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I just last week got a 1ds ii, chose it over a lot of others, and even switched to Canon as I wanted a full frame within my budget, and although it's old, I wanted a workhorse and couldn't afford the MKiii. Anyhow, it all seemed in mint condition, low shutter count, and couldn't wait to get him out...just today got back from the first trip away with him and on reviewing my images what do I find but these strange lines everywhere...what the HELL is going on?!
It's mostly in the shadows, and quite a bit in midtones...been through all my shots and it's on damn nearly every one....funny thing though, not EVERY one? So I checked it at different ISO's, shutter speeds, settings etc, and it doesn't seem to make a difference...it's not from bad exposure and pushing it. In fact nearly every shot has been taken with "standard" parameters and "Adobe RGB" colour space, shooting RAW. I did do a couple of JPEGS, and there was still the issue in them too...
I have attached a file of my dog...this is at 67% to show the spread of it across different tonal ranges. I know a border collie will test the dynamic range of most things but the exposure hasn't been pushed at all, it is almost as if someone had laid a "grid" over my shots...very strange.
Does anyone have any advice or ideas on what this is? I am nontheless very disappointed and literally bankrupt myself to get this body...and I can't send it back for repair etc as I bought it secondhand!
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Sorry but the pic of the banding isn't very clear on the screen, looks like a smudge in the top left of the pic. Sorry to ask but is the sensor clean, it's not smeared by someone not cleaning it properly.
i can see the banding looks like you might be after your money back to me :-(
I can see it too, although I've no idea what's causing it.
Do you have an image where it's more obvious?
Ahh see it now, just! The old eyesight isn't as good as it once was and the room was too bright earlier. I've seen or had something similar a few years ago when I had a 1Ds mk2. It started to appear on images I shot at a wedding and was on a couple of dozen images only. I sent the camera for an estimate for a repair to AJ Johnstone in Glasgow. They wanted to either calibrate the camera for about £250 or if that didn't work then replace the sensor for an eye watering £1400! I didn't take up either offer as I spoke to a Canon rep at a Calumet Open day and he said it was very unusual for a sensor to need replacing or calibration. I removed the battery from the camera and left it overnight, resetting the camera by deleting all the custom settings and I might have reinstalled the firmware, sorry cant remember exactly as it was a few years ago. The result was the camera was fine and the problem never re-occurred. If nothing else it's worth a try!
dont panic !!
its an easy fix,some of those models had an issue with that banding problem,there is a free firmware upgrade from canon,just go online at canon, check there firmware updates, download and it will all be gone.
pro canon dealers in your area will do it for free if you take the body in.
good luck.
Hi all, so I have reset the camera to it's defaults, reformatted all the cards and reinstalled the firmware...only to find...the problem is STILL there! Any further ideas? I can't get to the nearest pro Canon dealer without lots of hassle and expense as they are 200 miles away in Bristol...FFS is all that comes to mind!
i just came back to this thread to see if you were sorted.seems you aren`t.
not sure how you reinstalled the firmware but if you go to the official uk canon site, scratch around there and there is an article about the banding issue with some of those model cameras,they then link you to the firmware fix.
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Week 1 @ Detroit
This game has the potential to be an upset victory for the Rams. If the Rams come into this game with confidence in the coaching staff and themselves and don't shoot themselves in the foot like they did last year they could beat the Lions in Detroit. With the off-season trouble the team has already experienced and the high expectations the city will have for this team Detroit may come into the opener flat. Finnegan will match up well with Calvin Johnson with all of his past experience facing Andre Johnson and having success. Jenkins on the other side of the field will lock down Nate Burleson, leaving the Lions to rely heavily on their run game…which doesn't exist to try and beat the Rams. I think it will be close but the Rams squeak out an early season surprise.
Week 2 vs. Washington
This might be one of the most important games of the 2012 season for the Rams to win, at least in the fan's eyes. The Rams fleeced the Redskins with their blockbuster trade this off season and having them fail this year would make the deal all the better. As the fans see it beating the Redskins might be the most important thing of the year. With RG3 still adjusting to the speed of the NFL and their defense getting another year older this will a great opportunity for the Rams to show everyone how much the team has changed. Washington may start strong but will not be able to keep up with the new young fast Rams team. Rams win this game with a statement.
Week 3 @ Chicago
Going to Soldier's Field is going to be ugly for the Rams. The Bears' defense is still one of the best in the NFL, they will give Bradford fits all day. Jackson won't get much of an opportunity to get going as the Rams fall behind early and have to pass to try and catch up. The Rams play tough but lose.
Week 4 vs Seattle
By week 4 I expect the Rams to be firing on all cylinders. They have had enough time to be fully up to speed with Shotty's offense and the defense should be gelling well. With Seattle struggling early in the season and flip flopping with their QB situation they will be easy pickins for a hungry Rams team disappointed by their performance the week prior. The Rams make a statement to the rest of the division by making an example out of the hawks.
Week 5 vs. Arizona
The Rams are riding high after starting the season 3-1. They come into week 5 confident and ready. Arizona and Kolb are still the same team from 2011 and struggle against the Rams' relentless pass rush. Quinn and Long feast on the fat, slow, and weak Arizona o-line and wreck the Arizona game plan early. The improved Rams' special teams keep Peterson in check and win a second in a row inside the division.
Week 6 @ Miami
The Rams let the early success get to their head a little in week 6 in Miami. Moore starts the season under center but struggles and Tannehill and his hot wife take center stage for week 6. To the surprise of everyone Tannehill plays really well. And with the tough Miami defense getting even better in 2012 they push the Rams around.
Week 7 vs. Green Bay
The struggles for the Rams continue in week 7. Green Bay and the discount double check come to town and take the wind completely out of the Rams' sails. Rogers has a huge game throwing 4 TDs and the Rams don't have the fire power to keep up.
Week 8 New England
After coming off two tough losses the Rams are focused. They have been preparing for this game since March and have a plan in place on how to deal with the travel and time change. They come into the game fresh and ready. They play tough and Jackson and Pead tear up the Pats' defense running for a combined 200 yards. But Brady pulls off a 4th quarter miracle and the Pats' win by 3 with a last second field goal. The rest of the league and world for that matter take notice of the new Rams team and how much they have improved from the dismal 2011 season.
Week 9: Bye
Much needed rest for a team that to this point has stayed pretty healthy but like all teams is full of walking wounded.
Week 10 @ San Francisco
This is a tough game to come into after a long trip to Wimbley and traveling west into Candle Stick to boot. San Fran is tough and at home are even tougher. The Rams play well and Bradford has a good game but it isn't enough to win the game.
Week 11 vs. New York Jets
After 4 loses in a row the team is pissed. Jackson got banged up by the Niners and Pead gets an opportunity to start. By week 11 the circus in the Jets' locker room is out of control. Teabow is starting and the players are blaming any and everyone. Rexy has lost control and is on the brink of getting fired. The Rams' secondary puts on a clinic against Teabow and Jenkins has a pick 6 that puts the final nail in the dying Jets.
