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Peter Molyneux has spoken out on the official Fable forums, in a hope of alleviating complaints from players who expected to see the million and one incredibly innovative features Peter mentioned early in development:
There is something I have to say. And I have to say it because I love making games. When a game is in development, myself and the development teams I work with constantly encourage each other to think of the best features and the most ground-breaking design possible.
However, what happens is that we strive to include absolutely everything we've ever dreamt of and, in my enthusiasm, I talk about it to anyone who'll listen, mainly in press interviews.
When I tell people about what we're planning, I'm telling the truth, and people, of course, expect to see all the features I've mentioned. And when some of the most ambitious ideas get altered, redesigned or even dropped, people rightly want to know what happened to them.
If I have mentioned any feature in the past which, for whatever reason, didn't make it as I described into Fable, I apologise. Every feature I have ever talked about WAS in development, but not all made it. Often the reason is that the feature did not make sense. For example, three years ago I talked about trees growing as time past. The team did code this but it took so much processor time (15%) that the feature was not worth leaving in. That 15 % was much better spent on effects and combat. So nothing I said was groundless hype, but people expecting specific features which couldn't be included were of course disappointed. If that's you, I apologise. All I can say is that Fable is the best game we could possibly make, and that people really seem to love it.
I have come to realise that I should not talk about features too early so I am considering not talking about games as early as I do. This will mean that the Lionhead games will not be known about as early as they are, but I think this is the more industry standard.
Our job as the Lionhead family of studios is to be as ambitious as we possibly can. But although we jump up and down in glee about the fabulous concepts and features we're working on, I will not mention them to the outside world until we've implemented and tested them, and they are a reality.
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March 17, 2014
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Bolton Nordic and backcountry skiers will enjoy significant trail improvements this winter season.
A partnership between the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, The Friends of Bolton Valley Nordic and Backcountry (FOBVNBC) and Bolton Valley Ski Resort has resulted in significant trail work, including two rebuilt bridge structures, the addition of 15 new culverts, over a mile of new drainage ditching, and several miles of mowing and brush cutting in addition to the installation of many new trail signs since the 1,160-acre parcel was transferred to state ownership in June.
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The tit-for-tat trade tariffs being imposed by the U.S. and China governments and European Union are likely to dampen capital spending by U.S. companies in 2018 and lead to a decline in spending in 2019 that may mark an inflection point in the late-stage business cycle.
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"The escalation of the US-China trade dispute and the notable absence of constructive negotiations point to a continuation of trade-related uncertainty for U.S. businesses through the second half of the year," said Fitch Group Credit Officer for U.S. companies, Bill Warlick, lead author of the report.
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"Today in our state, we do not have an education system," Gregoire said when she announced the proposed shift in January. "We have a collection of agencies that deal with the subject of education." Washington currently has eight education agencies and 14 major strategic plans, according to the governor's office. Gregoire's proposal would create a cabinet-level education secretary, appointed by the governor, atop one seamless agency. The governor says that bringing all of the state's education efforts under one umbrella -- "from the preschool to the Ph.D." -- would save money and resources, and help ensure the best possible education experience for students.
Such a reorganization would give Washington the most centralized education department in the nation. Massachusetts has a single education secretary, but the state also has separately elected boards for each level of the education system. Legislators in North Dakota are debating a bill that would create a unified system similar to the proposal in Washington, but because the idea represents such a sweeping change from the current model, the plan attracted immediate controversy. The State Board of Higher Education and a public school administrators' group have vowed to fight it, which would require a constitutional amendment. And in Washington, teacher unions have also raised concerns about Gregoire's proposal. The voter-elected state schools superintendent, whose position would have been eliminated, railed against the plan as a power grab by the governor. (Gregoire has since said she's no longer seeking to eliminate the superintendent position.)
Still, ideas like the ones in Washington and North Dakota are inherently sensible, says Jack Jennings, president and CEO of the Center on Education Policy, a national advocacy group for public education. "The vision is the right vision," he says. "But it's difficult to achieve, largely because elementary and secondary education is a completely different kind of creature from post-secondary." Even within higher education, Jennings says, it would be difficult to consolidate management of the "enormous variety" of institutions, from two-year community colleges to multi-campus research universities, not to mention for-profit proprietary schools like the University of Phoenix.
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House is condemning reports of sexual violence against women at anti-government protests in Egypt and urging law enforcement to protect them.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest condemned the suggestion from ultraconservative Islamists that women invite assault by attending demonstrations with men. Earnest told reporters traveling with President Barack Obama to Florida Friday those views are "abhorrent," and the United States reaffirms the right of women to express themselves in public squares alongside men.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Desperately trying to gain ground in the playoff hunt, the New York Yankees have no time to mess around. That means an early call to Mariano Rivera now and again.
Struggling ace CC Sabathia pitched effectively into the eighth inning before Rivera earned his first four-out save in more than two years, helping New York hold off the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.
"There are some situations that I have to do it. Tonight was one of those nights," Rivera said. "We had a lead and had to hold it. We need to do whatever it takes. Two outs, three outs, four outs — whatever it takes."
