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I am new to the Guild and especially new to GIMP.
I downloaded it yesterday and am lost. I've been drawing and painting by hand for 30 years.
What is the best tutorial for someone who is so new they make a beginner look knowledgeable?
I am new to the Guild and especially new to GIMP.
I downloaded it yesterday and am lost. I've been drawing and painting by hand for 30 years.
What is the best tutorial for someone who is so new they make a beginner look knowledgeable?
My GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Campaing: http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/panorica
Here's a good one to get started that should also run down a lot of the basic interface elements: http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...gional-RPG-Map
I also did a series that was intended for absolute beginners to Gimp here: http://newbiedm.com/2009/11/09/newbi...athan-roberts/
Welcome to the guild!
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Thanks guys. I wasn't just lost because I am a n00b. There were so many tutorials about aspects of programs that I realized I didn't have a clue that I didn't have a clue (category 3 cluelessness).
Well Torstan pointed to two really good ones to get you going. Remember that this path is one that could easily lead you all over the place, so once you have worked your way through those, dive into another and have fun
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Please take my critiques as someone who Wishes he had the Talent
Cat 3 cluelessness can be a good place to be, so long as you don't exhibit cat3 despair about it. You see, "it isn't so much the things we don't know, as it is the the things we know that ain't so". With that certain blankness of mind comes a host of possibilities. Kind of like one valiant dwarf surrounded by 200 orcs might happily consider it a target-rich environment. Pick a direction you think you like, and tutorial your way to some smidgen of knowledge. Then if you find that wasn't the way you really want to develop, then meh - you still learned something!
Pushing your way through *any* of the tutorials (that don't have the word "advanced" in the title) will start to teach you that program's terminology, and what it *means* by those terms. The delightful thing about all the tutorials is the electrons are practically free, and you really won't make a mess by trying. Unlike a few times I recall with a Speedball pen and a bottle of Staedtler ink....
And welcome!
I can relate to your position. I was a "manual mapper" for many many years before I discovered this site and all the wonderful resources here. I also use GIMP and can tell you that with a little patience and practice you can turn out some amazing work !! I look forward to seeing your results.
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Just a quick warning that most of the tutorials here are for gimp 2.6 or earlier, so if you have downloaded the latest 2.8.x there will be some (significant in some cases) differences.
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Is Your Will Up to Date?John Kazary, Esq., CTFA, Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor, Univest Bank and Trust Co.
You probably get regular maintenance on your car, have routine checkups with your doctor and maybe even do a yearly spring cleaning of your home. But how often do you review your will? Even if you don't have a lot of assets, a will can be an important estate planning tool for ensuring your loved ones are provided for as you wish. But for your will to do its job, it needs to be periodically reviewed and kept up to date.
Certainly, a birth in the family, the death of a beneficiary, relocation to another state, divorce and changes in tax law should prompt you to reexamine your will. Additionally, it is recommended that you write a new will about every 10 years so that it conforms to modern legal guidelines and reduces the suspicion that there may be other, more recent wills.
Your review should start with the named heirs. First, you should clean up your will by eliminating deceased heirs. Secondly, look for any changes that should be made as a result of marriage, divorce, estrangement, reconciliation, legal problems and financial difficulties. While you are at it, take a look at the beneficiary designations on your retirement accounts and life insurance policies and make sure the people you have named are the people you want to inherit the money.
Next, you should review your selection of executor. The proper choice of executor could be the difference between an estate settlement that is chaotic with family bitterness, and an estate settlement that flows smoothly and brings your family together. The executor has a complex, time-consuming job. The person you choose must have the time, personal integrity, diligence and competence to get the job done correctly and in a timely manner. Many people choose to have this complex work done by the experienced trust professionals at their local bank.
This may also be the time to review your entire estate plan. Would your estate plan benefit from the flexibility, control, privacy and protection of wealth offered by a revocable living trust? Call one of Univest's trust professionals to get more information about trusts and how they can fit into your overall estate plan. Contact us at 215-799-2959 or email@example.com.
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Ethacrynate sodium is used to reduce extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as congestive heart failure, liver disease, kidney disease, and cancer. Getting rid of extra water helps to reduce fluid in the lungs so that you can breathe easier. It also helps to decrease swelling of the arms, legs, and stomach/abdomen. This medication is known as a diuretic (the same kind of drug as a "water pill"). It causes your body to get rid of extra water by increasing the amount of urine you make. This injectable form of ethacrynate sodium is used when a similar drug cannot be taken by mouth or when extra water must be removed quickly, especially in patients with severe medical conditions.
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If you use this drug too close to bedtime, you may need to wake up to urinate. Therefore, it is best to take this medication at least 4 hours before your bedtime. Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions about your dosing schedule.
Tell your doctor if your condition persists or worsens.
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Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
This medication may lead the loss of too much body water and minerals (including potassium), causing dehydration. Tell your doctor right away if you have any of these unlikely but serious symptoms of dehydration or mineral loss: muscle cramps/weakness, confusion, severe dizziness, drowsiness, unusual dry mouth/thirst, nausea/vomiting, fast/irregular heartbeat, unusual decrease in the amount of urine, fainting, seizures.
Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: easy bleeding/bruising, black/bloody stools, severe watery diarrhea, signs of infection (e.g., fever, persistent sore throat), ringing in the ear, feeling of spinning (vertigo), hearing loss, sudden loss of consciousness, pain/redness/new swelling of arms/legs, stomach/abdominal pain, dark urine, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, yellowing eyes/skin.
Get medical help right away if any of these rare but very serious side effects occur: chest pain, weakness on one side of the body, slurred speech, vision changes.
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Before using ethacrynate sodium, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
This medication should not be used if you have certain medical conditions. Before using this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have: severe kidney disease (inability to make urine-anuria), severe watery diarrhea.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: kidney disease, liver disease, untreated mineral imbalance (e.g., sodium, potassium), gout.
This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy or cause blurred vision. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness or clear vision until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Limit alcoholic beverages.
To reduce the risk of dizziness and lightheadedness, get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position.
This drug can lower potassium/sodium levels in your blood. Your doctor may order you to increase your salt intake or eat foods high in potassium. Carefully follow the diet prescribed by your doctor. Do not change your salt intake without talking with your doctor first. Your doctor may prescribe a potassium supplement.
Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist that you are taking this medication.
If you have diabetes, this medication may rarely make it harder to control your blood sugar. Monitor your blood sugar levels regularly and share the results with your doctor.
Kidney function declines as you grow older. This medication is removed by the kidneys. Therefore, elderly people may be at greater risk for side effects while using this drug, especially dizziness and dehydration.
During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
It is unknown if this drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug include: cisapride, furosemide, digoxin, ginseng, medications for high blood pressure, lithium, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, indomethacin, naproxen), probenecid, drugs that can cause hearing or kidney problems (e.g., cisplatin), warfarin.
Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products, diet aids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-NSAIDs such as ibuprofen for pain/fever reduction) because they may contain ingredients that could increase your blood pressure or cause swelling (edema). Ask your pharmacist about using those products safely.
If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center or emergency room right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center.
Dietary changes may increase the effectiveness of this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about the dietary changes that might benefit you.
Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., blood mineral levels such as potassium, kidney function tests) should be performed periodically to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more details.
For the best possible benefit, it is important to receive each scheduled dose of this medication as directed. If you miss a dose, contact your doctor or pharmacist right away to establish a new dosing schedule.
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The federal government has awarded Maine up to $33 million to test a plan aimed at lowering health care costs, and improving the health of Maine residents. While Gov. Paul LePage has criticized the federal Affordable Care Act, and refused to expand Medicaid in Maine, the administration says this grant is in line with the governor's larger goals for improving the health care system in Maine. Keith Shortall reports.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chose Maine as one of six states to share more than $250 million in grant money handed out as part of the Affordable Care Act. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the awards yesterday in a teleconference.
"States have long been innovators and leaders in promoting these kinds of improvements through their Medicaid programs," Sebelius said. "And the awards we're announcing today will give states the freedom they need to take these efforts to the next level by coordinating efforts with private payers."
The other five states that received the awards are Arkansas, Minnesota, Oregon, Vermont and Massachussetts, which Sebelius says will get $44 million to transform primary care practices into so-called "medical homes."
"And Maine will recieve up to $33 million to support the expansion of 'Accountable Care Organizations,' that tie payments to quality outcomes," Sebelius said.
The so-called the Maine Innovation Model, says state Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew, will strengthen efforts to align MaineCare, Medicare and commercial insurer payment systems, and could save Maine more than $1 billion over a three-year period.
"The approach that Maine is focused on is to move away from a payment system that is based on the volume of services that are delivered, to one that is based on rewarding quality care, for improved outcomes," Mayhew says - and on holding providers accountable for improving the health of the people of Maine.
While the LePage adminstration has made clear its opposition to major requirements of the federal Affordable Care Act, and has declined to expand Medicaid under the law, Mayhew says the grants announced on Thursday encourage innovation, and lower costs, all of which she says the governor wholly supports.
"We absolutely believe that this grant will allow us to move in that direction, and is aligned with the governor's principles to support greater transparency in the system and greater accountability in the system," she says.
The state's primary partner in implementing the grant over the next three-and-a-half years is the Maine Health Management Coalition, which is made up of more than 60 public and private employers, hospitals, health plans, and doctors.


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On-line registration for Maryland ODP tryouts is closed.
You may register for ODP tryouts on-site. The on-site registration fee is $60 CHECK or CASH. Credit/Debit Cards will not be accepted.
Eligibility: All registrants must be a registered 2012-13 MSYSA player and a Maryland resident. If you are not a registered 2012-13 MSYSA player, you must first register online with MSYSA as a Non Rostered Guest Player (NRGP) and bring the NRGP registration certificate to tryouts as proof of registration. You do not need to obtain the player pass for an NRGP, but you are require to bring and show proof of age (birth certificate/passport) to tryouts.
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THE460 Introduction to Scenography
A culmination of all design courses where the student functions as scenographer in the European tradition. Students will conceptualize and design all of the elements of a series of plays.
