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CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — A truck fire that forced workers to evacuate the southeastern New Mexico site where the federal government seals away its low-grade nuclear waste, including plutonium-contaminated clothing and tools, was no longer burning by late Wednesday.
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's mine rescue team went into the underground site near Carlsbad and confirmed that the fire in a truck hauling salt was out, a news release and a spokeswoman answering an emergency line said late Wednesday. The team also reported that the air was clear and safe to breathe.
Joint Information Center member Susan Scott says a second mine rescue team was heading down to survey the extent of the damage. She said there was no information on what caused the blaze or when the site would reopen.
All employees were evacuated from the underground site after the fire broke out about 11 a.m. Wednesday, and none of the radioactive waste was affected, plant officials said. Six people were treated for smoke inhalation and released a short while later.
At an afternoon news conference, officials said the fire occurred on a truck in the facility's north mine, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported. Nuclear waste is stored in the south mine, officials said.
Fire suppression systems and rescue teams were immediately activated, and all waste handling operations were suspended, officials said.
Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., issued a statement characterizing the event as a "minor fire."
"It is critically important to note that at no point did the fire threaten the waste disposed of at the WIPP, nor was the community or public ever at risk," he said.
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is the nation's first and only deep geological nuclear repository. It takes plutonium-contaminated waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory and defense projects, and buries it in rooms cut from underground salt beds.
Nevada's Yucca Mountain is another underground site built as a potential repository for used nuclear fuel, but it is not operational, said Rod McCullum, the director of used-fuels programs at the Nuclear Energy Institute.
The New Mexico facility receives 17 to 19 shipments each week from sites around the country, including Los Alamos and installations in Idaho, Illinois and South Carolina.
The repository is licensed by the federal Environmental Protection Agency every five years, McCullum said.


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The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Mother of God at Blachernae
Troparion — Tone 8
Ever-Virgin Theotokos, protectress of mankind, you have given your people a powerful legacy: / the robe and sash of your most honored body, which remained incorrupt throughout your seedless childbearing; for through you time and nature are renewed! / Therefore we implore you: "Grant peace to your people and to our souls great mercy!"
Kontakion — Tone 4
O Pure One, full of the grace of God, / you have given your sacred robe as a garment of incorruption to all the faithful, / with it you covered your holy body, O divine protection of all mankind. / We celebrate its enshrinement in Blachernae with love and we cry aloud with awe: / "Rejoice, O Virgin, boast of Christians."

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�220m bill over eBorders contract
The Government is to pay out more than £220 million to a US defence firm after a tribunal found it had unlawfully terminated a contract to provide the controversial eBorders programme.
An Arbitration Tribunal awarded Raytheon Systems Limited £49.98 million in damages after it found the processes the now-defunct UK Border Agency used when reaching a decision to scrap the agreement were flawed, a letter from the Home Secretary to Keith Vaz MP reveals.
In addition, the Home Office must pay Raytheon £9.6 million for disputed contract change notices, £126 million for assets acquired through the contract between 2007 and 2010 and £38 million in interest.
eBorders was designed to count everyone in and out of the UK by collecting advance passenger information on all scheduled inbound and outbound journeys
eBorders, devised by the Labour government in 2003, was designed to count everyone in and out of the UK by collecting advance passenger information on all scheduled inbound and outbound journeys to and from the UK.
In her letter to Mr Vaz, Theresa May said: "The Treasury will work with the Home Office to make sure these costs are met without any impact on frontline services.
"We are looking carefully at the tribunal's detailed conclusions to see if there are any grounds for challenging the award.
"The Government stands by the decision to end the eBorders contract with Raytheon. This decision was, and remains, the most appropriate action to address the well-documented issues with the delivery and management of the programme."
The Home Secretary said key milestones had been missed by Raytheon in 2010 and parts of the programme were running at least a year late.
"The situation the Government inherited was, therefore, a mess with no attractive options," she said. "All other alternatives available to the Government would have led to greater costs than the result of this tribunal ruling."
Home Office permanent secretary Mark Sedwill has asked the National Audit Office to conduct a full review of eBorders from its inception, she added.
Earlier this year, head of the UK Border Force Sir Charles Montgomery told MPs the troubled scheme had been "terminated" in its current form.
Delays, brief changes and the Raytheon legal battle are among some of the problems to dog the eBorders programme.
Mrs May added that since 2010 the Government has adopted a policy of separating and breaking down larger, longer-term contracts worth more than £100 million.
And the original eBorders requirement - to record advanced passenger information for checking against terrorist and crime watchlists - is being delivered, the Home Secretary said.
In a statement to the New York Stock Exchange, Raytheon, which recorded 2013 sales of 24 billion US dollars (£14.3 billion) and employs 63,000 worldwide, said: "The tribunal's ruling confirms that (Raytheon) delivered substantial capabilities to the UK Home Office under the eBorders programme.
"Raytheon remains committed to partnering with the UK Government on key defence, national security and commercial pursuits."
Jonathan Isaby, chief executive of the Taxpayers' Alliance, said: " Taxpayers will be furious that the cost of yet another large Government project has spiralled out of control.
"Ending contracts early is sometimes the only course of action but that's no excuse for the size of the damages payout, and the poor performance of the scheme in the first place is a cause for real concern.
"The dire state of the public finances means that it's more important than ever to ensure value for money is achieved on large projects."
David Hanson, shadow Home Office Minister, said: "This is a crushing verdict on a Home Office decision made by David Cameron's government, which has cost the taxpayer hundreds of millions of pounds over the last four years.
"Theresa May must now make clear what legal advice she took before taking a decision that has cost the taxpayer £224 million. She must also set out how much the taxpayer has had to pay out to foot the bill for the Home Office's legal fees.
"The Home Secretary needs to make clear when the e-borders programme will be back on track. As a result of this stalled process, we are still far away from counting people in and out of the UK."
Mr Vaz, chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said his committee would want to hear more from Lin Homer, the then head of the UKBA, who is now chief of HM Revenue and Customs.
He said: " This is a catastrophic result. Minister after minister and successive heads of the UKBA told the Select Committee that the Government was the innocent party and that Raytheon had failed to deliver.
"We have pursued this issue for five years and Raytheon informed us that the UKBA had given them no benchmarks against which they were to perform.
"It is now clear that the UKBA didn't know what they wanted from the eBorders programme.
"We will want to hear further from Lin Homer, the then head of the UKBA, as to why she sanctioned such a defective agreement.
"It is important that those who have responsibility should be held to account for failing the taxpayer in such a costly way.
"When Parliament returns, we intend to hear from Raytheon, something we have been prevented from doing because of the arbitration, so that we can understand just what went wrong and ensure that procurement of this kind never happens again."
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ALI AL-SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that President Barack Obama will decide in the next few weeks how many U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends in December 2014.
Panetta did not reveal what options Obama is considering, but officials have said he may settle on a figure between 6,000 and 10,000. There currently are about 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
The post-2014 mission is expected to focus on counterterrorism and advising Afghan security forces.
Panetta spoke Wednesday to about 100 U.S. service members inside an aircraft hangar at this desert base west of Kuwait City. He thanked them for their service and emphasized that the U.S. is winding down its involvement in lengthy wars.
