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With snow on the ground and temperatures in the 30s, this winter day camp was bound to be fun.
On Friday afternoon, around 25 children and some adults gathered at Russell Wildlife Area north of Oskaloosa for a winter day camp during their break from school.
Ashley Brooks with the Mahaska County YMCA After school Fun Club said nine children with the club attended Thursday's winter day camp.
"It's really important to get them out and just learn a lot of different things and get to know the environment and how to treat the environment the right way," said Brooks.
Although it may be cold and can impede drivers from time to time, the snow on the ground Friday at Russell Wildlife Area provided a lot of fun for the children.
"It's good that we have a little snow out here today," Brooks said.
One of the activities at Russell Wildlife Area on Friday afternoon should be familiar to most people — building a snow man. However, this snow man was made with a flat top in order to hold birdseed, noted Laura De Cook, a naturalist with the Mahaska County Conservation Board.
The day also included an indoor screening of the children's animated movie "Ice Age: Continental Drift" complete with popcorn for those in attendance, noted De Cook.
De Cook also pointed out that the children had an opportunity to play checkers using game pieces frozen in ice.
Although the winter day camp is intended to be fun, it's also an educational opportunity, said De Cook. She said the most important part of the winter day camp is to get children out playing in the snow and using their imaginations.
De Cook said she and Kathy Rothfus, who operates the YMCA After School Fun Club, have worked together before. Rothfus serves as youth coordinator with the Mahaska County YMCA.
"We look forward to coordinating some more activities together so kids can enjoy and learn about the outdoors in a less structured setting than school," said De Cook.
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order (ˈɔːdə) | |
—n | |
1. | a state in which all components or elements are arranged logically, comprehensibly, or naturally |
2. | an arrangement or disposition of things in succession; sequence: alphabetical order |
3. | an established or customary method or state, esp of society |
4. | a peaceful or harmonious condition of society: order reigned in the streets |
5. | (often plural) a class, rank, or hierarchy: the lower orders |
6. | biology any of the taxonomic groups into which a class is divided and which contains one or more families. Carnivora, Primates, and Rodentia are three orders of the class Mammalia |
7. | an instruction that must be obeyed; command |
8. | a decision or direction of a court or judge entered on the court record but not included in the final judgment |
9. | a. a commission or instruction to produce or supply something in return for payment |
b. the commodity produced or supplied | |
c. (as modifier): order form | |
10. | a procedure followed by an assembly, meeting, etc |
11. | (capital when part of a name) a body of people united in a particular aim or purpose |
12. | (usually capital) Also called: religious order a group of persons who bind themselves by vows in order to devote themselves to the pursuit of religious aims |
13. | history a society of knights constituted as a fraternity, such as the Knights Templars |
14. | a. a group of people holding a specific honour for service or merit, conferred on them by a sovereign or state |
b. the insignia of such a group | |
15. | a. Doric Ionic Corinthian Tuscan See also composite any of the five major classical styles of architecture classified by the style of columns and entablatures used |
b. any style of architecture | |
16. | Christianity |
a. the sacrament by which bishops, priests, etc, have their offices conferred upon them | |
b. any of the degrees into which the ministry is divided | |
c. the office of an ordained Christian minister | |
17. | a form of Christian Church service prescribed to be used on specific occasions |
18. | Judaism one of the six sections of the Mishna or the corresponding tractates of the Talmud |
19. | maths |
a. the number of times a function must be differentiated to obtain a given derivative | |
b. the order of the highest derivative in a differential equation | |
c. the number of rows or columns in a determinant or square matrix | |
d. the number of members of a finite group | |
20. | short for order of magnitude |
21. | military the order the dress, equipment, or formation directed for a particular purpose or undertaking: drill order; battle order |
22. | a tall order something difficult, demanding, or exacting |
23. | in order |
a. in sequence | |
b. properly arranged | |
c. appropriate or fitting | |
24. | (preposition; |
25. | (conjunction) in order that with the purpose that; so that |
26. | keep order to maintain or enforce order |
27. | of the order of, in the order of having an approximately specified size or quantity |
28. | on order having been ordered or commissioned but not having been delivered |
29. | out of order |
a. not in sequence | |
b. not working | |
c. not following the rules or customary procedure | |
30. | to order |
a. according to a buyer's specifications | |
b. on request or demand | |
—vb | |
31. | (tr) to give a command to (a person or animal to do or be something) |
32. | to request (something) to be supplied or made, esp in return for payment: he ordered a hamburger |
33. | (tr) to instruct or command to move, go, etc (to a specified place): they ordered her into the house |
34. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to authorize; prescribe: the doctor ordered a strict diet |
35. | (tr) to arrange, regulate, or dispose (articles) in their proper places |
36. | (of fate or the gods) to will; ordain |
37. | rare (tr) to ordain |
—interj | |
38. | an exclamation of protest against an infringement of established procedure |
39. | an exclamation demanding that orderly behaviour be restored |
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In biology, the classification lower than a class and higher than a family. Dogs and cats belong to the order of carnivores; human beings, monkeys, and apes belong to the order of primates. Flies and mosquitoes belong to the same order; so do birch trees and oak trees. (See Linnean classification.)
In addition to the idioms beginning with order, also see apple-pie order; back order; call to order; in order; in short order; just what the doctor ordered; law and order; made to order; marching orders; on order; on the order of; out of order; pecking order; put one's house in order; short order; standing orders; tall order; to order.


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Despite two earlier negative x-rays, head coach Alain Vigneault confirmed that CT scan results showed a fracture and he said the nature of the injury may keep Kesler out of the lineup up to four-to-six weeks.
"I assume Kesler will be out for a little while," Vigneault said. "He's blocked a few shots since he's been back. That foot had taken two X-rays. He's been playing. Other than some discomfort he was handling it well.
