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This page is comprised of Suki's relationships with other characters in the World of Avatar. Suki's strong, assertive personality was sometimes a hindrance; however, her compassion and loyalty allowed her to make many allies.
Love interest
Suki and Sokka first met when she and the other Kyoshi Warriors ambushed him, Aang, and Katara, who were temporarily visiting her homeland of Kyoshi Island. At first, the two were not on the best of terms with Sokka's sexist attitude irritating Suki. After Suki humiliated him during a sparring match, however, Sokka was humbled and personally asked Suki to train him. Suki accepted his pleas on the conditions that Sokka follow all of her traditions and rules, which included wearing the warriors' dress. Eventually, after continuous practicing, Sokka was able to successfully block Suki's attack and knock her down. The two continued to train until Zuko attacked the island. The two worked together in an attempt to defeat Zuko, but to no avail. Realizing they needed to part ways, Suki accepted Sokka's apology for his previous remarks and kissed him on the cheek, causing him to blush.[1]
After Aang was arrested in Chin Village and held guilty for murder in a past life, Sokka and Katara journeyed to Kyoshi Island to gather information that would prove his innocence. When Sokka asked Oyaji as to Suki's whereabouts, Oyaji informed him that Suki and the other warriors had left to fight in the Hundred Year War. Sokka was clearly disappointed by the news of her absence.[2]
Sokka and Suki were reunited on the team's journey to Ba Sing Se. Clad in a security guard outfit and without her make-up, Suki grabbed and interrogated Sokka, who did not recognize her at first though soon realized her identity when she kissed him on the cheek. Happily reunited, Suki decided to help Sokka and the rest of Team Avatar in escorting a group of refugees across the Serpent's Pass. Much to her annoyance, Sokka was very protective of her due to his traumatic experience with Princess Yue. That night, Sokka explained that he was simply being overprotective because he did not want to lose another person he cared about. Suki understood and expressed how important Sokka was to her and that she had missed him, before leaning in to kiss him, though Sokka drew back before they connected. The following day, Suki apologized for trying to kiss Sokka but was cut off when he kissed her twice.[3]
Sokka and Suki did not meet again for a while as Suki was soon captured by Azula and imprisoned.[4] Azula taunted Sokka, mockingly stating that Suki used to mention him all the time while imprisoned, but gave up on him when he never came to rescue her. This caused Sokka to shed a single tear and charge at Azula in blind emotional rage, wasting the remaining time the team had to find the Fire Lord during the eclipse.[5]
Sokka and Suki finally reunited again at the Boiling Rock, where she was being held. When Suki first saw Sokka, she could not recognize him due to his guard outfit and pushed him backward. When she found out who he was, however, she happily embraced him. Shedding tears of joy, she revealed that she knew he would come and the two shared a kiss, only to be interrupted by Zuko warning them of an approaching guard.[6] When Sokka decided to stay at the prison for the possible return of his father, Suki opted to stay with him. Suki, Sokka, Zuko, Hakoda, and Chit Sang all escaped together on the gondola.[7]
Suki and Sokka once seemed to have planned to have a romantic evening together only to have it comically interrupted by Zuko.[8] When watching a play on Ember Island, a scene of Sokka and Yue separating was depicted; Suki teased Sokka about kissing the Moon Spirit. Sokka tearfully shushed her, so he could keep watching the scene with Suki expressing notable jealousy.[9]
While relaxing on the beach, Sokka created a crude sand sculpture of Suki which she considered sweet, despite his lack of artistic talent. Sokka responded by kissing her on the cheek, but the sand sculpture was destroyed shortly afterward by Zuko as he attacked Aang.[10] During the arrival of Sozin's Comet, Sokka and Suki, along with Toph, worked together to destroy the Fire Nation airship fleet. Midway through the mission, Suki was separated from Sokka and Toph when she became trapped on the falling vessel. Landing safely on another airship, she urged the others to continue their mission[11] and later returned, using a hijacked airship, to successfully save the two from falling to their deaths.[12]
A year later, Suki arrived at the Beifong Metalbending Academy to meet Toph and Sokka, sharing a passionate kiss with the latter. Afterward, she explained how she was one of Zuko's guards and overheard a complaint from Kunyo about a "dirt girl" and a "snow savage", thus traveling to them to check it out.[13]
Aang and Suki met when she and her warriors ambushed him, Katara, and Sokka, on their first visit to Kyoshi Island. After Aang informed them that he was the Avatar, they began treating him and his friends as honored guests.[1] They met again at Full Moon Bay where she expressed concern for Aang and asked if he was feeling okay with the discovery that Appa was currently missing.[3] Suki later came across Appa and attempted to reunite the bison with Aang, only to be attacked by Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee.[4] Aang and Suki met once more when she escaped from the Boiling Rock.[7] Suki was apparently comfortable around Aang to the extent where she snickered with Sokka when Zuko sarcastically criticized the Avatar and grew anxious to find him when he disappeared.[10]
- "It's our responsibility to get Appa back to him safely."
- ―Suki to the Kyoshi Warriors.[4]
Suki first met Appa when he, Aang, Sokka, and Katara visited Kyoshi Island.[1] She expressed concern upon finding out that he was missing[3] and later discovered him in a cavern, where he was lost, afraid, and wounded. Although Appa was initially skittish toward Suki and the Kyoshi Warriors due to having been kidnapped earlier[14] and abused, Suki gained Appa's trust by offering him apples. She, with the help of her warriors, cleansed Appa until he was rid of the scrap and dirt that covered his fur from when he was lost. During this time, Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee ambushed the Kyoshi Warriors. Suki defended and saved Appa, despite her and her warriors being outmatched. She persistently fought, allowing Appa to escape in hopes that he would find Aang.[4]
Katara and Suki first met when Suki and the rest of the Kyoshi Warriors ambushed her, Aang, and Sokka. When she discovered that Aang was the Avatar, her village treated Katara and her friends like royalty.[1] They met again at Full Moon Bay and, with the rest of the group, escorted a band of refugees across the Serpent's Pass and helped deliver a baby.[3] When Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee infiltrated Ba Sing Se disguised as Kyoshi Warriors, Katara, thinking Azula was Suki, revealed to her that Zuko and Iroh were in Ba Sing Se. She soon realized the warrior to be the Fire Nation princess only to be paralyzed by Ty Lee, rendering her helpless.[15] She and Suki worked together to try to find Aang when he disappeared, however, their search came up unsuccessful.[10] Both girls shared a strong friendship and effectively cooperated with one another.
Kyoshi Warriors
- "A bunch of girls, huh!"
- ―Suki defending her warriors from Sokka's sexist comment.[1]
The Kyoshi Warriors respected Suki as their leader and shared a strong friendship. They were loyal to her and heeded her every command.[1][4][12]
When they first met, Suki and Mai were enemies. Suki was forced to fight Azula while Mai assisted Ty Lee in disabling the other warriors, eventually leaving Suki as the only warrior to face Azula even as she was hopelessly outmatched. Upon the Warriors' defeat, Mai also stole their uniforms along with Azula and Ty Lee for use in toppling the Earth King. Suki and Mai did not meet face-to-face during the former's eventual escape from the Boiling Rock with the help of Team Avatar, as Zuko had locked Mai in a cell to defend his new allies. Despite this, Mai eventually intervened to save Zuko from the guards cutting the cables keeping the gondola suspended in mid-air, saving Suki in the process as well at the expense of her own freedom. It was not until after the War finally ended that Mai was released along with Ty Lee and the two of them finally made peace with Team Avatar. It would seem that Suki and Mai eventually formed a mutual bond as they played Pai Sho together at the Jasmine Dragon.
