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Coach Brad Thorn has told Quade Cooper and Nick Frisby they are not part of his plans in a new era at Queensland Reds.
Cooper returned to the Super Rugby franchise last year following a short spell with Toulon, but looks set to be on the move again.
The playmaker, omitted from Australia's squad for the tour of the northern hemisphere, signed a three-year contract with Reds and the Australian Rugby Union, yet new coach Thorn has decided to he is surplus to requirements.
Scrum-half Frisby has also been informed that he is not required by former New Zealand international Thorn.
"I've had honest conversations with Quade Cooper and Nick Frisby about where they currently sit in our plans for 2018," Thorn said.
"They're not training with the Reds at the moment and will be training with their clubs instead."
The mercurial Cooper has been linked with a move to Japan.
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ROS Tutorial at ICRA 2010
UPDATE: this tutorial is now full and registration is closed.
Several ROS experts will be on hand to give a full day ROS tutorial at ICRA 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. On May 7, we'll be spending the entire day teaching the ins and outs of ROS, from nodes and messages, to sensing, planning, and control. We'll be bringing a PR2 robot so that participants can get hands-on experience using existing ROS software libraries, while also learning to write new code. Exercises will be carried out both in simulation and on the robot. Whether you're a robot software developer, algorithm researcher, HRI researcher, robot competition participant, or commercial application developer, we encourage you to register and attend.
Attendees should be comfortable writing Python code, though need not be experts. Familiarity with ROS is encouraged but not required.
Important Links
- Tutorial Information
- Registration (please register for the tutorial when registering for the conference)
A preliminary list of topics that will be taught is below. See the tutorial page for schedule details and updates.
- use ROS command line tools and visualization tools
- launch, analyze, and debug distributed ROS systems
- write ROS nodes in Python
- write and use custom ROS messages
- access sensors and visualize data
- construct sensor processing pipelines
Planning and Control
- use and customize navigation for a mobile base
- use and customize motion control for an articulated arm
- build a high-level executive in Python
- run complex robot simulations
- control a complex mobile-manipulation platform
- Gary Bradski, Willow Garage
- Ken Conley, Willow Garage
- Brian Gerkey, Willow Garage
- Morgan Quigley, Stanford University
- Melonee Wise, Willow Garage
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We can look into this. We can
We can look into this. We can definitely post any slide and other materials online. Video is logistically more difficult as this is an all-day event.
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As an update, it's unlikely
As an update, it's unlikely that we will be videotaping this session. Nearly all the presentations are hands-on with a robot, i.e. close instructor/attendee interaction at the command-line, and seeing what the robot physically does in response. It will be difficult logistically to videotape this sort of teaching, and we're not sure that it will be effective for those not present. We can make available any code and presentation materials used, but these are very specific to the setup we will have at ICRA. We encourage those not able to attend to try the 100+ tutorials we have on the ROS wiki, as those are the basis of what we are teaching live.

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BRISTOL, Tenn. – It took nine innings to determine a winner in game one of the Lady Tornado/Eagles doubleheader held at the King College Softball Complex on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles outlasted King, 7-5, before the Lady Tornado jumped all over Carson-Newman early in the second game, 8-3.
Both teams took a 1-1 tie into extra innings with the Lady Tornado riding on the arm of senior Kendall Brabson (Bean Station, Tenn.). Brabson held the Eagles to just one unearned run through seven innings with a pair of strikeouts.
The Eagles and Lady Tornado swapped runs in the eighth inning to make the score 2-2. Carson-Newman took a short-lived edge on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Caitlyn Lance, but King responded with the game-tying run when Cassie Ringstaff (Richlands, Va.) perfectly placed a bunt between the pitcher and first base to score the speedy Stephanie Rodriguez (Lake Mary, Fla.) from second base.
Brabson struggled in the extra frames in what turned out to be her longest outing of the year, allowing five runs in the top of the ninth. Jessica Morgan notched a RBI single before the middle of the C-N lineup hit three consecutive doubles, scoring the next four runs and putting the Eagles up, 7-2, with King down to their last at bat.
Within runners at first and third and no outs, the Eagles pegged Cora Milliken at the plate on a fielder's choice. Aubrey Hutt (Bristol, Va.) singles to load the bases before C-N pitcher Mary Shealy walked in a run to make the score 7-3. Casey Ringstaff jumped started the base runners, grounding out to second but the base paths were burning after two runs scored while the Eagles attempted to throw out King's aggressive runners. Down two runs, Shealy ended the game with a strikeout to survive the late scare.
King wasted no time jumping on Shealy, who also started game two after tossing all nine in the first game. After being retired in order in the first, the Lady Tornado scored seven runs in the second inning.
Fallon Thomas (Bristol, Va.) continued her hot hitting by highlighting the second with her first home run of the year, a three-run shot over the centerfield fence to give the Lady Tornado a 4-1 lead. Stephanie Rodriguez followed with a run-scoring single down the left field line, scoring Chrissy Melcher from second. Ringstaff ripped a triple into right field, scoring one, before completing her trip around the bags on a wild pitch from Shealy.
King added to their 7-2 lead in the fourth when Melcher beat out a throw to the plate on a fielder's choice off the bat of Rodriguez. Sophomore pitcher Rachel Wilmoth took care of the rest, going seven complete in her second win of the season. The Morristown, Tenn., native struck out two and allowed three runs over her seven innings of work.
Fallon Thomas went a combined 3-for-6 on the day with a home run and three RBI, also drawing a walk. Kendall Brabson went 3-for-7 with two doubles, a walk, and a run batted in. Five different Lady Tornado hitters recorded multiple-hit days while three had a trio of RBI.
With the split, King is now 5-3 overall as they head into their first Conference Carolinas games in program history. The Lady Tornado will begin their league slate at Erskine College on Saturday, Feb. 25, with a doubleheader against the Flying Fleet beginning at 1:00 p.m.


