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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the second time this season, the MIT men's water polo team (6-5) overcame a late deficit against the Harvard Crimson to beat their arch rivals. Thursday night at Harvard's Blodgett Pool, the Engineers watched an early lead slip away, only to come storming back in the final quarter and squeeze by the Crimson 10-9. The win came two weeks after MIT edged Harvard 6-5 at home.
The Engineers jumped out to an early 4-1 lead before Harvard came storming back to close within 6-4 at halftime. Senior 2 meter man John Rogers continued on his torrid scoring pace with three goals in the first half.
The tide turned in the third quarter, and as they did two weeks ago against the Crimson, MIT relinquished their lead. Behind a rowdy home crowd, Harvard took a 7-6 lead with less than three minutes left in the quarter. But within a minute back came MIT, and freshman Dallas Chase was able to knot the game at seven, beginning the Engineers resurgence. The goal was Chase's second on a power play.
MIT carried the momentum into the fourth quarter and took control of the game with three unanswered goals to take a commanding 10-7 lead. Freshman Mike Smith Bronstein led the late push with two impressive outside shots against a Crimson zone defense.
"I had great looks at the cage and thankfully I was able to put my shots where the goalie couldn't get them." said Smith Bronstein, who led the Engineers with four goals on the night.
Harvard was able to score twice before time ran out, but the second goal came with just 13 seconds left in the game. John Rogers was able to control the ball for MIT as the final seconds expired to preserve the one goal lead and seal the victory.
Also scoring for the Engineers was junior Kevin Amendt, who added one goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Robert Truax stopped ten Crimson shots in the win.
"It was nice to see the freshmen (Chase and Smith Bronstein) step up tonight." said head coach Felix Mercado. "We were able to make Harvard pay for running a zone to stop John Rogers."
With the victory, MIT improved to 6-5 this year (3-1 in league play). The Engineers head off to Princeton University today to participate in the ECAC championships. Their first match will be against St. Francis College at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.


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Lauren Michaels finished her CSUN career by qualifying for the 400 meters at the Big West Championships ... ran 59.50 in the prelims and did not reach the final ... season-best of 58.23 came at the Tiny Lister Classic where she finished 11th ... ran a season-best 25.82 in the 200 meters at USC Quad Meet and a season-best 2:24.62 in the 800 meters at the Cal-Nevada Championships ... during the indoor season, finished 31st in the 200 meters (26.49) at the MPSF Indoor Championships ... also placed 24th in the 400 meters in a time of 58.97 ... matched her career-best with a time of 8.20 in the 60 meters at the UW Invitational ... earned MPSF All-Academic honors for the third straight season.
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Qualified for her second straight Big West Outdoor Championships in the 400 meters ... finished 13th in the prelims in a lifetime-best time of 57.26 ... set personal-bests in the 100 meters (12.62) and 200 meters (25.33) at the Tiny Lister Classic ... posted another PR in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.94 at the USC Trojan Invitational ... was named to the Big West All-Academic Team ... qualified for her first MPSF Indoor Championships where she finished 18th in the 400 meter prelims after running a personal-best 57.62.
Qualified for the 400 meters at the Big West Outdoor Championships ... ran a season-best 57.71 and placed 12th in the prelims ... also ran the 200 meters, posting a season-best 25.71 at the Tiny Lister Classic and ran a season-best 2:24.83 in the 800 meters at the Trojan invitational ... did not compete during the 2007 indoor season.
Competed in cross country, track and basketball at Arizona Lutheran Academy in Phoenix, Ariz. ... earned All-State honors in the 100, 200 and 400 meters as a senior in 2006 ... is also the state 400 meter record holder ... finished 13th in in the state cross country regionals in 2005 and was seventh in 2003 ... was also a guard for the Coyotes basketball team in from 2004 through 2006 ... graduated in 2006 with a 3.92 grade point average.
Born November 27, 1987 in Tempe, Ariz. ... parents are Cindy Brougham and Joel Michaels ... has two brothers, Cole and Brennan and one sister, Bailey ... her father graduated from Ohio State ... roots for the Phoenix Suns and lists Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston as her favorite actors ... chose Northridge "So that I can pursue my major in Marine Biology" ... major is Marine Biology.


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Years ago, one of the Dixie Chicks said, at one of their concerts, that they were ashamed of the fact George W. Bush came from Texas. The backlash was as huge as it was unexpected, at least by the Dixie Chicks. Many people demanded they apologize. Their concerts were boycotted. Death threats were made.
I remember seeing the lead singer on television at that time, and she had an expression of bewilderment on her face. It appeared she couldn't understand why people would react so hatefully. And so un-Americanly. All she did was spout some words.
But the Dixie Chicks recovered their composure and wrote a beautiful song titled, "Not Ready to Play Nice." I love that song, and the powerful lyrics make the hairs on my arms stand on end:
I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
With no regrets and I don't mind sayin'
It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Sayin' that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over
I'm not ready to make nice
I'm not ready to back down
I'm still mad as hell and
I don't have time to go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
'Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is you think I should
These women, in my opinion, are American heroes. Not for what they said about George Bush — that is neither here nor there. It is immaterial. No, these women are American heroes because they stood up for what they believed in: free speech. They would not be bullied. And there are bullies everywhere.
Since I started writing this column several months ago, many people have made positive comments about my writing and the subject matter I choose. But I have also been called a blasphemer, an idiot, accused of using my daughter as bait to pick up women in bars, a drunk. It's been suggested I leave the country more than once. One friendly writer suggested I not get caught by the masses in a dark alley when I did a satirical piece on nationalizing churches. All because of words on a page.
I had a friend who died years ago, Gerry Johnson. He was a great man for many reasons, but one aspect of his character that really struck me was that, for Gerry, nothing, and nobody, was beyond scrutiny. He would question everything, every belief, everything he read and heard. He brought trouble to himself many times, but he was undeterred in his curiosity and his exercise of free speech.
I spoke at his funeral. "Some people may be squirming in their seats, but this is Gerry Johnson's funeral, and what must be said, will be said." And people were squirming in their seats.
My predecessor in this column space, Stephen Black, is also such a man. Many people in this town love him, and many hate him. He's aware of that. In his unflinching honesty, he has angered many people with his words. He's been called far worse things than I have, but it doesn't seem to bother him. I take my lead from such people.
My column last Saturday about the absolute necessity of instilling an ethic of hard work into our children brought ire from one reader. He wrote, among other things: "If we have to have a progressive, at least let's have one of our own and let the import (being me) export somewhere else."
Another call for me to leave the country.
Like Black, it doesn't bother me. He has a right to say what he pleases. I remember hearing someone say, "I may strongly disagree with what you say, but I'd fight to the death for your right to say it."
Today our democracy is threatened by the notion that we must give up our freedom to be safe. Our government is watching us more closely than ever. Our schools are threatened by politicians who seem not to care about our youths, which means by extension they don't care about our future. Our environment is threatened by greed — let's frack that gas.
Bodies of our young men and women arrive back from foreign wars fought for oil companies. Thousands of innocent civilians are killed in these wars. I don't even want to call them wars — more like acts of aggression. Surely that term is understandable here in the South. The surviving family members of these dead innocents will hate America for generations. Many will seek retribution, and the terrible cycle will continue. There are serious problems, and there is a need to speak up about them. After all, it's the American way.
To be as unflinchingly honest as Stephen Black, as courageous as the Dixie Chicks, and as curious and questioning as Gerry Johnson is something to aspire to.
What must be said, will be said.
Bruce Benson is a Canadian writer and journalist who makes Hendersonville his home. Reach him at bensonusa@ hotmail.com.
Speaking up — it's the American way
Years ago, one of the Dixie Chicks said, at one of their concerts, that they were ashamed of the fact George W. Bush came from Texas. The backlash was as huge as it was unexpected, at least by the Dixie Chicks. Many people demanded they apologize. Their concerts were boycotted. Death threats were made.


