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Post subject: 2nd FCOL Tournament Draft Rules: Please Review and Comment
Hello everybody!
I am stepping forward to Game Master (GM) the 2nd FCOL Tournament. GAR1138 has graciously volunteered to be an Assistant GM so that I may participate as a player as well. I am committed to seeing this tournament through the number of rounds necessary to arrive at a winner.
The draft rules follow below for your review. Note that there are some important changes from the 1st tournament. Ideally, I would like to start on February 1st. If that does not work out, I would have play start on March 1st. To keep interest high and ease the remembering of the round deadlines, I propose to strictly require that each round start on the 1st of each month and conclude by the 28th of each month.
DRAFT 2nd Federation Commander Online Tournament Rules
The 2010 Origins Federation Commander Tournament Rules (http://www.starfleetgames.com/federation/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2900) and their associated clarifications apply except as clarified or amended by the rules which follow below.
All normal Federation Commander ship and weapon purchase restriction rules apply in addition to all other tournament purchase restrictions on ships and weapons.
GM Comment: This should be obvious, but just in case it is not, I am explicitly stating it.
To the extent their ships are available in FC Online prior to the start date of the tournament, the Andromendan, ISC and Vudar are available for selection as an empire by players.
GM Comment: There is no longer a reason to hold these empires out of the online tournaments with FC: War & Peace and its associated booster packs being released over six months ago.
To the extent its ships are available in FC Online prior to the start of the tournament, the Frax are available for selection as an empire by players. Since the Frax are currently only available via e23, players selecting the Frax as their empire may treat the following Frax ship cards from e23 FRAX Packs #1, #2 and #3 as if they were laminated ship cards: BCH, CA, CC, CF, CW, CWD, CWL, DN, DW, DWD, FF and POL. Frax Submarines and ships with Axion Torpedoes are not in play.
GM Comment: It is not likely this simulator empire will make it to laminated cards anytime soon. However, this interesting empire's manifest of ship cards has been nearly fully filled out via e23 and it does not require any special rules to play. Furthermore, many of its ships are already available on FC Online.
Players that select the Hydrans as their empire must purchase at least one ship that is not arrned with Hellbores.
GM Comment: It has been my experience that many players who favor the Hydrans will only buy Hellbore ships. Such ship selection undercuts some of the flavor of this empire. This is why have proposed the above tournament rule. This said, if there is a strong outcry against this idea, I'll drop it from these tournament rules.
For ships that have multiple possible weapon layouts (e.g., most Orion Pirate ships), players may only purchase ships with weapon layouts that are available within FC Online prior to the start date of the tournament.
GM Comment: This is to minimize the amount of manual tracking needed in order reduce the chance for confusion or misunderstandings between players.
For purposes of this tournament, ships with Plasma G, S or R torpedo tubes may choose to start a scenario with all such tubes holding their second turn of arming energy. Such ships may not count their batteries toward their starting energy except that the number of batteries left empty will not exceed the power it would take to pay for the second turn of Plasma G/S/R arming. Ships that have weapons that can start a scenario pre-loaded must also elect to pre-load those weapons if the player elects to have that ship to start with the second turn of arming completed for its Plasma G, S and R tubes. The opposite applies as well.
GM Comment: We are playing with this unofficial playtest rule in order to provide a little bit of help to the Plasma empires.
For purposes of this tournament, the three impulse delay for Particle Cannons (4P1b) does not extend over turn breaks.
GM Comment: We are playing with this unofficial playtest rule in order to give a little bit of help to the Seltorians.
Each empire's ship and weapon purchases are subject to either a premium or discount as follows:
• 20% Premium: Kzinti
• 10% Premium: Federation and Orion Pirates
• No Discount or Premium: Andromedan, Frax, ISC, Klingon, LDR, Vudar and Wyn
• 10% Discount: Gorn, Hydran and Lyran
• 20% Discount: Romulan, Seltorian and Tholian
GM Comment: The purpose of this rule is to help to minimize the empire selection bunching that dominated the 1st FC Online Tournamemt. In general, the idea is that the empires that are both popular and viewed as difficult to defeat in the tournament setting have the greatest premium applied to their purchases. Empires that are unpopular and viewed as difficult to prevail with in the tournament setting have the greatest discount applied to their purchases. Hopefully, this will reduce the likelihood that the final rounds of the tournament devolve into a civil war to determine the final winner!
I expect that from tournament to tournament the discount and premium applied to each empire will move around as players gain more experience with various empires and new tactics are uncovered.