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Everett and Rodgers will Present a Program of Music• September 8, 2010 Share:
The Wabash College Music Department is pleased to announce the first faculty recital of the fall semester on Sunday, September 12 at 4 pm in Salter Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Center.
Duo pianists Cheryl Everett and Reginald Rodgers will present a program of music that includes Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17, an arrangement of the famous Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss, and music of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, transcribed for two pianos by Percy Grainger.
Everett is an adjunct instructor of piano and organ at Wabash College. She is the accompanist for the Wabash College Glee Club, which completed a two-week concert tour of Ecuador this past May. Everett was chosen as a teacher-performer in the 2005 Piano Teachers Workshop of the Van Cliburn Competition. As director of Music Outreach and Competitions for Piano Solutions music store in Carmel, IN, she directs the Young Hoosier State Piano Competition for the Indiana State Fair.
Rodgers is beginning his 28th year with the music faculty at Anderson University. He holds degrees in piano performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Maryland. As a pianist, he has performed extensively in the United States and in Japan. This July, he and violinist Byron Plexico presented two concerts in North Carolina. In November, he and Ms. Everett will perform their program of music for two pianos for the Anderson University Concert Series.
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Leg pain is a common problem. It can be due to a cramp, injury, or other cause.
Alternative Names
Pain - leg; Aches - leg; Cramps - leg
Leg pain can be due to a muscle cramp (also called a
Dehydrationor low amounts of potassium, sodium, calcium, or magnesium in the blood
- Medicines (such as diuretics and statins)
- Muscle fatigue or strain from overuse, too much exercise, or holding a muscle in the same position for a long time
An injury can also cause leg pain from:
- A torn or overstretched muscle (
- Hairline crack in the bone (stress fracture)
- Inflamed tendon (
tendinitis) Shin splints(pain in the front of the leg from overuse)
Other common causes of leg pain include:
Atherosclerosisthat blocks blood flow in the arteries (this type of pain, called claudication, is generally felt when exercising or walking and is relieved by rest)
- Blood clot (
deep vein thrombosis) from long-term bed rest
- Infection of the bone (
osteomyelitis) or skin and soft tissue ( cellulitis)
- Inflammation of the leg joints caused by
arthritisor gout Nerve damagecommon in people with diabetes, smokers, and alcoholics Varicose veins
Less common causes include:
- Cancerous bone tumors (
osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma) Legg-Calve-Perthes disease-- poor blood flow to the hip that may stop or slow the normal growth of the leg
- Noncancerous (benign) tumors or cysts of the femur or tibia (osteoid osteoma)
- Sciatic nerve pain (radiating pain down the leg) caused by a slipped disk in the back
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis-- usually seen in boys and overweight children between ages 11 and 15
Home Care
If you have leg pain from cramps or overuse, take these steps first:
- Rest as much as possible.
- Elevate your leg.
- Apply ice for up to 15 minutes. Do this 4 times per day, more often for the first few days.
- Gently stretch and massage cramping muscles.
- Take over-the-counter pain medications like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
Other homecare will depend on the cause of your leg pain.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
- The painful leg is swollen or red.
- You have a fever.
- Your pain gets worse when you walk or exercise and improves with rest.
- The leg is black and blue.
- The leg is cold and pale.
- You are taking medicines that may be causing leg pain. DO NOT stop taking or change any of your medicines without talking to your health care provider.
- Self-care steps do not help.
What to Expect at Your Office Visit
Your health care provider will perform a physical and look at your legs, feet, thighs, hips, back, knees, and ankles.
Your health care provider may ask questions such as:
- Where on the leg is the pain? Is the pain in one or both legs?
- Is the pain dull and aching or sharp and stabbing? Is the pain severe? Is worse at any time of day?
- What makes the pain feel worse? Does anything make your pain feel better?
- Do you have any other symptoms such as numbness, tingling, back pain, or fever?
Your health care provider may recommend physical therapy for some causes of leg pain.
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Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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If You Build It, They Won't Come (or Stay)
In 2002, the Michigan Privatization Report dedicated an entire issue to dismantling the state's economic development complex — the myriad programs designed to create jobs where central planners think too few exist. One of the articles, "If You Build It, They Won't Come," critiqued a government effort to create a shopping plaza anchored by a grocery store in the Northside neighborhood of Kalamazoo. Northside's experience shows that a business won't stay just because government builds it.
The grocery store project was well-funded: The Michigan Economic Development Corp. — the state's official "jobs" department — promised $1 million; the federal government contributed $300,000; and the city of Kalamazoo dedicated $200,000 to the project.
After more than three years of planning and delays, the grocery store finally opened and was met with great fanfare. Indeed, public interviews and comments suggested that the deal had panned out nicely and was bringing much-needed direct and indirect jobs to the neighborhood. The new grocery store and plaza even got positive coverage in the Congressional Quarterly, a popular periodical read by members of the U.S. Congress and other "movers and shakers."
But a funny thing happened on the way to economic nirvana. Despite generous subsidies, the grocery store closed in May of this year, less than six years after opening.
The tale of this economic "winner" is really one of government economic development work in the Great Lakes State. It involves the redistribution of tax money in the name of jobs; government officials' false belief that they can increase total jobs in specific geographic areas; and a disregard for past experience and evidence.
In the first MPR article on the Kalamazoo grocery store project, we argued that:
- Three previous attempts by private vendors risking their own money had already failed at this precise location. Why would the fourth time — with taxpayer dollars — be the charm?
- The neighborhood in question had high crime rates, and thus it was difficult to attract shoppers, let alone service-providing vendors.
Moreover, throughout Michigan Privatization Report and other Mackinac Center work, analysts have pointed out that taxing some to give to others does not create new jobs, but at best just shifts them around.
The grocery store's operations may have ceased, but government efforts have not. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that the Northside Association of Community Development would like another grocer to take over the building. In June 2009, the Kalamazoo City Commission allocated $250,000 of federal stimulus funds to help "resurrect a grocery store in the city's Northside neighborhood," according to The Gazette. The first $50,000 is slated for maintenance on the empty grocery store.
One has to wonder how many of these development initiatives need to fail before officials at all levels of government get the picture. Even if AutoWorld's inglorious implosion — both figurative and literal — wasn't enough to dissuade policymakers from such gambits, examples of failure abound. A quick summary shows this folly:
- Some $35 million in local, state and federal funds was invested in AutoWorld, a seven-acre theme park in downtown Flint. The park, which opened in 1984, was supposed to draw 900,000 visitors annually and revive the beleaguered city. It closed after only two years.
- Construction of Cereal City USA in downtown Battle Creek, was made possible by a $900,000 loan the city secured from the state. The attraction, which opened in 1998, was billed as "a land of wonderful, interactive experiences and entertainment for the entire family, as they explore the birth, development and global impact of the cereal industry." Officials estimated that the park would draw 400,000 visitors annually, but it was shuttered in January 2007 after years of dismal attendance.
- The Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum secured a $3 million state grant to launch construction of an aviation theme park. The attraction was touted as "a centerpiece for economic development and tourism in southwestern Michigan," and local officials hoped that the state would finance half of the $80 million construction cost. A 25 percent hike in the local hotel tax also was considered. Ultimately, the grant money was returned to the state after the project was scaled back for lack of support.
- The city of Pontiac invested $55.7 million to build the Silverdome in 1975. The Detroit Lions relocated to Detroit's Ford Field in 2002. Although the team paid the city $26 million for breaking its contract, Pontiac continues to incur a hefty deficit in maintaining the 127-acre site.
A better economic development approach would be for local units of government to make sure their public services are effective and efficient and then roll back the costs of living, working and investing in the community. The likely result would be a far stronger economic base, and one that can easily induce grocers to open stores without targeted subsidies or other incentives.
Michael D. LaFaive is fiscal policy director at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.


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Editor's note: The Canadiens have the No. 3 overall pick at Friday's National Hockey League draft in Pittsburgh, their highest pick since selecting Carey Price fifth overall in 2005. This week, Pat Hickey looks at the top prospects, with a generous assist from Craig Button, a former NHL general manager and current analyst for TSN. In the third profile, we look at Filip Forsberg, his strengths and weaknesses, and the chances of his landing in Montreal.
MONTREAL – If a team is looking for a power forward, the No. 1 player available in the NHL draft is 17-year-old Swede Filip Forsberg.
"He's your classic power forward," TSN analyst Craig Button said of the 6-foot-2, 182-pound right-winger who plays for Leksand in the Swedish second division.
"He says he tries to play like Corey Perry, and that's a good comparison, although he's not as chippy as Perry. He reminds me of Jarome Iginla."
Forsberg is ranked as the No. 1 European skater and has shown his skill at the international level. He was part of Sweden's gold-medal winning team at the world junior championship in January, and led his country to a silver medal at the world under-18 championship in April. He had five goals and two assists in six games in the under-18 event and was named the tournament's most valuable player.
"He has a hunger to score," Button said. "He has a quick release and can score from 3 feet away to 35 feet. He has the potential to be a No. 1 winger in the NHL."
Canadiens scouting guru Trevor Timmins was on hand to watch Forsberg in those international events and also travelled to Leksand to meet the young player and his family on their home turf. Timmins puts a lot of stock in these visits and describes Forsberg as a quality individual from a quality family.
In interviews during the recent NHL combine in Toronto, Forsberg noted that he has been playing against men and that he has started using his body more.
But his agent in Sweden, Claus Elefalk, told NHL.com that Forsberg, who has a year remaining on his contract in Sweden, is at least a year away from playing regularly in the NHL.
"He is two years younger than (New Jersey defenceman) Adam Larsson, and Larsson just came into play this year," Elefalk said.
"He's two years younger than (Colorada forward) Gabriel Landeskog. He could probably play (in the NHL), but only 5-10 minutes (each game), so it's much better he stay in Sweden and play 20 minutes a game, one or two more years."
The one flaw in that plan is that it delays the transition to the smaller North American rinks, although Larsson stayed in Sweden for two seasons and made a seamless move to New Jersey, where he averaged more than 20 minutes a game with the Devils.
Landeskog got a jump-start by playing junior hockey in Kitchener and is one of three finalists for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year.
Pros: Forsberg's ability to score goals has put him at the top of the European rankings, but he's also an excellent passer and is responsible defensively.
Cons: His straight-ahead speed is fine, but Forsberg says he needs work on his skating. He also faces an adjustment to the smaller North American rinks.
Chances of being drafted by Canadiens: Forty per cent. He would be a fine addition in Montreal, but the Canadiens might be more interested in help up the middle.


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The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University host a number of number of institution-wide events throughout out the academic year. Check out the upcoming institutional events by clicking on the links below or on the navigation bar to the left. Whether you are a student, parent, or alum, we look forward to hosting you at these events!


