text:
A Dallas-based food management company announced it will phase out pork from farms that cram pregnant pigs into gestation crates where they can't turn around.
Metz Culinary Management joins other big companies such as McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Denny's, Subway and Sodexo that also agreed to gestation crate elimination policies over time. Major pork producers such as Smithfield Foods and Hormel Foods also have begun moving away from this practice.
Metz, which provides dining management services to school districts, colleges, universities, hospitals and corporate offices throughout the area and the East Coast, is working with its pork suppliers to eliminate gestation crates by 2017.
Craig Phillips, vice president of purchasing at Metz Culinary Management, said confining pigs in gestation crates is "out of step with our belief that all animals, including animals raised for food, deserve a decent life."
"We urge the pork industry to follow our lead and create a timeline to eliminate gestation crates everywhere," Mr. Phillips said.
The controversy over accepting pork from farms that keep pigs in gestation crates follows another scandal over ground beef products containing "pink slime," which refers to mechanically separated and disinfected products known in the meat industry as lean finely textured beef and boneless lean beef trimmings.
Following widespread publicity and consumer outrage, major supermarkets and other companies throughout the country announced they would stop selling ground beef with the additive. Three processing plants in Iowa, Kansas and Texas that made the ground beef products containing "pink slime" announced in May they would close permanently.
Josh Balk, spokesman for the Humane Society of the United States, said he is seeing a trend: Consumers want to know where their food is coming from and they want to know animals aren't being abused along the way.
An American Farm Bureau poll found 95 percent of Americans believe farm animals should be well cared for. The same poll found that most Americans don't consider gestation crates to be humane.
"When you confine an animal and she can't turn around for her whole life, that is out of step with how consumers feel that farm animals ought to be treated," Mr. Balk said.
Mr. Phillips said it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars for the industry to make this change. While many companies have agreed to pledge to phase out the use of pork that comes from pigs in cramped crates over time, others have not. He said he would like to see the elimination sooner, but it will take time for enough gestation crate-free pork to be available.
Nine states - Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon and Rhode Island - have already passed laws to ban the use of gestation crates from pork supply chain practices. Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey have bills pending that would also put an end to pig confinement.
"It's the right thing to do," Mr. Phillips said. "Gestation crates are basically banned throughout Europe. They're way ahead of the game. When you see this online, they're not pretty pictures. It's really cruel."
Mr. Balk said the crates are approximately 2 feet wide, barely larger than the breeding pigs' bodies. He said the decision from Metz and other companies to eliminate the use of sow gestation stalls over times is "tremendous when it comes to tackling the most severe form of cruelty to animals within the pork industry."
Big grocery store chains such as Costco, Safeway and Kroger are among the companies that pledged to phase out the use of pork from gestation crates from their supply over time, he said.
The alternative to gestation crates is group housing, which affords animals greater freedom of movement. Iowa State University conducted a 2½-year-long economic analysis of the issue and found that group housing resulted in a weaned pig cost that was 11 percent of the cost of a weaned pig from the individual stall confinement system.
Bob Mikesell, Ph.D., animal sciences major senior instructor for Penn State University, said the process of putting pregnant sows in gestation crates dates back to the 1980s. The Humane Society of the United States has recently made the issue public.
When pigs are kept in groups together, they form a hierarchy and they fight, Dr. Mikesell said. Some don't get enough to eat while others eat too much and get too fat, he said. Gestation crates eliminate fighting and ensure that each pig gets enough food, he said. Making the transition to larger pens will cost hundreds of millions of dollars nationwide to build bigger pens and facilities.
Dr. Mikesell said over time, he believes gestation crates will be eliminated and it's a "good move," but he said it can't happen overnight. In the meantime, he said there is no problem with the quality of meat and the process has allowed the sows to be fed individually and has prevented them from hurting each other.
Mr. Phillips said he believes that Metz and other companies' decision to announce they will work with pork suppliers to phase out the use of gestation crates has already started to make some dramatic changes in the industry.
"As we get this heightened awareness as people are looking more deeply into where their foods are coming from and how it is raised, we realize we have to do the right thing," Mr. Phillips said.
Pointing out that pigs are highly intelligent and more intelligent than dogs and cats, he said, "We have to care about how they are raised."
Contact the writer: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
The Fraser Valley is growing quickly and is one of Canada's most ethnically diverse regions. We're surrounded by spectacular mountains, incredible scenery, fertile farmlands, and great recreational ideas for everyone in every season. Our communities are safe, our housing affordable — especially if you're able to live at home — and our cities are close to Metro Vancouver, the United States border, and the Abbotsford International Airport.
Learn more about the communities of the valley.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
A fungal culture is a test to find a fungus that can cause an infection.
Your doctor will take samples by lightly scraping your skin
with a sharp blade or the edge of a microscope slide. He or she may also take
toenail samples if the nail is infected. The sample of skin is added to a substance that promotes the growth of fungi. If no fungus grows, the culture is negative. If a fungus grows, the culture is positive. The type of fungus may be identified using a microscope or chemical tests. Sometimes other tests are done to find the right medicine for treating the infection. This is called sensitivity testing.
Fungi are slow-growing, so it can take up to 6 weeks to
identify the fungi and get results.
A fungal culture may be done to
find out the cause of cracking, scaling, peeling, or blistered skin, or to find out why
there is an area of persistent irritation (and sometimes redness) on the feet.
The presence of fungi suggests that the condition is
athlete's foot (tinea pedis).
fungi are present in the skin or nail scrapings. Other skin tests may be done
to find out the cause of the skin or nail problems.
Fungi are present, and the type of
fungus is identified.
Treatment may vary depending on the type of
fungus present.
If you have been diagnosed with
athlete's foot before and the symptoms have returned, a fungal culture will
probably not be needed. Your doctor may suggest you treat the infection with
nonprescription or prescription antifungal medicine.
Complete the medical test information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you prepare for this test.
ByHealthwise StaffPrimary Medical ReviewerPatrice Burgess, MD - Family MedicineE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal MedicineAdam Husney, MD - Family MedicineMartin J. Gabica, MD - Family MedicineSpecialist Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Current as ofOctober 13, 2016
Current as of:
October 13, 2016
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated, disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. Learn how we develop our content.
To learn more about Healthwise, visit Healthwise.org.
© 1995-2017 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated.
Last modified on: 8 September 2017


text:
Federal prosecutors, having just witnessed the pratfalls of a haphazard prosecution in the very public Barry Bonds perjury trial, are trying to avoid egg on their faces again. The next big fish, "squeaky clean" Lance Armstrong, amid "new" allegations that he took EPO in front of a teammate, and that they "all did it together", this time coming from a different cyclist, had the opportunity to rebutt former teammate Tyler Hamilton on CBS' 60 Minutes Sunday, but can't come to terms on the interview's terms with 60 Minutes producer and CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager. How surprising! Apparently 60 Minutes, a program with journalistic integrity, is unwilling to let slippery Lance pre-approve what questions can be asked, though Lance, as always, has it spun as though he is virtually being scumbagged by the man.
Lance Armstrong and 60 Minutes are on a collision course, with the cycling champion accusing the CBS program of unfair tactics in an upcoming broadcast about allegations of illegal doping by Armstrong.
The show has "basically reneged" on promises made to him, Armstrong told me Thursday night, and "everyone would be frustrated" by such treatment. He said of the producer on the story, "I would not call him a straight shooter… My version of events has never changed on this, and won't."
CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager, who is also executive producer of 60 Minutes, dismissed the complaints. "We have been so thorough and fair to Lance Armstrong," Fager said, adding: "We have shared with them every single allegation in our story… This is a PR game. Our reporters have done a first-class job."
Negotiations over whether Armstrong would grant an interview for Sunday's program broke down this week amid accusations of bad faith.
So what exactly would be unfair to Lance about answering a bunch of questions in an interview in which he gets to set whatever record straight that seems to be dogging him, you know, the doping allegation of the day? The dalliance with 60 Minutes is just a smokescreen, because Lance is not about to do any television interviews at all, since investigators will be waiting to hear his answers so they can use them against him after they indict him. Since he's not been under oath, Lance has been free to lie without consequences for all these years.
Those days are ending. The Feds have gotten mad thorough, and they've got some evidence and are off internationally gathering some more, and the evidence will surely contradict Lance's lies. What of the Tyler Hamilton EPO accusations and this probe going international?
Tyler Hamilton, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, told "60 Minutes" that he used performance-enhancing drugs with the seven-time Tour de France winner to cheat in cycling races, including the tour.
Hamilton said Armstrong took a blood-booster called EPO in the 1999 tour and before the race in 2000 and 2001. Armstrong won the race every year from 1999-2005.
The interview with Hamilton was broadcast on the "CBS Evening News" on Thursday.
"I saw (EPO) in his refrigerator. … I saw him inject it more than one time," Hamilton said, "like we all did. Like I did, many, many times."
Hamilton told "60 Minutes" reporter Scott Pelley: "(Armstrong) took what we all took … the majority of the peloton," referring to riders in the race. "There was EPO … testosterone … a blood transfusion."
EPO is a drug that boosts endurance by increasing the number of red blood cells in the body.
EPO has also been found to spike trace levels of HGH. More:
Recently, American investigators reached out to their colleagues in France with an evidence request that specifically targets U.S. Postal and mentions Armstrong by name, according to those who have seen it.
The Americans requested urine samples that were taken from U.S. Postal riders for anti-doping controls and were subsequently frozen and stored by France's anti-doping agency. The requested samples included those from the 1999 tour.
French authorities also have been asked to interview and take witness statements from people there who were connected to U.S. Postal or who worked in French anti-doping while Armstrong dominated cycling's glamour race.
We're sure Bonds is happy that his case came up first. Clemens is up next, and then Lance, the really big fish will get his day in court. In the meantime, he's taken to smear campaigns against 60 Minutes, tweeting and starting websites about his innocence.
Crack (https://crackbillionair.wordpress.com, www.crackbillionair.com)


