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Saturday, 19th January, 2002, 03:49 PM #1
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ø Ignore LoneWolf23D&D Races: Evolution in Action...
A few days ago, Discovery@Canada (Canada's main Science News show on the Discovery Channel) had a few special features about Lord of the Rings: A Scientific Exploration of the elements of Tolkien's works.
One exploration that really interested me was an analysis of how the various races in LoTR might all be related. It really made sense, the way the expert explained it:
Essentially, any critter with a human-like appearance is likely to be a Hominid, and so a cousin (however distant) of Humanity. Elves, Dwarves, Humans and others are basically divergent descendants of a common proto-human ancestor. This makes sense because in real life, our own dominant Hominid branch once shared the earth with many close cousins, with Neanderthal being the last such exemple.
In LoTR, all the races had a common ancestor. Dwarves were the first race to diverge from the ancestral line, distancing themselves the most from their distant cousins. The line then branched out again into Elves and Humans, who developped into very different creatures. Likewise, Orcs (corrupted Elves) were a mutated offshoot of the same branch. And finally came the Hobbits, who were a more recent "pygmisation" of the Hominid line.
That line of thinking made sense to me, and I've considered making a similar connection in my next campaign for the various races. By connecting them all to a distant "Common Ancestor", I tie all the Human-like races together, Good, Evil and Neutral.
Here's the line I was considering:
The Common Ancestor would be a large, long-lived, muscular race with potent magical abilities. Call them "Titans". They evolved in a world dominated by sentiant reptilian races, lead by the Dragons.
After achieving dominance, the Titans established a hierarchical society, forcing the weaker of their members to serve as miners a laborers. The members of this "undercaste" would be the ancestors to both Dwarves and Gnomes. A corrupted offshoot of the race splinters off and becomes the ancestor of all Goblinoids.
A Magical catastrophy of some sort causes the Titan race to lose dominance and scatter. The proto-dwarven race claims freedom and goes underground, to evolve further and eventually splinter off into Dwarven and Gnomish subraces.
The formerly dominant race splinters off as well; one subrace devotes itself to mastering magic in all it's forms, attunes itself to the forces of Nature, and uses magical techniques to extend their lifespan even longer. The other subrace all but swears off it's dependancy on magic, and spreads out across the world, adapting to varying locales and favoring early technology over magic. They become Elves and Humans, respectively, and stay close enough to occasionally interbreed.
Now, eventually some dark power comes along the world (still in early design) and discovers these interesting races, and gets to work corrupting a few of each race, mutating them to it's tastes. These become Duergar, Derro, Dark Elves and Orcs.
That's about all I got so far, but I'm also thinking of making the Giant Races a completly different line of Evolution, partially elemental in it's origins, and using the "antidileviuan reptile race" concept hinted at in the Slayer's Guide to Troglodytes, which hints that Lizardmen, Troglodytes and Kobolds are distant cousins of the same race, once ruled over by the Dragons in ages past.
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Saturday, 19th January, 2002, 03:55 PM #2
Makes sense, but I don't know if it actually fits with Tolkien's works. I think he may have already established how the races came into existence.
Of course, I don't know that much about it, so there's a good chance I'm wrong.
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If you want to adap this explanation for D&D, it would really work well. This race of titans, "giants in the earth," also meshes with real world mythology quite nicely.
Of course, the folks who did the show should have read the Silmarillion if they REALLY wanted to find out how the races came about in Middle Earth. Hmmm.Wolfspider
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I like the reasoning - but, if I'm remembering things correctly, there's something wrong with their (Discovery Canada's) assumptions. From what I recall of The Silmarillion, the Elves were the first race to be born. (Ignoring, of course, the gods - the Valar and the Maiar.) Furthermore, I *believe* that the dwarves were created, kinda bugging some of the other Valar. That'd make two of their points incorrect. Now, the Dunedain are definitely part elf, but, I don't believe that ALL humans are - little relation there, more another created race. The Orcs/Uruk-Hai are 'genetically engineered' races, though the Orcs did come from corrupted Elves, under Melkor. And, lastly - I believe that I've read somewhere (canon somewhere) that the hobbits were getting larger with each generation and becoming more humanlike... hmm - seems Discovery Canada 'ought to do some more research.
On the other hand, I like your theories for a campaign world - it's an interesting idea. I believe that Bruce Gulke of Mythosa.net worked out something similar, but it's been a while since I read the history of his world...
Anyway - in closing - that's some nice stuff you've got there. The theory is interesting, though, obviously enough, I take greviance with their example of Middle-Earth.- Terraism
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ø Ignore MythandLoreTolkien got alot of his stuff from old Finland stories.
