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The cards originated when a psychic named Orlan modified these tarot cards for games. The game became popular with soldiers passing time between battles. As its popularity spread, each region developed its own rules and picture variations.
- —Tutorial - FFVIII Info Corner
Triple Triad (トリプルトライアード, Toripuru Toraiādo?) is a popular card game in Final Fantasy VIII. Conceived by battle system designer Hiroyuki Ito, Triple Triad is simply a sidequest and is not needed in order to finish the game's story; however, the cards can be refined into items using Quezacotl's Card Mod ability. Many of the game's rarer items are most easily found by refining the cards.
According to the Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania the card game was created by a psychic named Orlan who modified fortune-telling cards for use in a game, coining the official name "Triple Triad."[1] Triple Triad was initially played among soldiers, but spread to the common people and by the time of Final Fantasy VIII's events, the game is extremely popular among all age groups.
Much like Tetra Master from Final Fantasy IX, Triple Triad cards depict different monsters who have different stats.
Playing the GameEdit
Setting Up and How to PlayEdit
Triple Triad is played on a three-by-three (3x3) square grid of blank spaces, where cards will be placed as the game progresses. The cards depict various characters, monsters, and bosses from the game. Each card has four numbers (known as Ranks) placed in top left corner; each number corresponds to one of the four sides of the card. These numbers range from one to nine, the letter A representing ten. On the top right of the card there is sometimes an elemental symbol representing the card's element. The elements are Earth, Fire, Water, Poison, Holy, Lightning, Wind, and Ice. There are two card colors, pink (the opponent's cards) and blue (the player's cards).
In a basic game of Triple Triad, each player has five cards. A coin-flip decision is made to decide which of the two players will begin. The player who wins the coin toss may then choose a card to play anywhere on the grid. After the first card is played, the opposing player may then play a card on any unoccupied space on the board. The game continues with players' turns alternating in this fashion.
To win, a majority of the total ten cards played (including the one card that is not placed on the board) must be of the player's card color. To do this, the player must capture cards. To capture a card, the player must place cards adjacent to an opponent's card, whereupon the 'ranks' of the sides where the two cards touch will be compared. If the rank of the opponent's card is higher than the player's card, the player's card will be captured and turned into the opponent's color. If, however, it is the player's rank that is higher, the opponent's card will be captured and changed into the player's color instead. Capturing can only occur during that player's turn, and no other opponent can capture a card during said turn.
A 'draw' will occur if the player and the opponent possess equal numbers of cards in their color on the board. Depending on alternate card rules, this can be defined by a 'sudden death' scenario where the first person to capture a card in a new game wins, or by playing until a winner is defined. The winner claims a prize of taking one or more of the loser's cards, depending upon the rules in effect.
Types of CardsEdit
- See Also: List of Triple Triad Cards
There are ten card levels in the game. Level 1 cards have low ranks like 1's and 2's and 3', while level 10 cards have 8's, 9's, and A's. The seven cards that Squall gets for free near the beginning of the game are all level 1. Multiple copies of all the cards in Level 1 to 7 can be obtained and kept, whereas the GF and Player cards are rarer, with only one copy able to be obtained at any one time.
|Levels 1 through 5 are monster cards, usually possessing fairly weak numbers. With the exception of the PuPu card there is no limit to how many of each of these cards exist.
|Levels 6 and 7 are boss cards, depicting various unique boss enemies met throughout the course of the game. Like monster cards, there is no limit to how many such cards exist.
|Levels 8 and 9 are GF cards, which the player can obtain by beating the corresponding GFs or by finding them from certain players throughout the world. Most GF cards have two strong ranks and two weaker ranks. For optional GFs whose Triple Triad cards are won in battle, the player may acquire two of each card, but will only retain one. This may only occur if the player does not acquire the GFs until disc 4, after having won their cards from the CC group aboard the Ragnarok. If a player wins a GF card from a battle when they already had it, the second card just never gets added to the inventory.
|Level 10 cards are player cards, depicting the game's playable characters. Most of these cards are held by someone connected to that person in some way; for instance, Zell's card is held by his mother in Balamb, and Rinoa's by her father General Caraway. For others like Irvine, who have no obvious connections to other characters in the game, their cards can be harder to find. The player cards typically have three strong ranks and one weaker rank.
Rule VariationsEdit
Special RulesEdit
A series of special rules vary by card "region". Wherever the player first starts playing they start with the rules of Balamb, which are simple.
When the player challenges someone in a different region, the NPC may ask the player to play a game with both regions' rules. This will only happen if the previous region the player played cards in has at least one rule the NPC's region does not currently have.
This "mixed-rules" game uses all the rules of both regions. One of three outcomes will randomly happen regardless of the player winning, losing, or quitting the game: a rule from the previous region not used in new region may "spread" to the new region; a rule from the new region may be "abolished" in the new region; or, there may be no change. The player may choose not to mix rules by continuing to challenge the NPC and refusing the offer of a mixed-rules game; eventually the NPC will offer to play a normal game with their region's rules only.
Types of rules are as follows:
|Enables the player to see which cards the opponent is using.
|When a card is placed touching two or more other cards (one or both of them have to be the opposite color), and the touching sides of each card is the same (8 touching 8 for example), then the other two cards are flipped. Combo rule applies.
|Same Wall
|An extension of the Same rule. The edges of the board are counted as A ranks for the purposes of the Same rule. Combo rule applies. If the Same rule is not present in a region that has Same Wall, Same Wall will not appear in the list of rules when starting a game because it can have no effect without Same. However, it will still be carried with the player to other regions, and can therefore still be spread.
|Sudden Death
|If the game ends in a draw, a sudden death occurs in which a new game is started but the cards are distributed on the side of the color they were on at the end of the game.
|Five cards are randomly chosen from the player's deck instead of the player being able to choose five cards themselves.
|Similar to the Same rule. When one card is placed touching two others and the ranks touching the cards plus the opposing rank equal the same sum, then both cards are captured. Combo rule applies.
|Of the cards captured by the Same, Same Wall or Plus rule, if they are adjacent to another card whose rank is lower, then it is captured as well. This is not a separate rule; any time Same or Plus is in effect, Combo is in effect as well.
|In the elemental rule, one or more of the spaces are randomly marked with an element. Some cards have elements in the upper-right corner of the card. Ruby Dragon, for example, is fire-elemental, and Quezacotl is thunder-elemental. When an elemental card is placed on a corresponding element, each rank goes up one point. When any card is placed on a non-matching element, each rank goes down one point. This does not affect the Same, Plus and Same Wall rules, where the cards' original ranks apply.
|The Retry rule does not appear in the game but was dummied from the game. It is unknown what the rule did.