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brockway wrote:I think the example they should have used would be Kite. That is one disturbing anime... but its not for kids! Geeze...
Kojiro James wrote:Seriously, no one's going to take the crackpot seriously, especially with the 1st Amendment in place.
Executor_Arthas wrote:I hate idiots like George Bush... He'll prolly CHANGE the constitution, an make black people slaves again .
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Business owners in the Houma-Thibodaux area who have Citizens insurance are getting a large increase in their commercial coverage rates.
Business owners in the Houma-Thibodaux area who have Citizens insurance are getting a large increase in their commercial coverage rates.
Chief Financial Officer Steve Cottrell of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. said the commercial property rates will increase by an average of 45.1 percent and should take effect by Feb. 1.
"If they renew prior to Feb. 1, they won't see (the increase) until a year after. The increase will set in 12 months after the policy was originally purchased," Cottrell said.
Kathy Benoit, president of the Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce, said small businesses will really feel the increase.
"I'm sure it's going to affect everyone tremendously," Benoit said. "Costs are going to have to be passed on by these businesses, so the consumer is going to be affected. I expect that products and services that businesses provide, they are going to have to increase their costs and pass it on to the consumer."
Cottrell said the reason for raising the rates was not to generate a profit for the company but to allow Citizens to buy enough reinsurance — insurance that insurers buy to cover damage caused by a 1-in-100- year storm.
"For insurance companies, our biggest exposure is hurricanes. We haven't been able to buy enough reinsurance to provide adequate protection in case of a hurricane because we haven't had the money. Our goal is not to assess but to buy reinsurance to protect all property owners of the state from assessments," Cottrell said.
Citizens is a nonprofit, state-backed insurer for those who can't get traditional insurance. It is required by law to review its rates once a year. If the company runs short on money in the wake of a major storm, it has the authority to assess property to make up for its losses.
"Typically we assess the insurance company who then charges the property owners," Cottrell said. "Raising the rates to buy adequate reinsurance to be covered in a major storm helps us so we won't have to assess everybody."
Citizens met with the Louisiana Department of Insurance, and Cottrell said the department agreed the increase is needed.
"It's really driven by the law. Citizens is a market of last resort that the state created. This rate increase is being caused by the fact that we haven't been able to purchase the amount of reinsurance private sectors buy. They were buying 1-in-100 years. We were buying 1-in-45 years. To catch up to our competition, it required us to raise it to a 45 percent increase," state Insurance Commissioner James J. Donelon said.
Most of Citizens' 5,700 or so commercial property policies are in the coastal parishes and New Orleans area.
Benoit said the chamber has some coverage with Citizens, and since it is a nonprofit, it may have to tighten its budget and make adjustments once the increase kicks in.
Cottrell said Citizens gives all its policyholders a 45-day notice before their policies expire and will notify them of the increase. He said this will allow policyholders to work with their agents to figure out if they want to continue with Citizens or find another insurance company.
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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- Anonymous6 February 2012 at 19:56
Kerrie, I really feel for you, there are no easy answers or comforting words I could even say if I wanted to. The lack of sleep is awful and really adds to disability/difficult times, I'm on medication at night for pain and to ease sleep, but I'm having a spell of nothing really working. Like you have said, with me, apart from pain during night, it's often the brain and worries/overthinking that kicks in then and makes it harder to sleep. Really hope the surgery goes well and one good thing is you do seem to have a very supportive family and friends network. I've come to the conclusion that my life will never be uncomplicated, for various reasons, one is some of my family situation and the rest is the disability and other stuff. I've also thought that I would be shocked if my life became simple, uncomplicated and easy!! MarionReplyDelete
- Anonymous8 February 2012 at 18:17
Hi Kerrie,ReplyDelete
I hope your operation was a success and you are resting at home with help from your sister. I felt so sorry for you when I read your post but I hope the future holds nothing but good for you. Cherish the support of your friends and family, they'll be only too happy to help you out. Fingers crossed the time you have to lie on your back recuperating will allow you to emerge with a focus and plan for the future,
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I don't want to interfear in the warning thread, I like that there's dialogue, and all that. Don't want to make dislekcia sorry he's communicating, and i'm prone to, blah, blah, blah. Don't expect to achieve anything either, truly curious about something. (Well, I didn't expect anything initialy, but while writing I came up with an actual suggestion which is in digest form in the doublepost below).
Some things that get thrown around a lot is seemimgly not understood the same way by people on various sides of the fence.
For example: "Death is prefferable to players to long frustrating winddown followed by retreat."
This is either not true, not entirely true, not true all of the time even on an individual basis, or completely meaningless.
Death teaches nothing except that you can die and that you have to pay attention. This, in my own expirience, causes a slowdown of gameplay because you might die due to inattention. Now since there is a big red maker saying death, once you start paying attention to nothing else but not dying, the game turns into a winddown which can result in frustration, but also learning, experimentation and triumph. This "winddown" is what we call "a run".
"Failing" at a run will never result in death - it will always result in running out of options (or thinking you did), even if you suicide on purpose due to being frustrated about not being able to find options, or simply restart like any sane and composed person would.
Dying is in most cases a result of failing not to click on various monster-shaped buttons while they are red. If those buttons caused you to turn blue, the only way to turn blue in the game (short of certain puzzles and Naga City, or gambling with the rogue) would be voluntarily pressing a button which sayes "you turn blue", risking a dodge, and tripping over a goblin.
Now, there is no point to dying, nobody ever wants to do it for reasons much different than they would press the retreat button if it was all over the dungeon. If the option wasn't there, noone would really miss it. Sure, the dodge mechanic wouldn't really work (what happens if you don't dodge?), but all in all, death in DD is an obscure mechanic which is pretty much completely avoidable, prefferably avoidable, teaches nothing except keeping you on your toes all the time, and from the player perspective there is never any reasonable reason to want it.
My speculation about the height of the death count is several mechanics which actually gave you a choice between dying and not (risking dodges, risking JJ's old puinushments), frustrating puzzles/purist challenges/purist runs where it's the same as exiting but the button for dying is all over the screen, Naga City and missatention/missclicks/mouse issues. And the fact that there is only two things you can click on to retreat, and a million you can click on to die.
That's death.
Now for the "frustrating winddown" - This has nothing to do with death. Because you can't die most of the time. Being able to die at all teaches you to be really careful about avoiding it, there is no point to risking death (nothing to gain from it) a vast majority of the time. Dying is just retreating from a dungeon by pressing a vastly more numerous and acessible exit button (clicking on a monster when it sayes death in big red letters) - after a long winddown of realizing you've ran out of options. Or a short one. Or not being happy with what you're looking at.
The "frustrating winddown" is two different things, one that supports the argument for death (and today is the first time I've seen Dislekcia explain exactly what he means), and one that very much doesn't.
Con-Death one - the "frustrating winddown" is when the learning and pulling-unobvious-victories out of seemingly hopeless situations happens. It's when you try gods/items/moves/throwing the kitchen sink out of sheer desperation. This is the only way to get better at the actual game. This IS the game. After something like this I restart and actually play smarter because I know I ran out of options and not blundered mechanicaly - and an acidental death robs me at a chance for this. It's obvious I'll hit the restart after I die, but I'll hit it out of frustration with that mechanic existing and most likely play the exact same way just slightly pissed off.
Pro-Death one - the "frustrating winddown" that results from a player not having any options left and no way to tell for sure that he has no options left. This is what seems to be worrying the devs, and I can see why. A way to tell you're out of options, especially in the early game is when all the monsters flash red and you're out of resources. Not to mention that the game itself doesn't really know when you're out of options - too many variables, and there could be tons of moves that you can make but would not result in a win. Chance of dying when you click on a monster being displayed (and the real chance of dying) is just a very good (or chosen) indicator that you're options are dwindling or probably gone and that you should restart.
I guess "Death" just has a better ring to it instead of "they beat you up and nick your stuff" but it is the most flavoufully appropriate sign to tell you you're doomed. And you never actually have to press that sign, and most of the time nobody ever would on purpose. But it's the only way for the game to not lie to you about your options - it's not telling you they aren't there, because it doesn't know, it just tells you you better do something dramatic or give up in a clear way.
There's no other way to argue for it - but this is a pretty good one. You cant tell anyone death makes sense mechanicaly - it doesn't. You can't tell anyone that it's worth the chance of accidental deaths (especially as a way to avoid frustration) - it definitely isn't. You can't say it's serves some vague learning function - because it serves 2 concrete ones 1) teaching you how to avoid itself which is makes it pointless by default, and 2) serves as an indicator that you've ran out of options which is pretty fine.
Now for being constructive, in case anyone important actually has time to read through all this.
Question: Assuming the few mechanics that interact with death (or rather the dodge mechanic) can be sorted out - why no "backsies", really?
If we had a "saving grace" token from the get go similar to the vicious token that gave you 3 "backsies" upon death to prevent accidents what would happen exactly? Short of dodge, there's no way to profit from doing stuff that would othewise kill you, nothing to learn that the indicator won't show, and people would easily learn to be even more careful and paranoid about dying wantonly because if they waste the graces and run into a goblin itch or missclick it's their own fault for playing like jackasses.
THEN not dying would mean something - if you don't die, you wont be killed by forces outside your control. If you die nothing happens 3 times, but you never ever gain anything from suiciding anyway, so people would just stop after a while. There's nothing to gain.*
*Added benefit is that if you die you can actually look at what killed you and try to work out why it killed you and maybe even learn something.
If the token is preppable - anyone can choose not to. If it's incompatible with the vicious token - great for hardcore guys. And avoiding death actually means something - life is precious and can, in roguelike fashion, be taken away from you by interfearing cats and twitchy fingers, so count your graces ^^ And you can explain it in no unclear terms - you can't get any more than 3, because you don't need anymore, death has a function within the game and the less you die on purpose, the harder to die by accident.
As for dealing with dodge - not sure, but having dodge disable the token would be fine balancing for the Rogue :_D
EDIT: And while we're talking tokens - I wouldn't mind the "Bet on Boss" prep being a token as well. The way it is now it interfears with purist and probably shouldn't really. That would make it exclusive with the saving grace token (making it a fine risk-reward thingy), and the vicious token. Also, I really wouldn't mind reintroducing the chest prep back into the game but make it 4 of them with 2 trapped ones and 2 containing seals/glyphs/potions or something...


