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For the first time in the franchise's 15-year history, you can pummel your friends on the go. It comes with some drawbacks, but not enough to get in the way of another chaotic, fun experience.
This odd Wii U collaboration plays like a guided tour of The Legend of Zelda's most iconic locations and characters. The price of admission? Playing a bunch of Dynasty Warriors.
Destiny is a beautiful but hollow experience with most of the pieces you'd expect from a great multiplayer shooter. It just can't find a way to fit them all together.
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Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
A rogue character who doesn't obey the law, bandits are known to steal from people for their own selfish gain.
Whether you're trying to stay alive for a certain time period or just trying to gain the upper hand in a fight, being able to make a barricade is crucial to your survival.
A curtain of death raining from the sky. So many bullets at a time your eyes can't keep up.
Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
The concept of a helpless female character in desperate need of rescuing by a male protagonist, in most cases from a villain, or from a form of impending doom.
Pressing the A button while facing left makes you punch in that direction. Pressing A while facing right...makes you punch left.
Gravity is a physical phenomenon, specifically the mutual attraction between all objects in the universe. In a gaming setting, gravity determines the relationship between the player and the "ground," preventing the player or game objects from flying off into space, and hopefully acting in a predictable/realistic manner.
A gunslinger is to guns what a swordmaster is to swords.
These are endings that aren't just good, but they give you everything you could want. The world is saved, the hero gets the girl, friendships are made that will last forever, everyone is safe, the villain is gone for good, and all loose ends are wrapped up forever.... unless a sequel is made.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Kidnapping is often used in videogames as a motivation for the protagonist to venture into unknown worlds and fight seemingly hopeless battles.
The act of breaking the law.
The single most important thing in the world, love is a powerful story telling element that can connect characters or drive a story. There are many video game characters who have fallen in love with someone or something.
This concept is for games in which the main character is male.
Multipliers award players for playing well continuously. Racking up multipliers is crucial in any point based game in which they are featured.
Sometimes we will go a whole game without knowing the true name of a protagonist. Oftentimes, this is remedied by unique references being made towards the protagonist, such as "The Wanderer," "The Kid," or "The Man With no Name."
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
A circumstance in video games where the player will defeat large numbers of enemies without any assistance from AI or other players. This may occur for part of a game or the entirety of it.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
Why use buttons when you can eschew competent camera control for using the right analog stick to wail on virtual dudes? Codename:Roscoe.
A playable class in many roleplaying games. Rogues are also sometimes known as Thieves. The class in almost all these games center around their stealth capabilities.
Romance in video games can either be interactive, in which the player attempts to woo another character, or an unchangeable part of the story of a given game.
A term used to describe the flow of action in a typical action game, where the pace is pre-defined to feature fast action and require quick reflexes. As the name suggests, these are games where the player character can run and shoot at the same time.
A law-enforcement officer with responsibility for a county.
Games in which levels (or the entire game) are displayed on the screen at once. No scrolling, no 3D movement. Everything is visible at once.
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Sylvie Delacroix joined UCL in September 2007 from Kent University, where she was a lecturer in law, having previously held a one year postdoc. at Trinity College, Cambridge (Senior Rouse Ball, 2002-03). She holds a PhD from Cambridge University, Licences in law from the University of Louvain-La-Neuve (Belgium), and Candidatures in philosophy from the Facultés Universitaires Saint Louis (Belgium).
She was the Evelyn Green Davis Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (Harvard University) in 2004-2005.
She was the founding director of the Centre for Ethics and Law.
Sylvie has recently been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize (2010)
Sylvie's main research interests are in jurisprudence, ethics and public law.
