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Since they began their epic journey at the beginning of the year from Miami to DC to fight for a path for citizenship for undocumented youth, the Trail of Dreams students have continuously inspired us with their unwavering courage and determination. After they delivered their demands for the DREAM Act to President Obama, they walked from Scottsdale to Phoenix last week for the National Day of Action to protest Arizona's new draconian, anti-immigrant law that authorizes local police with immigration powers. On the way back home, they made a pit-stop in Maricopa County where they met with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, infamous for his "reign of terror" against immigrants in Arizona. In their letter requesting a meeting with the Sheriff, the Dreamers wrote-
We would like to discuss the enforcement measures in your county…We also come to show support for the proud immigrants of the Phoenix area, many of whom live in constant fear of harassment by members of your Sheriff's Department. We want to share our stories so that you understand what it's like for the millions of immigrants in this country who are unable to fully participate in society due to our broken immigration system.
Three of the the five students are undocumented and Sheriff Arpaio has made no bones about arresting undocumented people in the past, but the students were determined to confront him with their personal stories and ask him to become their ally in the fight for immigration reform. Sheriff Arpaio recently told reporters during a press conference that "Instead of taking them [the undocumented] to ICE, take 'em to me. I have plenty of room in the tents." While a complete change of heart for Arpaio might be a little far-fetched, his 45-minute meeting with the Dreamers was reasonably friendly, down to a hug between Sheriff Joe and Gaby Pacheco, one of the students. When asked why she would want to hug a man who has criminalized and persecuted so many immigrants, Gaby said-
I hugged him because I wanted him to feel the pain that our community has been feeling. But also to tell him that as a human being I don't fear him. I told him with tears coming down that in his heart he has good, and that he has the ability to come back, you know. He was astray and doing these horrible things to our community, but he has the power in his heart to come back and fight with us against these unjust laws.
Probably aware that being too hostile to the students would lead to a massive media frenzy, the Maricopa C0unty Sheriff told the students (with the press present at the meeting) that while he is compassionate towards the plight of undocumented immigrants, he had to continue to do justice to his job of enforcing the immigration laws as they appear in the law books. The student activists told the Sheriff that they had been brought to the United States as children, had contributed to society and the country, and would not know what to do if deported back to the countries in which they were born. After sharing his own stories about living in Venezuela and Colombia during his time with Drug Enforcement, Sheriff Arpaio told the students that their demand for immigration reform would have to begin at a federal level. He left them with the words, "You keep fighting the fight, make sure you get to D.C. and talk to the politicians."
Taking Sheriff Arpaio's cue, activists in New York City have been fasting to push Congress for immigration reform. On Tuesday, ten undocumented students began a hunger strike on the sidewalk outside Sen. Charles Schumer's midtown Manhattan office to urge him to pass the DREAM Act. When asked how long they intended to continue, the group's spokesperson, Gabriel Martinez who recently graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said they would stick it out on their blankets outside Schumer's office "as long as we can hold." In addition to the students, 40 activists, including New York politicians and clergy, met at Battery Park to initiate a 3-day fast for comprehensive immigration reform yesterday. Most of these fasters intend to spend the remainder of the strike at the Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village. In New York itself, in the past three weeks, 109 activists have been arrested for blocking traffic in front of the government immigration agencies in downtown Manhattan.
These are the latest in a long series of protests, rallies, marches and boycotts that have been taking place across the country. Spurred on by Arizona's controversial, anti-immigrant law, immigration advocates and activists have been expressing their frustration over the inaction of the Obama administration and Congress over the issue of immigration reform. Meanwhile, Gov. Brewer, who is responsible for signing off on Arizona's new law, SB1070, was scheduled to meet with President Obama today. Gov. Brewer requested the meeting to speak to the President about her frustration with the lack of federal action in securing the border. Recently, the same Governor told CNN that she was unconcerned about the possibility of the Department of Justice putting up a legal challenge to the new law. "We'll meet you in court. I have a pretty good record of winning in court," she said.
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One year ago, the former Washington Senators were one strike away from a World Series title twice.
One year later, the current Washington team was one strike away from winning the NLDS twice.
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"I have a hummingbird feeder and there are at least 30 bees around it. Would you like some bees?" — Vanessa
Charlotte: Bees are raiding hummingbird feeders right now because extended hot temperatures trigger plants to go into survival mode and stop producing pollen. Try moving the hummingbird feeder to another area, or taking it down for a day to encourage bees to move on.
"I read you article and enjoy most of all you say, but I have a hard time with those awful big green worms. They have (done) a great job on my few tomatoes. I try and pull them off, but they are so hard to see and worse to grab. I think I will keep after them. Not leave them to eat and plant more tomatoes.
"I saw the hummingbird moth the first time a couple years ago, quite fascinating.
"I do have something here that I don't really know what I have. It's a tree with small apples and they look just like the old fashioned green apple. They are not crabapples. I have two trees of them and had the old time apple tree that died a couple years ago ... the deer like these as well as all others and peaches. These apples are really small, about the size of a dime. This year there are lots of them. Are the eatable?" — Lena
Charlotte: Hi, Lena, I do understand what you mean about hornworms. The tomato plant I gave mine to eat is now regrowing quite nicely so if you can set one aside for the hornworms, they should leave the rest of your tomato plants alone. Even little creatures need to eat!
Without seeing the tree, it's hard to tell what it may be. I would take a photo of the tree and sample to Patrick Greenwald at the Phelps County Extension office, 200 N. Main St. (in the new courthouse on the side closest to the jail) and see if he can identify it for you before trying to eat it. If deer are eating them, it shouldn't be poisonous but I wouldn't try them before identifying what they are first.
Thanks for writing and good luck wrangling those hornworms!
