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Friday, November 8, 2013
Oxy APA Artists on Display Reception
Part of Oxy's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Robert Jensen: Pornography, Ecological Crisis, and the End of the World
What does pornography have to do with our looming ecological crisis?
Robert Jensen, PhD, is a famous scholar of masculinities and will give a talk connecting the crucial insights of feminism and environmentalism.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Written by Adam Bock
Directed by Culley Guest Artist Larissa Kokernot
Law firms may destroy souls, but they don't kill people. Do they...? Described by the NY Times as a "delightfully paranoid little nightmare," The Thugs blows up the small lives of workers caught in big, bad business.
THE THUGS performs November 7-9 at 7:30pm and November 10 at 2:00pm
Director Larissa Kokernot will give a talk following Friday's performance.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Register at http://www.oxy.edu/green-bean to perform.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Focused Friday
Join the Office of Admission with current students and faculty for a special fall preview day!
Focused Fridays offer prospective students and their families the chance to get to know the Oxy community on a deeper level. There is something for all interests and schedules. Whether you arrive in the morning or afternoon, you can tour campus, learn about the admission process, and hear about our academic programs from current students and professors.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Information Session: Washington University in St. Louis' Brown School of Social Work
Washington University St. Louis' Brown School of Social Work is the top school in the nation for social work and will be visiting campus to discuss their program.
Friday, November 8, 2013
A Talk by Dr. Roger George: Bosnia: The Interagency at Work
Dr. Roger George '71, former intelligence analyst with the Central Intelligence Agency, will discuss joint intelligence operations in Bosnia.
Dr. Roger George '71 recently retired from the Central Intelligence Agency after thirty years as an intelligence analyst. He has taught International Politics at Brandeis University, Occidental College, and UC Santa Cruz, and is the author of several major publications including Intelligence and the National Security Strategist (Rowman and Littlefield, 2006) and Analyzing Intelligence: Origins, Obstacles and Innovations (Georgetown University Press, 2008).


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Welcome to our hostel
At the Jacques Brel Youth Hostel, located in the heart of Brussels, you'll find a friendly, international atmosphere with shops and public transport right on your doorstop.
Inside the hostel there is a fully equipped kitchen, Wi-Fi, Internet access, bar, library, laundry and games, and outside there is a patio area where you can enjoy a Belgian beer from the bar and chat to fellow travellers. There's also an organic breakfast served everyone morning which is included in the price.
Jacques Brel hostel also regularly plays host to many events including concerts, exhibitions and theme nights. The hostel's location in the centre of Brussels makes it a convenient starting point for sightseeing, with the Grand Place and the Musical Instruments Museum within walking distance.
(Please note the hostel is NOT located at the Jacques Brel metro stop).
We will be carrying out important renovation works between 16 December 2013 and March 2015 and this will affect 16 bedrooms as well as the common areas.
The site manager and all the members of the team of the Jacques Brel Youth Hostel will continue to do their utmost to receive you in the best conditions possible during this time and to guarantee you a high quality of service.

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Biscuit Claro 20 Ampere 125 Volt Designer Two Outlet Tamper Resistant GFCI Receptacle
Item # BCI1856247 | Model # SCR-20-GFTR-BI | Claro Collection
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Lutron SCR-20-GFTR Claro 20 Ampere 125 Volt Designer Two Outlet Tamper Resistant GFCI Receptacle
Add peace of mind to your home with this 125 volt 20 amp dual plug GFCI receptacle. Featuring an innovative tamper resistant design, the user can easily check the status with the built in LED status indicator by pressing the test button. Reset the GFCI after a circuit interruption by simply pressing the reset button.
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Burlap Flower WreathItem# 33558Bring a rustic vibe in to your home with this gorgeous burlap flower wreath.
Step 1 Gather the end of the burlap garland together so that it's about 3" wide and glue it in place at the back of the wreath. Begin wrapping the gathered garland around the wreath to completely cover. Glue the end at the back of the wreath where you stop.
Step 2 To make the flower petals, cut the 6" wide garland into 1.5" strips. Cut four strips for each flower. And five strips for the leaves. Fold each strip in half and use your scissors to round the four corners of each square. When you unfold the strip you should have an hourglass shape. At the center of the hourglass, fold the edges of burlap in towards the middle and glue in place. This will give a contour shape to the petals. Spray paint four petals in each of the three other colors and five of the petals green. Lay flat to dry.
Step 3 Stack the petals on top of each other to create the flowers. Pin and glue the flowers in place on the wreath. Fold the leaves at the center so that both rounded ends are side by side and pin in place to fill in around the flowers as shown. Glue the felt flower embellishments to the centers of the burlap flowers.
Step 4 To make the hanger, cut a 24" piece of burlap. Loop the strip through the top of the wreath and bring the ends together. Pull a thread from one of the cut ends of burlap to use as a tie for the top of the hanger. Fold the ends of the burlap back to create a small loop and tie the loop in place with the burlap thread.
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Categories Announced for Vol State Bluegrass Competition
Submitted on February 26, 2013 at 10:08 AM
Pickers, fiddlers and dancers should polish up those skills to get ready for the second annual Sumner County Bluegrass Jamboree. It's hosted and sponsored by Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin as part of the bluegrass music degree program. It will be held on Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
The competition starts at noon on Saturday with Mandolin, Guitar, Pee Wee Fiddle, Beginner Fiddle, Junior Fiddle, Senior Fiddle, Pee Wee Dancing, Junior Dancing, and Senior Dancing categories. There will be monetary prizes and judging by bluegrass veterans. Registration is free and open to everyone. Sign-up will be held the day of the event starting at 10 a.m.
In addition to the competitions, the Jamboree will have plenty of jamming and concerts in the afternoon. The Great Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Band and Bluegrass Ablaze are set to perform, along with special guests. The public is invited to come watch the competitions and the performances.
The Sumner County Bluegrass Jamboree will be held in and around Caudill Hall on the Vol State campus at 1480 Nashville Pike in Gallatin. It is free and open to the public. There is plenty of free parking and food will be available for sale. For more information visit www.volstate.edu/bluegrass or call 615-452-8600, extension 2936.
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Coping With Full-Nest Syndrome: When Grown Kids Move Home
The economy does seem to finally be rebounding, but not all that fast, and the job market is still brutal for the youngest workers. How brutal? More than half of the class of 2012 will be moving back in with mom and dad.


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Following SpongeBob SquarePants characters have made small appearances during the show.
Non-living and personified characters
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SpongeBob's Pants
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Non-animated characters
- Pat Morita - Appears on the memory card of "Karate Island". It seems like he died around the time the episode came out, as the year numbers 1932-2005 are also on the card.
- Ernest Borgnine - He winked and gave a thumbs-up when SpongeBob complimented old folks. ("Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy") He also portrayed Mermaid Man until his death. A credit similar to Pat Morita was seen on the end of a recent SpongeBob episode.