"Yesterday he came in and told the doctor he still felt a little discomfort so just for peace of mind they decided to do a CT scan," Vigneault said. "We didn't get the results we had been anticipating obviously."
Kesler has yet to miss time due to the injury and played 19:07 in the Canucks loss to the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday.
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Take control of your epilepsy and seizures. Seizure management has never been easier.
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Dear Friends,
We all know someone whose life is affected by epilepsy, either within our own family, extended family, or community. Despite all available therapies, as many as one-third of those with epilepsy continue to have seizures and live each day without effective treatment. Even those who rely on medications to control their seizures have side effects that most of us would find unacceptable. The mission of the Epilepsy Therapy Project is to advance new treatments for everyone living with epilepsy.
Thanks to your efforts and contributions Epilepsy Therapy Project is making a difference although we have a long way to go. Some highlights this year include:
May 2006 New Therapy Grant Awards: Two awards, valued at $190,000, went to innovative research projects. These were funded by the Epilepsy Research Foundation, our partnership with the Epilepsy Foundation, and F.A.C.E.S. (Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures) at New York University.
The Epilepsy Study Consortium: The consortium will join leading epilepsy centers in the Northeast and eventually across the country to support the rapid accrual of patients for clinical trials in epilepsy. Under the leadership of Epilepsy Therapy Project SAB Chair Jackie French, MD, and Co-Chair Orrin Devinsky, MD, and supported in partnership with F.A.C.E.S., the Consortium could drastically streamline epilepsy drug development by reducing time and costs for developing new therapies.
Anti-Epilepsy Drug (AED) IX: We have partnered with the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in co-sponsoring the March 2007 Anti-Epilepsy Drug (AED) IX conference and Emerging CNS and Epilepsy Company Partnership and Financing Forum. This conference brings together thought leaders from academia, industry, NIH, and the FDA to review the pipeline of new therapies as well as critical clinical issues and regulatory development. More information is available at www.epilepsycom/epilepsy/drug_trial_IX.
Our two major websites are highly regarded information sources in the epilepsy field: www.epilepsy.com and www.epilepsy.com/professionals. Unique visitors to these sites reached 177,000 in July, up 34% year to year. Page views increased at a faster pace led by the explosive growth of our community site, my.epilepsy.com/ and reached 972,000 a 48% increase over July of 2005.
New award: In June we received the prestigious 2006 Gold IN-AWE award for www.epilepsy.com from the Medical Marketing Association for best website design.
New team member: In April, professional writer, editor, and consultant, Jacki Gordon, PhD was hired to develop content for the websites, especially www.epilepsy.com/professionals. She is also assisting in preparation of materials for projects that have received educational grants. She is President of JRC Innovations, Inc., and worked on Quality Of Life In Epilepsy instruments.
Advances in Epilepsy Management Conference: In May, Epilepsy Therapy Project supported the live recording of a conference, "Translating Recent Data Into Clinical Applications," presented by the NYU Post-Graduate Medical School. Professionals who were unable to attend may access this material and apply for CME credit at professionals.epilepsy.com/page/CME_clinical_applications.html.
AES Mid-year Conference: In June, we collaborated with the American Epilepsy Society to capture presentations at the Society's two-day mid-year meeting. These presentations will soon be available on www.epilepsy.com/professionals on the AES website www.aesnet.org.
Public EducationSpokesperson: Chanda Gunn, the USA Olympic Women's Hockey Team goaltender, and winner of a Bronze Medal, joined Epilepsy TDP as a national spokesperson. Chanda attends epilepsy events nationwide and inspires kids and adults with her story of challenge and accomplishment. She reminds them that finding the right therapy has allowed her to move forward with her life but that for far too many people with epilepsy, there is no acceptable and effective therapy.
Press coverage: The first press release for Epilepsy Therapy Project in connection with the New Therapy Grants award process was issued in May. Co-Founder and Chairman Warren Lammert received further coverage in Nature, Dow Jones Venture Wire, and The New York Times.
Magazine feature articles: We have partnered with Exceptional Parent Magazine to prepare and publish a series of twelve articles concerning epilepsy which commenced in June. These articles can be found at the Exceptional Parent section of our website at www.epilepsy.com/info/exceptional_parents.
New team member: To further public education, Rita Watson, MPH, has joined us as Director of Education for Epilepsy Therapy Project and Senior Editor for www.epilepsy.com. She has been an editor and writer with The New York Times; director of education and policy within Yale University's Department of Psychology and Psychiatry; and communications director for CIMIT.
To You: Our Friends, Our SupportersWe have had an extraordinary first half of the year. However, to enhance our ability to find management and treatment options for those with epilepsy, we need your support. Your contributions will help us:
What can you do? Be an active player in finding new therapies for people living with epilepsy.
We promise to keep you posted on our accomplishments and progress.
Our thanks and our appreciation,
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In spite of scripture referring to being prepared to give a defense of what you believe. The cofC resorted to ridiculous cut and paste postings in the apparent hope that everyone would leave. They also never really answered even the most direct of questions. Some posts were also evidently hitting too close to home on Hollywood Mountain.
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Judged: 1 1 1 So in a way, what good are the COC and SW and SWTBS doing, if they have no one to discuss the scriptures. Maybe they will finally, study the word and find out for theirselves, the misinterpertation of the scriptures. Then be like John , eat the whole word, and not just water baptism. |
I'm sorry but I do not understand what you are trying to say. Are you saying that you and others have the TRUTH? I would think if you guys have the truth that it should all be the SAME TRUTH. |
MRT and Heatheater has been resurrected from the dead. I wonder if Nobel Berean, Sproul and some of the others might be also:-)
You forgot Jesuscreed, Electone, Army of God, and about 20 more :-) |
Judged: 1 Yep we are on the same page:-) In fact I wonder if all the multiple names were condensed how many individuals are actually here. You see , I am pretty much convinced that SW and Randy are the same guy. I am even having my doubts about barnsweb. I admit I don't know how they can change their locations, but these techies can probably do it. |
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Judged: 1 1 1 You must be getting your wires crossed. Randy, Barnsweb, and SW already revealed on here who they are. |
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You are paranoid. |
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You guys need to lighten up; you are confusing me.