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25 U.S. Code § 457 - Reimbursement to school districts for educating non-resident students
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Any school district educating Indian students who are members of recognized Indian tribes, who do not normally reside in the State in which such school district is located, and who are residing in Federal boarding facilities for the purposes of attending public schools within such district may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be reimbursed by him for the full per capita costs of educating such Indian students.
Source(Apr. 16, 1934, ch. 147, § 6, as added Pub. L. 93–638, title II, § 202,Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2214.)
Indian Educational Report; Submission to Congressional Committees; Time of Submission; Scope and Content of Report
Pub. L. 93–638, title II, § 203,Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2214, provided for a report to be prepared and submitted not later than Oct. 1, 1975, by the Secretary of the Interior to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives after conferring with persons competent in the field of Indian education and consulting with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. The report was to include analysis of the act of Apr. 16, 1934, and a specific program to meet the special educational needs of Indian children who attend public schools.
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This three part series posting excerpts from federal court cases on the Mexican Mafia ("Eme" or "La Eme") continues with a look at the powerful prison gang's trans-border connections. (The first posting, here, provided an overview of Eme's organization and its operations).
U.S. government reports about drugs and gangs often discuss the links among U.S. prison and street gangs, drug trafficking, and the Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), or cartels.
But these reports are more often than not maddening in their generality. They lack what some call fine detail or "granularity." Empty calories come to mind.
A recent federal RICO case brought against members of the Mexican Mafia in San Diego provides some interesting detail to fill in some of the blanks, at least in one major racketeering case.
First, the generalities.
The Mexican Side — The Drug Trafficking Organizations
Probably every sentient being in the United States gets it by now that the Mexican DTOs are the wholesale source of most illicit drugs trafficked in the United States. To set the stage, however, here is an excerpt describing the nature and role of the DTOs from the National Drug Threat Assessment 2009, published by National Drug Intelligence Center (December 2008). The excerpt touches on the relationships between U.S. gangs and the DTOs, but only in the most general way:
Mexican DTOs are the greatest drug trafficking threat to the United States; they control most of the U.S. drug market and have established varied transportation routes, advanced communications capabilities, and strong affiliations with gangs in the United States. Mexican DTOs control a greater portion of drug production, transportation, and distribution than any other criminal group or DTO. Their extensive drug trafficking activities in the United States generate billions of dollars in illicit proceeds annually. Law enforcement reporting indicates that Mexican DTOs maintain drug distribution networks or supply drugs to distributors in at least 230 U.S. cities. Mexican drug traffickers transport multiton quantities of drugs from Mexico into the United States annually using overland, maritime, and air conveyances. The use of varied conveyances enables Mexican drug traffickers to consistently deliver illicit drugs from Mexico to warehouse locations in the United States for subsequent distribution.
Mexico- and U.S.-based Mexican drug traffickers employ advanced communication technology and techniques to coordinate their illicit drug trafficking activities. Law enforcement reporting indicates that several Mexican DTOs maintain cross-border communication centers in Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border to facilitate coordinated cross-border smuggling operations. These centers are staffed by DTO members who use an array of communication methods, such as Voice over Internet Protocol, satellite technology (broadband satellite instant messaging), encrypted messaging, cell phone technology, two-way radios, scanner devices, and text messaging, to communicate with members. In some cases DTO members use high-frequency radios with encryption and rolling codes to communicate during cross-border operations.
Mexican DTOs continue to strengthen their relationships with U.S-based street gangs, prison gangs, and OMGs for the purpose of expanding their influence over domestic drug distribution. Although gangs do not appear to be part of any formal Mexican DTO structure, several Mexican DTOs use U.S.-based gangs to smuggle and distribute drugs, collect drug proceeds, and act as enforcers. Mexican DTOs' use of gang members for these illegal activities insulates DTO cell members from law enforcement detection. Members of most Mexican Cartels–Sinaloa, Gulf, Juárez, and Tijuana –maintain working relationships with many street gangs and OMGs.
The U.S. Side — The Prison and Street Gangs
The National Gang Threat Assessment 2009 (National Gang Intelligence Center, January 2009) discusses — again in a general way with a few lame "examples" — the interfaces of U.S.-side gangs with the Mexican DTOs and other criminal organizations:
Gang Relationships With DTOs and Other Criminal Organizations
Some larger gangs have developed regular working relationships with DTOs and other criminal organizations in Mexico, Central America, and Canada to develop sources of supply for wholesale quantities of illicit drugs and to facilitate other criminal activities. According to law enforcement information, gang members provide Mexican DTOs with support, such as smuggling, transportation, and security. Specific examples include:
Some prison gangs are capable of directly controlling or infuencing the smuggling of multihundred kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine weekly into the United States.
Cross-Border Gang Activity
U.S.-based gang members are increasingly involved in cross-border criminal activities, particularly in areas of Texas and California along the U.S.-Mexico border. Much of this activity involves the trafficking of drugs and illegal aliens from Mexico into the United States and considerably adds to gang revenues. Further, gangs are increasingly smuggling weapons from the United States into Mexico as payment for drugs or to sell for a significant profit. Examples of such cross border activities include:
Street and prison gang members have established networks that work closely with Mexican DTOs in trafficking cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States for distribution.