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Field Notes: Ethics
As the first writer in this round of discussion on ethics, Hayder Al-Mohammad, has noted in a recent article in Ethos: "During the last decade or so, there has been a strong move within the discipline to make much more prominent issues relating to ethics and morality, both in terms of thinking of anthropologist's ethical obligations to their research participants (Scheper-Hughes 1995; Battaglia 1999; Fluehr-Lobban 2002; Pels & Meskell 2005; Castañeda 2006) and also of anthropology's concerns with ethicality, as such, in the social world (Laidlaw 2002; Lakoff & Collier 2004; Biehl 2005; Carrithers 2005; Robbins 2007; Evens 2008)" (426).
During this round of discussion we have invited four scholars to think through the implications of this "ethical turn" and explore the paths ethics as a subject of inquiry has taken them in their research. How does a concern with ethics articulate with reconsiderations of epistemology and ontology? How do ethics become socially effective? How do we think an ethics which escapes the trap of "liberal empathy" as Elizabeth Povinelli has put it recently (2011:4)? Writers for this round of discussion are as follows:
Provocation: Hayder Al-Mohammad (University of Southampton)
Translation: P. Joshua Griffin (University of Washington, Seattle)
Deviation: Peter Benson (Washington University in Saint Louis)
Integration: Clara Han (Johns Hopkins University)
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…A biographical documentation of sorts, of seven creative personalities' childhood recollections, this book captures not only what was, but also suggests a very imaginative take on what could have been.
Stories evocative of the intimate moments and bygone days of these personalities are embellished with wondrously staged pictures featuring the subjects themselves. Each chapter takes you into the personal and never seen before world of one of these personalities with a short story, an insightful interview and photographs, weaving in and out of reality, where you start beginning to drift into a realm of imaginative possibilities and yet remain attached to the facts that were.
With dreams, like distant memories, we sometimes question whether or not something actually happened. While this could be distressing, Kushwah chooses to embrace uncertainty and magic of it all. There are some fantastical elements, like a woman that is carried away by small umbrellas. But mostly, these images lack action. Instead, they depict quiet moments in the company of many books or the vast outdoors. Reading and nature provide the perfect fodder for imaginations to run wild. (Via My Modern Met)


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Inmate Who Bribed Correctional Officer To Smuggle Contraband To Him Sentenced To 15 Months' Imprisonment
The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that today in Scranton Senior United States District Court Judge James M. Munley sentenced Anthony Orlando Gibbs, age 37, formerly of Michigan, to 15 months' imprisonment for bribing a correctional officer at the United States Penitentiary at Canaan to smuggle contraband into the prison.
The sentencing follows Gibbs' guilty plea to a Criminal Information charging him with bribery of a public official. The Criminal Information noted that during the Spring and Summer of 2011, Gibbs was an inmate at USP-Canaan. The United States Penitentiary-Canaan is a high security institution housing male inmates. High security institutions, also known as United States Penitentiaries, have highly-secured perimeters featuring walls or reinforced fences, multiple- and single-occupant cell housing, the highest staff-to-inmate ratio, and close control of inmate movement.
The Criminal Information further noted that under federal law, inmates are prohibited from possessing cellular telephones. USP-Canaan is also a smoke-free environment; inmates are not allowed to purchase or possess any kind of tobacco product which is considered contraband within the institution.
The Criminal Information alleged that Gibbs paid more than $5,000 to correctional officer Donald E. Lykon to induce him to smuggle to the defendant cellular phones, marijuana, tobacco and related items within the United States Penitentiary at Canaan.
There was a plea agreement in the case which was accepted by Senior Judge Munley.
Judge Munley previously sentenced correctional officer Donald E. Lykon to 18 months' imprisonment and his wife, Kimberly Lykon, to 5 months' imprisonment for their roles in the scheme.
The investigation was conducted by the United States Department of Justice Office of Inspector General.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Gurganus prosecuted the case.


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Minnesota's Drought Conditions Improving
ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota's drought conditions continue to improve.
According to the latest numbers from the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought is now affecting less than a quarter of Minnesota.
Since last week, the percentage of Minnesota in drought dropped by nearly half — from about 45 percent to 23 percent, according to the drought monitor, which released its latest drought map Thursday. The percentage of the state in a severe drought dropped from about 13 percent to about 7 percent over the week.
Minnesota has not seen this little drought since July 2012.
Dry conditions persist in much of Minnesota, however. Not counting areas in drought, about 57 percent of the state is abnormally dry, including parts of the north Twin Cities metro.


