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Students must understand how to interpret slope, contour, and hillshade maps and blue lines on maps.
Students must know how to use ARC GIS to make slope, contour, and hillshade maps and to create river shape files with different drainage area thresholds.
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1. Channels are in the locations where contours point uphill
2. Steep slopes on either side of a flat area illustrates a canyon
3. Canyons are often shaded on one side and illuminated on the other in a hillshade map
4. Precipitation patterns affect drainage density
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12 oz. day-old rustic bread, sliced 1⁄2-in. thick
1 zucchini, halved
1 red onion, thickly sliced
1 lb. red and yellow cherry and/or grape tomatoes, halved
4 oz. olives, pitted and halved
3⁄4 cup slivered fresh basil leaves
1⁄2-3⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
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A slant rhyme is a pair of words that almost (but not quite) rhyme. Unlike a perfect rhyme (girl/curl—turkey/jerky—creation/relation), a slant rhyme may have 1) a slightly different vowel sound (feature/nature), or 2) more common in modern American poetry, a slightly different ending sound (junk/defunct—year/piers).
The American poet Emily Dickinson used the first type of slant rhyme in many of her poems. Here's a short example:
The bustle in a house
The morning after death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon earth,--
The sweeping up the heart,
And putting love away
We shall not want to use again
Until eternity.
Notice the paired words death/earth and away/eternity? They don't quite rhyme, but in the hands of a gifted poet, they absolutely work.
The other day when I was driving to work, I heard the song "Hold Fast" by Mercy Me on the radio, and I noticed slant rhyme of the second type in the opening lyrics:
To everyone who's hurting
To those who've had enough
To all the undeserving
That should cover all of us
Please do not let go
I promise there is hope
Notice the "a" rhymes: hurting/deserving. A perfect rhyme for hurting would be something like blurting, flirting, skirting, squirting, converting…but none of those fit with the meaning the lyricist wanted in line 3. He didn't make the mistake that many beginning poets make—the idea that every rhyme in end-rhymed poetry must be a perfect rhyme. Instead, he opted for undeserving—and the result is a beautifully unforced lyric that says exactly what he wants it to say. The search for the perfect rhyme should never drive your poetry; the meaning of the poem should be foremost.
The ear hears close rhymes like this as true rhymes, anyway—especially I think, in music, but also in any traditional, rhymed form. When the vowels match, and the consonants are close, it's slant rhyme, and it's good enough. It's far better, in fact, than a forced or unnatural rhyme:
To everyone who's hurting
To those who've had enough
To girls who've been caught flirting…
In the same Mercy Me lyric, the "b" rhymes and the "c" rhymes are also slant rhymes: enough/us share the "schwa" vowel sound (look it up!) and go/hope share a long "o" sound. In both of those instances, the ear hears the rhyme.
I've mentioned this before (maybe in the "rhyme" class) but one particularly common way of forcing a rhyme in order to make it perfect, when a slant rhyme would be just fine, is by using a form of the helping verb "do". Like this:
Avoiding my savior, I'd dithered all day
So down on my knees at my bed I did pray.
That's just horrible poetry on so many levels (I can say that, because I wrote it…). The first line's not entirely horrid. But that second line! It's got an odd, inverted grammar, almost painfully contrived, just so that I can get to the exact rhyme of pray at the end of the line.
But…what if that last word could be prayed? Hmmmmm…..
Homework: Fix the bad couplet! I know I haven't given you much to work with, but use the first line of my couplet, and end with a slant rhyme—either prayed or some other word that almost, but not quite, rhymes with day. If you wish, you can use that first line as part of a longer poem—a quatrain, maybe.
OR link to a poem of yours in which you used slant rhyme.
OR discuss slant rhyme—do you try to use perfect rhymes always? If so, how do you avoid forcing your rhymes? Can you think of other reasons (beside the forcing issue) why a poet might use a slant rhyme?
Next week's class may be a day or so late; I'll be in Florida celebrating my daughter's birthday, and not flying back until Monday. If I get a chance to write it during the week, I'll take it along on my travel drive and post it from there.
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How refreshing to find a true charity working to reach anyone who needs their help. But what happens when those who help others find themselves in need? If they are fortunate and blessed like the St. Vincent de Paul Society, members of the community step up and see that their needs are met, and not only met but exceeded because these folks believe in what the organization in Winnie does for others.
SVP is an international Roman Catholic voluntary organization dedicated to assisting those in need and seeking charity and justice for all. The first conference in the United States was established in 1845 at the original Cathedral of St. Louis. Today it continues to address social and material need in all its many forms. The society took Saint Vincent de Paul as its patron.
The local branch or mission housing the popular thrift store in Winnie was hit hard by Hurricane Rita but was almost entirely destroyed by Hurricane Ike, according to Murlene Blanchard, manager of the location. "We had to move several times, and that is no little feat," she said, pointing to great amounts household goods. "Without the backing of this community, we would have not been able to function."
Blanchard added that for a time they were in a church, then in the former Sammy's Western Store and then in a building provided by a businessman in Winnie. "We needed visibility and to make it convenient for our people to come in to shop or to seek assistance," she said.
Along with the thrift store that attracts shoppers from all over the area, there is also an assistance center staffed with kind and sensitive volunteers who understand fully that bad things can and do happen to good people. "Everything we do is based on meeting a need," said Cynthia Devillier, director of that portion of the work. She showed off the well-stocked food bank where people who have a need can come on Tuesdays and Thursdays and choose what they'd like. There is a short form to fill out, and residents generally come from Chambers County, but there are no restrictions. Medical needs are also evaluated and referrals are made for help in that area as well. The assistance center helps pay utility bills for seniors, the homebound and anyone with a genuine need. "We get a lot of requests for utility bills help during the colder winter months," said Devillier.