Week 12 @ Arizona
The Rams come into this game pumped up after giving Schotty the redemption he so wanted against his former team that threw him under the bus. Arizona is still struggling and Kolb has been out the past 3 weeks with yet another injury. Skelton's luck has run out and the team is in shambles. The Rams win this game with an early 40 yard touchdown from Givens.
Week 13 vs. San Francisco
San Fran has shown everyone that they are for real and weren't a one hit wonder. They come into week 13 with an 8-3 record and don't plan on letting the Rams slow them down. Alex Smith plays out of his mind and Gore runs wild on a young Rams team that is starting to show signs of wearing down.
Week 14 @ Buffalo
Buffalo in December…F@!# that! Rams have the same thoughts and play poorly in the snow.
Week 15 vs. Minnesota
Kahlil wasn't the savior the Vikings were hoping for and Ponder has taken a beating all year and played poorly because of it. The Rams continue that trend and beat up on the poor kid even more. The defense looks the best they have all season and make a statement with this game collecting 5 sacks and 2 interceptions.
Week 16 @ Tampa Bay
Tampa has returned to their 2010 ways and Josh Freeman is having a Pro Bowl season. The Bucs have been beating up on teams all year long and continue to do so in their push to win their division.
Week 17 @ Seattle
The Rams enter week 17 in a familiar place, they are 7-8 going into Seattle, however this year there is no hope of the playoffs for either team. The 49ers have run away with the division and its going to take at least 9 wins for a shot at the wild card. The Rams still have something to prove and finish the season on a high note. Bradford and the receivers play head and shoulders above their performance in 2010 and silence the Hawk's best player.
All in all the Rams have a good season. The team stays healthy all season with only a few minor dings here and there. Bradford returns to what we saw in 2010 and Jackson gets 8 in a row with a few hundred yards to spare. The defense is much improved from 2011 allowing far fewer points and keeping the Rams close in almost every game. Even though they fell well short of the lofty sack record goal Fisher set in the off season they have created an identity as a tough aggressive team that isn't going to lay down for anyone.


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Hillary cackles, again. Huckabee says, "God doesn't want trace marijuana in his lanky (urban) children. And get a bicycle."
(We all know that Iowa football players need to conduct themselves in a manner both laudable and, naturally, consistent with how boosters in Goldfield or Hampton expect their imported athletes-of-color to behave. That is, like nice Scandahoovian boys who would never, ever get high unless it was in the farm truck out by the reservoir with a cooler of PBR.
(We all know that teenage moped infractions and playing music too loud in one's dorm while blazing on a Friday night are firing offenses and good gosh, having one infraction of each in a year are offenses punishable by termination. Each is a profound indicator of future success in life. Now the two leading presidential contenders, similarly shamed by youthful indiscretions, have owned up to their obligations to THE CHILDREN, IT'S ALL FOR THE CHILDREN, WE MUST SET EXAMPLES FOR THE CHILDREN, and bowed out of the presidential race. Shamed, each of them.)
Sodom-Gommorah-- February 24 -- The fall elections were thrown into turmoil today as SUI Kampus Kops announced their latest bust. National commentators, between nips at their flasks, immediately branded the move "The Arvell Rule", referencing one of the miscreants who rode a moped illegally, and, red-eyes watering and eyelids drooping, limply pointed at the open nickel bag next to his Calc 1 textbook, sitting there on his dorm room desk while armed university Kops surged through Hillcrest early Saturday morning. "Yup. Thass mine."
When news of the Arvell rule reached John McCain's campaign, campaign director Rick Davis said,
"While we don't remember whether or not Senator McCain ever had an inappropriate relationship with a lobbyist who looks just like his wife did before he met her while he was still married to someone else, errrr, an inappropriate moment or two with a moped, which I doubt, but he did have this Norton Commander for a while, anyway, this raises serious doubts about our ability to continue, because, basically, McCain drank Bud by the case for 10 years and once buzzed the Pensacola tower in a pilfered T-34 while throwing his empties into the slipstream and as I said, I don't know who Vicki Iseman is, either. Clearly we, for the benefit of the country, we must now withdraw. Out of shame and personal inadequacy. No one like McCain, with his youthful feisty alcoholic pirate aviator binges and pranks, deservers to be President. The Arvell Rule. Well. Have fun with the Huckster."
Barack Obama, whose wayward cocaine-fueled fits of Ivy League achievement has allegedly caused white supermoms everywhere to leave little vials of the white stuff for their Ivy-aspiring children to try, was similarly stunned.
"I can only hope that changes will come, changes will come. The country deserves better than such as I, such as I. In the parable of Arvell and the moped, I see only the culpability of the young and the failure of hope. And my own personal inadequacies. If you can stand that nasal-packed scold Hillary, I guess your choice is clear. At least there will be one candidate in the race who speaks in compound sentences without dragging God into it. OTOH, there are consolations. My wife looks a lot better in a pants suit."
SUI president Sally Mason provided this comment:
"Thankfully our swift armed reaction by our rapid reaction force in order to crucify this unsubtle dolt Arvell is another meaningless gesture in a year of same. It's not like we don't have 15,000 other bingeing illegal underage drinkers on our hands, but I can only make an example of a few big dudes who had the temerity to make fun of their RA at 2 a.m. We're now releasing the AR-15s from inventory, in the terrifying event Bohall drives the Kohler bus next week. He got off easy last time. It's lonely up here at the top. I know how Petraeus must feel."
Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz, who never cared much for weed one way or the other and especially not if Jonathon Ogden happened to relax most evenings with a drag, said, "Fuck."
James Ferentz, currently the most visible teetotalling 18 year-old in eastern Iowa, sighed and said, "Does this mean that for the next 5 years I'm gonna get bed-checked at 8 p.m.?"
Norm Parker said only, "Two words and an acronym. Bob Sanders, OWI." Then he poured himself another Booker Noe.
Iowa National Guard has loaned the university six decommissioned Hummers to assist in maintaining order. "Anything to help President Mason maintain street-by-street security and order. Of course, downtown Iowa City on Friday night is off-limits, sorta like Fallujah in 2003. Those people are crazy."
Jake Christensen, shifting nervously on his feet, and no doubt remembering that Arvell-conspirator James Cleveland at times seemed to be the only D-I receiver to throw to last fall, said, "Oh, man." Christensen has since been placed under suicide watch.
Rick Stanzi (illegal alcohol possession, 2007), said, "And? What?"


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The Instructional Technology Center picks one faculty member (or several members) each semester to be our "focus". Thus we like to call this feature of our website the 'Focus on Faculty''. They are chosen based on their use of technology and how they incorporate that technology into their teaching.
Dr. Richard Chesteen
Professor of Political Science
During the summer of 2007 Dr. Chesteen grabbed a valuable prize.
He was selected as one of the Statewide winners in the Tennessee Sandbox Podcasting Competition, where he competed against other faculty members from other universities across the state in both the UT System and TBR System. Despite having no knowledge of podcasting or how to get started, he educated himself and created an original podcast that addressed the topic of comparing the current generation of college students with those from back in the 70s.
