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The US Women put up a great fight in the World Cup final. They lost to Japan on penalties.
That's how it works in major soccer tournaments. If it's tied after the full 90 minutes, they play 2 15-minute halves of overtime. If it's still tied then it comes down to penalty kicks. It's basically 5 shots each from 12 yards out, most goals wins.
They have to settle it somehow. It's just a shame that it comes down to what is essentially a different competition. It feels a little like deciding a soccer game by playing a couple of innings of softball. (I would make the same argument if the US happened to win the penalty shootout.)
I've often argued that, given a few lucky breaks, a high school team could beat a national team...at a penalty shootout. They would get destroyed by the national team in a full soccer match.
It comes down to a little luck..usually bad luck. Quite often a player takes a penalty shot so poorly that it's an easy save, or it misses the goal completely. It takes skill to be a good enough player to be on the team. All of those player have the skill to score on a penalty kick...it's usually bad luck when they miss.
I know it takes skill to perform under pressure. I know it takes skill for the goalkeeper to make the save, even on a poorly taken penalty. These are good arguments and I can't refute them...I still feel like it's a different game.
In some major tournaments they used to schedule a re-match..that's just not practical.
The penalty shootout is probably the best solution...it's just not a very good one.
We'll talk again soon
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I've been playing TGC as my favorite subtype for a long time to know you're wrong Gon. *
Lack of good Startskills isn't the downfall. I'll put up the argument that OPENSkills are alot more helpfull. You can dodge the fieldwrecking SS's phase and damagespam better with TGC units ChurchPaladin, Fortune, ExBardia. (I'm hoping for more of these defensive openskills in the future!!!!)
That's why i love the Subtype so much. Winning all comes down to predicting your opponents moves and counterplaying them... Unfortunatly you can easily gain higher RP numbers grabbing a Falkow or Lawtia file for that.
To better understand what's wrong with this Subtype just take one look at FolrartLadyMonk. It reveals all.
It is bad allocation of statpoints!
TGC has been the basic support behind the old Refess philosophy to 'stall your way into a draw/victory'. This kind of play suffered a loooong time from the straight out unwillingness of the designteam to evolve it into a stronger and more succesfull one. Results are TGC's getting Stats totally unfit to their function (Abel, FolrartLadyMonk, etc) Situational/overdose/weird prequisits (Atk or Rng=0, lvl7+, Agi5+, undead, lawtia levels & non refess & lvl4 or below, nighttime, etc) Basic Skills and bad Stats to do them with (LowAtk Shieldbreakers, LowAgi Bashers, etc).
Fortunatly there's been noticable changes. ExCynthia has her stats in all the right places. Gravan got a usefull counter after errata. Experiments to aid the subtype with more unique Skills like Lucia and Cosmos.
That said, it wouldn't hurt the designteam to look around and ask advice while creating/errata TGC units. I see the desire to make it workable, but also the difficulty they have knowing what'd actually be useful or needed.
*There are actually 10 with a Startskill:
- 9 Startskills are an Atk boost. Often along the line of 'Atk+5' or 'Atk+10 Left/Right'.
- 1 Startskill is defensive! (conditional Nighttime= one unit gets Rng-1)
Out of these 10 only 3 are usable: Gilensa & BoyCombatPriest & ForartMonk.
Take note that TGC units are initionally support for a strategy based on stalling a fight. To heal. To help tank. To build and counter your way into a saturationpoint. Sadly only 1 Startskill (with a horrible condition!!) really provides this type of support.


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(1) Authority
The Commissioner shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations (including institutions of higher education) to pay part of the cost of projects to provide training, traineeships, and related activities, including the provision of technical assistance, that are designed to assist in increasing the numbers of, and upgrading the skills of, qualified personnel (especially rehabilitation counselors) who are trained in providing vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation services, who are trained to assist individuals with communication and related disorders, who are trained to provide other services provided under this chapter, to individuals with disabilities, and who may include—
(A) personnel specifically trained in providing employment assistance to individuals with disabilities through job development and job placement services;
(B) personnel specifically trained to identify, assess, and meet the individual rehabilitation needs of individuals with disabilities, including needs for rehabilitation technology;
(C) personnel specifically trained to deliver services to individuals who may benefit from receiving independent living services;
(E) personnel specifically trained to deliver services, through supported employment programs, to individuals with a most significant disability; and
(F) personnel specifically trained to deliver services to individuals with disabilities pursuing self-employment, business ownership, and telecommuting; and
(2) Authority to provide scholarships
Grants and contracts under paragraph (1) may be expended for scholarships and may include necessary stipends and allowances.
