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Re: [Legends of Alyria] Traits! Traits!
Reply #15 on:
December 14, 2008, 08:12:27 AM »
Hi Misha,
That sounds like a perfect candidate for First Thoughts!
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Re: [Legends of Alyria] Traits! Traits!
Reply #16 on:
December 14, 2008, 03:34:28 PM »
Alright, that is where I posted it.
[Burning Passion] Traits, Running Wild and Free
The section with the bolded question on top is probably the most relevant part for what's being discussed in this thread, but the rest gives it context.
Seth says: I edited this to fix a link
Last Edit: December 14, 2008, 06:36:33 PM by GreatWolf
Hello, Forge. My name is Misha. It is a pleasure to meet you.
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Re: [Legends of Alyria] Traits! Traits!
Reply #17 on:
December 14, 2008, 05:39:28 PM »
Hi Christoph,
I changed the order of some of your material to consolidate certain points
You wrote,
Dust Devils seems to be of the "Before" variant ...
This observation made me think of IIEE and surely the topics are related. For example, in Dust Devils one gets the chance to complete the description to validate the "Before" use. Before what? Before Execution, right? (The high card Narrator is only constrained by successful Goals and Harm, not Traits.)
Absolutely right. I should also point out that the Used to Be / Is Now traits are very strongly Before, because they need to make sense in terms of fleshing out the character's back-story. When you announce that you're using one, people lean forward and (probably without realizing it) assess whether what you say makes sense in terms of the character's portrait. This idea applies even if
you utilize the trait is a bit unexpected. (In our most recent game of Dust Devils, a personality-dominance conflict ensued between two people who were having sex. The female NPC performed a startling and graphic act at one point as she coaxed some kind of concession from her opponent - I draw the extra cards and pointed out that she Used to Be a Wife.)
Your points about The Pool are more tricky, I think.
In the Pool, it isn't quite as clear. It depends a lot on the way the Trait is formulated. Here, just about anything goes, whereas in Dust Devils it isn't the case (they are characters' qualities). I've had traits like the one involving "Boba Fett" Markus told us about which worked quite well, although our Boba Fett was quite extensively played by the GM as well, introducing interesting constraints (not logical ones, aesthetic ones) on the use of the Trait. And that's okay in itself, because in the Pool, there is no way to add any narration during resolution since it's punctual.
This actually doesn't have much to do with Before and After, but rather with what the Trait "is" in the fiction. We need to understand how they're invoked (relative to the fiction-of-the-moment) before returning to the issue of what they are (in the fiction). Again, let's save all talk of NPCs as Traits for later.
By the way, are Traits in Dogs in the Vineyard "simultaneous"? A player gets to roll the related dice when he narrates something that is related to them. Not based on what has happened before, nor is it a promise to use the Trait for narration afterwards. In any case (whether that really is "simultaneous" or just a specific "before"), "after" use is not warranted, and not needed since multiple sequences of IIEE follow each other, allowing anyone a great degree of freedom to integrate Traits. Or, rather, since each Raise is a complete IIEE sequence whose effect (and often execution) might be blocked, there is no point in differentiating between before and after, since traits and narration form one procedural package.
Good question. My initial thinking is that you're over-thinking things. Rounds in Dogs aren't any different from rounds in Sorcerer, The Riddle of Steel, The Burning Wheel, or any other game in which combat proceeds through a series of consequential exchanges, and I think you might simply be wrestling with the scale-difference of a round within a conflict vs. the conflict as a whole.
However, the topic's worth a dialogue, and as Vincent implied in the Anyway thread that Seth linked to, above, he's mulling over the material himself. We'll probably get to that topic soon.
Best, Ron
P.S. Seth, I initially included a more graphic description of the Dust Devils conflict and Trait-based action, but amended it out of delicacy. Let me know if you want the original text restored.
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December 15, 2008, 10:04:26 AM »
Well, as far as Dogs goes, (a) I figure that it's a straightforward "before," and (b) I did my very best by it with "GM, back the judgment of the most critical player" plus "over the first few sessions, you'll develop standards for what's a legit use of a trait."
That was my very best at the time, and I'm not sure I could improve on it today. Minus the requirement that traits modify an underlying resolution system, In a Wicked Age's forms work a lot like traits do, I think, and I didn't do any better by them.
Seth, it's interesting that you tag the Wicked Age's forms as "before" OR "after." I'd've guessed that they crash and burn, played "after"-wise. It's seemed to me that when people have problems with them, it's because they're trying to play them "after."
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December 15, 2008, 06:39:27 PM »
Yeah, I might be changing my mind on IaWA, based on this quote of Ron's from upthread:
I think people are reading my Before too strictly. Remember, I include "not yet expressed but obvious once mentioned" in Before, or as Meserach (whoever that is) put it in the Anyway thread, the "plausible future of penumbra of the current events."
So, we're heading into an action sequence, and Ralph (playing Zahir) says, "I'm acting With Love For Others." And I'm like, "Really?" Because, you know, that completely contradicts my understanding of Zahir. But Ralph says, "Really." I figure I trust him, so I don't object. Then he narrates Zahir doing something which is completely obvious once Ralph says it, but I never saw it coming.
That strikes me as "Before". So, apparently I was wrong before.
(Though, now I'm wondering if I've ever seen a game use "After" Traits.)
Oh, for what it's worth, "back the judgment of the most critical player" plus "over the first few sessions, you'll develop standards for what's a legit use of a trait" works just fine for me. In fact, that seems like a reasonable way of phrasing how
game with Before Traits needs to work.
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Re: [Legends of Alyria] Traits! Traits!
Reply #20 on:
December 15, 2008, 06:42:40 PM »
Quote from: Ron Edwards on December 14, 2008, 05:39:28 PM
P.S. Seth, I initially included a more graphic description of the Dust Devils conflict and Trait-based action, but amended it out of delicacy. Let me know if you want the original text restored.
Nah, I'm good. Thanks!
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December 16, 2008, 03:15:21 AM »
Good point about Before traits being about "not yet expressed but obvious once mentioned". With this new way of seeing it, the idea of "simultaneous" Traits is superfluous.
Ron, your reading of the
rules made me realize that maybe I interpreted it too much. I'm sure we've had numerous situations that go something like this:
Player: "I want to pass this guard." (Player's intention, probably the character's as well, we usually hardly describe anything before rolling.)
GM: "Okay, roll for it, what Trait?"
Player: "Killer instinct"
Roll proceeds, narrator includes "Killer instinct" in IEE,
the mechanical resolution. Then again, "Killer Instinct" could be seen as not yet expressed but obvious once mentioned: the history and definition of my character makes it obvious that he's going to kill yet again (at least try, as my choice for the Trait implies). If the GM ends up as the narrator, he could decide, since we don't even do Initiation before the roll, that just as my character was about to draw his dagger, he sees into the guard's eyes and suddenly takes pity on him, and asks the guard if he can get in: "Why yes of course!"
However, this would be "after" in the sense that the mechanical choice of involving the Trait "Killer instinct" entails a constraint on the fiction that will essentially be produced after that choice, whereas the
Dust Devils
rules are the other way around explicitly (the fiction constrains the use of the Traits, whether in accord or in contradiction to them).
I've already realized that my play of
was very different to yours, Ron, because we allow Content Authority in the MoVs (this does give rise to very absurd stories, but often in an enjoyable way). Now, I'm wondering if the fact that we do the IEE of IIEE in the narration after the roll is different to the way you do it (perhaps just the last E?) could change the way the Traits are used.
It's quite clear to me that if we would use resolution only after Execution, the question "has the trait use an obvious connection to what was described until now?" would be pertinent, and Vincent's point of view that in this case "after" is perilous instinctively (I can't justify it) makes sense to me.
I'm not sure we were always consistent in where the resolution process comes in the IIEE sequence (it's been two years since my last
game if I recall correctly), I should look out for that.