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ø Ignore WichtTolkien, was a creationist and his work was as well. The Silmarillion lays out the order of the creation of the races - Elves came first. Dwarves were actually created first but they were then hidden away until after the elves were given life. Men were created last. Ents and Eagles recieved life somewhere in there at an unspecified time to guard the animals and plants respectively, and he never says were the hobbits come from that I remember.
It really seems unfair to the author to try and twist his work into something he would have personally disagreed with.
Saturday, 19th January, 2002, 04:04 PM #7
Thanks for the post, Wicht -- I sorta thought that, but I wasn't certain.
I do think that your theories are a cool explanation, though, and would adapt perfectly for D&D. You could build a Tolkien-like world just using your theories as the background/history instead.
Saturday, 19th January, 2002, 04:27 PM #8
One thing I don't like about your idea is some of the cliches, namely that there *has* to be a distinct race of drow and duergar etc. And I find this all over the place. I recently bought Dragonstar and though I'm quite happy with the ideas and the integration of sci-fi and fantasy, I was very dissapointed by the unimaginitve use of some of the fantasy races. Even to the extent that they referred to the drow worshipping "their spider queen." If you're going to come up with something original, forget the subterranean races altogether or cook up something new. Just my $0.02CDN.
Saturday, 19th January, 2002, 04:42 PM #9
I think what everyone misses when looking to the Silmarillion for an explanation for the creation of Middle Earth is that it's a myth. It is the Elven myth for their creation, their bible. Just as there are many theories for the creation of our planet besides the Christian Bible, I don't think it's unreasonable to imagine other possibilites or explanations for Middle Earth.
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Yeah, but, you see, there's just one thing. Middle Earth DOESN'T exist. There aren't going to be Hobbit and Gondorian scientists looking back over the fossil record and debating what time frame Great Eagles lived in and what the diet of a Fell Beast was.
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Built from the same DNA as its bigger brothers, GTX 680, the GeForce GTX 670 brings the performance and features of 28nm Kepler architecture to a more affordable price point. The GTX 670 comes with 1344 CUDA cores and a base clock of 915 MHz, slightly lower than the GTX 680, but is essentially identical in all other aspects. It provides a great upgrade compared to its predecessor, GTX 570 with average 41% performance increase and runs over 50% faster in many demanding DirectX 11 games, while remaining extremely power efficient at 175w TDP with 28nm process. The breakthrough NVIDIA GPU Boost technology pushes the performance to the limit by intelligently increasing clock speed based on actual work load. An array of NVIDIA exclusive technology, such as NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync for stuttering- and tearing-free gaming, NVIDIA Surround with up to four monitors, two new Anti-aliasing modes of FXAA and TXAA, NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready, and NVIDIA PhysX Technology works in concert to ensure you get the most immersive and impressive gaming experience.
The EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 670 is factory overclocked to 967MHz to pump out more power from the Kepler architecture. The included EVGA Precision X-, designed from the ground up to support new GPU, redefines what overclocking software should be with easy and precise tuning for GPU Clock speed, GPU Voltage, Memory Clock speed and Fan speed.
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Great card! Wish it weren't discontinuedPros: Very fast, reliable card. I can max out all my games with no problem. The overclocking is great, gets kinda around 72 degrees C if I push the settings high. Cons: This card is now discontinued, and I was looking forward to purchasing another 2gb for SLI. Other Thoughts: None, just wish It weren't discontinued is all! Did you find this review helpful? |
FantasticPros: Works like a champ, handles most stuff on high. Can overclock to match a 680. Cons: Exhaust port on back gets hot (can throw off some heat sensors). Other Thoughts: I got this as the 680 was a little out of reach for me. Figured I could always add another for SLI down the line. Did you find this review helpful? |
Well worth the moneyPros: High resolution gaming without any problems! Running 1920x1080 never drop below 60FPS in games such as BF3 or Diablo3 Cons: No issues as of yet have had the card for several months. Other Thoughts: I wouldn't call this card "cheap" but is much more affordable then its counterparts. Did you find this review helpful? |