(3) Related Federal statutes
In carrying out this subsection, the Commissioner may make grants to and enter into contracts with States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education, to furnish training regarding provisions of Federal statutes, including section 794 of this title, title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.), and the provisions of titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. and 1381 et seq.), that are related to work incentives for individuals with disabilities.
(4) Training for statewide workforce systems personnel
The Commissioner may make grants to and enter into contracts under this subsection with States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education, to furnish training to personnel providing services to individuals with disabilities under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 [29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.]. Under this paragraph, personnel may be trained—
(A) in evaluative skills to determine whether an individual with a disability may be served by the State vocational rehabilitation program or another component of a statewide workforce investment system; or
(b) Grants and contracts for academic degrees and academic certificate granting training projects
(1) Authority
(A) In general
The Commissioner may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations (including institutions of higher education) to pay part of the costs of academic training projects to provide training that leads to an academic degree or academic certificate. In making such grants or entering into such contracts, the Commissioner shall target funds to areas determined under subsection (e) of this section to have shortages of qualified personnel.
(B) Types of projects
Academic training projects described in this subsection may include—
(i) projects to train personnel in the areas of assisting and supporting individuals with disabilities pursuing self-employment, business ownership, and telecommuting, and of vocational rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation technology, rehabilitation medicine, rehabilitation nursing, rehabilitation social work, rehabilitation psychiatry, rehabilitation psychology, rehabilitation dentistry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and audiology, physical education, therapeutic recreation, community rehabilitation programs, or prosthetics and orthotics;
(ii) projects to train personnel to provide—
(I) services to individuals with specific disabilities or individuals with disabilities who have specific impediments to rehabilitation, including individuals who are members of populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this chapter;
(III) supported employment services, including services of employment specialists for individuals with disabilities;
(iii) projects to train personnel in other fields contributing to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities; and
(2) Application
No grant shall be awarded or contract entered into under this subsection unless the applicant has submitted to the Commissioner an application at such time, in such form, in accordance with such procedures, and including such information as the Secretary may require, including—
(A) a description of how the designated State unit or units will participate in the project to be funded under the grant or contract, including, as appropriate, participation on advisory committees, as practicum sites, in curriculum development, and in other ways so as to build closer relationships between the applicant and the designated State unit and to encourage students to pursue careers in public vocational rehabilitation programs;
(B) the identification of potential employers that provide employment that meets the requirements of paragraph (5)(A)(i); and
(3) Limitation
(A) In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no grant or contract under this subsection may be used to provide any one course of study to an individual for a period of more than 4 years.
(4) Authority to provide scholarships
Grants and contracts under paragraph (1) may be expanded to provide services that include the provision of scholarships and necessary stipends and allowances.
(5) Agreements
(A) Contents
A recipient of a grant or contract under this subsection shall provide assurances to the Commissioner that each individual who receives a scholarship, for any academic year beginning after June 1, 1992, utilizing funds provided under such grant or contract shall enter into an agreement with the recipient under which the individual shall—
(i) maintain employment—
(I) in a nonprofit rehabilitation agency or related agency or in a State rehabilitation agency or related agency, including a professional corporation or professional practice group through which the individual has a service arrangement with the designated State agency;
(III) for a period of not less than the full-time equivalent of 2 years for each year for which assistance under this section was received by the individual,within a period, beginning after the recipient completes the training for which the scholarship was awarded, of not more than the sum of the number of years in the period described in subclause (III) and 2 additional years; and
(ii) repay all or part of any scholarship received, plus interest, if the individual does not fulfill the requirements of clause (i),
except as the Commissioner by regulation may provide for repayment exceptions and deferrals.
(c) Grants to historically Black colleges and universities
The Commissioner, in carrying out this section, shall make grants to historically Black colleges and universities and other institutions of higher education whose minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent of the total enrollment of the institution.