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If God sovereignty willed all men to be saved, all men would be saved. This is why I continually tell you fellows to study more on the "wills" of God. Has anyone here ever debated someone of Universalism? They very scriptures you use are the same ones they use. You should convert to Universalism.
"For truly in this city there were gathered together against Thy holy servant Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Thy hand and Thy purpose predestined to occur," (Acts 4:27-28). God had Herod and Pontius Pilate carry out His will. This was in the plan of God from the foundation of the World. God predestined the crucifixion to occur at the hands of sinful men. Didn't they sin in condemning Jesus? Yes! This predestination required that people sin yet God did not make them sin? God does not tempt anyone (James 1:13). However God in His sovereignty carried out His will using their sin to accomplish His will. Gods sovereign will: Job 42:2, "I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. Ephesians 1:11, where we learn that God is the one who works all things according to the counsel of His will, Gods preceptive will: Do not steal, love our enemies, repent of our sins, and that we be holy as He is holy, etc. Therefore, there is no excuse for sinning, and we can not claim that by choosing to sin we are simply fulfilling Gods sovereign will. Judas was fulfilling Gods sovereign will in betraying Christ, just as the Romans who crucified Him were. This does not justify their sins. They were held accountable for their rejection of Christ (Acts 4:27-28). Gods permissive will: While it is clear that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, it is also clear that He wills their death. 1 Timothy 2:4 we see that Gods will is all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth, yet we know that Gods sovereign will is that no one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day |
Judged: 1 Well, I hate to disappoint you but you are incorrect on this. Barnsweb has revealed his full name and even his brothers name. SW told his name as well. I have never talked to SW in person do to know him; he and I are not one and the same. I wish I had his writing skills. His spelling and grammar is close to perfection whereas mine is lacking. |
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God does not make anyone do anything, if you were the elected one you would know this fact. God knows what will happen to show that he is deity, even over satan. Those are the facts Jack. |
A tunnel is one way of changing locations, similar to this one below. I know it is done with cell phones somehow, also. http://www.nvpn.net/ |
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The last comment about not being charged, my account is not showing a charge either. Thought it was just me, and there way of reimbursement. Hope it stays that way and I get a free year, they did put me through some s___ for a couple of weeks. Good luck again to everyone else dealing with them!
I just got an Email stating the following
Dear Customer, We're sorry but your order will take longer to fulfill than previously communicated and is now scheduled to be delivered on or before 12/10/2012 Because we did not meet the date previously communicated to you, we need your permission today to continue your order with this new date. If we do not receive your permission, the Federal Trade Commission requires that we cancel your order. I'm not too annoyed because I didn't really need this until the new year, but the fact that it's taken this long to get me a digital code is just ridiculous. |
Just got this email this morning:
"Dear Customer, We're sorry but your order will take longer to fulfill than previously communicated and is now scheduled to be delivered on or before 12/12/2012 Because we did not meet the date previously communicated to you, we need your permission today to continue your order with this new date. If we do not receive your permission, the Federal Trade Commission requires that we cancel your order." Currently on hold to see if I can complain and speed things up. Not holding my breath. |
This will be the LAST order I will ever be placing with Dell. I have been a customer of Dell's since 2005 and have purchased a lot of high priced computers from them over the years. This order may be *just* $10 but the way they have handled it sickens me - No communication about my cancelled order other than it was "delayed", No refund, and Horrible Customer Support. Just got off chat support with a agent. They keep me waiting around for 20 min asking me to please hold.
By the way, I have worked in customer service before and those "Please hold its taking me longer to look up yada yada" is a automatic message their chat program sends when they are slow to reply . Nevertheless, I always humor it and say "Thank you". After 20 min I was told to: "I request you to contact the verification department at 1-866-383-4713. Their working hours are 8 AM to 8 PM CST, Mon to Fri and 8 AM to 5 PM CST, Sat and Sun." Which is BS. I gave them ALL my correct information. When I began to try to explain more about the situation, like how there is hordes of people online complaining that have not got their order either the agent just repeated about calling that number and brushed me off, in what I feel, was a rude and dismissive way. Has anyone gotten this Xbox Live card issue sorted out yet. Did anyone get the card without contacting dell? Has anyone gotten a refund or received the order they placed by contacting Dell? If so, what method did you use to contact them? |
I got mine yesterday. You can look at my earlier post ( couple before yours).
First I called(1:45min), waited 2 days because they cancelled with no notification . They reordered it, then the next day I couldn't track it ( at this point I didn't trust them), so I chatted online . They told they still hadnt received the new batch of codes. They said I would get them as soon as they were available. Literally 2 min after I closed the chat, they came in my inbox. I feel for you, hope you and everyone else gets there codes. Like you. I will never buy from dell again. Good luck!!!!!!!!!! |
Now I have to call them? I'd rather just do business elsewhere. Incredibly poor show, Dell. |
Just got an e-mail today that my code is in my locker on their site! Hang in there, everybody!
"Thank you for ordering through Dell. Your items are now available in your MyLocker account. If you didn't have a My Locker account, we created one for you. You'll sign in by typing your email address and this temporary password removed exactly as it appears." -C |
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Monday, January 7, 2013
OUTFIT: A wee bit different...
Same outfit but a wee bit different..
When wearing this dress I was contemplating what to wear on top of it for the longest time; a blazer, coat, a cardigan or sequined jacket.. I really liked the sequined jacket but ended up going for a fuzzy jumper! I wanted to go for something new, cozy, warm and fun! I really love jumpers and love what they do to tutu-ish skirts so I decided to try it on a longer length party dress as well!
wearing: Free People dip dye mesh dress, Valentino bracelet, H&M jumper, Zara heels, Johanna-N necklace
43 comments:
- Natali said...