The GM of the tournament shall set a date for ship selections and only ships available in the Federation Commander Online Client as of that date shall be eligible for selection.
Games shall last for five (5) turns or until one player concedes. You don't have to play all five turns at once, you'll have four weeks (28 days) to get the game in, and it should be possible to save the game in mid-game. Wins matter, points will only be used as tie-breakers.
GM Comment: I have reduced the time limit to five turns to better ensure games are completed in a timely fashion and to return the time limit closer to that which would be experienced at Origins. Five turns will allow two-turn loading weapons to fire up to three times and three-turn loading weapons up to two times.
The GM shall post deadline and match-up information on the federationcommander.com site. The GM shall also email players with this information. Announcements may also be posted on the starfleetgames Discus forums and/or the ADB, Inc. Facebook page. While the GM shall make every effort to ensure that players are adequately informed, it is the responsibility of the players to make sure they know the deadlines and matchups, and understand the rules. The GM shall post deadline and match-up information on the Federation Commander Forum.
All emails to the GM and Assistant GM must have the name of the tournament in the subject line (e.g. "FCOL Tournament #2") or else the email wasn't sent. (This is to make it easy for the GM and Assistant GM to find the email(s) later.)
Players sign up by sending an email to the gm and Assistant GM. Once all the players are signed up, the GM and the Assistant GM, will set a date for the ship selections (to determine which ships are available for selection) and players have one week after that date to select their squadron and email their squadron to the GM and Assistant GM.
Once the Players are informed of their match-ups, they must arrange between each other a mutually agreeable time to play the game on FCOL. The Players shall have 28 days to make these arrangements and complete the game. It's up to both players to actively pursue the match; if one player makes a reasonable effort to arrange a game and another does not, the first player is awarded a win. If neither does, both are awarded a loss. "Reasonable effort" is in the judgment of the GM and Assistant GM. All emails between players attempting to arrange a game should be carbon-copied (cc'ed) to the GM and Assistant GM so that the GM and Assistant GM have evidence that players are actively pursuing the match-up. If both players are actively pursuing the match but circumstances beyond the players' control prevent it from happening, the GM or Assistant GM will adjudicate a result.
The number of rounds will be a function of the number of participants. For example, if there are five to eight participants, it will take four rounds to determine a winner. If there are nine to 16 participants, it will take five rounds to determine a winner.
This will be a Swiss-style tournament. As such, all participants will play in each round and all players will be ranked at the end of the tournament. To the extent a "bye" is necessary for a particular round due to an odd number of players, except for the first round, it will be assigned to the player with the lowest score in the tournament at that time (random selection will be used by the GM and Assistant GM to resolve any "ties"). If a "bye" is needed for the first round, it will be granted to the participant who had the highest score in the Origins 2010 Federation Commander Tournament.
Federation Commander rules questions will be resolved on the Federation Commander Forum by Mike West when possible. When this is not possible, they will be resolved by consensus of the GM and Assistant GM.
All tournament rules questions will be resolved by consensus of the GM and Assistant GM.
For games involving the GM, the Assistant GM will resolve all tournament rules questions for that game.
For games involving the Assistant GM, the GM will resolve all tournament rules questions for that game.
In the event the GM and Assistant GM face each other in a game, another participant in the tournament will be recruited by the GM and Assistant GM to resolve all tournament questions for that game.
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Count me in. No comments on the rules at this time.
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To clarify, what is the status of the M81 Pirate ships from
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I'd cut all the premiums and discounts in half (10% and 5%). 20% and 10% is WAY too steep.
I don't necessarily agree with which Empires should get the discounts and premiums, but since I'm not playing, you can take my comments with a massive grain of salt.
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Looks good. Certainly better than the rules I came up with.
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I'm interested.
M81 pirates I have never seen. I'd be wary of ships (and races even more so) that have only been in CL or Communique.
I quite like the handicap idea - if there are numerous tourneys over time it would eventually give an idea of how players value ships. But I agree with Mojo on the initial handicap, 20% is huge, even 10% feels quite large.
The other thing I'd suggest for a considertaion is the LDR adjustment that appeared in an early communique (basically add 6pts for 2 gatling ships, 16 pts for 4 gatling ships). We use it in our games and find it makes them a little more balanced.
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Gary, M81 Pirates were only published in Captain's Log and as such, are disallowed from tournaments under the standard rules. Ditto the Omega stuff. Frax would not be available under Origins rules but of course it's Jim's prerogative to allow or disallow particular Empires.
