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Five medalists live, work or train in Santa Clarita.Tuesday night, the Santa Clarita City Council took time to honor four of the five Santa Clarita locals that participated and earned medals in the Beijing Olympics.
Crystl Bustos, David Neville, Alyson Felix and Kim Rhode were each recognized for their accomplishments by the City Council, Congressman Buck McKeon, and representatives from Assemblyman Cameron Smyth's office, Senator George Runner's office and LA County Supervisor Mike Antonovich. Mike Day, a silver medalist in the BMX competition, was unable to attend.
"To be honest, it's an honor just to be here to meet you and shake your hand," said Congressman McKeon.
Crystl Bustos played softball in Santa Clarita at Canyon High School. Since her graduation, she has played in three Olympic Games (2000, 2004 and 2008) earning a two gold medals for Team USA and one silver medal.
The silver medal came in a shocking 1-0 defeat against Japan in the final Beijing game. Prior to that, team USA had been undefeated in the 2008 games. Bustos recalled her feelings after that loss.
"Of course I'm disappointed," she said. "We're competitors, and for us to be okay with that would not be alright. For us to come up a little short was hard, but we gave it everything we got and we just got beat."
While the final Olympic game may have not gone her way, Bustos has plenty of memories of Olympic victory, as evidenced by team USA's miraculous come from behind wins in the 2000 Sydney games.
"Everyone was rooting against us, we had lost three games, and then came back and won it," she said. "Basically, we did exactly what Japan did to us this year."
She admits that the Sydney games were her favorite to compete in.
In talking about her return to Santa Clarita, Bustos says that she's had a chance to interact with youth.
"It's great to see the kids and be able to put the medals on them. I try and share them with as many people as possible."
Allyson Felix grew up in Santa Clarita and still lives here to this day. In Beijing, she earned a silver medal in the women's 200 meter run, and a gold medal in the women's 400 meter relay.
Allyson had fond memories of some of the lessons she learned while training in SCV.
"I think the main thing was just to keep your priorities straight," she told KHTS. "I think its great to give your all in sports but it has to be balanced with academics as well."
Once in Beijing, she was in awe of her surroundings.
"You have this joy, of just the Olympic experience, and overall I'm just grateful for it."
David Neville moved to the SCV just over a year ago, because he felt it was the best place to train as an athlete. He took home a bronze medal in the men's 400 meter run, and a gold medal in the men's 400 meter relay.
Neville told KHTS that the feeling of the Beijing Olympics was different than anything he'd ever been involved with.
"Being in the bird's nest was a great experience. I had never competed in an arena that big," he said.
Kim Rhode trains as a skeet shooter at Oak Tree Gun Club, located just off the I-5 in Santa Clarita. She won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics.
Skeet shooting may not be the most well known sport in the Olympics, but the training has Kim working in Santa Clarita full time.
"It's basically where you get clay discs thrown about 75 miles per hour," she said. "The two targets cross in front of you, one or two at a time."
Three of the four athletes KHTS interviewed have high hopes of competing in the 2012 Games in London. Chrystl Bustos will not have that opportunity, as softball will no longer be classified as an Olympic sport.
One thing is for certain, the feats they have already accomplished put them in a league of their own.
KHTS' Mike Dowler interviewed the Olympians, and to hear a quick audio cut of the interviews, click below.
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Utility evaluating how to pay $61M to fix Wanapum Dam
It will cost an estimated $61 million to repair the 65-foot crack in the Wanapum Dam, according to an estimate provided to the Grant County Public Utility District.
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EPHRATA — The cost to analyze and fix the cracked spillway at Wanapum Dam is estimated at $61 million, Grant County Public Utility District (PUD) financial officials told commissioners on Tuesday.
"We don't have the final repair plans in place, so this is preliminary, but it provides a sense of the order of magnitude we're dealing with," PUD spokesman Tom Stredwick said.
Kevin Nordt, the utility's chief financial officer, told commissioners that his estimate, a figure that could change as the utility continues trying to establish the cause of the fracture, includes all incurred and anticipated costs associated with a 65-foot-long crack — the fracture investigation, spillway repairs, fish-passage modifications and shoreline protection. It also includes some $8 million in lost power generation at the dam and the cost of buying power to replace it — often at a higher price — on the regional energy market.
Utility officials are evaluating how to use a combination of reserves, new debt and possible cost cutting to pay for the repairs, Nordt told commissioners.
Rate increases of 2 percent per year, starting this year, already had been approved by commissioners, Stredwick said. Increases on top of that 2 percent would happen only as a last resort, he said.
PUD officials don't expect to announce what caused the fracture until tests are finished in early June.
Core samples of the spillway showed that the concrete used appears to be sound, he said. The 65-foot-long crack spans the No. 4 spillway "monolith" or base section.
Crews have moved drilling operations from outside the spillway, where work was slowed by high winds, to a tall, narrow "hallway," called a "grout gallery," inside the spillway base. The gallery runs the entire length of the spillway, Stredwick said.
Horizontal drilling will continue to measure the size and shape of the crack, he said. Other holes will be drilled straight down through the base of the spillway and into the bedrock to map the type of rock and its suitability for holding the high-strength steel cables and anchors that have been proposed as a possible fix. Holes also will be drilled straight up to the spillway's deck, he said.
Days after the crack was discovered Feb. 27, the PUD drew the reservoir down 26 feet behind Wanapum to take pressure off the damaged spillway. The lowered reservoir also forced the Chelan County PUD to lower its Rock Island Dam reservoir, 36 miles upriver, by a few feet to avoid damage to that dam's generators.
The Columbia River is expected to remain at its low level through at least July 4.