Robinson Cano homered for the Yankees, looking to chase down a playoff berth with their late-season charge. Brett Gardner hit a two-run triple and Lyle Overbay an RBI double in a four-run fourth against Erik Johnson (0-1), who was making his major league debut.
New York, which entered 2½ games behind Tampa Bay for the second AL wild card, has won 15 of 18 home games and 17 of 24 overall. Swept in three games at Chicago from Aug. 5-7, the Yankees returned the favor a month later.
Next up for New York, an 11-game gauntlet against division rivals Boston and Baltimore — beginning Thursday night with a four-game set against the first-place Red Sox.
After winning 10 of 12, the last-place White Sox have lost six straight to start a 10-game trip against AL East contenders.
Cano finished with three hits and two RBIs.
With the Yankees leading 6-1 and seemingly in control, Sabathia (13-11) walked off to a warm ovation with two on and one out in the eighth. But normally reliable setup man David Robertson gave up an RBI single to Avisail Garcia, a two-run single to Josh Phegley with two outs and an RBI single to rookie Marcus Semien that cut the cushion to one.
Well aware of his team's precarious position in the pennant race, manager Joe Girardi quickly went to Rivera, who threw a called third strike past Alejandro De Aza to end the inning.
Rivera then got three quick outs in the ninth for his second save in two nights and 41st this season in 46 tries. It was his first save of more than three outs since July 24, 2011, against Oakland.
"I feel he's capable of doing it," Girardi said. "I brought Robertson in for four outs the other night, as well. As much as I can do it, and they're able, I will do it."
Baseball's career saves leader with 649, Rivera missed most of last season with a knee injury.
The only other time in 55 appearances this season the 43-year-old closer pitched more than one inning was when he blew a save Aug. 7 against the White Sox and wound up getting six outs.
"We brought in guys who have done the job all year and eventually, we got the job done," Girardi said.
Sabathia had his best outing in a month and improved to 19-4 in 33 career starts against the White Sox, the lowest-scoring team in the American League this year.
The 23-year-old Johnson allowed five runs — three earned — and seven hits over six innings. A second-round draft pick two years ago, he went 12-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 24 starts combined at Triple-A Charlotte and Double-A Birmingham this season.
"It was a great feeling to be out there," said Johnson, who acknowledged being nervous early. "I think I could have just filled up the strike zone a bit better, worked ahead, especially with all my pitches. That was the main thing."
Combined with Semien and reliever Daniel Webb, they made the White Sox the first team this season to have three players make their major league debuts in the same game.
"That's the position that we're in," said manager Robin Ventura, happy with the efforts of all three. "It's a positive step."
Cano hit Johnson's 12th pitch to right field for his 203rd career home run, moving ahead of Hall of Famer Bill Dickey for 15th place on the franchise list.
Alex Rodriguez singled to start the fourth, and Johnson hurt himself with a bad throw. He shattered Ichiro Suzuki's bat on a slow roller, then babied his soft throw to first base. Jeff Keppinger failed to scoop it, and Suzuki was safe on Johnson's error.
"It was just a tough bang-bang play and I just rushed it," Johnson said. "That kind of opened up the rally."
Overbay hit an RBI double and Gardner tripled to deep left-center before scoring on Cano's two-out infield single, a comebacker that deflected off Johnson's glove.
Alfonso Soriano added a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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Amid much criticism and ridicule, Florida's election officials continued to count ballots on Friday and it's still unclear who won the presidential race in the state.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) � Amid much criticism and ridicule, Florida's election officials continued to count ballots on Friday and it's still unclear who won the presidential race in the state.
The margin between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney remained small; as of Friday afternoon Obama had 60,767 votes more than Romney, or 0.72 of the total. Obama had 49.9 percent of the votes and Romney had 49.2 percent.
Counties have a noon Saturday deadline to submit unofficial results to the secretary of state � but the race is too close for The Associated Press to call.
The winner will likely emerge Saturday after the secretary of state receives the unofficial results. Agency spokesman Chris Cate said Saturday is when a recount would be ordered if the final margin is less than one-half of one percent.
State law mandates an automatic machine recount of all ballots if the final margin between the top two candidates is less than one-half of one percent � unless the trailing candidate asked in writing that it not be conducted. Several members of Romney's campaign staff did not return calls for comment Friday. On Thursday, Romney's campaign was not conceding the state and was waiting for the count to be completed.
There is a Nov. 16 deadline for overseas and military ballots, but Cate said under Florida law, recounts are based on the first unofficial results.
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Despite the talk of a newly assertive Chicago City Council, aldermen on Wednesday are expected to overwhelmingly approve a new committee structure that rewards loyalists to Mayor Rahm Emanuel with coveted chairmanships.
The plum assignments come with committee budgets that range from $89,000 to $2.2 million, meaning the chairmen control extra jobs. In exchange, they are charged with channeling the mayor's agenda through the council.
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Mary J. Blige turned to God to help her battle her drinking problem in the wake of Whitney Houston's death a year ago.
The self-confessed born-again Christian admits the 2012 tragedy hit her hard and made her realize once and for all it was time to seek spiritual help in an effort to cut out her binge drinking.
