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TheNational Interest is a U.S. foreign policy magazine. Founded in 1985 by Irving Kristol, the trailblazing neoconservative writer, the magazine has historically showcased both neoconservative and realist viewpoints on U.S. foreign policy, often fostering debates between the two perspectives. Although the magazine continues to publish authors from neoconservative, realist, and sometimes liberal or libertarian backgrounds, it has identified with a solidly realist editorial bent since its 2001 takeover by the Nixon Center, which rebranded itself in 2011 as the Center for the National Interest.
"Since its founding by the neoconservative thinker Irving Kristol," summarized David Kirkpatrick in the New York Times, "TheNational Interest has been a central forum for the most influential conservative foreign policy thinkers of all stripes to hash out their differences. It launched ideas that entered the public policy vernacular, like 'the end of history,' 'the West and the rest,' and 'geo-economics.'"[1]
A major theme in the National Interest's commentaries of recent years has been the alleged decline of U.S. power since the Iraq War and the global financial crisis, both of which eroded popular support in the United States for foreign interventions. "In a democracy, no president can sustain a costly and ambitious foreign policy without public support," wrote contributing editor Ian Bremmer in April 2014. "In America today, that support just isn't there." Bremmer wrote that the erosion of popular support at home and damaged U.S. relationships with allies—especially "second-tier" allies like Brazil, Turkey, and Germany—made the success of U.S. foreign policy more contingent on the whims of regional powers elsewhere. He added that the United States had contributed to its own weakness by alienating its allies with its controversial foreign and security policies. "The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Guantanamo, and drone strikes inside other countries have made it harder for foreign leaders to persuade voters they should still support U.S. policy," he wrote. "The U.S. National Security Agency has made matters worse."[2]
With growing support in the Republican Party for a more modest foreign policy of a kind championed by libertarian Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and other Republican critics of the neoconservative movement, the National Interest began focusing on efforts by hawkish commentators like William Kristol, Jennifer Rubin, and Bret Stephens to tarnish the Kentucky senator as an out-of-touch fringe figure. Although few of the magazine's writers endorsed Paul outright, most held out hope that he might steer the GOP back toward a more realist foreign policy. "While it's too much to dub [Paul] an isolationist—the boo word of American foreign-policy debates—he clearly is enunciating stands that are at variance with the Bush-Cheney legacy," wrote National Interest editor Jacob Heilbrunn. Heilbrunn likened Paul's critics to Cold War-era neoconservatives who "were all full of talk of confrontation and readiness to resort to nuclear war," and who "embraced the rollback doctine, which never really ended up rolling back anything." Heilbrunn held out that Paul "could seek to revive a different tradition, the realist one exemplified by Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and George H.W. Bush."[3] Pointing to public opposition to U.S. intervention in Ukraine and Syria—two high-profile issues where neoconservatives battered Paul for his anti-interventionist stance—another contributor added, "The claim that Paul is so wildly out of the mainstream is more often asserted than proved."[4]
Francis Fukuyama, an erstwhile supporter of the neocons and a longtime National Interest advisory board member, spurred a bruising debate at the magazine when he published a harsh critique of neoconservative support for the Iraq War in 2004. He reserved special criticism for Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer, a noted neoconservative and a fellow advisory board member, whose ideas Fukuyama argued had become "strangely disconnected from reality." After Krauthammer published a critique of Fukuyama's article in a following issue of the magazine, a long debate ensued in the letters section of the magazine about neoconservatism and the role of U.S. power.
Around the same time, the National Interest featured a commentary by Robert Ellsworth and Dimitri K. Simes—"Realism's Shining Morality"—that amounted to an indictment of neoconservatism and a call for a more realist foreign policy: "The second Bush administration will have to deal with two fundamental dilemmas," the authors wrote: "first, how to reconcile the war against terror with a commitment to make the world safe for democracy; and second, how to assure that unchallenged U.S. military supremacy is used to enhance America's ability to shape the world rather than provoke global opposition to the United States, making us more isolated and accordingly less secure."[5]
The debate eventually led to the departure of 10 of the magazine's 14 advisory board members—including such notable hawks as Midge Decter and Samuel P. Huntington—who complained about the increasingly realist bent of the publication under the Nixon Center. Oddly enough, the defectors were led by Fukuyama, who wrote in a letter signed by all 10 departing members, "What we liked about the old National Interest was the variety of viewpoints that it published. We do not have confidence that this kind of editorial policy can long be retained by a magazine with a mandate to represent the interests of the Nixon Center." Despite his own recent broadside against the neoconservatives, Fukuyama told the New York Times, "In the wake of Iraq, I think there is going to be this fight over what a certain conservative foreign policy is, and I personally don't want to see the realists walking about with a lot of moral authority at this point."[6]
Along with former National Interest advisers Zbigniew Brzezinski, Eliot Cohen, and Josef Joffe, Fukuyama subsequently launched the American Interest to compete with his former journal. Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank described the spat as "a classic Washington brawl about ego and influence" that nonetheless exposed a growing rift between the Republican Party's realist and neoconservative factions in the Bush administration. "President Ronald Reagan kept a relative truce between the two factions, as did Irving Kristol's National Interest among intellectuals," Milbank wrote. "But during this presidency, both cease-fires have ended."[7]
Although the National Interest's editorial bent is avowedly realist, the magazine continues to publish a variety of perspectives on foreign policy. Its leadership, while Republican-leaning, contains hints of ideological diversity as well. Its publisher and CEO is Dimitri K. Simes, a former Nixon adviser who was appointed by the former president to head the Nixon Center when it was founded in 1994. Its advisory board, which was headed by former Secretary of Defense and CIA director James R. Schlesinger until his death in 2014, includes a few notable foreign policy hawks—including Conrad Black, Zalmay Khalilzad, Ruth Wedgwood, and Dov Zakheim—as well as Republican internationalists like Brent Snowcroft and Leslie Gelb. But it also includes liberal internationalist Gary Hart and noted "Israel lobby" critic John Mearsheimer, along with Russian scholar Alexey Pushkov, Moroccan publisher Ahmed Charai, and a handful of others. Henry Kissinger, a hard-nosed realist responsible for many of the Nixon administration's most controversial foreign policies, is the magazine's honorary chairman.[8]
According to its website, the Center for the National Interest is "supported by foundation, corporate, and individual donors as well as by an endowment."[9] It reported a little over $1 million in receipts in 2012, compared to over $8.7 million in 2011 and $1.6 million in 2010.[10]
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[1] David Kirkpatrick, "Battle Splits Conservative Magazine," New York Times, March 13, 2005, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/weekinreview/13kirk.html.
