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OCALA, Fla., November 19, 2013 — George Zimmerman is back in jail, and for reasons which have nothing to do with Trayvon Martin.
Yesterday morning, his live-in girlfriend called the Seminole County Sheriff's Office with a frightening message. She claimed that Zimmerman was threatening her with a shotgun and eventually forced her out of their home, barricading the front door.
This girlfriend, 27-year-old Samantha Scheibe, first gained national attention over two months ago. She accompanied Zimmerman to a home that he and his estranged wife, Shellie, shared. While Schiebe waited outside, a highly publicized dispute between the Zimmermans erupted.
George is charged with three criminal counts, one of which is a felony that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years' incarceration. He was not offered bail and currently sits in county confinement.
Over the summer, Zimmerman was found not guilty of any legal wrongdoing in the death of Martin. On a cold late February evening in 2012, Zimmerman, then a neighborhood watch captain, fatally shot Martin in the former's gated community. Zimmerman claimed that he acted in self-defense. Early media reports, resulting from a public relations effort put forth by Martin's parents, painted Zimmerman in a negative light.
Afterward, Martin's history of truancy, firearms-related issues, and handling marijuana, among other things, came to attention.
Originally, no charges were filed against Zimmerman. After a controversial special prosecutor was commissioned, however, he was charged with second-degree murder.
Evidence indicates that Zimmerman suffered head injuries the night Martin died, though some still believe how and why remains a mystery. What can be certain, however, is that the shooting's aftermath has been highly polarizing.
It also drew considerable attention to the oft-overlooked central Florida port city of Sanford, where the shooting took place. Said polarization and attention are rooted in racial tensions which have long plagued American society.
Zimmerman eventually became a composite figure at which many directed their discontent. Essentially, he morphed into our decade's straw man for race-based grievances from those who consider themselves oppressed. This left little room for discussion about who Zimmerman actually is.
In July, his older brother, and de facto public spokesman, Robert, told The Washington Times Communities that "George is a protector. Clearly, he was discouraged [at] the notion of a gated (at least partially) community being overrun by crime. I think being the [first] to approach the police to establish a neighborhood watch speaks volumes about his character. He was the [first to] aid his neighbors, and in addition to averting crimes in progress had the trust of his neighbors."
"My brother visited me when he interviewed for the Prince William County Police Department [and] was seemingly interested in the criminal justice field generally," Robert later continued.
"We both learned from our father (VA Magistrate) that law enforcement was a balancing act between the rights of the accused & the law. Following the letter of the law was our dad's description of what made a good LEO or Judge.
"Eventually, George would have probably pursued law school [and] then after practicing law he may have set his sights on becoming a judge or magistrate. Judges are not people who incarcerate people - often, they correct egregious miscarriages of justice."
Shortly after Martin died, it was assumed that George Zimmerman was white, and due to his last name, perhaps of Ashkenazic Jewish background. As time wore on, though, the facts illustrated his Peruvian heritage and Christianity — for starters.
Interestingly enough, Zimmerman is not only a minority, but the same kind that Martin was. An old family photo shows one of the man's great grandfathers was Afro-Peruvian. Furthermore, for all of that talk about Zimmerman being a far-right lunatic, he is a registered Democrat.
Last year, the Miami Herald managed to dig up Zimmerman's Myspace page, which has not been updated in roughly eight years. Nonetheless, there are more than a few interesting things written on it by, barring an unlikely act of computer hacking, Zimmerman himself.
Friendship, it appears, means a great deal to Zimmerman. Perhaps this is why he says that the people he wants most to meet are "Friends, let me be specific…. Tru friends". He also mentions that he is "Straight", "Latino/Hispanic", "5' 10"" tall, "Roman Catholic", aspiring to have children, a drinker but not a smoker, "High school" educated, and last but not least, at an income level of "$45 to $60,000".
Zimmerman's story is a tragic one, to put it mildly.
While not appearing to be a psychotic bigot with the propensity for casual murder, he has serious anger issues. In the past, his then-fiance accused him of physical abuse. Zimmerman's temper was reported to cost him a security guard job. He was arrested in 2005 for assaulting a law enforcement officer, but the matter was plea bargained out of court. It was said that he abandoned Shellie following his exoneration in the Martin case.
According to Scheibe, the couple have been together since August. Zimmerman told police she was pregnant by him, which was denied on her part. The SCSO stated that it appears both were in a relationship-driven fight when Scheibe dialed 911. Of course, Zimmerman remains, in a technical sense, married to Shellie.
The whole situation, created by Zimmerman's life choices, is rotten to its core.
While he has yet to face prosecution for the Scheibe incident, his future looks bleak. Zimmerman has no one other than himself to blame for this. Perhaps his forced Martin-related disconnect from society can explain a great deal of his recent actions. It seems no stretch to say that he does not view the world around him as most do.
While it certainly would be advisable for George to keep a next-to-nonexistent, let alone low, profile, he appears to have his own ideas. The key question is this: Does he incorporate reason into
his decision making?
The answer is obviously "no". For that, he is paying a high price.
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Adventures Of Superman Digital Announced; With Classic Costume
DnA are onboard.
WonderCon 2012: X-Men: A return to the X-treme!
Dazzler returns in X-treme X-Men ... but it is not what you think, and that is a good thing!
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Courtesy Marvel, in stores Feb 23rd! The High Evolutionary's grand dream for the advancement of Mankind has gone disastrously wrong. The climactic, earth-shattering battle ends here!
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It was his ninth day in office and Levy County Property Appraiser Osborn "Oz" Barker was restless.
He's eager to get to work, but first there is a week of training in Tallahassee. When he returns he will be on the move. He has his Bible and a copy of "God's Promises to You," by Max Lucado on his temporary desk in the old office occupied by his predecessor Francis Akins.
Barker's Christian beliefs are well known. He makes no secret that he seeks to walk with Jesus.
An Orlando man charged with attempting to steal about $1,600 in merchandise from Wal-Mart Supercenter in Chiefland was arrested in a car containing merchandise similar to that in the store incident.
Wal-Mart security officer Mike Flowers recognized Willis Jerome Gilbert while the Orlando resident was in the store on Saturday, Jan. 10.
While the police report said Flowers recognized Gilbert from a flier circulated by Wal-Mart, Flowers told police he recognized him from an incident in the store in June in connection with forgery charges.
The Central Florida Community College Foundation has received a gift of land from Ron and Marcia St. John of Trenton. The donation of 121 acres in Gilchrist County supports the college's Promise for the Future campaign to build a permanent Levy Campus just north of Chiefland on U.S. 19.
The St. Johns were among the first to pledge support for the campaign and to become involved in garnering additional support from the community for the project.
The Tri County Springs Promise is ready to hit the road and work to preserve the water quality in the area's waters.
Charlie Smith, president of the Trenton Rotary Club unveiled a new PowerPoint presentation that promotes the program and seeks money to support its projects.
"We've gotten involved in this thing and we've got to keep pushing. It's a three-year program," the Gilchrist County businessman said.
He said storm water runoff is part of the problem polluting area waters.
Circuit Judge David O. Glant has issued his order affirming A.D. "Andy" Andrews' right to vote in Chiefland city elections, as he verbally ruled in November.
Andrews, publisher of the Levy County Journal and a tree farmer, sought a declaratory judgment affirming his right to vote one year ago.
