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"This image was made in the spirit of all my recent work, that is, it was a collaboration with Nature. New Born, 2010, was made in a pond in Northern Vermont, at night. The glass-plate negative was dipped into the water's edge, creating the horizon line, exposing the elements and the water's secrets, invisible to the naked eye. For me New Born is a photographic document of a fragment of evolution. The image represents the birth of a new beginning." —Michael Flomen
Michael Flomen's work was featured in the publication The Edge of Vision: The Rise of Abstraction in Photography (Aperture, 2009) by Lyle Rexer, who writes of Flomen's work that the artist "takes photography's desire for the real to its literal extreme, making photographs that are in direct contact with the natural elements he seeks to capture." Working without a camera, he places sheets of black-and-white photographic paper in snowfields, streams, and other natural settings to register the activity of light in relation to natural phenomena. This environmental romanticism, so closely akin to Talbot's intuition that photography allows nature to draw itself, represents a new adaptation of the photogram.
Michael Flomen (born in Montreal, Quebec, 1952) is a self-taught artist who has had extensive solo exhibitions in the U.S. and Canada, often collaborating with nature using his camera-less technique.
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It's hard to fit everything important that happened in Mt. Juliet in 2012 in one story, but we are going to do our best. Following is the big stories, month by month, that happened in 2012.
Cumberland University came east, as they announced, along with UMC, they would be building a complex in Providence called Providence West Medical Center. Along with Cumberland University and UMC, Snodgrass-King Dental and Tennessee Sports Medicine put offices in the complex which is already open.
The Wilson County School Board asked for two new schools and two new additions. Watertown High School would get a new building, and Rutland Elementary School would get a school the same size right beside it. They would be able to split their growing school into K-2 and 3-5. West Elementary and West Wilson Middle School also were approved additions. All are under construction.
Del Webb resident Sidney Payne started a petition to get liquor stores on the ballot for November. The measure did make it, and was approved by nearly 80 percent of the voters.
The Wilson Central boys' basketball team earned a trip to the state tournament with a 60-52 win over Brentwood in sectionals. They were ousted in the first round by Science Hill, 51-46.
Debra Martin of Mt. Juliet Middle School was named Teacher of the Year at the annual banquet hosted by Cumberland University and sponsored by Cedar Stone Bank and Wilson County Motors.
The largest pot growing operation in Mt. Juliet was busted at the home of Stephen Middleton and Susan York. There was over a million dollars worth of marijuana growing at the house.
The several years of road construction on North Mt. Juliet Road came to a close, as the five lane construction that took almost three years wrapped up.
Four city employees resigned and one was terminated after an investigation revealed unauthorized use of city equipment and neglect of duty.
Mt. Juliet High School baseball and softball earned trips to state with wins over Overton. Both teams lost their first two games in the Spring Fling and were eliminated.
Mt. Juliet celebrated its 40th anniversary and named the train station N.C. Hibbett Train Station, after the first mayor of the city.
Record temperatures hit the area, as middle Tennessee had readings as high as 109 degrees.
After considering other candidates, the Board of Commissioners elected to work out a contract with Interim City Manager Kenny Martin for the City Manager position.
Better Bliss Massage in Mt. Juliet was busted for prostitution after a tip led Mt. Juliet Police to the business. The owner, Jie Allen, was indicted on prostitution charges, and her husband, Steve Allen, was arrested because there were several weapons at their home, and he had been convicted of a felony in the past.
After a few years of discussion with Wilson County, the Board of Commissioners elected to reestablish the Mt. Juliet Fire Department. A fire station on Belinda Parkway is already under construction.
Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe announced he would be stepping down after 30 years as Wilson County Sheriff to take a position as Executive Director of the Tennessee Sheriff's Association. Robert Bryan was elected to replace him by the county commissioners.
West Elementary Student Sam McLeod, 9, tragically passed away from a non-contagious form of bacterial meningitis. A tree has been planted at the school in memory of McLeod.
Gretchen L. Crowe, 29, was shot multiple times by Corey Montrell Clemmons, 38, at a residence at 5869 Beckwith Road. Clemmons turned himself in shortly after.
Ed Hagerty was re-elected Mayor, Ray Justice was elected to Commissioner Ted Floyd's former seat at District 1 and Art Giles was reelected to District 3 on Election Day. U.S. Senator Bob Corker, U.S. Representative Diane Black and State Representative Susan Lynn also won their races.
Sara A. McPherson, 35, Mt. Juliet, was found shot to death in her car at the U-Store-It Storage Facility on Central Pike. There have been no charges filed in the case.
The Planning Commission approved Providence Central, a new development that is nearly twice the size of Providence. It will be focused on large offices, but there is also some retail, high density living and single family homes involved. There would also be a new Central Pike exit off of I-40 if it is completed.
Wilson County Director of Schools Mike Davis resigned his position, and will step down when his contract runs out in June.
A reorganization of employees, and a new position was added at the City Offices. Chief of Police Andy Garrett was named Public Safety Director and Deputy Chief James Hambrick was promoted to the position of Chief of Police.


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There's no better way to kick off the season than to be transported to a magical, mystical village as the Chicago Light Opera Works presents Brigadoon!
"Light Opera Works is a resident professional not-for-profit music theater in Evanston, founded in 1980. The company's mission is to produce and present musical theater from a variety of world traditions. Such works include American, British Viennese and French operetta, classic American musical theater, as well as contemporary fare."
Director and Choreographer, Opera Works artistic director, Rudy Hogenmiller (Hello Dolly), brings Alan J. Lerner (My Fair Lady) and Frederick Loewe's mythical town to life!
"In Brigadoon, as a heavenly mist caresses the highlands of Scotland. Two young Americans embark on an adventure they'll ever forget…"
Watch as by a twist of fate Brigadoon brings together young lovers American Tommy (Robert Hunt, Les Miserables, South Pacific) and beautiful Scottish lass Fiona (Jennie Sophia) But could the act of one bitter man destroy Brigadoon's perfect Eutopia and Tommy and Fiona's love?
Also featured are stunning performances by: Maggie Portman (Meg Brockie), Brandon Moorhead (Charlie), Bobby Johnson (Harry Beaton), Clay Sanderson (Jeff Douglas) and Emily A. Rogers (Jean McLaren).
You'll be swept away by songs like "Heather on the Hill," "Almost Like Being in Love," and charmed by tunes like "Waiting on My Dearie" and "My Mother's Wedding Day," all backed by a twenty-four piece orchestra and accompanied by brilliant choreography.
Brigadoon is fun for the whole family and a performance you won't want to miss!
Look out for these performances later this year by Light Opera Works:
- The Student Prince (August 18th-28th)
- Rodgers and Hart: A Celebration (October 2nd-November 6th)
- The Secret Garden (December 26th-January 1st)


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Biotechnology: Science, Law and PolicySLN #: 17811
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Marchant
Course Description:
This course will examine the legal, regulatory, scientific, policy and ethical aspects of biotechnology, focusing on genetically engineered plants, animals, foods, drugs, vaccines, and other products. Among the issues to be covered include an overview of the scientific methods for genetically engineering plants and animals, the risks and benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops and animals, the regulation of GM foods and other products, labeling of biotechnology products, regulatory issues relating to biopharmaceuticals, liability issues, intellectual property issues, antitrust and business law issues, contamination issues, the role of the public in GM decision, state and local regulation, international regulation, international trade, bioprospecting/biopiracy, and bioterrorism.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Research Paper
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes
Flexible Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Experiential Learning: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Paper Required
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
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Facebook, its chief and founder Mark Zuckerberg and several banks now face a lawsuit that accuses them of "misleading investors" before the social network's initial public offering, it was reported today.