One of the important parts of this part of the work is SVP cooperation with school and community leaders to determine who is in need and then pursue helping those people. Huge boxes were filled with what Devillier described as "weekend backpacks." Food items, including healthy snacks, easy-to-cook dishes like the ever popular macaroni and cheese, crackers, juices, and the like are picked up by the school nurses and sent home each Friday with children who likely would not have good nutritious food until they return to school on Monday mornings. "It is one of our most popular programs," said Devillier.
"It was just terrible," said Helen Royer, assistant manager, who has been a faithful volunteer five days each week for more than 11 years at the store in Winnie. "We had all of these people needing just everything and no space to display what we had been sent." Working with Helen Henry, president of the local organization at the time, Blanchard and others set out to find a bigger, better space that was visible. Stepping up to the plate was a local businessman whose father had established a company in Winnie in 1950. He shared part of his building with the assistance program that was so vital in those days and began to seriously consider what he could do next to help more. His wife, now deceased, had a real heart for helping and he knew she would want him to continue that goal. He owned land and another building on Highway 124 in Winnie, and he allowed the thrift store to move its merchandise into that building free of charge at first.
Blanchard gets teary-eyed when she tells of a church in Hankamer whose members hunkered down and moved the entire thrift store in five hours in February 2011. "I've never seen folks work that hard," said Tiny Cormier, a regular fixture in his wheelchair at the store. He cooked red beans and sausage for about 30 people and they all ate and rejoiced in the victory of the move. Cormier also handles electronic checking and repairs, motors and general good will. "It was truly a community-wide effort," he said.
The local businessman did not want any recognition or particular thanks for his effort, but he worked tirelessly to finance the building, extension of the store providing the housing of the assistance center, food bank, a large furniture display area, and more room for storage, sorting, cleaning, and repairing. He had the help of others he paid and supervised, and together they built the nearly 10,000-square-foot building including pouring the concrete floor, staining it, building walls, shelving, and putting in air conditioning. He, at one time, borrowed more than $225,000 and put it into the project without looking back.
Blanchard said that the SVP group will in time pay the note on the money, but to get it started was a miracle. "We could not have ever done anywhere near this without his help," she said. "This place is wonderful," said Royer. "Not only do we help others, we receive help and blessing by being here and seeing needs met every day of our lives."
One employee in the shop is a young man named Tim who has found himself down on his luck. He helps out with anything needed, moves furniture and helps load merchandise. Tim is virtually homeless and takes most of his meals with the ladies and Cormier in the store. And they help to meet his needs with a small salary until he can get on his feet. "He's an excellent worker and we are glad to have him," said Blanchard. "That's what it's all about to me, helping those who need our help when they need it." They also have a program where community service workers are used to help in the store and have had excellent results with that program.
Blanchard says the greatest need they now have is for volunteers to come and help sort the donations. "Others help financially if they cannot offer their time," said Blanchard, "and we're most grateful for all of it."
"You must come to our style show we conduct every May," said the manager. "We use our own clothing, shoes, bags, hats, and our volunteers serve as the models for the Young At Heart Show. We have such fun."
Asking the businessman why he does what he does to help others, he answered, "I cannot bear to see anyone treated with less than dignity, and in so many places and circumstances, folks who are down on their luck, even if they have added to it by making poor decisions, need a helping hand to be lifted back up and made better. The attitude of the workers here is the most important thing to me personally. I want everyone to feel important and special when he or she comes in here and not feel that they are second class citizens just because they have a need."
He and his current wife are dedicated to seeing that this work continues in helping those in their community. "It's the least we can do because of all that God has done for us," he said.


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My Doctor Has Diagnosed Me With Ankylosing Spondylitis .. I Want To Know More About It
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory form of arthritis that preferentially affects the spine leading to limitation of spine movement. The cause of AS is not fully known, but there is a strong genetic predisposition associated with a genetic marker called the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27.
AS usually begins with back pain and stiffness in the late teen years and early adulthood due to inflammation of the sacroiliac joints (the joints that join the spine to the pelvis) and the spine. AS also has a tendency for affecting sites where ligaments attach to bone. When inflammation affects these areas, the condition is called 'enthesitis.'
The most common joints outside of the spine and sacroiliac joints to be affected are the hip and shoulder joints. Other joints such as the knee, wrist, ankle, and elbow can also be involved. Some patients may develop eye inflammation termed 'acute anterior uveitis'.
Involvement of the heart and lungs, while rare, can be a complication. There may also be an association with psoriasis or inflammatory bowel disease.
Males are affected twice as often as females. Onset of symptoms after age 45 is unusual. Roughly, 15% of patients have disease onset during childhood.
The earliest symptom can be a dull pain in the buttock region. This occurs as a result of sacroiliac joint involvement. Some patients may have radiation of pain down the upper part of the back of the thigh and be misdiagnosed as having sciatica.
The pain at first may be one-sided and intermittent. It may also alternate, first in one buttock and then the other, but the pain, over time, becomes persistent and involves both sides.
The low back area becomes stiff and painful. This may be accompanied by tenderness along the spine and in the sacroiliac joints.
The back symptoms tend to worsen after prolonged periods of rest so that a patient will say their worst times are late at night and early in the morning. The symptoms improve with physical activity or exercise and worsen with rest.
The back symptoms also worsen with exposure to cold or dampness. Some patients have fleeting aches and pains or tender spots that can lead to a misdiagnosis early on of fibromyalgia.
Sometimes, the first symptom can be pain and stiffness in the middle part of the spine (thoracic region) or even the neck. Sometimes chest pain may be more of a symptom than low back pain.