- Legal norms and normativity: an essay in genealogy , Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2006
- Peter Birks second prize for outstanding legal scholarship 2008 (Society of Legal Scholars)
- Review by Dan Priel in Legal Studies 27 (4) http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/lest/27/4
- Review by Maksymilian Del Mar in OJLS 27 (2) http://ojls.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/27/2/355
Chapters in books:
- "Making law bind: legal normativity as a dynamic concept", in M. Del Mar (ed.), New waves in philosophy of law, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, 147-160
- "Tracing a genealogy of legal normativity: responsibility, authorship and contingency", in S. Bertea and G. Pavlakos (eds), The Normativity of Law , Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2011
- Six paths to vertigo-free legal theory , in R. Harrisson (ed.), Current Legal Issues: Law and Philosophy , Oxford University Press, 2007
- The rule of law, in Iain MacKenzie (ed.), Political concepts: a reader and a guide, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2005, 314-322
Journal articles:
- "Drafting a constitution for a `Country of words': the Palestinian case", Middle East Law and Governance, 4 (2), 2012, 72-91
- 'Meta-ethical agnosticism in legal theory: mapping a way out', Jurisprudence , 1 (2), 2010, 225-240
- "You'd better be committed: legal norms and normativity", American Journal of Jurisprudence , 54 (1), 2009, 117-132
- Schmitt's critique of Kelsenian normativism, Ratio Iuris , 18(1), 2005, 30-45
- Hart's and Kelsen's contrasted understandings of normativity, Ratio Iuris , 17(4), 2004, 501-520
- Montaigne's inquiry into the sources of normativity, The Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence , 16(2), 2003, 271-286
- Du silence au bruit: possibilités de discours sur les origins fondatrices du système juridique, Revue interdisciplinaire d'études juridiques , 47, 2001, 153-177
Work in progress/ forthcoming:
- "Jurisprudence as the art of conversation"
- "The audacity of moral choice"
- "Formatting the moral mind: emotions, instincts and virtual reality"
- " 'Virtually teaching' ethics: when pizza boxes matter"
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Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result in great games. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to critical and player acclaim. As the most played PC game in the world, over 67 million play every month. Players form the foundation of our community and it's for them that we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience.
We're looking for humble but ambitious, razor-sharp professionals who can teach us a thing or two. We promise to return the favor. Like us, you take play seriously; you're passionate about games. We embrace those who see things differently, aren't afraid to experiment, and who have a healthy disregard for constraints.
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As Game Engineering Manager, you'll form, train, and lead a determined team of engineers to tackle all kinds of projects, from out-of-sight backend processes to the highest-level game mechanics. The tools and tech that you help create will hypercharge every effort at Riot, from streamlining automated testing to launching new player-facing apps and features. You'll act as technical producer, managing projects that bring added innovation and efficiency to the game development process. When processes need improving and pipeline tools could use a tune-up, everyone knows that your garage is the place to go. You're always looking for ways to enable the team to improve their skillsets and add more points to their mastery trees.
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- A dedicated mentor: you're adept at training young professionals and guiding their career paths over long journeys
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Summer Institutes: Teaching the Humanities through Art
Monday, June 23Friday, June 27, 2014
Monday, July 28Friday, August 1, 2014
Be inspired this summer at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, as you join colleagues from across the country for an exciting exploration of the connections among American art, social studies, history, and English/language arts. Attend one of our week-long institutes in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Stay connected with your newfound colleagues and museum staff throughout the year.
This program was formerly known as the Clarice Smith National Teacher Institute. We hope our Clarice Smith alumni will continue to stay in touch through our Ning community or by contacting us at AmericanArtInstitutes[at]si.edu.
View the 2013 Institute agenda and archived keynote addresses:
Keynote Address — E. Carmen Ramos (July 9, 2013)
Keynote Address — Eleanor Jones Harvey (July 10 and 31, 2012)
Keynote Address — Julie Burstein (July 18, 2011)
Keynote Address — Ron Ritchhart (August 1, 2011)
All former keynote addresses are available for streaming or download from iTunes U.
Who should apply?
Core subject teachers for grades 612 may apply as individuals or as part of a team. Priority will be given to social studies, history, and English/language arts teachers.
What will teachers accomplish during the Institute?
- Gain expertise from museum educators, curators, content experts, and technology specialists through gallery talks, discussion groups, and hands-on activities
- Learn to use American art in the classroom to foster critical thinking skills
- Make interdisciplinary connections among American art, social studies, history, and English/language arts
- Experiment with digital tools you can use to bring art into your classroom
- Develop and share lesson ideas with peers
- Engage in online professional development activities and assignments before, during, and after the Institute
What is provided for Institute participants?