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Ryan Baxter
Assistant Professor, Accountancy
What do you teach?
I teach Accounting Information Systems, which covers the role of information technologies in business and accounting processes and how to control them.
Why do you like teaching at Bentley?
Bentley is a smaller college, but without sacrificing the quality and quantity of resources; this leads to a high-service, friendly campus environment. I enjoy working with the students because they are motivated to learn and work hard. I appreciate that the faculty care about both teaching excellence, as well as research productivity.
What is your teaching style?
I enjoy a conversational style of teaching. Most classes involve conversational lectures, group breakouts, and other in-class exercises. I share how I see the textbook principles unfolding in my daily life or prior experience; I also invite students to think about the same. My style favors those who believe that they are coming to class to learn and strive to develop an interest in the material.
What advice would you offer a new Bentley student?
Figuring out how to develop into a lifelong learner is so important. There are many ways to do this. First, cultivate a sense of gratitude about your life, especially about those who have supported you. Second, develop a curiosity about what you are learning — even if it seems uninteresting at first. Third, integrate and balance all dimensions of your life (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social). These investments will result in greater overall energy and focus to embrace future opportunities and take on challenges.


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North American Juniors Game Night: 2-3-12
Tri-City Storm 1 @ Sioux City Musketeers 4
G Adam Wilcox, TC: Loss, 30 saves on 34 shots
Season Totals (with Tri-City): 15 GP, 6-9-0, 3.29 GAA, .908 sv%, 1 SO
Season Totals (with Green Bay): 9 GP, 7-2-0, 2.27 GAA, .918 sv%, 2 SO
Wilcox's string of three games with First Star awards came to an end on Friday.
Gatineau Olympiques 4 @ Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5
D Adam Janosik, GAT: 0-1-1, +1, 7 PIM (fighting vs. Dylan Anderson, hooking), 1 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 40 GP, 5-22-27, -9, 43 PIM
Gatineau captain Adam Janosik was a goal shy of a Gordie Howe hat trick after having an assist (shorthanded) and a fight. Janosik has elevated his game since being named captain. He dropped the gloves 23 seconds into the game to help send a message to the Armada. He certainly did as he pummeled Anderson in a clear fight win for Janosik. (see video below)
Victoriaville Tigres 6 @ Baie-Comeau Drakkar 1
D Daniel Milan, VIC: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 47 GP, 1-6-7, -14, 43 PIM
With Victoriaville: 14 GP, 1-1-2, -1, 12 PIM
With Moncton: 33 GP, 0-5-5, -13, 31 PIM
The Tigres broke open a close 1-0 game after the first period with three second period goals and coasted to a 6-1 road win. Former Lightning camper Brandon Hynes had a goal and two assists for Victoriaville.
Niagara IceDogs 3 @ London Knights 2
C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 46 GP, 17-38-55, +11, 38 PIM
Namestnikov set a new career high when he failed to score for the 14th straight game. London broke Niagara goalie Mark Visentin's shutout streak at three games, but the Coyotes pick got the win against the high-powered Knights. Former Lightning draft pick Brock Beukeboom (pictured), who was traded by the Lightning at this time last year to the Blues, played his 30th game of the season on Friday for Niagara. He missed most of last year and this year with a concussion. He had an assist Friday to give him 11 points (2 goals) on the year for Niagara. Hopefully his development is back on track after missing so much time due to injury. The Lightning took him in the third round in 2010.
Oshawa Generals 2 @ Ottawa 67's 3
D Geoffrey Schemitsch, OSH: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 36 GP, 0-14-14, +2, 22 PIM
With Oshawa: 9 GP, 0-3-3, -1, 2 PIM
With Owen Sound: 27 GP, 0-11-11, +3, 20 PIM
Czech World Juniors goaltending hero Petr Mrazek (Red Wings) stopped 34 of 36 shots for Ottawa on Friday night to earn the victory and First Star honors.
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AMD Phenom II X4 940 Review
Everyone wants to have the fastest systems out but not many can afford it or justify spending thousands of dollars on a computer, just to have top end technology. But do you really have to spend that much to have an extremely powerful computer for your games and benchmarks? Quad Core processors are becoming the main stream processors used today and with the offerings from Intel and AMD, you have plenty of good processors to choose from. Recently Intel debuted the new i7 processors, but these CPU's come with a premium price. AMD now has brought to the table a new improved processor to the Phenom line. This new processor is the AMD Phenom II X4 CPU. The Phenom II will be manufactured using a 45nm manufacturing process and will include HyperTransport 3.0, a larger cache, an Integrated DDR2 memory controller with support up to DDR2-8500, and True multi-core processing among other outstanding features.
At launch the Phenom II will come in two flavors. First will be the Phenom II 920 which will be clocked at 2.8GHz and the other will be the Phenom II 940 clocked and 3.0GHz and will be a "Black Box" Edition with an unlocked multiplier. For this review we will be taking a look at the AMD Phenom II X4 940 "Black Box". This new processor comes with an increased cache size. There will still be the same 512KB L2 cache per core however the L3 cache will be increased to 6MB shares versus the 2MB L3 the AMD Phenom X4 9850 has. With the Phenom II release there will be a new platform to support it. The AMD Phenom II will be part of the new Dragon Platform which also includes a 790GX based motherboard and an ATI HD 4800 series graphics card.
Closer Look:
At first glance the AMD Phenom II processor looks exactly like the original Phenom. The socket is the same as well as the AM2+ (940) packaging, but don't let the looks fool you about this new gem. The Phenom II increases the L3 Cache to a whopping 6MB shared. The Phenom II has a maximum TDP of 125 watts and is manufactured using a 45nm process. It is designed to be more power efficient then the previous generation as well. The Phenom II also supports up to DDR2-1066MHz unbuffered memory natively for increased performance when paired with a 790GX board supporting 1066MHz memory as well. There are 758 million transistors and it can take a voltage up to 1.5 volts with a maximum temperature threshold of 62C degrees.
Now that we have seen the outside, how about we plug it in and really see what it can do?


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Volume 16, Number 29 | December 16-22, 2003
Volume 16, Number 29 | December 16-22, 2003
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Lake Placid Accommodations
With an array of Adirondack lodging options, your accommodations in Lake Placid can be the main event or a welcome retreat from your back-country adventure. From full-service Adirondack luxury resorts and cozy bed & breakfasts to rustic cabins and campgrounds, comfortable hotels and motels to private waterfront vacation rentals, in Lake Placid - you'll be sure to find what you're looking for.
Adirondack resort style and activities
Whatever sanctuary you seek, don't be surprised by the Adirondack decor and luxurious amenities in many of the hotels in Lake Placid. Most of the options for lodging in Lake Placid are situated within walking distance of Main Street shopping, dining and the Olympic venues which all provide easy access to Whiteface Mountain for skiing, hiking, biking, championship golf courses and a variety of Adirondack events held throughout the year from Ironman to the Lake Placid Horse Show.


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You can go on either a partial route or a complete circuit. The partial trip launches from the islands off the Amador Causeway, passes below the Bridge of the Americas, rises up the Miraflores Locks, sails across Miraflores Lake, and enters Pedro Miguel Locks, which raises the vessel to the level of Gatún Lake. The boat then goes beneath Centennial Bridge and squeezes through Gaillard Cut, the narrowest section of the 13-km journey. The voyage is completed at the town of Gamboa by the bridge over the Chagres River, the mid-point of the Panama Canal dredging.
On the total alternative, the tour begins the same way but continues across Gatún Lake until reaching the Gatún Locks, where the ship is lowered to the level of the Atlantic Ocean. Both routes may be done in the reverse direction.
These tour packages provide the advantage of including not only all food and drinks, but also a guided explanation of everything you see along the way.
ContactPanama Marine Adventures, with the boat Pacific Queen or small cruise ship Discovery.
1-888-836-0102 or (507) 226-8917Canal & Bay Tours, with their boats Islamorada, Fantasía del Mar, and Tuira.
(507) 209-2002
You can additionally contact any of the charter companies to hire a yacht for an exclusive experience with your group.


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That's all fine and good, but I was unable to determine if there was a listing indicating what newspaper the items were from. The one shown in the illustration here has a code of "SD." Others had different codes and, in my quick survey of the site, I could not find a listing of the abbreviations.
The description, shown below, was not helpful:
About New York Marriage Notices, 1800-55
Among the most important states in the young union, New York was home to over a million people in the early 1800s. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state in the first half the nineteenth century. Each record contains the names of bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper in which the notice appeared. Additional information is provided which in many cases includes names of witnesses, relatives, and parents. For those seeking ancestors from New York after 1800, this can be an informative database.
Frankly that description sounds like boilerplate text to me and could apply to a variety of items.
Hopefully someone will indicate that I've overlooked the list of abbreviations. It would have been nice for them to have been included and I'm hoping they are buried on the Ancestry.com site and I simply have not found them. Having the abbreviations in the description would have been helpful.