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High failure rate...Pros: -Benchmarked just a hair under a stock GTX 680 on tomshardware.com. Cons: After the first day, had hard lock-ups to a red screen on a new build, regardless of driver version (machine ran fine with card removed). Higher end games would artifact/crash/flash black screen when accessing higher amounts of video memory. Lower end games would often hang. Most third-party monitoring software would fail and cause a driver crash. Other Thoughts: As of this review, this card appears to have been discontinued for having such a high failure rate, as it's no longer listed in EVGA's product line-up. EVGA tech support was quick to blame the card when presented with the problems listed above, and offered an upgraded RMA option while still paying for shipping both ways. They answered any questions within 24 hours, excluding weekends/holidays. The ones I spoke to over the phone were based in California, for those who care what country tech support lives in. Manufacturer Response: Did you find this review helpful? |
Good GPU!Pros: Ran everything like a knife through butter @ highest settings 1920x1080 with 4xAA. Runs most games smoothly on highest settings with 3D Vision enabled. Cons: Started crashing out of games after about a week of having it. Then began to get blue artifacts during simple browsing on my computer. Other Thoughts: Will be RMAing soon seeing as a lot of people have had this problem. Looks as though EVGA is taking good care of their customers. Did you find this review helpful? |
Performance not as expectedPros: It is somewhat stable. Cons: Somewhat unsatisfied. Crashes a bit in every game I play. Not to mention even when it is working correctly, performance is not what it should be at. RMA'd. Manufacturer Response: Did you find this review helpful? |
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Fast!Pros: OC up to 1240mhz/7200mhz. BF3 maxed 50 - 80 fps. Temp at 1200/7000 at 69c with fan matching temp. Cons: Kinda expensive but worth it! Other Thoughts: Replaced xfire HD 5850 and runs much smoother. P9500 with 3dmark11 at oc settings and i5 2500 at 4.8ghz. Did you find this review helpful? |


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2014 (September 2013 - August 2014)
UTMB Level 1 Trauma Center Recertified, ED Tech Council Presents at Texas Hospital Association Conference, UTMB Receives the 2013 Bill Aston Award for Quality, UTMB Sleep Disorders Center Receives AASM Accreditation, Dr. George Saade Joins National Advisory Child Health & Human Development Council, Welcome Aboard Debora Mordecai, Director of Patient Care & Assistant Chief Nursing Officer for Women's, Infants' and Children's Services, Clinical Safety & Effectiveness Session 5 Begins, Nursing Service Receives International Audio Visual Digital Awards, Mondays in March Begin March 3 ,Learn More About ICD-10: Mission Possible at intranet.utmb.edu/icd10, UTMB's SICU 1 of 4 Gold-level Beacon Award Recipients in Texas, Shout Outs! and more...
Unit-Based Clinical Leadership; Spotlight on: Jessica Anderson, Exercise Physiologist; UTMB Medical Interpreter Competes in 4th GPA World Powerlifting Championship; ICD-10 Mission Possible; EAC Corner; New Year Resolutions; Construction Update: Traffic, Jennie Sealy, Cafe On the Court; Shout Outs
UTMB Family Medicine Awarded Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition, SICU Beacon Award,
Achieving Outstanding Infection Control Outcomes: An Ongoing Pursuit,
UTMB First in Texas to Receive AHA Award, Project CARE Kickoff, utmbConnect Receives A+ from Epic,
EAC Corner,
Annual Campus Tree Lighting
Victory Lakes Tree Lighting,
Annual Campus Health System Holiday Celebration,
Shout Outs!
A Day with Correctional Managed Care, Huntsville, New Program Saves Valuable Time in the ER for Stroke Patients, MyChart Proxy Access gets New Name: MyChart Family Access, New Digital Billboard at Victory Lakes, ACGME Approves UTMB Vascular Surgery Residency Program, Oliver Center Opens Division of Shared Decision Making, Operations Council Welcomes Patient & Family Advisor, Bonnie Farmer, NASA Annual Safety and Health Day, Give to SECC, Win a Pizza Party Upcoming Holiday Events, Shout Outs!
OR Optimization Project Improves Scheduling and Turnover,
UTMB places 3rd at UT System Annual CS&E Conference,
Welcome Aboard Amy Lussier,
UTMB Physicians Recognized as Top Docs,
Right Place, Right Time: La Tonya Cunningham,
CathPCI Registry Is Now Active,
Getting to know Cherry "Cherry Pie" Young, Customer Service Account Specialist,
UTMB & TDCJ Employees participate in Alzheimer's Awareness Walk,
EAC Corner,
Texas City OT/PT Clinics Moving,
Improving the Patient Experience: Island West Pilots Flow Stations,
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All About the Health Insurance Marketplace, UTMB Center for Cardiac Rehabilitation, Program Accreditation, DSRIP Project Update: Burn and Trauma Care Project, Connecting Care: Here, There and Everywhere Elsewhere, Sports Injury Clinic, EAC Corner, Construction Update, 2013 Excellence in Nursing Awards, HIPAA/HITECH Right to Request, Clinical Value Analysis: So You Want to Change a Product..., UTMB Doctors Working Together to Work Wonders in the Community, Shout Outs!
