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Michigan placed first with 444.950. Following the Sooners were Stanford at 436.300, Illinois with 435.350, Ohio State with 433.500 and Penn State with 429.800.
"I congratulate Michigan on an outstanding championship," said OU head coach Mark Williams. "I'm very proud of my team. They didn't give up the fight. We knew coming in that we were probably underdogs and would have to have a perfect night.
"We started a little slow and were never able to quite catch up and make it a contest. We had some great performances and I really felt like my guys put together an outstanding competition."
Seven Sooners qualified to compete in the Individual Event Final where they will compete for a national title and All-America status Saturday. Kanji Oyama (floor), Colin Van Wicklen (floor, vault), Alec Robin (floor, vault), Michael Reid (pommel horse), Michael Squires (still rings), Danny Berardini (parallel bars, high bar) and Will Clement (high bar) finished in the top 10 and will go again Saturday.
OU extended its streak of top-three finishes at the NCAA Finals to an amazing 14 seasons and have finished in the top two 12 of those years, including each of the last four.
Oklahoma scored 72.600 in its first rotation on parallel bars. A two-time All-American on the event, Berardini recorded a score of 15.150 to pace the Sooners, but a fall on the dismount by junior Jacoby Rubin left OU fifth in the team standings.
OU stayed fifth after competing on high bar in its second rotation after earning a 71.450 team score. In an incredibly gutsy performance, Clement competed in the anchor spot after breaking his foot in warmups on Thursday. After hobbling on crutches since the break, Clement rose to the occasion, earning a 14.700. Berardini again led the way for the Sooners, earning a 14.750.
Trailing first place by 4.25 points, the Sooners went to floor, their best event, and showed why they are ranked No. 1 in the country. A score of 76.100 cut Michigan's lead to 2.35 points after four of five Sooners scored above a 15.0. Kanji Oyama had a career high 15.550, Colin Van Wicklen scored 15.300, Alec Robin had 15.250, Presten Ellsworth scored 15.100 and Raymond White came in at 14.900.
But the Sooners followed up by scoring 73.850 on pommel horse, not enough to counter the Wolverines on parallel bars with a 75.950. Reid nailed his routine for a 15.600 - good for the top score of the session - and White added another 14.900.
Berardini finished his strong day with a 14.500 on still rings, but it was the reigning national champ, Squires, who topped all other rotations with a 15.700. OU scored 72.650 overall.
A great vault set finished out the competition for OU. Robin earned the second-best score of the session wiht a 15.250 and Van Wicklen was right behind with a 15.2500. Ellsworth earned a 15.000 and White added a 14.950 for the Sooners.
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My Great Grandmother Trientje was born in the Village of Moorlage, Germany in 1868. She married my Great Grandfather in 1892 and 3 days after their wedding emigrated to Nebraska, USA. Trientje had a sister and two half brothers. Trientje was diabetic and when my Grandmother was just 2 years old her mother died. Of course at such a tender age my Grandma really didn't have any memory of her Mother. Only a few things that her father told her. He said she was a lot like her mother, loving and fun to be with.
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Beaver Falls, PA – When you have been doing something that you love for nearly 45 years, it is not easy to give it up. Ron Galbreath has been doing just that on a basketball sideline for almost five decades as one of the most legendary college coaches in the country. Galbreath has decided to end his run of head coaching with his last stop coming as the head coach of the Geneva women′s basketball program since 2002.
While recovering from a stroke in the spring of 2008, Galbreath decided to take the entire 2008-09 season away from the game that he loves so much. In his first six seasons with the Golden Tornadoes′ women′s program, he recorded a 111-48 overall record and took Geneva to its only NAIA national tournament appearance in school history.
After much consideration from family and friends in recent weeks, Galbreath made the difficult decision to step down from coaching immediately. He will continue to work in the Physical Education department as an instructor throughout the remainder of the fall semester. "I simply love the game of basketball," said Galbreath. "It has always been about helping people improve and helping the teams that I have coached get better throughout the year. I just don′t feel comfortable enough that I can physically handle the demands that a basketball season will bring."
Galbreath spent 25 seasons at Westminster College coaching its men′s team to six regular season district titles and three trips to the NAIA Division I National Tournament. Upon leaving Westminster, Galbreath was hired at Geneva prior to the 2002 school year. "I am so grateful and appreciative for the opportunity that Geneva College gave me to continue my passion of coaching. It is been truly a blessing to have this opportunity and to be able to work with such great people. I couldn′t think of a better place for my coaching career to come to an end."
Galbreath began his head coaching career at Westminster for one year in 1968 before moving on to Clarion University for the next five years. It was after that stint, the legendary coach went back to New Wilmington to continue a career that posted an overall record of 634-192. Inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, Galbreath has certainly left an indelible mark on this region′s basketball history.
"This has been a very difficult decision for Ron in that he has been coaching at the college level for nearly 45 years," said Geneva College athletic director Kim Gall. "We are so thankful and appreciative for his faithful service to Geneva College and especially the women′s basketball program. We are looking forward to seeing Coach Galbreath remaining active on campus as he will still be teaching classes in the Physical Education department."
Geneva College will begin an immediate search for Galbreath′s successor for the upcoming season. The head coaching job will be a full time position with an interim tag for the first year.
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Being a lover of fine wines I have been on the hunt for the perfect wine rack and wine refrigerator. My biggest problem right now, is finding the proper place to store my prized juices {I have been known to store them under my living room couch}. I have always been a sucker for a crisp Pinot Gris, or a heavy heavy Zin, {Oregon has been amazing this year}, and so I need a good place to keep them fresh and even some room for them to age, or as we wino's call it "lay them down". If you are planning on letting your wine age you will want to keep it in a cool place, so believe it or not you do not want to keep them in the kitchen if you can help it, as kitchens go they can get warm from ovens and other appliances. I decided to make a few wine rack and accessory picks that will not only get all of your bottles in one place, because people keep telling me I can't have them under my couch anymore, but they'll look nice too.


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Employers� willingness to hire was obvious Wednesday at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, where hundreds of job seekers turned out to meet them and turn in resumes.
Employers� willingness to hire was obvious Wednesday at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, where hundreds of job seekers turned out to meet them and turn in resumes.
Representatives from 30 businesses � locally, from surrounding counties and as far away as Durham � were part of this year�s Annual Twin Rivers Career Fair.
Joy Hudson, manager of division of workforce solutions with Craven County JobLink, said it was a good economic sign. Last year there were fewer employers at the career fair, she said.