[2] Ian Bremmer, "The Tragic Decline of American Foreign Policy," National Interest, April 16, 2014, http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-tragic-decline-american-foreign-policy-10256.
[3] Jacob Heilbrunn, "The Rand Paul Threat," National Interest, April 16, 2014, http://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/the-rand-paul-threat-10273.
[4] W. James Antle III, "GOP Hawks Gear Up for War on Rand Paul," National Interest, April 17, 2014, http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/gop-hawks-gear-war-rand-paul-10265.
[5] Robert F. Ellsworth and Dimitri K. Simes, "Realism's Shining Morality," The National Interest, December 1, 2004, http://nationalinterest.org/article/realisms-shining-morality-1213.
[6] David Kirkpatrick, "Battle Splits Conservative Magazine," New York Times, March 13, 2005, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/weekinreview/13kirk.html.
[7] Dana Milbank, "No Lack of Interest in GOP Foreign Policy," Washington Post, May 7, 2005, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/06/AR2005050601448.html.
[8] National Interest, "Masthead," http://nationalinterest.org/masthead.
[9] Center for the National Interest, "About," http://www.cftni.org/indexcc42.html?action=showpage&page=about.
[10] Guidestar.org, "Nonprofit Report for the Center for the National Interest," http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/26-2117013/center-national-interest.aspx.

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Another Castle - Professionals talk game design.
Game Developers Radio - Great guests, a different game or development platform discussed each week.
Brainy Gamer - Game design from designer, journalist, academic and player perspectives.
DigiPen - Professionals and educators talk games.
IndieGamePod Interviews with developers about their games.
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Game Audio Podcast: Self-explanatory. Found it while searching for a talk on footsteps in games.
The Debug Log Professionals talks game dev; Relevant guests is invited, and relevant approaches and software is discussed.
Doom Ninja Podcast: Indie studio Doombrowski talks games and development. Also includes video game live streaming perspective from co-host.
There is Industry Broadcast which describes itself as "Bringing the Collective Insight of the Gaming Industry to your ears".
Basically it features audio versions of existing online articles ... if you prefer to listen rather than read or you have time to kill on your commute then they may be of some use!
Irrational Behavior - Developers at Irrational Games discussing various aspects of development.
Infinite Ammo Podcast: Interviews with indie game developers.
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Another Castle is a game design podcast that focuses on the game development scene in the New York area. Sometime the audio isn't that good (they record a lot in restaurants) but the interviewees are always interesting.
I've listened to some of the GameDevRadio ones, there are not a lot and they come rarely but they are often fun to check out.
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Flammable Penguins - New casual podcast with me and my co-workers from Mere-Mortals. Feedback always appreciated.
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Hey guys I am the creator of "The Game Developer's Radio" want to say thanks for linking to my show! It's been on a bit of a Hiatus for a while, but I finally released a new episode :-D And will be releasing plenty more, very soon!
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I find the Giant Bombcast pretty entertaining, even if it's not so much game-development as it is just gaming
Great lists here.. Glad to see www.industrybroadcast.com plugged. Back recording articles again after a nice almost year long hiatus. The podcast is certainly a bit more dry and serious as the topics covered can get insanely indepth, theoretical and technical.
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There's no system to allow shoestring operators to simply take part in the market. I propose licensing follow the precedents set be the food industry. The priorities should be about good sanitation, proper disposal of waste and other environmental concerns in concert with local requirements. Not some made up number for case production and the requirement for tracts of land that may be the most expensive agricultural land in Canada if not all of North America.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Officials in Orlando approved an expansion of the city's popular backyard chicken program, allowing four chickens per family and 50 more families to receive permits.
The "Urban Chicken Pilot Program" was created in May 2012. Currently, 25 families have permits to own chickens in Orlando. The number has been increased to 75 permits.
City leaders also increased the number of chickens allowed per household from three to four. Families who currently own a permit will be allowed to own an additional chicken. Roosters are not permitted with the program.
New permits will cost $50.
The city council also added District 6 to the approved districts for the program. The original program included Districts 3, 4 and 5. Maitland and Winter Park are looking into a similar program.
More than 300 cities allow urban chicken farming in the United States. City Commissioner Patty Sheehan spearheaded the year-old program and says the popularity of chicken farming is part of a bigger movement. She said she keeps three hens and plans to add a fourth.
"And you know, they care about where they get their food from, and it's an extension of that," Sheehan said. "It's great. I have fresh eggs every morning. I treat them as pets, my only problem is my dog had an adjustment with this."
Employees at Palmer's Feed Store say a baby hen costs around $3 and a chicken coop costs about $100 to $200.
Meanwhile, the city continues to draft a new ordinance governing vegetable gardens in neighborhood yards.
Code enforcement officers threatened to fine Jason and Jennifer Helvenson, of College Park, for their garden. City officials later decided the rules governing gardens were too vague and new guidelines needed to be established.
The Helvenstons told Local 6 they're glad the city is willing to allow front-yard gardens, but they're concerned officials might impose too many restrictions, possibly limiting the garden to a quarter of the front yard, requiring a fence and outlawing taller crops.
The couple said they believe edible plants should be treated no differently than decorative landscaping.
"If you tell us we can't grow something over four or five feet, we're going to tell you no other plant can grow over four or five feet," Helvenston said.
It's not clear how long it will take for the proposed garden ordinance to be drawn up or the restrictions it will include. Before commissioners vote on it, the public will have an opportunity to comment.
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June 9, 2011
Serving students: Derek Jackson named director of housing and dining services
After a national search, Kansas State University has selected Derek Jackson to lead the unit that houses and feeds more than 5,000 students living on campus.
Jackson has been named director of housing and dining services. He currently serves the unit as associate director for administrative services and residence life. He will begin his new duties July 1.
"I am excited about the opportunity to serve our K-State students and staff as the director of housing and dining services," Jackson said. "The department is of the highest caliber because of the commitment that our staff have in doing their work better every day. I look forward to the future as we continue to improve the housing and dining experience for our students, campus and community."
Jackson succeeds Chuck Werring, who is retiring.
