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Perils of Greenlight: how the developer of Towns enraged a community by selling an unfinished game
Towns was one of the first submissions to Steam's Greenlight program. It won the community over with its light-hearted nature and interesting premise: Instead of playing as the medieval fantasy hero who strolls through town on his/her way to fight monsters, Towns asks you to create the kind of village that will attract said hero. You'll manage your community from a top-down isometric perspective, crafting everything from houses to weapons to booby-traps which fend off the occasional monster attacks. In other words, it's a city-building sim with RPG elements thrown in the mix. It was also released at a $15 price tag before it had reached version 1.0. It's important for developers to establish trust and a sense of reliability with their community, and the ensuing controversy gives some indications of what happens when that trust is broken.
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Towns was added to Steam via Greenlight on November 7. Almost immediately, the game's forum pages began filling with customer complaints. "We didn't expect all the negative reactions. From the very beginning, early 2012, the game had a lot of extreme reactions. Some people hate it and some love it. The release on Steam multiplied the effect in a way that overwhelmed us," Canal told the Report. On the Towns Steam page, there is a notice: "Towns is continually being developed and updated to bring you the best experience possible!" This is only a recent addition to the page, and it fails to reflect the exact state of the game. At the time of this writing the game being sold is version 0.80a. The original listing gave no hint that the game was anything but finished and polished. Customer complaints about the rough nature of the game play began almost immediately. I asked developer Xavi Canal to explain. "We entered Greenlight a few hours after it was up. As far as I know, Valve didn't check the status of the games submitted. So, Greenlight was a really good place to advertise your game and see the community reaction," Canal said. "Each build of Towns - since Towns 0.36 - is fully playable and offers hours of entertainment. If we don't call the current build Towns 1.0, it's just because we plan to release more patches with new content and features." That problem is that people were complaining that the game simply wasn't done. It was rough, people had technical problems, and it has been presented as a finished product. The developers encouraged players to try the demo first, hosted on the game's website. But that tip might have been more helpful if it had been advertised on the game's Steam store page instead of the forums, and not been posted three days after the game's release. There was a demo added on November 15th, but it's just a button; there is still no suggestion telling players to try the demo on the game's main page. There are even disputes over when the Greenlight banner was added. Some users say it's been there since the beginning, some are saying it was only added on November 11th. Miscommunication seems to affect even the Towns team. In a thread titled, "Please read," Canal wrote, "In the past week we talked with the Valve staff and we will include a statement in the Towns store page. It will be something like this: 'Towns is continually being developed and updated to bring you the best experience possible!'" The same sentence mentioned above. Yet tommykent1210, community moderator for Towns, wrote that the sentence was "added by Steam," not by the developers. Such statements only compound the confusion surrounding Towns.
The Towns website is similarly confusing: it says the game is available for pre-order, and the accompanying text makes it clear the game isn't finished yet. Canal said that was a mistake, and that it will be changed soon. That was four days ago. There are links to Steam on the Towns website, but not directly to the game's Steam store page. There are forums where fans have created maps for the Towns version 0.50 MEGA Build Contest, several of which now function as screenshots for the game on its Steam store page. The kicker is that some of these images were created using mods or were altered from what the game naturally creates, such as the image of the temple in the desert. From the MEGA Build Contest forum where the temple originally appeared: "The screenshot is brightened up a bit to remove the height-shadowing, as it otherwise looks quite depressing," wrote user fbu. "I indeed built the whole thing in a nearly [emphasis added] unmodified towns game; starting from the usual desert map, I increased the number of above-surface layers (and I now know why it is just 12 usually), moved the river out of the way and removed the snake crabs." When I asked Canal about the screens, specifically that of the temple, he said that all store images come from in-game. "That image has been not modified in any way, so, all you see in them can be performed in the game." The description of the image, from the creator himself, contradicts Canal's claim. I downloaded the demo and while city-building has never been my forte and it's clear the game needs some work, as a sometimes-DM for my roleplaying group, I enjoyed the flavor and RPG elements. In fact, many posts on the game's forums stress that while they enjoy the game, they would have appreciated being given a heads-up about the unfinished and evolving nature of the game before they spent the $15. tommykent1210 said on the Steam forums that the game was finished, there was nothing misleading about the store page, and that the team does not intend to deceive people. His aggressive advice speaks volumes of the debacle: "If you bought the game and don't like it, then maybe you should have done more homework," he wrote on the game's forums. He would later apologize for such statements, which Canal said were "unfortunate phrases during these stressful days." Stress or no, the customers aren't the only ones who have some learning ahead of them.


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Rowley, MA — Ralph J. Renzulli, Jr., passed away on May 7, 2013, at The Seaview Retreat Nursing Home in Rowley after a lengthy illness. He was the loving husband of Margaret (Mort) Renzulli, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage.
Born in Everett on June 26, 1934, he was the son of the late Ralph and Margaret (Shyne) Renzulli. He graduated from Everett High School, where he played football. Ralph was the owner of R.M.R. Tile Company in Saugus for many years until his retirement. He was a lover of the outdoors and enjoyed hunting. In his retirement, he was a constant at all his grandchildren's games and dance recitals.
Besides his wife, Margaret, he is survived by his son, Ralph J. Renzulli III and his wife, Donna of Rowley; and his daughter, Mariellen Burkinshaw and her husband, John of Georgetown; a sister, Anne Martino of Amesbury; six grandchildren, Ralph J. IV, Christopher, Matthew and Michael Renzulli and Keith and Serena Burkinshaw and many nieces and nephews.
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Adrian Gonzalez is in a funk. The Boston media are swirling. The fans are getting impatient. Gonzalez did that Babe Ruth thing where he told a sick kid that he'd hit a home run for him, except the kid was a metaphor for the swirling media and impatient fans, and he just wanted the kid to die already. He didn't hit a home run.
Through Wednesday, Gonzalez was hitting .269/.333/.406. That's Freddy Sanchez's career line with a lower batting average and slugging percentage. This isn't another article about Gonzalez, though. Nope, because it turns out that he's been perfectly fine. Among starting first basemen in the AL, he's been close to average. A tick above, even. This says a couple of things:
- Good grief, first basemen have been a miserable lot in the American League this year
- … no, that pretty much covers it.