Thousands of spring chinook are already headed up the Columbia, and about 1,200 to 1,500 spring chinook per day will soon be passing the Wanapum Dam. Those numbers will climb to a peak of about 25,000 fish per day during the summer run.
The crack in the dam and reduction of water levels prompted crews to modify fish ladders. Wildlife officials also were catching and transporting some steelhead and salmon around the dam.
The fish ladders at the Rock Island Dam, upstream from Wanapum, also had to be extended 30 feet because of the lowered river level.
Until they see that the migrant fish are adjusting well to the ladder changes, public-utility-district officials planned to trap as many as 1,500 fish per day as they arrive at Priest Rapids Dam, downriver, and haul them by truck to release points above Wanapum or, possibly, above Rock Island Dam.
Information from The Associated Press was included in this report.
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While watching Discovery's "Deadliest Catch" it dawned on me how fishing for king crab is a lot like pitching for media coverage. The similarities are astounding so much so–that I'm wondering now if I should start calling myself a fisher-person instead of a publicist. I'm not talking about sport fishing here. I'm talking about those individuals whose livelihood is bringing in big catches. Like us publicists, we receive our earnings too by the success of our takes.
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Three Reasons to Try the Treadmill
As is often the case in life, the simplest things are often the best. This applies to exercise too. For example, one of the best forms of exercise, running, is a direct outgrowth of one of the first things we learn to do—walk. Also running, often forbidden as small children (as in "I told you kids, no running!"), can reap great physical benefits as we get older.
Indeed, along with swimming, running offers one of the best overall workouts. But running does have its drawbacks. Prolonged running, especially on hard surfaces, can wreak havoc with your lower body. Unless you have an indoor track available to you, extremes of weather and temperature can complicate or curb even the most ambitious running program.
Never one to overlook a potential market, the exercise machine industry has responded with all types of indoor running machines. One that continues to grow in popularity is the home treadmill. Why? Here are three key reasons:
- Convenience—Most people prefer not to exercise outside when it is cold, inclement, or dark. Even if you have access to an indoor track or a health club, finding a regular time to run during a busy week's schedule can be difficult. Owning a treadmill solves these problems. People who own one can exercise more often.
- Physical benefits—Exercising on a treadmill has wide-ranging benefits. As Gregory Florez, president of Chicago's First Fitness Inc., points out, "Walking or running on a treadmill has great cardiovascular value for the heart, lungs, and circulatory system. It is a very efficient way to lose body fat, and since it is a weight-bearing activity, it has musculoskeletal benefits, as well." Because running can help to reduce stress, you may feel calmer and more relaxed after your workout.
- Low-impact workouts—Despite all the benefits, years of walking or running can take its toll on feet, legs and hips, especially if you exercise on hard surfaces like asphalt or concrete. Treadmills, particularly higher-end models with built-in shock absorption properties, can reduce the stress placed on your feet, legs, and joints.
One of the biggest decisions for prospective buyers is whether to purchase a motorized or a non-motorized treadmill. What is the difference? Basically, with a motorized treadmill, you have to keep pace as the machine's motor moves the treadbelt (at a speed you electronically set). With a non-motorized treadmill, you push the belt with your feet, so you only go as fast as you push.
There are other differences as well. For one, non-motorized treadmills are much more affordable. Most are under $200.. Conversely, quality motorized models start at about $1,500 and can go as high as $5,000, depending on the features you are looking for. Non-motorized treadmills also take up much less space and, theoretically, can help you burn calories more efficiently, since you supply the muscle power to move the treadbelt.
Alas, however, this last fact is not necessarily true. Because you supply the muscle power, unless you are in good shape, you tend to move slower and tire more quickly. As a result you may actually burn fewer calories. Non-motorized models also have other drawbacks. Aerodynamics dictate that to get a non-motorized treadmill going, it has to be tilted on an incline. This can make running difficult if you are out of shape or not used to running. So, you derive less benefit. Finally, as you tire on a non-motorized treadmill, you will tend to push harder on one leg. This can make the motion of the treadmill choppy and harder to run on.
Last reviewedJanuary 2013by Brian Randall, MD
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EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (PIX11)—A headless, badly decomposed body was discovered on a beach on the eastern end of Long Island, PIX News has learned.
According to published reports, the corpse was found by a passer by who was walking along the water in Amagansett beach Sunday afternoon.
Police say the body was in a "poor state of decomposition" suggesting that the person may have been dead for several days. Investigators are still trying to determine the body's gender as it was missing some body parts.
Amagansett beach lies just 100 miles east of a stretch of highway along Jones Beach where 10 sets of human remains have been discovered since December 2010.


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Can I SEO Myself?
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One of these things is SEO, or search engine optimization. Though for us as business owners it may seem like a deep dark hole which we are throwing our money down, in reality it is very worth the pain of the investment.
SEO, though sometimes costly, has an additional benefit that other business expenses do not. Take for example your monthly expense for a cleaning service. You pay for the cleaning services, then your office gets dirty again and you have to pay someone again to be have it cleaned again.
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When you obtain the proper keywords to use in your article marketing you write a dozen search engine optimized articles, submit them to a half dozen article directories and sit back and watch those articles be picked up by others and utilized and published all over the web and possible even in print publications for not just days, weeks or months to come, but even years down the road. These articles being used on various websites and blogs, in online and offline newsletters and other publications all contain your biographical information as well as a link or url back to your website where others will be pointed back to you over and over.
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did you wrote a ticket? thats pretty low for 15 bucks...
this one, is clearly on lowest ingame settings and at a very nice low jpg quality. It's not even funny trying to use that to show how it looks in game.
Lol, you'd think for $15 they would make sure they looked right on every race.
I'd ask for a refund.
