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This is the english version of my homepage, set up for the convenience of international users. Links to material of limited interest to you like links to pages in German have been left out intentionally. Still, I hope this serves to satisfy your curiosity.
You can find out more about me on my bio page, where you can also access some poems that I've written and look at a few pictures.
I've created dedicated pages for some of my hobbies: My books page contains a selection of my favourite books with links to relevant resources as well as some reviews of stuff I've read recently. Maybe you find something interesting in there! This page also includes a list of similar book pages. that I've found on the Web.
If you're having a rotten day, brighten it up by visiting my Humor Archive. Over the years, I have collected some 300 pages of funnies from the stuff friends keep mailing around or what you can find on the Usenet humor newsgroups. If you have something that you feel might fit in well, please feel free to submit it for inclusion. One note, though: please send text only and please verify that your submission is indeed freely redistributable. I enjoy Scott Adams or Dave Barry as much as the other guy, but I can't possibly put stuff ripped from their columns on my page.
Wondering what kind of music I usually listen to? Well, check out my Music page for a not necessarilky exhaustive or complete list of stuff I like, complete with some notes and links to relevant web resources.
On the job, I work with computers - primarily with Sun, HP and Linux Unix servers. My private interest on computers centers rather around home computers. The first proper computer I owned was a C64, later on I got into the Amiga scene, writing for the German magazine Amiga Special. Since my interest in the system has flagged ever since the system was buried, I haven't done much work on my Amiga pages since then. Maybe somebody's still interested in the reviews I wrote for comp.sys.amiga.reviews. My C64 pages are more up-to-date because I've rediscovered the "bread box" thanks to emulation.
When it comes to programming, I prefer Perl these days. In my Perl Corner you can find some papers documenting more or less useful programs that I have written as well as some useful links. Currently, only one paper is fully translated to English, but each program is commented in English, so check out the German stuff, too :-)
German readers can find my hints and comments on Englisch as a foreign language as used by Germany on my blog You Can Say You To Me. The blog's title is of course a pun illustrating a literal translation gone bad, which is also the topic of many of my entries.
As is to be expected, I'm an avid online gamer. My favourites are the classic Quake II and Counterstrike, which I usually play with my friends from Clan [LoL] - The Lavabackflips.
Just recently I joined the online board game playing community Brettspielwelt. While most users are Germans, foreigners are quite welcome! Since January 19 2002, I'm a citizen of the virtual city Las Vegas. If you feel like it, drop by and visit our town and play a game of Backgammon, Tichu or Carcassonne with me. If you haven't been to Brettspielwelt yet, please see Boomer's Brettspielwelt English Help Server first.
Besides that, I collect video games. While I have divested myself of my PC-Engine and Neo*Geo collections, I still own a Super NES, a Sega Genesis, a Playstation, a Sega Saturn and a Dreamcast. My Video Games and Anime page on this web site is sadly out of date as I don't have much time updating and fixing links. Still you might find some of the stuff that I marked up for my page useful.
From time to time I'm selling off stuff from my collections on the German Ebay. You can check my home page there to see a current list of my auctions.
If you have enjoyed my pages, or if you have some criticism, please use my Guest Book to leave a comment.
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Dr. Naresh M. Punjabi is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointment in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His areas of clinical expertise include sleep disorders and sleep medicine.
Dr. Punjabi earned his M.D. from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his residency and performed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins.
His research interests include sleep apnea-related cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes; effects of sleep apnea on cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes; and epidemiology of sleep apnea.
Dr. Punjabi serves on the Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (MAC) for the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Scholars Program. He is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society.
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- Medicine - Pulmonary and Respiratory
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Centers & Institutes
- MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1991)
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (1999)
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- American Board of Internal Medicine / Critical Care Medicine (1999)
- American Board of Internal Medicine / Pulmonary Disease (1997)
- American Board of Internal Medicine / Sleep Medicine (2009)
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Research Summary
Dr. Punjabi's current research focuses on the epidemiology of sleep apnea with a particular emphasis on associated sequelae, including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. He has been one of the principal investigators for the multi-center Sleep Heart Health Study, an epidemiological study on the longitudinal effects of sleep apnea on hypertension, cardiovascular disease and mortality. His clinical research laboratory is examining the independent effects of intermittent hypoxia on various pathways to help elucidate the links between sleep apnea, insulin resistance and metabolic dysfunction.
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Cade BE, Gottlieb DJ, Lauderdale DS, Bennett DA, Buchman AS, Buxbaum SG, De Jager PL, Evans DS, Fülöp T, Gharib SA, Johnson WC, Kim H, Larkin EK, Lee SK, Lim AS, Punjabi NM, Shin C, Stone KL, Tranah GJ, Weng J, Yaffe K, Zee PC, Patel SR, Zhu X, Redline S, Saxena R. "Common variants in DRD2 are associated with sleep duration: The CARe Consortium." Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Oct 13. pii: ddv434.
Lutsey PL, Bengtson LG, Punjabi NM, Shahar E, Mosley TH, Gottesman RF, Wruck LM, MacLehose RF, Alonso A. "Obstructive sleep apnea and 15-year cognitive decline: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study." Sleep. 2015 Oct 5. pii: sp-00219-15. [Epub ahead of print]
Chami HA, Gottlieb DJ, Redline S, Punjabi NM. "Association between glucose metabolism and sleep-disordered breathing during REM sleep." Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov 1;192(9):1118-26. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201501-0046OC.