A year after the War's end, when Zuko was the victim of several failed assassination attempts on his life, Mai personally requested the aid of Suki and her team of warriors, of whom Ty Lee was now a part as well, to help protect Zuko at the Royal Palace, considering them to be far more competent than the Royal Guardsmen. It can be assumed from this fact that the two have grown to trust each other with the passage of time.
During this assignment, Suki learned of Zuko's continued visits to his father in prison, a fact he had hidden from Mai. Suki informed Mai of her discovery, but this backfired when Mai, feeling betrayed by Zuko constantly keeping secrets from her, broke off their relationship once more. Immediately after this, Suki apologized to Zuko, regretting the outcome of her actions.
Toph Beifong
Suki and Toph first met when the group was traveling on foot to Ba Sing Se. When Toph fell into the water after the serpent destroyed the ice bridge she was walking along, Suki saved her. Toph, thinking Suki was Sokka after calling for him, gave her a kiss on the cheek. Embarrassed upon finding out it was Suki, she asked the warrior to "let [her] drown".[3] Toph, Suki, and Sokka set out together on a mission to stop the Fire Nation airship fleet from burning down the Earth Kingdom.[11][16] When Sokka and Toph were surrounded on an airship by Fire Nation soldiers with comet-enhanced firebending surrounding them, Suki saved them, piloting a hijacked airship.
Ty Lee
- "She's one of us now."
- ―Suki explaining the union of Ty Lee to the Kyoshi Warriors.[12]
When Suki and Ty Lee first met, they were natural enemies. Even though Suki was unable to acknowledge Ty Lee because she was preoccupied with fighting Azula, it is likely she glimpsed what Ty Lee had done to her fellow warriors.[4] They met once more during her escape from the Boiling Rock where they battled on the gondola. During their battle, it seemed they were evenly matched.[6] When Ty Lee betrayed Azula in order to save Mai, she was imprisoned with the other Kyoshi Warriors. They bonded over time and after a few chi blocking lessons, they let Ty Lee join their group. Suki seemed happy with her acceptation.[12]
Zuko and Suki unofficially met when Zuko attacked Kyoshi Island in an attempt to capture Aang. Suki and her team of warriors fought to stop Zuko's rampage, as his firebending threatened to destroy their village. They were hopelessly outmatched, however, and eventually defeated by Zuko, although they did buy Aang and his friends the time they needed to escape.[1]
Suki and Zuko formally met at the Boiling Rock. By this point, Suki had been imprisoned in the Boiling Rock by Azula[4][5] and Zuko had reformed and joined Team Avatar.[18] While serving hard time, Suki did not hesitate to remind Zuko about his attack on her village many months before. Zuko recalled this event and apologized for his wrongdoings.[6] Despite the obvious animosity between the two, Suki cooperated with Zuko and Sokka in escaping the prison and freeing Sokka's father, Hakoda.[7]
After their successful escape and a brief humorous evening interaction outside Sokka's tent,[8] Suki and Zuko were on much better terms, as she spent time with Zuko and the gang at Iroh's tea shop in Ba Sing Se.[12]
One year after the Hundred Year War, Suki and the rest of the Kyoshi Warriors were hired by Mai in place of Zuko's previous bodyguards after they failed to prevent an attempt on the Fire Lord's life. When Zuko awoke from his sleep in fear of another assassination attempt, Suki seemed genuinely concerned and reassured Zuko that he was not in danger. That same night, when Zuko went to secretly meet with the disposed Fire Lord Ozai under the guise of going for a walk, Suki, worried for Zuko, asked if he needed an escort, to which he declined.[19]
Later, Suki unintentionally provoked Mai into breaking up with Zuko after telling her about Zuko's late night meetings with Ozai. Suki was very sorry for what had happened, and apologized to Zuko, telling him, as she reached out for his hand, that she was very worried about him, though she was also alarmed to learn that he had sent spies to the Earth Kingdom.[17]
After Zuko departed for Yu Dao to defend the colonists from an incoming attack by Earth King Kuei and his army, Suki followed suit and returned to the Earth Kingdom in a war balloon to enlist Sokka and Toph's aid in stopping the battle. During the trio's efforts to slow down the incoming Fire Nation armored forces, Suki still expressed sympathy for Zuko in spite of his actions, suggesting that they should really try to talk things out with him instead. She also sadly remarked on how lonely Zuko seemed to be, showing that she still cared for him as a friend in spite of all that was happening.[13]
Suki and Azula first met when Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee tracked down Appa by following his fur trail. Even though Azula did not find Aang present as intended, she proceeded to attack Suki anyway. Suki drove Appa away successfully, however, she and her warriors were soon defeated by the trio.[4] Azula's team stole some of the warriors' uniforms and used them to successfully conquer Ba Sing Se by disguising themselves as Kyoshi Warriors.[20] Azula successfully tampered with Sokka's emotions by telling him that her favorite prisoner, Suki, used to mention him all the time before she gave up on him.[5] Azula and Suki met once more at the Boiling Rock. Instead of fighting Azula, however, Suki directed her attention toward Ty Lee.[7] The two met one last time when the Fire Nation princess assaulted the Western Air Temple, however, Azula was too preoccupied with trying to kill Zuko to acknowledge Suki.[8]
Suki briefly met Ozai along with Sokka and Toph directly after Aang defeated him. At first, Suki thought he was dead, but Ozai sadistically told her he was still alive, startling her. He was unable to follow through on his threat, however, as his bending abilities had been terminated through the use of energybending, leaving him powerless. Suki attempted to mock Ozai along with Sokka and Toph, only to have Toph tell her, "Leave the nicknames to us, honey."[12]
The warden
- "Sorry warden. You're my prisoner now."
- ―Suki to the warden.[7]
Suki was imprisoned in Boiling Rock upon her defeat at the hands of Azula.[4] When Sokka announced his plan to escape, Suki agreed to help. During the riot, Suki hopped up on the heads of the rioters, jumped, and flipped onto the tower. She reached the warden, tied his hands together and used his headband as a gag, allowing the escapees to secure him as a prisoner.[7]


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Biological Illustration Course
Discovering an artistic approach to biology
June 7, 2013
By Jillian Birkholz '15
Inviting students to put down the scalpel and pick up the paintbrush, a course in the biology department at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University blends art, science and service giving students the opportunity to produce biology-inspired artwork for clients.
During the first six weeks of the course, Jim Poff -a CSB/SJU professor of biology- introduces students to different drawing techniques including graphite pencil, pen and ink, colored pencil, watercolor and carbon dust as well as practice working with Photoshop and Illustrator computer programs.
For the remainder of the course, the students work primarily with professors from the biology and environmental studies departments to create artwork for the professors' lab manuals and field guides. Clients for these projects may also include members of the community.
