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Trouba met every challenge head-onby Mike G. Morreale
Defenseman Jacob Trouba of the U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 team expected his draft year not only to be exciting, but challenging.
How prophetic.
Part of those exciting challenges featured Trouba representing his country at the 2012 World Junior Championship in Edmonton and Calgary in January, and then getting to win his second straight gold medal at the World Under-18 Championship in the Czech Republic in April.
The 6-foot-2, 193-pound native of Rochester, Mich., was the youngest player on the U.S. WJC team that finished seventh, but coach Dean Blais had nothing but praise for Trouba, who had two assists in six games.
"He skates well, is physical, he moves the puck, and communicates pretty well on the ice," Blais said. "He doesn't make a whole lot of mistakes, and he's just going to get better and better."
He did just that, totaling nine goals and 22 assists in 50 games for the USNTDP, and was ranked ninth among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting's final rankings. After captaining the U-17 team last season, Trouba and top 2013 Draft prospect Seth Jones were co-captains of the U-18 team this season.
Trouba never backed away from a challenge, either, as was the case March 15, when another top 2012 draft prospect, Zemgus Girgensons of the Dubuque Fighting Saints, decided to square off against Trouba during a regular-season United States Hockey League game.
The results weren't favorable for Girgensons.
"From where he was last year as an underage player to where he is now, he's developed physically and has even passed some players his age," Central Scouting's Jack Barzee told NHL.com. "He's very mature and pretty close to what he's going to be [in the NHL] ... he's got confidence, tenacity, combativeness and leadership qualities."
Trouba has taken all the positive attention in stride.
"This year was a pretty exciting one for me with all the tournaments I got to play in and you just kind of take what you learn from all of them and try to use and remember it because you're only going to do it a couple of times in your life," Trouba told NHL.com. "I don't want to get caught up in all the draft stuff and worry about the rankings because that doesn't really change how I play or how good I am ... it's just what people think."
As a youngster learning the game, Trouba always played defense. He recalls wanting to receive more ice time, and in order for that to happen, had to play the back end because everyone wanted to be the big-time goal-scorer. He said playing every third shift benefited him.
Today, Trouba is considered very highly by NHL scouts and general managers. He's the top-rated U.S.-based player, and fifth among defensemen in what is considered a remarkably deep crop of blueliners.
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"There are all kinds of stories of guys that are thought of who will be really high and then you have to live up to those expectations, they naturally fall off," Central Scouting's David Gregory said. "With Trouba, he stepped in and showed leadership, showed unbelievable skill and ability to lug the puck, defend and be tough. So he's a complete package-type defenseman who skates so well that he'll make someone very happy in this draft."
Gregory compared Trouba to Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle, but with more of an edge to his game.
"He's a bigger hitter than Yandle," Gregory said.
Trouba will play next season at the University of Michigan and already has a major in mind -- kinesiology. The Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League hold his Canadian Hockey League rights, but Trouba said he has no intention of giving up college, unlike recent draft picks who picked the CHL over the NCAA.
He has the potential to one day become a top-two defenseman in the NHL -- USNTDP U-18 coach Danton Cole thinks Trouba has a little Chris Pronger in him.
"Jacob is big and strong both offensively and defensively," Cole said. "He plays the game right and is a solid leader. He's a complete player and will be a good one for a long time. I think he's probably as close as any other 17- or 18-year-old being able to play [in the NHL], but I think the smarter organizations take a little bit more time, especially with defensemen and goalies. Teams might have to be a little conservative, but he's darn close."
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One of the comments that I often receive from my readers is that it is just too expensive to shop with an eye on healthy eating. Coupons for junk food items are abundant, yet we rarely see them for fresh fruit and vegetables. While I will agree that there is a cost to eating well, I do not agree that it is more expensive to do so.
Junk food is often packed in easy convenient packages and placed on prominent display models in the store. When you pair them with a store or manufacturers coupon, you can score some really good deals on them. But don't confuse a good deal on junk food with a cheaper alternative to fresh fruits and vegetables. All you have to do is do the math to see which is the better option.
In order to do unit-rate comparisons, you will need the following information:
1. The weight of the item you are purchasing. The measurement will vary by the type of the item.
• Packaged foods (snack cakes, potato chips, cookies etc) are usually reported by the number of ounces in the box.
• Fresh fruits and vegetables are usually sold by the pound.
• The weight of frozen fruits and vegetables are usually reported by ounce or the pound.
• Fruit juice is reported by ounce, gallon or ½ gallon
• Soft drinks are reported by liter.
• Milk is reported by gallon, half gallon, quart or pint.
2. The price of the item.
3. How to convert various measurements to the same unit. The item's weight is sometimes calculated in ounces, gallons, liters, half-gallons, quarts, pints or by pound. In order to compare each item, you will need to use the same measurement. I typically use ounces. I have included an easy comparison chart to assist you when you need to convert the various types of measurements. It is important to know that dry weight is measured differently than liquid weight. The liquid measurement is a measure of volume. The dry measurement is a measure of weight.
Dry measurements
• One gallon=148.94 ounces
• One pint=18.61 ounces
• One quart=37.23 ounces
• One pound=16 ounces
Liquid measurements
• One cup=8 ounces
• One gallon=128 ounces
• One liter=33.81 ounces
• Two liters=67.62 ounces
• One pint = 16 ounces
• One quart = 32 ounces
If you don't want to take the time to do the calculations yourself, here is a website that will do them for you: www.asknumbers.com/VolumeConversion.aspx.
4. How to calculate the final unit rate. Divide the cost of the item by the number of ounces. This will give you the price per ounce. If the unit rate is given by a single unit in the package, you will need to multiply that unit times the number of items in the package. For example, if you are buying a 12 pack of Coke and there are 12 ounces in a can you would multiply 12x12 = 144 ounces.
To help you see the big picture, the table above shows examples based on the current Publix advertisement. Please note that these may not be the best prices on these items this week, but are being used in this example to allow you to compare the items easily.
ItemPriceNumber of OuncesPrice per ounce
Ruffles chips$2.15 bag 9 ounces24 cents
Hershey's chocolates$4.39 bag19.5 ounces22 cents
Navel oranges$1.29 lb16 ounces8 cents
Red Delicious apples$1.49 pound16 ounces 9 cents
Red seedless grapes $2.69 pound 16 ounces 17 cents
Strawberries $2.00 pound 16 ounces 13 cents
Green Giant Frozen $1 10 ounces 10 cents
Tropicana orange juice $3.00 bottle 59 ounces 5 cents
Juicy juice 68 cents bottle 54 ounces 2 cents
(after coupon in Red Plum)
6-pack Coca- Cola $2.86 101.4 ounces 3 cents
Pepsi 2-liter $1.33 68 2 cents
12-pack of Coke $3.66 144 ounces 3 cents
Organic vs. junk food
Organically grown fruits and vegetables can be more expensive, but they are less expensive than junk food. You could consider growing your own produce which is much cheaper or limit your organic purchases to those who pose the least risk. Remember, you can always use dollars-off total purchase coupons, overage or prescription transfer credits to buy these items at a significantly lower cost. The choice is yours. You are in charge of your family's health and your budget. It's not that hard to add strawberries to your child's lunch instead of a pack of chips. And the strawberries cost less.
Just because you have a coupon for junk doesn't mean you have to buy it. If I can get packaged snack foods at a rock-bottom price with my coupons, I definitely stock up on them; but I don't feel guilty or slighted because I don't have a coupon for the produce that I am purchasing. I figure all of the money I am saving on my personal care and cleaning products and various other foods more than makes up for the amount I am spending on fresh fruit and vegetables.
