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Nicaraguan police in have detained a former US school teacher who was on the FBI's 10 most-wanted fugitives as a suspect in a child pornography investigation, authorities confirmed on Monday.
Eric Justin Toth was detained on Saturday in Esteli, a city near Nicaragua's border with Honduras, and will be immediately deported to the US, Nicaraguan National Police chief Aminta Granera said.
"Toth will be deported immediately because he was in our country illegally," Granera said at a news conference in Managua, the country's capital.
She said Toth entered Nicaragua with a false passport and had a fake driver's license and credit cards.
Toth was being handed over to FBI agents present at the news conference and they planned to take him to the US in a special plane, Granera said.
A thin and nervous-looking Toth dressed in cream-colored shirt and pants was briefly presented to journalists and photographers who took his picture, but he was not allowed to talk and was quickly taken away.
Granera said Toth first entered Nicaragua on Oct. 24 last year, and left on Jan. 27 this year. He returned on Feb. 12, which is when Nicaraguan police began keeping a close eye on him, she said.
"He was captured in a house in the Panama Soberana neighborhood in Esteli, even though he resisted," Granera said.
Toth taught third grade at Beauvoir, a private elementary school on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. He was escorted off campus in June 2008 after another teacher reported finding sexually explicit photographs on a school camera in Toth's possession. He had not been seen since he lost his job.
In a statement, the school commended the work of US authorities.
"We commend the work of the Office of the US Attorney and the FBI for their ongoing efforts to apprehend Mr Toth. They have been tenacious and resolute in their quest to bring this case to justice," it said.
Toth was added to the FBI's most-wanted list in April last year for allegedly possessing and producing child pornography, giving him notoriety normally reserved for people sought in connection with violent crimes or terrorism.
Osama bin Laden and purported Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger have both been featured on that list, but the FBI said it put Toth on because there were no reliable clues as to his whereabouts and because his Internet skills and alleged penchant for grooming children made him especially dangerous.
Authorities found Toth's car at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport in August 2008 with a note suggesting he had committed suicide in a nearby lake. However, no body was ever found.
The FBI, which had been offering a US$100,000 reward for information leading to Toth's arrest, said he was believed to have traveled to Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. It said Toth is originally from Hammond, Indiana, and is a graduate of Purdue University.


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Requesting fire support / requesting artillery strike in Arma 3 using voice commands. One of the cool things you can do with GlovePIE. No menu interaction; just say what you want. Works well in singleplayer mode.
Voice commands can be used in any singleplayer mission like this 'Supports Showcase' of Arma 3. It blends well in game making the experience more immersive.
Voice commands can be used in any singleplayer mission like this 'Supports Showcase' of Arma 3. It blends well in game making the experience more immersive.
(1) BASIC commands for player (yourself) or squad (AIs, NPCs)
- Commands like change view, kneel, stand up, go prone, open watch, open map, assign team, mount vehicle, disembark, engage target, open fire, hold fire, watch direction, copy stance, etcetera.
- Of course, those basic commands above can also be programmed in other 3rd-party voice recognition softwares like PiLfluS, Shoot, VAC or Windows Speech Recognition Macros. A walk in the park task.
- What happens here is that GlovePIE translates your voice command/s to the corresponding key bindings. For instance, when you say "squad", GlovePIE would press for you the "~" key (tilde key) which by default would select all members of your squad.
- Another example is when you say "two" "three" "return to formation", GlovePIE would press in consecutive order the following keys: F2 F3 1 1. Those examples are dependent on the default game key bindings. GlovePIE clicks them for you when you issue a command. The voice commands can be programmed to your own liking. So, instead of saying "squad", you could use "all" or "guys listen up" or whatever phrase you desire and the end result would still press key "~".
Check this link for the write-up and video about how basic GlovePIE voice commands in Arma 3 work.
For a list of Arma 3 key assignments, check out this link. Thanks to alpha-kilo.
Here's a video from Royal Gamers UK demonstrating squad commands in Arma 3 using GlovePIE:
Reddit discussion:
(2) ADVANCED commands for player (yourself) or squad (AIs, NPCs)
- Adding or removing your own/your squad member's rifle attachments such as optics, flashlight and suppressors, adding or removing clothes/ uniforms, commands for player or squad invincibility, adding (spawning) any weapon, ammo, vehicle, item in ArmA 3 or from ArmA 2 (thru AiA), time and weather manipulation, calling artillery strikes, moving to specific map location, etc.
- Now, this is something unique since there is no in-game menu or dialog interaction involved, no keyboard shortcuts pressed. Just use your voice. To each his own. This setup is not dependent on injectors, cheat menu or hack menu found elsewhere on the internet.
If you need a Glock, then just say "add Glock"
Want a AMV-7 Marshall? Just say "add Marshall"
Need a ARCO optics for your rifle? Just say "add A R C O"
To add 2 hours to current time, just say "add two hours"
To call artillery strike at designated map location, just say "artillery"
To order your squad to fire at specific target, just point and say "target that"
... and so on and so forth.
Very easy to use. I haven't seen a video on YouTube using similar approach. I could be wrong though.
Wish Bohemia Interactive devs integrated some sort of voice recognition feature in Arma 3 for us who love to say what we want in game. Of course, not all commands of the not-so-basic stuff like weapon and vehicle spawning, calling for artillery or nuke strike, weather and time manipulation can be added to the proposed feature but I think adding voice recognition support for basic AI/squad commands is plausible. I believe that it adds realistic immersion to the already awesome game that is Arma 3. One could just say 'Two, gunner get in that chopper' instead of pressing the equivalent key bindings.
Wishful thinking? Who knows, the devs might give it a go. Vote up!
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I took a mini-vacation to the Oregon Coast and visited one of Oregon's true gems, Cape Perpetua. When I visited, it was pouring rain and I got truly soaked. But I did manage to make my way down to witness Spouting Horn at high tide. This photo was taken about 45 minutes before the peak of high tide, and even then the waves were getting high enough to splash over the rock walls of Cook's Chasm where I was standing. Each time a huge wave would hit the chasm, an eruption of sound would occur, and water would shoot high in the air out of the blowhole. It was so awesome to witness in the stormy conditions!
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Judge not.
That's the central message in a Supreme Court ruling Monday that found the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") cannot be used to force a privately held corporation to act against the religious beliefs of its owners.
The high court decided that the 2010 health-care law violates religious liberty by demanding such owners pay for contraceptive insurance that they regard as immoral. Government must not force the employers to act against their faith, the court found, because that would be the same as judging their religious views to be "flawed."
The case focused on insurance coverage for a few types of birth control methods that the Obama administration admits may result in the destruction of an embryo. Two families that run private corporations, Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, objected to participating in such coverage, based on a belief that life begins at conception.
The court did not disagree that government has a compelling interest in helping women in their reproductive choices. But that interest can be met in less restrictive ways than placing a substantial burden on the religious expression of individuals, even those who own a privately held corporation. Obamacare already imposes no contraceptive mandate on religious nonprofit groups and churches. (The court noted that a corporation can serve "any lawful purpose," not just making profits for owners.)
The task now for President Obama and Congress is to make sure women working in such corporations are themselves not burdened in obtaining insurance for their health needs. Lifting the burden on some employers in the name of religious liberty should not restrict the liberty of others. Lawmakers may need to expand Title X of the Public Health Service Act, which currently provides limited funding for family planning. In this way, female workers at companies exempt from the mandate will not feel their employer's beliefs are being imposed on them
The ruling upholds a 1993 law known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which sets a high standard for the protection of religious expression, not only beliefs. The decision is only one test of this law's attempt to balance secular and religious interests in a complex society grown accustomed to many government programs.
The Supreme Court acknowledges the difficulty of achieving such a balance. This ruling, the court states, applies only to the contraceptive mandate. Still it lays down a valuable principle that government has alternatives when it seeks to impose itself on the free exercise of religion. Government can do much good, but first it must do no harm to either the beliefs or the actions of those who, as Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in this ruling, "believe or strive to believe in a divine creator and a divine law."