"I want to personally thank our retiring director, Dr. Werring, for the opportunities that he provided me to grow into this position and for his leadership of our department for the past 20 years," Jackson said. "As he retires he is leaving a legacy of care for the students and staff that I will gladly continue. He is a visionary who has helped shape our department, campus and the campus housing profession. It is my honor to follow in his footsteps."
Jackson first came to K-State in 1989 as a hall director for Putnam and Haymaker halls. He returned in 1997 as assistant director for residence life. Jackson also has experiences in housing and dining at Emporia State University and the University of Georgia, where he directed buildings that housed athletes, games officials, security personnel and distinguished guests of the 1996 Summer Olympics.
"After considering candidates from across the nation, we found the best director for housing and dining services right here at K-State," said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life. "Under Derek's leadership, our students will continue to get an on-campus living experience that is second to none."
Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in social science from Emporia State and a master's degree from K-State in student counseling and personnel services. He is finishing his doctorate at K-State in student affairs in higher education.


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At least two tornadoes struck central Indiana on Wednesday, demolishing a Starbucks coffee shop and downing trees, authorities said.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning saying a "confirmed large and destructive tornado was about 10 miles east of Kokomo," or about 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
Meteorologist Dave Tucek said a tornado moved across the city Wednesday afternoon. He added there were reports of damage but he had no specifics.
According to NBC station WTHR, the twister was so forceful it flattened a Starbucks at Markland Mall.
"We're relieved to report that all employees and customers in the store are safe," said Starbucks spokesman Reggie Borges, adding that no injuries had been reported. "Our heartfelt concern goes out to those affected by this," he said.
Governor of Indiana Mike Pence, who is also Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's running mate, told reporters on his campaign charter plane that he was not aware of any deaths or serious injuries. The plane is headed back to Indianapolis.
"I'll be traveling on the emergency operations center for a full briefing, and we'll have more information for you at that time," Pence said. "The storm system has not left the state of Indiana yet, so this is a real-time event we¹re monitoring very closely"
Pence praised first responders in Indiana before stating his intentions to stay in the state while the damage is assessed.
"As governor of Indiana, I have no higher priority than the safety of the people of our state," he said. "And so we're headed home, and we're going to be home so long as it takes for us to make sure these communities have the resources and the support they need to put themselves back together after these very violent storms."
WTHR showed images of downed trees and the damaged Starbucks in the area. A Starbucks worker told the station that everyone made it out of the Starbucks unharmed.
Brad Herold of the National Weather Service said funnel clouds had been reported earlier in the day.
"Media is reporting some damage to Starbucks," Herold said. "I believe that's been completely destroyed, looks like it's been flattened like a pancake."
Brandon Mobley was at a nearby Chili's restaurant when the tornado touched down.
"It was hellish, it was scary, a lot worse than I thought it would be," he said.
Howard County Sheriff's Department dispatcher Aaron Dunkle said that based on calls from residents there were "numerous reports of injuries and homes damaged."
The National Weather Service said it had not received any immediate reports of injuries.
The weather service also said Indiana State Police observed a tornado northwest of the Montgomery County town of New Ross, or about 35 miles northwest of Indianapolis, and moving east.
According to WTHR, there are reports of a tornado near New Ross in Montgomery County.
Tornado warnings were in effect for the area starting at 3 p.m. and will continue until 3:30 p.m., according to WTHR.


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Helping someone with cancer
There are many ways you can help someone with cancer (or someone who is caring for someone with cancer). The first thing you need to know is that every person's cancer experience is unique. Try not to assume that the person you know will feel or act a certain way.
When someone is first diagnosed, many people offer their care and support. This help often goes away over time, even though it's needed just as much as it was in the early days. Cancer treatment and recovery can take many months, so do your best to support the person you know throughout the entire cancer journey.
Visiting someone who has cancer
Having visitors can boost the spirits of someone with cancer. Your visit also gives caregivers a break so they can relax or get something done. It's quite common to feel uneasy or uncomfortable around people with cancer, especially if they look or seem different. You may also feel sorry for your friend or guilty for being healthy yourself. For your friend's sake, try to get through any discomfort you have. Remind yourself that cancer isn't contagious, so don't avoid a friend at a time when you're needed the most.
Tips for visiting someone with cancer
Call before you visit to make sure visitors are welcome. If you can't visit that day, don't be afraid to suggest that you visit at another time. Don't be offended if your friend is feeling too tired, cranky or ill for visitors.
Be flexible, even if plans have been made. You may have to reschedule if your friend doesn't feel like having visitors on the day that was chosen. Be sensitive to the needs and moods of your friend.
Don't make plans to visit if you're going to be distracted or rushed. Turn off your cellphone or mobile device during the visit and give your friend your undivided attention.
Don't be afraid to touch your friend. A simple squeeze of the hand, a pat on the arm or a hug can say much more than words.
Avoid wearing any scent (body lotion, perfume, aftershave and so on). Sometimes people are very sensitive to scent when they're having chemotherapy.
Don't feel that you always have to talk. It's okay to sit silently together. Your company is what matters.
If neither of you wants to talk, you can still be supportive by doing something together. Suggest that you continue a routine or tradition you share with your friend (with some changes, if needed). For example, go for a walk, watch TV or a movie, listen to music or do a shared hobby. (Keep in mind that cancer or treatment may limit what your friend can do, at least for a while.)
Don't stay too long. You don't want to tire your friend out.
Giving gifts
Some people like to give or send gifts, but don't feel that you have to. If you do want to give a gift, think about what might make your friend feel good or help with something practical. Don't forget to consider whether the demands of cancer and its treatment have affected your friend's time, energy, concentration and ability to get around. Caregivers may also appreciate gifts and cards with words of support.
Here are a few gift ideas:
- magazines or books
- music
- DVDs
- puzzle books
- note cards or a journal
- gift certificates for a housecleaning service
- gift certificates for spa services
- pyjamas or a robe
Talking to someone with cancer
Many people are afraid of saying the wrong thing to someone with cancer. You'll do just fine if you use your own words to show interest and concern, express encouragement or offer support.
You might say:
I'm not sure what to say, but I want you to know that I care about you.
I'm sorry that you're going through this.
If you ever feel like talking, I'm here to listen.
What are you feeling? (This may help someone start talking more than asking, How are you feeling?)
I'm thinking of you.
You're in my prayers.