�The job market has been tough,� Hudson said. �But it looks like employers are starting to hire and people are looking for employment.�
Hudson said the JobLink office gets about 100 people a day seeking employment. She estimated 400 to 500 would show up at the career fair.
About 50 or 60 people were waiting to get in before it started, she said.
Individuals who have been out of work for years and those who were laid off and who have given up were back seeking employment, Hudson said.
Employers even brought applications and were willing to interview some prospective employees on the spot, she said.
�It�s nice that we are starting to see the job market get better,� Hudson said.
Meagan Aldridge and her mother Dina, both of Pamlico, were some of those testing the job market, getting brochures from the Craven Community College booth.
Aldridge said she used to be a pharmacy technician but left to get a two-year degree and see what else was available.
�I think this is a really good opportunity for people looking for jobs,� she said. �I�m looking at everything.�
Aldridge�s mother was a bookkeeper for more than eight years and thought it was time for a change, she said.
�This is the first time I�ve been at one of these,� she said. �It�s a new experience for me. It�s very helpful. It shows all the different businesses out there and who has job openings.�
She said in the six months she has been out of work it was hard fining a job because employers required qualifications she didn�t have so she went back in college to get training as a medical assistant, she said.
At the Mary Kay booth, Brandy Rogers said several women stopped looking for a business they can run out of their homes or make into a career. One thing she did notice was some of the job seekers were dressed for an opportunity and others were not quite as prepared, she said.
Jennifer Martin of New Bern was dressed for success and in 20 minutes had already visited four prospective employers. She was filling out an application at the Labor Ready booth.
�I was planning to find something in my field, marketing, sales or admin,� she said. �I�m trying to change my current job. It�s not enough pay in it.�
Martin said all the employers were being very considerate at the career fair, being patient and answering her questions and some of the booths had lists highlighting what the companies were looking for.
�I came here thinking there would be long lines but this is very easy,� she said. �It�s very helpful.�
Some of the 30 employers included Walmart, Suddenlink, Durham Police Department, New York Life, Beasley Broadcasting Group, Monarch, Craven County Smart Start and Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated.
Twin Rivers Career Fair was hosted by the Craven County JobLink Center and Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board.
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I mean, who wouldn't want to work out in a sports bra that costs more that most family cars?
As Danica mentioned on Friday, Britney Spears donned a BodyRock Sport by Kelly Dooley bra (price tag: $20,011) for a Twister Dance promo. (Twister Dance: a DVD dance-y, twisty based on the game from our childhoods.) It's a sports bra that's designed with diamond-eyed 18K gold skulls, Swarovski crystals, and rare French silver thread--and, to be fair, I doubt it's what Brit wears on the regular when working out (though you could have bought your own if you wanted--but it's sold out!). Here's an upclose look:
The dangly things might be a bit... bouncy, in real life, I'm thinking? (It should be noted that BodyRock's normal, non-Britney workout gear isn't nearly so pricey: about $75 for a sports bra. Which makes me wonder: how much are you willing to pay for a sports bra? BodyRock's are more the wear-to-be-seen type, unlike the kind I usually wear, which are purely utilitarian.)
In other news... Katy Perry and David Beckham are the faces behind a new line of Adidas sneakers. Here's Katy (back when she had blue hair--she's already transitioned into purple):
Adidas' new ClimaCool Seduction running shoes are said to sport 360-degree ventilation in order to keep your feet cool and sweat-free. According to the press release: "The minimal upper construction--a design inspired by nature--traces air circulation lines around the foot, resulting in organic shapes that look as if they have been created by the wind." Here they are:
Which reminds me: I've been wearing my running shoes--Nike Frees, which also have ventilation holes--sans socks ever since I got them. And I love it. I think I'd have a hard time going back to socks, to be honest!
Finally, Natalie introduced us to Hilary Swank's new line of gym clothes last week. Well, it's not designed quite yet, but if it's anything like her backless red-carpet wear, it will be pretty sexy!
__OK! So, questions: how much is OK to spend on a sports bra? What do you think of Britney's? Do you like shoes that circulate air? Do you wear socks when you work out? __
More stars doin' healthy stuff:
January Jones Pops Pills Made From Her Own Placenta When She Needs Energy. Would You?
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OkAT Assistive Technology Grant
Oklahoma Assistive Technology Foundation (OkAT), a non-profit organization, may provide individual grants up to $750.00 to Oklahoma farming families impacted by disability issues who need an assistive or adaptive device to live with increased independence, work, or participate in valued leisure activities.
What is the AgrAbility Client Services Program?
The AgrAbility Client Services Program is provided through OkAT and provides Assistive Technology to
Oklahoma's farmers or ranchers with a disability that have limited means and little or no access to any other public funding source.
Who is eligible?
• A farmer or rancher that is a resident of the State of Oklahoma
• Living on or working on an Oklahoma farm with limited resources
• Have , or be regarded as having, a disability
• Limited or no access to other funding sources
• Demonstrated need for the requested assistive technology device
• Willing to work with an AgrAbility case manager to advocate, leverage and seek all available community funding sources (Services of the AgrAbility case manager are provided at no charge)
How do I apply for AgrAbility Client Services?
• Applicants will receive application packets from Oklahoma AgrAbility. Contact them by phone at
• Application packets will include a release of information, all forms and documentation necessary to apply.
• The applicant must provide a completed application packet to the AgrAbility Program Manager as well as the most recent tax return, proof of disability, or other documentation needed to present a fair and accurate picture of the applicant. Funding Resource for Assistive Technology
An aneurysm and stroke led to mobility issues for Don, and made it hard to complete everyday tasks for his southern Oklahoma cattle operation. With the assistance of the OkAT Assistive Technology Grant and a local fabricator, Don was able to purchase a tractor lift, which helps him mount and dismount his tractor safely. It allows him to transfer directly from his seat or platform into the tractor seat.The Oklahoma AgrAbility Project is a joint effort of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma ABLE Tech, Oklahoma Assistive Technology Foundation and the Langston University School of Physical Therapy. Mention or display of a trademark, proprietary product or firm does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Oklahoma State University, Langston University or the National AgrAbility Project, and does not imply approval to the exclusion of other suitable products or firms.
Oklahoma State University and Langston University, in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other federal laws and regulations, do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, or status as a veteran in any of their policies, practices, or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions, employment, financial aid, and educational services.
About Oklahoma AgrAbility
Oklahoma AgrAbility connects farmers and ranchers with disabilities to resources that may help provide continued success in their enterprise, operation and daily life activities. AgrAbility strives to provide education, assistance and support to those in need.