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Crop rotation is one of those no-brainer practices that farmers know improves yield potential.
But when rotation options provide limited profit potential at a time when farmers struggle just to meet in-season production costs, delayed advantages often take a back seat to immediate economic necessity.
"We're working on that," says Joe Ben Chote, field representative for the Lubbock-based Texas Grain Sorghum Association and the Texas Grain Sorghum Board.
Chote discussed the Sorghum PROFIT (Productive Rotations On Farms In Texas) program at the recent Southwest Crops Production Conference and Expo in Lubbock.
He says PROFIT efforts involve numerous agencies trying to "make grain sorghum more profitable for producers."
"We hope to increase sorghum profitability by 20 percent," Chote said. "We want to provide science-based data that will improve yields by 25 percent. We're making progress by examining production strategies and with variety research. The next goal is to get that information to producers."
Poor growing conditions for the past few years have hindered yield goals, he said. "We also know that a sorghum rotation will improve cotton yields. Some studies indicate a 20 percent to 25 percent advantage for cotton that follows grain sorghum. Sorghum that follows cotton also shows yield increases."
Chote says the organizations are "committed to producers. We hope to identify water, fertility and pest management needs."
Dan Krieg, crop physiologist at Texas Tech, moderated the conference morning session and said Texas grain sorghum acreage at one time reached 7 million. "We are a grain deficit state," he said. "And we have livestock and poultry industries that need the grain. The demand is there."
Texas Extension agronomist Calvin Trostle outlined production techniques developed by Krieg and other researchers and specialists that may improve sorghum profit potential.
"Some of Dr. Krieg's work indicates that targeting plant populations to soil moisture conditions will improve profit potential," Trostle said.
Recommendations include:
• A 30,000 to 35,000 seeds per acre planting rate provides good results under a wide range of conditions in west Texas. That's about two pounds of sorghum seed per acre (typically, 16,000 seeds per pound). That seeding rate is high enough not to limit yield but low enough that sorghum plants will not burn up during drought.
For late plantings into early July with little moisture available, lower targeted plant populations to as little as 20,000 seeds per acre and plant medium-early to early, drought-tolerant hybrids.
Store as much water as possible. It takes six to eight inches of available water to get a sorghum plant to the point of grain production. Once met, additional moisture has a significant effect on yield — 350 to 425 pounds per acre for each one inch of water.
Study after study shows that surface crop residue stores more soil water.
For full irrigation, Trostle says maximum yields will require 3.5 to 4.5 gallons per minute per acre.
"Some studies indicate a 20 percent to 25 percent advantage for cotton that follows grain sorghum. Sorghum that follows cotton also shows yield increases."
"LEPA or low-set nozzles increase water efficiency. Critical irrigation periods are at mid-vegetative, boot, heading, flowering and grain fill stages."
Trostle says work by Brent Bean, Extension specialist in Amarillo, shows that for maximum yield under full irrigation. 80,000 seeds per acre is adequate under most conditions. Bean recommends a medium to medium-late hybrid if planted before June 1.
For delayed planting, when less tillering occurs, he recommends an early-medium maturity hybrid with an increased seeding rate, near 110,000 seeds per acre.
"The highest return usually occurs if sorghum is irrigated at the boot stage," Trostle says. Also, for higher yields, avoid moisture stress during the mid-vegetative stage (30 to 35 days after planting).
He says farmers can stretch limited water resources by dividing center pivot circles with different crops under each half-circle.
"For example, assume a 120-acre pivot at 1.5 gallons per minute. Plant half a circle in early to medium-early sorghum around May 5 in the South Plains. Plant the other half in cotton. That's about 3 gallons per acre for the 60 acres of sorghum."
He says sorghum will nearly mature, with possibly one last watering, as cotton enters peak water demand.
"Farmers can then concentrate water to cotton. Allowing for a 10 percent decline in water capacity, they still have around 2.7 gallons per minute per acre for the 60 acres of cotton. Compare that to 1.5 or less gallons per minute if no sorghum is planted."
Trostle says the rotation could work with other crops but sorghum is probably best for cotton because of the stubble it leaves. "Sunflowers planted early also could spread water usage."
Trostle says sorghum rotation benefits to cotton have been known for some time, but scientists have not known exactly how much they gain.
"We know we break the cotton seedling disease cycle and the surface residue left by sorghum reduces wind erosion and increases water infiltration."
He says a first-year study comparing four planting regimes — cotton following cotton; cotton following grain sorghum; grain sorghum following cotton, and grain sorghum following, grain sorghum — shows advantages.
The 2000 crop year yields in the two-year rotation study show: Cotton behind cotton, 641 pounds per acre.
Cotton following grain sorghum, 777 pounds per acre.
Grain sorghum following grain sorghum, 5,080 pounds per acre.
Grain sorghum following cotton, 6,224 pounds per acre.
"This is a first-year study and is not yet a conclusion," Trostle says, "but it is in line with what we might anticipate."
Trostle says nitrogen fertility also plays a role in sorghum profitability. "The rule of thumb is: two pounds of nitrogen per hundredweight yield goal. Even limited nitrogen on dryland sorghum will help subsequent dryland cotton to take better advantage of rotational benefits."
Trostle says growers often look only at sorghum economics in the year they grow the crop. "Many feel they have to recover input costs in the year they spend it. Unfortunately, that precludes the long-term advantages."
Those advantages include increased sorghum yield and higher residue amounts for improved erosion control and better moisture infiltration, which aids the subsequent cotton crop.
Trostle says farmers may have two new herbicides for grain sorghum this year. Aim is a broadleaf weed control, best used in a tank-mix with a non-ionic surfactant. Palmer ameranth control is weak if Aim is used alone.
Ally plus 2,4-D has been approved under a Section 18 for the Texas Panhandle and most of the south Plains (1/20 ounce of Ally plus 8 ounces of 2,4-d amine) for triazine-resistant pigweed.
Trostle and Chote both refer farmers to the http://sorghum.tamu.edu website for more information on sorghum production practices and the Sorghum PROFIT program.
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15 Stunning Desk Tray Vignettes and Quick Tips to Get the Look at Home
If it's framed, it's art. Sorting everyday office neccessities into a tidy tray elevates simple staples (pun intended) into a workspace vignette worthy of being oogled. Because, when the office looks this good, it's easy to feel motivated to work.
Here are three components for a great tray vignette:
- Tray: Acrylic, wood or stainless steel. With handles, or with feet. Whatever the style, start at the base and pick out a stellar tray.
- Color Scheme: Figure out what's going on the tray and coordinate a theme or color story. That doesn't mean going matchy-matchy (unless you want to!), but make sure everything looks like it fits together, like a painting.
- Standout Accessories: Whether it's a sentimental knick-knack or a unique pair of scissors (I've been recently eyeing these Japanese House Scissors), give the items on the tray a little whimsy. Or, makeover trusted tools with hemp-wrapped handles or a coat of metallic gold paint.
Each of the shots in the gallery above shows off a put-together desk tray where these ideas are put into action. Check out these drool-worthy vignettes before getting creative in your own home office.
- No surprise that Chris Plantan, formerly Creative Director at Russel + Hazel, keeps beautiful office supplies at the ready. From a peek at her Minneapolis home on Design Sponge.
- This acrylic tray is actually an inexpensive box picture frame, with patterned paper cut to fit, from Just a Girl.
- A round wooden tray with enough space acts as an iPad docking station for chair*stalker's Michael Chua.
- Toys can be office supplies too, as San Francisco design studio Pacific Helm shows us in their office tour.
- The smallest desk tray, just big enough for a few personal trinkets, from the September 2013 issue of Lonny.
- And the largest desk tray: A hulking silver footed platter to hold books and swatches for Caitlin & Caitlin Design Co.
- Feeling golden? Monkey see, monkey do after seeing this office tray by Domicile Interior Design on Houzz.
- Camille of Camille Styles stashes more than office supplies on her desktop tray, including a scented candle and a few blooms.
- Glasses, a pen, and coordinated note pads are close by for quick notes in the office of The Everygirl's Danielle Moss.
- A humble desk tray — placed literally on a pedestal — from the June 2013 issue of Lonny.
- Trays need not live only on desks, as in Apartment Therapy reader Aline's office.
- A feminine tray frames the essentials in interior designer Rosa's creative space.
- A suitcase as a desk tray? If space is available, why not? From Erin Woodley's studio, of EE Photography.
- A unique Joy & Revelry greek key-handled silver tray packed with supplies in Arianna Belle's home office.
- A white-and-silver scheme is carried out all the way, including the pencils, in interior designer Nagwa Seif's home office.
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AIG WJAAs finish second at U20 Nations Cup
LONG EATON, England -- The USA Rugby AIG Women's Junior All-Americans suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the Final of the U20 Nations Cup Sunday, falling to a powerful Canadian side 27-3. Both teams came into the Final after comprehensive victories over South Africa and England, and the expected intensity and physicality certainly lived up to its billing.
In a feisty start, the WJAAs were the first to have to defend and they showed admirable stubbornness repelling repeated Canadian attacks, including outmuscling the team in red's much vaunted driving maul from a five-meter lineout. The early pressure finally told however, and a penalty on the WJAAs 10 meters out was calmly converted by Canadian fly half Jess Neilson for the first score and a 3-0 lead.
The WJAAs responded immediately and, after some strong forward play, the Canadian backs infringed in midfield for Anne Peterson to level the scores at 3-3 after 15 minutes. The Canadians were now starting to win the contest at the breakdown and after a quick turnover they managed to spread the ball wide for Emily Belchos score. Neilson added the extras, 10-3.
On the stroke of halftime, Captain Bitsy Cairns broke through the Canadian defense and was heading for the try line only to be denied by a late whistle for obstruction. That was the last act of the first half.
The second half started with Canada in the ascendency, and a wayward kick by the WJAAs was exploited by the Canadian backs who looped the ball down the line to Frederique Rajotte to score. Canada then showed their ruthless streak, Neilson converting a penalty for not rolling away. The Canadians were not enjoying it all their own way though, consistently being pushed back in the scrums and regularly infringing in the set piece. The WJAAs showed true grit and determination and kept coming at Les Rouges. The team in red resorted to a tactical kicking game, and off one such long crossfield kick, Rajotte benefitted from a lucky bounce and sailed in under the posts to complete the scoring on the stroke of full time 27-3.
Although falling at the final hurdle, this was a very productive tour for the WJAAs with several players showing significant development and a historic win against England were all positives to take away.
"All the coaches feel for the girls because we know how much it meant to them today," said Head Coach Danielle Miller. "They've become a very close unit and shown what determined and talented athletes they are. USA Rugby's future is in good shape."
See WJAA pictures from the U20 Nations Cup on Facebook here.
USA Rugby AIG Women's Junior All-Americans | vs. Canada
1. Dorothy Mittow (Princeton) (Fonua @ 57mins)
2. LauraBen Moore (Brandeis University) (Svatos @ 74mins)
3. Hope Rogers (Penn State University)
4. Hannah Price (Clemson, University) (Howard @ 35mins)
5. Megan Pinson (Fallbrook High School)
6. Kelsey Harris (Penn State University)
7. Elizabeth Cairns (Penn State University)
8. Jordan Gray (BYU)
9. Cassidy Meyers (Kent High School) (Previte @ 68mins)
10. Anne Peterson (Washington State University)
11. Natalie Kosko (Quinnipiac University)
12. Brianna Troyer (Penn State University) (Heavirland @ 76mins)
13. Meya Bizer (Penn State University)
14. Stephanie Browne (University of Florida) (Wong @ 68mins)
15. Margaret Myles (West Carroll High School)
USA Rugby AIG Women's Junior All-Americans | Reserves
16. Amee Svatos (Pandas Varsity, B.C.)
17. Maxine Fonua (Stanford)
18. Katana Howard (University of Minnesota)
19. Markliann Hoyne (Texas A&M)
20. Nicole Heavirland (Exeter High School)
21. Gabriella Cantorna (State College High School)
22. Miranda Previte (Rutgers University)
23. Stacey Wong (University of California Berkley)
USA Rugby AIG Women's Junior All-Americans | 3
Penalties: Peterson
Canada U20s | 27
Tries: Belchos, Rajotte (2)
Conversions: Neilsen (3)
Penalties: Neilsen (2)


