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Tirunesh Dibaba completed part three of what was not only a great day for Ethiopia but a great day for the Dibaba family this afternoon as she reclaimed her World Cross Country crown in thrilling style.
Dibaba's victory over the 8km race means she joins USA's Lynn Jennings and her cousin, Derartu Tulu, as a winner of three long course titles following her previous victories in 2005 and 2006. With her short course win in 2005 and the junior title in 2004, she now joins Grete Waitz of Norway with five individual golds from these championships, and Worknesh Kidane as a winner of eight individual medals.
Together with all her team titles, Dibaba has now won 14 World Cross Country golds altogether, more than any other athlete. And she's still only 22.
Taking inspiration from her younger sister Genzebe, the 17-year-old who won the junior race just an hour earlier, Dibaba shrugged off any doubts about her fitness in the final 400m of a gruelling race to leap from fourth to first on the craggy hillside of Haggis Knowe, before unleashing her trademark finishing kick that brought her home over the soggy mud in 25:10, five seconds ahead of her teammate Mestawet Tufa.
Linet Masai, the 2007 junior champion from Kenya, claimed the bronze in 25:18 but with Ethiopians in sixth (Gelete Burka) and ninth (Meselech Melkamu), it was the women in green and yellow who claimed the senior women's team title for the seventh consecutive time and the ninth time in the last 10 years. Kenya were in silver (22pts) and Australia (84pts) secured team bronze.
For Dibaba it was not only the team victory which mattered, however, not even the personal triumph, but her part in a family affair that goes back to 1995 when Tulu won the first of her World Cross crowns.
"I'm aware that my aunt has won this race three times so I am very happy to have done the same thing," said a smiling, if mud-splattered, Dibaba afterwards. "And my younger sister was first earlier today so it was partly to match her that I dug in and put everything I had into the win."
Indeed, the manner of Dibaba's victory was little short of remarkable. With less than half a lap to go she looked, not only to have lost the race, but to be out of the medals, her much publicised stomach problems seemingly afflicting her again.
But summoning some unknown reserves of strength she clawed past Masai and pulled herself back into touch with Tufa and Gelete Burka before striking for gold.
"I felt a stitch in the middle of the race and that's when I fell back," she admitted afterwards. "But I recovered from that and was able to move to the front."
It was the first time in the entire race that she had been so prominent as in the early stages she was content to stalk the leaders. Surprisingly, the first to show were from the host nation as Liz and Hayley Yelling moved swiftly to the front in the first lap, apparently keen to take what little chance they had to fly the flag for Britain.
Amy Hastings of the USA was also in evidence early on but large clutches of Kenyans and Ethiopians were never far away. Burka, in a grey hat and long black sleaves, looked comfortable just behind the leaders, as did Kenya's Priscah Cherono (formerly Jeleting), the 2006 silver medallist.
By the end of the second lap it was these two plus Tufa who led a long line of athletes past the rain-drenched crowd as the Britons and Americans began to struggle. But it was on the next circuit, the third, and the first to include the course's one testing incline that the race really began.
Burka, a winner of the Edinburgh IAAF Permit race on this course for the last years, moved to the front. "On Sunday, I will use the experience I have on this course," she said a few days ago. And that's what she appeared to be doing as she led a group of nine or 10 plus Australia's Benita Johnson, a former champion, who was hanging on the back.
It was at this stage that Masai first began to show and she, Tufa and Burka moved away at the end of the penultimate lap with Dibaba, clearly visible in her long white sleeves, chasing hard about five metres behind.
From then on it was all about these four as they battled out a stirring last lap in which the medals were in doubt until the very last bend of the twisting course.
First Burka made her move, pulling Tufa with her as Masai dropped back allowing Dibaba to catch up. These two appeared be set for a battle for bronze as Burka stretched her lead, opening a 20 metre gap on Tufa that looked decisive.
But Tufa wasn't finished and as the runners negotiated the penultimate tight bend in front of the grandstand she began to make up the ground. Behind her, Dibaba was dragging Masai back into the reckoning and by the time they hit the base of the hill for the last time there were only 10 metres separating the four.
Burka had clearly pushed too hard too early as she blew up on the foothills of the Haggis Knowe, destined to finish sixth, 25 seconds behind Dibaba. In contrast, Dibaba was suddenly revived and the World 10,000m champion skipped past her teammate, drove beyond Tufa, crested the top of the hill and unleashed her finishing spurt.
"Tirunesh has better finishing speed than me, but I am happy with my second place," said the resigned Tufa afterwards.
"Our victory brings us great joy today," said Dibaba. "We've been preparing for this for a long time. Cross country is very important to us. We wanted to bring a strong team and do very well here."
She was talking about her country. But it equally applies to the family clan.
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Firstly some bizness. I've decided to change the book club book because I realize I'll never read our current selection because it is too heavy to carry in my bag and I can't afford to give one away and I like to give one away and have a contest. So I picked another book. Because I want to read it and hopefully you will want to read it too? Susan Sontag's journals, Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963. Okays. I'll give you lots of time 'cause I just started The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. I'll talk more about Reborn in the next "Stuff I've Been Reading." Don't be mad promise.
Quote: "My eyes are vague blue, like the sky, and change all the time; they are indiscriminate but fleeting, entirely specific and disloyal, so that no one trusts me. I am always looking away. Or again at something after it has given me up. It makes me restless and that makes me unhappy, but I cannot keep them still." (from Frank O'Hara's "Meditations on an Emergency" from poetry magazine via achtung baby !)
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- I am so excited to bring you the auto-fun today, I'm doing it so I can make you read this article in The New York Times about living with monkeys !
- Tao Lin, my financial idol, shares his secrets at UrbanElitist . E.g., "I have had part-time jobs almost continuously since college (I am 25), I think, except for maybe one year when I shoplifted batteries and Moleskine journals to sell on eBay ... since [selling my next novel's royalties] my money has come from selling pre-orders and lifetime subscriptions to books ... Christmas and Chinese New Year's money from my parents and brother; and selling drawings, drafts of things, and various "piles of shit" from my room on eBay."
- AM Homes has a new short story at The New Yorker: "Brother on Sunday. "
- Emily Gould has a dysfunctional relationship with her old laptop. MIT's Sherry Turkle has "spent several decades studying and writing about the way mechanical objects construct and complete the self." This is really interesting stuff, you must read it. It even quotes a Meghan Daum essay I once used to teach middle school kids in rural Northern Michigan to write personal essays. The Technology Review.
- Firstly - there is a magazine called Obit. Secondly, read this: Laughing Past the Grave .
- The Unrecognizable Internet of 1996 at Slate: "People still refer to the new medium by its full name—the World Wide Web—and although you sometimes find interesting stuff here, you're constantly struck by how little there is to do. You rarely linger on the Web; your computer takes about 30 seconds to load each page, and, hey, you're paying for the Internet by the hour. Plus, you're tying up the phone line. Ten minutes after you log in, you shut down your modem. You've got other things to do—after all, a new episode of Seinfeld is on."
- Leonardo da Vinci was a serious procrastinator too .
- NPR's intriguing essay on "the art of language, Obama style ."
- This is the part where it officially becomes cool. I think it's the counter-backlash. Yoko Ono's 25 Things .
Last week I became briefly addicted to hunting for celebrity photographs. I have no idea why, this has never been a thing that interested me before, nor could I refer to this compulsion as anything resembling "interesting." I was not being intellectually or creatively stimulated, I was not interacting with other people, I was not learning anything, or accomplishing any of my daily or life goals. Yet. One more page. One more ELLEN PAGE! Anyhow way too late in the game I discovered fanpop which incited a whole new round of gazing at celebrity photos when I had other things to do.
I've been off the sauce for four days now, I'm going to go back to Trivia Machine as my insomnia obsession. Like if I was advertising an insomnia obsession I'd say: "You know those things you do when your brain's too quick for sleep and too slow to be awake?" So. I have some holdovers from Autowin Surrenders week obsession that I will share with you, and therefore I'll feel accomplished and therefore not feel guilty anymore. See how we help each other?
