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Legislators yesterday approved an amendment to the Political Donation Act (政治獻金法) relaxing the threshold on the amount of anonymous donations from 10 percent to 30 percent.
The regulation applies retroactively to donations made since last year, the Act says.
However, the amendment also tightened the ban on political donations from companies with foreign capital.
Under the amendment, companies are prohibited from making political donations in Taiwan if more than one-third of their shareholders are from another country, including Hong Kong and China.
The law previously only banned donations from companies in which foreign capital exceeded 50 percent.
Meanwhile, legislators approved the Act Governing the Management of Human Biological Databases (人體生物資料庫管理條例), which obliges database operators to keep participants well informed of how their biological data would be used.
The Act requires operators to inform participants of their rights and benefits, how the data may be collected, possible complications during data gathering and the possible impact the genetic information would have on participants and their communities.
Only adults are allowed to offer biological information to genetic databases.
Data from children aged seven or under can only be collected with the consent of a parent or guardian. To collect information from children aged between seven and 20, operators must obtain written agreement from both the children and their guardians.
Violators are subject to fines of between NT$500,000 (US$15,700) and NT$2.5 million.
The Act stipulates that providers of genetic information have the right to withdraw from the database or refuse to provide more information at any time, while the operators do not have the right to say no.
The operators are also obliged to keep every piece of genetic information on the participants confidential.
The Act prohibits sending biological samples to other countries, and the information can only be used for medical research.
Legislators also resolved to ban the judiciary from forcing operators to provide biological information for judicial purposes.
Also passed yesterday was an amendment to the Insurance Act (保險法) preventing insurance companies from paying death benefits for children under the age of 15.
Companies only have to return insurance fees already paid if children die before the age of 15. The amendment was proposed to prevent parents from killing their children for profit.
Legislators also resolved that the Ministry of the Interior should review its regulations to allow children of Chinese spouses from former marriages in China to apply for schools in Taiwan without having to take local entrance examinations.
The ministry sparked a controversy by granting the benefit that had been exclusively available to children of overseas scientific or technological talent.
Lawmakers also passed an amendment to the Civil Code (民法), allowing the court to lift the obligation of victims of domestic violence, sexual assaults by parents or grandparents and abandonment to financially support their abusive parents or grandparents.
Legislators also amended the Animal Protection Act (動物保護法), subjecting those who publicize, spread or sell images or footage of animal abuse for purposes other than academic research or public welfare to one year in prison and/or a NT$30,000 fine.


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Purpose: To evaluate both patient and physician satisfaction with a pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic utilizing a fingerstick method of obtaining blood and point-of-service testing.
Design: The patient questionnaire consisted of nine Likert statements concerning their experiences with the clinic. The physician questionnaires consisted of five Likert statements regarding their perception of the clinic.
Methodology: We mailed the patient questionnaire and a self-addressed stamped envelope to all patients who had utilized the services of the clinic. We faxed the physician questionnaire to all physicians with patients attending the clinic. We analyzed the responses using Cronbach's alpha to determine reliability.
Principal findings: Of patient questionnaires, 79.0 percent were returned. The most positive responses were that the patients preferred fingerstick to venipuncture; they appreciated having their appointments kept on time; they trusted the pharmacist; and they had adequate time during their appointments. Of physician questionnaires, 51.2 percent were returned. Their most positive responses were that their patients preferred fingerstick to venipuncture and that the information from the pharmacist was timely and complete.
Conclusions: Both patients and physicians appear to have high levels of satisfaction with a pharmacist-managed ambulatory anticoagulation clinic. Managed care organizations should consider adding pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinics to their members' benefits.
This research was supported by an unrestricted grant from SC Ministries Inc. of Cincinnati, previously known as Sisters of Charity.
This paper has been peer-reviewed by appropriate members of of Managed Care's Editorial Advisory Board.
It has been established that pharmacist-managed anticoagulation services can prevent warfarin-related hospital admissions and improve the overall quality of patient care.1,2,3 Careful management of warfarin therapy has been associated with decreased warfarin-related hospital readmissions, length of stay4,5 and warfarin-related complications such as major hemorrhages and thromboembolic events6,7. Patient education by pharmacists in clinics has improved patients' understanding of their anticoagulation therapy8 and probably increased patient compliance. In addition to patient compliance, anticoagulation pharmacists also assist in improving patients' control of warfarin, as evidenced by a greater percentage of prothrombin/ international normalized ratio (PT/INR) levels within therapeutic range9 and preventing potential harmful drug-drug or drug-food interactions1. One study indicated that a pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic may provide more efficient tracking of PT/INR levels than traditional physician management of anticoagulation10.
Although there is considerable literature supporting the clinical advantages of pharmacist-managed anticoagulation services, there are limited studies of patient and physician satisfaction with pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinics.
Clinic description
The outpatient anticoagulation clinic used in this study was associated with a not-for-profit hospital in Pueblo, Colo., a city with a population of approximately 100,000. This clinic opened in September 1997. The patients were referred by physicians from either inpatient or outpatient services. Physicians' referrals were voluntary, not mandated under any contract or other agreement. Patient appointments were scheduled for a half hour. This provided the pharmacist adequate time to meet with the patient and to enter a report of the visit in a computer and fax it to the patient's physician(s). At each appointment the pharmacist and the patient discussed current warfarin dosage schedule, adverse reactions, medication changes, and whether the patient missed any doses of warfarin. The pharmacist monitored PT/INR level using a fingerstick to obtain 10µL of capillary blood. The pharmacist then tested the blood with the CoaguChek system using nonhuman thromboplastin; the resulting PT/INR was available within two minutes. The pharmacist then showed the patient a chart with his past and current INRs, warfarin dosages, and the desired INR range. The pharmacist gave the patient educational materials, and they discussed them.11 The patient's physician had authorized the pharmacist to adjust warfarin doses according to a protocol.
Survey methods
We developed two instruments to measure the satisfaction of patients and physicians with the pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic. The patient survey consisted of a series of nine Likert statements with choices ranging in value from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree") and a section to write comments. These are in Appendix A (consolidated with Table I). One additional question asked respondents about frequency of emergency department use. To keep the responses anonymous, we did not ask for demographic information. There were no follow-up measures. The questionnaires were mailed to every patient attending the Anticoagulation Clinic as of Dec. 4, 1997. (One patient was excluded because he could read neither English nor his native Spanish.)
During May 1998, we drafted a physician satisfaction survey for the pharmacist-managed ambulatory anticoagulation service. This survey consisted of a series of 5 Likert statements with choices ranging in value from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree") and a section to write comments. These are in Appendix B (consolidated with Table II). We faxed them to the offices of 21 family practitioners, seven cardiologists, and seven internists who had patients enrolled in the clinic. The responses were anonymous, and we did not collect demographic information on the respondents.
We asked physicians to return the survey via facsimile, mail, or inter-office mail. We took no follow-up measures.
We then conducted descriptive statistical analyses using the patient and physician responses. Cronbach's alpha, a measure of reliability, was calculated for each of the surveys. Analyses were performed using Microsoft Excel (Redmond, Wash.) or SAS Version 6.12 (Cary, N.C.).
Patient satisfaction survey
We mailed 44 patient satisfaction forms. One was returned to us because its address was incorrect; another came back blank. Thirty-four usable forms were returned, for a response rate of 79.0 percent. An analysis for reliability using Cronbach's Alpha yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.86.
The mean responses to the survey are shown in Table 1. The questions whose answers indicated a high level of agreement were that fingerstick is the preferable test, that appointments were kept on time, that the clinic pharmacist's response to medication questions was trusted, and that there was adequate time to discuss concerns. All had mean values greater than or equal to 4.7.