First base is where you stick the power. It always has been. I remember coming of age on an Internet that was trained to laugh at hitters like J.T. Snow and his measly gift of a decent-to-good on-base percentage without power. Every team was supposed to have a first baseman that could mash, and they probably had one on the bench that they weren't using.
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Just a slight separation between first basemen and catchers. Pick any other year off the top of your head. The first three I thought of: 1988, 1965, and 2003. Pick any year you want. Just about every time, there's a clear separation between the first basemen of the AL and every other infield position -- usually about 100 points between 1B and the skill positions like C and SS.
But that's just the aggregate of the position, which is including the moonlighters doing well, like Adam Dunn, Edwin Encarnacion, and Joe Mauer. If we just go with the players who appear on the All-Star Ballot and have been healthy enough to qualify for the batting title, you start the see the problem:
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It's Konerko going nuts, a couple of guys having good-not-great years, and then an avalanche of disappointment. Those names at the bottom. My word. Look at the bottom-half of that list. Well, not Justin Smoak. You figured he'd be hanging out there, trying not to look guilty and sheepish. But the rest of them. It's not like this was a slow devolution that we saw coming a few years ago. The best of the best are now the worst of the worst. There was every reason to think Teixeria, Pujols, and Hosmer would combine for 120 home runs this year. Back in January, I wrote this:
There will probably be three first basemen on the American League All-Star roster this year. They had four in 2010, but one of those was Ty Wigginton, who made it for the Orioles under the "This Time Everyone Gets a Ribbon!" clause that requires every team to have at least one player on the All-Star roster. That means that one of Adrian Gonzalez, Prince Fielder, Albert Pujols, and Mark Teixeira probably doesn't make the team.
Three of those players are having down years. Two of them are having miserable years. Ty Wigginton and his .239/.321/.319 line would be right at home. Unless there's a groundswell of hometown voting support for Gonzalez, Pujols, or Teixeira, they aren't getting within 50 miles of the All-Star Game.
This isn't an article with a solution. If you know something I don't, let me know, and we can march in protest together. Hey, manufacturers! Stop stuffing first base bags with lead and radium! Until then, we can just marvel at the concentrated disappointment coming from first basemen in the AL. Gonzalez is in a funk? Hosmer, Teixeira, and Pujols wish they were in that funk. That's what the position has become in 2012.


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According to the JPSO, the sheriff's office received a report of a one-car accident at Lapalco and Hwy. 90 and when they arrived they found the male driver and female passenger dead inside the vehicle. Both had been shot multiple times and pronounced dead on the scene.
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The Samsung Focus 2 is the successor to the original Focus Windows Phone released for AT&T back in 2010. It also carries on the name from the Focus S and Focus Flash that were released last year.
The first Samsung Windows Phone with support for AT&T's 4G LTE network, the Focus 2 doesn't do much else to break new ground in smartphone features or design. Its 4-inch display and glossy plastic body are signature Samsung, and the Windows Phone 7.5 experience remains unchanged from all of the other Windows Phone devices on the market.
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We have a new addition to our area recreational scene. The new Plymouth State University ice arena is a state of the art facility and appears to be the first all "green" arena in the country. Everything from the geothermal refrigeration and heating system to the lighting was designed to be energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
The arena is home to the Plymouth State's men's hockey team and women's hockey team, but also offers programs to the general public including open skate sessions, youth hockey, broomball, learn-to-skate and learn-to-play-hockey sessions. It's a gem for the area!
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The work at Weymouth School is nearing completion. The classrooms and hallways, cafeteria and gymnasium will be complete prior to school opening.
Students at Clark's Harbour Elementary School return on Monday, September 8, 2014 due to the re-organization due to the construction and amalgamation.
Tri County Regional School Board is in receipt of the Total Airborne Mould Spore Sampling/Airborne Particulate Monitoring Report for the former Yarmouth Junior High site on June 6, 2014.
The report confirms that the airborne particulate samples that were collected within the facility were below the guideline set by the ASHRAE of 0.05 mg/m3. Mould samples were also collected and analysed and found to pose no health risk in regards to the occupancy of the site. Please contact Jamie Moses, Occupational Health and Safety Officer, at 749-7444, with any questions regarding the report.
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Yarmouth Central Elementary staff are in the process of setting up the classrooms and the school for student arrival. Students will return to school on Tuesday , June 10, 2014 at the normal start time. Staff will be at the former Yarmouth Junior High site on Monday, June 9th. Parents and students are welcome to visit the school on Monday afternoon from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm.
There will be an SAC meeting at 6:00 pm on Monday , June 9, 2014 in the gymnasium of the former Yarmouth Junior High site. Parents and Community members are welcome . Senior staff will be present to answer questions and address any concerns regarding this move.
Please note that students should report directly to the former Yarmouth Junior High site on Tuesday morning. Staff will be at the school to meet students at the regular time (8:05 am) that morning.
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The Weymouth project is in its final stages. The final major renovation piece, the kitchen, will begin immediately following the end of the school year.
The projected completion date of the project is August 1st.
We would like to thank staff, students, and parents for their patience and understanding during this major school renovation. We look forward to staff and students returning to a renovated school with no disruptions due to construction next school year.
Tri County Regional School Board is in receipt of the Air Quality Assessment Report from Strum Consulting as at June 4th 2014. The report confirms that the indoor air samples taken comply with the guidelines as defined by the Atlantic RBCA User Guidance document. Staff has been advised they may safely return to the school to begin the preparation for the move to the former Yarmouth Jr. High facility.
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The Teachers' Centre will be closed, due to environmental issues, until further notice.
As a result of the air quality monitoring on March 21th the following conclusion is;
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When an alien attack threatens the Earth's existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace. Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day
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Modeling & Simulation
(Audio, Virginia Public Radio, Sept. 3, 2013)
Many pilots learned how to fly and surgeons how to make incisions by engaging in some type of "modeling and simulation" program developed by a group of engineers.