How does it interact with that glyph that changes your shadowform? Have you tested that?
Trying to argue anything with any sort of nuance over Twitter is the intellectual equivalent of trying to trying to squeeze a cow through a keyhole. Sure, you might even be able to do it with enough brute force, and whatever comes out the other side might even still be considered to be "cow" in the technical sense, but it will be so mangled as to be completely unrecognizable.
This wouldnt be as much of a problem to me if they werent selling it for £10. But since they are they should at least try to put in a decent amount of effort.
$15 is way too much for me. That's 1 month of sub for a freaking transmog helm.
If blizz lowered the price to around $5(they won't), then I think a lot more people would buy it.


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RICHMOND, VA - June 1, 2011 – Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. announces the successful sale of twenty-nine (29) retail assets of Framingham, MA based Cumberland Farms, Inc. The retail assets have been sold to multiple buyers, including regional jobbers, individual store buyers, and individual store operators. Closings have occurred on twenty-three (23) of the stores and the remaining six (6) stores under contract should be closing over the next month. All of the locations were owned by Cumberland Farms and were operated by independent operators. Cumberland also supplied fuel to twenty-eight (28) of the stores.
The purpose of the sale was to allow Cumberland to redeploy capital to its remaining and new-to-industry company operated retail units, comprised of over five hundred high volume convenience stores located in highly populated areas across ten states in the Northeast and Florida. For over seventy years, Cumberland has been a leading convenience store operator in these markets and has provided customers with exemplary service and offerings.
Joe Petrowski, Chief Executive Officer of the Cumberland Gulf Group of Companies, commented on the transactions, "It was a pleasure to work with the professionals at Matrix on these transactions. The repositioning of capital within our market area is an important part of our strategy to acquire new sites, renovate existing sites, and own and operate sites consistent with our brand identity."
Matrix provided merger and acquisition advisory services to Cumberland, which included valuation advisory, asset marketing through a customized, structured sale process, and negotiation of the transactions. The transactions were managed by Tom Kelso, Managing Director and head of the Matrix Energy and Multi-Site Retail Group; Cedric Fortemps, Senior Vice President; Vance Saunders, Associate; and Sean Dooley, Senior Analyst. Mr. Kelso commented, "We are extremely pleased to have advised Cumberland on the monetization of a significant amount of non-core assets. We know that the proceeds derived from these transactions will be redeployed in a manner that provides a higher return on capital than they would have generated from continuing to own these assets. It was a pleasure working with the entire Cumberland team and we appreciate them engaging Matrix to maximize the value of these stores."
About Cumberland Farms
Cumberland Farms makes life easier for busy people every day. Its network of convenience stores across 11 states reflects the values of three generations of providing customers with value, convenience and unparalleled service - whether you need a refreshing Chill Zone drink, a cup of Farmhouse Blend Coffee or a quick, satisfying meal. Family owned for over 70 years, Cumberland Farms also has a long heritage of giving back to the communities where it operates. For additional information, please visit www.cumberlandfarms.com.
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New details have surfaced about a character returning for Season 2 of Arrow.
Spoilers follow.
TV Line reports John Barrowman will be back in Season 2 of Arrow appearing in at least 2 episodes.
Barrowman's character, Malcolm Merlyn aka The Dark Archer, seemingly met his maker in last year's Arrow season finale when The Hood put an arrow through The Dark Archer's heart.
It's unknown how John Barrowman will be coming back, with it speculated a flashback sequence or some sort of actual return.
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Going Horizontal to Maintain Vertical Growth
There is plenty of evidence to suggest that the agency world is going "horizontal." Sir Martin Sorrell used the term "horizontalism" recently at the ANA conference to describe the centralized adoption of services across agency networks. He was specifically referring to advertising production and we were proud that he praised Deliver and Hogarth as prime examples of this trend.
We have already seen horizontalism occur with media services across agency networks and we see the same trend occurring in production services. The benefits for both agencies and marketers are simply too attractive to ignore.
We all win when we play to our strengths
Strategy and creative thinking have always been attributes that differentiate both agencies and brands. Shifting production to centralized specialists within the same holding company allows agencies to focus on what they do best. This translates to a net win for both agency and marketer in both quality of thinking and integrity of deliverables.
An increase to the bottom line
Perhaps the most significant and tangible benefit is cost savings. The allocation of production services to in-network resources in emerging markets can generate remarkable efficiencies. At Deliver, clients consistently realize savings between 25-50%.
Like Sir Martin, we believe that "horizontalism" is the new reality in agency delivery. Becoming a part of this increasing trend may hold the strategic key to keeping marketing revenue moving in a vertical direction as the global economy continues to remain horizontal.