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December 16, 2008, 06:14:07 AM »
To be clear, I think that "after" won't work for In a Wicked Age, not that it's perilous across the board.
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Reply #23 on:
December 16, 2008, 06:57:30 AM »
Hi Christoph,
Can you take the Pool topics to the current thread about Drift, in actual play? It would be nice for that thread to be, after all, about the Pool and Drift.
I'll post more about After in this thread in a bit. (By the way, you guys have read Misha's thread, right? His term "Partial Invocation" works much better than "Before." If not, hop in there.)
Best, Ron
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Reply #24 on:
December 17, 2008, 02:10:42 AM »
Oops, sorry Vincent, I mangled my reference to your idea. I will try to make my points and references clearer in the message Ron invited me to post in the thread on Drift.
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Reply #25 on:
December 17, 2008, 09:41:45 PM »
Hi Ron,
In the extreme form of the second idea, however, my character might be engaged in some non-cleverness-oriented problem, perhaps climbing a cliff face while being strafed by harpy feces. I say, "OK, quick-witted," and I add the bonus to my roll. In my experience, the only constraint is that whoever narrates what happens (let's say I succeed)
to take my character's quick-wittedness into account. In fact, if I fail, perhaps that means that quick-witted didn't apply after all.
I'd like to nail down the use of the word 'has', here. Does it mean...
A. It's fun to work within the fiction established so far, even though in pure system terms one might be able to ignore that fiction entirely in ones system use. Or
B. Whether they find it fun or not, they have to work within that fiction, or otherwise they are breaking the rules, like using a weighted die is breaking the rules.
Disclosure: This topic in all the threads driving me bonkers where seemingly A and B get used interchangeably. If I'm a bit clipped, its not intentional, I'm just struggling with going bonkers...
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December 18, 2008, 01:42:21 AM »
Hi Callan,
In the interest of clarity (which I know is necessary because I had to go back and carefully figure out what that passage was referring to), that passage is about After Trait use.
Your A and B don't seem to be about After at all! They're all wrapped up with the "fiction so far" concept and the whole point of After Traits is that the fiction so far isn't a constraint. Using them imposes a
-looking constraint.
A and B might be driving you bonkers regarding Before Traits (or Partial Invocation as I'm leaning towards), but using that passage as a basis for discussing it won't work.
I'll try to answer your question about that passage but it's not going to be about A and B, so I think it might not help with the bonkers problem.
The answer: if the narrator of the Trait's involvement in the outcome of the conflict (task, roll, card draw, whatever) doesn't incorporate it into how things turn out, they're diminishing, possibly breaking, the SIS. (I think the
Big Model diagram
shows how this might happen very well, but then again, I would, wouldn't I?) Doing this repeatedly creates
at best
an individual-only, multiple IS without being Shared, thin experience.
In some groups, the "has to" becomes overtly mandatory: over time, a person who continually fails to follow through with invoking the Trait will be policed by the others and possibly barred from using Traits. In others, such policing is considered rude or impossible for some reason, and the play experience suffers accordingly.
In practice, I've noticed that incorporating the After Trait doesn't take much effort at all. I'll hold off on that until we get a discussion about After going. Since I'm pretty sure you're still focused on Before issues, because that's what your A and B are about, I don't think that discussion has begun.
Seth, you were saying you weren't sure if you've ever played After Traits. I assure you that you have. It's only that once you think deeply about Before it's hard to snap the mind over to the completely-opposite option. I bet when we discuss After in detail, you'll be saying, "I can't imagine playing Before."
Best, Ron
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December 18, 2008, 03:39:43 AM »
But you can see that your 'after' is my 'before', if I have to stick to established fiction. If I'm stuck having to fit into your fiction, your 'after' contribution simply becomes my 'before'. Indeed, even if I fit into your fiction in my system use, you'll have to fit into mine following that, so now your in a 'before' trait system as well. At best there's only one invocation of 'after' traits, right at the begining, IF everyone
to work within the fiction established.
Mind you, my perspective is radically different enough that it might be useless
In some groups, the "has to" becomes overtly mandatory: over time, a person who continually fails to follow through with invoking the Trait will be policed by the others and possibly barred from using Traits. In others, such policing is considered rude or impossible for some reason, and the play experience suffers accordingly.
To me, unless the rules grant them the ability to police, those 'others' are cheating or bullying, like scowling and posing if I took their queen in chess. This is why I asked about the 'Dave' invoctation in the tentacle city
. And if play would suffer, then play suffers when played by the rules.
Although a hybrid would be interesting - certain rules/traits must be used within the fiction, while another type of trait is, by the rules, free of fictional restraint. So if your Bobba Fett trait is of the first type, you can only use it 'when it makes sense'. But if your Bobba Fett trait is actually of the second type, everyone just has to suck it up and fit their imagination around it. Anyone complaining that it doesn't fit is just a whiner or attempting to bullycheat. Same trait, very different mechanical power. Though I'll note, rather than needing to make sense, the human mind has limits on what it can absorb (that's why I've talked about number nine syndrome). With the second type of trait, I'd put a limited number of uses on it, make it cost something, whatever to thin it out a bit. This isn't to make it 'make sense' (for me, roleplay has made those two words SO bogus), this is to stop it driving people mad (like number nine, number nine, number nine...hehe).
Ok, hope it's not too much/over the top.
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Reply #28 on:
December 18, 2008, 07:55:37 AM »
I have no idea what you're talking about in the first half of your post. Either your thoughts are racing ahead of your typing-fingers, or you're babbling. Or I'm stuck in some viewpoint-paradigm that renders me incapable of processing your insights. You know my standard response: ground your point in some instance of actual play so I can understand it.
The second half, to me, brings up some interesting ideas about rules and participation, and as far as I can tell, you're agreeing with all of my points about trait rules, not disagreeing.
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Re: [Legends of Alyria] Traits! Traits!
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December 18, 2008, 08:09:05 AM »
Quote from: Ron Edwards on December 18, 2008, 01:42:21 AM
Seth, you were saying you weren't sure if you've ever played After Traits. I assure you that you have. It's only that once you think deeply about Before it's hard to snap the mind over to the completely-opposite option. I bet when we discuss After in detail, you'll be saying, "I can't imagine playing Before."
I'll be looking forward to that discussion
At this point, I think that it's time for this thread to wrap up. We've wandered a bit far afield from the original
Legends of Alyria
So, unless folks have more to say on
Legends of Alyria
, let's close up this thread.
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The impetus for starting to meditate is often the moment when we are faced with something out of the ordinary, something that shakes us out of our ordinary perception of reality. It can be a crisis point or major life event at any stage in our lives, when the seemingly secure and unchanging reality we live in is bewilderingly turned upside down: we are rejected by an individual or a group; we face failure, loss of esteem; we lose a treasured job or our health suddenly fails us.
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John Main was introduced to meditation when he was serving in the British Colonial Service in Malaya. During the course of his duties there he met Swami Satyananda, founder of the 'Pure Life Society', who lived a spiritual life dedicated to serving others. John Main was very impressed by the serenity and the holiness of this monk and when the official business was over they started talking about prayer, especially about the Swami's way of repeating a mantra during the whole period of his meditation.
What is Meditation?
Meditation is the faithful repetition of a prayer phrase or 'mantra' as John Main called it. John Main rediscovered this way of prayer in the writings of the early Christians, the Desert Fathers and Mothers, who in the fourth century of our Common Era retired mainly to the desert of Egypt to live an authentic Christian life based on the teaching of Jesus.
What is Prayer?
A very old definition of prayer described it as "the raising of the heart and mind to God." What is the "mind"; what is the "heart"? The mind is what thinks - it questions, plans, worries, fantasizes.
The heart is what knows - it loves. The mind is the organ of knowledge, the heart, the organ of love. Mental consciousness must eventually give way and open up to the fuller way of knowing which is heart consciousness.