But while "modeling and simulation" is now becoming its own profession, in Virginia few schools provide a course of study needed to train and retain these specialized engineers.
This is not a Virginia-specific problem. Old Dominion University is one of only three universities nationwide that provides a Modeling and Simulation graduate program, and it's the ONLY one in the nation with an undergraduate program. John Sokolowski with ODU says these engineers are in high demand, but very few students know it.
The Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council is not only trying to expand the curriculum to other state colleges and universities, but it's also trying to spur more student interest. Sokolowski says it's relatively easy for students who are already engineering majors to switch majors-and for those who aren't, depending on the major, the student can enroll in a certificate program, which allows them to minor or obtain certification in M&S and apply it to their professions. (More)
McAuliffe outlines plan for education
(WAVY-TV, Sept. 3, 2013)
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe will appear at Old Dominion University Tuesday morning.
The candidate will meet with students from the Darden School for Education around 9 a.m. at the Komblau Alumni Center Atrium.
He plans to speak about his plans to support the Commonwealth's education center should he be elected governor.
McAuliffe faces Republican candidate Ken Cuccinelli and Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis in November. (More)
Va. Beach travels far to drum up business in city
(The Virginian-Pilot, Sept. 2, 2013)
The itinerary was hefty - a tour of four European countries during two weeks in June.
Munich. Prague. Brussels. The Netherlands. More German cities. Meals at traditional beer gardens and stays at $250-a-night hotels.
But instead of sightseeing, Scott Hall's agenda was filled with business lunches and meetings with company representatives. Rather than taking bus tours through the European countryside, he drove hours outside of his destination cities to tour factories and make more business connections, logging 2,500 miles on rented Ford and Audi station wagons.
His boss, Warren Harris, met him a week into the trip. By the end, the two had tallied at least $12,000 in transportation, lodging and food costs, according to travel records obtained by The Virginian-Pilot.
The city paid the bill. Hall is a business development coordinator with the city's Department of Economic Development, and Harris is its director. ...
Gary Wagner, a professor of economics with Old Dominion University's Economic Forecasting Project, isn't sold on whether the cost of international recruitment trips is worth it. Cities pursue overseas companies that are already a good fit for their economies, Wagner said.
"The question then becomes, 'Would they have come here anyway?'" Wagner said. No academic research has proved the effectiveness of this travel, he said.
City economic development officials are quick to say their efforts have been successful. (More)
Verlander pitches in with wallet for Norfolk veterans
(The Virginian-Pilot, Sept. 2, 2013)
Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander has committed $1 million to assist veterans in Norfolk, Richmond and Detroit.
The former Old Dominion University baseball standout said in a news release that his vision for the initiative, called Wins for Warriors, "is to help erase the stigma around veterans and their families that seek mental health services."
His donation will help fund two organizations that work with current and former military personnel: Give an Hour, which encourages civilian mental health professionals across the nation to provide free services to service members and families, and The Mission Continues, which awards community service fellowships to veterans to help them transition into post-military careers.
The effort will be concentrated in Richmond, where Verlander grew up; in Norfolk, where he attended college; and in Detroit, where he currently lives.
"Those are my home bases," Verlander said during an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
This isn't his first effort to give back to veterans. For the past few years, he's invited wounded veterans to his luxury suite at the Detroit ballpark to watch games when he's the starting pitcher.
He wants to use Wins for Warriors to help on a larger scale.
"These men and women that serve for us overseas, when they come home, they're taught to be big and strong," Verlander said during the interview. "They need help sometimes." (More)
Dorm sweet dorm
(The Virginian-Pilot, Sept. 1, 2013)
MATCHING SLEEP masks hang from a tri-fold mirror atop a dresser between two raised twin beds.
A leopard-print comforter with hot-pink sheets and decorative pillows adorn one of the beds; a homemade multi-colored quilt sewn by grandma with love covers the other.
Scotland House on Old Dominion University's campus is home sweet home - and a world away from their parents' houses - for freshmen Maya Bright and Tyra Rounds this academic year.
Best friends since middle school, the young women from Chesapeake (the pair graduated from Grassfield High School in June) decided to room together, which meant shopping for the right stuff to make their dorm accommodations a home.
Everything fit, the girls said together, after a stress-free move last week.
For thousands of freshmen, living in a college dorm is a rite of passage - from the comfort and security of life with mom and dad, to a life bunking with their peers, transitioning into adulthood.
While many decorated their bedrooms at home, the dorm room is their first foray into the real world of future apartments and, one day, homeownership.
Many, like Bright and Rounds, spent the summer coordinating colors, searching for the right lamps, pillows and rugs to accent the often-drab university rooms, which typically have no leeway for permanent decorations.
Students and decorators alike know how important it is to make that first space their own while maintaining the perfect spot to study and chill out. It just takes some thought. (More)
The Asian-North Atlantic Race for Greenland
(Opinion, International Relations and Security Network, Sept. 2, 2013)
By Jan Nalaskowski
Recently Greenland has demonstrated more political self-confidence. It also keeps attracting increased attention from international actors, even those not present in the Arctic before (Australia, China and South Korea). There are several factors responsible for this change in the island's status. The strategic importance of Greenland stems from its location in the Arctic, particularly with the existence of new shipping routes, which are exceptionally attractive for East Asian countries. What is more, Greenland is the natural laboratory for research on climate change, potentially useful to other countries in their response to modern challenges.
But most importantly, the island possesses enormous amounts of resources, including fresh water, oil, gas, uranium, iron ore and rare-earth elements. Empowered in 2009 with the Self Rule Act, Greenland is entitled to manage its own resources policy. As a consequence, some fear that the island will become a "Trojan Horse" for Chinese extensive investment in the rare-earth elements market.