By playing the game with a fishing Balamb Garden student in Balamb's harbor, the player can reset the rules one is carrying with them, leaving just the Open rule available. The next time the player challenges anyone only the Open rule will spread.
Rules Per RegionEdit
List of default rules per region. These are the starting rules; playing with mixed rules may spreads rules to new regions or abolishes rules in a region, and the Queen of Cards can be paid to introduce new rules to a region. See individual location articles to see which rules are played in each location.
|Random, Elemental
|Elemental, Sudden Death
|Random, Plus
|Same, Plus, Random
|Elemental, Same Wall
|Same, Plus, Elemental, Same Wall, Random, Sudden Death
Trade RulesEdit
Trade rules are rules that dictate which and how many cards the winner can take from the loser.
They are as follows:
|The most common rule in which the winner takes any one of the opponent's cards.
|Difference (Diff)
|The winner takes as many cards as there is a difference between pink cards and blue cards.
|Players take cards that are their color at the end of the game.
|Winner takes all.
The current trade rule can be changed by challenging the Queen of Cards. After winning a game with a different rule, the player must speak to her and check what the current trend of the trade rule is, and that rule will spread. It may take a couple of incidental games for the rule to catch on in the region. After awhile the rule may revert back to One, but will randomly change between them.
Trade rules are independent from playing rules because trade rules spread from the "dominant area" and are set by the Queen of Cards.
For example: The current worldwide trading rule is One and the player wishes to change it to Diff. The Queen of Cards must be located and challenged. Each time she is challenged, she will randomly choose a trade rule for that game. This choice is random, so it is possible to quit the card game before playing, then challenge her again without actually playing cards and have her choose a different rule.
Once she chooses the rule that the player wants to spread worldwide, they must defeat her at cards while that trading rule is in effect. Afterwards, the desired trading rule will begin to spread to her current region. To spread that trading rule beyond the local area, that area must become the dominant one. The dominant area is where the player has been most active playing cards. To change the dominant area, one must simply play cards in the desired area until it becomes dominant. To check which area is dominant, the player can ask the Queen of Cards.
Once the area is using the desired trade rule, and it is made the dominant location, that trade rule will spread around the world.
Trade rules degrade over time, which means it must be periodically "refreshed" by challenging the Queen.
Card Club GroupEdit
- Main article: Card Club
In Balamb Garden there is a group of elite Triple Triad players that call themselves the Card Club. The members' identities are a mystery until they reveal themselves to players they deem worthy. Their identities range from random NPCs wandering the Garden to people the player already knows.
Queen of CardsEdit
- Main article: Queen of Cards
The Queen of Cards can be first found in Balamb, but after the player loses a rare card to her/wins the rare card back from her, she is found in random towns around the world. If the player finds her and takes on her sidequest, they can go out and find even more rare cards. The goal is to get her to move to Dollet where her artist father will create new rare cards that can be won from certain people in the world.
PuPu cardEdit
- Main article: PuPu
PuPu is a blue alien the player can encounter in battle in select areas around the world. Several things must be done in dealing with the alien to get its card. It is Level 5 and is the only rare card below Level 8.
- See also: List of Final Fantasy VIII Achievements
The player can earn achievements in the Steam version of Final Fantasy VIII. Playing a game of Triple Triad earns Card player; winning 100 games earns Professional Player; losing a rare card earns Loser; defeating every member in the CC group earns Cards Club Master; and collecting all cards earns Collector.
- Main article: List of Triple Triad Cards
When the player has a full catalog of cards, a yellow star will appear on the right-hand side of the Card option in the menu. The star does not require the player to have a copy of each card, just to have had each individual card at some point in time.
Cards can be obtained from enemies by defeating them in battle (the chance for that is 9/256 or 3.5%), or by using the GF Quezacotl's Card ability in battle, to card the enemy. Depending on the current trade rule in use, the player will win cards off their opponents in Triple Triad games.
Musical ThemesEdit
|"Shuffle or Boogie"
|Trouble with the audio sample?
The Triple Triad theme song is known as "Shuffle or Boogie". It is played whenever the player is engaged in a Triple Triad match. A piano arrangement of it is included in the Piano Collections: Final Fantasy VIII album.
"Shuffle or Boogie" is one of the three tracks included in the Final Fantasy VIII Music Pack available as DLC for Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.
Other AppearancesEdit
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornEdit
Naoki Yoshida confirmed that Triple Triad will be implemented to the game in the near future.
Final Fantasy Portal AppEdit
A Portal App is a free upcoming Japanese app that keeps fans updated with Final Fantasy news and merchandise that can also play the Triple Triad minigame featuring cards from throughout the series.
Physical Triple TriadEdit
In 1999, following Final Fantasy VIII's release, Japanese games company Bandai produced a full set of collectible Triple Triad cards. The set was made up of the 110 cards as seen in the game along with 72 artwork cards and a collectors' edition playing mat. The cards have a blue side and a red side. Because the set was only released commercially in Japan and was not generally available in America or Europe, the cards have become a rare collectors' item. Counterfeit versions also exist, but the one produced by Bandai is the only officially released Triple Triad collection.
The game remains very popular, with many free third-party internet versions currently thriving online. These online editions often add new decks, and many have additional rule sets. An unofficial port of the original Final Fantasy VIII version also exists for Android phones.
A fan-made Triple Triad game called GL Triad for Microsoft Windows was developed by Rich Whitehouse and was released in 2008. The game requires an ISO image of the first disc of Final Fantasy VIII to run the software.
- In an interview with the Official UK PlayStation Magazine, it was stated that Triple Triad was added to Final Fantasy VIII because cards are a popular hobby in Japan.
- Orlan, the psychic who invented the card game in the world of Final Fantasy VIII, is a reference to Orran Durai from Final Fantasy Tactics. Whether this is meant as a tie-in or a simple easter egg remains unclear.
- In the Triple Triad tutorial one can spot a Black Mage in the background, with Orlan shown on the left and a warrior that bares a passing resemblance to Ramza, from the same aforementioned game, on the right.
- Level 8-10 cards can be obtained and modified into items multiple times, but only after satisfying certain conditions throughout the game. The only card which can only ever be obtained and modified once is the PuPu card.