School of MeditationWeekly Teachings Letter
Dear Friends,
Here, each week, we will post a one page teaching on meditation in the Christian tradition prepared by the WCCM 'School'. The aim of these Letters - as of the School - is to help deepen a meditator's understanding of the teaching and of the tradition in which we meditate.


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Heading into Thursday night, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton had two fumbles this season. In the second quarter on Thursday night, Dalton had two more.
Those two fumbles, both in Bengals territory, led to two Eagles field goals, and Philadelphia came back from a 10-0 deficit to lead 13-10 at halftime.
Dalton's fumbles both came when he was hit just as he was passing, and the ball came out just before his arm moved forward. On both plays, Dalton needed to get the ball out a split second faster when the pocket started to collapse.
Other than one long pass from Nick Foles to Jeremy Maclin when the Bengals' coverage broke down, Philadelphia hasn't done much of anything offensively. But Dalton hasn't done much either, and after he handed the Eagles two field goals in the second quarter, that was enough for a halftime lead.


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Rockies rout Dodgers
Los Angeles, CA – Wilin Rosario smacked a three-run home run among his three hits and scored three times in the Colorado Rockies' 12-2 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game set.
Nolan Arenado knocked a two-run homer while Dexter Fowler had a solo shot and drove in two runs for the Rockies, who managed just 12 runs in a four-game series against the Diamondbacks over the weekend. Jordan Pacheco also had two RBI in the victory, just the Rockies' third in their last nine games.
Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood (1-0) was great on both sides of the ball. He was 3-for-4 and drove in two runs while allowing just five hits over six scoreless innings.
"Tyler keeps the ball down and has great stuff," said Rockies manager Walt Weiss. "He's a good athlete. I didn't know he could swing like that. He put on a show out there."
Jerry Hairston cracked a two-run shot for the Dodgers, who saw starter Ted Lilly (0-1) last just three innings, giving up five runs -- four earned -- on eight hits and two walks.
"We just weren't able to score tonight ... we were getting beat prettty bad," said Dodgers manager Don Mattingly. "We got our butts beat tonight."
Fowler homered to start the game. A Pacheco single and a Carlos Gonzalez double set up Rosario's three-run shot and the Rockies had a 4-0 lead.
In the third, with the bases loaded, Fowler drew a walk, scoring Arenado.
The Rockies tacked on five more runs in the fourth. With the bases loaded, Josh Rutledge hit a liner to right, plating Rosario. Two batters later, Chatwood singled, bringing Michael Cuddyer and Arenado home. After Fowler walked, Pacheco hit a ground-rule double, scoring Rutledge and Chatwood.
An inning later, Rosario hit an infield single, setting up Arenado's two-run homer.
The Dodgers finally got on the board in the seventh. Skip Schumaker got on first on a fielding error by Rutledge to lead off the inning. After Luis Cruz struck out and Justin Sellers lined out to left, Hairston smacked a shot deep into left. Next up was Hanley Ramirez, who returned from a thumb injury, to pinch-hit for Matt Guerrier. He struck out to end the frame.
Schumaker, who started the game at second base, pitched in the ninth for the Dodgers. He loaded the bases, allowing singles by Gonzalez and Arenado and walking Rutledge. However, with two outs, Schumaker got Jonathan Herrera to ground out to first to escape the inning.
Wilton Lopez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the Rockies to end the game.
Game Notes
Lilly entered the game 10-2 in 14 starts against Colorado, including 6-0 in his last seven ... Schumaker threw 25 pitches ... The Rockies recorded 19 hits, the most they ever had at Dodger Stadium ... Colorado has 262 hits this season, most in the majors ... Ramirez was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list before the game. In a corresponding move, the Dodgers placed pitcher Clayton Kershaw on the bereavement list.


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John Carmack Keynote: Quakecon 2013
The Densest 2.5 Hours Imaginable
Video News
love the Carmack comments as they are already adding to the next gen console hype. yet in programming language he is correct, you have AMD chip, AMD Graphics though you have the differences with the memory infrastructure you are probably using the same underlying system programming.
bit better than hearing more drivel that you code for the worse piece and so nothing with better graphics will ever look good.
that is always a lie- unless you don;t allow for the chance of the other platform to tap into their additional headroom.
he is also correct on 30 vs 60 hz gameplay - we have been wallowing in the woods for too long and need to pump our game a bit more
Thanks for the summary, Josh.
It's quite useful to have the chance to spend several minutes instead of a few hours to learn what the Quakecon keynote was about.
Invite Carmack to the PC Perspective Podcast. I wonder how long it would run for.
John Carmack's keynote at QuakeCon 2013
Quick summary
Part 1
- new console cycle
- AMD hardware
- game controllers
Part 2
- Kinnect
- Digital distribution
- Portable consoles
- Andriod and iOS
- Cloud gaming
- Creative vision vs technology
- Unified memory
- PowerVR and tiled rendering
Part 3
- displays
- head mounted display
- movement tracking
- sound
- large scale software development
- optimization
- OpenGL
Part 4
- OpenGL
- functional programming
- Haskell
- Lisp
- Scheme
- strong and weak typing
- multithreading
- events
- garbage collection
- QuakeC vs Scheme
Part 5
- programming
- space
- AMD vs Nvidia vs Intel GPUs
- CPU architectures
- GPU computing
- id Tech 5
- id Software company
Part 6
- PC and upcoming console hardware
- MegaTexture
- virtual reality, augmented reality and Google Glass
- voxel, ray tracing
- AMDs virtual texturing
- console cycle beyond Xbox One and PS4
- strobe lighting in LCD technology
- control devices advancement
- when single person can do a AAA game like MW3?
Part 7
- id Tech5 and Tango Gameworks
It seems the real solution to frame pacing and rendering can be achieved through hardware implementation in the monitor itself! Why are LCD monitors even made to have a static refresh rate now? CRTs are long gone, and I wonder what is holding the manufacturers back>?
But that's the way it has always been done!
Didn't IDs latest game Rage fail? Kinda like the new Daikatana?


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Release Date: August 14, 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y.--What are the effects of gambling availability among specific populations? How do you control that impulse to have "just one more drink"? Can a spouse really help a loved one quit smoking?
The University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions has been awarded three grants to study these specific areas of addictive behaviors: the impact of alcohol and gambling availability on the frequency of gambling among Native Americans; impulse control and alcohol use; and partner influence on smoking cessation.
"We are thrilled that these highly innovative projects were selected for support by the National Institutes of Health. In the very competitive funding climate at NIH, these grant awards are a testament to the outstanding work of these RIA researchers and their collaborators," said RIA director Kenneth Leonard.
Senior research scientist Grace Barnes, PhD, principal investigator on the grant "Ecological and Sociocultural Influences on Native Americans Gambling and Alcohol Use," says the study will examine the effects of gambling availability and socio-demographic factors on the frequency of gambling and co-occurring alcohol abuse among Native Americans in the U.S.
"This is an important complement to the ongoing national study of gambling in the U.S. currently being conducted at RIA," says Barnes.
The research team working with Dr. Barnes includes Dr. John Welte and Dr. Marie Tidwell co-investigators in the ongoing U.S. gambling study, as well as two experts in Native American research: David Patterson-Silver Wolf (Adelv unegv Waya), PhD, of Washington University in St. Louis, and Paul Spicer, PhD, of the University of Oklahoma.
Barnes' grant is funded in the amount of $416,063 by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
The second grant, awarded to RIA research scientist, Rebecca Houston, PhD, will study whether impulse control during alcohol treatment affects the ability to stop drinking during and after treatment.
"The concept of impulse control is quite complicated," Houston said. "As a starting point, we are trying to identify what parts of impulse control are most important for change during alcoholism treatment."
The study will examine further whether new strategies for modifying impulse control can be developed through or during alcohol treatment.
One of those new strategies will be Heart Rate Variability (HRV) training.