During Institutes:
- Behind-the-scenes experiences at the Museum
- Teacher's Tool Kit including color reproductions, classroom discussion and writing exercises, project guidelines, and teaching strategies
- Opportunity to engage with leading scholars during keynote addresses
- Access to hardware and software featured by the program
- Daily breakfast and lunch
- Optional evening events and opportunities to explore Washington, D.C., such as a bus tour of monuments
Throughout the year:
- Exclusive access to a collaborative website
- Connection to a national network of Institute alumni
- Museum staff support for curriculum development
What is expected of Institute participants?
- Completion of pre-Institute assignments
- Participation in the entire Institute; plan to arrive each day at the Museum at 8:30 a.m. and leave after 4:00 p.m.
- Sharing of lesson ideas on the final day of the Institute
- Contribution of ideas, comments, and resources to a collaborative website during the Institute and throughout the school year
How to Apply
The deadline to apply for the 2014 Summer Institutes has passed. Please check back in the fall for the 2015 application.
A committee will review all completed applications and notify accepted applicants via email by April 21, 2014. The Museum will attempt to accommodate all applicants' date preferences, subject to space limitations. Efforts will be made to enroll educators from across the country for geographic diversity.
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The registration deadline is May 12, 2014. A non-refundable registration fee of $200 per person is required. Participants are responsible for travel and lodging costs. For more information about transportation and low-cost housing recommendations, please email AmericanArtInstitutes[at]si.edu. View Tips for funding your professional development.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is pleased to offer a limited number of $500 scholarships per Institute. To apply for a scholarship, submit the following to AmericanArtInstitutes[at]si.edu with the subject line "Summer Institute Scholarship" by April 28, 2014:
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"Patrick has improved our operational efficiency and effectiveness in many ways, establishing a solid base for our company's growth. More than ever, Blackstone has strong momentum in the marketplace through our service and solution offerings, and his leadership will help ensure we harness this potential and fully realize the growth opportunities before us," said David E. Mysona, Blackstone's CEO.
In this appointment, James will be responsible for all major shared operational functions for the company including information technology, employee recruiting, employee professional development, and global marketing. He also continues to focus on driving Blackstone's strategic direction and future growth as a member of the executive leadership team.
James joined Blackstone in 2012 as Director of Operations. Before joining Blackstone, he spent 11 years with Deloitte, consulting on financial and retail system implementations, business strategy and operations projects. James also worked for 9 years advising startup companies on building the infrastructure to deploy in-house professional and managed services. James earned a M.B.A from Saint Mary's College of Moraga and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of New Mexico.
Blackstone Technology Group is a 275+ person, privately-held, global IT and business consulting firm founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Sacramento, Denver, Houston, and Washington DC. Blackstone's three business divisions consist of technical and management consulting, technical staff augmentation, and is the leader in web based gas transaction management software for the natural gas industry. Blackstone's implements innovative IT and business process solutions that help its clients address industry challenges, achieve cost containment, and transform their business models within their respective commercial and public service marketplaces. Clients include many Fortune 1000 businesses and US Federal Government and California State Agencies.
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Find thousands of free nature photographs at the National Archive of Geological Photographs from the British Geological Survey.
"The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) enjoys a world-wide reputation as a leader in the study of active volcanism. Due to their usually benign natures, Kilauea and Mauna Loa, the most active volcanoes on the Island of Hawai`i, can be studied up close in relative safety. While observations made by 19th-century missionaries and travelers constitute a large part of the early and colorful history of volcano watching in Hawai`i, HVO's origins are rooted in a desire to use scientific methodology to understand the nature of volcanic processes and to reduce their risks to society."
This article looks at wildfires and explores how they are born, live, and die.
"Here you can explore with NASA scientists the causes and effects of climatic and environmental change through the use of real satellite data."
This NASA website indexes their various earth-based projects and outer space expeditions. In addition to information aimed at adults, there is also a special section devoted to kids so that they can learn and explore the world around them.
Learn about the science behind natural disasters.
The NOAA website turns operational oceanographic data into meaningful information for the layperson.
This site has basic information on six biomes for elementary school students. Learn about the tropical rain forest, tropical savanna, desert, Arctic tundra,``deciduous forest, and subarctic taiga and their plants, animals, and climate. It also shows how to read a``climograph for average temperatures and``precipitation of a particular location during the year.
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For South Atlanta, finishing first in 6-AAAA Division B has what would seem an obvious benefit: Avoiding a potential matchup with No. 1-ranked Columbia until the region final. But then the realization hits that No. 2 Marist is on the Hornets' side of the bracket.