Table I: Patient Satisfaction Survey
|Respondents answered all questions (except No. 6) using this scale: Strongly agree=5; Agree somewhat = 4; Neither agree nor disagree = 3; Disagree somewhat = 2; Strongly disagree = 1
|Since I have been coming to the "Coumadin Clinic," I understand my medications better than before.
|I prefer having my blood tested by using one drop rather than the previous method.
|The printed materials given to me have been helpful.
|The appointments with the pharmacist have been kept on time.
|The parking for the clinic is convenient.
|I have had to go to the emergency room ____ times since I have been coming to the "Coumadin Clinic."
|Q6 was not a Likert statement and was not tabulated.
|I feel less anxious about my medications since I have been coming to the "Coumadin Clinic."
|If I have a question about my medications, I would trust an answer from the "Coumadin Clinic" pharmacist.
|There is adequate time during my appointment at the "Coumadin Clinic" to discuss my concerns with the pharmacist.
|The "Coumadin Clinic" has assisted me to live the best quality of life possible, given my medical conditions.
|Write any further comments on the back of this sheet.
The only question with a mean score below 4 was for parking, with a score of 3.79 + 1.24. Scores for all other questions were remarkably high. The only question besides parking that had a mean value of less than 4.5 was the question about feeling less anxious about their medications, which had a mean value of 4.37 + 0.85.
Additional written comments provided by patients were all positive toward the clinic. Eight patients provided written comments regarding the clinic. Examples of comments include: "... they have time for me and my concerns"; "... it's a wonderful plan — please keep it going"; "I feel less anxious about ... my Coumadin"; and "This is the first time I have been regulated since 1991."
Physician survey
Of the 41 questionnaires faxed to the physicians' offices during May 1998, 21 were returned, for a response rate of 51.2 percent. The responses were analyzed for reliability using Cronbach's Alpha. This yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.87.
The mean responses for each question are shown in Table 2. No question had a mean response less than 3.50. The statements drawing the highest levels of agreement were that the anticoagulation clinic information was timely and complete, that the patients preferred the fingerstick method of testing, and that the clinic decreased the amount of time physicians spend on these patients. The statements with lower levels of agreement were that the clinic promoted positive outcomes in patients and that patients understood their medications better.
Table II: Physician Satisfaction Survey
|Respondents answered all questions using this scale:
Strongly agree=5; Agree somewhat = 4; Neither agree nor disagree = 3; Disagree somewhat = 2; Strongly disagree = 1
|My patients understand Coumadin better since they have been going to the St. Mary-Corwin Anticoagulation Clinic.
|My patients prefer having their blood drawn by fingerstick rather than venipuncture.
|The Anticoagulation Clinic has decreased the amount of time I spend on Coumadin patients.
|The information I receive from the Anticoagulation Clinic is timely and complete.
|The Anticoagulation Clinic has promoted positive outcomes in my patients.
|Do you have any other comments that you would like to share concerning the Anticoagulation Clinic?
The results of this study suggest that this pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic is associated with high levels of both patient and physician satisfaction. Both patients and physicians appear to be satisfied with the pharmacist's ability to provide accurate and timely information regarding coagulation status. Patients also stated they preferred the fingerstick method of obtaining blood samples to traditional venipuncture.
The results of this study are consistent with a previously reported study examining pharmacist managed anticoagulation clinics.12 In that study, Schueler and Kaden reported that patient satisfaction of a pharmacist managed anticoagulation clinic in a tertiary medical center was "favorable," although more specific results were not reported. Other studies of satisfaction with pharmacists suggest that offering personal service and convenience are important to consumers.13,14 Because the anticoagulation pharmacist in the current study had sufficient time to spend with patients and was located in a building with convenient patient access, it is not surprising that patients were satisfied with the service.
Overall, the high response rate to both the patient and physician surveys indicates that there were positive sentiments among both groups. The fact that 21.2 percent of the patients and 52.4 percent of physicians wrote positive comments also demonstrates that both groups hold the pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic in high regard.
These responses show that the patients feel strongest about having a fingerstick rather than a venipuncture. They also feel strongly about having their appointments kept on time. The other two strong responses indicate that patients trust the information that they get from the anticoagulation clinic pharmacist and appreciate being given enough time to discuss their concerns with the pharmacist.
A notable finding is the high degree of physician satisfaction with the service, since physicians are often uncomfortable delegating such important activities. It appears that the physicians referring patients to this specific anticoagulation service are satisfied with the results to date. One must keep in mind that these physicians are probably biased because they referred patients on a voluntary basis.
The response with the highest mean score from the physician survey was that the patients prefer fingerstick to venipuncture. This was not surprising, because it was the strongest response from patients. One third of the responding physicians strongly agreed that their patients understand warfarin better after attending the clinic. In addition, 38 percent strongly agreed with the statement that the anticoagulation clinic is promoting positive outcomes in their patients.
As with any research, this study has limitations that the reader should keep in mind when interpreting the results. First, no attempt was made to determine the extent of nonresponse bias. Because the surveys were anonymous, it was impossible to target persons who had not returned the survey. However, the response rates obtained in this study were remarkably high, 79.0 percent for patients and 51.2 percent for physicians. Another limitation of this study was the small sample size — 34 patients and 21 physicians. The results of this study are also limited to this particular clinic and pharmacist. Other results may be obtained in other settings or with different pharmacists. Nonetheless, pharmacists have consistently demonstrated the ability to appropriately monitor patients who receive anticoagulation therapy.
Managed care organizations should consider adding payment for pharmacist monitoring of warfarin to their members' benefits. Others have demonstrated that pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinics are effective, and we have shown that patients and physicians are satisfied with them.
The authors acknowledge the assistance of Ann Lodwick, M.A., Mack Thomas, Ph.D., Daniel C. Malone, Ph.D., and Trang T. Than, Pharm.D.
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I recently rediscovered the humble spud. Last week my friend Felicity boiled up some small, freshly harvested Yukon Golds, we slathered them in butter, ground pepper, and a dollop of green garlic pesto, and I was smitten all over again.
Today I feel the need to come to this vegetable's defense.
A blogging buddy, Charmian Christie of Christie's Corner, forwarded an inane press release designed to encourage bloggers to dis the potato in favor of a food-like product in a box made mostly from refined flour, high fructose corn syrup, and salt. When I read this missive I started to boil like those wholesome, nutrient-packed baby tubers.
This is one misguided marketing campaign, signed off by the blogger outreach manager (who knew such positions existed?) and an example of so much that is wrong with food culture in this country.
In comparison, a couple of weeks ago I attended a talk by Peruvian chef Gaston Acurio, owner of several seafood restaurants including La Mar in San Francisco (another U.S. location is opening in New York soon). He waxed rhapsodic about the range and diversity of potatoes grown in his homeland (there are thousands of varieties) and explained that at his restaurant in Lima he serves unadorned, boiled potatoes as an appetizer. He also invites the potato farmer to talk with diners about his harvest, which is highly valued in Peru.
Back to the matter at hand: I don't want to give these foolish flacks (also known as P.R. people), their company, or their product an ounce of extra publicity, so they will remain nameless in this post. If you want specific details and a peek at the press release in all its misguided glory, mosey on over to Liz Snyder's blog I Eat Real after you're finished here.
I will say the corporate food conglomerate behind this is a major player who's name rhymes with "daft" and "graft." The product: Never heard of it, since I don't, as a rule, buy mass produced, highly processed, edible food-like substances. Let's just say the marketing gurus were pushing this glop as an exciting alternative to the "boring" (their branding) potato.
Didn't these marketing mavens learn from their parents that it's rude to promote yourself by criticizing something else? How uncivilized and uncreative, this un-potato campaign, as these hired hands dubbed it.
It gets worse, the release goes on to instruct bloggers on exactly how to shill for the company at the spud's expense — and even offers a whopping $100 gift certificate in a contest for those who do it with style. Sadly, there must be a market among a segment of the blogging community for this kind of hack work or the corporations wouldn't bother.
The release maintains that all that's needed is a sense of humor (they cite the satirical mag The Onion as an example) but there's nothing ironic about what they're asking of cyberscribes.
These kinds of press releases don't typically clog up my email inbox. When your blog is called Lettuce Eat Kale it's probably safe to assume that I'm pretty pro produce.