U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet made a decision, made public Dec. 18, that investors could sue on the basis that Facebook should have "disclosed internal projections on how increased mobile usage and product decisions might reduce future revenue, " according to Reuters.
"The company's purported risk warnings misleadingly represented that this revenue cut was merely possible when, in fact, it had already materialized," Sweet wrote in his 83-page decision. "Plaintiffs have sufficiently pleaded material misrepresentation(s) that could have and did mislead investors regarding the company's future and current revenues."
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"We continue to believe this suit lacks merit and look forward to a full airing of the facts," Facebook said in a statement.
The defendants said that the disclosures were immaterial and that's reflected in its current, higher stock price. That price is $55.57 at this writing.
Facebook's IPO was $38 a share when it opened in May 2012, rose and then soon fell and stayed low for a year before again rising. Investors, including pension funds, claimed that Facebook concealed information from investors that it shared with its underwriters. The suit, which combines 30 different lawsuits, also names Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs.
Each of these investors lost money, likely a whole lot of it, because they invested in Facebook's IPO. However, if they kept their money in the stock for two years their investment would have had a happy ending.
The stock market is unforgiving and investment is based on risk, but part of the investment process is waiting to see what will happen after the initial panic. Granted, Facebook's panic lasted more than a year, but eventually the share price rose and everyone who was still holding breathed a sigh of relief.


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FARMINGTON – What happened to spring? We had snow Friday night and it's back to the 30s, so, what better way to warm up than with fresh, homemade soups and chowders? See the column for the First Congregational Church of Farmington's Chowder Fest! In other news a Rabies Clinic at the Fire Station is coming up. See Police News below.
Chowder Fest
Save the date of Saturday, March 23, to enjoy a soup and salad supper at the First Congregational Church from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. On the menu will be a selection of 5 homemade soups and chowders (haddock chowder, pasta fagioli, corn chowder, chicken tortellini, and broccoli cheddar) salad, breads, beverages and desserts, at a cost of $6.00 per person ($2.00 for seconds on soup). What better way to spend a cold Saturday night than being downtown in the warm company of friends eating delicious freshly-made comfort food.
Police news
The Board of Selectmen has approved the formation of a Public Safety Building Committee. The committee will be comprised of representatives from the Town (Police Chief, Fire Chief, Town Administrator, DPW Director, and a member of the Board of Selectmen) and town residents.
Residents don't need to be an expert in a particular area, only have an interest in serving the community on this project. However, it would be beneficial to have committee members who have a background or experience in areas like architecture, engineering, site construction or construction management, finance, and/or legal.
Therefore, if you are a resident of Farmington and would be interested in serving on this committee, pick up a committee application at either the Police Department, Fire Department or the Municipal offices. The applications will be submitted to the Board who will be responsible for selecting the committee members. A deadline for application has not been established.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Chief Willey at 755-2731 or Chief Fowler at 755-2131. Thanks to Chief Kevin Willey for the news.
Large/farm animal database
The Farmington Police Department is compiling a database of the large animals in town so in the event that one of these large animals gets loose we can quickly and safely identify them and get them back home. If you are interested in registering your animals you can print the form from our website: http://farmingtonpd.com/2013/03/register-for-our-largefarm-animal-database/ fill it out and bring it into the PD or if you'd like you can email the answers to the questions on the form to Animal Control Officer Koval at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Also, we are looking for volunteers that have experience with large animals that would be willing to assist officers with these animals if they get loose. For example, if you have a horse trailer or a stable and you'd be willing to help us transport and house a large animal until we find the owner.
Rabies Clinic
FPD along with Cocheco Vet Hospital will be hosting a rabies clinic at the Farmington Fire Department. Saturday, April 13th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. $10 for Rabies shot, $25 for Microchip. Dogs (on leashes) and cats (in carriers) welcome. Posters will be put up around town... See you there!
Also a friendly reminder dogs need to be licensed by April 30 in order to avoid a $25 summons. Thank You! ACO Koval
Conservation Commission
Be sure to mark your calendar for a free workshop presentation by Heidi Holman of the NH Fish and Game Dept. on March 28 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Old Farmington Town Hall concerning the Karner Blue Butterfly (NH's state butterfly) and the New England Cottontail rabbit, in conjunction with Moose Mountains Regional Greenways (MMRG). There will be light refreshments available. Pre-registration is helpful but not required.
For more information contact MMRG email@example.com or Dave Connolly at firstname.lastname@example.com. Also coming up, tentatively scheduled for April 20 to start off Earth Day week, is the Community Spring Clean-Up which resident Abby Pagan-Allis will be once again spearheading. The Commission will also be planning an Arbor Day planting scheduled for April 26. Thanks to Dave Connolly for the news.
School dews:
Kindergarten/First Grade Screenings: Registration for new students entering kindergarten or first grade this fall is underway at the Valley View Community School. Registration will be the week of June 3rd. Please call Valley View Community School office at755-4757 to schedule an appointment and to pick up a registration packet. Children who turn 5 by Sept. 30, will be eligible for kindergarten. Children who turn 6 by Sept. 30, will be eligible for first grade. Physical exams by a licensed physician and done within one year of the starting date of school, documentation of appropriate immunizations, and a copy of the child's birth certificate are required prior to the child's entry into school. Any questions may addressed to the office at 755-4757. Thanks to Sharon Lalkas for the info.
Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey: The 7th and 8th grade students will be participating in the Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey on Tuesday, April 9. This assessment surveys students on their involvement in at-risk behaviors and provides important information for our school and community to plan appropriate prevention methods to keep our students safe. The survey will take about 45 minutes to complete and will be anonymous. If any parent does not want their child taking this survey, please contact Mr. Woodward at 755-2181. You will be asked to fill out a Parental Opt Out Form. Any additional questions please contact Mr. Woodward or Ms. Kearney (School Counselor).
Goodwin Library
A big thank you to Sgt. Scott Ferguson for facilitating this training. Also thanks to our instructors from Rochester, Dover, Milton and UNH PDs
Writer's Group: the last Writer's Group in its current incarnation will meet on Wednesday, March 27 at 6 p.m.
The Town of Farmington Board of Selectmen will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, March 25 at 6 p.m. to be held in the Selectmen's Chambers at 356 Main St. to accept $30,000.00 Round #2 of a Community Planning Grant. Funds used to hire a consultant to analyze existing land uses, development opportunities/constraints and determine location that provide suitable development/redevelopment opportunities along Route 11.
The Town of Farmington Board of Selectmen will also conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, March 25 at 6 p.m. to discuss proposed Sewer Rate Increase effective April 1. Proposed rate is 9.61/1000 gallons.
The Budget Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. in the Selectmen's Chambers.
Farmington Economic Development and Downtown Committees will meet on Tuesday, March 26 at 5 p.m. in Selectmen's Chambers.
Any news?
If you have any Farmington news items to be publicized, please email the details to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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some cool stuff
perhaps the biggest piece of marion barry propaganda I have ever witnessed
that is pretty funny stuff
loved the stuff on Mount Pleasant
I think that the walking tour could cover more ground
as the Mt Pleasant walk could have gone to the Wilson Center, Pearce Hall, and then down to the ONTARIO Theater
linking to ADAMS MORGAN
go from ADAMS MORGAN to the EMBASSY ROW
that would take listeners from
"The Embassy" (a group house that housed James Canty and the Make Up) to Embassy Row
Glad you found the tour - if you have some 'punk' or other DC memories, please add into the yellow arrow community effort. All details are at yellowarrow.net -Yellow Arrow
thanks for finding capitol of punk. got any more good spots to mark? find info on how to be part of the yellow arrow project - and get stickers to mark spots , at yellowarrow.net


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MONROE (AP) -- Authorities say a Michigan State Police lieutenant has reached a plea deal after being accused of stealing property seized during drug operations and other crimes.