I'm not sure what the status for Andromedan support on FCOL is, I recall Paul Franz discussing that on the podcast and IIRC there is still work to be done before that is ready. Of course Paul himself would know better than I do.
Edit: The 20% discount actually prohibits the Selts from fielding a legal force. After the discount, a force of DN, 2xCA comes only to 411 points, 14 points too small to be legal!
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Edit: The 20% discount actually prohibits the Selts from fielding a legal force. After the discount, a force of DN, 2xCA comes only to 411 points, 14 points too small to be legal!
DN, CA, DD, DD = 562 pts, adjusted by 20% = 450. Exactly the max limit.
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OK good point. An extra frigate or destroyer seems a bit too much though. And with the Kzintis down by as much, then there's going to be a massive mismatch if Zin face Bugs.
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I'm in, how do we sign up?
Players sign up by sending an email to the gm and Assistant GM. Once all the players are signed up, the GM and the Assistant GM, will set a date for the ship selections (to determine which ships are available for selection) and players have one week after that date to select their squadron and email their squadron to the GM and Assistant GM.
I'm sure you could also PM either the GM or the Assistant GM to get signed up.
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Thanks for all of the comments.
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The Milky Way Galaxy during the main era. No M81 ships or M81 variants of ships are in play. Neither are Early Years or Middle Years ships.
In regard to the purchase percentages:
I am open to tweaking the percentages. Also, if their is consensus on particular discounts or premiums being too stiff, I am open to making those adjustments as well. I am especially interested in whether any of the proposed premiums or discounts would either make any empire one that will be chosen by many or chosen by none.
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The other thing to work out with the handicaps is how it affect VP calculations.
A hydran Mongol worth 100 pts normally, costs 90pts under the discount. Does it give up 90 or 100 pts if destroyed?
If 90 pts then not only do hydrans buy ships cheaper but other players score less VP per level of ship damage. If you give the normal VP then the other player can score more VP than the other player potentially, as the hydran player has to bring more or bigger ships to the fight (and therefore gives up more per level of damage) - if both end up with 3 ships damaged then the hydran will have given up 10% more VP.
[edit]Equally for the smaller fleet bonus pts, who is the smaller fleet - is it based on card BPV or handicap BPV. If I come with a 562 Selt fleet (450 with 20% off) do I count as a 450 pt fleet or 562 pt fleet?
[edit] Either may be desirable, but it's something that need considering, and players should be aware of when choosing races/ships.
That's why I'd advocate a smaller handicap to start with, I'd actually go as low as 2.5% and 5%, that will force some changes but not be quite as radical in the way the VPs may be affected. 5% will still mean the Kzinti unable to go with NCA *2, NCC, or CC, BC *2 etc.
If Kzinti are still the most popular and doing well then you can tweak them a bit more next tourney etc, do it gradual and see where people are put off races, or encouraged to take them.
Full example:
562 pt selt fleet vs 450 pt Wyn fleet.
a) no one is smaller as we are both 450pts (adjusted). The Selts get more ships/firepower AND the wyn has to dish out a lot more damage than the selt to score the same VP as he is fighting bigger or more ships. The Selt essentially gets a double bonus, more firepower and gives up VP slower.
b) the Selt is 162 VP down with his bigger fleet, and the wyn gains more VP for a fe internals as he scores against larger ships on average. Any edge given to the selt has been taken away by the huge hill he has to climb up front.
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Rather than a % premium or discount, you may want to go with a flat number to make the accounting easier and not worry about rounding. If you go with 20% and 10%, just give the levels as:
540 pts
495 pts
450 pts
405 pts
360 pts.
I suggest for the first tournament, you simply go with a flat 10-20 pts per level.
This also prevents problems with the mathematical fact that discounts are more powerful than premiums. A 20% premium is a 375 pt fleet or 75 pts paid. A 20% discount is 562.5 pt fleet or 112.5 pts saved.
If you're doing tournament scoring, simply don't give a VP edge for point differential at the beginning of the contest. So a 420 pt fleet vs 450 pt fleet doesn't score the 30 bonus VP at the beginning.
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Based on consideration of feedback, I offer the following for further discussion:
For purposes of this tournament, the printed point value and cost of all ships and weapons are adjusted by multiplying those values by the following factor for each empire:
• 1.10: Kzinti
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This places the difference between the top of the list and the bottom of the list at 80 points (the difference between +39 pts and -41 pts) -- about the cost of a typical frigate.
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That Texas team was the last college football program outside of the Southeastern Conference that has won the national championship.