Or maybe it's because I don't think there's anything funny about encouraging people to eat crap by bad mouthing a natural crop. That's how I see it. What say you?
This is not sponsored content. This writer did not receive compensation from The Potato Association of America, United States Potato Board or Mr. Potato Head for penning this post.
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Liberty County grand jurors upset probe was halted early
Members want to know why Liberty County panel was disbanded early
Disbanded a month before their term was scheduled to end last year, members of a Liberty County grand jury investigating that county's officials want to know why they were taken off the case, according to the foreman.
"We have heard person after person describe unacceptable practices and questionable activities that reek of fraud, collusion, selective investigation and prosecution, and abuse of office personnel and resources by county officials and employees," James Smith wrote in a letter to several judges in December. "We demand an explanation of what is going on here."
The grand jury that Smith presided over began hearing cases in July and was scheduled to run until Dec. 31. On Nov. 27, Beaumont judge Larry Gist signed an order dismissing the panel after reviewing a sealed motion filed by special prosecutor Larry Eastepp.
Because of grand jury secrecy, Smith would not discuss what evidence the body heard or which witnesses were called, but he confirmed he had written letters obtained by the Houston Chronicle and that other grand jurors agree with him.
He began writing the letters to the state district judge who originally empaneled the grand jury, to other judges and the head administrative judge and has yet to get an answer.
"We haven't done anything wrong," Smith said about his service as foreman or his requests to know why the term was cut short. "That sealed motion, that's what has people really scratching their heads."
Controversy not new
In the letters, Smith said the grand jury was "repeatedly forced to look beyond the ineffectiveness of the Liberty County Sheriff's Office" and said the actions of several county officials and employees appear to be criminal.
He wrote that the grand jurors convened regularly and "voluntarily met on additional occasions to examine multiple alleged wrongdoings perpetrated in Liberty County that were frustratingly noted by federal investigators and the media."
What the grand jurors heard remains a secret, but Liberty County officials have been no stranger to controversy. Last year, prosecutors dropped charges against former Liberty County Judge Phil Fitzgerald, who was accused of misuse of Hurricane Ike government cleanup funds after a federal judge rejected a plea deal in which Fitzgerald previously had admitted making a false claim for federal funds.
U.S. District Judge Ron Clark rejected the agreement, saying three years' probation wasn't a strong enough sentence.
After the case was dropped, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Beaumont said further investigation of the alleged offenses is necessary while Lum Hawthorn, Fitzgerald's attorney, said his client did nothing illegal.
In the current controversy, state District Judge Chap Cain empaneled the grand jury in July for a term to end in December, according to court records.
But Gist was appointed to oversee the grand jury, apparently because Cain was the victim of an alleged mail fraud that could have come under the purview of the secret body.
Gist appointed Eastepp, a former federal prosecutor, as the special prosecutor.
State law
Eastepp said he cannot comment on the sealed motion or about anything pertaining to the grand jury because state law prohibits it.
"It's a pretty absolute secrecy rule with anything involving a grand jury," Eastepp said. "The participants can't talk about it, so I'm just following the dictates of the Texas Legislature and the Code of Criminal Procedure."
Judges Gist and Cain also said they could not comment.


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In Cube-free infinite binary words it was established that there are infinitely many cube-free infinite binary words (see the earlier question for definitions of terms). The construction given in answer to that question yields a countable infinity of such words. In a comment on that answer, I raised the question of whether there is an uncountable infinity of such words. My comment has not generated any response; perhaps it will attract more interest as a question.
I should admit that I ask out of idle curiosity, and have no research interest in the answer; it just seems like the logical question to ask once you know some set is infinite.


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This is just a fun little drawing of rouge the bat from sonic. i found this so fun because its simple and she has lots of great curves.
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WebOS Crawls Out of Purgatory and Into Open Source
Dec 9, 2011 2:15 PM PT
HP announced Friday it will contribute webOS to the open source community.
The decision seals the fate of the operating system, which HP acquired when it purchased Palm for US$1.2 billion in April 2010.
Since then, the Pre smartphone line running webOS flickered out, and HP's TouchPad tablet, launched in July, only took off when production was discontinued and prices sank to $99.
HP will make the underlying webOS code available under an open source license, and it will enlist the open source community to help define the charter of the webOS open source project.
HP will also contribute ENYO, which replaced Mojo as webOS's software development kit earlier this year, to the open source community.
"We didn't want to put a timeline on [when webOS would be released to open source], but we want to make sure we underpromise and deliver," Sam Greenblatt, HP's chief technology officer for advanced technologies, told LinuxInsider.
"This could be a very good move for HP to be seen as something of a white knight but also to get out from underneath the ongoing development costs that keeping webOS in-house would entail," commented Charles King, principal at Pund-IT.
Going Open With webOS
WebOS is a Web-centric multiplatform operating system that's mobile, cloud-connected and scalable.
The platform lets developers build apps using standard Web technologies, HP said. Further, webOS' single integrated stack lets apps move between platforms.
The operating principles for the open source webOS project will be to accelerate the open development of the platform; to provide good, transparent and inclusive governance to avoid fragmentation; to provide software as a pure open source project; and to have HP as an active participant and investor in the project.
What's Going to Happen and When
It'll be a while before webOS is made available to the open source community at large.
"We have some proprietary code that we've got to get out of," HP's Greenblatt said. "It's only 11 pieces of code, and one of them is the database. Once we get that out, the base will go in and it'll be shortly contributed to open source."
The question of which open source organization will get webOS is "still under discussion," Greenblatt stated.
So is the question of which open source licensing protocol to adopt.
"We are looking at any license right now that basically provides copyleft so we get back any contributions from the open source community," Greenblatt explained.
Copyleft is the practice of using copyright law to offer the right to distribute copies of a work and its modifications freely while requiring that all modified and extended versions of the work are also free for distribution.
HP and WebOS Products
Whether HP will continue offering the TouchPad or other devices running on an open source version of webOS remains to be seen.
"We're hoping HP will be among the pool of people who will look at utilizing webOS," Greenblatt said, adding that "any manufacturer" will be able to use the platform.
WebOS has a Linux kernel, so it can run on any platform or device that runs Linux, or on any browser, because it runs Webkit, Greenblatt pointed out.
Will Open Source Keep webOS Alive?
HP's planned contribution of webOS to the open source community does not necessarily mean the platform will take off, or even survive.
"Sun [Microsystems] did a similar thing when they open sourced Solaris, but that didn't get much interest beyond the existing Solaris community," Pund-IT's King told LinuxInsider.
"A lot depends on what HP means by 'open source,' and what part it'll continue to play in managing webOS," he added.


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Located in western Minnesota's Traverse County, Miller Prairie preserves two remnants of native tallgrass prairie, which is considered by many scientists the most imperiled type of grassland in the world. In this county alone, less than 1 percent of its lands contain intact natural plant communities. Most of county now is used for agriculture.
Miller Prairie consists of two parcels of land that are about 1.5 miles apart. Both pieces of land were donated in 1999 to the Conservancy by the Miller family.
From Wheaton, drive six miles east of town on highway 27. Turn right (south) on county road 13. Drive for two miles on county road 13 and then turn left (east) on an unmarked gravel road. Continue on the township road for one mile. You will now be at the northwest corner of the western unit of the preserve. To get to the eastern unit from here, go south 1 mile and then turn left (east). Continue for slightly more than two miles on this township road. The eastern unit is located one-fourth a mile east of County Road 15.
The eastern unit can also be accessed easily by driving 9 miles east of Wheaton and taking a right (south) on County Road 15 for 3 miles. Take a left (east) after 3 miles and proceed east for one-fourth mile. This will place you at the southwest corner of the eastern unit.
Use caution when driving on the gravel roads in the spring and after rain, as they can be extremely muddy and slippery.
(Located in Sections 33 & 35, Clifton Township, Traverse County, Minnesota)
320 acres in the western unit and 60 acres in the eastern unit
This site is dominated by mesic and wet tallgrass prairie. Although Miller Prairie is an isolated prairie remnant, recent plant surveys indicated a minimum of 123 species.