Emmanuel Riopelle pleaded no contest Friday to misconduct in office in Monroe Circuit Court. The Michigan attorney general's office says Riopelle's conviction ends the 44-year-old's law enforcement career and he'll have to forfeit his pension.
A no contest plea isn't an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing.
Riopelle and former Lt. Luke Davis were charged in 2011 with racketeering, embezzlement and misconduct. Also charged in the scheme was Davis' friend Lawrence Dusseau.
Dusseau pleaded guilty to two tax charges and faces sentencing May 30. Davis' trial is scheduled for Monday.
Prosecutors allege the embezzlement occurred between March 2006 and December 2008.


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Swish Wine necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 187 diseños de 44 diseñadores freelance.
Saltire Wines
We are a family-owned wine company based in Australia's Hunter Valley. We're looking to launch a premium brand to join our portfolio.
People who enjoy wine.
People prepared to spend a little more on a better quality wine.
The label needs to reflect that this wine is a premium quality wine that will retail for c.US$25.
We require a brand identity for use on wine labels and ultimately in marketing collateral - both in print and online. This is for a premium brand. The design needs to reflect this.
A saltire is a diagonal cross in heraldry - read all about it on Wikipedia: http://tinyurl.com/5ogbz6
A Saltire is also the name of the Scottish flag - we'd like this brand to appeal to Scots but the name and the diagonal cross should be enough. We don't want the brand to alienate non-Scots.
The Saltire needs to be referenced in the design. But it does NOT need to be the large or dominant component.
The typeface/font used will be equally important. And perhaps the most dominant aspect of the logo. It could be a something with a celtic influence - but not too celtic. Another font we like is the font used for the "PINK" in the Thomas Pink logo - see http://www.thomaspink.com. (Does anyone know what this type of font is called BTW?) Or something like that. It needs to be distinguished, and have presence.
Colour is not too important - the preference is for silver or a deep red, blue or green.
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Hot Rod Crossmember Suspension Upgrades - The X Factor
An original Model A chassis is a surprisingly weak item, designed to twist somewhat with the stock suspension, and only surpassed in the flimsy stakes by the Model T frame. Unlike the Model B, with 6-inch-tall main 'rails and a K-member, and later Ford chassis with a full X-member, the Model A chassis had 4-inch-tall C-channel main 'rails and only one pressed steel crossmember in the center. If you're planning any kind of performance upgrade, and don't want to use an aftermarket chassis for a Model A, be prepared to spend a few days with a welder and grinder to stiffen the frame and add crossmembers.
As with the boxing plates we showed you last month, it's possible to fabricate crossmembers yourself, the most common way being to use box section steel. But once again, Dagel's Street Rods can save you a lot of time and effort, with their Super X crossmember. No ugly heavyweight box section affair, the Super X is 0.100-inch C-channel, with laser-cut holes. Designed to fit both stock and aftermarket Model A chassis, the Super X is supplied with a brake master cylinder mount, as well as a bolt-in transmission mount. Once I'd boxed my stock chassis, the Super X was a breeze to install, though I had to modify it slightly for my application.
With the reduced ride height provided by the kicked up, or Z'd, chassis, it's unlikely I'll be able to use the master cylinder mount supplied by Dagel's, owing to ground clearance issues, and the trans mount will also be surplus to my requirements, though I will likely modify it to suit. However, the biggest problem with the lower chassis is that the driveshaft now has to pass through exactly the same place as the center part of the crossmember, and this is where I had to modify the kit accordingly. However, it's a minor detail, and easy to overcome. Overall I'm extremely pleased with the quality of the Super X and its ease of installation. While manhandling the chassis around and placing it on jackstands toward the end of the work shown here, I noticed there's absolutely no "give" in the chassis anymore. Pick one corner up and the opposite corner lifts too. Even with the block and trans resting on the frame, it was possible to remove one of the jackstands from under the front of the chassis, and it didn't twist. Try that with a stock A frame!


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Even thought there aren't any caves in AZ--to speak of--there was a cave rescue at Cave of the Bells, which is a pretty popular cave there.
http://www.nogalesinternational.com/the ... 26c9a.html
This is the second time the fire dept. was called in on rescuing cavers--Called spelunkers. It seems the key to the lock broke in half and they were stuck behind bars.


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Real Estate | 09/06/14
Fresh from appearances at this year's Dot to Dot, Real Estate have announced that they will be returning to the UK in October for dates surrounding their show at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, their largest UK show to date. Full dates are below.
In addition, today Spotify is premiering Real Estate's 'Spotify Session: Live At SXSW 2014,' a six-song performance recorded in Austin this March. Listen to the session here: Real Estate – Spotify Session: Live At SXSW 2014
Atlas has been one of the most acclaimed albums of 2014 both here and on the other side of the Atlantic, earning a Pitchfork Best New Music, a whole host of 4* reviews across the UK press including MOJO, The Guardian and Q. The New York Times Magazine calls Atlas "the first important record of 2014.
Atlas is available on CD (WIGCD320), LP (WIGLP320) and as a digital download (WIG320D). Order through Dom Mart HERE and iTunes HERE.
Real Estate will be playing the following dates this year:
12th Manchester, TN, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
19th: Mexico City, MX, #AniversarioSpotify - Foro Indie Rocks
21st: Philadelphia, PA, Solctice in the City - Kimmel Center
22nd: Montauk, NY, Surf Lodge
20th: Chicago, IL, Pitchfork Music Festival
26th: Denver, CO, The UMS
1st: San Francisco, CA, The Fillmore
2nd: Sonoma, CA, Gundlach-Bundschu Winery
3rd: Santa Cruz, CA, Catalyst Atrium
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It may not have been her best round, but Havelock�s Madison Sloan is going back to the state golf championships.
It may not have been her best round, but Havelock�s Madison Sloan is going back to the state golf championships.
Sloan shot a 92 at the 3A East Regionals Monday at Birchwood Country Club to qualify for the state tournament.
It�s her second straight trip to the state tourney, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at Longleaf Golf and Country Club in Southern Pines.
The senior has been scoring in the low 80s for most of the season. Her season-best was a 6-over-par 77 three weeks ago at River Bend Golf and Country Club.
She shot 85 in a Coastal 3A Conference tournament last week at Carolina Pines and finished second overall. Two tee shots out of bounds cost her a chance at medalist honors for the day.
"It was not my best," she said. "I can usually hit it well off the tee."
Sloan hits the ball about 220 yards off the tee, but she knows playing well around the greens will be a key at the state championships.
"My short game, if it�s on, I can do really well," she said. "With my short game, I can keep my score down."
In last year�s state championships, Sloan tied for 40th in the field of 77 players. She shot scores of 104 and 100.
"I�m definitely planning on finishing a lot higher than last year," she said. "I�m planning on being in the competition."
As for the regionals, the one-day tournament means players have just one chance to reach the state tournament.
"It�s a lot of pressure, but you just have to play your game," she said.
Her familiarity with the Birchwood layout helped.
"We play the course a lot. I like it. It�s fairly straight," she said. "They changed the greens, so I wasn�t sure how they were going to be this year."