So because of his desire to step out of his comfort zone and try something new with technology, Dr. Chesteen was selected as our ITC Featured Faculty Member for Summer 2007!
Dr. Chesteen's Bio:
1. What types of technology do you think helps you teach better?
That is difficult to say. I use the internet constantly to keep updated on political information. A scanner is very valuable for capturing images for PowerPoint. Acrobat is valuable because it makes saving information that can be distributed very easy. PowerPoint does help presenting information in a more interesting format. Cheap laser printers make the printing of information from the internet more affordable and now color laser printers are becoming very inexpensive.
2. Is there anything at UTM in regard to technology that you would like to mention that makes a difference for you as you do your job?
Having multimedia equipment in the classroom is very important for teaching, both for student and the teacher. Being able to go to websites and do this while projecting the movements on the screen is most helpful. Computers with accessible USB ports are important. Flash drives make transferring files very convenient for faculty and students. The training provided by ITC is very helpful. With time faculty websites will be more common and ITC can help in that area. All faculty should be provided with modern website building software at the department level. It is very expensive to purchase.
3. You are retiring this year so you can say whatever you want now! So what advice would you like to give all of us in regard to using technology to enhance and improve education?
I received my Ph.D. in political science from University of Mississippi in 1976. I have been on the faculty at UTM since 1969. I started using the Mac in 1991. I learned desktop publishing when I ran for governor in 1994. I designed all of my campaign literature and ads and used mass mailing features for communicating with others. A campaign video was done with David Gatwood, son of UTM faculty member Dwight Gatwood, who is now employed by Apple in program development with a desktop computer and video camera and using mostly still photos. It was pretty good. I began to use the computer to develop PowerPoint slides for class when UTM introduced the first COWS. Shortly after that the publisher of the text book for American government I used paid me to develop a PowerPoint slide series for all its text chapters. The result was a CD of over 1,000 slides.
As the internet began to come on line in the early 1990s, I used it as a research tool. It was evident that political science and political related activities were going to be tied to the internet. My interest in the internet and politics grew. Then came internet voting and the use of new electronic voting technology.
I received a Reagan leave in 2001 and had as my research goal looking at how the internet was impacting electoral politics. Because of my interest in the controversial 2000 presidential election I began to look at the federal Help America Vote Act and the growing controversy over electronic voting without a paper trail. The controversy between computer scientists and the voting machine manufacturers and state and local election officials has been intense. The result of my research was three lengthy papers - two at the Midwest Political Science Association and one at the Southern Political Science Association. Along with Dr. Chris Baxter, we are preparing a paper on ex-felon voting restoration in Tennessee and the problems with implementing HAVA in Tennessee, particular the electronic voting machine systems, for the Southeastern Public Administration Conference in Nashville in late September.
I have scanned thousands of photos, charts. tables and other material over the last ten years. I have used some of that material in class under what I understand is fair use allowance. I have never published any of my PowerPoint slides to an external server that had public or university access and have not sought to produce any thing for commercial use other than the CD for the text book i mentioned earlier. Those slides used clip art rather than copyrighted material.
I now have computer equipment and software that allow me to download news programs and special shows on political related topics from such places as The History Channel and A & E. I can convert those programs into a format that can be viewed on my IPOD and by connecting it to a TV I can project the show there.
I want to get into doing QuickTime, iMovie and iDVD movies on my Macs but that requires a great amount of time. Too, iPhoto has a lot of potential along with Keynote and PowerPoint.
Perhaps the greatest value to me from the computer is simply the access to information through various online sources. In some cases I teach directly from the internet. Too, I try to get my upper division classes to use the internet for class assignments and projects.
In looking to the future I see the faculty member serving more a role of facilitator than lecturer. Students should be encouraged to learn on their own. The classroom should be more a place for sharing. It is not easy to let go of that role of informing and becoming more a technocrat. I am very much concerned with the emphasis we now place on faculty publishing at UTM. Faculty only have so much time. Developing good multimedia project for students is very time consuming. UTM cannot be all things to all people. If we really are what we claim to be-a teaching institution-then we should encourage not discourage teachers who want to make learning more exciting, interesting and accessible.
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YOUNGSTOWN - Police are investigating after someone broke in to a South Side church.
Police were called to Holy Trinity Baptist Church, 505 Parkcliffe Ave., about 9 a.m. Tuesday, where they found two ransacked offices and two large televisions missing.
A back door was kicked in, reports state. The pastor of the church told police he was last there at 3 p.m. Sunday, when it was locked up.


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You arrived here at 01:00 Helsinki time Friday 22.8.2014
Mysterious spy program spreads in world's computer networks
USA and Israel suspected of involvement in developing Duqu malware - structure similar to Stuxnet worm
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Undetectable. Flawless. "Son of Stuxnet".
These terms have been used to describe the data security field's current number one talking-point, a new piece of spyware spreading in the world's computer networks that was discovered last week.
The malware has been nicknamed "Duqu" because of the frequent use of the .DQ file extension in its programming code.
What is certain is that Duqu is not the creation of pimply-faced teenage computer nerds with attitude.
Instead, the spyware is a close relative of the most advanced malware to date, the infamous Stuxnet, which caused the destruction of centrifuges at an Iranian uranium enrichment facility in 2010.
"It is an externally controllable collection of programming code that can be made to do just about anything. This is virtual spying at its most complex", says expert
Erkki Mustonen
from the Finnish computer security company F-Secure.
data security specialists
say that Duqu and Stuxnet originate from the same source, for they share a lot of the same programming code.
Stuxnet is widely suspected of having been produced by the United States and Israel, who wanted to delay Iran's nuclear programme.
The difference between Stuxnet and Duqu is that while Stuxnet's purpose was to destroy, Duqu simply collects information.
It is possible that Stuxnet made use of information collected by using Duqu when it caused devastation at the Iranian nuclear facility.
Where Duqu was located
has not been made public. According to Mustonen, the location has been a European research organisation or something similar.
According to a fresh report by the data security company Symantec, Duqu is being used to prepare for a new attack similar to the one carried out using Stuxnet.
The purpose of Duqu looks to be to collect information regarding systems run by industrial automation companies. The information would then be used against the parties that buy these systems.
precise spreading mechanism
and the number of affected computers are so far unknown.
The exact extent of the spread of the spyware may remain an eternal mystery, as the programme runs on its target machine only for 36 days, after which it destroys itself.
Before that, Duqu sends the collected date to a server in India.
"This is a very clever trick. The designers of the software have calculated the window of opportunity within which Duqu can perform the tasks it is meant for. After that it removes itself from the system", Mustonen says.
"Afterwards it will be difficult to identify if there ever was anything on the computer. The traces are gone."