text:
Apa Guidelines For Essay Format
APA Paper Formatting & Style Guidelines
Your teacher may want you to format your paper using APA guidelines. If you were told to create your citations in APA format, your paper should be formatted using the APA guidelines as well.
General guidelines:
- Use white 8 ½ x 11" paper.
- Make 1 inch margins on the top, bottom, and sides
- The first word in every paragraph should be indented one half inch.
- APA recommends using Times New Roman font, size 12.
- Double space the entire research paper
- Include a page header known as the "running head" at the top of every page. (To make this process easier, set your word processor to automatically add these components onto each page)
- To create the running head/page header, insert page numbers justified to the right-hand side of the paper (do not put p. or pg. in front of page numbers)
- Then type "TITLE OF YOUR PAPER" justified to the left using all capital letters
- If your title is long, this running head title should be a shortened version of the title of your entire paper
Sample running head/page header
APA Paper Components
Your essay should include these four major sections:
- Title Page
- Abstract
- Main Body
- References
Title Page
This page should contain four pieces: the title of the paper, running head, the author's name, institutional affiliation, and an author's note. Create the page header/running head as described above.
*Please note that only on the title page, your page header/running head should include the words "Running Head" before your title in all capitals. The rest of the pages should not include this in the page header. It should look like this on the title page:
- The title of the paper should capture the main idea of the essay but should not contain abbreviations or words that serve no purpose
- It should be centered on the page and typed in 12-point Times New Roman font. Do not underline, bold, or italicize the title.
- Your title may take up one or two lines, but should not be more than 12 words in length.
- All text on the title page should be double-spaced in the same way as the rest of your essay
- Do not include any titles on the author's name such as Dr. or Ms.
- The institutional affiliation is the location where the author conducted the research
Sample Title page:
On the following page, begin with the Running title.
- On the first line of the page, center the word "Abstract" (but do not include quotation marks).
- On the following line, write a summary of the key points of your research. Your abstract summary is a way to introduce readers to your research topic, the questions that will be answered, the process you took, and any findings or conclusions you drew.
- This summary should not be indented, but should be double-spaced and less than 250 words.
- If applicable, help researchers find your work in databases by listing keywords from your paper after your summary. To do this, indent and type Keywords: in italics. Then list your keywords that stand out in your research.
Sample Abstract page:
The Body
On the following page, begin with the Body of the paper.
- Start with the Running title
- On the next line write the title (do not bold, underline, or italicize the title)
- Begin with the introduction. Indent.
- The introduction presents the problem and premise upon which the research was based. It goes into more detail about this problem than the abstract.
- Begin a new section with the Method. Bold and center this subtitle The Method section shows how the study was run and conducted. Be sure to describe the methods through which data was collected.
- Begin a new section with the Results. Bold and center this subtitle. The Results section summarizes the data. Use graphs and graphs to display this data.
- Begin a new section with the Discussion. Bold and center this subtitle. This Discussion section is a chance to analyze and interpret your results.
- Draw conclusions and support how your data led to these conclusions.
- Discuss whether or not your hypothesis was confirmed or not supported by your results.
- Determine the limitations of the study and next steps to improve research for future studies.
** Throughout the body, in-text citations are used and include the author's/authors' name(s) and the publication year. In APA format page numbers are not used in in-text citations.
Ex: (Wilkonson, 2009).
For more information about how to cite properly please see EasyBib's guides for APA citations based on the sources you are using.
Sample Body page:
On a new page, write your references.
- Begin with a running title
- Center and bold the title "References" (do not include quotation marks, underline, or italicize this title)
- Alphabetize and Double-space all entries
- Every article/source mentioned in the paper and used in your study should be referenced and have an entry.
Sample Reference Page:
General Format
APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (6th ed., 2nd printing).
Contributors: Joshua M. Paiz, Elizabeth Angeli, Jodi Wagner, Elena Lawrick, Kristen Moore, Michael Anderson, Lars Soderlund, Allen Brizee, Russell Keck
Last Edited: 2018-02-21 02:26:13
Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in APA.
To see a side-by-side comparison of the three most widely used citation styles, including a chart of all APA citation guidelines, see the Citation Style Chart.
You can also watch our APA vidcast series on the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel.
General APA Guidelines
Your essay should be typed and double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11"), with 1" margins on all sides. You should use a clear font that is highly readable. APA recommends using 12 pt. Times New Roman font.
Include a page header (also known as the "running head") at the top of every page. To create a page header/running head, insert page numbers flush right. Then type "TITLE OF YOUR PAPER" in the header flush left using all capital letters. The running head is a shortened version of your paper's title and cannot exceed 50 characters including spacing and punctuation.
Major Paper Sections
Your essay should include four major sections: the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References.
Title Page
The title page should contain the title of the paper, the author's name, and the institutional affiliation. Include the page header (described above) flush left with the page number flush right at the top of the page. Please note that on the title page, your page header/running head should look like this:
Running head: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER
Pages after the title page should have a running head that looks like this:
After consulting with publication specialists at the APA, OWL staff learned that the APA 6th edition, first printing sample papers have incorrect examples of running heads on pages after the title page. This link will take you to the APA site where you can find a complete list of all the errors in the APA's 6th edition style guide.
Type your title in upper and lowercase letters centered in the upper half of the page. APA recommends that your title be no more than 12 words in length and that it should not contain abbreviations or words that serve no purpose. Your title may take up one or two lines. All text on the title page, and throughout your paper, should be double-spaced.
Beneath the title, type the author's name: first name, middle initial(s), and last name. Do not use titles (Dr.) or degrees (PhD).
Beneath the author's name, type the institutional affiliation, which should indicate the location where the author(s) conducted the research.
Image Caption: APA Title Page
Begin a new page. Your abstract page should already include the page header (described above). On the first line of the abstract page, center the word "Abstract" (no bold, formatting, italics, underlining, or quotation marks).
Beginning with the next line, write a concise summary of the key points of your research. (Do not indent.) Your abstract should contain at least your research topic, research questions, participants, methods, results, data analysis, and conclusions. You may also include possible implications of your research and future work you see connected with your findings. Your abstract should be a single paragraph, double-spaced. Your abstract should be between 150 and 250 words.
You may also want to list keywords from your paper in your abstract. To do this, indent as you would if you were starting a new paragraph, type Keywords: (italicized), and then list your keywords. Listing your keywords will help researchers find your work in databases.
Image Caption: APA Abstract Page
Please see our Sample APA Paper resource to see an example of an APA paper. You may also visit our Additional Resources page for more examples of APA papers.
How to Cite the Purdue OWL in APA
Individual Resources
Contributors' names and the last edited date can be found in the orange boxes at the top of every page on the OWL.
Contributors' names (Last edited date). Title of resource. Retrieved from http://Web address for OWL resource
Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General format. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/