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The African Union: New Institution for a New Millennium?
Omatayo Olaniyan, The African Union, and Fred Oladeinde, The Foundation for Democracy in Africa, will lead discussions about The African Union.
Friday, October 22, 2004
Room 2343, Public Policy Bldg.
UCLA campus
use Wyton and Hilgard Ave. entrance to campus
Los Angeles, CA 90095
9:00 AM -- Welcome
Allen Roberts, Director, James S. Coleman African Studies Center (JSCASC)
Edmond Keller, Director, Globalization Research Center-Africa (GRCA)
9:30 AM - The African Union: Past, Present & Future
Presenter: Omatayo Olaniyan – Acting Permanent Representative, The African Union to the United Nations, New York
Gerald Bender – USC, School of International Studies
1:00 PM - The African Union & The African Diaspora
Presenter: Fred Oladeinde – President, The Foundation for Democracy in Africa
C. R. D Halisi – CSULA, Pan African Studies Department
2:45 PM - The African Union & Business, Investment & Economic Development in Africa
Presenter: Malcolm Beech – Special Advisor, The National Business League
Ruben Jaja – Africa-USA Chamber of Commerce
Jeanette Ndlhovu – Consul General, South Africa
Taye Atske-Selassie – Consul General, Ethiopia
The African Union is the successor of the Organization of African Unity, which was created to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonization and apartheid; to promote unity and solidarity among African States; to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development; to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote international cooperation within the framework of the United Nations. On October 9, 1999, the Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity issued a Declaration (the Sirte Declaration) calling for the establishment of an African Union. The AU objectives are to accelerate the socio-economic integration of the continent, which will lead to greater unity and solidarity between African countries and peoples; creation of a common vision of a united and strong Africa and on the need to build a partnership between governments and all segments of civil society, in particular women, youth and the private sector, in order to strengthen solidarity and cohesion amongst the peoples of Africa; and a continental organization focused on the promotion of peace, security and stability on the continent as a prerequisite for the implementation of the development and integration agenda of the Union. The Organs of the AU are The Assembly, The Executive Council, The Commission, The Permanent Representatives' Committee, Peace and Security Council (PSC), Pan-African Parliament, the Economic, Social and Cultural Council, the Court of Justice, Specialized Technical Committees, and the Financial Institutions (The African Central Bank, The African Monetary Fund, The African Investment Bank).
Presentations will address
• The Pan-African Congress
• Role of NEPAD & civil society in AU
• African Diaspora & the AU
• AU Peace Keeping force
• US funding and support for AU initiatives
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TWO MORE TEAMS QUALIFY: Bowling Green and Akron became the third and fourth teams in the MAC to qualify for the league's postseason tournament over the weekend, joining Western Michigan and Ball State, which clinched positions one week prior.
Two weeks remain in the regular season schedule and four spots have yet to be filled. Central Michigan and Toledo were the first schools to be officially eliminated from postseason play following play on Saturday.
The Broncos and Cardinals did clinch two of the four available home courts for the quarterfinals, which will take place Tuesday, Nov. 23. The four winners from the quarterfinals will advance to the highest remaining seed for the semifinals and championship match, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26-27.
WMU PUTS FANS IN THE STANDS: Western Michigan, which began the week on a 13-match winning streak, closed out its home schedule by drawing more than 1,000 fans in each of its final two matches. The Broncos drew a season-high 2,082 fans to their match with Akron, then had 1,304 in attendance for their match with Miami.
EIGHT STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS: Ball State has posted an eighth straight 20-win season for the first time in school history. The streak includes 1992 (22), 1993 (26), 1994 (25), 1995 (22), 1996 (21), 1997 (21), 1998 (21) and this season. Stringing together eight 20-win seasons had happened only one other time in the history of the Mid-American Conference. Western Michigan posted nine in a row beginning in 1979 and ending in 1987.
TEAM EFFORT KNOCKS OFF WMU: Behind the efforts of Kalamazoo, Mich., native Kim Schaper, the Zips upset previously undefeated Western Michigan in conference play. Schaper played despite suffering from the flu all week and had not practiced at all during the week. Schaper netted 59 assists and 14 digs. Also helping out was junior Julie McDivitt, who fired 17 kills (.417 hitting percentage) and 26 digs. Senior Kim Branam also contributed 17 kills (.457 hitting percentage).