Don't say:
I know how you feel. (If you haven't had the same experience with cancer, then you don't.)
I don't know how you manage.
Don't worry.
I'm sure you'll be fine.
Tell me what I can do to help. (Instead, be specific about what you can do.)
How much time do the doctors give you?
I know someone who had the same thing and it was really horrible.
I feel so bad about this. It's making me cry all the time. (This isn't about you.)
How to be a good listener
Being a good listener means trying to be aware of someone's thoughts and feelings as much as you can. These tips should help.
Get the basics right
Try to keep the setting as private as possible. Do your best to look comfortable and relaxed, even if you're nervous.
Keep a comfortable amount of space between you and your friend. Too much distance can make things feel formal and too little can feel cramped. Try to make sure there are no physical obstacles between you. If your friend is in hospital and there's a table in the way, it's okay to say something like, "It's not very easy to talk across this table. Can I move it for our visit?"
Let the person with cancer be the leader. If they want to talk, listen. Don't be offended if they don't want to talk.
Try to keep eye contact, but don't maintain it for so long that it feels like staring. Be aware of how the other person feels (there may be different cultural approaches to eye contact).
Help, don't hinder, the conversation
Don't interrupt. Wait for your friend to stop speaking before you start, and give your full attention to what your friend is saying. Try not to jump ahead in your thoughts to how you're going to reply or what you'll say next.
Encourage the person with cancer to talk freely. It can help to nod and say things like, "Yes, I see" or "And then what happened?" You can also try repeating a few words from their last sentence – this will help them feel that they are being heard.
It can really help to just listen while your friend talks about what they want to talk about, even if it's distressing for you. If you find the topic too hard, you can say so and offer to try to talk about it later. Don't simply change the subject without acknowledging the fact that what your friend is talking about is important to you both.
Admit that you don't know what to say or that you find things difficult to talk about. Getting this out in the open can actually help the conversation because it reduces feelings of awkwardness.
Avoid giving advice unless you're sure you've been asked for it. Don't give it too early in the conversation because it will stop a 2-way discussion. Do not give medical advice or talk about someone else's cancer experience.
Respond to humour if your friend uses it. While cancer may not be funny, humour is a very helpful way of coping with major threats and fears. It can help with intense feelings and often helps get things in perspective. So if your friend wants to use humour, go along with it.
Use silence and touch
Don't feel that you have to say something all the time. Silence can help people pull their thoughts together. Wait with your friend for a moment and then ask what they were thinking about. Don't rush it, even if the silence seems to last a long time.
Hold your friend's hand or touch them if it feels right to do so while you're waiting. If they pull away, simply draw back and give them some space.
Allow your friend to be upset
It's important to allow people to say that they feel sad or upset. Try to be willing to talk about tough topics like the chance of the cancer being cured or making a will. It can be tempting to try to cheer them up by saying things like, "Of course you'll be fine, just try to be positive," but this will actually stop someone from talking about how they really feel. It's better to let them speak freely and acknowledge their emotions.
If your friend cries, don't try to stop them. Reassure them that it's okay to cry. As upsetting as it is for you to watch, tears are a natural response to distress and may be a very important release for your friend.
Helping in practical ways
Practical help with everyday tasks can really help people with cancer and their caregivers. While you're doing the day-to-day work, they can focus on treatment and getting much-needed rest. Instead of saying, "Just call if you need anything," be creative. Find something you can do and suggest that you do it for them.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Drive your friend to and from medical appointments.
- Shop for groceries or offer to get prescriptions.
- Offer to do household chores, such as getting the mail, walking the dog, doing laundry, cleaning, cutting the grass, watering plants, shovelling snow or taking out the garbage.
- Prepare meals that the family can easily freeze and reheat. (Check first to see if cancer treatment has affected what your friend can eat, as well as the family's likes and dislikes.)
- Help look after children. Take them to and from school and evening activities, or arrange play dates.
- Offer to be a "point person" to organize schedules for meals, rides, chores or visitors. Sometimes just organizing many offers of help can seem overwhelming.
Helping a co-worker with cancer
Relationships between people in the workplace can vary a lot. This can make it especially hard to know how to act or what to say when a co-worker has cancer. Some people may not want to talk about having cancer while at work.They may prefer to focus on their job tasks, rather than on cancer. The following information can help with some work-related issues, whether you don't know the person very well or you have worked together for many years and become good friends.
The importance of work
Many people with cancer find it very important to continue working as much as possible. While financial and insurance issues may affect their decision to work during treatment, going to work can be a source of stability because it's their usual routine and it's familiar. This can help when they are feeling out of control in other ways. Work can boost feelings of self-worth and help people focus on what they can do rather than on their illness.
Work also provides contact with other people. Cancer can be isolating, and being around people can be a great comfort to someone during their cancer journey.
Privacy and confidentiality
It's important to respect a co-worker's personal information and choice to share a diagnosis of cancer or any other health concern.
If a co-worker tells you that they have cancer, don't tell anyone else unless your co-worker says this is okay. Let them be the one to tell others. If someone else at work asks you about it, you can say something like, "It's not my place to discuss this, but I'm sure Ann will appreciate your concern. I'll let her know you asked about her."
It might feel awkward if you hear through the office grapevine that a co-worker has cancer. You could ask the person who told you if the information is public. If it's not, it's probably best not to say anything to the person with cancer. But if it's public information, don't ignore it. You might say to your co-worker, in a caring way, "I heard about your health concerns and I'm thinking about you."
If you supervise someone with cancer
Employers have to make every effort to accommodate employees during their cancer journey. An employee's illness can affect certain tasks and may mean that other employees need to share or increase their workload. This can lead to confusion, gossip or resentment in the workplace.
As a supervisor or manager, don't assume that what an employee tells you is to be shared widely. Find out how much an employee with cancer would like to share or not share with co-workers. At the very least, co-workers may need to know that someone will be away from work or their work duties are being adjusted for health reasons. While it's very important to respect the wishes of an employee with cancer, it's also important to encourage open lines of communication between you and your other employees in terms of how any work issues will be managed. Encourage everyone to discuss their feelings and ideas about sharing the extra work. Talk about any other work issues related to the illness or absence of a co-worker.
If your place of work has a nurse, doctor or employee and family assistance program, you can make sure your employee knows about these sources of support.