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The meanings for Justin Timberlake's tattoos represent his career in the music industry and his religious background. He only has five tattoos, despite the many fake ones he has displayed in movies. The meaning behind his cross tattoo is to represent his religious background and Christian faith.
The meaning for Justin Timberlake's red rope tattoo is in honor of 'N Sync's "No Strings Attached" album. "No Strings Attached" featured many of 'N Sync's top songs like "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me". Although the group has since broken up, the ink is definitely a great way for Justin to celebrate his extremely successful boy band days. This design is located under Justin's flame ink.
The meaning for Justin Timberlake's chinese character tattoo is for his love of music and performing. The symbol stands for "Music". With multiple chart topping hits like "Suit & Tie" and "Sexy Back", it seems like an appropriate symbol for someone as successful as Justin.
Justin Timberlake's angel tattoo is dedicated to his sister, who died at birth. This design is really large and takes up a large portion of Justin's back. The ink is also associated with his religious values.
The meaning behind Justin Timberlake's flame tattoo is for 'N Sync. The flame was their logo for a long time. The original logo was blue and featured on multiple posters for the band.


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Making the Most of Your Next Public Presentation
This story appears in the February 2005 issue of Teen Startups. Subscribe »
At one point or another, you're going to have to speak in public. This could mean a formal presentation in front of hundreds of potential customers contemplating the value of what your business offers, or it might be an informal discussion with a few financiers who are thinking about elevating your business to the next level. Regardless of the situation, though, at some point all entrepreneurs will find themselves in front of an audience.
Tom Colonna, a public speaking professor and consultant in Baltimore, has been providing advice to his students and clients for almost three decades. Here he offers suggestions on how to improve the results of your next public speaking engagement.
Entrepreneur.com: Do you think anyone can become a good speaker or are some people just born with the ability?
Tom Colonna: I do think it's easier for some people more than others to be good speakers. From my experience with teaching public speaking for almost 30 years, I've found that anyone who makes the effort to properly research their topic, organize their material in a logical sequence, and practice their delivery to a conversational level can be a good speaker.
Entrepreneur.com: After years of public appearances, do you still get nervous or does it get any easier?
Colonna: Hopefully, with experience, public speaking situations get easier. I'm a firm believer that with proper organization and practice any public speaking experience can be successful. Actually, the speech experts say there should be a certain level of anxiety in any public speaking experience--this keeps you on your toes, concentrating on the task at hand.
Entrepreneur.com: Are there any public individuals you particularly admire for their ability to speak?
Colonna: Our former president, Bill Clinton, was a talented public speaker. He always had the best mix of verbal and nonverbal attributes--he had a tremendous vocabulary, backed up his statements with understandable research, and had wonderful eye contact that always made the audience feel like he was having a conversation with each one of them individually.
Entrepreneur.com: Are there any significant differences between speaking in front of a large audience as opposed to an intimate presentation?
Colonna: Most of the real differences here have to do with nonverbal behavior and the ability to be seen and heard well. All audiences, large and small, want to be talked with, not at. Time is also a factor with large audiences--most large groups want information to be to the point, understandable and [provided] in the least amount of time.
Entrepreneur.com: Do you have any pointers, to help relieve the stress of public speaking?
- Know your audience.
- Choose a topic that will be both interesting to you and your audience.
- Do your research and try to anticipate possible areas for questions.
- Organize your speech in such a way that the audience is anticipating where the speech is headed.
- Practice your delivery both verbally and nonverbally to the point that the presentation appears conversational and relaxed.
Entrepreneur.com: What's a good way to break the ice with an audience?
Colonna: Telling a story that has relevance to both the audience and the topic is a great way to break the ice and ease the audience into the topic of your speech. The attention-getter builds your audience's first impression of not only the speaker but the topic of the speech.
Entrepreneur.com: Is there anything specific business owners should keep in mind when giving a speech in a professional environment?
Colonna: The success factor here is vocabulary: you need to have a working, professional level of vocabulary at your fingertips so other business associates know you know the subject at hand and speak their language. This is crucial for optimum understanding.
Entrepreneur.com: Do you have any advice on using visuals during a presentation?
Colonna: Whenever you use visuals in public speaking, they need to be evaluated in terms of size, placement, accuracy and neatness. Audiences want visuals to be large enough to be easily seen, in a position that's visible to everyone in the room, accurate in terms of spelling, numbers or statistics, and pleasing in appearance. If you're using PowerPoint, don't just put the text of your speech onto slides--that's boring. Concentrate on giving your audience interesting graphics that complement and enhance the text of your presentation.
Entrepreneur.com: What should a speaker keep in mind about their body language?
Colonna: You want to concentrate your practice sessions on maximizing your facial expressions, gestures, eye contact and posture while giving your presentation. The goal is to appear professional but [to] keep the delivery conversational. The most crucial part of body language is eye contact. Audiences like to see your face most of the time you're addressing them. That means you have to know your material well enough to keep your eyes on your audience while only referring to your notes periodically. As far as gestures are concerned, keeping your hands on the edge of the podium looks natural and relaxed. And no hands in your pockets or behind your back--that looks restrictive and unnatural.
Entrepreneur.com: Many businesspeople use seminars to sell something whether it's a product, a service or themselves. Do you have any useful tips for making the sale?
Colonna: The key here is to persuade audiences by giving them essential information backed up by research or testimony and to let the audience make an educated decision. As the saying goes, "An educated consumer is your best customer."
Entrepreneur.com: Do you have any examples of where a person's business success has been greatly advanced because of their public-speaking ability?
Colonna: The best example of this was a former student of mine who went on to become an architect and commercial space planner. He had considerable research and design skills but quickly realized that the only way he was going to be a successful architect was to have the ability to convince prospective clients that his design was the one they wanted. He worked very hard on improving his presentation skills in addition to impressing the clients with his design visuals. I can't think of a profession that couldn't be improved by having good speaking skills, whether it's telephone talk or public presentations.
Joshua D. Bateman is a freelance writer and entrepreneur in Baltimore.


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John Metcalfe was CityLab's Bay Area bureau chief, covering climate change and the science of cities.
Airports have shut down and at least 500,000 people have received evacuation advisories in southern Japan due to this: a monster storm throwing 40-foot-waves in the Pacific called Super Typhoon Neoguri.
A "super typhoon" is a typhoon so powerful its maximum sustained winds hit 150 mph or higher, equivalent to the fury of a Category 4 or 5 hurricane in the Atlantic. Neoguri had supersized itself with 150-mph winds when the Suomi NPP satellite snapped the above image of the tempest approaching Okinawa on Tuesday afternoon, Japanese time. From there, it's expected to make a beeline for Kyushu, perhaps growing even more ferocious for a quick spell thanks to supportive winds and warm ocean waters.
Neoguri is tremendous enough that its clearly defined eye is visible from space, as seen in this shot from astronaut Reid Wiseman:
The eye of Typhoon Neoguri at 2155 GMT on Jul 7 via @astro_reid #neoguri #typhoonneoguri pic.twitter.com/eZTbYc1mhv
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Forecasters predict that the super typhoon will lose some of its punch by the time it reaches mainland Japan, but that it still could hit the coast with substantial and dangerous strength. That's a problem for cities that've recently been drenched with seasonal storms, as the sodden ground is primed for flooding and mudslides. Jeff Masters at the Weather Underground has given a dire scenario for how that might effect what happens in the days ahead:
Neoguri has been caught by a trough of low pressure and is headed for the Japanese island of Kyushu, where the city of Nagasaki lies. Nagasaki had upwards of 8 inches of rain on Thursday, and parts of Kyushu saw 10 inches of rain on Friday, thanks to a stalled stationary front over the island. With the soils already saturated from these heavy rains, the torrential rains from Neoguri are sure to cause major flooding on Wednesday and Thursday. ... Although ocean temperatures will cool and wind shear will rise as Neoguri approaches Japan, weakening the storm, the typhoon is so large and powerful that it will likely make landfall with at least Category 2 strength, causing major damage in Japan.