KEMERER NEARING ELITE COMPANY: Bowling Green senior Lori Kemerer is three blocks from entering some elite company in Falcon history. Kemerer would become only the second BG player in history to register 1,000 kills, 1,000 digs and 500 blocks, joining Lisa Mika as the only Falcons to reach the feat.
HOME MATCH MEANS A WIN?: Entering play this week, less than half of the league's teams (six of 13) have a .500 or better record at home. Ball State puts its league-best 13-1 home mark on the line in its final home match of the season Wednesday against Bowling Green, a team that is 4-1 in league road matches. Right behind BSU is Western Michigan, which finished with a 14-2 mark on its home floor, while Miami (8-4) and Bowling Green (6-3) each have won 67 percent of its home contests. Buffalo (9-6) and Eastern Michigan (7-5) are the other schools with home winning records.
CMU LOOKS TO END STREAK: Central Michigan is currently on a 10-match losing streak, the longest in school history. Over that span, the Chippewas have won only four games.
WHAT A TURNAROUND FOR BG: The 1999 season has turned into quite a special one for Bowling Green and head coach Denise Van De Walle, and there is still two weeks of the regular season and the MAC Tournament left. After finishing with only 16 MAC victories total over the last three seasons, including four league wins last year, the Falcons have reached the 10 win mark for the first time since they won 11 back in 1994.
PRESEASON POLL REVISITED: Below is a comparison of the league's preseason poll, which was released back in August, in relation to where the teams stand with two weeks remaining in the regular season.
East Division Pick +/- Bowling Green 4th +3 Akron 2nd even Marshall 6th +3 Miami 1st -2 Kent 5th even Buffalo 7th +1 Ohio 3rd -4 West Division Pick +/- Western Michigan 3rd +2 Ball State 1st -1 Eastern Michigan 4th +1 Northern Illinois 2nd -2 Toledo 6th +1 Central Michigan 5th -1
THOMPSON CLOSING IN ON 1,000: In only two years as a regular face in the Miami lineup, Alissia Thompson is closing in on the 1,000 career kill mark. Thompson, who recorded 415 kills last season and has 331 kills this season, has amassed 914 for her career to date. With only four regular-season matches left on the Miami schedule, Thompson would have to average 19 kills per match to reach the milestone. If Miami were to advance to a quarterfinal match, Thompson would need to average just over 15 kills per match. To reach the tournament, the RedHawks need to win one more match or have one of the following three schools lose one more match -- Buffalo, Northern Illinois or Toledo.
SUCCESSFUL ROAD TEAMS: While seven of the MAC's 13 teams have had their difficulties at home, three of those schools have winning marks on the road. Akron and Marshall are both 2-4 at home but on the road are 8-6 and 7-5, respectively. Kent, which is 2-8 at home, is 6-4 in road contests and 5-2 in MAC road matches.
NO SOPHOMORE LETDOWN HERE: Ball State sophomore Megan Hammons is having the most prolific offensive season ever by a BSU sophomore. She set the school record for kills in a four-game match with 29 at Ohio on Saturday. That improved her season total to 424 kills, which is the fifth-highest single-season effort in team history. It shatters the previous BSU sophomore record of 361, which was set by Michele Winkle in 1982. Hammons has hammered 10-or-more kills in a match 20 times this season, which ties the sophomore record set by Lindsay Follin in 1996 and ties the 11th-best effort in team history. She has recorded 20-or-more kills in a match nine times to destroy Stefanie Decker's (1989) sophomore record of three.
FIVE-GAME MATCH NETS BIG NUMBERS: Eastern Michigan and Kent battled to a five-game contest that produced a combined seven players tallying kill-dig double-doubles. EMU's Jill Hutton led the team with 26 kills and 26 blocks, Sara Schaub had 22 kills and 15 digs, Karen Simpson had 14 kills and 22 digs and Courtney Huffman had 11 kills and 24 digs. Kent was paced by Carrie McEnery's 19 kills and 20 digs and Carrie Patterson's 14 kills and 17 digs.
MERRILL IS MARVELOUS FOR OHIO: Ohio junior outside hitter Amber Merrill has posted three straight kill-dig double-doubles, including 18 kills and 12 digs in the Bobcats' loss to Ball State. For the season, Merrill has nine double-doubles and leads the team with 381 kills. Her 4.19 kills per game average is fifth in the MAC, while teammate Katie Mullen is sixth with a 4.18 average.
ROOKIES PACE TOLEDO: Three Toledo freshmen -- Jessica Buck, Bitsy Mayhle and Becky Radomski -- have accounted for 58 percent of the team's kills (716 of 1,227) in 1999. In Toledo's two wins last week, which were the team's first home victories of the season, the trio totaled 70 percent of the Rockets' kills.