- The Cards of Doomtrain, Rinoa and Edea are the only Triple Triad Cards to have two A's.
External LinksEdit
- Triple Triad Advance & Triple Triad Extreme & Triple Triad Flash Online online multiplayer versions of Triple Triad
- The 7 Elders single player version of Triple Triad


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I thought I'd said everything I wanted to back in April about conflicts between Bible-believing Christians and various power structures in the UK, but I was wrong: since then we have had the launch of the Not Ashamed campaign and various responses to it, including a dismissive one from sometime visitor to this blog, Paul Wright, and so I once again find myself with the nagging feeling that something is being missed.
When I first blogged about Not Ashamed I remarked that, while I agreed with the substance of the declaration itself, the choice of examples for the campaign I found 'odd'. In the end I never signed the declaration for this reason, since I wasn't certain I could support everything that these Christians had been trying to do in their jobs. Paul, predictably, goes further, endorsing the view that the individuals in question 'probably should be ashamed'.
At the same time, I don't want anyone to get the impression that I think that all the noise about Christians having been unfairly treated in this country is as unfounded as all that. To that end, here is a list of the cases to which I have drawn attention in the last couple of years:
Caroline Petrie, the nurse who was suspended after offering to pray for a patient (later reinstated)
Jennie Cain, the school receptionist whose daughter was sent home for evangelising at school, and whose private e-mail asking for prayer about this somehow ended up in the hands of her boss
The foster mother who was struck off the register after a 16-year-old in her care converted to Christianity
And a new one:
Christian health worker Margaret Forrester faces sack over anti-abortion booklet (The Telegraph) – NB the booklet in question was shown to colleagues, not patients. These developments should be opposed because they are unjust, and the impression that they are part of a general trend of intolerance towards beliefs that deviate from a rather narrow secular liberalism should not be dismissed out of hand.
Still, I have mixed feelings about the whole Not Ashamed approach to these issues. While there is a lot of truth in the contention that, in terms of the foundations for its institutions and laws, this is a 'Christian country', it isn't clear to me what arguing on this basis is supposed to achieve. As any Christian who has spent a modicum of time outside the holy huddle trying to reach those around them with the gospel knows, in terms of personal loyalties this country is predominantly not Christian at all but pagan – no amount of census box-ticking obscures the fact – and we should therefore not be surprised that people seek to order society in dehumanising ways and call it good. Sin does that to people, and sin will not be defeated with court cases.
Last year I blogged some points from a seminar that Michael Jensen had given on the subject of martyrdom, which included the following:
Martyrdom is a sign of a distinctively Christian mode of speech: we love people to death. The way we speak means we run risks, ranging all the way from ridicule to death. But we don't (or shouldn't) bang on about our rights; rather, we should be concerned about what is right. […]
Jensen was keen that the church shouldn't be making itself into just another special interest pressure group, trying to carve out its own space within which to operate.
The more we talk about how discriminated against we are, about how hard it is for Christians in Britain, probably the less inclined people will be to believe us when we tell them that we care about them. Only with a massive changing of hearts brought about by the Spirit will Britain again be a Christian nation in the sense that matters. It has happened before in many a pagan country, but as a result of Christians witnessing to their fellow citizens, never from coercion. The reason that my feelings about Not Ashamed are mixed is because this fact seems also to have been acknowledged there at some level, for example in Michael Nazir-Ali's contribution to the website. After having spent some time discussing court cases and parliamentary debates, he says:
But it is at the local level that the rubber will really hit the road, when people manifest their beliefs, express their faith in their home, in the neighbourhood, in the shops when they go to them, at their place of work, at recreation, wherever they may be. That is very important because Christians need to be visible in the localities where they live.
This sense of being not ashamed of the gospel (Romans 1:16) is definitely one which I support.

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A01370 Summary:
SPONSOR Cahill (MS)
COSPNSR Magee
MLTSPNSR Cook, Gottfried
Add S106-c, ABC L
Allows two or more retail licensees for on-premises consumption to join in a
cooperative agreement for the purchase of alcoholic beverages in larger
quantity.Go to top
A01370 Actions:
BILL NO A01370 01/09/2013 referred to economic development 01/08/2014 referred to economic developmentGo to top
A01370 Votes:
There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.Go to top
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BILL NUMBER:A1370 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to allowing retail licensees for on-premises consumption to join in a cooperative agreement for the purchase of alcoholic beverages PURPOSE: This legislation would establish a cooperative buying system to enable groups of licensees to purchase alcoholic beverages. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill would add a new section 106-c to the alcoholic beverage control law to provide the above measure. EXISTING LAW: Not in the current law. JUSTIFICATION: The practice of groups of individuals or companies joining together to make bulk purchases of goods is a well accepted method for reducing business costs. Trade associations, purchasing groups and many other organizations engage in this practice in order to save money for their participants. On-premises retail alcohol beverage licensees are currently prohibited from benefiting from this practice to purchase alcoholic beverages from suppliers, a restriction which is a remnant of a regulatory need which has long passed. This increases costs and places small business owners at considerable competitive disadvantage to larger, corporate chains that can routinely afford to buy in bulk to keep costs at a minimum. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2011-2012 A312 Referred to Economic Development 2009-2010 A484 Referred to Economic Development 2007-2008 A80 Referred to Economic Development 2006-2006 A3626 Referred to Economic Development 2003-2004 A207A referred to Economic Development FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.Go to top
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1370 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, MAGEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to allowing retail licensees for on-premises consumption to join in a cooperative agreement for the purchase of alcoholic beverages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a 2 new section 106-c to read as follows: 3 S 106-C. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS BY LICENSEES TO SELL AT RETAIL FOR 4 CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES. ANY TWO OR MORE RETAIL LICENSEES FOR 5 ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION MAY JOIN IN A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO MAKE 6 JOINT PURCHASES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN LARGER QUANTITIES THAN MIGHT 7 OTHERWISE BE PURCHASED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 8 PURCHASED PURSUANT TO ANY SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO NONE 9 OTHER THAN A LICENSEE WHO IS A PARTY TO SUCH AGREEMENT. 10 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 11 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate- 12 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation 13 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 14 authorized and directed to be made and completed by the state liquor 15 authority on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03750-01-3Go to top


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Polanski's English capital city, rich in observational detail and dramatic incident, is populated by misogynists and unreconstructed men threatening any progress. While the extremities of Carol's state may be worrying, the director presents her initial repulsion with something approaching pathos. An undisputed classic.