Neoguri, whose name means "raccoon dog" in Korean, is primed to be "one of the strongest [storms] to hit Japan in decades, generating waves up to 14 meters (46 feet) high," according to ABC News. But if there's one thing the perennially sea-battered country is good at doing, it's using strong social and infrastructural measures to protect against typhoons. So here's hoping the superbeast limps off into the Pacific without any major damage done.
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Whenever I set out to do one of these "best of all time" lists I am forcibly reminded just how many great players this sport has seen over the years. I initially planned just to do a top ten, but quickly realized how many superstar Hall of Fame blueliners I'd be shunning if I were to keep the list that short. So, I expanded it to 20 and even still I found myself crossing off some true NHL legends. Still, a guy has to draw the line somewhere, so I decided 20 was the magic number. Read on to see which rearguards from yesterday and today made the cut:
Top 20 NHL Defensemen of All Time
20 - Serge Savard
The mere fact that this cornerstone of the vaunted Montreal Canadiens' blueline only eked onto the list by the skin of his teeth should give mute testimony to what an exclusive club this is. Savard was one of the "Big Three" that patrolled the blueline for the Habs during their glory days in the 1970s. At 6'3" tall and 210 lbs he towered over many of his contemporaries, yet despite his hulking size he was surprisingly fleet of foot. Though many younger hockey fans attribute the phrase, "Savardian spin-o-rama" to Denis Savard it was actually used to describe Serge Savard's commonly used tactic back in the 70s. Savard played his entire 1,040 game NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens, scoring 106 goals and 439 points. He was a 7 time Stanley Cup champion, won the 1969 Conn Smythe as Playoff MVP and was a 4 time All Star.
19 - Rod Langway
For some reason this stellar blueliner always seems to be a forgotten man when discussing the best d-men ever. Langway missed most of the glory run of the Montreal Canadiens, joining the team in 1979, just in time to play a part time role in their final Stanley Cup of four in a row. He really established himself as a member of the Washington Capitals after he was dealt in a blockbuster deal that brought Ryan Walter and Rick Green the other way. After the trade Langway went on to win two consecutive Norris Trophies in 1982-83 and 1983-84.
Langway played almost 1,000 NHL games, and though he was predominantly known as a defensive rearguard, he did chip in with a respectable 329 points. He appeared in 6 All Star games and helped lead his team to the playoffs every year but the final season of his NHL career.
18 - King Clancy
The NHL has boasted many legends over its history, but only a handful of those stars have had a major NHL awarded named in their honor. Such was the respect accorded to this star defenseman. Clancy played in 592 games over 16 seasons, first as a member of the original incarnation of the Ottawa Senators and later with the Toronto Maple Leafs. at 5'7" tall and only 155 lbs he wasn't the prototypical d-man you see in today's NHL, but his small stature allowed him to be quick and elusive and he was a more offensive threat than many blueliners of that era. He was named to 4 All Star teams and played in the Stanley Cup Finals on 6 occasions, winning 3 times.
17 - Chris Pronger
One of only two active NHL players on this list, Pronger's ultimate ranking may yet fluctuate. However, I think it's safe he isn't going anywhere but up in the rankings. Pronger was just named the newest captain of the Philadelphia Flyers following the trade of Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings, and after an injury-plagued 2010-11 campaign, he's no doubt anxious to get back to dominating on the ice like he's done his whole career.
Pronger has made a significant impact wherever he's gone. In 2000 he became the first defenseman since Bobby Orr in 1972 to take home the Hart Trophy, and added the Norris for good measure. In 2006 he helped lead the Edmonton Oilers to game 7 the Stanley Cup Finals, and in 2007 he did one better, leading the Ducks to Stanley Cup glory. In 2010 he helped the Flyers reach the cup final, and if he can remain healthy this year they have a very good shot at returning there in the spring of 2012.
Though known mainly for his imposing physical presence and his mean streak, Pronger is also a big offensive threat. To date he has racked up 156 goals and 686 points and consistently scores 50+ points season in and season out.
16 - Brad Park
Though his lone NHL award was the 1983-84 Bill Masterston Memorial Trophy, don't let that fool you into thinking that Brad Park wasn't one of the best defensemen of his era. Yes, there is a noted lack of Norris Trophies on his mantle, but before you go judging remember that this guy played at a time when a couple of guys by the name of Bobby Orr and Denis Potvin were in their respective primes. Park finished as runner-up for the Norris 6 times! Sucks to be him 🙂 Think that's bad? Park played in the playoffs each and every one of his 17 NHL seasons and never won the Stanley Cup.
Park's lack of Stanley Cup success was no fault of his own. Over his career he amassed 213 goals and 896 points in just 1,113 NHL regular season games and added another 125 playoff points for good measure. He did at least have one bit of good fortune in his career. In 1988 he was rightfully inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
15 - Al MacInnis
When people remember Al MacInnis as a player the first thing that comes to mind is his booming slapshot. Yes, he had a cannon from the point, but MacInnis was far from a one-trick pony. He was the quarterback of the lethal Calgary Flames powerplay of the 1980s. He was a master of faking his dreaded shot, then sliding a down low pass to a teammate for an easy tap-in. He was not only an offensive force. He played equally well in his own end and played with plenty of sandpaper when angered.
MacInnis is one of just a handful of NHL defensemen to ever have a 100 point season, scoring 103 in 1990-91 and his 31 points during the Flames' 1989 Stanley Cup championship run are the third most in history behind only Paul Coffey's 37 in 1985 and Brian Leetch's 34 in 1994. MacInnis deservedly won the Conn Smythe that year for his efforts.
Though his greatest offensive achievements came while with the Flames, MacInnis actually won his only Norris Trophy while with the St. Louis Blues. He landed the award in 1998-99 at age 35, after putting up a 20 goal, 62 point, +33 season. In all MacInnis finished his career with 340 goals and 1,274 points, ranking him third all time in scoring by a defenseman.
14 - Scott Stevens
Perhaps the most crushing hitter the game has ever seen, Scott Stevens could make an impact on a game in a very literal sense. Stevens was famous for targeting forwards cutting across the middle with their heads down, and he didn't care if you were a 4th line grinder or a superstar if he got you in his sights. His victims included Paul Kariya, Ron Francis, and most famously, Eric Lindros, whose career he derailed after a crushing hit in the 2003 NHL playoffs.
Though best known as a body-checker, Stevens was also one of the greatest leaders in the game during his time, captaining the Devils to three Stanley Cups over his career. Though his numbers would dwindle later in his career, during the first half he was actually one of the league's biggest offensive threats from the back end, scoring 70+ points on two occasions.
13 - Pierre Pilote
Of every defenseman in NHL history, Pilote is one of just four to win the Norris Trophy three straight times. The others? Bobby Orr, Doug Harvey and Nicklas Lidstrom. Not exactly poor company. He also finished as the runner-up on three more occasions. In 1961 he led the Chicago Blackhawks to Stanley Cup glory. Amazingly he led the team in scoring. Unbelievable considering this was a roster that featured legends Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita. In all, Pilote finished with 80 goals and 498 points and played in 8 All Star games in his amazing career.
12 - Red Kelly
First of all, let me qualify this by saying that Red Kelly would have finished even higher up this list had he spent his entire career as a defenseman. He was a standout on the blueline for the Detroit Red Wings, winning the inaugural Norris Trophy in 1954. His offensive acumen and his versatility allowed Kelly to seamlessly make the switch to forward when called upon, and though the Red Wings used him sparingly in that role, when he moved to Toronto to join the Maple Leafs he spent the bulk of his time there at the forward position.
Perhaps the greatest testament to Kelly's ability was his success. In all he won 8 Stanley Cups, more than any other player in NHL history that didn't play for the Montreal Canadiens.
11 - Brian Leetch
Geez, what does a guy have to do to crack the top 10 these days anyways? Though some would give the recently retired Mike Modano the title of greatest American-born hockey player of all time, in my mind that distinction belongs to Mr. Leetch. He was an absolute wizard at rushing the puck, and always seemed to be able to find an escape route even when double or triple-teamed. His greatest moment came in the Rangers' 1994 playoff run when Leetch led all playoff scorers with 34 points. Though many people credit Mark Messier for the Rangers finally ending their 54 year championship drought, most forget that it was Leetch, not Messier, who won the Conn Smythe that year.