Making use of granted autonomy and responding to the growing interest, Greenlandic government performs various political actions, trying to maximize prospective gains. This is a completely new situation, where lucrative resources potential can simply slip away from Denmark, Europe and the North Atlantic area. For example, the Greenlandic assembly voted in December 2012 in favor of relaxing regulations on mining firms. The plan to invite foreign investors to develop mining industry was further pursued by Prime Minister Kuupik Kleist, aiming to attract extensive, international interest. The mineral agreement with China met protests from the European Union, but in January this year Kleist refused to implement any preferential treatment for Brussels in exploiting rare-earth resources.
On the other hand, the new government of former opposition leader Aleqa Hammond has recently started to implement a more cautious political program. Aiming to assure Greenlandic employment, it emphasizes that foreign labor force should be minimized and therefore many drilling agreements will not further be concluded. It is believed that allowing extensive Chinese involvement could in the long run undermine attractiveness for investment in Greenland, as the rare-elements market is already monopolized by China.
Jan Nalaskowski is PhD Fulbright student at Graduate Program in International Studies, Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. (More)
ODU coach says Monarchs made good impression
(The Virginian-Pilot, Sept. 3, 2013)
Coach Bobby Wilder said ODU made a good impression Saturday in its first game against a Football Bowl Subdivision team.
The Monarchs were competitive until the final minutes of a 52-38 defeat at East Carolina. Quarterback Taylor Heinicke accounted for 390 yards of total offense.
"We wanted to make a statement nationally that we could compete in FBS, and we did," Wilder said.
But as the Monarchs prepare for a bigger challenge Saturday, when they travel to Maryland for their first game against an ACC team, Wilder said there's no such thing as moral victories.
"As much as everyone has been very gracious in congratulating us about being in the game, and keeping it so close against a very good football team, we didn't win," he said. "There's only so much you can take from a loss.
"Nothing makes a statement like winning. We want to win at Maryland."
The defense wasn't particularly competitive with ECU, allowing 481 yards. Wilder said it must improve for ODU to have a chance at Maryland. (More)
Elizabeth Duke looks back on her time at Federal Reserve
(Richmond Times-Dispatch/The Associated Press, Sept. 3, 2013)
The work started half an hour into her term on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors.
After taking the oath of office in August 2008, Elizabeth A. "Betsy" Duke whisked into her first meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and her new colleagues.
The Portsmouth native and former TowneBank executive didn't know it at the time, but the nation's worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression was unfolding.
Within six weeks, home lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would fall into conservatorship, the venerable Lehman Brothers investment banking firm would fail, and she would make what she calls the most dramatic decision of her Fed career. ...
Before her nomination to the Fed by President George W. Bush, Duke was chief operating officer for TowneBank, the largest independent bank based in Hampton Roads.
She had held executive roles at other institutions, including the former Wachovia Bank and the former Bank of Tidewater, which was based in Virginia Beach. Along the way, she earned an MBA from Old Dominion University.
Colleagues have described her as affable yet straightforward, and trustworthy. (More)
Exercise Boosts Health From the Start
(Diabetes Forecast, Aug. 29, 2013)
One step in front of the other-that's all it takes to start getting fit. Even so, for people who don't exercise, that first step can seem like a giant leap. Only 1 out of 5 people in the United States exercises for the recommended 150 minutes per week, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Looking for motivation? Try focusing on exercise's immediate benefits instead of taking the long view. Research shows that every time you exercise, your body gets a quick health boost. This goes double for people with diabetes because of extra blood glucose benefits. "We are realizing more and more how exercise is like a medicine," says Barry Braun, PhD, associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. "You take it in a dose, it has an effect, and, over time, it wears off. Then you have to take it again."
Exercise is a particularly effective medication for people with diabetes, and here's the nice thing: Its benefits are the same whether you are a marathon runner or a couch potato. "It doesn't matter if you are trained or untrained," says Sheri Colberg-Ochs, PhD, professor of exercise science at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. "The reason it's helpful for everyone ... is that you have two mechanisms to get blood glucose out of your bloodstream." And exercise revs up them both.
The first route to lower blood glucose levels is via insulin, a hormone that ushers glucose from the blood into the body's cells, where it can be processed into energy. But people with type 2 diabetes are insulin resistant, meaning their cells are less responsive to insulin. Exercise temporarily lessens the cells' resistance. "If you exercise for 30 minutes, then you have improved insulin action from two to 72 hours after," says Colberg-Ochs. (More)
Officials prepare for football traffic
(The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC), Aug. 30, 2013)
As the East Carolina University football team readies for its first game of the season on Saturday, officials are preparing for traffic and other potential hazards.
With 45,000 to 48,000 fans expected to attend the 7 p.m. game against Old Dominion University, the ECU Police Department has instated several new security and safety measures this year to protect spectators and motorists.
Lt. Chris Sutton said the department will use dogs that can detect explosives to screen the stadium area and other facilities the day before and the day of every game. Dogs have been used before on a spot basis only, he said.
More than 100 law enforcement officers from ECU, Greenville, Pitt County, Winterville, Pitt Community College, Vidant Medical Center, Bethel, the State Highway Patrol and Pinehurst will be in and around the stadium for the game. (More)
Hokie Bird faces off with rival mascots
(The Collegiate Times, Aug. 29, 2013)
For the third time since its inauguration in 2002, the Capital One Bowl Mascot Challenge announced that the Hokie Bird will be competing for the top prize as the best mascot in all of college football.
In 2010, the competition opened the challenge to 16 participants however the Hokie Bird had yet to make an appearance. The challenge is set up in a weekly football-style format, where two mascots go head-to-head per week. Currently, the Hokie Bird is leading against Wilbur T. Wildcat from the University of Arizona by 99 percent in its week one matchup. Next week, the Hokie Bird will be squaring off against PeeDee the Pirate from East Carolina University.
The award includes a $20,000 scholarship to the winning school's mascot fund, donated by Capital One, and $5,000 for being nominated. ...
Last year, Raider Red from Texas Tech University came out on top. As of now, there has only been one mascot that has won multiple challenges: Monte from the University of Montana. In Virginia, the only school to win the challenge was Big Blue from Old Dominion University in 2010. (More)
TowneBank makes staff changes
(Suffolk News-Herald, Aug. 29, 2013)
TowneBank has announced two new hires and two promotions at its facilities in North Suffolk.