Some Mexican DTOs contract with gangs in the Southwest Region to smuggle weapons from the United States to Mexico, according to open source information.
A Case In Point
This is where specific facts alleged in an actual case help fill in the picture.
The following excerpt from an affidavit filed in support of a criminal complaint in the pending case of United States V. Mauricio Mendez (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Docket No. 3:09-mj-00473-RBB, filed Feb. 13, 2009) alleges in some detail how the drug trade is actually working on the ground between at least this Mexican Mafia crew and a Mexican DTO:
Beginning in early 2008, a drug trafficking group associated with the Arellano-Felix drug trafficking organization began to interact with, and pay "taxes" to, the Mexican Mafia. The Arellano-Felix group paid its "taxes" to the Mexican Mafia primarily by providing representatives of the Mexican Mafia with drugs.
In early September 2008, agents recorded a meeting between the leader of the Arellano-Felix group and defendants [Mauricio] Mendez and [Ruben] Gonzalez. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Arellano-Felix group's aiding another Mexican drug trafficking group associated with the Mexican Mafia. One of the leaders of the other drug trafficking group was defendant Jorge Lerma-Duenas. Lerma-Duenas' group claimed to have a means of smuggling bulk shipments of marijuana and other drugs through the international ports of entry by using commercial trucking from Mexico. However, Lerma-Duenas' group claimed that a switch in the drivers of the commercial trucks had interfered with their smuggling scheme. Mendez stated that he and other gang members intended to travel to Mexico in order to disable the uncooperative driver so that the other, co-opted driver could retake the route — it was Mendez's stated intent to break both of the uncooperative driver's legs. Mendez sought the Arellano-Felix group's aid in providing additional security for Mendez for the trip to Mexico. The leader of the Arellano-Felix group agreed to provide security for Mendez but also sought to form a larger relationship with Lerma-Duenas' drug trafficking group in order to use Lerma-Duenas' trucking route to smuggle marijuana for the Arellano-Felix group. Over the next weeks, agents recorded more meetings in which these topics were discussed between the leader of the Arellano-Felix group, Mendez and Lerma-Duenas. Mendez also brought members of his crew to these meetings…
Cross-border relations apparently are not limited to the business of drugs. The affidavit also describes a 2008 kidnapping and attempted murder in San Diego that was commissioned from Mexico:
The next series of events arises out of the armed kidnapping and subsequent attempted murder of a male victim by defendant Mendez's crew. In a recorded meeting, Mendez admitted that the kidnapping was committed on behalf of individuals in Mexico. The kidnapping was foiled when the victim succeeded in fleeing his kidnappers. At the time, one of the kidnappers…attempted to shoot the victim but missed. Officers recovered a .40 caliber shell casing at the scene of the shooting.
The affidavit and a subsequent indictment detail many other violent criminal acts committed by this Eme crew. But these paragraphs speak directly to the relationship of at least this crew and the Mexican side of the violent drug trade.
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Parts in hand to replace worn rotors that resulted in trains' shutdown, but no date on when service will resume
but only for a test run of new brake parts.
It could still be weeks or months before service resumes, said officials from the North County Transit District.
The agency shut down the Sprinter light rail system, which travels between Oceanside and Escondido, on March 9 after it discovered accelerated wear on the trains' brake rotors. Service stopped the day the agency was to celebrate the Sprinter's five-year anniversary.
This week, the transit district hopes to install newly arrived 100g split-disc rotors on one of its 12 Sprinter trains, according to a blog post by Tom Tulley, the agency's safety chief.
He said the parts arrived Tuesday from Kovis, a European maker of rail parts. Last month, transit officials said they hoped to have replacement parts by late April.
Despite multiple requests, the agency has yet to say how much the new rotors cost. Deborah Castillo, the district's spokeswoman, said on Thursday that she did not have those figures.
She also said the agency has placed two limited orders of brake rotors, enough for only two trains. The first order was the one that came Tuesday, and the second is a yet-to-arrive set of 50g split discs from Faiveley Transport, the French firm that built the Sprinter's original rotors.
Through testing, the agency will determine which parts perform best and then purchase a full set for all 12 trains, Castillo said.
Representatives from the Federal Railroad Administration and California Public Utilities Commission watched as the district's contractors removed old rotors from a Sprinter train on Wednesday, according to Tulley's post. Those agencies must approve installation procedures for the new parts, he wrote.
A 24-day testing period would follow, he said, after which "federal, state and professional agencies" will analyze the data from those tests. "While we have reached an important milestone in the repair process, I want to remind you it is still too soon to speculate on when the SPRINTER will be back in service," Tulley wrote.
Replacement charter buses have crisscrossed the region in the past four weeks, ferrying some of the thousands of commuters, college students and others who took the Sprinter. Taxis and vans featuring "NCTD" placards will fill a service gap starting Monday for about 100 students who travel from the border of Escondido and San Marcos to California State University San Marcos.