Previously in HS International Edition:
Warfare for a new age (19.10.2010)
Defence Ministry wants cyber weaponry in addition to defence against attack on data networks (12.10.2011)
MSNBC:"Son of Stuxnet" virus could be used to attack critical computers worldwide
Stuxnet - Duqu variant (Wikipedia)
Helsingin Sanomat
Strike begins in Finnish technology industry
Gorbachev to attend Russia conference in Finland
Nokia's difficulties appear to be easing somewhat
Legal experts criticise government's legislative preparation skills
Road accidents claim more victims than a year ago
Finland is to switch speed limits to winter mode next week
Police establish chain of events related to Vantaa dismemberment murders
Mysterious spy program spreads in world's computer networks
Kone Corporation's volume of orders is at an all-time high
More Finnish companies likely to cut jobs
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A crop of American cockroaches brings in serious cash.
weeks away from the November election, efforts to pass a levy in the Northwood
school district are ramping up.
district currently has three buildings. If a levy passes Nov. 5, one building
will be built to house all 1,000 students in the district. The current
buildings are all 50-75 years old and showing their age.
have leaky pipes and roofs and windows and things that all need to be dealt
with, and we're past band-aids," said Superintendent Greg Clark.
state will pay $11 million for the project, but the community needs to come up
with the remaining $22 million, so a 4.9 mill property tax levy will be on the
ballot. The tax would cost an additional $171 per year for the owner of a
$100,000 home.
forums are being held for residents to learn about the levy. District leaders
are hopeful about the levy passing, but if it fails, they say they'll probably
have one more chance to pass a levy in the next 13 months.
you partner with [the state], once you make that decision, they give you 13
months," Clark explained. "This is our first attempt. We haven't decided what
we would do should it not pass. We're concentrating on getting our message out
and helping our community make a decision to get this done."
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Backman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge for an incident that occurred in October, 2001, and also pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in an incident that occurred in July, 1999. In addition, the 45-year-old filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last year.
"Based on the facts that are known now, we're supporting him and sticking with him," Diamondbacks lead owner Ken Kendrick said.
Kendrick's support, though, did not come until he had done some checking on the incidents. Of particular concern to him was the domestic incident in which Backman had an altercation with Sherrie Rhoden, a friend of his wife Sandi.
As soon as the incidents came to light in a New York Times story Tuesday, Kendrick summoned Backman to a meeting where he pressed him for details. Kendrick also talked with Sandi Backman and Rhoden separately as he tried to piece together exactly what happened.
"They all told me that it was not what the police report made it out to be," Kendrick said. "I talked to them all separately and they each had the same version of events."
Backman suffered a broken arm in the altercation when Rhoden struck him in the arm with a bat.
Rhoden told The Arizona Republic that the incident was her fault.
"I'm terribly embarrassed it has come back to hurt Wally," she told the paper. "It was not his fault."
Backman was ordered to undergo evaluation for anger management and it was determined he did not need further counseling.
For the DUI conviction, Backman was fined $560, spent one day in jail and was ordered to undergo alcohol counseling. The East Valley Tribune reported that Backman remains on unsupervised probation through Jan. 3, 2006.
"You can certainly question his judgment in those situations," Kendrick said. "But I don't think after looking into all of this that he's a bad guy. After getting all the facts we are confident in going forward with him."
The Diamondbacks did do research on Backman prior to his hiring, but not a criminal background check. That will change for all future high profile hires according to Kendrick.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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CAMPBELL, Ohio - Campbell police are investigating a homicide that occurred Wednesday night.
Police tell 21 News they were called to the Kirwan Homes at around 8:15 p.m. for a man who had entered a home and collapsed on the floor.
Officers arrived to find James A. Hills, 47, bleeding heavily from gunshot wounds.
The Mahoning County Coroner's Office reports Hills died from gunshot wounds to his back and abdomen.
Hill was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center where he died.
Sergeant John Rusnak says Hills described the suspect as a man wearing black from head to toe and told officers that he didn't know the man.
"We do have reports that somebody heard arguing in the area at the time, but that's really as much as we have," Sgt. Rusnak said.
Police found three shell casings in the parking lot and two spent bullets.
No suspects or motive have been determined at this time.


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The din of our modern world works against staying calm and centered. Some days the best thing you can do for your state of mind is turn off your smartphone.read more
Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
Compassion on this world,
"What does communion signify to you?" If you ask that question in a safe-to-tell-my-truth group, it's often surprising what variety comes forth.read more
Long summer days and warm weather help us slow down, take time, find some moments to "do nothing," allow our creativity to emerge, and generally give ourselves permission to relax.read more
To celebrate the feast day of Mary Magdalene is to celebrate an archetypical strong female leader. Preacher, teacher, the one disciple who really understood Jesus' message… she was truly "apostle to the apostles."read more
To offer a benediction is to bless. To give and to receive a blessing is a small sacred moment that we could all use more of in our lives.read more


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Archive for the 'Extended Day Program' Category
Spring Conference Sign Ups
Detailed instructions about how to sign up can be found HERE. Sign up site will close on Friday, March 15, 2013 at 5:00pm.
Classes are not in session Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22. EDP will be open both days for registered students.
Lower School conferences are optional but highly encouraged. Grade 6 & 7 conferences are mandatory. Grade 8 conferences are optional.
EDP will be open 8am-5pm on Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22 for grades K-8. Register through TEESO. Hourly options are available for Thursday. There will be an EDP field trip on Friday so no hourly option is available. Children must arrive at Villa by 9am and not be picked up before 4pm.
Summer Work
Summer work on the campus is well underway! If you have visited the campus since school dismissed, you will have seen that the building cleanup and window restoration projects are going well. You will also have experienced the new entry routes that have been setup to assure safety during the restoration.
We are very excited to see the work progressing so well. The windows have been removed for restoration, maintaining the classic 9 over 9 pane windows. The terracotta trim is cleaning up nicely to a wonderful shiny white that looks gorgeous against the red brick.
The Extended Day Program space is positively glowing with the new floors installed. The Summer program is being coordinated from the Rainbow Theatre during the work.
There is a lot to see; please be mindful of the signs and equipment if you come to campus. At this time we are using the doors from the playground to the theater hallway and asking people to park away from the building in order to keep the drop-off area clear for the work equipment.
Have a wonderful summer!
EDP update fall 2011
Welcome to new and returning students and parents! EDP has been busy since day one working on craft projects, playing games, enjoying our late summer, and diving into homework.
Drop-Ins: EDP has limited space available per day for students. In order to staff appropriately it is essential, due to our licensing, that we are notified by noon of the day your child will be coming to EDP by emailing email@example.com. We cannot accommodate drop-ins without prior notification.
No School: There is no school on October 14th due to a Teacher Inservice day. EDP will be open 8am-5pm. You must pre-register by October 10
Study Hall will be open to all students in Grades 5-8 on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 3:15-4:30pm. The cost will be $15/day. If students in Grades 5-8 come to EDP on those days, they will be sent up to Study Hall and returned to EDP when Study Hall ends at 4:30pm.
Mondays: Pam Sprute's Room 408
Tuesdays: Terry O'Donnell's Room 401
Thursdays: Patty Hamilton's Room 208
Registration for Enrichment Classes has begun. For all K-4 grade classes, check-in will be in the cafeteria where a snack will be provided. The instructors will then collect the students from the cafeteria. Any children not picked up on time after class will be brought down to the main EDP room 133.