Looking beautiful!!!
http://lartoffashion.blogspot.com - January 7, 2013 at 5:16 AM
- Iliana, Anne said...
http://www.theragdolls.blogspot.gr/ - January 7, 2013 at 5:21 AM
- mycupofhotchoc said...
Absolutely stunning! Though I would never decide to wear such an outfit, I do think it's great :)
mycupofhotchoc.blogspot.com - January 7, 2013 at 5:26 AM
- J. said...
This outfit suits you perfectly well :)
- January 7, 2013 at 5:30 AM
- Amanda Louise said...
I love this! It looks so comfortable and glam at the same time. The color looks amazing with your hair.
- January 7, 2013 at 5:42 AM
- Blogandthecities said...
Absolutely adore this outfit! The dress is gorgeous and with that jumper is just... most perfect :D
www.blogandthecities.wordpress.com - January 7, 2013 at 5:46 AM
- Naomi said...
Those colors are so pretty on you~
The Occasional Indulgence - January 7, 2013 at 5:47 AM
- Opposite lipstick said...
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- Pieces of Mariposa said...
This outfit looks so fresh and springlike! But nevertheless is seems to be warm and comfy because of your fluffy sweater!:) But don´t you´re freezing with the sandals????:p
- January 7, 2013 at 5:57 AM
- FancyICON said...
amazing dress!!!! :)
- January 7, 2013 at 6:00 AM
- Rhoda Wong said...
i am loving the outfits with this beautiful dress!
http://www.styleandshades.blogspot.com - January 7, 2013 at 6:10 AM
- RoselyC said...
Love the dip dyed dress, the colors look great.
- January 7, 2013 at 6:23 AM
- THE STEL STYLE said...
Nice style
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- Rosalinda Tjioe said...
Loving the skirt, so stunning! xx
http://rosalindatj.blogspot.com - January 7, 2013 at 7:41 AM
- The Fancy Teacup said...
Lovely and ladylike!
www.TheFancyTeacup.com - January 7, 2013 at 7:48 AM
- Michiel Steur said...
Die kleuren staan je zo leuk lief!
http://www.janmarcel.com/ - January 7, 2013 at 8:02 AM
- Vasilieva said...
the skirt is lovely
http://www.vasilievablog.com - January 7, 2013 at 8:15 AM
- Laura said...
So lovely!
Your hair and your outfit ;-) - January 7, 2013 at 8:16 AM
- Styleclouds said...
Beautiful! xo, Christina
www.styleclouds.de - January 7, 2013 at 8:23 AM
- Ellisya Priliana said...
loving the softness of this look. such an inspiration :) you look beautiful as always
xx Ellisya
http://themondaydiary.blogspot.com/ - January 7, 2013 at 8:53 AM
- Niki Caron said...
I love the look of a sweater with a delicate maxi skirt. The color is so beautiful too - it's a pretty reminder that spring is right around the corner :)
- January 7, 2013 at 9:41 AM
- Camille said...
I love the fact that you always smile in your posts
www.camilleslifestylediary.blogspot.com - January 7, 2013 at 9:43 AM
- Jennifer said...
You cannot get any more fab!
xo Jennifer
http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com - January 7, 2013 at 9:56 AM
- Creativity&Chocolate said...
Heel leuk ook met de trui en de rok van de jurk blijft echt waanzinnig! xx
- January 7, 2013 at 10:43 AM
- Carol said...
dress which is amazing even with fluffy jumper ♥ that's what i call THE choice :)
with love and kisses from
http://franchemeetsfashion.blogspot.cz/ - January 7, 2013 at 12:05 PM
- StyleNonsense said...
You Look Like A Wonderful Fairy!
StyleNonsense.blogspot.com - January 7, 2013 at 2:37 PM
- Laura said...
You have such a unique style and the most beautiful smile!
Best wishes,
http://skyscrapingstyle.wordpress.com/ - January 7, 2013 at 5:24 PM
- FASHIONCONTAINER said...
Love the sweet colours! nice outfit.
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- January 7, 2013 at 7:11 PM
- g.ta said...
love the colour of this outfit!! super pretty!! =`)
teru2xbozu.blogspot.com - January 7, 2013 at 9:52 PM
- Kacie Cone said...
Love it, I just can't get over how stunning it is!
- January 7, 2013 at 10:20 PM
- TSO OTM said...
This looks beautiful and you are right about tutu skirts/dresses they have endless combinations and this jumper is perfect with the dress.
ox, C.
www.thesweetestoneoverthemoon.com - January 8, 2013 at 12:48 AM
- Sacramento Amate said...
Pink always makes me smile.
You are glorious and inspiring.
Happy New Year.
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- indie by heart said...
Such a beautiful hemline! Love dip dyed pieces ^^
Indie by heart - January 8, 2013 at 9:49 AM
- inspirationlush.com said...
I love love the skirt! And that sweater looks so soft, I want to nest in it! Super cute :)
www.inspirationlush.com - January 8, 2013 at 1:10 PM
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- Vienna Wedekind said...
wooohoo I need that fluffy jumper thing! seems like you're immediately happy after putting it on!
Love //VIENNA WEDEKIND// - January 8, 2013 at 6:59 PM
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- Jessica W said...
Oh my god, you look amazing!
More looks like this! <3
The Lovelorn - January 9, 2013 at 12:17 AM
- Mira said...
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Looks gorgeous, I love your dress style.
- January 10, 2013 at 5:54 PM
- Mary Gui said...
i love your skirt, the color and layers are so pretty!
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The plan, unveiled at Tuesday's IID Board of Directors meeting, has its genesis in a closed-door session Dec. 10 in which the board offered its expectations and guidance regarding the general manager's goals for 2013. It covers a wide range of issues the district is dealing with, from water rights to balancing authority enhancement to public outreach, among others. It enumerates goals and objectives that General Manager Kevin Kelley is expected to implement in 2013.