On Tuesday, Panetta met with top Kuwaiti government officials.
This is likely to be Panetta's last visit to the Middle East before he retires. He has not said publicly when he is quitting to return to his native California, but it is widely forecast for early next year, possibly in January.
In recent months, following the administration's announced strategic policy "pivot" to Asia, Panetta has been at pains to assert that doing more in Asia and the Pacific does not have to mean doing less in the Middle East.
He said the U.S. military has about 50,000 troops in the Middle East. That includes about 5,000 on each of two aircraft carrier battle groups.
Kuwait has been regarded as an important U.S. defense partner in the years since Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, prompting US military intervention and the start of a two-decade confrontation with Iraq's Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi leader was toppled in 2003, but insurgents kept U.S. forces tied down there until December 2011.


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Clarkson University Alumnus is Lead Flight Director for Nov. 14 Space Shuttle Mission
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Clarkson University alumnus Michael L. Sarafin is the lead shuttle flight director for the Endeavour space shuttle mission STS-126, scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center on November 14. Sarafin graduated from Clarkson in 1994 with a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering.
For years, STS-126 has been planned as the mission that will give the International Space Station the ability to support twice the crew currently living there. But since the most recent inspection of the station's solar alpha rotary joint, it's also become the mission that will ensure the station can generate the power those extra crew members will require.
Endeavour will carry a reusable logistics module that will hold supplies and equipment, including additional crew quarters, additional exercise equipment, equipment for the regenerative life support system and spare hardware.
"We're going to use up a lot of the new space that we've brought up on the past few missions, with Node 2 and Columbus and the Kibo module," said Sarafin.
In addition to fully utilizing the space station, the equipment brought up will allow the space station to start depending less on the space shuttle. A new regenerative environmental control and life support system will give the station the ability to recycle urine and the condensation that the crew breathes into the air into pure water that can be used for drinking or to cool the station's systems.
That will be important when the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010, and its water deliveries dry up.
"Up until this point, the majority of the station's drinking water was coming up from the shuttle or the Russian's Progress vehicle," said Sarafin. "This sets us up for long-term sustainability of the station without the shuttle."
Leading a team of flight controllers, support personnel and engineering experts, a flight director has the overall responsibility to manage and carry out space shuttle flights and International Space Station expeditions. A flight director also leads and orchestrates planning and integration activities with flight controllers, payload customers, International Space Station partners and others.
Through his resident advisor at Clarkson, Sarafin met someone working in the engineering directorate at the Johnson Space Center. He took a co-op job at Johnson Space Center, leading to a position, after graduation, as a space shuttle software engineer. He became a guidance, navigation and control officer in 1995, supporting 30 shuttle flights in Mission Control, and was named a flight director in 2005.
In an interview with Clarkson magazine, Sarafin said that he appreciated both the co-op and classroom experiences, which he had as a Clarkson undergraduate. "The opportunity to work at NASA as part of the co-op program and the engineering knowledge I accumulated at Clarkson provided the foundation for my career at NASA," he said. "All those hours spent studying engineering and poring over physics and structural dynamics at Clarkson really paid off."
Sarafin's brother, Jim, trains astronauts at NASA. The Sarafin brothers are Herkimer, N.Y., natives and graduates of Richfield Springs Central School.
Read more about Space Shuttle Mission STS-126 at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts126.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.


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Andy Grammer Keeps His Head Up
Pop/soul singer/songwriter Andy Grammer was the featured guest for the inaugural installment of the GRAMMY Museum's Homegrown series on May 31, a new series that spotlights Los Angeles-based artists. Before an audience of 200 in the Museum's Clive Davis Theater, Grammer discussed creating "Keep Your Head Up," the first single off his self-titled debut album, and performing at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Calif. Following the discussion, Grammer performed a brief set, including "Keep…" and "The Pocket."
"Whenever anybody asks me, 'What should I do as a new artist?' [I say] it's how you play in front of people that don't know who you are," said Grammer when asked about performing at the Third Street Promenade. "The thing that [street performers] all have in common is we all just decided, 'Yeah, I'm going to throw myself out there.' Then [you] start to develop who you are, what you have to bring, and it starts to connect."
A Los Angeles native, Grammer was born the son of GRAMMY-nominated children's music artist Red Grammer. He was raised in New York but returned to California after high school and earned a bachelor's degree in Music Industry Studies at California State University, Northridge. After being discovered while performing at the Third Street Promenade by artist manager Ben Singer, Grammer inked a deal with S-Curve Records, and subsequently released his self-titled debut in June. The video for "Keep Your Head Up," which he wrote as a letter of encouragement to himself after a long day of performing on the street, picked up Most Innovative Video honors at MTV's inaugural O Music Awards in April. Grammer is currently on tour with Natasha Bedingfield and Kate Voegele.
Upcoming GRAMMY Museum events include Reel To Reel: Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (July 5), An Evening With Todd Rundgren (July 18) and Great Guitars: Gary Lucas (July 20).
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Emerging and Historic Prints to Buy This Week
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Condition Report: Sheet is floated with all edges visible. Colors fresh. Framed under plexiglas. Not examined out of frame. Some traces of surface soiling. ; Framed Dimensions: 39 X 46 Inches
Signature: Signed, dated, numbered, titled and dedicated in pencil along lower edge, with publisher's blindstamp
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Leading Pop artist James Rosenquist—who came to prominence among New York School figures like Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Willem de Kooning—is well known for his large-scale, fragmented works that bring the visual language of commercial painting onto canvas (notably, from 1957-60, Rosenquist earned his living as a billboard painter). In his use of mass-produced goods and vernacular culture rendered in an anonymous style, Rosenquist's work recalls that of Andy Warhol, while his seemingly irrational, mysterious pictorial combinations owe a debt to Surrealism. His breakthrough work, the iconic F-111 (1965)—51 panels that total over 22 by 24 feet—juxtaposes an American fighter plane with a Firestone tire, garish orange tinned spaghetti, and a young girl under a hair dryer.
American, 1933-2017, Grand Forks, North Dakota, based in Aripeka, Florida
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Lilia Polka for String Orchestra
Kate Chopin, arr. Barbara Harbach
Lilia Polka for String Orchestra
Kate Chopin (1850-1904) wrote Lilia Polka for piano for her daughter which was published by H. H. Rollman in St. Louis. Polkas were quite popular in the German and German-American communities in St. Louis in 1899. Lilia Polka is a lively, spirited polka showcasing each instrument in the string orchestra.
VIV 946, 8 pages, $14.95
VIV 946B, set of parts, (8, 8, 5, 5, 5) $40.00 (8,8,5,5,5)
Click here to view a page of the score of Lilia Polka for String Orchestra
A Brief Bio of the Composer
Barbara Harbach has a large catalog of works, including symphonies, opera, string orchestra, musicals, works for chamber ensembles, film scores, modern ballets, organ, harpsichord, piano, choral anthems, and many arrangements for brass and organ of various Baroque works. She is also involved in the research, editing, publication and recording of manuscripts of eighteenth-century keyboard composers as well as historical and contemporary women composers. Her work is available in both recorded and published form through MSR Classics, Naxos Records, Gasparo Records, Kingdom Records, Albany Records, Northeastern Records, Hester Park, Robert King Music, Elkan-Vogel, Augsburg Fortress, Agape Music and Vivace Press. Harbach is also the editor of the journal, Women of Note Quarterly.