- Scuba diver pianist - The "imported music" in the episode "Krusty Love"
- Artist at Sea - appeared in "Frankendoodle". He dropped his pencil into the ocean, falling into Bikini Bottom, not having another one. Later he breaks his pencil not having a sharpener. Both of these respond in "NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" Played by Doug Lawrence.
- Comedy Drummer - appeared in "Prehibernation Week" to alert us to Sandy's bad pun about fly-fishing. (played by storyboard artist Aaron Springer)
- Kids of Monkey Lagoon - The kids featured in "The Seven Trials of Monkey Lagoon" in the episode "The Sponge Who Could Fly."
- Santa Claus - As seen in "Christmas Who?" and It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
- Miner - Gives patchy the lost episode tape and resides inside a treasure chest buried in a sandbox in the episode "The Sponge Who Could Fly". Payed by Stephen Hillenburg.
- Nosferatu - The classic vampire that had been flicking the lights on and off at the Krusty Krab, as seen in "Graveyard Shift"
- George - A zebra. Dee Bradley Baker in zebra costume. ("I Had an Accident")
- Gorilla - Frank Welker in a gorilla costume. ("I Had an Accident" and Friend or Foe)
- Cavey - A caveman that Patchy found in an iceberg and spent three days thawing him out with his mother's hairdryer in the episode "Ugh". Portrayed by Bill Fagerbakke, the same person who voices Patrick Star.
- Robot Android Cyborg X-294888 - The robot android cyborg that Potty releases in the episode "Ugh".
- Patchy's mother - Only referenced in the episode "Ugh".
- Tom Kenny - In "Neptune's Spatula" when Neptune opened a curtain to reveal Atlantis he accidentally reveal this guy in the shower. In "Suds", it was possibly his foot that was scrubbed by SpongeBob as part of a treatment. He also portrays SpongeBob, Gary, The French Narrator, and Patchy.
- Bodybuilder, A bodybuilder that appeared in "Life of Crime". His only line was "Ja, buns and thighs!" supporting SpongeBob's statement, "All this running is good for your buns and thighs." He (bodybuilder) speaks like Arnold Schwarzenegger, in an Austrian Accent.
- David Hasselhoff - The actor from Baywatch. Helps SpongeBob and Patrick make it back to Bikini Bottom in time.
- T-Rex - a dinosaur who appeared in "Ugh." After the "When Worlds Collide" song, Potty presented the dinosaur to Patchy as a gift. The dinosaur chased Patchy and bit him.
- Hans - a hand of a sailor that usually appears in several episodes and has a dutch accent, but in "Model Sponge", he speaks in an Austrian accent similar to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He first appeared in "Suds", and his name was revealed in that episode too.
- Fishermen - a group of human men that appear in "Hooky", casting along the waters of Bikini Atoll. They are very low tempered.
- Subliminal Message Girl - Appeared in "Gary Takes a Bath" as a cameo with her laughing. She laughs in Party Pooper Pants, but she is not seen.
- Chumbot - Appeared in "Enemy In-Law". He took citizens hostage and "forced them to eat at the Chum Bucket." Also captured Mrs. Krabs (Mr. Krabs' mom) and then had an affair with her, while Plankton was trying to become her husband and seemingly succeeding but he failed.
- Command Module - one of the three robots that Plankton created in "Komputer Overload." It fought with the other two, and was eventually combined with the other two robots but was destroyed along with the others when the plug came off. It is a hair dryer taped to an old-fashioned miniature wind-mill.
- Plankton Robot - used by Plankton to rob the Krabby Patty in the episode "Plankton's Army". Mr. Krabs thought that the robot was a part of one of Plankton's schemes, but was not since the robot did not order the Krabby Patty, but inside the "dollar" that the robot gave Mr. Krabs was Plankton. This robot is a citizen of Bikini Bottom. He is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
- Robot - a waiter at Weenie Hut Jr's in the episode "No Weenies Allowed".
- Krab-Borg - appeared in "Imitation Krabs". It was a robot replica of Mr. Krabs controlled by Plankton. It was also used to steal the Krabby Patty recipe, but exploded when SpongeBob inserted a coin into the self-destruct coin slot. It was seen in "New Leaf" along with some other "friends from the past". In the episode "Spy Buddies", Plankton is using the robot again.
- Robot SpongeBob - a robot built in the episode "Welcome to the Chum Bucket". Used by Plankton to control SpongeBob's brain in order to reveal the Krabby Patty formula. He is a recurring villain in the video games, but is differently designed, and is somehow arrogant and lazy. SpongeBob is his arch nemesis.
- Robo 2.1 - a robot that SpongeBob gave to Patrick in "The Gift of Gum". It follows Patrick around and calls him "master."
- SPU31 - appeared in "Komputer Overload". One of Plankton's robots. It squirts water it fought with the other two robots. It has no arms just two legs made of wood
- T-119A Compumatic - one of the three robots that Plankton created in "Komputer Overload". It fought the other two robots unitl Plankton combined the three to create a giant robot. It is a toaster with two legs and one arm.
Unnamed characters
- Anchovies - There are various anchovies in Bikini Bottom. Some are part of the Jellyspotters, led by Kevin C. Cucumber. They mostly say meep. They have huge appetites and are very demanding customers when they show up at the Krusty Krab. Most of Pearl's boyfriends are anchovies, including Octavius Rex. First seen in "Help Wanted". They were voiced by Rodger Bumpass. Lenny and Mable are also anchovies.
- Old Fish and Guard - appeared in the episode "Atlantis SquarePantis".
- Ding-a-lings? - appeared in the episode "The Main Drain". Possibly referenced in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
- Baby Rechid
- Goo Lagoon Lifeguard Fish - Aqua fish, who is another lifeguard at Goo Lagoon. ("Ripped Pants") Voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
- Goo Lagoon Fry Cook - works in a kitchen at Goo Lagoon making burgers and hotdogs. ("Ripped Pants")
- Grouper Eel - ate Frogfish (SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie)
- Aqua/Lavender Fish - Fish who got sand in his buns ("Ripped Pants").
- Black/White Whale - Was buried in the sand and forgotten in the episode "Ripped Pants".
- Cephalopod Lodge Members - Very little is known about this group
- Fry Fish - Asked for a job application for the Krusty Krab. Mistaken for the Hash-Slinging Slasher after calling on the phone and hanging up in the episode "The Graveyard Shift". Voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
- Truck Driver - Drives a semi-truck in the episode "Pizza Delivery." Does not like break dancers. Voiced by Doug Lawrence.
- Old Man - Wrote the memoirs of his life in red ink; a deluge of cranberry juice ruined his hard work. He lives at Shady Shoals Retirement Home and has been seen in a few episodes. He is short and has a long gray beard. He is also a member of the Mild Ones. Voiced by Tom Kenny.