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That's seven in a row for the SEC. To put this in perspective the Big 8 won three in a row once (Texas, Nebraska and Nebraska in 1969, '70, '71) and the SEC did the same (Alabama, Alabama and Georgia in 1978, '79, '80).
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Certainly the Ducks almost got there this season. In fact, had they not lost to Stanford they would have played Notre Dame for the title instead of Alabama. Of course they almost beat Auburn for it all back in 2011.
"Oregon has the manpower offensively - a seasoned [quarterback] Marcus Mariota, a DeAnthony Thomas with more touches, and an improving offensive line," said Brandon Huffman, a Scout.com national recruiting analyst based in Seattle. "They also have the speed on defense, though losing Kiko Alonso and Michael Clay will hurt some. But now they're getting to dig deeper into the depth from rapidly upgraded recruiting classes, and more importantly, another year of Chip Kelly calling the shots in Eugene."
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Ohio State finished 12-0 and unbeaten in Meyer's first season in Columbus but they didn't get a shot at the Fighting Irish in Miami because of the NCAA bowl ban. That will be lifted next season and the Buckeyes, despite some early defections to the NFL, will have a shot to get to Pasadena.
"You need athletes on defense to challenge a team like Alabama who have thoroughbreds all over the field," said Allen Trieu, a Scout.com national recruiting analyst based in the Midwest. "The Buckeyes have some of those guys. Ryan Shazier, Adolphus Washington, and Noah Spence are just a couple returning guys in the front seven who bring some of the speed and athleticism you need to compete with a team like Alabama. You look at the speed they're recruiting in general and it wouldn't surprise me to see the Buckeyes be able to challenge for a national title in the next few years. They have two more years with Braxton Miller and they went undefeated this year, so there's no reason to think they couldn't have that success again."
There are others that will contend. Stanford has won more games under David Shaw than they did under Jim Harbaugh. They beat Oregon this season and went on to win the Rose Bowl. The Cardinal is built more like an SEC squad than any team outside the south. The question for Stanford is speed, specifically on defense and playmakers on offense.
Another program hoping for a breakthrough is Florida State. Jimbo Fisher has recruited better than anyone in the country outside of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Seminoles are loaded everywhere and have an SEC-like defense. All the pieces were in place in 2012 but the 'Noles under-achieved. If they find a quarterback anything is possible with the talent Fisher has assembled.
Staying in the ACC Clemson and Dabo Swinney has assembled a pretty talented roster. With quarterback Tajh Boyd returning for his senior campaign, they will have their shot to get over the hump.
Many believe this season was just a sign of things to come for Brian Kelly and his Fighting Irish. In year two under Kelly's regime in South Bend, Notre Dame got their shot against the champ. And like most national champions and contenders, you need a little lady luck. Certainly the Irish had their share this fall, most notably against Pitt and Stanford. Notre Dame deserves credit for those wins and the season they had. But they were no match against the Crimson Tide.
"If the title game showed anything, it is that Notre Dame doesn't have the same kind of speed Alabama possesses," said Brian Dohn, a Scout.com national recruiting analyst. "Everett Golson is a good scrambler who can make plays with his arm and feet, which adds to the problems of defending him. However, against Alabama, his speed wasn't a factor. I know Notre Dame will get better and add speed in the 2013 class, and the idea is to get more speed, but for the next few years it will be hard to compete with the speed of a motivated Alabama, Georgia or LSU."
There lies the problem; how do you catch the SEC when the SEC as a whole recruits so incredibly well? They have no off-years. Alabama has recruited better than anyone in the nation under Saban. Case closed. There's not even a debate. Georgia, LSU, Florida, and South Carolina have been inside the top ten and are recruiting titans as well. Heck, even Vanderbilt under coach James Franklin is recruiting better than an any point in their school history. The Commodores find themselves ranked at No. 17 in the national team recruiting rankings.
Even at that spot that only puts Vandy at No. 7 in the SEC recruiting rankings. Texas A&M (No.2), LSU (No. 5), Florida (No. 6), Georgia (No. 7), Alabama (No. 8), and Mississippi State (No. 13) all find their programs inside the top 15 while Ole Miss (No. 20), South Carolina (No. 22) and Auburn (No. 26) are all inside the top 26. There's still three weeks left until National Signing Day and you can be sure that these schools will close with more key recruits.