"There are a lot of bees outside my place and I would like to get rid of them. Do you know anyone that would be interested in getting them? I live in Rolla close to Wyman school. Since there is a shortage of bees, I thought I would reach out to a beekeeper. The plants they are hanging around are not my favorite and I do intend to get rid of the plants. The bees recently showed up and are really interested in something blooming in my yard. I didn't plant it, so I'm uncertain what it is called. Just know I don't like the plants especially if they are attracting bees. Nothing against bees, just one stung my dog the other day and it was tough on him. — Kay
Charlotte: Those bees you're seeing may just be out this time of year looking for nectar and pollen. Not much is blooming right now so bees are traveling farther to find food. Bees can fly up to 5 miles from their home hive so they may only be visiting.
If something stung your dog, it's probably a wasp, a cousin of bees. Around here, people tend to confuse the two. Bees only sting if they are threatened, and they are only threatened when they are around their hive. They sting once, then die so they don't tend to sting unless absolutely necessary.
The other possibility is your dog may have found a ground nest for native bees, and a native bee will also defend their hive with a sting. Your dog didn't have to do anything but get close to the hive in the ground.
Even if you remove those plants, that won't keep bees away. Bees need to eat, too. As we develop more land, we are reducing their habitat. Can you walk your dog in another area? Bees will be settling in for winter shortly.
"... I have gourds but they are only blooming. I'm not getting gourds. What's wrong with them?" — Alma
Charlotte: Gourds need at least 150 days of constant hot temperatures to produce fruit. With the odd weather we have had this year, most gourds have not had the weather conditions they need to set fruit.
Charlotte Ekker Wiggins is a certified Master Gardener sharing gardening tips in a changing climate at http://www.gardeningcharlotte.com. Copyright 2013 used with permission by Rolla Daily News - St. James Leader Journal - Waynesville Daily Guide. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Contact Charlotte at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The 2015 BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo hatchback has its share of detractors, and we're guessing that doesn't bother BMW one bit. After all, the company's current strategy is to fill every available market niche with a product, and when you do that, you're bound to rub some people the wrong way. In the 3 Series GT's case, the sticking point for critics tends to be its somewhat awkward styling, but not everyone thinks of cars as works of art. For those who take a more pragmatic approach, the 3 Series GT could make a lot of sense.
Having said that, one thing that doesn't make much sense is the Gran Turismo label itself. We typically associate this phrase with exotic sports cars, not luxury hatchbacks with standard all-wheel drive (AWD). There's a precedent, though: The 5 Series Gran Turismo hatchback has been around for a few years now, having carved out a niche of its own as a versatile 5 Series alternative. The 3 Series Gran Turismo is simply a smaller, more affordable application of the same basic concept.
Other than being a relatively high-riding AWD hatch, the 3 Series GT is like any other 3 Series. Power comes from either a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine (328i) or a turbo inline-6 (335i), both borrowed from the sedan, and the equipment roster is also similar. It's just a matter of whether the GT's unique blend of attributes strikes your fancy. As long as you're cool with the styling, it's hard to go wrong with BMW's latest GT creation.
What's New for 2015?
The 2015 BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo receives no significant changes for this model year.
What We Like
Excellent engines; laudable fuel economy; lots of standard equipment; generous back seat; handy hatchback cargo area
What We Don't
Costs more than a 3 Series sedan; doesn't look or feel as sharp as the sedan
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The base 328i xDrive Gran Turismo is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine rated at 240 horsepower and 255 lb-ft of torque. The transmission is an 8-speed automatic. Fuel economy checks in at a frugal 22 miles per gallon in the city and 33 mpg on the highway.
The 335i xDrive Gran Turismo upgrades to a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 engine that churns out 300 hp and 300 lb-ft. An 8-speed automatic handles the shifting duties here as well, and fuel economy is a still-respectable 20 mpg city/30 mpg hwy.
The xDrive part, by the way, is BMW talk for all-wheel drive. As noted above, it's standard on every 3 Series GT.
Standard Features & Options
The 2015 3 Series Gran Turismo is offered in two trim levels: 328i and 335i.
The 328i ($42,800) comes loaded with 17-inch alloy wheels, fog lights, a panoramic sunroof, a power lift gate, ambient interior lighting, dual-zone automatic climate control with rear outlets, 8-way power front seats with driver memory, synthetic leather upholstery, paddle shifters, a leather-wrapped multifunction steering wheel, Bluetooth, USB connectivity and the iDrive infotainment system with a 6.5-in display.
The 335i ($48,200) adds the 6-cylinder engine, 18-in alloy wheels and adaptive xenon headlights.
Options start with three lines that are designed to add some character to your GT. The Luxury line includes flourishes such as interior wood trim, while the Sport line boasts a lower ride height, enveloping sport seats and high-gloss black exterior accents. The most elaborate is the M Sport line, which includes the lower ride height and sport seats, along with shadowline exterior trim and various M-themed styling enhancements.
There are also a number of traditional packages. The Cold Weather package, for example, brings heated front seats, a heated steering wheel and heated rear seats. The Dynamic Handling package contributes variable-ratio steering and an adaptive M suspension, while the Technology package adds a head-up display, a navigation system, a touchpad function for the iDrive controller and full smartphone integration with BMW apps.
Stand-alone options include M Sport brakes, adaptive cruise control, a self-parking system and a Harman Kardon surround-sound audio system.
In terms of cargo capacity, the GT offers 18.4 cu ft. behind the rear seatbacks and 56.5 cu ft. with those seatbacks flipped forward. That puts the 3 Series GT neck-and-neck with the regular 3 Series wagon. A cool feature is the comfort access keyless entry system, which allows you to open or close the lift gate simply by waving your foot under the bumper.
The 2015 3 Series GT comes standard with 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, stability control and eight airbags (front, front-side, front-knee and full-length side-curtain).
Available electronic driving aids include adaptive cruise control, a collision-mitigation system and a lane-departure warning system.
In government crash-testing, the 3 Series GT received five stars out of five overall, including four stars for front impacts and five stars for side impacts.
Behind the Wheel
In our interior evaluation of the 3 Series GT, we were strongly reminded of the regular 3 Series sedan, at least when we first hopped in. The dashboard is the same, as is the switchgear. Where the GT sets itself apart is in the airiness of its taller, glassier cabin. The standard panoramic sunroof certainly helps, but the GT also has a stretched wheelbase that gives it the most rear legroom of any 3 Series model. We can attest to the newfound space back there; the 3 Series GT feels more like a midsize crossover from the back seat than like a modest hatchback.