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Grass Widow
Internal Logic
Featuring layered harmonies and a propulsive beat, the third full-length from this trio of San Franciscan women is a gorgeous slice of indie pop. Opener "Goldilocks Zone" sets the mood. After something resembling an outer space transmission, surf guitar emerges and the three voices glide smoothly over the proceedings. Elsewhere, "A Light in the Static" offers an instrumental interlude that includes a nylon-string guitar solo. And the closing piano piece "Response to Photographers" ends the album with a minute and 40 seconds of obliquely played notes. Though these wordless songs deviate from the rest of the record, the majority of numbers fly by in a rush of airy vocals. Sadly, the pleasant delivery often makes individual words indistinguishable. Still, when everything comes together as it does on "Milo Minute," listeners will have a hard time not singing along. —Michael Cimaomo
Nimrod Wildfire
Corporate Refugee
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Corporate Refugee offers a mix of several genres. Pop-rock, country, reggae and jazz mix to form a varied tableau. Strong vocals guide each song, led by Bob Miller, the man behind the name "Nimrod Wildfire." On the rare occasion when Miller isn't leading the vocals, bassist Matt Backer takes over. Lyrics focus on social commentary and love. Miller crafts the lyrics like a bricklayer, building a story block by block. The title track, "Corporate Refuge," tells the story of a man who loses his soul to unethical business with straightforward, compelling lyrics. Though strong vocals and highly original lyrics are Corporate Refugee's greatest strength, the band at times feels relegated to the background, as if it were only there to focus attention on the lead singer. —Patrick Kelley
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Once you've seen the Judas Priest pre-concert parking lot documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot, it's tougher to take the band seriously. And sure, there are plenty of opportunities to find retro humor or pure nostaglia in the buzzing, tapping guitar leads and the leather-clad persona the band fostered. Still, there's something hugely attractive about the irony-free, bull-headed snare pounding and all-out sonic assault of yesteryear. 2012 marks 30 years since the release of this quintessential Priest album. Take the album in its true context—a few years after the comic-book excess of Kiss, and at the very cusp of hairsprayed '80s metal—and Priest seems pretty stripped-down and straightforward in comparison. And, especially if you lived it the first time around, there's an undeniable bit of headbanging pleasure in the band's relatively soft mega-hit "You've Got Another Thing Coming." This time, there's a 1983 concert DVD, too, a heartily recommended follow-up to Heavy Metal Parking Lot. —James Heflin


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PM Narendra Modi tweeted on 25th July 2012 perhaps confirming about his first bullet train travel. It was only in Sep. 2013 that he was officially announced as BJP's PM candidate. Among several agendas that the historic 2014 elections were contested on, his rallies and speeches covered that India should have high speed trains. In Jan. 2014, he said that he wanted bullet trains to connect India's 4 major metros by India's 75th Independence Day (in 2022), calling for new "railway universities" to be opened as centres for engineering innovation in the process. It is encouraging to learn that as soon as he won the elections, his team was working towards his vision and the PM wishes to have the first high-speed train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai running by end-2017 (covering 543 kms at Rs 70000 crores). Many of us believe that his vision is achievable, thanks to the PM's own implementation ability, work attitude and more so because of his strength in selecting / appointing the right people for the job. His intent in responsible delegation and accountability is noteworthy through the Gujarat model of development.
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Status of the unfortunates:
Let's categorize students based on their 10th std. and 12th std. scores in India and their reactions:
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How many around you are actually building a career based on what they have studied?
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Textbook (Indians can read it as 'digest') was the last good product that education made. It is a waste to only prepare for your exams. Scoring high (cracking the test) does have its benefits, but the fact is, you are studying now to ensure you make a great career (earn money or change/develop systems). Your employer or your future business is smart enough to find you a dumb-ass if your (stagnant) wits do not show them a good future. Read external texts, take suggestions from a pro or a lecturer on books / case studies to read. 1000s around you are doing exactly what is asked of them to do – learning academic curriculum. Take that additional step to read what you (may) like and you will find your academic curriculum easier. Believe me on this!
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Nearly 3 years from then, we finally hear that Vocation Education does kick off in 92 Indian Colleges (4 in Mumbai) as this Mumbai Mirror article confirms. The new approach (applaud) is welcome and will allow students to take a break after the first year and also do some internships. The number of courses as of now are limited but this is a great start. (more…)
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The reward will only be a real result when you – collaborate, communicate, (crucially important) plan with past experiences, facts and figures, establish timelines to achieve, execute the plan (keeping everyone updated timely), track the movement, watch it all happen! Appreciation is a better replacement to 'pep talks without real solutions and timeframes'. (more…)
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I think it would be better if we didn't get into comparing various games and the size of their dev teams. This game (which I think looks great) has a very different design aesthetic from Bastion. It reminds me more of Dungeons of Dredmor, actually.
At any rate, the walkthrough videos are a lot of fun, guys. I'm rather tempted by this, even though I'm terrible at games of this sort. But thematically I love it.
David, I had a thought for a puzzle mode. I wonder if you could make this work. You are handed a dungeon layout that is mostly stocked with enemies and traps, but are given a small number of additional items and must figure out where to place them in order to beat the level. I'm not sure if that would work because of the unpredictability of the A.I. though.
For all you iPad users the game looks very good on the iPad and I have no regrets purchasing. I wish my eyes were better, but I can't take looking at my iPhone longer than 10-15 minutes.
i bought it yesterday. i like the graphics. but imho they are nothing special, or above average. not that they need to be, and not that i could do it any better, not even near (but i'm a sales guy, and no graphic designer *g*)
i also don't understand those ppl praying this as the greatest td game ... i LOVE gd and gds. so tt was a insta-buy. but didn't get the hang yet ...
it's not bad, and undoubtly a lot of work, hmmm, but i did like gd a lot more. especially as i never spent $3 for a game before.
just my 2c
I just bought this game and LOVE it. Very clever gameplay combining a lot of genres into one killer TD-Style game! I'll admit the glowing front page review helped my decision.
Yeah, TA's review of the game really made us feel proud. I can't tell you how much we appreciate all the kind words. And I see there's already 15 minutes of gameplay footage up on YouTube! That's fantastic.
For sure, yes. For instance, I got an achievement that I didn't even know I would get - solve Bombtastic without using bombs. Clearly the intent was to use many bombs if you saw the set up of the level; but I didn't; and I still got 3 stars. In fact that was the achievement - to get 3 stars without them.
In replaying levels, I have found that making choices in defenses has helped or hurt me. Sure one thing is really powerful but it takes up a lot of mana so you can't even really use it so you just wasted a slot and I lost, my bad. I chose the right combo of defenses and got 3 stars, my good. All that on me.