PAIR REACH THE CENTURY MARK: Two senior setters -- Northern Illinois' Ali Frasor and Marshall's Nicole Frizzo -- reached the 1,000 assist mark over the weekend, increasing the league's total to eight setters who have tallied 1,000 assists this year. Frasor reached the century level for the second consecutive year, while Frizzo made it for the fourth consecutive season -- a first at Marshall. Ball State's Emily Sallee, who has 4,319 career assists, is chasing former Cardinal Wendy Carter for the career mark at BSU. Carter totaled 4,404 during her stint as a Cardinal.
MORIN IS MARVELOUS AT THE NET: Western Michigan senior Traci Morin, who was third in the nation in attack percentage last week, hit .437 in her final two home regular season matches of her college career, in addition to averaging 5.7 kills and 2.4 blocks and two digs per contest. Morin had 17 kills and nine blocks against Miami, then had 23 kills and eight blocks versus Akron.


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Nice one!!
Nice one!!
I like it. I like that the textures on the ship read so well (the rivits and panel lines). The one thing I would interested in seeing is doing a little color balancing, as there is a lot of orange from the sodium vapor lamp. I think the direction it is going now helps the tone of the photo as it feels a bit like a sepia tone, but it is just a bit orange in my opinion. You could also probably bring the blacks up just a touch (keep the midtones where they are though). Very nice shot!
So, every once in a while, the wife picks up the camera and squeezes one off which makes her say "your camera makes me hate my camera" (which is always good for me as it means she sees the relevance of the camera budget ) Anyway, here is her latest, I included it here because it shows off some of Puck Monkey's fine work:
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Last edited by VF; May 12th, 2009 at 08:34 AM.
When I went into Corbis looking for a job, I took my best stuff in my portfolio and they told me exactly what was wrong with each photo. It was the best thing that ever happened to me and it was kind of like what we do here, good honest criticism.
There was one important rule, especially for stage photos but almost for any photo that I learned that day and that is CONNECT. You have CONNECT with the photo and having lines crossing across the photo or someone's face detracts from that CONNECT. Having the subjects looking away from the camera loses that CONNECT.
In this photo, if the child was looking toward the camera there would be a CONNECT that would make this pic about 20 times better.
I swear to God that my photos got way better the moment I sucked it up after being nearly scolded that day and realized what it takes to not only compose a photo but CONNECT with the subject.
CONNECTing with Lil Wayne in a huge concert theater breaks it down to you and Lil Wayne and nothing else matters.
CONNECT invites the viewer into the celebration
This is something that you don't see in photo or art books, but a bell went off when I left Corbis that day and now I get it.
I understand what you're saying, Mike, but I think the whole connecting with your subject thing is necessary in some images and wholly unnecessary in others. Sam's image above shows the wonderful emotion of a moment shared by dad and baby girl, even though no one's looking at the camera.
That said, you do people really well, Mike. And I think that connecting with a human subject is important in the types of photography you're really into. I just think that different situations call for different techniques.
Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Bullets are cheap. Life is priceless.
Something about this image says "this is a brick wall, not a ship" to me. I think that were you to give the image a slight tilt to the left (making the buildings in the distance vertical) that the ship would have a more natural and graceful angle to it that would lend itself to a more nautical feeling.
The oranges are kind of high, so maybe a touch of adjustment to your white balance or color tints might be in order as well.
Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Bullets are cheap. Life is priceless.
And for another opinion I think you are both right in certain regards. I think that connections are important, but that connection isn't always between subject and camera, but sometimes between subject and something else the viewer can relate to. I think Corbis being a stock house has definite guidelines that they look for when judging how salable an image might be, and the Lil Wayne shot is a perfect example of when this works and works fantastically well (very nice shot)
It might well be an (more) interesting photo if she was looking at camera so you could better read her smile. But, seeing it was my wife's shot, she almost never picks up that camera, and autofocus isn't on the shutter, I'm impressed she hit focus
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January 16, 2002 INFORMATION MEMORANDUM AoA-IM-02-02
The purpose of this memorandum is to transmit current figures for the population 60 years of age and older (60+) for the states and U.S. territories. The attached table presents the most recent population figures available from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, and will be used by the Administration on Aging to determine formula grant awards during fiscal year 2002 under Title III of the Older Americans Act. Also attached, for your information, are several other population tables by age groups as well as tables by race and Hispanic origin (using the new OMB racial categories) for the 60+ and 65+ population.