- Referee - Refereed the Anchor Toss Competition at Goo Lagoon ("MuscleBob BuffPants"). He kept getting hit by anchors.
- King - The king that Squidward was performing for in his dream in "Sleepy Time".
- Green Eel - The eel who cut in front of SpongeBob at the ice cream vendor at Goo Lagoon in the episode "Walking Small". Later Plankton made SpongeBob make the eel cry "tears of joy."
- The Announcer - The Announcer of the Anchor Toss Competition who appeared in "MuscleBob BuffPants". He asked the Referee how long each person threw
- Blonde eel - if fish that wanted to tell him how to tie his shoes, but she couldn't since she is an eel. She appeared in "Your Shoe's Untied."
- Octopus Vendor - An octopus who works at a burger/hot dog stall at Goo Lagoon ("Walking Small").
- Monster - An unnamed monster who ate SpongeBob in the episode "Your Shoe's Untied."
- Mrs. Crossing Guard Fish - Crossing Guard in Bikini Bottom seen in the episode "Something Smells".
- "Something Smells" marching band:
- Tuba player
- Drummer
- Guy with the cymbals
- Trumpeter
- Tambourine girl
- Timpani man
- Didgeridoo player
- Triangle player
- Guy with the kettle drum
- Pianist
- Guy with the flute
- Dolly - is a minor character in the movie PC game.
- Pirates - A crew of pirates who sold bomb pies in "Dying For Pie"
Other characters
- DoodleBob - A crude drawing of SpongeBob that came to life in "Frankendoodle".
- Squid Doodle - Patrick drew this crude 2D drawing of Squidward with the "magic pencil". He only mumbled and shook his fist for about 30 seconds in "Frankendoodle" before he was erased.
- Rocky - Patrick's pet snail, whom he entered in "The Great Snail Race"; Rocky appeared to actually be a rock, but managed to overcome this setback to win the race. According to Patrick, he "has nerves of steel".
- Roger - An unhatched egg in "New Student Starfish". He eventually hatches at the end, saying in a voice reminding of Don Knotts - "Hey, what did I miss?"
- Mr. Seaweed Monsterman - A monster that Patrick wanted to be in "That's No Lady", but it turned out that he actually existed. Has seaweed for hair.
- Mini Squidward - SpongeBob made this wooden version of Squidward when the real Squidward would not play with him, he is the exact opposite of the real Squidward also. He appears in "Squid Wood".
- Patty - Short lived Krabby Patty, SpongeBob crushes on Patty. Finally SpongeBob eats her. She appears in "To Love a Patty"
- Sink Buddy - A sink that is one of SpongeBobs buddy ideas in the episode "Bubble Buddy."
- Rock Buddy - A rock that is one of SpongeBobs buddy ideas in the episode "Bubble Buddy."
- Stick Buddy - A stick that is one of SpongeBob's buddy ideas in the episode "Bubble Buddy."
- French Narrator - (not seen but heard in several episodes).
- Sea Monkey- A Monkey that appeared in Plankton's Pet.


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December 21, 2012Blizzard 2012 Card by Raylan13read more...
December 4, 2012Cinder Kitten available! by Raylan13read more...
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From now until December 31, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. PST, 100% of the $10 USD/10€ (9£) adoption fee will be donated to the American Red Cross's Superstorm Sandy relief efforts. This support will enable the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, emotional support, and other assistance to victims of this disaster.
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July 30, 2012Valley of the Four Winds Finale by Raylan13read more...
Stoneplow seems relatively peaceful, but there's a noticeable lack of farmhands in what is supposed to be a farming community. Looking further west we begin to see why: the fields are blackened closest to the Great Wall, with smoky white tendrils writhing from the ground. This can only mean one thing: the sha have somehow corrupted the area. The mantid in league with them are flying over the wall from the Dread Wastes, and it is only the bravery of a few Shado-Pan that hold them back.
Commander Loon Mai is in charge of the defensive forces, and also oversees the evacuation of his fellow pandaren. With his troops stretched so thin he cannot gather all the people himself, and so we volunteer for the task. While gathering our wits, we also meet with a familiar face, Lin Tenderpaw. She has stopped her on her way to find the Hidden Master. Though young, she can see just as well as any that the monks cannot hold back the mantid forever, and so suggests we do our part to thin their ranks. It only makes sense, as we'll be in the fields anyway.
Not at the pandaren are receptive to the evacuation order. A few families adamantly refuse to surrender their lands to the invaders, especially since they've tilled them for generations. Loon Mai doesn't seem too surprised by this; he'll keep his monks fighting for as long as he can. In the meantime, it seems he knows about the "Hidden Master" that Lin and her friends are searching for. He points us in the direction of Paoquan Hollow, a creepy forest not too far to the north. Lin can't even wait for us, so full of excitement, and she sprints off with little more than a "hope to see you there".
Paoquan Hollow is filled with mist. It's an eerie place, so unlike the rest of the Valley we've already seen. Fireflies dance in the gloom, while massive shapes appear and disappear. There's but a central path that leads through the dense fog, little used, and it stops at a small hut that suddenly looms before us. There's Lin, already trying to continue her training with the Hidden Master.
Master Bruised Paw instantly puts us through some rigorous training. We smash through bamboo, wood, and stone; we light fires in the mist and take on the shambling dangers head-on; we even climb high in the hills to gather a variety of eggs from the woodland birds, all to have the Master use them as part of our training! When all is said and done, we are tired but proud, having worked through the worst he had to throw at us... and poor Lin is left still attempting to learn just the beginning basics as we say our farewells to the strange old pandaren.
Thus ends our journey through the Valley of the Four Winds. Loon Mai thanks us for our help when we return to Stoneplow, and we are left to our own devices. We hear there may be a famous hunter in the south, his camp perched high atop the cliffs bordering the Krasarang Wilds. Yes, there he is, with some new faces and his son. Ready to send us off hunting wild game, hunting bigger game...
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July 27, 2012Valley of the Four Winds Part III by Raylan13read more...
To do this, Chen needs supplies, and the best place to get them is at Halfhill and the market. Just like the other areas we've encountered in the Valley, Halfhill is experiencing its own problems. If his perfect brew is to ever see the light of day, Chen, Li Li, and Mudmug must take separate paths for a short while, each pursuing a different but necessary component for the brewing process. Chen starts by gathering the barrels needed, but then sends us in search of hops to the Heartland.
The Heartland serves as the agricultural center for Pandaria, and it makes sense that the farmers here would have some hops to spare. But it doesn't come without a price. Each has tasks they would have us complete before handing over their valuable hops. We slog through the labors, watering crops at a breakneck pace, fighting (more) virmen, and fighting back various waves of weeds.