I think in every game there has to be some thought from the developer as to how to beat a level - mainly because they have to think about making each level beatable. But clearly in this one I have solved levels in different ways and with mixed results. I think there are too many possibilities to say that the dev intended this here, that there, this many mana crystals, etc, to beat the level - and that is the only way to do it.
The walkthroughs, well, I only am passed the first one so I can't comment on the others, but I solved it differently. I see why they did it in that one; and I definitely see the benefit and might even try it that way to see what that does for my score - I mean I got a 3 star but could probably get a higher numerical score perhaps.
Personal skill and strategy - definitely. But of course, as in any game, there will be some obvious moves that you will want to make per level - an enclosed area to protect a mana crystal - that's a duh, since you can't use that space for a weapon anyway. So there are going to be some obvious choices you will make based on the level, but then the rest is wide open (at least I think) to the imagination and your own skill and knowledge of the defenses and the layout of that level and mix of enemies.
I hope that answered your question as I wasn't really sure exactly what it was - it kind of mixed into how many people made it and stuff so I hope I addressed the main point.
As to this ongoing debate of how many people make a game makes it better? Man, it is so not good to compare - well such and such is better since it was made with 1,000 people or such and such was better because it was made with 1 person. Who cares how many people make a game if the end product is fun and enjoyable? Crap has been made by one person; genius has been made with one. Crap has been made by a full studio and genius has been made with that same full sized studio. So do you like the game? Great! Who cares how many made it!
In a nutshell, the walk throughs are not showing off the "intended" way to beat the levels, because more often than not, there isn't one. The walk throughs only provide one way to 3 star a level, and not even necessarily the best way; and that's what makes Tiny Heroes so diverse. :3
This game is fantastic. It's similar to PVZ but almost kinda... better. I've found it can be more frantic for one and two, I love the theme.
But this is why I am puzzled at all the questions of "how to solve a level" for lack of a better term. You have defenses, which ones you choose and how you use them will make or break you; it is all going to depend on skill and knowledge and strategy.
Winning levels
Yeah, essentially the walkthroughs show merely one way to three start a level. But its important to note that the number of stars you get is only one factor in the score you get!
I can guarantee the walkthroughs do not show you how to get the highscore on a level. Just how to three star it. We might make some that don't even show three staring, come to think of it. But the current ones do.
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Amy Bronwen Zemser — "writer, squirrel hunter, breastfeeder, homosexual" — just launched her new, provocative blog,┬ĀAmyBronwenZemser.com. We have the honor of publishing an abridged version of one of her recent hilarious posts about coming out, homophilia, and cases of mistaken sexual identity (read the unabridged version here). Enjoy!
IŌĆÖll tell you a secret.
I still have some internalized homophobia. ┬ĀSo I get squeamish when I have to come out.
I donŌĆÖt have to come out very often, but the situation does arise if I have to say, switch opthamologists.┬Ā Or if Ray wants to play with a child whose parent I do not know.┬ĀJust recently, after I told the mother of a child in RayŌĆÖs Suzuki violin class that I was one of two moms, she looked at me with a completely straight face and said,┬Ā ŌĆ£There was a girl in my daughterŌĆÖs class who had that.ŌĆØ
Had what?┬Ā The malaise of homosexuality?┬Ā The disfiguring disease of conjoined motherhood?
Once, when I was adjuncting at St. JohnŌĆÖs university, the topic of homosexuality came up.
ŌĆ£I heard it runs in families,ŌĆØ an English professor said.
ŌĆ£Oh yes,ŌĆØ I chimed in.┬Ā ŌĆ£My brother and I both inherited homophilia.┬Ā HavenŌĆÖt you heard?┬Ā ItŌĆÖs very catching.┬Ā Do you want your spoon back?ŌĆØ
I donŌĆÖt want to be labeled, see.┬Ā Who does?┬Ā Even if only a portion of the lesbian population have wiffles,┬Ā I still have trouble coming out with it in ordinary conversation.┬Ā I hate the word ŌĆ£lesbianŌĆØ because it makes me think of a bunch of women wearing patchouli and making out with each other on some Greek island.┬Ā Gay is generally a term for the boys (although I do use it) and queer still means strange to a lot of people.┬Ā I do love the word homosexual because thereŌĆÖs a whiff of the scientific there, and itŌĆÖs funny, but admittedly I say the word in a humorous way as a coping mechanism.
Hi, IŌĆÖm Amy, and IŌĆÖm a┬Āhomosexual.┬Ā A HOMOsexual.
To call oneself any one thing ŌĆö a homosexual or a writer or a parent or a squirrel killer, for that matter, is just plain reductive. Nobody want to be any one thing.┬Ā I am the sum of all my complicated and contradictory parts.
But sometimes, as with the Suzuki violin mother, introductions occur, and you have to come up with something better than same-sex touchmonkey or Zena warrior.
I have found a solution to this issue, though.┬Ā I have my own special little stock phrase that I integrate into a conversation, when I have to let someone know that my spouse is female, and so far it has worked out beautifully:
My husband has no penis.
This is a very effective strategy.┬Ā It is funny, it is fast, and you donŌĆÖt have to use the words transgender or queer.
Fine, I give you that itŌĆÖs a lot longer than the word gay, but itŌĆÖs infinitely more original, especially when you are at a gas station having a cigarette and you can casually blow smoke out the side of your mouth and say, oh, you know, my husband has no penis, so we just use the same rest room at the truck stop.