Reanna Nelson, who graduated from CSB in May with a degree in art, worked with Carol Jansky, the biology lab coordinator at CSB/ SJU, to create illustrations for her mink dissection guide.
"My favorite part of the course was getting to try out different mediums," Nelson said. "As an art major, I specialize in painting and felt stuck in oil painting and it was nice to get to experiment with different mediums."
Nelson will be teaching in South Korea and plans to apply to public health school upon her return. She gained knowledge from the course that will help her in her future endeavors.
"I looked into medical illustration and just wanted to try it out," Nelson said. "I'm definitely glad I took (the class). It's been a lot of work and it's been a great experience. I've really enjoyed learning more about the field.
"Though the course isn't directly related to my path, I think the interpersonal skills I learned through the assignments will be beneficial in my future," Nelson said.
Poff's personal interest in the field of biological illustration-and an interest in attracting those not majoring in biology to the department-inspired the creation of the course at CSB/SJU.
"My background is some training, classes and workshops in art, which weren't specifically biological art. And then I took a summer program in biological illustration through Cornell University," Poff said. "I did that primarily because of my interest in using the art as a way of engaging the non-majors in working on observation skills for the non-majors field biology class."
Because of its artistic element, the course is appealing to non-majors, but it also offers biology students a non-traditional approach to the subject.
"I was trying to find biology classes to sign up for for my major and I saw it and it looked really interesting," recalled Emelia Hauck, senior biology major. "I enjoyed art in middle school but they didn't offer it at my high school so I never really got to do it. So it was just something different within biology."
Poff encourages students to strengthen their observation skills and interact with the world in a more detail-oriented way.
"Just the idea of looking at something carefully and then taking what you've learned from that and applying it to the way you look at the world-there is a lot of detail out there and a lot of it is important and a lot of it is missed," Poff said. "So just being a better observer of nature is something that would be beneficial to just about anybody regardless of their vocation or specialization."
"I think trying to draw things this realistically makes you a better observer and more in-tune to detail and I think that's something you can apply to any subject," Nelson said. "Just being able to draw is a good skill to have even if you're going into something like advertising or marketing."
Hauck was even able to score a summer internship that may lead to a career with the skills she developed in the course.
"It did open doors for me because I was doing this project for William Lamberts [associate professor of biology at CSB/SJU] and I was drawing aquatic illustrations. I was able to get an aquatic plant internship with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Brainerd, Minn., this summer," Hauck said. "I'm hoping that this DNR internship will lead to work in the DNR conservation. So this project is definitely helping with that."
Poff has taught the course twice and it will be offered again in spring of 2014.
"So far I've been really pleased with it. For the most part the students have had good attitudes and many of them are working well outside their comfort zones but they're sticking with it and I think overall the quality of the work has been really good," Poff said. "One of the things about being a faculty member and having students show their work is that some of the credit always bounces back to me and they've just done amazing stuff."

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In a brief ceremony today, Bank of America Market President Chris Frank presented Bruce Willison, dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management, with a check for $100,000 to support the UCLA Anderson Forecast. This is the largest gift of its kind given to UCLA's economic forecasting group.
Through the generosity of Bank of America, the UCLA Anderson Forecast's March 2005 conference will focus on business growth in an uncertain economy. Bank of America has been a regular supporter of the scholarly pursuits of UCLA and UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Lilly Ledbetter, namesake of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, told Democrats in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday the battle she fought is about "equality and justice."
Thanks to the act that bears her name, "Women who faced pay discrimination like I did now can get their day in court," she said Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention.
That the act was the first bill President Barack Obama signed into law "says something about his priorities," she said.
Obama believes making the U.S. economy work means "making sure it works for everybody," Ledbetter said, noting women still earn an average of 77 cents for every dollar men earn.
Obama says the Lilly Ledbetter Act makes it easier for women to demand equal pay for equal work, and he is pushing for legislation that would give women more tools to fight pay discrimination and would encourage workplaces to be more flexible.
"Maybe 23 cents doesn't sound like a lot [for someone with] a Swiss bank account or Cayman Island investments," Ledbetter said, "But Governor Romney, when we lose 23 cents every hour, every day every paycheck, what we lose cannot be measured just in dollars."
Ledbetter said she didn't get a dime in her discrimination suit that ultimately was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court, "but this fight became bigger than Lilly Ledbetter. It's about my daughter and my granddaughter. It's about women and men. It's about families. It's about equality and justice."
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Between six and 34 foreign hostages were killed on Thursday in a conflict between militants who had seiged a BP oil field and the Algerian military.
Several Western hostages were killed by an Algerian helicopter strike.
A British security source told CBS News "the Algerians were firing from helicopters at anything that moved."
An employee at the oil field told CBS that four foreign hostages escaped while Reuters reported that 25 foreigners escaped.
As of 15:48 EST, a senior U.S. official tells Martha Raddatz of ABC News that five US hostages are still unaccounted for, and "this is far from over."
The militants want to leave the country with the remaining hostages to use them as a bargaining tool. Algeria refuses to negotiate.
At 17:15 EST, Al Arabiya reports that the Algerian army controls part of hostage site, but the gas facility still surrounded.
Algeria reportedly turned down assistance from the UK and the US, starting the operation without informing the Brits.
British Prime Minister Cameron told Algeria's Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal he was "extremely concerned" about the "very grave and serious situation." Japan has asked Algeria to immediately stop operations that are "endangering hostages' lives."
A man identifying himself as a Japanese hostage told Al Jazeera that he and a Norwegian hostage had been wounded by Algerian sniper fire. A French national told France24 that the hostages have been forced to wear explosive belts and that the militants are heavily armed.
The U.S. is largely in the dark despite sending a quick response force to the area on Wednesday night. A senior U.S. official told Raddatz around 09:00 EST that they're "trying to get clarity but just don't know anything for sure."
CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports that a U.S. drone has arrived over the Algerian gas plant, "giving the U.S. its first look at what is happening."
The hostage situation began on Wednesday when at least 20 jihadists raided the In Amenas oil field 60 miles away from the Algeria-Libya border, killing two foreigners and kidnapping between 20 and 41 foreign hostages from countries including the U.S., UK, France, Romania, Ireland, Malaysia, Japan and Norway.
The attack is the first of its kind on an oil infrastructure in Algeria and one of the biggest international hostage crises in decades.
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"It [Haditha, Marines] is as bad as Abu Ghraib, if not worse."
(Murtha, May 2006)
"They [the Marines/Military] knew the day after this happened that it was not as they portrayed it. They knew that they (marines) went into the rooms, they killed the people in the taxi. There was no firing at all. And this comes from the highest authority in the Marine Corps, so there's no question in my mind,"
(Murtha, May 2006)
"... they [Marine] killed innocent civilians in cold blood."
(Murtha, May 17, 2006 at news conference)
"There was no firefight. There was no IED that killed these innocent people. Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood"
(Murtha, May 19, 2006)
"They actually went into the houses and killed women and children. And there was about twice as many as originally reported by Times."
(Murtha, Reuters, May 19, 2006)
"Our troops over-reacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood."
(Murtha, ARAB WORLD NEWS, May 19, 2006)
"It's [Haditha, Marines] much worse than reported in Time magazine."