Along the way back to town we spot Mudmug standing at the edge of the marsh. Seems he's there to hunt down some water for Chen, so we dive right in and assist. There are a few surprises we have to deal with while scooping water, but soon we have enough and Mudmug carries them back to Halfhill with us (he's pretty strong!).
All that's left to do is find Li Li at the Imperial Granary. It's a short walk from town, and when we get there it's no big surprise this isn't going to be an easy request to fulfill for grain. For starters, we have to taste each kind to figure out which is the best... and Li Li is disappointed to find that none of them will quite work out. So she sends us over the cliffs and into the Krasarang Wilds on a wee little foray to get some well-guarded cave barley. On the way we help recover some stolen grain, thin out the pesky sprites, and depose their leader.
With his newly completed brew, Chen is ready to return to Stormstout Brewery. There's a just one, small catch: when we get there, the entire area is overrun with virmen and drunken hozen! In clearing the way, we encounter an exceptionally large hozen who has trapped the pandaren in barrels and also gather some "special" water for Mudmug. Can't let a good mob go to waste!
With the exterior clear, Chen turns his attention to the Brewery itself. He, Mudmug, and Li Li help us attack the major denizens one at a time, and soon things are right again, at least for the time being. But Chen knows something deeper and darker lurks in the Brewery, something that will have to be confronted if he is to reclaim his birthright.
For now, he is content with our progress. Not a moment too soon, an emissary arrives from the western town of Stoneplow, seeking refreshment for the troops. She also carries with her news of another threat...
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Halfway down the hill our little trio chances upon a lone pandaren gazing across the fields. Compared to the pandaren we've met thus far, he has a distinctly... southern... drawl to him. He is none other than Mudmug, a local brewer who uses muddy water for his beer. But his ability to brew has been hampered by the virmen. With beer threatened, Chen is quick to offer aid, or at least our aid.
Li Li has some great ideas for confusing the virmen, but Chen is more of a "to the source" kind of person. First he wants to take out the alphas, then the warren-mother herself!
All that's left before sampling Mudmug's concoction is to retrieve some stolen hops. Settling down after a long and grueling fight with the virmen, Chen, Li Li, and Mudmug share the home brew with us, and Mudmug lets slip there's this place called "Stormstout Brewery". Chen is interested at once, and suddenly a sense of urgency overcomes him. He departs for his family's brewery, leaving Li Li to her own devices.
- Stay here, Li Li.
- Sure thing, Uncle Chen!
So the first thing she wants to do, naturally, is some exploring. We tag along in order to keep her safe.
Along the way we meet some new folks who are eager for our help. The workers at the Silken Fields are beset by mutated creatures of their own making, and we need to thin their numbers and take down the mutant mother moth. While we're there, we also get a short lesson in where silk comes from.
New Cifera and the bordering Pools of Purity offer a sense of tranquility but they, too, have problems of their own (at least it isn't virmen!). Between a disgruntled wife and fisherman and encroaching turtles, we've got some work cut out for us. Yet there's some time to help a local chef make some jam from fish eggs (yum!) and we meet up with Clever Ashyo, one of the companions of Xiao that went in search of the Hidden Master. While he may not have found the old fighter, he does have a vision that alludes to the mythical Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
Just in time, we return Li Li to Mudmug's Place, just as Chen arrives from having visited the Brewery. For a pandaren, he seems especially despondent, and it soon becomes apparent why. He tells a story so captivating that we can see through his eyes as he steps inside his family's brewery, only to be ignored by a surly pandaren. The old chap doesn't so much as return Chen's greeting, and seems more than eager to kick him out. Chen also finds some rather unsettling inhabitants in the brewery, including an alemental and a drunken hozen. Shunned and crushed, Chen departs the Brewery, though he is adamant he will return to discover what has happened.
Just not today...
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July 24, 2012Beta testing: Valley of the Four Winds by Raylan13read more...
With the Jade Forest closed to players, we headed back into questing by diving into the Valley of the Four Winds. Unlike the Forest, this is a neutral zone, and the vast majority of our interactions are with the local pandaren. The Valley serves as an agricultural center for Pandaria, many of the giant crops within the Heartland fed by waters cascading from the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. The local farmers are beset by virmen in the east, while those in the west are rapidly losing their lands to the mantid swarming over the Great Wall from the Dread Wastes.
First, a few vistas to get us off on the right foot:
Upon first stepping foot into the Valley we meet with the most well known pandaren: Chen Stormstout. He is taking a small break from travels with his niece, Li Li, right at the first crossroads. After a brief interaction, we join him in taking a short walk up the road to Pang's Stead, where we meet the head of the pandaren family that owns much of the eastern lands, Pang Thunderfoot. We find that his family's crops and livestock are being threatened by virmen and all manner of beasts. With Chen deciding to take (another) break, we take some time to help Pang out. This involves slaying a few of the pests, retrieving some tools, and then helping out down at Thunderfoot Farm.
After gathering a few food supplies, we launch them by mushan to Thunderfoot Ranch. This is a small pig sty run by Liang Thunderfoot, who has issues of his own. Not only does he need meat for his pigs, but some of them have wandered off into the hostile fields. A few mushan and turtles later, and we have the required meat; the three little pigs take a bit longer to track down, but are mercifully unharmed.
We do such a good job, in fact, that Liang sends us to check up on Francis the Shepherd Boy, bringing his lost lamb back to him. It seems that Francis's flock is under constant attack by wolves and hawks, but he's too frightened to do anything about it. Fighting them away is no small task, but we gladly do so, and then contend with the pack leader and a giant hawk. Shang Thunderfoot, Francis's master, isn't too pleased with the boy's cowardice, but we are invited to meet him at his place just down the road.
Chen Stormstout and Li Li meet us there, and we'll soon meet one of the strangest pandaren this side of the Valley...
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June 12, 2012Vale of Eternal Blossoms: Screenshots and Video by Raylan13read more...
Besides the great gate separating the Vale from the Dread Wastes, or the gate opening to Kun-Lai Summit, the most impressive structures in the west are the pair of giant mogu statues standing above the Golden Pagoda. Yes, these are very same that are on the new log in screen for the expansion. Passing through them to the east introduces a whole new level of awe, as the stunning Alliance and Horde shrines, main cities for the continent, stand on both sides of the towering Mogu'Shan Palace.
The entire area, at least for now, seems fairly phase-heavy, the mobs (and some NPCs) encountered depending on the quests you happen to be working on. Nearly all of the new factions have their representatives within the two shrines, ranging from the Golden Lotus to the Lorewalkers. Most have a variety of daily quests, and some of the quartermasters can be found within as well. In addition, most of the amenities one might expect in Stormwind City or Orgrimmar are present, including a bank and auction house.
This is one of the most beautiful zones in all of Pandaria, but it isn't without its dangers. Mogu and mantid, spiders and saurok, all can be found here...