She tells Los Angeles Confidential magazine, "I didn't want to go to rehab. I believe that anything man himself can do for me, God can do in a greater way. I decided to pray and to seek God on my own. I just stayed in the Word. And it worked."
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 24, 2009) - Despite rallying to send the match to a fifth set, the ETSU volleyball team saw its comeback fall short as the Bucs fell to Kennesaw State on Saturday night in Brooks Gym, 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 35-33, 8-15).
"It was a disappointing loss for us tonight," said head coach Lindsey Devine. "Our girls showed what they are capable of at times, but
The Bucs had three players post a double-double and five with double-digit kills. Whitney Cogburn (
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ETSU got out to a 10-7 lead in the first set. The Bucs increased their lead to 19-13 after a 7-2 run, but the Owls answered with a 10-4 run to tie the set at 23-all.
In the second set, the Owls went in front 10-6, but the Buccaneers rallied taking four-straight points to tie the match, 10-10. With the score tied 20-all after nine ties and three lead changes, ETSU went on a 5-1 run to take the second set 25-21 and even the match at 1-all going into the break.
After ETSU took an early 7-4 lead in the third set,
The fourth set saw a season-high 68 points as there were 16 ties and nine lead changes in the set. The Owls had a 23-21 lead late in the set, but the Bucs got big kills from Dyck and Barber to tie the set at 23-all. Play went back and forth until the Bucs got a huge block from Erin Ryan (
The Bucs (8-15, 6-8 A-Sun) are back in action next Friday at 7 p.m. as they host conference rival Mercer in Brooks Gym. For more information on Buccaneer volleyball and all other Buccaneer athletic news, please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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In the realm of skate shoes and sneakers, skatedeluxe offers a large selection of shoes from top brands such as Nike SB, DC, Vans, etnies, and many more. For us, though, it's not just about styles and trends; it's about the classics, innovations, technology, and helping skateboarders find that perfect pair of shoes.
In this day and age, shoes are so much more than just shoes. For many, shoes embody a huge part of one's lifestyle. With the shoes you choose to wear, you share with the world your personal style and hobbies. It's easy to spot a skateboarder by his or her worn out toe caps, destroyed ollie area, or simply by the brand new signature model from their favourite pro skater. Others prefer to stick with the classic high-top Chucks or other old school models. It doesn't matter if you're an anti-mainstream fashionista, a punk rocker or surfer dude, vegan, or simply a skater; everyone is looking for their own individual look and what better way to express yourself, than with a pair of shoes? The passion for shoes is intertwined with different parts of daily life, making sneakers so much more than a fashion statement or accessory. In recent years, some classic models like the Vans Authentic or Converse Chuck Taylor have even become cult phenomena.
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April 11, 2008
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Class of 1985 Cup will be at stake when Dartmouth, Boston University and Yale race on Saturday on the Housatonic River in Derby. The Bulldogs' varsity eight improved on their season-opening performance last weekend by cruising to a nearly 10-second victory over Cornell. Head coach Will Porter has been pleased with his team's development.
"This is one of the hardest working teams I have ever coached," he said. "They love mixing it up, and as a young group they are getting better and better every day. They are starting to settle into their line ups and finding more speed every outing. It's exciting to work with them. They are engaged and eager to get better. Practice is fun. Everyday I look forward to seeing what's next."
Yale's varsity remained second in this week's CRCA-US Rowing national poll. California is first and is one of three Pac-10 schools ranked in the top 10. Washington is fourth and USC is fifth.
Dartmouth is receiving votes. The Big Green's varsity finished second in a race with Northeastern and Boston College last weekend. Dartmouth finished just 1.9 seconds behind first-place Northeastern. The Big Green's second varsity, novice eight and varsity four all won their races.
Boston University's varsity eight has wins over Navy, George Washington and Syracuse on the season.
Yale's heavyweight men will be rowing Dartmouth as well. Action at the Gilder Boathouse gets under way at 8 a.m.
Race Schedule
8 a.m. - Heavyweight Second Varsity Eight
8:30 a.m. - Heavyweight Second Freshmen Four
8:45 a.m. - Women's First Novice Eight
9 a.m. - Heavyweight Freshmen Eight
9:15 a.m. - Women's Varsity Eight
9:30 a.m. - Heavyweight Varsity Eight
9:45 a.m. - Women's Second Varsity Eight
10:05 a.m. - Women's Third Varsity Four
10:25 a.m. - Women's Second Novice Four
10:45 a.m. - Third Varsity Four B
Yale Boatings
C: Mia Kanak
8: Taylor Ritzel
7: Christine Glandorf
6: Tess Gerrand
5: Jamie Redman
4: Alice Henly
3: Maren McCrea
2: Caroline Nash
1: Christina Person
C: Berkley Adrio
8: Katherine Adams
7: Cara Dermody
6: Jennie Hansen
5: Catherine Hart
4: Stephanie Madner
3: Emily Matykiewicz
2: Lee Glandorf
1: Rebecca Nadal
C: Alyssa Reyes
4: Suzanne Salgado
3: Karrin Weisenthal
2: Allix Wilde
1: Alexandra Thompson
C: Erin Haber
4: Mary Pat Wixted
3: Melissa King
2: Katherine Kazimer
1: Lilah Hume
4: Ryan McCarthy
3: Zoe Ballance
2: Laura Gottesdiener
1: Margaret Sullivan
C: Sarah Brownlee
8: Roxanne Carini
7: Amanda Grady
6: Lauren Ross
5: Hayden Mulligan
4: Mary Freeman
3: Mary Barrosse-Antle
2: Lily Blair
1: Jennifer Zeckendorf
C: Christina Lin
4: Lily Twining
3: Phoebe Hinton
2: Ariel Baker-Gibbs
1: Alexandra Cook
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This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective dynamic management objects. You can find a list of all of the deprecated views in the introduction post.