Leetch racked up 1,028 points from the back end during his time with the Rangers and brief stints with the Boston Bruins and Maple Leafs at the tail end of his career. Along with his Conn Smythe Trophy he also won the Calder as Rookie of the Year and two Norris Trophies for good measure.
10 - Tim Horton
It's not all about offensive stats on this list of best defenseman. Sometimes it's your ability to crack ribs with the strength of your arms that gets you there 🙂 That's not to say that Horton wasn't offensively gifted. He put up a very respectable 518 points over his career in an era when d-men didn't have much involvement in the offense. However, it was his fearsome physical play that made other players dread lining up against him. Horton played for 24 seasons in the NHL, most with the Toronto Maple Leafs, before finishing out his career with brief stops in New York, Pittsburgh and Buffalo. He never won a Norris Trophy but did appear in 7 All Star games, and most importantly helped the Leafs win 4 Stanley Cups, including their most recent in 1967.
9 - Chris Chelios
Younger hockey fans might be scratching their heads, wondering what Chelios is doing on this list. That old dude who used to play for the Red Wings? Well, before Chelios was playing the "veteran leadership" role in Detroit he was winning Norris Trophies and punishing opponents both physically and on the score board while a member of the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks.
Though he only retired back in 2009-10, Chelios was actually drafted by the Habs way back in 1981. He didn't suit up for a full season with the club until 1984-85, but immediately proved his worth, racking up 64 points that year. Over the next several seasons he was a steady point producer, all the while cultivating a reputation as one of the league's most vicious players. This combination of skill and toughness made him a nightmare to play against, and Chelios was recognized for his dominance as he won three Norris Trophies between 1989 and 1996.
Chelios finished his incredible career having played more Stanley Cup playoff games than anyone in NHL history, winning three Stanley Cups along the way, and scoring 948 regular season points.
8 - Larry Robinson
As great as Serge Savard and Guy Lapointe were, it was this "Big Bird" that was the linchpin of the Habs' defense of the 1970s. Robinson was almost as adept as Bobby Orr at rushing the puck up the ice and when angered he could punish his opponents physically like few players before or since.
In the 1976-77 season Robinson had a season for the ages. That year he finished with 19 goals and 85 points and had a mind-numbing +120 plus/minus rating. Robinson went on to win his first of two Norris Trophies following that year.
In all, Robinson would win 6 Stanley Cup championships over his career, earning a Conn Smythe in 1978, finish with 208 goals and 958 points and an NHL record +730 career plus/minus rating. He reached the Stanley Cup playoffs in every one of his 20 NHL seasons with the Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings, and appeared in 10 All Star games.
7 - Paul Coffey
Remember I said that list was not all about offensive stats? Well, that was true, but 396 goals 1,531 career points simply cannot be ignored. Yes, the role of a defenseman is to play defense, and that was never Coffey's strongest suit, however his amazing offensive ability alone pushes him up to #7 on this list.
For those who would argue that Coffey's offensive totals are inflated due to the great stars he played with I would suggest they don't have a clear recollection of watching the Edmonton Oilers back in their heyday. It was Coffey, not Gretzky or Messier who jumpstarted that vaunted Oilers' offense. Coffey would grab the puck behind his own net, then, seemingly without effort, skate past the entire opposing team before dishing the puck off at the last minute to a teammate for an easy tap-in. Much like Bobby Orr was in the 70s, Coffey was all but untouchable when skating at full speed with the puck.
In 1985-86 Coffey did the unthinkable, breaking Bobby Orr's record for goals in a single season by a defenseman (46) when he notched 48. He also fell just one point shy of Orr's record for points, finishing with 138 that year. That season was just one of five times that Coffey had over 100 points.
Though best remembered as an Oiler Coffey was also a key member of other franchises as well, including the Pittsburgh Penguins, whom he won a Stanley Cup with in 1991. In all he finished with 4 Stanley Cup rings, 3 Norris Trophies and played in an amazing 14 All Star games.
6 - Denis Potvin
Rangers' fans are going to hate seeing this guy's name 5 spots higher than Brian Leetch's. Sorry, but Potvin was better. Not only was he an offensive weapon, but he was also stellar in his own end, and wasn't shy about throwing his weight around either (just ask Ulf Nilsson). Though Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, Billy Smith and Butch Goring were all key cogs of the powerful Islanders' dynasty that won 4 straight cups in the early 80s, it was Potvin that was the straw that stirred the drink in New York, and his ability to control the game from the back end made him an invaluable asset to his team during those championship years.
Over his career, Potvin won the Calder Trophy, 3 Norris Trophies, played in 9 All Star games and was the first defenseman in NHL history to eclipse the 300 goal and 1,000 point marks.
5 - Eddie Shore
Old time hockey! Just like Eddie Shore! That quote from the classic hockey movie Slap Shot is a fitting tribute to a player who was one of the most dominant of his era. Shore laced up the skates for the Boston Bruins way back in the 1920s and 1930s. There was no Norris Trophy back then, but Shore just made up for that by winning the Hart Trophy 4 times, more than any other defenseman in NHL history, including Bobby Orr!
Shore went on to win 2 Stanley Cups with the Bruins, and though his 105 goals and 284 points in 550 career games might seem paltry by today's standards they were actually a very impressive total back in the day.
4 - Ray Bourque
More career goals (410) and points (1,579) than Paul Coffey (or any other NHL defenseman for that matter), Ray Bourque also had the defensive ability to place him three spots ahead of the smooth-skating former Oilers star. Though Bourque didn't have the jaw-dropping offensive years that Coffey did, he did put up big numbers and consistently for many years. He never had a 100 point season but he did have over 80 on nine separate occasions, notching a career-best 96 in 1983-84.
Bourque won a Calder Trophy and five Norris Trophies with the Boston Bruins, but he couldn't capture the prize that he ultimately wanted: the Stanley Cup, despite reaching the finals twice with the Bruins. In 2001, he finally added that big silver cup to his already impressive resume, winning it all with the Colorado Avalanche, and then promptly retiring from the game.
3 - Doug Harvey
Before Bobby Orr came along there was no debate who the greatest NHL defenseman of all time was. Doug Harvey was a standout for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1940s and 1950s, and was a key reason that team won five straight Stanley Cups during the late 1950s. Over his career he won a total of six Stanley Cups with the Habs, and won seven Norris Trophies, an NHL record that has since been eclipsed by only Bobby Orr. He finished his Hall of Fame career with 540 points, and played in 13 All Star games, including 12 straight between 1951 and 1962.
2 - Nicklas Lidstrom
A couple of years ago when I wrote my list of the 50 Greatest Hockey Players of All Time I actually had Harvey ranked ahead of Lidstrom, but Lidstrom, though in the twilight of his career, has continued to dominate the game like a player 15 years his junior. In 2011, at the ripe old age of 41, Lidstrom was awarded his seventh career Norris Trophy, tying him with Doug Harvey and putting him just one behind Bobby Orr for most all time. You'd think the odds of him winning a second straight Norris to tie Orr would be ridiculously long, but I've stopped betting against Nicklas Lidstrom.
If ever a hockey player was a Swiss watch it is Nick Lidstrom. He just keeps working smoothly with unerring precision year after year. It is truly amazing. Among his contemporaries perhaps only Teemu Selanne, the ageless Finnish forward, can come close to comparing.
In addition to his seven Norris Trophies, Lidstrom also has a Conn Smythe, four Stanley Cup rings and 1,108 points. He has committed to at least one more season with the Red Wings, so don't close the book on this guy's amazing career just yet.
1 - Bobby Orr
If Lidstrom continues to play at his current level for another decade then we can maybe open the debate on who the greatest defenseman of all time is. Until that happens (not gonna) this is an open and shut case. Not only is Orr the best blueliner to ever play the game, he is arguably the best player period. High praise indeed considering the numbers Wayne Gretzky - his main competition for that title - put up during his career.