Under the hood, the 328i's turbo 4-cylinder engine is remarkably strong and responsive. With acceleration like this from the base four, along with superior fuel economy, it can be hard to see the point of the costlier 335i. Of course, the 335i's inline-6 is a thing of beauty, relentlessly pouring on silky-smooth power that the four just can't match, but the gap has become too small for comfort; perhaps it's time for BMW to add another 30 or 40 horses to the 335i's stable.
On the road, the 3 Series GT lacks the supremely planted feel of the sedan, but it's not far off. If you're looking at the GT as an alternative to crossovers, you'll love its athleticism in corners. In familiar BMW fashion, the ride is firm but supple, and little noise intrudes at speed.
Other Cars to Consider
2015 Audi Q5 -- The Q5 and the 3 Series GT are more similar than you might think. Both are based on a luxury sedan (in the Audi's case, it's the A4), and the Q5 can move pretty well for a big fella.
2015 BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon -- It's a tough call here. We have a soft spot for the wagon because it's gorgeous (and drives better), but you might go for the 3 Series GT because it has a roomier back seat. If you're partial to the 335i engine, note that it's unavailable in the Sports Wagon.
2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class -- The GLK also has sedan roots (from the previous-generation C-Class), and it's more carlike to drive than its boxy styling suggests.
Used BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo -- If you like the unconventional concept of the 3 Series GT, the 5 Series GT gives you a more spacious cabin and an available twin-turbo V8. A certified pre-owned model might fall into your price range.
AutoTrader's Advice
We're impressed by the 328i trim level's standard features. This is the rare BMW where customization may not even be necessary. It's not exactly a bargain, but you get a lot of kit for your cash.


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Women are asking to get raped by wearing short skirts. Really?
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LosingOrbit wrote:
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I can't tell you how many guys I had to beat off because they considered a short dress "an invitation"
*cough* I feel so ashamed for my current lulz...
Knowing the below average maturity level of the typical CR user, I deliberately left it that way just to see if anyone would interpret it incorrectly.
Thank you for proving my point. :D
lol but wait if you noticed it too, and left it out as troll bait, wouldn't that sort of imply that your mind is as messed up as mine?
No and yes. When I used "beat off" I meant to physically attack someone. Yet when I did notice my rather lulzy choice of wording, I was just too lazy to change it, so I left it that way.
I knew eventually someone would come along and call me out on it, so congratulates.
I remember seeing this picture, this girl was dressed normally pants and regular t-shirt.
Her sign said, "This is what I wore. Tell me I asked for it. I dare you."
You know, to look at this from a somewhat broader view -- for one, this 'she was asking for it' mentality is hardly new. If anything, it's as old as writing (and presumably older).
It comes from the exact same mentality that you see when, for example, certain people have an accident. Example: A few months ago, a young Australian woman was bungee jumping in Zimbabwe. Her cord snapped, and she came very close to dying in the river below.
Well, all over the internet, there was a consistent, vociferous number of people who just loved to announce how 'she was asking for it,' or 'she deserved it.'
In fact, whenever you see some kind of accident or disaster, you'll always see many, MANY people making this sort of comment. An American tourist dies during a riot in Egypt? Well...that's what they deserved, they should have stayed in their own country where it was safe! Someone dies while skiing? Well, they were stupid (a VERY common phrase used in these cases) for taking up such a risky sport, they got what they deserved! And so on. Just go on Yahoo and check the comments section in any story of this nature to see for yourself.
You see, when you get people's attention, some people are attracted positively, while other folks have a bit more malice in their heart. When those malicious folks see you fail or get injured in your attempt to stand out, it gives them pleasure.
The term is schadenfreude. If you haven't heard this before, look it up. It's kind of interesting.
For that matter, there are plenty of people who will be outwardly attracted positively to your attention-getting actions, but will be among your detractors if you do stumble a bit. But that's too big a topic for here...
The idea that someone 'got what they deserved' regarding rape is, in my observation, part of this desire in many people to have everyone else fall into line. It's a form of culturally enforced mediocrity. They either won't dare to stand out in the way that you chose, or they simply cannot understand why you wanted to stand out, so...well, insert some Yodaesque 'path to the dark side' analogy here. Their lack of understanding manifests as anger, which comes out as petty, piss-ant comments like, "dats wut U desurve!"
Petty, piss-ant comments lead to suffering, and suffering leads to slaughtering Younglings.
Wait I'm derailing...
Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar?
Good girls wear Spanx underneath xD
My mom wears mini-skirts all the time so hell no ! Besides it only depends if that girl is a prostitute I mean really people its just a style that girls wear :/
Just got back into routine.
the way that women dress are to blame when men can't control themselves and do treacherous acts? I think not. There are plenty of women that get raped that are not wearing inappropriate clothes. Showing skin isn't an invitation to get raped. Get over yourselves.
dumbest thing I ever heard.
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According to some wife beater here, I'm asking to get rapped because I have a picture of the backside of an anime character. Fuck you, I am THEE RapeMonster,
you make me feel like a natur-rale womaann
The only thing that short skirts will do to is attract a straight guys attention from a split second to god knows how long... people who actually commit sexual abuse are troubled in the mind......
a little off topic.....why do girls/women wear those pants that say words like " juicy , hot, etc....."
I am so annoyed right now.
Yes, the problem is with the mini skirts, not with the men of your country being mentally unstable and prone to sexual violation. No, it is perfectly acceptable to rape a woman if she arouses you unintentionally. STUPID MEN CONTROL YOUR LIBIDO AND FIND A WAY TO GET LAID ON A REGULAR BASIS and THEN maybe you wouldn't feel the urge to rape every single female in a mini skirt. This is pathetic.
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The only thing that short skirts will do to is attract a straight guys attention from a split second to god knows how long... people who actually commit sexual abuse are troubled in the mind......
a little off topic.....why do girls/women wear those pants that say words like " juicy , hot, etc....."