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It's in the Cards
I'm from the old school. I've written, many a time, my aversion for much of modern technology, although often it's not in longhand anymore. Friends, both personal and professional, are aghast that I still haven't embraced a smart phone and the world that it opens up. My colleagues kid me about it, although they seem to accept that they'll never see me log into our Sales Force system anytime soon. I just turned 64, and, somehow, I've been able to get by and stay connected to the industry just fine.
The key to my connection is a five inch by eight inch index card system shown to me when I first started in publishing 30-plus years ago. When visitors see my famous "desk stacks," they are provided a fascinating look into my system for having a strong understanding of every beverage company I've ever dealt with. Sometimes they like to go through the cards like a stack of old 45 RPM singles for a trip down the Memory Lane of beverages, past and present.
So, one late Friday afternoon, I decided to shuffle my cards and visit 20 years of the industry. Similar to rings on a tree, you can tell the age of brands by the yellowing of the cards and their poor condition. I saw West End Soda Brew, probably my favorite brand, long dead, but never forgotten. Clearly Canadian jumped out at me, as did another favorite, RC Premium Draft Cola. I also found an original Mistic card, with Joe Umbach as my main contact. While not on the scale of a Honus Wagner card, my Don Vultaggio, from AriZona, is still special to me. My Snapple card also conjured up memories, as did the cards from Clearly Canadian and Seagram's. These are all from my early, pre-information society days. There are literally thousands of beverages I have seen and tasted, most now relegated to the graveyard of good intentions, but still conjuring up great memories.
I could go on and on, but that's not my message for today. It's how hard it is to emerge form that pile, tattered, perhaps, but still in business. So, I'd like to give a shout out to some of the companies I've worked with for most of my twenty years that are still vibrant and thriving. The aforementioned AriZona card is in that group of companies, as is Snapple. National Beverages, Talking Rain, Sam Adams, Jones Soda, Hansen's (now Monster), Perrier Group (Now Nestle Waters), Apple & Eve. I could go on and on. These are all examples of excellent companies, with vision, staying power, and a determination to continue to survive and thrive. They stayed within their means, and are still relevant today.
If you ever want to trip the light fantastic and talk about some of your favorite brands, give me a call. I can tell you the history and the people that made it happen. There's nothing I'd rather talk about.


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Jan. 28, 2006
The Lipscomb Lady Bisons basketball team got back on the winning track with a convincing 70-58 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins Saturday afternoon at Allen Arena.
"It was good to get a win after some tough losses," said Lipscomb coach Frank Bennett. "Jacksonville is quick and aggressive. They put a lot of pressure on you. We were fairly consistent without any long runs against us."
The Lady Bisons set the pace for the game early with 3-pointers from point guard Catie Woods and guard Dana Carrigan in the first 2 ½ minutes.
The Lady Bisons held onto the lead until 8:12 of the first half when Jacksonville's Nakina Alford hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 17-17 and Ashley Williams hit the first of two free throws to give the Dolphins their only lead of the game at 18-17 with 8:12 left in the half.
That was the only time the Dolphins would lead in the game. The Lady Bisons went on an 11-0 run to take a 28-18 lead with 4:14 left in the half.
The Lady Bisons led 34-25 at intermission.
In the second half the Lady Bisons remained in control building to a 19-point lead, their largest of the game at 59-40 on a jumper by freshman forward Miriam McAlister.
The final 4 ½ minutes of the game the Lady Bisons never trailed by fewer than 10 points.
McAlister set the pace for the Lady Bisons with her second double-double in a row and third of the season with a team-leading 13 points and 10 rebounds. She also added two blocked shots.
"She was really getting on the boards," said Bennett. "She had some big defensive rebounds for us. We thought she would be able to get on the boards. She is pretty athletic. She has long arms and she is a quick jumper.
"She is getting used to playing harder at this level. She has had two pretty good games in a row."
Also in double figures for the Lady Bisons were Woods and center Katie Beth Pate with 12 points each and Carrigan with 10.
"Catie Woods is a good shooter," said Bennett. "She played with a lot of confidence and a lot of endurance."
Williams led Jacksonville with a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Sheena Carpenter added 16.
The Lady Bisons played without guards Karli Osborn and Jilian Partin. Osborn was home in Utah to attend a funeral of a relative. Partin was sidelined with an injury.
"We were a little thin on the perimeter without them," said Bennett. "Jacksonville was going with four guards a lot of the time. They were pressuring us hard, but we handled that really well."
The Lady Bisons are 4-13 overall, 3-7 in the conference. Jacksonville is 4-13 overall, 1-9 in the A-Sun,


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I like how the final chapter of the crash course is open ended. It suggests action, but what kind of action is up to each individual and for discussion.
I think it's quite possible that there is a variety of ways in which one can be prepared and insulated against perhaps even the worst of crisis and the style would depend on personal inclinations and skills. This is interesting because a crisis of the magnitude of which we are talking about here tends to suggest no room for cherry picking, yet I think we do have some wiggle room. I think this is a reflection of the age we are living in. Even as the civilization is built on such incredibly shaky grounds a lot of what has been built is still the outcome of some genuine value, many true inventions built with true passion and true effort. This cannot be undone so easily.
As the best example of this the internet allows us to plot preparedness before the worst happens. We have quick access to information and other people as well as the goods and services provided internationally.
Anyway, to cut to the chase.. I think that whatever happens you're gonna survive and possibly even be quite well off if you have the basics covered with nearly zero maintenance, the basics being food, water, shelter and energy. If you can produce all of this on your own using what's always available and renewable you're practically insulated. Even if you lose your job and have 0 income per month you still don't have to worry about not having anything to eat, a place to sleep and hell.. even ways to entertain yourself. This gives you precious time to regroup and plot your future success.
This couldn't be possible in the Great Depression, at least not to this extent to which it is possible today.
Concretely this is what I'm talking about and I wonder what your opinions are. All of this requires a fairly significant initial investment, but after that the maintenance price falls to nearly zero. There are two ways of going about it: non-rural and rural lifestyle:
Rural lifestyle:
What you need is some land.
House: If you don't have a house you can build one with very little cost. Check out Open Source Ecology for information. You can build your own machines that you can use to create bricks and mortar out of the very land on which you stand on. No need to buy bricks. Similar solutions seem to exist for other necessary materials. Building a house can be quite cheap.
Food: If you have a sufficient amount of land (apparently 1 acre is enough to feed 10 people so you may need significantly less) you can go into permaculture which is not classical agriculture and requires far less effort. Alone or combined with animal farming (I suppose it depends on preferences) it could fill all your basic food needs. From what I've seen you don't have to work more than one day a week to sustain this. The beautiful thing about permaculture is that it's sort of a "design and let go" approach to food production. Come up with the right initial design and let the nature do its work for you by itself creating its own productive ecosystem. So you no longer NEED to buy any more food to survive.
Electricity: Solar panels. Enough said. :) Well, it's an investment, but from what I've seen with enough panels you can cover all your domestic energy needs. Nope, in 21st century even the greatest depression still doesn't mean you can't have your computer on and watch movies or even play games in your free time. Am I missing something? There are other solutions of course, but solar seems to be the most practical and most advancing. Even heating could be accomplished this way with enough panels I suppose, at least if combined with efficient house design (and guys at Open Source Ecology have something to say on that).
Driving around: Get an electric car and charge it from your solar powered home. I really hope electric car industry booms. Also have a bike handy as an alternative. You don't have to drive everywhere.
Water: There are surprisingly sophisticated systems in this area. You can collect and filter rain water, but you can even produce some of it out of thin air with a product like Ecoloblue Atmospheric Water Generator.
Well, what else do you need. You're fed. You're not thirsty. You have electricity for a fairly modern home life style. You have means of transportation and after the initial investment it's all practically free. Even if there may be some maintenance costs (changing filters for water, broken electrical components, seeds etc.) compare that to having to pay an electric bill, water bill, all food you eat, gas and so on. You could well cover these basic maintenance costs by just selling a little bit of surplus of food.
This means you can live quite alright without even having a job. But if you do have a job or a business you get to keep most of it for future proof investments.
The things that change in the non-rural version of this (basically in the city where a lot of people find themselves stuck in) is that instead of building a house you have to buy a flat (more expensive obviously, but still just an initial investment). Alternatively I guess you can rent, but then you have to find a fairly flexible renting deal and make sure your electricity generation and food production equipment is fairly portable. What also changes is that you obviously can't engage in permaculture for food production. Well here's how it looks like:
Food: Turn a room of your apartment into a sort of a hydroponics area and populate it with a number of these awesome devices: AeroGarden. They can grow food producing plants with simulated sunlight and computerized water supply. I guess you'd have to adjust your diet to be more vegetarian in this case. :) Alternatively you could have a permaculture garden and even some animals (chicken?) somewhere outside of the city which you tend to on a weekly basis and get the food supplies from. One method could complement the other.
Electricity: Again, solar panels, but this time it's more complicated. You'd probably have to have an apartment with at least a balcony which is on the sunny side and can support mounting of solar panels. If you can pull this off, you don't have to take the electricity from the grid.
Driving around: Electric cars again, but it's more complicated to charge them because it's likely your apartment's wall socket wont be accessible to charge it. Perhaps however you could have an energy storage device (a battery) that you can charge and then charge the car from it or maybe the car's battery could be portable (depends on the electric car type I suppose).
Water: Collecting rain water and purifying it might be doable if you have a large enough balcony I suppose and could put some barrels on it.. I'm not sure. Otherwise you're left with ecoloblue machines.
So all in all, city version of this is slimmer and a little more complicated, but it's not impossible and could still make you far more resilient to crisis than if you simply stuck with the grid and conventional options. I personally wish I could have the city option, but at this point I don't yet have a concrete plan.
Let me know what you think. If some of these ideas are a little naive or I'm missing something feel free to say. I'm posting this precisely because I'm eager to see what others think. Also, do you agree that getting through even the worst kind of crisis that might be coming could be hugely softened by using these incredible technologies today available to the extent to which lifestyle changes wouldn't even be as dramatic as falling back to drudgery for every bit of food and water?