The figures for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are Census population counts (100 percent data) as of April 1, 2000. The figures for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and the Virgin Islands are 2000 mid-year Census estimates from the Census International Data Base.
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ATTACHMENTS : The 60+ Population for U.S. States and Territories: April 1, 2000 (table)
Population by Age Group and by Race and Hispanic Origin for States: April 1, 2000 (tables)
Josefina G. Carbonell Assistant Secretary for Aging
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I might own a gun shop one day. So I've felt like an outsider when my friends and peers from our ultra-liberal town have advocated for strict gun control. Their pleas, bleeding with fret and emotion, populate my Facebook feed. They often post pictures of the innocent children who were murdered in Newtown. When the subject comes up–and it always does–at my neighborhood book club or at various get togethers, I try to keep my opinions to myself. If I get into how I really feel, I'm afraid I'll be asked to leave.
When Newtown happened, I cried just as much as everyone else. I hold sadness in my heart for the victims. I keep picturing the brave principal who tried to stop the crazed shooter. I see her pretty face in my dreams and wonder why she and so many others had to die.
But the vast majority of people who own weapons legally are not crazed. I do not believe guns are bad. I grew up with guns, and when I was 7, my dad taught me to shoot with a Bearcat revolver one day after school. He currently owns a gun shop in my hometown of Jeffersonville, Indiana, a small river community on the Kentucky border. (See left.) He would be the first to say that he is not a young man. So I hope he doesn't get mad when he finds out that I've already pondered what will happen if he dies. Along with my brother, I will inherit his busy, popular gun shop and gunsmith business.


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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Upside Action in AIG, Commodity-Linked Stocks
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Investors looking to make money in the markets need look no further than the commodities, Jim Cramer told his "Mad Money" TV show viewers Monday. He said the strategy is simple, companies who need commodities to go higher are getting crushed while those who need commodities lower are thriving.
Cramer reminded viewers that there are a lot of places they could put their money. Bonds remain a dumb bet, he said, with continued low interest rates. Gold never goes out of style, he added, saying that gold remains the best-performing asset class over the past 11 years. Investing in commodities themselves isn't working, thanks to a slowdown in Europe and a stalled economy in China. But what about stocks that rely on commodities? That, Cramer said, is where the action is.
Take a company like Procter & Gamble (PG), a company that by many metrics delivered horrible results. The market's reaction? Essentially flat, thanks in part to the fact that Procter uses a lot of commodities and paid a lot less for them this quarter. On the flip side, there's Cummins (CMI), a stock that trades in lock-step with commodity prices under the premise that if economies are slowing, there will be less demand for trucks. Cummins has been a one-way ticket lower, said Cramer. Commodity prices are the key to the rally in the restaurants and apparel makers, said Cramer, and the reason why soft drinks, transports and even the housing-related stocks can head higher. If a company does well when commodities fall, then its stock is doing great right now.AIG in Demand
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Obama: Libyans can celebrate 'new era of promise'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama hailed the declaration of freedom in Libya on Sunday, saying "a new era of promise" is under way in the African nation. He also urged its new leaders to turn their attention to the political transition ahead.
The leader of Libya's transitional government, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, declared the country liberated Sunday, three days after the capture and death of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
In a statement issued by the White House, Obama congratulated the Libyan people and said, "After four decades of brutal dictatorship and eight months of deadly conflict, the Libyan people can now celebrate their freedom and the beginning of a new era of promise."
Obama said the U.S. looks forward to working with officials as they prepare for free and fair elections.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she supported calls for an investigation into Gadhafi's death as part of Libya's transition from dictatorship to democracy.
Gadhafi was captured wounded but alive in his hometown of Sirte. Bloody images of Gadhafi being taunted and beaten by his captors have raised questions about whether he was killed in crossfire, as suggested by government officials, or was executed.
Clinton told NBC's "Meet the Press" in an interview aired Sunday that she backs a proposal for the United Nations to investigate Gadhafi's death and for Libya's Transitional National Council to look into the circumstances.
Clinton said a democratic Libya should begin with the rule of law and accountability, as well as unity and reconciliation. She called investigating Gadhafi's death a part of that process.
Clinton issued a statement later Sunday congratulating Libyans on their liberation, saying the U.S. was proud to have supported "the work of ordinary, brave Libyans who demanded their freedoms and dignity."
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This afternoon, Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced an exciting finding: the number of people biking in San Francisco has risen an impressive 71% in the last five years, according to the just-released 2011 San Francisco Bicycle Count Report.