"Harbach's music astonished me for its heavy reliance on the lyric and the beautifully (and cogently) framed melodic line. I could listen to her music for hours." American Record Guide ~ March / April 2008. " Harbach has distinguished herself as one of the preeminent American composers of any generation." All Music Guide ~ December 2007.
Harbach has toured extensively as both concert organist and harpsichordist and her lively performances and recordings have captured the imagination of many American composers, and the body of work written for and dedicated to Harbach is substantial. Musical America has called her "nothing short of brilliant," and Gramophone has cited her as an "acknowledged interpreter – and, indeed, muse – of modern harpsichord music." She was host of the weekly television music series Palouse Performance seen throughout the Inland Northwest.
Currently professor of music at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, she holds academic degrees from Pennsylvania State University (B.A.), Yale University (M.M.A.), Musikhochschule (Konzertdiplom) in Frankfurt, Germany, and the Eastman School of Music (D.M.A.). In 2002, Harbach received an honorary doctorate in music, honoris causa, from Wilmington College, Ohio for her lifetime achievement as a composer, performer, editor and publisher.
Barbara Harbach initiated Women in the Arts-St. Louis, a celebration of the achievements of women creators. The over 800 events by various cultural organizations in the St. Louis region provided audiences with new and historical examples of the work of women writers, composers and artists. In 2006 for her work Women in the Arts-St. Louis she was the recipient of the Arts Education Award from the Missouri Arts Council; the Missouri Citizen for the Arts Award; the Yellow rose Award from the Zonta International Club of St. Louis; the UM-St. Louis College of Fine Arts and Communication, Faculty Excellence Award; and in 2007 she was awarded the Hellenic Spirit Foundation Award.
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NVIDIA GTX 660Ti Roundup with ASUS, Galaxy, MSI Review
The introduction of NVIDIA's Kepler architecture opened a new salvo in the video card wars; the architecture proved to be a match for what the red team had to offer. The GTX 690, GTX 680 and GTX 670 easily proved their gaming worth as far as raw performance was concerned. With the edict to be more power efficient the design team took the failures of FERMI and worked the architecture to deliver a more power efficient core that ran cooler. Each of those goals were met. Not only did you get a better performing video card, but you got one that was able to deliver surround gaming with a single video card. Plus you can take advantage of NVIDIA's latest technologies including 3DVision, PhysX, GPU Boost, Adaptive VSync, and TXAA - a new anti-aliasing algorithm designed to reduce temporal aliasing. All features that have been proven to work and offer improved visual quality or a unique view in games.
When you look at the Kepler product stack, the lowest priced video card, the GTX 670, is in the $399 and up range leaving a huge section of the market unable to take advantage of having a GTX 6XX series video card. NVIDIA waited roughly three months to deliver a product for consumers not looking to spend upwards of $400 for their gaming fix. Much like the GTX 560Ti the GTX 660Ti is poised to fill that void in the product stack with a card that offers up all of the features and technologies of its big brothers without all of the cost. The GTX 560Ti was impressive in its own right and the GTX 660Ti is poised to do the same.
Packed with the same amount of CUDA cores as the GTX 670 (1344) as well as running 2GB of GDDR5 memory through a smaller 192-bit bus, performance should not be an issue at a resolution of 1920x1080 or even 5760x1080. Clock speeds on the reference cards will be 915MHz (GPU Boost of 980MHz) on the cores and 1502MHz (6008MHz effective) on the memory. However it looks like the vast majority of cards to be seen today are going to be factory overclocked cards including the ASUS GTX 660Ti Direct CUII TOP, MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition and Galaxy GTX 660Ti GC. Clock speeds will be significantly higher on this batch of cards ranging from 1006MHz on the Galaxy to 1019 and 1072MHz on the MSI and ASUS offerings, respectively. Each of these cards offer significant upsides over the reference version cards with custom PCBs, improved power delivery systems, improved cooling solutions, and reliability enhancements to ensure that these cards make it to the end of a typical three year retention or upgrade cycle.
As part of the Kepler family the GTX 660Ti is able to take advantage of all the features embedded in the feature set including SLI (with up to 3 cards), PhysX, TXAA, Surround, and 3DVision.
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Much like the GTX 670, the GTX 660Ti uses the same 28nm Kepler SMX architecture introduced on the GK104-based GTX 680. The GPU consists of a series of GPCs (Graphics Processing Clusters), four in this case, on each GK104 with two SMX units in each GPC. A single SMX is disabled leaving a total of 1344 CUDA cores on the GTX 660Ti; identical to the configuration on the GTX 670. To more effectively manage power consumption, the traditional method of running the shader clock at twice the core clock was abandoned and now the clock speeds run at a 1:1 ratio. Each GPC has a single raster engine and dynamically share 1MB of L2 cache. The GPU core features 112 texture units and 24 ROPs on the GTX 660 Ti. A new feature with GK104 is hardware and software-based GPU Boost technology, which dynamically boosts the clock speeds of the GPU cores when there is available TDP headroom, much like the latest CPUs from Intel and AMD. The base clock speeds for the GTX 660Ti are 915MHz with a GPU Boost core clock speed of around 980MHz. The GTX 660Ti memory subsystem is dropped to 3x64-bit (192-bit) memory controllers handling the installed 2GB of GDDR5 memory running at 1502MHz (6008MHz effective). In essence you have a card that is very similar to the GTX 670 and is scaled down to fit in the price performance point for the vast majority of gamers.
While OCC is not looking at all of the cards coming out today we do have a representative of samples with three different clock speed points from ASUS, Galaxy, and MSI. There will be plenty of reference cards out but the upper end cards offer a value in terms of increased longterm reliability and stability through enhanced cooling and component selection. Seen below are a good selection of the performance offerings from many of NVIDIA's partners, including the cards we are looking at today.
Each of the cards we will be looking at today have features that make a point of difference when it comes time to spend your hard earned cash on a video card upgrade. Special cooling, build quality, component selection, noise reduction, warranty, performance, brand recognition, and any added value items such as game bundles all factor into the purchase decision. Lets take a look at what ASUS, Galaxy, and MSI have to offer for the mainstream gamer. With performance increases of up to 3x over previous generation products there is no better time to look at an affordable Kepler-based video card.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Dan O'Brien's "The Body of an American" and Robert Schenkkan's "All the Way" have been named the inaugural winners of a theater award honoring the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Columbia University on Friday said the playwrights will share the award and $100,000, one of the largest prizes given for dramatic writing.
The Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History honors a new play or musical that explores the United States' past and deals with great issues of the day.
The play by Schenkkan, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "The Kentucky Cycle," begins in November 1963 with Lyndon B. Johnson's sudden ascension to the presidency following the assassination of Kennedy's older brother John F. Kennedy and ends 12 months later with Johnson's historic landslide victory over Barry Goldwater. "All the Way" premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2012.
O'Brien's play is a story of war and war reporting that was inspired by the experiences of Paul Watson, who won a Pulitzer for a 1993 photo of a dead U.S. Army Ranger dragged through the streets of Somalia's capital. It premiered at Portland Center Stage last year.