Great progress has been made
Some cancers, such as thyroid and testicular, have survival rates of over 90%. Other cancers, such as pancreatic, brain and esophageal, continue to have very low survival rates.


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Job Title: Seamstress/Tailor
Department: Warehouse
Reports To: Uniform Supervisor
Operates an industrial sewing machine to perform maintenance and alterations of casino uniforms.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; minimum of five years
alterations/tailoring experience required.
Language Skills
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for prolonged periods of time; walk; sit; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25
pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to
high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.


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Sweetheart Seamstress Stationery
Check out a feature from our own product line... The Studio On Fire Deskline contains uniquely formatted and detailed paper goods. Sweetheart Seamstress stationery elements include stitched journals, letter writing sets, punch-out calling card and tag sets, self mailing notes with pinhole perforated labels and mini folders.
Look for these details: custom scalloped edge envelopes, fill-in-your-name calling cards, mini book marks, perforated label sheets with dry gum backing.
Our vision for a product line was to create finished pieces that captures some of the random qualities that happen in test prints and makeready. We worked with Kelly English and Kindra Murphy on three different product themes. On this theme, Kelly used vintage sewing pattern inspired elements to create layers of texture and pattern. The detail is almost to cute to stand. And of course all of it is letterpress printed. They can be purchased on our website.


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Scholarships in Action
Student uses travel grant funded by an IC parent to study a nearly extinct culture. by Greg Ryan '08
The Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete once featured a flourishing Jewish culture. Today that culture is almost extinguished, as nearly the entire Jewish population of the islands perished or was dislocated during the Holocaust.
Last summer, a student grant allowed one Ithaca College student to help keep that culture alive. Adina Mindick '08, the first-ever recipient of the Golberstein Jewish Studies Travel-Study Grant, spent two months on the islands, photographing their remaining Jewish sites and working and studying in the new Rhodes Jewish Museum and the Etz Hayyim Synagogue in Crete. Her experiences on the islands were eye-opening, she says: "The Jewish culture in Greece is really different from Eastern European Jewish culture."
Leah Golberstein, parent of Raphael Golberstein '06, created the travel-study grant in 2006 for students minoring in Jewish studies and interested in learning more about the Jewish diaspora. In February, Golberstein flew in from Minnesota to attend Mindick's public presentation about her research on the unique history and challenges of Greek Jews.
Golberstein hopes many students take advantage of the annual grant.


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Bank settlements for credit crisis top $60B
The nation's biggest banks, ranked by assets, agreed to pay more than $60 billion in settlements related to the national credit crisis and mortgage-related cases during the last three years, a new survey shows.
Bank of America led the way, with more than $40 billion in settlements announced so far, according to the review of regulatory filings by SNL Financial, a research firm that tracks the financial services industry.
The Charlotte-based banking giant in 2012 announced a nearly $10.4 billion payment to Fannie Mae to settle mortgage repurchase claims on loans it originated and sold to the mortgage finance firm through 2008. Bank of America also announced a $2.4 billion settlement last year in an investor class-action lawsuit over its 2008 purchase of failing brokerage Merrill Lynch. Some settlements were tied to actions by mortgage lender Countrywide Financial, which the bank acquired in 2008.
More recently, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York made public a $62 million mortgage securities settlement involving Bank of America.
Other major bank settlements in the SNL Financial survey included:
• JPMorgan Chase agreed to a $1.95 billion national settlement with the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency over mortgage loan and foreclosure abuses. The bank also negotiated a $297 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over investigations into delinquency disclosures by some of its subsidiaries.
• Wells Fargo announced more than $8 billion in settlements, among them an agreement to pay $750 million in cash and $1.2 billion in mortgage foreclosure prevention in the national settlement with the Fed and Comptroller of the Currency over mortgage loan and foreclosure abuses.
• Citigroup agreed to more than $3.5 billion in settlements, including $305 million in cash and $500 million in foreclosure prevention in the national mortgage loan and foreclosure case with the Fed and Comptroller. The New York-based banking giant also reached $590 million in settlements of cases in which investors accused Citigroup of misrepresenting its exposure to impaired collateralized debt obligations (CDOs).
• Goldman Sachs reached a $330 million cash and foreclosure prevention settlement with the Fed and Comptroller in the national case of mortgage loan and foreclosure abuses.
• Morgan Stanley settled its role in the Fed-Comptroller case for $227 million. Morgan Stanley also agreed to a separate $102.7 million settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General's office to end an investigation of the bank's handling of subprime mortgages.
• MetLife, which early this year gave up its bank holding company status, reached a $3.2 million settlement with the Fed last year for oversight deficiencies in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing.
The big banks have also rung up hefty bills for legal fees and expenses related to the litigation, the SNL Financial survey shows. For instance, Bank of America reported paying $1.43 billion in legal expenses in 2012.


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WASHINGTON - A hearing to help determine whether three U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen will face a court-martial could be nearing its end in the case of an academy senior who allegedly was sexually assaulted at an off-campus party in 2012.
Navy investigators were set to testify Tuesday, a week after the hearing opened, and defense attorneys then hope to wrap up later in the day after commenting on the evidence.
The hearing involving three former Navy football players began last Tuesday. The alleged victim has testified she was drinking heavily at an April 2012 party in Annapolis, Md., and has no direct memory of the alleged incidents.
After the hearing, the presiding investigative officer will review evidence and make a recommendation to the academy's superintendent. Such reviews generally take days or weeks to complete.
On Monday, lawyers questioned students at the academy who attended a toga party last year about how intoxicated a female midshipman appeared at the off-campus house, where she allegedly was assaulted by three students on the Navy football team.
The woman has said she has no memory of having sex with the midshipmen, but became concerned after hearing gossip shortly after the party that she had had sex with multiple people.
During the hearing, attorneys have tried to establish just how intoxicated the woman was at the alcohol-fueled party. On Monday, they focused on the recollections of midshipmen who saw her there at the crowded house.
Midshipman Christa Kamon testifed the woman was slurring her words and falling down while dancing.
"She was obviously drunk," Kamon testified.
Defense attorneys questioned her recollection, saying she had not mentioned that the woman had been slurring her speech when Kamon talked to investigators in August 2012.
Attorneys also called Midshipman Kenyon Williams to the stand. Williams described himself as a close friend of the alleged victim who had been with her when she drank rum before going to the party.