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1 In line with a stated effort to work more efficiently, the IID Board of Directors unanimously approved a new public meeting calendar for 2013 in which two rather than three public meetings are held at 1 p.m. every month, eliminating the evening meeting. The La Quinta meeting, held quarterly, will be held twice per year, in March and September. Special meetings and workshops will be scheduled as needed, and there was talk of holding joint meetings with the directors' advisory boards, such as the Water Conservation Advisory Board and the Energy Consumers Advisory Committee.
2 The Board of Directors approved the Campo Verde Solar Project's term sheet and agreement. The 150-megawatt project, which is located east of the Westside Main Canal, seeks to cross the canal to interconnect to the Imperial Valley Substation. As part of the agreement, all transmission crossings will be built and operated according to IID-approved protocols. Campo Verde will pay encroachment and mitigation expenses for 30 years. Ownership of the line will be transferred to the district after construction.
3 The Board of Directors approved the disbursement of Local Entity funds awarded in 2010. The Local Entity program provides funds to offset loss of income associated with the district's land fallowing program. Recipients of the disbursements include Neighborhood House of Calexico Inc., Arbor E&T LLC doing business as Rescare Workforce, the county of Imperial Public Administrator and Imperial Valley Food Bank.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The No. 21 Texas A&M softball team (16-7) will face four opponents in Hawaii, including top-ranked and undefeated California (21-0) and No. 18 host school Hawaii (21-0).
The Aggies will start the week on Wednesday with a 4 p.m. game vs. No. 1 Cal and a 9 p.m. game against Marist (6-9). On Thursday A&M will face Winthrop (11-10) at 4 p.m. The Aggies will then play No. 18 Hawaii at 11:30 p.m. Friday before playing a rematch against Marist on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Last weekend the Aggies hosted the Aggie Invitational, going undefeated in two games and cancelling three due to persistent rain.
A&M defeated Monmouth, 6-5 in game one as sophomore Cassie Tysarczyk went 3-for-3 with two RBI on a home run, two singles and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch that forced in the walk-off run. In game two, the Aggies shut out North Dakota State, 6-0. Hurler Mel Dumezich struck out struck out eight and gave up just one hit for her third shutout of the season while Tysarczyk hit the Aggies' first triple of the season for another pair of RBI.
Live stats and live audio will be provided for every game this season on AggieAthletics.com, while live streaming video will be offered at each of the Aggies' home games. Fans can also listen to several of the Aggies' games live locally on Sports Radio 1150 AM. Each A&M game this week will be featured on 95.1-3 The Zone HD, making it available worldwide on any Smartphone or HD radio. Log on to RadioAggieland.com for more information.
Texas A&M is ranked 21st in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Poll and 22nd in the USA Today/NFCA rankings. The Aggies' remaining 2012 opponents appearing in the polls are No. 2/1 California, No. 6/6 Texas, No. 7/7 Oklahoma, No. 12/12 Missouri, No. 15/16 Baylor and No. 18/19 Hawaii. In addition, Oklahoma State and Kansas are receiving votes.
The Aggies will kick off Big 12 play next weekend with a three-game series at home against No. 12 Missouri on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A&M will then host a single game against Baylor on Wednesday, March 28.
Dumezich's two grand slams vs. BYU on Feb. 24 tied an NCAA single-game record. Only three other players in the history of Division I softball have hit base-clearing long balls, the most recent being in 2007. Dumezich joins sophomore Amber Garza at No. 3 on the single-season grand slams list with three, as she powered a grand slam in the Aggies' home opener against Sam Houston State. Garza hit three grand slams last season, two of them in the NCAA College Station Regional.
Evans welcomes a group of five freshmen to the team this season. Lauren Ainsley (RHP – La Vernia, Texas), Brittany Clopton (OF – Montgomery, Texas), Kayla Klein (RHP – Whittier, Calif.), Sara Mireles (LHP – New Braunfels, Texas) and Lauren Tamayo (UT – Roanoke, Texas) will put on the Maroon & White in 2012.
The No. 1 Golden Bears are undefeated this season at 21-0, with 14 players batting above .300 and nine bettering .400. Cal ended the 2011 season at the Women's College World Series (WCWS) for the 11th time, garnering a 45-13 record. This season Valerie Arioto leads the way with a .500 average, collecting 29 runs on 22 hits, including four doubles and nine home runs for 31 RBI. Arioto is also helping the Bears from the circle with a 9-0 record and a 1.00 ERA in 56 innings of work. The standout has struck out 68 batters while giving up eight earned runs on 29 hits and walking 10.
The Aggies are 10-4 over Cal and have won the past two meetings, including a 3-2 victory in 2010.
Marist was 33-22 in 2011 and tied for second in the Metro Atlantic conference with a 12-4 record. The Red Foxes are 6-9 this season with Ashley Corriss leading the way for the offense. Corriss is hitting .333 in 15 games with nine runs and six RBI on 16 hits, including one double and one triple. Nicole DiVirgilio (.292) leads the team with 11 RBI. Melanie White owns a 3.86 ERA in 29.0 innings in the circle, fanning 16 batters while giving up 18 runs on 34 hits and walking 14.
This is the first meeting between A&M and Marist.
The Eagles are 11-10 this season. Megan Chapman tops the Winthrop offense with a .388 batting average, collecting 11 runs on 26 hits. Chelsey Schoenfeldt is close behind with a .383 average, hitting four doubles and two home runs for 16 RBI. Natalie Becker (3.26) and Schoenfeldt (3.88) are both 5-5 this season in the circle. Becker has fanned a team-high 65 batters and owns two solo shutouts.
The Aggies and Eagles have never competed.