"HRV training is a technique developed by Paul Leher, PhD, and others, which involves a simple series of breathing exercises to increase HRV," said Houston.
"We believe that HRV, which is a physiological index of self-regulation, is linked to impulse control. An increase in HRV--through training--may result in an increase in impulse control and, ultimately, better control over drinking."
Houston explains that because HRV breathing exercises can be done anywhere and at any time, they may provide an easy, accessible way for individuals to cope with in-the-moment impulses to drink.
"If these strategies and exercises are practiced regularly, they may contribute to long-term general health benefits, in additional to improved alcohol treatment outcome," she said.
Houston's grant is funded by NIAAA in the amount of $73,400.
The third grant has been awarded by the National Institute on Drug Addiction (NIDA) to RIA research scientist Jaye L. Derrick, PhD, to study smoking cessation.
Titled "The Daily Experiences with Smoking Cessation," the study will examine specific partner behaviors that are helpful and harmful when a smoker is trying to quit.
"Previous research has shown that social support is important for quitting smoking—smokers with a greater number of supportive 'close others,' or with a partner who is particularly supportive, are more likely to be able to quit," said Derrick.
"However, when researchers have tried to improve smokers' ability to quit by increasing the social support they receive, they have been unable to improve quit rates. In other words, increasing social support does not appear to help."
This may be because researchers have previously tried to improve behaviors that are not particularly helpful, and may even be harmful, Derrick said.
"In this current study, we are trying to identify specific partner behaviors that are helpful when a smoker is trying to quit. We will have smokers and their partners complete short questionnaires multiple times a day for three weeks while the smoker makes a quit attempt," she said.
"Because we are studying these effects in near real time, we will be able to identify behaviors that are important for quitting (both helpful and harmful), even if the smoker and partner are unaware of those behaviors.
"I am interested in this type of research because 'close others' are incredibly important in helping us achieve our goals, or they can undermine us--often without meaning to do so."
In future research, Derrick would like to study the effect of close others on alcohol and other substance use, on diet and exercise and on professional goals like academic achievement or advancing in the workplace.
NIDA funding for Derrick's research is $441,684.
Sara Saldi has retired from University Communications. To contact UB's media relations staff, call 716-645-6969 or visit our list of current university media contacts. Sorry for the inconvenience.


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Back-to-school time is an excellent time for kids, parents, and teachers to think and talk about the safe and appropriate use of the Internet and social-networking tools.
My message to parents and teachers is simple: embrace the technology that kids use, recognize that whatever you may lack in technology knowledge you make up in wisdom, and remember that you, too, were once a kid. Your first reaction to kid activity that may be a bit disturbing shouldn't be to freak out and shut down access but to take a deep breath, talk with (and listen to) the kids, and do everything you can to encourage dialog.
And try to become familiar with the technology your kids use. That doesn't mean you necessarily have to be their friend on Facebook or MySpace, but before you start trying to control how they use social-networking technology, make sure you understand it.
Teachers should attempt to use social networking as part of the educational process. Whether they know it or not, kids are engaged in informal learning through their use of social networking, so why not use the same technology for formal learning? And while you're at it, incorporate digital citizenship and media literacy into your teaching.
As my ConnectSafely co-director Anne Collier pointed out in Social media literacy: The new Internet safety, media literacy and critical thinking "is protective against manipulation and harm." Encouraging kids to practice good digital citizenship helps protect all young people, because "behaving aggressively online more than doubles the risk of being victimized."
As per kids, Hemanshu Nigam, the chief security officer at News Corp. and MySpace offers some Online Safety and Back to School advice especially suited to youth who use social-networking services like MySpace and Facebook (MySpace is one of several companies that provide financial support for ConnectSafely). He starts off with the usual internet safety advice: "Don't post anything you wouldn't want the world to know" and "don't get together with someone you 'meet' online unless you're certain of their identity." Then, perhaps a bit uncharacteristic of his background as a former federal prosecutor, Nigam also provides advice about the compassionate and kind use of social networking:
- Post with respect: photos are a great way to share wonderful experiences. If you're posting a photo of you and your friends, put yourself in your friends' shoes and ask would your friends want that photo to be public to everyone. If yes, then you're uploading photos with respect.
- Comment with kindness: compliments are like smiles, they're contagious. When you comment on a profile, share a kind word, others will too.
- Update with empathy: sharing updates lets us tell people what we think. When you give an opinion on your status updates, show empathy towards your friends and help them see the world with understanding eyes.
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Opportunity Commission
This is a sample Agreement to Mediate from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration
The parties agree to engage in mediation to try to resolve issues raised during the alleged employment discrimination complaint process. The parties understand that mediation is voluntary and may be ended at any time.
The parties understand that the mediator(s) has no authority to decide the case and is not acting as advocate or attorney for any party.
All communications between the mediator and the disputants are held confidential to the maximum extent possible except in cases of fraud, abuse or criminal activity. Any documents submitted to the mediator(s) and any statements made during the mediation are for settlement purposes only. The parties agree not to subpoena the mediator(s) or any documents prepared by or submitted to the mediator(s). In no event will the mediator(s) voluntarily testify for any party or submit any type of report concerning this mediation. Confidentiality will not extend to threats of imminent physical harm.
No party is bound by anything said or done at the mediation unless an agreement is reached and executed by all necessary parties. If an agreement is reached, it will be reduced to writing and, when signed and approved by the appropriate authorities for all parties, will be binding upon all parties to the agreement.
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by Barbara Dundon
Bill Scott is one lucky man. He fell through a skylight at age 8, was hit by a car a few years later and even broke his neck once.
But the story he tells with humility and awe is about surviving the Allied invasion of Normandy in June, 1944. He was drafted into the Army a year after Pearl Harbor, when he turned 18.
"That's my Purple Heart up there in the corner," Bill said, standing in front of what he calls the "trophy case," a framed collection of memorabilia just inside the door of his apartment. "And this is my Bronze Star award."
He pointed to a somewhat-mangled-looking silver watch among the other artifacts.
"My father bought me this wristwatch when I was in high school," he said, "and I had it on during D Day. I wrapped it in some things to keep it from getting wet. When I got out of the ship and out of the water, it was still running."
Inside Bill and his wife Marguerite's two-bedroom apartment in Chestnut Hill Towers you can hear strains of Big Band music coming from their TV room. Bill learned to play the trumpet as a student at Abington High School and has a particular fondness for Harry James.
After he was drafted, the Army sent him to Camp Barkley, Tex., where he went through basic training and learned to be a medic. Although he could never stand the sight of blood as a kid, Bill wryly admits, "I got over that."
At age 89, he remembers with exacting detail scenes from the landing and from the days that followed. Many of his stories are laced with humor, like the exchange between two of the sergeants in I Company – Shockley and Supply Sergeant Collins – minutes after landing on Omaha Beach:
Bill described the event.
"He said, 'Sergeant Collins, my feet are so darned wet I can't wear these shoes any more. Can I put in a requisition in for a new pair of shoes?' Right on the beach. He was always a comedian."
Listen to Bill Scott's story below…
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Leatt brings motorsports protection to the bicycle world
Downhill riders looking for additional protection can now call on the Leatt-Brace, a shoulder-worn device common in motorsports but only now making its way into cycling. The shoulder-worn harness is claimed to help prevent a wide range of extreme head movements – such as fore-aft and lateral tilt and axial compression – when worn in conjunction with a proper full-face helmet.
The key to the brace is the semi-rigid circumferential upper pad, which effectively transfers impact load from the neck and spine on to the rider's shoulders before it can cause damage. Additional supports down the front and back of the upper back further prevent excessive fore-aft tilt.
Costs are fairly high – ranging from US$225 to US$595 – though still far cheaper than the potential consequences of not wearing one. The top-end Sport model features carbon fibre construction for a relatively light claimed weight of 780g plus a host of adjustments for tweaking the fit between the two available sizes. The mid-range Club subs in glass-reinforced nylon for an extra 70g while the base level ADVenture offers just basic adjustments.