There is a population of Sullivant's milkweed at the Miller Prairie east unit. This is the northwestern-most Minnesota record for this state-threatened plant. Sullivant's milkweed is a perennial wildflower that flowers in June and July. A member of the milkweed family, it produces a milky sap. This species has been studied for usefulness in rubber production due the high rubber content in its latex.
The wildflowers of Miller Prairie attract butterflies, including the regal fritillary, a species of special concern. The preserve originally supported the poweshiek skipper, a now federally endangered species, but it has not been documented here in recent years.
The distinctive "voo-hoo-hoo" of the male short-eared owl's territorial song can be heard in the late evening. This yellow-eyed owl with a dark bill is a species of concern living here. It is one of several grassland birds that live here. Others include upland sandpiper, marbled godwit, chestnut-collared longspur and greater prairie chicken.
Why the Conservancy Selected This Site
Other than Malmberg Prairie in Polk County, these two tracts of land are the only other sizeable remnant prairies in the Agassiz Lucustrine Plain. Because there is not a beach-ridge zone here, however, they are more like true lake-plain prairies. Miller Prairie gave the Conservancy an opportunity to preserve this rare remnant.
What the Conservancy Has Done/Is Doing
The Conservancy's management plan encourages the diverse prairie plant and animal communities found here to thrive. This plan includes controlled fires and periodic haying, which help native plants flourish. The Millers — recognizing the important role fire plays in this ecosystem — conducted fires long before the Conservancy acquired this land.
A recent study of the plants that live here was used in a restoration plan. The study determined that because of the grazing practices that had occurred in previous years, the grazed portions of the preserve lacked some of the biodiversity that was found in the portions of the preserve that were ungrazed.
To increase the diversity of the grazed areas, Conservancy staff initiated a restoration plan that included a fall harvest of native seeds from the more diverse areas of Miller Prairie. The next spring, those seeds were planted into the former pasture area. Using occasional burning, haying and grazing, Conservancy stewards will continue to manage this diverse native prairie site using the best science available.


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Tulle Ball Pom Poms- 8" Pink - Set of 4 - Our new line of tulle pom-pom balls are extraordinarily soft and fluffy and so light and dreamy! Tulle balls can be used in a variety of ways - hang with ribbons or monofilament line, pop into a vase or bowl, use as filler for empty spots or use in centerpiece arrangements. They're just so darn easy to use and with our large variety of colors and sizes, you're sure to find exactly what you need. Put a bunch together for a colorful, full display or use individually. What's so fantastic about these balls is that you can create a full ball or a half ball, fold to store then use again and again in the shape that suits the occasion.
This 8" ball is a pretty shade of pink - perfect for a pastel party. You'll get a set of 4 and each ball comes flat with a matching satin ribbon around the middle and the layers of tulle are folded like an accordian. The ribbon secures the entire ball so please do not remove. If you want to hang the tulle, secure a ribbon or monofilament to the middle before starting. To create a full ball lift and seperate half of the tulle layers, pulling in one direction, then lift and seperate the other half, pulling in the opposite direction. To create a half-ball to sit on a surface, pull all layers in one direction. You'll be amazed at how quick and easy it is! To store, bring the layers together, matching the accordian folds. Each ball has it's own protective plastic cover that opens up so just place the folded ball on the plastic, roll it up and the plastic will adhere to itself.


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"E" by EMMURE is featured in the new EA Sports UFC 2014 mixed martial arts fighting game. The game is available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this Tuesday, June 17th.
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The 5th Indiana Jones movie plot has been leaked. And this time it's set in the Bermuda Triangle with Shia LaBeouf. Fingers crossed Spielberg finds a way of "hilariously" punching Mutt in the dick repeatedly once again.
Completely unsubstantiated rumors are circulating out of Music Rooms via TheFilmStage that Indiana Jones 5 will film next year, and will be set in the Bermuda Triangle. But this time Harrison Ford is merely on "stand-by" and Shia LaBeouf is back, possibly as the main star? Then again, Ford could just be "waiting" we're not 100% sure what they're implying. But after the last movie we're sure there will be a lot more Mutt this time around. Music Rooms says that Lucas and Spielberg are almost finished with the script, which a source is claiming will be "an exciting conclusion for the franchise."
But don't get too sad, haters of the Crystal Skull — the source is also claiming that the pair insist that this film "won't contain lots of state-of-the-art special effects" and will remain true to the original series.


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General Gameplay Q&A
I want to play as the Falkons! Do you have them on the Sims 3 Exchange?[edit]
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The Falkons specifically are located here: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=339279
I find the game too hard! Can I have some cheat codes?[edit]
We do have a code section here at IGN, but we'll give you a couple useful ones here. First, press CTRL + SHIFT + C to bring up the cheat console. Then, type in "motherlode" without quotes, and your active family will gain $50,000 instantly. Another useful code is "resetSim" without quotes, followed by a space, followed by the first and last name of a Sim. This code will basically reset the Sim back to his home in the event he gets stuck somewhere or gets caught in a loop.
Another famous one that has come back is "moveObjects" followed by a space and "on" or "off." Turning it on allows you to ignore the game's rules on object placement, so you can stick a bed through a wall, for example. If you do place an item "illegally," it may not be usable, like our theoretical bed through a wall. The main purpose of moveObjects, in my eyes, is that you can fix mistakes when Sims or objects get stuck.
What's the point of buying groceries if I can just buy meals from the fridge?[edit]
Groceries are for planting crops for your garden, and you can only get them at the grocery store. Plus, groceries are better ingredients for cooking compared to just buying the meal outright, so your meals will turn out better that way.
Okay, so I bought some groceries. Now what?[edit]
Groceries are in the inventory of the Sim who actually bought them. You can leave them there, but only that Sim will be able to use them, rather than the whole family. To make the groceries usable by the whole household, you'll have to put the groceries into the fridge. To do this, once the shopper Sim is home, open his Inventory Panel, then you can click-drag the ingredients onto the fridge. The fridge doesn't have to be open, and you don't need to be in Buy Mode or anything.
You no longer have to click-drag every single item, thankfully. If you bought 20 cheeses, then you have to click-drag the little button in the top-left corner of the cheese icon, and you'll drag all 20 in a single stack.
Do I have to place objects on the grid in my house?[edit]
Nope. Just hold the ALT key as you move the object around, and you can place it wherever you want, provided the object remains usable. This unfortunately doesn't work in Build Mode.
Do Sims remember which bed is theirs?[edit]
Yes, and they usually remember which side of a double bed they sleep on (though under free will, the Sim often doesn't care). If you're actually controlling them, there really is no difference for a Sim using a different bed; it just gives the Sims a target when the AI sends them off to bed.
Are there any useful hotkeys you haven't told me about yet?[edit]
Your game should have come with a quick reference card, but one of the most useful shortcut keys is the camera bookmark. Hold CTRL, and press 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 to set the bookmark. Then when you hit the number again, the camera will jump back to wherever it was when you set it. You can reset them as many times as you want, too.
Another good hotkey set is the greater-than and less-than keys (or the comma and period keys, if you prefer), as they will rotate objects in Buy Mode by 45 degrees, and wall coverings and carpets by 90 degrees. Also, you can hold the ALT key to place objects off the grid in Buy Mode.
Do I really have to do my homework?[edit]
Only if you want to have maximum job performance, which of course guarantees that you can pick another trait. A high Logic skill allows the Sim to complete the homework faster, and asking for help from a parent or doing homework with another student helps too. There are some further shortcuts, such as the fact that you can copy your homework from someone else's, whether a sibling in the same house or a friend. However, there is a chance your teacher will catch this, which will result in detention.
What is this detention you speak of?[edit]
It's just a minor penalty where your Sim kid is held in school for a few hours after the school day concludes. It can happen if your Sim falls asleep in class (from being too tired when they go to school), or if they cheat on homework. The only massive downside to this is that the time penalty may stop a teen Sim from going to his part-time job, resulting in demotion or termination.