For AM EDP, your child must be escorted to the Main EDP room 133 and be signed in by an adult. This is mandatory by Washington State Licensing. Children cannot sign themselves in.
EDP is a NUT FREE ZONE. Please do not bring outside food into the main EDP room 133 or the EDP homework room 125
Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions or if we can be of any assistance. The EDP team: Shea, Anne, Monte, & Natalie look forward to getting to know you and your children. We pride ourselves in providing a safe and fun place for your children to spend after school.
Sign Up for Middle School Green Team
Green Team is a student-driven after-school club that explores issues of environmental stewardship, sustainability, and conservation such as food waste composting, recycling, energy use, and air quality. Students on the Green Team will participate in hands-on environmental science projects that include conducting research, gathering data, and analyzing and sharing results in order to establish lasting positive changes in our school and community. Moreover, on most days, the Green Team will work on projects that directly help serve the Villa community and thus, merit community service hours.
The Green Team is open to any students in grades 6-8 and meets regularly on Thursday afternoons immediately after school from 3:15 – 4:30 pm.
If you and your student are interested, please sign up for this trimester through the new EDP online registration site
Announcing Villa Ventures 2010
Your child is certain to find fun, education, and inspiration during the 2010 Villa Ventures summer camp from July 6th-30th, 9:00am-4:00pm
Carefully designed for children ages 4-14, Villa Ventures offers weeklong morning and afternoon classes with an emphasis on enriching the whole child. As a summer camp, we recognize that fun is paramount, but also that the most memorable childhood experiences involve exploration of new frontiers of learning. We offer a variety of classes, including visual and performing arts, sports, science and technology, and academic enrichment, as well as special interest topics such as chess and cooking.
Villa Ventures Registration Open Now!


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App Update: Spotify for iOS Updated to Version 0.5.10
The Spotify app for iOS has been updated to version 0.5.10.
Get free access to Spotify Premium now! With Premium you'll get access to 15 million tracks from thousands of albums and artists on your iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad. If you haven't tried Premium before, you can try it on your mobile for 48-hours, completely free. You don't even have to enter credit card details. Simply download this app and log in.
Great features
- Instant access to over 15 million tracks
- Stream online
- Listen offline – no mobile connection needed
- Share music with your friends
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- Send the tracks you listen to direct to Last.fm & Facebook
* If you don't have log in details – simply register for a free Spotify account on the Spotify website. Full mobile terms of Use & 48-hour free trial terms and conditions can also be found on the Spotify website.
What's New in Version 0.5.10
• Spotify is now available in Polish and Italian.
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Book Cover Reveal of obvious werewolf AWESOME for your viewing pleasure…
Marked (The Pack #1) by Suzanne Cox
Expected Pub: 7/23/2012
*cover by the super amazing Claudia @ PhatPuppy Art*
Nightmares and sleepwalking haven't made good bedfellows for Alexis Miller for the last year. Now that she's been exiled to the swamps of Lebeaux, Louisiana to spend the summer with an aunt she barely knows, she'll have to deal with the problem on her own. But Lebeaux has its own problems. People are dying here and no one seems to be able to stop it.
New friends and a new guy she's falling in love with should make for a good summer, but Alexis' nightmares and sleep walking are escalating and are populated with the wolves she sees lurking in the woods near her aunt's home. The visions she's seeing of blood and death has Alexis wondering what exactly she's doing when she's sleepwalking and the discovery of her aunt's bloody shirt makes her question her Aunt Louise's involvement in the recent deaths. Even the sheriff is giving Alexis accusing looks.
Before summer ends Alexis will learn an ominous truth. One that will change her life forever.
I am IN LOVE with this cover. It's creepy, dark and super intense with the wolf eyes all ominous above!!! *shivers* I CANNOT WAIT to get my hands on this one!
Shhhyea… I may have done the typography for this one! Just sayin!
Suzanne Cox
If I'm not writing I like to spend time reading. My husband and I share our home with our four legged children. Our boy and girl in puppy dog clothes, Toby and Sassy, who masquerade as Miniature Pinschers. We are also owned by three cats Chase, Jackson, and Spots. We are all terrorized by Gray Kitty, a stray who decided to stay and take over.
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You could help Quincy become the Most Beautiful Small Town in America with just a click of the mouse.
The city of Quincy is in the running to win the "Best of the Road" contest.
(Click here to vote in the contest.)
Rand McNally, Good Sam and USA Today are searching for the Best Small Towns in America that will be highlighted on Rand McNally maps. You can post reviews, upload photos and videos of what you think is the most beautiful thing about Quincy to help spread the word.
"It's a grass roots voting where everyone in the community or who has ever had anything to do with the community could go online and vote Quincy as one of the most beautiful cities in the United States," Vicki Ebbing, Mayoral Executive Assistant, said.
The winner will be announced October 7.
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May 2009
Feature Article GREENGUARD Announces Executive Director
GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) is happy to welcome back Henning Bloech to lead GEI as Executive Director. Henning helped start GEI and was its first employee in 2001. As Director of Communications, Henning was instrumental in establishing the GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification Program.
As GEI's Executive Director, Henning is responsible for the strategy and positioning of GEI and its programs in the global market. He will ensure continuous, global growth for GEI, lead strategic development and identify sustainable initiatives that protect the environment and public health. Henning is leading the development, promotion, and advocacy of GREENGUARD Certification programs and capabilities worldwide. He will direct and manage strategy, marketing, communications, relationship outreach and training in support of public affairs and professional efforts for GEI. Additionally, he will represent the Institute at key strategic events with external stakeholder groups; and initiate participation in private and public programs establishing environmental policies, standards and codes.
"I am excited to welcome Henning back to lead the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute," said Dr. Marilyn Black, GEI's founder. "Henning's background, experience and expansive knowledge of the green space make him the right choice to lead this rapidly growing organization. Under Henning's leadership, we will continue to expand our certification programs and further strengthen the GREENGUARD brand as the world's foremost indoor air quality certification program."
Most recently Henning was the Global Sustainability Director for the Performance Surfaces and Materials business of INVISTA. There he was responsible for developing and leading sustainability strategy and environmental programs for INVISTA brands and businesses including STAINMASTER® carpet, ANTRON® carpet fiber and CORDURA® fabrics.
Henning is an accomplished sustainability expert and strategic marketing and branding professional with global experience across various industries including chemicals, textiles, carpet, building products, automotive and technology. He has extensive experience in leading corporate sustainability strategy and marketing programs, environmental supply chain management, environmental product certifications and life cycle assessment. He holds a Masters Degree from Georg August University in Göttingen, Germany.
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Press Room GREENGUARD In the News
The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute serves as a resource for publications and media outlets, providing information on various topics that relate to product emissions and indoor air quality. The following are recent articles and features.