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We got an update on a State Assembly race in California from Chris Moore, the President of the Stonewall Democratic Club of Greater Sacramento who formerly served as Political Director for Equality California.
This isn't just any race. One of the candidates is the notoriously homophobic Andrew Pugno, of Prop. 8 infamy. He's running against Richard Pan, a pediatrician, who has spent his career trying to improve health care for kids.
Chris reports that NOM has weighed into this race by exploiting children, which is one of the most insidious ploys. Here's the report:
The folks behind the divisive and hurtful Yes on Proposition 8 T.V. ads just couldn't help themselves — The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is once again using children as political pawns, but this time in an attempt to elect one of their own, Andrew Pugno, to the California State Assembly by smearing his pro-equality challenger Dr. Richard Pan. The two are facing off in a hotly contested race for Assembly District 5 in the Sacramento region.
Pugno is the golden boy of the nation-wide anti marriage equality effort. His career sets him apart from your standard anti marriage equality activists and includes such highlights as: Chief of Staff to the notoriously homophobic late Senator Pete Knight, Co-Author of Proposition 8, and lead attorney for the Yes on 8 Campaign. It is no surprise that NOM is spending big to have their go-to California political operative elected to the Assembly.
NOM has spent over $112,000 to air a new television ad in which they warn that Pugno's opponent, Richard Pan, will support the teaching of gay marriage to 2nd graders. See the ad here.
It is fairly ironic that NOM is divisively using children as political pawns in an effort to smear Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician that has focused his career on building community partnerships to increase children's health coverage. Dr. Pan co-founded the Healthy Kids Healthy Future program, which secured health, dental and vision coverage for over 65,000 children in the Sacramento region.
Assembly District 5 was drawn as a Republican district in 2000 but has been trending more and more Democratic. The polling for the race shows that Dr. Pan will win as long as his campaign can get the message out about Pugno's extremist past. In addition to Pugno's anti-gay past, he has also worked to eliminate all abortions, even in the case of incest and rape.
To learn more about this race and Andrew Pugno's extreme past, visit www.stopandrewpugno.com.
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BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - Jeremy Hill scored his third touchdown with 15 seconds left to lift No. 8 LSU to a 41-35 victory over relentless but mistake-prone Mississippi on Saturday in a classic meeting between the rivals.
The game included seven turnovers, numerous momentum swings and long touchdowns, perhaps none better than Odell Beckham Jr.'s 89-yard punt return for a score that evoked memories of Billy Cannon's famous return against the same team, along the same sideline, for the same yardage back in 1959.
Beckaham's return tied the game at 35, but LSU (9-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) still needed a pair of clutch sacks by Anthony Johnson and Lavar Edwards to drive Ole Miss out of routine field goal range later in the fourth quarter, setting up the winning drive.
Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace passed for 310 yards and two TDs and ran for two scores, but also was intercepted three times.
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VIDEO - CITES Bangkok day one - politics, politicians, ivory and democracy
The International Fund for Animal Welfare's Peter Pueschel gives us an update from the floor of CITES CoP 16.
Voters went to the polls on Sunday March 3rd in a municipal election here in Bangkok, Thailand.
At the same time some 2000 delegates were gathering at the Queen Sikirit Convention Centre in downtown Bangkok to vote on the future of polar bears, sharks, tigers and elephants at CITES.
The ceremony was opened by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra with a ceremonial striking of the gong.
As with so many CITES Conferences of the Parties in the past controversy wasn't long in arriving.
The Thai PM said in her speech that her government would "work towards amending the national legislation with the goal of putting an end to ivory trade and to be in line with international norms."
What exactly that means is open to interpretation. Does that mean stopping the illegal trade in ivory?
Does it mean closing one of the largest domestic markets for ivory in the world?
If so, when and how?
While IFAW welcomes the news that things will improve in Thailand we'll be watching closely.
As long as elephants are being killed for their ivory there should be no legal ivory trade.
The second key issue to arise on the day was the matter of secret ballots.
There are two proposals to stop the practice of secretive ballots at CITES in the name of transparency.
The proposals from the EU, Mexico and Chile are supported by the US, the Democratic Republic of Congo and numerous other countries. In opposition both China and Japan spoke extensively in favour of keeping secret ballots, also supported by some countries.
Their argument is that secret ballots allow smaller countries to withstand pressure from countries who might use their economic might to influence countries to do their will.
On the other side is the reality that delegates here are speaking on behalf of their citizens and should be held accountable by the citizens they represent.
If, for example, a majority of citizens in a particular country are in favour of stopping the international trade in polar bears, don't they have the right to know their representatives are properly representing their interests?
The discussion continues today. IFAW will continue to advocate for openness and transparency and most of all, wildlife.
All the latest news available from the @Action4IFAW Storify feed below.


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Huge Page Support in Linux – To Increase Database Performance.
Memory Management internally uses TLB cache to map the Virtual address to physical address.
If the TLB cache is small (TLB Miss) (since page size is small), it will need to refer the Page table. Page Table look ups are costly as compare to TLB cache.
That's reason the applications ( Like Database) which have heavy memory demand can be configured to Huge TLB Pages so that Page Table access can be reduced and overall application performance can be increased.
Linux has had support for huge pages since around 2003 where it was mainly used for large shared memory segments in database servers.
ASE Database performance can be increased bt 2-7% by using huge page on Linux Platform. You can check Huge Page Support on Linux :
cat /proc/meminfo | grep Huge
HugePages_Total: XXX
HugePages_Free: XXX
HugePages_Rsvd: XXX
Hugepagesize: 2048 kB
Source: http://linuxgazette.net/155/krishnakumar.html
From a memory management perspective, the entire physical memory is divided into "frames" and the virtual memory is divided into "pages". The memory management unit performs a translation of virtual memory address to physical memory address. The information regarding which virtual memory page maps to which physical frame is kept in a data structure called the "Page Table". Page table lookups are costly. In order to avoid performance hits due to this lookup, a fast lookup cache called Translation Lookaside Buffer(TLB) is maintained by most architectures. This lookup cache contains the virtual memory address to physical memory address mapping. So any virtual memory address which requires translation to the physical memory address is first compared with the translation lookaside buffer for a valid mapping. When a valid address translation is not present in the TLB, it is called a "TLB miss". If a TLB miss occurs, the memory management unit will have to refer to the page tables to get the translation. This brings additional performance costs, hence it is important that we try to reduce the TLB misses.
On normal configurations of x86 based machines, the page size is 4K, but the hardware offers support for pages which are larger in size. For example, on x86 32-bit machines (Pentiums and later) there is support for 2Mb and 4Mb pages. Other architectures such as IA64 support multiple page sizes. In the past Linux did not support large pages, but with the advent of HugeTLB feature in the Linux kernel, applications can now benefit from large pages. By using large pages, the TLB misses are reduced. This is because when the page size is large, a single TLB entry can span a larger memory area. Applications which have heavy memory demands such as database applications, HPC applications, etc. can potentially benefit from this.
Source : https://lwn.net/Articles/374424/
Memory Mgmt uses Translation Look Buffer(TLB) Cache to map Virtual to physical address, The amount of memory that can be translated by this cache is referred to as the "TLB reach" and depends on the size of the page and the number of TLB entries.
If the TLB miss time is a large percentage of overall program execution, then the time should be invested to reduce the miss rate and achieve better performance.
Using more than one page size(Huge Page) was identified in the 1990s as one means of reducing the time spent servicing TLB misses by increasing TLB reach.
Broadly speaking, database workloads will gain about 2-7% performance using huge pages whereas scientific workloads can range between 1% and 45%.