Mike Berry and Katy Rowell have recently joined the company. David Patterson and Angela Shealy recently earned promotions. ...
Shealy has been promoted to assistant vice president. She is a senior business analyst and is based at the Member Service Center in Suffolk.
Shealy has six years of industry experience. She is a graduate of Old Dominion University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Tidewater Chapter of Certified Public Accountants. (More)
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander commits $1 million to support Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and families
(The Detroit Tigers, Aug. 28, 2013)
Detroit Tigers All-Star pitcher Justin Verlander joined the Detroit Tigers Foundation, an affiliate of Ilitch Charities, to announce a commitment of $1 million to launch an initiative called Wins for Warriors that will support the mental health and emotional well-being of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans and their families in Detroit, Richmond and Norfolk.
Growing up outside of Richmond, Virginia, and pitching for Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia Justin was surrounded by two of the largest military populations in the country. Reports indicate that as many as one in three Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans who experience combat will eventually experience significant mental health challenges. Sadly, many don't seek help because of the stigma associated with receiving mental health care. Justin expressed, "my vision is to help erase the stigma around Veterans and their families that seek mental health services and join together to provide the support they need."
Wins for Warriors is devoted to sustaining successful programs that work with Veterans and their families along the process to recovery because one size does not fit all. Over the next year, funds will be distributed to two best-in-class national organizations, Give An Hour and The Mission Continues, that have the expertise to have a long term impact on this population in the target markets.
"The Detroit Tigers organization commends Justin for the launch of his Wins for Warriors program and his overall dedication to Veterans and their families in Detroit, Norfolk and Richmond," said Tigers President, CEO and General Manager David Dombrowski. "Justin's new initiative is another example of his commitment to helping those Veterans who have sacrificed so much for our country." (More)
Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander donating $1 million for war veterans
(Detroit Free Press, Aug. 28, 2013)
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander announced today that he is committing $1 million to provide mental-health support to Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who live in Detroit and two cities in his native Virginia, Richmond and Norfolk.
"One in three veterans post-9/11 needs support," Verlander said. "They face challenges when they return that most people don't understand. These men and women are taught to be brave and strong. When they come home, they're not going to be the first ones to say they need help. We need to try to help these men and women."
Verlander's program, which is called Wins for Warriors, will contribute money to two national organizations. They are Give an Hour, which asks mental health professionals throughout the country to donate an hour a week to provide free services to military personnel, and The Mission Continues, which awards community-service fellowships to post-9/11 veterans. (More)
ODU professor talks about Syrian crisis
(WAVY-TV, Aug. 28, 2013)
A professor at Old Dominion University told WAVY.com he's worried about former colleagues in Syria, as the conflict there intensified Wednesday.
In the 1990s, Dr. Donald Smith taught in Syria at Aleppo University, which was bombed earlier this year. He said when he sees recent images of dying Syrian civilians, he imagines the worst for the people he knows who are there.
Smith said he is saddened he has not heard from a former student in more than a year and has no idea where she is.
"If she could connect, she would connect," he said.
Watching the country where he lived go through a two-year conflict that has killed more than 100 thousand people has been hard for Smith.
"The people out there, every day that you ran into, are lovely people. They're just like people anywhere else," Smith said.
On Wednesday, U.N. chemical weapons experts took samples from several victims of last week's alleged poison gas attack. They hope to confirm if the people killed died from exposure to the gas.
Smith said it's not clear what the U.S. and other countries should do about the conflict.
"There are no easy solutions to the problem," Smith said. "Whatever we do will kill more people." (More)
A century of service: Air Force shapes family legacy
(DVIDS.mil, Aug. 27, 2013)
From a young age, Patrice Allen treasured memories of her military family.
"While my dad was in Vietnam, we would send cassettes back and forth in the mail. We couldn't see him but we could talk to each other," she said. "That year of my dad being gone showed that my parents were strong, determined and could do anything, making us a close-knit family."
Through their collective 100 years of civil and military service in the Air Force, the Berry family's pride and dedication to their military family served as a foundation to shape their own lives. Their military mindedness and patriotism also helped to create a stronger connection to the Air Force community. ...
Patrice said seeing her mother balance work all day, then come home and be dedicated to her family inspired her to develop her own work ethic. After she graduated from Old Dominion University in 1983 Patrice applied for a civil service internship.
"My mother found an application for [a civil service] intern program and encouraged me to apply," said Patrice. "At the time, I wasn't thinking about longevity of what I was going to be for the rest of my life, but she planned that for me." (More)
GSA Today Science: Biofilms, MISS, and Stromatolites
(Alpha-Galileo, Aug. 28, 2013)
In the September issue of GSA Today, Nora Noffke of Old Dominion University and Stan Awramik of the University of California, Santa Barbara, describe the interaction of carpet-like communities of benthic microorganisms (biofilms) with sediment dynamics at the sediment-water interface to form distinctive sedimentary structures called microbialites.
The best known microbialite structures are stromatolites -- multilayered microbialites up to meters in thickness, built up by repetitive binding, biostabilization, baffling, and trapping of sediment particles by microorganisms, coupled with carbonate precipitation. In the absence of such precipitation, however, these processes result in the formation of very characteristic microbially induced sedimentary structures, or "MISS," best seen on sediment surfaces.
Both stromatolites and MISS are first found in the early Archean, more than three billion years ago, recording highly evolved microbial activity quite early in Earth's history. Whereas the stromatolites show enormous morphologic and taxonomic variation, MISS have remained essentially unchanged with time. MISS may be the older relative, but due to the paucity of well-preserved sedimentary rocks older than three billion years, the origin of both stromatolites and MISS remains uncertain. (More)
A New Weapon in the War on Ticks
(The New Yorker, Aug. 26, 2013)
In 2006, a friend of James Squire handed him a child's toy, a remote-controlled vehicle with tank tracks instead of wheels, that he had picked up for free at a conference, and suggested that Squire find something interesting to do with it. Squire stared at it for a while. He soon found himself thinking about ticks. He'd recently discovered a few of the small arachnids on the skin of his eighteen-month-old son and had plucked several from his dog. Meanwhile, Lyme disease seemed to be exploding. He wondered if he could make a robot that would roam the outdoors and kill ticks. ...