Fish, insects, gems, metals, meteors... there's a lot of stuff to collect in The Sims 3, but is any of it really going to help me?[edit]
The collectable objects in the game are mainly for decoration. Displaying any insect or gem will give the room a decent boost to its hidden environment score, possibly activating the Decorated or Very Decorated buff. The more advanced the object is—the more advanced the cut of the gem, or the more rare the butterfly—the greater the bonus.
One of the best places to go for rare stuff is the mausoleum in the graveyard, but it's random what (if anything) you get out of there. To find stuff otherwise, you just need to keep your eyes peeled on the ground. Insects, especially beetles, can be very tiny and hard to spot. Note that collectables tend to appear near public buildings, especially those far away from the houses. Stonehenge is a popular place for collectables too, though you'll have to give a manual "Go Here" command to get there, as the area isn't flagged as a community lot.
I hate my name, but I have no way to change it![edit]
This time around? You can change it! Just grab the Sim whose name you wish to change, then head over to City Hall. You can then change that Sim's name for free.
How do I get started with the new skills?[edit]
To start the Photography skill, you need any camera (other than your cell phone) and just need to take pictures. To start the Martial Arts skill, you'll need to head to China and work out on the training dummy object. To start the Nectar Making skill, you'll need to go to France and squish a few grapes using a nectar machine.
Alternatively to any method here, all new skills have books that you can read to get started. Martial Arts tools can be found in China, better cameras can be found in Egypt, and everything concerning Nectar Making can be found in France.
When should I change what board my Sim attempts to break when he trains in Martial Arts?[edit]
Watch the number of boards your Sim is attempting to break: he can break up to five of any given type. If he's attempting to break three of a given type, you can probably move up a level to the next difficult board except for the highest difficulty. Remember, they go Foam, Balsa Wood, Oak, Thin Stone, and Space Rock in that order.
Once he gets to thin stone boards, you may want to keep him doing that until he is able to break all five together, as he will still have trouble with even a single space rock board until then. Once he does start breaking space rock boards, always do so, as you'll get a random gem whenever you break it. Remember though to keep the Sim's mood as high as possible: low moods increase the chance of failure even if his Martial Arts skill is high.
Do the new incense holders do anything?[edit]
Other than giving a basic incense buff, if Sims can smell incense in the same room, they will gain a minor secondary benefit. The incense holder from China increases skill gain rates, the one from Egypt slows the decay of the Fun meter (so it's best placed in the Sim's office so he can write or work from his computer without stress), and the one from France increases the chance of romantic social interactions passing and thus increases the rate of relationship gain. Of course, they do no good without incense, so keep those fires burning; once started, the incense holder burns until you give the command to stop.
Where are my gems I mailed?[edit]
If you mailed some gems or metals to get cut from your vacation home, then they'll be mailed back to your vacation home. It's probably best to cut or smelt stuff back at your main home unless you're still planning on being in your vacation home for awhile.
Am I required to place the new community buildings if I start up the expansion in an old neighborhood?[edit]
You are not required to do so, no, but without the new buildings, you'll lose access to some of the new careers. You can always build your own firehouse or whatever, but until there is a firehouse somewhere in your neighborhood, you can't be a firefighter.
What's the point of laundry? Do I really care?[edit]
Laundry basically just gives your Sims another chore to do around the house for the sake of making the game more realistic. Doing laundry regularly gives your Sims some decent buffs for minimal work, which is always nice. Honestly, considering how short of time it takes to do laundry, it's worth every Sim doing it.
Fair enough, but I'm tired of my Sims leaving piles of clothes everywhere. Any way to control that?[edit]
Having a hamper in the room will usually have the Sim automatically deposit the clothes when he changes, unless the hamper is full, or the Sim has the Slob trait. It's best to have a hamper in any room where changing is common, meaning the bedroom and bathroom (and, possibly, in a workout room). If piles of clothes appear in other places or things are just getting sloppy, you yourself can manually put the clothes in the hampers. Just do a click-drag on the clothes and release over the hamper, as if you're putting leftovers in the fridge or books back on the bookshelf.
My Sim is upset that his surroundings are dirty, but everything is clean! Is this a bug?[edit]
Nope. With the Pets expansion, EA added a mechanic that furniture could become damaged, usually because cats or dogs scratch it up. Sims, especially those with the Neat trait, will gain the Dirty Surroundings debuff if they're in a room that has been scratched up, but won't give you any further details.
Even if you have Medium- or High-level textures set in the options, it might be tough to notice. You'll have to zoom your camera pretty far in and look for telltale scratch marks. Luckily, the game gives you a quick shortcut to deal with it: simply click the object with any human Sim, and you can select the Replace command. You'll be charged the full price of the object, but it will be instantly replaced with a new version with the exact same color and pattern scheme. Do this for all the broken furniture, and your Sim should be happy again.
Note that Sims with the Slob trait don't care, but any visitors may be unnecessarily upset. You'll need to stay on top of the furniture condition, especially if you have a lot of pets.


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Solid wood nosing
Plywood is a great material for building cabinets, bookcases and shelves. But exposed edges usually look unfinished unless they're covered with a layer of wood. While wood veneer tape is one easy way to cover edges, a better method is to glue or nail on a strip of solid wood nosing. It's good looking and durable, and it protects vulnerable edges from abuse in high-wear areas. It also stiffens the plywood, an important feature for shelving. If you make it even wider than the plywood, as we show in this article, the extra stiffness will help keep plywood shelves from sagging. And unlike thin veneer edgings, the wood nosing can be routed to create a decorative edge (Photo 8).
In this article, we'll show you how to glue and clamp wood nosing to plywood and how to sand the top for a perfectly flush surface and nearly invisible joint. Pipe clamps like the ones we're using are available at home centers, hardware stores and lumberyards. They're a good investment. They'll often come in handy for all kinds of gluing projects around the house.
Buy a length of black iron pipe (3/4 in. or 1/2 in., depending on your clamps) that's threaded on at least one end to complete each clamp (2-ft. and 4-ft. pipes are the most versatile). You'll also need a belt sander fitted with a 120-grit belt to sand the edges flush, but 100-grit sandpaper wrapped around a wood or rubber sanding block will also work. It'll just take more elbow grease.
Set up the clamps before you start gluing
Photo 1: Set up the clamps
Set up the clamps (one every 8 to 10 in.), the clamp pads and the spacers on your workbench. Adjust the clamps to slightly wider than the shelf and nosing.
Your gluing and clamping operation will go more smoothly if you set up the clamps before you start. That way you can move quickly once you spread the glue. Photo 1 shows the setup we used.
Any straight scraps of wood will work for the clamp pads. They protect the nosing and plywood from the metal clamp faces and help spread the force of the clamps over a wider area. Use spacer boards to hold the plywood above the clamps and flush to the top edge of the nosing.
Start with straight-edged plywood and straight nosing boards
Photo 2: Run a thin bead of glue
Spread a thin layer of glue, about the thickness and width of a shoelace, along the plywood edge.
You can use any size and thickness of nosing you want. But 3/4-in. thick strips anywhere from 3/4 to 1-1/2 in. wide are easy to find and look great. If you don't own a table saw, you can cut a clean, accurate edge on plywood by clamping a straightedge to the sheet and using it as a guide for your circular saw.
Hardwood boards for nosing are available at home centers and lumberyards. If you want a 3/4-in.x 3/4-in.nosing, you'll have to rip it on a table saw or have it ripped at the lumberyard. Cut the plywood and nosing to length, or if you need more precision, leave it slightly long and cut it off later.
You don't need much glue
Photo 3: Spread the glue
Press the nosing onto the plywood and move it back and forth to spread the glue.
Detail of glue on nosing
A thin layer of glue should completely cover the mating surfaces.
Photo 4: Place the shelf in clamps
Place the shelf and nosing in the clamps. Feel the joint with your fingertip and adjust the nosing until the top is a hair's width above the plywood as you tighten the clamps.