When Lynn and I were first trying to get pregnant, we spent a lot of time at the fertility clinic.┬Ā We spoke to many physicians at the outset who tried to convince me that we needed to use medical intervention in order to get pregnant, even though we had no idea whether, at 37, I was infertile or not.┬Ā Conversations would invariably get to this point:
Me: I've never tried to get pregnant before. I donŌĆÖt know if IŌĆÖm infertile.┬Ā I mean, do you have any statistics?
Fancy Fertility Doctor:┬ĀWhat kind of statistics?
Me: Like, how many women come to the infertility office to get pregnant not because of low sperm count or advanced maternal age, but because, you know, their husband has no penis. ┬Ā Ha ha.┬Ā HA HA HA HA HA.
FFD: (silence)
Me: My husband has no penis!┬Ā HA HA HA HA HA HA
I canŌĆÖt get pregnant, IŌĆÖd go on, pointing to Lynn.┬Ā We try and try but something must be very wrong with him, doctor, I really do think something is terribly wrong.
At this point Lynn turns purple and looks out the window.┬Ā Sometimes sheŌĆÖll smile meekly and say this is Amy from the Catskills Resort, and her next joke will beŌĆ".
For some reason I find my little joke absolutely hysterical.┬Ā I realize it sounds inane and embarrassing and puerile, like IŌĆÖm in the seventh grade in Gloria Vanderbilts and feathered hair.┬Ā But every time I say it, it just gets funnier. ┬ĀMore importantly, it also makes real sense.┬Ā What could be a more banal, a more pedestrian and reasonable way to work into a conversation that you are gay than to say that your husband has no penis?
Since my husband has no penis, we donŌĆÖt have federal marriage protection under the law.
My husband has no penis ŌĆö of course we love the Indigo Girls.
Sure do wish my husband had a penis.┬Ā If he did, he surely wouldnŌĆÖt need to adopt his own three kids.
Since my husband has no penis I had to drive all the way to Mt. Kisco to get my ovaries fluffed before TuesdayŌĆÖs insemination in Manhattan.
Usually nobody laughs at my private joke, but I am always happy to have it.┬Ā It means I donŌĆÖt have to say lesbian.┬Ā Gay. ┬ĀHOMOsexual.
I hate the label, so I make a joke.┬Ā I donŌĆÖt want to be reduced, so I make a joke.┬Ā I make a joke, I make a joke, I make a joke.
One time, at one of my poker games, my friend Melissa, a dentist, told me that after I had gone in for a cleaning, her administrative assistant shook her head sadly after me, saying, ŌĆ£That poor woman.┬Ā Did she tell you? Her husband,ŌĆØ and here she lowered her voice to a whisper, ŌĆ£Her husband has no penis.ŌĆØ
It took Melissa a while to explain to the woman that I was a lesbian, and that I didnŌĆÖt have a husband at all.
ŌĆ£But what about the penis,ŌĆØ she insisted.┬Ā ŌĆ£What happened to it?┬Ā How did it come off?┬Ā How terribly painful that must have been.┬Ā For both of them.┬Ā In different ways, of course.ŌĆØ
Melissa said they had to go around a few times before it was all straightened out and the next patient could go in for his bite wings.
At this point most of the women around my Texas Hold ŌĆśem table were wiping their eyes and crying over this poor office assistant who┬Ā seriously thought the reason I was having trouble conceiving was because, despite vigorous attempts, my penis-less husband was unable to squeeze any seeds from his fruitless loins.
I must admit that I would love to know if any of you use different terms to get around the discomfort of coming out.┬Ā If you are reading this and you are not a homosexual, then try and drum up a gay memory or two, perhaps the time you made out with your best friend in college.┬Ā Please share your experiences and thoughts on my very public forum.┬Ā What do you have to lose?┬Ā At worst youŌĆÖll be deeply humiliated. At best there is always deep shame.┬Ā ItŌĆÖs all good.┬Ā Everybody wins.
For more hilarity on artificial insemination, gay parenting and squirrel hunting (for real!), check out ┬ĀAmyBronwenZemser.com.


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Horticulture: Department Information
Prospectus for the Department of Horticulture
Adopted 1/31/01
The mission of the Horticulture Department is to develop and disseminate new knowledge leading to the improvement and facilitation of cost-effective and profitable production, post harvest handling, and utilization of horticultural commodities and services in a concerted effort to conserve natural resources while protecting and enhancing the environment.
The department is a world-renowned center for horticulture knowledge with highly relevant programs that emphasize environmental stewardship. Excellence in programming exists throughout all teaching, research, extension and outreach thrusts.
The integration of focused and aggressive individual programs creates an atmosphere of mutual support and harmony. Programs are allowed to evolve in a milieu of complete administrative support. A competent, dedicated, and enthusiastic faculty and staff work cooperatively with a unified mission in an environment that is fun.