(d) Application
A grant may not be awarded to a State or other organization under this section unless the State or organization has submitted an application to the Commissioner at such time, in such form, in accordance with such procedures, and containing such information as the Commissioner may require. Any such application shall include a detailed description of strategies that will be utilized to recruit and train individuals so as to reflect the diverse populations of the United States as part of the effort to increase the number of individuals with disabilities, and individuals who are from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds, who are available to provide rehabilitation services.
(e) Evaluation and collection of data
The Commissioner shall evaluate the impact of the training programs conducted under this section, and collect information on the training needs of, and data on shortages of qualified personnel necessary to provide services to individuals with disabilities. The Commissioner shall prepare and submit to Congress, by September 30 of each fiscal year, a report setting forth and justifying in detail how the funds made available for training under this section for the fiscal year prior to such submission are allocated by professional discipline and other program areas. The report shall also contain findings on such personnel shortages, how funds proposed for the succeeding fiscal year will be allocated under the President's budget proposal, and how the findings on personnel shortages justify the allocations.
(f) Grants for the training of interpreters
(1) Authority
(A) In general
For the purpose of training a sufficient number of qualified interpreters to meet the communications needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and individuals who are deaf-blind, the Commissioner, acting through a Federal office responsible for deafness and communicative disorders, may award grants to public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to pay part of the costs—
(B) Geographic areas
The Commissioner shall award grants under this subsection for programs in geographic areas throughout the United States that the Commissioner considers appropriate to best carry out the objectives of this section.
(C) Priority
In awarding grants under this subsection, the Commissioner shall give priority to public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations with existing programs that have a demonstrated capacity for providing interpreter training services.
(D) Funding
The Commissioner may award grants under this subsection through the use of—
(2) Application
A grant may not be awarded to an agency or organization under paragraph (1) unless the agency or organization has submitted an application to the Commissioner at such time, in such form, in accordance with such procedures, and containing such information as the Commissioner may require, including—
(A) a description of the manner in which an interpreter training program will be developed and operated during the 5-year period following the date on which a grant is received by the applicant under this subsection;
(B) a demonstration of the applicant's capacity or potential for providing training for interpreters for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and individuals who are deaf-blind;
(C) assurances that any interpreter trained or retrained under a program funded under the grant will meet such minimum standards of competency as the Commissioner may establish for purposes of this subsection; and
(g) Technical assistance and in-service training
(1) Technical assistance
The Commissioner is authorized to provide technical assistance to State designated agencies and community rehabilitation programs, directly or through contracts with State designated agencies or nonprofit organizations.
(2) Compensation
An expert or consultant appointed or serving under contract pursuant to this section shall be compensated at a rate, subject to approval of the Commissioner, that shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule under section 5382 of title 5. Such an expert or consultant may be allowed travel and transportation expenses in accordance with section 5703 of title 5.
(3) In-service training of rehabilitation personnel
(A) Projects
Subject to subparagraph (B), at least 15 percent of the sums appropriated to carry out this section shall be allocated to designated State agencies to be used, directly or indirectly, for projects for in-service training for rehabilitation personnel, consistent with the needs identified through the comprehensive system for personnel development required by section 721 (a)(7) of this title, including projects designed—
(B) Limitation
If the allocation to designated State agencies required by subparagraph (A) would result in a lower level of funding for projects being carried out on August 7, 1998, by other recipients of funds under this section, the Commissioner may allocate less than 15 percent of the sums described in subparagraph (A) to designated State agencies for such in-service training.
(h) Provision of information
The Commissioner, subject to the provisions of section 776 of this title, may require that recipients of grants or contracts under this section provide information, including data, with regard to the impact of activities funded under this section.
Source(Pub. L. 93–112, title III, § 302, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 406,Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1184; amended Pub. L. 108–446, title III, § 305(h)(4),Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2805.)
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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is Pub. L. 101–336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, as amended. Title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 12111 et seq.) of chapter 126 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12101 of Title 42 and Tables.
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Titles II and XVI of the Act are classified generally to subchapters II (§ 401 et seq.) and XVI (§ 1381 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998, referred to in subsecs. (a)(4), (5) and (g)(3)(A)(iv), is Pub. L. 105–220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 936, as amended. Title I of the Act is classified principally to chapter 30 (§ 2801 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9201 of Title 20, Education, and Tables.