After receiving the tank toy, seven years ago, Squire huddled with David Livingston, a friend and officemate at V.M.I. and a professor of electrical and computer engineering, to brainstorm designs for a mobile robot that could destroy ticks. "Our first ideas were what most people would try to come up with," Livingston said. "Build an arm to grab the ticks, or squash them." Then Squire called Daniel Sonenshine, a tick expert at the nearby Old Dominion University, who had written one of the most comprehensive texts in the field, the two-volume "Biology of Ticks." He said that Squire was thinking about the problem all wrong. ...
Encouraged, the team continued to tweak the robot's design. Last year, they decided that it was ready for a more rigorous test, at the Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, a hundred-and-forty-two-acre sanctuary in Portsmouth, Virginia. The preserve is so tick-infested-in particular by "lone star" ticks, which are extremely aggressive and cause ehrlichiosis, a set of bacterial diseases similar to Lyme-that local schools no longer book field trips there. "More than forty per cent of the ticks we collect in a year, we collect from this one site," said Holly Gaff, a tick biologist at Old Dominion. (More)
Artist's sketchbook: Bringing ice to an ice breaker
(Coast Guard Compass, Aug. 27, 2013)
Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy are currently supporting scientific research in the dynamic waters of the north on their Arctic West Summer 2013 deployment. As watchstsanders and scientists alike collaborate to collect vital scientific data, they are joined by artist Bob Selby. This week's sketchbook takes you inside Healy's nerve center and even lets you off the polar ice breaker to get core samples and to harvest the ice. There's just one week left until "Artist's sketchbook" is complete so catch up on the journey while you can! ...
Ian Salter. Dr. Ian Salter, currently a visiting professor at Old Dominion University in Virginia, can be found laboring over his apparatus at all hours of the day and night in one of Healy's starboard laboratories. A native of Sheffield, England, Salter is on the faculty at the University of Pierre Et Marie Curie in Banyuls Sur Mer, France. (More)
Early stuttering common, not tied to development issues
(Reuters Health/Medline Plus, Aug. 27, 2013)
More than one in 10 children had a stutter by age four in a new Australian study, but those kids scored just as high or higher than their peers on assessments of language, thinking skills and temperament.
"Stuttering onset is relatively common but parents can be reassured that developmental stuttering is not associated with poorer outcome in the preschool years at least," Sheena Reilly, the study's lead author from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Parkville, said.
The researchers said the frequency of stuttering among their preschoolers - about 11 percent - was higher than in previous studies, perhaps because they started following the children very early in life. ...
Corrin Richels, a speech-language pathologist who has studied stuttering at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, said it wasn't all that surprising preschoolers who stuttered didn't tend to be worse off in other ways.
She said most of the anxiety and other problems that have been tied to stuttering are seen among teenagers and adults.
"The adverse outcomes come from being a person who stutters over a long period of time," Richels, who wasn't involved in the new study, told Reuters Health.
The researchers said parents of children who stutter are typically advised to wait a year before seeking treatment - which can be both time-intensive and expensive - to see if the stutter goes away on its own, unless the child becomes distressed or stops talking.
Richels said the new findings support that approach.
"The good thing is, we can now counsel families whose children have just begun to stutter that it is okay to wait," she said. (More)
Here's the skinny on TV broadcast of ODU-ECU game
(The Virginian-Pilot, Aug. 27, 2013)
More than a dozen Old Dominion fans contacted me recently to ask what television channel will carry the ODU-East Carolina football game this weekend.
I replied to most that it will be on Cox Communications channel 114.
But then came a text from my next door neighbor, Mary Ann Grogan: "There is no channel 114."
She's correct, so I contacted Emma Inman, a Cox Communications spokeswoman, and asked her to explain.
The explanation is fairly simply. Cox received permission to telecast the game from Fox College Sports Atlantic, a network Cox does not currently carry. Cox is creating a channel to televise the game.
Channel 114 will be up and running by Thursday with a promotion about Saturday's game, she said. The game begins at 7 p.m. Saturday.
In order to receive the game on Cox you need to have Essential Digital service, including a digital receiver.
Cox Communications, the dominant provider of cable TV in Hampton Roads, serves 329,688 households in the region.
Verizon FiOS, which serves 131,771 homes, and DirecTV, in 80,711 households, both carry Fox College Sports and will televise the game.
The game can be seen on FiOS channel 300, according to its listings. ODU officials said DirecTV will carry the game on channels 617, 623 and 626. (More)
Seeking clarity from NSU's leaders
(Editorial: The Virginian-Pilot, Aug. 27, 2013)
A majority of Norfolk State University's governing board voted late last week to fire President Tony Atwater, ending his two-year tenure without citing a cause.
In a statement emailed by a university spokeswoman, Rector Thomas Chewning explained the action by noting only that Norfolk State "faces several operational and academic challenges."
That's true. But the lack of transparency does little good for Norfolk State as it tries to fix long-standing systemic problems. It also sends the wrong message to highly qualified executives who might otherwise consider taking the helm at Norfolk State and steering the institution toward more stable ground...
Atwater has maintained Norfolk State is not in crisis, that he needs more time. But two years into his three-year contract, he was still assembling parts of his senior leadership team. Enrollment was flat last year and has declined about 6 percent this fall.
Still, the governing board's abrupt and opaque action last week makes it more difficult for the university to move on. After he was fired, Atwater noted the board's failure to provide a cause.
He suggested his dismissal was politically motivated and said concerns about the audits and the nursing program provided a pretext for merging NSU with cross-town rival Old Dominion University.