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text: NEWS RELEASE December 17, 2012 Shaker Heights, Ohio Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights is pleased to announce the formation of a new summer theatre program for students in 1st grade - college. The HATHAWAY BROWN THEATRE INSTITUTE (HBTI) will be directed by renowned theatre director and educator Fred Sternfeld in conjunction with HB's Performing Arts Department. Local choreographer and dance educator Bebe Weinberg Katz will serve as Associate Director of the program. The program will consist of coursework in drama, dance and music and fully staged productions. Please visit www.hb.edu/summer in early January for complete description of dates, courses, registration information and production titles as well as a listing of HB's many other summer offerings. Happy Holidays Jason Habig Director of Summer Programming Hathaway Brown School 216-320-8796 X7173 -- ** <http://www.hb.edu/> * <http://www.facebook.com/HathawayBrownSchool> <http://twitter.com/#!/hathawaybrown> <http://www.hb.edu/cf_news/rss.cfm> <http://www.hb.edu/page.cfm?p=4099> Hathaway Brown School *19600 North Park Boulevard Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.neohiopal.org/pipermail/neohiopal-neohiopal.org/attachments/20121217/055fad6f/attachment-0001.htm>


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These are fabulous. A bit fussier than your average chocolate chip cookie but totally worth it. When they say the dough will be quite soft, that's a bit of an understatement, but it does firm up in the fridge. I made the dough on Saturday and baked a dozen then, and kept the rest of the dough in the fridge a few days and it was just as good baked later. I ended up with about 3 dozen large cookies full of amazing chocolate goodness.
Delicious and very chocolatey. They were terrific even after freezing the log of dough for 3 weeks--just a tad bit drier than original. DO NOT overcook or they get dry and crumbly (still delicious, though!)
These are REALLY chocolatey! I left out the walnuts, but other than that I followed the recipe. When I mixed the chocolate chips into the dough, it thickened up quickly and I didn't think it was difficult at all to roll into logs. It was hard to cut into slices later because of the chocolate chips, but they didn't have to be nice-looking slices, so that wasn't much of an issue. I froze a few of my logs and made some cookies a week later, and they were just as good.
If you are looking for a very chocolatety cookie this is the one for you! I didn't end up rolling it into a log but I just stuck the dough into the frig for about 35 minutes before rolling into balls. Then I cooked for 12 minutes. I put the dough back in the frig each time to keep it cold. In addition to the choc chips I added heath bits. Very good!
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Astronomy 630 – Planetary Systems Science – Spring 2013
Reading Materials
M 1/7 Introduction/organization (Video (only partial video for this lecture), Slides)
Lecturer: Howard
Topics: Organization and expectations for class, overview of Solar System
Reading: none
W 1/9 Orbital Mechanics (Video, Slides)
Lecturer: Howard
Topics: 2,3 body problem, perturbations, Hill sphere, non-gravs, Tides, rotation, shape, tidal torques, orbital evolution
Reading: Notes on orbital mechanics from K. Meech
Supplementary reference: Chapter 2 of Planetary Sciences, 2nd Ed. by de Pater and Lissauer
(available in the library)
Solar System Basics:
M 1/14 Orbit Determination (Video, no slides)
Lecturer: Dave Tholen
Topics: Estimating an orbit from measurements
Reading: none
Supplementary references: Taff (1984), On Initial Orbit Determination, Astronomical Journal, 89, 1426
Marsden (1985), Initial Orbit Determination: The Pragmatist's Point of View, Astronomical Journal, 90, 1541.
W 1/16 Planetary gravity fields (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Andrew Howard
Topics: Planetary rotation, precession, gravity fields
Reading: Section 2.5 of Planetary Sciences, 2nd Ed. by de Pater and Lissauer (library)
Sections 4.3, 4.5, 4.7 of Solar System Dynamics by Murray and Dermott (library)
W 1/23 The Sun (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Shadia Habbal
Topics: Overview of the Sun, solar magnetism, solar wind
References: Textbooks: The Solar Corona by Golub and Pasachoff; Physics of the Solar Corona, by Aschwanden; Basic Space Plasma Physics by Baumjohann and Treumann; The Physics of Fluids and Plasmas, Choudhuri; Space Physics by Kallenrode
Articles on eclipse observations: Habbal et al., ApJ 734, 120 (2011); Habbal et al., ApJ 719, 1362 (2010); Habbal et al., ApJ 663, 598 (2007)
M 1/28 Solar Wind I (Video, slides, supplementary animation)
Lecturer: Shadia Habbal
Topics: Interaction with planetary magnetospheres and ionospheres
Handout: Notes: Inference of local plasma parameters in the corona (electron temperature, species temperature, electron density, outflow speed, non-thermal motions)
W 1/30 Solar Wind II (Video, slides, two supplementary vides of Comet LoveJoy: #1 and #2 )
Lecturer: Shadia Habbal
Topics: Interaction with minor bodies of the Solar System
References: Baumjohann and Treumann, Basic Space Plasma Physics, Imperial College Press, 1999
Kallenrode, M. B., Space Physics, Springer, 2000
Luhmann, J., in Introduction to Space Physics, Kivelson & Russell (eds), 1997
Hughes, W., in Introduction to Space Physics, Kivelson & Russell (eds), 1997
Vidotto, A. A., MNRAS, 414, 1573 (2011)
Vidotto, A. A., Astron & Geophys, 54, February 2013
M 2/4 Student Led Discussion (Video)
Topics: Solar System Basics
Assignment: Discussion #1
Planet Formation:
W 2/6 Light Scattering basics (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Karen Meech
Topics: Albedos, scattering, Radiometry, Radiation pressure / Poynting Robertson / Yorp Effects
Reading: Notes scattering from surfaces from Karen Meech
Notes on forces affecting small particles from Karen Meech
Bidirectional Reflectance Spectroscopy, 2002, Icarus, by B. Hapke
The surface composition of Iapetus: Mapping results from Cassini VIMS, 2012, Icarus, by Clark et al.
The Near Infrared Spectrum of Miranda, 2002, Icarus, by Bauer et al.
Asteroid Space Weathering and Regolith Evolution, by Clark et al.