The compatibility view sysforeignkeys returns information on the columns in foreignkeys. Each row represents the relationship between each column in foreign key relationships. With the keyno column indicating the order of the columns within the constraint.
Sysforeignkeys is replaced by the catalog view sys.foreign_key_columns. Like the compatibility view, the catalog view also represents each row of constraint relationships in it's output.
Query Via sysforeignkeys
Contrary to many of the other compatibility views, the information represented in sysforeignkeys is done so quite simply. There are columns identifying the relationship, parent, and child tables. And then columns for the rows in the parents and columns that are related and their order. The query in Listing 1 is one commonly used to retrieve information from sysforeignkeys.
--Listing 1 – Query for sys.sysforeignkeys SELECT constid ,fkeyid ,rkeyid ,fkey ,rkey ,keyno FROM sysforeignkeys
Query via sys.foreign_key_columns
As simple as sysforeignkeys is to access, sys.foreign_key_columns is just as easy. Save for the renaming of the columns, the information returned is identical in all other respects. Using the query in Listing 2, the same information on foreign keys can be retrieved. The one thing a little more simple about sys.foreign_key_columns is the added clarity in the name of the catalog view and the names of the columns
--Listing 2 – Query for sys.foreign_key_columns SELECT constraint_object_id AS constid ,parent_object_id AS fkeyid ,referenced_object_id AS rkeyid ,constraint_column_id AS rkey ,parent_column_id AS fkey ,referenced_column_id AS keyno FROM sys.foreign_key_columns
In this post, the use of sys.foreign_key_columns was discussed as an alternative to sysforeignkeys. With a very small amount of code change, the upgrade from one to the other is quite simple. After reading all of this, do you see any reason to continue using sysforeignkeys? Is there anything missing from this post that people continuing to use the compatibility view should know?
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I guess you could say I've got on my orange-colored glasses.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
L'orange d'abricot
I guess you could say I've got on my orange-colored glasses.
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Love all the orange-y hues!I haven't eaten an apricot in years, but maybe I'll try one soon, just because of you. JeannieReplyDeleteReplies
I think I ate 5 today...Delete
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I like the mini watercolour box.ReplyDelete
I used to paint with Schmincke Horodam, but wanted to try something new.
Last week I bought the "Kremer Watercolor Set Small" for 33,32 Euro directly from their online shop. I love the colours.Replies
It's the same one. It has some odd colors but others are wonderful and you can buy replacement pans.Delete
Oh I misread and didn't realize you'd bought it.Delete
The trouble is the Black, white and gold are pretty silly
You might want to get the full box next or order pans from the website.
And why do they call Gubbio red, 'Brown' etc.?
Makes no sense
Go by the numbers# for accurate color information on their site.
These are single pigment colors...pretty hard to find out there at this quality and price.
Thanks for letting me know.
Almost looks like there's apaintbox in the glasses..ReplyDelete
Love the aquarelle and I know what i will do this aft.
Summer warmth colors..suntans.. bronzy glows..Roussillon colors.
The small box of Kremer has weird colors? It's in my wish cart.
The bag is great.
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Id like to know if You agree or not ...thanks Your posts are beautiful as usual and so ironic !!!Replies
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with 1,500 patisseries and boulangeries how can you choose just 10?
And why should you?
I'm against best this and that lists altogether.
Everyone has their own tastebuds and memories.
Why do we need to go to the best places? So much better to discover on your own what you like best.
Quite simple places can have wonderful artisanal products.
I'm all for freedom of choice.
I love your tutorials, and I could be your sidekick because I love the crust (good crust only). You would need to leave a little fruit though. :)ReplyDelete
What do people do when everyone leaves town? Will you be leaving also?Replies
No, no ill be here going to the cinema a lot and whatever else is open..Delete
First time in Paris is August!
I really appreciate your painting lessons! I'm not terribly good with the "real" watercolors yet. I do OK with the pencils to start the drawing but I never really like how they look altogether. I need some time to experiment, fail and try again. I have to say, I like your finished bit better than the tart itself!ReplyDelete
Apricots remind me of my time in Paris -- when Jerry would pack a picnic for us, we always took dried apricots and because meal times were very European, I'd find myself taking some along just in case I needed a sugar-fruit hit while I was out exploring! Sigh. I must get some apricots!