Sloan said she got hooked on golf at a young age and has been playing ever since.
"Everybody in my family is really involved in it," she said. "They took me out when I was younger, and I just started liking it."
Havelock coach Matt James said Sloan�s passion for golf has helped her improve.
"Madison wanted to be good, and she made herself good, and she�s spent four years making herself better," James said. "That�s no credit to me. She�s done that on her own with help from her dad and other people. She took it upon herself to get better."
James said a key to Sloan�s play has been her enjoyment of the game.
"She�s a lot less anxious," he said. "I see her out there, and she�s a little loose and having fun and enjoying the game instead of putting a lot of pressure on herself."
Besides Sloan, Havelock had three other players qualify for the regional tournament. Catelyn Tobin shot 120, Delaney Daggett shot 123 and Rachel Nelson had a 131.


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nathan w smith necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 174 diseños de 76 diseñadores freelance.
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Mountain Motors is a used car dealership in business since 1997. We offer financing to people who cannot get financed through a bank or other financial institution. We are what's called a "buy here pay here" operation. What we are looking for in this design is something unique. Something no other dealership has. We want it to look classy and professional. Not glits and glamour, and we have virtually no idea what we want outside of that. So let your imagination run wild. Also, this logo should be able to be used on a road sign, or on a letter head.
You might remember our name is MOUNTAIN MOTORS. But the mountain idea is not necessary to winning this contest. I just want something I like. Also, I hate bright colors. I like pastels, especially earth tones, green and blue.
We have an established customer base of lower income people who just need help with financing. We want to expand our business to reach the middle to upper class and reach a larger market. However, we do not want to loose our existing customer base. It is a fine balance. The people who shop at Mountain Motors come from all walks of life, but everyone likes to feel as important as possible, and that is why I am looking to get a logo and sign that shows class.
-Use your imagination, I don't have one
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-use earth tones, blues, greens, I do not like lots of bright colors
-I want something no one else has
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It is a remarkable fact that rhetorically the state is gendered male, while state-on-state violence is continually represented as sexual violence. This Article applies the insights of queer theory to examine this rhetoric of sexual violation. More specifically, it analyzes the injury of colonialism as a kind of homoerotic violation of non-Western states' (would-be) sovereignty. The Article does so by taking seriously the legal fiction of the state as an "international legal person." Historically, colonial violence is routinely described as rape. What does it mean to liken a state to a person, and its conduct to rape? How does a state rape? Whom does it rape, and under what conditions? This Article examines international legal rhetoric to illustrate the normative masculinity that is attributed to sovereign states, and it argues that non-Western states' variously deviant masculinities, together with their civilizational and racial attributes, rendered them rapable. The Article uses China as a case study. As a historically recognized yet "effete" civilization, throughout the nineteenth century China occupied an unstable intermediate position between the colonizable and the fully sovereign, savage and civilized, Africa and Europe. International law provided a vocabulary for transforming China's alleged economic and political isolation into a violation of a "right of intercourse," which in turn justified the establishment of a non-territorial form of imperialism that fell short of colonialism proper: the practice of extraterritorial jurisdiction. In the end, the queer rhetoric of international law did not simply reflect China's inherent weakness; it helped make it internationally weak. In sum, the Article illustrates some of the general processes by which international law excludes and includes subjects. Sexual, gendered, and racial metaphors continue to structure uneven global relations even today. Queer enemies of mankind are not history.
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as a professor of state and local government law - in Louisiana, of all places - this article has potential for my research.
i think most states, including LA, are referred to as she. since we have a long history of politicians who have raped her - or at least her treasury - i wonder if anyone out there can suggest how this theory can be transferred to the state law level. any suggestions would be appreciated.
although my comments connote this, i want to reiterate that i have nothing but contempt for antiquarian "scholars" who "poo-poo" cutting edge research of this type.
i feel that scholarly pursuits of this nature are at least as significant as the lock's lamentable rape in Lord Byron's epic.
i hope younger scholars will be encouraged to continue with felicitiou research projects of this nature
- August 26, 2010 at 7:22:00 PM EDT


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Pre-Performance Talk: Welsh National Opera - Il Trovatore
Pre-Performance Talk: Welsh National Opera - Il Trovatore
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Please take note of the waiting limits at these temporary sites, as they will be patrolled by Civil Enforcement Officers to ensure they are used as intended.
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Here's a cute chart we made to highlight the fun trips/activities we will do for the upcoming week. The kids actually love it, because not only do they know what is up ahead, but they have something to look forward to every day.
Here's how I made it: just take a cookie sheet, glue on 6 baby wipe lids for the names of each week and decorate how you wish.
On Sunday we all sit down and discuss the fun stuff we want to do that week (out of the house) and stick them in each box. The cookie sheet is magnetic and we have some ready made cute activity magnets as well as made some of our own. The trips range from our favorite parks, to bike riding, the beach, really nothing too fancy, but its fun to plan and fun to do, even if the trip is 5 minutes away.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Homecoming pays off for Coatesville coordinators
By NATE HECKENBERGER
It's after midnight early Monday morning and Coatesville High School rests quietly before its inhabitants return hours later.
All is quiet and still, except for the room where Tim Lucci teaches history by day. At this hour, however, Lucci is still up, preparing for his role in the history he and the rest of the Red Raider staff is busy penning.
This is exactly why Lucci, as well as Nick Felus, migrated north four years ago to coordinate the defense and offense, respectively, for head coach Matt Ortega.
"I always knew I wanted to come back to Pennsylvania," Lucci said. "When I heard from Matt, it was something I definitely had to consider. When I came up here and drove through downtown (Coatesville) it reminded me of all the steel towns I grew up around back home. It was like western Pennsylvania."
Lucci and Felus took an eerily similar track to becoming some of the top coordinators in the region. Lucci hails from a little town northwest of Pittsburgh called Beaver. Felus grew up not too far away, near Johnstown. After a couple stops at some small colleges, the pair found themselves on the same staff at Sherando High in Northern Virginia.
Both helped lead the Warriors to a state title game in 2007, but an opportunity to return to the Keystone state to compete in District 1 was an easy decision.
"I knew the type of program Coatesville was and it was a no-brainer," Felus said.
The two coordinators have hardly been the only benefactors as Coatesville's offense has reached new heights the past couple years and Lucci's defense has outplayed opponents all postseason.
When Ortega took over in 2009, he was quick to track down the impressive duo he had connected with in the clinic cycle.
"I felt like they were sharp, young, up-and-coming coaches," Ortega said. "When I talked football with them I could tell they were sharp and they came from a successful program. When they came in to interview, they impressed me and I was willing to take a shot and give them a chance. They've done a heck of a job."
For Felus, football runs in the family. His brother, Carmen, is a co-offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee-Martin. Nick's presence has been felt in a big way in his short stint, helping 2012 graduates Manny Stocker and Kyle Kerrick earn scholarships to North Carolina State and Michigan State, respectively.
As if he needed validation that last season's offense with a Division 1 quarterback-wide receiver combo, as well as running back Dae-Hon Cheung (Delaware State), was a product of its players, Felus has produced an even more explosive unit this fall.
"When we lost those guys, and they were great players, we sat down as a staff to see what we had coming back," Felus said. "We knew (quarterback) Emmett (Hunt) was capable of running the offense and we had some good wide receivers. Putting the numbers up that we have is a little bit of a surprise, but we always focus on player development. We tried to get (running back) Daquan Worley and (wide receiver) Dre Boggs a lot of reps in the offseason and it's been paying dividends."