But it's not like schools outside the SEC don't recruit well. Meyer will make Ohio State a recruiting force. Michigan currently has the top class in the country. Notre Dame sits at No. 4 overall while UCLA, Washington, Nebraska, FSU, Texas, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State all are in the top 20. The difference is consistency, and as a conference no one has consistently recruited as well as the SEC. Since Texas won the national title the SEC has averaged at least four teams in the top ten recruiting rankings every year. There are currently five SEC schools in this year's top eight.
It's scary what has happened. This seven year dominance is an incredible run by this league and you can expect more of the same next season. Even with their early defections and graduation Alabama should be better.
But there's no guarantee it will be the Crimson Tide. Aaron Murray returns for his senior campaign and Georgia has two unreal sophomore running backs. There's no question they are talented enough to win the conference title. LSU and Florida both should be better than what we saw in '12. South Carolina will be led by the game's best defensive player in Jadeveon Clowney while Texas A&M will be piloted again by the Heisman Trophy winner and super sophomore Johnny Manziel.
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Theo style, can be considered to be definitive. As an additional benefit, it's now fully organic. But has consistency been bought at too high a price? While perfectly acceptable, it must be said this chocolate isn't the equal of Coppeneur/Hotel Chocolat's superb Hacienda Iara 90%, or Zotter's equally remarkable Peru 90%., and the Venezuela bar, at its best, approached these heights. It's hard to tell whether the source is an issue, as well, because the processing rather overwhelms the origin, at least so it seems. Theo seems to be improving but clearly they still have some process decisions to iron out.
Out of the wrapper, the bar looks alarmingly dark, almost jet-black, although as per Theo's usual style, with immaculate finish. The slab format does look a bit forbidding, suitable perhaps for such a high percentage but nonetheless intimidating. Aroma is even more alarming, dominated initially by blackberry, then an ashy, coffee sensation with hints of coconut and brown sugar. This is typical of a lot of lower-quality bars, and certainly suggests very aggressive roasting.
Flavour, however, is interesting. The initial sensation is of powerful and lingering raisin, and then brown sugar starts to lead. Traces of coconutty appear but they are never dominating. Still, the finish drifts ever towards dark coffee, although intriguing hints of balsamic suggest that there might be more here. But with the finish ending in a flat coffee sludge, nothing more materialises after an initially promising start. The texture, meanwhile is good, smooth and very creamy, but it should be noted that at this percentage, one expects near-exemplary texture, so in this respect it's a bit of a miss.
This in fact seems to summarise the bar as a whole: perfectly fine, but a bit of a miss. Process decisions are clearly the problem. Theo appears to be roasting at too high a temperature. The result is an outside of the bean that gets a little overdone, leading to the coffee dominance, and then in order to control the overall taste Theo is probably cutting the roast on the short side, so that the centre is, if anything, underdone, leading to that lack of fullness and flatness in the flavour. The solution would be a gentler roast, for a longer time; there's no reason Theo need give up on their trademark dark, brooding style: it's original and different (and somehow quintessentially Seattle), they just need to modulate how it is achieved so that the bars reveal more depth.


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As federal policy makers push for GHG regulation and transparent markets, the California experience shows what works and what doesn't work.
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The real reasons behind the state's energy savings.
Program No. 1134-04 SCE0224.01 by Quantec Consulting found very high noncompliance rates for residential building measures updated per California's Title 24 standard. http://www.calmac.org/. Appliance standard compliance rates are easier to estimate because: (1) appliance standards set dates for changes in appliance manufacturing and stocking; and (2) appliance turnover rates can be tracked through retail sales data (with additional consideration needed on whether the replaced appliance enters a secondary market).
26. Data supplied by CEC.
27. http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Published/proceedings/R060410.htm, Decision 07-10-032 , Oct. 18, 2007, Commission Discussion, page 21: "TURN [The Utility Reform Network] correctly notes that an emphasis on measures with savings that decay quickly creates a 'treading water effect' whereby the measures are replaced in the next portfolio cycle with little development towards sustainability programs that do not require continual reinvestments of ratepayer funds."
28. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/electric/Energy+Efficiency/EM+and+V/081117_Verification+Report.htm, CPUC EE 2006-2007, Verification Report Review Draft prepared by Energy Division Feb. 5, 2009.The California utilities (Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas and Electric, and Southern California Gas) reported 2006 and 2007 EE accomplishments that collectively the utilities had achieved almost 130 percent of the CPUC's electric goal and over 110 percent of the CPUC's gas goal. In contrast, the CPUC's Energy Division Staff has reached a significantly different conclusion on California IOUs' 2006 and 2007 EE accomplishments. Per the CPUC's utility incentive mechanism based on a sharing between ratepayers and shareholders of the net benefits, the California IOUs claimed they were due a shareholder incentive of $236 million. Per the Energy Division's February 5, 2009 Interim Claim Report , the California IOUs are collectively at only 78% percent of the CPUC's combined electric and natural gas goals. On an individual basis, the thee electrics are entitled to zero shareholder incentives, with SoCalGas entitled to $2.89 million. www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/Energy+Efficiency/EM+and+V/081117_Verification+Report.htm. CPUC Decision 08-12-059 dated Dec. 18, 2008 authorized interim payments based on utility submitted performance reports subject to a 65 percent holdback pending the results of Energy Division's ex post measurement and verification results. http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Published/proceedings/R0604010.htm.
29. See Program Elements Attachment A: PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, SCG, Sept. 22, 2000; and CALMAC Public Workshops on PY 2001 EE Programs: Day 1 & 2, Sept. 12 and 13, 2000, Day 3 & 4, Sept. 19 and 20, 2000. California Measurement Advisory Council (CALMAC) Workshop Report 9/25/2000 Proposed NTG Ratios for PY2001. http://www.calmac.org.
30. Analysis of savings data supplied by the CEC and savings goals data in CPUC, Interim Opinion: Energy Savings Goals for Program Year 2006 and Beyond, Decision 04-09-060 , Sept. 29, 2004, Table 1E .
31. The utilities forecast of savings as shown in Figure 7 is more robust than the CPUC's Energy Division Staff November 2008 Interim Claim Report noted above in endnote 27.


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In their uniquely-equipped studio on the Upper East Side, Kids at Art will help your children create freely and develop art skills this winter. This premier art studio is offering holiday workshop classes in December and January from 9am-12pm (see Nitty Gritty for dates) where kids 5 years and older will focus on drawing, painting, and more to develop their imagination with a variety of mediums and challenging exercises.
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Beauty-wise this is a whole new look for Cheryl, as her skin is milky and natural rather than her usual bronzed up skin. Doesn't she look ah-mazing? The look is classic English rose - light mascara, soft blusher and strong brows. Hmm has someone been inspired by Ms Cara D's heavy brows?
Chez said of the new lip shine collection: 'Feels like water on your lips. It's a splash of shine, a stain of colour power. Ultra-light, not sticky.' If you want to copy this new Cheryl look the Glam Shine Stain Splash colour comes in eight shades and are just £7.99 each.
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10 Things Never To Say To A Mom 1 of 11
1. "You look tired!"
This just might be the worst phrase ever. No good can come of saying it. Feeling like crap is bad; getting confirmation of it, worse. Lets all permanently delete the words from our mental hard drives. (Unless you'd like to use it on your evil boss.)
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2. "Do you work?"
Whether or not a mom has a job with a paycheck is beside the point. Every mom works — the morning shift, the afternoon shift, the night shift, the wee-hours shift. We are cooks, housecleaners, chauffeurs, stylists, toy fixers, and butt-wipers. We dont even get insurance or Summer Fridays, although there are some job perks like kisses and hugs. But please, don't ask if we work. We do: All. The. Damn. Time.
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3. You look like such a mom!
Especially intolerable when stated by a woman who is a) younger than you and b) has smaller hips than you do.
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4. Oh, my, you have your hands full.
Are you saying I have too many kids? Or that I look like I cant handle it? Or that my kids are being bratty? Theres nothing helpful in that statement whatsoever.
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5. That top/dress is so flattering on you.
Flattering somehow always seems to be code for, It disguises your bison-like shape. Just say the top, dress or pants look good.
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6. If that were my child, Id [fill in the blank]!
Yes, my child may be lying in the middle of Aisle 9, having a tantrum, and attracting unsolicited comments, but getting that comment from a passerby is enough to make me want to fling myself down and scream. Back away, discipline nosybody, and nobody gets hurt.
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American Museum of Agriculture on the GrowWritten by Matt Joyce | Published July 24, 2013
There's a new museum taking root in Lubbock.
High school students develop Amarillo tourism appWritten by Matt Joyce | Published July 15, 2013
There's a new resource for Amarillo tourism information and it comes from an interesting group of locals.
A Visit with the VintnerWritten by Lori Moffatt | Published July 3, 2013
For the August 2013 print issue of Texas Highways, I wrote about a Madeira tasting, held at Austin's Red Room speakeasy, which featured the wines of Haak Vineyards in Galveston County. Haak is the only Texas winery that makes Madeira a richly flavored fortified wine that is usually produced on the Portuguese islands of Madeira.