Shrine of Seven Stars
Shrine of Two Moons
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December 15, 2011Wikia sends Fandyllic a nice holiday card by Fandyllicread more...
- You can see the clean original on Blizzard's site from 2009.
August 31, 2011Some ideas to get back subscribers for World of Warcraft by Fandyllicread more...
- I will try to keep this blog post up to date and modify it based on commentary.
Commentary and ideas
- Commentary on casuals...
As much press as hardcore players get around World of Warcraft, the difference in making money or not for Blizzard Entertainment is not the hardcore players. Hardcore players don't represent the majority of players, but use up a vast majority of the resources in the game. This is because it is obvious that Blizzard spends a majority of its time catering to hardcore players. They spend inordinate amounts of time creating, refining and tweaking top-level raids, creating and tinkering with itemization for top-level raids and heroic instances, and responding to complaints and support requests from raiders. Blizzard is falling into the squeaky wheel trap.
Because of this misplaced focus on hardcore players and their desire for top-level content, Blizzard is losing casuals. Casuals is what separates World of Warcraft from most MMOs. When the game first came out it was by far the most casual friendly MMO with the most depth and wise gameplay compromises. Blizzard has lost its way from this winning formula and so it is losing casuals[1] at a rate too fast to maintain growth or even keeping at a plateau.[2][3]
Why are casuals so important? Because they pay as much as hardcore players, but use far less of Blizzard's resources. If the trend continues, Blizzard will continue to spend more and more resources on less and less players. It could become a vicious cycle.[4] This time is still probably quite far off, since Blizzard can probably justify and maintain adequate content release cycles as long as their player base remains in the multiple millions, but they appear to be on the downside of the game's life-cycle[5] and are doing very little to really reverse the trend.
- Commentary on twinks
Another group of players, some of whom could actually be considered "hardcore" in many respects, that Blizzard is also neglecting is the twink community. Blizzard has apparently long voiced its support for the twink community, but hasn't really delivered in their laser focus on end-game content.[6] Although they acknowledge the problem, Blizzard has actually stated that their priority is on max-level PvP and that they apparently don't want to divert resources away from that.[7] The twink community is less interested in immersion, lore, and quests than some of the casual community, but they definitely want focus on non-level cap, non-end game content. The twinks want attention to class balance and itemization at lower levels. So, as casuals will spend more time leveling at low levels, some of the benefits gained from aiding either twinks or casuals will benefit both.
- General
- Allow the use of rest as a sort of currency or pre-req for some content.
- Remove as much grinding as possible. Basically, this means put something in dailies or other rep grind activities far more optional.
- Dailies should give you something useful like profession ingredients, drink, food, potions, etc. and not just money and rep.
- Dailies should help complete some larger task, like the opening of Ahn'Qiraj or the various phases of Isle of Quel'Danas.
- Make more dailies for different levels, but with much shorter rep grinds (remove the big grind to exalted for dailies below the level cap).
- Adjust all-level dailies to be divided among racial capitals to make each a quest hub for different level ranges of players. This way, there would be less congestion.
- Stormwind City/Orgrimmar for level 81+.
- Dalaran for level 71 - 80.
- Shattrath City for level 61 - 70.
- Ironforge/Undercity for level 41 - 60.
- Darnassus/Exodar/Thunder Bluff/Silvermoon City for level 1 - 40.
- Add more low level instances in or near racial capitals not congregated by level cap players.
- These low-level instances, if done right can also serve the cross purpose of working on twink class balance through itemization coming out of these new instances.
- Make frequenting less central racial capitals easier by making getting in and out or getting between key buildings easier.
- Put flight path destination inside Exodar/Undercity or portal inside from flight path.
- Allow players to become quest givers to trade soulbound items for profession ingredients.
- UI for trading macros in-game.
- Tune quests in zones more so leveling matches zones better.
- Add back longer questlines lower and mid-level (<level 60), many of which were removed with Cataclysm.
- Professions
- Allow players to craft for other players who have soulbound ingredients, but only one type of ingredient at a time and possible only once per day/week/month.
- Fix Archaeology so it isn't so boring:
- Add finds that point directly to a new dig site zone rather than mostly random hunting.
- Allow random items to be found at dig sites that seem at least semi-relevant to archaeology, like recipes, jewelry, etc.
- Since Archaeology is a secondary profession, make different areas accessible based on a related primary profession.
- ...or just kill it entirely.
- Fix First Aid so there are more useful products like:
- More powerful bandages at high levels.
- More powerful anti-venoms.
- Allow "deconstructing" cloth items for cloth items.
- Business changes
- Introduce tiered subscription rates depending on what expansion you have up to. The current model is unfair and new subscribers who don't want to buy all the expansions know it.
- Come out with "Battle Chest" omnibus software boxes with all but the last expansion included faster and for a lower price (say around US$40-60/€30-50).
- Blizzard recently offered vanilla and for US$20,[8] so they're already going in that direction, but this offer may be promotional and expire at some point.
- Pie-in-the-sky
- Player representation committee to Blizzard. Maybe like EVE Online's CSM (Council of Stellar Management).
- Allow groups of guilds to form "nations" (or "unions"?).
- Guild housing.
- Player housing. This isn't that important, unless it can be done in a way that doesn't strain server resources too much.
- Player built environment elements (bridges, buildings, farms, tunnels, etc.).
- ^ Miss Mediocre 2011-08-04. Wow… I'm Kinda Done With WoW…. Miss Mediocre (blog).
- ^ Boubouille 2011-05-10. WoW Loses 600k Subscribers, Diablo 3 Beta Q3 2011, Arena Passe, Blue Posts. MMO Champion.
- ^ Greg McClanahan 2011-05-15. WoW in Decline and Blizzard in Denial. Gamasutra.
- ^ Matthew Lynley 2011-08-03. World of Warcraft subscribers fall for second straight quarter. VentureBeat (GamesBeat).
- ^ MMOData Charts v3.4 Subscriptions : 1m - 12m
- ^ A well documented post about Blizzard's past stated support for twinking, but recent lack of support: Korette 2011-07-30. Low levels are unacceptable - Blizzards commitments. Official Battlegrounds and World PvP forum (EU).
- ^ Wryxian 2011-08-11. Low lvl pvp is pathetic, just plain pathetic.. Official Battlegrounds and World PvP forum (EU).
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft® Battle Chest®. Blizzard Store (US). Retrieved on 2011-07-14.


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Development in Rural Areas
In Mali, the Aga Khan Foundation's (AKF) Rural Development Programme works in partnership with local communities to improve agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods. The programme's goals are to increase food security and enhance nutrition through facilitating improved agricultural production and increase incomes by facilitating agricultural marketing. In Mopti, AKF has been implementing the Mopti Coordinated Area Development programme in collaboration with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance since 2008.