The use of private vehicles to transport students during extracurricular activities, once a prohibited action, will be allowed on a case-by-case basis by individual schools, according to a policy change scheduled for approval Feb. 17.
The new policy will allow athletic teams, especially minor sports like golf and tennis, to attend events otherwise unavailable to them due to transportation funding cuts.
Small-group educational trips will also benefit from the policy change, making it possible for field trips too small to justify bus use to still occur.
Progress Energy wants residents to know it has considered using wind and solar power to meet customer's needs, but that is not a viable option.
That was the message of Denny George of Progress Energy and a director for the Chiefland Chamber of Commerce at its Jan. 23 meeting.
George said Florida does not have the sustainable wind to power the large windmills that customers see in the commercials on television and cable.
Sunscreen? Check. Bugspray? Check. Green Lodging designation? Ch— wait, what's that?
A Green Lodging designation, bestowed by Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is a certification that states that hotels or other places of lodging have implemented a series of recommended practices designed to reduce energy and water use and produce less refuse.
This past week, Fanning Springs State Park received this designation for its overnight cabins, which opened three years ago.
Newly minted Levy County Property Appraiser Oz Barker says he fired a veteran employee on his first day in office because he did not have confidence or trust in her, but two leaders in the Tri-County NAACP said he told them God directed him to do it.
And they think the reason is a little less divine — that Barker traded a promise to fire her in return for votes to help him win the office in the November election.
Adult entertainment businesses locating in Chiefland will have to erect an 8-foot fence around the property and be at least 500 feet away from areas county-zoned residential areas and 1,000 feet away from city-zoned recreational, public, educational, day care and church sites.
That was the decision of the Chiefland City Commission in its regular meeting Monday evening after commissioners viewed a series of maps showing the amount of acreage and the number of parcels available under several setback scenarios.
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What's typical of Fall, bro's getting together and doing bro things, like riding bikes and bro-ing out. A few Bro's of BSM hit the mountains of western North Carolina to enjoy the fall weather and Bro-out on Brocation…
Rapha Gentleman's Race
It's official, BSM will be participating in this years North East RGR. The team couldn't be more stoked about the epic journey that lays ahead. Hopefully all roads look like this.
2013 Training Good Week
Best week of the year, and for the first time we actually got a team picture. Looking ahead to 2014 perhaps we might even be able to find a hipster to take our picture who won't cut the head off of the statue we are posing with!
Back to Road Season
We all know about the recent World Cyclocross Championships that were held in the glorious rolling hills of Kentucky this year. As a live spectator I hope that everyone is able to experience that level of racing at some point in their life. If you're still trying to recover from the emotional high of that weekend, I have good news for you. While cyclocross season is officially over, road season has begun!
There is so much to talk about with so little time, so I'll share 3 images that I think will wrap up the next few month of racing.
Who Said Arkansas is Flat?
With work relocating me out of cycling heaven (rolling Kentucky hills), I have been exploring the countryside of SW rural Arkansas. Needless today I've made a handful of friends that happen to be cows, literally. After about 2 weeks of riding some epic gravel farm roads, I decided to try to find some roads that resembled my Kentucky roots (meaning more than 15m of climbing).
After scouring strava for anything withing a 50km range of my hotel, I found a segment "Mt. Riante Rd". Feeling up for the challenge I headed out on a day where the locals were scared to drive on the interstate because of some early morning sleet. As I started the ascent, I quickly realized that a 2km climb with 225m of climbing was not going to be easy on my winter legs. Making it through the switchback that topped at 35% I was labored, but knew I would survive. It wasn't until near the top when I encountered an icy road, which skyrocketed again to 30%+. When I finally made it to the top, and stood next to that cellphone tower, I did feel pride from conquering one of the toughest climbs I've ever seen, even if I couldn't feel my fingers.
Mt. Riante, you may have put me in a world of hurt, but I will see you again soon.
-Matt Wright
2013 Inauguration Day
Agenda for the years term in the rainbow stripes. Soul crushing late race attacks, probably 400 classic wins, and partying with the BSM in Monaco.
2013 BSM Cycling Returns to Nature
The future was pretty good, but nature called us back
Boonen = Real Awesome
Tommeke has long been a favorite rider of the BSM. Why? you may ask
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Keep Growing Up Circles
I have lived in and travel to Japan for my professional life from time to time. Of course even when I am in the land of jyutai and politeness I never stop seeking out bike culture. Last September I found this shop and ever since I knew I needed to share with the blogs about it. This trip I took a couple pictures and can publish a bit about this turborad bike shop in Nagoya. I never expected such an amazing shop with values so close to my own would be around this industrial region of Japan, but Circles is just that.
The prime time mural shown in the first picture was a good sign, but my excitement went into the redzone when I saw in the shop window a custom indy fab track bike with a pink logo scheme! Turns out this entire shop doesn't have a single carbon frame. Everything inside the store is steel, with a huge portion american made custom frames!!
After I got inside the shop I started inspected these beautiful bikes (checking out welds a bit too, can't help it) and a shop attendant came over to talk with me. He let me know that bikes were custom and in my horrible Japanese I told him that I build bikes too. He panicked a bit (which made me worry that I accidently told him his mother was a whore) and went into the back room. Luckily I did not insult his mother, he just went to get the owner. Turns out Mr. Tanaka is full on into the hand built bike scene. He comes over for NAHBS every year and is good friends with Hunter Cycles. We had a great conversation and I really hope we can meet up at a bike show sometime. Needless to say I had to buy some locally made Japanese clothing before I left, and just in case Klontz every comes back to Japan they have the limited edition Rapha front covered as well.
Cyclocross, The Start of Something Great
(part 1 of a 3 part series)
Another season has come and gone for me. I now find myself firmly planting on the couch after work taking in those coveted days, maybe even weeks, off the bike. As a "roadie" the fall was a time to enjoy the bike to the fullest. Take the long rides that were limited by a rigorous training and racing schedule. Find that symbiosis between me and the bike that is far too elusive while thinking of podiums and glory; that is my fall riding mantra. Some of the most beautiful riding to be had exists only a handful of miles outside of Cincinnati. Add in the camaraderie of teammates, non-teammates, and enemies on the race circuit, multiply by the sights and smells of changing seasons, and you have a grand equation. All this that I wax with mediocre poeticism about was sacrificed to a large degree this year. Why you will likely ask, re-reading the above paragraph for some hint you missed the first time. Well read ahead, not back, because the answer is cyclocross!
2010 was all about the road bike. Funny since a cyclocross bike is practically the same thing, with only modified tyres, brakes, and perhaps smalle geometry changes. The big difference of course lies in the terrain and conditions under which that bike is ridden. Despite encouragement from many people I shunned the cyclocross scene, only spectating 2 or 3 races, and even then never knocking back beers and shouting at racers I did not know, truly missing the point of heckling. Mounting a bike, dismounting, running barriers, and being covered in mud seemed like the last thing I wanted to do with a bike under me. Then came 2011 . . .
A rough road season, some much needed pleasure riding, and solid racing to close out the summer left me confident and capable. There are always times where we have to open wide and insert a foot, tasting our own hypocrisy. A few minutes to remove the fenders from my Surly Cross Check commuter, some borrowed Challenge Grifo tyres, and I was ready to get rad!