An ODU spokeswoman insisted there has been no discussion of a merger, and Del. Lionell Spruill, a Chesapeake Democrat and one of Norfolk State's biggest defenders, said Atwater owed the public an apology. (More)
Advice for potential NSU presidents: Rent, don't buy
(Column, The Virginian-Pilot, Aug. 27, 2013)
Norfolk State University's quick-trigger supervisory body must have an uncomfortable feeling of deja vu.
Barely two years after Tony Atwater started his tenure as president, the NSU Board of Visitors fired him and must search - yet again - for a chief executive.
And several members who were on the board that unanimously selected Atwater, including then-Rector Ed Hamm, voted Friday to get rid of him. NSU will still be on the hook to pay the president's base salary of $295,000 through June 2014, when Atwater's contract ends...
He was the first permanent NSU president with experience as a college president. However, his tenure at Indiana University of Pennsylvania ended badly, after the faculty gave him a vote of no confidence. He had been criticized for spending millions of dollars on capital projects.
NSU Rector Thomas Chewning declined, through a spokeswoman, to my request for an interview Monday. Other board members either couldn't be reached or didn't return my phone calls.
Two officials who did comment were Lionell Spruill Sr. and Chris Jones, state delegates from our region who sit on the Joint Legislative and Audit Review Commission. They had learned of NSU's failure to turn in audits on time.
Spruill, a NSU alumnus and Chesapeake legislator, said it's tough to request funding for the university when officials "can't get their act together to get the audits done." Spruill didn't oppose the removal of Atwater, but he also criticized the Board of Visitors: "You don't have members on the board, in my opinion, that have Norfolk State's best interests at heart."
And he flatly denied there was any truth to the claim by Atwater, in a televised interview Friday night, that the state is contemplating a possible merger of NSU and Old Dominion University. That's an explosive charge, especially to alumni of both schools. (More)
Background revealed on NSU president's firing
(WAVY, Aug. 27, 2013)
After just two years as Norfolk State University President, Dr. Tony Atwater was fired Friday evening. Now WAVY.com has more information on what led to the dismissal he said he didn't know was coming.
"My termination was sudden, unexpected, and disappointing," said Atwater on Friday after his dismissal.
Suffolk Delegate Chris Jones wasn't surprised at all. He knew last Wednesday that Atwater's dismissal would be discussed at Friday's Board of Visitors meeting. Jones, however, did not know the board would vote 7-4 to fire Atwater on the spot.
Serving on the House of Delegates Sub Committee on Higher Education, a member of the Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee, as well as a budget conferee, Jones helps determine where state money goes to support Virginia schools. He has been very aware of the goings on of NSU, and painted a picture of Atwater as a president out of touch with what was going on at the school...
Communication was a problem, too. Jones said he was amazed at the poor communication between the Atwater Administration and the Board of Visitors that oversees the school.
"I was shocked that the Board of Visitors did not know the Nursing School had lost certification, and it had to learn about the problem from a third party," Jones said.
"I was told by reliable sources that there are conversations in Richmond about a merger of Norfolk State and Old Dominion University," Atwater said on Friday.
WAVY.com asked Del. Jones about a possible merger and if there had been any serious conversations about it.
"I was very surprised to hear that. I was almost shocked," Jones said. "No ... and that's something I would hear... I would be involved with the discussion, if it were to occur. That has never been discussed, whether the schools will merge." (More)


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In a landmark decision, the Cabinet has agreed to provide citizenship to a post-operative transsexual who changed sex from male to female. Caitlin Panta, earlier Pratik Panta, is the first Nepali to have changed gender through a sex reassignment therapy (SRT) procedure this January. The decision has opened up doors for those wishing to change their sex and avail of citizenship under the changed sex.
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A suspect has been arrested after a series of bomb threats plagued Greene County schools, the most recent of which happened Monday.
The Greene County Sheriff's Office says a male juvenile was arrested in connection with those recent written threats. He is charged with threatening to bomb or destroy a school. According to the Sheriff's Office, the suspect is currently a freshman at William Monroe High School.
Police have responded to at least six bomb threats at Greene County schools over the last two months. Every threat was taken seriously, which forced the schools to evacuate each time.
The first threat came November 15 at William Monroe Middle School. A week later two more threats were found at the high school. The most recent threats, both at the high school, happened last week and Monday.
Making a bomb threat is a class five felony. Each threat is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Leading up to Monday's arrest, the Sheriff's Office and the schools superintendent promised to prosecute the person responsible.
There was a reward of more than $2,000 available for any information leading to an arrest.
As for whether the student arrested is charged with all the recent bomb threats, Sheriff Steve Smith says simply that the investigation is ongoing.
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The Greene County Sheriff's Office in reference to the ongoing investigation into the recent bomb threats that have been received at the William Monroe High School has arrested a Greene County resident who is currently a freshman at William Monroe High School. The juvenile has been charged in connection with Threatening to bomb or destroy a school in violation of 18.2-83 Code of Virginia.
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NEW ORLEANS -- A rally was held Thursday to save the midnight Algiers ferry rides.
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Supporters of the cause waved dollar bills in the air, demanding that Gov. Bobby Jindal put pedestrian fares on the Canal Street ferry.