Building Operating Management Showing Off Sustainability at Arizona State
San Francisco Chronicle Allergic to down? Here is an alternative for mattresses, pillows
MobileTex Freudenburg Expands Partnership with BMW
Upholstery Journal Green Means Go
National Floor Trends Adhesive Makers Say: 'We're Sticking Around'
Charlotte Business Journal CMUD lab sets new standard
Earth 911 8 ways to not get tricked while going green
Green Lodging News Home2 Suites by Hilton Unveils More Design, Sustainability Details
The Wall Street Journal As Eco-Seals Proliferate, So Do Doubts
SAFbaby Naturepedic's Organic Cotton Mattress: Wool Free and Latex Free
Building Design & Construction New York design firm MKDA relocates, designs 'Green' office space for 50th anniversary
PRWeb Blinds Chalet Announces 7 Ways to Use Window Treatments to Lower Your Energy Costs
To read these and past articles visit the Press Room/Articles under the 'About GEI' tab on the GEI website.Read More...
Updates GREENGUARD at MIT Sustainability Summit
The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute was the distinguished sponsor of MIT's first Sustainability Summit in Cambridge, MA. This highly charged summit brought together key experts in industry, science and policy to share collective ideas and strategy for sustainability in built environments and global economies.
GREENGUARD at Hospitality & Design Expo 2009
Dr. Marilyn Black, founder of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, and a leading expert on pollutant exposure and indoor air quality, will be part of a panel at this year's Hospitality and Design Green Day, on Wednesday, May 13th at 1:45 p.m. The panel titled, "Says Who? Taking the green colored glasses off when it comes to third-party product certification" will discuss the differences between third-party certification programs and the role each program plays in the green environment.
GREENGUARD Certified products will be well represented at the Hospitality and Design Expo (May 13-16th, Las Vegas, NV). Click here to see a complete list of GREENGUARD manufacturers and their booth numbers.
GREENGUARD at NeoCon 2009
Dr. Black will also be presenting at NeoCon at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, June 16th on "Greening of Children's Environments." Learn how to reduce indoor environmental exposure for children, how to specify non-toxic construction, furnishing and cleaning materials and what is required in achieving acceptable indoor air quality for LEED for Schools certification.
Click here for a complete list of manufacturers with GREENGUARD Certified products exhibiting at NeoCon (June 15-17th, Chicago, IL). GREENGUARD Sponsors High School Robotics Team...The Green Machine
For the second year, GEI provided funds to help sponsor the Westminster High School, F.I.R.S.T. robotics Team, "The Green Machine", so named to incorporate the School's colors and the Team's theme to emphasize and promote sustainability. F.I.R.S.T. ("For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology") and the competition were founded by noted inventor, Dean Kamen, in 1992. This year more than 1,700 high school teams competed worldwide. The Westminster Team won two regional competitions and a birth at the international championship in April, where they finished in the top 32 teams in the world. Drive motors, batteries and other components of the 120 pound, Green Machine were tested for emissions and met the GREENGUARD Children and Schools criteria.
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In the current tsunami of green labels and environmental claims, there are many points of confusion. One of the biggest is who 'certified' the environmental claim.
Third-party certifications tend to have the most accountability and transparency when it comes to development and management of their programs. Third-party certification programs are differentiated from first-party programs, where a product manufacturer makes a self declaration, or second-party programs that rely on industry specific standards. Currently, all three programs are common in the marketplace. However, there are a number of key independent third-party programs including Cradle to Cradle, EcoLogo, FSC, GREENGUARD, Green Seal and SMART that architects, designers, builder and users can count on.
Sustainability News GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified Insulation and LEED®
The effective use of insulation to minimize energy costs and improve control of environmental comfort in high-performance buildings has led to insulation being highly utilized in many LEED® certified buildings. This heightens the need for assurance of low emitting, non-toxic insulation as an important step in protecting the health of all building occupants. With this in mind, the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute recently applied for a Credit Interpretation Request (CIR) regarding low-emitting insulation. On 3/11/09, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) responded by approving the award of a credit for the use of GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certified insulation. The point will be awarded on different credits, depending on which LEED Rating System is utilized (the points apply to both existing LEED Rating Systems and LEED 2009). The points are as follows: LEED for Commercial Interiors (where roof, floor, or wall insulation is installed outside of the LEED project scope, but the insulation meets GREENGUARD Children & Schools criteria): SS Credit 1, Option L: Other Quantifiable Environmental Performance LEED for Commercial Interiors/New Construction/Core & Shell/School (where all roof, floor and wall insulation meets GREENGUARD Children & Schools criteria): Innovation in Design Credit
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Bush Industries Bush Industries offers GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified® video bases and audio stands. Headquartered in Jamestown, NY, Bush Industries is a leading global manufacturer of ready-to-assemble (RTA) and OfficeReady™ furniture for home and office. www.bushindustries.com
Chromcraft, Inc
Chromcraft, Inc offers GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified® seating. Based in Senatobia, MS, Chromcraft focuses on designing and manufacturing furniture with the utmost efficiency. www.chromcraftcontract.com
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Mondo America Inc.
Mondo offers GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified® rubber flooring surfaces. Based in Laval, QC, Canada, Mondo is committed to producing surfaces that do not harm the environment at any stage of the manufacturing process—from the time raw materials are harvested to production to disposal following the product's useful life. www.mondousa.com
ProjectStone ProjectStone by Belstone offers GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified® stone products for the hospitality industry. Headquartered out of Van Nuys, CA, ProjectStone focuses on producing the highest quality, cut-to-size stone and wood products, at very efficient price points, that serves the needs of the U.S. Hospitality Industry. www.projectstone.com
Serious Materials
Serious Materials offers GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified® drywall. Based out of Sunnyvale, CA, Serious Materials focuses on developing and manufacturing sustainable green building materials that dramatically reduce the impact of the 'built environment' on the climate. www.seriousmaterials.com
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VS America
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American Gypsum Company
American Gypsum offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified interior gypsum panel products. American Gypsum, based in Dallas, TX, is a subsidiary of Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) and is a full-line producer of gypsum board products, including M-Bloc® with Mold & Moisture Resistance panels.www.americangypsum.com
Bradley Corporation
Bradley Corp offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified surfacing materials: Terreon® solid surface, Terreon® recycled solid surface and EveroTM natural quartz. Based out of Menomonee Falls, WI, Bradley Corp is a leader in commercial handwashing fixtures and washroom products. www.bradleycorp.com
CertainTeed Gypsum
CertainTeed Gypsum offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified setting compounds and gypsum board under its ProRoc® and ProRoc® with M2Tech™ brand names. Based out of Tampa, FL, CertainTeed Gypsum has earned a reputation as a premier building materials manufacturer for more than 80 years. www.certainteed.com/gypsum
Colour & Design Inc.
Colour & Design Inc. offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified wallcoverings. Headquartered in North Little Rock, AR, Colour & Design focuses on supplying interior designers and the architectural market with a full portfolio of colours, textures and patterns in a product line of sophisticated styles. www.colouranddesign.com
Ferrari S.A.