My first race came the day after my final road race of the year. The Lionheart Cyclocross, located at Kingswood Golf Course is our local season opener here in the Ohio Valley, and has plenty of options from the complete cross newbie, to full hour elite racing. Thanks to James O'Laughlin from Team Hungry, I had solid tyres, and a challenge to skip past "Beginners" and "Men's C" races. It was either B's or go home. And so I set out, in a foreign land where traction and staying upright mean everything, made ever harder when you are turning yourself inside out for 40 minutes. Somewhere between the excitement, beginner's luck, and lasting road season fitness, I finished a promising 8th place. More important than the result was the stirring inside. One race wasn't enough. I wanted more CX racing in my life, more rad getting, and now was the time to get after it.
I spent a couple of weeks doing some of the aforementioned fall riding. Peppered with the occasional skills training sessions my preparation for the next pair of local races was going well. Traveling 2+ hours in each direction did not seem appetizing this early into the experiment but spending 2 days racing in my hometown(s) of Dayton and Yellow Springs was not to be missed. With the addition of Mike "#1″ Schena giving cross his first go, it was as they say . . . ON!
Gearfest CX and John Bryan Cyclocross Classic
The 4th and 5th stops of the OVCX: Gearfest CX and the John Bryan Cyclocross Classic pair well together, with the first being a fast flat course, some technical sections, but nothing an amateur to strike fear into an amateur. The latter however has a reputation, and deservedly so. With long false flats, fast gravel and tarmac, and faster still single-track through John Bryan State Park, I took heed to the warnings of using energy wisely. Gearfest was an effort in patience. Finding long open spaces where I could utilize strength and fitness to make passes required patience. I was 3 races behind in the series points so a 3rd row call-up combined with terrible starting capability meant I was well behind other cat 4 men and juniors. Patience also when choosing the attack the ground with my hips, shoulders, and even face . . . "you will crash, A LOT" . . . the wise words of a fellow friend and racer rang true for me. But the mistakes were less than the previous race and I finished 8th again, this time much closer to those in front of me. Sunday at John Bryan, the difficulty played to my advantage. While others faded, my confidence bolstered. As all racing is as much of a mental battle as it is physical, it was not long before I found my groove and the front of the race. Heading into the last lap I felt secure in 1st. But a moment of inattention and I was OFF the bike at a time when I should have been securely ON the bike. The single track in the woods was tricky and with that I was left to chase my passer and claim 2nd for the day. It is always hard when you lose, every racer will agree. But to have some level of success my 3rd race into a new sporting season was promising and put the weekend in a celebratory light.
Gun Club Cyclocross
This race will always be memorable for me. I was getting increasingly prepared for races, and pre-riding the course seemed like some of the best prep work a racer could do. Even better, why not volunteer to help create the course, be part of the organic mess that turns into a successful event? And so I spent the day before the race staking, taping, sawing, moving sand, and taking it all in. By midday the semi complete laps were calling my name. I was able to find lines, test speeds, identify hazard areas for my skill level, and practice areas that would prevent race day challenges.
On race day I was happy to see all of my fellow enthusiasts enjoying what I had helped to create. It was a different type of victory, one that will not be reported on USAC, but will not fade in importance after the year is through. When my race was announced, and call-ups began I took my by now usual place in the 3rd row. Despite good results from weeks past, it was not quite enough to move up a row. That illustrious first row call-up would perhaps one day be mine . . . At the gun (and yes a real gun, maybe UCI legal?) I found myself boxed in. I knew the early part of the course would be suitable to my strengths and deft maneuvering was required. As the pack hit the sand, barriers and technical turns my position was steadily improving. Venturing into the woods was the true gem of this course. It was like being in a video game, a painful, lactate inducing, video game. But by the end of lap 2 I was in 2nd. Or was that 3rd . . . ? The screams from friends and Stepfanie, my loud and steadfast cheerleader, were barely discernible amongst the heavy breathing and raucous crowd. Turns out it was in fact 3rd as I finished securely on the podium behind a local junior phenom, and dark horse of a racer I did not even know was on the 1st row. As fun as the course was, it did not lend well to keeping track of anyone ahead of you, constantly weaving, changing direction and terrain. Pictures would be wonderful but why not watch this video a talented local media artist and bike racer made.
Gun Club Cyclocross: OVCX 2011
by Alex Steinker of Team Hungry
The season continues in part 2 . . .
Ohio Valley Cyclocross: A first-rate cyclocross series


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Washington National Opera's The Marriage of Figaro Giveaway!
As regular readers of this blog will know, I enjoy seeing performances by the Washington National Opera as often as I get the opportunity, so I was thrilled when they contacted me about doing a giveaway for one of my favorite operas! The Washington National Opera and Generation O will give one lucky reader a pair of orchestra seats for Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro on Thursday, May 6, at 7:30 PM!
This special production features WNO's Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists in a one-night only performance. Tickets for this special performance begin at only $15! Generation O and the Young Artists will also be hosting a Late Night Affair benefit and cast party at Circle Bistro immediately following the performance, featuring music, drinks, and dancing. Late Night Affair packages include premium orchestra seats to The Marriage of Figaro and begin at $100. Both the show and Late Night Affair are available only to Generation O, WNO's young patron program for people between 18 and 35, which provides deeply discounted tickets and special networking opportunities, such as happy hours and after parties, to its members. Visit www.dc-opera.org/yap to sign up and learn more.
All you have to do to enter this giveaway is be between the ages of 18 and 35 and leave a comment with a valid email where you contacted if you win. Obviously, this contest is open to locals only, as the performance will be held at the Kennedy Center here in DC. Enter now because this giveaway will end Monday, May 3, at midnight!
19 comments:
- Kristin said...
would love tickets! firstname.lastname@example.com
- April 27, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- Dudley said...
Dear District of Chic,
Your blog is amazing! You would not believe the level of interest I hear about your blog from my co-workers and others (most of whom do not even leave comments).
I would be interested in tickets as well.
- April 27, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- Mariel said...
I would love to see this! I'd bring my mom for an early Mother's Day outing! just4mariel at yahoo dot com
- April 27, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- thegoodgirlgoneblog.com said...
I've never been to an opera before! This sounds like so much fun!
- April 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- drollgirl said...
rats! i wish i lived there. i have never been to the opera, but i'd love to give it a whirl!!!
- April 27, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- Dudley said...
oops, I forgot to leave my email!
- April 27, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- this is not a joke said...
I was going to be out of town this weekend, but since plans changed and I will be here, why not?
- April 27, 2010 at 7:18 PM
- Julia said...
OMG, we LOVE to opera, and I've never seen that one live! The Richmond Opera is actually very good, but I bet the DC one is breathtaking. I'm in!
- April 27, 2010 at 9:38 PM
- Daphne said...
Ok this is awesome! I haven't been reading you long enough to know this about you, but my mom was an opera singer for 35+ years (she sang at WNO at ton) and is now a director. She actually directed Rigoletto there in 2008. It wasn't her production (sets and costumes were recycled, so it wasn't totally her vision) but she will probably direct there again in the near future. Anyway, her name is Catherine Malfitano, in case you did see it or something. She sang there last in the earlier 2000s, I believe. I am not going to be "in" for the contest, since I feel like that's cheating, since I've seen figaro live many times. :). I think it's so awesome that you're encouraging opera-going, though. I HAVE to think of something like this for my blog considering opera is like....my life.
- April 27, 2010 at 10:01 PM
- Sarah Yvonne said...
Gah! This is awesome. I may have to buy tickets if I don't win.