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Aline has been a CANN member since 2003 and has been very active in the organization as the Ontario-East chapter representative since 2013. She has also contributed to the planning and scientific committees for the 2012 National conference in Ottawa and as a presenter at multiple CANN events and conferences. Aline maintains her Neuroscience Nursing Certification through the Canadian Nurses Association and has been a strong supporter of the certification program.
Her clinical background is enriched with Neuroscience Nursing care. Starting her career on the Neurosurgery ward at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, she later complemented this experience by becoming a part-time professor with the University of Ottawa mentoring nursing students on the neurosurgery unit. Since 2008, Aline has been working with the Champlain Regional Stroke Network at the Ottawa Hospital as the Stroke Prevention Coordinator/Nurse Specialist.
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Orange resident shoots self in leg while unloading groceries
One woman was injured when she accidentally dropped a camera case in which the gun was stored to the ground while unloading groceries at her home on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Police were dispatched to the home in the 1700 block of Dupont Dr. in Orange at approximately 6:59 p.m. According to the report filed by OPD Officer Joshua Dempsey stated that the woman told police she had a black camera case with a .25-caliber Titan handgun and a .22-caliber Dura-Matic handgun stored inside in the back seat of her vehicle. As she removed her grocery bags, the camera case fell to the ground. The .25-caliber Titan discharged and struck the woman in her front right leg between the knee and ankle.
A witness at the scene confirmed the victim's report. The victim was transported to the St. Elizabeth Hospital emergency room, and the guns were taken into police custody for the time being. According to the police report, hospital staff later contacted officers to let them know a bullet fragment had been removed from the woman's leg, and she was expected to make a full recovery.


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Rushton, Panthers slam Eagles
THOMAS — Cole Rushton and the rest of the Snake River Panthers were walking quietly and carrying a very big stick on Wednesday afternoon, scoring 17 runs on 15 hits in a 17-5 demolition of conference rival Marsh Valley.
"We hit the ball good and did a good job of playing a baseball game in just terrible weather," Snake River head coach James Carter said. "I hate playing baseball in this kind of weather but the kids did a great job of staying focused through it."
In a game that featured eight Snake River extra base knocks, Rushton provided the biggest blow as he took an 2-0 fast ball deep over the center field fence for a walk off, grand slam home run.
"That was a big hit for Cole he really stepped up at the end of the game and came through for us," coach Carter said.
The game was never in doubt as the Panthers scored multiple runs in each of the five innings of play. The big inning was the third as Snake River sent 12 hitters to the plate, scoring 6 of them for a commanding 11-1 lead.
Cash Cardona and Candon Watt each crushed a triple in the uprising, for Cardona it was his second triple of the afternoon.
With all the run support Keegan Keller was able to pick up the win as he held the Marsh Valley bats to just 1 run on 3 hits in his time on the hill.
Shane Parkinson picked up the save in relief for the Panthers.
"Keegan pitched very well for us in the beginning and overall we did pretty good," coach Carter said. "It was a big conference win which puts us at 2-0 in the conference and we will need to build on this, not let down and go take care of business against Bear Lake now."
Bear Lake will have to wait for now however as next up for Snake River (7-2, 2-0) is a road date at South Fremont today for a game against the Cougars.
Marsh Valley 001 40 - 5 5 2
Snake River 236 24 - 17 15 1
Marsh Valley - leading hitters - J. May 1-3 2B, B. Burgin 2-2 3B
Snake River - leading hitters - Shane Parkinson 2-4 2B, 3B, Candon Watt 3-4 3B, Braden Watt 2-4 2B, Cole Rushton 2-3 2B, HR 4RBI, Cash Cardona 2-3 (2)3B; pitching - Keegan Keller (W) 3IP 1R 0ER 3H 1K 0BB 1HP; Shane Parkinson 2IP 4R 4ER 2H 1K 3BB 2HP