Kudchadkar SR, Yaster M, Punjabi AN, Quan SF, Goodwin JL, Easley RB, Punjabi NM. "Temporal characteristics of the sleep EEG power spectrum in critically ill children." J Clin Sleep Med. 2015 Jul 13. pii: jc-00131-15. [Epub ahead of print]
Punjabi NM. "Rebuttal from Dr. Punjabi." Chest. 2015 Jul 16. doi: 10.1378/chest.15-1321. [Epub ahead of print]
Seif F, Patel SR, Walia HK, Rueschman M, Bhatt DL, Blumenthal RS, Quan SF, Gottlieb DJ, Lewis EF, Patil SP, Punjabi NM, Babineau DC, Redline S, Mehra R. Obstructive sleep apnea and diurnal nondipping hemodynamic indices in patients at increased cardiovascular risk. J Hypertens. 2013 Dec 16. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24351803
Tare A, Lane JM, Cade BE, Grant SF, Chen TH, Punjabi NM, Lauderdale DS, Zee PC, Gharib SA, Gottlieb DJ, Scheer FA, Redline S, Saxena R. Sleep duration does not mediate or modify association of common genetic variants with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia. 2013 Nov 27. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24280871
Rao MN, Blackwell T, Redline S, Punjabi NM, Barrett-Connor E, Neylan TC, Stone KL; Association between sleep duration and 24-hour urine free cortisol in the MrOS Sleep Study. Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study Group. PLoS One. 2013 Sep 27;8(9):e75205. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075205. PMID: 24228086 [PubMed - in process]
Polak J, Shimoda LA, Drager LF, Undem C, McHugh H, Polotsky VY, Punjabi NM. Intermittent hypoxia impairs glucose homeostasis in C57BL6/J mice: partial improvement with cessation of the exposure. Sleep. 2013 Oct 1;36(10):1483-90; 1490A-1490B. doi: 10.5665/sleep.3040. PMID: 24082307 [PubMed - in process]
Lane JM, Tare A, Cade BE, Chen TH, Punjabi NM, Gottlieb DJ, Scheer FA, Redline S, Saxena R. Common Variants in CLOCK Are Not Associated with Measures of Sleep Duration in People of European Ancestry from the Sleep Heart Health Study. Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Dec 15;74(12):e33-5. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.06.006. Epub 2013 Jul 17. No abstract available. PMID: 23871470 [PubMed - in process]
Kudchadkar SR, Aljohani OA, Punjabi NM. Sleep of critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit: A systematic review. Sleep Med Rev. 2013 May 21. pii: S1087-0792(13)00025-7. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2013.02.002. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23702219
Powell R, Davidson D, Divers J, Manichaikul A, Carr JJ, Detrano R, Hoffman EA, Jiang R, Kronmal RA, Liu K, Punjabi NM, Shahar E, Watson KE, Rotter JI, Taylor KD, Rich SS, Barr RG. Genetic ancestry and the relationship of cigarette smoking to lung function and per cent emphysema in four race/ethnic groups: a cross-sectional study. Thorax. 2013 Jul;68(7):634-42. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202116. Epub 2013 Apr 12. PMID: 23585509
Ramanathan R, Kohli A, Ingaramo MC, Jain A, Leng SX, Punjabi NM, Walston JD, Fedarko NS. Serum chitotriosidase, a putative marker of chronically activated macrophages, increases with normal aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2013 Oct;68(10):1303-9. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glt022. Epub 2013 Mar 22. PMID: 23525479
Punjabi NM, Aurora RN, Patil SP. Home sleep testing for obstructive sleep apnea: one night is enough! Chest. 2013 Feb 1;143(2):291-4. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2699. No abstract available. PMID: 23381307
Langrock R, Swihart BJ, Caffo BS, Punjabi NM, Crainiceanu CM. Combining hidden Markov models for comparing the dynamics of multiple sleep electroencephalograms. Stat Med. 2013 Aug 30;32(19):3342-56. doi: 10.1002/sim.5747. Epub 2013 Jan 24. PMID: 23348835
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14. Hormones That Prepare the Way For the Baby -2
The duties undertaken in the female body by molecules produced by the follicle—in other words the estrogen—reveal yet another of the miracles in God's creation. Let us briefly survey these duties: One of the organs affected by the hormone estrogen is the uterus, which is where the fertilized egg will implant itself and divide and grow. Under the influence of estrogen, preparations in the uterus are begun. The walls of the uterus increase in thickness three to five times and are enriched with capillary vessels (Figure 66). If fertilization takes place, then these vessels will meet the embryo's nutritional needs.
This is a true miracle, because the still-developing follicle literally considers the future of the egg cell inside it, takes the requisite measures for the egg's future nourishment, and ensures that the uterus is prepared to receive the egg it will harbor in the future.
Of course, this raises a number of questions:
1. How does the follicle know that after being released, the egg cell will reach the uterus and remain there? How does it know that the uterus' capillary vessels will provide nourishment for the egg cell? How does it learn the formula that will ensure the multiplication of the blood vessels? These are all, without doubt, manifestations of the creative artistry of God the Exalted.
a. Estrogen
b. womb muscle
Figure 66: Under the effect of estrogen, the womb's muscles start to expand and muscle power increases. This precautionary measure protects the womb in the event that fertilization takes place and the egg settles there.
2. Under the influence of estrogen, the uterus muscles begin to expand and increase in strength. This is a precautionary measure, to protect the uterus in the event that the egg settles there after fertilization.13
The chemical molecule produced by a tiny follicle shapes the human body from top to bottom, and at the same time causes the necessary arrangements to be made for the future birth of a healthy human being (Figures 66 and 67). The hormone estrogen is an unconscious substance consisting of atoms arranged one beside the other, produced by unconscious cells and affects other unconscious cells. Yet all these events take place within a broad plan, as a result of which the human infants emerge fully formed.
a. Estrogen hormone
Figure 66: Thanks to the hormone estrogen, the adult female body assumes its own unique, distinct characteristics.
From all this, the following fact emerges: Estrogen definitely cannot complete all these steps of its own accord. It is our Lord, Almighty God, Who inspires all the actions that it carries out. It is He Who created the universe out of nothing in an incomparable manner:
O humanity! Fear your Lord Who created you from a single self and created its mate from it and then disseminated many men and women from the two of them. Fear God in Whose name you make demands on one another and also in respect of your families. God watches over you continually. (Surat an-Nisa', 1)
That is Allah, your Lord. There is no god but Him, the Creator of everything. So worship Him. He is responsible for everything. (Surat Al-An'am, 102)
a. Estrogen hormone
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Figure 67: When estrogen molecules reach the epithelial cells in the womb, these cells begin secreting acid. This acidic environment is ideally suited for beneficial microbes to multiply in, and also helps prevent infection.
13- Oguz Kayaalp, Rasyonel Tedavi Yonunden Tibbi Farmakoloji ("Pharmacology"), p. 2750.


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The benefits of Community Gardening are boundless. It stimulates social interaction, beautifies neighborhoods and produces nutritious foods while reducing food budgets. Each garden is a joint effort where friends and neighbors not only share responsibilities but often the rewards of their harvest as well!
The needs of the gardens we work with are as varied as the gardens themselves. We provide everything from expertise and seeds to tilling and tools. We couldn't do it without our volunteers who help prepare the soil, plant seeds, weed, harvest produce and more!
For more information on all aspects of the Food Bank's Community Gardens project, contact Community Gardens at firstname.lastname@example.com or 404.892.FEED (3333) x1216.