Email is on the blog :)
Thanks, E.
Sarah Yvonne
- April 27, 2010 at 10:14 PM
- Nubia said...
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- April 27, 2010 at 10:43 PM
- minerrva said...
Awesome! I've never been to the Opera in Washington. A chance to get dressed up!
- April 27, 2010 at 11:36 PM
- M said...
I can't make this because I live in California, but what's with the upper end of the age range? Seriously, if someone is 36 they're not eligible?
- April 28, 2010 at 1:07 AM
- Myriam said...
wow this is amazing!!! i wish i could fly to usa!
- April 28, 2010 at 5:12 AM
- Becky said...
Wow, I would love to see this show!
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Twins Coming To Rochester
OK, Ok, not the entire Minnesota Twins team. But apparently pitcher Kevin Slowey. And maybe outfielder Jason Kubel. And maybe outfielder Denard Span.
All three could be wearing Red Wings uniforms by next week. I wish I could tell you WHICH uniforms they will be wearing, but the Wings have more jerseys than wins this year, so it's hard to pinpoint.
Anyway, reports are that Slowey (abdominal injury) will pitch 3-4 innings for Single-A Fort Myers on Wednesday and then start for the Red Wings on Monday, the Fourth of July, against Pawtucket.
Span is taking light batting practice and still needs to pass the new MLB concussion test before he can head out on a rehab. And Kubel (ankle) strangely began his rehab Tuesday in Fort Myers after it was widely reported (even by Twins manager Ron Gardenhire) that he would be in Rochester for up to seven games.
The Red Wings helped the Twins immensely during their recent 15-2 run. Let's hope the Twins can reciprocate.
THE WINGS SEEM TO RE-INVENT THEMSELVES every night. Sunday, a great catch became a grand slam when Dustin Martin's glove pushed the ball into the bullpen in a 9-2 loss to Syracuse. Monday, the Chiefs (who were hitting .240 when this series began) managed eight straight hits to open the eighth inning. And Tuesday, Rochester blew a 6-0 lead and lost 8-6 to Pawtucket.
I fear the wheels are coming off, and the team will develops the inferiority complex that was their undoing last season (you remember that 49-95 club). Once a team EXPECTS to lose, it most certainly will. A winning streak is essential, and now.
HOPE YOU WILL CATCH MY PIECE on Sunday on Brockport High graduate Andy Parrino, who is hitting .343 for Triple-A Tucson (Padres) and is one injury away from a callup to the big leagues. He is quite a story in perseverance and hard work.
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int sqlite3_changes(sqlite3*);
This function returns the number of database rows that were changed or inserted or deleted by the most recently completed SQL statement on the database connection specified by the first parameter. Only changes that are directly specified by the INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement are counted. Auxiliary changes caused by triggers or foreign key actions are not counted. Use the sqlite3_total_changes() function to find the total number of changes including changes caused by triggers and foreign key actions.
Changes to a view that are simulated by an INSTEAD OF trigger are not counted. Only real table changes are counted.
A "row change" is a change to a single row of a single table caused by an INSERT, DELETE, or UPDATE statement. Rows that are changed as side effects of REPLACE constraint resolution, rollback, ABORT processing, DROP TABLE, or by any other mechanisms do not count as direct row changes.
A "trigger context" is a scope of execution that begins and ends with the script of a trigger. Most SQL statements are evaluated outside of any trigger. This is the "top level" trigger context. If a trigger fires from the top level, a new trigger context is entered for the duration of that one trigger. Subtriggers create subcontexts for their duration.
Calling sqlite3_exec() or sqlite3_step() recursively does not create a new trigger context.
This function returns the number of direct row changes in the most recent INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement within the same trigger context.
Thus, when called from the top level, this function returns the number of changes in the most recent INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE that also occurred at the top level. Within the body of a trigger, the sqlite3_changes() interface can be called to find the number of changes in the most recently completed INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement within the body of the same trigger. However, the number returned does not include changes caused by subtriggers since those have their own context.
See also the sqlite3_total_changes() interface, the count_changes pragma, and the changes() SQL function.
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PetroLogistics LP Announces $365 Million Private Placement Of Senior Notes Due 2020
HOUSTON, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PetroLogistics LP (NYSE: PDH) (the "Partnership") announced that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, PetroLogistics Finance Corp. (the "Issuers"), intend to commence a private offering to eligible purchasers of $365 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2020 (the "Notes"), subject to market conditions.
The Notes are expected to be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by PL Propylene LLC, the Partnership's wholly owned subsidiary, and will be jointly and severally guaranteed by certain of the Partnership's future subsidiaries.
The Issuers intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from the offering to repay the borrowings outstanding under PL Propylene LLC's term loan facility and to pay transaction and early repayment costs related thereto. In addition, the Issuers intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from the offering to pay a portion of the transaction costs associated with the amendment and restatement of PL Propylene LLC's credit agreement, which is expected to occur contemporaneous with, and subject to, the closing of the offering of the Notes.
The Notes will be offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder.The offering of the notes is subject to market and other conditions and there can be no assurance that the offering will be consummated on the terms described above or at all.
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Following in the footsteps of Nicole Kidman, Gisele Bündchen will get the Chanel cinematic experience, as the brand has once again tapped director Baz Luhrmann to go behind the lens for its upcoming Chanel No.5 campaign. According to WWD, "The duo were said to be shooting in the Hamptons town of Sagaponack, N.Y., Wednesday and the filming is expected to continue in New York City." Luhrmann's first time out with Kidman for the iconic fragrance was a decade ago, and echoed his work with the starlet on Moulin Rouge. Gisele is also no stranger to Chanel ads, she appears as the face of Les Beiges and also, according to the trade, was, "chosen [by Chanel] for her natural beauty and modern femininity." The ads will hit at the end of the year.
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Inside an Israeli Defense Lab
Israeli military specialists and university researchers are developing new drones and new ways to protect buildings and buses from attack.
By Rachel Nuwer
Israel's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle squadron uses this military drone, The Heron, to keep watch on Lebanon, the West Bank, and Gaza (UAV officers cannot comment on any other locations the drones are currently deployed to). Israel uses UAVs for real-time reconnaissance during battle, escorting ground forces, weeding out terrorists in civilian areas, scanning the sea for unidentified vessels, and hunting for rocket and mortar launches. The Heron is capable of being outfitted with weapons.


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SPEA to host IU alumnus Paul O'Neill
Bloomington, Indiana --
O'Neill, who has a Master of Public Affairs degree from Indiana University, was secretary of the treasury under President George W. Bush from early 2001 until December 2002. He was deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1974 to 1977. He also has been a widely respected leader in the business and nonprofit sectors, having headed Alcoa Inc. and International Paper and served as chairman of the RAND Corp.
He will take part in several events in Indiana, providing insight into the workings of the public and private sectors and touching on topics such as health care and environmental policy:
- On Sept. 15, he will meet with students and faculty at IU Bloomington and will speak on "Energy and the Environment: Global Solution for National Problems," at 4 p.m. in the SPEA Atrium, 1315 E. 10th St. in Bloomington. The talk is free and open to the public.
- On Sept. 16, he will take part in an Indiana University-Purdue University faculty roundtable and join SPEA students at IUPUI for pizza. He also will address the annual meeting of the Indiana Hospital Association in Indianapolis.
O'Neill said the focus of his talks will be on the lessons he has learned about leadership and how to tap that potential for greatness.