Miss Lemon has beaten me to the Crust-eating Sidekick position and perhaps that's just as well...I never eat the crust from gooey pies like pumpkin and am quite fussy about crust all around, but I AM willing to make the sacrifice if only to follow in your footsteps as you trudge through the heat to acquire the goods.ReplyDelete
Carol how lovely! I beeline for the the tarte d'abricot at the patisserie on rue Saint Antoine on the corner of rue Saint Paul!ReplyDelete
Always love your colour stories... magic.ReplyDelete
Those glasses are perfect and the mini paintbox ... don't get me started!!
I have never been that fond of Apricots. our Neighbor has one with branches hanging over into our yard so my hubby has been eating as they come ripe and the sheep had a field day with them before they were taken away. Unfortunately the tree isn't doing well so they will be taking it out. Love seeing your work on a watercolor. It came out great. Love the printing.ReplyDelete
Hehe love your apricot colours and especially the eye for apricot Hermès handbags (although guess you would have preferred a Hermé bag?!)ReplyDelete
Just looking at your watercolours are making me crave apricots! Och!
I EAT CRUST! Love apricot and gray together. And adore your color (hunt) posts! Such fun. Oh yes, little art lesson too. Have to go . . . I'm starving:) HugsReplyDeleteReplies
Judi, where have you been all my life?Delete
Are you single?
More lost opportunities. I haunted Gerard Mulot on several days- fabulous macarons, but I think only had the tarte framboise, and not an apricot tart. Next time. Your painted apricots look so pretty. And I love that you had Duroc there- we were only two stops away from there, and walked back to the flat several times from there when catching different lines.ReplyDelete


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In these harsh economic times, what better way to spend a day than visiting the home of the man who has come to symbolize even lousier days?
Herbert Hoover was born Aug. 10, 1874, in the two-room cottage in the town of West Branch, Iowa, about 200 miles from Chicago, an almost straight shot on I-80. He was the second of three children born to Jesse and Hulda Hoover.
That's his old home in Osgood's photo, a handsome 14-by-20 place, in which the future president was born and where he lived until he was about 5. He lost his father (heart attack) in 1880 and his mother (typhoid fever) in 1884, and then went to Oregon, where he was raised by his mother's brother and his family.
After serving as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933, Hoover became chairman of the Boy Scouts of America, helped found UNICEF and otherwise did good deeds. He and his wife, Lou, would live in California and New York City. They did not live in Iowa but did buy the childhood cottage in 1935, and Lou Hoover oversaw its renovation. It and the surrounding property were dedicated in 1962.
The facility is lovely and rural: "Do not climb trees and fences. Be watchful for poison ivy and ticks. Do not disturb animals or plants." A creek runs through the property, and a tall grass prairie just beyond the Hoovers' grave site will give you some idea of what much of Iowa looked like before being steeled and farmed and urbanized.
On the grounds you will find a blacksmith shop, similar to the one operated by Hoover's father; a one-room schoolhouse and the Friends Meetinghouse (his mother was a Quaker minister). You will also find such oddities as a statue of Isis, the Egyptian goddess of life, presented to Hoover by Belgium.
The largest building is the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum. Though many early presidents -- John Quincy Adams, William McKinley and Woodrow Wilson, to name three -- have libraries that are operated by private foundations, historical societies or local governments (and you really should make a point of visiting the magnificent Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, owned and operated by the state), only 13 form what is known as the Presidential Libraries system. Of these, all part of the National Archives and Records Administration, Hoover's goes the farthest back in time.
You can learn things there. You can learn that during his successful 1928 campaign for the presidency Hoover voiced this optimistic goal: "Given a chance to go forward with the policies of the last eight years, and we shall soon with the help of God be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this Nation."
Dead now nearly 45 years, how sad he might be to know we're still working on that.


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Davidson County coach Dale Moser leaned back in a chair inside the Holt-Moffitt Field clubhouse early Thursday evening during a time when he would normally be standing at home plate hitting grounders and pop flies to his players before the start of an American Legion baseball game.
Davidson County coach Dale Moser leaned back in a chair inside the Holt-Moffitt Field clubhouse early Thursday evening during a time when he would normally be standing at home plate hitting grounders and pop flies to his players before the start of an American Legion baseball game.
With part of the field under water — again — that wasn't possible.
The Warriors had a nice four-game homestand set up for the week prior to the program's annual graduation break. They got to play one game.
"Yeah, it stinks," Moser said. "But, you know, we thought we were going to have a whole year without a whole lot of rain. We got all those games in, everything was perfect and then — bam. Here it comes."
Davidson County started the week in fine fashion on Tuesday, beating Mocksville 12-2. That game finished not long before powerful storms swept through the county, knocking down trees and cutting power to some areas. The Warriors were playing Stanly County on Wednesday when another storm came in halting play with two outs in the top of the first inning. The field quickly became unplayable. Thursday's storm blew through before the game with Burlington was to be played, forcing another cancelation.
The final game of the homestand, against the Mooresville Moors, had already been canceled because of graduation conflicts.
"Looking back now, that might not have been the best decision," Moser said. "But when we made the schedule, we didn't realize there was going to be a conflict. The rain, you can't work around the rain unless somebody builds us a dome."