Texas To Do: Top Three Picks for the Fourth of JulyWritten by Erin Inks | Published July 1, 2013
Freedom Over Texas, Houston's Fourth of July celebration, includes a huge firworks show over downtown. (Photo by Richard Carson)
From big-name concerts to small-town celebrations, there are plenty of places to celebrate America's birthday Texas-style this Fourth of July. Here are my top three picks for sure-fire fun this weekend:
Use Your Noodle!Written by Lori Moffatt | Published June 21, 2013
The nightlife scene continues to heat up on Austin's Rainey Street, a former residential byway in the shadow of downtown. Transformed in recent years with bars, restaurants, and food trucks, Rainey Street draws crowds interested in craft cocktails, local beers, and food ranging from authentic Oaxacan fare (at El Naranjo) to Indian (at Raj Mahal). And now, Rainey Street boasts Austin's first food truck devoted to Southeast Asian Noodles, DFG Noodles.
Texas river conditions mixed for floatingWritten by Matt Joyce | Published June 21, 2013
Some Texas rivers are running too low for good floating, but a few waterways are flowing well enough for tubing or boating, according to the National Weather Service's Texas River Recreation Advisoryfor this weekend.
Foodies, unite!Written by Lori Moffatt | Published June 19, 2013
If I ever had any doubt that the foodie culture has become firmly established in Texas, now I'm fully convinced otherwise.
International Accordion Festival revived in San AntonioWritten by Matt Joyce | Published June 18, 2013
The International Accordion Festival is back.
Juneteenth festivities celebrate important moment in Texas historyWritten by Erin Inks | Published June 13, 2013
After the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in 1863, it took two and a half years for the word that slaves were free to make it to Texas. The date that a Union general announced the news in Galveston on June 19, 1865 now known as Juneteenth is marked with celebrations across the state during the next two weekends.
Maritime museum aims to emerge in DallasWritten by Matt Joyce | Published June 11, 2013
Dallas may not be the first city that comes to mind when you think of seafaring activities, but backers of the proposed Dallas Maritime Museum say the city would be a fitting host for the facility.
An unlikely restaurant rowWritten by Lori Moffatt | Published June 6, 2013
Now that Texas Highways' July story on Austin has hit the stands, I'm reminded that one of my favorite 'restaurant rows' in town is an admittedly unattractive stretch of Lamar Boulevard north of 183, where you can find dozens of interesting restaurants serving Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Pakistani, and Indian fare.
Zydeco trail ride celebrates cowboy heritage, zydecoWritten by Matt Joyce | Published June 3, 2013
One of Texas' biggest zydeco trail rides is coming up this weekend in Beaumont at the Bill Pickett Trail Riders 9th Annual Trail Ride, Zydeco Festival & Rodeo.


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Grazia's Style Director, Paula Reed, gives her verdict on today's show:
'Today Raf Simons presented a combination of traditional Dior signatures with his trademark modern minimalism. From a heavily emboidered corset top worn with skinny black trousers to a classic pale pink dress and white elbow-length gloves, it was the perfect mix. Christian Dior himself was obsessed with flower ladies and his love for tulips, orchids, roses and more were evident through motifs, colours, silhouettes and prints that adorned his creations. Simons resurrected this obsession in a modern way as seen by the mauve evening dress, architectural peplums and overly-intricate embellishments. The new look silhouette is fuss-free and buzzing with a youthful energy. We left the building, decorated with a million white flowers, feeling excited and with fellow designers including Marc Jacobs, Donatella Versace, Alber Elbaz, Riccardo Tisci and Diane Von Furstenberg on the front row, there was a sense not of arch rivalry but of a new generation of solitary.
And this sparkler is the finale gown, a long organza & tulle dress with futuristic pink embroidered front and blue floral embroidered back. Bravo Raf!
Simons is mixing it up with tailored black trousers under a fuschia pink gown. We didn't expect that!
We're loving the structured ballgowns as opposed to the standard swishy fare. We've also seen T-shirts. On the Dior Couture catwalk?!
Hello canary yellow! This high-waisted evening skirt teamed with a long-sleeved top is nothing short of show-stopping.
Check out this splash of tie-dye on a full satin ballgown. Anyone else reminded of Alexander McQueen with this one?
Has Kate Middleton's coat dress style influenced the designer?
How very Natalie Portman at the Oscars. According to Dior's Twitter, the pastel colours, one of the Dior staples, are injected through the embroidered feathers on evening dresses.
A chic cut off dress strolling through the salon...