Contact Oklahoma AgrAbility
1-888-885-5588 (voice/tty) • www.agrability.okstate.edu • firstname.lastname@example.com
OkAT Assistive Technology Grant
What is assistive technology?
Assistive Technology is any item, product or piece of equipment that is used to maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. There must be a demonstrable connection between the end user's disability and the need for the equipment.
What kind of devices are available?
Farming is traditionally a high labor-intensive profession that involves physically demanding work. Farming tasks that can be physically demanding include:
• handling livestock
• climbing grain bins and silos
• operating heavy equipment • moving bulky supplies and materials
Today's farmer can use automated technology solutions for these labor-intensive processes. Assistive technology for farming operations that Client Services can include, but is not limited to:
• electronics
• monitoring systems
• hydraulics
• computerization
• motorized lifts
• outdoor mobility aids
• modifications to farm buildings
• farm tools
• modifications to the farm house
• modifications for farm machinery
• prosthetic and worksite adaptations
• automated gates
How do I receive payment from OkAT?
OkAT will disburse the exact amount of the needed assistive technology item(s) or service(s) up to $750 to the vendor(s) of the assistive technology service or item.
Do the funds provided by OkAT ever run out?
The ability to provide assistive technology Client Services is determined by the availability of OkAT funding for the purpose of providing assistive technology to Oklahoma farm families with disabilities. The money is not government funded and is provided through donations.
For More Information Contact
OkAT Assistive Technology Grant
905 S. Main
Stillwater, OK 74074
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Progress ~ Second of Three - Romancing SaGa 2
# Posted on October 12th, 2014 05:56 PM by Gideon ZhiOkay, so, Romancing SaGa 2. I´d be lying if I said the project was in pristine shape, and it´d be disingenuous to upload gorgeous screenshots without showing some of the, uh, not so gorgeous screenshots. I´ve replaced the entire slideshow with screenshots indicative of the current state of the project, warts and all. You can see one of the problems below.
That said, these will *hopefully* not be too difficult to overcome. As with SMT if..., there´s a SaGa anniversary coming up soon. I´d really like to have this out then as well, but it´s a bit more of a long shot than SMT. We´ll see.
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Progress ~ SMT if... - First of Three Shin Megami Tensei: if...
# Posted on October 11th, 2014 05:42 PM by Gideon ZhiHi everyone, I promised updates today, so here they are! This is the first of three: Shin Megami Tensei if...
So I streamed some of the hacking for this a couple of months ago. There hasn´t really been much progress since, though all the remaining hacking is similar to what was done on-stream. That said, there isn´t much left and there´s an anniversary date coming up very, very soon... I´d like to have the game out for then. I´m not promising because we haven´t started playtesting yet and it´s going to be a bit of a push, but right now, that´s the goal.
I´ve added six new screenshots to the end of the game´s slideshow, two of which I´ve attached to this update. They´re things you probably would have seen if you watched the stream or follow me on Twitter, but I´m adding them regardless.
Some folks may remember me remarking how similar the hacking of the game was to SMT2. It is in fact very nearly the exact same engine, but I´ve wanted to make improvements over the SMT2 work. The most notable are the proportional font (which has been in the screenshots since the very beginning) and the expansion of the horizontal space in menus, subscreens, and inventory spaces; where once were two columns now are one, and I´m using the extra space between each row to double up. Gets me a lot more screen real estate.
That´s it for SMT if...; keep your fingers crossed for it.
But now for a bit of somewhat sad related news. I don´t often do this, but today I´m announcing that I´m going to be dropping Megami Tensei 1 and Soul Hackers. I´d originally intended to roll the Megami Tensei 1 work into Kyuyaku Megami Tensei, but The Romhacking Aerie beat me to it; both Megami Tensei 1 and 2 are now playable in their SNES incarnations, and the original Megami Tensei for the NES is, well, not very good regardless. So if you want to play it, go for it! It´s available, just not from here. Soul Hackers is getting dropped because it´s out on the 3DS and there´s not much point. If you want to play it, support Atlus and go buy it.
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Progress ~ Crowdsourcing SRW Alpha
# Posted on March 1st, 2014 04:51 PM by Gideon ZhiOkay, so, it´s no secret that Super Robot Wars Alpha has a staggeringly huge amount of text. While it only took speed-demon Tyria a year to translate, the text is frankly really messy and wasn´t really suitable for prime-time. As many of you will recall, I started hunting around for an editor shortly thereafter, and settled on Antialias, who I recruited on 4chan´s /m/ board. In the last several years he´s managed to edit about a third of the story dialog text (if we consider duplicate strings to be distinct, anyway) but work has been slow in large part because the script is so dauntingly large.
Some time ago, we decided that it would be a good idea to get multiple workers on the script, but had no real way to manage that. Well, yesterday Antialias set up a Perforce repository on Assembla, and we´re ready to put together a small team. Antialias himself will be handling the vetting process, in large part to to minimize style conflicts. Style conflict is one of the big reasons I didn´t want multiple editors in the first place, but given the size of things, better a little awkwardness in this matter than no translation at all.
Post edit: Things have been moving along at quite a decent clip, so we're not looking for any more editors at the moment. Thanks to everyone who contributed, and expect more news soonish.
Sorry it´s taking so long!
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Major Release ~ Super Robot Wars 2... twofer! Happy non-denominational holiday! Super Robot Wars 2
# Posted on December 24th, 2013 06:47 AM by Gideon ZhiAs Banpresto celebrates the announcement of SRW Z3 and a high-definition remake of the very first SRW, so too does Aeon Genesis. Launching today is the English version of Super Robot Wars 2 for the NES, with a heaping plateful of extras! Included is the previously-advertised optional music persistence patch as well as a patch that will completely remove the hack should you decide you don´t like it. But wait, that´s not all! Thanks to RHDN music guru optomon, we´ve replaced the awkwardly muzaky Tobe! Gundam theme song with Gallant Char, the track used in for UC units in SRW3, EX, and 4. As with music persistence, this patch is entirely optional, comes with a removal patch, and can be applied with any combination of the translation and music persistence patch, or it can just be applied on its own!