(Murtha, News.comAU, May 18, 2006)
BLITZER: The marines say they're still investigating. They don't know what happened yet. The pentagon says the same thing. How do you know what happened?
MURTHA: Wolf, you read the "Time" magazine articles. There are pictures, there are photos. You don't have to talk to the military about the proof.
(Murtha, on CNN/Wolf Blitzer, May 19, 2006... transcript) (BootMurtha.com)
"...If as they expect, Chessani is cleared just as one officer, Capt. Randy Stone and two enlisted men have either been exonerated of had a hearing officer recommend exoneration they will seek to hold Murtha accountable.
According to Brian Rooney , SSgt. Frank Wuterich -- one of the other defendants in the investigation now awaiting a hearing on murder charges -- is already suing Murtha for those libelous comments. He insists that Murtha should be held accountable for taking the word of Iraqi insurgents and calling the Marines "cold-blooded murderers." (source)
If this isn't libel, my old journalism professor needs to go over the definition with me again...
Update: Thanks to freakchylde for sending a link to video clip. There was a spy drone flying over Haditha that day, that according to the CNN military specialist, seems to prove the Marine's case (not that most of us had any doubt).


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Lehman Township supervisors have expressed aggravation about actions taken by the National Park Service in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, including one that appears to establish Community Drive as a one-way street.
Lehman Township supervisors have expressed aggravation about actions taken by the National Park Service in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, including one that appears to establish Community Drive as a one-way street.
Motorists driving northbound to Milford cannot turn right off Route 209 onto Community Drive or left going southbound toward Stroudsburg, according to posted signs that show the turn arrow with a slash through it.
Motorists driving southbound seeing a traffic backup no longer can cross Route 209 and use Community Drive as a bypass.
Community Drive falls under the jurisdiction of Middle Smithfield Township, but it has a contract with Lehman for snow clearing.
Because Community Drive is not a National Park Service road but leads onto Route 209 in the park, the NPS cannot post a "Do Not Enter" sign.
Instead, local officials contend the NPS worked around it with the "no turn" signs.
Lehman Township Board of Supervisors Chairman John Sivick said the township never was notified and said he understood Middle Smithfield never was notified in advance.
"Middle Smithfield was not notified in advance of the park service placing signage along our road that does not allow access to our road," said Middle Smithfield Board of Supervisors Chairman Annette Atkinson.
A Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area official claims advance notifications were sent to both townships.
Sivick said Lehman Township sent a letter March 8 and that Middle Smithfield sent one March 15 requesting a meeting with DWGNRA Superintendent John Donahue.
Kathleen Sandt, public information officer and acting management assistant for the DWGNRA, said her offices received letters from both townships but tells it differently.
"Community Drive remains a two-way road," Sandt wrote in an email. "Drivers may make a right turn onto Community Drive if they are heading northbound on 209. Left turns from the southbound lane are now prohibited."
Sandt wrote about the southbound one: "The decision was prompted by the results of a traffic safety study that was completed by the NPS and Federal Highway Administration in 2008-2009. The study recommended that the park take this action to reduce automobile accidents at that location.
"The park held public hearings to gather input from local residents and stakeholders as the study was being conducted and then held a public meeting and issued a news release notifying the public, which includes local township supervisors, of the results of the study and the actions that would be taken to implement it."
Sandt said the Route 209 traffic safety improvement project includes many changes, including major changes to the intersection of Bushkill Falls Road and Route 209.
The National Park Service is installing or replacing 337 signs at a $430,000 cost in the dark brown national park color and other signs, such as stop signs, with the brown color backing.
"Installing the 'no left turn' sign was only one item in a comprehensive plan that sought public input from the beginning," wrote Sandt. "The park was also very up front about announcing the results and recommendations to the public through the media and public meetings. Both townships were notified of the traffic safety improvements that would take place and had a chance to weigh in. They are listed as consulting parties in the final document."
Atkinson differed in her email response.
"In Kathleen's email, she talked of public hearings in 2008 and 2009," Atkinson wrote. "When she says 'Both townships were notified of the traffic safety improvements that would take place and had a chance to weigh in,' she is talking about the public hearings from 2008 and 2009. ...That is different than receiving a letter saying, 'We'll be putting signs up next week ... etc.' Middle Smithfield Township received no advance notification stating when and where the Park Service would place signs that affect our road. Usually we receive notices a few weeks in advance of anyone putting up signs in the township."
It's not the only issue that has visibly rankled the Lehman supervisors, who said they received a letter from the NPS office telling them to change the name on one sign for Briscoe Mountain Road and to leave the "e" off Brisco.
It might not seem a big deal, as the township has been going through readdressing for this year, but Sivick pointed out that the township researched the name and found it with an "e."
Sandt differs.
"The road was named after the Brisco family and has always been Brisco until about 15 years ago when the 'e' was inadvertently added," Sandt said.
"It went essentially unnoticed, but as we are going through the process of installing new signage throughout the park, the mistake was caught and is being corrected. It's editing a typo that managed to persist until people thought it was correct."
What put the friction with the NPS over the top for Lehman was when the park service removed township stop signs in the area and replaced them with NPS-compliant ones on roads such as Brodhead Road.
You can tell the difference, says Supervisor Paul Menditto, because the NPS stop signs are on wooden posts, not the metal ones of the state and municipalities.
And the back side of the NPS sign has a brown backing instead of the metallic one.
"We were never told about this. They just took our signs," Sivick said.
"I want our signs back — they cost money from our residents' taxes — and I want an apology from the park service for their doing this.
"This is a lesson of Big Brother doing what they want."


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Monday, January 14, 2013
fast forward to a few weeks ago. i got "luggage", my creepy crate, leveled to 20, unlocking bonestorm. and i looked at the numbers. i'll leave it to the great jean-luc picard to express my reaction.
now, pretty much every pet has a basic attack, the one that does x amount of damage one time, based on the pets power stat (which is in turn based on level and quality and breed). then there are a number of attacks that do, on average, the same x amount of damage but in some other fashion. there's the "1-3 attacks, each doing half of x damage", there's the "25% more damage over the next four turns", there's the "does half of x damage, but heals the user for the same amount", and so on. then there are attacks that do more than x damage, but at some sort of cost. attacker has to spend a round buffing up, or is stunned for a couple rounds after, or the attack continues for three rounds and can't be cancelled, or whatever. the point is, attacks are meant to be balanced so that, while one may be better under particular circumstances, there is rough overall parity.
bonestorm fails this goal. epically.
let's look at some of luggage's numbers. creepy chomp does 260 undead damage. bonestorm does 195 undead damage, split across the enemy team, but costs 10% of your total health. so, if i use bonestorm on the first round, i will do 65 less damage and take 160 more damage. that's a heck of a penalty to pay just to be able to damage the enemy reserves, especially since attacks like quake and magma wave do it with no penalties at all, either in terms of damage done or taken.
bonestorm is a fun attack. seeing my crate do its whirling dervish run through the enemy ranks is highly amusing. it's a shame blizzard screwed up the numbers so badly when they coded it.