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We assist new and existing groups with siting, planning and organizing community gardens. We provide volunteers, resources, and expertise to help the gardens flourish.
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Gardens can be built and maintained by groups of neighbors, faith-based groups, schools, members of Food Bank partner agencies and other community groups. Volunteers are also essential to the success of most of the gardens we work with.
How many community gardens does ACFB help?
At any given time, we assist over 100 gardens across metro Atlanta. Most have between 12 and 50 garden plots.
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It really takes a committed group of people to plant and maintain a community garden. Once your group is ready to make the commitment, contact Community Gardens at firstname.lastname@example.com or 404.892.FEED (3333) x1216.
What if I already have a garden in my yard, but I want to help?
A great way for "backyard gardeners" to help is by participating in the Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign. You can literally plant to donate by planting an extra row or simply donate your extras as your harvest comes in. You can find your nearest drop-off point here.
If you are part of a neighborhood, school, faith-based or other community group that has the commitment of several people who are interested in working together, your dream of starting a community garden has the potential to become a reality! You'll need a committed group to plan, prepare, plant, maintain and harvest your garden. Our primary interest is in assisting with gardening projects that will enhance the food supply of low-income families and individuals. ACFB's Community Gardens coordinator can offer help with finding a site, organizing the gardeners, gathering resources and providing volunteers. The best time of year to begin gardening plans are the months of January, February and March.
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We encourage local gardeners to plant an extra row of veggies in their gardens and donate the harvest! Designated ACFB partner agencies across metro Atlanta serve as drop-off sites for your produce donations. It's all part of the national "Plant a Row for the Hungry" program started in 1995 by the Garden Writers Association. Last year's effort garnered 106,292 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. What a great way to get healthy food on the tables of those in need! Also, many donations also come from gardeners who simply have extra veggies they don't want to see go to waste. Find your nearest "Plant a Row" drop-off site.


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1) Not a problem - No change planned.
2) Minor problem - Change scheduled for the release of Helms Deep
3) Problem - we are not going to fix it.
4) Fixed and released quietly without telling us. 99.9% of the bugs are fixed this way. Some of these fixes do not work. I generally write a new bug report after each major content update.
5) Add more possibilities
I do not know of any software development organization that has fully transparent system for bugs.
My company offers a tracking system for customer reports of any kind of problem. A customer reports a problem that turns out to a software bug then Customer Service Report (CSR) gets an official bug report number. The customer can never access the bug report with all its details that software developers like me work with. Somebody in Customer Service has to sanitize and create updates to the CSR based on the progress with the bug report. This entire customer process is a Premium service. Customers have to pay to submit CSRs, talk to a Customer Service Engineer (CSE) or access a CSR remotely. A person can only see their CSRs or if the customer is a company - the person has to be authorized to access their company's CSRs.
I can not speak about Turbine's bug process. For us, customer bug reports and interfacing with customers is large expense. Without the dollars from the customers we could not afford to provide any details. The other big problem is that bug reports include a liberal dose of corporate confidential information about how the product works. What problems has. How much it costs to fix problem 137,364. None of which we our competitors to get access to.
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1. Disable deleting a creep character. Want a new name? Pay for it. Deletion and rerolling of creep classes is really only useful for questionable things like rank/commendation farming.
2. Make a TOS addendum to policy for multi-boxers. Simply disallow it in the ettenmoors. You can create very simple and understandable guidelines for your GM staff to sort this out. There's a very clear line of action (are they in the ettenmoors? If yes; this is actionable. If no; ignore), that would be no more difficult to enforce than the current TOS.
I don't think you'll ever be able to catch every person farming rank. Especially since most will be doing it slowly with a single alternate account (and frankly it's impossible to sort out the ones using a friend's actual account for this sort of thing). You CAN however discourage the "high gainers" who are farming 4-5 accounts at a time and constantly rerolling the reavers to reset their rating.
Even my Signature is trolling!
Saying behavior "x" is clearly rank farming so it should be banned is a horribly ad hoc way to do things not in the least because it entirely reactionary and so you will always see folks nibbling at the edges to.see if they can get away with something because it isn't "technically" behavior "x".
"We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result... we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. " - E R Murrow
As an aside, that's pretty neat how you completely ignore the questions that demonstrate the substance-free nature of your earlier assertion that some "it" has rendered my "point" somehow "weak". . . and you then merely move on to asking for documentation of things nobody (else) actually doubts took place.
The announcement of a major LI revamp broken up into two phases did indeed take place in a Letter to the Community:
Next Steps with Legendary Items – We're planning on doing two upgrades to Legendary Items next year – one in the Q1 release, and one later in the year. The goal is to respond to a bunch of your feedback and to incorporate some more versatility, flexibility and less randomness into the system. We'll certainly be releasing a dev diary on the Q1 changes as we get into next year.
The announcement that phase 2 had been canceled was not quite so happily publicized but can be read about here among other places.
Again, I'm not sure why you required those links considering that nobody doubts that any of this happened. They were going to substantially revamp LIs, and then. . . *poof*. . . for some reason they decided against it.
Here's the truly sad thing though. . . we agree that LIs need a revamp. Yet your ideological blinders won't even allow you to acknowledge the most likely reason why that revamp was called off in the first place. And why we're unlikely to ever see anything close to the revamp that the players clamoured for all those years ago.
We may get some F2P-era, heavily monetized system. . . but we will never get the system we had all hoped we'd get when the revamp was originally announced.
Anyways, this thread is not about Legendary Items or your ongoing beef with me. You asked about an LI revamp and I provided you some background of which you seemed unaware. It's unfortunate that you saw the need to take such information and turn it into another invective-filled argument as you have in other threads. I won't assist you in derailing this thread further.
First, your links you posted give insight to a revamp, the one you claim "cancelled phase 2" is not even a single developer mention it was postponed or cancelled, in other words the possibility is there and more than likely devs are working on it.
Second, F2P is not the monetized-monster you put it to be, its more like a trend to play more games and decide how much you spend on it, call it loyalty and future tiumes trend, you might not like it but you definetly can't demonized it like you have.
The LI Question was asked and answered in the March 21, 2013 Twitter Dev Chat.
Q19: Avengingbananaslug - Are there any plans to rework the legendary item system?
A19: Evan "Verizal" Graziano
At this time, no, there are no plans to rework LI.
First, going from "planned" to "not planned" is synonymous with canceled.First, your links you posted give insight to a revamp, the one you claim "cancelled phase 2" is not even a single developer mention it was postponed or cancelled, in other words the possibility is there and more than likely devs are working on it.