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AT4200 - Research and Statistics in Athletic Training
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Introduces the use of statistical analyses, and research design and methodology in Athletic Training and related professions. Emphasizes the principles of evidence-based medicine, use of statistics, critical appraisal of research, the quality of available research, and how to design and conduct research studies. Fall of odd years. Prerequisite(s): AT 2750 and MA 2300. (QRCO)(WRCO)


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Kansas House of Representatives 117th District Republican candidate John Ewy declined an invitation to attend a debate in Kinsley on Oct. 22. The debate, which was to be co-hosted by The Dodge City Daily Globe and The Kiowa County Signal, is the second debate Ewy has declined in the past few weeks.
Kansas House of Representatives 117th District Republican candidate John Ewy declined an invitation to attend a debate in Kinsley on Oct. 22. The debate, which was to be co-hosted by The Dodge City Daily Globe and The Kiowa County Signal, is the second debate Ewy has declined in the past few weeks.
Ewy and Democratic challenger Dennis McKinney were both invited to attend the one-on-one debate that was to be held at the Edwards County Fair Building on the evening of Oct. 22.
Both candidates were contacted last week with information about the debate, which would have been a question and answer format similar to the Kiowa County Primary debate hosted by The Signal in July.
McKinney agreed to attend the debate on Thursday afternoon.
"I will bend over backwards to attend them because they are good for voters," said McKinney.
Ewy adviser and former two-term state senator from Hanston Larry Salmans responded to the request on Friday.
Salmans said he would discuss the debate with Ewy on Saturday, but that Ewy would not attend the debate unless he was allowed to see the questions beforehand.
In a phone call on Monday morning Salmans said Ewy was declining the invitation because it was not an official party sanctioned event and because he did not have the time.
"He will be in Kinsley on the Oct. 21 at a fundraiser so he feels like that is enough," said Salmans. "At this time he is so scheduled up, this is what he wanted to do. This is not going through the Republican Party, this is a newspaper and we're pretty much trying to stay with the county chairs within the party. They didn't know anything about this, so that is kind of a red flag. He is going into that area and he is concerned about that whole area. He just doesn't necessarily want to be at the same time and place as his opponent."
Salmans also declined an opportunity to suggest other dates that might be more compatible with Ewy schedule.
"I don't think that's going to be necessary," said Salmans. " He thinks that's enough for Edwards County and that area down there."
Ewy also declined a previous invitation by Pawnee County Republican Committeeman Kim Barnes to debate McKinney in Larned.
Barnes, a city council member and member of the local economic development board has a long pedigree of hosting debates in Pawnee County.
Barnes has organized forums and debates for national and local races including a televised 1994 gubernatorial debate between Jim Slattery and Bill Graves.
Barnes, in conjunction with the Larned Tiller and Toiler, had scheduled the debate during the third week in October and contacted both candidates mid-September.
"I contacted both candidates," said Barnes. "Mr. McKinney did agree to participate and gave several days that were open to him. I did contact Mr. Ewy and he called me back, but I believe at this time he has declined to participate. I offered him several different dates and he said he would get back with me, but I haven't heard back from him at all."
Barnes said he is still holding a location, but hasn't had any response from Ewy.
"It's our civic duty to allow the candidates the opportunity to meet the public and for the public to meet them and that is the reason we wanted to do this," added Barnes.
Both candidates attended county fairs before the primary, but have not officially debated.
The Dodge City Area Young Professionals has scheduled a forum on October 11 at Dodge City Community College, although Ewy and McKinney will be two of a total of ten candidates expected to attend.
"I think [forums] are good for the voters I would like to attend and I wish John would too," said McKinney. "A forum allows us to discuss in more than a sound bite. We desperately need more of this given the complex issues we face."
The 2013 legislative session is expected to address a wide variety of key issues including healthcare, nutrition, education and agriculture.
"I've been knocking on doors and I guess debates or forum, whatever you would like to call them are very important," said Ewy on Tuesday evening. "But I felt like, after talking to my campaign people, that my time was better spent knocking on doors and talking to people."


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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The MIT water polo team traveled to the New York city area on Saturday to take on Fordham University and Iona College in a pair of Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Northern Division games. Both games were closely contested, with Tech coming away with a 12-11 win over Iona in the nightcap, after falling to Fordham, 10-9, in overtime earlier in the day. The Engineers are now 5-11 overall and 1-1 in league play.
Sophomore Craig Cheney (Sherwood, Ore.) paced the Tech attack, scoring seven goals in the two games. Jack Clark (Laguna Beach, Calif.) had four goals, including two against Iona, and fellow freshman Dylan Hallman (La Jolla, Calif.) also scored twice in the win over the Gaels.
After falling behind, 7-3, at halftime against Fordham, the Engineers rallied back in the second, outscoring the Rams, 5-1 over the final two periods to force overtime. Cheney connected on the tying goal with just 7.4 seconds remaining in regulation.
Cheney evened things up in the second overtime as well, after Fordham took a 9-8 lead a minute into the second three-minute extra session. However, the Rams had the final possession and took advantage with Robert Fleming (Loomis, Calif.) beating Tech goalkeeper, Columbus Leonard (Mill Valley, Calif.), with just 0.1 seconds on the clock.
Cheney led the way against Iona with four markers, as MIT scored the game-winning goal with less than a minute to go in regulation en route to the 12-11 victory.
Tech will return to action in two weeks, facing cross-town rival, Harvard University, on Friday, October 7. The game, which will be played at Harvard's Blodgett Pool, begins at 7:30 p.m.