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Book Notes: Feb. 17, 2013
Taylor Books Read Aloud
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Stories featuring the illustrations of Simms Taback will be read during Read Aloud at 3 p.m. today at Taylor Books. The event is free.
W.Va.'s love story
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Lewisburg native Nancy Herkness' book "Take Me Home" was chosen by Amazon.com to represent West Virginia in its list of 50 Great American Love Stories.
Herkness set her book in the fictional town of Sanctuary, W.Va. It tells the story of a big-city girl who returns to her country roots to make a fresh start, with the help of a wounded racehorse and an emotionally scarred but irresistible veterinarian.
"Take Me Home" was published by Amazon's imprint, Montlake Romance, in November.
Treasured memories
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Former state Sen. Thais Blatnik, D-Ohio, has written a 58-page book recalling life with her late husband, Albert, longtime coach at West Liberty University and operator of a Wheeling sporting goods store.
"Here's Al" is filled with anecdotes from their years together -- such as Al's struggle for racial integration in college sports. The book ends with a letter from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin, who is married to Thais Blatnik's granddaughter, Amy Shuler Goodwin.
Book of courthouses
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "Living Monuments: The Courthouse," a book of the 55 county courthouses of West Virginia is now available for purchase. The book is a project of the West Virginia Association of Counties in collaboration with the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority.
Produced by The Walkabout Co. of Wheeling, the full-color publication includes modern-day and historic pictures along with information of their history and architecture. Chapters on the general history of courthouses and county government and on the unique concerns for their renovation and rehabilitation are included.
The release of the book is timed to commemorate the role of courthouses and counties throughout the 150 years of West Virginia's statehood. The book will be available at Taylor Books and from the West Virginia Association of Counties as well as other outlets throughout the year.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- St. Martin's Press has published "Earned in Blood," a memoir by Thurman Miller, of Raleigh County. The book will be on sale in May.
Miller writes about his service as a gunnery sergeant in the Pacific Theater with the legendary K-3-5 of the First Marine Division, and about his 37 years as a West Virginia coal miner.


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Edelia aims to offer EDF end-users the ability to take advantage of advanced services that optimise their energy consumption and detect potential leakages or usage deviations. The service applies to electricity, water and gas: consumption is retrieved by a local gateway that sends the...
Aug 13, 2008
Energy Priorities
When power prices are volatile or supplies are short, reducing peak loads becomes a top priority for utilities. Billing customers for energy based on the time of day has proven to be a viable means for reducing peak loads. This case study examines one of the first field trials of time- of-use...
Aug 06, 2008
For several years Manitoba Hydro has used GIS in various departments including the Hydro Power Planning Department. In 2006, the Hydro Power Planning Department developed a field data capture application using ArcGIS Engine, a developer product for creating custom GIS desktop applications.
Jul 23, 2008
SoundBite Communications
Arena football may seem an unlikely venue for acquriing new utilities customers, but one natural gas company saw the 8,000 – 15,000 fans who attend each arena football game in their state as a green field of opportunity. An opportunity to generate immediate, real-time response at the stadium...
Jul 22, 2008
Xplore Technologies
To streamline process and as a cost savings measure, Dutch power company Essent decided to equip all of its service engineers with Xplore rugged tablet PCs. The issue for Essent management was the massive scope of the operation, including distribution of the tablets, building the systems into...
Jul 16, 2008
PL Group
Hickam Air Force Base is home to the 15th Airlift Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard and PACAF HQ. For many years the 15th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) has been searching for an Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system to read the electric meters on the base. With this installation HAFB is the...
Jul 09, 2008
Towards the end of the 20th century electric power systems (EPSs) emerged as one of the most critical infrastructures in the sense that all other critical and vital infrastructures depend on reliable electricity supply. At the same time they are considered as the most vulnerable to physical and...
Jul 02, 2008
EnergyICT Inc.
Grid operators will be responsible for the large-scale deployment of smart meters, starting in 2008. In preparation, many Dutch grid operators already launched pilot projects and deployed smart meters on a small scale in 2007/2008.
Jun 27, 2008
CheckFree Corporation
As a renewable energy leader, Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) was seeking ways to better serve their customers while reducing the costs and environmental effects associated with customer billings. The dilemma was how best to convince customers to transition from paper- based to electronic...
Jun 23, 2008
Eka Systems
The GENOR Consortium was created in 2003 in one of Ecuador's largest cities. With the support of GENESYS CONTROL and ORBISCORP, GENOR's charter was to develop a solution to monitor and manage present and future electricity, water and gas metering projects in the city service area. GENOR was...


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Elmo is the leader of the Loonies in the game Grand Theft Auto 2. The Loonies owe the Yakuza large sums of money but Elmo refuses to pay. Claude, under orders of Johnny Zoo, destroys the Loonies "Happy" gas tanks to send Elmo a message. Elmo than enlists Claude's help to destroy the Yakuza. After giving Claude several missions to establish trust, Elmo tells Claude to gas a Yakuza front which results in many of them becoming mentally ill. Both the Yakuza and the Loonies were weakened by Claude as he was working for all 3 gangs in the district. Elmo, Johnny Zoo, and Trey Welsh attack Claude, but they all end up getting killed. He uses a flamethrower on the last mission, and drives a Taxi.