text:
Swafford leads by 2 at Mid-Atlantic Championship
Potomac, MD – Hudson Swafford carded a 4-under 66 on Friday to grab a 2-stroke lead after two rounds of the Mid-Atlantic Championship.
Swafford ended 36 holes at 7-under-par 133. He is searching for his second victory on the Web.com Tour.
Michael Putnam, who tops the tour's money list, fired a 6-under 64 to jump into a tie for second at minus-5. He was joined there by Chad Collins (67) and Sung Kang (68).
Adam Crawford is alone in fifth place at 4-under 136 after a second-round 67. Ryuji Imada (69), Jim Herman (70) and Si Woo Kim (72) share sixth at minus-3. Kim shared the first-round lead with Tim Petrovic.
Petrovic stumbled to a 7-over 77 and tumbled into a share of 29th at plus-2.
Swafford entered the day two strokes behind first-round co-leaders Kim and Petrovic, but made up that difference during his front nine with a couple of birdies at the first and sixth.
After stumbling to a bogey at the ninth, he raced to the top of the leaderboard with a streak of four straight birdies from the 11th.
He gave two of those strokes back with a double bogey at the par-4 15th, but recovered with a birdie at the last to hit the clubhouse with the outright lead at 7-under.
"I made a couple of bad swings and made some bad numbers. You miss it in the wrong spot and you've got to get it back in play fast. Those were unfortunate errors, but I rebounded nicely," Swafford said of his double bogey. "The greens are getting firmer and faster and the rough's not getting any shorter. I just tried to keep it in play and stick to my game plan."
Putnam birdied the par-5 second, then converted back-to-back birdies at five and six to move to minus-2.
Around the turn, Putnam again had consecutive birdies at 10 and 11. He moved to 5-under for the event with a birdie on the par-4 14th. Putnam gave that back as he bogeyed the 16th, however he quickly atoned for that mistake with a birdie on No. 17. He parred the last to end two back.
Collins played the back nine, his first nine, with bogeys at 11 and 15, then back-to-back birdies at 16 and 17. On the front side, he poured in three consecutive birdie efforts from the second to move to minus-5.
The two-time winner on the Web.com Tour faltered to a bogey at the sixth, but came right back with a birdie at seven. He parred the last two to share second.
Kang, like Collins, played the back nine first and he opened with birdies at 10 and 14. Kang tripped to a double-bogey on the par-3 17th to slide back to minus-3.
The Korean wrapped bogeys at one and three around a birdie on the second. At the long par-4 sixth, Kang holed out for eagle, then birdied the ninth, his last, to end at minus-5.
NOTES: Putnam took over the top spot on the money list with a win last week in Mexico ... Chad Moseley and Michael Letzig both withdrew during their second round, raising the total to eight players that withdrew in the first two rounds ... The tour minimum of 60 players made the cut at 3-over 143 ... Among those that missed the cut were Danny Lee, Billy Andrade, Edward Loar and Lee Janzen.


text:
This class is appropriate for handlers who have completed Introduction to Odor, as well as those who have been working on Birch for some time. The class will advance handling skills and technique, introduce more challenging scent problems, and introduce some competition elements. All dogs eventually will add the other two target odors. This is a continuing skill class where groups of students advance together. It is repeated several times before it becomes an advanced class.
Frequency & Duration:
Regular Class: Either 1.5 hours per week for 6 weeks OR 3 hours per week for 3 weeks
Mini Class: 1.5 hours per week for 3 weeks
Regular Class: $225 per dog (If your dog was adopted from a 501(c)3 rescue group or shelter, or has taken a class with the SF SPCA in the past year, the fee is $205)
Mini Class: $125 per dog (If your dog was adopted from a 501(c)3 rescue group or shelter, or has taken a class with the SF SPCA in the past year, the fee is $105)
Course prerequisites: Completion of both Introduction to K9 Nose Work and Introduction to Odor classes. Dogs in this class must be capable of quietly handling confinement crated away from their handlers or in a properly equipped vehicle. Dogs should be at least 6 months old. Students must also fill out the Online K9 Nose Work Questionnaire prior to class.
Location: SF SPCA Mission Campus
Class capacity: 6 dogs
Instructor: Michele Garlick, CNWI
Upcoming classes:
- 3-week / 3-hour class: Sundays, July 28 - August 11, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm with Michele: Register now, 1 seat remaining.


text:
The Cleveland Browns' search for their next head coach is heating up.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport said Saturday on NFL Network's "GameDay Morning" that New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and Oklahoma Sooners coach Bob Stoops are the team's top candidates to replace Rob Chudzinski.
McDaniels and Stoops are currently the only coaches the Browns are focused on, according to a source familiar with the team's thinking.
McDaniels will interview on Saturday. The 37-year-old flamed out as a head coach with the Broncos, and Rapoport said McDaniels has made a concerted effort to improve his interpersonal relationships with coaches. That will be a topic of discussion with the Browns.
As for Stoops, a Browns source expects the Sooners coach to interview this upcoming week. Rapoport reported that Cleveland believes Stoops is the perfect mix between setting the tone and being a player's coach.
Stoops -- whose college team is fresh off an upset win over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl -- has received NFL interest for the last several years, and a source close to him says he's finally interested this year.The "Around The League Podcast" is now available on iTunes! Click here to listen and subscribe.


text:
Request A Demo | Call Sales: (408) 919-2500
Subscribe | Blog | Latest E-Book
Learn more
© 2019 Cortet™ by CEL. All rights reserved.
Sitemap :: Terms and Conditions :: Privacy Policy
The smart building of tomorrow is connected, intelligent, and human-centric. Cortet is opening the smart building and is giving product & system manufacturers a fast, reliable, and profitable path to join the smart building revolution today.
01Cortet Lighting Controls Solution
02Cortet IoT Control Platform
For over 55 years, Fortune 100s and small companies alike have looked to the CEL team for leadership in wireless control.
With millions of wireless devices shipped and many smart building control solutions deployed, Cortet (by CEL) has become one of the most trusted companies to turn to for smart building technology.
Why Cortet
Lighting controls are becoming connected, intelligent, and human-centric. LEDs have brought lighting into the digital age. Luminaire & lamp OEMs have unprecedented opportunities to define, drive, and profit from the revolution. Empowered by Cortet's turnkey Lighting Controls Solution, OEMs can quickly, reliably, and profitably launch full lighting control systems.


text:
Brings to a Close Strong Season
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The NCAA Virginia Tech Regional provided a tough ending to a successful season for the Yale men's golf team, which battled it out over three rounds at the Pete Dye-designed River Course in Blacksburg, Va., to finish in 13th place.
Qualifying for the NCAA Regional competition after clinching the Ivy League Championship last month, the Elis came into the tournament seeded 13th, a ranking they did in fact ultimately achieve on the final day's play Saturday. The day also provided thrills atop the leaderboard, when Duke made a late charge against rivals Georgia Tech, which had been leading the first two days, to take out the tournament.
While Duke closed play with an overall team score of 865 (+1) – just four strokes ahead of Georgia Tech – the Elis finished at 923 (+59), a result that reflected the difficult course faced by golfers.
Still, there were glimmers of the golfing prowess that has brought the Bulldogs their best season in some time. Led by senior captain Thomas McCarthy, in what will be his final tournament for the team, the team made every effort to show the same form it had on display in winning the Princeton Invitational and Ivy League Championship this past season.
McCarthy shot a final round 73 (+1) to finish at +5 and a tie for 17th in the tournament. Meanwhile, sophomore Bradley Kushner and junior captain-elect Jeffrey Hatten closed with a 77 (+5) apiece to finish in a tie for 57th and 63rd, respectively. Both Kushner and Hatten demonstrated throughout their rounds the same determination and persistence that resulted in their membership in the first-team All Ivy this past season, which included numerous top-10 finishes throughout.
Looking to the future, freshman Sam Bernstein, who claimed the Ivy League's Rookie of the Year Award last month, notched up a final round 78 (+6) to end play in a tie for 59th. And in his final round for the Bulldogs, senior Michael Fader fired an 84 (+12) to finish in 75th.
The tournament marks the Bulldogs' final play for the 2010-11 season, one that has included many successes. Among them were the wins at the Princeton Invitational and Ivy League Championship, and also second-place finishes at the Macdonald Cup and George Washington Invitational.
"The season was a success," Hatten said. "The Ivy league Championship is our main event and defines our season so winning it definitely turned our good season into a huge success."
Hatten added that next year, he has confidence the team can perform as successfully as they have this year, given the sustained performance of the underclassmen golfers.


text:
The Republican party is a fracturing coalition in disarray. This past week's CPAC meetings have revealed that, though they recognize their structural problems, the GOP cannot agree on a strategy for righting the ship. The last couple generations of coalition-building has produced odd bedfellows with very different positions on a multitude of issues: from drones to gay marriage to immigration.
And yes, though few are talking about it publicly these days, even abortion.
Many different kinds of Republicans went to this issue after Romney's presidential defeat. CNN's Alex Castellanos chided his fellow conservatives for foolishly embracing big government on "social issues." John McCain said that conservatives should "leave [abortion] alone." In a Washington Post Op-Ed, a former member of the Reagan administration opined, "As for morality, our party should live it, not legislate it."
The fracturing of the GOP collation would be bad enough, but with projected Dow Jones and unemployment trends it appears that Republicans are being defeated even at what they perceive to be their own game: economics. Throw in the fact that the GOP continues to score so poorly with the key trending demographics (Hispanics, women, and young people), and they aren't just a party at a crossroads, they are a party on the brink.
And the election of Pope Francis, if understood correctly by the Democrats, could push them over it.
Consider that this pope from Latin America has views about strong state and international government energetically standing for the poor and vulnerable, ecological protection, and nonviolence that are to the left of Nancy Pelosi. He would likely be considered too liberal for a prime time speaking slot at the 2016 DNC convention. The pope is radically suspicious of the libertarian approach to "autonomy" and "choice"—especially when it ends up hurting the vulnerable and opening the way for violence.
For Pope Francis, to no one's surprise, this includes suspicion of the right to choose abortion. His anti-abortion views might make his pontificate seem unfriendly to Democrats, but in reality our peculiarly American obsession with autonomy and individual choice—whether it is about our guns, our pelvises, or our money—is more at home in the Republican party. If Democrats could embrace Pope Francis' connection between social justice for the poor and equal protection of the laws for our prenatal children, they could finish the GOP for a generation.
Perhaps the only weapon Republicans have left that could turn the tide, and it remains a powerful weapon, is their reputation as the pro-life party. Consider the views of the key demographics. A recent Pew poll found that 49 percent of women believe that abortion is morally wrong. This number, in addition to trending higher, compares to only 45 percent of men—who are increasingly supportive of abortion rights. Furthermore, we have known for some time now that Millennials are far more suspicious of abortion than the previous two generations. The all-important Hispanic demographic (which will of course be particularly energized by the Francis pontificate) has remained stubbornly pro-life for decades, and looks to continue this trend. Americans overall also describe themselves as pro-choice in record low numbers.
But Republicans are trending away from the view that government should be used to protect fetal human life. Though this pits them against current pro-life trends, it is more in keeping with their small government sensibilities. 30 percent of Democrats are pro-life, and this growing number is also in keeping with their more fundamental views that the government must protect vulnerable populations from discrimination and violence. The libertarian "keep government out of my life" approach to abortion was always an odd fit for a liberal party.
If Democrats can find the will to connect pro-lifers to their message of social justice and nonviolence--using Pope Francis as a model-- they will wrap up the key demographics for decades to come.
And give a death blow to the Republican party as we know it.
Prof. Charles C. Camosy of Fordham University is the founding director of the Catholic Conversation Project and author of "Peter Singer and Christian Ethics: Beyond Polarization" with Cambridge University Press.