More juice from Light & Motion
Light & Motion have trumped their own 700-lumen Seca 700 six-LED headlamp with a new Seca 900 model with – you guessed it – 900 lumens of claimed output thanks to upgraded emitters. Published run times on the high setting is slightly lower than the Seca 700 as a result: 3:30 vs. 4:15 with the Ultra Li-ion battery and 2:30 vs. 3:00 with the standard pack.
Total system weight is unchanged though at 686g and 520g, depending on the battery, and retail pricing is set at US$699.99 and US$49.99.
Light & Motion Stella Dual
Light & Motion have also added three new models to their popular Stella lineup. As the name suggests, the bar-mounted Stella 300 Dual pairs two 150-lumen single-LED Stella heads together – one spot and one flood – via a hard-wired Y-splitter for greater coverage and reach. The 300g system will run for a claimed two hours with both beams blazing while kicking things down to the 75-lumen setting (there is a medium 150-lumen option as well) will extend that to a generous eight hours.
Minimalists can tap into the new Stella 150L with its 197g total weight and tiny 7.4V Li-ion battery pack, while budget-minded shoppers now get two power settings and a flashing option for the very accessible US$129.99 Stella 120.
New LEDs shed new light on Princeton Tec
Princeton Tec have upgraded their LED emitters across the board for double the claimed light outputs with no drop in run time. The three-LED Switchback 3 remains at the top of the range with a whopping 6hr30 of burn time on the high setting courtesy of its 10-cell Li-ion battery. Total system weight is a bit heavy at 826g but if run time is what you're after, this might work well for you.
Commuters can look to the revised all-in-one Eos with its now-50-lumen output. Burn time is a generous 121 hours maximum with three AAA batteries and helmet, headlamp, and handlebar mounts are all included.
The Swerve continues to be Princeton Tec's top rear light with two LED emitters – one focused, one flood – for enhanced 180° visibility. The tool-free mounting strap accommodates a wide range of tubes and an intuitive toggle switch is easily used even while riding.
No more sweaty backs from Camelbak
Camelbak have added ventilatedback panels to their hydration packs
Camelbak now have two upgraded variants for their popular H.A.W.G. and M.U.L.E. hydration packs called H.A.W.G. N.V. and M.U.L.E. N.V. Both are based on the standard versions but are now fitted with a new ventilated N.V.I.S. (say 'envious') back panel that holds the pack off the rider's body for improved airflow. Both also feature integrated rain covers tucked into a lower compartment.
The new packs are available now for US$125 and US$110 (H.A.W.G. and M.U.L.E. , respectively) and the standard packs will carry on in the lineup.
Also new are stainless steel bottles for those averse to plastics – BPA-free or otherwise. Camelbak will offer both single-wall and vacuum-sealed insulated double-wall versions, both in 750mL sizes and either with the handy flip-top lid or so-called 'classic' screw top. Suggested retail price is US$24 for the single-wall bottles and US$30 for the double-walled ones, both set to hit stores around May.
'Squeeze this!' says Hydrapak
Hydrapak's new SoftFlask trades the usual hard-sided energy gel flask for one made from hydration bladder material. In addition to being far more squeezable, the collapsible container also omits air space so the gel comes out quicker.
Hydrapak will offer the SoftFlask in both 8oz and 5oz sizes with a handy bit valve (probably better for more diluted gels) and the 8oz size with an easier flowing flip-top. Pricing ranges from US$7.99 to US$11.99.
Lezyne adds colour and carbon
My, my, where to begin with Lezyne's expanded range of stuff?
Lezyne now have a pump – floor, mini, or frame-mounted – to suit nearly any taste or need plus an impressively wide selection of cleverly designed mini-tools. Highlights to the pump collection include: the miniscule 84g Shock Drive high-pressure suspension pump; the Micro Floor Drive that quickly converts from a frame pump to floor pump thanks to its neat flip-out foot and flexible hose (yes, we know it's been done before but not to this degree); and the beautiful CNC Floor Drive floor pump with full CNC-machined aluminium construction and trick thread-on head.
For those of you already with a Lezyne hose-style M or L-series mini-pump in their possession, you can now also replace the stock hose with the Pen Gauge, which adds a handy pressure indicator without adding any bulk. Many of the new pumps are now also offered in a range of anodised colours or with carbon handles for a little extra bling.
Tool-wise, there's a new chain tool with integrated spoke wrenches for both standard and Mavic alloy-spoked wheels, larger shop-style multi-tools for extra leverage, and a handy Smart Wallet, a take-along organiser that conveniently arranges your tools, tire levers, mobile phone and other necessities into a single one-pocket package.
Lezyne's Power Pack
Lezyne also offer a range of hydration packs that continue the organisational theme. The generously sized All Pack features a ventilated back panel, two large compartments, two side pockets, a full-face helmet holder, plus a comprehensive organiser panel with clearly labelled spots for typical gear.
The slightly smaller Power Pack omits the side pockets but retains most of the All Pack's volume and features while the more streamlined Smart Pack trims down the overall size with a single main compartment, external 'stuff pocket', plus the organiser panel.
All of the packs feature custom aluminium buckles and waterproof zippers with aluminium pulls, plus Lezyne's neat zip-top 3L or 2L bladder.
Clever new inflators from Genuine Innovations
Genuine Innovations head Marty Mares and communications director Michael Drabousky didn't have a booth at this year's Sea Otter Classic but they were still hard to miss in their military-style garb loaded to the hilt with CO2 cartridges (apparently event security almost didn't let them in!).
The upcoming Mountain Pipe (just a working name for now) is based on the current Second Wind and pairs a mini-pump and a CO2 inflator but skips the drawbacks usually inherent to such designs. The thread-on cartridge is used as the pump handle to save space and the thread-on cartridge fitting at the other end adds fast inflation capabilities without cutting into the manual pump chamber volume. A convenient storage space is included in the pump shaft, too, and total length barely measures three cartridges laid end-to-end.
Also on the way is a new trigger-style inflator tentatively called 'Full Metal Jacket' with an aluminium cup and cast head, plus potentially a carbon fibre trigger. Though bulkier than simple thread-on heads, the cup design will accept both threaded and unthreaded cartridges.
Finally there's the convenient Tire Repair Canister, which offers a ready-made take on an old pro trick of using a bottle to hold some tools and gear. The screw-top lid secures a pair of cartridges, an inflator head, patch kit, two tire levers, and rag all included for US$29.99.
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By Chelsea Janes:
Ever wondered what it would be like to jump off a 55-story-high balloon floating 23 miles above Earth's surface? Who hasn't.
If all goes to plan Monday, you'll be able to ask Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner how it feels.
You may be surprised to hear that the current record for highest skydive has stood since 1960, when a then-Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger jumped 102,800 feet. Interestingly enough, Kittinger is now an advisor for Baumgartner's mission, called Red Bull Stratos.
Besides Kittinger's expert advice on how best to plummet towards Earth, Baumgartner is also lucky enough to have plenty of experience. Just two months ago, in late July, Baumgartner did a "practice jump" from a measly 97,146 feet, reaching a sluggish top speed of 537 miles per hour.
While Baumgartner survived that practice drop unscathed, the custom-built capsule that carries him to his stratospheric drop site did not, requiring repairs that delayed the jump.That same capsule will be used to connect Baumgartner to the 55-story balloon from which he'll leap this time.
If all goes well, Baumgartner will also set records for the highest manned balloon flight, and will have completed the fastest and longest (intentional) freefalls in human history. Pending acceptable weather conditions, his balloon is set to launch from Roswell, N.M. Monday at dawn.