What it means is the Warriors will have gone 11 days between games when they play again on Saturday, June 21. That's not the most optimal situation as Moser admits, but he does have some contingency plans.
"Some of our kids are going to be here, about half," Moser said. "We plan to practice a couple of days next week and keep them in arm shape. Even the pitchers who aren't going to be here, I expect to them to throw one or two bullpens. Hopefully, they'll do what they told me they are going to do."
And Moser is inclined to think they will. He likes the cohesiveness of his team, which has fashioned a nice 12-6 record — one win shy of last year's total of 13 victories. Some of the Post 8 teams in recent years had issues with players taking off games for weekend beach trips. One player even quit 10 minutes before the start of a game and another took a beach trip during the playoffs. But that appears to be a non-issue with this team.
"Most of the seniors are going to play in college and they know they can't take 11 days off," Moser said. "Even on days when they're not playing games, they're here taking batting practice. I think this group loves playing baseball."
That kind of — if not altogether — mitigates Moser's worries about the extended break.
"I would be lying if I didn't say I was a little concerned," Moser said. "But as hard as this group works, I think we'll be OK."
The Warriors host Kernersville on June 21.
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LONDON (AP) — In a sea of flapping black and white flippers, Ricky is hard to miss: He's got spiky yellow feathers, a flamboyant character, and he's the only rockhopper among the dozens of penguins living in the London Zoo.
That's a big help for keepers who embarked Thursday on their annual stock-taking of all the zoo's residents. It's no easy task, when there are more than 17,500 creatures to count. All animals have to be accounted for, including the tarantulas, locusts and snails.
The same scene was being repeated at zoos throughout Britain Thursday — the census is nationwide. No stone is left unturned, lest there be a beetle below.
At the London Zoo, keepers hope the new year will bring some company to Ricky, who has been the zoo's lone rockhopper since 2011.
"Ricky's quite a unique character — he was rejected by his parents and was hand-reared. He's more interested in zoo keepers than in other penguins," said zoological director David Field. "It's time to get him some rockhopper partners."
In the meerkat enclosure, 11 of the small mammals were only too happy to be counted, climbing onto a keeper's clipboard seeking attention and food.
An all-female family of nine otters likewise rushed forward at the sight of their favored delicacies: Mice and crayfish. In the invertebrates section, a palm-sized red-kneed tarantula called Jill caused a stir among visitors when she was lifted out of her box for inspection.
"This is quite a docile one," said keeper Amy Callaghan, who held the spider out in her hand for photographers. "I was a little bit wary of them at first, but now I think they're brilliant."
The census is required as part of the license terms of British zoos, and the data is used for zoo management and international breeding programs for endangered animals. The final tally could take weeks.
Most animals in the zoo have microchips in their bodies, making counting a little less daunting. Fish and animals with camouflage properties — such as leaf insects — are trickier, and the tiniest ones such as ants are counted in colonies, not as individuals.
New additions to the zoo being counted for the first time included baby Ziggy, an endangered white-naped mangabey monkey, and Maxilla, a black-and-white colobus monkey.
The zoo also welcomed a pair of new Sumatran tigers — male Jae Jae from a zoo in Ohio and female Melati, from Perth, Australia. The endangered tigers were matched by an international breeding program to ensure a genetically diverse population of animals.
"We breed them in the zoo because they are running out of time in the wild," said Field, who's hopeful the tigers will soon produce cubs.


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A few versions ago, dynamic modules were introduced and are now supported for WinCE. Is anyone successfully building plugins?
My attempt at this has been that I end up with a 97kb scummvm.exe, a scummvm.dll and the various engine .dll files. But on my WM6.5 device, a WM6.1 emulator and a WM5 emulator, I get the hourglass for a second and then nothing as if I never started it - no error messages. My same cegcc setup can build static modules just fine.
I'm building on SVN and have made the appropriate DYNAMIC_MODULE changes in Makefile. I am using "make all" to build both the .exe and the .dlls.
Based on all the memory issues going around and the memory limit per process on WinCE5, plugins would seem to be the solution. Would be nice to get it going.
I am now getting an error message (looks like Resco Explorer was dismissing the error for me...) when running from a shortcut in Start Menu:
"'scummvm' is not a valid Pocket PC application"
I'm using geccc built from svn and running ScummVM on a Windows Mobile 6.5 device, but also getting the same on WM6.1 and WM5 through emulator.
From what I gather, this is an issue with missing symbols for the DLLs. But which one??
Is this due to my version of ming?
Again, a static plugin version built the same way runs just fine.


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It is possible that the main title of the report Microvillus Inclusion Disease is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
Microvillus inclusion disease is an extremely rare inherited intestinal disorder (enteropathy) that is typically apparent within hours or days after birth. The disorder is characterized by chronic, severe, watery diarrhea and insufficient absorption (malabsorption) of necessary nutrients due to incomplete development (hypoplasia) and/or degeneration (atrophy) of certain cells of the wall of the small intestine (e.g., hypoplastic villus atrophy, defective brush-border assembly and differentiation). In infants with microvillus inclusion disease, chronic diarrhea and malabsorption may result in severe dehydration, deficiency of necessary nutrients (malnutrition), a failure to grow and gain weight at the expected rate (failure to thrive), and/or disturbance of the body's balance of acids and bases, which is essential in regulating the body's composition of bodily fluids (acidosis). Microvillus inclusion disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic trait.