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1976 Chevy Nova - EcoNova Part 2Written by on August 1, 2011 We continue with GMPP's 430hp E-Rod LS3 swap into a '76 Nova
In the April '11 issue, we introduced our E-Rod swap project, dubbed the EcoNova, and explained our rationale for choosing the lesser appreciated later X-body platform to those who may not immediately understand the appeal. To briefly recap: Our '76 Nova represents the first year required to pass smog certification in California and the standard cutoff model nationwide regarding most legislation involving classic car emissions regulation. Plus, we contend that these cars are affordable and underappreciated entry-level muscle with great potential as comfortable daily drivers or weekend play toys. Speaking of that, ours is actually due for smog testing again before its next registration, so it's time to get to engine swappin'!
As we make our first steps toward 430 clean horsepower, we've enlisted the fabrication, wiring, and retrofitting expertise of BS Industries. Both of Bodie Stroud's last two major projects, the Scarliner in the April '11 issue and the '69 Mustang in last month's issue, feature complicated electronics and EFI swaps. This will be a piece of cake comparatively, thanks to GM's forethought.
Since '75-79 GM X-body cars share the same front subframe as '70-80 F-body cars, dropping the E-Rod LS3 into the engine bay is a fairly straightforward process, but there are a few things to know going in, as well as a couple of newly released parts from Holley, that will make the process go much more smoothly and quickly. Because we want to help take the fear out of a swap like this, we're going to show you exactly what's necessary to get an LS3 sitting in the engine bay before we dive into the plumbing and electrical requirements.
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Some GMPP E-Rod engines are plucked off the Corvette assembly line and arrive with Corvette center-dump manifolds, but will include the appropriate rear dump ones from '10-and-later Camaros. This is the one pretty much all muscle car swaps will require.Holley has made life easy for second-gen F-bodies, fourth-gen Novas, and any other GM cars that use the clamshell-style mount with these exclusive steel adapter plates. They bolt directly to the block on the forward bosses. Holley offers four variations of the adapter plates that position the engine differently; ours is the "stock" location, which effectively puts the engine as far rearward as possible.Luckily, the interference is in a noncritical portion of the bracket with plenty of reinforcement. Bodie Stroud used a plasma cutter to make quick work of the thick steel, but a grinder or torch could do the job as well.Next, with bolts snugly threaded into new ⅜-16 hex nuts rather than the original flanged-style nuts, we positioned the lower plate of the clamshell on the subframe so the nuts dropped into the holes. Stroud then TIG'd the nuts onto the plate.Interestingly, simply cutting along the outline of an embossed triangular shape on the mount creates the perfect clearance. It's almost like GM saw this swap coming …The best we can figure, GM never intended for the rubber isolators to be replaced, since getting to the nuts is damn near impossible—unless you feel like removing the springs and lower control arms. With Stroud's help, we managed to finagle 'em out, but devised to make reinstallation easier. First, we drilled out the rivets to separate the two sides of the clamshell mount and drilled out the SBC mounting holes on the subframe to ⅝ inch.We backed the bolts out while the mount was still hot and then chased the threads. The subframe holes were hogged out to 11/16 inch to account for the welds and then Stroud positioned the plate per factory SBC location and welded the plate flush to the subframe. We followed up with Eastwood's Extreme Chassis Black paint for corrosion protection.The top bracket of the clamshell bolts to the plate with the supplied Allen head capscrews from Holley with no issue on the driver side, but on the passenger side this boss will prevent the bracket from meeting the adapter plate.