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How Workwear Saves Your Skin
Work can be a dangerous place and safety on the job should always be a number one concern. Here is what you need to know about what injuries are most common on the job and how you can prevent them:
Common Workplace Injuries
No matter where you work or what you do there is a chance of injury on the job. Recent statistics show that nearly half of all workplace related injuries are due to one of four causes: overexertion, falling, tripping or slipping without falling and violence. Other areas of concern include: walking into things (seriously, stay focused), falling objects, machine entanglement and repetitive motion injuries such as writing articles about how workwear saves your skin. Every day people are hurting their backs, falling down, slipping and being physically attacked. If you don't want to be counted in that group you need to make sure you're following all safety guidelines at your work as well as suiting up with the proper gear.
Gear Up and Protect Yourself
Most workplace accidents happen because someone wasn't following the rules or wasn't paying attention (walking into things? Really!?). The first thing you should be doing to make your surroundings safe is arming yourself with knowledge. Get to know the proper procedures and safety rules for your job site. Read up on company rules and check out any training videos they may have. Many accidents happen after workers begin to settle in and become complacent with their surroundings.
Overexertion accounts for over twenty five percent of workplace injuries, with many of those being injured hurting their backs. You might feel like super hero wearing your tough-as-nails workwear shirt, but you need to know your own physical limitations and don't try to lift that pallet of concrete mix all by yourself, and if you can lift it, be sure to always lift with your legs.
Falling is both embarrassing and hurts. Get yourself some nice workwear boots that keep you firmly planted so you can avoid looking like your twelve year old self trying out ice skating for the first time. Get boots or shoes that fit you correctly, are comfortable and resist slipping. Find out if you need to be wearing safety toe shoes or if soft toes will work for the job; speaking from experience now is the time to figure that out, not after you've had a full pallet of mayonnaise dropped on your foot.
Workwear might not be able to help you from walking into things if that's your problem, and might actually account for some people walking into things while checking themselves out. And you won't be able to help it if everyone wants to fight you because your workwear jacket makes you look like the toughest son-of-a-gun on the job site. Get yourself interested in safety at work and be sure you're wearing clothes that work as hard as you do.
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XFX Radeon 5830 Review
For any rig to be considered above entry level at this point, it has to have dedicated graphics. Sure there are the Intel solutions and the integrated solutions from ATI and nVidia, but when it comes down to performance numbers in both professional and enthusiast applications, graphics cards matter. In the past few years, the number of applications using dedicated cards beyond pure graphics processing duties has skyrocketed. The stream processing method used in current GPUs offers a few benefits that current CPUs just can't touch. Highly threaded workloads found in programs within the Adobe suite and within an increasing number of video encoders thrive in the parallel processing environment provided by these new generations of graphics beasts.
XFX is relatively new to the ATI side of the field, with the 5830 they have filled the budget spectrum with regards to the 5800 series. This card is built around ATI's 40nm process and features 1GB of GDDR5 RAM to act as a frame buffer for up to three displays utilizing the new Eyefinity technology. All of the standard features are seen here such as OpenGL support and ATI Stream technology. You can throw this card into CrossFireX and add on to it's plethora of ports to include dual DVI adapters, a HDMI connector and a DisplayPort connector. Will this card push enough pixels for a low enough price to be on your wish list? Let's find out!
Closer Look:
I have always been a fan of the XFX design team. To me, this box is just as visually pleasing. Featuring a distressed steel X with Radeon HD 5830 in the center, the front of the box has a bold appearance. Along the bottom are the blips for some of this card's included features, including a free copy of Aliens vs. Predator. Spin the box around and you see more feature blips around the border and a key features pane along the left side. On the right side the words Expand. Accelerate. Dominate. catch your eye leading you to a paragraph listin the various selling points of the card. To get to the card, you have to open two boxes, the retail box, and the packing box. XFX decorates both painting the inner box a very sleek black and grey gradient with the XFX logo and website printed on. Looks great!
Opening the inner box the design style continues, the upper box contains all the included accessories and has a separate compartment housing the adapters to prevent movement. Once lifted, the card itself is displayed surrounded by an antistatic bag, and enclosed in a bright green cardboard container. All of packaging follows the color scheme, and the end result is some excellent packaging.
The accessory bundle here is enough to get you started. The Radeon HD 5830 comes with both a Quick Install Guide illustrating the basic installation procedure, and the Installation Manual going into greater detail and containing some more discrete information about your card. Of course there is an Installation disk to get you started, although If you have Internet access, you will probably be getting the most recent drivers online. On top of the CrossFire adapter, there are two Molex to PCI-E 6-pin adapters, as well as a DVI to VGA adapter to make sure everyone can hook up their cards. As mentioned before, Aliens vs. Predator is included with the card and it is installed via Steam. The pamphlet with the activation code is found here, and finally, what is as far as I know unique to XFX, you get a "Do Not Disturb, I'm Gaming" door card which, while cool, is quite useful as well. On the back of the door card, they have put your card's S/N and other unique info meaning you have access to it without removing the card! Nice.
Enough with the packaging, now let's check out the card.


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How To Quick-Soak Dried Beans in Just One Hour
We've all been there. You go to start a recipe for your favorite chili or bean soup or from-scratch hummus and then it hits you: you forgot to soak the beans! Of course you can reach for canned beans at this point, but if freshly cooked beans are what you really want, then read on for how to quick-soak your beans and cut the soaking time down to just one hour.
Whether you plan your recipe the night before or an hour before, we highly recommend that you soak your dried beans before cooking them. This presoak begins the softening process and allows the beans to cook more quickly and evenly. Ideally, you would soak the beans for several hours before cooking, often overnight, so the beans have plenty of time to absorb water slowly.
But if you don't have time for a long soak or just plain forgot, then there's still hope. This quick-soak method shortcuts the hours of waiting by first bringing the beans to a boil, then letting them soak in the hot water for about an hour. This doesn't actually cook the beans — they're not ready to eat quite yet — but this puts your beans at the starting line, just as if you'd soaked them overnight.
How To Quick-Soak Dried Beans
What You Need
Dried beans, any amount
Saucepan or small Dutch oven
- Rinse the beans: Pour the beans into a colander and rinse them under cool running water. Check and discard any stones or other debris. Drain.
- Transfer to the saucepan and cover with water: Tip the beans into a pot and cover with about 2 inches of water.
- Boil the beans: Bring the water to a boil over high heat. Cook the beans for 1 minute, then remove the pot from the heat.
- Soak for 1 hour: Cover with a lid and let the beans to soak in the warm water for one hour.
- Drain the beans: Drain the beans into a colander. Rinse and begin to cook according to your recipe.
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I also suggest amending Duke to, "Yes; Subject Line: CONGRATULATIONS!!". If you're not looking for it, it's very easy to miss; I only saw it because I have a special law school email addy.
ha ha, how would you have missed "CONGRATULATIONS!!"? because it looks like spam e-mail subject?
i set up two new e-mail addresses before sending out apps; one for people i know and for schools,
I'll add that in my case, Virginia didn't call. The first notification that I recieved was the admission letter that came in the mail.No phone call from UVa, no "Go Bruins!" smiley email from UCLA, I am feeling no love. On top of the lack of love being single on V-Day.


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I think I've mentioned these guys a couple of times before but never showed them, so here they are: (This wasn't an actual battle, it's just a means to show off some stuff in a different way from usual and get some story elements across in something that wouldn't have worked for a real battle anyway. No dice were rolled and no innocent civilians were harmed during the creation of this work of fiction (they weren't innocent).
While a battle was being fought at the border, the Hitokiri of the Southlands were facing problems of their own.
Hitokiri kept a good eye on their lands in times like these and were always ready for battle, especially when the news of the undead ravaging the lands of the Imperial House Deverre had reached them. So when a scout had reported of a small portal spewing forth hordes of men, they had been able to move quickly to get a hold on the situation. As they noticed soon, the unknown men were hostile and didn't answer their calls. They were also numerous.
They charged the Hitokiri and their leader Subute (black katana) as soon as they caught wind of them.
Luckily, Hitokiri have multiple ways to kick some serious can. Though they view their own strength as normal, when they join up with other factions of the Kingdom for larger campaigns, they are always viewed and utilized as an elite.
Combined ranged attacks are most likely the safest and easiest way of taking them out for regular soldiers.
As this one got to feel. Which brings us down to the banner carrier. I don't usually put too much banner carriers in my armies but I've always found the way samurai run around with flags attached to them awesome (fe in The Last Samurai), so I wanted to create something alike.
Pretty simple idea put to use, only it's a shame I only have one of those pieces. I know there's a high possibility it's been done before, but I came up with it for myself. Apart from looking awesome it also has another positive side effect, it allows the banner carrier for some good old-fashioned...
...dual wielding! Subute in the back cut down a helpless militia who was trying to pick up a weapon. Hitokiri are mostly well-meaning warriors but as Brikwarriors they don't let their sense of honour interfere with claiming easy kills and rarely show compassion in battle. Did I mention they hated ranged attacks especially when it involves throwing melee weapons? It kinda titches them off. Also, never mention guns in their presence.
The enemy runs after the initial and fatal clash (why not back through the portal?), but as a people who's almost sole occupation is warfare, Hitokiri of course also have a good deal of tactical sense. The other end of the gorge was blocked off by a company of Bushi (a unit used by Chinese armies in the ancient times).
The long weapons make pretty good tools for stopping off a charge or slashing things further away from you - or even above you.
However their long weapons weren't very easy to wield in such narrow spaces so they stood back.
So did those on the other side. What were they planning?
Well, Hitokiri generally don't mind a pinch, but will be the first to admit that in fights against much weaker opponents where little honour can be gained wiping them off the field in a more effective way is far more desirable... so they came up with this.
Yeeha! *splatter*
Cavalry on the other side crushed the remainders. One was trampled to death.
Lieutenant: "All aggressors reportedly dead, sir. One casualty on our side. The gate vanished before I could charge through it. The rest of the men are getting ready to split out and track down any more of them that made it out of the valley before we came."
Subute: "Good work. These men were desperate, neither armed nor trained for war, but clearly with ill intent. I have no clue on where they're from. Their attire is too generic to tell us anything. The way they came upon us is absurd, too... Perhaps we should have kept one alive."
Lieutenant: "None of them would have told us much, sir."
Subute: "How so?"
Lieutenant: "Didn't you notice? All of them had their tongues cut out. My best guess is that someone's forcing these people to attack us, though no one could be as vain as to think they could manage an invasion. Their commander must be truly heartless and without honour to have such men fight in his stead. None of them even carried provisions!"
Subute: "A strange situation indeed. We should inform the king of this. Will you take this upon you?"
Lieutenant: "I will."
The 'battle', if it could be called that, would go down in the history books as 'the slaughter of Suharto gorge'. It was never given any tactical value, but as the forebode of more important events would be remembered as fairly important nonetheless.
So, most of the creational stuff in here probably won't actively be used by my Hitokiri except for the banner on the guy's back, but with a great deal of my other guys occupied they were made to pose.
First of all, some Imperial horse armour, for which Rev. Sylvanus gave me the basic design: this one didn't turn out as well as I had hoped it to. I have really many of the smaller parts in different colours but I checked all my black and light grey and only found a few of the larger pieces needed for this creation... bollocks.
This one I came up with myself though, just as with the banner, someone might have preceded me or done a better version even. I still like it though. I was inspired by the movie 'Mongol'. In real life the blades would probably be shorter and attached to his shins. Whether a collision would then rip his leg off I don't know, I guess the swords would just have to be sharp enough! Anyhow, imagine you have a few of these running through a formation, what would you say, huh?
That's right. He hasn't got normal legs (well he does, but I had to take them off), see above explanation. It's undesirable but you can also make the normal horse bardings with these pieces if you don't have the smaller ones. Just put enough stuff on top of it so the rider doesn't look like a dwarf compared to normal riders.
Horse no. III is just about the same as those of Rev. Sylvanus, only I used a different plate for the back. I tried a lot of different ones and some worked for the back, but for the front really only 1 type really works (and I only have 4 of these pieces right now, crap!). Attempts at closing the armour off at the front as well failed (since it didn't look good).
My first thought when I saw the original design was of course 'I could stick a weapon on that'. Don't care if it's technically impossible, the horse is a lot more deadly now, and the rider won't always have to carry a lance into battle or use that for his charge attack.
A final pic shows my Hitokiri assembled as they normally are. I badly need some more samurai helmets and pieces to stick those flags on. They're basically 2 squads of 6 elite swordsmen, with Subute possibly made into a hero depending on the outline of the battle.
P.S. No, I'm not doing this while I should be working on my forum battle, I'm just waiting on some orders.