As if that weren´t enough, all this is releasing alongside a similarly-complete translation for the officially-emulated version of Super Robot Wars 2 on the GameBoy Advance!! I´ve managed to insert the NES translation into the Famicom Mini version of the game that was released in limited quantities as a promotional contest item. It´s probably inferior to the NES version, but hey, more options! Good stuff. Music Persistence and Gallant Char are both fully functional with the FamiMini version of the game as well, and are included as optional patches (and removal patches) with the translation. Now, this hasn´t been tested extensively, and might be prone to weird issues that may or may not be caused by the translation. It´s really hard to tell, and honestly it was thrown together pretty quickly as a what-if effort. Please report issues and findings on The Pantheon.
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Major Release ~ Royal Stone Royal Stone
# Posted on December 12th, 2013 09:35 AM by Gideon ZhiI have an awful lot to do today, so I´m going to keep this short. Royal Stone is done! It´s a neat strategy/RPG for the Game Gear, and it´s the sequel to Crystal Warriors if you´re familiar with that. It´s a dramatic improvement over its predecessor and is easily one of the prettiest games on the platform. Enjoy!
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Major Release ~ Ys 5, At Long Last Ys V - Kefin, Lost City of Sand
# Posted on November 28th, 2013 12:01 AM by Gideon ZhiI must admit, I am at a loss for words writing this. Ys 5 has been a trial in so many ways and it has been in the works for so long that I don´t feel like I could do it justice in a one- or two-paragraph blurb. As such, I will let the translation speak for itself: it is without issue (that I know of), and includes some fairly substantial under-the-hood modifications to data storage and menu structures. Despite how bumpy the road has been, or perhaps because of it, I am intensely proud of this release. Enjoy!
As a further note, earlier this week XSeed Games released Memories of Celceta for the PS Vita, and their Ys releases on Steam are currently on sale. If you enjoy Ys 5 and haven´t bought any other titles in the series, please give XSeed your business. In celebration I´ve updated the translation of Ys 4 Mask of the Sun, of which Memories of Celceta is a remake. This update brings some of the terminology in line with XSeed´s version and includes various other fixes to the text, including the nasty glitchy too-long strings that erased bits of the frame.
Lastly, I´ve updated TwinBee Rainbow Bell Adventure with a minor fix to the Battle mode screen.
I´m going to attempt to keep up a bi-weekly release schedule for the foreseeable future, but I don´t like to make any hard-and-fast promises for something like this unless I´ve already got something very nearly ready for release. I think I can manage it for at least two more, though!
In any case, Ys 5 is now available. Enjoy!
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Major Release ~ TwinBee Rainbow Bell Adventure Launches TwinBee Rainbow Bell Adventure
# Posted on November 14th, 2013 04:20 PM by Gideon ZhiToday sees the release of TwinBee Rainbow Bell Adventure for the SNES! Translation is 100% complete, so enjoy! I´m not going to claim that this is the best platformer on the SNES or even that it´s one of the best, as it frankly can´t hold a candle to Mario, Metroid, Megaman X or Front Mission Gun Hazard (yes, I went there!) But it´s still a damn good game, and if you´re itching for a cute but challenging platformer with plenty of secrets to find, here´s a great chance to have a good scratch.
I´m currently planning another release for two weeks from today. Fingers crossed!
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Announcement ~ Announcing TwinBee, Plus Other News TwinBee Rainbow Bell Adventure
# Posted on November 10th, 2013 11:21 AM by Gideon ZhiFor those of you who´ve been following me on Twitter this won´t exactly be news, but I´m finally announcing a translation project for TwinBee Rainbow Bell Adventure. It´s a cute little platformer for the SNES with a bit of Sonic, a bit of Rocket Knight, and a bit of Mario World all thrown into a blender. Casual fans may note that this did in fact come out in PAL regions; diehard fans will note that said PAL release was heavily stripped-down. The translation restores all that content - the dialog, the endings, the secret exits and twisty map, and the battery-backed saves. It´s almost done, too; unless something goes seriously wrong, expect it within the next week or so.
In other news, SRW2´s betatest progresses well. We´ve hit one major issue: a buffer overflow with the unit screen which I´m not quite sure how to fix just yet. But things are otherwise fairly clean, so hopefully that´ll be out by the end of the year.
Also, hacking for Ys 5 has been completed as well. The edit progresses apace, and we´re hoping to have the translation out on Thanksgiving Day. Of course, given how beastly the project has been, things could always go badly awry in the meantime. Keep your fingers crossed!
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Progress ~ Ys 5 Can Now Be Beaten Ys V - Kefin, Lost City of Sand
# Posted on October 30th, 2013 05:44 PM by Gideon ZhiBack in May, I quietly discovered several reasons that Ys 5´s translation was crashing the game. I counted at least 60 such bugs, all of which caused the game to die in horrible ways, and despite having those fixed for his most recent playthrough in the last couple of weeks Deuce still encountered over a dozen more crashes, several of which required modification to compressed assembly code, which is really nasty business. Regardless, the game can now be beaten without it crashing, and as sad as it may sound this is a massive step forward for the project.
Unfortunately, this is not to say that the game is done, or even close. The text still needs to be edited, there is still a large amount of menu work that needs to be done, and some of the game´s visual effects are broken. Examples of the broken stuff will be found in my twitter gallery, but the game´s gallery page has been updated with 23 fresh screenshots of functional text.
This is one of a few projects I´d like to have done by the end of the year. Due to a variety of circumstances (including a job hunt) I´m not sure if that´s going to be possible, but it´d certainly be nice!
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Announcement ~ Welcoming SRW2 Back Into the Fold Super Robot Wars 2
# Posted on October 4th, 2013 07:18 AM by Gideon ZhiOver the years I can think of exactly three projects I´ve ever completely dropped - that is, three projects I removed from the website entirely. One of those was the Japanese version of Castlevania 2: Simon´s Quest, which is now being done by these fine folk here. The second was Granhistoria, an odd little RPG published by Banpresto on the Super Famicom, but I´m not going to be talking about Granhistoria... at least, not today. Today I´m announcing the triumphant return of the Super Robot Wars 2 translation.
I´ve honestly been poking at SRW2 on and off for quite some time. Several years back I was given a hack to help with some extra text space, though I don´t believe this ever found its way into the current build of the translation. I´d redumped the game´s script at around that time and would mention it offhand to people who might be interested, but it was never really a priority.