The other finalists were "Hurt Village," by Katori Hall; "Party People," by the performance group Universes; and "Rapture, Blister, Burn," by Gina Gionfriddo.
The prize was established by Kennedy's sister Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith in consultation with playwright Tony Kushner. It will be announced each year on Feb. 22, the anniversary of Kennedy's birth. The Massachusetts senator died of cancer in 2009.
Plays and musicals that received their first professional productions in 2012 were eligible for the prize. The winners were selected by a panel of nine judges that included playwrights Lynn Nottage, Itamar Moses, Diana Son and Brian Yorkey and Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger.
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Legendary rapper MC Hammer was arrested during a stop at an East Bay Area mall earlier this week for allegedly resisting an officer, a police sergeant said Saturday.
Stanley Kirk Burrell - known to most as MC Hammer - was arrested Thursday night at the Hacienda Crossings Shopping Center next to interstate Highway 580 in Dublin, Dublin Police Services Sgt. Herb Walters said in an email.
Walters said Burrell was arrested in the shopping center parking lot around 10:20 p.m. on suspicion of obstructing an officer in the performance of their duties and resisting an officer.
The Tracy resident was cited and later released.
It's unclear what prompted the arrest, but the rapper best known for 1990s mega-hits "U Can't Touch This" and "2 Legit to Quit," took to Twitter today to relay his side of the story.
According to Burrell, a police officer approached and arrested him without cause.
In one Tweet, he said the officer "was tapping on my car window, I rolled down the window and he said, 'Are you on parole or probation?'"
"It was comical to me until he pulled out his guns, blew his whistle and yelled for help...but make no mistake, he's dangerous," he tweeted.
When asked to comment on the rapper's version of the arrest, Walters wrote in an email, "We patrol the area of Hacienda Crossings Shopping Center, especially at nighttime hours. That is about all I can say for now."
Passengers walked away with only minor injuries after shots were fired at an AC Transit bus in East Oakland early Saturday morning, a spokesman for the transit service said.
Around 12:20 a.m., AC Transit officials received reports that someone had opened fire on a bus near the intersection of 55th Avenue and International Boulevard, spokesman Clarence Johnson said.
Someone fired five shots at the bus, shattering its back window.
None of the nine passengers inside the bus were hit by the gunfire.
Four passengers reported minor injuries after falling as the bus driver sped up to get away from the shooter.
Johnson said those passengers were taken to hospitals, while the remaining passengers were transferred to another AC Transit bus.
It is unclear why the bus was targeted in the shooting, and no arrests have been made.
Police did not have any further information on the incident this morning.
One person was injured in a shooting near a McDonald's restaurant in Bay Point late Saturday morning, a sheriff's lieutenant said.
Deputies were called to the scene of the shooting near the intersection of Mims Avenue and Canal Road around 11:50 a.m., Contra Costa County Sheriff's Lt. David Hartman said.
The victim, an unidentified male, had been shot in the leg.
He was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
An investigation into the shooting is underway, and the sheriff's office did not have any leads on suspects as of this afternoon, Hartman said.
Santa Cruz police are searching for a gang member suspected of involvement in a home invasion robbery that ended in a struggle Wednesday morning with the terrified residents.
Esteban Lopez, 22, is believed to have fled the scene of the robbery on the 500 block of Poplar Ave. Wednesday around 4:20 a.m., and has not yet been located, police said Friday.
The victims in the home invasion robbery were awakened early Wednesday by two males with their faces covered who demanded cash, Santa Cruz police Deputy Chief Steve Clark said.
One of the suspects held a screwdriver, the other a decorative sword taken from inside the home, Clark said.
Both suspects demanded cash and tried and failed to bind the couple with duct tape they found in the home that was old and brittle, Clark said.
They then resorted to tying the couple with an electrical cord, Clark said.
After the two intruders learned there were children in the home, they allegedly threatened to harm them, police said.
At that point, the adult residents freed themselves and fought with the suspects for some time before one of the children called 911 at about 4:25 a.m., police said.
The residents were able to hold down one suspect in their front yard until officers arrived, but the other escaped with some valuables, Clark said.
Cuactemoc Xilonzochilt-Zamora, 28, of Santa Cruz, was arrested on suspicion of robbery, burglary, false imprisonment, possession of methamphetamine and assault with a deadly weapon and booked him into the Santa Cruz County Jail.
Lopez, believed to be the second suspect, is a confirmed "Beach Flats" Sureno gang member with an extensive history of law enforcement contact, police said. He has not been seen at his home, work or other haunts since the robbery.
Lopez is described as a Hispanic male, around 5 feet 7 inches tall and 130 pounds.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts should immediately call 911.
A Santa Rosa man was arrested Friday after he allegedly robbed a man trying to buy a phone from him, according to police.
The victim, a 21-year-old Petaluma man, had arranged to meet 19-year-old Ricardo Abrica Zuniga in Santa Rosa on Range Avenue near Jennings Avenue Thursday evening to buy a phone from him, according to Sgt. David Linscomb.
When they met, however, Abrica allegedly pulled out a gun and ordered the victim to drive him to an ATM machine.
The victim drove Zuniga to an ATM at the Wells Fargo Bank on B Street in downtown Santa Rosa and withdrew cash, before escaping on foot, Linscomb said.
Abrica allegedly escaped with the victim's ATM card and wallet, and later allegedly made purchases with the ATM card, Linscomb said.
Police located Abrica the next day at his apartment on Range Avenue. Evidence related to Thursday's robbery was located inside, and Abrica was arrested on suspicion of robbery, kidnapping with intent to to commit robbery and burglary, as well as a felony probation violation warrant connected to a prior burglary case.
San Jose city officials on Saturday celebrated the grand opening of the new Bascom Branch Library.
The 20,000 square foot library at 1000 S. Bascom Ave., which includes a community living room, tech center, group and quiet study rooms and a teen room, is the 17th bond-funded branch library project to be completed in San Jose, according to library officials.
"Thanks to our residents' support, San Jose has been able to build new branch libraries throughout the city," said Mayor Chuck Reed. "I am delighted that the new Bascom Library will be providing an important community gathering place for residents of all ages.
The library also features a family learning center, for families and individuals looking to improve their literacy and life skills, and public art offering a visual timeline of Bascom's culture and history, officials said.
A $212 million bond passed in 2000 provided funds for the construction of six new and fourteen expanded branch libraries, all but two of which have been completed.
Gilroy police are cracking down on drug sales and alcohol related violations at a city park located directly across from a middle school.
Officers observed numerous violations Friday afternoon in an enforcement effort at Miller Park, including the violation of a restraining order and alcohol violations, police said today.
Detectives also witnessed a narcotics transaction, in which drugs were being sold from a vehicle to park patrons, including a convicted felon.
Police arrested and cited several people, including Gilroy resident Richard St. Cloud, who was arrested on suspicion of marijuana sales.
Police plan further enforcement efforts at the park.
Scotts Valley police arrested a man on suspicion of drunk driving and hit and run Friday night after he was allegedly seen hitting two parked cars and driving the wrong way down a street.
Callers reported seeing a black Chevy Avalanche hit two parked cars and driving the wrong way shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday in the area of La Cuesta Drive and Mt. Hermon Road, Sgt. David Bell said today.