"Here, let me help you, then you me, otherwise we'll die." (Stephen Dunn)
Shanyn Sossamon Good Tie Thursday
Shanyn Sossamon -Whoodie Wednesday
Nelly Furtado - Good Tie Thursday
Liv Tyler - Boyshorts Tuesday
Drew Barrymore - Finnneeee Friday
Ellen Page - Whoodie Wednesday
Angelina Jolie Saturday & Sunday
My favorite hoodie of all time - Shane for Whoodie Wednesday Wax
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DU Student-Athletes Assist with On-Campus Asthma Camp Athletics staff coordinates fitness activities for approximately 55 fifth and sixth grader
PITTSBURGH - Duquesne student-athletes took part in a free asthma camp sponsored by the Mylan School of Pharmacy on Monday, May 19. The camp welcomed approximately 55 fifth and sixth graders to the Bluff for a day of educational and physical activity.
The camp, which was coordinated by Dr. Jennifer Elliott, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, focused on promoting good health while dealing with asthma.
In the morning, campers received health screenings and competed in a life-size educational board game created by Duquesne student pharmacists. Children with asthma were educated about the disease and how to control it through proper lifestyle and medication management. The importance of good nutrition and physical activity to increase heart health was also emphasized.
Afternoon activities included general fitness activities on McCloskey Field during which Duquesne student-athletes acted as facilitators and mentors.
Several departments collaborated in organizing the camp. Sherene Brantley, assistant athletic director for student services, coordinated the physical activity education with fitness stations supervised by DU student-athletes and coaches from the strength and conditioning staff under the direction of Dennis Cuturic.
Research from previous camps hosted by the Mylan School of Pharmacy revealed that about 44 percent of the children attending had a previous diagnosis of asthma, and 76 percent of those children had uncontrolled asthma; nearly 13 percent were identified as having potential undiagnosed asthma.
This camp is an extension of the Surveillance of Asthma in our Region's Schoolchildren (STARS) study of the School of Pharmacy in partnership with the Allegheny Health Network.
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The following students from Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa., have been named to the fall 2011 dean's list: Samantha Stickevers and Elizabeth Thomasian, of Cockeysville; Elizabeth Elliott, of Timonium; Julia Mitchell, of Baltimore and Suzanne Roberts, of Towson.
Cadet George Peter Sourlis of Timonium, has been named to the fall 2011 president's list and the commandant's distinguished service list at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
Kiernan Glenn, of Hunt Valley was named to the dean's list at DePaul University, Chicago, Ill., for the fall quarter of 2011.
The following students have been named to the dean's list at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., for the 2011 fall semester: Dulaney Miller, of Timonium earned highest honors and Megan Roed, of Lutherville earned honors.
The following students were named to the presidents list at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.: Kaitlin Carlson, of Cockeysville; Brian Scheerer, of Hunt Valley and Hannah Entwistle, of Towson.
In addition, Carlson graduated cum laude, and Entwistle also graduated , as part of the fall Class of 2011.
Christina Brashewitz, of Towson and Corinne Sirota, of Baltimore were named to the fall 2011 dean's list at Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pa.
Laura R. Wild, of Cockeysville was named to the dean's list for the fall 2011 semester at Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y.
Ryan Patrick Wolniak, of Cockeysville and Lauren Kristine Padussis, of Hunt Valley have been named to the president's list at Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., for the fall 2011 semester.


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Friday, February 22, 2008
The 'new' Retail craze: Private Sale
The web's ability to disrupt well established markets or entrenched trading practices is well documented. The inexorable growth of many sectors of eCommerce at the expense of the high street continues apace.
Every now and then a new form of retailing is 'invented' which captures consumers imagination and represents a real threat to established players. The markets which are ripest for attack are those laden with regulation ie those where the freedom to trade in an unfettered way has been severely restricted.
In the past 5 years a new breed of on-line retailer has come out of France which has taken advantage of the years of conditioning which French, Belgian and other European consumers have been subjected to. Vente Privee is generating hundreds of millions of Euros of sales at high levels of profitability and has spawned more than a dozen copies.
Their formula is simple: a product or group of products is offered for sale for a limited period to their 'members'. The product is usually very good value and is highly desirable.
How different is this from a retailer's sale? Many retailers in the UK and the US have storecards (ie members) – they are often offered first crack at the bargains.
The difference is the application of rather archaic and restrictive trading laws in France, Belgium and elsewhere. These laws restrict retailers from running sales at any time other than those specified.
The Economist ran an interesting article which explains these laws more fully:
Part of the article reads as follows:
"If all this sounds fundamentally illiberal, that is because it is. One Eurocrat suggests that a key ancestor of many continental bans on unfair trading is a German law from the mid-1930s that sought to stamp out what Nazi officials called aggressive "Jewish" conduct among shopkeepers. But the laws also carry more than a whiff of distrust of capitalism itself. Belgian parliamentary papers from the late 1960s describe indignantly how some shops "deliberately" sell products at a loss to attract customers who might buy other goods at full price, a ploy referred to as "destructive" competition. Such loss-leaders were banned in Belgium in 1971, along with any selling below cost or at "extremely reduced" profit margins. This has kept the lawyers busy as the courts argue over what extremely reduced might mean. And that is why sales in Belgium are such a big deal: though offering discounts is legal at other times of the year, the sales are the only time when Belgian shopkeepers may sell goods at a loss."
Another snippet of news on a closely related topic caught my eye recently:
A union of French bookstores sued Amazon last month over the free shipping on orders over €20, saying that the cost of Amazon's delivery reduced the price of a book to one lower than allowed by the Lang Law. The booksellers were awarded €100,000 in damages in the suit, and Amazon was ordered to enact a delivery charge.
Amazon.com said that it would rather pay €1000 a day in fines than abolish its free shipping on books in France.
Readers of this blog may wonder which TAG company does this piece directly impact since I hardly ever write on subjects not directly concerning portfolio companies.
It is Koodos, the off-price branded fashion eCommerce site which has both open and closed sale platforms and is making quite a name for itself in the UK fashion scene right now. Clearly our belief is that in the US and UK, retailers run sales any day, all day - even pre Xmas - so consumers have different attitudes and are more inclined to buy on the merits of the offer itself.
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Xtreme Couture founded by UFC 6x Champion Randy Couture and a leader in Mixed Martial Arts training and physical fitness programs has introduced a new Gym Member Loyalty Program.
The program allows members of the Las Vegas gym to earn points for things that they already do. XC realizes the commitment it takes to get fit and stay fit and we wanted another way to thank our members for coming to the gym and also to help us promote fitness to others around the community.
The Xtreme Couture Loyalty program is simple and fast to earn points and easy to redeem them for items a member wants and can use. There are no special enrollment fees, no need for registration or any hidden fees, if you're a member of the gym you are automatically part of the program and earning points.
When a member checks into the gym and gets their class ticket they can check their total loyalty points at the bottom of the receipt.
Member Rewards can be redeemed at any time starting with just 50 points. The program was designed in a manner that the rewards are not some far fetched unachievable goal that will never be met. Xtreme Couture will reward you with points every time you step foot into Xtreme Couture to take a class , competing in XC events, sharing social media posts and referring us to your friends.
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I know many people don't see the point of making something so small. Yes, they're kind of silly. No, they're not very functional. But you know what? Sometimes the itch to create something from start to finish just needs to be scratched, and these itty-bitties can be knocked out in one sitting. It's a fun way to try something new, or use a favorite fabric, and get instant gratification. For me, I took the opportunity to practice my machine binding. And y'all know I'm a sucker for swapping anything handmade.
I haven't joined the official Flickr swap group for these quilts, but I did participate in a mini side swap with some Twitter friends. I whipped up this one for Erin, who blogs at two more seconds. I love this fabric line ("Wee Woodlands" by Keiki for Moda), and had a lot of fun playing with some of the decorative stitches on my machine.
This next one was created for Sue, who blogs at eileensideways. I used another favorite line, Patty Young's Flora & Fauna, to create this little bumblebee-themed piece of patchwork. I stippled the quilt with little loop-de-loops to connote the flight paths of the bees!
Finally, I made this last one for Ryan (I'm Just a Guy Who Quilts) with some scraps from Basic Gray's Origins line.
Kind of fun, don't you think?
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I just got the following comment from Natalie of Beyond the Reef:
"I make these size 'quilts' for Priority Quilts and send them to Ami Simms - they are auctioned off to raise money for Alzheimer Research. If you like this size, enjoy your scraps, quilt as you like, and pass them on to benefit others. It is, after Alzheimer Awareness Month, isn't it"
What a great idea!! So, I Googled it for more info, and here's what I found:
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For Mother's Day I gave myself my favorite gift, another break through. My husband got to witness my happy dance (or happy claps) for the first time. He probably thinks I'm a nut, but loves me anyway.