Hunt has gone from a backup quarterback whose notable plays as a junior came on fake punts as the punter to a 43-touchdown slinger with growing Division 1-AA attention. Senior wide receiver Chris Jones has 1,492 yards and 25 receiving touchdowns, and Boggs and Worley are now touchdown threats with every touch.
"He has a lot of knowledge on quarterback-wide receiver play," Ortega said of Felus. "It's exceptional the success he's had with quarterbacks and developing wide receivers. I think he's one of the best around."
When asked if he'd ever coached an offense like the one he steers each week currently, Felus was succinct.
"No," he said.
And he knows exactly why.
"I was thinking a little bit about it this week," Felus said. "In the summer the kids worked extremely hard, with Emmett and Chris and Vinnie (Williams) throwing together. We actually had to try and get them to rest a little bit so they didn't get burnt out. It started back in the offseason, and we started to gel together. That's part of the reason we're playing so well now, because they know each other so well."
For Lucci, the circumstance that has presented itself is something that fits his style just right. A football guy through and through, Lucci relishes coordinating a defense that hardly gets credit in a community that mirrors his upbringing.
"The blue-collar work ethic and how football is a way to teach life lessons are important to me," Lucci said. "When I came to Coatesville I thought, 'these are the things I know.'"
That might be because Saturday's game is one that he has been readying for since growing up in the football-rich quadron of the state.
"What hit home for me was North Allegheny has been a big-name program out there since I was young," Lucci said. "It's an honor to compete against them and play it on the biggest stage. It's something I thought about since I was a kid. … It's beyond cool. Not taking anything away from (the 2007 championship game), but it pales in comparison to this one."
As has been stated each week of the postseason, the opponent ahead provides the greatest hurdle for the Red Raiders. And each week Lucci has managed to stifle his opponent's strengths.
It won't be for a lack of trying against the Tigers, Ortega said of Lucci.
"Tim is a hard worker," Ortega said. "He's going to really dot his I's and cross his T's. He's very sound and very thorough and leaves no stone unturned. He makes sure he covers his bases and the kids have confidence in him and play hard for him. They really buy into his system."
The result has been a defensive squad that resembles its leader by playing tough, scrappy, well-prepared football. With a core built around middle linebacker Tyler Burke, linemen Mike Boykin and Dylan Morgan and Worley at cornerback, Coatesville will once again have to top itself.
That wouldn't surprise Lucci.
"I've never seen a group of kids remain calm when presented with a challenge and readily accept it," Lucci said.
A proposal of becoming another team's head coach may very well present itself to Felus or Lucci or both in the near future. Whether or not they'd decide to accept that is irrelevant at the moment.
For now, getting that sour flavor of a loss in the 2007 Virginia state championship out of their mouths is priority one.
Home cooking tastes better anyways.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Frozen Footballs
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This looks absolutely delicious. Would love for you to share your gorgeous pictures with us at foodepix.com.ReplyDelete
If this is what is the cause of all the running around and backbreaking moves...I may start learning football too. ;) I am so in love with these cool treats!ReplyDelete
These are so fun!! Love it!ReplyDelete
I featured your frozen footballs on my blog today, feel free to stop by & check it out!
These are super cute and look fairly easy to make...I want to make these but have some nut allergies so I plan to just use plain chocolate...One question: Why do you use almond oil?ReplyDeleteReplies
The oil prevents the chocolate from solidifying at room temperature. If it's too hot it will melt the ice cream, and if it reaches room temperature without the oil it will turn into a solid bar of chocolate. You could substitute coconut oil or any other sweet oil you can find.Delete
These are too fun! Pinning:)ReplyDelete
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People Behind KDE: Tom Albers
For the next interview in the fortnightly People Behind KDE series we travel to The Netherlands to talk to another developer of the KDE-PIM realm. Saving both your hands and your email frustrations - tonight's star of People Behind KDE is Tom Albers.
Ever heard of friendly competition?
"Currently I'm developing Mailody...I can't tell what things I have in mind, because there is competition with other mail clients, some of which can implement things much faster than we can"
what a lamer...
By Anonymous Coward at Fri, 2007/04/27 - 5:00am
Re: Ever heard of friendly competition?
Note that smiley afterwards.
By Christopher Schwan at Fri, 2007/04/27 - 5:00am
Re: Ever heard of friendly competition?
What a stupid post.
By borker at Fri, 2007/04/27 - 5:00am
Re: Ever heard of friendly competition?
... get a grip.. the one who's lame here is.... you
By thomas at Fri, 2007/04/27 - 5:00am
And the reason this effort is not better spent improving KMail is what exactly?
I just hope this one is not from the Dolphin series: "Improve usability until it's totally useless."
By hmmm at Fri, 2007/04/27 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
Dolphin is the best that ever happened. It was like englightment.
Sometimes refactoring shows what really matters. It is like a dirty snowball and then someone comes and restores real beauty
By Andre at Fri, 2007/04/27 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
This comparison it's a non sense. Mailody only implents IMAP, on the other hand Dolphn does not ony implement, say, file:// but every kio slave for files already supported by Konqueror.
By Vide at Fri, 2007/04/27 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
For the record: the KMail and other KDEPIM developers applaud Tom's efforts with Mailody. It's important to rethink our applications occasionally and try out new approaches. Mailody uses many of our libraries, as Tom mentioned, which makes them better. Our aim is to share as much code as possible, but Mailody is much more focused than KMail and has very different constraints.
Tom has done a huge amount of work on and for KMail in the past. He was at one point the only person dealing with incoming bug reports and anyone who's ever seen KMail's bug database knows what a gargantuan task that is. Free Software should be fun. Tom has certainly earned the right to do whatever is fun for him having done more than his share of no-fun work for years. The fact that the KDEPIM community benefits from his fun is a pleasant side effect.
(And I'm not saying that because Tom flattered me in his interview. I enjoyed our chat too, Tom, there aren't many people in the world who appreciate the subtleties of sorting emails into threads properly. ;)
By Till Adam at Sat, 2007/04/28 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
This is absolutely wonderful. But only as long as this experiment is not shoved down our throats as the new default mail program.
By hmmm at Sat, 2007/04/28 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
what the hell is your problem!? such unhelpful posts like this may be exactly the point why certain people don't give a damn about what you think....
By ac at Sat, 2007/04/28 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
You know how to motivate people! Nice Work. I'll go back to my 'i don't do interviews'-mode as I've done the last years. You know it actually costs time to do this?
By Tom Albers at Sat, 2007/04/28 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
Ignore them, Tom - anyone who whinges about a default that can be changed in 10 seconds is not worth listening to.
Many, many people appreciate your efforts, but the naysayers are always the most vocal.
By anon at Sat, 2007/04/28 - 5:00am
Thank you. While I like Kmail, I agree that multiple apps actually help. It is refreshing to see new approaches and ideas coming.
But I will point out that I only use imap, so I may switch at some time.
Thanx again for the effort and the interview.
By a.c. at Sun, 2007/04/29 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
I bet if they just call it 'kmail', you would cheer about the new and improved functionality of the application.
By whatever noticed at Sat, 2007/04/28 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
The reason is that kmail's design is broken, especially when you consider the way it uses threads (or rather, the way it doesn't use them).
By Anonymous coward at Sat, 2007/04/28 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
Using threads to solve this kind of problems is utterly moronic. All you need to do is run things like spamassassin and gpg as external processes using KProcess, and that will send their output back to KMail as it becomes available, so there will be no freezing and no delay when the external program is done. Oh, and no threads. Threads are for idiots who can't code properly.