So last February I re-redumped the script and gave it to TheMajinZenki, who was responsible for the JoJo´s Bizarre Adventure and Royal Stone text translations. (He and I have a few other things brewing by the way, but nothing I´m really willing to talk too much about just yet.) He returned the script to me a month later, and I immediately set to work trying to get it back into the game - only to discover that one of the text banks was badly over-size and that the routine printing said text was shared by a number of the larger graphic elements of the game, so my usual trickery would not work. It was back to the old slash-and-burn tactics of pruning it bit-by-bit until it finally fit into its bank. This is thankless work, and at the time I was busy with my last semester of higher education and still working a full-time job, so SRW2 was not a priority. I also wanted to see if I could manage some kind of workaround for the text, but everything was coming up blank.
Well, this past Monday I sat down with the file and pruned it ´til it fit. I´m not proud of some of the cuts I had to make, but the perfect is the enemy of the good as the saying goes and SRW2 looks pretty good as it is. Then over the next two days I got the rest of the text inserted and hacked up a couple of routines, and now the project is very nearly done; all that really remains is for someone to come in and clean up Zenki´s script a bit and we´ll be ready for testing.
So! Hopefully this will be out soon. I´ve been poking a couple of hornets´ nests in the hopes of getting an editor to come chasing after the script with all the fervor of an angry hive but so far nobody´s really bitten. We´ll see how things progress from here.
Incidentally, those of you who´ve played both older and newer SRWs will appreciate a fairly small hack I performed on SRW2 to get the robots´ battle theme music to stay after combat scenes end. This will be provided with the patch as an optional accessory, and as a bonus it doesn´t even need the translation - if you prefer playing the game in Japanese for whatever reason, the music patch will still work. I´ll be providing a patch to reverse the hack as well.
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If you're in or around the Midlands of South Carolina area, the Columbia Enterprise Developers Guild meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month. That would be tonight, July 11th.
Tonight's topic will be Windows Phone 7: Tips & Tricks Every Developer Should Know. The speaker is Chris Craft (blog | twitter), a former Windows mobile MVP. He's a great guy and a great speaker. If you can make it, you're sure to learn something, even if you don't normally work with Windows Phone.


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Yesterday Karl Lagerfeld presented the new Chanel Pre-Fall 2013 Collection outside of Edinburgh in Scotland. The location was perfectly chosen for the collection, which was dominated by heavy knits, plaid and tartan patterns and just in general a very heavy Scottish look. Of course the look was paired with the French brand's elegance, outstanding craftsmanship and eye for the detail.
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Carlson: Teaching women to respect and salute rapists
Rape without consequence starts early in the military, if you believe the woman in a case now wending its way through the U.S. Naval Academy.
A female midshipman says she was raped by three football players at an off-campus party in April 2012. She didn't remember much, but other students did, and there'd been talk about it on Facebook. So officials immediately swung into action: They punished the woman for underage drinking. The football players kept playing. And, because Naval Academy rules require midshipmen to attend home games, the woman had to watch as her accused assailants were cheered.
Now, more than a year later, the case languishes. True, the woman didn't push the Navy to investigate after one of the players begged her not to hurt the team. But she didn't drop the case, and at any rate that's not how the system works. She'd already given over the information, and it was up to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service to proceed. There was already damning evidence, from witnesses and from social media postings. There was no dearth of corroborating testimony.
And so it goes for too many sexual-assault victims in the military. Walking down a dark alley on the wrong side of town is preferable to going to the latrines late at night in Afghanistan — or to a party in Annapolis. The brass decries the violence but wants those who report it to accept the command structure and bow to authority. There is a lot of wringing of hands, but not of necks.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel calls sexual assaults a "scourge" on the military. Last year, the Pentagon received 3,374 reports of sexual assault, with the actual number estimated at closer to 26,000. Of those 3,374, almost 1,000 were thrown out and several hundred others were dropped by commanders as unfounded or for other reasons.
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This week's Senate hearings about sexual assault in the military illuminate an awful truth: Beneath all the official declarations about the need for change is a more powerful desire to preserve rank at all costs, even if the cost is a crime spree.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Service Committee, has proposed bipartisan legislation that attempts to break this buddy system by taking the prosecution of sexual assaults out of the command structure. Uniformed investigators and prosecutors would still handle complaints. But that's not enough to reassure the brass. If their authority is removed in the barracks, their thinking goes, it is also gone from the battlefield. Without their support, this one tiny step for accusers could fail.
So much for today's four-star generals. What about the next generation of officers graduating from the elite military academies? The news there is just as grim. Consider the lawsuit filed last year by another female midshipman, a star soccer player from a military family that dates its roots to the Revolutionary War.
She says she was raped on two occasions by midshipmen after drinking. When she went to her Naval Academy counselor, she was not encouraged to report the rapes. When she became depressed and suicidal, she told her parents and reported both rapes. She was a year from graduation but, according to her lawsuit, Naval Academy officials decided that the "mental-health issues caused by the rapes precluded her from becoming a commissioned officer." Eventually her parents and a member of Congress had to intervene to keep her from being sent to a mental institution. Both of the accused rapists graduated and became officers.
It's not just Annapolis. That same lawsuit also tells the story of a female cadet at West Point who enthusiastically shined shoes, made beds and did whatever mundane tasks required by upperclassmen. Then, she said, she was raped by an upperclassman after he gave her a sports drink with alcohol in it. She reported the incident, despite being called a "slut." But she was still responsible for emptying her accused assailant's trash, and was even assigned "walking hours" with him. She never graduated.
And what about the case in the news this week, of the woman who accuses the three football players of raping her? So far the only punishment meted out is that the senior among the three was not allowed to attend his graduation and become an officer. So it's unclear if he heard President Barack Obama, in his Naval Academy commencement address last month, say: "We have to be determined to stop these crimes, because they've got no place in the greatest military on earth."
A Naval Academy spokesman told the New York Times that officials are "monitoring the progress of this investigation." It will be telling if, come September, they are still monitoring the case when the two other players accused of rape take to the field.
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Garden Visit: The Cactarium at Moorten Botanical Garden
I just returned from a sunny Florida vacation and have yet to see any snow in the mid-Atlantic, but I'm already jonesing for a little sun therapy. It's sad, really, but once I bring that last house plant back inside for the season, I go into "but I need to garden" mode! Fortunately I have the internet to keep me company, as well as offer up inspiration for the future. And lo and behold, look what I found — the World's First Cactarium!
For this garden visit, Chuck from My Back 40 (feet) took us to the Moorten Botanical Garden, a living museum of desert lore. Nestled in the desert of Palm Springs, this family owned and operated garden has been around since 1938. It's quite easy to see this garden is run as a labor of love, with handmade signs, unique rocks and wood pieces, as well as antique gold mining artifacts. There's cacti galore, rare plant specimens and a family of roaming tortoises. And if that wasn't enough, it styles itself as having the World's First Cactarium! Yes, the Moorten Botanical Garden has now earned itself a spot on my "Gardens I Must Visit" Pinterest board.