Eye inflammation in the form of anterior uveitis is the most common non-joint feature of AS. This complication occurs in 25%-40% of patients at some time during their disease.
Clinical examination may or may not be helpful in the early course of the disease. The physician should examine the sacroiliac joints and the entire spine, including the neck. Chest expansion (the ability to move the chest with a deep breath) along with range of motion of the hip and shoulder joints should be measured.
A search for signs of enthesitis can be helpful in making an early diagnosis of AS. The areas to search for enthesitis include the spinous ligaments, pelvis, front chest wall, bottom of the heels, back of the heels (Achilles tendon), outside of the hips, and the front of the knees just below the kneecap. This area is called the tibial tubercle.
The muscles along the spine may also be tender.
As the disease progresses, the spine becomes stiffer leading to loss of mobility in all directions. Chest movement also becomes more restricted.
Spinal deformities slowly progress and make the spine more rigid. Some patients may develop osteoporosis. If osteoporosis accompanies the rigidity, then a particularly dangerous situation develops because this rigid osteoporotic spine is very susceptible to fracture even after minor trauma.
The diagnosis of AS is based on physical exam and confirmed by imaging procedures. Symptoms, family history, and the joint exam are the most important tools early on.
X-ray evidence of AS may not be evident early in the course of the disease. Patients may need to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI can detect subtle inflammatory changes in the sacroiliac joints and other areas of enthesitis early on HLA-B27 typing can be helpful in cases where AS is suspected but the diagnosis remains uncertain.
In cases where AS suspected, the HLA-B27 test may allow the presumptive diagnosis of AS to be made.
However, the presence of HLA-B27 should not be used to diagnose AS in the absence of other supporting history and physical exam evidence.
Dr. Muhammad Khan, the world's foremost expert in AS, has flatly stated that, 'HLA-B27 testing is inappropriate in patients with back pain or arthritis in whom neither the history nor the physical examination suggests the presence of AS. A positive result in this clinical situation would still not permit the diagnosis of AS to be made because up to 8% of the general population possesses this gene.'
Laboratory tests measuring inflammation are of limited value. Elevation of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP) occurs in about 70% of patients with active AS. The problem is that there is not a good correlation between the elevation in these blood tests and disease activity.
It may be that the increases in ESR and CRP reflect the presence of active arthritis in joints outside of the spine. Normal ESR or CRP does not exclude the presence of clinically active AS.
Successful treatment of AS requires a combination of non-drug as well as appropriate drug therapies.
Patient education is important and should include a life-long program of regular stretching and range-of-motion exercise. Smokers should be encouraged to stop smoking.
Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is often helpful. Traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), such as methotrexate, leflunomide (Arava), and sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), are not useful for the treatment of disease restricted to the spine. They may be helpful in patients where peripheral joint arthritis or enthesitis is present.
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibiting agents, etanercept (Enbrel), adalimumab (Humira), and infliximab (Remicade) are very effective in treating AS patients.
MRI studies have shown that TNF-inhibitors are capable of resolving severe inflammation in the spine as well as in peripheral joints. Whether these drugs can prevent structural damage remains to be seen.
As with all forms of arthritis that require immunosuppressive therapy, close supervision of the patient is mandatory.
Surgery may be required for cases of AS that don't respond to medical therapy. Joint replacement, in the case of peripheral involvement, and corrective spinal surgery may be needed.
Fortunately, today, quicker diagnosis and more aggressive medical intervention have reduced the need for surgical solutions.
One other note of caution... In patients with significant neck involvement and rigidity, intubation for general anesthesia is extremely difficult and dangerous. These patients should notify the anesthesiologist in cases of elective surgery. They should also wear an ID bracelet advising of their condition.
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BOSTON — On any given night and throughout the day, perhaps as many as a dozen cops patrol the perimeters of the Occupy Boston encampment in Dewey Square, across from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
That doesn't come cheap. City officials estimate that more than $150,000 has been spent on police overtime for the Occupy protests.
A story in the October 21 Boston Herald connected the overtime costs to what it described as "incidents of theft, drug dealing and tension between the homeless and protesters."
Sam Tyler, president of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, a fiscal watchdog group, said his proposal to have Occupy demonstrators bear part of the overtime costs was straightforward.
"The City of Boston will always have ultimate responsibility for providing public safety for any activities as a result of marchers or demonstrations," Tyler said. However, if there continued to be what he called "a minor crime issue" within the complex, "perhaps the Occupy Boston leaders should provide some support themselves in terms of paid detail. [It's] not just a City of Boston responsibility."
Occupy Boston representatives said that the $34,000-plus in private donations that it has raised via its website is being spent on maintaining the camp, including cleanup, food, medicine and communications.
Alex Ingram, a recently returned Air Force linguist, thought criticism of the encampment was an attempt to paint Occupy Boston as a fringe group: "They're really just targeting us because, you know, we're a big group and we're public and we're out there."
Ingram said that the talk of crime in the encampment had been greatly exaggerated.
"Listen, there's crime everywhere. And we bring a movement together with a lot of people like this, you're going to find some. But it's not like some epidemic," he said. Furthermore, while Ingram appreciated the police presence, he thought the overtime costs were already covered by taxes.
A sign on a wall in the encampment read "no drugs, no fighting, no alcohol." Nearby, sitting in a chair with a novel, was David Boone, a homeless man sporting a black eye. Boone said he got the shiner on the streets of Boston, not in the camp.
"Everybody here is pretty decent. It's a good community. We all help each other stick together. We've got a security team and safety guides, so they've got it under control," he said.
However, police said they still have to patrol around the encampment — at an average overtime cost of $33 per hour per cop. Some lawmakers said they will push to make sure that Occupy Boston pays part of the expense.