My mother as she is only six year younger than her mother was when she died of colon cancer has become more curious, not of her genealogy, but of the life span and causes of death of her ancestors. So on Saturday we were looking at her lines. We notice that the two generations before her of all four of her lines had short life spans. The youngest died at 49 and the oldest of her parents and grandparents was her mother at 62.
The youngest was her grandmother, May Elizabeth Rollett whom I've written about before. She is still a serious mystery to us. We do now know enough to continue on with the line, but it's her life that I would still like to solve the mystery of.
Here is a complete look of what I previously knew:
May Elizabeth Rollette was born 5 Apr 1899 in Missouri. I still don't know where in Missouri or exactly who her parents were. The date and place comes from her California Death Record 1940-1997.
May married Frank Roe. Based on the 1920 census they were married around 1919, most likely in Missouri.
Then they had the following children, all born in OK: Rachel and Hazel born about 1921, Von Joseph Roe born 10 Oct 1924 and died 3 Mar 1976 in Modesto, CA, Clarence Roe born 13 Oct 1926 and died in Alameda Co., CA 4 Apr 1974, (the information on these two come from their Social Security Death Index), and James Roe born about 1930. (the other birth dates are based on the 1930 Census)
She died 22 Dec 1949 in San Fransisco, CA. She died young. She was estranged from the family. We don't even know if she had any family with her as she was dying of a brain tumor. I've also noticed that so far no one in the family has a picture of her either.
Family tradition is that shortly after the 1930 census May went to take care of a sick sister. Now what we don't know is if they at that point had agreed to separate. What we do know is that with out May's return, Frank picked up the kids and left Oklahoma for California. From there Frank and his son lived the end of their lives in and around Turlock and Modesto, CA. Clarence known as Charlie I see ended up in Alameda County, CA. The rest I'm still not sure where they ended up. Frank remarried six more times, and from what I can see May never married again.
Possible Theories:
May possibly was the child of a David and Rose Rollette of Missouri. In her California Death Index it list her father's surname as Rollette and mother's maiden name as Clark. In 1920 I find Frank and May in St. Joseph City, Buchanan Co., MO in the home of John W Stephens at 519 Maple St. They are just boarders and are both working in a local box factory. (this can be found on sheet 9, enumeration district 109, supervisor's dist 4?, Dwelling 189, family 206). Living in the same county and city at 227 South 13th St is a Rosa Rollette with sons Ralph, James, Leonard, and daughter Pearl (sheet no 7, enumeration district 117 and supervisor's district 4, dwelling 195, family 157). This in it's self doesn't say much, but if I go back to the 1910 census I find a David Rollette and Rose with children and daughter, May! In 1910 they are in Platte Twnp, Clinton Co., MO (sheet no 5, enumeration dist 40, supervisor dist 3, dwelling 117, family 112).
May and Frank divorced, but the divorce records have not been found. Either that or she just left and there was no divorce, but there had to of been if he was able to remarry legally six more times.
I'm sure she was buried somewhere in San Fransisco, but I have yet to find her burial. Though if she were alone with no family and no estate it may be possible that she is buried in one of the many unclaimed persons cemeteries and that may be why I can't find her. I need to contact funeral homes next.
I have the source information listed above with the details but an overview of the records I have are:
1910 Census of Platte Twnp, Clinton Co., MO in relation to the Rollette family
1920 Census of St Joseph City, Buchanan Co, MO for both the Rollette family and Frank and May
1930 Census of Port of St Louis Twnp, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma of Frank and May with children.
California Death Index 1940-1997 for May Elizabeth Roe
Social Security Death Index for Frank and Clarence Roe
Now the fun was to find more. I pulled up all the tabs of my regular hot sites; Footnote, Ancetry, Rootsweb, Find-A-Grave, to name a few. I did a few of the usual searched on Ancestry and Footnote to see if anything new appeared and then went to Find-A-Grave. The first thing I noticed is that they have changed their search. You can now search by a range of years. Which was perfect in this case, because a range is all I had. Without definite dates I had not had any luck in the past. So I searched first for David and hit the jackpot. Not only did I find David, but his wife Rosa, one son, and Rosa's parents! This was the point I said YES! and started clapping. I got "have you fallen off your rocker" look from my husband.
I found David's memorial here. Linked to it was Rosa's here. From these memorials it appear that David Rollett was born 26 Jan 1866 and died 3 Feb 1913, likely in Missouri where they lived and where he is buried. It's unknown based on this where he was born, though in the 1910 census he gives his birth place as IL. Rosa was born 16 Dec 1876 and died 24 April 1932 in Chillicothe, Livingston, MO. Again the memorial did not give a place of birth, but according to the 1910 and 1900 census she was born in MO. Interesting to note that she remarried after David's death. Her second husband was Arthur Rifingburg Wilson a WWI vet. This may explain why I couldn't find her in the 1930 census even though she was still living.
Rosa's father was Elias Franklyn Clark born 10 September 1839 in VA and died 25 Apr 1914 in Buchanan County, MO. Her mother was Margaret (maiden name unknown) born 10 Sept 1846 and died 1 March 1922. There is no photo of her headstone and the information is sketchy at best. Either her birth date is an error or she shared a birth day with her husband, interesting to say the least.
From this I was able to report to my mother that yes this line of her family lived short life spans. We knew that May was 49 when she died of a brain tumor. Now we know that her father was 47 and her mother 56 at the time of their deaths. I need to send off for their death certificates now. It would be interesting to know what they died so young of. I'll work now to find out about David's family as well. Now Rosa's parents were both 76 at the time of their death. Why is that? In my mom's family every line barely lived to 60 and most died in their 50's for about three generations then four or so generations back are longer, sometimes even 100 years, life spans. My theory was they were smokers, but then I found out that my grandfather was not a smoker and grandma quit smoking until after he died. I'll know more when I send off for death certificates.


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I was feeling nostalgic today and decided to recap all stuff I have from when we met each other 14 years ago. What a moment we lived back then. I watched every movie, listened to every music and saw every picture I collected over the time. I still can't whipe my tears out. I came here, knowing that probably no one will ever see this, to say that Uru was, is and will ever be in my heart. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone!!!!
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It's hard to explain to anyone who didn't truly live it, what a moment that was. I've never before, or since, been so immersed in an activity, much less an online activity. The hours spent offline taking care of Guild duties and planning for the yearly D'ni Games was amazing. Online, being a Greeter and just exploring on my own was fantastic. Still look back at the City Lights Tours that Cats did, and that I was, finally, able to do with him, with joy. What a wonderful community. I miss the friends and the visits that happened daily!
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- Taming Deth'tilac can only be accomplished when his health is below 20%.
- Deth'tilac has a "Deth Strike" ability that instantly kills when it lands while taking 10% of his health. Your pet will die frequently. Using approximately eight of his Strikes will drop him to the needed 20% level for taming.
- One of the best methods is to use your pet/[Snake Trap], plus [Concussive Shot] and [Ice Trap] to keep him at bay while kiting. Your pet and the snakes will receive his Deth Strikes, and for this reason you need to keep reviving your pet whenever you can. Eventually Deth'tilac's health will be sufficiently low for the tame. Dismiss your pet and do the tame at max distance with an Ice Trap between you and the spider.
- Some suggest using a spider pet of your own during the encounter, as it's web ability will provide an additional slow against Deth'tilac.
- An alternative to solely snake trap and pets is to also have a friend take the Strikes for you.
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When my husband and I bought the "House on First Street" in 2004, neither of us imagined that it would turn into a book title. Located in New Orleans's Garden District and purchased almost a year to the day before Katrina's floods devastated the city, the three-story, mid-19th-century Greek Revival was our first house together and my first, period.
All my adult life, I'd lived in apartments, most recently dividing my time between Manhattan and the French Quarter. During every move, I would tote boxes of dog-eared shelter magazines — inspiration for the house I knew I'd one day own. Which meant that when I finally got it, at 44, the house was nothing less than a symbol of my slightly delayed adulthood and the commitment to a single city (and settled lifestyle) I'd been so hesitant to make.
By the time we finished (sort of), the house had become something else: a full-fledged renovation nightmare. We'd endured the storm and a contractor who inflicted even more damage. When I sat down to write the book — about the resurrection of my adopted city as well as the house itself — my friend William Dunlap, an artist whose work graces our walls, gave me a spot-on working title: "A Year in Provence Meets The Poseidon Adventure."