Huge pages are not a universal gain, so transparent support for huge pages is limited in mainstream operating systems
it is possible that huge pages will be slower if the workload reference pattern is very sparse and making a small number of references per-huge-page.
Many modern operating systems, including Linux, support huge pages in a more explicit fashion, although this does not necessarily mandate application change. Linux has had support for huge pages since around 2003 where it was mainly used for large shared memory segments in database servers such as Oracle and DB2


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Callaghan Institute kicks off high-tech push
Article – BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) – The government has launched the cornerstone of its policy to encourage new, high value, high-tech products and services across science, engineering, design and technology disciplines.
Callaghan Institute kicks off high-tech push
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) – The government has launched the cornerstone of its policy to encourage new, high value, high-tech products and services across science, engineering, design and technology disciplines.
To be known as Callaghan Innovation, the institution brings together the former crown research institute Industrial Research Ltd, the business investments team at the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment, the Auckland Foodbowl initiative, and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise's Lean Manufacturing programme.
It will commence operations with 400 staff and offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Its early focus will be "to refine the services and support it provides to best serve New Zealand business – driving innovation and commercialisation of products and services and economic success," said Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce.
"Callaghan Innovation will work across industries as diverse as food and beverage manufacturing, agri-tech, digital technologies, health technologies, therapeutics, and high-value wood products.
"The common theme is encouraging innovation and higher value products and services."
The president of the New Zealand Association of Scientists told the Science Media Centre: "We will be able to tell if Callaghan Innovation is on track in a year or two by whether it has been able to significantly grow the numbers of scientists and decrease the number of bureaucrats that work there."
Callaghan Innovation, named after an inspirational New Zealand scientist, Sir Paul Callaghan, has no permanent chief executive yet, with a search ongoing at the moment.
Its creation follows a prolonged period of restructuring of the government science and innovation effort which first saw two agencies folded into a Ministry of Science and Innovation, which lasted little more than a year, when it was folded into the new MBIE super-ministry.
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Alameda is an island in the East Bay of the Bay Area, California. It is right across from Oakland. One can get there from Oakland by use of the island one can get to by use of the bridges or the tunnel.
Get in
The area is very accessible from the 23rd street exit off of 880, as well as the Webster/Posey Tube if you are arriving via downtown Oakland.
By ferry
The Alameda-Oakland ferry [17] provides service from San Francisco to Oakland and Alameda. The ferry can be an enjoyable way to travel, given good weather.
By air
Alameda is located very close to Oakland International Airport.
Public transportation
Alameda is served by regular AC Transit [18] routes 20, 21, 31, 51A, O, OX, and W. Supplementary routes 631 and 663 also serve Alameda, as well as special route 314. 12th Street-Oakland City Center, Lake Merritt, and Fruitvale BART stations are also close to Alameda as well as the Oakland-Jack London Square Amtrak station.
Get around
Alameda is an island, and as such it's difficult to get truly lost if you have your basic bearings. The island is bordered on the north by the Oakland estuary and to the south by the San Francisco bay. The west end of the island is taken up by the now closed Alameda Naval Air Station. At the south end, you'll find a bridge to Bay Farm Island.
Major north/south streets:
Major east/west streets:
Alameda Sun address=3215J Encinal Ave. phone=+1 510 263-1470 fax=+1 510 263-1473 [19] Alameda's only locally owned and operated newspaper.
Get out
San Leandro is across the bay by using California State Route 61, there are plenty of shorelines and beaches here, as well as malls, hotels and worldwide industries (including Otis Spunkmeyer's and Ghirardelli's worldwide headquarters)


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German Department
Mission Statement
The Hunter College Department of German serves a large, diverse, urban academic community that is part of the City University of New York. The mission of the German Department is
- to teach German language, culture, and civilization in a professional, research-based manner,
- to help students develop a foundational knowledge of the German cultural and literary canon,
- to develop intercultural awareness and foster understanding between the Hunter as well as New York City communities and the German-speaking countries, and
- to create and propagate knowledge and understanding about German language, literature and culture and also about the teaching of German language, literature and culture locally, regionally, and nationally.
The department offers courses in the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking countries that are designed and sequenced to guide students from their current language proficiency levels through well defined stages of proficiency in production and comprehension so that students will reach college-level literacy in German and excel in the field of German studies.
Students who complete the elementary and intermediate courses can expect to reach the ability to function in everyday situations in German-speaking environments and to have a solid base for the upper-level study of German language, literature and culture.
Students who complete advanced language, literature, and culture courses will gain an understanding and appreciation of German culture and civilization, past and present; they will comprehend spoken and written German to the level of understanding the classics of German prose, drama, and poetry; and will either have reached or will be well on their way towards reaching the linguistic and cultural capacity for engaging in intellectual discourse in written and spoken German.
In teaching and scholarship, faculty serve as mediators between the American and German-language cultures for the College, the University, and the wider community. They have a broad first-hand knowledge of German cultural texts, traditions, issues and trends so that they can support Hunter and CUNY students with diverse needs and interests relating to the language and cultures of German-speaking populations and countries and thus help to empower students in all walks of life and endeavors.
The proficiency-testing system used in the department makes it possible to place students with prior knowledge of German at the level most appropriate to their linguistic and cultural needs and abilities.
Department Office: Room 1405 Hunter West, Phone (212) 772-4980, Fax (212) 772-5746
Chairperson: Lisa Marie Anderson
Associate Professors: Lisa Marie Anderson, Eckhard Kuhn-Osius, Elke Nicolai
Distinguished Lecturer: Aine Zimmerman
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WOCCU Assessment Team Visits Southern Regions of Sri Lanka Affected by Tsunami
January 21, 2005
Sri Lanka – World Council of Credit Unions, Inc. (WOCCU) survey team are continuing to assess the damages and needs along the southern coast toward Galle, an historic outpost heavily affected by last month's tsunami.
In the small town of Beruwela, an hour from the capital city of Colombo, the deadly tsunami completely destroyed the town's small credit union, leaving only a pile of rubble. Many of the town residents are now living in refugee camps. Many others, including the Beruwela credit union chairman, were killed; trapped by a stalled train or crushed under piles of concrete. "The people tried to run away," explained D.M.G. Pathama, manager of the Beruwela credit union. "But a train had stalled on the tracks. It blocked the road and many of them were trapped and died, crushed by the wave."
WOCCU is working closely with SANASA, Sri Lanka's credit union federation and central liquidity facility, to assess the damage to credit unions and their members. Eighty-five of the 90 credit unions in the Galle District, including Beruwela and Modara Patuwatha credit unions, were affected in some way by the tsunami, reported SANASA Development Bank. Of those, 23 were completely destroyed.
Further down the coast in the town of Hikkaduwa, John Ikeda, WOCCU project development manager reported from the scene, the Modara Patuwatha credit union was flooded, though the building remained standing. According to chairman E. Benat, the credit union ledgers were partially destroyed, but efforts are now underway to reconstruct them; a challenging task for an institution that still registers every transaction by hand. "Our members who have managed to save their passbooks are bringing them in. We are using these passbooks to help rebuild our books," said Benat.
Kudawella West credit union serves members in a small fishing village further south. Several hundred boats in the village's small harbor were completely ruined. Some of the boats were pushed high into the surrounding hills by the force of the wave. G.S.P. Jayaratna, fisherman and Kudawella West credit union member for 13 years, was one of the many fishermen in the village who lost his boat to the tsunami. "My home, my boat, everything is gone – washed out to sea," he told Ikeda. Despite this, Jayaratna hopes that, with help, his credit union can be revived. "Now is a difficult time for everybody," Jayaratna said. "With help, I hope to buy a new boat, to rebuild again."