Known as an outspoken pragmatist, O'Neill began his government career nearly 50 years ago as a systems analyst in the Veterans Administration. He was an official with the Office of Management and Budget in the Nixon and Ford administrations and chaired an advisory group on education for President George H.W. Bush.
From 1987 to 1999, O'Neill was chairman and CEO of Alcoa Inc., a Pittsburgh-based industrial giant that had more than 140,000 employees worldwide.
As a member of the Bush cabinet in 2001-02, O'Neill clashed with the president's political advisers over the need for a second round of tax cuts, environmental regulation, and other issues. After leaving office, he said the administration had made decisions on the basis of ideology, not data and analysis. His criticisms of the administration were captured in the 2004 book The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill, by Ron Suskind.
O'Neill earned his MPA degree from IU in 1966, through an academic program that was a forerunner of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
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I've got my priest to level 70. What's the fastest way to level to 80?
I've got my priest to level 70. What's the fastest way to level to 80?
Why do people still get the impression that talent builds that do less damage and have worse regen, is better for leveling, when leveling is ... killing stuff -- something that requires doing damage, and costs mana, hence regen is nessary.
It's really obvious.
Shadow still melts faces extremely quickly and now you get aoe to help melt those faces. You can also probably solo the majority of 2-3 player quests by doing enough damage to burn down the mob while still healing yourself.
I used to be hardcore, then I discovered how fun it is to get laid on an almost daily basis. I'll take sex over WoW any day, so now I'm casual.
Which is why I can see holy as obviously not being a choice unless all you want to do is pug instances constantly, but discipline may lack damage but at level 70 it arguably has the same amount of mana regen and lower mana costs than shadow with almost competitive damage.Originally Posted by Nezoia
I used to be hardcore, then I discovered how fun it is to get laid on an almost daily basis. I'll take sex over WoW any day, so now I'm casual.
I would say it's subjective more then anything else.but i wanted to ask what others thought about itOriginally Posted by Nezoia
I leveled as discipline with 5/5 spirit tap and between reflective shield, dots, and nukes my damage/regen was ok. I wish I would of leveled as shadow (mainly for the +hit from talents, and more damage), but alas I didn't :P
Edit: I thought more about how slow it was to kill without my partner.
Healing Priest/Shaman
I'm Disciplin 3-4 days a week, no the killing-mobs-abilities (aka. grinding) is utterly shit compared to shadow.Originally Posted by Daez
Smite, lol.
might be the same mana regen but if it takes 5 min to kill a same lvl mob whats the point. you will be at full mana but as shadow you could have been on your eighth mob. shadow does a ton more dps than disc. like said before if you only want to lvl in instances go healing spec, if you want to grind go shadow...Originally Posted by Daez
I leveled as Shadow. I had BT/Hyjal gear going in and I didn't start to replace until 65+ or something? Though tbh I could have been ignorant on upgrades because I didn't want to replace epics with greens so it wasn't that much of an advantage. I believe I sat and drank 4-5 times total leveling from 70-80 and it was probably because of imminent PvP.
A buddy of mine leveled as Disc. He was usually teamed with a rogue but he did just fine solo. I believe he used Holy Nova whenever he could AoE, not sure.
So I guess if your solo Shadow is probably the easiest/fastest. If your grouped up then it doesn't matter. Also, everyone gets Mind Sear at level 75 so AoE is np.


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The Master Sculpture Program is supported by a generous gift from John Rainey in honor of his wife, Anne Edens Rainey and gives artists an opportunity to work in the gardens, with all the inspiration they can provide.Sculptors-in-Residence demonstrate the sculpture process to the visiting public, work on pieces they have in process, give lectures on their work, and teach workshops on a variety of subjects. Since 1999, Master Sculptors have been selected by invitation each year and serve to further advance Brookgreen's relationship with working sculptors.
2014 Sculptors in Residence
Jim Licaretz attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts as a sculpture major and has been making two- and three-dimensional objects ever since. His professional career includes staff positions at the Franklin Mint and Franklin Porcelain as well as several years as a master sculptor at Mattel Toys. He has produced collectibles as well as toys for most of the companies that produce either product. Jim Licaretz was a sculptor engraver at the United States Mint in Philadelphia in the late 1980s and returned to that position in 2006. He is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society and a former president of the American Medallic Sculpture Association, having been a member since 1987. He sees medallic sculpture as a contemporary vehicle for personal statements. Licaretz lives and works in Philadelphia. He will be in residence at Brookgreen Gardens from March 29 - April 12.
April 6, Lecture by the artist entitled "The Sculpture of Jim Licaretz" will be in the Lowcountry Auditorium, from 3-4 p.m. Free with garden admission.
April 7-11 – 'Sculptors' Boot Camp: Tips of the Trade You Need to Know' with Jim Licaretz, FNSS, $650 plus material fees.
Daniel Altshuler studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and was an assistant to sculptor Walker Hancock from 1985 to 1998, working on architectural sculpture and ornament, busts, and bas-reliefs. When he creates a sculpture, whether it is a portrait or allegorical statuary, it is essential to him that he captures the spirit and the likeness of the subject or theme. He strives to show inspiration and beauty in his work. By his choice of modeling and knowledge of the use of light, Altshuler combines these mediums to best bring out the intended spirit, energy, and expression in his work. Carved marble or stone may be utilized for one kind of expression while bronze would be used for another. Altshuler is an elected member of the National Sculpture Society and has won awards from the NSS, Portrait Society of America, and National Academy of Design. His work is in the collections of the Carter Center Presidential Library and Museum, The White House, Cape Ann Historical Museum, and Brookgreen Gardens, as well as in many universities, hospitals, and private collections. He maintains a studio in Gloucester, MA and will be in residence at Brookgreen Gardens from September 21 - October 5. .
Sunday, September 28 at 2 p.m.
Well known sculptor Daniel Altshuler will present a sculpture modeling demonstration in the Campbell Center Studio. The demonstration will last for two hours as Daniel Altshuler works from a live model before the audience. During the breaks, every ½ hour, questions can be answered by the sculptor. The demo will represent the stages the sculptor uses when developing a portrait bust condensed in the span of a two-hour session. Free with garden admission.
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I refuse to click on a link to anything Bianchi writes.
His article makes complete sense for once. C'mon Jags pull the trigger and do something right for a change
People still read Bianchi? I did not know that.
This. Don't click the link.
I don't click on his stuff but if he's making a case that the Jags should sign Tim he's right. Tim would give them a better chance of winning than their present QBs (assuming last Sunday was more or less typical for them).
I don't think he gives a shit
this might be a reach, but with what is going on in Tampa...Could Schiano be on the hot seat and a whole change in direction for the Bucs? Talk about a franchise that needs to sell tickets and get its fan base back.
Nubla, odd little picture... proud young men, I guess.
Did not realize that...News.:shhh:
Helps explain a whole lot.
Actually, the owner said he wanted him. I think it was the former coach that said no thanks. Mike Mularkey, former gator. I could be wrong though
Robert Kraft, the Patriots owner, is Jewish and he loved Tim. Why do you think the Jags owner would be any different?
it won't happen. jags gm, caldwell will not stand for it. at least that is what he said pre-season but if week one becomes a re-occuring theme then maybe... just maybe. id actually buy tickets to see him, otherwise unless the tix are free you won't catch me spending money on that garbage
If football choices boil down to religion-
then I will quit watching the NFL forever.