It's a good bet that when an iconic disaster movie is invoked to describe a renovation, the curtain fund — and the chandelier fund and the rug fund, and on and on — has been depleted. (It was Christmas #2 when my father inquired how much longer we'd be dining beneath a bare bulb dangling from an exposed wire.) Too broke and exhausted to turn my attention to the fun stuff, I took a decoration vacation.
Fortunately there were already plans and paint and the bones of the decor in place, thanks to what my friend the designer Thomas Jayne drily dubbed the Committee on Taste. (Thomas knew I was lucky enough to have many decorator friends, including Suzanne Rheinstein and Patrick Dunne, who would contribute to the project.) Having worked on my New York apartment, he also knew that my design Rosebud was my great-grandmother's house in Nashville, from which I have several pieces. I'd seen lots of pictures, but even better, Albert Hadley, one of Thomas's mentors, had worked on it as a young assistant, and had described the drawing room scheme to me in vivid detail. So when Thomas arrived with my own former assistant Egan Seward in tow (she's now his senior project manager), they were well armed with swatches for the bold-yellow curtains they knew were a must, as well as an acid-green swatch for the English Regency benches I had bought before we even found the house.
In the sunroom, I finally got to use Bennison's Crewelwork linen, a piece of which I'd been carrying around for more than a decade — the French windows open onto a tropical garden that mirrors the pattern. In the library, my childhood friend Anne McGee transformed the unidentifiable brown-stained woodwork into a gorgeous honey-toned "obis." Upstairs, we mapped out a couple of guest rooms, one of which all but swallowed the entire contents of my New York living room, which had once seemed so enormous. Some necessary sofas and cocktail tables were ordered, and everything else went on the wish list.
In the years since, I've learned that a decorating moratorium (even an involuntary one) is not a bad thing. I still adore the Claremont chintz we chose for the master bedroom, for example, but now that I'm finally turning my attention to that half-finished room, I'm in a far less dressed-up frame of mind. Also, the layering that happens over time has brought more meaningful pleasure than I imagine any "instant house" would have. When I finally added the tortoiseshell blinds in the parlors two years ago, they made me almost as happy as the curtains themselves. Finding the right beat-up rug for the butler's pantry proved to be at least as gratifying as the storage containers of brand-new upholstered furniture that sat outside the house while the contractor made — and remade — his mistakes.
Finally, I likely could have survived without the Waterworks nozzles and temperature gauges in our baths. Had I not ordered them, I would surely by now possess one of the fabulous consoles from Niall Smith that I have long coveted. But I'd lived with glorified water closets as bathrooms since college, and the Waterworks catalogue was like porn. Yet another lesson is that a house is never done. Even at my glacial pace, a Niall console may be in my future yet.


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ERLC: Criminalizing homosexuals unjust
WASHINGTON (BP) -- A government that criminalizes homosexual behavior "has overstepped its bounds drastically and unjustly," say two leading Southern Baptist ethicists.
Russell D. Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), and Andrew Walker, director of policy studies for the same entity, wrote in a March 3 essay they remain aligned with the Bible's view of sexuality while also contending homosexuals should not be targeted by the law.
They believe, Moore and Walker said, what the church has affirmed traditionally and universally -- "that sexuality is to be expressed only within the one-flesh union of the marriage of a man to a woman. Anything else is a sin against God. The church has believed this, and will always believe this, because the Bible teaches it.
"At the same time, we believe laws criminalizing homosexual activity to be unjust and an affront to the image of God embedded in all persons," they wrote in the commentary, which was posted at the ERLC's "Canon & Culture" blog channel.
The comments from Moore and Walker came in the wake of additional countries criminalizing homosexual activity.
Uganda enacted a law Feb. 24 that includes life sentences for people convicted of repeated homosexual activity and imprisonment for "aiding and abetting" homosexuality, according to a March 7 article by The Christian Science Monitor. In January, Nigeria approved a similar measure that authorizes 10-year prison sentences for same-sex couples observed kissing publicly and people visiting a gay club, the newspaper reported.
The United Nations (U.N.) reports 78 countries either have laws that criminalize homosexual behavior or have prosecuted lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people under other laws. Seven regimes -- mostly Islamic states in Africa and the Middle East -- have authorized capital punishment for homosexual conduct, according to the U.N.
Their principal reason for opposing such laws is the Gospel of Jesus, said Moore and Walker, who wrote, "Not everything that is sinful should be a crime."
"Yes, we believe that all sexual activity outside of marriage (defined by Jesus, not by the Supreme Court) is wrong," they said. "We also believe that the answer to this sin is found not in some police state, but in the good news that God reconciles sinners like us to himself through the shed blood and the ongoing life of Jesus Christ."
The mission of Christians "is not to imprison and persecute those who are walking contrary to the Scriptures, but instead our mission is to love and to persuade," Moore and Walker wrote.
"Our mission is to be ambassadors of reconciliation -- a mission that necessitates both defining sin and offering mercy (2 Cor. 5:18-19). That cannot be done by coercion or threats of a police state, but only by the persuasive power of the conviction of the Holy Spirit."
Moore and Walker also said, "[T]he American 'spirituality' that pretends as though sexual immorality has no spiritual consequences isn't recognizably Christian at all. The jailing and execution of people for consensual sexual immorality, in contexts like we see in many places around the world, isn't Christian, either.
"That's why the global Body of Christ should stand faithful both to a biblical vision of sexuality and at the same time decry laws ... that would mistreat homosexual persons."
Their opposition to prison sentences and execution for homosexuals, Moore and Walker wrote, is not based on the view "that governments have no interest in the stability of the family."
Instead, they "believe a nation can teach a positive truth in its laws about marriage and sexuality without prohibiting and targeting its opposite," they said. "For example, we believe the role of the state should be to promote the stability of families and to provide appropriate incentives for children to be welcomed into homes with both a mother and a father."
The United States and other governments, however, have "too often ignored this function of the state," Moore and Walker wrote.
God has given authority to the government, according to the Bible, to "maintain public safety and order according to principles of public justice," they said. "Everywhere in the New Testament, the mission of confronting personal sin is given to the church, not to the state," they wrote, but the church "does not have the coercive power of the sword."
The church is to "confront the sexual immorality of those inside" its body, Moore and Walker said, adding, "[E]ven in the worst case of such immorality the ultimate step is excommunication, not the setting up of a police state to execute."
They strongly oppose, however, government compulsion of those who disagree with same-sex marriage. The expanding legalization of gay marriage has resulted in the loss of freedom to exercise religious beliefs by people who provide wedding services, including photographers, florists and bakers.
"[W]e sharply dissent from the use of state power, as we've seen in American life in recent days, to coerce the consciences of persons -- whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or what have you -- to participate in weddings or celebrations of unions we believe to be violations of our consciences," they wrote.
Of all groups, Baptists should be "in support of limiting the power of government to see itself as a theological broker," Moore and Walker said.
"As Baptist Christians, our own history has shown us what injustice can happen when a state applies the Old Testament Mosaic code -- a code designed to mark out the nation of Israel in redemptive history until the coming of Israel's Messiah -- to the civil state," they wrote. "Our ancestors were whipped, beaten, and exiled from Old England and from New England for refusing to sprinkle infants or to pay taxes for Anglican preaching."
The essay by Moore and Walker is available online at http://www.canonandculture.com/what-should-christians-think-of-governments-that-criminalize-homosexuality/.
Tom Strode is Baptist Press' Washington bureau chief. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress) and in your email (baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp).


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White Hot Lamp Black at Southern Exposure
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May 30, 2013
By Chelsea Battle
LAWT Contributing Writer
If you're ready to support the higher education of our nation's young Black scholars, you might wish to put on your walking shoes and/or get out your checkbook; The United Negro College Fund's 31st Annual Walk for Education is only days away! On Saturday, June 1st join R&B songstress Goapele, reality court TV Judge Greg Mathis, rapper Warren G, Supervisor Mark Ridley- Thomas, thousands of college hopefuls, alumni, friends, and family for the event, which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for college scholarships.
Judge Mathis is a true example of the power of education. Having once lived the street life and paid the price of incarceration, he shares how education turned his life around, and why fundraisers like these are important.