Experts will discuss the movement on the October 24 episode of "The Callie Crossley Show."
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Metascore®Generally favorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
The star, as solo practitioner, does a terrific job of holding our attention when we're not taking in surreal vistas of a deserted Manhattan that are fascinating in their own right. Still, zombies are zombies, and this nasty lot, mostly digital creations of variable quality, keep draining the distinction that the movie seeks and occasionally finds.
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A little more than halfway in, Legend, based on the book by Richard Matheson (which also spawned 1971's Omega Man and 1964's TheLast Man on Earth), deteriorates into a schlocky zombie horror flick and loses its steam.
Smith, sporting a newly buffed physique, delivers an extraordinary performance as a man slowly coming unglued under the strain of no human contact and a constantly alternating role of hunter and prey.
In spirit, I Am Legend is caught in some abstractly doom-laden sci-fi past. For what it is, though, the film is well-done, a case of suspenseful competence trumping questionable relevance.
If it is true that mankind has 100 years to live before we destroy our planet, it provides an enlightening vision of how Manhattan will look when it lives on without us. The movie works well while it's running, although it raises questions that later only mutate in our minds.
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Iffy for 13+
Intense, thoughtful thriller has some big scares.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that although this cerebral action thriller is quite clean when it comes to language and sexual content, it deals with intense subjects like the fall of mankind and the fight for survival. It's not for kids who get scared, since it gets pretty terrifying, especially when the mutants take their turn onscreen. They jump out of nowhere, and the movie makes the most of that suspense to heighten the audience's response. Overall, the movie is very sobering -- and, unlike many Will Smith thrillers, it's light on the fun. Still, teens will want to see it and will be intrigued by the special effects and the edge-of-your-seat action.
Messages: In the aftermath of a viral apocalypse, society has collapsed. People have become zombie-like mutants that feast on human flesh. The main character is reduced to his base nature, paranoid and on the brink. But he rises to the occasion when the time comes and makes a difficult decision for the good of mankind.
Violence: Frequent. The main character totes guns and shoots at marauding, rabid mutants who attack him with the intent to either eat him or kill him -- or both. He also accidentally stabs himself, flashes a gun at a woman and her child, and conducts experiments on feral rats and other creatures. Bridges and buildings explode, cars careen, and a loyal dog becomes collateral damage.
Sex: A married couple shares a tender kiss.
Language: Pretty mild; "damn," "hell," "Oh my God."
Consumerism: Premium placement for the Mustang GT500, Apple computers, iPod, and a Time magazine cover. Lots of signage left behind in New York, especially in Times Square, where billboards for Broadway shows abound, as well as hotel brands like Hyatt.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Robert downs prescription pills at a very difficult moment.
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JeppeKM necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 159 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
IGPlay is an upcoming game portal that wishes to differentiate itself on the game provided to an audience that prefers to play small, fun and even experimental/artsy games.
Indie games is a market in growth, and many games are neglected by other game portal. IGPlay wants to pick up the best amongst Indie games and gather them on one page.
Together with the cream of casual games, mainly played by women, the mix of the two game types will attract customers, who currently have to go to different portals to fulfill their different needs.
IGPlay wishes to set the customer in the center of attention, and not just the games - as other portals tend to do.
The company behind IGPlay has a green/eco-friendly profile.
The primary target group are female 20-50 years old (~65%) and men aged 15-45 (~35%).
They are likely to have children and have an above-average income. They play small-medium sized games, as they do not have time or need to spent many hours in a row on a single game.
A fair amount of the users are looking for new and 'experimental' stuff and visits IGPlay to get a unique experience not found elsewhere.
* Company name must be included
* Icon included, but must also work without the company name
* The look and feel should be pleasant, positive and appealing – NOT edgy and masculine.
* Light-weight
* The logo should work both as small and big. In color and as black/white - on web and on print.
* A somewhat cartoony look is fine, but don't take it over the edge.
* Personally I am a sucker for the color green. Orange is also a pure pleasure to me. But, perhaps you can come up with something that shows me otherwise!?
* I have an idea for the icon in my head: 'The creation of Adam' - In game-terms translated to a hand/finger touching a magical ball/sphere/orb as a symbol for the game on the site (see the attached document for pictures)
* Most likely the theme of the website will be inspired by nature - a forest which can be investigated - and the magical sphere/orb as a metaphor for the games to be found on the site. How and if it is a good idea to have nature be a part of the logo, I will leave up to you.
* No joysticks or joypads in the logo, please!
- See the attached document for refernece pictures, other logos and a LITTLE more talk from my side :-)
Logo should be delivered in a handful of standard formats that would be useful for IGPlay (layered .psd .png .jpg .ico + ?) .fft where available.
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Superstorm Sandy caused U.S. markets for stocks, options and other exchange-based derivatives to remain closed for a second-straight session on Tuesday, giving Jim Cramer the chance to take a closer look at the third-quarter earnings reported thus far.
"It's been a phenomenal respite right smack in the middle of earnings season, so I've been able to read twice as many conference calls in a host of industries, admittedly by flashlight and candle, courtesy of Sandy," Cramer said. "And then draw some mid-season conclusions that could give us a real sense of what awaits us in the final months of 2012."
(Read More: Complete Coverage of Sandy.)
For years, more and more U.S.-based companies became tired of the sluggish U.S. economy and aggressively branched into Europe, Cramer said. Many businesses also started to do business in China, as well as various emerging markets, such as parts of Africa, Brazil and Russia, on the belief the new business would spur multiple years of earnings growth.
Upon further review of Q3 earnings, though, Cramer thinks things may have changed.
"This quarter has stood that whole three point paradigm on its head," Cramer noted. "Suddenly, to expand overseas is to have exposure to levels of weakness that could crush the growing profitability that the United States gives you."