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Three suspects are charged with attempted armed robbery after a hold-up at a Pitt County convenience store. 19-year-old Calvin Allen, 20-year-old Malik Gorham, both of Farmville, and 18-year-old Darrius Ward of Greenville are behind bars under $100,000 bonds.
Joyners Service Station on Highway 258 and Stantonsburg Road was held up Tuesday afternoon.
Captain Paula Dance says it happened at Joyners Store on Highway 258 and Stantonsburg Road in Pitt County.
The store owner tells us the three robbers came in while his wife was working. The owner says one man came in alone first and asked to buy cigarettes. He says his wife asked for an ID. He told her he'd be back, and when he returned he came back with two more men and they robbed the store.
The owner says he found his wife outside shaking and she was taken to Vidant Medical Center because she was so upset and stressed.
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33 U.S. Code § 701r–1 - Utilization of public roads
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(a) Definitions
When used in this section—
(1) The term "Agency" means the Corps of Engineers, United States Army or the Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior, whichever has jurisdiction over the project concerned.
(2) The term "head of the Agency concerned" means the Chief of Engineers or the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, or their respective designees.
(3) The term "water resources projects to be constructed in the future" includes all projects not yet actually under construction, and, to the extent of work remaining to be completed, includes projects presently under construction where road relocations or identifiable components thereof are not complete as of the date of this section.
(b) Improvement, reconstruction, and maintenance
Whenever, in connection with the construction of any authorized flood control, navigation, irrigation, or multiple purpose project for the development of water resources, the head of the Agency concerned determines it to be in the public interest to utilize existing public roads as a means of providing access to such projects during construction, such Agency may improve, reconstruct, and maintain such roads and may contract with the local authority having jurisdiction over the roads to accomplish the necessary work. The accomplishment of such work of improvement may be carried out with or without obtaining any interest in the land on which the road is located in accordance with mutual agreement between the parties: Provided,
(1) That the head of the Agency concerned determines that such work would result in a saving in Federal cost as opposed to the cost of providing a new access road at Federal expense,
(2) that, at the completion of construction, the head of the Agency concerned will, if necessary, restore the road to at least as good condition as prior to the beginning of utilization for access during construction, and
(3) that, at the completion of construction, the responsibility of the Agency for improvement, reconstruction, and maintenance shall cease.
(c) Replacement roads; construction to higher standards
For water resources projects to be constructed in the future, when the taking by the Federal Government of an existing public road necessitates replacement, the substitute provided will, as nearly as practicable, serve in the same manner and reasonably as well as the existing road. The head of the agency concerned is authorized to construct such substitute roads to the design standards which the State or owning political division would use in constructing a new road under similar conditions of geography and under similar traffic loads (present and projected). In any case where a State or political subdivision thereof requests that such a substitute road be constructed to a higher standard than that provided for in the preceding provisions of this subsection, and pays, prior to commencement of such construction, the additional costs involved due to such higher standard, such agency head is authorized to construct such road to such higher standard. Federal costs under the provisions of this subsection shall be part of the nonreimbursable project costs.
Source(Pub. L. 86–645, title II, § 207,July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 500; Pub. L. 87–874, title II, § 208,Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1196; Pub. L. 93–251, title I, § 13,Mar. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 17.)
1974—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–251lower cased "agency" in two places, and substituted "to the design standards which the State or owning political division would use in constructing a new road under similar conditions of geography and under similar traffic loads (present and projected)." for "to design standards comparable to those of the State, or, where applicable State standards do not exist, those of the owning political division in which the road is located, for roads of the same classification as the road being replaced. The traffic existing at the time of the taking shall be used in the determination of the classification."
1962—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87–874added subsec. (a). Former subsec. (a) redesignated (b).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–874redesignated former subsec. (a) as (b), and among other changes, inserted "irrigation," before "or multiple-purpose project" and substituted references to head of the Agency concerned, for references to Chief of Engineers. Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 87–874redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c), substituted construction authority to head of the agency concerned for authority to Chief of Engineers, provided that where State standards do not exist, those of the owning political division in which the road is located shall be used, that where a State or political subdivision requests a substitute road to be constructed to a higher standard than provided in this subsection, and pays the additional costs, the Agency head is authorized to so construct the road, and that the Federal costs under this subsection shall be part of the nonreimbursable costs.