Ferrari S.A. offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified window treatments. Based out of France, Ferrari S.A. focuses on exterior & interior textile architecture, facades and solar protection. www.ferrari-architecture.com
Hunter Douglas Ceilings
Hunter Douglas Ceilings offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified metal ceilings and Techstyle® E acoustical ceilings. Based in Norcross, GA, and Thornton, CO, Hunter Douglas Ceilings offers a versatile range of aesthetic and functional options, with solutions for all contract and commercial applications. www.hunterdouglascontract.com
InPro Corporation InPro Corporation offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified Prism® Solid Surface and Sanparrel™ Rigid Vinyl and non-PVC material including sheet, handrails, wall guards, corner guards, rubrails, beadboard and more. Based in Muskego, WI, InPro serves architects and facilities primarily in the healthcare, hospitality, education and commercial building markets. www.inprocorp.com
Karndean International LLC
Karndean International LLC offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified vinyl flooring. Headquartered out of Pittsburgh, PA, Karndean focuses on developing imaginative, contemporary designs that replicate all of the beauty of natural flooring materials for both residential and commercial environments, but with none of the practical drawbacks. www.karndean.com
Liquid Nails®
Liquid Nails® offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified adhesives. Based out of Strongsville, OH, Liquid Nails offers a broad range of adhesives, caulks, sealants and home repair products. www.liquidnails.com/index.jsp
Mayline Group
The Mayline Group offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified systems furniture. Headquartered in Sheboygan, WI, the Mayline Group focuses on providing a diverse selection of manual-assist, counterbalance and electric sit-to-stand workstations, as well as data cabinets and racking systems. www.mayline.com
National Gypsum Company
National Gypsum offers a GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified family XP gypsum board products and ProForm XP Joint Compound. In addition, all ProForm ready-mixed joint compounds are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified®. Based out of Charlotte, NC, National Gypsum focuses on providing innovative solutions for sustainable design and green building practices. www.nationalgypsum.com
Performance Furnishings
Performance Furnishings offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified office seating. Headquartered out of Seattle, WA , Performance Furnishings focuses on manufacturing affordable, quality office furniture to suit the needs of all office environments. www.performancefurnishings.com
PhibroWood, LLC offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified SUSTAIN® wood preservative. Based out of Ridgefield Park, NJ, PhibroWood, LLC is an industry leader in the revolutionary, fully micronized MCA wood preservative system, providing wood protection against attack from fungal decay and termites. www.phibrowood.com
Phifer Phifer offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified window shades. Based out of Tuscaloosa, AL, Phifer focuses on producing aluminum and fiberglass insect screening products as well as a broad range of sun control products including 23 GREENGUARD Certified SheerWeave options. www.phifer.comwww.phifer.com
Quiteflex Manufacturing Company, LP
Quietflex Manufacturing Company, LP offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified flexible duct products. Based out of Houston, TX, Quietflex Manufacturing focuses on producing high quality, low cost flexible air ducts that serve the needs of HVAC wholesalers. www.quietflex.com
StonePeak Ceramics StonePeak Ceramics offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified porcelain tiles. Based in Chicago, IL, StonePeak manufactures the highest quality, sustainable, Italian style made in the USA porcelain tile. www.stonepeakceramics.com
Wilsonart® Adhesives Wilsonart Adhesives offers GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certified polyvinyl acetate and water-based contact adhesives. Based out of Temple, Texas, Wilsonart Adhesives manufactures using the most efficient processes and the highest quality raw materials in a safe environment to consistently produce quality adhesive products for the laminating and woodworking industries. www.wilsonartadhesives.com
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Healthy Indoor Air by Design
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Clearing the Air on IAQ: Making Sense of IAQ Standards and IEQ Requirements
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Building Blocks for Healthy Indoor Air
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I get a lot of questions about the new masteries, so I thought I'd do a quick series on the value of masteries. Typically, these valuations are done with gold, but I thought I'd try something new: how much tankier do they make you? Turns out the math is easy to do for some, hard to do for others, and WAY TOO SPECIFIC to do for some. So here's a comparison of health and armor in masteries.
Low-Tier Masteries
First, let's compare the early defensive masteries.
You've got Durability, which gives you Health/lvl. How much does this increase your tankiness? Well, it gives you 1.5 points of health per level (per point). How much does this contribute to your Effective Hit Points (EHP)?
The formula for EHP is Health*(1+Resistance/100). For now, we'll assume an even physical/magical split; you'll obviously have to adjust when this isn't the case. Just remember that these numbers are for summed resistances (Armor and MR), not for individual resistances. This means that you get 1.5 times 1 plus the average of your Armor and MR (divided by 100): 1.5*(1+(Armor/100+MR/100)/2)/lvl. At level 18, this is 27*(1+(Armor/100+MR/100)/2).
Compare this to Hardiness or Resistances: the first point gives you 2 armor/mr, the next points; 1.5. The first point of these masteries increases your EHP by 1% of your Health; the next points, by .75%
Finally, you've got Veteran's Scars, which gives a whopping 30 health (yeah, it's a bit OP). This gives you 30*(1+(Armor/100+MR/100)/2) EHP.
Let's start by comparing Veteran's Scars to Hardiness/Resistance. One point in Veteran's Scars gives you 30*(1+(Armor/100+MR/100)/2) EHP, and one point in resistances gives you 1% of your Health. So we can set the two equal to each other:
Health=30*(100+(Armor+MR)/2). So if your Health equals 30*(1+(Armor+MR/2)), you can get either. If Health is greater than that, get hardiness/resistance, and if health is lower than that, get Veteran's Scars! So where's the break-even point?
Turns out Veteran's Scars is pretty much always better; it's better until you have 3000 Health and 0 resistances. The red side indicates the area where you should start get Resistance/Hardiness over Veteran's Scars. So, given that you'll get at least 60 Armor/MR naturally, unless you plan on having 5000 health and no Armor/MR items, go for Veteran's Scars.
So what's the catch? Well, to get Veteran's Scars, you have to get the 4 points of Durability. And how much are those worth? Well, at level 18, 27 HP, or basically Veteran's Scars. But that's exactly the catch. You have to wait for level 18. So how long do you have to wait for it to be worthwhile? I argue not long at all. For example, here's a graph of level 4 Durability vs Resistance:
An easy breakeven point to see is at about 1k health and 66.7 resistances. Most people will start with at least 42 MR and at least 30 Armor, and about 400-600 health. We can see from this that the early health will start being worth it right away. Basically, this confirms everything we know about stats; Health is a REALLY GOOD early game stat. As such, I pretty much always recommend getting Durability and Veteran's Scars over Resistance and Hardiness (especially since their third point is worth less.
High-Tier Masteries
The other major comparison to be made is between Legendary Armor, Juggernaut, and Defender. First, let's compare Legendary Armor and Defender.
Defender gives 1 resistance for each nearby enemy.