AKF has been implementing the Mopti Coordinated Area Development Programme since 2008. Benefiting from the multi-input area development approach, the programme combines interventions in health, education, rural development, financial services and civil society strengthening to improve quality of life for beneficiaries in the Mopti Region, one of the poorest in the country.
Community Development
The Foundation's activities derive from an intensive community development planning process, which includes the creation and/or strengthening of an institutional structure at village level through which people can determine priority needs and decide how best to manage common resources in the interests of the community as a whole. Broad-based village organisations, along with sector specific interest groups, serve to represent the community to the government and to other development partners, including NGOs and the private sector. All the Foundation's work within a village is based on the priorities identified in community development plans and includes significant contributions of time, labor and funds from the community.
Participatory Approaches
The Foundation uses a number of proven participatory training methodologies to ensure that its activities are sustainable and replicable. These include farmer field schools to expand access to improved seed and cultivation techniques, test plots embedded within women's vegetable gardens, and the Participatory Learning and Action Research in Integrated Rice Management approach. Working in the horticulture, rice, millet and sorghum sub-sectors, select farmers are trained from each village. Once trained, they are supported and monitored as they train others and demonstrate new production practices.
Market Linkages
The Foundation aims to make markets work for the poor. It engages in in-depth value chain analyses to understand the gaps and potentials in the market and then acts to address the constraints through working with producer groups, input suppliers, credit providers and other market actors.
Strategic Crop Selection
The Foundation selects the crops that it will promote based on a number of strategic factors, including market viability, nutritional quality, prevalence in the targeted area and explicit benefit to women. In Mali, it has selected to work with a variety of horticultural crops within women's gardens, including onions, okra, tomatoes, peppers, sweet potatoes and cabbage, along with three important cereals: rice, millet and sorghum.
Facilitative Engagement
The Foundation aims to act primarily as a facilitator within its target communities in order to prioritise local management and community ownership of all initiatives. AKF Mali facilitates linkages between rural communities and public and private actors, with the goal of exiting from villages once these partnerships are established.
AKF Mali partners with a range of public and private actors in order to realise its objectives. In order to ensure that appropriate varieties of seed are available on a sustainable basis in the Mopti Region, it is partnering with the World Vegetable Centre (AVRDC), the International Centre for Research on Semi Arid Crops (ICRISAT) and the West Africa Seed Alliance (WASA). To enhance its work in market linkages, a partnership has been formed with ACDI/VOCA. In all its activities, AKF works closely with local government and community institutions.
Among the expected outcomes of these programmes are:
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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- The City of Rockford's newest firefighters were put to the test.
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We count the Omer from the night of April 23, 2016 till the night of June 10
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Lag B'Omer: The Beauty in Every Jew
This Lag B'Omer, take a moment to identify with another's inner Godliness.
Understanding Lag B'Omerby Yair Danielsohn
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very nice map. love the work on the labels and key and the colours.
Hey all,
This is my last map, fantasy continent of Selvarin. It's done in Photoshop, with a mix of hand-drawn elements and digital work. The original size is 7795x10866 px (66x92cm) and actual uploaded size is a bit less than 50% with lower resolotion. For those who want to check the details I also split the map in four parts (100% size and lower resolution). The map also contains some special features : I wanted to make some humble tribute to a few Guild's cartographers of whom I like the works. Ten or so labels are therefore inspired by some CG's maps I like, slightly modified, more or less easy to spot. I probably forgot some of great cartographers here though, apologizes about it
I wanted to thank those who follow the work progress in the WIP thread, especially Vorropohaiah, Eilathen and Arsheesh for their support. thanks again
I hope you like it, comments are welcome!
Feel free to rate, rep or run away
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very nice map. love the work on the labels and key and the colours.
My W.I.P Elyden globe map thread - please check it out and let me know what you think
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Wow! I have to say that those shields really are impressive. Did you make them?
I like the mountains and forest, specially the mountains, but I have to say that the cliffs look a little weird, not ugly, just a bit different from the rest of the map. At all is still a great map, the colours are also very well used. Have some rep
Edit: nevermind at the shield question, just read the WIP thread
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This map is fantastic! I love the great amount on details on it! The heraldic, icons, labels and use of colours are just awesome. The assets for those points of interest is just a great idea and really fit in the map. I don't have enough posts to rep you but this map is 5 stars-worthy
Wow Max, this is grand. I really love the little details with the symbols along the map borders that make it clear who's land is where. I may have to use that idea myself one day. There is a lot to enjoy about this but I had to come say so before I dove back in.
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Ok Max this is pretty awesome, very good job!!
What a beautiful map! I love the colours, symbols, as well as the use of heraldry in place of country names. Really awesome!
Inspiring and amazing. Congrats for the nice work.
Guys, don't forget to check the Muraile de Fer
This is absolutely fantastic Max! I too really love the work you've done on the shields. This is going into my inspiration folder.
Stunning! Repped and rated.


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"Men's Health" Magazine Names Katy Perry the Hottest Woman of 2013
We're only a week into the year, but "Men's Health" magazine has already decided who the 100 Hottest Women of 2013 are. And at the top of their list is KATY PERRY.
--Here's the Top 10 . . .
#1.) Katy Perry
#2.) Mila Kunis
#3.) Christina Hendricks
#4.) Jennifer Lawrence
#5.) Jennifer Aniston
#6.) Scarlett Johansson
#7.) Angelina Jolie
#8.) Beyonce
#9.) Gisele Bundchen
#10.) Amber Heard
LeAnn Rimes Tips Off the Paparazzi Where She's Going to Be . . . And Then Shows Up Looking Good
Have you noticed how LEANN RIMES is always photographed looking hot in a bikini or having a nice family moment? Well, it's no accident. According to Radar Online, she actually tips off the paparazzi in advance of where she's going to be.
--This serves two functions: One is so LeAnn can make sure she looks just right . . . because that's what every woman wants.
--But it's also a built-in PR move to show the world she's a good wife to EDDIE CIBRIAN . . . and a wonderful stepmom to his kids.
--A source said, quote, "LeAnn wants good pictures out there. She wants to look good and she wants people to see how she looks happy with Eddie, that's why she does that."
Josh Brolin Was Arrested for Public Intoxication
JOSH BROLIN was arrested for public intoxication on New Year's Day. It was actually New Year's NIGHT . . . just before midnight on January 1st.
--There aren't many details. Brolin was arrested in Santa Monica, and released the next morning on $250 bail. But the case is already over. Brolin wasn't cited and won't have to go back to court.
--A source says Josh was hanging out with his guy friends and, quote, "had too much fun."
--It may have been a little more serious than that, though. The police report says Brolin was, quote, "intoxicated and unable to care for himself."
NBC Has Picked Up Michael J. Fox's New Sitcom
A while back, we heard that MICHAEL J. FOX was returning to TV on a sitcom inspired by his life. Well, now there are a few more details.