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Neal McCready
The offers have rolled in for Gerald Perry, but the three-star wide receiver from Memphis (Whitehaven), Tenn., has narrowed his focus to just two schools. Perry, a 5-foot-9, 154-pound speedster, will spend this weekend at Vanderbilt. He'll follow up that trip with a short jaunt south to Ole Miss one week later. On May 14, Perry will decide between the Commodores and the Rebels. "I still have a decision to make," Perry said. "At Ole Miss, it's right down the highway. It seems like it's like home. I like the coaches. I like the team. I like the school there. I want to find out about their receiver group, how many are coming back and how many are going to be there when I get there. "At Vanderbilt, I just like the atmosphere. There's just something about it I like. I don't know what it is, but they make me feel really at home. I just want to find out when I'm going to play. I know they have like five receivers on scholarship. "Right now, I really don't know what the deciding factor is going to be." Perry's decision will come at the same time as his teammate and good friend, Mark Dodson Jr. Dodson is deciding between Ole Miss and Arkansas. "There's a pretty good chance we go to the same school," Perry said, referring to the four-star running back. "If we go to different schools, I just wish him all the best.
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MakerGarden 2011
This is the 2011 continuation of the gardening effort from 2010. Using the lessons from that year led to a lot of improvement in the garden.
Plants Grown
- Three Sisters
- First Sister - Tall Plants (Shaders and Supporters)
- Japanese Hulless Popcorn
- Golden Bantam Yellow Sweet Corn
- Second Sister - Climbers
- Red Nightfall (aka Mayflower) Pole Beans - Nitrogen Fixer
- Wando Garden Pea - Nitrogen Fixer
- Third Sister - Ground Spreaders (Moisture Retainers, Weed Crowders and Anti-Vermin Fencers)
- Early Prolific Straightneck Summer Squash
- Waltham Butternut Winter Squash
- Schoon's Hardshell Muskmelon
- Honeydew, Green Flesh Muskmelon
- Watermelon
- Pumpkin
- First Sister - Tall Plants (Shaders and Supporters)
- Berry Bushes
- Blackberries
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Three Sisters Variation
The basis of the Three Sisters method is that the First Sister is tall, sturdy and shades the others, the Second Sister climbs on the First for support and the Third Sister spreads leafy vines along the ground and provides ground cover to shade out weeds, retain moisture and to keep off grazers with its thorns. One or more of the sisters are nitrogen-fixing to keep the soil fertile, commonly the Second Sister. Therefore one could make variations on the Three Sisters based on the above characteristics. By selecting at least one plant from each of the three columns of the table below and having at least one of them be a nitrogen-fixer (marked in green text), a Three Sisters garden is formed.
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Getting It To Work
Four things needed for compost to work & where they can be had:
- Carbon - Paper products, dried leaves, woody matter and fully decomposed soil.
- Nitrogen - Green leaves, fresh grass clippings and kitchen food waste.
- Minerals - Ground bones and ashes from burning.
- Molds, Microbes & Decomposition Bugs - Rotting wood, spoiled food, fresh compost and anything that smells and is decaying. The bugs can be had from the environment; grubs, earthworms, fly larvae, scavenger bugs, etc.
Typically, a good rule of thumb for good soil is to mix carbon and nitrogen type materials at 50/50 volume before decomposition sprinkled with mineral type material. The addition of molds, microbes and bugs will kick start the decomposition process.
- Too much nitrogen and the pile will smell.
- Too much carbon and the pile will decompose too slowly and result in poor soil.
- Too few minerals and your plants will be anemic-looking.
- Not enough seed molds, microbes and decomposition bugs and it will take some time for the pile to break down.
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The city's main document portal for development related documents including planning and zoning, building, engineering and fire prevention.
Economic Development Services offers Business and Real Estate Development, and other assistance for businesses and developers, on the website PeoriaAZSmart.com.
The Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres conduct spring training at the Peoria Sports Complex each February and March. Everything you need to know is at PeoriaSpringTraining.com.
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The city of Peoria, Arizona is proud to be the "Gateway to Lake Pleasant," one of the finest water recreation areas in Arizona.
Links to Items of interest to tourists, including VisitPeoriaaz.com, our official tourism website.
The Peoria Center for the Performing Arts consists of a 280 seat main stage auditorium and an 80+ seat black box theater, designed to bring award winning community theater to downtown Peoria.
City of Peoria hiking trails information, directions and maps.
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The national women soccer team and Tanzania artists combine are expected to clash in the charity tie to be played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam tomorrow.
The match has been organized with two fold objectives, one to raise fund for the women team and the other a two percent of the proceeds would be channeled to the family of the late movie star Steven Kanumba.
The women team is in preparations for the Africa Women Championship final qualifier match against Ethiopia early next month.
The Tanzania team bids to win their second appearance in the continental championship after making their debut show during the seventh edition hosted by South Africa in 2010.
The continental biennial tourney will be hosted by Equatorial Guinea later in November.
Entrance fees for the match has been set at 10,000/-, 5,000/- and 2,000/- for the VIP A, B and C, respectively.
The kick of time is 16:00 hours.
Twiga Stars met their Ethiopia counterparts in the first leg to be played in Addis Ababa on May 26 before the return leg tie two weeks later at home.
Stars advanced to the final qualifier round after breezing past Namibia by 7-2 goals winning the return leg overwhelmingly by 5-2 goals.
The Twiga Stars team is conducting a fund raising exercise that was launched by the deputy ministry for Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, Fenella Mukangara, last month.


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DENVER—A Jefferson County judge is defending the unusual move of closing a key hearing for a teen accused of killing a 10-year-old Westminster girl and attacking a jogger.