A thin layer of yellow wood glue is all it takes to make a virtually indestructible glue joint. Extra glue just makes a bigger cleanup job, and it causes the nosing to slide around, making alignment difficult. To get a feel for the right amount, pull off the nosing after you've slid it back and forth on the glue (Photo 3) and look at the back. You should see a thin, even layer of glue covering both mating surfaces. When you apply the clamps, a small bead of glue should ooze out of the seam.
It's difficult to get the plywood and nosing to line up perfectly flush when you clamp them together. Snug up all of the clamps, but don't tighten them. Then push the nosing up or down to adjust it as you tighten the clamps. Hold the nosing slightly above the plywood, about the thickness of a sheet of paper (Photo 4), and sand it flush after the glue dries.
No-Clamp Nosing
If you're painting the plywood or you don't mind the look of filled nail holes, you can simply glue and nail the nosing into place rather than messing with clamps. Predrill holes for the 1-1/2-in. finish nails and drive them below the surface with a nail set.
Then fill the holes with wood filler or patching compound and sand them smooth before you paint, or fill them with matching putty after you stain and varnish the wood.
Video: Make a Sanding Platform for Edge-Sanding Wood
Don't let the glue harden
Photo 5: Scrape off excess glue
Let the glue set for about 30 minutes until it's rubbery and starts to change color. Scrape off the partially hardened glue with a putty knife.
Photo 6: Find and remove glue spots
Moisten the surface with a damp rag to reveal dried glue smudges. Scrape them off while they're wet. Let the glue set another hour.
Cleaning up glue squeeze-out is easy if you catch it at the right time (Photo 5). At room temperature, the glue will set enough for you to remove the clamps and scrape off the excess in about 20 to 30 minutes. Since the glue hasn't reached full strength, you still have to be careful not to jar the nosing loose. Removing the plywood from the clamps frees them up for the next piece and allows you easy access to scrape glue from both the top and bottom.
Dried glue smears are hard to see and can cause trouble when you apply finish to the plywood. Photo 6 shows how to expose dried glue by wiping it with a damp rag. The wetted glue shows up as a white spot that you can scrape off with a sharp-edged putty knife.
Sand carefully to avoid damaging the veneer
Photo 7: Lightly sand the nosing
Scribble a pencil line along the length of the plywood, overlapping it onto the nosing. Carefully sand the nosing with a belt sander and 120-grit belt until the pencil line disappears and the nosing is flush to the plywood.
Photo 8: Route the nosing
Clamp the shelf to the workbench and shape the edge of the nosing with a router and shaping bit.
The top layer of plywood is a thin layer of wood, called veneer. It's easy to accidentally sand through this veneer and expose the lower layer of wood, which doesn't match the surface.
Use light pressure and a fine, 120-grit belt on the belt sander. Stop sanding as soon as you see the squiggly pencil line start to disappear over the glue joint (Photo 7). Be careful to hold the belt sander perfectly flat. Tilting it toward the plywood could cause it to sand through the veneer. Tilting it away will bevel the nosing. If the nosing isn't quite flush, finish by hand-sanding.
There are many other methods for getting the nosing perfectly flush to the plywood. Experienced woodworkers use sharp planes and scrapers. A router with a flush-trimming bit also does a nice job. But both these techniques require practice for ideal results.
If you want to dress up the edge of a plywood shelf, simply rout a shape on the solid wood nosing (Photo 8). Make sure to wear safety glasses, hearing protection and a dust mask when routing. Move the router from left to right as you face the shelf.
Oops, I Sanded Through!
Over the years, I've glued on a lot of shelf nosing. And by far the toughest part is sanding the nosing flush to the plywood. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally sanded through the veneer in the process. Usually it's because I decided to remove the last bit of protruding nosing with the belt sander, rather than stop and finish sanding by hand. But even sanding through the veneer isn't a fatal mistake. In most cases you can still use the shelf, and you'll be the only one who notices the mistake.
Required Tools for this Project
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
- Belt sander
- Clamps
- Dust mask
- Hearing protection
- Miter saw
- Putty knife
- Router
- Safety glasses
Required Materials for this Project
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here's a list.
- 120-grit sandpaper
- Flush-trim router bit
- Glue
- Lumber for the nosing


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The Denver Center announces a "Wicked" alliance with "Rocky Horror"
Many of you know already that "Wicked" will sweep into town for a fourth visit to the Buell Theatre, beginning April 11 through May 20. The blockbuster musical recounts the backstory of onetime friends Elphaba and Glinda — the naughty and nice witches of a land called Oz.
What comes as delicious news is that while the play's in town, its evidently tireless cast will be out front for one evening, strutting its stuff at the Ogden Theatre in an mashup worthy of "Glee": "The Wicked Rocky Horror Show."
Monday, April 23 at 8 p.m., cast members and staff will put away their pointy hats, emerald green makeup and wands to don fishnets, spiked heels and guyliner as they perform the cult classic.
In a nice touch for Denverites old enough to recall, this divine happening will take place at the Odgen Theatre (935 E. Colfax Ave) where Dr. Frank-n-Furter, Brad, Janet, Riff Raff and Co. did their transgressive best midnights Fridays and Saturdays for years.
The night's proceeds benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Denver's Project Angel Heart. General admission standing-room tickets are $40. VIP tickets are $100 and include priority location and a 7 p.m. reception with members of the cast. Available online and at the Ogden Theatre Box Office and at the Bluebird Theatre Box Office (3317 East Colfax Avenue) or by calling 888-929-7849.


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Kings hope to keep majority of team intactby Curtis Zupke
Dean Lombardi made his way to the locker room after Game 5 of the Western Conference Final and the emptiness sank it so deep, it practically echoed through the corridors of the United Center.
The Los Angeles Kings' general manager was understandably too emotional to talk immediately after his defending Stanley Cup champions were eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night, but the unfiltered Lombardi described it to reporters fewer than 24 hours later.
"I walked in the room when it was over and, pretty much like the players -- dead silence and you're staring at nothing," Lombardi said in a conference call Sunday. "There's almost no emotion. You're almost frozen. I don't know what that means. There's so much going through your head there's nothing going through your head."
Lombardi, who said he spoke with coach Darryl Sutter until 4:30 a.m. and went to sleep an hour later, greeted the new day with his head filled with questions about his roster when the lower salary cap kicks in this summer.
L.A. is in a deli of a pickle with eight unrestricted free agents and three restricted. The gist: Lombardi said that the re-signing of defenseman Robyn Regehr last month doesn't mean they can't bring back pending unrestricted free agent veteran Rob Scuderi.
Lombardi also indicated he would like to bring back underachieving left wing Dustin Penner, whose $3.25 million salary this season broke down to $1.625 million per goal in the regular season.
"I'm going to try everything I can to bring the pieces back," Lombardi said when asked about Penner. "It's going to be a little more difficult."
Budding star defenseman Slava Voynov is due a raise from his $787,000 salary this season after he again proved his worth as a terrific offensive defenseman with 13 points in 18 Stanley Cup Playoff games. At 23, Voynov has already played in 38 playoff contests.
Defensemen Jake Muzzin, Alec Martinez and Keaton Ellerby are also set to become restricted free agents along with bottom-six forwards Kyle Clifford, Jordan Nolan and Trevor Lewis. Lombardi does have a movable piece in restricted free agent goalie Jonathan Bernier, a potential No.1 stuck behind Jonathan Quick, whose 10-year, $58 million contract extension kicks in next season.
Under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the salary cap will drop to $64.3 million for 2013-14.
"We've taken this to nuclear science now in terms of how you put these equations together," Lombardi said of the cap challenge. "There's a bit of a vise here that certainly you couldn't project it … we've got a challenge here, but I'm confident that we can meet it. It's something that's unfortunate."
Lombardi had no update on defenseman Willie Mitchell, who missed the season because of surgery to clean up cartilage in his knee in early December and had setbacks that Lombardi later revealed to be career threatening.
"I'll probably leave it at that now," Lombardi said. "It's possible [to be career threatening]. It's a day to day thing in terms of his progress. He's at least making progress, but problem is it's the same progress as before …. your guess is as good as mine."