"It seems like we always wind up in these regions. This, I feel, is the strongest region in AAAA. Grady, Columbia, Marist and ourselves all are teams that if they play right on any night could beat anybody in the state," said South Atlanta coach Michael Reddick. "So, avoiding someone? No. Marist beat us here, so, in this region we know we're going to have to play every night."
Still perfect: The last unbeaten in AAAA is the Cross Creek girls, who have played two games decided by less than 10 points all year. The Lady Razorbacks beat Hephzibah Friday to finish the regular season 24-0.
Still muddled in 5-AAAA: The Alexander boys secured the top seed for the 5-AAAA tournament by beating Fayette County Friday night. Seeds 2-4 are way up in the air, though. Fayette, LaGrange and Shaw each has four region losses. While Shaw has completed its regular season, Fayette faces Sandy Creek and LaGrange visits Columbus today. Fayette and LaGrange can forge a three-way tie for second place in the region standings if both win today.
Doubling up: With a blowout win over South Effingham Friday, Statesboro more than doubled its scoring from the first meeting between the two teams, thanks in large part to a 29-point night from senior Yakeem Coleman, according to the Statesboro Herald. Statesboro beat South Effingham 36-31 on Jan. 18 and won 89-44 Friday.
Struggling down the stretch: The Statesboro girls closed their regular season with three straight losses and have dropped four of their last six entering the Region 3-AAAA tournament.
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Successful applicants are those who exhibit by past education experience and personal interview a high potential for success in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. The grade point average shall be a minimum of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale in previous academic work. The mandatory prerequisite courses listed must be completed within 5 years of submitting the application. All prerequisite courses must also be completed prior to submitting the application. The Program Director, Physics Instructor and a Clinical Instructor will serve on the admissions committee.
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Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree in any area.
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Students must meet one of the two prerequisites of the program. Applicants who have academic credentials from foreign institutions must submit those credentials to the World Education Services (WES) or the Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc (ECE) for a course-by-course evaluation. The evaluation will take approximately four weeks to complete and its cost is the responsibility of the applicant.
Students whose first language is not English must also submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with the Test of Written English (TWE) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE). You may obtain information on these tests from the Educational Testing Services website .The test results must be less than two years old.
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Readers, fans and coaches helped AJC.com select the top 10 dunkers in Georgia High School Association history. The list is compiled by the years they played.
Herb White, Decatur, 6-foot-2 (1966)
White was named twice as often as any other player after AJC.com asked readers, coaches and fans to nominate players for the best high school dunkers in GHSA history. White played college ball at Georgia, then for the Hawks. As for Wilt Chamberlain's famous quote to the Los Angeles Times — that White was the best dunker he had ever seen — White said, "I may have that put on my tombstone.''
Kenny Walker, Crawford County, 6-8 (1982)
The NBA's slam-dunk champion in 1989, "Sky" Walker famously leaped over two R.E. Lee players in the lane for a dunk in Thomaston while leading his team to a second consecutive state title in 1982. He was an All-American at Kentucky.
Chris Morris, Douglass, 6-8 (1984)
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Darrin Hancock, Griffin, 6-6 (1990)
Hancock was Georgia's most heavily recruited player in years, and he capped his high school career by becoming the first of three Georgia players to win the slam-dunk contest at the prestigious McDonald's All-Star game. The others were Carlos Strong of Cedar Shoals in 1992 and Donnell Harvey of Randolph-Clay in 1999.
Jeff Sheppard, McIntosh, 6-3 (1993)
Sheppard was a Georgia state champion in the high jump in high school, clearing 7 feet. At a pep rally, Sheppard dunked over two of his McIntosh classmates from just inside the free-throw line. At Kentucky, he was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1998 NCAA Final Four.
Isma'il Muhammad, W.D. Mohammed, 6-6 (2001)
Muhammad helped put a small private Muslim high school on the map in Georgia with his dunking and all-around prowess. While at Georgia Tech, Muhammad was rated the No. 1 dunker in college basketball by ESPN the Magazine.
Josh Smith, McEachern, 6-9 (2002)
Playing only through his junior year in Georgia, the flying left-hander Smith still was one of the state's best-ever risers before transferring to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. Within three years of his last high school game in Georgia, and still a teenager, Smith won the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest.