Take Ford Motor, for example. The automaker's European business was so bad, it almost wiped out its American gains, Cramer said.
On the other hand, Cramer said furniture maker Leggett & Platt had little to no exposure to Europe or Latin America and benefitted from strong numbers out of the U.S. market.
"It's been two weeks since earnings season started for the banks and the Leggett & Platt scenario's playing out there, too," Cramer noted. "To me, the winners tend to be banks with scale in the mortgage business, notable US Bancorp and Wells Fargo, with the latter literally having so much business that I think it may have dinged their profit margins. Talk about a high quality problem."
Whirlpool also reported strong earnings results because it has great exposure to the U.S., Cramer said, while VF Corp.'s results disappointed because of Europe. Stanley Black & Decker is another company that has struggled because of Europe, Cramer added. A lot of technology companies have recently moved into Europe, too, which Cramer said is why Avnet reported weak results last week.
So while European exposure hasn't helped American companies, it seems exposure to China isn't ideal either, Cramer said. After all, its economy has paused for the time being. He thinks China's economy will eventually kick back into gear, but it will take time. For now, Cramer said "the easy money's from the U.S."
"The companies that failed or chose not to go overseas that are winning," Cramer said. "So don't stray too far from home if you want to invest in a way that will let you get some sleep at night."
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With the way things are going, El Niño and its counterpart La Niña may be blamed for every natural disaster on the planet. Hardly a month has gone by in the past four years when there hasnt been a report tying El Niño or its counterpart La Niña to some devastating event. The phenomena have already been linked to everything from tornadoes in the midwestern United States to fires in Indonesia to hurricanes in Central America. But Earth scientists still have much to learn about how the phenomena affect weather systems around the world. Many questions regarding the root cause and physics behind the two events remain unanswered. Predicting exactly when and with what force El Niño or La Niña will strike continues to be elusive.
To improve our understanding of El Niño, Raghu Murtugudde and a team of researchers at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center have been observing algae in the Pacific Ocean. They believe that by watching the algaes movements during El Niños and La Niñas they can gain insight into the processes that drive these events.
Their initial results show promise. Using the first year of data returned from NASA's new Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS), the scientists have found a way to detect the end of El Niño and the beginning of La Niña a month earlier than anyone else. In the future, the researchers hope to detect other stages of the phenomenas' development and then create models to predict the events' occurrence and their destructive force years in advance.


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Bernd Ingram is in charge of the Lansing Lions Booster Club's Texas Hold 'Em fundraiser.
Bernd Ingram is in charge of the Lansing Lions Booster Club's Texas Hold 'Em fundraiser. Gina Redwine is the publicity chairman. Lansing Lions Booster Club is a member of the National Booster Club Association.
1. How did the Lansing Lions Booster Club get the idea to host a Texas Hold 'Em poker night and does it have to do with the popularity of the game?
Several members of our club have participated in other tournaments that have been successful. In addition, poker remains a popular game to watch on television and in the local area.
2. What are some of the activities at Lansing Middle School and Lansing High School that the club will use the funds that are raised for?
In the recent past we have funded new head sets for the high school football coaches, new weight equipment for the high school weight room, Tee-shirts for choir, the academic and student achievement banners at the middle school and have also supported Op Grad, just to name a few. Any extracurricular activity - sports or academic - may request funds from the Booster Club at any time throughout the year.
3. When and where will the poker tourney be and how does it work exactly?
The tournament will be held on Sept. 28 at the Lansing Community Center, on the corner of 4-H Road and Main Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for registration and dinner. Game play begins at 6:30 p.m., with the first break at 8:30 p.m. $40 pays entry into the tournament, $4,000 in chips and dinner. Drinks are by donation. You will also have the opportunity to purchase tickets for 50/50 and raffle prizes. The evening's festivities end at approximately 10:30 p.m. We take cash, checks and credit cards.
4. What will the prizes be and can anyone enter the tournament?
Top monetary prizes are $400, $250 and $100. Raffle prizes include an iPad Mini, 3-month membership to Genesis Health Club, $50 gift certificate from Fou Cakes, two spray tan visits from Celsius Tannery, a Carhart work coat, $20-$25 gift cards from TenPenny, June's Cottage, Artistic Works by Lu, Complete Nutrition, an Herbalife Gift Basket and much, much more! Anyone over the age of 21 may enter the tournament. If you'd like to just come and eat and watch the game play, you can do that for $10.
5. What other fundraisers do the Lansing Lions Booster Club have planned?
We just held the Chili Supper before Homecoming last week.
Ongoing fundraisers: Lansing Lion merchandise sales at home football, volleyball and basketball games and track meets; home volleyball game and track meet concession stands; and (a new one this year!) spirit yard signs.
We will also support the Fine Arts Fair in May.
— Rimsie McConiga


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|2012-05-12, 07:21
|Link #101
Diamond is Unbreakable
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The Middle Way
Just finished Part I, I'll wait for Part II to finish before reading again.
What I have to say about Part I is that Baam and Rachel piss me off to no ends, maybe Baam will be better in Part II but for the most part it was the people around them that were much more interesting.
|2012-05-12, 11:03
|Link #102
Join Date: Apr 2012
2 is just a rough estimate likely. It's likely sometimes more then that sometimes less then that.
Even weaklings can dream and hope right? There's a chance that they could get lucky and climb the tower. Especially since the tower grants wishs supposely so it's worth it.
|2012-05-12, 15:09
|Link #103
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Where the Sky Touches the Sea
Age: 25
I like the change of cast from season one to season two, I am sure that the cast from season one will reappear at some point, but the best thing about the series was all the interesting characters and the new cast seems just as strong as the original in my opinion up to this point.