With the lower half of the clamshell fully assembled, we're now ready for trial fitment of the E-Rod LS3.Here is Holley's new swap pan (left) next to the factory Corvette LS3 pan. The integral GM baffling is good, but Holley's design is more effective at keeping the oil near the pickup under hard acceleration or lateral loads. Speaking of pickup, note the different routing of the tube, which will require a little alteration to the LS3's windage tray. Also note that the "Oil Change Required" sensor will not be retained.Back on the engine, it should look like this with the Holley tube installed. Make sure to rotate the engine by hand to ensure there aren't any clearance issues with the crank; we had no issues with ours.So close, yet so far away! Positioned as far rearward as possible, the front edge of the Corvette pan was sitting on the crossmember. This is a common issue with LS swaps in most classic muscle cars. Cutting a relief is doable, but we prefer not to slice the structural suspension parts when there are better options.With the Holley pan bolted in place, the E-Rod drops right into place, and there's so much clearance we could practically fit our head between the sump and the crossmember.This is that better option we where referring to: the just-released LS swap pan from Holley. This low-profile pan will work for most vintage chassis, thanks to a compact design and a sump moved as far rearward as possible.In this photo, the larger indentation near the blue Sharpie is the location of the original pickup tube. The indention we've outlined needs to be cut out to clear the mount for the new tube.With just those simple changes, the E-Rod LS3 drops right into the '76 Nova engine bay like original equipment. We're loving how far back the Holley mounts place the engine as well. The number one cylinder is inline with the ball joints, which combined with the lightweight aluminum block will definitely be beneficial to handling dynamics and weight bias.


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Friday, January 27, 2012
A Vintage Red Hat
I was out walking when I noticed this woman and her beautiful red hat a few blocks ahead of me. I quickly ran up to her and asked if I could take her photograph. I told her that I loved her red hat and she replied, " I don't usually wear hats, but this one is my favorite. Everyone compliments it." I am always on the look out for a great hat!
27 comments:
- Forest City Fashionista said...
That is a gorgeous hat--love the shape and the colour.
- January 27, 2012 at 12:06 PM
- Consider Me Lovely said...
That hat is so cute!!!
- January 27, 2012 at 1:23 PM
- Pattyskypants said...
Not to mention the COLLAR! My goodness! xxoo
- January 27, 2012 at 1:26 PM
- Gloria said...
Nice hat and she looks great in it. Her big smile tells me she is a happy person. Thanks for sharing.
- January 27, 2012 at 1:53 PM
- sacramento said...
Fantastic hat, and I love her eye make up.
- January 27, 2012 at 1:59 PM
- Sofia Carvalho said...
So beautiful!
I want that hat for me. :)
- January 27, 2012 at 2:00 PM
- Brillante Interiors said...
Your blog is a joy to read every time, so inspiring. I was in Milan recently and walking on via Fiori Chiari I saw a beautiful lady outside a store, I smiled and said: "I know you!" in fact I had admired her images on this blog. We chatted long time in that superb industrial antiques store. The world is shrinking!
- January 27, 2012 at 2:47 PM
- Darling Bonnie said...
Fabulous hat and she is simply Darling!!!!
Darling Bonnie
- January 27, 2012 at 2:58 PM
- Gillian Striker said...
the hat is only the cherry on the top - look at that collar, that coat, that make-up, that hair - fabulous!
- January 27, 2012 at 6:03 PM
- Lauren@Styleseer said...
That little red hat is adorable, not to mention her fabulous fur- collared coat!
- January 27, 2012 at 8:11 PM
- Linda in AZ * said...
*** ... and I can see WHY they do (compliment her on it, that is!)... SHE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MAHHHHVELOUS!! There's SO much VITALITY present!!!-!
Linda in AZ *
- January 27, 2012 at 9:33 PM
- Monica of BeautyParler.ca said...
That hat is simply too cute! And I love red.
- January 27, 2012 at 9:56 PM
- Natasha Fatah said...
That red hat is awesome! I need to get one of those! And saw you and the lovely ladies on the Today Show! Congratulations!
- January 27, 2012 at 11:32 PM
- Palomasea said...
Beautiful..everything about her!
Congratulations on the Today Show..unfortunately the clip would not load for me, neither here nor on the NBC website. But I am sure the ladies were spectacular!
- Irina
- January 28, 2012 at 12:46 AM
- Coloratura Girl said...
Ari, all the women on your blog are breathtakingly beautiful. I adore the structure of this little red hat. I love hats too but I have to be careful that they don't swallow my tiny head! Thank you for sharing all these wonderful, interesting people. I'm 49, and I don't know if that makes me "advanced" or not, but here in Vancouver, in the land of yoga pants and hiking gear, it doesn't seem to take much! I always check your site for inspiration.