"These counts back up what is apparent on our streets everyday — that San Franciscans love bicycling, and that bicycling has never been more popular in our city," said Leah Shahum, Executive Director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, a 12,000-member nonprofit that promotes the bicycle for everyday transportation.
"Whether people are biking to work, to school or just to have fun, these latest bicycle counts demonstrate that San Francisco is a national leader in bicycle ridership," said Mayor Lee. "We are using innovative strategies such as bike sharing, and installing sharrows, dedicated bike lanes and bike boxes, to make sure that our road network is safe and convenient."
[Read the Mayor's press release on the 71% counts here]
Each year the SFMTA conducts a citywide manual bicycle count to measure bicycle ridership trends. This year's findings were impressive: at each of the 23 count stations, the numbers increased—often dramatically.
Fell and Scott Streets also showed one of the highest growths: 108% increase of ridership in the last five years. The automatic bike counter at this intersection shows an average of 15,000 bike trips per week year-round.
"This huge increase in the number of people bicycling on Fell Street is a clear indication of the need and desire for better conditions on this critical bicycling connection between our neighborhoods," says Shahum. "These new counts support the urgent calls – more than 200 letters sent already — for physically separated bikeways on Fell and Oak Streets between the three blocks of Scott & Baker Streets. This much-needed safety improvement cannot wait."
Market Street—with its green, protected bikeways completed in 2011—showed the greatest growth of ridership: 115% increase from 2006, and a massive 43% increase since last year alone.
Townsend Street, a bike lane that was striped this year, and connects bike riders to Caltrain and booming business districts in SOMA, the waterfront and downtown, also showed dramatic numbers: a 54% increase since just last year.
Page and Scott, along the popular Wiggle bike route, also had staggering counts. The number of people biking through this intersection increased 53% since 2010, and an incredible 180% since 2006.
The Bicycle Count Report isn't the only great news for San Francisco biking this year. In the last year alone, more than 17 miles of bike lanes have been striped, including 2.5 miles of buffered bikeways, and 15 bicycle corrals were added to city streets, making it easier and safer for people of all ages to bike on our city streets.
Carlina Hansen, Executive Director of the Women's Community Clinic, said the bike corral has made a positive impact on her business. "The bike corral gives us greater capacity to provide a safe place for everyone to park their bikes when they come to the Clinic. Most importantly, it encourages staff, volunteers and clients to ride to work."
"These significant increases prove that a relatively small investment of resources in better biking pays off hugely in making our city more accessible, affordable, healthier and cleaner," says the SF Bicycle Coalition's Shahum. "More people bicycling is a win for all San Franciscans. Now we look forward to helping the City reach its goal of 20% of trips by bicycle by 2020."
To reach that goal, the SF Bicycle Coalition has put forward a vision for Connecting the City with a 100-mile network of inviting, family-friendly bikeways connecting neighborhoods, commercial corridors and transit centers. Find out more at connectingthecity.org.
The Executive Summary of the Bicycle Count Report says it best: "One thing is certain, more and more San Franciscans are riding bicycles every year."


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Maloney senses Scotland improvements
Scotland match-winner Shaun Maloney feels there has been slow but sure improvement recent games, but refused to get carried away with their 2-1 victory in Macedonia.
Maloney's prevalent emotion was relief after he curled home a wonderful 89th-minute free-kick to get Scotland off the bottom of Europe's World Cup qualifying Group A, where they had fallen before Friday's 2-0 loss to Belgium.
The Wigan playmaker had lost possession five minutes earlier before Goran Pandev set up Ivan Kostovski to stab home an equaliser so his goal had more than a touch of atonement about it.
That might explain why he was so cautiously optimistic when discussing Scotland's progress following their second consecutive away win.
Scotland cannot finish third in the group unless there is a nine-goal swing on Serbia in the final game, when Gordon Strachan's men host Croatia.
But he acknowledged that they had not played well in the first half of the campaign, during which they drew with Macedonia and lost 2-1 to Wales at Hampden.
The 30-year-old told Press Association Sport: "It's difficult, because we started the group so poorly. We played Macedonia at Hampden and they were probably the better side so to come here and reverse the trend is pleasing.
"The last three or four games have been a bit of improvement.
"Friday was very difficult against Belgium. I think there is a fair gulf there. But there is slight improvements.
"The Wales game was a pretty bad performance at Hampden. It was probably as bad as I have been involved in.
"There was definite improvement needed and I think slowly we have done that."
Maloney had only scored once in 30 previous internationals, also a free-kick, in a 2-0 European Championship qualifying win over the Faroe Islands in June 2007.
And he had vowed to improve that record in the past week.
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