Second, though you consider it "more than likely" that devs are working on it, Sapience just told you that they are not.
I merely point out the unintended and often poorly understood and documented undesireable side-effects that such a business model has on the games that adopt it. And there are many. That you find it necessary to characterize this as "demonizing" and assert/demand that I "can't" do so is somewhat telling.Second, F2P is not the monetized-monster you put it to be, its more like a trend to play more games and decide how much you spend on it, call it loyalty and future tiumes trend, you might not like it but you definetly can't demonized it like you have.
Anyways, you asked your question, I provided you with historical background, and now Sapience has given you a direct answer. The prior revamp was canceled. And they are not currently working on a new one however "more than likely" you might consider the possibility that they are.
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Thanks for the reply Sapience.
To hurin, I posted around the same time Sapience did, I didn't see the post until now.
Seems you were right on this.
A very informative thread, thanks for sharing!
As a budding software developer myself, I'm curious if you would be willing to share some of the best practice patterns your team employs when architecting a massive game such as this? For example, do you use architectural patterns similar to MVVM of MVC, TDD, etc.. in order to build application layers that are decoupled and code that is more easily maintained and scalable?
Just curious on how the pros do it. Thanks! Keep up the great work!
My suggestion is to start with something. Decide what that root is and start with fixing it instead of waiting to determine everything that falls into that category.
I broke it down so you understand my point....... So yeah, not much you said really applies to my comment.....
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We know that the LI system is not about to change, as stated in the mentioned dev chat.
The more I try to use it to a decent level on more than 1 or 2 chars, the more I'd like to see it not revamped, but removed. As in 'it never existed'. There's nothing 'legendary' about it anyway, except the grind for relics, not to mention shards. There is no real/unique customization for a given role of a given class, and for a purely dps class there is no customization at all. And this customization doesn't include a cosmetic component, but that's the least of a problem.
Not only its removal will free countless vault slots now taken by its components, but (more importantly) it will untie the devs' hands for faster changing of classes' skills and mechanics, w/o care for this extra burden.
No, you don't have to start with the 'it's about the money' and 'how do you propose to compensate monetary value?'. I always find such questions out of the point. I play a game product here. I'm not an accountant, I'm not a game dev. I can only say what I like and dislike, it is beyond me how problems are dealt with, regardless of how interesting the process may be.
About MC:
I like the idea of mounted combat and appreciate the maximum to which it is extended, given the technicality issues involved. What I don't understand is why those technical problems were not predicted and, if not removable, why the entire MC had to be introduced at all. So much effort was clearly input to it, yet it is not usable for serious group content and the rubber-banding is such a hassle. The whole thing is like a pretty but unusable object hanging above the fireplace. It is like the most expensive cosmetic cloak in the galaxy.
To say the least, you could try to not place raid-size WBs in thick forests with dense extra mobs possessing skills for CC and reducing the control over an already clumsy horse. That, if not the rest, was completely avoidable and related to zone design, not to MC design.
About instances:
I like CD, Uru, old-school Fornost and the GA-cluster, GB is cool too. If a new IC is not on the way, perhaps some of these could be revamped.
I'd really like to see locks introduction for scaled content and not purely-RNG-based loot system.
I hope in the next portion of HD-information we'll get some insights about those. Old or not, the game is nice and still has a lot to offer, as it offered a lot in the past.
One thing I've been curious about is the design process for armor. I know the devs have mentioned things about it in the past, such as the fact they have a certain number of base meshes they can rig textures to, generating different effects from a single skeleton. Or that they had a certain number in SoA, and nearly doubled that number in Moria. But what about the process of modeling that armor? Any new tricks or creative innovations to boast of?
For instance, a lot of armor seems like it was built on a male human frame, and then adapted to the other six body types, sometimes to comical effect. In a few recent cases, such as Cel-crus, there's actually gender-specific variations. Is that something we'll be seeing more of in the future?
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If another popular game comes out with a different system and it isnt hard to implement into Lotro, we might be seeing that. Just a hunch for most part, really.
EDIT: just another, probably bad idea. But maybe add a new loot tier? Something similar to WoW legendaries. They could have fun with Aragorns old sword since it is unknown what happened to it (i hope im not mistaken). It wouldnt really be lore breaking. Even if you made it with bad stats and just put in the description: "Aragorn wielded this sword as a ranger, or did he?"
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How did my journey begin? I was born on the Belgian coast near Bruges, the youngest of three children, and always seemed to approach things my own way. I wrote my name and other words not just backwards but as an exact mirror image of what the letters should be. I was left-handed but taught to write "right" so I'm now oddly ambidextrous.
From an early age, I immersed myself in drawing, and love of illustration remains a hallmark of my work. Growing up, my family spent many holidays in France, including skiing in the French Alps. Belgium is a small, beautiful country in the heart of Europe, and while I feel distinctly and proudly Belgian, I also love Swiss typography and graphic design and have always been intrigued by the richness of work from countries around me.
My career began in print, in 1992, focusing on logos, stationery, and brochures — and using the name Duoh! In 1995 I added website design, user interfaces for intranets, and multimedia development.
In 2000, I officially founded Duoh! n.v. (which later changed into b.v.b.a.) with Geert Leyseele. Partners in life and work, we live in Deinze, balancing each other. I love the things you'll find on this site, as well as house music, biking through the countryside, traveling to sunny beaches, and, of course, nourishing my friendships with the gifted and wonderful people around the world who I've met through the web.
I choose my projects based on how well I connect with a company. I've worked on everything from ExpressionEngine 2.0's GUI to wonderful creative projects for the Library of Congress to sites for a wealth of small and large businesses.
In 2003 I discovered web standards after seeing the CSS Zen Garden, and the work of Douglas Bowman. Once I hopped on board, I never looked back and became known for my tutorials promoting CSS through my personal journal. My dream is to be certain that I contribute in small but important ways to making the "interweb" a better place.
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My career has been rich with opportunities to envision, invent, and explore, as I've played with ideas and worked till the wee hours. Here's a taste of my work. As you can see, I delight in variety:
- Before its pre-launch in February 2011 (since Fabulis end of 2009) until September 2013, I've been Fab's Design Lead. I've designed the logo & house style for Fab, and also the initial and previous versions of the website, email newsletter template(s), iPhone & iPad app design (not the latest version).
- The Library of Congress: interactive history-oriented mini websites about America, created for children ages 9 to 13. An incredibly fun, challenging, and creative project called The Learning Page (1999 - 2003).