--First off, NBC has picked it up . . . and it's in the running to be on their schedule beginning next fall. But there's no title yet.
--On the show, Michael plays a newscaster who had to quit his job due to Parkinson's Disease . . . but is now returning to work because a new medical regimen has helped him control many of the symptoms.
Tom Selleck Wants to Do Another "Three Men and a Baby" Movie
TOM SELLECK wants to do another "Three Men and a Baby" movie . . . and he's actually talked to TED DANSON and STEVE GUTTENBERG about it.
--He says, quote, "We'd love to get back together if they've got a good idea. And I think that's a good idea. But it seemed to be real and then disappear, so I don't know."
(--"Three Man and a Baby" came out in 1987, and was followed by a sequel, "Three Men and a Little Lady", in 1990.)
Wade Boggs is Part of a Group That Bought the Property Where "Field of Dreams" Was Filmed
Baseball Hall of Famer WADE BOGGS is part of an investment group that just bought the property where the classic KEVIN COSTNER flick "Field of Dreams" was filmed.
--They paid $3.4 million for the property, and plan to build a youth baseball complex consisting of 24 fields and 60 clubhouses.
--Boggs played in the majors from 1982 to 1999. He spent his first 10 years with the Boston Red Sox, then went to the Yankees, where he won his only World Series in 1996. He spent his final year with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.


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A league which two years ago was about 13 clubs and has been allowed to rot.
Is the NCL really built on 21 and 22 years olds who came through the academy system of pro' clubs? If not, how would it collapse?
And once again, the question which no-one seems to want to answer:
Are we all happy with the loud and clear message from the RFL that 23 semi-professional RL clubs outside SL have to do nothing whatsoever in terms of player development??
Just pack in all your teams expect your first team and sit back and live off SL scraps??
My reaction is that there's no message from the RFL here beyond panic. They aren't telling the 23 clubs outside Super League that they have no role to play, they are basically saying, "######, is that the situation? Well, we better, erm, make a decision then ..."
I'd prefer your idea because it would indicate some form of strategy, albeit one I think that's misguided.
How we're meant to develop any coherent plan for rugby league at any level when Super League, the Championship, the RFL, BARLA, NCL, individual leagues and clubs all seem to have completely contradictory agendas and are happy to self destruct to prove a point I haven't the first idea though.


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May 5, 2016
Police say a tip through the media helped them nab a suspected car thief.
Kinston police Thursday asked the public's help in identifying a man who was a person of interest in a stolen car case.
After the surveillance picture was distributed, police say someone recognized the man and tipped off authorities.
Jaquan Koonce was arrested around 8:00 p.m. and charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, resist obstruct and delay, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Police in Kinston are asking for the public's help in identifying two men who are people of interest in a stolen car case.
Police say the grey 2003 Ford Expedition was found stolen around 9:00 a.m. Tuesday from Greenbriar Road.
Around 4:00 p.m. the vehicle was recovered on New Street.
Police released surveillance pictures from the Lunchbox on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard of two men who may have been driving the stolen SUV. The business is a short distance from New Street.
Anyone with information on who these two men are should call Kinston police at 252-939-3195.
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Mitt Romney has cast his ballot in the presidential election.
His wife, Ann, was at his side Tuesday morning when the pair cast their ballots near their Belmont, Mass. home a little before 9 a.m. EST. The Republican presidential candidate will return to Boston Tuesday night for an Election Day reception at the Boston Convention Center.
Asked who he voted for, Romney replied, "I think you know."
His running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, is following a similar strategy, using his travel time after voting in his Wisconsin hometown to join Romney in Cleveland and then visit Richmond, Va.
The campaign isn't ruling out additional swing-state appearances as well.
Later, Ryan will await returns with Romney in Boston.
Meanwhile, President Barack Obama is back in Illinois to await results, telling voters at his final rally in Iowa the election is in their hands now.
He cast his ballot during early voting last week.
But the President's election night party will look far different than it did four years ago, when 125,000 people gathered on an unseasonably warm night in Chicago's Grant Park. The campaign decided not to test its weather luck this year and is holding the election night event indoors, at the McCormick Place convention center.
The decision appears to have been a smart one. The weather in Chicago on Tuesday night is forecast to be cold and rainy.
His running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, has cast his vote in the 2012 election, saying "it's always a kick."
Biden shook hands with and hugged other voters as he waited. He urged Americans to vote "even if you have to stand in line."
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WhiteDragon2 wrote:Logress wrote: Don't worry, Alteil is here to stay, and arrangements have been made to insure it will be around for a long time (cue the Imperial Stormtroopers arriving to freeze Gon in carbonite) even if GPUSA shuts its doors.
Nice to see arrangements being made to ensure alteil's survival. Feeling a bit sorry for gon though
You guys are very easily distracted from the real issue, huh. Mention Star Wars, and reality goes out the window.
The line WhiteDragon quoted is the be all and end all of that post. What it says between the lines is... expect more changes soon, cos GPUSA is going down.


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you just said the deal was embarrassing, the Kyle thing was late to the argument. If Kyle was your main concern why didn't you mention that straight away? To quote
"super leagues " official" bingo partner....
i am now worried the powers that be are turning our sport into a joke "


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Acoustic Levitation Puts a Pure Spin on Medicine Fabrication
Laura Bowen | July 16, 2014
The need for a contaminant-free space to manufacture medicine has led scientists to try many creative new approaches to improve the process. At Argonne National Lab, creating a device that floats and rotates chemical compounds in thin air was just the answer they were looking for. It meant two important changes: the amount of each chemical necessary could be implemented very precisely and the risk of outside impurities disrupting the results was minimized.
Fanny Littmarck | June 26, 2014
Sound Navigation and Ranging (SoNaR, more commonly written in all lowercase as "sonar") technology can be used for investigating and communicating underwater. To improve the sonar system, you need to optimize the design at a component level. A major component of sonar is the electro-acoustic transducer.
Mads Herring Jensen | February 28, 2014
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I recently had the pleasure of preparing a small contribution to the 166th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (Fall 2013) together with Wade Conklin and Jordan Schultz from Knowles Electronics. Wade presented our paper entitled "Characterization of a microelectromechanical microphone using the finite element method". The work consisted of implementing a virtual prototype of a Knowles MEMS microphone (the SPU0409LE5H microphone, see picture below) using COMSOL Multiphysics.