Officers located the vehicle, which was missing a front tire, a half mile away on the 4200 block of Ls Madrona Drive, Bell said. The driver, Wendell John Samson, was found walking along the side of the road.
Samson, 69, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests, Bell said. He was taken into custody after witnesses identified him and his missing tire was located at the scene.
Samson also allegedly damaged landscaping and a city traffic sign.
A man was injured in a shooting in East Oakland early Saturday morning, a police officer said.
The shooting was reported around 1 a.m. near the intersection of 60th Avenue and International Boulevard, Officer J. Moore said.
The man hit by the gunfire was taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. He was last listed in stable condition.
No suspect information was available in connection with the shooting.
Sunny skies are likely in the Bay Area this morning. Highs are likely to be in the upper 50s, with northwest winds up to 10 mph.
Mostly clear skies are expected this evening. Lows are likely to be in the mid 40s, with southwest winds up to 10 mph.
Partly cloudy skies are likely Monday. Highs are expected to be in the upper 50s, with northwest winds around 5 mph.


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Freedom Wigs Hong Kong - four panel brochure
Who are we? We sell wigs to people with Alopecia and total hair loss. Most of our clients are women, some children and some men. We aren't like a traditional wig store because our clients aren't sick they have Alopecia or other permanent hair loss conditions, and need to look "normal" again. Our office has a happy young vibe…not a kind of depressing feeling associated with sickness as we are not a traditional wig store! We custom make the wigs by using a mould of their heads and they stay on with suction…they are the most realistic and advanced wigs on the market. We have Alopecia too, so we love this job!
People with Alopecia or long term hair loss in Hong Kong (mostly women).
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• Design work will include: Front and back design of a four panel brochure. (Totally 8 panels) Size will need to be 40cm wide by 21cm high, ie each panel is 10cm wide.
• File should be in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator (preferable). And the final copy I will need a file in layers too as well as the PDF so I can make amendments later if needed (ie if we move office of something)
• Regarding templates – it's better if you design from scratch, but I actually don't mind if you use templates and then customize the details etc, but I don't want to just have my text and photos whacked onto a generic boring template with nothing else done of course.
• The design would be good in colours like light blues or greens, whites or something else that brings "freedom" to mind. I was thinking maybe a background with sky with clouds might be good but feel free to come up with your own ideas – I'm open! Clean and fresh please!
• You can refer to my website http://www.freedomwigs.com.hk, but I don't necessarily need it to look the same as that. I also quite like the colours of our manufacturers site http://www.freedomwigs.com. But hey, feel free to do what you think. I'm hoping for a look that is professional, but not too medical, more like a high class spa or salon kind of feeling.
• The final brochure will be in dual language, that is the English will have Chinese characters under it making the amount of text almost doubled. So I will need quite a lot of space for text and not huge photos on most pages (excluding panels 3 & 4 outside where I want a bigger photo)
• All designers must be willing to submit the draft design brochure now, but then the winner will also need to add in my text and photos AFTER the competion has ended without extra charge and do any reasonable redesign that comes with doing that plus any final tweaks/customized amendments etc. And the designer needs to agree to deliver the final print ready (to be specified) version within 7 days of being requested.
• You can either just use placeholders or try to get some text/photos from the website, but there seems to be a problem with getting that info off there (some of the text saved as images I think), but at least you will have an idea for the draft.
Side one – the outside (going left to right)
1. Panel one – mainly text plus 2-3 small photos – text from home page http://www.freedomwigs.com.hk
2. Panel two (this is the back) – contact us details with map http://www.freedomwigs.com.hk/contactus.php
3. Panel three (this is the cover) -Cover shot from homepage http://www.freedomwigs.com.hk and logo and couple of text lines from website home page
4. Panel four –Bald shot in same place on page as the cover shot on panel two (same person, with and without hair) with couple lines of text http://www.freedomwigs.com.hk/aboutus_1.php (for photo)
Side two – the inside (going left to right)
1. Panel one, Panel two, Panel three – details of the wigs from page http://www.freedomwigs.com.hk/our_wigs_2.php mainly text with a few small pics
2. Panel four http://www.freedomwigs.com.hk/our_wigs_3.php mainly text with a few small pics also
Attached: draft brochure with a rough idea of what I had in mind, feel free to change to what you think looks good of course!
Thank you and can't wait to see your designs!
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By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football Writer
The dead-ball debacle continues. Danny Welbeck's goal for Manchester United at Real Madrid on Wednesday was the latest in a long line of set-piece strikes conceded by the Spanish side this season. On the sidelines, Jose Mourinho was furious - and he had every right to be.
It is hard to know exactly what Sergio Ramos was thinking. The Spain stopper has gone on to become one of the world's most accomplished defenders in recent years, yet there was no jump nor an attempt at a legitimate challenge - only a push which proved futile as Welbeck headed home.
Real Madrid later equalised through Cristiano Ronaldo's impressive towering header, but Mourinho's men were forced to settle for a draw in a game they could, should and no doubt would have won had they not let in such a sloppy goal after 20 minutes.
Ramos later assumed responsibility for his mistake after Mourinho's remarks in the press room. The Portuguese did not mention the Seville-born defender by name, but he did not need to - Ramos knew he had made a mistake and vowed to put it right.
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Iker Casillas is currently sidelined, but the Madrid captain appears less assured for Real than when he is in a Spain shirt, while recent signing Diego Lopez has looked impressive but is reluctant to come off his line and clear the danger. Individual mistakes from Ramos, Pepe, Angel Di Maria and even Ronaldo, who headed into his own net at Granada recently, have also cost the capital club this term.
The trait is perhaps uncharacteristic of a Mourinho side and could prove costly as Madrid look to salvage an already suspect season. La Liga looks lost as the champions trail Barcelona by 19 points ahead of their derby clash at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, while tough second-leg games await away against the Catalans and United in the Copa del Rey and Champions League, respectively, in the coming weeks.
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- 11.2.1 Integer Types (Exact Value) - INTEGER, INT, SMALLINT, TINYINT, MEDIUMINT, BIGINT
- 11.2.2 Fixed-Point Types (Exact Value) - DECIMAL, NUMERIC
- 11.2.3 Floating-Point Types (Approximate Value) - FLOAT, DOUBLE
- 11.2.4 Bit-Value Type - BIT
- 11.2.5 Numeric Type Attributes
- 11.2.6 Out-of-Range and Overflow Handling
MySQL supports all standard SQL numeric data types. These types
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DECIMAL, and
NUMERIC), as well as the
approximate numeric data types
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INT is a synonym for
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The data type used for the result of a calculation on numeric operands depends on the types of the operands and the operations performed on them. For more information, see Section 12.6.1, "Arithmetic Operators".
CREATE TABLE `bits` (
`val` ENUM('T','F') NOT NULL
mysql> INSERT INTO `bits` (`val`) VALUES ('W'), ('T'), ('F');
Query OK, 3 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 1
mysql> SHOW WARNINGS;
+---------+------+------------------------------------------+1 row in set (0.00 sec)
| Level | Code | Message |
| Warning | 1265 | Data truncated for column 'val' at row 1 |
mysql> SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT val) FROM bits;
+---------------------+1 row in set (0.00 sec)
| COUNT(DISTINCT val) |
| 3 |
Well, shouldn't a binary type have only two distinct values?