It's supposed to be about winning games, because obviously character has been thrown out of the window when selecting players.
it is not because of the difference in faith between kahn and tebow. kahn even said last year that he wanted tebow, and then gm caldwell came and flushed that down the toilet
Well, considering Caldwell is producing neither wins nor butts-in-seats, I don't imagine his wishes are going to count for much longer.
Unless they're doing this on purpose due to behind the scenes cahooting aimed at moving this team to Los Angeles. Now you must excuse me, I need to find my tinfoil hat.
Kurt Warner was a devout Christian that openly praised God in his interviews and he had a long, prosperous NFL career. Then again, he had a quick release, didn't throw passes at his receivers feet and could read defenses.
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Leave your frosted mugs and koozies behind; the search for cold beer is over. Japanese brewer Kirin Ichiban has invented the ideal mechanism to chill your pint: frozen beer foam. Using a patented method called "Frozen Agitation," Kirin creates a whipped topping by blowing air into beer that has been frozen to 23 degrees F, then pushes the foam through a soft-serve-yogurt-like machine. The end result looks like ice cream, but don't be fooled: Ichiban Shibori Frozen Draft is entirely beer. Once set onto a regular, unfrozen pint, the foam acts as an insulating lid, keeping the beer chilled for at least 30 minutes (which, according to a Kirin survey, is well over the average 22 minutes it takes to finish a pint). Bonus: As the foam melts, your beer won't be diluted; rather, you'll get a creamier taste and texture than you would from a frosty mug. After testing Shibori Frozen Draft in the states this summer, Kirin plans to launch it to America this fall. We think it can't go wrong. –Madison Kahn
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By John Finnie
Birds of prey have been killed in great numbers – 22 at the latest count; there's even been 'a demonstration in Inverness' and Police Scotland has mounted a large scale operation. What's it all about?
Whilst it may surprise urban eyes, there's very little 'wilderness' in the Highlands and Islands. Few places are untouched by the hand of man. After the Battle of Culloden the Lairds drove their loyal kin folk off the land and replaced them by sheep and sporting estates.
Until relatively recent times, many of those estates employed large numbers of staff. Where I grew up in Lochaber the estate had a dairy herd, many tens of thousands of sheep. It was an enormous tract of land which required cattlemen, shepherds, joiners, mechanics, lorry drivers, gillies, stalkers and gamekeepers.
As now, the game-keepers' efforts were directed to rearing pheasants. Hatching pheasant eggs and feeding and nurturing the chicks until such times as the Laird's heavily-tweeded 'guests', 'came up' to shoot the unfortunate birds.
Nature note: Crows, rats, weasels and stoats like eggs. Wild cats, pine martins and foxes like chicks and adult birds. Birds of prey; eagles, buzzards, hawks, falcons and harriers like eggs, chicks and adult birds. Men like to shoot and kill 'ground game.'
Now the pheasants' natural predators pose a threat to the ultimate number of adult birds which may survive to be shot and, by default, a threat to the livelihood of the game-keeper. As in the factory, country-side employees with poor 'production' levels will not be tolerated. Those predators must be killed – no exceptions! And killed they were. By vicious gin traps, set indiscriminately about the area – bad news for domestic cats and dogs – and, by snares set with little care and checked for wounded trapped creatures with even less care.
Estates have changed a lot since I was a boy and hopefully those cruel 'game-keeping' practices are a thing of the past. Estates no longer employ large numbers preferring the flexible worker able to tend livestock, do fencing and service the sporting side of the business.
What has certainly changed is concerted efforts to reintroduce persecuted species such as the red kite and the sea-eagle.
Now sea-eagles 'take the occasional lamb' and in the process incur the wrath of farmer and crofter alike. Recently, an Islay crofter, unimpressed by the scientists commending the sea eagle's return, suggested the eagles took lambs 'because no one taught them how to fish!' I'm not sure that is the case, however, it does illustrate the tensions that understandably exist, the loss of one lamb to a crofter with a handful of sheep is significant.
Fishing is another lucrative source of income for estates which can charge hundreds of pounds a day. I know a senior legal figure who, only when I enquired, told me of the death of his young dog which always accompanied him fishing. The loss of the dog was 'accepted' as being the result of it eating poisoned 'bait' left by a river side. When I asked what he'd done about it I was told zero. He'd no wish to 'cause any bother' to the estate where he got 'good fishing'. I think laying down poisonous bait is a reckless act which should be punished severely.
Estate employees, like most rural workers, are not well paid. They do often have a 'tied' house and may receive other perks like use of a vehicle and access to firewood. Lose your job and you lose your home too!
I am aware of the pressure gamekeepers feel to 'have a good season' i.e. lots of birds for the 'guests' to shoot. Does this explain what would drive someone to act in such an irresponsible manner?
Now, I have no idea who is responsible for the recent spate of raptor deaths in Ross-shire. In recent years most raptor deaths were associated with upland grouse moors. Grouse cannot be hand-reared from eggs like pheasants so the employee pressures are arguably greater. I do know that the many red kites, with their distinctive fanned tail, are missed by local communities familiar with their graceful hovering.
I have seen suggestions that the Scottish Government should licence shooting estates. Clearly, that's one option although my preference would be greater community or public ownership. It's been said that land-ownership in the Highlands is 'unfinished business' and I agree. The days of the Highlands and Islands being the sporting playground for the UK and other nation's elites must end.
Rural poverty and a shortage of housing make many jobs, and perhaps the intolerable terms and conditions attached, attractive and both require decisive government actions to sort.
The irresponsible individual or individuals responsible for these cowardly poisonings must be brought to court because environmental and social justice go hand in hand.
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Challenger Tries to Link Rep. Lungren to Akin's Rape Comments
Congressional candidate Dr. Ami Bera has issued a statement linking republican Representative Dan Lungren to Representative Todd Akin, whose comments about rape have angered even his own party.
In a press release, Bera pointed out that Rep. Lungren co-sponsored a bill with Rep. Akin, H.R. 3, "which attempted to limit women's health care options by redefining rape as 'forcible' rape." Akin came under fire over his comments about "legitimate" rape.
"As a physician and public health professional, it disgusts me that our elected officials are injecting politics into the definition of rape," the statement from Bera continued.
The redefinition of rape was taken out of later versions of the bill, but the Bera campaign is trying to paint Lungren as someone unwilling to champion woman's rights.
Lungren is joining other lawmakers in condemning Akin. Via Twitter he wrote, "As a husband and father, I was deeply disturbed by the recent comments of Todd Akin. The ideas he expressed are simply incomprehensible--They make no sense. His words are ignorant and denigrating to all women."
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Take the Wheel… Run an Energy4me Program!
Author: Anthony Darby; Published: Aug 16, 2012; Category: Classroom materials, Energy Education, Science, SPE members; Tags: Children, energy education, School, Speaker, Teachers, Volunteer; Comments: Comments Off
Together, we can make a difference by sharing the facts about energy with the public and putting a face on the industry.
Energy is a critical issue worldwide, and we believe face-to-face interaction is one of the many effective ways to spread the word about energy conservation, the future of the oil and gas industry and its impact on the planet! SPE members, teachers, young professionals and even university students all bring a facet to energy education that can lead the way.