The Rainbow Warriors (21-0) are ranked 18th in the nation with a perfect record. Jessica Iwata (.443) and Leisha Li'ili'I (.442) are neck-and-neck to lead the Hawaii offense. Iwata has 27 RBI on the season after collecting 27 hits and 15 runs. Li'ili'I has 23 hits, including six home runs, scoring 11 runs and picking up 23 RBI. Kaia Parnaby (9-0) and Stephanie Ricketts (12-0) are hot in the circle, each recording ERAs under 1.00 this season. Ricketts has fanned a team-high 96 batters in 76 innings of work, giving up just nine earned runs for six solo shutouts.
The Aggies own a 3-2 all-time record over Hawaii. The teams last met in a pair of games in 1999, resulting in a 4-3 victory and a 3-8 loss for A&M.
The Aggies are 11-1 at home this season, and 38-1 in the last 37 games. A&M recently ended a program-best 34-game home winning streak, starting April 25, 2010. The streak was also the longest active home winning streak in the nation as the Aggies went undefeated at home in 2011. This is the longest home winning streak A&M has had since the program's inception in 1981. The previous record holder by Aggie softball was a 21-game ride from Feb. 19, 2005-May 22, 2005.
The Aggies are among the best in the nation in several categories this season, through games of March 11. The team is ranked No. 28 in home runs per game (0.95). Sophomore Emily Albus is ranked No. 20 in the nation with a .471 batting average. Junior Meagan May has drawn a national second-high 1.18 walks per game and juniors Brittany Walker and Sydney Shannon are ranked sixth and ninth, respectively, in sacrifice hits per game. Dumezich is among the top 25 in the nation in three categories, with 111 strikeouts (15th), seven home runs (25th) and 10 victories (21st).
In 2011 Dumezich was named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American second team after earning a 1.92 ERA in 247 1/3 Innings pitched. The junior gave up only 68 runs while fanning 262 batters as a sophomore and ranks ninth on the Aggies' career strikeouts list.
May earned All-America second team honors in 2010 as a freshman. The standout catcher broke the team and Big 12 records for home runs in a season after clearing the fence 24 times. She also posted a team-leading .405 batting average, 66 hits, 16 doubles, 62 RBI, a .945 slugging percentage and a .557 on base percentage. May was one of only six Aggies to earn the honor as a freshman.
Tickets for the 2012 softball season can be purchased through the 12th Man Foundation Ticket Office for $5-$8. Fans can purchase tickets to every home game in person at The Zone at Kyle Field box office, online at www.12thManFoundation.com, or over the phone at 1-888-99-AGGIE (2-4443) or (979) 845-2311. The ticket window at the Aggie Softball Complex will open one hour prior to each home game, at which time remaining tickets may be purchased at the gate.
Parking this season is free for each home game that does not share a date with a baseball or basketball game. Fans can park in Reed Arena Lot 100, across the street from the Aggie Softball Complex. For conflicting dates, fans will be charged $5 to park.
A&M was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Aggies received 37 points and finished behind preseason favorite Missouri (59), and Oklahoma (56), Texas (50) and Baylor (45). A&M was selected as the frontrunner for three consecutive years, from 2006-08, and was picked fourth last season, ending 2011 in third place. Oklahoma State placed sixth with 32 points, followed by Texas Tech (22), Kansas (13) and Iowa State (10).
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Pokey Minch | |||
ポーキー・ミンチ Pōkī Minchi | |||
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Unused sprites | |||
Age | 13 years old during EarthBound, 1,000 to 10,000 years old during Mother 3 | ||
Origin | Onett | ||
Relatives | Picky Minch, Lardna Minch, Aloysius Minch | ||
Affiliations | Happy Happyist cult, Giygas, Pigmask Army | ||
Appears in | EarthBound, Mother 3, Super Smash Bros. Brawl | ||
EarthBound | |||
Nom de guerre | Pokey Minch, Heavily Armed Pokey | ||
Hit points | 1746 | ||
Psychic points | 999 | ||
Offense | 145 | ||
Defense | 245 | ||
Speed | 51 | ||
Guts | 45 | ||
Location | The Cave of the Past | ||
Mother 3 | |||
Nom de guerre | Porky | ||
Level | 67¹, 60² | ||
Hit points | 6569¹, 9999² | ||
Offense | 170¹, 1² | ||
Defense | 182¹, 255² | ||
Speed | 63¹, 1² | ||
Experience reward | 1580² | ||
Location | Underneath New Pork City¹² |
- "With my eternal life, I will see the world through to its end. Until everyone who won't like me is gone."
- — Porky Minch (Mother 3)
Pokey Minch, also known as Porky Minch (ポーキー・ミンチPōkī Minchi), is a character in EarthBound and Mother 3, but also appears non-canonically in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. A portly and obnoxious next-door neighbor, he is Ness's neighbour in the suburbs of Onett and the older brother of Picky Minch. Pokey's family seems to hold a grudge against Ness's, because his father, Aloysius Minch, allegedly loaned a few hundred thousand dollars to Ness's father (though Aloysius admits it could have been a lot less), and was never repaid. Although he and his father found work in Fourside as consultants for the city's mayor, the Minches continued to feud with Ness's family.
Pokey's battle music in EarthBound is known as "Cease to Exist" in Japan and "Pokey Means Business" elsewhere. His themes in Mother 3 are "Master Porky's Theme" and "Absolutely Safe Capsule", and are played during the initial confrontations with him and following his retreat into the Absolutely Safe Capsule, respectively.
In EarthBound
At the beginning of EarthBound, Pokey lives with his parents, Aloysius and Lardna, and his younger brother Picky in the house next door to Ness's. He likes to play practical jokes, and Shigesato Itoi has stated that he does not have any friends and therefore likely played only with Ness most of the time[1]. When a Meteorite lands north of their houses in Onett, Pokey and his younger brother Picky sneak out of their house to investigate.