"I was invited by UNCF to join the walk and I was glad to do it because of the challenges our young people face both getting into college and paying for it," explains Judge Mathis. "Education was probably the most important factor in becoming the man I am today, in the sense that it empowered me to be able to overcome the obstacles I had to deal with. It's difficult to join the work force without some type of education beyond high school. I wanted to be able to contribute to our young people and our community both financially and with my time."
Goapele also shares why she has decided to walk.
"I think higher education, or at least the opportunity for higher education, is important for everyone. Income, or a lack of it, can make a lot of people of color feel like they just can't go to college. So I think UNCF has been out there as kind of a huge support system for African Americans to go to college for a long time. I've recognized the brand for a while, so it seemed like something naturally that would be nice to be involved with."
This year the walk will begin at 8:30am in Exposition Park at 700 Exposition Park Drive. The walk's stage, and vendor booths will be located on the corner of Coliseum and South Menlo Avenue. Organizers expect to raise over $200,000 in scholarship money, and have received the support of corporate sponsors such as
BP, Toyota, American Airlines, and UPS—just to name a few. The money raised supports more than 3,000 students from California, and 60,000 students nationwide who go on to attend more than 800 colleges. Previous student recipients have been awarded scholarships to some of the most prestigious historically Black colleges in the nation. Scholars attending in-state schools, including UCLA, USC, and FIDM, have also benefited. Additionally, the program supports students who choose to attend two year colleges.
"If the need is there and they are about to graduate from high school we will help them," says Carolyn Trader, the Development Director for UNCF. To register for the walk visit http://give.uncf.org/LAWALK or call (213) 639-3800.


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Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A full review
The new Asux Zenbook UX31A ultrabook looks like the old Asus Zenbook UX31E, with a brushed, bronze-tinted, solid aluminum shell that looks slightly dangerous and angular. The weight remains the same, at 1.3kg. But our test model arrived with a gorgeous, 1080p IPS (in-plane switching) display and an Ivy Bridge processor, boosting both performance and display quality. Price is about £1,499. See also: Group test: what's the best ultrabook laptop?
Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A: Points of Improvement
In addition to updating its UX31 Zenbook line with Ivy Bridge CPUs, Asus is trying to bring consistency to its touchpad pointing experience. Our review of the earlier Zenbook UX31E was mostly favourable, but we found that the touchpad wasn't optimal. One issue that the company itself noted was that it sourced touchpads from two different vendors, and it was a lottery as to which one you'd get when you bought a Zenbook.
The Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A rectifies that, using the same brand and model of touchpad in all systems. Drivers have been tuned a bit as well, and the overall touchpad experience is better. Palm detection has improved, though the cursor still has a slight tendency to overshoot when you use your finger to move it. Multitouch gestures and tap-to-click no longer have excessive lag, either.
You can still get the Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A with a 1600 by 900 pixel display, but it's worth spending a few pounds more for the 1920 by 1080 pixel display, based on IPS technology. The one downside: all those pixels crammed into a 13.3-inch display may make you want to adjust the display's scaling for fonts to improve readability. The 1080p display includes an antiglare filter, a welcome standout in a sea of glossy, too-reflective panels.
Sound quality through the built-in speakers, codeveloped by Bang & Olufsen, is mostly accurate, though some acoustic classical material sounded a touch bright. As with most systems with tiny speakers, the Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A lacks any real bass content—you'll want external speakers or headphones if you're looking for more boom in your audio.
Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A: Performance
Our Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A review unit included the speedy Core i7-3517u CPU, supporting four software threads with two cores, and 4MB of L3 cache. As with most Ultrabooks, the system includes 4GB of RAM, some of which needs to be allocated to the integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics processor.
Overall performance is on a par with the similar Acer Aspire S5. The Acer still ekes out a higher Worldbench 7 score, posting a startlingly high 195, compared with the Zenbook's 150.
The Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A takes 20.1 seconds to start up from a cold boot, slightly slower than the average of 16.3 seconds for recently reviewed Ultrabooks, despite the built-in, 256GB solid-state drive. However, overall storage performance is excellent, outpacing all competitors.
As you might expect, gaming performance is limited, since the Zenbook relies on Intel's HD 4000 integrated GPU. It's an improvement over past Intel graphics efforts, but no replacement for a discrete graphics chip. With demanding games, you'll need to dial down the graphics settings for playable frame rates.
In the end, Asus essentially maintains performance parity with the similarly priced Acer Aspire S5, but includes a better display.
Battery life is an excellent 6 hours, 24 minutes, falling just short of Toshiba's larger U845W and outpacing the rest of the pack of recent Ultrabooks.
Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A: Ports and Connectivity
The Zenbook ships with two USB 3.0 ports, one on each side. This is only just acceptable, but the lack of additional USB ports is mitigated by built-in Bluetooth and an integrated SD card reader that supports the latest SDXC high-capacity cards. Other ports include a mini-VGA port and a micro HDMI connector for external display and projector connectivity, plus a combination microphone/headphone jack.
On the networking side, the Zenbook ships with the aforementioned Bluetooth (4.0) and dual-band 802.11n that even supports the older 802.11a standard, making the system suitable for corporate use. While it doesn't include a built-in ethernet connector, Asus thoughtfully includes a USB-to-ethernet adapter.
Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A: The User Experience
The improved touchpad is certainly welcome, if not perfect. It's a bit overly sensitive out of the box, but changing the settings has a marked impact, unlike the original Zenbook. Palm detection works well, so your hovering palm doesn't send the cursor flying across the Windows desktop to be lost in a sea of icons.
Asus doesn't include excessive bundleware, but it does load in Microsoft's Windows Live software suite plus some useful utilities. The LCD panel's colour balance can be tweaked using the Asus Splendid utility, but I'd suggest avoiding the "vivid" setting unless you like your colour saturation particularly garish.
The keyboard disappoints a bit. While it's fully backlit, the keys themselves are mostly flat, textureless, Chiclet-style keys. I found my fingers occasionally slipping off one key onto another while touch typing, and the tiny bumps on the F and J keys barely enough to help in finding the home row. All this is mitigated slightly by the physical size of the keys, which are suitably large.
The 1080p IPS panel offers excellent colour fidelity, though it's just a touch on the muted side. With a little calibration, the Asus could be a useful system for on-the-go photo editing. Video playback is excellent, with no stuttering or pauses. Viewing angles are superb, as you'd expect with an IPS monitor.
Storage is a little problematic. As with past Zenbooks, Asus partitions the speedy solid-state drive into two nearly equal-size partitions, one for the OS, and another for data. This means you're constantly juggling which drive to use. I would have much preferred having a single partition—256GB isn't a vast amount of space by today's standards, so splitting up the SSD in this fashion isn't very useful.
Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A: Specs
- Ultrabook
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
- Intel Core i7 (3rd Gen) 3517U
- Mobile Intel HM76 Express
- 13.3" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 ( Full HD ) display
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Dynamic Video Memory Technology
- Integrated webcam
- Speaker, microphone
- Keyboard, touchpad
- 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0
- 10/100 Ethernet
- 4-cell 50 Wh battery
- Headphone/microphone combo jack 2 x USB 3.0 Mini-VGA Micro-HDMI LAN
- 325x226x18mm
- 1.3kg


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Choking Feeling
It was last year at this time of the year; I was torn apart with the grief and sorrow at my mom's death. I was at school when I noticed that she left the world. That night, I was left in shock and chilled to bone. I didn't know that I should expect such grief while I was away from home. It was fall semester and I had to cope with the pressure of finals and the grievous loss.
I didn't tell anyone why I was sad and instead I isolated myself in my room and rarely walked out to the café and gym. I came to Philadelphia to spend my four weeks break with my host family and friends. My host family celebrated my birthday, and it was the first time in my life. When I was in Afghanistan, I used to consider it unimportant and no one really cares about it. That night, at dinner table, my hostess told me that when I get back home I should thank my mom for bringing me into this world. A sudden sharp grief chocked in my throat shortly, I resisted and I embraced her suggestion and said to her: "I will, I will." No one realized the quiver in my voice. She didn't know nor did others that what was happening in my inside. Nonetheless, that night was fabulous even it was blended with some bitter feeling.
Almost five months later, after all through the months and weeks that I have had a choked feeling in my throat and holding back my tears, I told my friends about the grievous loss and I wrote a eulogy to my mom's death.