(Note that it isn't NULL.)
Explanation from manual (10.4.4. The ENUM Type):
If you insert an invalid value into an ENUM (that is, a string not present in the list of permitted values), the empty string is inserted instead as a special error value. This string can be distinguished from a "normal" empty string by the fact that this string has the numeric value 0. More about this later.
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This is a synopsis about the game played on November 24th, 2007. There are quotes in here that aren't exactly correct, and many are made up, but that's because it's through Cooncarin's eyes, and how he remembers it (hence, how I remember it. Plus with a little of my own flair) I think it turned out well.
The Joining of Heroes Past and Present
A synopsis written through the eyes of Cooncarin Trunks
It was another long day of boat work and guild management completed. I had just arrived back to the guild hall when Lucky approached me with an idea.
Lets get the hell out of here, Cooncarin he said. I cant handle my Ginger anymore. Shes just so pregnant and annoying. I need a couple days off.
I couldnt agree more I replied. So it was decided. We made plans to head to our Pleasantville guild hall for a couple days to relax. It wasnt long before word reached Goldy, a halfing friend of ours and Zomb, an experienced fighter who seems to prefer death over life.
Goldy seemed eager to join us to Pleasantville, but her reasons were unclear. I just need to be out of town for a while, is all we could get her to say. I assumed it had something to do with her fondness of beating up bigger, but weaker, men. Zomb always seems willing to go on a trip so we didnt even question his motives.
The next morning we were off. Usually we would send word out to one of Pleasantvilles founders of our trip so they could have preparations for our stay planned. But, with the recent completion of our Guild Hall there, we didnt need to worry.
Well surprise em said Lucky. The journey there was relatively peaceful. No fights, no merchants, nothing. Of course I didnt mind. Goldy, on the other hand, was very eager to fight.
Where the heck is everybody? she kept saying, I wanna fight. Ive never doubted Goldys abilities. For only a Halfling she can handle herself very well, without anybodys help. We did see one group of goblins on the way, about 100. But, we werent really in the mood for slaughtering goblins right then, and were sort of in a hurry, so rode around them.
Soon we were at Pleasantvilles gate, but the guard seemed overly happy about our visit. He wouldnt even let us go to our hall without seeing the mayor himself, Urza.
Its an emergency. Urza will explain everything Im sure. I dont know much but he told me to bring you guys straight to him when you arrived said the city guard.
Howd he even know we were coming? I asked, We didnt send word
Not sure replied the guard, But it is Urza so nothing really suprises me anymore. On the way to the keep Lucky caught a glance of an old friend. An old dwarf friend of ours was exploring the city, apparently hed never been.
Shanika! yelled Lucky. Wanna come visit Urza with us?
I havent seen Urza in ages, sure was his answer.
Once we met with Urza he told us the bad news. Apparently the city of Rodun was in trouble.
Theyve been attacked heavily these past few days by giant wasps. And apparently they havent gotten word to the king yet. They want us to send help. Said Urza.
Are you thinking of sending your militia, or waiting for the Kings? asked Lucky.
Neither he said, Were going to go in ourselves first. Check it out for the king and see if help is even needed. Lytle and I already called the King and he seemed reluctant to send men at all, so well just handle it I guess.
Just then Lytle and Solomon walked in. Shanika! screamed the both of them, Hows it going?
Not bad, I guess he replied, Im still pretty much broke, but whatever. At least Im still good looking, and of course naturally faster than any of you guys, hahaha. Shanika always had a knack of going on relatively bad adventures, with little reward. But, his outlook on life was still the same. He was, and still is, one of the funniest dwarves Ive ever met.
Well you guys, I think well be leaving tomorrow cut in Urza.
Do we have some time to drink tonight? asked Shanika.
Of course we do, always. So a couple of the guys went to the bar. The next morning we were all packed and ready to leave again, this time with a group of eight. The trip to Rodun was relatively short. In just over a day we were welcomed through yet another set of gates.
The city, like usual, was very clean. As we made our way to the mayors office I couldnt help but notice how sad everybody looked. The mayor looked a little bit more upbeat, but still desperate. He was a fairly handsome man, with shoulder length hair, and a body that made me think he must work out. But there was a small glaze in his eyes that instantly made me distrust him. At least a little. Of course, Ive never trusted the authority figures of this country much, so I left it at that.
Thank you so much for coming. I wont waste any time he said. Basically, for the past few nights giant wasps have been attacking the city. Unfortunately we dont have the best militia for this sort of thing.
Maybe you should be training them how to fight instead of clean said Urza.
Thats for sure said Lytle
That will be something well look into in the future, but for now I just need your help. We think theyre coming from the mausoleums outside of town, but we dont know whos doing it. We were hoping you wouldnt just help us fight the wasps, but also stop the source of the problem.
Well we could do that, for a price. Smirked Solomon
Yes, lets speak of rewards with monetary value. Said Lucky.
Also, we keep everything we find added Solomon
And uh, wed like some land in your city, too said Lucky. For our guild to build on
Fine, whatever you want said the mayor. Just, please help us. And your guild can build here if you promise to help train our troops after all of this.
Deal we all agreed.
We were planning on leaving for the mausoleum in the morning so wed have the advantage of light, but plans never seem to work like we hope. That evening I heard battle cries, and screams of warning. Men to the walls! I heard one guard shout. I ran outside instantly since I wouldnt need to put any armor on because of my magical bracers. The others prepared, except Lytle who slept in his leather and climbed to the roof. Over the city wall I could see literally thousands of skeletons making their way into the city. I called forth my cleric powers to turn some of them away, but I knew that would only slow them down. We needed Solomon to do the real work here. I thought Lytle would stay to help me, but I could just make out his figure across the field working his way to the Black Forest.
Recon I figured. Thankfully at that moment Solomon came out of the barracks and instantly started destroying dozens of skeletons at a time with his clerical ability.
Cooncarin, protect the south gate from being breached he yelled to me. Ill run the walls making sure no more get inside. The rest of you knock over any ladders still standing We did as we were told, and in a matter of minutes there were no more skeletons.
About 1,200 I figure guessed Urza.
Id say more like 1,300 figured Zomb. As we argued about the amount, Lytle returned.
Whatd you see? asked Solomon?
Nothing really he replied. The mausoleum grounds were pretty torn up, but thats about it. Oh, yea, and a black horse.
Interesting said Solomon. Well, Im going to go try and heal up any of the city members that need it before going back to sleep.
Yea, waste your spells. Thats a good idea said Shanika. We may need those
Yes, but these people need me right now. Well be fine in the morning
Well if we get attacked again tonight, it may be your fault if we die. So dont complain to me said Shanika. He was absolutely right, because no more than 3 hours later we were being attacked again. This time it was the giant wasps we had heard about. This time all of us went to the walls to fight them in the air, except Lytle who went to check out the Mausoleum again.