Andrew Weinstein, an attorney for Midshipman Tre'vas Bush who is charged with aggravated sexual assault, asked Williams if his friend appeared intoxicated or slurred her speech. Williams responded no to both questions. He also testified he would have urged her to stop drinking at the party if he had believed she had had too much.
Weinstein also focused on a comment Williams made to Navy investigators - that the woman had told him a short time after the party that people would be gossiping about her and that what she had done the night before she had wanted to do.
Williams testified he could not remember exactly what he had told investigators, but he did not deny he made the statement.
Midshipman Mitchell Kempisty, who attended the party, said the woman seemed to be in control of her actions at the party.
Weinstein also called Midshipman Candice Tisdale to the stand. Tisdale, who described herself as a close friend of the woman, said she sat down with her after rumors spread around campus to make a list of whom she may have had sex with at the party.
Tisdale, a senior, testified that she strongly remembered the woman telling her that she thought she had had consensual sex with Bush early on while at the party before she had become more intoxicated. The woman has said she had a previous sexual relationship with Bush.
Midshipman Josh Tate also has been charged with aggravated sexual assault in the case. Midshipman Eric Graham has been charged with abusive sexual contact.
The Article 32 hearing at the Washington Navy Yard began last Tuesday. The hearing spanned the holiday weekend as an agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service testified until late Sunday night. He described the investigation as one of the biggest he has experienced as a special agent.
Special Agent Jesus Torres testified that more than 100 interviews were conducted, with 20 to 30 midshipmen interviewed at least twice.
The case has drawn attention as the White House, Congress and the Pentagon have been focusing on the issue of sexual assault after a string of cases in the military this year. And President Barack Obama highlighted the importance of the issue at the Naval Academy's graduation ceremony in May.


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Title IV--21st Century Schools
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (IV-A)
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act supports programs to prevent violence in and around schools; prevent the illegal use of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco by young people; and foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that supports academic achievement. Without a safe and orderly learning environment, teachers cannot teach and students cannot learn. Students and school personnel need a secure environment, free from the dangers and distractions of violence, drug use, and lack of discipline, in order to ensure that all children achieve to their full potential.
In 1999, students ages 12 through 18 were victims of about 2.5 million crimes at school, including about 186,000 serious violent crimes (including rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault). Student safety is of concern outside of school as well: In 1999, students were more than twice as likely to be victims of serious violent crime away from school as at school.
The crime rate at schools has declined over the last few years. Between 1995 and 1999, the percentage of students who reported being victims of crime at school decreased from 10 to 8 percent. However, the prevalence rates of some types of crimes at school have not changed. For example, between 1993 and 1999, the percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property in the past 12 months remained constant, at about 7 to 8 percent.
As the rate of victimization in schools has declined or remained constant, students also seem to feel more secure than just a few years ago. The percentage of students ages 12 through 18 who reported avoiding one or more places at school for their own safety decreased between 1995 and 1999, from 9 to 5 percent. Furthermore, the percentage of students who reported that street gangs were present at their schools decreased from 1995 to 1999.
However, not all indicators have improved. For example, in 1999, about one-third of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that someone had offered, sold, or given them an illegal drug on school property, an increase from about one-quarter in 1993. Thus, the data on school crime and safety present a mixed picture. While overall school crime rates have declined, violence, gangs, and drugs are still present, indicating that more work needs to be done.
WHAT'S NEW--The No Child Left Behind Act
Focuses on What Works
- Specifies principles of effectiveness. In order to ensure that the program supports high-quality, effective activities, the Principles of Effectiveness require that grantees conduct a needs assessment, use research-based activities, and establish performance measures.
Improves Information and Reporting
- Establishes information and reporting systems. Each state is required to establish a uniform management and reporting system to collect information on school safety and drug use among young people. This information will be publicly reported so that citizens have the information they need to ensure that their local schools are free from violence and drug use, and, in cases where schools fall short, to encourage improvement and track progress over time.
How It Works
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools (SDFS) program has two main components, the state grant program and national programs. The state grant component is a formula grant program, with funding provided to the state education agency (SEA) (at least 80 percent) and the office of the governor (up to 20 percent). SEA funds flow to districts by formula, and districts may use this funding for a wide range of drug- and violence-prevention activities and strategies.Up to 5 percent of SEA funds may be used for state-level activities, including technical assistance and training, evaluation, and program improvement services for districts and community groups. Governors' funds are awarded through grants and contracts to districts and community groups for services to youths with special needs, such as dropouts and students who are suspended or expelled, homeless, pregnant or parenting.
The national programs component provides discretionary funding for demonstration projects, special initiatives, technical assistance to states and districts, evaluation, and other efforts to improve drug and violence prevention. The law establishes a number of initiatives under SDFS national programs with specific provisions about who may apply and how funds may be used.
Key Requirements
States must develop a coordinated, comprehensive plan for how the SEA and governor's office will use SDFS funds. They must conduct a needs assessment (including collecting data on the incidence and prevalence of youth drug use and violence and the prevalence of related risk and protective factors) and develop state performance measures for SDFS-funded prevention activities. States must also:
- Ensure that governor's office activities will not duplicate SEA and district prevention efforts;
- Cooperate with the U.S. Department of Education's SDFS evaluation and data collection activities;
- Use program funds to supplement, not supplant, other prevention funding; and
- Develop their plans for the use of program funds in consultation with appropriate state officials and representatives of parents, students, and community-based organizations and make them available for public review.
How It Achieves Quality
Principles of Effectiveness apply to state grant program activities, including formula grant programs in districts, activities supported by grants and contracts made by the governor's office, and state-level activities undertaken by the SEA. The Principles of Effectiveness require that grantees:
- Base their programs on research-based prevention activities;
- Select activities that respond to local needs-as determined by objective data;
- Establish a set of performance measures for their programs aimed at ensuring a safe, orderly, and drug free learning environment;
- Involve parents in their programs; and
- Evaluate their programs.
How Performance Is Measured
States and districts are required to establish performance measures for their activities under the state grant program. State performance measures must:
- Be focused on student behavior and attitudes;
- Be derived from the needs assessment described in the state's application;
- Be developed in consultation with state and local officials; and
- Consist of performance indicators for drug- and violence-prevention programs and activities and levels of performance for each indicator.
In addition, each state is required to establish a uniform management and reporting system for collecting information on school safety and youth drug use. States are required to include incident reports by school officials and anonymous student and teacher surveys in the data they collect.