If you too are craving the same sort of therapy, head over to My Back 40 (feet) for some visual inspiration and virtual warmth. Or, if you're near Palm Springs, book a room at the Ace Hotel (or somewhere equally as appealing) and go to the garden itself. Four bucks for admission, and you might even walk away with a plant purchase or two. For information on the Moorten Botanical Garden, you can visit their website here.
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A Baton Rouge gun dealer known nationally as the star of Discovery Channel's reality television show "Sons of Guns" was arrested over the weekend, accused of recently molesting a girl at his Greenwell Springs Road home.
William "Will" Hayden, the show's 49-year-old star, spent Friday night in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison before leaving sometime Saturday after posting a $150,000 bail on counts of molestation of a juvenile and aggravated crimes against nature, booking records show.
Sheriff's deputies arrested Hayden on Friday based partly on accusations made by a woman who told investigators that on Aug. 4 she saw Hayden inappropriately kissing the girl while he was undressed, according to a deputy's statement attached to the warrant for Hayden's arrest.
Hayden's business, Red Jacket Firearms LLC, released a statement describing the allegations as "false charges" made by "an angry woman who Will has recently ended his relationship with."
"These allegations were raised well more than a week ago in connection with and retaliation for Will ending that relationship," the statement reads.
C. Frank Holthaus, Hayden's attorney, said the accusations were made by a woman who Hayden recently fired from a job at his gun shop. Holthaus also said Hayden's relationship with the woman was only professional in nature, not romantic.
"She has nothing to do with this child that she claims was somehow abused," Holthaus said.
Hayden does not share any children with the woman, Holthaus said.
During the investigation, which began Aug. 5, deputies asked Hayden to submit to a lie detector test, Holthaus said.
They agreed to do so as long as deputies also forced the woman making the accusations to submit to a lie detector test. But a deputy refused the deal, Holthaus said, which eventually led to Hayden's arrest Friday night.
Holthaus declined to comment on the details of the allegations, adding that the matter would be handled in a courtroom.
"This is only the beginning," the attorney said.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office declined to comment on anything related to the investigation, citing the decision by a state district judge to sign the affidavit of probable cause, which included a stipulation that the request for the accompanying arrest warrant not be disclosed.
However, the judge, state District Judge Bonnie Jackson, said she never sealed the warrant from public view.
"I never signed any order to seal," Jackson said. "I just signed the arrest warrant. I never saw a motion to seal. I didn't seal a thing."
Jackson noted that the words "under seal" were written on an envelope containing the affidavit and arrest warrant that a sheriff's deputy brought to her house on Friday. The judge signed both documents.
According to the affidavit, the girl told detectives in an interview that she had not been sexually abused by Hayden. However, when detectives asked her why she thought she was being interviewed, she replied that the suspect had told her "it was about him molesting me," the affidavit says.
Hayden told deputies that he was wearing "boxer brief type underwear" when the woman walked in.
Stephanie Hayden Ford, a daughter of Hayden's who manages the gun shop and stars in the show, released a statement in support of her father.
"There was never any impropriety in our home," Ford said. "He was and is a good father."
"Sons of Guns" follows Hayden and several other people involved in manufacturing and selling custom-made guns at the shop located just north of South Choctaw Drive near Monterrey Boulevard in Baton Rouge. The show's first season aired in 2011.
The show's most recent episode, part of its fifth season, aired in early May, according to the Discovery Channel's website.
Laurie Goldberg, a Discovery Channel spokeswoman, declined to comment when reached by phone on Monday.
If charged and convicted on the count of aggravated crimes against nature, Hayden would face a prison sentence of 25 years to 99 years in prison.
The penalties accompany a conviction when the victim is younger than 13 and the perpetrator is older than 17 under amendments to state law proposed this spring by legislators and later signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal that recently went into effect.


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About Organic Salon Systems
At Organic Salon Systems, we are proud of what we do and the difference that we are making in the hairdressing world. We feel that we have a responsibility to the profession, as well as to the broader world in general. We believe that as a company it is our mission to change salons for the better by providing safer, more gentle, natural, and organic products that perform to the highest professional standards. Products that give your clients a more safe and pleasant salon experience, gorgeous longer lasting results, and healthier hair!
Organic Salon Systems products have been changing salons for the better for since 1990 in Europe and exclusively since 2003 in the USA. Thousands of hairdressers in thirty-plus countries now enjoy a greater sense of integrity in their daily professional lives knowing that what they use on their clients is safer and healthier for all concerned.
Organic Salon Systems is the exclusive distributor of Organic Color, Curl, Care, Control and Connect Systems and KeraGreen in the USA and Canada. Not only do we bring you these fantastic products, but we also help you in using them. We offer word-class educational seminars, courses, webinars, and tutorials on how to better understand color theory, how it relates to Organic Color Systems and how to get the most out of this amazing color line! We provide you with excellent technical support by in-person education, phone, email, online, and through "Tech Tips" included in your orders! Our friendly customer service team is always ready to answer questions and to assist you during the ordering process.
We will strive to continue enriching our profession with the best natural hair and beauty products available, while backing them up with the finest service and support.
The Organic Salon System Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide professional hairdressers with high performance hair products which maximize the use of gentle, nourishing and natural ingredients while minimizing the necessity for harsh or damaging chemicals additives. With these healthier products and better information, we hope to bring about superior results, increased competence and a safer salon environment for all concerned. To accomplish our mission, we vigorously embrace our company ethos.
The Organic Salon System Company Ethos
At Organic Salon Systems, when we refer to our "ethos" we are referring to the distinctive spirit and attitude that defines the collective culture of our company, our clients, and our partners. We are extremely proud and fiercely protective of our company's ethos which galvanizes us each day by the following principles:
- To only distribute the highest performance, healthiest, most natural, and gentlest products available; and
- To continually recognize that the best way to grow our business is by helping our clients grow theirs; and
- To fully disclose all product ingredients and act with transparency, honesty, and integrity; and
- To never divert our product lines or allow them to be sold to non-professionals; and
- To maintain an ethical environmental policy; and
- To not tolerate any products ever tested on animals; and
- To train, educate, and provide information which will enable the industry and our clients to become healthier while improving their service quality; and
- To provide world-class service to our clients and always strive to become the best at what we do in every regard.