Wait...those are for women?
Crap. Ah well at least I kept the receipt.
Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar?
men are pedophiles, no matter what you wear you'll get raped, but that doesnt mean women should dress like sluts and then mourn if they do get some guy feeling randy by it and then raping them. because they were... sort of asking for it.
all black but the colour.
STUPID MEN CONTROL YOUR LIBIDO AND FIND A WAY TO GET LAID ON A REGULAR BASIS and THEN maybe you wouldn't feel the urge to rape every single female in a mini skirt. This is pathetic.
yes it so pathetic me from indonesia and hear it from our mayor fauzi just making my ears hurt just because he is a man he not want if mans specially him for get blamed because of raped that so crazy and stupid, how can if a thief steal luxury motorcycle and who get blamed is that person who have a luxury motorcycle and said why using luxury motorcycle that really so stupid question because every people have different fashion type.
me a man too but hear it from sissy man like him making me want angry, if man wrong just said it, dont be sissy then said the girls dress who get blamed, I defend female because they are not wrong in this situation
maybe the man in our country who dirty mind but not all......
i havent watched the video but im saying that no matter how "cheap" or whatever a girl looks like doesnt allow anyone to rape her.
if u think it allows raping then i call sick twisted way of thinking. << pointed to those who disagree with op
Be the strongest version of yourself
But that doesn't mean a woman can go outside, show no class or respect for herself, look desperate and tacky, and not expect to be stared at by so many guys.
I mention all this in an earlier post...which just about everyone seemed to ignored.
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Despite having a nine-point second-half lead against the Mountaineers, the Lady Bucs couldn't hold on and fell, 92-87, to their former SoCon rival. Senior TaRonda Wiles (
Facing the Jacksonville Dolphins could be the best remedy for the Lady Bucs to bounce back into the win column. These two teams know each other quite well, as they both faced off in the last two Atlantic Sun Championship games. However, ETSU won both championship titles to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In addition, the Lady Bucs have won nine of the ten meetings in the series - including all three in
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Update (11:00 a.m. Tuesday)-- Grand Rapids Police are also naming the suspect in Monday's double murder-suicide.
Officers say 27-year-old Marvin Duane Lockridge died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - Grand Rapids Police have released the identity of the two victims in a double murder suicide Monday.
Quiana Phillips, 31, and Chelsea Magoon, 21, died from gunshot wounds Monday in a vehicle parked at Arbor Circle near the corner of Ball Avenue and Leonard Street. A 27-year-old man also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound later at the hospital.
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Chinese Shakespeares : Two Centuries of Cultural Exchange, by Huang, Alexander C. y.
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For close to two hundred years, the ideas of Shakespeare have inspiredincredible work in the literature, fiction, theater, and cinema of China, Taiwan,and Hong Kong. From the novels of Lao She and Lin Shu to Lu Xun's search for aChinese "Shakespeare," and from Feng Xiaogang's martial arts films to labor campmemoirs, Soviet-Chinese theater, Chinese opera in Europe, and silent film,Shakespeare has been put to work in unexpected places, yielding a rich trove oftransnational imagery and paradoxical citations in popular and political culture.Chinese Shakespeares is the first book toconcentrate on both Shakespearean performance and Shakespeare's appearance inSinophone culture and their ambiguous relationship to the postcolonial question.Substantiated by case studies of major cultural events and texts from the firstOpium War in 1839 to our times, Chinese Shakespeares theorizescompeting visions of "China" and "Shakespeare" in the global cultural marketplaceand challenges the logic of fidelity-based criticism and the myth of culturalexclusivity. In his critique of the locality and ideological investments ofauthenticity in nationalism, modernity, Marxism, and personal identities, Huangreveals the truly transformative power of Chinese Shakespeares.


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Trinity, Hurd hold off Staples softball
WESTPORT -- It took 16 games for the Trinity Catholic softball team to earn its fifth win a year ago. The Crusaders are off to a far better start this year after reaching the plateau in half as many games Wednesday by the slimmest of margins.
Escaping a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the seventh inning, Amy Hurd closed out a complete-game effort as the Crusaders prevailed 6-5 against Staples at Wakeman Field.
The Wreckers drew three straight walks during the seventh-inning rally to draw to within a run, but Hurd struck out Staples freshman Nicole Burns to seal the win.
"We came into this game very loose," Trinity coach Tom Kriz said. "They weren't tense; they were backing each other. This is a good step in the right direction for us."
The game was deadlocked at four entering the top of the seventh inning, but Trinity (5-3) quickly took the lead. Leah Zarrilli led off the inning with a walk, and advanced from first to third on a wild pitch. Zarrilli scored on a single by Allison Patasi two pitches later.
"(Zarrilli) read that well," Kriz said. "She is very quick; she made a great play and that was a big run for us."
Trinity got an insurance run after Kelly Sheridan and Emily Ellis each singled. This proved important after the Wreckers made their charge in the bottom half of the inning.
Hurd retired the first two batters in the frame before Emily Lustbader singled. Katherine Friend, Emma Moskovitz and Maya Mandell all walked before Hurd slammed the door.
"Amy did fine," Kriz said. "She challenged hitters, she was hitting spots. Congrats to her."
Staples rallied in the bottom of the sixth to force the dramatic seventh inning. Trailing 4-1, the Wreckers strung together three straight hits before Gabby Perry hit a two-run triple to tie the game at four.
"I thought we had a great comeback," Staples coach Sara Holland said. "All the batters were probably feeling the pressure, but they were handling it and we put ourselves in a position to tie the game."
Staples got the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning, but Trinity tied the game in the top of the second on an RBI single by Emily Ellis. The Crusaders got a run in each of the third, fourth and fifth innings to extend their lead.
The Wreckers had chances to get back in the game, but made five errors in the field and had three runners thrown out at third base.
"This was a game where we all thought we would be able to win," Holland said. "Give credit to Trinity, they played better than we did today."
The game was the third game in as many days for Staples at its brand new field. The Wreckers opened Wakeman against Wilton Monday and will have a ceremony prior to their game against Harding on Monday. Staples played its home games at Greens Farms Elementary school prior to this season.