Andrew Griesmer | September 13, 2013
Starting the design process by testing on a small scale is often the best way to tackle issues affecting large objects, like a ship. Detailed in COMSOL News 2013, researchers at INSEAN, The Italian Ship Model Basin, used small-scale testing and then simulation to analyze the effect of placing a sonar system within the bulbous bow at the hull of a ship. Using a small-scale model of a bulbous bow, the researchers at INSEAN performed fluid-structure interaction experiments, and subsequently […]
Bethany Nine | August 14, 2013
Multiphysics applications are all around us. Consider, for example, a setting where science may be the last thing on our minds: a music concert. You might be enjoying the slight sinusoidal variations in atmospheric pressure we call sound waves, or music, but those pressure variations must come from somewhere. In fact, they are due to a multiphysics effect where sinusoidal structural vibrations in an object disturb the surrounding air, causing pressure variations in the air that then propagate outward and […]
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Wind turbine noise is a (hotly disputed) topic that we've mentioned on the blog before. While research into noise production by wind farms is still being debated among researchers, one way we've found to overcome these noisy turbine troubles is to place turbines offshore where they can't be heard and, conveniently, high winds with more regularity make energy production more effective. However, a question that comes to mind is: What impact do offshore wind farms have on marine life?
Mads Herring Jensen | February 27, 2014
When sound propagates in structures and geometries with small dimensions, the sound waves become attenuated because of thermal and viscous losses. More specifically, the losses occur in the acoustic thermal and viscous boundary layers near the walls. This is a known phenomenon that needs to be included when studying and simulating systems affected by these losses in order to model these systems correctly and to match measurements.
Andrew Griesmer | September 19, 2013
When performing an analysis on small-scale audio equipment, such as hearing aids, cell phones, and microphones, the obvious physical phenomenon that's analyzed is pressure acoustics. However, there are other physics interactions that significantly affect these small devices, including electromechanical interactions and viscothermal losses. Most notably, thermoacoustics (the detailed modeling of acoustics including thermal conduction and viscous losses) is an often overlooked effect that can alter the results of a model. These effects are important in all devices with small length […]
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If you have ever stood next to a transformer, you have probably heard a humming sound coming from it and wondered if there were bees close by. When you hear that sound the next time, you can rest assured that it's not bees but the magnetostriction of the transformer core that is making that humming sound.
Laura Bowen | July 19, 2013
The way the sound is shaped as it passes through the pipe of an organ is the result of a carefully calculated and intricate pipe design. Browsing through the Model Gallery, I came across a model of an organ pipe, and it happens to be a great acoustics tutorial for using the Pipe Acoustics, Frequency Domain interface in COMSOL Multiphysics. Let's talk organ pipe design, and walk through how we can model it with multiphysics software.


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The BitterSweet is a phone company advertised heavily in Grand Theft Auto IV. The BitterSweet is a parody of the RIM Blackberry electronic device, and is advertised as highly addictive, and highly annoying. The motto for BitterSweet is Be Everywhere. And Nowhere.
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The advertising for the BitterSweet focuses mainly on user testimonials, and prides itself on being "always connected, perpetually disconnected". Commercials focus mainly on the annoyances of the RIM Blackberry, such as loud alerts and a constant blinking red light for unimportant emails, the device taking most of the owners' attention (The "Blackberry Disease") and missing out on family functions. Though the BitterSweet is constantly mentioned in-game, it is not obtainable. Since it is constantly mentioned in Grand Theft Auto IV this may be hinting that this will be the protagonist's cell phone in Grand Theft Auto V.


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Tyco International Ltd Stock Hold Recommendation Reiterated (TYC)
TheStreet) -- Tyco International (NYSE: TYC) has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a hold with a ratings score of C . The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model. NEW YORK (
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- TYC's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 3.5%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 3.9%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
- TYC's debt-to-equity ratio is very low at 0.29 and is currently below that of the industry average, implying that there has been very successful management of debt levels. Although the company had a strong debt-to-equity ratio, its quick ratio of 0.83 is somewhat weak and could be cause for future problems.
- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed against the S&P 500 and did not exceed that of the Commercial Services & Supplies industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 32.6% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $359.00 million to $242.00 million.
- The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. When compared to other companies in the Commercial Services & Supplies industry and the overall market, TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD's return on equity is below that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
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I like the layout! I think you'd find a huge difference if you gave all of your symbols some shadows (for instance, look at the stonehenge-type symbol you have there.)
Some time ago, I posted a map of a Celtic Fantasy world called Cad Goleor. Now I am posting the map of one particular region, called Tulainn. It is the location of a book I am writing in said world, and is more now a constant work in progress.
I am looking for input and critiques regarding how to improve the map.
This map was made with GIMP. Procedurally, I downloaded brushes to use for the buildings, trees, and hills, and the land and water effects were achieved through a mix of "Render Clouds," "Emboss," "Gradient Map" (for colors), and the "GIMPressionist" feature.
I like the layout! I think you'd find a huge difference if you gave all of your symbols some shadows (for instance, look at the stonehenge-type symbol you have there.)
Nice! Great perpective, and I dig the colors!
For me, the water doesn't blend with the rest of the style. It has a 3D realistic quality to it, while everything is is more drawn/cartoonish, for lack of a better term.
Last edited by mozltovcoktail; 04-22-2012 at 01:19 AM.
I really enjoy the layout and colors - it has a weird medieval feel to it, overall. However, I have to say I don't believe using many different brushes for your elements was the way to go. Your map lacks cohesion, the styles do not always mesh well. The hills, for example, are a stark contrast to everything else. The farmlands seem to be top-down, while everything else is isometric, and I think I'd personally not use so fuzzy a brush for the dirt roads - to me, at least, it bleeds into the green, but my eyes aren't so good While using brushes from different artists is great, you want to be sure the styles go well together.
For the water, perhaps you could try the wood cut technique (like your original map of Cad Goleor), or the lines coming away from/surrounding the continent? Then with some sort of texture overlap. I think it might suit the style, of course it's always hard to tell until you sit down and fiddle with it. I'm excited to see it develop It's a very interesting little territory with sort of a quaint feel.
Last edited by Ourea; 04-22-2012 at 07:43 PM.
Not sure how to do the farmlands and the hills any better, without scouring the net for brushes, and I don't really know where I'd look for them. I'm not looking to spend any money on this.
An updated version of the map. Not sure I will keep all of the changes, but I'm interested is seeing what people think of the new version.
I recolored the hills, involving some shading, tried a different look with the water, added some more shadows, and messed around with the ground and the roads. Let me know what you think is better or worse.
And just for clarity, the body of water in the north is a lake, not an ocean. But for the scale of this particular map I couldn't draw the other side of it. I only bring this up due to Ourea's usage of "water" and "continent" in the same sentence regarding the map.
I think the new water fits better with the style of the map, though it does still look like a big piece of water texture attached to the map rather than integrated with it. Perhaps some lines around the coast showing the land interacting with the water? Definitely an improvement though.
Last edited by mozltovcoktail; 04-23-2012 at 03:51 PM.
I see what you meant about the roads. Still, I quite like it I agree with mozltovcoktail about the water looking sort of pasted on, but it's still definitely an improvement!
The shadows made a big difference! You have a field hatch showing really light on top of one of the shadows though; your field hatching should be beneath your shadows.