Orr's dominant position as the NHL's best d-man would be even harder to surmount had he had the benefit of a long, healthy career. Orr played only 657 games, most of those on bad knees, yet still managed to make a huge impact in his relatively short time in the league. Over that span he won a record eight Norris Trophies, led the Bruins to two Stanley Cups, winning the Conn Smythe and scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal in both those years. He twice won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer, though not in the year he set the NHL record for most points in a single season by a defenseman. His +124 plus/minus rating in 1970-71 remains an NHL record 40 years later. He finished his career with a points per game average of just under 1.4, ranking him 4th behind just Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Mike Bossy. There is so much more I could say about him, but you get the point. Bobby Orr was the best NHL defenseman of all time.


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After six years of silence, Norwegian Black Metalers "Khold" return out of the chilling frosty blue with a new, but short record. Khold's brand of Black Metal is different from the traditional Norwegian sound, the group, who's first album "Masterpiss Of Pain" dropped in 2001, have a significant and noticeable influence from Groove Metal in their rhythmic approach, and tonally the guitars have a bombastic dropped chord sound of which you could draw comparisons to Nu Metal, which was in its peak at that time. This influence was most noticeable on 2004's "Morke Gravers Kammer", my favorite of theirs, which plays out slamming groovy riffs in a lush and textural cold, dark Black Metal format. Since this record Khold have not changed their formula much, nor had they pushed any creative boundaries, I was expecting more of the same, and after six years this group return with exactly that.
If your into Khold, like me, then "Til Endes" can be an entertaining record in the right mood, but without any progression to their sound it remains a tight niche they carved themselves into, and honestly its not exciting as it once was. "Til Endes" has a little bit of everything they have done previously, and it doesn't aim to put its focus on any of it in particular. Across these eight tracks the band execute an array of riffs and ideas that span across the spectrum of Black and Groove, and most of which sound like rehashes of old ideas and previous material. There is a slightly Thrashy tinge to some of the guitar work which is accompanied by a Thrash like solo on the track "Dommens Armé". Its not an unwelcome addition, but fails to add anything thats not been heard before.
The production of this record is a noticeable mark behind their previous records, playing them side by side you hear a significant lack of dimension captured across the instruments, giving it a narrow and quiet sound that doesn't exactly tame the music itself. After the ears adjust its a nice, crisp sound with their classic slamming, yet cold guitar tone. The drumming feels a little distant and tinny, the bass plods along behind the guitars and Gard's snarly, growling vocals are captured modestly. Overall this album lacks new ideas, rehashes old ones, and is drowning in mediocrity. For a sound I feel I've heard through and through, it offers me very little in the way of something new to digest.
Rating: 4/10


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One of my readers, koshinbay13, has a few questions about coding a website to work for AOL users. After reading about AOL's caching proxy servers, he's looking for PHP code to prevent an AOL user's cookies from getting passed to the next AOL users who show up on his site.
I can't answer his PHP questions, but I've posted a response below to answer the rest of his questions as best as I can. Best answer from any of *you* gets posted to my "how-to" section as a permanent post with your name and website credited if you like.
In the meantime, I'd like anyone and everyone (especially if you're a web dev! or if you work for AOL and have in-depth knowledge of proxy caching) to just throw in your two cents.
A few questions about caching on AOL…
Let us assume that Jeff, Sally, Bob, and Mary are all AOL users…(Firefox, IE, and Google Chrome browsers do not have this problem…at least when not AOL members.) Each of the four visit at random times and with varied number of pageviews per day. Sometimes, they are even on at the same time.
First, if any of them get internet through AOL as their ISP, the browser is forced into using the proxy settings no matter what options the browser thinks are set since AOL is the pipeline for all the data it will receive. Is there anyway around that?
Let's say Jeff logs in first. A session is created in PHP using the standard automated session_start() function call before any output is sent. Since several HTTP requests are made to create the page, does AOL's IP address switching through proxy cause separate sessions to be created. or lost? Does anyone know if the IP address itself is part of the session_start() "recipe" to generate the PHP session ID?
Assuming Jeff is successful at logging in in the first place and the session retains the ID it started with including session variables, and cookies are enabled on both my server and the Jeff's browser, where are the cookies stored? Jeff's PC, or globally on the AOL Proxy Server? I guess from your article and the other it is the proxy server…which is bad news for me…and "Jeff". Are the PHP global session variables retained at all (based on the session ID status I suppose)?
Now, Jeff either leaves or stays on doing his business or reading the latest articles. Mary jumps on line (also using AOL) and goes to her pages (or tries to log in). Is she going to be logged in as Jeff because cookies are stored via proxy and not on their individual PC's. If Jeff is still on and has a session started, does Mary automatically become part of his session? Would this then cause Jeff to become Mary as soon as she logs in? Would their attempts to log in be like a tug of war as they each cover the session and/or cookie values a few seconds after each other?
Sally logs in later…maybe. Will she also be logged in back and forth as herself, Jeff, and Mary? Does Bob inherit the same issue when he logs in even if Jeff has logged out? If Bob logs in and no one else is in at the same time to "interfere" with the session and cookie settings, will Jeff then see Bob's info the next day when he logs in because Bob was the last value the session or cookie had? Since AOL is supposed to kill the session after they log out (of AOL, not my site), the session is likely destroyed. However, the cookie is still "in the jar" and fresh so that each user can be remembered when they return. Does AOL flush cookies automatically like the cache? And if cookies are stored on the Proxy Server, how does AOL know which user has which cookie? If it is on the proxy server(s), does this mean that my site can only store 30 cookies for all X users at one time?
My search revealed very little solutions to the problem, but was able to fine code to search if the user is browsing with AOL and sending a header to prevent caching. In my code, I plan to use this:
if(strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'AOL') !== false )
header("Cache-Control: no-store, private, must-revalidate,
proxy-revalidate, post-check=0,
pre-check=0, max-age=0, s-maxage=0");
I see how it should affect the caching of the page, but I do not think it changes cookies at all, or affects the session issues (if they exist).
Is there a way around this that will allow AOL users to keep their own cookies and retain session data while using a site? Or did they simply continue to plug their ears and close their eyes.
I realize this is a long post, but I wanted enough info to establish the problem and the right questions. Since Cookie use is somewhat subjective to the browser implementation (an understatement no doubt), has anyone found a solution to make it work correctly? Am I doing something wrong (for AOL) or mistaken?
OK, everyone, your turn….any thoughts?


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War of Beginnings
|War of Beginnings
Various planets in the Milky Way, including Sanghelios.
- "So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see.
Our war would yield countless dead, but never victory."
- — Covenant Writ of Union
The War of Beginnings,[2] also known as the San'Shyuum-Sangheili War[3] and the First Age of Conflict, was an interstellar war set between the Sangheili species and the Reformist San'Shyuum, over religious and technological differences. At the conclusion of the war, the Writ of Union was penned and initiated, and the Covenant was kindled.[4]
- "When we arrived on their frontier world of Ulgethon, the cost of life was severe. Led by a mighty Arbiter, the Sangheili resisted our entreatment with ruthless force, leading to decades of war."