The clients or customers of the department are many and varied. We develop our programs to meet the needs of our client / customer base. They include (not in priority order):
- Alumni
- Citizens of the state of Georgia
- Civic groups
- College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Administration
- County agents
- Funding organizations
- General public
- Government agencies
- Growers / Industries
- International agencies
- K-12 students
- Lawyers
- Master Gardeners
- Members of the media
- Other scientists (peers) (both external and internal)
- Parents of our students
- Plant societies / Garden clubs
- Politicians
- Professional societies
- Students (graduate and undergraduate)
- Trade associations
- World horticulture community
Strengths / Advantages : The department has many strengths and assets. In designing programs, we should draw on strengths to maximize our efficiency. These strengths include:
- Faculty diversity (diversity in expertise, culture, experience, and program areas)
- High - quality faculty with excellent reputations
- Cooperative faculty (both internal and external to the department)
- Positive attitude of faculty
- Strong industry / commodity group support (strong, supportive, demanding, appreciative)
- Notoriety of publications
- Good technical (personnel) support
- Excellence of teaching programs (specifically the undergraduate and extension programs)
- Excellence of extension programs
- Excellence of research programs
- Freedom to develop individual programs
- Geographically dispersed faculty and facilities
- Excellent State support
- Good facilities including research and extension branch stations, the State Botanical Garden, libraries, and field facilities
- Department head (young, enthusiastic, supportive)
- Good equipment / technology
- Strong public support for horticulture in Georgia
Weaknesses / Limitations : A number of deficiencies exist or are perceived to exist. This list offers challenges that we may choose to address in order to strengthen our department:
- Faculty interaction and attitude need improvement
- Communications within the department are insufficient
- Many facilities such as classrooms, greenhouses, and laboratories are inadequate
- Curriculum and student support should be increased, especially at the graduate level
- Lack of departmental direction / structure is sensed
- Insufficient technical support (specifically for extension programs; generally for office support)
- Limiting finances including low pay scale for technicians, graduate students, faculty and staff; lack of endowments
- Cumbersome purchasing procedures
- Insufficient number of faculty
- Physical and geographic separation of faculty
- Lack of computer technology support
- Lack of administrative support for specific needs such as grant writing assistance, support for consulting activities, and teaching facilities
Opportunities : The department has a number of opportunities and challenges which, if addressed and exploited properly, will result in its preeminence among horticulture departments and centers in the world. These include:
- The importance and growth of horticulture in Georgia are both increasing
- Enhancement of teaching programs is possible
- Expand use of information technology
- Industry interaction and support could be increased
- Cooperative efforts could be expanded
- Marketing ourselves
- Environmental issues
- Information and product needs for consumers
- Administration can assist
- Changing demographics
- Funding opportunities could be explored
- New buildings (facilities)
- New crops
- Branch station utilization could be increased
- Genomics
Threats : A number of external (to the department) threats to the progress of the department exist. Although we lack the ability to remedy threats, we can position ourselves to minimize any negative effects they may have on our department. These threats include:
- Administrative decisions that may be unfavorable to horticulture
- Political decisions / legislation may have detrimental impacts on horticulture in Georgia
- Government regulations may affect horticulture industries
- Funding erosion
- Poor perception of agriculture in general by the public
- Water issues / concerns will affect horticulture
- Declining student numbers in agriculture
- Uncontrollable / changing environmental factors
- Misinformation (to general public, policy groups, legislators, etc.)
- Social issues such as urbanization, labor shortages, and increased production costs
- Marketing issues such as foreign competition, changing markets
- External competition to the Department (offering the services we offer)
The following issues were identified as main areas that need our immediate attention.
1.0 Enhance our teaching programs
2.0 Improve our technological capacity
3.0 Establish a marketing strategy for our department
4.0 Acquire new facilities at the Athens Campus
5.0 Increase departmental communications
The following goals and implementation steps have been developed to address the five high priority issues identified above. A time line of three years from plan adoption (31 January 2001) has been established to implement these steps.
1.1 Identify potential new undergraduate courses
a. New 1000 level course to increase contact hours and recruit students
b. New landscape and design classes to be taught by new Residential Design position
1.2 Seek input to improve undergraduate curriculum
a. Teaching faculty meet to consider changes - additions and deletions
b. Survey industry to assess needs
c. Survey alumni to assess needs
d. Department head interviews with graduating seniors
e. Department head conducts annual instructor observations
1.3 Recruit more students
a. Prompt CAES administration to interact with guidance counselors
b. Prompt CAES administration to interact with science teachers
c. Increase number of service courses such as 1000 level introduction to horticulture
d. Expand recruitment portions of departmental web page
1.4 Increase use of Web CT courses
a. New computer person would assist professors and help load information; solicit assistance from consultants at independent studies office
1.5 Develop new internet courses to attract more students
a. Develop HORT 3010 (Intro vegetable) course for internet
1.6 Identify potential new graduate courses
a. Use Tifton and Griffin as well as Athens faculty to teach short five-week courses (2.5 hr classes one day per week); minimum of twelve topics; examples include:
Cold hardiness
Research Methods I (Experimental Design)
Research Methods II (Regression Analysis)
Plant Breeding
Soil and Plant Analysis Techniques
Heat Stress
Advanced Tissue Culture
Physiology of Woody Plants
Environmental Issues
b. Explore development of a summer transient course to expose graduate students to many aspects of horticulture throughout the state
1.7 Increase number of graduate assistantships
a. Solicit funding for assistantships from commodities
b. Request additional assistantship funds from Administration
1.8 Develop a Masters of Professional Studies
a. Provide additional degrees and training for County Agents
2.1 In-house computer support is the most pressing technology need for the department. Ideally one person would be housed in Athens to serve the on-campus faculty and one would be housed at the RDC in Tifton to serve the needs of faculty in Tifton, Griffin, and outlying areas. The computer support specialists would assist faculty in various projects including: digital processing of slides and video clips, preparation and publication of material for web pages, data collection and entry, and preparation of computer generated presentations. This person/s would also be responsible for training of support personnel at outlying locations.
a. Establish funding for the positions and equipment needed for the job
b. Develop job description and conduct interviews
c. Hire the most qualified applicants
2.2 Obtain the technology necessary for the development and presentation of digital talks. This would include a computer projector, laptop computer, and high-resolution digital camera for each location.
a. Purchase needed projectors, cameras, and computers
b. Establish a protocol for use of the equipment at each site
c. Conduct training on slide show development and presentation
2.3 Obtain technology for automated slide scanning to facilitate the transition from photographic slides to digital slides. Ideally this scanner should be able to scan multiple slides at the same time.