It may not be a very comfortable flight. According to National Geographic, the air at the altitude from which he'll jump is so thin that even the tiniest tear in his airtight, pressurized suit would cause his blood to boil. The article also says Baumgartner runs the risk of spinning at deadly rates on his way down to earth, or being pushed far off course by winds en route. Then there's that whole sonic boom thing – no one knows exactly what that will do, as Felix will be in uncharted territory when it comes to breaking the sound barrier.


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Setting The Stage
Lacroix's Company
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Friends Of the
Biographies of Battle
Battle of Frenchtown
also known as
The Battle of the River Raisin
The Battle of Frenchtown (Battle of the River Raisin in Monroe Michigan) was the largest battle fought on Michigan soil. This battle was a major defeat for the Americans and was one of the bloodiest engagements during the War of 1812. The massacre of some wounded solders the following day shocked and enraged Americans throughout the Old Northwest Territory. This incident soon became know as "The River Raisin Massacre" and the rallying cry was "Remember the Raisin".
General William Hull surrendered Detroit to British Major General
Henry Proctor on August 16th, 1812 without a prolonged
siege, President James Madison placed General William Henry Harrison
in command of the Army of the Northwest Territory. This decision
placed Harrison over the not so popular
Brigadier General James Winchester. Winchester was then placed second in command under
Harrison. Harrison's first plan of attack was to retake Fort Detroit
during a winter campaign. (At the time Detroit was considered a
critical outpost, and would allow the American forces to invade
Upper Canada.) Harrison split his army into two columns, one of
which he personally led to Upper Sandusky, while the other under
Winchester pushed farther west.
Winchester's column, consisting of
2,000 untrained regulars and volunteers mostly from Kentucky,
established a base camp at the Maumee River Rapids (today known as
Perrysburg, Ohio.) Against Harrison's orders, but at the request of
the local citizens of Frenchtown whose village had been occupied by
the British and Indians, Winchester
General Winchester and 250 reinforcements joined Lewis at Frenchtown on January 20th 1813. When Winchester departed the Maumee Rapids he had left word for Harrison explaining his actions that "Nothing… but progressive actions" would encourage the mostly Kentucky volunteers as the following month their six month enlistments would be up. (Previous to Frenchtown, Winchester's army had not seen any heavy action.)
Harrison, pleased with the success of Lewis, feared that the British might overpower Winchester's forces before additional troops could reach Frenchtown. Harrison arriving at the Maumee Rapids the day Winchester left for Frenchtown, immediately ordered additional troops to leave at once. Harrison, however, did not order Winchester to return to the Maumee Rapids. Instead, he sent Captain Nathaniel Hart to the River Raisin with a message "to hold the ground… at any rate".
When Captain Nathaniel Hart arrived in Frenchtown, he found Winchester's forces ill-prepared for a British / Indian counterattack. Even after receiving reports from the local residents that a large British force was headed toward the Frenchtown settlement on the River Raisin, Winchester maintained it would be "some days" before the British "would be ready to do anything". The over-confident Winchester spread his troops throughout the Frenchtown Settlement. Winchester had decided to put up for the night at an isolated home south of the river and west from the rest of his men (about 1 mile) well outside of the Frenchtown settlement, taking with him the army's extra black powder supply. Because of this arrangement Winchester failed to provide adequate security for his troops.
Colonel Henry Proctor commander of the British forces in the Detroit River region organized a counter attack after learning of this take over of Frenchtown. He gathered troops from Fort Malden, consisting mostly of 597 British regulars from the 41st Foot and local militiamen, and 800 Indians led by the Wyandot Chief Roundhead and Walk-in-the-water, and six small cannons. Proctor crossed the Detroit River and proceeded to Stony Creek, bringing his artillery with him over the ice. The troops assembled the night of January 21st, 1813 only 5 miles north of Frenchtown, in readiness for the dawn attack. His total force numbered over a thousand, perhaps as many as 1,300 compared to Winchesters 934.
Before sunrise on the morning of January 22nd, 1813, the British and Native forces surprised the Americans who took their positions quickly and returned fire. American guards had been posted the night before but no one was guarding the road to the north. Was it too late to save Frenchtown?
"Only 20 minutes into the battle the US regulars under British artillery fire and flanked by Procter's Indians, withdrew from the fencerow toward the river. Two companies of Kentucky militiamen rushed to stabilize the regulars but they too were overwhelmed. As the regulars retreated Captain James C Price and the fifty men in his Jessamine Blues sought to retrieve the American wounded. Price's men quickly discovered that the Indians had encircled Frenchtown leaving a narrow road as the only avenue of escape. As the Kentuckians withdrew down the lane the Indians poured a withering fire into their ranks."
Winchester was awakened that morning by artillery and gun fire and the sounds of Indian attacks. Jumping from bed and the comfort of the isolated farmhouse, he forgot his uniform coat. Minutes later Winchester arrived on the right flank just as it was crumbling. He tried to re-form the regulars on the opposite side of the river. This proved impossible. Winchester, his sixteen year old son and several aides were swept-up in the retreat, and were captured by Indians loyal to Chief Roundhead and taken to Proctor.
"During the rout, the US regulars broke into small groups and despite being outnumbered, continued to fight until overwhelmed. Lieutenant Ashton Garrett and about 20 men were surrounded and laid down their arms. Their Indian captors then began shooting them. Garrett was the only one to escape the massacre. Another group of Americans retreated about three miles before being over taken. About half of whom were shot or tomahawked. Some regulars removed their shoes so they could run through the snow in their stockings to leave deceptive footprints for the Indian pursuers. One of the men who employed this trick was Captain Richard Matson. He and about thirty others were the only regulars to escape death or capture."
"As the Americans right flank collapsed, the Kentuckians in the picketed area on the left side of the line repulsed three British assaults with "coolness and intrepidity". At one point during the battle, the Americans discovered that the British were moving to occupy a large barn 150 yards in front of the US positions. Ensign William O Butler volunteered to set the barn on fire. Carrying a firebrand in the face of steady enemy gunfire, Butler raced to the barn and set it ablaze. He then returned to the barn to place more straw on the fire. By the time the ensign safely returned to his lines his clothing was riddled with bullets."
"Around 11:00 am the British fire slackened. The Kentuckians on the left flank suffered five killed and about forty wounded. British losses were a staggering one-third killed and wounded. One British observer later noted that if the Americans had left their fortifications and charged, Proctor's right flank might have collapsed."
"Unaware of the defeat of the US regulars, the Kentuckians' confidence rose as a flag of truce advanced from the British line. However confusion replaced confidence when the volunteers saw that the bearer was Major James Overton, General Winchester's aide. Colonel Proctor who accompanied Overton delivered a letter from Winchester suggesting that the Kentuckians lay down their arms .Proctor had convinced Winchester that if the Kentuckians did not surrender the town buildings would be burned and the Indians would kill the US wounded. Winchester later claimed that he recommended the surrender because he believed the men behind the palisades were in a state of desperation."
Winchesters letter to surrender shocked the Kentuckians. The Kentuckians had vowed to fight to the end no matter what the consequence. Other members of the Kentucky Militia pleaded with other officers "they would rather die on the field" than surrender. Major George Madison (a distant relative to President Madison) looked to the other American officers for advice. Madison then asked Proctor if the Americans would remain safe if he ask his troops to lie down their weapons. Proctor then replied "Sir, do you mean to dictate to me?" Madison then indicated that his men would rather die in battle than be massacred. Proctor agreed that all American property and wounded would be protected. Madison then surrendered knowing he was short of ammunition and surrounded by British and Indians. The Kentuckian reluctantly laid down their weapons. It was shortly after the Indians began robbing the Kentuckians. Madison objected to their behavior and threatened to have his men shoulder arms if Proctor did stop the Indians. Proctor then replied "The Indians are fierce and unmanageable", but when Proctor waved his sword the Indians stopped.