Now the battle between the FUG guy (drawing a blank on his name and too lazy to look it up xD) and the ranker should be one hell of a battle, I am hoping that we get to see most of it and not just like the ending.
|2012-05-12, 16:20
|Link #104
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
|2012-05-12, 16:37
|Link #105
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: somewhere on this planet
|2012-05-12, 17:01
|Link #107
Yandere maniax
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Somewhere close to Valhalla
Age: 29
Dudes, SIU is a troll. let's hope that he won't troll us with Viole not being Baam but another person! I somehow started to hate SIU because he seems to think trolling us makes his comics interesting. I already got mad when Lahel just betrayed Baam.
BTW, seriously, if life in the tower is so bad that the weak can get killed easily and you can't do anything aout it, why don't Zahard's guards come killing Baam directly before he climbed up the tower, or at least hire assassins. This series somehow doesn't make much sense. It's always normal to eliminate the threats before they become dangerous.
|2012-05-12, 17:07
|Link #108
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Most probably it'll be case of expecting him to die in higher levels one way or another.
|2012-05-12, 17:11
|Link #109
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: London, England
Also, people were going to come and kill Baam sooner or later you forget travelling in and around the tower can take months or years That's why Yu Han Sung and Headon devised the plan to fool people into thinking Baam was dead early on.
|2012-05-13, 01:49
|Link #110
Yandere maniax
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Somewhere close to Valhalla
Age: 29
The plot twist in TOG is as good as in Air Gear or slightly better. At least TOG follows the rules in the match with a twist like betrayal while we have absolutely no idea how Air Gear would go...
There are like 100,000 rankers but only 134 floors explored till now. All rankers are ridiculously powerful compared to regulars, even the climbing Zahard's princess like Androssi is no match to any of them fighting fairly (Ren while she teams up with Anak or Quant with handicap while Baam slow his movement) so the chance of some random rankers in the nearby or the same floor coming to assassinate Baam is quite high.
But then again, Baam is supposed dead so... But since FUG oppose Zahard and the Ten Families, shouldn't they just send their rankers to get rid of the members like the police getting rid of the criminals?
There are too many things left unexplained in this series.
|2012-05-13, 02:44
|Link #112
Yandere maniax
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Somewhere close to Valhalla
Age: 29
The prologue of TOG season 2 is kinda misleading. The things left unexplained with be explained later, but looking at how Wangnan is now, I suppose it won't make much sense why we have him as the cover guy instead of Viole. And well, both main leads are shrouded in mystery that I have no idea off.
I know it's a huge mistake to compare SIU to Oh Great! since SIU seems to plan the whole thing from the beginning with hints on various scenes (which of course, will be a mystery until SIU decided to use the twist and explain it) while Oh Great! adds whatever he wants.
And that's why I call SIU the biggest troll ever. He plan the whole development in advanced before start publishing his series online, then slowly explain things and terms that we can never know beforehand since it's his fictional world, not even based on ours, as well as many gags and parodies from other series. Every characters are so suspicious and that's probably why you all say they're interesting since Baam's only goal is so clear.
I kinda admire that but you all said it's boring, while I don't see the point of climbing the tower since even rankers aren't omnipotent and we have no idea what they actually want to acquire on the top, at least they can never become king since there is Zahard, they can never marry Zahard's princess since it's prohibited, they can never become the richest since the Ten Families wouldn't want that, they can never become equal to the family heads since it's just impossible etc. the whole thing about the top of the tower exist everything is really unclear since, there are so many things they have to give up while climbing and I can't see people getting resurrected from death either.
Remember how Baam said to Yu Hansung that without Lahel, climbing to the top is kinda meaningless, Yu hansung just smiled, and Baam got betrayed by Lahel after that... But Baam is very right though. The thing about getting everything they want at the top is clearly a farce since the people who climb the tower seem to change their initial wish. This is a foreshadowing from SIU of what all regulars will become...
|2012-05-13, 12:11
|Link #113
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Raws out (there really should be any issue posting the link considering the author actually gets money from the views).
Anyway the lead up to the potential falcon punch was pure awesome.
|2012-05-13, 12:20
|Link #114
Evil Mage
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: There...no, not there.Yes, there!
Age: 26
They should name Viole/Baam Copy Ninj... No wait, that name is already taken.
By the looks of it Viole/Baam really did hide his true power if he goes up against a ranker like it's nothing...
|2012-05-13, 18:08
|Link #115
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
(Though we usually only see the inner tower, which is obviously much smaller, since that's where the testing takes place.)
As for plot twists and trolling: I think you have to look at Baam and Rachel's relationship more closely. It's more complicated than it looks, especially in retrospect. The most important thing to understand is that Rachel does not want Baam following her. She left him behind and told him not to follow. He's, basically, a stalker, and I think part of the cleverness of the story is how it uses fairy-tale motifs (and Baam's overall innocence in the first volume) to obscure this.
But look at the first page again. Rachel is fleeing; Baam chases her down, grabs her, tackles her to the floor and tells her never to leave him. She tells him she's going and asks him to forget her. In response, he promises to stalk her for the rest of her life. This is not a healthy relationship.
When he goes into the tower that can grant any wish and asks it to grant him Rachel, that is an incredibly creepy request. (In his defense, I don't think he really understands this. But it's still key to understanding the story.)
Look at how he behaves towards her on the second floor. She's right there. He knows she's right there. Why doesn't he approach her? Because he's afraid she'll say no. No, he knows she'll say no, because she already did. And she's his sole reason for being in the tower, so what exactly is he waiting for? What else is going to happen? Baam is passive-aggressively stalking her. There's no other way to describe it.