An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation by K. Liou
From paper in Physical Studies of Minor Planets, NASA Sp 267 (1971) by J. Veverka
Surface temparature of the nucleus of Comet 9P/Tempel 1, 2007, Icarus, by Groussin et al.,
M 2/11 Protoplanetary disks/dust (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Jonathan Williams
Topics: Protoplanetary disk observations, Jeans collapse, planet forming constraints
Reading: Protoplanetary Disks and their Evolution, by J. Williams and L. Cieza, 2011
Dynamics of Protoplanetary Disks, by P. Armitage, 2011
W 2/13 Isotopes in the Solar System (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Gary Huss
Topics: D/H and water, oxygen self shielding (meteorites), early heating
Reading: Marty, B. (2011). The origins and concentrations of water, carbon, nitrogen and noble gases on Earth, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 313–314 (2012) 56–66
Grevesse N., Asplund M. and Sauval A. J. (2007) The solar chemical composition. Space Science Reviews 130, 105-114. - A discussion of solar system abundances from the perspective of astrophysics.
Lodders K. (2003) Solar system abundances and condensation temperatures of the elements. Astrophysical Journal 591, 1220-1247. - A comprehensive discussion of the solar system abundances or the elements from the perspective of a cosmochemist.
McKeegan K. D. et al. (2011) The oxygen isotopic composition of the Sun inferred from captured solar wind. Science 332, 1528-1532.
McSween H. Y. Jr. and Huss G. R. (2010) Cosmochemistry. Cambridge University Press. 549 pp. - Chapter 4 discusses solar system abundances. Chapter 5 discusses presolar grains. Chapter 6 discusses meteorite classification. Chapter 7 discusses chemical fractionations. Chapters 8 and 9 discuss solar system chronology with an emphasis on radiometric dating. Chapter 14 discusses cosmochemical models for the formation of the solar system.
Nittler L. R. (2003) Presolar stardust in meteorites: recent advances and scientific frontiers. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 209, 259-273. - A good accessible review of presolar grains in meteorites.
W 2/20 Planet formation (Video; slides)
Lecturer: Nader Haghighipour
Topics: Planetesimal growth, giant planet formation
Reading: Super-Earths: A New Class of Planetary Bodies, N. Haghighipour, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 52, No. 5, September–October 2011, 403–438
The Formation and Dynamics of Super-Earth Planets, N. Haghighipour, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, vol. 41 (May 2013)
J. Blum and G. Wurm, The growth mechanisms of macroscopic bodies in protoplanetary disks, Ann. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 46 (2008), pp. 21–56.
A. Johansen, J.S. Oishi, M.-M. Mac Low, H. Klahr, Hubert, T. Henning, and A. Youdin, Rapid planetesimal formation in turbulent circumstellar disks, Nature 448 (2007), pp. 1022–1025.
J.N. Cuzzi, R.C. Hogan, and K. Shariff, Toward planetesimals: dense chondrule clumps in the protoplanetary nebula, Astrophys. J. 687 (2008), pp. 1432–1447.
E. Chiang and A.N. Youdin, Forming planetesimals in solar and extrasolar nebulae, Ann. Rev. Earth. Planet. Sci. 38 (2010), pp. 493–522.
Building Terrestrial Planets, Morbidelli, A.; Lunine, J. I.; O'Brien, D. P.; Raymond, S. N.; Walsh, K. J. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, vol. 40, issue 1, pp. 251-275
F 2/22 Planet dynamics (Video, with audio drop-out after 52 min; slides, starting on page #48)
Lecturer: Nader Haghighipour
Topics: Planetesimal growth, Grand Tack Model, NICE Model
Reading: Solar System Dynamics, C. Murray and S. Dermott (available at IfA library)
(see also references from previous lecture)
M 2/25 Student Led Discussion (Video)
Topics: Planet Formation, disks, isotopes in the Solar System
Assignment: Debate!
Small Bodies:
W 2/27 Asteroids (Video; see reading below for the material projected in class)
Lecturer: Dave Tholen
Topics: Asteroid formation, classification, resonances, taxonomies, missions
Reading: Asteroid Taxonomy
M 3/4 Icy Satellites (Video; slides)
Lecturer: Kevin Hand
Topics: Formation, physical properties, interesting cases: Europa, Enceladus, Titan
W 3/6 Comets I (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Karen Meech
Topics: Comet physics
Reading: Hearn et al. (2012), Cometary volatiles and the Origins of Comets, ApJ, 758:29
Mumma, M. and Charnley, S.B. (2011), The Chemical Composition of Comets – Emerging Taxonomies and Natal Heritage, Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 49, 471
M 3/11 Comets II (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Karen Meech
Topics: Relation to early solar system, mission results
Reading: see readings above
W 3/13 NEA Hazards & surveys (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Rob Jedicke
Topics: Hazard probability, statistics, characterization, mitigation
Reading: NRC Report: Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies
Observational Selection Effects in Asteroid Surveys and Estimates of Asteroid Population Sizes, by R. Jedicke
New Generation Ground-Based Optical/Infrared Telescopes, by A. Tokunaga & R. Jedicke
M 3/18 Student Lead Discussion (Video)
Topics: Small bodies and impacts
Assignment: Congressional Briefing (group signup)
Planetary Atmospheres and Interiors:
W 3/20 Atmospheric Structure (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Andrew Howard
Topics: Scale heights, thermal structure, escape & evolution, specific atmospheres
Reading: Chapter 4 of Planetary Sciences by Lissauer & de Pater (available in the library)
M 4/1 Exoplanetary atmospheres (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Andrew Howard
Topics: Measurements: detection and characterization
Reading: Exoplanet Atmospheres, by Seager & Deming, Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 48, 631, 2010
Giant Planet Atmospheres, by Burrows & Orton, in Exoplanets (2010), ed. S. Seager (available in the library)
W 4/3 Giant Planet interiors (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Andrew Howard
Topics: Equations of state; ESP & SS examples
Reading: Theory of Giant Planets, by W. B. Hubbard et al., Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 40, 103, 2002
6.1 and 6.4 of Planetary Sciences by Lissauer & de Pater (available in the library)
M 4/8 Ice in the Inner Solar System (from Surfaces block) [Video, slides]
Lecturer: Norbert Schorghofer
Topics: Phase diagram, where is ice in SS, longevity, states of ice.
