they are.
16 percent tell lies to their other half about their lifestyle – and a further 16 percent admitted going to the school playground in their gym gear to give off a healthy vibe to the other mums and dads.
More worryingly – 19 percent of us routinely lie to our GP about our lifestyles with 41 percent filling medical forms in inaccurately to give off a better impression.
36 percent exaggerate how healthy they are on social media –and men are the worst culprits (43 percent)
When asked why, 26 percent of those polled said it was because of peer pressure – and 14 percent said it was because of celebrity influences.
51 percent said they felt pressure to keep up with the Jones's in terms of their health.
A spokesperson for KP Nuts who commissioned the research says, "We're all a little guilty of fibbing about what we've really been snacking on, but the truth is, we don't have to take supplements and pump iron at the gym to be healthy. Some foods that we write off in a bid to eat well, can be far more nutritious than we give them credit for. It's not about following food fads, it's about knowing which foods taste good and still give you the nutrients you need. A handful of peanuts for example (or 25g) can provide around 7g of protein, and tastes great too."
But despite the trend for healthy living – real or fake – millions of Brits believe many of their friends are also not being entirely honest about their lifestyles.
Around one in four (23 percent) said 'everyone does it', while 35 percent agreed because 'no-one can be super-healthy all the time'.
Another one in five (20 percent) confessed their 'crime' but added: 'I am nowhere near the worst culprit'.


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Daytona WE MSK/ACR (Masada) HPA Recoil Conversion Kit
Conversion Kits
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Designed for the WE GBBR MSK/ACR
The Daytona airsoft kit is to convert a GBBR rifle to an HPA powered recoil system and let you use AEG M4 mags.No suffering from green gas/propane cool down.
Components Material:
Machined Steel, brass and 6061 aluminum
70 Dura synthetic rubber
Bolt Carrier Material:
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The Daytona Airsoft System kit means you can have even more recoil, louder noise than GBB system, and increased effective range like fusion engine, without spending a fortune on GBBR mags. It requires around 2000-4000 bb break-in period where a small number of fliers and chopping of bbs may occur. This is normal while the system is breaking in.
You are required to install an AEG barrel made of either brass or steel. Never use aluminum barrel since it will be bent by hop up set screws. You also need to prepare an HPA tank and Redline regulator with single QD disconnector wide bore airline.
During the break-in period, please keep lubing your gun with getsome 1000 lubricant. Only use the quality BBs that you intend to use for gaming during break-in, never cheap out. As soon as all your shots are consistent you can turn on the gradually (1/8 turn each time) until you reach your designated trajectory.
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Your Daytona Gun Airsoft Kit carries a 180 days limited warranty which covers defects in manufacturing and material for the first 180 days from the date of purchase. Daytonagun Airsoft will repair or replace any defective parts at their discretion. This warranty is non-transferrable.
In order to be eligible for warranty service, the unit must be presented with original bill of sale or receipt. This warranty does not cover damage due to user errors includes but not limited to misuse/abuse of the system, improper installation, or operating the Daytona Gun outside of the manufacturer's specified operating range. For example, operating the system on over 130psi, no sufficient lubrication, etc
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tim Is Much Cuter Than Ross Perot
2 comments:
- M.C. O'Connor said...
This is why we blog: mainstream sports-writers don't deliver the goods. Oh, they can turn a phrase. But they don't have anything to say. It's sports fer chrissakes. It ain't that hard. You'd think these guys could analyze better than they do, considering how much ball they watch and how much writing they do. But they don't. They deliver opinions you can get just as easily on a barstool or in a bleacher seat.
Or a blog.
265 strikeouts, me bhoyos. What a season. I think he's going to take home the big prize.
- Tue Oct 21, 06:57:00 PM PDT
So 12 of the past 16 winners of the P.C. Outstanding Pitcher award have gone on to win the Cy. Of course one of those 4 was Schmidty in '04, east coast bias strikes again. Lets hope Timmy gets it.
Check out my post from yesterday, if your not too bored with it already.
- Wed Oct 22, 01:24:00 AM PDT


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VANCOUVER, BC – Following a two-week break, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves (MLS Reserve League: 2W-0L-2D) travel East to face Richmond Kickers (USL PRO: 7W-0L-4D) in their first MLS Reserve League-USL PRO interleague match. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. PT at Richmond City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia. The match will be streamed live online with a link available at whitecapsfc.com. There will also be live updates on Twitter at @WhitecapsMatch.
As part of a groundbreaking partnership between Major League Soccer (MLS) and the United Soccer Leagues Professional Division (USL PRO), each of the 13 USL PRO teams will compete in two interleague games against MLS Reserve teams, with matches counting in both the USL PRO and MLS Reserve League standings.
Both Whitecaps FC Reserves and Richmond Kickers will be looking to maintain their undefeated start to their respective 2013 league campaigns as they face each other in the first of two meetings this season. The return match will be played on July 23 at Thunderbird Stadium.
Last reserves match: Whitecaps FC 3-3 Chivas USA
In their previous outing, the 'Caps hosted Chivas USA in an exciting match that finished in a 3-3 draw. Striker Tommy Heinemann scored two goals, while Kekuta Manneh scored the third goal for the 'Caps to build a 3-0 halftime lead. However, Chivas USA came back with three unanswered goals from Josue Soto, and two goals from Jose Manuel Rivera in the second half to end the match level.
Tommy Heinemann has been a force for Whitecaps FC Reserves with eight goals in reserve matches so far. Rookie Kekuta Manneh leads the 'Caps Reserves with four assists.
The 'Caps will be led on Saturday by assistant coach Carl Robinson.
Travel roster
Last match: Richmond Kickers 4-0 Antigua Barracuda FC
The Kickers are currently tied for third place in USL PRO with an undefeated record of 7W-0L-4D, giving them 25 points. However, the Kickers are only three points behind second place Harrisburg City Islanders with two matches in hand.
Leading the way for the Kickers is former MLS striker Joseph Ngwenya, who is sixth in league scoring with six goals in nine matches. Setting up Ngwenya and others for those goals has been Nate Robinson, who has registered six assists in 10 matches.
As good as Richmond have been on the attack, they've been even better on defence. In 11 matches, the Virginia side have only conceded eight goals, the least among all USL PRO teams.
Former league foes at the North American second division level, the 'Caps hold an all-time record of 2W-0L-3D against the Kickers, including a playoff series loss on penalty kicks back in September of 2005 when the Blue and White played in the USL First Division.
There are also a couple player connections between the two clubs. Most notably on Richmond's roster is midfielder Philippe Davies, a product of the 'Caps Residency program who spent three years with Vancouver's first team, from 2008 through to the club's debut MLS season in 2011. Also of note, Whitecaps FC midfielder Matt Watson played two seasons with the Kickers, including capturing the USL Second Division regular season and playoff title in 2006. Goalkeeper Brad Knighton, meanwhile, returns to his hometown of Richmond, Virginia.
After this weekend's clash, the 'Caps Reserves next host Seattle Sounders FC Reserves on Sunday, July 7 at UBC Thunderbird Stadium. Kickoff is at 11 a.m. PT and admission is free to the public.