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Judge Stephen Munsinger on Monday asked the Colorado Supreme Court to clarify standards for closing a hearing.
Munsinger has closed the Feb. 22 preliminary hearing for 18-year-old Austin Sigg to the public. He said he wants to ensure a fair trial and to protect the privacy of victims and their families.
Prosecutors and media organizations, including The Associated Press, argue that Munsinger didn't hear evidence or consider alternatives before closing the hearing.
Sigg is accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in October and of attacking a jogger in May.
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Beat The Cock! are two triathlon events in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that take place only on in-game weekends (it can be accessed only from 00:00 Saturdays until 23:59 Sundays). Each Challenge consist of swimming, cycling and running (on foot), in this order, being in both cases the cycling part the longest by far. It is a physically demanding challenge and therefore a high cycling ability and high stamina are required to win the race, as virtually all of it must be made sprinting to come up first. As a matter of fact, CJ's is required to have already gained some cycling level in order to enter the event, otherwise a message will let you know that circumstance.
During the event, a low level of Fat will help CJ swimming, cycling and running faster and sustain sprinting for longer in all three parts, whereas a higher Fat level will severely handicap both his speed and sprinting ability, especially during the running phase. The bicycle to be used is a Mountain Bike in both cases. Stamina becomes irrelevant if CJ has earned at least $10,000 through the Burglary missions, thus giving him Infinite Sprint and helping him take the lead and/or pull away in the running stage.
The triathlon is sponsored by Cluckin' Bell and poster ads for it can be seen in each gym in the game; a man dressed in the Cluckin' Bell clerk yellow cock-suit will take part of the event (hence, Beat The Cock), as well as seven other contenders, for a total of nine participants per race. They all perform well in the initial swimming sectors, almost as well as CJ, but he should have a winning hand in the cycling sectors and sprint for longer than them on foot, as long as his fat is low enough and has high Stamina.
The first Beat the Cock Challenge starting point is located in Santa Maria Beach, Los Santos; next to the pathway that goes to the lighthouse, and its total lenght (measured by Stats) is approximately 6.75 kilometres. The triathlon starts with swimming across the Los Santos Inlet, to Flint County, for about 350 metres. Then you must cycle for roughly 5.1 kms. to the Avispa Country Club, in San Fierro, through Flint County's woods. A part of this sector is on asphalt roads but more than half is over dirt roads, crossing through Angel Pine in a north direction and then entering the highway (with no other traffic for the time being) northbound to the foot of Missionary Hill. The triathlon ends with an ascending sprint for 1.3 kilometres to the white building on top of Missionary Hill. This challenge is available once the mission Green Sabre is completed, and the prize for winning is $10,000.
The second Beat The Cock Challenge is at Fisher's Lagoon in Red County, near Northstar Rock and Palomino Creek, and its total length (measured by Stats) is 20.5 kilometres. It starts with swimming along the creek to Dillimore (about 490-500 metres), then cycling a very long way to San Fierro through the desert to Las Venturas for 19.0 kilometres and then running on foot down The Strip (southbound) to the finish line by the Four Dragons Casino for another kilometre. This challenge is available once the mission Yay Ka-Boom-Boom has been completed, and the prize for winning is $20,000.
Despite the fact the challenges are considerable in scope and require quite a bit of effort on the part of the player, for reasons unknown winning the two challenges is not required for reaching 100% completion of the game. It is one of the more-involved tasks in the game that is completely optional.
Carl Johnson needs to come in first in order to beat the event. By competing in the event, Carl is automatically given Pro-Laps 'Ball Shorts' to wear, visible unless he happens to be wearing a "special" outfit previously in which case the Special outfit "prevails." After the race the player remains clad in the shorts and needs to return to a safehouse wardrobe if he wants to revert to the leg clothes he was wearing previously.
Whereas in some automotive racing challenges when the player could shoot the opponent and get away with it, shooting the opponents while racing in this race will result in an instant disqualification, as well as not getting on/off your bike in time. The race is also automatically lost if Carl's rides his bike into a body of water.
Unlike the automotive challenges, all traffic is removed from the roads during the race. Since bicycles are not equipped with radios this can result in the races taking on a somewhat "ghost town" feel, with the sound of wind and other weather being the only "soundtrack" to the proceedings. Once a race ends normal traffic is restored.
- "Beat the cock" is a slang term for masturbation.
- It is possible to use the Jetpack via cheats during the running and swimming events.
- In the running sector of the Santa Maria Beach challenge (the climbing to Missionary Hill) it is possible to gain some advantage running in a straighter line from checkpoint to checkpoint instead of following closely the zig-zagging road. This is useless however in the running part in Las Venturas' Strip since all checkpoints are in a straight line.
- The Vortex is still usable during the swimming portion which allows the player to drive past all other contestants and easily reach the cycling portion of the race. By getting Vortex and save it in nearby Safehouse, and upon starting the event, you just run to the safehouse, get one you save in the garage, and simply follow the checkpoint 'til you reach the cycling portion (do not run-over opponents or you'll disqualified).