- — A San'Shyuum scribe[5]
After leaving their homeworld Janjur Qom in 2100 BCE, the Reformist San'Shyuum encountered the Sangheili in 938 BCE, who also had experience with Forerunner technology. First contact between the two species occurred in a Sangheili-colonized system on a world that contained Forerunner artifacts. The San'Shyuum believed that incorporating Forerunner technology was allowed by their religion. To the Sangheili, such a thing would have been unthinkable heresy.[6] The San'Shyuum attempted diplomacy with the Sangheili; they sent a delegation to the Sangheili frontier world of Ulgethon to explain that they, too, worshiped the Forerunners. The Sangheili summarily executed the delegation, thus beginning the hostilities.[7][5]
During the combat, the Sangheili had an early advantage, with each warrior comparable in skill to several San'Shyuum in battle. However, the San'Shyuum's technological superiority, and possession of the Forerunner Dreadnought, meant that they had the advantage in space battles, using the Dreadnought to great effect in devastating hit-and-run strikes against the Sangheili war fleets.[1] The San'Shyuum were successful in driving the Sangheili away from their interstellar colonies, while obliterating many Sangheili by appropriating Forerunner relics. The Sangheili were devastated by the lack of honor that the war brought; they were forced to continuously retreat at the San'Shyuum came closer and closer to Sanghelios.[8] Eventually in 876 BCE, in order to ensure the survival of their race, an underground movement of Sangheili scientists covertly began studying their relics and incorporating elements into their warship, weapon and armor designs.[1] Soon, the group of underground scientists emerged and declared their sins, and the Sangheili were forced to amend their position of the treatment of Forerunner technologies to survive. They did not want the San'Shyuum to reach Sanghelios and massacre the planet's populace and defenseless warriors. The scientists were allowed to live and their discoveries were put to use by the creation of new weapons and fleets of ships. The Sangheili began to hold their position and did not give up any territory to the San'Shyuum, though the Dreadnought continued to heavily damage the military. Occasionally, the Sangheili gained ground by employing hit-and-run tactics with slipspace before the Dreadnought could destroy their ships.[8] The San'Shyuum soon began to realize that if there were other species with martial capabilities like the Sangheili, they would be in serious danger.[4]
The war eventually led to a skirmish on the Planet of Blue and Red in 860 BCE. The planet's location made it of strategic importance to the Sangheili, however the San'Shyuum desired to take control of the world for the numerous Forerunner artifacts located on and underneath the planet's surface.[9] The San'Shyuum forces were led by Mken 'Scre'ah'ben, High Lord of Sacred Relics, while the Sangheili forces were led by Ussa 'Xellus. Although the San'Shyuum were vastly outnumbered,[10] they used Aggressor Sentinels to weaken Sangheili forces while scientists uncovered and examined the Forerunner structures. Eventually, the San'Shyuum's command stations were breached by Sangheili assassins—forcing all San'Shyuum on the planet to retreat to orbit. High Lord Mken had ordered the Forerunner Dreadnought to fire upon the Sangheili forces, but under Ussa's command, most of them had escaped into a Forerunner structure, which the San'Shyuum were unwilling to damage.[11] The Sangheili on the planet were eventually forced to flee the system.[12]
The war was eventually brought to the Sangheili homeworld, Sanghelios. The San'Shyuum and the Sangheili both fought for possession of the numerous Forerunner artifacts on the planet.[13] The state of Vadam was one of the many Sangheili city-states attacked by the Reformists during the battle. However, Vadam keep's well-defended position in Kolaar Mountain prevented the keep from being destroyed.[14]
The Writ of Union[edit]
- "So let us cast arms aside, and like discard our wrath.
Thou, in faith, will keep us safe, whilst we find the Path."
- — Covenant Writ of Union
The San'Shyuum-Sangheili War soon led to a stalemate. The San'Shyuum realized that they were unable to be victorious in a war with only one ship. Additionally, the San'Shyuum needed an army since their population was so small. The San'Shyuum turned to the Sangheili and proposed the Writ of Union.[8] In time, the Sangheili learned of the San'Shyuum's belief in the Great Journey, where the Forerunners used the Halo Array to ascend to a god-like state, and wished to repeat this process on themselves. Coupled with this belief and the fact that the cause of war was obsolete, the Sangheili agreed to unite with the San'Shyuum into an alliance to avoid mutual extinction. In 852 BCE, the two species signed a treaty known as the Writ of Union to form the early Covenant, which defined the two races' positions: the San'Shyuum would act as the religious leaders, studying the Forerunners' technology and seeking out the Halos, while the Sangheili would serve as their protectors, using weapons and technology developed by the San'Shyuum.[15] The Dreadnought was decommissioned and made the center point and power source of High Charity, a mobile planetoid which would serve as the capital of the Covenant.[4] Pelahsar the Strident represented the Sangheili when signing, while Breaking Shadow represented the San'Shyuum, both serving as the founders of the Covenant.
Ussa 'Xellus' insurgency[edit]
While most Sangheili willingly—or begrudgingly—joined the new Covenant, there were those who resented what they viewed as submission to the San'Shyuum. The Covenant sought to make an example of these dissenters, silencing those who rejected the new union with overwhelming force. An incarnation of the Swords of Sanghelios formed at this time to bring the holdouts to the Writ of Union to heel. The resistance movement would come to be led by the Sangheili Ussa 'Xellus, a skilled strategist and veteran of the war. After the Xellus keep was attacked by a Covenant air raid, the civil war expanded across Sanghelios. Because of their inferior numbers 'Xellus and his followers were soon driven into hiding in the desolate region of Nwari. However, 'Xellus would travel across Sangheili colonies, looking for dissidents he could recruit to his cause. After the like-minded elder Sangheili 'Crecka showed him The Refuge, 'Xellus intended to make the Forerunner world his new base of operations and home for his people. Ussa and his followers soon left the Nwari region for the shield world as Covenant assassins closed in on their location.[12]
Eventually the Refuge was discovered by the Covenant and a fleet was sent to destroy the insurgents. However, Ussa activated the shield world's Disassembler process, which convinced the Covenant that the rebels had been killed. However, the Sangheili rebels—now known as the Ussans—lived on in the disparate components of the shield world,[16] even after the Covenant's dissolution in 2552.[17]
A mural representing the conflict
One of many ancient murals located within the Elder Council Chamber
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Contact Harvest (First mentioned)
- Halo: The Cole Protocol (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Glasslands (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Broken Circle (First appearance)
- Halo 2: Anniversary
- Halo 5: Guardians (Mentioned only)
- Halo Mythos
- Halo: Bad Blood (Indirect mention)
- ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia, page 30
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Sanghelios
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, page 1
- ^ a b c Halo: Contact Harvest, page 147
- ^ a b Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal 6
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 350
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, page 4
- ^ a b c Halo: Broken Circle, pages 57-58
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, pages 1-3
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, pages 6-7
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, pages 9-13
- ^ a b Halo: Broken Circle, Chapter 1
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 120 (2011 edition)
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 90
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 151
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, pages 182-183
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, pages 291-294


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Commentary: Like Sierra Club, biz community holds leaders accountable
Holding elected officials accountable is an essential part of our democracy. Indeed, it is something we need more of, not less, in these days of political gridlock.
The Alaska Business Report Card is an effort to do just that. Comprised of the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce, the Resource Development Council, the Alaska Support Industry Alliance and ProsperityAlaska, this group gathers each year to hammer out letter grades on Alaska's state officials.
Even though this is our third year of working together as a group, we are still relatively new to the grading and ranking process. The Alaska Conservation Alliance, the local chapter of the Sierra Club, the National Rifle Association, the Alaska chapter of the NEA, and many Alaska labor organizations have been grading legislators for a long time and using those grades to educate their members.
This past week, the ABRC released grades on the individual members of the 27th Alaska Legislature, the governor, the group grades for the Senate Majority and Minority, and the House Majority and Minority. Please consider the following as you listen to reactions from individual legislators.
First, the ABRC serves as collective feedback from Alaska's largest business associations who represent thousands of Alaska businesses and tens of thousands Alaskan workers. These are the businesses and the workers who are the backbone of Alaska's economy. More than 60 bills in the 27th legislature were identified by ABRC organizations and considered in the grading process.
Letter grades are computed through an average of each participating organizations' scoring based on their respective legislative priorities. Considered in the grading process are bill sponsorship, committee votes, floor votes, actions taken in committee (when applicable) and, especially, overall leadership inside and outside of the legislature.
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Third, to help elected officials know in advance how they will be graded, we share the top priorities of our combined organizations at the start of each legislative session. In fact, as a group we walk together through the halls of the capitol and hand-deliver them to each office. For the past two years our joint priorities have been: fiscal responsibility, oil tax reform, regulatory efficiency, litigation reform, general business climate and strategic transportation infrastructure funding.
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Here is the last of our Ice Bucket Challenge Videos – starring Alwyn and Sean and the loudest scream we have recorded yet!