a. Research the available scanners and determine the best equipment for this process
b. Purchase the needed scanner
c. Establish a protocol for training and use of the equipment at the various locations
2.4 Make more frequent use of electronic communication through the broadcast of seminars
a. Determine the availability of GSAMS at set times for seminar broadcast
b. Determine the interest of off-site faculty in viewing seminars, i.e., allow them to specify which seminars they would like scheduled for their GSAMS location
c. Determine the interest of presenters in having their seminars presented through GSAMS
d. Match the availability and interest in GSAMS so that at least a portion of the seminars are broadcast to outlying stations
3.1 Update and improve the department of horticulture web site
a. Page of web site to include updates on teaching, research and extension programs. Annual report of accomplishments should also be on the site
b. Expand the section that discusses careers in horticulture and highlight some successful alumni
c. Possible majors, required courses and electives to earn degree should be linked to University course descriptions
d. Section on graduate student assistantship opportunities. Listing of graduate students and their research projects - major professors
e. Link to industry and consumer publications available from the department
f. Expand the page on UGA Hort. Club and its activities
g. Develop a link to CAES calendar announcing upcoming departmental and industry events
h. Increase the number of links to professional, trade associations throughout the state, botanical gardens, Master Gardener Association and plant societies
i. Encourage faculty to link their individual pages to the department web pages
3.2 Develop an annual report from the Department, perhaps titled "Highlights of Horticulture" that lists some of the major accomplishments of the department (i.e. outstanding research and its relevance to various audience groups, unique teaching programs or outstanding extension efforts, awards of faculty and students)
a. Focus on the impact the department is having
b. Available in hard copy and electronically; distribute widely
3.3 Market faculty via award nominations and ASHS newsletter
a. Submit faculty for various award nominations as they are announced
b. Announce faculty accomplishments in ASHS newsletter on a regular basis
3.4 Update the portable exhibit on careers in horticulture and majors at UGA
a. For use in trade shows throughout the state and region
b. Produce several copies for use by county extension agents at career days in high schools
3.5 Develop a poster on careers in horticulture and possible majors at UGA
a. Send to all high schools/two-year universities and tech schools across the state for posting for students
b. Tear-offs attached to poster that a student can take; tells who to contact for additional information.
3.6 Form an industry advisory committee (Georgia Horticultural Trade Alliance?)
a. Representation from all horticulture commodity groups
b. Meet annually - possible barbecue with all faculty present
c. Department Head update group on facilities, new hires, retirements, grants, special programs, awards, etc. with time reserved for feedback from group
3.7 Work more closely with ECT in promoting research, teaching and extension programs and commodity groups
a. Feature articles on selected faculty and their research, teaching or extension programs. Relate impact/significance of work and relevance to consumers
b. TV segments featuring something happening in horticulture - i.e. watermelon harvest, carrot harvest, shipping ornamental plants, packing apples or peaches - interview faculty member discussing process
3.8 Establish an aggressive capital campaign with various categories of giving for various purposes (i.e. building fund for new building)
a. Promote the McHatton Horticulture Endowment Fund to which persons can bequeath assets or contribute toward to honor loved ones; name laboratories, plazas, arbors, gardens after donors
b. Work with College and University Foundation offices to develop campaign plan
4.1 Visit or phone conference with two or three departments in the US that are in various stages of obtaining new facilities to determine if, when and how they obtained "needs consensus"
a. Determine problems and pitfalls, and assess outcomes from each effort
b. Amend the process described below to adjust for potential pitfalls
4.2 Determine facility requirements and how they fit into our vision and mission
a. Develop a comprehensive assessment of physical structure requirements, program needs and technology requirements through a survey form given to each faculty member, including those not housed in Athens who might benefit from access to such technology
b. Include the students and graduate students through a peer-driven process, generating their own report
c. Establish a list of "shared technology" that would be available to all faculty in the department
d. Develop justification statements for each group of resources requested
e . Develop expected outcomes and impacts from above resources
4.3 Provide, for the department head to work on during the concept phase of the building process, a clean "document of industry and faculty consensus" outlining space requests, equipment needs, technological supports, and the justifications for each component by end of fiscal 2001. The final document would be shared with the department planning committee and university architects.
5.1 Develop a short concise quarterly newsletter to faculty and staff, printed or electronic.
a. Should probably originate from department head's office with perhaps "assistant editors" at Tifton and Griffin
b. Should contain not only professional news (awards, grants, etc.) but also personal news (births, marriages, deaths, etc.)
5.2 Use more effective communications channels
a. Schedule more frequent 2-3 day all-department meetings --more than once a year - to promote socialization and better understanding
b. Utilize more frequent personal (face-to-face/phone) contact between faculty and department head and REI/extension coordinators
c. Don't overuse e-mail; personal interaction is necessary to follow up
d. Attempt more timely notification of meetings, due dates, etc.
e. Need clearer definition of departmental chain of command (i.e. explain the role of the REIs)
f. Allow faculty time to make presentations at retreats and other meetings
5.3 House Extension, Research and Teaching together when possible
5.4 Provide more opportunities for guest lecturers to classes using faculty from other locations
5.5 Increase social interaction between faculty at their location and other campuses
a. Departmental 'fun meetings' and activities with a few seminars presented by faculty
5.6 Currently no interaction between staff from one campus to another. Increase communications between staff and faculty and staff and staff
a. Departmental secretaries retreat -- perhaps with a combination of fun activities and some specialized training. Could be held annually.
b. Need more incentive such as staff recognition awards within the department
c. Establish a departmental staff appreciation day and luncheon once a year at each campus
d. Develop a staff section on the departmental horticultural web site listing job opportunities, promotions/transfers, personal items (illness, births, etc.).


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