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Mary King's Ghost Fest
The events programme is a closely guarded secret for now, however we can tell you that you will have the opportunity to take part in the first ever Great Edinburgh Ghost Hunt. Details to follow soon.
Join us as the UK's original and longest running Ghost Fest returns for a seventh year!
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The people at NIBCO were talking to an engineer at the recent American Society of Plumbing Engineers Engineered Plumbing Exposition in Charlotte, N.C., and asked him if he was specifying lead-free plumbing products. He had not, the engineer responded, because the local code officials hadn't said anything about it. What? It's soon to be federal law.
As Senior Editor Candace Roulo so ably reported on the front page of this issue, the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Jan. 4, 2011, reduces the permissible levels of lead in wetted surfaces of faucets, pipes and pipe fittings to 0.25% from the previous national standard of 8.0% maximum. The federal law was spearheaded by Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI), based upon the template of a California law generally referred to as AB 1953. Prior to the federal legislation, Vermont, Maryland and Louisiana have also individually adopted the lower lead mandate.
PMI's interest in pushing the lead-free legislation was two-fold: to achieve uniformity across the country, and to head off any attempts to make the standard stricter than 0.25% lead.
The manufacturers we talked to at the ASPE-EPE aren't waiting to convert their products to lead-free. Why run the risk of being stuck with stock that you can't sell at the beginning of 2014?
Zurn Engineered Water Solutions has converted all of its products to lead free, Zurn's Wilkins Div. Senior Director of Marketing and Product Development Rick Fields told us at the ASPE Show. The last of Zurn's leaded product is wending its way through distribution.
"I would like to encourage all of the manufacturers to get on board," Fields said. He emphasized the need for the industry to get the word out to everyone in the distribution channels — contractors, engineers, wholesalers and plumbing inspectors.
"This is a sea change," Fields said.
NIBCO has converted its plumbing valves over to a lead-free silicon brass, Mark Hamilton, NIBCO vice president of sales and marketing told us. The company's lead-free products are being sold under the HydroPure brand name and include a crossed double oval mark cast into the valve body.
NIBCO is also distinguishing its lead free products with white valve handles and wheels and blue hang tags, said Aaron W. Edds, product manager for valves and actuation. There are no industry standards on colors or packaging for lead free products — although that would have been helpful — but it's too late for that now, Edds noted.
Canadian component supplier Dahl Bros. has converted all of its product to lead free, said Vice President of Sales Thomas Husebye. Dahl Brothers assembles components for modular assemblies, so a contractor can, for example, order 500 valves and specify different inlet and outlets, joining methods or handles and Dahl will assemble them as specified. The company is selling its product under the Dahl Eco brand name using a silicon brass alloy.
Stiebel Eltron's Frank Stiebel told us at ASPE that all of the fittings on his company's water heaters were converted to lead free last year. Conbraco's Apollo Valve division has converted all of its popular mixing valves and ball valves, as well as backflow preventers to lead free, as well as some of its gate, globe and check valves.
The only issue up for debate is whether a company should convert 100% of its product line to lead free. The law exempts valves used in irrigation, fire protection and HVAC. One manufacturer told use that since so many valves could be used for more than one purpose, they should all be lead-free because they might end up in a potable water system. Another manufacturer told us that it is simply not cost-effective for a manufacturer to convert all of its production to a more-expensive lead-free alloy.
The law takes effect in January of 2014, so this is an ongoing issue. As Candace reports, the Get the Lead Out Consortium met in Chicago at the end of August and it will meet again on November 9 at the headquarters of the Plumbing Manufacturers International.
The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Educational Foundation is helping out together a training program that manufacturers will conduct. Look for the training from your suppliers in 2013.
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A Critique of a Common Apologetic Strategy by Ex-Apologist
Ex-Apologist offers an excellent analysis of a common apologetic strategy against naturalism seen here! It seems he's expanding on what it means to apply Occam's Razor to the riddle of existence. Start with the simplest explanation and then allow for more complexity as problems arise with that conclusion. I'm trying to develop a scale for extraordinary claims seen here. His analysis helps to complete it.