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Dusk After The Rain is a stage in Tekken Tag Tournament 2. The stage is set in what seems to be a Chinese restaurant neighborhood. On the initial stage, lit lanterns can be seen hanging around the sides of the nearby pagoda roof buildings. Due to it being a multi-tiered stage, part of it is on a balcony which players can be thrown off and onto a puddle-filled street.
Background Music
The stage BGM is called "Yun".
- The lower part of the stage is reminiscent of Lei Wulong's Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament stages.
- If the players fall into a mud puddle, their body and clothes will get muddy as well.
- In the lower part, a jiangshi can be seen hopping in an alleyway in the distance.
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Timberline Resources Drill Results from the Elder Creek Porphyry Project, Nevada
Timberline Resources Corporation (OTCQB: TLRS; TSX-V: TBR) ("Timberline" or the "Company") today announced that it drilled 46.5 feet (14.2 meters) grading 1.20% copper, 0.31% molybdenum, 25.5 g/t silver, and 0.126 g/t gold in CCEC 18-02, the first core hole drilled at the Elder Creek porphyry copper-molybdenum project in Nevada. This intercept is the first drill test within the central portion of a 2.5 mile (4 km)-wide multi-stage hydrothermal system. Hole RCEC 18-01, located 3,250 feet (1 km) to the north and previously reported, contains 0.21% copper over its entire 500 foot (152 m) length, including 0.44% copper over 110 feet (34 m), and bottomed in strong mineralization.
Core Hole CCEC18-02 Results
Core hole CCEC18-02 (Figure 1) was drilled vertically to a depth of 1,497 feet (456.4 m). It intercepted pervasively altered hornfels (after Harmony Formation shale and arkosic sandstones), feldspar porphyry intrusive rocks and hydrothermal breccias. The cross-cutting textures and breccias reflect multiple, overprinting events including emplacement of copper and molybdenum sulphides(see press release dated October 19, 2018 at http://timberlineresources.co/press-releases/). The chalcopyrite and molybdenite are concentrated (typically 2-6%) from 1,313.5 - 1,360 feet (400.5 - 414.6 meters)(Table 1), where they occur primarily within veins and the quartz-sulphide matrix to breccia which cross-cuts potassic-altered hornfels and associated porphyritic intrusions (Figure 2).
Table 1. Summary of Core Drill Hole CCEC18-02 Assay Results
Assays for the upper portion of the hole are pending.
Mineralization in CCEC18-02 is distinctly polymetallic (Cu-Mo-Au-Ag-Re)(Table 2) compared to primarily copper in reverse-circulation ("RC") drill hole RCEC18-01, which is located 1 km to the north-northwest at the Valmy copper area (Figure 1). RCEC18-01 intersected 110 feet (34 meters) of 0.44% copper as chalcocite within a near-surface, cross-cutting, altered porphyritic intrusion. The chalcocite mineralization occurs within a broader interval (500 feet; 152 meters) of 0.21% copper (see press release dated September 27, 2018), much of which is oxidized.
Steven Osterberg, Timberline's President and CEO commented, "The excellent drill hole intercepts, combined with the pervasive hydrothermal alteration, extensive stockwork veining, and magnetics data, clearly document the very large scale of the Elder Creek porphyry system that we are just beginning to drill test. We are particularly excited to see the well-mineralized copper-molydenum breccia along with associated precious metals as further evidence of cross-cutting, multiple emplacement events as expected in major porphyry systems. Our focus now is to identify a large source of these mineralized emplacements. We have mobilized a geophysical crew to conduct induced polarization and resistivity surveys over the large target area."
Figure 1. Geology, Alteration, Copper Geochemistry, and Target Areas at the Elder Creek Porphyry Copper-Gold Project
Breccia-Zone Assay Results
Assays from the mineralized hydrothermal breccia zone show general consistency and enrichment in rhenium, potassium, iron, and sulfur (Table 2). Rhenium is generally associated with molybdenum, potassium is thought to reflect intense potassic (biotite and potassium feldspar) alteration, and iron and sulfur are associated with abundant pyrite and chalcopyrite. These characteristics suggest that a robust, multi-staged mineralizing system exists at Elder Creek.
Table 2: Detailed Assays from Core Hole CCEC18-02 Hydrothermal Breccia Zone
Exploration Plans
The company has contracted Zonge Geophysics of Reno, Nevada to complete a 10 km Induced Polarization (IP)/Resistivity survey at Elder Creek. An orientation line will be completed over the location of drill core hole CCEC18-02, along with off-set lines across the 3 km diameter system. The survey will characterize the rocks for signatures associated with concentration of sulfides (IP), associated silicification (Resistivity) as hydrothermal alteration, and identification of major fault zones within the project area.
Figure 2. Copper (cpy: chalcopyrite) and Molydenum (mo: molybdenite) Sulfide Mineralization within Hydrothermal Breccia and Pervasively-altered Intrusive Rock in Drill Core CCEC18-02
Elder Creek Property
Timberline's Elder Creek copper-gold, and adjacent Paiute properties lie within the prolific Battle Mountain District of Nevada (Figure 3), approximately 11 miles (18 km) north of Newmont's Phoenix mining complex. Data compiled from over 40-plus years of exploration on the property includes only limited shallow, historic drilling in the pronounced magnetic low (Figure 4), and only shallow drilling along the north and northeastern magnetic zone targeted primarily at gold. Geologic and geophysical characteristics, and rock geochemical sampling results evident at Elder Creek (see press release dated June 18, 2018 at http://timberlineresources.co/press-releases/) are common to major porphyry copper deposits. Three primary target areas have been identified to date at Elder Creek.
Figure 3. Location of the Elder Creek Project within the Battle Mountain Mining District
Figure 4. Elder Creek Historic Airborne Total Field Magnetics with Exploration Target Areas and 2018 Drill Holes.
Timberline has the right to acquire a 65% interest in the 16 square mile (41 km2) Elder Creek property by spending US$5.1 million over 6 years through an earn-in joint venture agreement with McEwen Mining Inc. (see new release dated May 24, 2018 at http://timberlineresources.co/press-releases/).
Further technical details of the Company's Elder Creek project may be viewed at: http://timberlineresources.co/projects/ElderCreek/.
Sampling Methodology, Chain of Custody, Quality Control and Quality Assurance
Collection of drill core samples was completed under the supervision of a Company representative. Core was transported by the Company's Qualified Person to Range Front Geologic in Elko, NV where it was cut. Sampling was completed by a Company representative. After preparation of the samples, blind certified standard reference materials and blanks were inserted into each sample batch which was transported to ALS in Nevada for analyses. Samples were assayed for gold by Fire Assay of a 30 gram (1 assay ton) charge with an AA finish (ALS code Au-AA23). Samples were also assayed for a 48 multi-element using four acid ICP-MS (code ME-MS61). "Over-limits" were re-assayed using 4-acid Aqua regia digestion and ICP or AAS finish (code Cu-OG62).
Steven Osterberg, Ph.D., P.G., Timberline's President and Chief Executive Officer, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this release. Mr. Osterberg is not considered independent of the Company as defined in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101. Drill intercepts are reported as drill thicknesses; true widths of intercepts are unknown.
About Timberline Resources
Timberline Resources Corporation is focused on advancing district-scale gold exploration and development projects in Nevada. These include its 23 square-mile Eureka property, comprising the Lookout Mountain, Windfall, and Oswego projects which lie along three separate structural stratigraphic trends defined by distinct geochemical gold anomalies, as well as being operator of both the Paiute joint venture project with a subsidiary of Barrick Gold, and the Elder Creek joint venture with McEwen Mining. All of these properties lie on the prolific Battle Mountain-Eureka gold trend. Timberline also owns the Seven Troughs property in Northern Nevada, which is one of the state's highest-grade former producers. Timberline has increased its owned and controlled mineral rights in Nevada to over 43 square miles (27,500 acres). Detailed maps and NI 43-101 estimated resource information for the Eureka property may be viewed at http://timberlineresources.co/.