Individuals or organizations wishing to support the Tsunami Disaster Relief Fund can make a contribution to Worldwide Credit Union Foundation via World Council's website at www.woccu.org/disaster_relief or via the National Credit Union Foundation's website at www.ncuf.coop.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development platform for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 89,026 credit unions in 117 countries serve 260 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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I forgot to post about last week. The two sisters tried to make a very complicated route and dumped the case out on the side of the road. However the detectives were able to analyze the route easily and pinpointed the spot where they must have hid it. The interrogations were not very productive. However, because of dedication to footwork the detectives found the case on their own.I thought the detectives definitely deserved to win this round because they were much more diligent than any of the other detectives so far. I liked their attitudes a lot and found myself annoyed by the sisters. Another good episode.
I'll probably check out future episodes if I happen to be watching TV when it's on.
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It happened as I was leading a group on a trip to the Holy Land. Every other person in the group was happily claiming their bags. I waited, eager to see mine come rolling down the conveyer belt. Then the belt stopped. There were no more bags. My heart sank. How would I manage without the changes of clothing, the toiletries and the books that I had so carefully packed? Three days went by before the airline found my suitcase and delivered it to me. Meanwhile others in the group shared with me whatever they had. It was humbling for me to put on others' clothes and to rely on others' generosity. Yet their acts of unselfishness created an instant bond; I was not the only one sharing from my "expertise."
In today's Gospel, Jesus' disciples are sent on their first foray in mission. Missionary journeying is never solitary; it is necessarily a communal endeavor. Jesus imparts to them his authority over unclean spirits and sends them out in pairs. He then gives them very specific instructions about what they are to pack—nothing! He does not say to travel lightly. He insists that they take nothing with them except a walking stick and sandals on their feet, just as the fleeing Israelites did at the Exodus (Ex 12:11). As they proclaim liberation they are to take no food, no bag, no money, no change of clothing. They are to go completely empty-handed.
This is a totally different model of mission than one in which the persons sent consider themselves to have a whole cache of "goods" to share with others who have nothing. It is just the reverse. A Christian missionary is to go out needy and vulnerable, so that there can be a mutual exchange of gifts between missionaries and the people to whom they are sent. Missionaries are to put on the clothes of others and eat whatever the local people share, thus becoming one with those with whom they share the good news.
Sharing the Gospel is always a two-way street. The message preached in such an exchange is that of a crucified and risen Christ who makes apparent that God's power works through vulnerability and mutuality. These kinds of exchanges do not take place in an instant. Jesus instructs his disciples to stay in one home so that the relationships can deepen and grow. It is also a warning not to look around for the best accommodations. A missionary is content to share whatever is offered.
Jesus warns his disciples that not all will accept the Gospel message. Wherever there is sustained hostility toward them, the disciples are to "shake the dust" from their feet and move on. Christian missionaries are ready to experience tribulation, but they do not go looking for it.
A thread runs through all three readings today: that divine initiative calls people to participate in the mission. Amos protests that he never belonged to a guild of prophets, nor ever wanted to be a prophet. He was a simple shepherd tending his flocks and his sycamore trees when God called him forth to prophesy. The reading from Ephesians highlights that it is by God's choice that believers, both Jews and Gentiles, belong to God and share the good news. In the Gospel, it is Jesus who summons the Twelve and sends them on mission. Christian missionaries are not self-appointed. The call to mission is part and parcel of every Christian's baptismal call. The Twelve symbolize how the whole renewed people of God participates in the mission, bringing healing and restoration to any who will welcome a needy bearer of the good news.


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The Tappan Collective: Online Gallery for Emerging Artists & Photographers
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- Founded by: Jordan Klein and Chelsea Neman
The Tappan Collective has one simple mission: to put the works of emerging artists and photographers in the homes of collectors. Founded by Jordan Klein and Chelsea Neman, who met as art majors at The University of Michigan, The Tappan Collective is an affordable online gallery featuring tomorrow's art stars.
Los Angeles natives Jordan Klein and Chelsea Neman studied together in Michigan's Tappan Fine Arts Library, quickly bonding over their love of art and art history. After school they decided to launch a resource for young artists to showcase their work. And The Tappan Collective was born.
In addition to making work by young artists available, The Tappan Collective also attempts to make collecting art more accessible to everybody. Prices for works on the site are pretty reasonable, some starting under $100. And because framing art can be a big deterrent from buying it, you can choose to have the work framed when you purchase it.
• Mastif by Will Robson-Scott, a London based photographer and filmmaker. Starting at $150 unframed
• Popsicles by Evan Roberts, a New York based artist. $125 unframed
• Jack at Jacob's by Nick Darmstaedter, a Los Angeles photographer now living in New York. $80 unframed
• Ballerina by Maggie Mull, an aspiring illustrator/writer living in New York City. $275 unframed
• Aurium by Martin Davis, an artist, printer and designer from Chicago. $350 unframed
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Bangarang's development is now hosted on KDE's git infrastructure in playground. Many, many thanks to Ben Cooksley and David Solbach for their patient help with the migration from Gitorious. I'm not a software developer by trade, so their help was invaluable. The translations are now also hosted by the wonderful KDE translation team – thanks for handling the move Albert! The new development project page is here.
Gitorious has been an absolutely wonderful host for this fun little project for the last 2 years. In that time there are many things I've learned and there will certainly be many things I'll miss. That said, I am definitely looking forward to working more closely with the KDE community.
So this is your invitation to join in on the fun. As always, Bangarang remains a project I spend time on for no other reason than the joy of it. Good energy in, good energy out. Rumor has it that the KDE community has oodles of good energy!


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So looks like we are getting supreme update on 15th of April. Let's get the hype rolling. I'll add short summary into the spoiler under, so you dont have to go trough all the letters by yourself.
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Mar 20
Traits Unleashed: Forty New Traits and More!
- Adding 5 Grandmaster traits for each class. 1 per each trait line.
- 70 trait points reduced into 14. You will spend 1 trait point for current 5 points going right up to minor/major traits.
- Trait books removed.
- Trait refunds are free and can be done in your trait screen, like in PvP. No need to visit a trainer. You can also remove trait points instead of full refund.
- You will have to unlock major traits by exploring the world, doing certain events or you buy them from a trainer.
Mar 21
The Art of Combat - Upgrades Rebalanced
- Runes will have increased values on higher ranks to be more viable against mixed rune-sets or full on gems only build.
- Chance proc rune sets will have increased chances across the board (some go from 5% to 50% chance). The cooldowns will be balanced around this and their use shoud be a lot less "RNG".
- In PvP single runes are replaced by full 6/6 rune-set. Split rune builds will no longer be available.
- Sigil decriptions expanded to give more details of their exact functuality.
- Sigils will no longer share same global cooldown in their sub-tier (on swap, on crit, on kill, etc).
- Unequping weapon with "on kill" sigil will result in loosing your stacks you have gained from it.
- You will be able to have 2 sigils on two-handed weapon.
- Sigils will have balanced cooldowns and increased chances. For instance sigil of Air will go from 30%/5sec to 50%/3sec. Since sigil of Fire was better all around due to it's AoE.
- Some "on crit" sigils have been reworked into "on hit" to removed their reliability on precision stat. This affects most support sigils.
Gear Updates
- Crit damage will be determined by new stat called Ferocity. At level 80, this is 15 fetocity for 1% crit damage. It is expected that crit damage from full zerker set will drop down by ~10%.
- Crit damage will now be calculated correctly when your level is scaled down.
- Celestial gear will have all stats increased by ~6%.