Doing your part for energy education is easy, and there are plenty of ways for you to get involved! Based on your interests, you may consider the following activities:
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Read more HERE about how to get started, setting a plan of action and how to utilize Energy4me materials during the program!
Join the conversation and discuss with us on Facebook— www.Facebook.com/Energy4me. You can also connect with us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/Energy4me.
Environmental Scientist, SPE Member, Teaches Students about Energy
Author: Anthony Darby; Published: May 4, 2012; Category: Classroom presentations, Education outreach; Tags: Classroom Instruction, energy education, School; Comments: Comments Off
Recently, SPE member Jeffrey Cline, visited Maede Creek High School in Katy, TX., to talk to two classes of 25-plus students about energy and its effects. Cline regularly volunteers his time and resources to educate students and young professionals about the industry he has worked in for more than 35 years.
Cline made his energy education presentation to the school's environmental science class; "Environmental Effects of Energy," a course that offers college credit once the students pass the exam.
The subject matter was "Impacts of Energy." Cline chose this topic in order to make comparisons of impacts (positive/negative) of all energy sources/uses. Additionally, Cline discussed sociological elements such as taking a balanced, "apples to apples" view of various energy sources and discussing the positive and negative impacts of each. To cover test questions (six week exam is on pollution – air and water), the students were shown oil spills and various cleanup methods and technologies. The class then discussed dispersants in detail as a result of student questions.
In addition to SPE notebooks, pens and education materials, Bobble Head SPE stickers were given as rewards to those that responded by asking or answering questions – and there were many!
"The students were quite enthusiastic and a number of them even stopped briefly to talk to me after the presentation," said Cline. "I was thoroughly impressed with their interest, involvement and enthusiasm. I can't wait to do it again."
Interested in getting involved? Know students where you live who could benefit from energy education? Let us help. Send us a note to email@example.com about how you'd like to get involved. Review some of the free materials that we offer to support you here: http://www.energy4me.org/classroom-resources/.
Want to discuss further? Join us on Facebook- www.Facebook.com/Energy4me. You can also connect with us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/Energy4me.
Hands-On or Hands-Off… Which is More Beneficial to Students?
Author: Anthony Darby; Published: Mar 29, 2012; Category: Education outreach, Energy Education; Tags: Classroom Instruction, energy education, School, Student, Technology; Comments: Comments Off
There are different ways to teach. Each student learns differently and there is no right or wrong way. The goal is that the subject matter resonates and that the student understands. That being said, we took a short survey here at Energy4me posing the question "Hands-On or Hands-Off" regarding the best way information resonates and/or assists one in understanding the material.
The results are in… 100% of the participants selected "Hands-On." Though it is not a total representation of students across the world, it's a general consensus amongst people in our network that hands-on works the best. That speaks to us. That speaks to teachers.
As we venture deeper into the 21st century, where the availability of information is so readily available thanks to the technical age we live in with Google and other search engines/aids on our smartphones and tablets, it's important now more than ever to reinforce visuals and things we can hold in our hands as valuable, teachable tools. Maybe instead of just showing that 3D map of where the state capitals and countries are, how about we bring out a globe and let the students twirl it and place stickers and pins on those places; or even a visit to their state capital where they can sit-in on a court proceeding. Instead of only watching a video about animal tendencies and features, that we take them to a zoo where they can see and hold animals and vegetation in their hands?
Instead of only looking at pictures of technology exhibits and new innovations, how about we take them to places like the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) where they can touch, stand on and get expert insight from the person that built the technology… wouldn't that help?
Fortunately, we have teachers like you that continue to realize hands-on is not just a chance to get out of the classroom and from behind a book: it's a chance for students to write their own… with hands-on knowledge.
Energy4me employs the 5E instructional model.This model is a teaching sequence that can be used for entire programs, specific units and individual lessons. Energy4me lesson plans support the 5E constructivist learning cycle, helping students build their own understanding from experiences and new ideas.
Want to discuss and leave your thoughts? Join us and other teachers on Facebook and leave your comments – www.Facebook.com/Energy4me
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SPE's Ghana Section is committed to energy education!
Author: Heather Stanford; Published: Dec 22, 2011; Category: Classroom materials, Classroom presentations, Education outreach, Energy, Energy Education, Energy sources, Engineering Careers, Environment, SPE members; Tags: Children, Classroom Instruction, Education, Energy, Energy4me, natural gas, oil, Petroleum, School, SPE, Student, Volunteer; Comments: Comments Off
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Ghana section, is growing and gaining momentum! With a growing membership and an enthusiastic board, they have made the commitment to make a difference in the oil and gas industry while doing something good for their community. The Ghana section will be supporting 10 schools in Accra and 10 schools in Takoradi with energy education materials including energy4me books and kits as well as classroom presentations.
SPE encourages all its members and sections to educate the public about energy and put a face on the industry. Energy is a critical issue worldwide, and SPE believes face-to-face contact is the ideal way to spread the word about energy conservation, the future of the oil and gas industry, and its impact on the planet.
The energy4me books and kits donated to the Ghana section were sponsored by energy4me, SPE's energy education outreach program, and Colin Black, SPE EIC member and Director, Optima Solutions UK Ltd.
SPE and energy4me would like to thank the Ghana section in their energy outreach initiatives. Together, we can make a difference by sharing the facts about energy with the public and putting a face on the industry.
Keep up the good work!
Learn more about energy and energy careers.
The picture to the right shows the SPE Ghana board members and British High Commissioner, Mr. Peter Jones.
First Annual "New Faces of Engineering College Edition" Winners!
Author: Guest Author; Published: Dec 6, 2011; Category: Education outreach, Energy Education, Engineering Careers, SPE members, Technology, Volunteering; Tags: Careers, Education, Engineering, Engineering Careers, School, SPE, Student, Technology, Volunteer; Comments: Comments Off
The National Engineers Week Foundation and partners honor top college engineering students by recognizing the most promising engineering professionals of tomorrow with their first annual New Faces of Engineering College Edition program.
Fifteen engineering students in their third, fourth, or fifth year were selected. Winners are recognized for academic excellence, leadership within student organizations, outstanding communication skills, non-engineering related community service and involvement in the engineering industry.
Moustafa Ezzat, a 5th year student from the British University in Egypt and student member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), was among the winners.
Since 2003, National Engineers Week Foundation has honored young engineering professionals with its New Faces of Engineering award. This is the first year the popular initiative has expanded to recognize the best and brightest college engineering students.
Congratulations Moustafa Ezzat!
New Faces of Engineering College Edition is live on Facebook (www.facebook.com/collegeedition). The page provides a source of academic and professional development opportunities available to students from National Engineers Week Foundation's engineering association, university, and corporate partners. Students can meet with their engineering peers in every field and learn about other events, internships, jobs, competitions, engineering associations and more.
Funding for New Faces of Engineering College Edition is provided by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). For more information, visit www.eweek.org.
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Are spell and other area of effects 2d (as in, they affect a flat grid only) or are they 3d (as in, they affect cubes and spheres)?
Just because things are normally expressed on a flat grid doesn't mean they're actually flat. Any effect with a radius affects a sphere, not a circle. A cone is a 3d area. A line is a line, not a plane.
This page includes examples of creature's sizes, space they occupy, and various area-of-effect templates to aid you in visualizing combat and encounters.
Area of Effect Templates
Some spells affect an area. Sometimes a spell description specifies a specially defined area, but usually an area falls into one of the categories defined below.