text:
Yes, I know this quiz is not on the syllabus. It is a so-called pop quiz. I did put on the syllabus that I would give you some of these throughout the term; I just didn't say when. That's the whole point of them. The fact that this is the first one was not intended to lull you into a false sense of comfort that there wouldn't be any, but if it had that effect, I must say I'm not too ripped up about it.
And no, I don't care if you do better on quizzes if you listen to music, you can't have your ear buds in during the quiz.
Time's up. Put your pencils down and pass your quiz forms to front.


text:
Results 1 to 6 of 6
#1 Pelosi Makeover Courtesy of Photoshop04-29-2010, 03:18 PMCover girl Pelosi looking rather ... airy in D.C. glossy
By: Nikki Schwab and Tara Palmeri
Washington Examiner
If Kim Kardashian and Britney Spears get flak for airbrushing their photos, why not the speaker of the House?
If you haven't managed to score a copy of the May/June 2010 edition of Capitol File magazine (typically flanked on every table or bathroom at any D.C. social function) you'll notice the cover girl Nancy Pelosi looking particularly young.
Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Ayman Hakki of Luxxery Medical Boutique in Waldorf, Md., said although he believes Pelosi has had work done (specifically Botox of the frown lines, fat injections, a mini face-lift), the image is not the product of additional plastic surgery.
There is airbrushing around her eyes, her upper lid has been airbrushed to make it look like there is less fat on the inside, Hakki told Yeas & Nays. And there is airbrushing on the line of her jaw.
He also noted her neck has been blended, and the lines on her face are very subtle.
Pelosi did not give the mag an exclusive photo op. The photos were purchased from Vintage Books and Anchor Books of Random House. Pelosis camp said the picture has not been airbrushed, and Capitol File did not respond for comment.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/po...#ixzz0mVwpMG8r
Have you seen Janet Reno's latest pic?
"The efforts of the government alone will never be enough. In the end the people must choose and the people must help themselves" ~ JFK; from his famous inauguration speech (What Democrats sounded like before today's neo-Liberals hijacked that party)
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Virginia
- Posts
- 11,840
And Barbara Mikulski!
"Today, [the American voter] chooses his rulers as he buys bootleg whiskey, never knowing precisely what he is getting, only certain that it is not what it pretends to be." - H.L. Mencken
That Pelosi paintchop is a rather apt metaphor for how she her ilk see themselves and what they do versus how we see them and what they do."The efforts of the government alone will never be enough. In the end the people must choose and the people must help themselves" ~ JFK; from his famous inauguration speech (What Democrats sounded like before today's neo-Liberals hijacked that party)
04-30-2010, 06:48 PM--Odysseus
Sic Hacer Pace, Para Bellum.
Before you can do things for people, you must be the kind of man who can get things done. But to get things done, you must love the doing, not the people!
|« Previous Thread | Next Thread »


text:
Troubled South Dakota Grain Elevator Loses License
PIERRE - South Dakota regulators have revoked the operating licenses of a grain elevator in Gregory.
The Public Utilities Commission in late March suspended the grain-buyer and grain-warehouse licenses of the Gregory Farmers Elevator. The business was given 15 days to appeal or present a plan to address financial problems.
Commission Vice Chairman Chris Nelson tells The Daily Republic newspaper that didn't happen. He also says the elevator still owes $307,000 to two farmers.
Nelson says the elevator's board of directors has been trying to sell the business, and those efforts will continue. Commission Chairman Gary Hanson says the group hopes someone will buy the elevator and reopen it.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
Retailers are hoping to get holiday-shoppers into their stores right after they finish their Thanksgiving turkey, but some store employees are pushing back.
Target, Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Sears and Gap re among the retailers that will throw open their doors to deal-hungry consumers on Thanksgiving Day.
Target is planning to open at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving, while Wal-Mart and Toys R Us will be open at 8 p.m. (Read More: Get That Turkey to Go — Black Friday Arrives Earlier.)


text:
Before you look, I'd like to mention something. A friend sent me a link to another person's blog - she copied one of my block pictures from last month and posted it on her blog with no reference to me or my designs. That's a no-no, folks! These are my original, copyrighted designs. I will likely say yes to anyone who ASKS if they can post a copy of the photos shown my blog - as long as there is a link back here to my blog, and as long as they are not using them to make money. That seems like a pretty fair deal to me.
So here are the new blocks...
And last, but certainly not least, here is the latest picture of where these blocks are going. I have sewn all of the inner sashings - and laid them on the floor to see how they look, along with two partial borders.
It's coming along nicely, though I still have a long way to go to get this quilt finished. First, I need to finish appliqueing all of the borders and all of the corner blocks -- the corner blocks will be uninterrupted continuations of the side borders, with a unique vase in each corner. Then there is a LOT of embroidery and embellishment that needs to happen on each border. And finally, there is a final border of 1" half-square triangles on the outside edge of the assembled quilt. Be still my heart - I am really enjoying how this quilt looks!
So until next month... hopefully by the first of the month... you'll see a completed top. Or at least a top with 3 of the 4 borders done! Until then...
Happy sewing!
(c)2010 Susan H. Garman, All Rights Reserved


text:
Clarksville TN Online is the voice of the people of Clarksville Tennessee.Clarksville Online takes you beyond the ordinary in local news and gives the Extras: political coverage, opinion pieces and editorial work, local and regional arts and theater, municipal and county news and events, and more.
[Read more]
To submit Clarksville Tennessee area news, story leads, tips, or press releases send us an email
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Police Department continued it's fight against drugs with the arrests of two suspects for the alleged manufacturing of methamphetamine.
The two suspects were arrested at 14 Tulip Poplar Court on Saturday.
«Read the rest of this article»


text:
By Tommie Kendall
Sports Editor
In a contest labled "The Game," it just wasn't much of a game this year. In fact, it was a K.O. off a strong, right haymaker in the opening round — if this was a boxing match that is. Eminence was bounced off the ropes, knocked down early and couldn't get back up as Henry County came away with an unpredictable 55-6 victory.
If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the Henry County Local, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.
Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.
|ZIP Code:


text:
3.5e Statistics:
Based On:
Additional Image(s):
|This article is based on material by:
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, orcs are a primitive race of savage, bestial, barbaric humanoid.
- 1 Publication history
- 1.1 Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)
- 1.2 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
- 1.3 Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1999)
- 1.4 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
- 1.5 Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)
- 1.6 Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)
- 1.7 Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)
- 2 Description
- 3 Subtype
- 4 Orc crossbreeds
- 5 Orcs in various campaign settings
- 6 Critical reception
- 7 References
- 8 Additional reading
- 9 External links
Publication history[edit]
The orc was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game. The D&D orc is largely based upon the orcs appearing in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)[edit]
The orc was one of the first monsters introduced in the earliest edition of the game, in the Dungeons & Dragons "white box" set (1974), where they were described as tribal creatures that live in caves or villages.[1]
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)[edit]
The orc appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977),[2] where it is described as a fiercely competitive bully, a tribal creature often living underground.
The mythology and attitudes of the orcs are described in detail in Dragon #62 (June 1982), in Roger E. Moore's article, "The Half-Orc Point of View."[3]
In the article "Hey, Wanna Be a Kobold?" by Joseph Clay in Dragon #141 (January 1989), kobolds, xvarts, goblins, and orcs were presented as player character races along with two new character classes the "Shaman" and the "Witch Doctor".[4]
Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1999)[edit]
This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the orc, in the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (1977, 1981, 1983).[5][6][7] The orc was featured as a player character race in the Orcs of Thar gazetteer (1989).[8] Orcs were also later featured in the Dungeons & Dragons Game set (1991), the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991),[9] the Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game set (1994), and the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game set (1999).
The Krugel orcs are presented as a player character race for the Hollow World campaign setting in the Hollow World Boxed Set, in the "[Player's Guide]" (1990).[10]
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)[edit]
The orc appears first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989),[11], which also features the orog, a relative of the orc. The orc and orog are reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[12]
The orc is detailed as a playable character race in The Complete Book of Humanoids (1993).[13] The orc is later presented as a playable character race again in Player's Option: Skills & Powers (1995).[14]
The scro, a space-faring relative of the orc for the Spelljammer campaign setting first appears in Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix II (1991),[15] and then in the modules Goblins' Return (1991) and Heart of the Enemy (1992). The scro is then presented as a player character race for the setting in the Complete Spacefarer's Handbook (1992)[16] and is expanded on a few years later in the first Dragon Annual (1996) in the "Campaign Classics" feature.[17]
The ondonti, a version of orcs bred by the goddess Eldath in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, first appear in the Ruins of Zhentil Keep boxed set (in the Monstrous Compendium booklet) in 1995. The black and red neo-orog appear in the Realms' Spellbound boxed set (1995). These orc variants all then appear in the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996).[18]
The Orog for the Birthright campaign setting appeared in the Birthright Campaign Setting set (1995).
Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)[edit]
The orc appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000).[19]
The gray orc is presented as a player character race for the Forgotten Realms setting in both Races of Faerûn (2003),[20] and Unapproachable East (2003). The mountain orc and orog (deep orc) also presented as player character races in Races of Faerûn.
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)[edit]
The orc appears in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003).
The aquatic orc, the arctic orc, the desert orc, the jungle orc, the orc paragon, and the water orc were all introduced in Unearthed Arcana (2004).[21] The orc snow shaman appeared in Frostburn: Mastering the Perils of Ice and Snow (2004).[22] The orc battle priest, the orc berserker, and the war howler orc are introduced in the Monster Manual IV (2006).[23] The frostblood orcs appear in Dragon Magic (2006).
The scro of the Spelljammer setting return in Dragon #339 (January 2006).[24]
Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)[edit]
The orc appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008), and is also presented as an optional player character race.[25]
Orcs are disfigured humanoid carnivores, standing approximately 5'11 to 6'2, weighing from 180 to 280 lbs. They are easily noticeable due to their green to gray skin, lupine ears, lower canines resembling boar tusks, and their muscular builds. Orcs stand in a bent over shape making them appear as ape-like humans.
Bestial and savage, orcs band together as trıbes, living on hunting and raiding. Believing that the only way to survive is by expanding their territories, they have developed enmities wıth many other races, although mainly elves and dwarves, as well as humans, gnomes, halflings, goblins, hobgoblins and even other orc tribes. Even though they have good relationships with other evil humanoids in times of peace, their chaotic nature stops them from cooperating unless forced to do so by a powerful leader. Orcs live in a patriarchal society, taking pride on how many females and male children they have. Orcs like scars and take pride in exposing them, whether they are of a victory or loss. Their chief deity Gruumsh claims that the orc is the top of the food chain, and that all riches are the property of orcs stolen by others.
In earlier editions of Dungeons & Dragons, the orc was a subtype of goblinoid. In the latest version, the orc has been promoted to its own subtype.
In earlier editions[edit]
Orcs vary widely in appearance as a result of frequent crossbreeding with other species. In general, they resemble primitive humans with grey-green skin covered with coarse hair. Orcs have a slightly stooped posture, a low jutting forehead, and a snout instead of a nose. Orcs have well-developed canine teeth for eating meat and short pointed ears that resemble those of a wolf. Orcish snouts and ears have a slightly pink tinge. Their eyes are human, with a reddish tint that sometimes makes them appear to glow red when they reflect dim light sources in near darkness. This is actually part of their optical system, a pigment which gives them infravision. Male orcs are about 5½ to 6 feet tall. Females average 6 inches shorter than males. Orcs prefer to wear colors that most humans think unpleasant: blood red, rust red, mustard yellow, yellow green, moss green, greenish purple, and blackish brown. Their armor is unattractive besides — dirty and often a bit rusty. Orcs speak Orcish, a language derived from older human and elvish languages. There is no common standard of Orcish, so the language has many dialects which vary from tribe to tribe. Orcs have also learned to speak local common tongues, but are not comfortable with them. Some orcs have a limited vocabulary in goblin, hobgoblin, and ogre dialects.
Earlier versions of Dungeons & Dragons depicted orcs slightly differently. They were Lawful Evil, and were sometimes described as having porcine snouts (an illustration in the 1977 Monster Manual depicted them with pig-like faces). An insightful passage from the Monstrous Manual reads, "Orcs have a reputation for cruelty that is deserved, but humans are just as capable of evil as orcs".
The half-orc in the original AD&D game was a standard player character race, typically assuming the assassin class. Half-orcs were removed in the second edition of the game but were revived, albeit altered, in one of the 1995 revision books -- Players Option: Skills And Powers -- to the second edition rules. Half-orcs also appear as a core playable race in D&D 3rd edition.
Orc crossbreeds[edit]
A fecund race, orcs often breed with other humanoid creatures. Known crossbreeds include:
- Half-orcs: These orc-human crossbreeds are most often born in as the unfortunate byproduct of raids in border areas between human and orc cultures. Despite rejection from both sides of their heritage, many half-orcs achieve renown.
- Losels: Losels are orc-baboon crossbreeds bred by Iuz and the Scarlet Brotherhood because they reproduce faster than common orcs.
- Ogrillions: These creatures are the brutish, armor-skinned offspring of a female orc and a male ogre.
- Orogs: An orog is the offspring of a male orc and a female ogre. Orogs usually live among orcs; they are stronger, more intelligent, and more disciplined than typical orcs.
Orcs in various campaign settings[edit]
Orcs appear in nearly all published Dungeons & Dragons settings.
Orcs in Dragonlance[edit]
There is some controversy regarding orcs in the Dragonlance. The 1st edition AD&D Dragonlance Adventures hardbound rulebook states that orcs do not exist on Krynn, with ogres and minotaurs largely replacing their typical role. Second and 3rd edition Dragonlance supplements also remove orcs from the world of Krynn. The main confusion on the subject has occurred from a few Dragonlance novels and/or adventures in which the writer has accidentally included orcs. In particular, the novel Kendermore by Mary Kirchoff, where one of the main characters is a half-orc. This has occurred with other iconic races of Dungeons & Dragons, such as drow, that are not native to the Dragonlance setting. Some suggest that the presence of orcs in Dragonlance can be explained through planar or space travel as Krynn is connected to other Dungeons & Dragons worlds (where orcs exist) through the Planescape and Spelljammer settings.
Orcs in Eberron[edit]
In the Eberron campaign setting, orcs are portrayed in a more positive light. Given to spirituality and nature-worship, they established successful societies, learning druidic secrets from the green dragon Vvaraak while the goblinoid races built a mighty empire, some 16,000 years ago.
The orc societies took a massive blow during the daelkyr invasion 9,000 years ago, though it was the orcs now known as the Gatekeepers who were able to stop the invasion by sealing the daelkyr beneath Eberron and severing the link between Eberron and the daelkyr home plane of Xoriat. The Gatekeeper druidic sect remains a presence in Eberron, albeit one largely concerned with defending the world from outsiders, aberrations and other unnatural foes rather than politics.
Orcs in the Forgotten Realms[edit]
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, orcs are divided into the orcs of the north (Mountain Orcs) and the orcs of the east (Gray Orcs). The gray orcs came to Faerûn through a portal opened in Mulhorand by an Imaskari wizard. The orcs' invasion caused the Orcgate Wars in which the pious gray orcs called avatars of their deities down to help them, and the Mulhorandi and Untheric people did the same. Led by Re these pantheons and their soldiers eventually broke the gray orcs' armies.
In the north, orcs are known for overbreeding and then spilling out in hordes upon the nations thereabouts, including the Silver Marches, Icewind Dale and, in times past, the old elven empires around Cormanthyr. Foremost amongst the orcs of this area is the Many Arrows tribe headed by King Obould Many-Arrows, who is blessed by Gruumsh.
Orcs in Greyhawk[edit]
In the World of Greyhawk, orcs, called euroz in the Flan tongue, can be found in almost all locales of the Flanaess, but are most heavily concentrated in the Pomarj and the Empire of Iuz, the Bone March, and North Kingdom. There is also known to exist a great orcish city known as Garel Enkdal in the Griff Mountains. The orcs of the Baklunish nation of Zeif are very different from their brethren, having very nearly been assimilated into human society, though they are still regarded as lower-class.
Orcs in Mystara[edit]
Orcs are prevalent in both the Known World, the Savage Coast, and the Hollow World. They were featured in GAZ 10, Orcs of Thar, which details their culture and more about the orc-dominated Broken Lands southeast of Glantri.
Orcs in Spelljammer[edit]
A variety of orc, called "scro" ("orcs" spelled backward), were featured in the Spelljammer setting. Unlike the typical orcs featured in Dungeons & Dragons, the scro were sophisticated and disciplined, with a strong, well-organized martial culture.
Orcs in d20 System settings[edit]
Following the precedents set in the earliest Dungeons & Dragons materials, a great many d20 System publishers have retained Orcs in their own works. While many of these publishers have examined orcs in greater depth than was the norm in earlier works, most of those have not reinvented this race as such, and it still tends to be identified with coarseness and brutality. Such products include Badaxe Games' Heroes of High Favor: Half Orcs and Skirmisher Publishing's Orcs of the Triple Death line of miniatures [1].
Critical reception[edit]
The orc was ranked first among the ten best low-level monsters by the authors of Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies. They describe the orc as "The iconic man-beast savage... simply the classic adversary for a low-level hero."[26]
- ↑ Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson. Dungeons & Dragons (3-Volume Set) (TSR, 1974)
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1977). Monster Manual. TSR. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ Moore, Roger E. "The Half-Orc Point of View." Dragon #62 (TSR, June 1982)
- ↑ Clay, Joseph (1989). "Hey, Wanna Be a Kobold?". Dragon (TSR) #141.
- ↑ Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson [1974], edited by J. Eric Holmes. Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (TSR, 1977)
- ↑ Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson [1974], edited by Tom Moldvay. Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (TSR, 1981)
- ↑ Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson (1974), edited by Frank Mentzer. Dungeons & Dragons Set 1: Basic Rules (TSR, 1983)
- ↑ Heard, Bruce (1989). The Orcs of Thar. (TSR)
- ↑ Allston, Aaron, Steven E. Schend, Jon Pickens, and Dori Watry. Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (TSR, 1991)
- ↑ Allston, Aaron. Hollow World Campaign Set (TSR, 1990)
- ↑ Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989)
- ↑ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
- ↑ Slavicsek, Bill. The Complete Book of Humanoids (TSR, 1993)
- ↑ Niles, Douglas and Dale Donovan. Player's Option: Skills & Powers (TSR, 1995)
- ↑ Varney, Allen, ed. Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix II (TSR, 1991)
- ↑ Scott, Curtis M. The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook (TSR, 1992)
- ↑ Moore, Roger E. "Campaign Classics: The Scro." Dragon Annual #1 (TSR, 1996)
- ↑ Pickens, Jon, ed. Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (TSR, 1996)
- ↑ Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (October 2000). Monster Manual. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0786915528.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Matt Forbeck, James Jacobs (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2857-1.
- ↑ Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Rich Redman (February 2004). Unearthed Arcana. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-3131-0.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur, James Jacobs, George Strayton (September 2004). Frostburn. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2896-4.
- ↑ Gwendolyn F. M. Kestrel (2006). Monster Manual IV. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0786939206.
- ↑ Cole, Joshua. "Races of Spelljammer." Dragon #339 (Paizo Publishing, 2006)
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (2008). Monster Manual. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN .
- ↑ (2006). Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies. (For Dummies), p. 373.
Additional reading[edit]
- Gary Holian, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, Frederick Weining (November 2000). Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1743-1.
- Gary Gygax (1983). World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. TSR. ISBN .
- Reynolds, Sean K, and Chris Pramas. Slavers (TSR, 2000).
- Carl Sargent (1992). From the Ashes. TSR. ISBN 1-56076-341-8.
- Carl Sargent (1993). Iuz the Evil. TSR. ISBN 1560765844.
- Carl Sargent (1992). Monster Mythology. TSR. ISBN 1-56076-362-0.
External links[edit]
- Orc d20 SRD entry
- There is an article about orc at the Lexicon of Dragonlance Nexus.
|This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).
Back to Main Page → DnD Encyclopedia → Creatures
Back to Main Page → DnD Encyclopedia → Campaign Settings → Birthright
Back to Main Page → DnD Encyclopedia → Campaign Settings → Dragonlance
Back to Main Page → DnD Encyclopedia → Campaign Settings → Eberron
Back to Main Page → DnD Encyclopedia → Campaign Settings → Forgotten Realms
Back to Main Page → DnD Encyclopedia → Campaign Settings → Greyhawk
Back to Main Page → DnD Encyclopedia → Campaign Settings → Mystara
Back to Main Page → DnD Encyclopedia → Campaign Settings → Spelljammer