Anyhow, these days reminding me of last year's memories, especially, the New Year's night in Northern Liberties that I had put the bar's glass in my pocket which the next day I returned it to the bar. I was heavily drunk that night.
My friend, you went far, to remember those nights, Cheers!


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Generic name:
Galantamine extended-release capsule - oral
Brand name(s)
Razadyne ER
Generic name:
Galantamine extended-release capsule - oral
Brand name(s)
Razadyne ER
Galantamine is used to treat mild to moderate confusion (dementia) related to Alzheimer's disease. It does not cure Alzheimer's disease, but it may improve memory, awareness, and the ability to perform daily functions. This medication works by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain.
Take this medication by mouth with food, usually once daily in the morning with breakfast or as directed by your doctor. This medication may be taken on an empty stomach if necessary. Drink plenty of fluids with this medication unless instructed otherwise. To lower your risk of side effects, your dosage will be gradually increased to your target dose. Your dosage is based on your medical condition and response to therapy. Do not take more than the maximum recommended dose of 24 milligrams per day.
Swallow the capsules whole. Do not crush or chew the capsules. Doing so can destroy the long action of the drug and may increase side effects.
If you stop taking galantamine for several days, consult your doctor or pharmacist before restarting it. Your dosage should be reduced to lower the risk of side effects. Your dosage should then be increased gradually. Follow all your doctor's dosing instructions exactly.
Use this medication regularly in order to get the most benefit from it. Do not stop taking it or increase the dosage unless your doctor instructs you to do so.
It may take at least 4 weeks of continued use before the full benefit of this drug takes effect.
Inform your doctor if your condition worsens.
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, drowsiness, loss of appetite, and weight loss may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including:
Get medical help right away if you have any very serious side effects, including:
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including:
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
Before taking galantamine, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to daffodil plants; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
This medication should not be used if you have certain medical conditions. Before using this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have:
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of:
This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy. Alcohol or marijuana (cannabis) can make you more dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs alertness until you can do it safely. Limit alcoholic beverages. Talk to your doctor if you are using marijuana (cannabis).
Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist that you are taking this medication.
This medication should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
It is unknown if this drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Your healthcare professionals (such as your doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:
Also report the use of heart drugs (those that decrease heart rate or block AV impulse conduction) such as:
Check all prescription and nonprescription medicine labels carefully since many medications contain pain relievers/fever reducers (NSAIDs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen) which, if taken together with galantamine, may increase your risk for stomach/intestinal bleeding. Low-dose aspirin, as prescribed by your doctor for specific medical reasons such as heart attack or stroke prevention (usually at dosages of 81-325 milligrams per day), should be continued. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center. Symptoms of overdose may include muscle weakness or twitching, severe stomach cramping, slow or shallow breathing, slow/fast/irregular heartbeat, fainting, and seizures.
Do not share this medication with others.
Since galantamine may cause loss of appetite and weight loss, your doctor should monitor your weight before and during treatment with this medication.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose. Take your next dose at the regular time. Do not double the dose to catch up.
Store at room temperature at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) away from light and moisture. Brief storage between 59-86 degrees F (15-30 degrees C) is permitted. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medicines away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.
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Information last revised April 2019.
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The draft will take place as follows:
1. A draft order will be randomly generated, and each team can sign one player per round.
2. At the end of each round, the order will be reversed for the next round.
3. Each franchise will have 6 points to spend.
4. There will be three lists of players (a total of 42) and each franchise must sign a minimum of 3 players, within their 6-point budget.
5. Teams who have agreed to pre-contract deals (ie, Nixonstown - Nixon, Upper Body - Murphy) must forfeit their third round draft pick to sign the players. Essentially, these players will be taken as third round draft picks, despite not being in the approved list.
The Draft Order (for Round 1):
- Nixonstown
- Mørkambe
- West Robhbham
- East Robbham
- Davistow
- Fardingham
- Garven Island
The Player Lists:
A List (3 points)
1. Justin Langer [LHB] (Australia)
2. Sanath Jayasuriya [LHB/SLA] (Sri Lanka)
3. Mark Ramprakash [RHB] (England)
4. Murray Goodwin [RHB] (Zimbabwe)
5. Mal Loye [RHB] (England)
6. Darren Maddy [RHB/RM] (England)
7. Jonathan Trott [RHB] (South Africa/England)
8. Adam Gilchrist [LHB/WK] (Australia)
9. Brad Hogg [LHB/LAC] (Australia)
10. Chris Schofield [LHB/LS] (England)
11. Andre Nel [RHB/RF] (South Africa)
12. Shoaib Akhtar [RHB/RF] (Pakistan)
13. Glenn McGrath [RHB/RFM] (Australia)
14. Abdur Razzak [RHB/SLA] (Bangladesh)
B List (2 points)
1. George Bailey (Australia)
2. Luke Wright [RHB/RMF] (England)
3. Zander de Bruyn [RHB/RMF] (South Africa)
4. Andrew Puttick [LHB] (South Africa)
5. Alistair Brown [RHB] (England)
6. Adam Hollioake [RHB/RM] (England)
7. Bazid Khan [RHB] (Pakistan)
8. Nathan Hauritz [RHB/OS] (Australia)
9. Roger Telemachus [RHB/RFM] (South Africa)
10. Andy Bichel [RHB/RFM] (Australia)
11. Abdur Rehman [LHB/SLA] (Pakistan)
12. Neil Carter [LHB/LMF] (England)
13. Matthew Nicholson [RHB/RFM] (Australia)
14. Dave Mohammed [LHB/LAC] (West Indies)
C List (1 point)
1. William Perkins [RHB] (West Indies)
2. Elton Chigumbura [RHB/RM] (Zimbabwe)
3. Romesh Kaluwitharana [RHB/WK] (Sri Lanka)
4. Kieron Pollard [RHB/RM] (West Indies)
5. James Benning [RHB/RM] (England)
6. Raqibul Hasan [RHB] (Bangladesh)
7. Nazimuddin [RHB] (Bangladesh)
8. Dwayne Smith [RHB/RM] (West Indies)
9. Johan Botha [RHB/OS] (South Africa)
10. Garnett Kruger [RHB/RMF] (South Africa)
11. Lennox Cush [RHB/OS] (West Indies)
12. Junaid Zia [RHB/RMF] (Pakistan)
13. Samiullah Khan [RHB/LMF] (Pakistan)
14. Ben Edmonson [LHB/RFM] (Australia)
Draft picks should either be announced or confirmed by team captains. Once a pick falls in line with the rules, it will be approved by the CWBCC. Once each pick is confirmed, the next team in the order may pick.


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Woman charged with kidnapping missing baby
Kayden Powell found Friday morning in Iowa
A woman has been federally charged with kidnapping a 5-day-old baby in the town of Beloit early Thursday morning.
According to the criminal complaint, the baby's aunt, Kristen Smith, 31, took the infant and transported him across state lines.
The baby was found safe Friday morning behind a BP gas station in West Branch, Iowa.
VIDEO: Missing baby's aunt charged with kidnapping
Smith is the half-sister of the baby's mother and had been visiting the home where Kayden and his mom were staying. She had planned to leave for her Denver home at 2 a.m. Thursday.
After the mother awoke Thursday morning and found her baby missing, police called Smith. She stopped at a Come and Go gas station in West Branch, Iowa, as authorities instructed, the complaint said. Police searched her car and found baby clothing, a car seat and a stroller, but no baby.
She was wanted on an unrelated warrant in Texas and was taken into custody.
According to the criminal complaint, Smith gave consent to police to further search her cellphone, Facebook account and her car.
Smith's Facebook account has postings by Smith saying she was pregnant. Authorities found a prosthetic pregnancy belly inside Smith car, the complaint said.
The baby's Beloit family and neighbors said they didn't know Smith.
"None of us knew her. There was only one person and that was Brianna, the baby mama. That's the only one that supposedly knew her," Kayden's great uncle, Mark Bennett, said.
"You know there's so many questions, and we'll probably never know all the answers, but can you imagine the elation next door," neighbor Carolyn Colcord said.
If convicted, Smith could face life in federal prison.


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Keep it, trash it, sell it?
So two months down the track in WoLK, I have just joined the game with bank and bags full of old world enchanting mats (and other misc rubbish).
So should I dump it all in a world economic crash style, or will the time come in the next couple of months where like linen and wool people are prepared to pay 4 times a sensible rate to power level their professions?