"Practicing on it and playing on it; just to have a home field with our dugouts and to feel part of the school is really big," Holland said. "We're already getting more people stopping by just from the neighborhood. We feel much more part of the school."
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Records: Trinity Catholic 5-3; Staples 4-3. Batteries: TC--Amy Hurd (W) and Kelly Sheridan; S--Katherine Friend (L) and Moskovitz.


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Access Delicious, Diabetes-Friendly Recipes the Whole Family Can Enjoy. Diabetes is a complaint that leads to high levels of blood glucose (or sugar) in the body. This happens when your body can't make or use insulin like it's supposed to. Insulin is a substance that helps your body use the sugar from the food you eat. There are two unique variations of diabetes: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. People with either type of diabetes need medications which keeps their blood sugar normal. The sorts of drugs depend on the kind of diabetes you have. This article gives you information about drugs that treat both types of diabetes to help give you a concept of the treatment options available to you.
Medications for type 2 diabetes If you have type 2 diabetes, your body makes insulin but no longer uses it well. Your body can't make enough insulin to keep your blood sugar normal. Encourage treatment for you is to help your body use your insulin better or to remove extra sugar in your blood. Most medications for type 2 diabetes are oral drugs. However, a few come as injections. Some people with type 2 diabetes may also have to insulin. .
Learn More About the Medicines in Development in the Fight Against Diabetes. West Bank Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
These medications help your body break down starchy foods and table sugar. This effect lowers your blood sugar levels.
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AT&T's Upside-Down World
If we had actual competition for mobile phone services in America, AT&T's decision to charge you more for less would never fly.
From electricity to earmuffs, once you buy a product or service from a company, it shouldn't be any of its business how you choose to use it. Your power company doesn't say you can't use the energy-saving features on your new refrigerator unless you buy more electricity. And your grocer doesn't make you buy an extra loaf of bread if you stop purchasing potato chips.
Then there's the upside-down world of AT&T — where the company sees nothing wrong with making you buy more of something you don't want just to use something you do.
The telecom giant just announced that unless its iPhone customers subscribe to one of AT&T's new, more expensive "mobile share" unlimited text-and-voice plans, the company will cripple the device's built-in FaceTime app, a popular video-calling application. Previously, FaceTime was available only over Wi-Fi. But when Apple updates its operating system this fall, you'll be able to make video calls over the mobile network.
Today, an AT&T iPhone customer pays AT&T $70 each month for three gigabytes (3 GB) of data and 450 voice minutes. But to make FaceTime work on a phone, this same customer would have to pay AT&T at least $95 a month for a plan that includes just 1 GB of data, along with unlimited text and voice minutes that she didn't want or need in the first place.
Put simply, to use your phone to make video calls, which could reduce the amount of voice minutes you need to buy from AT&T, you'll first need to pay AT&T more money for less data and unlimited voice minutes.
AT&T's latest move isn't just anti-consumer, it's also a violation of the open Internet rules the Federal Communications Commission enacted in 2010. The FCC's rule explicitly says mobile Internet service providers aren't allowed to "block applications that compete with the provider's voice or video telephony services."
If we had actual competition for mobile phone services in America, AT&T's decision to charge you more for less would never fly. You could simply take your business elsewhere.
But we don't have any competition. We have a market dominated by AT&T and Verizon. And it's only going to get worse, unless policymakers in Washington recognize these companies are ripping off Americans without restraint.
Today, AT&T blocks FaceTime unless you pay its toll. Tomorrow, it will be Skype, Google Voice, or iMessage. And that's why consumers everywhere must speak out against AT&T's latest scheme.
You know the story about boiling a frog? If you put it in the pot and slowly turn up the heat, the frog won't know it's being cooked. That's exactly what AT&T's doing. Only the amphibians in question are its customers.
If you're one of those customers, look out. The water is starting to bubble.
Craig Aaron is the president and CEO of Free Press, a nonpartisan organization advocating for universal and affordable Internet access, diverse media ownership, vibrant public media, and quality journalism. www.freepress.net
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Lamar to host Constitution Day lecture Sept. 17
Lamar University will host the seventh annual Constitution Day event Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Lamar Institute of Technology Multi-Purpose Center. This year's event will feature speaker J. Lee Thompson, professor of history, at Lamar University. Thompson will discuss how British documents played a role in shaping the American Constitution in his lecture, "The British Roots of the American Constitution." The lecture is free and open to the community.
Theresa Storey Hefner-Babb, associate professor of history and instruction coordinator at the Mary and John Gray Library, said the Constitution Day event is a federally mandated program intended to better familiarize communities with the documents the nation is built upon.
"Young people today don't realize how much the Constitution impacts their lives. Especially in an election year such as this, and with some of the things that have transpired this year, like the Supreme Court decision on the health care law," she said.
Thompson said as a historian, everything in history has its own history. The Constitution Day lecture is an opportunity for him to discuss the history behind American history and the people and documents that influenced it.
"The people from the 13 colonies are direct descendants from Britain," he said. "The American Constitution is grounded on things like the Magna Carta and the British Bill of Rights."
Thompson said he will discuss comparisons and relationships between the two nations' governments and their foundational documents.
"The lecture is about English traditions in history and how they have influenced what happened over here," he said. "In the Constitution we have copied the British Parliamentary system. They have a House of Commons we have a House of Representatives. They have a House of Lords we have a Senate. They have a king and we elect a king every four years called the president."
Hefner-Babb said members of the community are encouraged to attend the lecture. Lamar faculty is encouraged to have students participate as well. Students involved in programs that require them to attend cultural or academic events may benefit from the lecture, but all students will benefit as well.
"Some speech classes require students to listen and critique a speaker at an event," Hefner-Babb said. "We are encouraging teachers to mention it in their classes and try to tie some sort of incentive for students to attend. If they can tie it to an assignment, then that is even better."
The event is informal. The lecture will last about 30 minutes with time for questions to follow. Refreshments will be available after the lecture.