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"You should be safe and secure in your home," said Cottonwood Police Chief Terry Cochran. "If not, that has to change."
While the problems of domestic violence and sexual assault are nothing new, what has changed regionally is how those issues are being addressed. Specifically, efforts are better coordinated through a multi-agency task force with community advocates, law enforcement, medical services and criminal prosecution working to provide support and services, and to spread public awareness on the problem of abuse.
"One in four women is affected by domestic violence," said Kristy Beckstead, YWCA outreach advocate for Idaho-Lewis counties. Last year, she assisted 66 victims of domestic violence and four of sexual assault. Part of the task force's mission is promoting public awareness to educate and change minds so that such antisocial behaviors are "not acceptable and not wanted in our communities."
"This is all about taking care of the victim," Beckstead said.
Formation of the task force began in mid-2012 with eventual representation by the Grangeville and Cottonwood police departments, sheriff and prosecutor offices from both Idaho and Lewis counties, and Syringa and St. Mary's hospitals. Its first major task dealt with providing local SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) trained registered nurses. These specialists treat sexual assault victims in a multi-faceted and sensitive way to assess injury and also document and preserve evidence for legal cases.
Prior to this, explained both Idaho County Sheriff Doug Giddings and Grangeville Police Chief Morgan Drew, officers at an assault scene would be focused on apprehending a suspect: "We would question the victim, but we wouldn't have anyone there as an advocate," Giddings said.
Essentially the victim would be "re-victimized" through the process that could include the embarrassment of an officer standing watch as a medical examiner collected evidence, and the potential problems with or even
The YWCA offers a 24-hour helpline for those in abusive situations:
208-746-9655 or
dismissal of the criminal case due to problems with evidence not properly collected or documented.
Through the task force, SANE nurses are now in place within the region; currently 13 are located through hospitals in Grangeville, Cottonwood, Orofino, and Lewiston, and the SMH clinic in Kamiah.
"This was a big deal for us, "Beckstead said. "It was one of the first goals we met."
Coordination and communication are important roles of the task force. Members can put needs out and share resources and information, streamlining the process "that puts the victim first," Drew said, providing assurance issues will be taken care of correctly so these professionals can focus on their individual jobs, whether care or enforcement or prosecution. And they also help each other: Beckstead said this group pulled together to help secure three months of funding to keep her office open during an impending closure.
"Raising awareness is one of the reasons this task force is active," said Marsha Lance, outpatient surgery coordinator and advocate for Syringa Hospital.
Assault victims come into the process in different ways such as with law enforcement through a criminal case, through YWCA women's support groups or by way of public awareness events such as school presentations or last year's blue jeans banner across Grangeville's Main Street. Task force members discussed a problem with domestic abuse and sexual assault is victims not coming forward due to shame or feelings of it being their fault, or not knowing any different due to being raised in an atmosphere where abuse was normal behavior.
"These kinds of things just don't happen once, especially domestic violence," Drew said. "It goes through a cycle. These kinds of cases, when we're finally called, have been going on for years, sometimes decades, before law enforcement gets involved."
"We need to break the silence of the violence," Lance said.
Heightened awareness is important, especially for those outside of such unhealthy relationships who recognize abuse, explained Beckstead, so they know to talk to the victim on leaving this cycle, on reporting what they see, and that there are resources available to help.
"And that not always does law enforcement need to get involved," Drew added.
Members of the public interested in helping on these issues can contact Beckstead at her office in Grangeville, 983-0888, 221 West Main Street no. 2. The task force meets regularly in different communities to coordinate efforts focused on helping those impacted in abusive relationships.
"Our role," Beckstead said, "is to advocate for the victim the best we can."
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With big men Andrew Bogut and David Lee sidelined with injuries, Golden State's streaky backcourt tandem found its shooting stroke after falling behind 34-18 in the second quarter. Curry finished 13-for-19 shooting, and Thompson shot 8 of 16 from the floor to give the Warriors' raucous fans a reason to cheer after losing five of their previous seven at home.
Taj Gibson had 26 points and 13 rebounds filling in for Carlos Boozer, and Kirk Hinrich scored 15 points as Chicago dropped to 2-3 on its road trip, which ends Sunday at the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Warriors shot 48.2 percent, including 50 percent from 3-point range, and got 11 points apiece from reserves Harrison Barnes and Jordan Crawford to go ahead 91-77 with 4:54 remaining.
Tony Snell and Jimmy Butler each hit consecutive 3s, and Butler followed with a pair of free throws that brought the Bulls to 91-85. Then Jordan Crawford rattled in a 3-pointer, and Butler and Curry traded baskets to keep the Warriors in control.
Joakim Noah finished with a career-high 11 assists to with 10 rebounds and seven points, and Butler scored 14 for the Bulls, who outrebounded Golden State 45 to 39 but committed 17 turnovers. The loss also dropped Chicago (24-25), which shot 41.6 percent, below .500.
The Warriors seemed to hit a low point during a 91-75 home loss to Charlotte on Tuesday night in which they shot just 31.2 percent from the floor — the franchise's lowest mark since November 2004 — and often looked lost and lethargic.
Despite Warriors coach Mark Jackson's best efforts to keep calm, optimism seemed to dwindle even more when he revealed just 90 minutes before facing the Bulls that Bogut (shoulder stiffness) and Lee (sprained left shoulder and strained left hip) would not play. Lee also will sit out Saturday at Phoenix, Jackson said.
The Warriors (30-20) still managed to match their record through 50 games last season, when they finished 47-35 to earn the Western Conference's sixth playoff seed. They were no doubt helped when the Bulls announced just minutes before tipoff that Boozer would be out with a strained left calf.
Even still, the battle-without-big-men went Chicago's way at the start.
The Bulls built leads of 29-16 after the first quarter and 34-18 early in the second behind a swarming defensive effort that swallowed up Golden State's prolific shooters.
But Chicago's inconsistent offense, prone to long scoring droughts without Derrick Rose, repeatedly stalled and allowed the Warriors to get out in transition. Curry captured the momentum by scoring 16 points in the second quarter, including a 3-pointer that gave Golden State a 50-46 halftime lead and had him roaring with the announced sellout crowd of 19,596.
Curry, who will start for the Western Conference in his first All-Star game later this month, also put the Warriors up 76-66 late in the third quarter on a nifty reverse layup. He hit another from beyond the arc midway during a run in the fourth quarter that put the Warriors up 14 with fewer than 5 minutes to play.
NOTES: New NBA Commissioner Adam Silver attended the game, a night after visiting Sacramento. He did not speak with reporters. ... Jackson became the sixth coach in Warriors history to win 100 games. He is 100-98 in two-plus seasons. ... Chicago won both meetings against Golden State last season. The Bulls and Warriors meet one more time this season on Feb. 26 in Chicago.


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June 26, 2002
House Subcommittee Approves H.R. 4878, the "Improper Payments Reduction Act of 2002"
On June 18, 2002, the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations of the House Committee on Government Reform approved (with an amendment) H.R. 4878, the "Improper Payments Reduction Act of 2002."
The legislation contains the following provisions:
Estimates of Improper Payments and Reports on Actions to Reduce Them
Would require the head of each Federal agency to:
- Annually review all programs and activities they administer and identify any that may be susceptible to significant improper payments.
- Estimate the annual amount of improper payments and include that estimate in their annual budget submission. For estimates that exceed one percent of the total program budget or 1 million dollars annually (whichever is less), would require the head of the agency to provide with the estimate a report including:
- A statement of whether the agency has the information systems and other infrastructure necessary to reduce improper payments to minimal cost-effective levels;
- A description of the resources it has requested in its budget submission to get the necessary information systems and infrastructure; and
- A description of the steps that the agency has taken to ensure accountability by responsible agency managers for reducing improper payments.
Guidance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
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Towards Stardom: Spreading Message of Conservation
Hariyo Ban Program: Ritu Lama winner of the singing competition sings about conservation from WWF Nepal on Vimeo.
Ritu Lama, one of the winners of the song competition organized by the Hariyo Ban Program on International Women's Day, smiles as she gets ready to enter the recording studio. "I am very excited to get my song recorded. I want to pursue singing as a career and this is a huge encouragement."
On the 103rd International Women's Day, the USAID funded Hariyo Ban Program organized a campaign on the theme "Amplifying unheard voices of women leadership in conservation and climate change". The campaign focused on messages about best practices and challenges faced by local women active in natural resource management through inspiring songs and poetry.
Competitions were held in 15 districts in the Terai Arc Landscape and Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape where the Hariyo Ban Program works. Winners from the districts participated in the landscape-level semi-finals held in Pokhara and Chitwan. The semi-final winners then participated in the national level grand finale in Kathmandu on 8th March 2013. The winners were Ritu Lama and Uday Nepali in the song category and Basanta Subedi and Jayananda Joshi in the poetry category.
The winners' songs and poems have been recorded by the Hariyo Ban Program. Their important messages about women's empowerment in conservation will be aired via national radio and local FMs in various parts of Nepal.
Below are a few glimpses from various stages of the competition.
Participants from Bara, Parsa, Chitwan, Nawalparasi and Rautahat gather in Chitwan for the initial audition.
One of the judges, popular folk singer Mr. Padamraj Dhakal, welcomes the participants in Pokhara with his song on women's empowerment. (Watch the video below.)
Hariyo Ban Program: Mr. Padamraj Dhakal with his empowering song from WWF Nepal on Vimeo.
The audience in Pokhara awaits the performances.
A female participant sings her original song to a folk tune.
Visually impaired participant Toya Bishwakarma sings his song, feeling the lyrics on a braille paper.
Basanta Subedi recites his poem in the final competition in Kathmandu. "I hope I performed well," he smiles afterwards.
Reputed personalities from the fields of music, literature, development and media in Nepal judge the final competition.
Ritu Lama receives first prize in the song category for her song "Sisters need to understand".
The winners of the song and poetry competitions receive prizes at the final competition held in Kathmandu.
"I am very excited that I have won. It is a great achievement." Ritu Lama gives an interview after winning the competition.
Ritu Lama performs live in front of a crowd of hundreds of people in Pokhara on the occasion of Earth Hour alongside nationally celebrated singers Nima Rumba and Abhaya. "I sang with all my heart and I am glad the audience liked my performance."
Udaya Nepali practices his song in Kathmandu before the recording. "This is my first time recording in a studio. It has been a long awaited dream and I never believed it would come true."
Jayananda Joshi records his poem in a studio in Katmandu. "I never thought my poem would be the ticket to visit Kathmandu twice and be treated with such honor."
By Pallavi Dhakal, Communications Officer, Hariyo Ban Program, WWF Nepal
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