Travis Leslie, Columbia, 6-4 (2008)
Nicknamed "T-Bird,'' the swift Leslie beat out Derrick Favors of South Atlanta as the winner of the 2008 AJC.com Slam Dunk Contest with a between-the-legs dunk. He went on to become an ESPN highlight fixture at Georgia, where he was an all-SEC performer.
DeQuan Jones, Wheeler, 6-8 (2008)
Wheeler has won five state titles in 20 years and graduated a slew of leaping showmen, from Shareef Abdur-Rahim to J.J. Hickson, but the best Wildcats dunker probably was Jones. YouTube savored one of his high school classics from Raleigh, where Jones slammed home a dunk up and over Word of God Christian's John Wall, now of the NBA's Wizards.
Shaquille Johnson, Milton, 6-5 (2012)
A thunderous dunker with a 40-inch standing vertical, Johnson won high school dunk contests from coast to coast, and it was not uncommon for him to have five or more dunks in a game. They were intimidating game-changers in Milton's back-to-back state titles in 2011 and 2012.
Also considered: Brandon Boykin, Fayette County; Antwuan Dixon, Wheeler; Percy Eberhart, Clarke Central; Terry Fair, Southwest-Macon; James Forrest, Southside; Donnell Harvey, Randolph-Clay; Oscar Harvey, Mitchell-Baker; Raymond Higgs, Athens Christian; Stephen Hill, Miller Grove; Senario Hillman, Wilkinson County; Dwight Howard, Southwest Atlanta Christian; Mark McSwain, St. Pius; Carlos Strong, Clarke Central; Marcus Thornton, Westlake; Greg Tinch, Westover; Joe Ward, Griffin; Louis Williams, South Gwinnett; Dontonio Wingfield, Westover; Tony Woods, East Rome.
January 14th, 2013
9:37 am
I remember a guy at East Hall in the late 70's that could really jump, never saw too many spectacular dunks, but I heard he could get a quarter from the top of the backboard. Anyone might know whom I am talking about and did he go to college any where ?
January 15th, 2013
9:28 pm
Carlos Strong played ar Cedar Shoals when he dunked on me.
January 18th, 2013
11:08 pm
Brent Petaway of Griffin 2003
January 19th, 2013
1:22 am
Byron Parker of Stephenson High School had some monster dunks in high school. He continued into college. He won the college slam dunk contest after his senior year.


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The Editor:
Last week, five members of the planning commission voted to recommend denying the Seagrass Cottages project on Semiahmoo spit.
We found it refreshing that these people had the courage to follow their convictions and do what they believe is the right thing regardless of pressures from powerful developers and the building industry.
It sets the standard for planning departments in other cities and in the county.
Their decision will be good for present and future generations.
We can keep our hopes alive that planning departments are not a rubber stamp for developers and unchecked growth.
The vote of these five commissioners was a vote for the community and made a very big impact in positive way.
We hope that the city council will follow their recommendation.
Kay and Fred Schuhmacher
The Editor:
The citizens of Blaine are confident that city council will undertake the steps to research the best stewardship of the airport. If its use as an airport as is, or requiring the proposed extension and property acquisitions provides the best benefit (i.e. most investment opportunities, most living wage jobs, highest tax base, etc.) it would be a "win-win" situation for all.
However, until an unbiased review is undertaken, one is unable to come to any conclusion. The only review undertaken, to date, has been to explore the costs and viability of expansion of the airport. Regardless of ultimate use, we must understand who is benefiting most from present lease arrangements, who would be benefiting most from future leases, and decide who should benefit most from this city owned property. The answer should be – the city of Blaine, whether via leases or sale.
Also at issue is the undetermined cost of potential termination of the city's lease management agreement. During the last airport referendum unsubstantiated reports circulated that taxpayers would be left holding the bag for millions of dollars in compensation. Many of the existing tenant leases, whether or not airport specific, would not necessarily have to be terminated just re-assigned to management by the city for the city.
While it is understood that the present lease manager would expect compensation for abrogating his lease, understanding these costs is vital to the public.