I started preparing a fireball spell since I knew it would burn their wings off, while the others got bow and arrows ready. Wait for it warned Urza, Wait, wait .NOW he screamed. I released my fireball trying to make it explode right in the center of their group. But, they had already started to split up, and the spell only hit about 5 of them. Although they didnt die, they did go straight to the ground. Solomon went around finishing those off. The wasps had now gotten to close for spells or bows, so it was hand to hand combat from here on out. Everyone seemed to be doing fine, until one got a lucky shot on me. I thought I was fine until I felt a sudden burning in my spine, and I could no longer move.
Lucky came to help, giving me some bad news as he killed it. They have a powerful poison, youre paralyzed until Solomon can get to you so the rest of the battle was pretty boring for me. Once they were all dead Solomon got me up, and once again Lytle returned with news from the mausoleum.
The ground is back to normal again was the first thing he reported, and that horse wasnt there anymore. Im not really sure whats going on
Well, its morning now, so lets just get a move on with it said Urza. So, we healed up and went towards the mausoleum. It was only about 15 minutes away, so we were there in no time.
In front of us were a couple different cemeteries, with three buildings towards the center. Solomon insisted on casting a detect evil spell right away It will last over an hour guys, and well want one up he argued.
Look, I know its evil here, Ok? Im going in said Urza. And with that he walked through the gate, while Solomon cast his spell. As soon as he entered though multiple zombies came out of the ground. Urza laughed as he began killing them all, but that wasnt all. Shanika began to move into the gate to help Urza just as smoke began pouring out of the center building. Out of it came a large, black horse. There were flames upon his feet, as he ran towards Urza.
Nightmare! projected Urza into everyones mind with my amulet of thought projection I loaned him. I knew this was bad, so I got my lightning rod out. The smoke was beginning to surround everyone, but Goldy and Zomb got a few shots in with their bows. Just as the smoke was fully surrounding Urza and Shanika I shot a lightning bolt off, hitting the horse. Shanika was making a run for it now, probably because of fear. As he made it out of the gate he noticed Solomon had finished his spell.
So, is the horse evil? said Shanika very sarcasticly.
Yes, it is replied Solomon as he walked through the gate, destroying the rest of the zombies. This freed up Urza who began attacking the nightmare. Im not sure if it was Lytle or Urza who finished it off, but I know it did a few seconds later. He never even really got a chance to attack.
Well, since you cast that spell, which building is evil? asked Lytle, Im sure the center one, but whatever
It is, said Solomon. and by the way, I still think it was the right spell to cast at the time We decided to enter the center building, and it didnt take long at all to search the entire place. There was nothing of interest, except some coffins, cabinets, and a window in the back.
There must be something here, said Shanika Im searching for a secret door A couple minutes later he cheered with joy as he found a secret entrance leading down. It was a small passage we had to crawl to enter, but it didnt last long. Once we were significantly underground it evened out and we could walk again. This is where the real searching began.
Ill try to keep this part brief, even though in reality we wondered around for at least a couple hours. The dungeon itself wasnt particularly large. The first real excitement came when we encountered a small T in the hall. In front of us were two large statues, which a spell revealed were clearly magic. Solomon detected evil from three spots in the wall ahead as well.
Shanika was very excited about this and charged ahead to touch one, as I tried to warn him about their magic. Im taking one home! he yelled. As I tried to stop him, behind us crashed three umber hulks through the wall which Solomon detected evil from. I was stuck with Shanika by the statues while the others fought because there wasnt enough room to use a spell or move in to battle. It would turn out this was a good idea in the end. Urza, who had become bored of the umber hulk battle because he had killed his and the others were taken, moved into the hall ahead to sit down. This activated a trap that brought the statues to life. They were really stone golems in disguise. This left me and Shanika, with Urza soon to help, to fight.
Im using lightning I proclaimed
Go for it replied Shanika, I aint scurred My lightning hit one of the statues square on the chest, but didnt slow him in the least. So I took out my sword and began hand to hand combat. Shanika was busy with his own, but Urza had just arrived to help. Everyone else was still fighting umber hulks, so we were on our own.
It didnt take long for me to kill my golem since the lightning had weakened him, and soon enough Urza and Shanika had killed theirs as well. Once everyone was finished fighting, we began to explore again.
After some time we found a room filled with humans chained up, and another room filled with dead bodies. We werent sure at the time, but we guessed that vampires were living there because the humans had bite marks on their necks.
Soon we had all the rooms searched and werent really sure where to continue. But, fate gave us a clue. A horribly, ugly, looking monster came to attack us. It was sewn together with flesh.
A flesh golem said Urza It shouldnt be too hard. I didnt even get to fight this time, since the warriors killed it so fast. Like I said though, this monster was a clue. Since he didnt have bloody footprints, we knew he must not have come through one of the earlier room we were in fighting the umber hulks.
There must be a secret door somewhere around here said Lytle. It didnt take long to find one at the end of a dead end hallway. After using a knock spell to open it up, we were inside. Ahead of us were 5 coffins, 2 of which had evil contained within, according to Solomon.
It could be Vampires I warned. We fought one of these recently. I know how to kill them if theyre in their coffin. We planned to move in and stake them, when they both opened up. We had no choice but to fight. I used lightning on one, but that wasnt enough. Urza killed one, forcing it back to its coffin to recharge. The other was a little better, almost scoring a hit on Lytle. But, he hurt it enough forcing it to run away in its gaseous form. We staked the one we had defeated, and chopped its head off, and then stuffed its head with holy wafers. Solomon watched out for the other one to return, but that wouldnt be easy since there was so much fog on the ground. We guessed there would be more around here since there was 5 coffins. Before leaving we filled all of these coffins with holy water so as to burn any vampires who may go inside them.
We found another secret door in here, so opened it up. Inside we werent nearly prepared for what would happen. A fireball flew out, doing damage to Zomb, but not even affecting Lytle who had a sword to protect him from flames. The rest of us were far enough back where it didnt hurt. Inside was a vampire on top of another coffin in the center of the room. Shanika and Lytle ran forward to attack.
The vampire was prepared though, because around his coffin was a pit of spikes, which Lytle and Shanika fell into. Lytle was stabbed through the heart, and even though Shanika was in better shape, a vampire closed in on him, draining experience. Lytle warned us telepathically about the trap, but we had other concerns at the moment. I shot another lightning bolt at this new vampire, causing him to run away. But, the first vampire had returned. Solomon forced him to turn away, but that would only be temporary. We need a plan said Solomon, Im going to heal Lytle and Shanika
Im coming to help said Urza. The rest of us stayed behind to watch for the vampires. As we waited, the vampires returned, but without Solomon we didnt notice them in gaseous form. They grabbed Zomb and Goldy dragging them into the other room. The two fought back, while Lucky and I went back to back with holy symbols to protect ourselves. Zomb escaped uninjured and joined our circle, but Goldy was hit once. She was drained of experience, and definitely looked bad. Luckily, I got a shot off on one of the vampires, weakening it even more. Urza and Solomon came back with Shanika and Lytle, who were clearly in pain.
As we were talking about our next moves, we heard a terrible scream from the room before this one. Hehe, stupid, cowardly, vampires chuckled Urza. One of the vampires must have returned to a coffin with holy water. Since we had a minute to spare Shanika knocked over the coffin above us to hopefully stop another vampire from entering.