Fearing that General William Henry Harrison would be sending reinforcements to the River Raisin (Frenchtown) the British rushed through the surrender ceremonies. Proctor departed for Fort Malden late in the afternoon on January 22, 1813, with the British regulars, Canadian militia and the Americans that could walk because there were not enough sleighs for the American wounded. American casualties totaled over 300 killed outright, about 60 seriously wounded and more than 500 taken prisoner Proctor reported 24 British killed and 158 wounded. There no reports of the Indian casualties.
Did Proctor foresee the possibility of a counter attack? About 900 American reinforcements had already started the long exhausting march though rain, snow and mud. When they learned of Winchester's defeat, Harrison's officers recommended they return to Maumee. Harrison did send 170 of his "most active men" to help any of Winchester's men that may have escaped.
Captain William Elliott and three interpreters, along with several volunteers and two US surgeons, John Todd and Gustave M Bower, stayed behind to care for and guard the wounded. When the Americans expressed concern that the two US doctors were not adequate medical support, they were told "The Indians are excellent doctors". As the wounded watched their comrades march away, Proctor proclaimed that he would return the following day with more sleighs to transport the wounded to Fort Malden.
As light broke, the Americans prepared for the arrival of the British with sleds in tow, also looking south in hopes of seeing a relief column of troops arriving from the Maumee Rapids. But instead Dr. Todd witnessed the three interpreters leaving the Frenchtown Settlement. Captain Elliott also disappeared during the night.
It was 10:00am on January 23rd when Todd was approached by approximately 200 Indians who had entered the town. One of whom confronted Todd and asked why the wounded had not been moved to Fort Malden. The doctor explained that the sleds would return today the Indian referred to the British as "damned rascals", and continued that the wounded would be killed.
Doctor Todd later recalled the Indians were seeking revenge for the lives lost from the previous day's fighting, rather than drunk, as some have claimed. The Indians then invaded buildings that housed the wounded and began stripping them of their belonging. Some of the wounded that could walk were taken captive. Those more seriously wounded were murdered. Once the Indians began to set the building on fire one could hear the cries from the wounded that could not escape the burning building, those that managed to crawl to safety were tomahawked at the door.
The brutal massacre continued on. It was mid afternoon before the Indians and captured Kentuckians left the Frenchtown Settlement for Fort Malden. Those that were unable to keep up (according to one survivor) were inhumanly butchered. Elias Darnell remember, "The road was for miles strewed with the mangled bodies". Estimates of the number of wounded who were actually murdered by the Indians on January 23rd range from half a dozen to 30 or 40.
This incident soon became know as "The River Raisin Massacre" and the rallying cry was "Remember the Raisin".
The defeat at Frenchtown forced Harrison to cancel his projected winter campaign to recapture Detroit. Harrison instead took a defensive stand in Ohio and built Fort Meigs at the Maumee Rapids, known today as Perrysburg.
Troops the morning of January 23rd 1813.
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* makeCurrent -> pimpl
=== Plasma::Delegate ===
=== Plasma::Delegate ===
Note: remaining public for now applet needs it for Applet::globalConfig()
Note: it's not really desktop specific, so will stay here
Terminology : layouts = Applets + containments organization
NOTE: remainSquare was totally unused after the woc migration, Qt::mantainAspectRatio seems to be enough now. The only thing that a forced square aspect ratio could be different from mantainAspectRatio would be if a resize(width,width) is put in Applet::flushPendingConstraintsEvents() but i think it would be bad because the user should still set it non square if he wants
<!> pluginInfo() should return a hand-made KPluginInfo if id->appletDescription isValid()
Note: being protected AppletScript can't change it anymore: AppletScript friend of Applet?
Note: It has been decided the above two functions will remain public because if an applet uses an external QWidget it will have to access the configuration of the applet
Note: check again corona for events like methods
==>Plasma::Containment::Private inherits Plasma::Applet::Private
Note: known*()->list*()
Note: containment wants to construct an Applet directly when creates the one with the failed to launch error message, but even if it's friend of applet it does that in the dptr, and this somewhere compiles somewhere not, generally not good.
->enum BackgroundHint {NoBackground=0, StandardBackground, ShadowedBackground} +QFlag
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The protected methods are needed only by subclasses to know where to paint so they are still needed
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Chris H needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 160 designs submitted by 48 freelance designers.
Datematcher is a Facebook application that helps a matchmaker to match two of his/her friends that he/she thinks can be a potential match.
Datematcher's focus is human matchmaking. The unique part of the concept compared to ordinary online dating services is that it takes its starting point from a matchmaker that sets up his/her friends for dates.
The logo should somehow emphasize the matchmaker or what a matchmaker does - makes people come together.
The application will be clean, fresh and professional. It is supposed to stand out from the cluttered and spammy look of many Facebook applications. The Logo and the icons are supposed to support this professional and clean feeling.
Facebook users primarily in Europe and the US, over 25 yrs since we think that younger people can find other ways for setting up matches.
Both logo and icons is likely one color or possibly two colors two create a clean feeling.
The logo should emphasize the matchmaker or matchmaking - bringing people together.
The logo should combine the professional look of Facebooks own apps and simplicity and clarity. A good exaple is FB Groups application:
The logo will be used in 128x128 on the applications page and on a web page for the application. The logo should also work well in 16x16 pixel size since that size is used for all notifications at Facebook. Logo should be vectorised.
Note that the name of the application will always be written in the default Facebook style, so the logo here is only the graphic icon itself, and should not include the name of the application.
The people that are being matched can send feedback to the matchmaker, and rate the match. The feedback scale is a four state scale which will be portrayed by words and icons together. The scale:
This match currently makes me:
- on fire
- curious
- sleepy
- sick
Icons can be made in the same manner as the logo but they do not need to be. Logos can also be a clear and fresh interpretation of smiley's, perhaps on different basic colors instead of the yellow base. Icons needs to work really well as 16x16 pixels.
Icons are delivered in color and light grey (which means not chosen).
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In well-tilled soil, it is an easy matter to clear the top 2" or 3" completely of stones. Once you have raked together a pile of stones, you can scoop them up in the basket-shaped head. No more stooping to pick them up or trying to rake them onto a spade. The rock rake picks them up for transfer to a wheelbarrow or bucket, or even for surreptitious dropping over a fence. It can also be used to catapult the stones some distance.
The whole tool is light (the head weighs only 3/4 lb) and has hardened steel tines that flex without deforming. 65" overall, with a 6" wide basket. In our tests, we found it to be an outstanding invention, removing all rocks from 3/4" to 4" in diameter, leaving a smooth stone-free soil. Also ideal for harvesting potatoes.
An excellent tool. Patented. Made in Canada.


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rwolo needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 129 designs submitted by 57 freelance designers.
Avro Circuits Techonology 2001 is manufacturer of bare printed circuit boards. Our "current" logo is more than 20 years old and needs to be freshened up. Our current logo can be seen at http://www.avro.ca.
Avro Circuits Technology
The winning design will be used for company letterhead, website, business cards, invoices etc... as well a placed on every circuit board we manufacture for our clients. We would like a clean professional looking logo that may or may not includes variations of our old logo. We're open to looking at both new designs/concepts as well as freshened up variations of the old one.
- Should have either: Avro Circuits Technology, Avro Circuits or Avro somewhere in the concept. Attempts using the same graphic with all 3 different names is needed (see below)
- Company colors are royal blue but, would consider seeing other shades of blue or other colors.
- The logo being printed on the circuit boards themselves is VERY small ... would have to be less than 0.150"X0.150" and still legible. Again variations of the graphic with the 3 different names would be good to see as probably the one graphic with "Avro" would be used on the boards themselves.
- The final logo would have to be able to be printed in 1 color (manufacturing reasons) so something that has gradients and fades would be hard to print on the boards.
- The rest of the uses for this logo are standard printing so colors and anything else goes.
Not sure what we don't want ... I know we want something professional and clean.