By yaac at Sat, 2007/04/28 - 5:00am
Re: KMail
sure, reimplementing stuff the kernel does quite good (like scheduling parallel operations) is what the pros do.....
By ac at Sat, 2007/04/28 - 5:00am
digiKam team has disapear ?
I don't understand exactly these words: "After the digiKam development group fell apart..."
Sound like Tom has works on digikam project in the past and he have leave the team. digikam is one of the most important application under Linux and this project is very active. There is a team inside this project...
By Roberto Avilus at Fri, 2007/04/27 - 5:00am
Re: digiKam team has disapear ?
The team which was working on digikam at that moment fell apart, since then a new team has formed, with some people of the old team.
By Tom Albers at Fri, 2007/04/27 - 5:00am
Re: digiKam team has disapear ?
Take a look at the digkam.org contact page, section "Former Member" and you see what Tom is talking about.
By jokele at Sun, 2007/04/29 - 5:00am
Re: digiKam team has disapear ?
Well I was part of the digiKam team throughout the time when Tom and Joern were in the team. When Renchi left us, he was aptly replaced by Gilles immediately, I didn't have the notion of a 'team falling apart' at all. When Tom and Joern left even less so. digiKam was going strong at all times thanks to the incredible Gilles Caulier who doesn't get enough praise and mention at KDE.dot.NEWS. He is always in the top-five of the commit statistics.
Anyways, digiKam merits more buzz and talk on KDE.dot. digiKam has been voted be the Linux magazine the 3rd most important application after FF and Amarok.
By Gerhard at Wed, 2007/05/02 - 5:00am
Re: digiKam team has disapear ?
I can not disagree more. But this not the time nor the place to do so.
By Tom Albers at Wed, 2007/05/02 - 5:00am


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Payday 2 FAQ/Walkthrough Copyright 2013 Samuel G, twitter: @BraniacUnbound email: unboundbraniac at yahoo dot com This guide is only for GameFAQs. It is not allowed to be posted elsewhere. Posting this guide elsewhere is a violation of these terms. No editing this guide for posting else were is allowed. This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. ______________________________________________________________________________ Payday 2 is an FPS-style game about thievery. If stealing is not your kind of fluff, then perhaps this game is not for you. But it's just a game, in the same way people who play FPS games are not automatically killers. So, ready to collect a pay-check? CONTENTS 1= Controls [A] Safe House [B] PLAYER TYPES [C] DIFFICULTY SETTINGS and THE COPS 2= Walkthrough [1] 1 DAY HEISTS [2] 2 DAY HEISTS [3] 3 DAY HEISTS [4] TIPS AND TRICKS [5] FAQs [6] END NOTES ___________\ 1= CONTROLS| ___________/ W = Move Forward S = Move Back A = Move left (strafe) D = move right (strafe) Left mouse click = Fire weapon Right mouse click = Aim Down Sight 1 = Secondary weapon 2 = Primary weapon C = Switch weapon R = Reload Q = Weapon Gadget on/off Left Shift = Run Space = Jump (mask-on mode only) Left Ctrl = Crouch E = Melee attack F = Shout/interact G = Deploy equipment/throw bag T = Chat message ` = Push to talk ENTER = Continue to lobby ______________________________________________________________________________ [A] SAFE HOUSE Enter the building in front of you, and make you way to the inside of the building. Wait a bit, and when a phone rings, head to the counter of the kitchen and just stand in front of the phone. Wait a bit, then enter the door that just magically opened. Walk up to the objective and let the scene fade. Once the game un-dims, press and hold G until the circle on- screen is a complete circle. Then, turn around and enter the door that was just magically opened (How does a dump like this have automatic doors?) Head to the onscreen objective icon and then look up towards the new icon, and let that bag fall on you. Well, your character didn't auto grab the bag, so you need to hold F to pick it up. Then make your way back into the building you just left and head back into the room with a kitchen, and walk up to that table, like crash into it, and press G (if you are not close enough to the table, the bag will drop onto the floor). Once that's done, press F for each piece of money on the table, then turn around and drop money onto Lady Justice statue. Head down the trapdoor on the floor, and once the lights go on, head a little past the Crime Net laptop, and turn left, and you'll see a white table, grab the keycard on there. Now, familiarize yourself with this basement as I will be referring to them by their room names and not by GPS coordinates. Now, head to the Safe-training room, and use the drill on the safe for $1000 (small safe on table). Make sure you stay with the drill as they can jam, prompting your input. So, that's it for now so head to the laptop and press hold F. Once your statistics finish, continue to a Super Mario gambling game and pick a card, any card. _____________________________________________________________________________ [B] Player types _____________________________________________________________________________ Each player can be specific in their type of field, and a team made up of each of these different types is a team to be reckoned with. Each player type has skills specific to that type of style of play, and while you don't have to stick to one player type, you can max some skills to be an almost swiss knife, but new players will want to work specific skills first to gather more points. Skills are like, abilities in RPGs so to say. Say you want to pick locks faster, there's a skill for that. Each skill has 2 levels, Basic and Ace. Basic is a normal version and cost, Ace is an improved version of said skill and costs more. Now there are 4 trees, each with a unique set of skills, I will list here what they are: -{MASTERMIND}- This skill tree is best for the leader of teams, the guy who tells hostages to quiet down, the guy who revives fallen teammates better, basically the player who can interact with others much better. -{ENFORCER}- This is the guy with guns, simply put. Enforcers have more strength, can survive longer, and have better weapon handling. A team needs at least one of these to be very successful. -{TECHNICIAN}- The Technician is a player who excels better at handling the technical side of missions. This player can drill faster, use explosives, and place sentry guns among other things. -{GHOST}- The Ghost of the team should be the one surveying target buildings first before the other players can go in. Ghosts have the ability to lower their visibility from civilians and guards, lock pick in silence, and place ECM jammers. _____________________________________________________________________________ [C] DIFFICULTY SETTINGS and THE COPS _____________________________________________________________________________ Aside from the heavy randomization of levels, there are also varying levels of difficulty. I will list them here so that when you choose a specific level and a specific difficulty, you'll know what to expect. At least this isn't random :P +-NORMAL DIFFICULTY-+ This is shown as the default job requirements, ie bag 4 bags of cash, take a specific item, etc. Cops are typically patrolmen level, and establishments that you are robbing typically don't have security cameras. If there are camera's, their sensing is not as quick. +-HARD DIFFICULTY-+ This typically increases the requirements + cops response level by 1. For example, if Normal difficulty said to bag 4 bags of cash, Hard increases it to 5 or 6, plus the next best cop, SWAT, responds. Levels may have security cameras, security rooms, as well as more alert security guards. Cops may perform flanking manuevers to free hostages. Police Snipers may also appear. +-VERY HARD DIFFICULTY-+ This triples the amount of the requirements for levels with such, for example if you are to bag 6 bags of cash in HARD, you must get 8 or more, and body armor equipped special police units respond to alarms, as well as Shield Police Units. In addition to HARD, this difficulty may feature more frequent security guard perimeters and more security camera's, as well as metal detectors in stores (those detect your guns). +-OVERKILL DIFFICULTY-+ This is all 3 difficulties rolled up into one. "Rhino" cops respond, who are like Fatman in Metal Gear Solid 2, basically these guys are armored to the max, where only an explosive MIGHT take them down in one hit. Cop response on this difficulty is maximum force, and will use any available entrance or exit to take you down. +-PRO JOBS-+ I honestly don't know the difference between a pro job and a none-pro job, but PRO jobs seemed like a nightmare compared to their regular counterparts, like escape vans appearing at the farthest point more often. Just keep in mind, these jobs are labeled PRO for a reason ;) _____________________________________________________________________________ The cops actually have differences, and those differences make a difference in how to take them down. Here I will list them and how to take them out easily. Higher