When Picky turns up missing, Pokey turns to Ness, pleading him to help him find his younger brother, clearly because he is too cowardly to go alone. After sweet-talking Ness's mother and convincing Ness to help him, they head off to look for Picky. At the meteorite landing site, Ness, Pokey, and Picky meet Buzz Buzz, an alien from 10 years in the future. Pokey learns of the impending destruction of the universe at the hands of Giygas, but convinces himself that he is not one of the heroes that the alien speaks of. Suddenly, they are confronted by one of Giygas's cohorts, Starman Junior. Pokey cowers in fear while Ness and Picky assist Buzz Buzz in defeating the alien. After Ness escorts Pokey and Picky safely home, Pokey isn't seen again for some time.
Pokey first resurfaces as a high priest of the Happy Happyist cult, led by Carpainter. Pokey kidnaps Paula with the intention of performing a human sacrifice. After he confronts Ness, he orders two of the cult's followers and a Spiteful Crow to attack Ness. After the cult is disbanded, he and his father end up working as business consultants for Fourside's mayor Geldegarde Monotoli. He uses the money to live a luxurious life, but he eventually steals Monotoli's helicopter after Monotoli is confronted by Ness. That helicopter is shown to have crashed in the Deep Darkness, and Pokey is again not seen again for a long period of time. Nevertheless, Pokey still causes trouble for Ness behind the scenes: it is revealed that Pokey stole the first Phase Distorter in order to escape to The Cave of the Past.
Pokey finally reappears at the right hand of Giygas within the Cave of the Past, pale and discolored from side-effects of time traveling, in an organic spider-like mech. At this point, Pokey reveals to Ness that it was Giygas that had been leading him all along. He expresses to Ness his new belief that Giygas should destroy the universe, and attacks Ness and his friends (in their robotic forms) alongside Giygas. Once Giygas is destroyed, Pokey uses time travel to escape into another era, but not before taunting Ness one last time. His last message comes through Picky in a suspicious hate letter that says, "Come and get me, loser! Spankety spankety spankety!"
In Mother 3
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Throughout most of Mother 3, Porky's presence is never explicitly mentioned, though it is implied. As early as Chapter 4, there are references to "King P", such as a mention in the DCMC song title. Throughout the game, there are also references to "Pork" in different scenarios, such as "Pork Troopers" or "Bag of Pork Chips". In the Thunder Tower in Chapter 5, Porky's playroom is visited, with numerous references to EarthBound in it, though it is merely talked about as "the King's playroom". Finally, at the end of Chapter 7, it is clearly stated that the King is indeed Porky, and Lucas and his friends are brought to his city of New Pork City. Here, Porky's presence is emphasized, with many statues and dolls of him appearing, as well as a theater that shows pictures from EarthBound.
The aforementioned playroom and Leder's speech, as well as the appearance of the Porky idols, imply that Porky is somehow still a child in the time. Throughout the Empire Porky Building, Porky taunts Lucas and co. through his intercom. When the top of the tower is finally reached, Porky himself appears, looking only slightly older than his EarthBound self. He then asks the player if they want to befriend him, but once they answer, he explodes, revealing himself to only be a robot version of Porky. Several other Mecha-Porkies join, battling Lucas all at once. When this is over, the actual Porky arrives in his spider mech. However, his appearance has changed significantly; he is extremely old and frail, coughing in nearly every sentence because of his misuse of time travel. He explains how his servant is about to pull the final needle, and that there is nothing Lucas & co. can do about it. After that, he leaves in a shortcut to the location.
Porky soon confronts them in a large spider mecha near the final battle location. Throughout the battle, he reveals that he has learned PSI, being able to perform inexplicable attacks much like Giygas could. During the battle, he explains that due to time travel, he has become immortal, as well as unkillable, stressing that when the Dark Dragon is awakened, only he and the Dragon will be the only ones left so that everyone who does not like him will be gone, and that he is prepared for such a fate. When he sees he is to be defeated, he calls upon the Absolutely Safe Capsule and climbs inside. It seals Porky inside, and being true to its name, it protsects Porky from all harm. However, Porky finds that he cannot harm the heroes, either. When the battle ends, Dr. Andonuts reveals that he built the Absolutely Safe Capsule with the specifications that once someone is inside, the machine cannot be opened by anyone, including the person inside of it. So while Pokey is indeed "absolutely safe", he is trapped in the machine forever, doomed to spend eternity in isolation. Andonuts even feels sympathy for the tyrant, as in his own words, ". . . All he can do now is spend eternity inside the capsule, in absolute safety. Shigesato Itoi has confirmed this by stating that because of this, Porky will still be alive 5.5 billion years from now [1].
At the end of the game, when the player is traveling in the darkness, they come into contact with an object that rolls with glee. While they may not be able to tell what it is, it is most likely Porky having survived the destruction of the land, as the Pigmask theme plays when you touch it. It is possible that he actually felt better after the events that took place.
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In both games, Porky Minch is shown to be very immature and childish, even when his body ages beyond his own measure. He can be extremely obnoxious, and is also shown to be very selfish and egotistical, which Shigesato Itoi says is likely due to how terrible and abusive his parents were[1]. Porky does not appear to be self-conscious about his weight, or his resemblance to a pig (as King P, the naming of virtually every facet of his empire refers to pigs, such as the Pigmask Army, and New Pork City). Though he is naturally mischievous, after Porky is corrupted by Giygas, his childish sense of humor becomes increasingly malicious[1]. He actively seeks the destruction of the universe in EarthBound, and in Mother 3 his antics nearly wipe out the Nowhere Islands, costing the lives of an untold number of the island's inhabitants, at the very least the lives of Hinawa and Claus. Porky's actions were more than likely due to wanting friendship, according to Shigesato Itoi, and that Porky himself is like a poem[1].