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Half of New Zealand use site but more than half of respondents say they don't care about social media.
Almost half of New Zealand is on Facebook, but more than half of those don't care about social media.
And nearly a quarter say social media is less important to them than it used to be, according to a Herald-DigiPoll summer survey.
Social media commentator Simon Young said the decreasing interest in Facebook and Twitter was because neither technology was considered as being new anymore.
"When it was new, the technology itself was exciting and made headlines. But now the focus is more on the reason we use social media - to foster and add depth to our existing relationships, and to meet new people. Therefore, social media is perceived as less important."
Mr Young believed the 55.9 per cent who said they didn't care about social media could be attributed to three possible reasons.
One was that people might now have a grudge against them.
"Facebook is becoming more and more a part of our lives, but people feel a grudging reluctance to acknowledge its importance. So, while they use it, they don't consciously care about it. Or they say they don't."
Mr Young also thought that people reported caring less about social media because it's not seen as essential.
He envisages a time when everyone will have a social media account - whether they care for it or not.
New Zealand has more than 100 per cent cellphone ownership, and cellphone accounts cost money.
"Social media accounts are free, and have multiple uses. So I'm pretty certain we'll reach a stage where everyone finds it useful to belong to at least one social network."
Figures released in December show New Zealanders spent an average eight hours on social media sites in October. Nielsen's survey of 3000 people showed 80 per cent of the online Kiwi population spent time on Facebook, higher than Australia (74 per cent), the US (69 per cent) and UK (68 per cent).
New Zealanders spent an average 7 hours 43 minutes on Facebook in October, nearly the equivalent of a full working day.
The next highest ranked site was Blogger, with a monthly unique audience of 803,000. Twitter attracted 431,000, Tumblr drew in 428,000, and 394,000 visited WordPress.
The main reason Kiwis were using social media was to keep in touch with family and friends, the survey showed.


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This Free Event is being held at the Silver Spring Library in Downtown Silver Spring (900 Wayne Avenue).
We've taken our popular $0 Down Home & Condo Workshop on the road to the Silver Spring Public Library. This Workshop has run 4+ years out of our NW DC Office and has helped renters purchase over $37.5 million in local homes.
This event is FREE and discusses low downpayment and other financing options available in Silver Spring. We always talk about programs like:
– The Maryland Mortgage Program Down Payment Assistance
– 1% Down & $0 Down private mortgages
– FHA 203K Renovation / Repair Loans
– Free Credit Repair and paid credit repair options
Come on in & bring a friend. The room at the library is large and holds plenty of people!
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rwingstedt necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 65 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
Professional UK based company (Rhomco Consulting)requires contemporary logo for stationery, website and email.
Rhomco Consulting
Desired Color Scheme:
Fresh, vibrant - greens would be nice, but open to explore
Desired Style:
The company name Rhomco Consulting is based on the word rhombus. Therefore a shape of a rhombus could be included, but is not mandatory. The design should be very simple & easily recognisable as a brand.
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We are a company offering professional expert Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying & Project Management services to the construction and property development sectors within & outside the UK. We are looking for a simple, contemporary style to use throughout our company literature, stationery & website. It will also be used on branded uniforms & large signage, so should not be fussy but reflect a professional image. We mostly work on large building developments - generally not small scale housing.) Ideas should be creative, modern & simple.
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Bruins defenseman Matt Bartkowski on Wednesday had his arbitration hearing set for July 30.
Bruins defenseman Matt Bartkowski on Wednesday had his arbitration hearing set for July 30.
Bartkowski is a restricted free agent and elected to go to arbitration. The sides can still reach an agreement at any point leading up to the hearing, as many do to avoid the messy process.
The 26-year-old played on a one-year, $650,000 contract last season and is likely due for a raise after playing 64 games with 18 assists, including a role as a top-four blue liner in the second half of the season, his first full campaign in the NHL.
If the process goes all the way to arbitration, the Bruins could 'walk away' from the award. That would make Bartkowski an unrestricted free agent. This rarely happens, although it would allow the Bruins to remove a defenseman from what has become a roster surplus.
With David Warsofsky ready to make the jump to the NHL, general manager Peter Chiarelli has nine capable blue liners and will have to move at least one before the Oct. 8 season opener vs. the Flyers. Bartkowski is among a group that could be deemed expendable, including Johnny Boychuk, Adam McQuaid, Kevan Miller and Warsofsky.
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