difficulties involve cops from lower difficulties. _____________________________________________________________________________ +-COP RISK LEVEL 0-+ Normal cops are involved. These guys are typically low damage weapons. They carry no body armor and are easy to take down. Telling them to put their hands up occurs more often (depending on skill level) These are generally the first guys to respond to an alarm (Patrolmen). +-COP RISK LEVEL 1-+ Swat arrives in the form of light body armor and Shields. Shields are impenetrable, and can only be taken down by flanking them from behind or by melee'ing their shield and then shooting them as they fall back. +-COP RISK LEVEL 2-+ Heavy Police Forces with heavy armor and weaponry. They may arrive on roofs via helicopter. Continuous Headshots are the only solution I found to take them out with the least amount of bullets. They are distinct by their green colored uniform. May introduce Tazer cops. +-COP RISK LEVEL 3-+ So those heavily armored guys? Yeah, they have a weakness. I found that shooting them in the neck is much easier than anywhere else (not like you'll see anything else besides their front). When I say neck, I mean the area right between their helmet and their chest armor. Also features Risk level 2 Heavy cops with tougher armor. ______________\ 2= WALKTHROUGH| ______________/ (note: The game features heavily randomized level layouts, so it's hard to guide you which place the safe is, or which cash register has cash. So I will just give tips of each level and the best ways to complete jobs. Also note this game was played in Crime.net Offline, as I had to type and play and wasn't interested in ruining my stats and cash levels) _____________________________________________________________________________ [1] 1 DAY HEISTS _____________________________________________________________________________ ----------- FOUR STORES ----------- Your job is to steal $15,000. Scout the stores, and try to find a big safe. Once you do, start the mission and drill it. While the drill is running, raid registers and loose cash lying on tables, in cash boxes, etc. Do not kill civilians as money will be deducted from you if you do. When done, wait for the escape van to show up, and crouch, then walk into the van to escape. Note: if you do not see a big safe, you'll have to raid all the stores of their registers. ------------ MALL CRASHER ------------ Your job is to destroy. Funny, I don't remember signing up for demolition duty. I just want some cash, man! $50,000 worth of damage, I suggest aiming for the Apple Store clone and the vase store, meelee'ing items on sale, and then meelee cash register screens. For some funny reason, melee'ing all the windows in the mall adds up to their repair bill. Note: this job is an ATM paradise. If you have the buzz saw, have fun in here! --------- NIGHTCLUB --------- Your job is to raid a safe. It is located in an area past a door marked "Staff only". A staff member has a key card to get past the security door, so it's advisable to get that instead of drilling through the door. Once inside, start drilling the safe, and be on the lookout for snipers outside the windows, and swat coming up the stairs and through the roof. After the drilling of the safe is finished, bag the money, and wait for the truck to show up (it's just outside the windows). Once the truck arrives, throw the moneybag, and then bag the remaining money in the safe and throw that out too. Afterwards, escape. -Tip: To avoid cops coming through the roof, make sure you hold the hostage inside the room with the safe. This will also slow them down from going up the stairs. ------------- JEWELRY STORE ------------- Your job is to bag 3 bags full of jewelry. 1 bag of jewelry is only 1x jewelry that says "hold F to grab", once you get a bag, wait for the getaway van to arrive, then throw the bag into the van, rinse and repeat. ------------------- BANK HEIST: DEPOSIT ------------------- Go to the parking lot to get the drill. You need to put your mask on to grab the drill, so... I recommend going through the door on the side of the bank near the entrance to the parking lot, there's no camera's there. Get inside the bank and setup the thermal drill. Wait for it to finish, and follow the objective. There should be loose cash inside the teller room while you are waiting for the drilling to finish. Your goal in this job is to open the safety deposit boxes, so it will take time lock-picking them. After the objective is complete, run to the van. ---------------- BANK HEIST: CASH ---------------- Go to the parking lot to get the drill. You need to put your mask on to grab the drill, so... I recommend going through the door on the side of the bank near the entrance to the parking lot, there's no camera's there. Get inside the bank and setup the thermal drill. Wait for it to finish, and follow the objective. There should be loose cash inside the teller room while you are waiting for the drilling to finish. Now when the vault is completely open, you can bag as much cash as you can. One bag is to finish the mission, if you can get more, go for it. -------------- PRO BANK HEIST: (Multiple goals) -------------- This job consists of 3 different goals. For the sake of unifying the same tips, the following heists are available in this job: -Regular (Bank Heist) -Gold (Bank Heist: Gold) -Cash (Bank Heist: Cash) This is the same Harvest & Trustee's bank, and it randomizes between each of the 3 different goals, sometimes the Gold/Cash is inside the vault, sometimes it's inside the safety deposit boxes. The "Regular" bank heist involves just taking random money, if you have a buzz saw, there's 2 ATM's inside the bank, which is more than enough for the goal only. ------------ UKRANIAN JOB ------------ You have to steal a Tiara from the Jewelry Store. It's in a safe, and there are typically 2 safes inside. Guess which is which, then you can either raid the rest of the jewels on sale, or scram. It's hard not to be seen, you have 2 security guards out back, usually one inside manning the camera's, so you can either take out the guards, or all out assault, though I definitely suggest taking out the guards as sometimes there are metal detectors at the front doors, go through those and your guns light up the alarms. _____________________________________________________________________________ [2] 2 DAY HEISTS _____________________________________________________________________________ --------- WATCHDOGS --------- (Day 1) Well you are trapped like a pig in a truck. Wait for the rear gate to open, then shoot as much as you can and then start emptying the truck by grabbing the bags and place them near the stairs that is going up a building in front of the truck. You can grab the bags while outside the truck, no need to go up the ramp just to grab a bag. Then, wait for a new truck to come, and start carrying bags to it. Drop at least 5 for a job well done, then scram to the escape vehicle. Be careful because the cops can pick up your bags if you aren't watching. (Day 2) Now you need to unload the bags to the speedboat. First, bring the bags closer to the dock, then activate the signal lights. Continue loading bags closer to the dock while you wait for the boat, then load the boat once it arrives. After the objective is completed, escape. -------- BIG OIL -------- (Note: playing this level on low texture settings is not recommended!) (Day 1) This one is sort of easy, well, aside from trying to not be seen. You need to look for a safe in the house, once found break into and take what's inside. Also look for items, if you are fast enough you can find one or all of the following items in the house: -Airplane Keys -Keycard -Shutters Codes -Blueprints -Fusion Research -Guard Intel -Scientist Intel Escape when done. (Day 2) This one's tough. You gotta infiltrate the house, find the server room, then sneak into the lab and find the correct engine. Hints are on the whiteboards in the lab, once you got it, take it to the helicopter on the landing strip. If you got the airplane keys, it's time to fly. (If you have no idea how to go about this level, this link (thanks to Lord Blade on the gamefaqs forums) is all you'll need: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=171592213 _____________________________________________________________________________ [3] 3 DAY HEISTS _____________________________________________________________________________ ------------- FRAMING FRAME ------------- (Day 1) Your job is to break into the art gallery and steal some art. I definitely suggest you stealth this one, it's dark and very Splinter Cell'ish. You need to get the required amount of paintings. They have this symbol like the Ghostbusters "No-ghosts" sign. Once you get them, take them to the van. (Day 2) (Recommend bringing Buzz saw) Simple exchange. You need to answer the smartphone in the train car, and behind it is a table. Place the paintings on the table, then answer the upcoming phone call. Then, when the heli arrives, just throw the paintings through the roof of the train car, once you throw them all, the