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Pokey Minch also appears in the adventure mode of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Subspace Emissary, as a boss. Here, he is seen as a high-ranked member of the Subspace Army who attacks Lucas in The Ruined Zoo using his Pig King Statue and a fleet of Primids. Before the Statue can kill Lucas, Pokey's ex-best friend Ness appears and destroys the Statue with PK Flash. From the exploding Statue emerges Pokey in his Mother 3 spider mech, but he is quickly defeated by Ness and Lucas in a boss battle.
Pokey Minch also appears as a sticker. Attaching this sticker to the bottom of Ness or Lucas's trophies in The Subspace Emissary increases their PK attack by 15.
In this appearance he is referred to "Porky", a more proper translation of his name. It was most likely changed for this game because of his pig-themed empire in Mother 3, as well as all the signs saying "PORKY" in New Pork City.
- As with Giygas before him, Pokey's attacks in Mother 3 are stated to be inexplicable (more specifically, "What did Porky do?!") although one is described as "spraying" ("Porky sprayed something from some sort!"), while another is described as "sucking" in nature. Another one has an animation as if a party character was throwing a bomb (Though Porky's animation shows him "throwing" lots of bombs).
- Despite his rivalry with Ness in EarthBound, it's likely that Pokey actually admired his neighbor, and desperately wanted to be his friend. In Mother 3, for example, the cinema in New Pork City shows a film chronicling Ness's adventures in EarthBound, and a cinema employee states that Pokey hand-selected the film to be shown. Pokey also has a large collection of EarthBound memorabilia on the 100th floor of the Empire Pork Building. Finally, the yo-yo weapon that Lucas can obtain in Pokey's play room in Thunder Tower is called the Friend's Yo-Yo, meaning that Pokey may have still thought of Ness as a friend. It is apparent that he also treasures it, and possibly misses Ness, as his robotic maid only cares about that specific object. This theory is supported by the fact that when Ness is in Magicant, Pokey expresses his desire to be Ness's friend forever. This likely symbolizes the innocence Pokey had before Giygas attacked.
- In the Japanese version of EarthBound known as Mother 2, Pokey states that if his parents find out he and Picky were out late, he gets spanked 100 times; this had to be changed because of child abuse/violence. Thus, in the American version of EarthBound, he only says that if his dad gets back he'll really get it. (He gets no dessert for the rest of the decade.) Likewise, when Poke y and Picky are being punished by their father offscreen, the sound heard is changed in America, from rapid spanking to a simple yell.
- In an unused set of sprites found in Mother 3, Porky's Bed Mecha breaks, and he rises from the mech in a capsule, perhaps in an attempt to escape, only to fall to the floor, breaking the capsule and dies. It is also hinted that he was going to apologize for the last time[citation needed].
- Pokey's "skills" as a temporary party member in EarthBound are as follows:
- Complains to Ness.
- Uses Ness as a shield.
- Pretends to cry.
- Smiles insincerely.
- Plays dead.
- Thinks to himself.
- Apologizes profusely.
- Tries to edge closer to the enemy.
- Acts all innocent.
Obviously, Pokey does not assist Ness in battles.
- Pokey doesn't like Steak, which happens to be Ness's favorite food.
List of Quotes
- "Spankety, spankety, spankety!"
- "Ness, let's be friends again. Please answer me. I promise to be good. ...uh...okay... (walks away slowly) Hah! I lied! See you, sucker!"
- Response to Buzz Buzz: "Three boys, he said? ...Uhhh...I'm not one of those three, am I?...'Cause... I'm not into this kind of thing at all..."
- (after punishment,) "My dad really came after me... he said I don't get dessert for an entire decade..."
- "Heh heh heh heh. You must really be at the end of your rope."
- "In this bizarre dimension, you four are the only force fighting for justice..."
- "And here you stand, ' waiting to be burned up with all the rest of the garbage of this universe..."
- "Haaaaah! That's so sad. I can't help but shed a tear."
- "You know, my heart is beating incredibly fast."
- "...I must be experiencing absolute terror!"
- "Isn't it terrifying? I'm terrified too."
- "Do you want to scream for help here in the dark?!"
- "Ha ha ha ha ha!"
- "Why not call your mommy, Ness! Say, "Mommy! Daddy! I'm so frightened! I think I'm gonna wet my pants!"
- "I know you have telepathy, or something, so just try and call for help, you pathetically weak heroes of so-called justice!"
- "No one will help you now!"
- "Ha ha ha haah..."
- "Ness! Now, I...well...it's going to seem like I'm running away. But perhaps I'll just sneak away to another era to think about my next plan. It's a good bet that we'll see each other again... All right! I'll be seeing you! So now which one of us do you think is the cool guy?!"
- (through Picky's message) "Come and get me, loser! Spankety, spankety, spankety!"
Mother 3
- "*cough* *cough* *cough* *cough* This is really no time for games anymore. I don't feel like letting you go any further."
- "If you're after the needle, then don't worry. My adorable monster is on its way to it as we speak."
- "Huh? That monster's name is Claus? It's name was Claus? That almost sounds like a person's name! But now it's my robot. Not even a fragment of life remains inside it. It's Master Porky's slave robot! It does whatever I say! It acts on my will alone. It's my double. It doesn't know anything about who you are."
- "Let me fill you in on something. No matter how much you attack me, I'll never die. Even if I somehow wind up beaten, I'll never die. Bet you didn't know that, did you?"
- "If the dragon wakes up, it might end up destroying everything and extinguishing all life. Even so, ahaha aha ahahahahahaha!!"
- "I've gone through time and space so many times I haven't aged like a normal person. Who knows, I might be 1000 years old, or even 10,000 years old. But despite that, I'm still the same kid at heart! Is that funny? It is, isn't it? Does it make you laugh? *cough* *wheeze* Are you laughing at me?!"
- "Now do you see?! Now do you understand the sadness Master Porky bears now that he's Godlike?"