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In episode 3 of Cubase Ninja we talk about the different types of tracks you'll find yourself using in your home studio sessions.
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In episode 3 of Cubase Ninja we talk about the different types of tracks you'll find yourself using in your home studio sessions.
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Great podcasts! Very helpful material!
great podcast. Dezz has the gift for teaching mixing, he makes it easy to understand with examples and illustrations. Subscribe and get mixing!
Dezz has the best content for learning how to mix music !
The TechMuze Academy is an excellent way to improve your studio skills. I listen to every one of the podcasts. They are informative and practical. Great job Dezz!
Dezz is extremely knowledgeable in recording & mixing audio. He is very good at cutting through the jargon & explains things in a simple, clear & concise way…Highly Recommended!
Just discovered this one and don't know how I'd missed it! Really informative and entertaining.
Dezz has a great analytical mind that allows him to break down the mixing process into a very understandable endeavour. This is a wonderful podcast. Keep it up Dezz!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!
3 episodes in and already loving this podcast. I'm glad I found it. Great for anyone starting out or already experienced in home studio recording and mixing. Keep up the good work!!!
Dezz has hit a home run with his podcast. Every musician needs to listen to this show.
Thanks for the helpful content. Time spent listening to this podcast is worthwhile!
I am especially enjoying the latest episode which analyzes each of the elements in the mix. Gonna give it another listen on mys studio monitors (as opposed to in my car) to really hear what's going on in the mix. Well done!
A terrific podcast. Educational and informative. Presented in an easy to follow and understandable way. Listen & learn! Great job Dezz.
This is truly the best way to learn all ins and outs of mixing. Dezz knows how to explain things in a way anybody can understand. This clear way of explaining convinced me to sign up for the Mixlessons online course! Thanks Dezz! Keep up the good work!
I love this podcast. Always interesting topics and highly thought-provoking. It's helped me to become a better producer and audio mixer. Thanks, Dezz!! You rock!!
I found Dezz on you tube and just fell into a whole new world of learning. And it led me to this techmuze podcast, which i must add is short sweet and really gets you thinking about a number of topics.but it doesn't end there. Techmuze.ca also connects you to a community of like minded others sharing ideas on our lovely art form. I really feel like any one could pick up some nice info from dezz and everything he's put together . Shout out to dezz, what's up bro
This podcast is incredibly awesome so much knowledge!!!! thank you so much for sharing
Dezz is very personable, easy to understand and well spoken. If you are interested in mixing, this is the podcast for you. He also delves into how to begin making money with your setup and how to think like your potential consumers. His day job is as a salesman in the recording section of a music store, so he gets to demo lots of stuff. He is a Logic user, but this doesn't get in the way of him getting his point across because he only references how he uses his program, as opposed to teaching you "how" to do what he is describing. He offers another site with a free intro to mixing with tracks available for you to download and mix. Think I will be trying that out.... Beware, he likes to say "chit-chat" a lot as well as a few other sayings, but it makes it fun when you turn it into a drinking game....
Just started listening to tech muze and it's been very entertaining and educational.
Who needs to pay $$$$$ going to recording school when you have people like Dezz to teach you the ropes. He's taking over the online education in recording and has made it easy and affordable. He is very easy to listen to and does not go about your head too much! Highly recommend to the recording enthusiasts!
Dezz has a great way of breaking down complex topics. Always fresh and interesting! Emily
Great show, really helpful a+++++
Dezz loves what he does, and you can really see that in his podcast. Very instructive.
This is a wonderful podcast for anyone who is interested in learning how to make better recordings. The production quality of this podcast is great and the host is very good at engaging his listeners and inspiring them to be better in this field. Overall, five stars!


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Add few minor functions to existing site -- 3
Budget $10-50 USD
Site: [url removed, login to view]
Queries are like:
$games = ORM::for_table('games')
->select('[url removed, login to view]', 'league_name')
->select('[url removed, login to view]', 'home_team_name')
->select('[url removed, login to view]', 'away_team_name')
->left_outer_join('leagues', 'g.league_id = [url removed, login to view]', 'l')
->left_outer_join('teams', 'g.home_team_id = [url removed, login to view]', 'ht')
->left_outer_join('teams', 'g.away_team_id = [url removed, login to view]', 'at')
->where('id', $id)
What need to be done,
1. Index to: Featured games mixed from both DBs - tennis and soccer and ordered by GMT.
Now is: Query Soccer -> Display, Query Tennis -> Display
To be: Query Tennis + Query Soccer -> Merge results and Sort by start_time -> Display sorted
2. Index to: Have a simple .php which is checking: Is there X games/per sport featured games on Index? If not auto-change Featured from 0 to 1 to fill up to X games, on games where Best Odds are from diff bookies /there is written function for this/. E.g. check if there are enough games marked as Featured, if not - mark some
So by this always to have featured games on Index
Include word "spesse" into bidding, otherwise your bid will be ignored.
3. Compare and match names: In DB players are with their full names:
Like: Aleksandra Wozniak
But same bookie could write it, Aleksandra Wozniak, A Wozniak, Al Wozniak, Wozniak, A. Wozniak or Al. Wozniak
E.g. Just code for matching names. Code for create/update game is existing.
4. Adding a timestamp to Odds table - on time of creation or updating and then on Showing games on Index or other places - if timestamp if <X minutes - add text "Outdated Odd" and then Odd
e.g. Add additional field in DB and implement it in 3 code files for inserting and showing.


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DOVER – Two young adults have been released on bail after abuse of a young child.
Cheryll Morgan, 22, of Dover, and Steven Smith, 24, of Dover, were involved in a disturbance on Nov. 26 at an apartment in the Royal Oak complex located at 149 Portland Avenue. There were no charges in relation to the disturbance, but according to Lieutenant Brant Dolleman, officers noticed a small child with injuries while at the home.
The child, reported as under the age of 13, is no longer in contact with Morgan, said to be the child's mother, or Smith.
According to Dolleman, the child had been denied food for over a day at a time, had their hands taped up to the wall for some time and suffered bodily injury.
Smith is charged with second degree assault, a class B felony, endangering welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor and false imprisonment, a class A misdemeanor.
Morgan is charged with simple assault and endangering welfare of a child, both class A misdemeanors.
The investigation is being reviewed by the Strafford County Attorney's Office, who will be assisting in the charging decision and prosecuting the case.
Dolleman said it is possible more charges could be "forthcoming."
Morgan was arraigned on Dec. 14 and plead not guilty and Smith will be arraigned in Dover District Court on Friday, Dec. 21, at 8:30 a.m.
Dover young adults out on bail after allegedly denying child food, taping hands
DOVER – Two young adults have been released on bail after abuse of a young child.


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Borderline rail system commercial travel tag
Not everyone will get a flying car in the future so I thought I'd make a train.
There is an updated download coming very soon keep an eye out. It fixes two known minor issues. I apologies for any inconveniences.
bytescapes Posts: 895
This product severely tested my resolution not to buy anything more this month.
Still, jumping straight into my wishlist is almost as good as jumping straight into my shopping cart, isn't it?
Orphanslayer69 Posts: 58
Just bought this. I've been champing at the bit for an aboveground rail system for a long time.
Glad to hear it I had the same need for elevated speed.
Orphanslayer69 Posts: 58
I think i'm most interested in seeing how the lights will throw shadows through the elevated tracks. It should be a thing of beauty.
Sounds cool if you do something feel free to share it here.
GhostofMacbeth Posts: 908
Sweet. This looks like something I can use.
There goes my first AntFarm purchase ever.... Love it and that it can use it for other trains is a bonus well thought out.
LycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
this is sooooooooooooo in my wishlist
Glad to see the interest the train is a start to my "Make useful things" effort. Maybe "Needful things".
And I always love to see new faces at the party Szark, welcome aboard.
LycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
i'm wondering how well the train would fit in the Styx River station
Thanks.... don't get me wrong I like what you produce however this is something I would use. ;).The AntFarm said:Glad to see the interest the train is a start to my "Make useful things" effort. Maybe "Needful things".
And I always love to see new faces at the party Szark, welcome aboard.
The subway may have height issues with the engine. All else would work fine though.
Totte Posts: 10,117
Is it on purpose, but Borderline flatcar2 is missing the rear wheels ...
RawArt Posts: 4,234
Bought immediately....looking forward to move my vampires out of the wastelands into the city......if I can get them past that darn priest on his motorcycle ;)
IceScribe Posts: 344
In my wishlist. it's so well done, it looks like it will work in all sorts of genres. I appreciate the many views of the models, even showing the underneath portions. And, I like that the rail will support other railroad engines.
The missing wheels. So I have created a fix and I am working with DAZ. For now, the second car and first flat car are the same base and if you load 2 number 1s and roll one of them back to the right hook up point, You can now load the liquid cargo. More cars would need to be loaded this way of course anyway but that's no excuse. I did make the second car to give everyone an easier time of things, best intentions, you know the sayings.
So sorry for any confusion many may have not even noticed the issue but it came to my attention here and I am on the fix!
CypherFOX Posts: 3,316
How did I miss that it works with other trains?! So the Parkside Passenger Car and all will work on these tracks...? The train cars themselves aren't my style, so I glossed over it at first...reconsidering, now.
-- Morgan
Yes The tracks could have been a set all there own. They work with all the trains in the PC club.
I hadn't noticed the missing wheels as I haven't installed it yet so I will wait until it is fixed. :)
It's funny they are there they are somehow hidden and it's not the .cr2. once the train is on the tracks you would never see it anyway but a deals a deal and a wheels a wheel or something like that.
So good news the wheels are all square now. Well not square of course but fixed and ready to roll.
whispers65 Posts: 836
I drooled the first time I saw this. it fits in very nicely with what I like. I bought it tonight. :)
JOdel Posts: 4,408
I remember that winnston1984's Elevated car worked in Styx River Station. Works here too?
The engine is pretty tall, but the flat cars would be fine.
Xena Posts: 650RawArt said:Bought immediately....looking forward to move my vampires out of the wastelands into the city......if I can get them past that darn priest on his motorcycle ;)
Don't forget to watch out for crazy asian chicks with great big .................. bombs ;P
anikad Posts: 1,919
Was wonder why I got an update for this last night.