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Let me see if I've got this right --you now have a suitcase that goes to war for you??ReplyDeleteReplies
yes, named after the luggage. I also have a sunflower, a pug, a broom, and a couple of robot chickens going to war for me, in addition to the more usual scorpions, baby dragons, and frogs. ;)Delete
and hi, sis! i'm gonna get you to play this game some day, just you watch.Delete
But OF COURSE you take a pug to war with you...Delete
- TriscribeJanuary 18, 2013 at 4:08 PM
Absolutely! It's his recurring theme! Never will a pug be far from his feet. :)Delete
I was intrigued when I first saw this ability but when I read the tooltip it didn't seem that impressive so I haven't even levelled mine up. I probably will at some stage though when I've run out of the more interesting ones to do.ReplyDelete
I also thought it was lackluster. A shame because obviously Marrowgar's Bonestorm is truly awesome.ReplyDelete
Sent a tweet to @mumper asking if they got the coefficients wrong, and linking to this post. We shall see if anything comes of it...ReplyDelete


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PSY 102 Foundations of Psychology
This course is intended primarily for psychology majors and is designed to prepare them for subsequent upper division courses in psychology. Topics covered will include: developmental processes, motivation, emotion, brain-behavior relationship, conditioning, and learning, perception, memory, personality, psychopathology, and social psychology.
PSY 105 Research Design and Statistics I
This course is intended primarily for psychology majors and it is the first course in a two-semester sequence of courses in research design and statistics as applied to the behavioral sciences. Topics to be covered include: background research skills, hypothesis development, research methodology, descriptive statistics (using calculator or computer), and an introduction to probability.
PSY 205 Research Design and Statistics II
This course is designed to provide the student with a collection of principles, methods, and strategies useful in planning, designing, writing, and evaluating research studies in the behavioral sciences. Topics include research designs, measurements, hypothesis testing, statistical significance, estimation, and the analysis of data. The use of computer statistical packages to analyze data will be emphasized.
PSY 235 Conditioning and Learning
The study of condition and learning can be focused on animal or human behavior. Traditionally, learning theory has used animal models in an attempt to understand basic processes of the modification of behavior through experience. Research in the area often focuses on conditioning and reinforcement mechanisms. In the last few decades, learning theory has become more biologically based as mechanisms of evolution have been incorporated into psychology.
PSY 240 Psychology of Personality
Personality Psychology study how individuals are influenced by enduring inner factors and the development of personality over the course of a lifetime. Personality psychologists are primarily employed in academic settings, teaching and conducting research.
PSY 265 Child and Adolescent Psychology
Provides understanding and appreciation of the interrelated growth processes of child development. These include physical, interpersonal, social, peer, self-developmental, emotional, and cognitive processes.
PSY 270 Social Psychology
Social psychology is the study of the individual within a social context, and involves applying social psychological principles to areas such as marketing, fundraising, prejudice reduction. Social psychologists are usually employed as professors or in industry. Some work as consultants, and a few work for non-profit organizations.
PSY 301 Experimental Psychology
Provides an introduction to the execution of planned laboratory experiments. Deals with problems in designing experiments, data collection and analysis, and the writing of research reports. Experiments will be conducted using human participant volunteers and may be conducted in numerous areas of psychology including: cognition, learning and memory, motivation, sensation and perception, social.
PSY 305 Applied Research Methods in Psychology
Designed to provide and opportunity for students to examine and conduct research in psychology using such non-experimental research methods as: naturalistic observation, survey, correlational, field study and program evaluation. Statistics, including the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) available on the campus computers.
PSY 320 Behavioral Neuroscience
Designed to teach the relationship between our behaviors (overt behaviors, cognitive processes, emotions and motivational states) and our biology (especially the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems). This "bio-behavioral" approach is used to examine such topics as human consciousness, learning and memory, and serious mental illnesses.
PSY 325 Psychology of Human Cognition
Is designed to teach the underlying principles of human cognition (i.e., attention, thinking, perception, comprehension, memory), experimentation and research in cognition, and the application of cognitive principles in applied settings.
PSY 330 Abnormal Psychology
Characteristics, causes, and treatments of the major types of maladaptive behavior are discussed. Topics covered include the current mental disorder classification system and contemporary forms of psychotherapy.
PSY 335 Psychology of Social Influence
An introduction to the principles of social influence. These principles will be applied to understanding topics such as attitude change, recruitment, retention in religious cults and other cult-like groups, product advertising, political advertising, fundraising techniques, public service campaigns, initiations and group loyalty, brainwashing.
PSY 340 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
This course will include discussion of how clinical psychologists assess symptoms of psychopathology, diagnose mental disorders, conceptualize clients' symptom reports, and develop treatment plans. Students will not be taught how to do assessment or psychotherapy but will learn about the assessment and psychotherapy approaches used by clinical psychologists. The purpose of the course is to provide the opportunity to integrate material learned in other courses and to learn more about the field of clinical psychology. Prerequisites: PSY 240 and PSY 330.
PSY 352 Psychology of Adulthood and Aging
Studies human development from the beginning of puberty to the climax of maturity. This psychosocial period of time is conceived of as a transitional phase during which an individual completes his personal autonomy.
PSY 355 Psychology of the Exceptional Child
Is a psychological investigation into the nature of human differences as manifested in children and youth. The course is concerned with the scientific study of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development in unique children as well as individual, institutional, and cultural response to the exceptional child. Cultural, social, and scientific procedures for the definition of deference will be emphasized. Treatment and educational systems will be touched upon.
PSY 361 Psychology of Group Interaction
Surveys and analyzes the psychological constructs, research, and principles of group interaction. Throughout participation and observation of face to face groups, implications are drawn for work groups in education, industry, and social situations.
PSY 365 Multicultural Psychology
This course focuses on recent psychological research concerning the understanding of cultural differences and similarities in the way we think, feel, and behave. It is designed to introduce students to psychological issues concerning gender, cultural values, religion, race/ethnicity, individualism-collectivism, self-identity, group identity and group conflict, environmental ecology, culture and development, sexual orientation, psychological and physical disorders and disabilities, culture and communication. The discussions are geared toward promoting an understanding of human experience in a multicultural context. This course satisfies a diversity requirement for all students.
PSY 371 Undergraduate Research in Psychology I & II
Provides an opportunity for a student to do research under the guidance of selected faculty members for up to two semesters. Approval of research topic from the selected advisor should be obtained before registering for this course.
PSY 374 Advanced Research in Psychology I
Is the first of a two semester sequence of courses designed to provide psychology majors with an opportunity to conduct major a research project. In the first semester, students select a topic, do background research and write a detailed research proposal.
PSY 375 Advanced Research in Psychology II
Is the second of a two semester sequence of courses designed to provide psychology majors with an opportunity to conduct a major research project. In the second semester, students gather data, do appropriate statistical analysis, write a research report, and make an oral presentation of the project and its results.
PSY 381 Honors Thesis I
This is the first of a two-semester sequence of courses designed to provide students in the Psychology Honors Program an opportunity to develop and conduct a major research project.
PSY 382 Honors Thesis II
This is the second of a two-semester sequence of courses designed to provide students in the Psychology Honors Program an opportunity to develop and conduct a major research project.
PSY 384 Psychology of Person to Person Interaction
Focuses on the development of basic interviewing skills. Topics include mode of responses, creating a positive relationship, problem solving, effective feedback, and applications to special populations. Skill enhancing activities include role playing, video taping, and small group exercises.