Regardless of the shape of the area, you select the point where the spell originates, but otherwise you don't control which creatures or objects the spell affects. The point of origin of a spell is always a grid intersection. When determining whether a given creature is within the area of a spell, count out the distance from the point of origin in squares just as you do when moving a character or when determining the range for a ranged attack. The only difference is that instead of counting from the center of one square to the center of the next, you count from intersection to intersection.
You can count diagonally across a square, but remember that every second diagonal counts as 2 squares of distance. If the far edge of a square is within the spell's area, anything within that square is within the spell's area. If the spell's area only touches the near edge of a square, however, anything within that square is unaffected by the spell.
See Aiming a Spell for full details.
Circle (5' radius)
As is the normal with most area of effects, the caster or source of the effect must select an intersection of squares as the center of the effect. In the circle templates below the intersection is indicated.
Cone (30')
In the cone templates below "C" is the caster of the spell or the origination point of the effect. If "C" is replaced with (c) that indicates that the caster may choose one of the (c) positions.
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A line-shaped spell shoots away from you in a line in the direction you designate. It starts from any corner of your square and extends to the limit of its range or until it strikes a barrier that blocks line of effect. A line-shaped spell affects all creatures in squares through which the line passes.
In the line templates below "C" is the caster of the spell or the origination point of the effect.
Creature Sizes
A creatures size comes up frequently. Here is some of the more commonly required information. Below this table are several diagrams showing a creatures space, reach, and reach wielding weapons.
1 A creatures size modifier applies to its attacks and Armor Class.
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BL2 Best legendary weapons question.
I was wondering what the best legendary weapon was for each weapon category and who I should farm these weapons from?
|November 2nd, 2012, 04:45 AM
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Re: BL2 Best legendary weapons question.
Infinity Pistol - Farmed from Doc Mercy
Bitch - Farmed from BNK-3R
Maggie - Farmed from Mick Zaford (After completing the "Gang Wars" quest line in favor of the Hodunks)
Hellfire - Farmed from Scorch in Frostburn Canyon
Slagga - Farmed from Jim Hodunk (After completing Gang Wars Questline in favor of the Zafords)
Confrence Call - Farmed from the Warrior (Sometimes the Gun falls in the lava or under it's body making it unobtainable)
Pitchfork (Sniper) - Random find no specific boss drops it.
|November 2nd, 2012, 05:14 AM
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Re: BL2 Best legendary weapons question.
In my opinion...
Pistals -It's closer than you think! (No it isn't) – Infinity: Infinite ammo, does not need to be reloaded. Recoil is in the shape of a sideways-8 infinity sign. (Dropped from Dr Mercy).
Shotguns - Let's just ping everyone at once. – Conference Call: Low-pellet-count, high-damage shotgun with small spread. Additional pellets will fire from the sides and behind out of thin air, quadrupling the pellet count for a massive amount of hits. (Drops from the Warrior)
Combat rifles - Speed Kills! – Shredifier: High fire rate, long barrel spin duration.
Sniper rifles - Pele humbly requests a sacrifice, if it's not too much trouble. – Volcano: Fire damage bonus, fire effect spreads to nearby enemies. (Drop from the Warrior)
Rocket launchers - Multi-kill. – Badaboom: Fires 6 rockets simultaneously at the cost of 1 rocket ammo. (Drops from King Mong)
SMGs - yup. back. – Bitch: A returning Legendary weapon from BL1. Extremely low (< -100%) "recoil reduction" - firing increases accuracy very quickly compared to most Hyperion SMGs. (Drops from BNK-3R)
Shields - Wow, I CAN do this all day! – The Sham: Abnormally high bullet absorb rate, around 80%(Maximum is 96). (Drops from BNK-3R)
Shields - Float like a butterfly... – The Bee: Extremely high Amp damage bonus and No Amp Shot Drain. Gun damage is normal while shields aren't full.(Drops from Hunter Hellquist)
Grenade mods - A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war. – Leech: After the first set explodes it spawns a second set of child grenades which has high elemental DOT. In addition it also leeches health directly for as much damage as it dealt. (Drops from the Warrior)
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|November 2nd, 2012, 05:54 AM
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Re: BL2 Best legendary weapons question.
The funny thing is exif I found the Volcano in a weapons chest in Lynchwood. I sold it too. Probably not the best idea but thats ok Ill get it back. Thanks for the help.
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Re: BL2 Best legendary weapons question.
Here's a list of the other snipers (With flavor texts)
Bison Bison had had had had had Bison Bison Bison shi shi shi Buffalo: Increased critical hit damage and increased normal damage, always has no scope. (Quest reward: Demon Hunter)
I can see my house from here. Fremington's Edge: Increased zoom level. While scoped, has the Hyperion steadying effect without having to fire. (Dropped from Reeth the Assassin during Quest "Assassinate the Assassins")
I infrequently perish. Trespasser: Ignores shields. Callback to Mordecai's Trespass skill from Borderlands 1, which gave up to a 100% chance to ignore shields. Mordecai also contacts you via ECHO to see if you're alright when getting a Second Wind. (Quest reward, "Animal Rights")
Yeah, booze'll do that to ya... Sloth: Burst fire sniper rifle with slow moving rounds. (Quest reward, "Rakkaholics Anonymous")
Mainstream'd! Pitchfork: 5 Horizontal Shot Burst Fire. (Drop from Terramorphus)
a Rose by any other name... Morningstar: Annoying, guilt-tripping voice on reload, kill, or critical hit. Chance of additional +100% or +200% critical hit damage. Storing gun also does annoying voice which plays at random intervals. (Quest reward, "Hyperion Contract #873")
Je suis enchante, Ou est le bibliotheque? Chère-amie: Sends out healing beams on hit like Transfusion grenades. Similar effects to Kyros' Power from BL1. (Quest reward, "Hyperion Slaughter: Round 5")
Man Killer. White Death: Fires a trio of projectiles in a horizontal pattern for the cost of 1 bullet. Increased critical hit damage. Damage is spread across the 3 projectiles. (Drop from Gettle)
Makes your brain hurt. Skullmasher: x5 pellet per bullet, low accuracy for a sniper rifle. (Drop from Son of Mothrakk) A returning BL1 legendary.
The Executioner has arrived. Invader: Fires five shots in burst (Drop from Saturn)
Ceci n'est pas un Sniper Rifle. Longbow: (Translated: This is not a Sniper Rifle) Scopeless, fire damage, and fires a slow, arcing projectile which leaves pixelated trail (resembling the arrows in Minecraft). (Drop from Badass Creeper)
Sink me! Pimpernel: Fires a single round that on impact releases 5 globules matching the gun's element in 5 directions which also explode on impact. The five globules spread from the center of impact in arcs, as if droplets from a splash. (Quest Reward from C3n50r807/Censorbot - Mission: "Don't Copy That Floppy")
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|November 2nd, 2012, 06:08 AM
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Re: BL2 Best legendary weapons question.
Two good lists that I certainly can't improve on.
@exif: "Gun damage is well below normal while shields aren't full."
Did you mean "Gun damage is normal while shields aren't full." or "Gun damage is well below normal amp damage while shields aren't full."?
I certainly have not noticed a nerf in intrinsic gun damage when bee is damaged, just a return to normal gun damage, but I could imagine I have not paid close enough attention during firefights.
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|October 26th, 2013, 09:10 PM
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Took 8 times to get bee from Hunter Hellquist
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