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|2004-01-15, 01:21
|Link #81
annoying white bat
Join Date: Jan 2004
Many series other people have picked are favorites and many are great shows but these series really deserve all the love I can give them...
1. (and definitely my favorite) Tenshi ni Narumon! It's got interesting visual style, gorgeous and improbable (and lovable) characters (Silky-sama!), lush music and the wackiest mecha ever (including a flying machine that runs on, erm, methane- it's important to eat lots of beans and stuff before flying it...). The story is MUCH darker and sadder than many people would think if they haven't seen the whole series; I found it cathartic.
2. Akihabara Dennou Gumi is a parody of magical girls anime with excellent characterization, solid SF and some conspiracy theory tossed into the plot. It's got good visual quality (designs similar to Saber J) and the most Okui Masami music I ever heard packed into one show (the rest of the music is great too). It's recently been licensed after sitting around for like 4 years in limbo; I hope the show gets some more love when it comes out 'cause I wanna see a sub of the movie ^_^;;;
3. Chou Kuse ni Narisou is a cheapo comedy based on a Nakyoshi manga from the early 90s. It's endearingly cheezy and goofy, with noticably LOW visual quality and tacky music (you can even hear when they recycle the seiyuu at times). The main character (Nagisa) is an idol singer with a terrible voice; you get to hear her same 2 or 3 lousy songs in the show over and over again. But if it was mediocre it would suck...
The writing is tight and funny though. There are references to things like 60s spy films, student terrorism in Japan (back in the late 60s), and urban legends (there's a whole episode about what happens to pet alligators who get flushed down the toilet). There's even a show about how crappy Nagisa is at singing! And I have to mention Momoko, Nagisa's insane scene-stealing rival, who stages a bizarre street performance in every episode!
4. Oniisama E. I love the carefully crafted visual design, the heavy relationships (it's almost like there's no plot; the characters just get together and BAM!), the incredible voice acting, even the enka music, which just fits right in... Shoujo Kakumei Utena without the training wheels.
5. Shin Seiki Evangelion.
My favorite movie is Patlabor WXIII.
|2004-01-29, 02:59
|Link #83
Wah.... to say the least I am very impressed at how popular this thread is and how useful it has been to me. I originally posted it in an attempt to dredge up some of the old hidden gems that weren't really on the net for watching and now I have enough titles to last me well until i get my iron ring....
anyway Thank You all for your submissions I am really enjoying many of your suggestions <^.^>
Darcy White
|2004-01-29, 04:37
|Link #84
Project J-KO
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Reading, UK
Age: 43
My top 5 all time fave Anime would be:
1 - Neon Genesis Evangelion
Quite simply the deepest, most thought provoking show I have ever watched. I have seen about 7 times now and I absolutely love it.
2 - Naruto
An absolute pleasure to watch, brilliantly drawn, fantastic music, deep and involving plotlines, and some of the best character development I have seen.
3 - Cowboy Bebop
Cool, sharp, stylish, jazzy, hip; just not enough groovy adjectives to describe this masterpiece.
4 - Fruits Basket
Funny, sensitive, heart wrenching, beautiful. This sweet little anime is a triumph it's a shame it was only 26 episodes long.
5 - Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu
Not much can describe this, watch it for yourself and discover the magic!
|2004-01-29, 06:16
|Link #85
a step away from heaven
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: U.K. London
I was going to close this thread but considering some people have put some effort into discussing the topic, it fits into the General Guidelines.
|2004-01-29, 08:15
|Link #86
Senior Member
1. Nadesico- Hilarious, plain and simple. I have not seen a funnier anime, and yet, it still manages to have a really good story. The end left a bit to be desired, and I've heard the movie isn't too great, but still, it's just awesome. A must-watch, for anyone.
2. Gundam Seed/Mobile Suit Gundam- I put these two together because, well, the first half of Seed is exactly like the first half of MSG, but with new mechs and characters. Besides my love of giant robots, these two had amazing stories, not to mention really great characters.(Well, in Seed at least, I wasn't a a huge fan of MSG's) This isn't really as important, but as a side note, MSG had good music, and Seed holds my vote for best music in any anime.
3. RahXephon/Stellvia of the Universe- I can't decide which I like better. RahXephon's story is just awesome, and it's characters as well. While it's true it does borrow a lot of stuff from Eva, I find it much better. Even though you have to do some thinking in RX, it doesn't hurt your brain like Eva did.
Stellvia, what can I say about Stellvia? Well, the story is alright, nothing amazing. The mech designs were pure shit. Yet, I love it. The characters in Stellvia seem so real, and their interactions really made this show great. Not to mention that awesome opening theme.
That was already 5, but I'll just add a few more. ^^"
4. Scrapped Princess- Just really, really good. Great story and characters.
5. The 08th MS Team- The thing I loved about this series was that it was normal soldiers, not super-ace-pilot kids. The characters were so interesting, it made it great. And then there's the Gouf Custom, which rules over all MS. ^^
And that's my top 5... no, 7 list. Some other favorites:
Witch Hunter Robin
Last Exile
Full Metal Panic!
And I'm sure there's a few more I'm forgetting.
|2004-01-29, 21:56
|Link #87
Darcy White
|2004-01-29, 22:16
|Link #88
Senior Member
No particular order....except for #1 .
1. Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Gore, Vampires, "pwnage" music, and a beautiful little love story. What more could I want .
2. Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
Hey, I watch very few anime due to the massive amount of crap that comes out of Japan(or, any other animation mass producer, for that matter.) However, this is the best(and first) soap opera that I've ever been able to withstand through its entirety.
3. Hellsing
The vampire gorefest that rekindled my interest in anime. Sure, seeing gore and guns isn't anything unoriginal, but i was tired of gundam-like shows, and Love hina left and right. That show...must burn.
4. Witch Hunter Robin
I love Witchcraft, although I often hate it in shows. This show, however, is quite the exception. The ideals and style implemented, along with the music, and mainly believeable(I hate Amon) characters. A little episodic, but no big deal. Each has its own power.
5. Violinist of Hamelin
I was about to put Blue Submarine No. 06, but I decided not to. This show at first I was about to throw away due to me thinking it was a hentai(tentacle thing in 1st ep.) Thankfully, I watched the whole thing through, and got interested in the rrest of the series. This show uses a good dosage of classical music, and a good storyline to keep me going. The names being instruments is a nice touch, too. Although, I still hate Flute, but then again, I hate any big eyed girl(or guys sometimes, usually girls because they also have that painfully high voice) in anime.
(6)I thought of putting Chobits for comedy, but I never watched past....ep 06 I believe. Once it tried giving it a story I dropped the show. Note: If you want to flame and/or argue with me, please don't post here, and simply PM me. That way, you can insult me till the cows come home, and mods won't even care .
|2004-01-29, 22:30
|Link #89
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Top five series:
1) Cowboy Bebop
2) Escaflowne
3) Gasaraki
Top five movies:
1) Castle in the Sky (I just adored this)
2) Perfect Blue
3) Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (third, but only because its thematic substance was just a corroboration of the series')
|2004-01-29, 23:19
|Link #90
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wisconsin!
Wow, top 5 of all time. Trying to think of the top 5 is hard. I'll pick my favorites that I recommend to my friends who watch anime.
Akira - You just have to see it...
Trigun - My favorite anime overall because it's so watchable
Escaflowne - I liked the series, but not the movie (I saw the series first)
Cowboy Bebop - Well, it seems that everyone who watches anime series seems to watch Cowboy Bebop
Hellsing - I'm a fan of the vampire animes...
|2004-01-30, 04:24
|Link #91
Almost a Cactuar