PSY 385 Internship in Psychology I & II
Provides a variety of internship experiences which make available opportunities o broaden the psychology major's preparatory background. Contact the internship coordinator of the department of the department for more information.
PSY 393 Selected Topics in Psychology
Provides the opportunity for the department to offer courses in areas of departmental major interest which are not covered by the regular courses.
PSY 395 Selected Topics in Psychology
Studies concepts and research in areas of psychology not covered by the regular courses of study. Areas covered will be those in which there is a special expertise and in which there is a special student request.
PSY 397 Human Cognitive Development
Presents a life span approach to the study of human development with an emphasis on cognitive processes in infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The purpose of the course is to familiarize the student with basic concepts, models, theories, and research in the field of cognitive development. Thus, models of gene-environment interaction, Piagetian, neo-Piagetian, information-processing approaches, and post-formal approaches will be discussed, as well as their application to perception, memory, language, intelligence, and wisdom development. This course will also introduce the student to practical applications of current theories of cognitive human development. It is recommended to have a prior course in Developmental Psychology and/or Cognition.
PSY 410 Psychology of Women
This course will first focus on views of women in early psychology; we will then turn to an in-depth analysis of the psychological aspects of issues affecting women. Topics discussed will include: current and historical theories about women and sex differences; achievement motivation; women and mental illness; psychological aspects of menstruation; female sexuality; women's romantic relationships and friendships; reactions to victimization (rape, domestic violence, obsessive relationships and stalking, sexual abuse); psychological consequences of women's physical appearance; body image and eating disorders; prejudice and discrimination against women; consequences of inclusive vs. noninclusive language; improving communication and cooperation between men and women.
PSY 420 Health Psychology
Explores the biopsychosocial approach to understanding health and illness. Role of psychology in health promotion and prevention of illness will be discussed. Possible topics include pain management, encouragement of health-related behaviors and the relationship between stress and disease. Prerequisite: PSY101 or PSY102, junior standing or permission of instructor.
PSY 430 Sensation and Perception
Includes the study of human senses, sensory coding, neurological basis of sensation, perceptual process in vision and hearing, perceptual development, theories of perceptual experience, and the physiological basis of perception. Numerous demonstrations will be performed and experienced by students in the area of sensation and perception.
PSY 432 Psychology of the Internet
This course will examine the psychological implications of computers and their related Internet technologies on our social interactions and behaviors. Topics will include the influence of technology on our self-concept and identities, norm development in CMC and virtual communities, cyber-support, internet addiction, the influence of gender and status in our online social interactions, and the digital divide.
PSY 435 Psychopharmacology
Examines the absorption, metabolism, and elimination of psychoactive drugs. The mechanism of drug action, addiction, tolerance, and physical dependence will be studied.
PSY 440 History and Systems of Psychology
Explores the philosophical background, historical development, contemporary systems, and possible directions of psychology. NOT OPEN TO GRADUATE STUDENTS!
PSY 445 Psychology of Thnking
Deals with higher mental processes including problem solving, decision making, reasoning, languages and intelligence. The aim of this course is to inform the student of theories and research in these areas as well as to improve their thinking skills.
PSY 447 Multicultural Health Psychology
Explores the biopsychosocial approach to understanding health and illness. Role of psychology in health promotion and prevention of illness will be discussed. Possible topics include pain management, encouragement of health-related behaviors and the relationship between stress and disease. Prerequisite: PSY101 or PSY102, junior standing or permission of instructor.
PSY 450 Crisis Intervention
A conceptual and practical framework for providing crisis intervention is presented. Topics covered include the theory and philosophy of crisis intervention, problem solving, prevention and evaluation of intervention efforts. Applications discussed include working with groups, crime victims, suicidal individuals and bereaved persons. NOT OPEN TO GRADUATE STUDENTS!
PSY 465 Human Factors
Focuses on the application of psychological principles of human behavior, perception, and cognition to real-world environments. Topics include: Improving workplace and transportation safety, improving human-computer interaction, and discussing general ways that humans can work more easily and naturally with complex technologies in todays society. Students will conduct a design project on how to improve some aspect of human-technology interaction.
PSY 470 Legal Psychology
This course will inform students about the relationship between psychology and law by introducing them to contemporary psychological knowledge as it applies to the legal system. Topics will include: the psychology of evidence, the social psychology of the jury, the psychologist as expert witness, the psychology of jury selection, and research methods used by legal psychologists.
PSY 475 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Examines the application of psychological research and theory to understanding human behavior in organizational settings. Topics include research approaches, learning and training, job stress, motivation, work satisfaction, organizational conflict, decision making, leadership behavior, and organizational design.
PSY 485 Tests and Measurements
Focuses on the statistical and psychological theory of tests and measurements. Prerequisite: A recent undergraduate statistics course.
PSY 490 Selected Topics in Psychology
Provides the opportunity for the department to offer courses in areas of department major interest which are not covered by the regular courses.


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Rapper Eminem topped off a huge weekend on both sides of the Atlantic on Sunday night by announcing details of the release of his new album and single during an MTV Video Music Awards ad break.
The hitmaker, who had headlined the Leeds Festival in England earlier in the day and posted the cryptic message "Guess who's REALLY back? #VMAs" on Twitter, popped up in a Beats by Dre commercial during the awards show and revealed his new album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, will be out on November 5.
The comeback album, executive produced by Rick Rubin and Dr. Dre, will feature his new single "Berzerk," which will be available to download from next week.


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Nov. 13, 2010
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA-Both of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's cross country teams finished 21st at the NCAA Division III Regional Championships, hosted by Williams at Mount Greylock High School Saturday.
UMass Dartmouth's men scored 603 points, and were 21st in a 49-team field in the eight kilometer race. MIT won the race with 93 points. The Corsair women scored 674 points and were 21st of 51 teams. Middlebury was first with 58 points in the six kilometer competition.
For the men, senior Nick Santoro (Shrewsbury, MA/St. John's HS) finished 65th in 27:11, junior Steve Burke (Norwell, MA/Norwell HS) was 104th in 28:04, junior Kevin Gilmore (Hanson, MA/ Whitman-Hanson HS) was 110th in 28:08, senior Eric Nygaard (Medway, MA/Medway HS) was 133rd in 28:30, freshman Cody Gibney (New Bedford, MA/Greater New Bedford Vo Tech HS) was 191st in 29:40, senior Wes Meserve (Merrimack, MA/Merrimack HS) finished 204th in 30:00, and junior Steve Dowsett (Pittsfield, MA/Pittsfield HS) finished 253rd in 31:21.
For the women, freshman Dekontee Chea (Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford HS) was 53rd in 23:58, junior Meaghan Bohigian (Barre, MA/Quabbin Regional HS) was 90th in 24:52, junior Stacey Dybel (Littleton, MA/Notre Dame Academy) was 152nd in 25:54, junior Courtney Testa (Hopkinton, MA/Hopkinton) finished 158th in 26:03, and freshman Kelci Sullivan (Hanson, MA/Whitman-Hanson HS) finished 221st in 27:06.
"Even though neither team was at full strength, they held up well in one of the strongest regions in the country," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Jon Hird. "Both teams had to work through injuries, and they did the best they could."