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- Multimania 2012, XPO Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Speaker at Web Directions North, Vancouver BC (2006) with Dave Shea: Finding Creativity in the Design Process
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Between bucking broncos and midway rides, the Stampede has no shortage of excitement for thrill seekers. Calgary is known for other high-flying adventures too, and this itinerary will point you in the right direction.
Getting There
To get to the Stampede, take the C-Train to Stampede Station. If you're downtown already, walk to 7 Ave. S.W. and board an eastbound train. It's a short trip to Stampede Park.
Canada Olympic Park is west of downtown on the Trans-Canada Highway. Take Calgary Transit or a taxi.
The Calgary Climbing Centre is off Macleod Tr. in South Calgary. Take Calgary Transit or a taxi.
Day One
Fuel up for the day's activities at a free Calgary Stampede Breakfast near your hotel.
For the ultimate adrenaline rush, spend the day at WinSport. View Calgary from the top of the ski jump tower while flying down North America's fastest zipline, Skyline at the Park. Test your physical and mental strength while walking the ropes on the Challenge Course. Fasten the belts inside a life-sized ball and roll downhill on a track at WinSport's newest activity, the Z-Trip. This experience will definitely be something to talk about.
In the evening, head to Stampede Park for the GMC Rangeland Derby and Grandstand Show at 8:00 p.m. Watch the excitement unfold as the chuckwagons race around the track. You'll be out of your seats cheering on your favourite driver during each heat.
Day Two
For a hearty meal and lively start to your day, go to Olympic Plaza and visit Fluor Rope Square at 9:00 a.m. You'll be served with food, entertainment and the opportunity to participate in the Fluor Great Western Flapjack Flip or the Lammle's Hat Stomp competition. Rope Square runs July 10 and July 12-17.
Next, walk or take the C-Train from Olympic Plaza to Stampede Park. Catch the Calgary Stampede Rodeo at 1:30 p.m. Buy tickets in advance to get a seat in the stands – or bring a sturdy pair of cowboy boots and show up the day of and stand in the dirt like a real cowpoke.
Visit the Bull's Eye Cookshack by Nashville North for some dinner, then catch a concert at the Coca-Cola Stage. Stay on Stampede Park long enough to watch the fireworks show.
Day Three
Grab breakfast at your hotel. Go for a walk, run or bike ride along the Bow River's extensive pathways.
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Cause and Effect Tree
This strategy helps students identify cause and effect relationships. It is important to stress that sometimes one cause may have several effects, or several causes may lead to one effect. There is not always a one-to-one relationship in cause and effect.
The students read an informational or literary text.
The students brainstorm cause and effect relationships found in the text.
- The teacher introduces a visual aid of a tree with many branches either on the board or chart paper, as well as on worksheets for each student.
- The students write the cause on the trunk of the tree.
- On each branch the students write the effects of the cause. If there is more than one cause and effect relationship in the text, use another tree.
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The METRIC dataset is used by CNES for the calibration of MERIS L1b data. The files are derived from MERIS L1b subsets over dedicated ground sites.
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WCSU honors Dr. John Murphy as 'Entrepreneur of the Year'
Macricostas award luncheon recognizes Danbury Hospital executive
Dr. John Murphy addresses the crowd at the luncheon.
Dr. John Murphy, president and chief executive officer of the Western Connecticut Health Network, received the 2011 Macricostas Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Western Connecticut State University at a luncheon held on Oct. 5.
Murphy, a neurologist and Newtown resident, joined the Danbury Hospital administration as executive vice president in 2008 and became the hospital's president and CEO in July 2010. Danbury Hospital reached an affiliation agreement with New Milford Hospital in October 2010 to form Western Connecticut Healthcare, Inc. Western Connecticut Health Network was formed by Danbury and New Milford hospitals and their related organizations to organize a coordinated network of providers, services and health care sites designed to ensure delivery of "timely, convenient and appropriate care for each and every patient," the network website noted.
Murphy was honored at a luncheon in the Ballroom of the Westside Campus Center on the WCSU Westside campus in Danbury. Funding for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award is provided by a grant from the foundation of Brookfield industrialist and philanthropist Constantine "Deno" Macricostas and his wife Marie.
As president and CEO of the Western Connecticut Health Network, Murphy's responsibilities range from strategic planning and establishment of organizational goals to management of growth and financial performance of health care services. His position requires close collaboration with physician and nursing leadership at Danbury and New Milford hospitals to ensure that the network's operational management supports mission objectives including quality care, patient safety and service excellence.
A native of New Jersey and recipient of a bachelor's degree in biology at Fordham University, Murphy began his medical studies at Rutgers Medical School and gained election to the American Osteopathic Association, the national medical honor society. He completed his internship in internal medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and his residency in neurology at the New Jersey Medical School, where he also served as chief resident.
After moving to Danbury in 1989, Murphy entered professional practice in clinical neurology as a member of Associated Neurologists in Danbury, and also has been active in clinical research and medical education. He served for two decades on the medical staff of Danbury Hospital, including three years as president of the medical staff. He was a member of the hospital's board of directors for 15 years, including a four-year tenure as board chairman.
At the time of his appointment as Danbury Hospital president and CEO in 2010, Murphy said he hoped to draw upon his experience as a physician in his new administrative role for the hospital and the emerging regional health care system.
"I'm still committed to serving patients, but I'm doing it in a broader context by working to provide high-quality medical care to the entire community," he remarked. "Our mission is to advance the health and well-being of the community in partnership with those whom we serve. It's the driving force behind everything we do."
Murphy has received numerous professional honors over the past two decades, including frequent citations in regional and national "Best Doctor" listings for his field as well as selection to receive the Melville G. Magida Award presented by the Fairfield County Medical Association. He currently resides in Newtown with his wife Nancy and their four children.


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Monon, Indiana crash injures Fowler man
A Fowler, IN man was seriously injured overnight in a traffic mishap on U-S 421 in Indiana.
Michael McKinley was air-lifted to an Indianapolis hospital. State Police was southbound when his SUV crossed into opposing traffic and clipped the back end of a semi. The accident happened at State Road 16 in Monon in White County.
The semi driver,Carlos Calderon, of Chicago, was not injured.
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kristin.mickey necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 62 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
The Monkey Bar
We are opening a family run, small business looking to tap into the family entertainment industry. The play center will feature inflatable structures such as bounce houses, obstacle courses, and slides as its main attraction. The facility is a place to run, jump, twist, bounce, and sumersault. It is all about being active and having fun. You know the nursery rhyme, 5 Little Monkeys? Our slogan will be "No more monkeys jumping on the bed, bring your monkeys here to bounce instead". Have fun with this logo, go back to your childhood!