Under the state grant program, states must report to the U.S. Department of Education every two years on:
- Implementation and outcomes of SDFS programs-including an assessment of effectiveness;
- Progress toward attaining state performance measures for drug and violence prevention;
- Efforts to include parents in drug- and violence-prevention activities; and
- Data on the incidence and prevalence, age of onset, perception of health risk, and perception of social disapproval of illegal drug use and violence by youths in schools and communities.
The U.S. Department of Education is required to conduct an evaluation of the impact of SDFS-funded and other drug- and violence-prevention programs. This should focus on whether district and community programs comply with the Principles of Effectiveness. The report should ask whether or not the programs have appreciably reduced the level of youth illegal drug, alcohol, and tobacco use. Programs must also reduce school violence, and the illegal presence of weapons in schools. The evaluation should note if schools have conducted effective parent involvement and training programs. The National Center for Education Statistics is required to collect data on the incidence and prevalence of illegal drug use and violence in schools.
Key Activities For The State Education Agencies
State education agencies must:
- Develop their application with the governor's office and parents and community members.
- Conduct a needs assessment and establish and track progress on program performance measures.
- Develop uniform management and reporting systems for information on school safety and youth drug use.
- Conduct evaluations and collect information from districts and other grantees to provide information for reports.
National Programs Initiatives
A number of discretionary initiatives, many of which are new or revised, compose the national programs initiatives.
- Hate Crime Prevention. This authorization is for grants to districts and community organizations to assist localities most directly affected by hate crimes in activities such as developing education and training programs to prevent hate-motivated crimes and conflicts and improve the conflict-resolution skills of students and school staff. Congress has not appropriated funds for this program.
- National Coordinator Program. Grants are available to districts for hiring and training drug-prevention and school-safety coordinators in schools with significant drug and safety problems. This program was formerly restricted to middle schools but now has been expanded to include all elementary and secondary school levels.
- Community Service Grant Program. Formula grants are available to states to carry out programs under which students expelled or suspended from school are required to perform community service.
- School Security Technology and Resource Center. This authorization is for the departments of Education, Justice and Energy to establish a resource center to provide districts with technical assistance on school security, including security assessments and implementation of technology, and to conduct related research and data collection. Congress has not appropriated funds for this program.
- National Center for School and Youth Safety. This authorization is for the departments of Education and Justice to establish a center to carry out activities related to school safety, including emergency response, an anonymous student hotline, consultation, and information and outreach. In disseminating materials on school safety, the center is to give special attention to providing outreach to rural and impoverished communities. Congress has not appropriated funds for this program.
- Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse. Competitive grants are available to districts to develop and implement programs to reduce alcohol abuse in secondary schools.
- Mentoring Programs. Grants are available to districts and community groups for mentoring programs for children who are at risk of educational failure, dropping out of school, or involvement in criminal or delinquent activities, or who lack strong positive role models. The programs must be designed to link these children-particularly those living in rural areas, high-crime areas, or troubled home environments or those experiencing educational failure-with trained mentors. Funds may be used for activities such as hiring and training coordinators, and recruiting, screening, and training mentors but may not be used to compensate mentors.


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Pierre and Friends – Batroun
Pub and Restaurant with Relaxed Atmosphere
Location:Batroun, North Lebanon
Price:Between 18$ and 32$
Review by Jean
Pierre and friends is an unusual restaurant and pub in Madfoun. Its hidden entrance leads to a downstairs cave. The place has a wooden bar, Arabic couches, wooden deco and a view on one of the nicest beaches of the region… During summer, you can eat directly on the sea side. The restaurant is the refuge and meeting point of the wind-surfers of the area. All this combination creates a very relaxed and unique atmosphere.
Food is generally good, fresh fish, mezze and fondues.
We enjoyed spending our rainy afternoon there, eating grills and chocolate fondue, while watching surfers riding the waves.
Lebanese menu with mezze, grills and fish in addition to fondus
Suitable for vegetarians. Serves alcohol.
Good to know
Has a terrace and an exceptional view. Recommended for families and friends.
On the seaside road, after the army check-in and before La Bonita
3 Reviews
Mar 8, 2011 at 17:30A must. Tried it in summer and in winter, both seasons are wonderful at P&F. The only place you can watch surfers in winter, smoking arguiléh, eating chiche taouk and labné, ending with a fondue au chocolat. And I am decided to buy a surf now!
Nov 2, 2012 at 11:36Having a natural rocks wall, a panoramic view directly over the beach, burned wooden bar tied up with ropes, relaxing music... Hit it around sunset, it's perfect to make an impact on a first date ;)
Sep 20, 2013 at 14:55The most beautiful restaurant and the friendliest people ever. The service is just perfect and the food is outrageously delicious!! I love Batroun and its people!!! Long live lebanon!
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Phone Number: 03 352 930
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On the seaside road, after the army check-in and before La Bonita
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Diwan El Hassoun - Chabtine(27 votes)
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Shater Hassan Palace - Ras Maska(9 votes)
Delicious Lebanese restaurant in an exceptional setting
Mhanna sur Mer - Amchit(43 votes)
Famous Lebanese Fish Restaurant in Amchit
La Pêche du Jour - Byblos(10 votes)
Lebanese fish restaurant on the beach
Manuella - Maamelten(23 votes)
Famous Lebanese restaurant
Baytna - Tripoli(29 votes)
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Last night, Apotheosis killed Will of the Emperor on 25-man Heroic mode. It was, without a doubt, the most difficult fight we had encountered this tier. Hell, it was probably the most difficult fight we had ever encountered as a guild. I know it may just seem that way since it's fresh in my memory, but I'm pretty sure it was tougher to execute than Heroic Spine or Blackhorn by the time we got to them, and nothing from T11 or 12 that we tackled (we didn't really work on H. Ragnaros) sticks out as being this hard.
It took us more than 100 attempts over 7 raid nights to get this boss down. We changed strats often. Kill Rages 8 at a time, kill every pack, now back to 8. The strategy that finally worked for us was to kill packs of 4 or 8 during the first round then CC and kill all 12 at a time in between each add break period.