The meet was the final competition of the season for the Corsairs.


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Cause of death determined in caught on camera Denny's fight
A lawyer released a bystander's disturbing one-minute video that shows part of the altercation
A lawyer released a bystander's disturbing one-minute video that shows part of the altercation
The death of a man who died after a fight last month with the husband of a Harris County sheriff's deputy was a homicide, the medical examiner ruled Tuesday.
John Hernandez, 24, died when he was removed from life support a few days after the May 28 fight outside a Denny's restaurant in east Harris County.
On Tuesday, the Harris County medical examiner's office said he died because he was strangled and ruled his death a homicide. The cause of death was listed as "anoxic encephalopathy due to strangulation with chest compression."
Terry Thompson, 41, and his children pulled into a Denny's parking lot in the 17700 block of the Crosby Freeway in east Harris County, according to Gonzalez. Thompson, later identified as the husband of a sheriff's deputy, allegedly saw 24-year-old Hernandez urinating in public, according to Gonzalez.
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When Thompson reportedly confronted Hernandez, a fight followed. The off-duty deputy, who arrived in a separate vehicle to meet her family at the restaurant, called for assistance from the sheriff's office and medical services, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. The deputy then helped her husband restrain the other man, but the altercation ended with a motionless Hernandez being rushed to the LBJ hospital, authorities said.
On Monday a lawyer released a bystander's one-minute video that shows part of the altercation, which apparently lasted about 10 minutes.
On Friday, Gonzalez and the attorney for the Hernandez family, Randall Kallinen, held separate news conferences to explain how each party would like the investigation to progress.
Gonzalez said the sheriff's office will provide a transparent and impartial investigation. He said it is waiting for the medical examiner to determine an official cause of death and reviewing video evidence.
Hernandez's family wants Thompson sent to prison. Kallinen believes Thompson would have already faced charges if he wasn't married to a deputy.
"We're kind of at a loss," Kallinen said. "(Thompson) would have been arrested under any other circumstance. It was out of the ordinary he was not arrested."


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Rhea Silvery Grey Pigtail Wig Set
This Silvery Grey pigtail wig set uses our 14" Chronos style as a base for two of our 20" clip-on ponytails to create a a fun and versatile pigtail style. The base wig is a short bob cut style that frames the face and can be worn independently, with only one clip, or with both clips. Each 20" ponytail comes with a large alligator claw clips at its base, making it easy to attach onto any portion of the base wig where there is wefting. Clip the ponytails of this Silvery Grey pigtail wig set onto the sides or back to create many different looks.
Both the base wig and ponytail clips are made with our heat resistant fiber, meaning they can be treated with heated tools such as flat irons, curling irons, and blow dryers reaching temperatures up to 410 degrees Fahrenheit (though we suggest keeping the temperature around 350F, as long term exposure to heat can potentially change the texture of the fiber). Our fibers are also tangle resistant, making all pieces of this Silvery Grey pigtail wig set easy to take care of and maintain. The base wig of this Silvery Grey pigtail wig set has an adjustable, breathable cap making it comfortable for all day wear regardless of head shape and size.
Rhea Silvery Grey Pigtail Wig Set Dimensions:
- Cap Size: 23"
- Base Length: 14"
- Ponytail Length: 23"
Rhea Silvery Grey Pigtail Wig Set Styling Tips:
Here are a few links to get you started on styling and caring for your Rhea Silvery Grey Pigtail wig set! Our tutorials are easy to understand and follow. If you have any questions that aren't covered feel free to contact customer support where our knowledgeable staff will be happy to help!
With this three piece set, all the necessary pieces to create a wide range of cute and stylish looks are right at your fingertips. Create a variety of pigtail and ponytail styles, or even just wear the base on its own! This Silvery Grey pigtail wig set offers everything you need and more for cosplay, lolita, and even casual wear.
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We're back with more SEX WISDOM from photographer, artist, illustrator, art director and cultural raconteur, Andrew Epstein. This is Part 2 of what we can safely call Andrew's Dr Dick Kiss And Tell Tour. This amazing man totally knocks my socks off. He's lived several lifetimes in the span of his sixty years and we have another half hour of him regaling us with his wacky exploits coming right up. Andrew picks up precisely where he left off last week. It's as if he hadn't taken a breath between then and now.
And here's news! Part 1 of my chat with Andrew, which appeared last week at this time, is officially the most popular interview podcast to date. It broke all download records for a podcast in a single week. So yaay for that! But wait, you didn't miss last week's show, did you? Well not to worry if ya did, because you can find it and all my podcasts in the Podcast Archive right here on my site. All ya gotta do is use the site's search function to your right; type in Podcast #195 and Voilà! But don't forget the #sign when you do your search.
Andrew and I discuss:
- Being there and being one of them.
- How he got sober thanks to Richard Schmiechen.
- The survivor syndrome.
- Spaghettibrains Press.
- The Roller Derby — The Blond Bomber and The Demon Of The Derby.
- His UFO experiences.
- The Tom of Finland Foundation and Durk Dehner.
- The Robert Mapplethorpe connection.
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tjand72 wrote:I got chills. I can honestly say I just got chills down my spine.
I agree, I got chills too when I saw that goal. I was almost tearing up with Joy seeing that. I was saying the last couple games is that I can't wait until he gets a highlight-reel goal. Well, my wait is over. Scratch my back with a hacksaw!


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This numbered edition Canvas Print, designed by Edi Chen, comes with a numbered and signed certificate of authenticity. Ready to hang, this image is printed onto a 450gsm white finish, 100% cotton canvas and stretched over 1.5" deep wood stretcher bars (3/4" for XS). Each print comes with wall hanging hardware.
All things exist and obey balance and New York City is no exception. We deliberately build symmetrical buildings and objects in pursuit of visual balance. At the same time, all forms of life that live in this city are both active and passive, quiet and restless, harmonious, opposite, past and future. We are influenced and affected by this city and are trying to build the balance we are searching for and in doing so have become part of it. We all share this city and its future.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 1 (UPI) -- Actor Mekhi Phifer has married his longtime girlfriend Reshelet Barnes on an outdoor terrace at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., E! News reported.
About 100 family members and friends attended Saturday's ceremony.
The former "ER" star wore a white suit and made his entrance to Stevie Wonder's "Ribbon in the Sky" and was "completely overcome with emotion" when he saw his bride arrive in the courtyard for the service, one guest told E!.
"You could tell she took his breath away. He had to wipe tears from his eyes for several minutes," the insider said.
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Mars Express, a satellite that arrived in orbit around Mars nearly a decade ago, has the ability to image the surface of the planet at a resolution of 2 meters per pixel.
This high resolution camera has provided a trove of images, and now German scientists have stitched some of them together to provide an unprecedented view of the largest canyon on Mars, Valles Marineris.
Valles Marineris, in fact, dwarfs the grand canyon on Earth. At 2,500 miles long, 125 miles wide and 6 miles deep, it is the largest canyon in the entire solar system.
The movie above takes us through the Hebes Chasma, the northernmost part of the canyon.