Our target age is 1-10 years old. We are focusing on younger families with small children in a community with few indoor play options. These people seek out entertainment and physicaly engaging activities for their kids. They are fresh and playful, just as the logo should be.
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It must say "The Monkey Bar".
I like the thought of incorporating children's handwriting into the font.
This logo must appeal to children and adults alike.
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Cal notes: Choice adds pop to Ports
Former first-rounder leading team in home runs and RBIs
By Chris Martinez / Special to MLB.com | June 1, 2011 11:33 AM
The A's selected Choice 10th overall last year in hopes that he would be an offensive leader, just as his early 2011 numbers have proven. Choice says he's making the adjustments necessary for playing every day, like figuring out what kind of approach to take into every at-bat. He also took lessons from fall instructional ball last year on the basics of playing outfield in the pros.
"I feel like so far this year I've been a lot better and more successful than I was in Short Season," said Choice, who hit .284 with seven homers in 27 Northwest League games last season.
Choice recognizes the everyday grind of a full season as his biggest hurdle, though he identified it more as a mental issue than a physical one.
"[It's] knowing that you have 90 more games to go and you have this road trip ahead of you," he said. "It wears you down more than if you take it day by day."
Choice's hitting philosophy also requires mental focus.
"I feel you have to be a hitter before you worry about the power," he said. "If you are a power hitter, and you focus on getting base hits, the power will come."
He's also working on reducing his strikeouts while increasing his walks, which requires the same kind of focus he applies to power hitting.
"[It's about] seeing pitches and not going up there and swinging at everything. That will cut down strikeouts and help produce more walks."
It's all part of working toward the biggest goal for Choice in 2011 -- consistency through his first full professional season.
"You have your really good days and your really bad days," he said. "Whatever you do on your really good days, you want to make sure you do over again and just try to be consistent with it."
Choice set the tone for his season with an invitation to Oakland's big league camp at Spring Training, observing what it takes to make it in the Major Leagues.
"It was a great experience to be up there with those guys and see how they carry themselves every day," he said.
Better late: Modesto 1B Kiel Roling earned Player of the Week honors for a blistering performance in which he clubbed five homers and 14 RBIs while scoring 15 runs. Roling is batting .422 (19-for-45) since May 21 and has hit well since arriving in Modesto on May 2. He's there to anchor first base since Mike Zuanich went on the disabled list May 29 with a hand injury.
Welcome to the Cal League: High Desert RHP Brandon Maurer earned a promotion from Class A Clinton in mid-May. This week he earned Pitcher of the Week honors after tossing eight shutout innings May 25 against Modesto. Maurer struck out nine without walking a batter, but he did not earn his first win at the A Advanced level until May 30 when he pitched 7 2/3 innings against Lancaster. He allowed five runs in that contest, his highest run total since April 26 with Clinton.
Rancho's rally: Nine runs is a big day for any baseball team. It's too bad that Lancaster's big day was squashed by Rancho Cucamonga's offensive onslaught on May 25. The Quakes put up a franchise-record run total, capped by an 11-run rally in the ninth inning, and Angelo Songco hit for the cycle in a 25-9 win over the JetHawks. Every starter but leadoff man Jake Lemmerman had at least two RBIs. The contest featured seven home runs between the two teams, who combined for 32 hits.
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VIDEO: Starters MUSCLEWATCH
ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — It's that time of year when we have to ask, are you strong enough to be our man?
MUSCLEWATCH season is upon is, and we are nearing the time when we declare a champion. Kyle Lowry and Andrew Bogut seem to be frontrunners, with no true winner decided as of yet.
But first, before we get to the muscles, what, you may ask, is MUSCLEWATCH? Basically, it began decades ago when my friend Matt and I noticed our local paper would always report that players had gained 15 pounds of MUSCLE in the off-season. No matter the sport, it was never 12 pounds, never 16, never 9, never 18, but it always seemed to be "15 pounds of muscle." So we began keeping an eye on the papers looking for references to the magic 15 pounds of MUSCLE. Eventually, MUSCLEWATCH became about more than just the "15 pounds of muscle" and more about guys who had either gained or lost a lot of weight. Previous winners include Thaddeus Young and Rudy Gay.
And remember, MUSCLEWATCH cannot be successful without your help. The most effective way to let us here at MUSCLEWATCH HQ know if you see any MUSCLEWATCH news is to tweet and use the hashtag #MUSCLEWATCH.
Let's go!
• As we learned this week, MUSCLEWATCH can be divisive. Our friend(?) Tas Melas from NBATV's "The Starters" announced in the clip above that he was done with MUSCLEWATCH, sadly, before eventually relenting and halfheartedly announcing he was back in. SMH.
I guess our favorite member of "The Starters" needs to be Trey Kerby, who reported his own MUSCLEWATCH update a few weeks ago. MUSCLEWATCH salutes you, Taco Trey!
• For many NBA players, keeping weight on is just as hard as adding weight, considering how much running they do throughout the course of a season. In this article about Hawks big man Mike Muscala, he details his daily eating schedule during the season. Don't forget to eat your breakfast!
• We may need to consider some sort of lifetime MUSCLEWATCH achievement award for Mike Conley, who didn't actually gain any muscle, but did get a weight room named after him at his alma mater, Ohio State. That's got to be worth something, right?
• We're still looking on an exact number of weight lost from Kyle Lowry, who clearly dropped a lot but has thus far refused to give an exact amount. Lowry has looked amazing in the preseason, averaging 30 points a game, so obviously it's working.
Can we do some detective work? Last season Lowry was listed at 205 pounds, and this year he's being listed at 196. He certainly looks as though he lost more than 9 pounds, but maybe that's just because he's not seven feet tall. I was considering Lowry a front-runner for a MUSCLEWATCH title, but perhaps that was just all the MUSCLEWATCH in my eyes.
• As we mentioned before, Andrew Bogut lost 22 pounds by cutting out processed sugar. Now he's leading fast breaks and pulling dribbling tricks…
• Orlando's Aaron Gordon is back from a broken jaw, but he lost 10 pounds while on a liquid diet.
• Nets big man Cory Jefferson has added the magic "15 pounds of muscle"!! Congrats, CJ…
• Does Kawhi Leonard belong in MUSCLEWATCH? Perhaps we will never know.
• Also a few vague updates on a couple of Knicks players. We need details!!
• Zach LaVine has added 10 pounds. Couldn't find five more, huh?