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Simpsons Voice Marcia Wallace Passes
Simpsons voice and actress Marcia Wallace has died at the age of 70.
"She passed at 9 PM last night due to complications from breast cancer of which she was a long and proud survivor and advocate for women and healing," Wallace's close friend Cathryn Michon told Deadline Hollywood.
Wallace is perhaps best known for her role as disgruntled teacher Mrs. Krabappel on The Simpsons and receptionist Carol Kester on The Bob Newhart Show in the 1970s, a role that was written specifically for her thanks to her frequent appearances on the Merv Griffin Show.
Reaction From Springfield
Simpsons co-star Harry Shearer tweeted, "So sad to learn--through Twitter, first--of the passing of the wonderful Marcia Wallace. Sorely missed already." Wallace's Simpsons co-star Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson, tweeted "Heaven is now a much funnier place because of you."
Simpsons co-producer Al Jean said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. "I was tremendously saddened to learn this morning of the passing of the brilliant and gracious Marcia Wallace," "She was beloved by all at The Simpsons and we intend to retire her irreplaceable character." He revealed that Edna Krabappel was not going to be the long-running character producers plan to kill off. "Marcia's passing is unrelated and again, a terrible loss for all who had the pleasure of knowing her." Jean told the magazine.
Voiced Edna Krabappel In Over 100 Simpsons Episodes
Wallace voiced Edna Krabappel in over 100 episodes of the Simpsons and won an Emmy for the role in 1992. The character is married to Ned Flanders thanks to a viewer vote that determined that was in favor of them being married. She had dated principal Seymour Skinner for much of the show.
Her final role is in the upcoming Muffin Top, in which Wallace co-stars alongside her son, Michael Hawley.
Wallace was a character actor who appeared on many shows including ALF, The Brady Bunch, Murder She Wrote, The Young And The Restless and many others according to IMDB.com. She revived the role of Carol Kester in an episode of Murphy Brown, who was known for going through many receptionists. Bob Newhart appeared on the same episode.
Wallace was a staple on many game shows in the 1970s and 80s making numerous appearances on the $25,000 Pyramid, Match Game and more.
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By: Julian D. W. Phillips, Gold/Silver Forecaster - Global Watch - GoldForecaster.com
-- Posted Wednesday, 21 November 2012 | | Source: GoldSeek.com
In the first part of this article we looked at the sad events that appear unavoidable in 2013 and beyond, despite the best efforts of politicians and monetary officials. We then said events are on the way to bring nations in the developed world the ability to survive these blows.
Oil Self-Sufficiency in the U.S.
The first point of hope pointing that way came from the news that the U.S. is headed to becoming the world's largest oil producer in the world, even ahead of Saudi Arabia. Through the use of a system of "Fracking" (the pumping of water into oil wells to extract remaining reserves) the U.S. will become not only self-sufficient in oil by 2016 but could become a net exporter after 2020.
It current dependence for 20% of its oil needs from imported oil will disappear. The consequential impact on the U.S. Balance of Payments will be dynamic. Strategically and politically the U.S. will look considerably more robust. It remains to be seen whether it will save the dollar or its buying power but it will give resiliency to the U.S. economy it sorely needs now.
Considerably lower oil prices –which we imagine will follow, but not necessarily so— inside the U.S. will have a dynamic impact on the profitability of the U.S. economy and the underlying state of its economy. We cannot say whether this will be enough to provide enough growth to absorb the massive money supply we currently see threatening 'stagflation' or not. We cannot say that it will arrive in time to do so either. We are too far away from these events to paint an accurate picture of their impact. But the change will remove the danger of a collapse of the U.S. economy and the dollar, provided politicians have not caused it already.
Oil Self-Sufficiency in the Eurozone
The news that the Eurozone may become self-sufficient in oil as well is very new news as well. Yes, "Fracking" could do the job in the old Eurozone oilfields but better still, it appears that Albania has as much oil as Kuwait and that it is light crude oil. This is favored by a Europe with a rising dependency on Russia for gas and oil that makes it uncomfortable. Being able to access Albanian oil (still 5 years plus away) will lower dependency on Russia and on the Arab suppliers of oil to those nations. Not only that, but the Eurozone's balance of payments will look far healthier and provide the same buffers that U.S. oil self-sufficiency will do.
The protection against outside economic shocks that such oil independence will give the Eurozone might eventually save the euro's bacon.
Loss of the "Measure of Value"
The events now taking place in the monetary system and the financial markets and those that will happen in the future will not be conducive to a sound dollar even with oil self-sufficiency. Right now the dollar and the rest of the world's currencies have lost a considerable portion of their ability to measure true value. This has been pointed out by much respected monetary leaders in globally respected institutions over the past few years. We cannot see this changing.
For the monetary system to survive the shocks that lie ahead, in the relatively near future (bear in mind that medium term has not been reduced to five years and long-term to ten years) a great deal need to be done to reinforce it, to withstand the shocks that lie in wait for it and for us. In its present form, the unbacked paper currency system, entirely dependent on the confidence that governments can garner, looks far too vulnerable to even stem the further decline in confidence in currencies.
Worst of all, that loss of confidence is being seen inside the banking system itself. It's there that it needs to be combated first. The sight of banks unwilling to lend to each other in the last couple of years and their placing liquidity given to them to resuscitate lending in the economy back with their central banks highlighted those dangers. Presently attempts at modifying the system to face these threats is moving at such a slow pace that they will be too late.
Bear in mind that the state of the global banking system has been shown to be the top priority of both government and central banks with measures taken to date designed to rescue them and not the consumer. We expect this to remain the case in the future!
Monetary System Adjustments Accelerated
But at the start of this article, we pointed out that any view of the future must be pragmatic and face current realities. The monetary system will not be adjusted until present events demand it. Then the sight of scrambling monetary officials will be on the news daily as they accelerate adjustments to stave off collapses. As it is, the chances of a financial accident on both sides of the Atlantic have increased exponentially. When push comes to shove, the plans already in the works will appear out of the blue. This we believe will include those on gold taking it to a level I asset on bank balance sheets.