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Help with nesting duck and a crowded henhouse
Hi, I hope somebody can give me some advice. Last year I ended up with 12 hens which are doing great. They lay a dozen eggs a day and seem very happy, clean and are well fed and taken care of. During this period I thought it would be nice to get a male and female Indian runner duck pair and put them in with the chickens. All went well and everybody gets along. Well it looks like MRS.duck is now nesting on 10 or so fertile (I think) eggs and it looks like she may go the distance as she is in the very far corner of the hen house and has been there for about 15 days except for an occasional eating stroll. Do I need to get the chickens and the male out of there as soon as possible now? Should I put water and food close to her nest for her? If she goes the distance do you think the ducklings can survive without me having to bring them into the house? Should I just leave her and the babies alone and let them fend for themselves only with comfort (fresh hay)and food and water from me? I will assume the eggs are fertile as I have two rather large water basins for them which I change at least once daily and they were certainly getting right down to it a few times that I noticed. The male even tries it with the chickens now! I didn't really think these ducks would even stay around, never mind maybe start a family so I don't really know how to play this at this point. My father would have said just leave them alone, but i would hate to see the chickens start to pick at them which I am sure they will or the male duck try to kill them. I am also concerned about spitting up the male and the female now as he is her protector and never is more than a few feet away from her. I am sure he will be sad to be separated and maybe she will to? Also, will he try to fly over any fence I might put up to keep them separated? Thanks for any help that anyone may want to offer. ----John
You have brought up some interesting questions. I've raised chickens and ducks together for years and never had and conflicts. I would suggest though that if you don't have any natural suroundings like a pond for Mom to teach the ducklings how to catch their own food, to seperate them and start them out on something like Startina long enough for them to eat cracked corn or what ever you feed the rest of them. I had 35 Rouens at one time but not any more. I bought four 1 day old Blue Swedish ducks yesterday. I have them in a cage and am feeding them Startina. Just make sure the big ones don't beat them out of their fair share of food and if its real cold where you are, that Mom and babies has a warm place. Ducks take about 30 days to hatch and chickens 21 days.
Leave Mrs. Duck Hen where she is. There should be no need to remove the drake, nor the chickens, from the area; she will become fierce Mrs. Hen once the ducklings arrive and will protect them with her life. Don't move the food and water close to her...allow her the break from setting. She will leave the nest normally during the warmest part of the day...the break will do her good and allow her to stretch her legs. Several eggs can be fertilized from just one service from the drake. There is a good chance all the eggs are fertile. Once all the eggs have hatched, any that did not will be abandoned by the hen; discard them carefully. Once the ducklings have hatched, keep a watchful eye on the chickens, just in case they get jealous and start pecking. She will introduce the ducklings to the water basins when they are ready. Good luck.
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Agree with all
There are only a few concerns, , I have raised both together as well. But you will need plenty of room for them to get away from everyone. If at all possible leave them with her. No better care anywhere.
She will want to be segregated from the flock. Runners are more apt to land, they still need some water to keep them clean and feather quality good. Keep it shallow so they can get out easily.
As was mentioned the hen will become fierce,after all she is a Mom now, and no one messes with their young.
I would however still separate them off as soon as they are running, you will have more young survive. Prepare a good quite spot, fenced totally with a top, Doesn't have to be huge,the more room the better. you will have more survive if they are not crowded and less stress on momma.
I have raised waterfowl for some 30 yrs. When you can leave them with the Parents it is ALWAYS best.
(Disclaimer)Unless you are in a spot where there a many predators and no protection from them.
I take my young Trumpeter swans away from their parents only due to heavy Horned Owl populations, the young sell for $150 as day olds. $450 in the fall so I choose not to leave them., for monetary reasons.
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Thanks everybody for the replies. It is appreciated. As an update I decided to seperate the chickens and the drake from the female while she nests. I think this may have been wise. I was concerned because I did not see her out of the hen house for a few days. even though I don't watch here constantly, it appeared she was guarding the eggs to the point of possible harm to herself. I may have been right because after I separated everybody she came out a took about a 10 minute bath and then ate as well. she preened herself for another 5 minutes very well then walked around a bit. After about 20 minutes, she was back on the nest. I think there was way too much commotion for here to feel comfortable and the poor thing needed a bath and some food. My drake is making me mad though as he is trying to breed with my chickens and he is not gentle about it either. I have never seen this happen. I am not sure now what this drake will be like if she hatches out the young and I decide in the future to keep all the ducks together. (This is if there are goping to even be any hatchings) Oh yeah. I mentioned these were Indian runners. Well they are......sort of............they are mixed with Mallard as well it looks like. they don't stand straight, but sure have Indian runner colors., at least the female. Perhaps the young will leave when they are old enough? I am not sure I want to keep all these ducks if they hatch!. Will they become too people friendly or domestic to release them in a nice pond or on a golf course or something? We have plenty of areas here that would be nice for them. I do want them to become easy prey by any means, and I don't want to eat them either. I hope I am not in the position of making them too domestic to survive on their own. that was not the intent. I just found the female sitting one day and decided to let her go ahead and do her thing. I hope this was the right thing to do. Thanks.----John
Good deal John but I think you missed a word. (don't)
"We have plenty of areas here that would be nice for them. I do want them to become easy prey by any means, and I don't want to eat them either"
Not picking on ya. Keep up the good work. Grump
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We had ducks many years ago, Scovies. The drake would bite Beverly on the butt when she bent over in the garden. They wintered under the rabbit hutch. With the straw and the rabbit pellets it must have been warm and protected. We took the eggs most of the time. I think duck eggs are better than Chicken eggs, especially for baking. Eventuall we let the hen sit some eggs and 28 days later we had little fluff balls. We put a 3 foot round plastic wading pool with a plank to it and a floating wood as a landing. All went well and now we had more duck eggs than we could use. That led to more ducks. Well we got new neighbors and the next thing the NYC board of Health was all over me. I had to do the ducks in. They worded it remove the violation in 10 days. For some reason the rabbits were ok. Well the first eve I cleaned 8 ducks. The remaining ones cleaned up the entrails as quickly as I worked. Never had any idea ducks were that strong as carnivors. Couple of days later I completed the job. We passed the reinspection. Strange enough one day Bev opened the freezer and her nemisis the drake fell out and on her foot. She refused to cook that one and I had to take it to a friend.
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I had ducks and chickens for a couple of years and am now down to chickens. Most evening and weekend afternoons they all got the run of the yard and field. There were no problems except this: out sized appetites of the male ducks for sex. It didn't happen until the second year of their lives and that is when male runners began to chase down and pin the bantam ducks, male and female. The bantams got blinded from the skin injuries on the scalp, because somehow the scabs spread across the eyelids and I was darned if I could keep those eyelids open or healed, so they gradually became functionally blind, even though the eyes were perfectly intact. For a host of other reasons I reduced the flock size and made sure those ducks were the first. I expect you will have a different tale to tell in another season regarding the male duck.
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I just had a funny thought. You look to see if they are all duck eggs she is sitting?
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