If the airport commission is sincere that the airport's value speaks for itself, why does the data provided to the city's consultant impart a perception that the airport's traffic is considerably more than it is. Individuals involved in touch and go practices (touching the wheels down without slowing, taking off, circling and touching again), to be repeated 10 - 12 times per hour, result in operations being logged into the airport's annual operations distort and inflate the record of annual airport operations.
Ten – 12 an hour by one aircraft for only one day constitutes up to 24 operations logged in that day. Three aircraft doing so for one hour, only one day a week – would record 72 operations per week. Multiplied by 52 weeks - you have 3,744 annual operations – almost 75 percent of the 5,000 operations logged in 2004.
Even allowing the benefit of doubt, and this practice is common to all small hobby airports, why are they counted as operations and meticulously logged and allowed to be used to mislead people into believing that 5,000 aircraft are landing and taking off, resulting in the impression that essential airport services are being provided, freight and/or people are being transported, and that restaurants, hotels and taxis etc., are benefiting?
While abrogating the present lease agreement is long overdue, will alternative use of this land outweigh the benefits of the airport in its present condition, or future expansion?
The citizens must know the answers to these questions before their position(s) can be made known to our city council or decide whether or not a "citizen's initiative" to require a vote on the issue is in order. We won't know until a proper review, taking every detail and viable option into consideration is undertaken.
Michael D. Jones
The Editor:
I am writing to my circle of compassionate people in hopes that you or someone you know will be able to help my wonderful friends, the MacLeod family.
The MacLeods have lived in Blaine for nearly 20 years and have given much of themselves to impact their community in a positive and loving way, such as planting community gardens, volunteering their time and expertise to the schools, the local theater, the Boys and Girls Club, and so much more.
Brian, the father, is again diagnosed with cancer. Even though he fought long and hard with chemotherapy and other treatments, the cancer has now spread to his liver. The family is waiting anxiously for a referral for a surgeon in Seattle to remove the parts of his liver infected with cancer, his only chance at surviving.
The MacLeod family has bravely endured Brian's fight with cancer for years, each of them being tremendously impacted emotionally, psychologically and financially. Even though the parents struggle to keep up with their basic expenses and mounting medical costs, they focus on the children and strive to give Alex, Clinton, and Kailey any opportunity to help them deal with the incredible stress in their lives in an effort to give them a happy childhood.
Each of the children have qualified for scholarships at the YMCA to help them attend a wilderness camp; however, they are still required to pay a portion of the fees: $75 each by July 31.
This may seem to be a small amount to us, but the MacLeods are burdened with extreme financial hardship and cannot come up with this amount on their own. I am writing to you to ask if you can help with any kind of contribution to help the kids get to camp. Or, perhaps you know of an individual or group that can help with this request? Please pass on this information to anyone you feel may be able to help the MacLeods.
The MacLeods – Brian, Diana, Alex, Clinton, and Kailey – are the kindest, most generous, most selfless people I know. If the tables were turned, they wouldn't hesitate to help someone in any way that they could. I hope that, together, we can help them with their effort to send the kids to summer camp at the YMCA. Thank you for reading this, my friends, and please contact me immediately at 371-0505 if you have any questions and/or would like to help the MacLeod family.
Gayle Staker
The Editor:
The Blaine community development director asked the community for their "vision" for the city of Blaine.
A problem with that is the Growth Management Act (GMA) already articulates Washington's vision of how cities should grow. It says: cities should grow in concentric circles from within the city limits, not "leap frog" out to rural zoned areas first.
Cities should accommodate legally defined 20-year population projections with actual sales to real people first, not process 20 year's worth of empty plats and PUDs in the first year after the mandated seven-year review. The Urban Growth Area (UGA) should be sized appropriately, based on U.S. census data and there should be rural separation zones between those UGAs.
The infrastructure costs of new developments should be financed at the time of permit approval by those that profit from each individual real estate project, not deferred until forced upon the taxpayers and utility ratepayers. Our drinking water aquifer, wetlands, forests, farmlands, shorelands and other "critical areas" should be protected from urbanizations known pollutants by providing lower densities in such areas. The state's vision represents all of our interests and it is the one that should count most.
The problem is that neither the city of Blaine nor Whatcom County have been enforcing the GMA laws that are already on the books. Until they begin to do so, more "visions" will only confuse the important question of how we get growth "to pay for itself." To learn more about the GMA's vision, log on to FutureWise.org or give me a call, we could use your help.