- After the update, the Hero UI screen will show you current crit damage instead of how much extra crit damage you gain from your gear.
Mar 25
Introducing the Wardrobe System and Dyes in the New Account Wardrobe
- Items with linear progression will have items they are made of retroactively added into player's wardrobe. Spinal Backpiece and precursors for Legendaries.
Mar 26
Social Play Improvements
- You'll now be able to see the last login date for guild members.
- Added some additional support the Looking For Group system, mostly WvW.
- You will now be able to specify main language.
Mar 27
Account-Bound WXP, Legendaries, and Ascended Gear
- World XP will be account bound. Points you spend in WvW progression will not be linked between your characters, therefore you can vary your builds.
- Ascended equipment will always remain account-bound and will not soulbind to a character when equipped.
- Legendary weapons will continue to be tradeable until equipped, at which point they will become account-bound (rather than soulbound).
Mar 27
Say Goodbye to Armor Repair Costs and Hello to Free Trait Resets
- Armor repair will be free.
- Overall nerf to gold-gain from champion trains.
- Mystic forge: chances for pearl stuff reduced. Precursor chance won't be changed.
Mar 28
PvP Rewards, Reward Tracks and Gear Unification
- Your personal PvE visual customization will be same as the one in PvP.
- Skins you gained in PvP will be added into your account wardrobe.
- (Attached screenshot below) PvP, Dungeons and exploration will give new rewards as loot boxes, crafting materials, Transmutation Charges, weapons, armor, skill points, Tomes of Knowledge and more.
- To unlock a dungeon reward track, you will need to complete a story mode first, no matter if you have done it already.
- High levels of those reward tracks will have chances to give precusors and materials needed for legendary items.
- Building items (builds) in PvP lobby will be possible in single UI screen.
- Due to player feedback, PvP ranks will stay. From rank 40 and up, the scaling won't be so harsh and you no longer need to plan giving your account to your kids for the glorious dragon rank.
- PvP and PvE daily achievements will be merged.
- There will be a limit of 10,000 daily and 5,000 monthly achievement points per lifetime on single account. Poor nymph.
Apr 2 - Apr 3
The Megaserver System Parts: One Two Three
- Megaservers
- Underflows. Aka less player-wise populated area on one server will be merged with other less populated area on other server(s) to populate the area more. Aka more players to play with.
- Server will prioritize putting you into a server with your friends and guildies (if the map isn't full already).
- The megaserver system will be turned on only in level 1–15 maps, main cities, and the PvP lobby. For now. Depending on results, later updates will bring this to entire world.
Events and World Bosses
- World Bosses are now gonna be on repeating rotation schedule.
- Tequatl, the Evolved Jungle Wurm, and the Karka Queen. Since these events require the greatest amount of organization between players, they all occur within a three-hour window that begins approximately every eight hours. This is weighted towards regional prime times. Guilds will also get consumeable in research tree to summon those bosses in between the planned schedule.
- World bosses in 1–15 starting zones will be on repeating rotation at every 15 and 45-minute mark. Rotation is long 2 hours.
- Other world bosses will be on repeating rotation at every 30-minute and full hour marks. Rotation is long 3 hours.
- You can also find entire schedule here.
- Any of these events that did not previously have a failure mechanic or a timer will be getting one.
- Temples of Orr will not be synchronized at this time since they heavily influence the content ecosystem that they exist in.
- Difficulty of all boss events and their pre-events will be tweaked.
The megaserver system makes reporting and displaying the state of your destination map accurately quite impossible. With this in mind, we've decided to disable reporting of world state across maps entirely.
As a player, this will impact you in the following ways:
- Waypoints - All contestable waypoints on any map you're not currently playing in will always appear contested. When you arrive in the map, you will be able to travel to these waypoints pending their local status.
- Dungeons - You will no longer be able to tell if a dungeon entrance is open until you're on the same map.
- Temples of Orr - The cross-map mechanics of these temples will be disabled. Instead, god statues will be active only when the nearest temple is contested.


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Reclaimed & Rustic: Furniture Made from Oak Wine Barrels
The U.S. produces about 800,000 oak barrels a year, according to 2 Day Designs, a reclaimed wine barrel furniture company. After the oak serves its purpose as wine barrels, much of it is destroyed, so we're beyond happy that designers are creating second lives for it! Rustic and woodsy, repurposed oak wine barrel furniture and accessories show their character with color variations, stains and distressed finish.
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Police: Accidental misdial alerts them to burglary
Police: Accidental misdial alerts them to burglary
SIDNEY, Ohio —
Authorities in Ohio say they had no trouble tracking down a burglar after he accidentally dialed 911 from a cellphone in his pocket.
An emergency operator traced the call to a home in Sidney Tuesday night, sending sheriff's deputies to the address to see if someone needed help.
They soon found that a window had been forced open and figured out someone was inside.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office says that once in the house, the deputies quickly found the suspect hiding in a bathroom thanks to his cellphone again.
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10 Handmade Tools for Washing Up
There aren't many folks who truly love doing dishes, but you can add a bit more joy (and frequency) to the task when your sink is nice place to work. Today I went in search of pretty scrubbies (technical term, you know), bottles, and containers for all your dish-doing needs.
Mundane tasks are always made a little easier when you have pretty things to keep you company. It might be a special scrubby, it might be a cheerful art print, but no matter what, a little bit goes a long way when it comes to happiness and satisfaction in your kitchen.
Here are a few favorite finds.
1. Cat Tail Bottle Brush: $7.99 from Etsy Seller JackSmooth
2. Eco-Scrubby: for $3.75 from Etsy seller EarthtoGert
3. Dirty Wash Clean Soap Bottle: for $38 from Etsy seller UrbanBelleCotoure
4. Expresso Scrub Kitchen Soap: for $5.50 from Etsy seller BaltimoreSoaps
5. Sponge Holder: $14 from Bovepottery
6. Magic Wand Bottle Brush: for $7.99 from Etsy seller JackSmooth
7. Dishes Print: for $12 from Etsy seller letterform
8. Soap Pumps: $28 from Etsy seller sierraclayart
9. Dishes Print: for $20 from Etsy seller JohnWGolden
10. Natural Pot Scrubber: for $10 from Etsy seller MeredithBridges
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Dear readers, please accept my apologies for the length of the following response to Bruce Wiley's opinion piece entitled, "Questions need asked and answered about state rep candidate," which unfortunately appeared in this newspaper July 24. A short letter to the editor would not have sufficed to address all the points in need of clarification and further comment.
Wiley, it would seem, has a bone to pick with lots of people. He apparently knows what is in their very hearts and minds as he claims to know their motivations and intentions. Some of the folks he highlighted in his voluminous article may wish to respond in their own way to his accusations, innuendo, and erroneous version of the facts. I will set the record straight about just one of the good people he targeted.
Most people wear several hats simultaneously in life, metaphorically speaking, of course. People are parents, employees, choir members, small business owners, volunteers, PTA members, caregivers, etc. I would like to make a few points regarding Wiley's column first in my capacity as campaign manager and then as a citizen and voter.
First, it must be difficult to write an opinion piece of any merit about a candidate one has never even met or attempted to interview. Wiley claims that he wants to know more about Tony Barton, candidate for the Kansas House, but he made no efforts to speak with Tony Barton. None.
Mr. Wiley, Tony is very easy to contact by phone or by email through our campaign website. Too bad you did not care to do so. But then, perhaps writing a venomous, sarcastic column filled with inaccuracies was more to your taste than getting to know and perhaps even discovering that you like this good man who is trying to stand up for his community in a worthwhile way.
Second, for a man whom Wiley does not know and about whom he has no real knowledge, he certainly seems to have an intense dislike and mistrust of Tony. One wonders why.