Lindsey Wixson wowing in white. Is the peplum over cropped capris the new silhouette?
This is gorgeous! And so Jil Sander, no?
Very Raf-at-Jil peplum. Didn't he say he'd do florals?
The first look is a black wool breasted tuxedo jacket with black wool cigarette pants. How interesting to be starting with YSL's signature style...
2:03 The show is about to begin! Can you see Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci on the right looking dapper in a white shirt and low-key jeans?
1:56 The FROW-ers just keep on coming. Princess Charlene of Monaco looks exquisite in a soft pink knee-length frock with a ruffle at hem while Olivia Palermo is working a sleeve-less top with an on-trend peplum paired with short-shorts showing off her slender pins. Not long now until the show starts...
1:47 Check out Donatella Versace going matchy-matchy with daughter Allegra in co-ordinating LBDs and strappy sandals. Ooh, and is that Grazia's very own Paula Reed we spy? Yep, the mavens of high-fashion are out in force.
1:43 Jennifer Lawrence and Natalia Vodianova are in the building!
1:39 Marc Jacobs and Diane Von Furstenberg are among the designers attending the show.
1:30 Flowers, one of Christian Dior's obessions, are the central point of the set for today's show at Dior. According to the French fashion house's Twitter feed, there are a MILLION flowers adorning the walls of the 5 private salons housing the show today.
It's the most hotly anticipated show this Couture week and the world is about to see Raf Simons' debut at Christian Dior. Paula Reed has already given us her predictions so stay tuned as we bring you all the action LIVE from the FROW...


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The student body numbers 2,800 undergraduate and graduate students. LC offers 39 undergraduate majors, 52 minors, 13 pre-professional programs, and 14 graduate degrees, all supported by a strong liberal arts foundation.
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In addition to our undergraduate and master's programs, we're proud to offer two doctoral programs: the doctor of physical therapy and the doctor of education in leadership studies.
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Our students are active - really active. 70% play varsity, intramural, or club sports. They contribute over 70,000 hours of community service each year. And they join over 80 clubs, organizations, fraternities, and sororities.
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And then there's the LC spirit. New students quickly learn that being friendly and helpful is an LC tradition. We are a truly caring community; you'll hear it called "family" again and again.
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Maximalist finds lessons in the past that anticipate and clarify our chaotic present, revealing the history of U.S. foreign policy in an unexpected new light. More
This clear and authoritative book presents a sweeping account of China's global resource quest and the unrivaled expansion of its economy. More
The story of the tragic and often tormented relationship between the United States and Pakistan, and a call to prepare for the worst, aim for the best, and avoid past mistakes. More
This Independent Task Force asserts that elevating and prioritizing the U.S.-Canada-Mexico relationship offers the best opportunity for strengthening the United States and its place in the world.
This Independent Task Force report finds that as more people and services become interconnected and dependent on the Internet, societies are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks.
The authors argue that it is essential to begin working now to expand and establish rules and norms governing armed drones, thereby creating standards of behavior that other countries will be more likely to follow.
The author examines Pakistan's complex role in U.S. foreign policy and advocates for a two-pronged approach that works to quarantine threats while integrating Pakistan into the broader U.S. agenda in Asia.
The authors assess the political, security, and economic challenges facing U.S. policymakers in Afghanistan and evaluate a range of policy options.
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Upon buying the 'Delilah' clutch in hot pink or classic black, you can personalise your minimal leather folio with bespoke initialing in summer hues of aquamarine, fluorescent lime and soft lavender (Mines a black 'Delilah' with bright blue initials please). Available exclusively at the new Whistles flagship store on Dover Street from early March, the gorgeous clutch can be yours for £95 and a two-week waiting time for personalisation. With fans already including the likes of Caroline Issa and Olivia Palermo, we guarantee it'll be the hardest two weeks of your life.
If you absolutely can't wait until then, Whistles has plenty spring offerings to keep you happy. Maintaining its contemporary effortless attitude, the collection has a distinctly sports luxe feel with silk, leather and cashmere pieces hitting the rails. The silhouette is paired down and elegant with freshly polished palettes and bold prints. Shoe and bag collections are bigger than ever with a style for every occasion - work and play.
And if that's not enough for you, we've got an exclusive Grazia discount of 25% off at Whistles, right now. Simply go to the store and pick up your latest edition of Grazia, if you haven't already, or download the iPad app to get the online code. Don't miss out - this exclusive offer is available for a limited period from Tuesday 26 February until Friday 8 March 2013.