- January 28, 2012 at 2:56 AM
- Esteterier said...
Oh, I just love the hat!
- January 28, 2012 at 7:09 AM
- brýle said...
I like it... old style but looks great.
- January 28, 2012 at 12:41 PM
- Ulla-Marie said...
I saw the TV show fashion just now and when I saw the pictures from your event, I was actually moved to tears.
- January 29, 2012 at 2:45 AM
- Lady B said...
I love hats and I love bows, so when they unite and merge in perfect harmony, its always a visua treat!
- January 29, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- Romina Rose May said...
Wow, this blog is amazing! :) Haven't seen something like this before :) Best wishes
- January 29, 2012 at 3:20 PM
- O D Y S S E Y said...
how charming she looks! the hat is great with her lovely hair.
- January 29, 2012 at 6:01 PM
- Ben said...
I like her eye makeup. It compliments her eye color. :)
- January 29, 2012 at 10:00 PM
- Beth said...
Great hat and a great style that will look good on anyone at any age.
- January 30, 2012 at 5:58 PM
- The Style Crone said...
The hat is her crowning glory!
- January 31, 2012 at 9:08 AM
- Isabel said...
I want to steal every of these ladies wardrobes...
- February 1, 2012 at 5:12 PM
Absolutely loooove that red hat!
Cathy G
- April 28, 2012 at 10:57 PM
I Love your site, I come regularly and love all the stylin' women. I know a woman you would love to meet: Lynne Merchant, a jeweler in Solana Beach on Cedros St. - that's her shop, and she can be found most days. SHe is fabulous. She should be gracing your pages because she turns heads wherever she goes! Google her.
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OCALA - Ocala police are hoping someone can identify suspects from two recent thefts at local antique malls.
According to a news release from the Ocala Police Department, a coin collection valued at $1,491 was stolen from the Wildwood Antique Mall at 2405 SW 27th Ave., Suite 101, Ocala. Jewelry valued at more than $700 was stolen from the Old Cracker House Antique Mall at 1734 N. Pine Ave.
Store surveillance video from the Wildwood Antique Mall shows a white male and white female committing the theft. The man stands about 6-feet 1-inch tall and has a thin build and a mustache. He was wearing a blue ball-cap with a light colored "F" on the front, a black hooded jacket, light blue jeans and dark shoes, noted the release.
The woman has a large tattoo of human faces in the middle of her upper back, with writing under each face. She is a few inches shorter than the man and is of medium build. She has dark hair, which was pulled up under a light colored ball-cap. She was wearing a black halter-type shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers, noted the release.
Both people appear to be in their 30s and worked together to steal the coin collection, which they concealed in the woman's large tan-colored purse, according to OPD.
The news release indicates the two people are suspects in both theft cases.
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At events and meetings, explain to participants your efforts in going green.
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Clear air vents of papers, files, and office supplies. If vents are blocked up to 25% more energy may be used to pump air into office spaces.
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WASHINGTON – Budget cuts could put some kids in danger in Arlington, Va. where the office that oversees small daycare facilities could be eliminated.
Arlington is one of three communities in Virginia that regulates small in home day care facilities that have five or fewer children. Alexandria and Fairfax County are the others.
A proposed budget from the county manager aimed at closing a $25 million to $50 million budget shortfall would eliminate the office and the three people who conduct criminal background and safety checks on owners and their homes.
Marie Mosby, the president of Virginia's Child Care Association and who also runs the Miss P-Nut's House in South Arlington, says there's concern that unqualified and even dangerous operators could set up shop if the 40-year-old county licensing requirements are eliminated.
"People will go over their five [child] limit and endanger their children because perhaps their facility is physically too small," she says.
The inspectors can drop into a child care facility unannounced has been a major deterrent against people breaking the rules, she says.
Daycare centers with more than five children come under state regulations.
Arlington County boardmember Mary Hynes, who has worked in the early childcare field for more than 25 years, says she was surprised to see this proposal among the budget cuts.
"The power that the board has is to ask the manager to look in different places or ultimately to raise taxes," she says.
She says she has been getting lots of complaints from parents and people in the child care field.