One of the prime adjustments will be the movement of gold to a pivotal position in the system, not being directly used in line with its market value, but in the background, much like a guarantee is used. To use it at its market value is to undervalue its capabilities in a monetary role. It's quite correct to reject the idea that gold will be confiscated to expand the money supply. Central Banks need no assistance in this. They already do it without reference to gold. Gold has considerably more value than paper currencies have in another way.
Provider of Confidence
Gold will have to act as a counter to currencies rising in value as they fall. It must be harnessed to provide liquidity at reasonable rates as was the case when involved in the gold/currency swaps undertaken by that central bank of central banks, the Bank of International Settlements three years ago and thereafter in a less discernible role.
Its prime function will be to act as defense, as back-up to paper currencies. Its role will be to provide confidence in currencies when it is waning visibly. And we're not far from that happening on a broad front.


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|2006-02-09, 13:45
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Land of igloos
Well, I'm pretty sure people have already seen/know about this, but I'm quite ecstatic about the announcement (which I just found out today), so I kinda felt I had to make a post about it. The NA release date of KHII has finally been set...for March 28th. Whoo...only 37 days to go! There was also some news about the VAs.
|2006-02-10, 22:16
|Link #84
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Join Date: Dec 2005
I've never been able to beat Seiphiroth, only tried twice at lvl 55, then got frustrated and skipped all sidequests and beat the game . After that I've never played it, but I am think of trying to play it again and beating that damn Seiphiroth. I remember on Gamefaqs someone had tried to get to lvl 99 in the beginning where you fight Tidus, Waku, and Selphie. That's crazy!!!
At first when I read about KH1, I disliked the idea and grew to not even thinking about getting the game. Then the idea of Disney/Squaresoft eventually grew on me and I caved in on buying it (only $25 on eBAy lol)
As more and more info comes through for KH2 I grow more and more eager to play one of the most anticipated game of the year to me, aside from the Zelda game for GC which has been delayed time after time.
|2006-02-13, 19:55
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Join Date: Jan 2006
I can't wait for this game to come out. I've been anticipating it ever since I saw the trailers for the game. I'm glad I've been watching anime for so long because it helped me understand the majority of what was being said in the trailers when it didn't have any subtitles.
The intro for the game looks amazing...
Spoiler for Intro:
And yay! It comes out in March. That is so close to being here...but the thing is...I think it comes out around the time my exams start...phooey...but I'll still get it and play it between studying I suppose. So excited for this game. I haven't played Chain of Memories...does anybody think that will take away from the KH2 experience? Because I'm really hoping it won't. I basically know what happened in CoM though...and hopefully that will be enough...
|2006-02-13, 23:19
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Join Date: Aug 2004
I played CoM. Playing as Riku really helped open up his character. I though he was kinda inaccessible, since he spent most of the first game being jealous and manipulated. Since he's by himself for a big chunk of his run-thrpugh, you get to see how he think a bit better. If you can get a GBA and the game for cheap, I say play it.
|2006-02-14, 00:05
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Join Date: Jan 2006
I was thinking of getting it. My brother has a Nintendo DS and apparently you can play GBA games on it. The game costs around $20-30 the last time I checked I think. Not sure. I'm interested in playing it because you get to play as Sora and as Riku...if I'm correct. I saw the ending clips of the game because I got curious...and I never thought I would get the chance to play it.
But I am interested in getting to know Riku better...so now that you've told me that...I probably will end up getting the game...thanks Veritas
|2006-02-14, 00:06
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|2006-02-14, 04:10
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Really I'm not joking, he did a really fine job grunting and taking hits. I'm sure he'll do fine, and he sounds like a Bishi Sephy.
|2006-02-14, 10:47
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Lets say it was released (US ver) and I am to buy the game,
but I never played KH1, would I understand the story? lolz -_-
maybe I could just read about the story of the first one somewhere ^_^
Don't feel like buying the first one
|2006-02-14, 11:11
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Everett, WA
Age: 37
Sephiroth was voiced by George Newbern. And like with the FFVII: AC movie. We might get the same actor for Sephiroth in KH2. For Cid, it's also possible that we could get Chris Edgerly.
|2006-02-14, 12:46
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The Terror of Death
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Land of igloos
And yeah, the intro is amazing. I've watched it a good dozen times already probably (at least)...and I'll probably be watching it more and more as the release date creeps closer. I just recently got KH: CoM for $29.99 CDN, so it's a pretty decent price. Still not that far into it due to work and...work (fansubbing). Hopefully I can finish it before KHII comes out, lol.
|2006-02-14, 14:12
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I watched the intro over and over again too. Also watched some the trailers a lot too. Yea...I thought it would be around that price. The thing is...I'm going to have to find a way to steal my brother's DS so I can buy the game and play it...although I'll probably end up playing it after I've played KHII....lol
And I don't know if anybody else mentioned this yet but apparently the voice actor for Roxas is going to be Jesse McCartney (interesting....)
|2006-02-14, 15:47
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
but if your computers memory is all that's stoping you then I wouldn't worry about it. Both the emulator and the rom shouldn't take up more than 15mb combined. (I forgot how large the CoM rom is.)
Anyways, that's all I've got to say. I suppose borrowing someone elses DS or GBA is a plausible resort. Just don't go out and purchase a DS or GBA for this game alone because as decent as this game is, it's not worth all that money.
|2006-02-14, 22:51
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Just because he was in N' Sync doesn't mean he's not a good voice actor. Look at Mark Hammil. He played Joker to perfection in Batman's animated series.
|2006-02-15, 02:07
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Anime Fans complaign about poor english dubbing all the time... the only difference between the dubbing in KH and the dubbing in otther games and anime series is that we actually know the name of the voice actor...
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The key to the Broncos' run to the Super Bowl that fails to get enough attention: Can 37-year-old quarterback Peyton Manning stay on his feet and healthy behind a Denver offensive line with issues? Offensive tackle Ryan Clady is unhappy with his contract. Center J.D. Walton and guard Chris Kuper have injury concerns. As he proved a year ago, Manning's throwing arm is just fine. But all the bells and whistles of an offense are muted if the offensive line isn't humming along at peak efficiency.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There's more to the story about how Peter Parker became the amazing Spider-Man than previously was known.