text:
Microsoft will roll out the first major update for Windows 8 nearly a year after the operating system made its debut.
Windows 8.1 will be available to existing Windows 8 users as a free update that they can download from the Windows Store starting at 4 a.m. PDT on Oct. 17. The update will also be available at retail stores the next day.
"Windows 8.1 continues the vision we began with Windows 8 and is an example of our commitment to continuous innovation and improvement for our customers," Microsoft said in a blog announcing the release date.
PHOTOS: Six things rich tech execs splurge on
Among the changes in the new version of the Microsoft operating system is a search feature powered by Bing that shows users results from their own files as well as links and information on the Web.
Users will also have more customization options in Windows 8.1. On the Start Screen, users will be able to choose animated images for their backgrounds or use any of their pictures for their backgrounds -- as opposed to just color backgrounds. They will also be able to set up slide shows for their lock screens, rather than just a static image.
Other changes include a new version of Internet Explorer, files saving to the SkyDrive cloud storage service by default, and overall quicker performance.
Eager users can sign up to try an early, preview version of Windows 8.1 now.
"It's very exciting to be delivering Windows 8.1 to consumers just before Windows 8 celebrates its one-year anniversary," Microsoft said.
YouTube returns to Windows Phone
Facebook, OpenTable partner for restaurant reservation service
BlackBerry has been searching for a buyer since 2012, report says