Lincoln L. Rutter
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The Editor:
On behalf of the Semiahmoo Ladies Club we wish to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Blaine community for its support of our second annual art show and fundraiser, Summer-Aire 2005. With approximately 1,000 visitors and brisk art and raffle ticket sales, the Ladies Club will be assured of continuing their support of Blaine community services and scholarships to Blaine high school graduates.
We also salute the fine efforts of the Blaine Jazz Festival organizers and the Peace Arch Sculpture Exhibition for joining with us to create "A Week of the Arts in Blaine."
Personal thank you's are being extended to the many businesses and individuals who made our event a success.
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Carol Binns, Summer Aire
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The Editor:
I urge every taxpaying citizen in Blaine to request a copy of the airport facility development plan from city hall. This 20-page document was authored by Paul Southland, Doug Fenton and our current city manager, Gary Tomsic.
The city council who votes on everything airport apparently hasn't seen it. Expansion isn't recommended until the year 2015 when the population grows to approximately 7,800 residents.
In the meantime a list of 21 safety and non-safety issues need to be addressed. Currently there is no accountability for these issues. The report states, among other things, that in May of 1981 the city council voted to close the airport. As a result the FAA removed Blaine Municipal Airport from the National Airport Plan.
In 1987, Blaine city council announced plans to sell the airport. In 1992 city council was petitioned to abolish the airport. This document, although ignored, cannot be dismissed. It was currently used in court to take 485 trees and the land they sat on, apparently prematurely.
Why are we not appalled that our current airport commission chairman and our well paid city manager would actually suppress this information that is all of our concern?
Caryn Johnson
The Editor:
We, the board of the Blaine Dollars for Scholars, would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped make our sixth annual golf tournament another success.
Although we are but a small committee of seven, the wonderful support that we have received from our community, allowed us to present 21 graduating students with scholarships this year, helping them to further their education in four-year, vocational and community colleges.
Our thanks go out to our generous corporate hole sponsors, raffle donors, helpers and tournament participants. We could not achieve our goals without your ongoing support.
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EDIT: I have won the Tournament of Flash Animators here on Newgrounds thanks to this piece! Thanks everyone who liked it, I'm happy to warm all of your hearts :)
WARNING! This Movie is very graphically intense! If you have an older computer, please click the link on the Preloader to be directed to a Youtube Version of the movie that should run better on your computer. If the links don't work just by clicking them, RIGHT CLICK them and select "Open in a New Window".
This is my entry for the 2011 Tournament of Flash Animators (TOFA) Final Round. We had 4 weeks to animate to the theme "A Clean Slate". I want to give a BIG shout out to my music man, Allen Cruz thanks for the great soundtrack!
This was a really satisfying and fun animation to make! I can confidently say that I am proud of the work I created here and wholly plan on using alot of it in my latest Demo Reel, which is one of the main reasons I joined TOFA this year anyway. Looking back on all the rounds prior to this, I can honestly say my skills have vastly improved at Flash. Compare "Totaled", last year's Final Round entry, to this one and you'll see a definite increase in my skill, and this is something that, even if I don't win TOFA, I can deem as a win. The characters were extremely fun to work with, them being simple blob characters that do these crazy actions. If you didn't catch it, the "clean slate" was the characters themselves, starting off extremely simple and then adding all these crazy things, until finally going back to a clean slate again.
I'm glad I was able to figure out how to do the reflections, as I feel they are a big part of the message. He is not looking at himself, but the images beyond the reflections (like the Advertisements and such.) and he's not realizing what a mess he is making of himself, being too focused on making himself what the media deems "attractive" (until it obviously spirals out of control to the point of hilarity.)
The main motivation and reference for this piece is thanks to my girlfriend. The girl (Blobette as I like to call her.) resembles her (as much as a blob can) and acts just like her. Her ability to make me feel great about myself when I'm feeling down is truly astounding. For this I thank you babe :). But this isn't just for her, its for anyone who has that special someone that, no matter what has you down, they have that special and amazing power to make you feel great again.
All in all, TOFA has been very rewarding this year (and even more so if I actually win it!) and I hope this latest entry made you giggle and saw "Awwww". This has been Dave Bruno for the Newgrounds Tournament of Flash Animators 2011, I'll catch ya later.