Ohhh and thanks dear readers for putting up with question posts for this 1st week… I do have some plans for something without questions, but it is nice to know that there are some many people out there prepared to help a slow Gnome!
Gnomer and Out!


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Ohio entered the 2012 as one of the preseason favorite BCS busters and the Bobcats only gained more attention when they knocked off Penn State in Week 1. But, thanks to a late season slide that saw Frank Solich's team lose four of its final five games, Ohio had to settle for an Independence Bowl invite.
As fate would have it, Ohio took the invitation because of a communication SNAFU with Louisiana Tech, another one of the early season picks to potentially crash the BCS party.
It seems Ohio was determined to honor LaTech, the top scoring team in the country, in the Independence Bowl by hanging up 45 points against Louisiana Monroe, a team with its own statement win against Arkansas. Bobcats quarterback Tyler Tettleton passed for over 300 yards for the first time in four games on just 13 completions.
The deep ball was there for Ohio from the very beginning when Tettleton led the offense 80 yards down the field on just three plays. The Bobcats jumped out to a quick 14-o lead thanks to a pair of Kolton Browning interceptions and took a 24-7 lead into the half. Two more scores in the third quarter put the game away for good. Ohio would go on to win 45-14 to give the school its second straight bowl win.
But it wasn't just Ohio's offense that was impressive. The Bobcats' defense held ULM's to 21 points below its season average and 313 total yards.
In other words, hello, Ohio Bobcats from September.
Of course, it's not about looking back, but looking ahead. Both Tettleton and Browning should be returning for another year, giving Ohio and ULM another good chance to capture respective conference titles in 2013.


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Micron Technology Picks Up Former Nvidia Exec
Michael Rayfield, former head of Nvidia's mobile business unit working on system-on-a-chip computing hardware, has been named vice president of wireless solutions at Micron Technology, the company announced Tuesday. In his new position, Rayfield will manage the development of DRAM, flash memory and other hardware aimed specifically at mobile devices. Before Nvidia, Rayfield held positions at Texas Instruments and Cisco.


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Mini Hatchback | 2.0 Cooper S Sport II 5dr Auto [Comfort/Nav Pack]
Mini Hatchback Overview
I would like all maintenance and service costs included
Initial Rental (Personal)
£2,728.19 inc VAT
Initial Rental (Business)
£2,399.58 ex VAT
Contract Length
48 Months
Processing fee
£199.99 ex VAT
Standard Options
- Electric front rear windows
- Heated rear window
- Heated windscreen washer jets
- Rain sensor window wipers
- Rear window wiper
- Sun/heat protection glass
- Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
- DSC - Dynamic Stability Control
- Front and rear disc brakes
- Hill start assist
- Compatible mobile phone bluetooth with audio streaming
- Mini E-call
- Cruise control with brake function
- Electro-mechanical speed dependant steering assistance
- Automatic start/stop function with brake energy recuperation
- Instrument cluster
- MINI TeleServices
- On board computer
- Service interval indicator
- Chequered black interior trim
- Double Vanos system
- Fully variable valve control
- High precision injection
- 6 speakers
- 6.5" touchscreen with LED ring
- FM tuner and DAB digital radio
- Body colour roof and mirror caps
- Bonnet scoop
- Chrome border honeycomb structure radiator grille with S badge
- Chrome plated fuel cap
- John Cooper Works - aerodynamic kit, front and rear sport bumpers and part-painted side sills with door sill finishers
- John Cooper Works rear spoiler
- Metal door sill strips with Cooper S imprint
- Model logo Cooper S on right of tailgate
- Side scuttle panel with integrated indicator
- Solid paint
- Two central exhaust tailpipes with chrome finisher
- Automatic headlight activation switch
- Dynamic brake lights
- LED headlight with closed ring and daytime driving lights
- Rear fog lights
- Rear LED lights with union jack design
- White indicator lenses
- 12V socket in centre console
- 4 lashing eyes in luggage compartment
- Anthracite headlining
- Colour line - Carbon black
- Cupholders
- Dinamica/Cloth Upholstery with JCW sport seat
- Glove compartment
- Height and length steering column adjustment
- John Cooper Works leather steering wheel with contrasting stitching in Chilli Red with John Cooper Works logo
- Leather gearshift lever and handbrake gaiters
- Mini logo projection on floor from drivers exterior mirror
- Multifunction steering wheel
- Storage compartments in doors
- Tool kit
- Chrome interior highlights
- Interior lighting with 12 basic colours selectable via toggle switch in roof
- LED reading lights, vanity mirror lights, front foot well light and spotlight on front seats
- Comfort pack - Mini Hatchback
- Navigation pack - Mini Hatchback
- 3 point seatbelts on all five seats
- 6 Airbags - front, side, head and seat belt tensioners
- Two tone horn
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
- 60/40 split folding rear seat
- Front and rear isofix with front passenger airbag deactivation
- John Cooper Works Logo in seat
- Mechanical seat adjustment, driver seat height adjust, forward/back and front seats backrest
- Storage pocket on back of front seats
- Alarm system with tilt sensor, monitoring doors, bonnet interior and tailgate
- Electronic vehicle immobiliser
- Start/stop toggle with keyless go
- Performance Control
- Steptronic sport transmission with double clutch and steering wheel paddles
- Sunvisors with vanity mirrors
- 17" John Cooper Works track spoke alloy wheels
- Tyre repair kit
Technical Options
- HC+NOx: N
- Noise Level dB(A): 69
- NOx: 0.023
- Particles: N
- Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
- Bore: 82
- Catalytic Convertor: True
- Compression Ratio: 11.0:1
- Cylinder Layout: IN-LINE
- Cylinders: 4
- Engine Codes: B48A20M1
- Engine Layout: FRONT TRANSVERSE
- Fuel Type: TURBO INJECTION
- Gears: 7 SPEED
- Number of Valves: 16
- Stroke: 94.6
- Valve gear: DOHC
- EC: True
- EC Combined: 49.6
- EC Extra Urban: 55.4
- EC Urban: 42.2
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium - Max: 9.5
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium - Min: 6.6
- WLTP - MPG - Comb: 5.7
- WLTP - MPG - Comb - Max: 6.7
- WLTP - MPG - Comb - Min: 6.7
- WLTP - MPG - Extra High: 9.2
- WLTP - MPG - Extra High - Max: 9.6
- WLTP - MPG - Extra High - Min: 6.3
- WLTP - MPG - High: 6.7
- WLTP - MPG - High - Max: 5.3
- WLTP - MPG - High - Min: 5.8
- WLTP - MPG - Low: 6.1
- WLTP - MPG - Low - Max: 6.7
- WLTP - MPG - Low - Min: 6.3
- WLTP - MPG - Medium: 6.9
- Any aspect of the vehicles safety cause concern?: Data Not Available
- Based On ID: N
- Coin Description: N
- Coin Series: Cooper S Sp II Cf/Nv
- Man Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years: 12
- Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years: 3
- NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %: 56
- NCAP Child Occupant Protection %: 4
- NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09: 192
- NCAP Pedestrian Protection %: 2.0
- NCAP Safety Assist %: M1
- Service Interval Frequency - Months: 79
- Special Edition: Data Not Available
- Special Order: Data Not Available
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 999999
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 3
- Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months: 66
- Timing Belt Interval Mileage: 73
- 0 to 60: Data Not Available
- 0 to 62: 6.8
- Engine Power KW: 141
- Engine Power RPM: 5000
- Engine Torque LBS.FT: 207
- Engine Torque MKG: 28.6
- Engine Torque NM: 280
- Engine Torque RPM: 1350
- PS: True
- Top Speed: 146
- Alloys?: True
- Space Saver?: Data Not Available
- Tyre Size Front: 205/45 R17
- Tyre Size Rear: 205/45 R17
- Tyre Size Spare: TYRE REPAIR KIT
- Wheel Style: TRACK SPOKE
- Wheel Type: 17" ALLOY
- Height: 1425
- Height (including roof rails): N
- Length: 4005
- Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb: 11
- Wheelbase: 2567
- Width (excluding mirrors): 1727
- Width (including mirrors): 1932
- Boot Capacity Saloons: 278
- Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres): 40
- Gross Vehicle Weight: 1770
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Up): 941
- Max. Roof Load: 75
- Max. Towing Weight - Braked: N
- Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked: N
- Minimum Kerbweight: 1265
- No. of Seats: 5
- Payload: 505
Mini Hatchback MINI MAGIC (73/100)
The improved MINI Hatch 5-Door makes a lot of sense. Particularly in 1.5-litre petrol-powered Cooper guise. Jonathan Crouch reports
Ten Second Review
We're now starting to get used to the idea of a MINI Hatch with five doors. With this bodystyle, you get a longer wheelbase, quite a lot more luggage space and potentially room for three people in the back. On top of this, there's the third generation MINI model's sophisticated design with underpinnings better suited to longer journeys. Oh and a range of punchy but economical engines. You wanted more MINI? Well you've certainly got it now. Here, we're looking at the improved model in perky 136hp petrol Cooper form.