1). Neon Genesis Evangelion, I know it's overhyped, too much overhype pretty much made it have it's fans and it's anti-fans. But I love it, the connections with biblical knowledge was really intriguing. I was hooked from the first episode. I watched it when I was a little kid and still I find something different and new every time I watch it. Kaoru is one of my favorite characters of all time, besides Shikamaru. Overall, Eva will continue to be a favorite of otaku.
2). I'm gonna say FLCL, it was just so raw and crazy that you can't stop wanting more. I saw it the first time on 'Adult Swim' on Cartoon Network. One of the only 'good' dubs besides Bebops. To top it off 'The Pillows' are one of the greatest bands I've heard. Just a powerhouse of story, plot (that's debatable ) and great music.
3). Naruto, I know it's a bit high for a series in it's prime, but I think it will continue on being great. The character development could be much better, but the characters are much deeper than they seem. The action is a plus, but I'm not really a fan of action. I really love this series because it has so many twists and turns. You know Naruto will win his battles, and Sakura will continue to like Sasuke, but at the same time things change and appear. There's always something new, and a lot of series don't do that.
4). Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, I'm not ashamed to say that I enjoy shoujo more than shonen styles, but Kimi really takes the cake for my choice in shoujo. The cahracters are frustrating because you get so attached and so involved that they seem every bit as real as your best friend. It's slow, but paced enough to want you to keep watching. I think if you don't shed a tear in this, you have no heart.....
5). .hack//SIGN I know that most people hate it or love it, and I love it. It is slow but the story is really inticing, so I'm willing to sit and watch it. Any show about a game really has to have substance, and in my opinion this really does.
One Piece is a series I have just gotten into so I'm not going to judge it yet, but it seems like it has the full potential to become great.
Favorite OST, FLCL, and End of Evangelion.
Favorite Movie, Samurai x -Trust and Betrayal, End of Evangelion, My Neighbor Totoro.
|2004-01-30, 18:52
|Link #93
Kurumada's lost child
Join Date: Nov 2003
1. Saint Seiya. (It has everything a master piece needs to have, music, graphics, story, drama, deepnees, character develpment, inspiration and imagination)
2. Berserk. (Pure poetry, simply shoking. It is like watching Brave Heart in japanese version)
3. Future Boy Conan. (Addicting and amusing, all 25 episodes are good)
4. Rose of Versailles. (Best drama ever)
5. Naruto or Hunter x Hunter which is better of these two guys?. (Originalily, lots of jokes, interesting battles, good character development, exelent story)
But this is not just... only 5? what about GTO, Candy Candy, DBZ, Lain, Ijame no ippo, Scrapped Princess, Kimiga Nosumo Eien, Hikaru no go, full metal panic and Ranma 1/2.
Last edited by Sugetsu; 2004-01-30 at 19:26.
|2004-01-30, 22:20
|Link #95
Darcy White
|2004-01-30, 23:32
|Link #96
pythagorean≠python gorax
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: look behind you...
Azumanga Daioh
Easily my favorite anime. One of the few anime that i can watch from beginning to end over and over again; more suprisingly, one of the few anime i can watch from any episode and still find it entertaining. Its got drama, comedy, and a little bit of seriousness. Its also got Sakaki-San ^^
Cowboy Bebop
The Real Folk Blues. nuff said.
Shingetsuten Tsukihime
The music hooked me. IMO, the best opening to any anime.. ever. The plot wasn't bad, either.
Amazing artwork.. great story telling.. again, the music was amazing! I loved every facet of this anime, it always surprises me how much story there is in only 6 episodes..
A down-to-earth dramady about a college student.. and her alien roomate. Really quirky.. sometimes a little over the top, but never a dull moment. The music is absolutely delightful ^^
|2004-01-31, 01:15
|Link #97
Disheartened and Retired
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: 加拿大
Age: 32
Here's my top 5, in no apparent order:
Lain - I like this anime's ambiguous story. Immersive and moody atmosphere. Also a great anime to get tripped up to when smoking pot. Toke a joint while watching Lain = WHOA DUDE...
Tenshi na Konamaiki - I think this is what high school comedy should be all about. It's got jokes about everything a teenager would care about: gender jokes, fighting jokes, jokes about stereotype students...etc. Thoroughly entertaining.
Scrapped Princess - This is a damn good show. High quality animation, attractive character designs, great voice acting, a hooking, albeit derivative, story is enough to convince me for two thumbs up.
Pitaten - How can I forget this little gem! Very enjoyable (and clean) show that everyone can watch. Mitarai might get on your nerves a bit, but without him, this show wouldn't be the same. It's got my favorite cat in animedom: Nyaa!
To Heart - An oldie but a goody. I never thought I liked this anime. It's extremely tranquil, laid back, serene atmosphere almost became a bore. But there's something about the relationship between Akari and Hiroyuki. I had a lot of trouble describing their relationship. It's like a childhood friend that you know so well and so familiar with that you are able to do anything with her, and she'll still be your friend. Their bond is close and strong that it's almost unbreakable. I wish I had that kind of relationship with a girl. I don't even have that kind of comfort level with my girlfriend, seriously, for I've only know her for two years. To bad I never had a childhood (female) friend.
But remember, I see anime as a form of entertainment. Just like movies, or basketball. Usually if an anime is entertaining, I'll like it, but there's always exceptions, (eg, To Heart). Plus I haven't watched a lot of anime, so my selection was quite limited. And the top 5 is subject to change at any time...
Oh Karma: "Don't question my authority or put me in a box..." heh heh heh.
|2004-01-31, 02:37
|Link #98
Rewrite of the Life
Everyone has their own opinions this is why this thread exists?
1. Jungle Taitei- You can't get any better
2. Kanon- Best Romance
3.Ojamajo Doremi- The best magical Girl anime
4. Comet-san- The best romance/magical girl LOL
5. I have no idea I love hundereds of anime so this is tied with HXH, Eden's Bowy Galaxy Angel, Unico and so on
KGNE- I have seen better soap operas on TV LOL j/k but I do know of better love stories and dramas that exist that are better.
|2004-02-02, 16:21
|Link #99
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: east coast usa
Age: 37
My Top Five (in no particular order, because narrowing my favorites down to fiver was hard enough):
Cowboy Bebop- I have yet to find someone who has seen this series who doesn't think it as one of the best series ever. Very professional animation, great story line, and Spike. If I had to use a series to define the word "cool" it would be this one.
Trigun- yes, this series takes its time before showing how great it is. You have bear through the first 8 or 9 episodes which appear to be a little childish before you realize how amazing the storyline and characters are. Its an emotional story with a little romance and a lot of philosophy and action. Its beautiful- not to be missed.
Rurouni Kenshin- unlike others, I include the whole series, ova's and movie in this. The Ova's are far better than the series, but since I watched the series first, the superior animation and storyline didn't spoil me when it came to the tv series and movie.
This series has it all, great characters, romance, samurai action, and a wonderful storyline with a dark undertone. Be warned though, the ova's are very violent- though the violence is very meaningful and adds to the storyline.
Fruits Basket- what can I say! I can't count how many time I have watched this series. Its a shoujo anime that makes you feel all warm inside- like hot cocoa on a cold winter night. Its chicken soup for the soul.
Samurai Deeper Kyo/ Scrapped Princess- I can't decide which of these should make the list so I am adding both (its become my top six series... ) Both series have great animation, wonderful characters, suspense, action, etc.
|2004-02-02, 16:51
|Link #100
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
It seems like every year, some new show enters my top 5, in 2003 it was Kiminozo, in 2002, Azumanga and Kanon, in either case, here's my top 5 (which is my favorite 5, not which 5 anime I think are the best ever):
1. Hana Yori Dango
2. To Heart
3. Azumanga Daioh
4. Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
5. Kanon
Note, ever since seeing Hana Yori Dango, and then To Heart, they've always been my first and second all-time favorites. I don't think it'll ever change.
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