Perhaps more disconcerting was the non-news that top center Anze Kopitar was not dealing with an injury during the playoffs. Top line teammates Dustin Brown (partially torn knee ligament) and Justin Williams (slight shoulder separation) revealed their ailments Saturday, but Kopitar said there was nothing hindering his lack of production – three goals and nine points in 18 postseason games -- that forced Sutter to demote Kopitar to the third line.
"In regards to being injured during these playoffs, there was no significant injury that I suffered," Kopitar said. "Everything was normal. A few bumps and bruises."
Kopitar, a legitimate Selke Trophy candidate when he's in top form, looked limited in his upper-body movement, which prompted speculation from a possible shoulder injury to a hand or wrist injury. Lombardi also indicated there was nothing significant holding Kopitar back and talked about Kopitar needing to use this as a learning lesson for next season.
"There's no secret to it that we needed more from me in terms of the production this postseason," Kopitar said. "I honestly wish I could point a finger and done something different ... it's definitely frustrating because of it but that's the way it goes sometimes. It's a matter of working at it mentally and preparing for these kinds of moments.
"Obviously you're working hard and the results are not coming. I'm a competitive guy and I want to get it going every night …. I'm pretty sure it's not lack of caring. Sometimes you try harder and it backfires on you. For me, it's a matter of evaluating things like that -- get rid of those slumps and not let them drag on too long."
Quick, who said "there's no need to reveal anything you were going through" in regards to any of his possible injuries, was also hard on himself although he mostly seemed like the least of L.A.'s issues. The reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner had about three bad goals allowed – a puck handling gaffe against the St. Louis Blues, Bryan Bickell's 55-foot wrist shot in Game 4 of the conference final and Duncan Keith's long soft shot that beat him five-hole in Game 5.
"It wasn't good enough obviously," Quick said. "I wasn't very good throughout the regular season. I got a little better later in the season. Played pretty good hockey for a couple of rounds, and it was up and down this past series. Obviously there's that feeling of underperformance for a while. You're going to think about that all summer."
"I walked in the room when it was over and, pretty much like the players -- dead silence and you're staring at nothing. There's almost no emotion. You're almost frozen. I don't know what that means. There's so much going through your head there's nothing going through your head."
-- GM Dean Lombardi on the Kings' season-ending loss in Game 5
Quick and the Kings can take solace that they were one of the few recent teams to win the Stanley Cup and advance to the conference final the next season.
"That shows you how hard it is," Lombardi said. "You can't condone losing. You have to condone their sense of honor. They didn't quit. They deserve to be commended for the fact that right now they're not satisfied. You never want to be in mode where you're out in the first round and it's like, 'Good season.'
"There were a lot of different challenges they met here."
Lombardi has long talked about changing the culture of L.A., from perpetual loser before the Cup year to the expectation level of today. That was evident in the stubborn reluctance to go down in the face of a 2-0 series deficit to St. Louis and a Game 7 win against the San Jose Sharks in the conference semifinals.
Lombardi said he got emails from other GMs commending the fortitude of his team.
"The one thing about this group all along -- they've learned from their failures," Lombardi said. "Nobody can say in any way shape or form that they quit."
Mike Richards embodied the Terminator-like resilience of the Kings when he returned from a concussion and got the late goal that forced overtime in Game 5. L.A. took control for most of that overtime, only to lose on a 2-on-1.
Richards compared the Chicago series to when his Philadelphia Flyers team erased a 3-0 series deficit against the Boston Bruins in 2010, "but I think this one was the most physically draining."
Afterward the Kings were emotional –and angry. Yes, they were injured. But this was not the final destination.
"I still believed we could come back and win," Richards said. "I think that's the frustrating, devastating part of it. I think that's the most heartbreaking thing when you believe you can win and maybe deserve to win last night and get the opportunity … getting the loss was the most heartbreaking part of it."
Disappointment in not reaching the Stanley Cup Final and missing a chance to repeat? The Kings will nurse their sorrow all summer.
But that's the new standard in Los Angeles.


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The 1922 Fire Station has been entirely renovated, and now offers the atmosphere of a home with a fire station theme in a friendly, relaxed setting. The Fire Station is located in the southern part of Burlington, in a quiet neighborhood . The Station is one of 4 satellite fire stations that are named Hose stations. It's a richly-designed Colonial Revival-style brick building designed by George Washburn.
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John Roth is the Innkeeper at The Fire Station Inn. John purchased the fire station from the city of Burlington in 1997 shortly after it was retired as an active fire station. The same year, John returned to Burlington after living most of his adult life in California. His vision was to convert the fire station into a guest home. However, at a firefighters open house, it became clear that the fire station attracted active and retired firefighters. So he wanted to share this unique station with others that have an interest in fire stations. John operates an engineering software company.
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We shall take up the nature of public speech from Socrates' public dissent to social media messaging today. The course reading will combine classic philosophical statements about the value of free, subversive and offensive speech; histories of the emergence of public spheres; and sociologies of technologically-mediated speech today. With openness to divergent perspectives we shall tackle difficult regulatory questions about hate speech and digital platforms.
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Like Monaco, Marbella is a place where the rich and famous live and play, so the sight of a Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Porsche hardly merits a passing glance with the locals. You have to be driving a Veyron or Zonda to really raise eyebrows here.
This car, however, turns heads like no other. If I could collect one euro for every picture snapped, I'd be dining well for a week.
Unlike most of today's semi-anonymous cars, the Veritas RSIII definitely has a face. And while some modern cars do have a "face" of sorts, this limited-production German roadster's visage sends a clear message to anyone who crosses its path.
Just as the shark mouths painted on the noses of the P-40 Kittyhawk fighters struck fear in the hearts of the Axis forces in WWII, the RSIII's angry face says in no uncertain terms that you should get out of the way or something very bad will happen to you. Resistance is futile.
This new face makes the front of 2001's RS3 concept car look tame by comparison. That one had a face, but it was more gaping maw that looked like a cross between a fish and a Cyberman.Things have changed radically with the rest of the bodywork too. Where the concept had more linear flanks, the RSIII morphed into a much more organic design with a significantly greater amount of form and detail.
The compound curves along its flanks suggesting rippling muscles to back the face up front, whose slanted and gold-backed headlamp clusters and chrome-toothed grille give it a look like something out of a comic book.
While it looks like a predator homing in on its hapless prey, maybe even striking terror into the hearts of supervillains as it races along the road, the Veritas RSIII is user friendly to its occupants-even those who keep their underwear hidden beneath their street clothes.
Those same comic-book-hero looks obviously captured the imagination of the car loving public. At the 2009 Salon Privé in London, the Veritas RSIII was voted the People's Choice over spectacular but otherwise predictable new supercars, a clear message that people are getting bored with the designs from established manufacturers.
This perception was further reinforced at Monterey 2009, where the team encountered a strange phenomenon as they stood watching public reaction to their car. While most men were drawn to the Ferraris and other established marques, the Veritas was a huge hit with wives and girlfriends. The ladies were visibly pulling their partners over for a closer look, as if the men were afraid.
The heart of the Veritas pumps with the strong ten-cylinder beat of BMW's M5 engine. While you can have the 600-hp BT Racing-tuned 5.5-liter version, in a car weighing just 2,400 pounds the stock 500 hp is more than adequate, and probably gains a few extra horses from the bespoke titanium exhaust.
This all-alloy V10 and its SMG gearbox are mounted as far back in the chassis as they'll go, making the RSIII effectively a front-mid-engine car. At 51/49 percent, weight distribution is about as good as it gets.
Under its strong and light carbon-fiber body, the Veritas RSIII follows conventional supercar methods of construction with a tubular steel frame chassis. Reinforced sections in the sills and central backbone areas further boost structural rigidity.
The suspension uses race-style double wishbones at each corner with pushrod-operated, horizontally opposed coilovers made by Ohlins. A Drexler mechanical limited-slip differential helps deploy the power.