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Developers of the Landmark Center will come before the City Council on Tuesday with a development agreement and something they�ve never had before.
FORT WALTON BEACH � Developers of the Landmark Center will come before the City Council on Tuesday with a development agreement and something they�ve never had before.
That would be a recommendation from the Fort Walton Beach staff to approve a plan for a parking deck to accompany the mixed-use project.
�This is the first time city staff has recommended approval,� City Councilman Bobby Nabors said. �I have a feeling this could be something I might like.�
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The 122,000-square-foot Landmark Center would feature 90 hotel rooms, 15 corporate apartments, a swimming pool and 31,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space.
The development order for the project at the corner of Perry Avenue and U.S. Highway 98 has been in place for some time. However, the major sticking point has been a proposed 343-space parking garage.
�A funding mechanism for the parking garage, that�s where we�ve been held up,� said Ken Wright, a managing associate for Ft. Walton Development Partners.
The developers proposed in December that the city lease 220 parking spaces in the garage for 30 years for $4 million and pay the cost over eight years.
The proposal was canned in January when city staff rejected the idea as �not consistent with the conditions of the approved development order.�
Under the new development agreement, the city would purchase 32 parking spaces for $492,128. It also would hold an option to purchase up to 16 additional spaces each year at $15,379 per space through 2026.
Under the new agreement the developers would hold 15 parking spaces for the apartments and 107 spaces for the hotel.
Ft. Walton Development Partners also would own all parking spaces not purchased by the city and maintain the garage through a Parking Deck Condominium Board.
Through the arrangement, �227 parking spaces shall be retained for ownership by the city or for use by the general public,� the new development agreement says.
Wright said the new agreement, forged just Tuesday, �is very similar to what was approved originally.�
�We have been focused on being able to give the city a parking deck available to the public,� he said.
Wright said the biggest misconception about the Landmark Center is related to the money being asked for to help fund the parking garage.
The money would not come from the city�s general fund. Instead, developers have requested the city return the tax increment financing money � the additional property taxes the parcel would generate after construction is completed � to pay down the cost for the parking garage.
Current property taxes paid on the vacant property is about $10,500. That amount would increase dramatically if the estimated $24.5 million project is built.
The tax increment financing would return all property taxes above the $10,500 to the developers through 2026.
Representatives from the Hilton hotels inspected the Landmark Center site last month and have verbally agreed to bring in one of their Home2 Suites by Hilton hotels, Wright said.
He said the Hilton�s commitment is contingent on the City Council approving the development agreement.
The revised agreement also notes Ft. Walton Development Partners� willingness to try to provide an easement on the property that would allow the city to build a pedestrian overpass across U.S. 98.
The agreement also states that the developers anticipate qualifying for a $550,000 site development grant, a $350,000 streetscape grant and $358,000 grant to upgrade public infrastructure.
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GRAFTON — For a brief second, Maureen Lemieux spoke in the present tense, her hand around a glass of iced tea as she sat in the kitchen of her Grafton home.
"Holly is 30," she said of her granddaughter.
What she meant was that Holly Piirainen would be 30 years old had she not been snatched away a short distance from Mrs. Lemiuex's summer home in Sturbridge 20 years ago.
She would be 30 had someone not killed her and left her body off an obscure path on Five Bridge Road in Brimfield where it would not be found until October.
Earlier this year, Mrs. Lemieux sat in her Grafton home and watched the news as three women held captive for about 10 years were rescued from a Cleveland home and their captor arrested.
"I thought, 'Why couldn't that have happened to Holly?'" she said, but then thought better of it, realizing the women had probably suffered terribly.
Holly has now been gone twice as long as she lived. Her family will note the somber anniversary today with a Mass at St. Philip's Church, where a stained glass window donated by the family 10 years ago depicts four children with Jesus.
Then they will head off to a funeral for a cousin killed in a motorcycle accident last weekend, their grief compounded by the loss of another family member who died younger than he should have.
On Monday they will do what they what they've always done.
"Take it day by day," Mrs. Lemieux said, her family members and Holly's mom, Christina Harrington, chiming in like children singing in a round: day by day, each one echoes.
On that sunny day in 1993, when Holly's brother returned without his sister from visiting a neighbor's puppies, their family began looking for her along Allen and South Shore Roads. Police were called and a lone sneaker — Holly's — winked up from the roadway. But she was gone.
The first day of the search passed and as the second day blended into the third, Karen Jolin, Holly's aunt, remembered, "I didn't want to find her." Because finding Holly could mean she was dead and as long as that didn't happen, there was hope.
As the search went on, the Piirainens learned that there had been some unsavory characters lurking around their neighborhood.
Richard Piirainen said police learned three sex offenders had been in the area. It both baffles and upsets him because no one has reported seeing anything.
"They must have been tripping over one another, all down there at the same time and nobody saw anything?" he said.
The family wonders why it's been so tough to track down the men from a local car repair shop who went to Five Bridge Road the day after Holly disappeared to jump-start a pickup truck.
"They might know something and they may not even realize it," Mrs. Lemieux said.
Christina Harrington is quiet. She says very little but sometimes cocks her head to the side and the resemblance to her murdered daughter is evident. Sometimes she interjects with a few memories of Holly. If she is reminded of Holly by something the child would have liked, she talks about that. In recent years she has had health problems and her sons, who both deal with the loss of their sister in different ways, have had their own issues.
Zachary Piirainen sometimes had difficulties his family attributes to his sister's death. Andrew Piirainen was injured in Afghanistan in 2011.
Life goes on in this family forever changed by tragedy.
And the investigation also goes on at the Hampden County District Attorney's office in Springfield.
Hampden County District Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni vowed to review older cases in his detective's files when he was elected in 2010.
Holly's family feels he's done just that.
Every work day, State Police Sgt. Brendan M. O'Toole sidles up to his desk alongside the case files labeled Holly Piirainen. Many days, he works on that case along with the new ones being constantly assigned to the DA's staff.
After 20 years some might call the case cold but he never has, remaining confident and optimistic that someday, he will know who killed Holly.
"We just solved a case that was older than that: Jamie Lusher," he said.
Lewis Lent Jr., who's name has been raised in the Piirainen case, recently confessed to killing James "Jamie" Lusher of Westfield in 1992 and leaving his body in a pond in Becket. State police have searched the pond without finding the boy's remains but they will likely go back, investigators have said.
Sgt. O'Toole said in the 13 years he's been assigned to the Piirainen case he and other detectives have worked to eliminate suspects and to check out new tips, which still come in.