This formation is probably linked to the nearby volcanic Tharsis region, the Olympus Mons volcano is located. As you may have guessed, the Valles Marineris is named after NASA's Mariner 9 Mars orbiter, of 1971–72, which discovered it.


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I'm sharing this story because it may be useful for someone else, as well.
This morning I found out that my monitor (a Packard Bell Maestro 220wdv) was not working anymore. After messing with the cables for a while, it turned out that I wasn't able to connect anything using DVI, while the two VGA ports were perfectly functional.
I was ready to buy a new DVI cable (hoping that it was not the monitor's fault) when I found out this forum thread, which stated:
Alright, I had a similar problem to this on a Viewsonic 20″ LCD with exactly the same symptoms you're describing.
Try this if you haven't already, UNPLUG THE MONITOR FROM THE WALL.
LEAVE UNPLUGGED FOR 5mins and PLUG IT BACK IN AT THE WALL.
Power up and I hope you have the same luck I had about a year ago.
To make a long story short, I unplugged the monitor's power cable and plugged it back a few minutes later, and it started to work again.
Technology is like magic, sometimes…


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It's a Snap
Simplify your digital-camera shopping — our genealogy-focused buying guide helps you zoom in on the model that's right for you. ¦ By Nancy Hendrickson
Finding a digital camera couldn't be easier — the market is flooded with hundreds of models. Some have modest features; others seem to offer everything but a professional photographer to take the pictures for you. So choosing the camera that's best for you can seem tricky.
That's especially true for genealogists. You have different needs than the average digital-camera buyer: In addition to snapping pictures of friends and family, you'll use your camera to create images of old letters or journals, record family headstones, capture oddly shaped, difficult-to-scan mementos (Grandma's teacup, for example) and perform other family history-preservation tasks.
Before you head to the camera counter, then, focus your search with this genealogy-centric buying guide. These tips will help you wade through the mine field of macros and matrix metering, and zoom in on the most important features for preserving pieces of the past.
Getting up to speed
Not every digital camera is created equal: Some have features you'll use all the time; others have bells and whistles that might never see the light of day. Before you begin shopping in earnest, familiarize yourself with common digital-camera options and decide which ones fit your needs.
• Storage — All but the cheapest cameras come with removable storage media. The most popular types are CompactFlash, SmartMedia and Memory Sticks (Sony). The memory cards that come standard with new cameras typically hold from 8 to 16MB, but you can easily upgrade to a card with a larger capacity.
How many photos a card can hold depends on the card's memory capacity and the resolution (dpi, or dots per inch) setting. For example, an 80MB card will hold about 130 photos at a resolution that's great for the Web, but only 10 at a resolution that will produce a high-quality print. You won't see a difference in quality or performance between different memory-card types — which one you choose depends mainly on your camera and personal preference.
Uniquely, Sony offers you the option of storing your photos directly onto a mini-CD-ROM that's "burned" right in the camera. Though bulkier, this lets you store dozens of even high-resolution pictures without sweating the storage limits.
• Creative control — If you grew up with single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras, you'll appreciate digital cameras' many creative controls. Most models offer exposure compensation (adjusts light and dark), white balance (adjusts accurate color) and aperture and shutter priority (adjust for motion and depth of field). In addition, they usually have several metering modes to control light exposure in different portions of the picture: spot mode meters a small area of a larger scene; center mode focuses on the middle of the viewfinder; and matrix mode accounts for brightness, contrast and your distance from the subject.
These creative controls are all set to default values — meaning the camera automatically makes the smartest choices — but on some cameras, you can manually override the defaults.
• Batteries — Digital cameras come with alkaline, lithium-ion or nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Alkalines are convenient because you can buy them anywhere, but they don't last as long as the other types. Lithium-ion and nickel-metal-hydride cells are rechargeable and come with all you need to plug in. Digital cameras eat batteries at an alarming rate, particularly if the camera has an LCD display. So if you choose a camera that uses alkalines, buy rechargeables; if you pick one with lithium-ion or nickel-metal-hydride, buy a spare and keep it charged.
• Lens — Low-end cameras come with a fixed-focus lens, so the camera automatically focuses everything from about 4 feet to infinity. Pricier cameras have an auto-focus lens, which allows you to zero in on a specific area. Some cameras also come with a 3X or better optical zoom (the lens physically moves in to get a closer shot; the number before the × measures how many times larger you can make the subject). Don't put much stock in a camera's digital zoom: It enlarges the subject after the shot is taken (by cropping), so you get a lower-quality image. If you want to make extreme close-ups (perhaps of a small memento), look for a camera with macro mode.
• Viewfinder/LCD — The viewfinder on a digital camera works just like the one on your film camera: Hold it up to your eye, frame the scene and shoot. Some digital models have an LCD screen that you use to compose your photo, and then instantly play it back. If you don't like the shot, just push the erase button. Keep in mind that it's difficult to see an LCD display in bright sunlight.
• Sensor — When light passes through the lens of a digital camera, it's captured by a sensor that's covered with photosensitive pixels. Cameras with more pixels on the sensor have a higher resolution and produce better images. You can get a good-quality 5×7-inch print from a 1-megapixel camera (1 megapixel equals 1 million pixels). If you want larger prints, you'll need 2 or more megapixels.
• Flash — Most digital cameras come with a built-in flash that automatically senses when to fire. Some also come with red-eye reduction. More expensive cameras allow you to set the illumination level and use fill flash, which brightens shadowed areas.
Narrowing the field
Which digital camera you'll choose depends a lot on what you want to spend and how you plan to use it. You'll probably pick from one of these three categories:
• Beginner — $80 to $200. These models are the digital version of a simple point-and-shoot. They feature a fixed-focus lens and no zoom or close-up capabilities. These low-end models have built-in (not upgradable) memory, no creative control and less than 1-megapixel resolution; they may or may not have a flash.
Use: A beginner camera is fine if all you want to do is shoot people or places, and then save the images to your family tree software or share via e-mail.
• Intermediate – $200 to $500. Mid-range cameras supply all the bells and whistles most genealogists need. Features include autofocus, zoom, LCD display, removable memory cards and creative controls such as white balance and exposure compensation. They offer 1 to 2.2 megapixels.
Use: A great all-around choice for family historians. You can shoot people, places, mementos and documents. Choose either e-mail or print-quality resolution. Look for a model with macro mode if you want to convert your old slides to digital images.
• Advanced – $500 to $900. Crammed with manual override features, these cameras have many creative controls, aperture and shutter priority and flash adjustment. High-end digital cameras have at least 3.3 megapixels and produce great picture quality. They're the closest digital equivalent to SLR film cameras.
Use: For family history purposes, this camera won't do much more than intermediate models, but it will give you far more control over the final output. You'll also be able to print larger photos.
For reviews of specific models, click over to Steve's Digicams <www.steves-digicams.com>. Look for a model in your price range with features you think you'll use most. And go to local electronics stores to compare different models and prices — at year's end, retailers often slash prices to attract holiday shoppers.
Once you've purchased your camera, there's only one task left: developing your digital-photography skills. So have fun! Take hundreds (or even thousands) of pictures. Play with the controls. Experiment. You'll be surprised how fast you make the transition — and how many ways you'll use your new camera to preserve your family history.
From the December 2002 issue of Family Tree Magazine


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