The Organic Salon System Vegan and Cruelty-Free Policy
We are proud of the comprehensive due diligence process that each of our products undergoes to ensure that none of our products, or ingredient of any products, has ever been tested on animals by Organic Salon Systems or any of its manufacturers since its foundation - nor will there ever be a case to do so. Furthermore, we do not use the services of any other research establishment to conduct animal testing on our behalf, either on a product or any product ingredient.
We have undertaken a strict policy not to purchase products or ingredients from suppliers or intermediary agents who have conducted, commissioned or been party to animal testing for cosmetics on them, since our company began. If we were ever to discover that any product we distribute or ingredients used by our manufacturers were tested on animals, we would seek an alternative supplier for the relevant products or ingredients, or if necessary remove them from our product range All together.
We are proud to participate in, and sponsor, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Caring Consumer cruelty-free program. We have always believed it to be abhorrent to continue using animals to test the safety of salon products, especially since there are alternative methods of evaluating safety. Additionally, all of our products are 100% vegan friendly and we are committed to permanently maintaining such a standard.
The Organic Salon System Environmental Policy
At Organic Salon Systems, we are committed to reduce our impact on the environment as much as we possibly can while still accomplishing our company mission and adhering to our company ethos. In order to do so, we have adopted the following environmental policy:
Consistent with the organic professional salon products we distribute, Organic Salon Systems recognizes that our commitment to our clients goes beyond simply product manufacturing and distribution. We accept that, to distribute our products and services, our partners, employees, and operations will have an effect on the environment, and that we have a duty to control and minimize this impact. Due to this realization Organic Salon Systems is committed to not only complying with, but exceeding, all legislative and regulatory statutes governing the impact that we have on the environment. Furthermore, we recognize the value of a program of continuous improvement built towards reducing our environmental footprint. Organic Salon Systems therefore values the creative ideas and suggestions of our employees, clients, partners, and suppliers who are integral to our efforts towards continuous improvement.
Organic Salon Systems is passionately committed to striving to achieve the following:
- Reusing, reducing, and recycling wherever and whenever sensible; and
- Ensuring that our employees are sufficiently equipped (tools and training) to minimize the effect that their activities have on the environment; and
- Reducing the environmental impact of our distribution activities;Packaging using recycled or biodegradable materials when available; and
- Recycling of waste packaging material and office waste; and
- Motivating the end-user to recycle however possible including the use of packaging symbols; and
- Encouraging the emerging ideas to be socially or environmentally responsible from all constituent stakeholders
Organic Salon Systems' Policy on Fair-Trade
Organic Salon Systems recognizes how many companies in the salon products business take advantage of workers overseas by paying them under a living wage for work done well. We believe we have an social obligation to only purchase products and services which have been produced by only those workers earning at least a living wage and working under safe, humane, and respectful conditions.
Organic Salon Systems' Social responsibility Statement
Organic Salon Systems believes in supporting the communities in which our business and our client's businesses operate. By participating in local charities, either through charitable donations or active involvement, the Company seeks to engage in activities that contribute to the overall health and well being of our global community.
Organic Salon Systems Working Environment
Organic Salon Systems' employees are our most important asset. We are proud to provide a work environment where employees are appreciated, valued and given regular feedback. All of the management staff works alongside with our staff, promoting an 'open door' policy for concerns, thoughts and feedback. We promote based on merits and skill and do not discriminate based on age, color, creed or relationship orientation. We recognize parental and family obligations of our employees and promote a proper balance between work and family. Organic Salon Systems provides a creative working environment where all of our staff are encouraged to develop their skills and feel proud about their contributions. It is our goal to make Organic Salon Systems a fulfilling and enjoyable place to work.
We're committed to client service
Organic Salon Systems nurtures our relationships with clients based on the highest quality products, honesty, a commitment to foster growth in our client's business, and maintaining the highest level of integrity. We are excited to work closely with every one of our clients and working hard to do whatever we can to help them grow their business. We are committed to providing education, training, information, and support to enable our clients to use our products properly and yield the highest possible results for the public.
Supporting the community
We are committed actively support non-profit organizations within our local community and around the world. We do this by donating financially, volunteering our time and support as individuals or as a company, or serving on non-profit boards. We are pro-active in trying to help our world be a better place for everyone.


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So, at my work we use a static analysis tool and it is pointing out some uninitialized variables. One of which is a class member variable which is a C struct. Now, that variable is already declared in the header file for the class.
Currently in the class constructor I am doing:
Is there a C++ way to do this? I Googled this but all I really found was:Code:memset( &thestruct, 0, sizeof( thestruct ) );
Which doesn't really apply here. Thanks.Code:StructDef thestruct = {};


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The 25th annual Chamber Business Expo, hosted by the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, will kick off Oct. 10 at Blue Ridge Community College.
The 25th annual Chamber Business Expo, hosted by the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, will kick off Oct. 10 at Blue Ridge Community College. The event is open to the public and free of charge, including a series of nine seminars designed to "Rev up your business" — the Expo's theme.
Seminars include how to create a free business website, how to lower business taxes, growing a business with YouTube and video, and a business update on the Affordable Care Act. The seminars run from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., to give attendees the chance to visit the Expo from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The event is meant to "showcase many of the goods and services offered by Chamber-member businesses all under one roof, and provide a unique networking opportunity for Chamber members," according to Chamber Communications Coordinator Mitsy Jones. "Networking is important because in today's business world, you must put a face to your company. People don't do business with companies, they do business with people. The Chamber Business Expo offers exhibitors the opportunity to develop new business through business-to-business networking with their fellow exhibitors and business-to-consumer networking since it is open to the public at no charge."
She added that the Chamber expects about 60 exhibitors this year.
Jones said there are a lot of new aspects to this year's expo in addition to the seminars.
"We have a NASCAR theme with a stock car on display. Attendees have a chance to win tickets to a NASCAR race to Daytona or Charlotte, plus other door prize packages worth $300 each," Jones said. "Several area restaurants will be offering samples."
She noted that with BRCC students on fall break, there will be plenty of parking.
Sponsored by Gentiva Home Health, the expo will be held in the BRCC Conference Hall.
For more information or to register for the seminars, visit the Chamber's website at www.hendersoncountychamber.org or call 828-692-1413.
Reach Tanker at 828-694-7871 or email@example.com.