In January 2012 Mr. Mastroianni announced that investigators had linked a dead man from Springfield to the Five Bridge Road area where Holly was found. Not calling David Pouliot a suspect, he did term the discovery to be significant and Detective Capt. Peter Higgins said investigators continue to work on that aspect of the case along with many others.
Capt. Higgins has been working on the Piirainen case for 20 years — half of his state police career, and he notes he has no plans to retire. It is not because the case is unsolved, but rather because he finds satisfaction in his work.
When Holly's case was assigned to the Springfield office the records were computerized. It was the first time such a thing was done and Holly's family members said they felt reassured by the use of new technology.
Since then, advances in DNA and new scientific methods used in forensics have changed drastically, and investigators along with Holly's family hope those tools might bring about a resolution.
Like the family of Molly Anne Bish, the Warren lifeguard who was abducted from her post and murdered in June 2000, the Piirainens hope the media will flush out someone who has the information to solve the case.
Daniel Malley, a private investigator who a few years ago led investigators to a man he came across during a child custody investigation, said he agrees that while 20 years may make the case more difficult to solve, it is not impossible.
Mr. Malley, who runs Allegiant Investigations, said he still believes Gerald Battistoni, a convicted child rapist, is a person worth looking at in the Piirainen case. He told investigators about Mr. Battistoni when he realized the former confidential police informant had been in the Sturbridge area around the time Holly was abducted.
He said he Mr. Battistoni was also familiar with the Five Bridge Road area.
"Even though so much time has gone by, there is always a chance these cases will be solved," he said, adding that people often have a change of heart about keeping secrets and decide to share information that moves an investigation forward.
The two families formed a tight bond and offer advice to other families when children are missing. They tell them to use the media to get their story out — even if the police discourage it. They warn victims' families to stay close to their detectives, to call often and check in because investigators are busy.
And, they said, keep pushing for information from the public.
"Someone has to know something," Mrs. Lemieux said, words that both Capt. Higgins and Sgt. O'Toole repeated.
"With all the suspects over the years that have raised our hopes, someone has to know," she said.
There is a $40,000 reward in the Piirainen case.
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- Latest snapshot of threats to animal and plant species published by international conservation group
- Nearly 20,000 species now face threat of extinction including 41% of amphibians and 33% of reef building corals
- Report is "clarion call to world leaders gathering in Rio," says IUCN director general Julia Marton-Lefevre
- WWF director general warns Rio "doomed to ridicule" if world leaders don't act decisively
Serving as a timely reminder to delegates convening for the Rio +20 Earth Summit, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has published its latest Red List detailing the ongoing threats to biodiversity on the planet.
The IUCN assessed a total of 63,837 plant and animal species around the globe which revealed 19,817 of that number are currently threatened with extinction, with 3,947 described as "critically endangered" -- the final classification prior to extinction.
A further 5,766 are "endangered," while more than 10,000 species are listed as "vulnerable."
"Sustainability is a matter of life and death for people on the planet. A sustainable future cannot be achieved without conserving biological diversity ... not only for nature itself but also for all seven billion people who depend on it," Julia Marton-Lefevre, IUCN director general, said in a statement.
"(The latest report) is a clarion call to world leaders gathering in Rio to secure the web of life," Marton-Lefevre added.
Amphibious creatures like frogs, toads and newts are the most endangered group with 41% facing extinction. A quarter of all mammals and 13% of bird species are heading towards a similar fate.
Ocean biodiversity is continuing its decline with a third of all reef-building corals threatened by extinction which could cause potentially catastrophic consequences for humans.
More than 275 million people are dependent on coral reefs for food, coastal protection and their livelihoods, according to the IUCN.
The reef fishing industry is worth $6.8 billion annually but overfishing is now affecting more than half the world's reefs.
"The services and economic value that species provide are irreplaceable and essential to our well being," Jon Paul Rodríguez, deputy chair, IUCN Species Survival Commission, said in a statement.
"Unless we live within the limits set by nature, and manage our natural resources sustainably, more and more species will be driven towards extinction. If we ignore our responsibility we will compromise our own survival," he added.
Plants also continue to face severe threats. Two species (Acalypha dikuluwensis and Basananthe cupricola) were officially declared extinct in 2012 and 30% of conifers are under threat.
"Recent work on plant assessments suggests that around one in five plants are threatened with extinction," says professor Stephen Hopper, director (CEO and chief scientist), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England.
"Three quarters of the world's population depends directly on plants for their primary health care. Eighty percent of our calorie intake comes from 12 plant species. If we care about the food we eat, and the medicines we use, we must act to conserve our medicinal plants and our crop wild relatives," he added.
Paul Smith, Head of the Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens says that every plant extinction makes it more challenging for humans to adapt to change.
"You look at all the big environmental problems -- food security, water scarcity, energy, climate change mitigation and adaptation -- the fact is we need to adapt and innovate," Smith said.
"We have always adapted and innovated -- 10,000 years ago we innovated with agriculture. But we can only innovate if we have access to a full range of plant diversity," he added.
The seed bank at Kew, the largest of its kind in the world, currently stores 11% (around 31,000 specimens) of the world's plant species.
Smith says the plant extinctions that have occurred since the first Earth Summit in 1992 have all been entirely avoidable.
"There is no technological reason why a plant species should become extinct. To collect and preserve an entire species which we can keep in the seed bank here for 200 years costs about £2,000," he said.
Smith says the failures to forge ahead with environmental action in recent years have been down to lack of political will.
"I think because people are incapable of thinking in the long term -- particularly politicians and our leaders. There hasn't been either priority or resource given to these tasks," he said.
But he remains upbeat about Rio +20.
"You've always got to be optimistic," Smith said. "The problem with any consensual approach is that it takes a very long time. It has become highly politicized and dominated by lawyers. That's the problem with any multilateral consensual system."
But others, like Jim Leape, director general of WWF is deeply concerned that Rio +20 talks will stall.
In a statement released by WWF on Tuesday, Leape said the summit is "doomed to ridicule" unless world leaders "get serious about sustainable development."
Leape laments the revisions to the Rio +20 negotiating text made by diplomats over recent days which have swapped "weak words for toothless language," he argues.
"They've added some positive actions around oceans protection. But the text has lots of words that 'commit' parties to nothing -- such as 'commit to promote' and 'commit to systematically consider,'" Leape said.
"World leaders 'recognized' problems 20 years ago, and they've done little about them since. How long are we going to accept 'we'll look into it' as a solution?" he added.