Take a standard MINI, add a dash of length and practicality and you'd have a strong seller. You'd have a car like this, the MINI Hatch 5-Door. There are potentially lots of folk who like the stylish frugality and fun, chuckable, cheeky demeanour of the MINI Hatch 3-Door model but simply can't justify that car's tiny rear seats and restricted boot. Like me perhaps, they've an occasional need to transport up to three kids in the back. And they require a car that won't be daunted by the modest proceeds of a family superstore shop. A car like this one? It's certainly going to be a strong seller for the brand, priced and sized in fertile territory somewhere between Fiesta-shaped superminis and Focus-sized family hatches. You can see why it might appeal. But would you really want one? Let's find out at the wheel of this usefully enhanced petrol-powered 1.5-litre Cooper model.
Driving Experience
Can a bigger MINI really feel like a proper MINI should? Fun, frisky - up for anything? The brand's Countryman crossover model has tried hard in that regard but arguably remains a little too heavy - and perhaps even a little too sophisticated - to quite hit the mark. With his MINI -Door Hatch model though, buyers get the extra doors and at least some of the extra practicality they were seeking without any dynamic downsides. Or none that I can feel anyway. If the stretched wheelbase of this car has done anything to dent the eagerness of the taut MINI chassis, then I couldn't feel it. We reckon the 1.5-litre petrol-powered Cooper model on test here represents the sweet spot in the range. The engine is actually basically the same unit that assists the electric motor in BMW's i8 supercar. Here, as there, it punches well above its weight, enabling the performance of this third generation version Cooper to at last aspire to the lower-rungs of the hot hatch ladder: 62mph can be dispatched in just 8.2s en route to 129mph, which, I think, will be quite as fast as most will really want to go in this car. Variable Damper Control with adjustable dampers is available as an option, as are MINI driving modes which offers drivers the choice between Sport, Mid and Green modes. Using a rotary switch at the base of the gearstick or selector lever, drivers can swap from the default Mid mode to either Sport or Green. The three choices offer a set-up which is either performance-oriented, balanced or geared towards fuel efficiency. MINI driving modes also influences the ambient lighting, shift characteristics of the optional automatic transmission and the Variable Damper Control - if that option is selected.
Design and Build
The worst mistake any MINI can make is to lose its 'MINI-ness'. And much of that is, after all, tied up in this model's diminutive dimensions. Which, as it happens, aren't so diminutive these days thanks to this third generation Hatch design's increases in width, height and length. To these enhancements, this Hatch 5-Door variant adds 161mm of length and 11mm of height over its Hatch 3-Door sibling, all of this thanks to a wheelbase stretched by 72mm. As for the most recent changes, well the styling doesn't look all that different, but close inspection will reveal the addition of standard-fit LED front and rear lights, plus there's now extra scope for all-important personalisation. On to the differences that this Hatch 5-Door model delivers over its Hatch 3-Door stablemate. Nearly half of the extra length you get with this variant has gone into providing extra rear seat space, though to some extent, the issue lies in getting to it. The extra rear doors are really pretty small, so squeezing in and out can be tricky. Once you're inside on the rear seat though, the news gets better. Anyone who's ever been crammed into the back of a MINI Hatch 3-Door model for any length of time will be astonished by just how much space has been created here simply by increasing the length of the car by a mere 161mm.
Market and Model
You'll pay from around £18,500 for a 1.5-litre petrol-powered MINI Hatch 5-Door Cooper model. That prices it mid-way between a decent Fiesta-sized supermini and a Focus-sized family hatch. Tempting. The spec's decent too. There's a choice of 'Classic', 'Sport' and 'Exclusive' trim levels. And you can have manual or auto transmission. All models get LED headlamps, a USB interface and Bluetooth, electrically adjustable exterior mirrors, front fog lamps and an onboard computer. Air-conditioning is available free of charge on all models. Safety equipment includes front and side airbags, as well as curtain airbags for the front and rear seats. All seats are fitted with 3-point seat belts, belt tensioners and belt force limiters at the front. ISOFIX child seat mountings are provided at the rear and the front passenger seat. These can be supplemented with a range of options that includes two-zone automatic air-conditioning, heated front seats, a panoramic glass roof, windscreen heating, rain sensors and automatic light control, a Harman Kardon hi-fi speaker system and a sports leather steering wheel. Other options include Park Distance Control, electrically heated and folding exterior mirrors, plus both interior and exterior mirrors with automatic anti-dazzle function.
Cost of Ownership
The third-generation MINI's biggest step forward has undoubtedly come in the area of engine efficiency and the five-door car continues that theme. Go for the Cooper 1.5-litre petrol model and it'll manage up to 52.34mpg on the combined cycle, with emissions rated at up to 123g/km. MINIMALISM environmental technologies include a shift-point display function and optimised preheating process on the diesels. Brake energy recuperation and need-oriented control of the fuel pump, coolant pump and other ancillary units feature on all models. The electromechanical power steering and map-controlled oil pumps in all engines are optimised for the most efficient use. There's even an optimised preheating process which delivers a 50% reduction in the energy required to start the diesel engines. What else? Well, residual values are bound to be strong: the three year retention figures you get with MINI models are always well above the class average. That'll also be helped by the way that MINI reliability improves with each generation, something evidenced by falling warranty claims. As expected, there's the usual three year unlimited mileage warranty with the usual BMW-style variable service indicators. And on that subject, almost all MINI buyers opt for the no-brainer TLC package, which, for around £300, gives you comprehensive servicing cover for five years or 50,000 miles, whichever is reached first. This also includes a 'MINI MOT Protect' assurance guarantee stating that in the unlikely event your car should fail its first, second or third MOT test, MINI will cover the cost of repair or replacement on an array of selected parts. Finally, I should mention insurance groups, which are the same as those for the Hatch 3-Door. You're talking group 18E for the Cooper model.
In one sense, it's extraordinary that it took the MINI brand until 2015 to bring us this car. After all, over 70% of all sales in the small hatchback segment are of five-door models. In not offering a conventional MINI Hatch with that option, this franchise was missing out on a significant number of sales. With the extra doors in place and this car in the showrooms, the company's position in the compact hatch sector has changed significantly. After all, in the eyes of many potential customers, the extra versatility of this variant will turn what was previously an un-buyable car into a really credible proposition. Which is exactly what it is in 1.5-litre petrol Cooper guise. This engine is good enough to make you wonder whether there's really any need to trade up to the much pricier 2.0-litre Cooper S. Or indeed whether it's worth finding the premium for diesel power. It's that good.
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The village of Ilion is attempting to give New York City a run for its money in ringing in the New Year.
The village of Ilion is attempting to give New York City a run for its money in ringing in the New Year.
The village will host its second New Year's Eve Celebration in the parking lot of the Ilion Fire Department.
"There is no reason to go to New York City, when you can have just as much fun here," Mayor Mark Cushman said.
The village will even drop their own version of a New Year's Eve ball, designed and built by the Ilion Fire Department, from the department's tower truck.
The ball is 4 feet in diameter and has 150 lights. It will be dropped from the tower, which will be positioned 80 feet in the air.
Cushman said organizers hope to grow the event, which about 200 people attended last year.
He said the event, from 9:30 p.m. to midnight Monday, is important because it highlights the good qualities of the community.
"We continue to move forward, but we don't lose sight of our family traditions," he said.
About 12 businesses are partnering with the Christmas in Ilion 2007 Committee, the American Red Cross Mohawk Valley Chapter and the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority to sponsor this event.
Diane O'Donnell, director of communications for the Red Cross, said she looks forward to spending her New Year's Eve with the community of Ilion.
"It's my chance to talk to people face to face," she said.