Hynes says the state should be taking more of a lead in inspecting day care centers noting that Child Care Aware of American, a national advocacy group, has given Virginia an F for not dealing with family home care centers.
Cutting the county office that does the checks could save $250,000 a year.
The Arlington County Board has a budget hearing scheduled for March 26 and is expected to approve a budget by April 20.
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Hi a2area!
I would like to suggest posting maps as jpg or png files, since bmp files can not be viewed in the browser.
-Rob A>
I played around with Wilbur (my first time) and our geofiction world's fractal last night and got some really nice results (I thought) for churning out uniform base maps for players. I also used Illustrator for creating nice paths and of course Photoshop for composing. Combining this with part of the key I made previously for Torentine's political map (if players so choose to use it) gave a nice formula for produce high quality maps in a minimum amount of time.
I'm pretty excited about the realism factor that Wilbur can give to fractal terrains. However, there was some question of the scale of the erosion/drainage being too small (more continental than regional and showing too little detail, river incises) Maybe some of you veterans can help me with this.
The "fun with wilbur" tutorials gave me the basics then it's pretty much play around til you get what you want without altering the original terrain too much.
Here are a couple examples with no cities added yet with a western usa map at the same scale for relief comparison.
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Hi a2area!
I would like to suggest posting maps as jpg or png files, since bmp files can not be viewed in the browser.
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Wilbur can only generate data at a detail level proportional to the image size. The incise flow and precipiton algorithms generate their most plausible results at between 1 and about 40 meters per pixel and the rendering algorithm gives nicely visible results in the same range. Unfortunately that means that a Wilbur map would need to be on the order of 25,000 pixels wide and high for a 1000km wide map to give nicely plausible results. You can do that with the 64-bit version, but you'll need lots of memory and patience. A 25k square map takes a bit more than 5GB to represent and about the same amount for each of the undo levels - some algorithms require several work surfaces to do their job so it's just not practical at this point in time. Give it a few years, though...
ahh... i see that now.. i will change them.
it doesn't have to be THAT precise. Just close enough to give believable results at this scale.. i don't know what "this" scale is in proportions as i haven't figured it out but you can see the 500 km scale on the map and get an idea. It just has to look plausible by whatever means.. perhaps it can be "faked" a bit with the incise flow .. i will just have to give it a go.
This actually may look all right as is though. Any thoughts on the detail to this scale?
Last edited by a2area; 01-23-2010 at 06:53 PM.
Wilbur's flow algorithms are pixel-based and become visually implausible when pixels get too large. Most systems that incorporate a physical model have the same problem. What I'm (badly) pointing out is that continental shapes are an interplay between the strictly local processes of erosion and water flow working against the large-scale process of mountain building. Wilbur has useful tools for the erosion part (subject to the strict limits of the model), but it is up to you to use the tools in Wilbur for the mountain building part.
I can't say much about getting good results at a continental scale because I haven't yet come up with a good way to do it. Wilbur's erosion algorithms give good results where the ground slope is more than a few degrees. However, most continents have a slope much less than that. The Mississippi River, for example, drops 0.28 miles over a distance of 2300 miles. That's an average slope of less than 0.007 degrees (the last 750 miles drop only 0.01 miles, which is far, far less of a slope). This small slope is well outside what Wilbur can handle effectively.
One thing that you might try is to use multiple layouts instead of a single one. For example, place a platform at low altitude, then do mounds for mountainous areas followed by some noise and erosion. The mountain texture is hard to get plausible with small-sized maps. See tha attachment for an example of an implausible large-scale map done using this process.
Last edited by waldronate; 01-24-2010 at 12:37 AM.
I've had a modicum of success with continents using Wilbur. It takes a lot of work, and an artistic eye(my tripping point), but it can be worked.
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So a quad core processor with 12+gig of memory and a 64 bit version of windows 7 could take the software to its logical limits?
Ya know I need a justification for my next computer.
Dollhouse Syndrome = The temptation to turn a map into a picture, obscuring the goal of the image with the appeal of cute, or simply available, parts. Maps have clarity through simplification.
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So I think the plan is to render some bump maps of various real world regions at the same scale and then go to town with wilbur recording each step until i achieve success. I want to do it in a sensible # of steps if possible. I'll post my results.