Third, regarding Wiley's accusations against Karen Angell and her involvement with the Tony Barton campaign, anyone can write a letter to the editor, Mr. Wiley, even Angell in her capacity as a minister. You state in your column that "these politicians have their fingerprints all over reducing the average citizen's rights." Does not Angell have the right to her opinion about the disintegration of religious freedom in America even though she also volunteers for Tony's campaign? Are you advocating a reduction of her First Amendment right to free speech? In addition, I would point out Angell does not serve on an "election committee." She is one of many volunteers for the Tony Barton campaign. And, one more thing: if you want to be taken seriously as a columnist, you should refrain from misquoting people as you did when you stated that Angell "told us she had discovered Barton at a breakfast she attended the previous week."
Up to this point in Wiley's opinion piece, I actually was somewhat amused. The first three columns of the article were, in my opinion, scattered, filled with supposition stated as fact, and not exactly cogent. But then, Wiley turned a corner and took his comments a step too far when he attempted to link the corruption of the now defunct Angel Food Ministries to Tony Barton and New Life Fellowship Church. If Wiley truly did the research he claims to have done and had he fully disclosed all of the information he surely found online as easily as I did, he would have included in his column the following facts: Angel Food Ministries operated for 17 years helping to feed 500,000 people each month by offering reduced priced boxes of groceries. The majority of the work was done by more than 100,000 volunteers throughout 45 states with more than 4,700 non-profits and churches across the nation, like New Life Fellowship, acting as host sites for the food distribution. To imply that Tony, his church or any of the other churches, food banks, and non-profits that served as host sites were participatory in or even tainted by the founders' eventual corruption and misconduct is profoundly wrong.
How dare Wiley make such an irresponsible implication. With that kind of logic, does he also think taxpayers, by simply being participants in the taxation system of our country, are tainted by the current IRS scandal involving that entity's leadership? Wiley owes Tony Barton an apology.
As to why Pastor Barton never removed the Angel Food Ministries portion of the sign from the larger church signage, perhaps Wiley, since he seems so bothered by an outdated sign remaining in place, would like to take a closer look at the firm attachment of the Angel Food Ministries sign to the larger sign. I have it on good authority that Tony will be happy to attempt removal of the smaller sign if Wiley will agree to pay for the damage to the aging church sign should any occur. In fact, should Wiley offer to pay for a whole new sign for the church, the congregation would be so very appreciative for, you see, Pastor Barton and his congregants would rather use their church funds to continue helping the needy in our community.
Oh, and thank you for mentioning our website in your article, Mr. Wiley, even though you misrepresented the content. I urge folks to visit www.electtonybarton.com to read for themselves the real content instead of taking the word of Wiley regarding his interpretation. The website contains great information about Tony and his campaign plus contact information should anyone want to know more about Tony Barton and his advocacy of smaller government and the protection of our citizens' freedom and liberty.
I would like to close with a few comments made simply as an average citizen/registered voter. Wiley takes up four columns of space in his opinion article to convey to readers that "Questions need asked and answered about state rep candidate." I can sum up his questions about Tony Barton in just 36 words: He wants to know why Tony hasn't removed the Angel Food Ministries sign from his church signage and he wants to know if anyone around town had ever heard of Tony before a few months ago. Since I've already answered the former, let me speak to the latter.
Yes, Mr. Wiley, many people around town have heard of Tony before a few months ago. They have known him for years as the man who picks them up and takes them to their doctor's appointments because they are too elderly to drive. They know him as the man who drops everything to help them move to a new house with less than a day's notice because their house was deemed uninhabitable by the city. They know him as the man who delivers food with the Meals on Wheels program and who rings the bell for the Salvation Army at Christmas all while being part of a home school network and coaching his daughter's soccer team. Perhaps you've never run across Tony because you move in different circles. He's in the circle that cares about their fellow human beings and does everything in their power to make our community a better place. He's in the circle that puts on their thick skin and runs for office for the first time because they just can't stand idly by while this country goes to hell in a hand basket. And, he's in the circle that will endure trash talk from you and others like you who would rather destroy than create.
I understand, Mr. Wiley, that you are a registered Republican. As there are no other Republican candidates for you to support instead of Tony in this race for the House, I simply cannot understand your motivation in attempting to take down Tony Barton. I would think you would want to support your Republican candidate.
May I suggest that if you are not satisfied with the slate of decent citizens from all parties who, along with their families, sacrifice their time, energy, privacy, and so much more to run for public office, you might consider engaging in the political process yourself? If you have not done so at some point in your life, running for office or helping good candidates win elections is a rewarding and educational activity. You might consider also using your time in a more positive way than writing mean-spirited newspaper columns. There are lots of non-profits and a VA hospital in the area, all in need of more volunteers who truly want to make the world a better place. You could join their ranks. In the meantime, if you have additional questions about Tony Barton, all you have to do is ask.
LV Times guest columnist: Campaign manager defends candidate's reputation
Dear readers, please accept my apologies for the length of the following response to Bruce Wiley's opinion piece entitled, "Questions need asked and answered about state rep candidate," which unfortunately appeared in this newspaper July 24. A short letter to the editor would not have sufficed to address all the points in need of clarification and further comment.


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FMA ep 3...giant dog wtf?
I thought that the dog with the auto-mail leg was small. In virtually every episode it is small, but at the end of ep 3 there's a dog next to Winry(AF-F calls her Winly...I'm confused about that too) that's huge. What's that?
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At the end of ep 3, the two return from several years (or maybe not years, but a very long time abroad) with their alchemy teacher. They return to attempt to resurrect their mother, but they fail. They then burn their house and leave. By that time, the dog has grown up from the puppy it was in the beginning.
That's my opinion. That, or it could just be a proportions mistake from the animators; who knows.
As for Winry/Winly, it can be sometimes hard to tell the exact pronunciation/spelling of a name from a foreign language with their specific accents; whether you understand the language or not. Names are common with the language; for example, it would be easy to mistake "Enily" with "Emily" if you were unfamiliar with English names.
Since the Japanese tongue is a rather foreign language, and most languages' individual accents have very similar pronunciations. For example, it is fairly difficult to tell the difference of "m" and "n" in English speach, because it's the same noise made with the lips for the "m" and the tongue for the "n". Then in Spanish, it is very, very easy to mix up "b" and "v"... in fact, their pronounciations are so similar, that when speaking the name of the letter, "V" is reffered to as "uv" (prounounced "Oobay"). In similar cases, different letters and sounds, such as "r" and "l" would be fairly easy to mix up by speach alone.
Basically, it would take a native speaker of that language to definitively tell the sounds apart, and even then it's difficult (how many times have you been asked to spell YOUR name?). However, most fansubbers have only acquired Japanese as a second language in either their spare time, or specifically for fansubbing.
Oops... I rambled too long. Hope you can make out what I'm trying to say.
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At the beginning Ed, Al was at the ages of 6,5 .......
but when they tried to do the human transmutation, they were at the ages of 11,10.
That's a 5 years gap right there, and a very long time for the dog, too.
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In of ep 3 & Ep 17..... it should be the same size.
In ep 3. the Dog was in front, that's why it looks hug. (Camera Angle)
The Dog's not small.... or rather Auntie Pinako is just too short & small.
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ok you see it really rather simple. In ep 3 the clothing company big dog used FMA to advertise there clothing line. For one episode they were alowed to place there dog in the real dogs place for a rather hefty price might i add. So it was an advertisement, very simple to see.