Starting in May, Marvel Comics will shed more light on how the transformation took place and how those early days of fighting crime, juggling school and coming to terms with the emotional blow of losing Uncle Ben helped turn Parker from a gawky teenager with a knack for cracking-wise into the hero and human he's become.
Dan Slott, who has been writing Spider-Man for Marvel since 2008, said the new story not only pays homage to the first 1962 appearance of the Stan Lee and Steve Ditko-created character, but peels back more layers of what was going on in the first volume of the 700-issue "The Amazing Spider-Man," which began in March 1963.
"When you're looking at things in those issues, you're going 'Wait a minute! How did this happen? How did he get this? Where did this come from? 'Why didn't Aunt May ever wonder about that?'" he said.
The five-part story titled "Learning To Crawl" starts May 7 with "Amazing Spider-Man" 1.1 and concludes in September with issue 1.5. Slott is writing the interlude with art by Ramón Pérez. Artist Alex Ross has painted each of the story's five covers.
Slott calls the story a chance to learn more about Parker the teenager and high school student, not just the recipient of a bite from a radioactive spider.
"You start looking at it closer and closer and you go 'There's a story here that we're not seeing,'" he said. "A very pivotal and crucial story that lovingly respects everything that went on but tells you more, so much more about Spider-Man and so much more about Peter Parker."
What is it that readers will learn? Slott is notorious about keeping a lid on his plans, preferring to let readers find out the day a book is out and not before.
But there are clues, hints even, such as a new villain never before revealed who may or may not be Parker's peer, inspired by newspaper and TV reports of Spider-Man's actions.
"Someone's running around trying to be just like Spider-Man and there's no way in Peter's mind that he's not responsible for everything that guy's going to do," said Slott of the Ditko-esque bad guy he would not name.
"He's got his first villain who is his own age, someone that he's inspired" instead of clashing with The Vulture or Doctor Octopus or the Lizard, all of whom were adults and authority figures.
"He's a troubled teen hero fighting a troubled teen villain!" Slott said.
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Yolk or yoke?
I am asking for my own knowledge, so it does not have to be an extensive answer...but in the Prophet by Gibran...he writes : "What man's law shall bind you if you break your yolk but upon no man's prison door?" I understand his implication...but I have never heard this idiomatic phrase before. Is anyone familiar with where it came from? How it came to mean exactly what it implies in the passage? (which is that the most enlightend men...the men "out of the cave" if you will...have nobody to govern their so called 'unruley' desires...
Anyone got anything? Thanks!
Yolk or yoke?
I agree with tdol. The word should be 'yoke', a wooden crosspiece fastened over the neck of an animal that's attached to a plough/wagon to be pulled. Unharness the yoke and the animal is free to wander where ever it wants.Originally Posted by Unregistered
Kalil Gibran (1883-1931) is talking about perceptions: Our perceptions determine how we think, and when we alter our perceptions (i.e., break free from the yoke) it changes the way we think about, or see the world around us.
In short,
What real harm is there (i.e., what man's law) in altering the way you perceive the world around you (i.e., break your yoke) when it serves to enlighten, and not to debase (i.e., but upon no man's prison door).


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Angelina Jolie: Lucky To Be Alive!
Angelina Jolie gets profiled by Bob Simon on CBS' 60 Minutes, which will air on Sunday (November 27) @ 7PM ET/PT.
"I went through heavy, darker times and I survived them," the 36-year-old actress shared. "I didn't die young, so I'm very lucky. There are other artists and people who didn't survive certain things."
Angie continued. "People can imagine I did the most dangerous and the worst. For many reasons, I shouldn't be here. You just think [about] those times when you came too close to too many dangerous things, too many chances taken, too far."
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Hello b0Gia Seleukido,
I am plugging away at this.
No ETA yet though. But shall post news here.
Resef has stopped work on CATW.
So I am now working alone on a mod based on the map.
I call it ALK (A Large Kosmos)
Current status is...
"playable but not complete"
I have not uploaded it and shall not unless I get lots of interest.
Some background.
Prior to joining up with Resef/CATW I was working alone.
The mod was for my personal pleasure, I did not intend public release.
The linkup with Resef/CATW meant my map could be used, but compromises on factions and units were necessary.
Now I am alone again I am using my factions and units, which are still under development.
I have done some refinements to the provinces.
And working on some faction refinement.
Eventually I hope to be able to adapt or use the CATW units.
But for now it is mostly vanilla units, adapted and given new values.
I am also mulling converting the whole mod to Alex2.
With the capability to outdo Alexander by conquering all of India and all of the west.
I am also mulling asking for help with it on this forum.
Anyway, the current version is mod-foldered, 3GB, and runs off the rtw_alex.exe.
It uses lots of 'placeholder' graphics so parts are not pretty.
But I have prioritized as follows;
Essentially yes but that hides some complexity.
Resef has stopped work on CATW and is gonna work on EB2.
I have continued work on my own mod which uses the map. And will probably also join Resef on EB2.
My mod is at a crossroads.
I am contemplating 3 things for it.
1. Switching the base to MTW2
2. Switching it to the period of Alexander. ie 335bc not 275bc
3. Increasing the map coverage.
I now think I can do this without losing geographic detail in the west.
The problem as always is the 199 region limit. But I now have some ideas to handle that.
But they would work best if it was based on MTW2 not RTW-Alex.
FYI the map has seen some minor changes, mostly in regions.
A map is never finished! :-)
Hi DeathToEgo,
An Alexander mod based on MTW2 going from Ireland to China to Sumatra to East-Africa is looking most likely now.
I may start building it on RTW-Alex with which I am familiar.
Rather than trying to port and build simultaneously.
And I shall likely need help with units for China.
If I was gonna do Philip II would probably reduce map coverage area to allow more space for Greece.
Wow. Just wow. I might have to try this mod a bit
Also, is there do you plan to add anything else to mod, or is it finished already?
It is released here already.
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