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This blog contains a growing assortment of stories, pictures and information about the ancestors of Anna, Margo and Marian Green. The pedigree chart below contains six generations of ancestors with numbers by their names. Click on a name under "See posts of specific ancestors" to quickly learn more about an individual. Click on "A Printable Chart" to view and print a copy of the chart in a new window.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
#2 - Harold John Green, WW1 Draft Record
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11 Fun Apps, One Crazy Gadget for St Patrick's Day
Though the March 17 celebrations in Ireland tend to skew more toward the religious, commemorating the death of the country's patron saint, St. Patrick's Day in the United States is more of a festive occasion. St. Patrick's Day became an official feast day in Ireland around the ninth or tenth century but the first parade to honor Saint Patrick was actually held in the New York City in 1762. Since then, the day has transformed into a celebration of Irish culture.
Much like Cinco de Mayo has become an excuse for Americans to drink themselves silly on margaritas, St. Patrick's Day has become one ofif not the biggestdrinking days of the year in the United States. In fact, according to a Guinness infographic, 13 million pints are consumed around the world on St. Patrick's Day, and 30 percent of those are consumed in the United States. That's a lot of beer. Guinness also states that almost 64 million American adults plan to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year—34 percent of which plan on celebrating at a pub.
It helps that the holiday falls on a Saturday this year, so if you're one of those who plan to hit the bars, how will you find the best watering hole to celebrate at with your lads and lasses? And, how will you know what to drink, how to keep track of how much you've had, and how to get yourself safely home after a long day of drinking? We rounded up 11 apps and one neat gadget to make your St. Patrick's Day even more enjoyable than the last.
As always, be safe and please drink responsibly. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
1 Untapped
2 Tweet-a-Beer
3 Findmytap
4 TabbedOut
5 Pintley
6 Mixologist Drink Recipes
7 Hurricane Party
8 DrinkTracker Breathalyzer App
9 Talk Like an Irishman
10 Taxi Magic
11 Uber
12 Intoxicase Plus


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D'Arcy McNickle Center Research Tools
In addition to the Newberry resources and Research Guides available to help researchers navigate our American Indian and Indigenous Studies collection, there are a number of centers, projects, and collections affiliated with member institutions of the Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies. The resources below may be of help to interested researchers.
American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming
Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico
Harvard University Archives
Hudson's Bay Company Archives
Huntington Free Library
Peabody Museum
Princeton Collections of Western Americana
Yale Indian Papers Project


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Engineering Honors Society is hosting a Father's Day weekend golf scramble at the Penn State Blue Course on June 15 to benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation and raise awareness about the disease.
The event is open to alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of Penn State. Entry fee starts at $150 and includes a dinner reception. Various packages include just the dinner reception and several sponsorship levels.
All sponsors are guaranteed recognition in the event program. All proceeds and donations will go directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Registration on the day of the event begins at 8:30 a.m. and there is a 10 a.m. shot-gun start. Deadline to register for the event is May 31.
More information can be found at www.clubs.psu.edu/up/tbp/events/.


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Do NBA Downplay Pain in Childbirth?
According to researchers in England, natural birth advocates such as childbirth educators and others who educate women during the pregnancy do just that.
The journal Bio-Med Central looked at 346 published papers in a variety of journals, abstracts and databases to cull their information.
Four key themes were found in the literature:
- the level of pain
- pain relief
- involvement in decision-making
- control
They then further broke down each theme into these categories:
- expectations
- experience
- the gap between expectation and experience
The Cochrane review found that women greatly underestimated the pain they felt and many felt like failures if they accepted or requested medication.
One point I found interesting was the aspect of decision-making when choosing whether or not to have medication.
The study says, "... it is multiparous women (women with more than one child) who place emphasis on being fully informed rather than primiparous (first time moms) who are concentrating on controlling emotions rather than being involved in decision making." Besides this, women who'd had more than one baby thought it was even more important to be treated with respect and be seen as an individual.
Would this be because women who've been through labor before (I would say, specifically in the hospital) felt they'd been on a production line last time? I'm glad they pointed these thoughts out; perhaps it can illuminate gaps in the care of women in the hospital.
When looking at control issues, they focused on a study in America and found that women who birthed at home wanted more control of their labor and also wanted more control in the decision-making process. Women in the hospital wanted the safety of the medical model and thought more about safe outcomes than wanting control or even a quality birth experience. I suspect primips were more likely to feel this way than multips... it seems the studies say the same thing.
When they looked at pain issues, they didn't look at things like positioning, but they did see that women who had the most support wanted or needed more medication. One press article called it "hand holding." While they didn't specifically mention doulas, they did mention midwives and family members. I don't know if doulas are as prominent in the United Kingdom as they are here in the United States, so that might have made a difference in their not mentioning them.
I wish they'd have looked at things like a woman's positioning in labor because I suspect that had a lot to do with a woman's experience of pain. Those of us who work in birth see, over and over, that a woman's pain level is dramatically different when she is "allowed" to move around... in the hospital and at home. And if they'd have looked at natural pain relief such as aqua-therapy (birth tubs, pools and showers), I'm willing to bet women felt more in control and more relief than women in beds on monitors.
I also wonder if they took into account women who had posterior babies or women who were going along delightfully until complications arose and they were looking at possible cesareans. I know that in my own experience with women that once the idea of surgery presents itself, many women jump into the wanting an epidural camp - the pain suddenly becomes unbearable.
I wonder if they looked at the length of a woman's labor, seeing that the longer it went on, the more often she chose medication... perhaps the baby was in a funky position that wasn't aided by movement because of the monitors.
I wonder if they looked at women who had pitocin or other means of induction. How does a care provider or childbirth educator prepare a woman for the pain of pit, cytotec or even prostaglandins? Some women have very little pain with induction or augmentation, whereas other women have excruciating pain. How do we teach about the different types without scaring the bejeebers out of women?
Wonderings we probably won't get answers to.
A look at how the press reported the information can be read in the following locations:
The Independent's "Women 'are misled into thinking childbirth can be pain-free'"
The EurekAlert - "Pain free childbirth? Get real!"
The BBC News says, "Women 'unprepared for childbirth'"
The journal article can be read here.


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Here is a place where you can post your own philosophies and comment about others. Feel free to debate, but absolutely no flaming directed at another person.
Let's get things rolling by talking about Creationism.
I believe that the ways the Universe was created that is conveyed through religion is completely false. Especially the Bible where God made the Earth in 6 days. He supposedly made Adam and Eve then. They were already human, but this is not possible because humans evolved over long periods of time into what we now know as the human race.