text:
London. The vibrant, assault affection of the United Kingdom. It's one of the world's a lot of accepted destinations for tourists, and for business travellers too. The bulk of business that goes through London is staggering, with a banking centre additional alone to New York, and account industries that baby for both the UK, European and all-embracing markets. As the world's a lot of multicultural city-limits – there are over 300 languages announced by a citizenry of over eight actor humans (twelve actor if you cover the city-limits area) – the opportunities for business are clear.
With the UK strategically positioned for the business traveller on the western bend of Europe, London is a all-around hub for air travel, accouterment simple admission to acreage Europe, and a dispatch rock to the United States. Primarily served by 5 airports – Heathrow, Gatwick, City, Stansted and Luton – London is calmly accomplished from anywhere in the world. But with the barring of London City-limits Airport – aboriginal of the 5 and amid in East London, abutting to the business commune of Canary Wharf – the added four airports are satellites analogously broadcast about the city. The a lot of popular, Heathrow, is amid to the west of London; Gatwick is anchored to the south; Stansted to the arctic east; and Luton to the Arctic West. Knowing this afore you accomplish your biking affairs can be useful. Back the greater city-limits breadth of London covers over 1,000 aboveboard miles, your final business destination may not be appropriate in the centre. Researching which airport is abutting to your destination can save you time, accomplishment and money.
However, whether you're a business traveller aerial from aural the UK or from overseas, your starting destination may generally actuate the airport you admission at. Added factors, such as your alleged time of travel, account and availability will aswell accomplish a difference. For example, if you're travelling with a above all-embracing carrier from a above city, such as New York, the affairs are you'll admission at Heathrow or Gatwick (Stansted aswell receives flights from New York but is the aboriginal of the three). If you're travelling locally from aural the UK with a account carrier you're added adequate to admission at Stansted or Luton (though not exclusively). And if you're travelling from a above European city, decidedly a banking capital, such as Frankfurt, London City-limits Airport is a adequate accession point (the airport was created accurately to baby for abbreviate booty business travellers, decidedly amid banking centres).
Each airport is served by absolute abuse and alley infrastructure, accouterment business travellers with a arrangement of options to admission London. All 5 airports action absolute abuse biking into the affection of Axial London, drillmaster biking to the capital Victoria terminus, and appoint car, mini-bus, accountant atramentous cab and auto casework by road. If you're a VIP business traveller, bear casework are aswell available, and with the barring of London City-limits Airport, anniversary aswell action absolute helicopter alteration into the affection of the city.
London Heathrow Airport
The busiest of the 5 airports is London Heathrow. Amid beneath than twenty afar from axial London, Heathrow is anchored to the west of the city-limits aural the M25 motorway city-limits boundary. The fastest avenue into London is via the Heathrow Express alternation service, demography just 15 account from terminals 1, 2 and 3 to Paddington base (located on the western ancillary of Axial London). If your flight arrives at either terminal 4 or 5 it's a added four and six account biking time respectively, and you'll allegation to alteration on to the capital London-bound account at terminals 1, 2 and 3.
The account is excellent, alms abundance and convenience, but does not consistently apartment everyone's biking budget. The accepted 'Express' individual adventure admission costs £21.00 (€25.00 / $35.00), but business travellers can get bigger bulk if purchasing a acknowledgment ticket, priced at £34.00 (€40.00 / $56.00). The 'Business First' admission is added expensive, with singles costing £29.00 (€35.00 / $48.00) and allotment £52.00 (€62.00 / $86.00), but it does allow business travellers appreciably added leg room, the aloofness of a 'single seating' layout, and a bend out table. The acquaintance is affiliated to that of air travel. All cartage beyond both appraisement structures adore admission to electrical sockets, USB ports and chargeless Wi-Fi. The all-embracing superior of account and commuter acquaintance generates a 'wow' factor, and if your account can allow it, is absolutely the smoothest, quickest and a lot of adequate way to biking into London from Heathrow. Trains run consistently every fifteen account in both directions, decidedly advantageous for endure minute dashes to the airport.
There are two added abuse options accessible to business travellers, both appreciably beneath expensive, admitting this is reflected in the superior of service. That's not to say either is not a adequate band-aid for business travellers, just that there is a apparent aberration in accessibility and comfort.
With a account about active every thirty minutes, and a adventure continuance – depending on the time of day – of amid 23 and 27 account from terminals 1, 2 and 3, Heathrow Connect is added than able for business travellers who are not in a hurry. Like the battling Express service, Connect aswell arrives at Paddington station, but clashing its faster battling stops at up to 5 added stations afore extensive its terminus. The 'inconvenience' of this beneath absolute adventure is compensated for by a appreciably beneath big-ticket admission price. Individual journey's bulk £9.90 (€12.00 / $16.00) while a acknowledgment is £19.80 (€24.00 / $32.00). There is no extenuative to be fabricated from purchasing a acknowledgment ticket. While the accessibility and abundance of the traveller acquaintance cannot bout the Express, the Connect business biking band-aid is an adequate accommodation that apparel a greater bulk of biking budgets.
The third – and atomic big-ticket – abuse advantage is the London Underground 'tube' network. Despite the network's name the majority of the adventure from Heathrow is overground, until the business traveller nears Axial London. Starting on the Piccadilly Line, the account connects all 5 Heathrow terminals and provides common trains into London, endlessly at a ample bulk of afar stations afore accession in the capital's centre. This consistently 'interrupted' adventure – there are seventeen stops amid Heathrow terminals 1, 2 and 3 and Paddington Tube base (the abutting agnate tube abuttals for a fair comparison) – and takes about fifty account adventure time on average, appreciably slower than its added absolute rivals. This adventure allegory aswell requires the aggravation of a alteration amid lines.
So why would the business traveller accede application the tube from Heathrow to Axial London? Simple. The abundance of service, the arrangement of destinations, and the cost. At a banknote bulk of just £5.70 (€6.80 / $9.50) for a individual adventure in either administration during aiguille hours (06:30am to 09:30am), financially the Underground is an adorable option. At about bisected the bulk of the Heathrow Connect, and at just over a division of the bulk of the Heathrow Express, this account is analogously adequate bulk for money. Added bulk can be begin if the business traveller purchases an 'Oyster Card', the 'cashless' cyberbanking ticketing arrangement admired by so abounding Londoners. Accessible to acquirement at Heathrow London Underground stations, this advantageous advantage allows you to get tickets cheaper than for banknote – in this case a abridgement to just £5.00 (€6.00 / $8.30). Off-peak biking with an Oyster Card offers even greater value, with Heathrow to Paddington in either administration costing just £3.00 (€3.60 / $5.00) per journey. The Oyster Card can aswell be acclimated for absolute biking on buses and trains throughout London, with a best circadian absorb capped at £17.00 (€20.00 / $28.00) aiguille time and just £8.90 (€10.60 / $15.00) off-peak for a six area admission (destinations beyond London are disconnected into six capital zonal rings. Travelling from Heathrow to Axial London crosses all six zones).
The Underground is primarily a city-wide accumulation alteration system, rather than a 'train' service. As such the akin of abundance and accessibility is essentially beneath than that of both the Heathrow Express and Connect services, and at aiguille hours can be appreciably uncomfortable. Accepting endured a contempo flight, business travellers who accept this advantage run the accident of accepting to angle up the absolute adventure if travelling during aiguille hours. If the carrying is abounding to binding point (as is generally the case at aiguille time) managing your baggage can be a challenge. It should aswell be acclaimed that the tube arrangement – which, as the world's aboriginal burghal mass-transit arrangement is over 150 years old – is generally decumbent to arresting failures and delays. If the time amid your accession at Heathrow (don't overlook to agency in allowance clearing control, baggage accumulating and customs) and your business arrangement is tight, decidedly during aiguille hours, it is not arbitrary to say that you are demography a accident if you accept to use the Underground.
Compared to application rail, travelling by alley into Axial London is far beneath convenient. Like every above city-limits about the world, cartage bottleneck plagues the streets of London. The M4 and A4 avenue from Heathrow into London is consistently active and in locations can be apathetic affective at times. No amount what your adjustment of alley transport, the business traveller is accessible to the accident of delays and accidents.
Buses and coaches are plentiful. The ascendant carrier is alleged National Express. They accomplish casework amid Heathrow Airport and London Victoria, the capital drillmaster abuttals in London. From actuality travellers can biking to abounding added destinations about the UK. The coaches run from Heathrow Airport Axial Bus Station, which is amid amid terminals 1, 2 and 3. Its able-bodied assurance acquaint so calmly found. If you're accession at terminals 4 or 5 you'll allegation to aboriginal yield the Heathrow Connect alternation to the axial bus station. From Victoria Base you can get to any added allotment of London with ease, via the Underground, abounding buses, bounded trains and accountant atramentous cabs / minicab auto services.
A individual adventure tickets alpha from £6.00 (€7.20 / $10.00), while allotment bulk £11.00 (€13.20 / $18.00). Although you can acquirement your admission at Heathrow, it is appropriate to do so in advance, and online. This will ensure you accept a guaranteed, aloof bench on your drillmaster of choice, and aswell accommodate you with the befalling to baddest a time of abandonment and/or acknowledgment that best apparel your needs. About this account runs three coaches per hour to and from London Victoria drillmaster station. The adventure time can vary, abased on the avenue taken, the time of day and cartage conditions, but you can about apprehend your adventure to yield amid 40 and 90 minutes.
National Express aswell offers business travellers a Heathrow auberge alteration account to and from the airport, accepted as the Heathrow Hoppa. With hundreds of casework anniversary day active about the clock, it's a clean, adequate and affordable way to get about, costing £4.00 (€4.80 / $6.60) for individual adventure and £7.00 (€8.40/ $11.50) for a acknowledgment journey. This account is decidedly advantageous if your business arrangement is amid abutting to Heathrow and you accept no allegation to biking into Axial London.
An another to drillmaster biking is demography a bus. This can be decidedly advantageous if you admission at Heathrow backward at night. Depending on the day of the week, the N9 night bus runs about every 20 account to Trafalgar Aboveboard in Axial London, from 11.30pm to 5am. The adventure time is about 75 minutes, accountable to cartage delays. It's a actual affordable service, and as allotment of the Carriage for London basement a individual adventure can be paid for with an Oyster Card (£1.40 (€1.70/ $2.30) or by banknote (£2.40 (€2.90/ $4.00).
If your adventure into London requires the abandon to accept to biking whenever you want, to wherever you want, or you artlessly crave privacy, afresh clandestine appoint carriage is readily accessible at Heathrow. If you're just absorbed in accepting from A to B and aback again, afterwards any added journeys in between, demography a accountant atramentous cab or minicab auto may clothing your needs. Travelling in an iconic accountant atramentous cab into Axial London will yield about 45-60 minutes, accountable to cartage delays, and can about bulk amid £50.00 (€60.00/ $83.00) and £80.00 (€96.00/ $132.00). If you do acquisition yourself delayed in cartage the adventure will bulk more, back atramentous cab meters aswell allegation for cat-and-mouse time if not moving. Atramentous cabs are readily accessible at all hours, and adequate assurance announcement at Heathrow agency they're simple to find. At a clasp up to 5 business travellers can be accommodated, admitting if you all accept ample baggage it will be a problem.
An another clandestine appoint to atramentous cabs are accountant auto services. This could be a bigger advantage for the business traveller, decidedly if a bulk of humans with baggage are travelling together. An arrangement of car types are available, alignment from accepted 4/5 seater alehouse and 6/7 commuter humans carrier cars, up to 15 or 17 seater minibuses and even drillmaster taxis. An added advantage is you can book your car of best in beforehand and at a anchored price. With so abounding altered companies alms these services, prices – and superior of account – can vary, but about for a individual adventure the business traveller can apprehend to pay a fixed, beforehand bulk of £40.00 (€48.00/ $66.00) for a alehouse car; £50.00 (€60.00/ $83.00) for an acreage car; £55.00 (€66.00/ $90.00) for an controlling car; £55.00 (€66.00/ $90.00) for a humans carrier; £65.00 (€78.00/ $108.00) for an 8 seater minibus; £80.00 (€96.00/ $132.00) for an controlling humans carrier; and £165.00 (€198.00/ $272.00) for a 16 seater minibus. Savings can be fabricated on all tariffs if a acknowledgment adventure is appointed in advance.
Travelling by atramentous cab or accountant auto affords the business traveller the abandon to biking at his or her own pace, and can yield the altercation out of a journey. It can be a actual adequate way to drive from the airport into London, decidedly afterwards a continued flight, and offers the business traveller an befalling to disentangle above-mentioned to their business appointment.
If you allegation to align chief controlling or VIP transportation, bear apprenticed casework are readily accessible (booked in advance) amid Heathrow and London. The car blazon and the breadth of time you crave it for will behest the bulk you'll pay. Bear apprenticed casework are readily accessible to acquisition online. The aforementioned is accurate of helicopter allotment casework which can alteration the controlling business traveller from Heathrow into Axial London (Battersea Heliport) in about 15 minutes. Flightline Biking Management is accomplished at accouterment our barter with both modes of transport, and we're blessed to yield your enquiry.