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In that episode the grandma comes up to Winry's shoulders, in ep 17 the grandma comes up to Winry's...not even her waist. So...the dog could be the same size, and Winry was just small at that time, as opposed to being big now. Still just a little bit of bad animation, but not a big deal imo.
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hahaha, you're right as well. Sorry for misleading people then for my earlier statement which i retract. I didn't actually pause the scene and take a closer look but now i'm convinced. I should have realised as well as the dog isn't next to winry in the scene about 1 second before where it is clear that the dog is on its own
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I have a little experience I would like to relay and possibly learn a little more about the topic...
I spent the weekend at a friend's summer home in northeastern Pennsylvania and had experienced something that after thorough reviewal still makes no sense. The day was spent relaxing (BBQ, swimming, etc.) and soon the darkness of night came over the farm. Some friends decided to light some laterns and I later took one of these laterns for a walk out in a field adjoining the house. As I walked alone in the field, I had an overwhelming urge to walk to the property line and into the dense forest south of the field. What caught my eye was an aura of light to the south of the property which made little or no sense since my friend's property line extended roughly 10-20 acres of undeveloped forest in that direction. As I broke the tree line and fully submerged myself into the growth I noticed that the forest began on the slope of a hill. What became more odd was the fact that this aura of light became brighter at the peak of the hill over the horizon. Entrance into the forest was easy but as if there was a web or forcefield my forward progress was halted. As I attempted to climb the hill I was suddenly not permitted to move forward by what I initially thought was a fence. The light of the latern helped little for some odd reason, but after careful feeling, there was indeed no fence and instead a vine rapped around my waist. Any movement to the left, right, or forward inexplicably tightened the vine and after 30 seconds or so of struggling I was instantly released with my first step backwards. At this point I felt as if the forest itself did not want me to go any further and as if talking to a sentinent being I said "You win, I'll leave immediately". What made the experience all the more eerie was when I turned to leave, a wall of leaves from a dense bush flooded my entire field of sight. This was even more peculiar due to the fact that I entered the forest in a straight line, and found it impossible that I could have walked through such an intense amount of plant growth. With the light of the latern I did not recognize any of the trees or formations of the forest as I made my hasty retreat to the field. Returning to the farmhouse I told my tale to the rest of the guest's and two of my friends decided to accompany me back into the woods. Returning to my spot of entrance from the first visit, my initial step back into the growth was ominous. A trench about three to four feet deep sent me falling to the ground, and also claimed my friend who was behind me. This was very strange since I distinctly remember there being not trench on my first visit to the woods. My friend concurred that something wasn't right, because we both felt as if we had been tripped. Having my fill of odd events for one evening I got out of the forest and spent a while in the middle of the field alone looking back into the forest. A flickering light continued for some time, eminating from the same location that I was mysteriously drawn to entering the forest earlier in the evening. I know that what happened that night may have just been my overactive imagination, but as a someone who has spent much time in the wilderness, the overwhelming feeling that I felt can not be explained. Its as if Tolkien's description of forests that come alive had manifested itself in these woods and I just happened to be that unsuspecting traveler that had an encounter.
I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience or would know of a resource where I could learn more about manifestations of forest activity that are similar to the events I just described. Maybe I'm just crazy but the feeling was unlike anything I had previously experienced.
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I know a lot about paranormal activity although I am no expert ( yet ). I plan on becoming a parapsychologist within the next two years. I have done research on the subject since I was around 8 years old. You may have experienced some kind of vortex where it took you back in time.That is one theory. The light you said you saw is not at all uncommon especially in the forest or woods. I would recomend that you speek to a parapsychologist. You can find them in Big Colleges or or on the internet. They usually investigate for free. If you explain what you saw they may be able to give you an answere.
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Students, faculty, staff and community partners will join together Monday for Brandeis' annual Celebration of Service, an event held to honor the university's longstanding commitment to community service and social justice. The event will be held in Sherman Function Hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
President Fred Lawrence will give opening remarks. Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy also will attend. Mayor of Waltham since 2004, McCarthy has volunteered with many organizations, including the American Cancer Society, Greater Waltham Association for Retarded Citizens and Waltham Partnership for Youth.
Jessye Kass '13, a 2011 Sorensen Fellow, will speak about her community service experiences abroad.
Heather Bernstein '12, a member of this year's Celebration of Service Committee, emphasizes that philanthropy, activism and social justice are integral parts of the Brandeis experience.
"Brandeis has a great diversity of service," she says. "Everyone is extremely committed to social justice and working towards a greater good."
Bernstein has been a member of the Waltham Group since her freshman year and is one of hundreds of students who take part in the group's outreach programs on campus, in the city of Waltham and around greater Boston.
Student Union President Herbie Rosen '12 emphasizes that Celebration of Service is open to the entire Brandeis community, and provides an opportunity for people to celebrate the impact Brandeisians have made in the local and global community.
"Helping to enact social change, and working hard to make a better impact on society is very typical of Brandeis, and it is what we as a community work towards every day," Rosen says.
After the opening remarks, refreshments will be served and students will get a chance to mingle with Brandeis faculty and alumni who have been involved with or made a career out of international and local community service. Rosen says that it can be an important networking event for students who would like to explore internship and career opportunities in philanthropic lines of work.
Celebration of Service began as a Waltham Group appreciation event in 2009. It has grown into a campus-wide opportunity for members of the Brandeis community to recognize and reflect on their accomplishments and successes.
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Why Madison Presidential Listening Tour: Charlotte
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Home of Steve and Dee Dee Leeolou, Charlotte, N.C., Dec. 5, 2012
As usual, a great turnout from engaged Charlotte area alumni
Tonight we're here in Charlotte, N.C., at the home of Steve and Dee Dee Leeolou ('78), who are fantastic supporters of JMU. They have been very involved with the alumni office and, of course, the Leeolou Alumni Center on campus is named in their honor. Their holiday party here in Charlotte is an annual one and it's one to which they invite JMU alumni from the area. One of the great things about this chapter is that they get terrific turnout. They have a very healthy percentage of alumni in the area who come to events and who are involved and engaged. The Leeolous' home is a beautiful setting, so it's a real treat for us to be here tonight for the "Why Madison?" Listening Tour and to celebrate the holidays at the same time.
JMU was founded on teacher preparation and it remains a signature strength
I was so glad that the issue of teacher preparation came up tonight, because when we talk about "Why Madison?" we talk about building on our strengths and our history—of where we've been and then where we can go from here. When we think about teacher preparation, that goes right to the heart of our history; that's why JMU was founded, that was its original strength. We've grown and we've changed in a lot of ways, but teacher preparation is still very much a signature strength of JMU. We provide some of the very best teachers across the state of Virginia and across the country as well. As we think about how we prepare teachers in the 21st century, we want to prepare teachers who will be on the cutting edge of whatever they're teaching—whether it's in elementary school or math and science in our high schools, for example.
Teaching is one of the great gifts Madison offers the state and nation
We know our country sorely needs the kind of leadership that JMU provides—so our teachers don't just learn the subject matter and the content, but they also learn how to teach effectively. JMU is a national leader in thinking about pedagogy and the different techniques of teaching. Students learn from some of the very best at JMU and they get that hands-on experience in multiple classroom settings around Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, and throughout the Shenandoah Valley and other places around the state. We're preparing 21st-century teachers who understand diversity in the classrooms and how to work with students who come from different backgrounds. That's one of the great gifts I think that Madison can provide to our state and our nation.
We need to celebrate the impact that JMU teachers have on people's lives
I've heard time and time again from people who've become interested in JMU because of a teacher with whom they interacted; I've been in school districts, including right in Harrisonburg and other places nearby where the Teacher of the Year was a JMU alum—and there are a lot of them out there. So we need to celebrate that and to remember that we make an impact on future generations by producing those teachers. Doing so is a real core strength of JMU and one that we want to continue to build on. The seeds planted by good teachers can bear fruit in the lives of many people.