Legendary Armor gives 2% in additional BONUS resistances. This means if you have 3 resistance items (about 200 points in resistances), you're getting 4 points in resistances for that first mastery point, or the equivalent of 2 nearby enemies. It seems like Legendary Armor is strictly inferior to Defender. Why? Because Defender will apply most of the game, whereas Legendary Armor won't give you even one nearby enemy's worth of resistances until you have 100 points in resistances, and by then, team fights will cause Defender to give you more resistances. The only champions I could see Legendary Armor beating Defender on would be tanky split-push champions.
With that out of the way, let's compare Legendary Armor and Juggernaut.
The first point of Juggernaut increases your health by 1.5%, which will increase your overall tankiness by 1.5% of your EHP.
The first point of Legendary Armor, on the other hand, will increase your EHP by 1% of your health times 2% of your average resistances.
To avoid more math, let's do the next best thing! Since I think Juggernaut is better, I'll assume Legendary Armor gets the EXTREME benefit of the doubt. You now have 450 total bonus resistances. As such, you gain a combined 9 resistances, or 4.5%*HP in EHP increase. Juggernaut is giving you 1.5%*HP*(1+(450+BaseResistances)/100) already. Assuming base resistances of 100-ish, that's 9.75% times your HP in an EHP increase.
We can actually simplify that. Assume your bonus resistances = X. Divide X by 100. You get that number, as a percent, multiplied by your HP in an EHP increase. How much does Juggernaut buff your tankiness? Well, it increases your HP by 1.5%. Then, you multiply that HP gain by 1+your total resistances/200.
So Legendary Armor gives you an EHP increase of X/100%*HP.
And Juggernaut gives you an EHP increase of 1.5%*HP*(1+X/200).
What's the breakeven point?
X=600. So until you have 600 total bonus points of resistances, stick with Juggernaut.
Notice one thing? The value of % Health doesn't scale with Health any more than Resistances. This is the root of my past claims that % Health abilities (like Mundo's ultimate) don't scale any better with health than with resistances.
The New Style - Health Stacking
This shouldn't come as a huge surprise to us. Resistances saw a sizable nerf; % and Flat Pen stack better, and Health items are at a premium right now, with Warmog's being one of the strongest items in the game. Why should masteries be any different? The simple answer is often the best, and this case is no exception. So get Veteran's Scars and Durability over Resistance and Hardiness, and get Juggernaut over Legendary Armor. Try to avoid Defender, but it's a decent one-point wonder if nothing's left (it's strictly better than Resistance/Hardiness). And if you have to choose between Resistance/Hardiness and Legendary Armor? Just consider that Legendary Armor won't start to do anything until you have already stacked resistances. It may be twice as strong late game, but it's 0% as strong to start.
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Ashing across denominations unifies the faithful
It's not just the Catholics who are getting ashed on Ash Wednesday. Last week, as area Christians began the start of Lent, the Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Lutherans and more got into the act of holding Ash Wednesday masses and even ashing commuters at the Rutherford Train Station.
The pre-Easter symbolic ritual that marks the 40 days of Lent is celebrated slightly different and holds different meanings among Christians.
Father Michael J. Kreder of St. Mary Catholic Church in Rutherford said the tradition leading up to Lent is marked by more pre-Easter masses.
"It gives us the opportunity for a do-over, to look at our lives and try all over again, see where we can improve through prayer, fasting or doing good work," Kreder explains. "Traditions of Lent have been to give things up. But if you don't have a change of heart, this defeats the purpose, which is to become a better person. One of the good ways to improve our relationship with God is by improving our relationships with people."
The ashes are symbolic of mortality and the goal to build a relationship with God. "Dust unto dust, we shall return, whether we are buried or cremated," Kreder explained. "The whole theme of Lent is to remind us of our mortality, and to be in the best relationship with God. Life on Earth is limited whether you live 105 years or 45 years. It is an intermediary state till we are with God in Heaven and there's no more pain, suffering and death."
People receive the ashes on their forehead as the mark of mortality, Kreder said.
The previous year's Palm Sunday palms are burned to produce the ashes. "The palms are a reminder of Jesus entering into Jerusalem during Holy Week," Kreder says. Ashes are sacramentals, not sacraments, which is why you don't have to be Catholic to receive them, Kreder notes. The Seven Sacraments, strictly for Catholics are baptism, Eucharist, confirmation, matrimony, holy orders, anointing of the sick and reconciliation (confession). Religious leaders gathered at Rutherford Train Station on Ash Wednesday to distribute ashes to commuters. Father Bob Browning of Grace Episcopal Church, Pastor Peter Wilkinson from First Presbyterian Church, Reverend Philip Latronico of Community of God's Love, Ray Frazier of Mount Ararat Baptist Church, Pastor BJ Kim of United Methodist Church and Reverend Greg Rupright of Rutherford Congregational Church were on hand.
Presbyterian and Catholic churches have similar traditions, Wilkinson said. "Ash Wednesday becomes opportunity to acknowledge you are God's by being ashed and also recognizes you are human, and we are all broken in different ways. It's a penitence, a beginning of a journey to be right with God. For a long time, in Presbyterian and Protestant churches, we never worshipped on Ash Wednesday because it was part of Catholic tradition."
The way people receive the ashes varies. "Some want it on the wrist, some on the forehead. Some want it in the shape of a cross. We can choose how we want to walk over the next six weeks, and recognize symbolically that ashes are a sign of repentance," Wilkinson said.
Reverend Latronico ashed an undocumented female immigrant who was so grateful to get her ashes at the train station because she would not be able to get out of work that day. "It was interesting in a world where she tries to hide, blend in, that she allowed herself to be marked as a person of God," Wilkinson said.
Episcopalian leader Father Bob Browning, who coordinated the event, noted that area religious leaders meet once a month for lunch and a joint service, highlighting the unity of denominations. In the Episcopalian tradition, ashes, also obtained from palms, are put onto thumbs and imprinted across the forehead. "Some prefer it on the hands, but Episcopalians always get it on the forehead, as a cross, symbolizing the cross Christ was crucified on, a remembrance, sacrifice made for us for our sins," Browning explained. "An ancient practice in our prayer book is when we do invitation to Lent and we retell the story of Christ. Ashing is seeking repentance and a symbol of desire for forgiveness. It has been an Episcopal practice from medieval times."
Browning noted that in the 16th century when splits into various Christian denominations began, ashing was done and continues to be done in the Anglican church.
Commuters embraced the practice, Browning explained. "People saw us dressed in our robes and realized we were there for a purpose. I stayed with many who didn't have the opportunity to go to church. There was a line waiting," Browning said.
Browning notes that churches in the southern United States don't ash, but most in the northeast do. "Why don't they? Perhaps they think it's more of a Catholic tradition, and copied," Browning reflected. "But that's not the way we look at it."
Lent is similar to Ramadan, Browning noted, highlighting the Muslim religion. "It's God's day, and there's a connection between all faiths, which are so similar. But everyone wants to be their own king of the mountain. It has a lot to do with interpretation. As we get more unity, it's nice if people recognize we pray to the same God," Browning said.
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David Sellers, 66, was at his residence in Fox Chase Apartments. Officers responded to the apartment to check on Sellers' welfare after he had not been heard form in several days.
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