There was still one vampire left, and we decided to kill it before continuing. We had found another secret door in the spikes, but the vampire was eager about protecting it. Shanika was very upset as well though, and like most dwarves was willing to sacrifice himself to kill the vampire. He flew above with his wings of flying, while Solomon protected the door. Soon, we had him dead. But in the process Shanika lost 2 more levels of experience. Aint nothing was all he said.
I was completely out of magic to help open the secret door at this point, so the fighters just bashed it open. Inside of the secret room was the vampires treasure. There was plenty of gold, and some jewelry, and even some magic. Although we later found that most of the magic was cursed anyway. There was a potion and a scroll, neither of which were very impressive.
We returned to Rodun heroes. The mayor gave us the land he promised, and revealed a secret. Apparently the vampires were hypnotizing him for many years using charm spells. Thats why the city was always so clean. They essentially used the city as a nursery for their food. But, now the city was free. We arent really sure what their motives were for attacking what was basically their own city, but its a good thing they did I guess, since that way we could find out the truth.
We all went our separate ways, but Lucky and I were happy. The guild had gotten a new place to build another hall, and would soon be official trainers for Rodun. Goldy was pretty upset, you could see it in her face, but I know the tough Halfling would soon get over it. Shanika seemed overly happy for a dwarf who had just been almost killed and drained of life. As for everyone else, it was a pretty decent adventure and we were all very proud to have freed Rodun from the vampires.
Soon afterwards plans began for the new guild hall. As of this writing, Oswald has been put in charge of the building plans. We hope to make a strong presence in Rodun, with possible returns to the mausoleum.
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They were giant wasps, not moths.
Otherwise, it was a very good story Sergio. I remember a couple minor details differently, but as you said, it is told from the memory of Cooncarin.
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Good catch Steve. I fixed that now. Good thing with the forum is you can just go back and fix the parts you mess up.
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Yeah Good job Sergio.
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Solomon : "i'm casting detect evil"
Uraz : "i know there's evil in there...and i'm going in."
After the horse attacks
Shankika "hey solomon, was the horse evil?!?"
i can totally see this going down as a conversation.
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Yea those are amost exact quotes to what was said. Jay was funny the whole time though.
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Understanding events of the 1930s, 1950s may help in forecasting future drought
Katy Human, Winter 2009
During the iconic Dust Bowl, great clouds of dust swirled east out of the U.S. Northern Plains, blackening skies as far away as New York. Drought conditions set up in 1932 and didn't ease for seven years. Just a decade later, another severe drought hit, this one scorching the Southern Plains and Southwest.
ESRL scientists seeking to improve today's drought warning systems recently turned their investigative skills on better understanding the origins of those two events. In an analysis of historical records and climate model experiments, they discovered two very different setups. Their conclusions may improve scientists' ability to give accurate early warning of drought, to help communities take precautions and prepare.
"In the case of the severe 1950s drought of the Southern Plains states, it appears global sea surface temperatures were the principal cause. However, the 1930s Dust Bowl drought... was not caused by ocean conditions, but rather the evidence points to random changes in the atmosphere as the instigator," said lead author Martin Hoerling.
Hoerling, Xiao-Wei Quan, and Jon Eischeid (all of PSD) published their work, "Distinct Causes for Two Principal U.S. Droughts of the 20th Century," in Geophysical Research Letters this fall.
Drought variability over the Southern Plains was strongly forced by variability in sea surface temperatures, the researchers found, and the primary driver was the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, a pattern of ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean that includes El Niño and La Niña. During La Niña years, characterized by unusually cold water in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, droughts in the Southern Plains were common—both in observations and in models.
But northern lands hit hardest during the Dust Bowl were farther away from weather patterns influenced by the tropical Pacific Ocean. Instead, random atmospheric variation was likely responsible.
The authors note that while an ocean observing system—a network of instruments including stationary and free-floating buoys as well as satellites—is vital to any drought early warning system, it may not adequately warn of a drought caused by other factors, and may not provide early warning for a drought over the northern Plains states, such as what occurred in the 1930s.


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BERKELEY, Calif. – California senior Afure Jemerigbe shared a special moment with her best friend of more than 10 years following the ninth-ranked Golden Bears' 70-58 loss to No. 2 Duke on Sunday.
That would be two-time All-America guard Chelsea Gray, who scored 22 points for the Blue Devils in her first game back from a knee injury.
"I just told her I loved her, that she had a good game and we'd talk later," said Jemerigbe, who led Cal with 16 points. "She's the same player she was in high school, with no-look passes and being fancy. She can do it all."
Jemerigbe, one of three returning starters from last year's Final Four team, the first in school history, is just as excited about her own squad.
"Just the experience of playing against a top team with a new group; it's a learning lesson," she said. "We talked before the game about having no regrets and laying it all out there. We're always going to play hard whether we are ahead by a few points or behind by a lot."
California coach Lindsay Gottlieb felt better about the way her team played Sunday than after the Bears (1-1) beat Long Beach State on Friday night.
"We need to grow," Gottlieb said. "We're not as game-ready as we were at this point last year because of youth and players in new roles. This exposed us in ways we can get better. This was a chance to see the highest level and to understand we can play like that."
Brittany Boyd scored seven of her 13 points in the final 3 minutes for the Golden Bears, who had won 15 straight regular-season games. Reshanda Gray added 10 points.
California lost for only the second time in a home nonconference game under Gottlieb, who led the Golden Bears to their first Pac-12 Conference title last season.
The Golden Bears had a rough day shooting the ball, making just over 32 percent of their shots. A lot of that had to do with Duke's defense.
"Their matchup zone is bothersome," Gottlieb said. "It is disturbing because it is long and big."
The game served as a reminder that the Bears still have work to do if they have designs on returning to the Final Four.
"We may not be successful in the short term but this will help in the long term," Gottlieb said. "It was great for the freshmen."
One of them, Courtney Range, showed no fear in hitting the boards against a much taller, more aggressive Duke team. She had 10 rebounds, but the Blue Devils (1-0) outrebounded Cal 46-39.
The Bears were within nine with 7:09 remaining after watching Duke build a 15-point edge. Less than 3 minutes later, the Blue Devils were up by 17.
Duke recovered from an early deficit to open a 12-point advantage midway through the first half. The Bears scored nine straight points to draw to 24-23, though that was as close as they got.
"They were more aggressive to the ball than we were," Gottlieb said. "Offensive rebounds killed us. They have a lot of veterans who make plays."
Gray, who had surgery in March after dislocating her right kneecap in February, added five assists and a couple of steals in 31 minutes. She enjoyed playing in front of family and friends after hosting a dinner for teammates Friday night in Manteca, about an hour's drive from Cal.
Gray had a complaint, though: "No leftovers. I was hoping to bring some back with me to eat later but, nope, they ate all our food."
The Blue Devils also practiced at St. Mary's High in Stockton, where Gray and Jemerigbe were teammates.
"It was so much fun," Duke coach Joanne McCallie said. "It was like a retreat at Chelsea's house. I didn't think we were ever going to leave."
Tricia Liston added 15 points for the Blue Devils, who opened the season against a ranked opponent for the first time in school history. Richa Jackson had 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
Duke freshman Oderah Chidom, who grew up 10 minutes from the Cal campus, played 7 minutes in her debut.


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