Reading: The Science of Solar System Ices, by Murthy S. Gudipati and J. Castillo-Rogez Ed. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 356 (available in library) Springer 2013
Planetary Surface Processes, by J. Melosh, Cambridge University Press (2011)
W 4/10 Surface Processes: Glacial, Fluvial, Aeolian (from Surfaces block) [Video, slides]
Lecturer: Norbert Schorghofer
Topics: Ice physics, comparison of Earth/Mars
Reading: Planetary Surface Processes, by J. Melosh, Cambridge University Press (2011)
M 4/15 Terrestrial planet interiors (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Andrew Howard
Topics: Equations of state; ESP & SS examples, tectonics, magnetism
Reading: Mass-Radius Relationships for Solid Exoplanets, by Seater et al., ApJ, 669, 1279, (2007)
Ocean Planet or Thick Atmosphere: On the Mass-Radius Relationship for Solid Exoplanets with Massive Atmospheres, by Adams et al., ApJ, 673, 1160 (2008)
6.2 and 6.3 of Planetary Sciences by Lissauer & de Pater (available in the library)
W 4/17 Impact Mechanics and cratering (from Surfaces block) [Video, slides]
Lecturer: Brendan Hermalyn
Topics: Cratering mechanics & energies, volatile loss, dating
Reading: K. R. Housen, R. M. Schmidt, and K. A. Holsapple. Crater Ejecta Scaling Laws - Fundamental Forms Based on Dimensional Analysis. JGR, 88:2485–2499, Mar. 1983.
K. A. Holsapple. The scaling of impact processes in planetary sciences. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21:333–373, 1993.
Gault, D. E. (1974, July). Impact cratering. In A primer in lunar geology (Vol. 1, pp. 137-175).
D. Stöffler, G. Ryder, Stratigraphy and Isotope Ages of Lunar Geologic Units: Chronological Standard for the Inner Solar System. Space Science Reviews April 2001, Volume 96, Issue 1-4, pp 9-54
William K. Hartmann, Gerhard Neukum. Cratering Chronology and the Evolution of Mars. Space Science Reviews April 2001, Volume 96, Issue 1-4, pp 165-194
M 4/22 Student Lead Discussion (Video)
Topics: Planetary Interiors and Atmospheres
Assignment: Mission Reports (Doodle poll)
W 4/24 Volcanism (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Jeff Taylor
Topics: Volcanic processes, land forms, magma chemistry, climate effects
M 4/29 Dating techniques (Video, slides)
Lecturer: Karen Meech
Topics: radioactive decay processes + isotopes, impact crater dating, cosmic ray exposure ages
Reading: Scaned book chapters
W 5/1 Student Lead Discussion (Video)
Topics: Mars
Assignment: Mars (Doodle poll)


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Iraq's Central Criminal Court has delayed the trial of an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W Bush during a press conference in Baghdad.
A court spokesman said on Tuesday the postponement was agreed following an appeal by the journalist's lawyers.
The spokesman said a new trial date would be set in due course, pending a higher court ruling on the charges against the journalist.
Muntazer al-Zaidi, a 29-year-old reporter working for the Iraqi Al-Baghdadia television channel, gained international fame after hurling his footwear at Bush during his farewell visit to Iraq on December 14.
Grave insult
As well as throwing his shoes at the US leader - something that is considered to be a grave insult in the Arab world - al-Zaidi shouted: "It is the farewell kiss, you dog."
However, al-Zaidi was immediately arrested and had been due to appear in court on Wednesday on charges of "aggression against a foreign head of state during an official visit".
If found guilty al-Zaidi could face up to 15 years in jail.
His lawyer, Dhiya al-Saadi, lodged a request for the trial to be cancelled on the grounds that court action would breach al-Zaidi's constitutional right to freedom of expression.
"Our appeal is based on the fact that Zaidi simply expressed his rejection of the occupation and the policy of repression against Iraqis. Zaidi's action falls within the framework of freedom of expression," said al-Saadi.
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Before we go into full football mode, a few leftover basketball notes…
*Earlier this week I wrote about Quincy Diggs and his return from a year's suspension to the University of Akron basketball team.
You can read that story here.
If you want to see highlights from Diggs in the Cleveland-Akron Summer Pro Am at Walsh University, the guys at 3rd Coast Hoops have put this together. Diggs looks like a guy who can play point guard if Akron ends up needing him to, right?
The guys at 3rd Coast Hoops do an outstanding job covering basketball in Northeast Ohio and sharing highlights online. If you want to burn a couple hours, their site is a great place is a start.
*3rd Coast Hoops has landed highlights on major networks and websites all summer, and their timing is right with a bunch of talented prospects coming through the high school ranks in Ohio right now. During major shoe-company showcase events last week, Franklin's Luke Kennard added offers from Kentucky and Michigan State, while Cleveland Villa-Angela St. Joseph's Carlton Bragg added offers from UCLA and Georgetown to what was already an impressive list. Bragg and Kennard are Ohio's top two prospects in the class of 2015.
Those who know say the class of 2016 could be the best basketball class Ohio has produced in years. That group is headlined by Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's VJ King.
*Speaking of Diggs and Akron, the Zips are headed to Hawaii at Christmas for the Diamond Head Classic. Dayton is going a month earlier for the Maui Invitational, and the Flyers will play a marquee first-round game there against Gonzaga.
Dayton won the Maui Invitational in 2003; Gonzaga won it in 2009. The Maui Invitational is one of the best early-season tournaments every year, and this year should be no different with Syracuse, Minnesota and Baylor also in the field.
The Dayton-Gonzaga game is Monday Nov. 25 and the Maui championship game is in its traditional spot two nights later on the night before Thanksgiving.
Akron opens its tournament against Oregon State. Iowa State, Boise State, George Mason, South Carolina, Hawaii and St. Mary's are also in the field.
*Things didn't go as planned for Team USA at the World University Games in Russia earlier this month as the Americans went 6-2 but did not medal.
Cincinnati's Sean Kilpatrick averaged 7.5 points per game off the bench but shot just 32 percent. Iowa's Aaron White, a native of Strongsville, Ohio, averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds, and Michigan State's Adreian Payne started three games and averaged 5.1 points and 3.8 rebounds.
*Xavier sophomore guard Semaj Christon has accepted an invitation to the exclusive Chris Paul Elite Camp next month in the Clippers' point guard's hometown of Winston-Salem N.C.
At least two other Ohio players have been contacted by the camp but their attendance hasn't yet been confirmed.


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Last week I realised that I need a new challenge, and that project had to be related to photography, of course! So I decided I'll be starting my own "Photo-A-Day" project as from today. This will involve a lot of commitment on my part but it's a good challenge and I'll know if if I'm strong enough to do this. I hope to take this as a good opportunity to improve in different areas of my photography - surely taking one picture everyday should help eh?