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• Dec. 30 - Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. There will be no evening service.
• Dec. 31 - New Year's Eve service at 11:15 p.m. with worship and praying the old year out and the New Year in. There will be a time of fellowship, fun and games at 9 p.m. before the service begins.
• Jan. 7 – Ben Holloway 7 p.m. and also on Jan. 8 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
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Antique Grandfather Clock by William Clarke - Whitechapel, London C1790
A special 8 day duration collector's clock engraved to the arch William Clarke Whitechapel London.A fantastic size and colour mahogany clock showing all the high quality London case features.Silvered brass dial with subsidiary seconds to the dial centre.2 plinths and moulding to the trunk door and nice mahogany veneers to the case.
Antique Grand-Daughter mahogany Clock C1895
A fantastic colour and patination 8 day grand-daughter clock with spring driven three train movement.The lovely quality movement having tune selector to the arch for either Westinster, Whittington or Winchester.The dial also has the option of strike/silent to the three o'clock position.The finely engraved brass dial with separate chapter ring with Roman Numerals and saying to the arch Tempora mutantur nos et mutamur in illis, meaning "Times change, and we change with them".
Superb Mid 19th century French Gilt brass Clock
A lovely quality large gilded French clock in ornate cabinet.The dial with porcelain numerals.The twin train movement striking the hours and half hours on a single bell.
Bracket clock by John Walker, Regent Street and Cornhill, London C1865
John Walker of railway clock fame was a fine maker during the 19th and early 20th century.John Walker is listed as working from 68 Cornhill from 1861-75,from 230 Regent Street from 1864-75 and from 76 Strand 1871-75.This delightful example is in a brass bound mahogany case with brass 'pineapple' top finial.The round brass silvered dial engraved with Roman Numerals and the makers name to the dial centre.Strike/silent feature to the 12 o clock position.Lovely quality double fusee movement striking the hours on a single bell.A collector's clock.
GIII Satinwood Banded Rosewood Cardtable
A superb colour and condition early 19th century rosewood and satinwood cardtable with lovely banding and inlays throughout.
GIII Card Table
A superb colour and condition early 19th century rosewood and satinwood cardtable with lovely banding and inlays throughout
William Payne - New Bond Street - London C1860
Rare double fusee movement 12 inch painted dial wall clock with mahogany case and fret brass side door.The dial with Roman Numerals and signed Wm.Payne 163 New Bond Street, London.
French gilt brass Mantel Clock Four Glass by Maple & Co C.1900
A good French gilt brass four-glass mantel clock in the Empire Revival style, circa 1900 signed Maple & Co., Paris.The brass case with bevelled glass panels with chimera to the front above fluted three-quarter uprights with baluster stems, on chimera relief-moulded plinth and four bracket feet.3.5inch circular white enamel dial, with Roman Numerals, pierced blued steel hands, two train 8 day movement by S. Marti, Paris No. 137 44, and stamped 'MAPLE & Co. LTD., PARIS', striking on a bell.
Champleve enamel C1900 French Regulator Mantel Clock
A lovely 8 day brass four glass clock, the porcelain dial decorated with floral swags and Arabic numerals.Movement striking on a gong half hour and hour strike,stamped 1889 Marti 2677/46.
A lovely small mahogany timepiece baloon clock C1900
A good C1900 Arabic numeral small size balloon clock with French timepiece 8 day movement.Boxwood and 'mother of pearl' inlay to case, brass bezel to the dial.


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I love shrimp and all sorts of Chinese dumplings made with shrimp, for example: har gow, shrimp and chive dumplings, etc. However, whenever I make dumplings, I have always made them the traditional Chinese way. I chanced upon a Thai-flavored red curry shrimp dumpling recipe in one of the food magazines a while ago and that left a lasting impression. I love Thai food and always enjoy the exotic flavors of spices and heat of chilies, so these red curry shrimp dumplings immediately won my heart—and stomach—over. There is nothing not to love about them: briny shrimp with a tint of heat, aroma, and spices from the red curry paste. The use of fish sauce adds extra umami to the already delicious shrimp filling, and the chopped cilantro leaves complete the whole package as some of the best shrimp dumplings I have had.
There are a few brands of Thai red curry paste available in the market here in the US. Both Mae Ploy and Maesri brand are good, and I like them both. But if I had a choice, I would always buy Maesri because they have a smaller 4 oz can which is economical and you don't have to buy a big tub and end up using only some of it. For the shape of the dumplings, you can make them into a half-moon shape, which is the easiest way of making dumplings, but I took the effort to make them into a parcel, which is not that much harder to make. They just look prettier and neat. Regardless of the shape, they are still tasty and mouthwatering.