Heroic Will is a complex fight that requires a ton of organization. We need a CC order any time we're controlling Rages. We need 4 tanks (2 on bosses and 2 on Strengths). We need slows assigned to Courages. Every dps needs a primary target (Rages? Courages? Strengths? Bosses?), then they need a secondary target when theirs isn't up or is being CC'd. We need assigned Spark soakers. Hunters can soak every pack of Rage Sparks, the Strength tanks can soak their Sparks, a Rogue and Moonkin can soak the Courage Sparks – oh but wait, the Moonkin's won't be up for the middle one, he'll need externals or a backup soaker. Then we need extra backups to Soak in case anything gets missed. The only part of this fight that did not require an inordinate amount of organization was the healing, for which I am grateful.
On top of the organization, execution needs to be pretty close to perfect. Lose focus for one second and stand too close to a Spark – you're dead. Dance with the boss and mistime the swings – you're dead. Stand next to a pack of Rages who are rooted – you're dead. Pop your cooldown a second too late or early while soaking Sparks – you're dead. Strength gets away from its tank and does a smash – a few people are likely dead. A second late on your Ring of Frost or Gorefiend's Grasp on the Rages – they go everywhere and soon everyone is dead.
The thing about this fight I didn't like was that it really required some degree of class stacking. When I asked people for tips when we were going into this fight, having a couple DKs for Gorefiend's Grasp to control the Rages was always mentioned. Problem – we have one DK on our roster. I'm really not a fan of bringing alts into raids. I don't think we should have to, and I don't think it's fair to anyone. However, after nights of failed attempts, I finally gave in and we had one of our Monk healers switch to his DK (whom he had raided on throughout Cata). We still had a ways to go after this, but controlling Rages got much better. Killing the Rages and soaking the Sparks is 100x easier when each pack can be gripped into one spot – which is something that couldn't be done with only one DK. The fight also requires a lot of Spark soakers. Hunters are optimal since they have a 100% deflection every minute. Shadow Priests are good too, though their cooldown is longer. Rogues can soak well. Feral Druids and Monks are good for soaking single Sparks. Through Symbiosis, Resto and Balance Druids can soak as well. Apoth has 2 Hunters, 1 Shadow Priest, 1 Rogue, 1 Feral, 1 Resto Druid, 1 Balance Druid. One night, both of our Hunters were unable to raid. Result? We were unable to even attempt to do Will. We probably could have worked out a complex rotation of Rage Spark soakers but it would have left us no backups and no room for error. I really wasn't a fan of the roster restrictions this fight put on us.
This fight really wore on people. Spending whole raid nights where our attempts didn't progress past the 4-minute mark because of a couple mistakes got frustrating quickly. The fight was exhausting and tired people make more mistakes. There was one point when I even considered whether to not we were capable of succeeding on this fight as a guild. Had we met our skill cap? When Bashiok said 5.2 was going to be released on February 26th I thought about how absolutely soul-crushing it would be for guild morale if we spent all this time on this fight and didn't get a kill.
Thankfully, we had not reached our skill cap, and it felt pretty damn amazing to finally see those bastards go down and see the Cutting-Edge raid achievement pop up on my screen. I'm really proud of my guild for their persistence – fighting through a non-optimal roster, adapting to strategy changes until we found one that worked for us, not losing focus after a heartbreaking 800k wipe.
For me personally, Heroic Will was full of ups and downs. At first I was excited about the amount of utility I could offer the raid. Aside from knockbacks, and options for CC, HotW could let me help on dps during breaks, I could Symbiosis a hunter and Deterrence would let me help soak Sparks. But there was a problem. I was bad at soaking Sparks. No, I wasn't just bad – I was fucking terrible. I'd use Deterrence too early and it would wear off before I hit the last Spark. Over our first two raid nights this happened a lot. Way too much. In my eagerness to help, I was only succeeding in killing myself half the time. I felt awful and like a complete and total failure. Hearing our raid leader sigh and say "Please rez Jasyla" so many times was terrible. Thankfully, I got better. Actually, that's probably not the truth of it. The thing that made the biggest difference was that our controlled killing of Rages got much better. They died closer together, Sparks spawned closer together, Hunters were able to get them all without the need for backups. By our latter attempts I only occasionally had to soak 1 stray Spark on its own, and that I could handle.
If I can put aside my Spark shame for a moment, I'm pretty happy with how I did on our actual kill. (However, if you're watching our kill video, ignore the part where I need a rez). I felt really useful. My healing was good. I never stopped moving as I bounced between our two Strength tanks, healing them up when they soaked a Spark. I was able to do a couple million damage with HotW during one of the break periods (in between running between the Strength tanks). I picked up Mass Entanglement and helped to control the first set of Rages after each break, affording our Mages some more dps time on the boss before they had to start CC'ing. I used Ursol's Vortex to help CC later on. I even soaked a stray Spark (on purpose, without it killing me).
It was certainly a rough ride, but I'm so happy we managed to complete this really challenging fight. I feel more confident and more excited about entering T15 with Heroic Will under our belts.


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I just wanted to share this fun little project with you before the new releases come out tomorrow.
I primed two small mini canvases size 2.5×2.5 with white gesso and spot painted and gently blended them with aqua acrylic paint and let it dry.
Meanwhile, I stamped and painted the High Hopes design, "Fox on the Beach", from the "Spring is in the Air Collection". I love this little fox! It's just a happy, feel good image, with so many possibilities and endless color choices.
I didn't have a stamp for this wonderful "Heaven" sentiment, so I printed it out with a coordinating color, and fussy cut it.
Once my canvases were dry, I added some netting, that I collected over the years. I then placed the sentiment on one canvas, and the fox on the other, and started playing around with the embellishments.
Being a self professed beach girl, of course I had sea shells of all sizes, shapes and colors in my stash which worked out perfectly for this project.
I connected the two canvases with a piece of natural straw raffia, and looped it on the top canvas to use as a way to hang the piece.
I incorporated a couple of paper roses in my piece as well for the final touch. Topped if off with a straw bow dotted with a White YNS Gumdrop and …there you have it!
If you don't have these types of embellishments, no worries, they are available in craft & hobby stores as well.
Happy Stamping and don't forget the big day tomorrow when the new releases come out "Fairies & Adventurers" come out!!


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From 12th to 15th March, 2012, Jaeger-LeCoultre launched its fourth online Auction for the preservation of marine World Heritage sites. This year, the Manufacture is offering for Auction a unique watch inspired by the Memovox Deep Sea: the Prototype N° 1 of Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph.
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