Timberline is listed on the OTCQB where it trades under the symbol "TLRS" and on the TSX Venture Exchange where it trades under the symbol "TBR".
Forward-looking Statements
Statements contained herein that are not based upon current or historical fact are forward-looking in nature and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company's expectations about its future operating results, performance and opportunities that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the advancement of projects, and exploration potential. When used herein, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "upcoming," "plan," ''target", "intend" and "expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to Timberline Resources Corporation, its subsidiaries, or its management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause the Company's actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. There are no assurances that the Company will complete the earn-in on the Elder Creek project as contemplated or at all. Factors that could cause or contribute to risks involving forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, changes in the Company's business and other factors, including risk factors discussed in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For Further Information Please Contact:
Steven A. Osterberg
President and CEO
Tel: 208-664-4859
E-mail: [email protected]


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Report of the Task Force on European Banking Union to the Contact Committee of Supreme Audit Institutions of the European Union and the European Court of Auditors
A comprehensive audit mandate assessing the supervisory review and evaluation process of banking supervision is no guaranteed in the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). Before November 2014, national Supreme Audit Institutions audit scope went far beyond what the ECA is able to exercise today vis-à-vis the ECB. These are the findings set out in a report published jointly by several Supreme Audit Institutions.
0 Executive summary
0.1 Point of departure
As from 2008, Europe was hit by a financial crisis and a subsequent sovereign debt crisis. Many governments supported failing financial institutions with public funds amounting to hundreds of billions of euros. In response, the countries of the euro area introduced the European Banking Union, including a Single Supervisory Mechanism. In this Mechanism, the European Central Bank is directly responsible for prudential supervision of all 'Significant Institutions'. National Competent Authorities are directly responsible for supervising the 'Less Significant Institutions', based on guidance of the European Central Bank.
0.2 Auditing banking supervision in the Single Supervisory Mechanism
The Supreme Audit Institutions of Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands carried out a parallel audit to examine banking supervision at national level. The objectives of the parallel audit were:
- to gain insight into differences among EU Member States in the way supervisors have set up and carry out prudential supervision for LSIs, and
- to collect evidence about possible 'audit gaps' that may have emerged as a result of the introduction of the Single Supervisory Mechanism.
0.3 Key finding 1: Differences in regulatory transposition, design and practice of banking supervision
The regulatory framework regarding banks in the EU is characterised by complexity and has been subject to a number of changes since the outbreak of the financial crisis. We identified differences in how EU rules are transposed into national law. We found that within one common Supervisory Mechanism different national rules and regulations apply.
Furthermore we found differences in the institutional design of prudential supervision:
- Frequently, the National Central Bank is responsible for prudential supervision but in some countries, the prudential supervisor is set up as a separate institution or responsibilities are shared between the Central Bank and a National Competent Authority.
- Supervisory costs are charged to the supervised entities, but to different degrees.
- Often the Ministry of Finance has a central role in supervising the supervisor, while in two countries Parliament and representatives of the regulated institutions are involved in this supervision.
We also found the following significant differences in supervision practice:
- Methods designed either by the European Central Bank or national approaches are used for categorizing banks according to their systemic relevance and for assessing risks.
- The proportionality of the annual assessment in the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process for Less Significant Institutions varies.
- Substantive focus in the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process is either on assessing risks to capital, liquidity and sustainability of funding, or on assessing banks' business models and adequacy of governance and risk management.
- Either quantitative interventions (capital add-ons) are used by the National Competent Authority, or primarily qualitative interventions.
Key results
0.4 Key finding 2: Audit gaps confirmed and increasing
The audit mandate of the European Court of Auditors with respect to the supervisory activities of the European Central Bank is narrowly defined as an examination of the operational efficiency of the management of the European Central Bank. At the time the Eurogroup considered the issue in December 2015, it argued that this narrow definition has its roots in primary law rather than the SSM regulation. However the resulting effects should be examined as they may give rise to differences in the depth of audit at European compared to national level in some Member States. The Special Report of the European Court of Auditors on the Single Supervisory Mechanism of November 2016 confirmed that the loss of mandate by some national SAIs after the introduction of the Single Supervisory Mechanism is not compensated by the mandate of the European Court of Auditors.
The European Commission's review of prudential supervision by the European Central Bank states that the European Court of Auditor's mandate "is indeed more limited than the mandates of certain national Supreme Audit Institutions over national banking supervisory authorities."[1] It encourages the European Court of Auditors and the European Central Bank to conclude an inter-institutional agreement that specifies the modalities of information exchange in view of granting the European Court of Auditors access to all information necessary for performing its audit mandate.
We agree that an inter-institutional agreement can be a first step to improve external accountability of the European Central Bank´s supervisory function. However, ultimately we deem it necessary to clarify the audit mandate of the ECA, as this has a direct effect on the range of information the ECB is able to share with the ECA. The European Court of Auditors claims for itself the right to interpret the scope of its audit mandate. In our opinion, the clarification of its mandate should highlight inter alia that the provisions of Article 27.2 of the ESCB Statute are intended to protect the independence of monetary policy. The other ECB function – prudential supervision – needs to be subject to more stringent control and accountability than monetary policy. This could be achieved, for example, by giving the ECA the possibility to perform comprehensive audits of banking supervision pertaining to significant institutions as was the case in several countries including Germany and the Netherlands prior to the introduction of the SSM. The ECA's audit mandate may need to be clearly defined by means of an amendment of secondary law (Single Supervisory Mechanism Regulation) and possibly primary law to generate greater legal certainty and create a sustainable solution. In this parallel audit, we also found that Supreme Audit Institutions with a mandate to audit the supervision of Less Significant Institutions are facing increasing difficulty accessing relevant information. A growing number of documents pertaining to Less Significant Institutions are subject to rules and standards of the European Central Bank. As a result, information of the European Central Bank relevant to audits on Less Significant Institutions is not shared with Supreme Audit Institutions. This new 'audit gap' will increase in importance as the European Central Bank issues more harmonizing guidance and methodology regarding the prudential supervision of Less Significant Institutions in the years to come.
Ten Supreme Audit Institutions in the euro area have a limited or no mandate to audit banking supervision of Less Significant Institutions and/or are facing difficulties exercising this right. As a result, supervision of Less Significant Institutions in these countries is largely not subject to external audit.
Key Recommendations
[1] On 11 October 2017, the European Commission published its first review of Council Regulation No. 1024/2013.


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Starting chiropractic care soon after a motor vehicle accident or sports injury can help you heal 50% faster. Chiropractic adjustments help to decrease joint and muscle pain, joint swelling as well as stimulating your nervous system to send additional healing nerve impulses to the injured area. If you've hurt yourself playing a summer sport or gardening….don't wait! Procrastinating on seeking treatment will only prolong your healing time.
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Statement of FHFA Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco
Regarding Implementation of Guarantee Fee Increase
"On Dec. 23, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut
Continuation Act of 2011. Among its provisions, this new law directs the Federal Housing
Finance Agency (FHFA) to increase guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
(the Enterprises) by no less than 10 basis points from the average guarantee fees charged by
these companies in 2011 on single-family mortgage-backed securities.
This requirement is effective immediately, meaning that the average guarantee fees charged in
2012 need be at least 10 basis points greater than the average guarantee fees charged in 2011
and that this increase be remitted to the U.S. Treasury, rather than retained as reserves by the
Enterprises. The law also requires FHFA to determine a schedule for guarantee fee increases
over a two-year period that must satisfy other requirements of the law.
To begin implementation of these requirements, today I am directing Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac to announce before year-end to their seller-servicers that, effective April 1, 2012, the
guarantee fee on all single-family residential mortgages shall increase by 10 basis points.
In early 2012, FHFA will further analyze whether additional guarantee fee increases are
appropriate to ensure the new requirements are being met. FHFA will announce plans for
further guarantee fee increases or other fee adjustments that will then be implemented
gradually over the two-year implementation window, taking into consideration risk levels and
conditions in financial markets. FHFA will monitor closely the increased guarantee fees
imposed as a result of the new law throughout its effective period, which ends Oct. 1, 2021."
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