+++ I've added WU to options +++
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Five minutes to 8 Saturday morning, the runners were off. Within seconds came the first thunderclap and droplets of rain began to fall. At 8 a.m., the walkers began their march, followed by rain, which fell alternately in droves and light sprinkles.
Five minutes to 8 on Saturday morning, the runners were off. Within seconds came the first thunderclap and droplets of rain began to fall. At 8 a.m., the walkers began their march, followed by rain, which fell alternately in droves and light sprinkles.
But that didn't stop this year's March for Babies, which continues rain or shine unless local authorities deem the event unsafe.
"We keep going until they say we should cut it off," said Kyle Croft, March for Babies coordinator.
March of Dimes held its 23rd annual local March for Babies charity event Saturday — an event that has consistently raised more money per capita than any other city in the U.S.
Teams, formed by companies, schools and other organizations, as well as individuals descended upon Westwood Middle School for the event after spending the last two months collecting donations from friends, family and community members.
Unlike some similar events, walkers do not need to pay registration fees, have a specific goal or get pledges for walking, Croft said.
Since fundraising is driven by the participants, the charity doesn't require as much funding from sponsors.
"I'd say less than 20 percent of our money comes from actual sponsorships," Croft said.
Participants could walk or run the 8.5-mile course, which began on Northwest 16th Avenue at Westwood.
The course continued to Northwest 13th Street, and from there participants traveled on Glen Springs Road to Northwest 39th Avenue. Finally participants traveled onto Northwest 43rd Street to Northwest 16th Boulevard and back to the school. Along the way, 13 rest stops were available with donated soda, water and other drinks.
About halfway through the course, participants passed by Ambassador Aisle, which showcased posters made in support of a family member who experienced a birth defect or pre-term birth that were held by families who had children born healthy or who had complicated pregnancies, and Memory Mile, which featured signs with the names of babies who didn't survive a pre-term birth, Croft said.
Although many event-goers and some participants left early due to the rain — this year's event had only 4,000 participants compared with last year's 6,000 — Michael Rosato, who was the first runner to finish, was not fazed.
Rosato, who participated as part of a team with co-workers from RTI Biologics, ran the course in under 51 minutes and said he enjoyed the rain.
"The rain cooled me off, he said. "I guess rain always does when you run, especially at the pace or effort I'm going."
The march was followed by lunch, which was donated by various local restaurants and franchises.
An entertainment and awards show was scheduled to follow, but was canceled due to the rain. The awards ceremony will be held at the organization's thank you party on May 2.
Results, however, showed that one team took all five top spots for the top high school walkers: Chain Reaction, a youth leadership council that raises money and awareness for premature babies through the March of Dimes. In addition, UF&Shands took the company top-walker spot.
Gainesville's walk raised $740,000 last year, and this year organizers expect to raise at least $600,000, but because many of the participants will continue to collect donations throughout the next month, organizers could not yet determine the total amount collected, Croft said.
The March of Dimes is a nonprofit that works to improve the health of mothers and babies by working to prevent premature birth, birth defects and infant mortality, Croft said. When first founded by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, however, the organization worked to combat polio.
Beginning in the early to mid-2000s, the organization launched, under the umbrella of improving the health of babies, its prematurity campaign, which deals with reducing the rate of pre-term birth, Croft said. There are also other smaller campaigns such as the 39-week initiative, which attempts to ensure that, if controllable, babies are born full-term.
"Recent research has found that a lot of development happens within that last two weeks of gestation," Croft said. "So it's really important that every baby gets at least 39 weeks."
The March for Babies campaign, originally known as WalkAmerica, is the oldest charity walking event in the U.S., and is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. It is also the largest such event and has inspired many similar events since its inception.
"Our successes in general speak to (the ingenuity)," Croft said. "I think this is just one of many examples of areas where the March of Dimes has been kind of at the forefront of what it's doing."
March for Babies events are hosted in more than 900 communities nationwide, and Gainesville's event is one of the first to take place each year. Most of the other March for Babies events will take place between now and the few weeks following the organization's National Walk Day, which takes place April 27, said Croft.
Croft credits the organization's working relationships with local volunteers to the event's annual success. He also credits Gainesville's community and culture as major contributors to the continual success.
"I think it's definitely a very philanthropic community — especially with the university here — and very competitive as well," Croft said. "Competition is a huge component of, I think, why we raise so much money because our teams get extremely competitive with each other."


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Few Connecticut Republicans to be outraged
While Republican congressmen from New York and New Jersey were lashing out at fellow Republicans who blocked a long overdue vote on a $60 billion aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy, they were also revealing a serious Connecticut shortcoming.
The state's Republican Party is such a mess, we don't have one prominent Republican to lash out at fellow Republicans when the occasion demands it.
Sure, Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy was righteously indignant about the Congressional Republicans' hardhearted indifference but Republican Gov. Chris Christie would win the indignation competition hands down when he said, "There's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the House majority and their speaker."
Christie was joined by virtually every Republican member of Congress from New York and New Jersey in bitterly attacking the leadership of their own party:
"There was betrayal."
"I can't imagine that type of disregard, that type of cavalier attitude being shown to any other part of the country."
"Disappointing and disgusting."
"The conduct of the Republican leadership was disgraceful, it was indefensible and it was immoral."
There were, of course, similar comments from Connecticut's House delegation and the state's new senior senator with two years' seniority, Richard Blumenthal, but they came from Democrats.
The voices of the angry northeastern Republicans carried the day. They restored the three states to their rightful place in the Union, at least for now, by shaming their colleagues into approving a $9.7 billion down payment three days later.
As for the remnants of the Connecticut Republican Party, Chairman Jerry Labriola did speak out - for the other side:
"The $60 billion bill is full of wasteful pork spending and should be trimmed down to actual specific disaster aid. Republicans are just trying to be fiscally responsible," said the chairman, who apparently has never seen a party line he doesn't like.
It's true this bill, like most, was pork flavored and there were the usual examples of non-related items like $250 million for fisheries in Alaska, but Labriola's "wasteful pork" also included $3 billion for mitigation projects to protect against future storms, $207 million for a damaged VA hospital in Manhattan, $4 million for repairs to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, $41 million to repair eight military bases in the hurricane's path, including Guantanamo Bay, and $1.1 million to repair national cemeteries.
Republicans held up the bill because they wanted a matching amount in spending cuts, something not usually required in emergency bills that are routinely passed in a bipartisan vote within a week or two of a disaster.
But as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid noted, in explaining why the Katrina states quickly got $120 billion in aid and Sandy victims are still waiting, "Alabama has two Republican senators, Mississippi has two Republican senators, Texas has two Republican senators, Louisiana has one Republican senator."
The three northeastern states have no Republican senators and when Connecticut had the extraordinarily rare opportunity to elect one in two consecutive elections, the party of Labriola offered - ta da - Linda McMahon. Twice.
One New York congressman reminded everyone the three states send much more tax money to Washington than they get back and Rep. Peter King, (R) New York, took note of another source of Republican revenue when he told CNN that anyone in New York or New Jersey who contributes money to House Republicans in the future "should have their heads examined."
Of course, there's another fine source of Republican campaign funds slightly to the north of the Upper East Side of Manhattan that might need its heads examined too. Greenwich, New Canaan, Darien and Westport raised $1.2 million for the Obama campaign but nearly five times more, $5.4 million, for the forgotten but not gone Mitt Romney.
By coincidence, this year marks the 50th anniversary of Barry Goldwater's famous crack about the perfidy of the liberal East:
"Sometimes, I think this country would be better off if we could just cut off the eastern seaboard and let it float out to sea."
And I always thought he was kidding.
Dick Ahles is a retired journalist from Simsbury.
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|ISS006-E-18431 (19 January 2003) --- View of surface tension demonstration using water that is being held in place by a metal loop. Food coloring has been added to the water for demonstration purposes only. Astronaut Donald R. Pettit, Expedition Six NASA ISS science officer, photographed these demonstrations for educational purposes. The experiment took place in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).
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