As Veritas shares its ownership with Brabham Racing, or BT Racing as it is now known, the RSIII fills its big wheel arches with a bespoke, in-house wheel design in 10.0 and 12.0x20-inch sizes wrapped in 275/30 and 325/25 Dunlop Sport Maxx GT rubber. They are also testing 22-inch wheels that will visually fill the arches better, but if those detract from handling, they'll stay with the 20s.
With 380mm vented discs in front and 355mm vented discs at the rear, clamped by huge six and four-pot calipers respectively, the RSIII is over-braked for its weight. But thanks to good pedal feel and progression, it stops quickly without drama.
Standing there looking at this imagineered super sports car, you have no idea what it will be like to drive. Intimidating is the first word that comes to mind. Taking my life in my hands, I boldly reach into the cockpit and pull the lever that opens the front-hinged cover over the drivers' compartment.
Climbing in is exactly like doing so in a 1950s classic sports car: Place one and then both feet on the seat, and slide down into the footwell. The bare carbon cabin is absolutely minimalist, the only concessions to luxury well-padded, leather-clad seats.
The otherwise normal-sized steering wheel is open-topped, like the tiller on a B-17 Flying Fortress. This is surrounded by a huge tach and fuel, water and oil temperature gauges all wearing the Stack label.
The instrument cluster is part of the hinged cockpit cover and swings up with it. "The instrument pack is not final, "explained Veritas CEO, Michael Trick. "We are working on our own unique design for the production cars."There is no roof, no stereo, no air conditioning and only a very short windscreen to deflect bugs from your teeth. Even so, you really need to wear goggles or at least large sunglasses to keep the wind and debris out of your eyes.
With its restricted turning circle, maneuvering out of the showroom requires a five-point turn where even a Ferrari F430 would do it in three. A city car the Veritas RSIII is not. But within a few hundred feet and a couple of corners, I realize that it provides a unique driving experience that has to be judged on its own merits.
Its rack and pinion power steering is light to medium weighted and full of feel. It has a purity of response and feedback hard to find in modern cars. It could easily pass for a good unassisted system were it not so easy to turn the wheel at low speeds.
Many cars with quick racks feel twitchy. Not the Veritas. Its relatively long 106-inch wheelbase, broad track and low center of gravity make it stable and predictable. While firm, the suspension has been set to give a good secondary ride. So even on badly maintained Spanish byways, it never becomes unsettled. In fact, it feels better the faster you go.
The seven-speed SMG gearbox has been transported wholesale into the RSIII, and operates in exactly the same way as in the M5. Alloy paddle shifters give you the familiar manual control, but unless you're used to the way the selection lever works, you have to lift the hand-sewn leather gaiter that covers the aluminum case to peek at the shift diagram. But you have to lift the gaiter anyway if you want to select Power mode or disengage traction control.
While I drove the RSIII one-up, the simple expedient of removing the flush cover on the right hand side of the car and pulling the passenger seat back upright turns the car into a two-seater.
The RSIII is the lightest car I've driven powered by this V10 with a power-to-weight ratio of 4.7 pounds per horsepower unit. In the larger M5, the engine's power and torque delivery characteristics are a disadvantage. But at just over half its weight, the Veritas becomes a flying machine without the traction problems that would result from having too much torque arrive at low crankshaft speeds.
While you can monster the throttle and get the back end to step out at will, the progressive power delivery on normal throttle application makes the RSIII easy to drive at a more leisurely pace on real world roads. The paddles make light work of overseeing gear ratios and you can focus on playing racing hero.
Accelerating hard through the gears is an exercise in restraint if you're to optimize the stopwatch numbers. If you get it right, a 3.2-second zero-to-62 mph time is there for the asking, but you would have to be very brave and wind-proofed to test the 215-mph top speed.
On the one hand, the relentless push in the small of your back and the now even closer-to-home V10 warble makes the driving experience truly intoxicating. On the other, the tremendous rush of wind past your head and the sheer closeness to nature suggests simply enjoying the drive rather than aiming for record lap times. At any speed, it's a pure 100-proof driving experience rarely approached by any of today's over-sophisticated sports cars.
And that's the crux. While it is fast and well sorted enough to deliver supercar levels of straight-line speed, handling and grip, it's not its raison d'etre. What it delivers best are tactile and aural sensations that many sports car makers seem to have left behind in the mists of time.
Its price tag and exclusivity make the RSIII a big boy's toy. Thus it also runs the risk of becoming an object d' art.
However, a unique attraction that no other car can provide is the implied dark side of its nature. In the best tradition of The Twilight Zone, you just have to look at its angry face and imagine what might happen inside your garage after you switch off the lights and close the door...
Veritas RSIII
Longitudinal front engine, rear-wheel drive
5.0-liter V10, dohc, 40-valve
Seven-speed SMG sequential manual, Drexler mechanical LSD
Independent with pushrods and horizontally opposed Ohlins coilovers
Six-piston calipers with 380mm ceramic rotors (f), Four-piston calipers with 355mm ceramic rotors (r)
Length/Width/Height (in.): 191.3/79.5/38.2 Wheelbase: 106.3 in. Dry Weight: 2,381 lb
Peak Power: 500 hp
Peak Torque: 384 lb-ft
0-60 mph: 3.2 sec.
Top Speed: 215 mph (est.)
The Legend Of Veritas
The company was founded in 1946 by BMW engineers Ernst Loof, Lorenz Dietrich, and Georg Meier. Their aim was to make a race-winning sports car powered by a BMW engine.
Loof was a member of the original BMW race team and then chief stylist after the war. His most famous design was the BMW 328 Mille Miglia car, so it was no surprise that he based his own car on these proven and familiar mechanicals.One of the Veritas performance advantages came about by default as steel was hard to come by in post-war Germany. The team used aluminum instead, and the weight savings gave them a winning edge.Veritas was very successful in motor racing in the hands of some big-name drivers. In fact, its first outright win was down to Karl Kling, who swept the board at the 1948 Nürburging race with an average speed of 161km/h.
The Veritas RS also finished well in the 1948 Hockenheim event, and by 1949, Veritas cars dominated the 2.0-liter sports car class in Germany. Kling was only beaten twice that season.
Despite many competition successes, Veritas eventually ran out of money and Loof closed shop in 1953, returning to BMW. It is thought that around 78 cars were built, including single-seaters, renn-spyders and coupes.
The Veritas name was revived in 2000, when a new company, Vermot AG, was founded to create a 21st century interpretation of the classic Veritas. The original firm had occupied several different factories over the years, ending up at the Nürburging. It is thus fitting that the new HQ should be located on a new industrial estate close to the Ring.
The new car is as radical today as the original was in its time, and continues the ideology of race technology in a road-legal sports car. The first running prototype was completed in 2008 using a 414-hp BMW M3 V8, but the production car will roll out of the factory powered by the M5 V10. Production will be capped at 50 cars.


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Like I said on Sunday, I knew I had a picture/clipping of their anniversary somewhere!
"Married 50 Years - Mr. and Mrs. Victor Laurent [sic] of Tonet, Kewaunee County, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary today. They were married in St. Martin's Catholic Church at Tonet, and have spent their entire married life in the community on the Laurent [sic] homestead farm. They have three children, ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. (Photo by Edward Christensen)"
Unfortunately the clipping doesn't have a date on it, but I know that Victor and Mary Laurent nee Dart were married in 1906. So it should be from 1956 and look so happy after 50 years together!
|Victor and Mary's Wedding
|Victor and Mary's 50th anniversary


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Looking for a diagnosis.
The Monsters in my map are going passive for no reason, about halfway through the map the enemies appear stuck making noise and not attacking.
All my zone borders are in place.
Monster impassable polygons don't get in between the monsters and the player.
I've tried making all allies teleport out to ensure that no enemies target them despite being in entirely different sections of the map.
The number of active enemies is light.
All of this is proven because when I spawn my player character into individual areas the monsters activate and attack as they should, I need to know what the issue could be because I'm doing and undoing a lot of unnecessary changes to the map trying to diagnose the issue.