For the cooking part, I simply boiled the red curry shrimp dumplings and eat them. You can also pan-fry or steam them if you like. Dumplings are so versatile and a pan-fried version or steamed version will be different in texture from the boiled dumplings. Ultimately, how you want to cook them is up to you, but be rest assured, they are always scrumptious whichever you serve them.
Here is my red curry shrimp dumpling recipe. They can be made ahead, and you can freeze them if you like. Before cooking, just thaw them at room temperature. Enjoy!
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Joe Young Jr. peered into the empty Bank of America tower, a heartache for the city with its vacant 26 floors right in the middle of Main Street, and smiled.
The cash has long been hauled out. The bank tellers and corporate offices moved a block away to CityPlace I.
"It's a blessing," said Young, 47, the Hartford-born cartoonist, animator and businessman who has added author and filmmaker to his resumé. "Everything's just falling into place."
In a sound stage 2 miles away is a 15-foot-high Trojan horse awaiting its cinematic debut. The wooden prop will be wheeled into the former bank building at 777 Main St. next month, and there will be...


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A notable aversion to real work
During my adult years, I have made a living as a writer of music and/or words. The ability to support myself in this way has been a privilege for which I am most grateful, and for good reason. I am less than qualified to do any job where actual work is involved. You might say I was destined to write because I have little talent for much else.
I might also add that my life as an adult is a reference to accumulated years, not maturity. I am not convinced that I ever had the ability or desire to think or behave like an adult as the term is generally accepted or understood.
Aspiring to the unrealistic lifestyle of a creative dreamer has been the cause for occasional introspection on my part and a point of frequent concern for my parents and teachers. "That boy is not in touch with reality," is a sentence I heard repeatedly during my formative years.
I thought my parents would suffer from apoplexy when I told them I wanted to be a professional composer and musician, and if that didn't happen, I was going to be an author.
The blank stares from their paling faces reflected their thoughts on the matter.
"All the years, the sacrifices and the money for education – where did we fail?" appeared to bounce around in their heads. They never said much about it. You might say they were speechless.
Mind you, many have said, "Writing is hard work. It takes study, and planning and endless hours in front of a computer, or word processor." That may be true, except for one thing. Real writers do not perceive writing as work, or labor for compensation. Those who have the calling write whether or not they are paid. They do it because they must. To the inspired writer, the act of writing is akin to being addicted to a computer game.
The writer has 26 letters and a handful of punctuation marks and symbols. The object of the game is to use those letters, marks and symbols to paint a picture in the form of a story as if they were parts that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. The game is over when the writer has completed a composition that can be read by others so they can understand the writer's imagined perception of the world, even if it is only in a book, a comic strip, a movie or a newspaper column.
Writers have an expanded reality. When they stare at those blank pages and fill them with words, the world can be whatever they want it to be. If you're Lewis Carroll, Alice can slide down a rabbit hole in Wonderland and talk to a grinning Cheshire cat.
If you're J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter can make you levitate with one wave of a wand and an appropriate command in a magic language. And if you're Joseph Shuster and Jerry Siegel, your Superman character can fly, stop speeding bullets, leap tall buildings and fight crime.
The rules of writing are many, but the imagination knows no bounds, and the stuff that dreams are made of are put to good use by writers on a daily basis for all to enjoy.
When I was a boy, I saw an adventure in everything. Although I was born in Hawaii, I spent my school years in the Midwest, in Mark Twain territory. During the summers, I lived like Huckleberry Finn. To me, that was reality.
My parents had an unshakeable work ethic. They seemed to live to work. Even when they were on vacation, they were able to turn the experience into work. I think I translated that into discipline as I pursued my goals. Days behind a typewriter and, later, a word processor never bothered me.
Nothing bad ever happens to anyone who is reading or writing. The great works of literature are an escape from the rigors of life as we know it. In real life, people fight, die, commit crimes and endure unspeakable atrocities.
That happens in books, too, but there is a difference. The reader can stop at any time and give the imagination a rest. People do not have to escape from reading good books to preserve their sanity.
However, many escape the hardships of everyday life by taking refuge in a well-told tale. Reality is where we live in a system we can't understand.


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The Auburn Tigers returned to the practice field early Friday morning, conducting a two-hour non-contact workout in shorts at the Auburn Athletics Complex practice fields. Under sunny skies, Coach Gus Malzahn put the Tigers through a number of team and individual drills in their second practice day of the spring.
"We had another helmets-only practice. I feel like we improved as far as knowing what to expect and understanding the drills. Tomorrow will be a big judging thing for us as coaches, actually being in pads for the first time," Malzahn said after practice. "We'll get after it; it will be a very physical practice.
"They're getting used to the standard of how to practice, with the pace and intensity and everything that goes with that. Each practice the leaders should step up. They should echo the coaches' standards and we should have some leadership by the end of the spring."
Auburn moves to Jordan-Hare Stadium for Saturday morning practice, the Tigers' first workout in full pads this spring.
Auburn will conduct 14 spring practices before hosting A-Day on Saturday, April 20, scheduled for a 1 p.m. CT kickoff at Jordan-Hare Stadium. View complete information for all the events surrounding A-Day and purchase tickets at AuburnTigers.com/aday.
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