He only approaches her once he believes she's been crippled. Because the issue was forced? Because she needs him now? Sure. But that doesn't change the fact that he's also only approaching her once he believes she can no longer say no, since she's been crippled and now has to depend on him. Again, look at this from Rachel's perspective! It is creepy. It's terrifying, especially if she understands how dangerous Baam really is.
I'm not saying that that excuses everything she did, but I think it helps explain why she was able to do it. Her relationship with Baam is not healthy. It was never healthy.
(I think the author wrote it that way deliberately. That is -- yes, he's trolling you, but it's not pointless trolling. He's making a point. I think that Tower of God is surprisingly aware of gender issues -- pay attention to how Anak's mother's decision to "keep her child" is described, too, and Androssi's intense curiosity about that story. The crime Anak's mother committed -- and the story all but says it outright, since it notes that she was only condemned when she refused to give up the baby, not simply for being with a man -- was asserting control over her own body; the womb-imagery in that page deliberately plays it up.)
Tower of God is, basically, a deconstruction of traditional shonen fantasy (the author said as much in his blogs, IIRC. He said that he considered changing it to a more traditional story when it became popular, but decided that he'd always hate himself if he did that -- I take this to mean that he feels that Tower of God does have something to say.) Baam is a deconstruction of the flawless perfect innocent protagonist with incredible hidden potential -- his princess doesn't really love him; his power is viewed as freakish and terrifying; and his innocence shatters the first time he experiences any real loss.
(I also think, though, that the story isn't supposed to be totally fixated on him. Androssi and Anak's story occupied at least as much of the first chapter as Baam's -- the big climactic fight there was Anak trying to avenge her mother and Androssi deciding to risk her position to support her. The author said in his blog that the story isn't going to be "Baam and the leechers" or anything like that, the way typical shonen series tend to devolve into one superpowered protagonist carrying along a bunch of minor characters.)
|2012-05-14, 18:32
|Link #116
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Where the Sky Touches the Sea
Age: 25
I know who Baam is, but I am not totally convinced he is Viole, just because of the way that the author likes going about things, is he most likely Baam? Yes, but I am not totally convinced that he is, if is wasn't I wouldn't be totally shocked either.
Someone once made a interesting argument before that the main character of this series isn't actually Baam, that the main character is the tower itself, and I would have to agree with that statement. Whenever I read forums of this series, the most discussed topic is usually the tower and its existence, what is the tower? how big is it? why does it truly exist? Well Baam might be the "main character", the tower is a much more interesting entity then the main character in my opinion.
As for people not seeing Lahel's betrayal coming you had to be a little blind. I found that her betrayal was hinted at for quite awhile before the actual betrayal happened. The atmosphere around her and just the way she showed up in the series screamed *I am not going to allow for a happy ending*. If I had to guess for a reason right now, it might revolve around the idea of Power corrupts all or that she knows Baam's true identity. People say that her betrayal was stupid, but the way the author likes to slowly progress the story, we will learn the reason why later on I am sure, don't think we have seem the last of the series.
And for those comparing this to Air Gear, HA. And let me say it again, HA. Tower of God has stuck with the same tone and direction since the very beginning, nothing has really dramatically changed (Even the new main character reminds me a lot of Baam from season 1). Air Gear took a turn to the crazy house about half way through, until I start seeing sex orgies and World Ending Gods in TOG, I can't even compare them.
|2012-05-20, 16:46
|Link #117
Join Date: Apr 2012
For anyone that's interested the latest chapter of the raw is out on naver. It's interesting to say the least.
Also the author did a Maple Story x Tower of God crossover which has been translated. It's quality. Best art thus far. To bad it's likely a oneshot.
For those of you that don't know what Maple Story is, it's a online game where you have several classes to chose from. It's sorta like a bastardized version of WoWC. The crossover is celebration of the 9th anniversary of Maple Story.
Here's the links for the raw:
Here's the link for the translated Maple Story x Tower of God one shot:
|2012-05-20, 18:24
|Link #118
Yandere maniax
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Somewhere close to Valhalla
Age: 29
Judging from Baam's behavior, I think he's kinda like the hero from Braid, who is the stalker chasing after the princess, who fled from him (spoiler for anyone who haven't played this indie game).
But seriously, in flashback we saw how Baam tried to get out of the cave but couldn't and gave up, then Rachel came to be his companion before she started to get bored and wanted to see the stars (which I doubt is there to be seen inside the tower) and tried to climb up. Baam didn't let her go and tried to obstruct her, that behavior might be the result of his faliure to get out from there by himself and he didn't know he COULD get out. You know, when the companion you ever fucking have in your entire life tried to run away from you leaving you behind helpless, you'd just act like Baam.
I still think that Baam should get over it and start a new life since he's already out from that hole though.
|2012-05-20, 18:41
|Link #119
Join Date: Apr 2012
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1. Re: Quick Sync video support for Windows7 ?Fred_Intel Jul 2, 2012 4:25 PM (in response to scheithm)
The applications we know can work with Intel Quick Sync Video are located on the following link http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/quick-sync-video/quick-sync-video-general.html which is probably the link you already checked.
I recommend getting in contact with Microsoft to see if Quick Sync Video can be used in any of their applications or not.
2. Re: Quick Sync video support for Windows7 ?scheithm Jul 3, 2012 1:55 AM (in response to Fred_Intel)
I can do so, but the question is more: Will Intel provide a DXVA2 driver for QuickSync ? which will open this feature for any app that utilizes this interface, which is obviously not the case yet ...
3. Re: Quick Sync video support for Windows7 ?Fred_Intel Jul 3, 2012 1:49 PM (in response to scheithm)
We do not have the features that will be included in future versions of the software. You can check the release notes of the application as soon as a new version is being released.