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Are emotional holdings, the residual of painful experiences or even psychological trauma best addressed at the level of the body, rather than the mind?
Very much so, says Tom Myers, a Rolfer, somatic visionary, and author of Anatomy Trains in this interview. The body holds unresolved trauma in the tissues, and by releasing chronic tension patterns, we affect not just the body, but the mind as well.
Past experiences get lodged in our body as well as our mind, explains Tom. As distress builds up in the brain, it only has two ways out – one is through the chemistry, which changes the messenger molecules, or neuropeptides, that are bathing the nervous system, and thus changes our mood. The other way is through patterns of tension in the body.
The trouble with those patterns is they don't always move. Some patterns get chronically locked in the tissue fibers and eventually as chronic tension patterns. Most emotions start in your nervous system and then are exported to your muscles, and eventually they become part of the fascial tissues as well.
Even though fascia is the last stage in this development, it's the first stage that you want to start to address, says Tom. Fascia is a more static holder of holding patterns, and if you want to change your mind, nervous system or even movement patterns, you're working against the patterns held in this very slow moving, steady tissue. By the time your fascia gets stuck in that pattern, it is difficult to get out of the pattern.
However, if you change the fascia, it's easier to change the nervous system and the circulatory system on top of that. Fascia is a slow moving tissue, so general exercise won't change the pattern of the fascia.
Tom discusses the role of yoga in changing the pattern of the fascia. The sustained stretches of yoga, works the most quickly and effectively to change the length of the fascia. When you change the pattern of fascia, you can get down to the emotional patterning held in the tissues. It's important for yoga teachers to recognize this emotional unfolding in the body, because it will happen to some students, notes Tom.
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Southern California-based illustrator Yumi Sakugawa explores the pangs, passions, and perils of platonic love in her charming comic I Think I'm in Friend-Love With You. A story of an awkwardly-adorable monster yearning for non-romantic affection – in the form of inside jokes, special hang-out sessions, and late-night Facebook chats – Sakugawa's comic captures a relational territory often considered ambiguous: the connection with and longing for platonic pals. [Read more…]
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Visualizing Some of the Funniest Tweets
We've all read tweets that make us chuckle out loud- sometimes at an inappropriate time, but there's something even funnier about visualizing these scenarios. Twaggies is like a museum for hilarious tweets so that they can reach those who may not have seen them in their Twittersphere. Using crowdsourcing, the team at Twaggies find the funniest tweets and transform them into uproarious comics. Email email@example.com if you or someone you follow on Twitter has said something that would be perfect in cartoon form. [Read more…]
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H.G. Wells Time Machine: A Poster Made in Time Lapse
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Superhero Mathematics 101
Okay kids, get excited, because it's time for an elementary mathematics lesson in superheros! What do you get when you take one man and subtract his heart? Italian graphic designer Matt Cowan's clever illustrations say the answer is non-other than Tony Stark, aka Ironman. Okay, how about if you take one woman and add some of natures fury? Answer: the X-Men's nature controlling heroine, Storm. [Read more…]


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"And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good.
And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day" (Genesis 1:31)
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Of course, calling it a dinner is something of an exaggeration. Some guests weren't served their meal until nearly 11:30, and a few didn't bother waiting around for it. Really, the night was more about star-gazing: most of the crowd simply hovered around the star-packed center table, where Eva Mendes chain smoked off the silver and glass candelabras while Rosario Dawson and Anne Hathaway engaged in some serious girl-talk.
All the smoke and matches made some nervous. "Am I on fire?" shouted club owner Simon Hammerstein, who jumped out of his seat when he smelled something burning. Lucky for him, he wasn't—and nothing seemed to be ablaze.
Emily Mortimer arrived late, and hungry, having caught "Rock and Roll" on Broadway earlier in the night. So she and her husband Allesandro Nivola tucked into dessert and a long conversation with Billy Crudup.
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- Rectangular basin gives a classically clean look to your bathroom countertop
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- Constructed from vitreous china providing a classic look and feel
- Unique, oblong shape and clean lines evoke casual elegance
- Great choice to complement both traditional and modern bathrooms
- Undermount installation delivers the classic look and feel to any bathroom
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Design by Cambia, Scatena, Turini, 2013.By Masiero.
The Dropop S15 Pendant Light features a turned wood frame with a metal diffuser. Ships with a UL approved transformer and 59" of transparent electrical wire. Available in shiny white, shiny light blue, shiny light green, or shiny light pink finishes with halogen or LED lamping options.
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We bring to home brewers, wine makers and hydroponic gardeners, not only in the St Croix River Valley area but also in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, the finest selection of home brewing, wine making, organic and hydroponic gardening equipment and supplies.
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Make great beer. Still-H2O makes kits with everything you need to brew your own. 26 varieties, with more in development. Take a look.
In the store we stock ingredients and equipment for making beer and wine.
Wine or Beer making classes are held every 3rd Thursday at the shop starting at approx 7:00PM. These classes are currently free. Please call to reserve a spot for yourself or your group. This is a great socializing event for groups or an individual. Call 651-351-2988.
No need to drive all over Minnesota or Wisconsin to look for your favorite wine or beer kit to make. Just give Still-H2O a call or e-mail email@example.com.
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Still-H2o has their own extract kits specially made for home brewers.
We also stock Coopers and Brew House ingredient kits, and Muntons and Breiss Liquid and Dried Malt Extract.
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Beer kits by Still-H2O and Brewers Best. Wine kits by RJ Spagnols, and Winexpert. We also carry BSG Handcraft, LD Carlson, Wyeast, Blichmann and more
Home brewing ingredients
Home brewers in the St Croix River Valley will enjoy our new grain room and variety of malt, yeast and hops. One of the largest stocked grain rooms in Minnesota.
Minnesota and Wisconsin indoor and outdoor hydroponic and organic gardeners will find everything from nutrients, soil, fertilizers, OMRI rated products, organic pest control to complete grow systems, ballasts, lighting and test instruments. We carry Sunlight Supply - Hydrofarm - General Hydroponics - Fox Farms - Bontanicare - Aurora - Sunshine and more.
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ST. MARYS — The St. Marys boys basketball team attacked the rim in the opening minutes, pulling down 12 offensive rebounds in the first quarter and took control from there in a 77-62 Western Buckeye League-opening victory at Memorial High School.