train car door will open up, and you'll have to make your getaway on the opposite side of this level. A shortcut is through the drainage beside this very train car that you were just in, if you have the buzz saw then you can take it. I didn't, and a civilian saw me and alerted the cops (higher difficulties might have someone spot you when your buzzing the grill). Either way, the van is behind some fences, the way to cut them is to the left of the red shipping container, cut the fence and onto the van. (Day 3) Stealth recommended. I can't stress that enough. First you need to use the laptop at the starting point to look for the Senator's personal electronics. This is in the form of hard drives, tablet, smartphone, and laptop, they will be outlined in yellow. Once you get these, bring them back up to the starting point, set them up, and then find the vault. It's behind a bookshelf, these are the dark tall bookshelves, and I only know of two: one in the bedroom, and one in the large room surrounded by glass. Once you open it, head back to the roof and drop the bags into that vault. ----------- FIRESTARTER ----------- [Recommended playing with human players] (Day 1) Your job is to intercept or destroy weapons. I went for intercept as it is maximum money. There are a lot of Mendoza's in the hangar, so eliminate with extreme force. The cases are in the truck (crouch to open them), if there is not enough, there are some on the tables too. (Day 2) (silencer pistol recommended) This reminds me of the movie Blue Streak, going into the building of law enforcement to get something inside. Stealthing this is a nightmare, but I'm going to walk you through it. Going through the front door is definitely not advised, and if you go through the side doors, be aware there is a security camera behind it. Do not go through the metal detectors, just jump the front desk. Now, the best way to stealth this level is to look for the Gen Sec room (2nd Floor), and Bain will tell you to deactivate the alarms first, then look for the Gen Sec fuseboxes. Then you can access the Gen Sec room, which has the server room within it. (Day 3) lol Harvest and Trustee bank. You probably know this bank already, but it's different this time around. When you try to drill the vault, it will electrocute you, so if you are playing with human players, keep someone on the roof before drilling, to shut off the electricity. Then, once the vault is open, set up the camera and then go Joker on it and burn it :D Get away from the fire after you light it, because it will hurt. Wait for a bit, then grab the camera when told, and get out of there. -------- RATS -------- (Day 1) Your job is to guard and cook some drugs. Muriatic Acid, Chlorinated Soda and Hydrogen is in the little shed near the area you started from, in the basement, or in the other shed by the house. Once you get the ingredients (you have to do this 3 times), grab the drugs and toss them into the van. Scram out to the escape van. (Day 2) There are 3 different apartments in this level. The drug deal went south with me on the 3rd bag, so this might be standard. The safe with the information could be in the top floor of any of the apartments, so if you are playing with human players, time to split up. (Day 3) This one is easy, or hard depending on how you shoot. You simply have to head to the bus and execute the Mendoza's, and then escape via helicopter. You can take a bag of money with you, but they have trap bombs if you try to take the money so you'll have to diffuse the trap, or let it blow. _____________________________________________________________________________ [4] TIPS AND TRICKS _____________________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------{COMBAT TIPS}-------------------------------- --There's no targeting reticle, so Aim Down the Sight as much as possible. Unless you learned how to shoot from the hip like I have, using ADS is highly recommended. This is especially recommended for high recoil guns. --Use cover as much as possible, and it's advisable to fire within a group of hostages, that are tied down that is. Never shoot when untied hostages are around you, as they might suddenly get up and go crazy. Many a time I did that and there goes some money. --Headshots make your job easier, so as much as possible, do that. It is pointless shooting at the chest of a cop with body armor. Unless you have a shotgun >__> --Tazer cops are distinct from other cops, as they have a helmet with yellow trimming. You definitely need to take these guys out whenever you can, as their shocks once made me shoot a hostage ~__~ --Every car in this game can not blow up, but they can have their windows shot out (including your escape van :P). Don't hesitate to shoot a cop behind their car doors. -------------------------------{GAMEPLAY TIPS}------------------------------- --Cable ties are one time use! You cannot get them back if a hostage dies. --Keep hostages when you can, but don't keep them all together in one place. Have teammates on a perimeter while you're drilling, and make sure they tie at least 1 or two nearby to slow the police down. The police does not do Assaults if there are hostages nearby, so if a standoff goes on for a while, cops will try to break in and free some. Any hostages freed grants them full firepower against you, so I can't stress this enough, hostages are very important! (Note: AI teammates can't do much other than shoot >_>) --Pressing F is probably one of your most important keys to use. Aside from the usual lock picking/activate drill/tie up hostages, This key can do the following: =Tell hostages to get down on the floor. =Scare cops into dropping their gun and hands up (might need higher skill for a better chance of this happening) =Telling AI teammates to come to your position (aim at them then F) =Pointing out targets to take down (like, point at a cop, and he will be outlined) --Don't buy every available asset in the assets tab before you do a mission. While a doctor bag and ammo drop sounds nice, I found the "Insider Info", or blueprints, to be sometimes useless, if not all the time. For example, in the Harvest & Trustee's bank, even though the blueprints say a security room is near the rear of the building, I always found it beside the teller room. But for some missions, buying the Security Card or other level specific items are quite useful. Provided you have money of course. --Avoiding camera's can simply be done by not staying in their field of view for an extended period of time. A ? mark will appear with a circle filling out when you are in their view, so just be quick (no running!) to pass by. Taking out a security room makes it all easier. _____________________________________________________________________________ [5] FAQs _____________________________________________________________________________ Q: How do I get parts for my weapons? A: I get parts from the "pick a card" mini game at the end of every payday, and I know the game never let me buy the parts as they don't seem to be on sale like off the shelf, but if any readers reading this know how, shoot me an email. Q: Help! I can't customize my mask! A: You need 3 things: --A New mask of course --Materials --Designs --Colors Missing one of the above items will not allow you to customize a mask, even if you have 2 of the 3 items. Q: Why can't I throw my bags farther? It's like I have butterfingers. A: There is a very early skill in the Enforcer tree. When aced, this will increase your throw distance farther, depending on the bag of course. Bags with money/jewlery can be thrown farther, bags with gold/an engine not so much. Q: Uhm, shaped charge where? A: First you need to unlock the Trip Mine skill in the Technician tree. Then you have to upgrade almost 5 more skills just to reach the Shaped Charge skill. _____________________________________________________________________________ [6] END NOTES _____________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a funny game, as a job can be done in several ways. If anything, this game is far from linear, making each play seem fresh. But at times you might feel the addictive need to level up just to get the next best skill, so remember to play responsibly, and when you play with human players, remember to raise the voice chat volume, regardless if you have a mic or not. -Thanks to Overkill games for making me recall the opening sequence of The Dark Knight, and the street gunfight of Michael Mann's Heat, Payday 2 made me remember those movies vividly! -Thanks to the GameFAQs message boards for Payday 2, I've read as much as I could, and while I haven't gotten that Rats XP idea to work, I learned much from everyone's posts, and while I can't list everyone here, if you posted on the boards, you're automatically thanked here :D And if you have anything to add to this faq, or if you found a typo, or if my strategy of a level is ancient compared to your better version, don't hesitate to shoot me an email! Your input, no matter what it is, is appreciated! And I will credit you. email: unboundbraniac at yahoo dot com Copyright 2013 Samuel G