Rated 5 / 5 stars July 7, 2013
Love it, so cute:)
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars August 15, 2012
Rated 5 / 5 stars August 4, 2012
No idea what i just saw...
Rated 5 / 5 stars July 8, 2012
Kudos and congrats, you made it look easy (when I'm sure it isn't.)
I like this movie because I relate to it just like you do.
My husband loves me even when I don't feel like such a great wife.
Good movie!! Good theme! Amusing animation!
Rock on,
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 9, 2012
Amazing and I think everyone in the world needs to follow this example "Be who you are"
5/5 and a new fav thank you for making this


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Jeffrey C. Brown is the instructor of percussion and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at Valparaiso University. He studied on the undergraduate level at DePaul University and the American Conservatory of Music, and received the Master of Music Degree from Valparaiso University with post graduate work at the Eastman School of Music. He studied percussion with the legendary Roy C. Knapp for three years. His other instructors in percussion and jazz have included: Bob Tilles, Harvey Lang, Rayburn Wright, Keith Copeland, James Dutton, Mike Green, Jack Mouse, Allen Otte, Jamey Aebersold, David Baker, Ed Soph, Adam Nussbaum and Ramon Ricker. At Valparaiso University, Mr. Brown is the Director of the Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Jazz Combos. He teaches percussion, music industry courses, and music in general studies. As Jazz Studies Coordinator he has co-produced the Valparaiso University Union Jazz Festival for the past 25 years. This six-day festival has grown to be the largest non-competitive jazz festival in the Midwest. As a professional musician he has played drum set and/or percussion for Bob Hope, Engelbert Humperdink, Carol Lawrence, Robert Goulet, Shields and Yarnell, and Aretha Franklin as well as other Las Vegas style shows. He is a former staff musician for Disneyworld and Nashville/WSM Radio - Television Productions. Brown continues to play both drum set and percussion for some of Chicagoland's leading musicians and contractors. He was a clinician for the Pearl Drum Company for three years as well as a faculty member of the highly acclaimed Aebersold Summer Jazz Camps. Mr. Brown has been an instructor of jazz studies and percussion at New Trier High School, Triton College and Thornton Community College and has participated as a guest clinician/artist at jazz festivals throughout the Midwest. Mr. Brown has accepted several Indiana Arts Commission and National Endowment of the Arts Artist-in-Education residencies as well as National Endowment for the Humanities Jazz History Grants and Illinois Arts Counsel Performance Grants. He is a past member of the Indiana Arts Commission Advisory Panel. Since 1992, his award-winning "Brown's Music Bus" has been presenting contemporary American Music concerts throughout the states of Indiana, Illinois and Michigan to thousands of school age children, K - 12.
Along with fellow faculty members Billy Foster (piano) and Bruce Evans (bass), Brown was founding member of the Valparaiso University Faculty Jazz Trio in 1979. The trio is one of the longest affiliated jazz college chamber ensembles in the world and has recoreded and/or performed with many leading jazz musicians. A few would include: James Moody, Art Farmer, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath, Randy Breaker, Frank Foster, Houston Person & Etta Jones, Bunky Green, Tom Harrell, Bobby Shew, Jon Faddis, Ernie Watts, Red Rodney, Henry Johnson, Clark Terry, Chris Vadala, Lew Tabackin, Richie Cole, George Coleman, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Henderson, Claire Daly, Ingrid Jensen, Christine Jensen, Jerry Bergonzi, Jim Rotondi, Eric Alexander, Billy Pierce and many Chicagoland jazz favorites.
In the summer of 1999, the trio recorded their debut CD entitled "For the Moment." It features nine original compositions and three standards. The CD was produced by world renowned guitarist/producer Henry Johnson and also featured the trumpet of Dr. Odies Williams and saxophone of Brian Sjoerdinga. The CD received an excellent review in the December, 1999 issue of JazzTimes.
In the spring of 2010, the trio released their second CD entitled "Journey." It features eleven original compositions by Foster, Evans and Brown. The CD was again guitartist/producer Henry Johnson and also featured the trumpet of Dr. Odies Williams and saxophone of Scott Burnes. The CD received an excellent review in the October, 2010/2011 JazzTimes Education Guide.
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