St. Marys big man Quinn Zaerr scored a team-high 23 points, Derek Jay had 21 points and Josh Young added 17 points for the Roughriders, who move to 2-2 on the season and 1-0 in league play.
Wapakoneta 74, Kenton 48
St. Marys 77, Shawnee 62
Celina 59, Bath 46
Defiance 37, Elida 35
Ottawa-Glandorf 63, Van Wert 50
Delphos St. John's 56, Ft. Recovery 40
Marion Local 56, Coldwater 51
New Bremen 48, Parkway 31
Versailles 66, New Knoxville 53
Crestview 60, Ada 40
Lincolnview 66, Allen East 41
Columbus Grove 55, Delphos Jefferson 50 (OT)
Paulding 54, Spencerville 41
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Kenton at Wapakoneta
Shawnee at St. Marys
Celina at Bath
Defiance at Elida
Ottawa-Glandorf at Van Wert
Ft. Recovery at St. John's
Coldwater at Marion Local
Parkway at New Bremen
Versailles at New Knoxville
Ada at Crestview
Allen East at Lincolnview
Columbus Grove at Jefferson
Spencerville at Paulding
Anna at Fort Loramie
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — After a revitalizing start to the season under first-year head coach Nikki Miars, the St. Marys girls basketball program earned a 12-day rest over the holidays.
The Roughriders won their fourth straight game in 53-44 fashion at Shawnee on Thursday night to improve to 5-2 and 2-0 in the Western Buckeye League.
For a program that hadn't won more than three games in a season since 2010-2011 and matched its best WBL win total in three seasons, its successful first seven-game stretch is rewarding to the Riders.
Saturday, Dec. 13
WAYNESFIELD — New Knoxville's Jalen Fullenkamp scored 29 points while Andrew Arnett and Nick Topp each added 15 points in the Rangers' 92-56 runaway victory on Friday night.
New Knoxville scored 20 or more points in all four quarters and had four in double-figures as Adam Howe scored 11 points.
New Knoxville moves to 1-1 on the season. New Knoxville hadn't reached the 90-point plateau since a 90-61 win over Pandora-Gilboa back in 2010.
The Rangers host Anna on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 12
Boys Basketball
Celina 73, Bowsher 48
Defiance 57, Paulding 28
Spencerville 68, Elida 52
Shawnee 66, Allen East 48
St. Henry 55, St. Marys 39
Van Wert 56, Ottoville 45
Piqua 66, Wapakoneta 58
Versailles 56, New Bremen 50
St. Henry 55, St. Marys 39
Del. St. John's 56, Crestview 49
Del. Jefferson 51. Fort Recovery 44
New Knoxville 92, Way.-Goshen 56
Friday, Dec. 12
Boys Basketball
Western Buckeye League
Piqua at Wapak
St. Marys at St. Henry
Toledo Bowsher at Celina
Defiance at Paulding
Elida at Spencerville
Kenton at Coldwater
Allen East at Shawnee
Van Wert at Ottoville
NEW KNOXVILLE — It was a frustrating night for two of New Knoxville's top scorers heading into the fourth quarter.
New Knoxville sophomore point guard Kenzie Schroer had only five points going into the fourth quarter of Thursday evening's game against the Minster Wildcats. Meg Reineke missed some shots in the lane against Minster's tough defense.


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Society of Young Magicians
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- At each meeting there is magic and fellowship. We discuss the business of the club, hear from local magic dealers and see some demonstrations of new magical effects or techniques. Then we get to the real fun of performing, teaching, and learning effects and techniques. The atmosphere is light and supportive, which is a great place to try out new effects or to perform for the first time. Performance is not mandatory but is encouraged.
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Fairmount Community Center
Independence MO
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- Kids & Family Performing Arts
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Firestone Tire Tread Problem
The Firestone ATX, Firestone ATX II and Firestone Wilderness AT radial rires do not have the nylon overlay component incorporated into their design, and Firestone has no legitimate excuse for excluding this important safety feature.
Tire experts have argued that not including the nylon overlay belt to encapsulate the underlying belts and bond them to the outer core is a tire design defect. This nylon cap belt is placed between the top steel belts and the outside tire tread. The nylon cap covers the inner belts and helps to stabilize them beneath the outer core, which prevents their spread or movement to the belt edge. The nylon overlay belt is a missing component in the design of Firestone ATX, Firestone ATX II and the Wilderness AT tires subject to the Firestone recall. Had Firestone elected to use this extra cap belt, many experts believe the numbers of tread separations would have been dramatically reduced. Firestone has no legitimate excuse for excluding this important safety feature. Their only reason for omitting the overlay belt in tire design was to save money at the expense of their consumers' tragedy, which has affected dozens and dozens of individuals and their families across America.
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The NYT reports that…
Since the American-led invasion of 2003, Iraq has become one of the world's top oil producers, and China is now its biggest customer.
John Liming wonders why it is that Americans shed the blood, but China reaps the benefits.
I remember the signs that war protesters carried – signs that read things like, "No Blood For Oil."
So America went looking for the WMDs that weren't there and we lost a lot of brave American Lives in the process and American Taxpayers are still paying for the cost of the war – America did the fighting and paid the cost and now it is reported that someone else is reaping the benefits from Iraq's huge oil reserves – not the United States – somebody else – China to be specific according to the reports I have read.
So my question is this: "Did America go to war in Iraq and lose more than 4,000 brave fighting men and women in the seemingly endless conflict just so that someone else could have a ready supply of energy and fuel? Is that what it was all about and is that what really happened and is there anything that can be done about it – or is it too late – and what is the significance of it all?
It is reported that Michael Makovsky, a former Defense Department official who worked on Iraqi Oil Policy for The Bush Administration has said of the development over who gets the oil:
"We lost out. The Chinese had nothing to do with the war, but from an economic standpoint they are benefiting from it, and our Fifth Fleet and air forces are helping to assure their supply."
My question? "What is "We lost out" supposed to mean?
Why have we "Lost Out" and how have we "Lost Out" and is America going to accept the fact that we "Lost Out?"
Is this going to be the end of this story? Is there more? Is there a happy ending for The United States in all this after all the sacrifices that were made by our brave Military Personnel in that dreadful conflict?
I think the questions are worth asking, don't you?
Does this kind of news irritate anyone else except me?
In the words of the scrappy old geezer somewhere in his private jet high above the metropolitan areas of the East Coast – "Screw that!"
John Liming publishes American Liberal Times
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