Thank you for your feedback. I will forward the information to the appropriate support group so; they can take it in consideration.
4. Re: Quick Sync video support for Windows7 ?Ariel Gur Jul 4, 2012 12:58 AM (in response to scheithm)1 of 1 people found this helpful
QuickSync is used automatically by WMC and any other DirectShow or MFT player. This is done via the DXVA2 interface the driver exposes.
The actual component used by WMC are:
Video decode - Microsoft DTV-DVD video decoder (ships with windows 7)
Video post process - EVR renderer (Microsoft).
Note that other free decoders can be used:
FFDShow with QuickSync enabled.
LAV Video decoder with QuickSync enabled.
Eric Gur
5. Re: Quick Sync video support for Windows7 ?scheithm Jul 4, 2012 1:32 AM (in response to scheithm)
Thx, got it.
One last question:
what happens if I plug in an Ivy bridge CPU that covers "Quick Sync" into a motherboard with an Intel chipset that covers "ClearVideo", so I have two DXVA2 video decoder accelerators ?
6. Re: Quick Sync video support for Windows7 ?Ariel Gur Jul 4, 2012 3:17 AM (in response to scheithm)
Both QuickSync and ClearVideo are features of the GPU which is part of the CPU since SandyBridge. If the GPU is enabled (BIOS, Windows, screen connected to Intel GPU) then these features will work either via DXVA2 or by using the Intel Media SDK.
7. Re: Quick Sync video support for Windows7 ?yamcenutzer Jul 4, 2012 11:11 AM (in response to Ariel Gur)
When using WMC (which uses ms-dtv-dvd) there is heavy corruption for 40s with 1080i50 content.
and here:
*Official* Ivy Bridge for HTPCs Thread
Is that something you're looking into?
8. Re: Quick Sync video support for Windows7 ?Ariel Gur Jul 4, 2012 11:21 AM (in response to yamcenutzer)
I personally don't belong to the driver team.
I develop a decoder based on QuickSync which is used by either ffdshow or LAV filters. Both are usually better alternatives than ms-dtv-dvd. LAV video currently doesn't support full screen WMC, but ffdshow does.
9. Re: Quick Sync video support for Windows7 ?yamcenutzer Jul 4, 2012 4:05 PM (in response to Ariel Gur)
Yes, I know you're the author of QS ffdshow and the appropriate contribution to the LAV suite.
I also have been following the doom9 forums on those two topics for a while.
While that is great work, (Thanks!) for WMC users it doesn't help with live TV, since it is not an alternative there.
Even though WMC is declared dead by MS, it is still the only piece of SW that actually manages to offer live and offline content in a consistant way using only the remote.
I also thought you mentioned some issue with interlaced content but I can't seem to find it anymore. Also, since this corruption is only on the new IB processor I have and not any old one, I thought you might have an idea (or at least know someone from the driver team)...
Thanks anyway.


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NEW ORLEANS — Kobe Bryant grinned and uttered the word "irony" as he considered the fact that the team that drafted him nearly 17 years ago was his opponent on the night he eclipsed a scoring milestone to join an exclusive club of NBA greats.
It's easy to forget that it was the Hornets who drafted and then traded Bryant away back in 1996.
In the years since, the Hornets have changed cities, from Charlotte to New Orleans, and Bryant has become one of five players in NBA history to score 30,000 points, surpassing the mark with a 29-point performance that helped the Lakers to a 103-87 triumph Wednesday night.
"It's funny how sports always seems to kind of have that connectivity, in some shape, form or fashion," Bryant said. "It just always seems to come full circle."
Bryant entered the game needing 13 points to make history and no one doubted he would get it. NBA Commissioner David Stern, who happened to be making a scheduled visit with new Hornets owner Tom Benson, offered Bryant a congratulatory hand shake before tip-off.
Bryant had 17 points by halftime, eclipsing the 30,000-mark with a short jumper in the paint over Robin Lopez late in the first half. That might have been the least spectacular of his baskets, which included the usual array of soaring dunks, demoralizing transition 3-pointers and twisting, off-balance jumpers.
The only other players to score more than 30,000 are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.
"It's pretty awesome," Bryant said. "These are players I respect tremendously and obviously grew up idolizing and watching and learned a great deal from."
When Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni was asked before tipoff about Bryant's impending milestone, the coach joked, "That just means he is old."
In fact, at 34, Bryant is younger than the other four were when they hit the mark, but Bryant also turned pro at 18, and is in his 17th season.
"Honestly, I don't know why I'm still working as hard as I am after 17 years," Bryant said. "That's the thing that I'm most proud of — every year, every day working hard at it. It's a lot of years, a lot of work."
The Hornets led from early in the first quarter until halftime, but Bryant helped the Lakers trim their deficit after that, hitting five free throws and his milestone on 3-foot jumper in the last 2:15 of the second quarter.
Jamison opened the third-quarter onslaught with 3, Howard followed with a fast-break layup and Bryant had two straight fast-break dunks, one of which he created with a steal. Howard finished the surge with a layup.
"I just didn't think our defense was there, especially that first five or six minutes of the third quarter," Hornets coach Monty Williams said. "Our defense was really poor, and we can't afford those lapses."
After the game, Bryant sat in his locker, reflecting on the elite company he now keeps in NBA history, and the things he sees in younger, prolific scoring stars like Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, whom the Lakers will face on Friday night, and who could very well join the 30,000-point club at the rate he's going.
One common characteristic, Bryant said, is an apparent immunity to both pressure and criticism.
"Scorers kind of have a fighter-pilot mentality. We're a different breed," he said. "But there are different positions. We scored in a myriad of ways. We all went about it differently in different situations. It's fun to see."