text:
2013 Annual Review & Outlook - Maritime
2013 Annual Review & Outlook - Maritime
With much of Europe mired in recession, the U.S. economy chugging along slowly and Asia growing at its slowest rate in years, it's looking like another year of slow growth for U.S. containerized imports and exports. But even slow growth is better than what the Asia-Europe trade may be facing. And, with an armada of new, big ships scheduled to enter service this year, ocean carriers will be challenged to sustain the level of rates they achieved in 2012, when they managed supply and demand through a combination of slow-steaming, idling of vessels and consolidation. Shipping in other trades looks more optimistic. The near-sourcing trend that has shifted more manufacturing to Mexico and South America, combined with strong automobile production and new trade agreements, is bolstering the U.S.-Latin America market. And in the Far East, the intra-Asia trade again is likely to post the most rapid growth of any trade, driven by the manufacturing prowess of China and Southeast Asia and a growing, consumer-minded middle class.
Index of all Annual Review & Outlook comments, alphabetical by company
- Page 1
- ››


text:
Search Latin Dictionary:
Get Babylon's Dictionary & Translation Software
Free Download Now!
Free Download Now!
English-Latin Online Dictionary Dictionary included!
Page 11 of 73.
Download it's free
English-Latin Online Dictionary, being part of our Arts & Humanities Collection, strives to enrich your knowledge about Latin by offering you in-depth explanations and definitions of terms, abbreviation and phrases from this field.
Page 11 of 73.


text:
Watford v Tottenham Hotspur; FA Cup fourth round; Vicarage Road; Friday January 27 2012; KO: 1945
Younes Kaboul is a doubt for Tottenham heading into this fourth round FA Cup tie, as he has a groin problem and sat out training on Wednesday.
Other doubts for Harry Redknapp's side are winger Gareth Bale, who has a slight thigh problem, and Scott Parker with a tight hamstring – both pulled out of training in the week. Meanwhile, club captain Ledley King is expected to be rested for the tie.
Watford centre-half Adrian Mariappa is still expected to start for Sean Dyche's side, despite speculation surrounding him with a move to Newcastle United in the week.
Marvin Sordell is also expected to start; the ten-goal striker is another who has been linked with a move away from Vicarage Road in the January transfer window.
Rafa eyes FA Cup glory
Tottenham Hotspur's Dutch star Rafael van der Vaart has revealed his childhood love for the FA Cup and a desire to win it.
The former Real Madrid and Ajax man was speaking ahead of Spurs' fourth round tie with Watford at Vicarage road tonight.
Van der Vaart also used the opportunity to state his desire to win a trophy of some sort with the White Hart Lane Club.
"It would be huge to get to the final," he told the official Tottenham Hotspur website.
"Everyone wants to win it, me too. When I was little I always watched the FA Cup Final. It would be a dream to play in it. My ambition is to win something with this club.
"Of course, it would be a dream to be the champions, but also the FA Cup. Every player needs titles, championships. I think it's possible."
Van der Vaart is expected to start the match, but could be among some different faces as Harry Redknapp looks to rest some of his top stars.
While not being an easy tie away from home, Spurs should have enough with a second string team to see off the Championship side.


text:
BOSTON — Banner No. 17 is up in the rafters, and win No. 1 is in the books.
BOSTON — Banner No. 17 is up in the rafters, and win No. 1 is in the books.
NBA finals MVP Paul Pierce scored 27 points as the defending champion Boston Celtics followed an emotional ring ceremony and banner raising with a 90-85 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. LeBron James scored 22, but he missed a driving layup with 41 seconds left and two free throws in the last 11 seconds.
In their first meaningful game since beating the Los Angeles Lakers at TD Banknorth Garden to clinch their record 17th NBA title, the Celtics began the festivities with a 20-minute ceremony to honor the 2007-08 team that brought Pierce to tears.
The Celtics captain — and the longest-tenured member of the team — choked up when he was handed the championship trophy from Hall of Famer John Havlicek, and again when he received his ring from owner Wyc Grousbeck. Once all the players had received their gaudy diamond and emerald baubles, Pierce took the lead in pulling the ropes that slid the "2008 World Champions" banner into the rafters among all the others.
"As a kid, I always dreamed of moments like this," Pierce told the crowd before the first quarter. "You never know if this day is ever going to come. I've had a dream come true to add another banner to the rafters."
The Cavaliers chose not to watch, having been deprived of a chance for a title of their own when they lost to Boston in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. James outscored Pierce 45-41 in that man-on-man shootout, but Pierce's team got the better of James' in the series, and again on Tuesday.
"One team, once a year gets to have a ring celebration," coach Doc Rivers said before the ceremony, "and we're that team because we earned it."
Pierce had 11 points in the third quarter, when the Celtics outscored Cleveland 24-13 to take a 67-63 lead. Boston scored 12 of the first 14 points in the third, then the last eight of the quarter to turn a four-point deficit into a four-point lead.
The Celtics led 86-80 with 1:15 left when Mo Williams, Cleveland's big offseason acquisition, hit a 3-pointer from the left side. Williams then grabbed the rebound of Leon Powe's miss, but James drove through traffic to the basket and couldn't muscle the ball into the basket.
Pierce missed a jumper, and after James got the rebound he was fouled hard going to the basket; he missed the first of two free throws, cutting it to 86-84. Pierce cleared the full-court pressure with a long pass to Powe under the basket for the dunk and foul.
After his missed free throw, James got another chance at the line, this time with the Cavaliers down 88-84 and 4.8 seconds left. He missed the first, and Ray Allen hit a pair of free throws to clinch it.
Allen scored eight points, and Kevin Garnett had just 11 with six rebounds in an off night for the Big Three.
Except for Pierce.
There were two other games on the league's opening night, with Milwaukee at Chicago and Portland at the Western Conference champion Lakers.
But the commissioner was in Boston to hand out the Celtics' rings.
NOTES: In his Cavs debut, Williams scored 12 with two assists and five turnovers. ... Red Sox players Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis, along with owner John Henry and team president Larry Lucchino, were in the crowd. ... There were two small-scale scuffles in which double-technicals were handed out. The first was between Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Kendrick Perkins, and the second between Pierce and Sasha Pavlovic.


text:
One look and you'll notice it immediately: beautiful floral patterns, resembling white stencil tracings, seem etched on the outer surface of this piece of seaweed. It looks so out of place, you'd swear it was artificial. What is it? We've found the answer.
The algae was originally spotted by redditor gyo80, who described the find, quite simply, as a "really fucking weird piece of seaweed." Fair enough.
The thread soon erupted with responses, but one quickly worked its way to the top. According to redditor Brrrtje, the seaweed is "is carrying a colony of Botryllus schlosseri," a small marine invertebrate commonly found clinging to slow-moving objects in cold, saltwater environments.
A little digging reveals that Brrrtje is spot on. B. schlosseri, also known as "star tunicates" are very distinctive looking, and are readily distinguished from other Botrylloides by the unmistakable floral pattern that they form in the presence of other members of their species. Stanford researchers Heather Boyd, Irving Weissman and Yasunori Saito describe the peculiar organism in a June, 1990 issue of The Biological Bulletin:
A colony [Fig. 1a, pictured here] is composed of many zooids called blastozooids [a zooid is a single animal in a group of colonial organisms], which are arranged in oval or star-shaped systems. These systems are connected to one another, as are the zooids within any system itself, by a common vascular network... Each system is composed fo 5—15 blastozooids, which share a common cloacal aperture in the center of the system.
You can check out more pictures of gyo80's find over on imgur.


text:
And sunshine doesn't hurt either!
These are the things I am happy about on this Friday:
1. Friends. Here is one of my favorite pictures from sock camp. Carrie (Irishgirlieknits), Debbi (cockeyed) and I all made the same infinity scarf out of one honkin' skein of yarn and called it our BFF Traveling Scarf. It's a great pattern: Kollage's Pont Neuf, designed by Irishgirlieknits (of course) and knit in BMFA BFL Sport in True Blood Red.
And here's a close up of the stitch detail:
2. Today the final clue of my Spring Blooms Mystery Sock KAL was released. Over 60 knitters are currently knitting the sock!
As a thank you to all those who have made my first KAL a great experience, I decided to put my patterns on sale…call it a Spring Sale. Head over here and enjoy 20% of my patterns for the next 2 weeks.
3. I am REALLY excited about my next design, a one-skein shawl. The swatching is done, the design is done, and soon the prototype will be too! I am using Socks that Rock lightweight and Valley Yarns Charlemont and can't wait to finish. (I'll be looking for test knitters soon. Let me know if you are interested!)
4. Reflecting on my week, I am still glowing over my "me time". I actually carved out time twice this week to have lunch with women whose lives are running parallel to mine. You are an inspiration to me! You know who you are!!!