Madison's leadership opportunities give students a distinct advantage
Tonight the point came up that the high-quality student experience is more than what happens inside and outside the classroom; it's more than a well-rounded experience. JMU provides leadership development and teamwork experience in many contexts. There are student organizations that provide leadership and teamwork opportunities; classes in leadership development; classes in which students work in teams; and programs in leadership development. Last night I was at the holiday tree lighting and it was a great example of an event that the students put together and organized. Those are the types of opportunities that give students real-world experience in leadership and building teams and accomplishing tasks within deadlines. We have heard along the listening tour from alumni and from employers who see these skills in our students because these students have had opportunities at JMU that are not offered at other universities. There are many events and activities that are student-run and student-led at Madison and from which we all benefit.
Diversity on campus prepares students to collaborate with an array of individuals
I was glad to hear someone raise tonight one of the areas that is a challenge and growth opportunity for us, and that is the diversity of our campus—including the student body, faculty and staff. It's an issue on which we have focused in recent years and we've certainly made some strides and important progress in some ways, but there's still a long way to go. When we think about diversity, first of all we're talking about all different forms and facets of diversity. It's not just about race and gender, but also individuals with different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, first-generation students who are going to college, individuals with disabilities, veterans who are returning and going to college, geographical differences, and different skills and talents (among many other facets). The array is very broad. Diversity enriches our educational environment, and all students benefit. They are prepared to compete in a diverse world and collaborate with an array of individuals to accomplish great things together.
A JMU task force will study both student and faculty/staff diversity
To build on that strength, one of the things that I have asked for this semester is a diversity task force that will look both at student body diversity and and also separately at faculty and staff diversity, initiatives and programs. My hope is that this task force will take a broad look to say, "Let's look at the things that we've already done that might want to be continued or that we might want to augment, but then also let's take a step back and say, what are some new initiatives and ideas and best practices as we look nationally that might step up our efforts to take them to the next level." Access and diversity have been passions of mine in higher education for many years; I've devoted a lot of my career to these types of initiatives, so I'm really looking forward to working with that task force and to thinking about what we can do to step up our efforts in that area.
Alumni can be an important resource as we make Madison family more inclusive
Access and diversity are examples of areas in which our alumni could be an important resource for us. Like all alumni, alumni who have successfully come to JMU from diverse backgrounds are great ambassadors for us and great spokespersons in interacting with prospective students, and their parents and families. We need to be intentional about figuring out how to plug our alumni into those efforts as we think about what we can do better in the future to make our Madison family as inclusive as possible.
Listening tour visits around the country have served as terrific reality checks
These "Why Madison?" Listening Tour stops have been terrific reality checks for us. It's always interesting when those of us on campus think that, of course, everybody knows what's happening at JMU. But, as we heard tonight, the reality is that alumni are busy with their day-to-day lives and they're not focused on all of the exciting things happening on campus. So we need to find ways to communicate what we're doing, the new programs and initiatives, things that are happening on campus of which they should be proud, and of which they should be aware as they talk to other people about JMU and the JMU of today and tomorrow. So as we heard suggested tonight, we need to come up with some talking points that would help people learn and talk about the highlights of what we're doing at JMU academically and in all the other areas of university life. We will need to be thinking about how we can communicate that out to our alumni in a way that's easy to digest and easy then for them to share with others. We will certainly be talking about that internally.
Alumni should put on the purple and raise Madison's visibility
Another alum raised a simple but important point tonight. They said, "Look, you on campus see other people wearing their school colors all the time, but you don't see as much down here in North Carolina of the JMU purple and gold." Well, wearing purple is certainly something about which we can spread the word. It is a great way to advertise the institution, and to get people talking about JMU. When I have worn JMU gear around the country at different events and different venues (such as in airports), people will come up and ask me, "Do you have a child who goes to JMU?" Or, "What's your connection to the university?" And it's been a wonderful way to break the ice and to engage in conversation with people whom you wouldn't have otherwise met. You can immediately develop bonds, friendships and relationships that way. It's a wonderful way to get the word out about JMU all around the country. I think we should be very deliberate in encouraging people to don their JMU spirit wear whenever and wherever they can.
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Monday, August 10, 2009
The Case for Kevin Ogletree
So who is this guy? He is an undrafted free agent out of Virginia. He is listed as 6"0" and 196 pounds. Certainly not big, but not a small receiver either. The stat that catches my eye is his 4.30 40 time at the NFL combine (his official time was 4.36). He had ACL surgery on his knee in March of 2007. He came back to have a solid junior season. He entered the draft early even though he could have improved his draft stock with a good senior season. He was actually projected as a 4th round pick so the Cowboys got a steal when they signed him as an undrafted free agent. He graduated with his sociology degree a semester early.
What could be happening here is that we are seeing the usual progression following an ACL surgery. Most guys return to the field within a year but usually take two years to regain their speed and explosiveness. The Cowboys had nothing to lose by giving him a shot and it appears he is making the most of his opportunity. The fact that he went undrafted is probably adding some fuel to his fire because he clearly has some skills as a receiver. His ability to return punts is helping his cause even more.
I like Ogletree as the #5 receiver for several reasons. First of all, he has the best speed out of all of the guys he is fighting for the spot. He can return punts which is a major plus since the Cowboys don't have a true punt returner on the team. He is on the still improving as a receiver since he is so young. I think it will come down to Jesse Holley, Isaiah Stanback and Ogletree for the 5th receiver spot but Ogletree wins it based on receiving skills, health, and his ability to return punts.
Update: Apparently Ogletree is no longer in the mix as a punt returner. I'm not quite sure why that is the case but he'll have to make the team primarily on his receiving skills.
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From what I've read, he's been making lots of plays. It should be interesting how Stanback responds.ReplyDelete
Has Olgetree been practicing as a punt returner? I don't recall off the top of my head weather he was one of those guys back there for that.
I don't think Holley has a shot at that spot.
Either way, if we are relying on a big contribution from out #5 receiver (other than ST), something bad has happened.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2009 at 3:20 PM
The only reason you can't keep six is carrying 3 QBs. McGee seems completely out of his depth--no problem, he's a project--but there is no reason he can't be a project on the practice squad. No team's going to sign a check-down rookie QB to their active roster.ReplyDelete
I like Olgetree, and if he performs in preseason like he has in camp, he's a no-brainer. Would hate to lose Stanback though. Not sure he's slower than KO. He was PAC10 100m finalist, and football fast on the field. Saw him play a few games at WU. He was the only weapon the Hukies had, and opponents still couldn't stop him. Scary athlete. And yeah, he's had injuries. But so did Jimmy Smith. And he went on to have a decade of 1000+ seasons. For the Jags.
McGee to PS. Keep six if Stanback makes it thru preseason healthy.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM
McGee on the practice squad isn't a realistic possibility. We couldn't even hide an undrafted on the practice squad last year. There's no chance we'll put a 4th rd. QB on it.ReplyDelete
I do love WR's though, about as much as Gruden likes QBs. I'd like to see Ogletree make it. He's got all the tangibles and all the intangibles you want in a guy. I'm sick of all the injuries at WR. We must be doing something wrong. Seriously.
I just read on DallasCowboys.com that Ogletree doesn't seem to be in the mix as a punt returner. I find that to be a little strange considering the other options. I saw him fielding some punts when I was at training camp. Maybe he'll get a shot at some point but it looks like they are looking at other guys for that right now.ReplyDelete
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