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33 U.S. Code § 771 - Benefits for surviving spouses of Lighthouse Service employees; death of employee during retirement; amount of payment
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(1) any former employee of the Lighthouse Service has died or shall hereafter die at a time when that employee was receiving or was entitled to receive retirement pay under section 763 of this title, as amended and supplemented, and
(2) the surviving spouse of the former employee was married to the former employee prior to the retirement of the former employee from the Lighthouse Service and has not remarried—
the surviving spouse, so long as the surviving spouse does not remarry, shall be paid $100 per month by the Secretary of Transportation.
Source(Aug. 19, 1950, ch. 761, § 1,64 Stat. 465; Pub. L. 85–351, § 1,Mar. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 49; Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(b)(1),Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 90–163, § 1,Nov. 29, 1967, 81 Stat. 518; Pub. L. 90–167, § 1(a),Nov. 29, 1967, 81 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 98–557, § 15(b)(1),Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2866.)
1984—Pub. L. 98–557substituted references to surviving spouse for references to widow.
1967—Pub. L. 90–167struck out provision which exempted from coverage of this section widows of employees whose positions were classified in one of the grades of the professional and scientific service of the Classification Act of 1923, or a comparable grade of the Classification Act of 1949, or who performed duties of a position comparable to a position so classified after the enactment of law requiring the classification of such positions.
Pub. L. 90–163substituted "$100 per month" for "$75 per month".
1958—Pub. L. 85–351substituted "$75 per month" for "$50 per month".
Effective Date of 1967 Amendments
Pub. L. 90–167, § 2,Nov. 29, 1967, 81 Stat. 520, provided that: "No payment shall be made by reason of the amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 772 of this title] for any period prior to the first day of the first month following the month in which this Act is enacted [Nov. 29, 1967]."
Pub. L. 90–163, § 1,Nov. 29, 1967, 81 Stat. 518, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective on the first day of the month following Nov. 29, 1967.
Effective Date of 1958 Amendment
Pub. L. 85–351, § 2,Mar. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 49, provided that: "The amendments made by this Act [amending this section and section 772 of this title] shall take effect on the first day of the first month which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 28, 1958]."
Effective Date
Act Aug. 19, 1950, ch. 761, § 6,64 Stat. 466, provided that: "No payment shall be made under this Act [enacting this section and sections 772 to 775 of this title] for any period prior to the first day of the first month following the month in which this Act is enacted."
Transfer of Functions
Bureau of Lighthouses, of which Lighthouse Service was a part, transferred and consolidated with Coast Guard under Secretary of the Treasury by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 33 Stat. 1432, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Functions of Secretary of the Treasury relating to Coast Guard transferred to Secretary of Transportation by section 6(b)(1) ofPub. L. 89–670. See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468 (b), 551 (d), 552 (d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Increase in Widows Benefits and Effective Date of Increase
Pub. L. 94–170, Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1022, provided: "That the benefits payable under section 1 orsection 2 of the Act of August 19, 1950 (64 Stat. 465, 466), as amended (33 U.S.C. 771, 772) shall, effective on the first day of the calendar month following enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 1975], be increased by $26 per month.
"Sec. 2. The increases under this Act shall apply to benefits which commence before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 1975], but no increase in benefits shall be paid for any period prior to the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 1975], or the date on which the eligibility for benefits commences, whichever is later."
Cost-of-Living Adjustment to Widow's Annuity
Pub. L. 90–163, § 2,Nov. 29, 1967, 81 Stat. 518, provided that: "Each annuity payable under the Act entitled 'An Act to provide benefits for widows of certain persons who were retired or are eligible for retirement under section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize aids to navigation and for other works in the Lighthouse Service, and for other purposes", approved June 20, 1918, as amended', approved August 19, 1950 (33 U.S.C. 771–775), and each annuity payable under section 6 of the Act entitled 'An Act to authorize aids to navigation and for other works in the Lighthouse Service, and for other purposes', approved June 20, 1918 (33 U.S.C. 763), shall be increased by the same percentage, adjusted to the nearest dollar, and on the same effective date, as each increase hereafter allowed under the cost-of-living annuity adjustment provisions of section 8340 (b) of title 5, United States Code."
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