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After running this for some players who have played before I received lots of positive feedback so I've decided to post it here.
I also did not place any cards on the board except for the locks (though in the future I will probably put tokens on the rooms that have been explored just for ease).
For the setup you take all the required cards for certain rooms for this setup: Axe, Elder Sign, Fire Extinguisher, Magical Phrase, Shotgun, Silver Key, and Starling Evidence, along with Power Failure, Puzzle Box and Suitcase, and the 3 clue cards and put them in one pile.
The other cards (Lantern, Nameless Cults, Sedative, Whiskey and 5xNothing of Interest) you shuffle and keep handy for the rooms requiring a random card.
I found that this cut down on setup time and in no way detracted from the game. (Plus I didn't have to keep explaining that "the cards are in the room not the space" to the newer players)
The story behind the text (if not evident) is that Walter still sets places at his table for his wife and child, he drugs his visitor's food and then drags them to the operating room. The mismatched luggage described in the Entryway is that of his victims. I'd like to encourage everyone to make suggestions or post their own versions of the text. And of course Keepers are welcome to use it in their own games. I hope you enjoy (Also I'm sorry for any spelling/grammar errors but this was mostly written late a night)
This is additional text I've written for each room for answers 1A 2A and 3B
*Foyer - Read prologue w/3b
when explored - Random
This room is dimly lit, the smell of chemicals hangs thick in the air. Books on disease, infection, and viruses are stacked on the floor, on the desk top there are many old tomes in strange languages on topics you suspect to be of a more occult nature.
There is another door in this room.
if explored find random card
*Operating room.
The smell of disinfectant and something... coppery hangs in the air, the lights hum and buzz overhead while casting their sickly yellow light over the room. A hanging cloth partition obscures part of the room and a large industrial looking steel door leads elsewhere
When explored - Power Failure - The lights flicker and then suddenly go out, you flip the light switch but nothing happen and you can just make out by the light from the other room that the wires to the switch have been cut, but you should be able to fix them
after it is resolved "The lights flicker but then turn on once more casting a sickly yellow glow on the room. As you begin looking around you wish you hadn't fixed the wiring or maybe even that you hadn't taken this job in the first place. Looking behind the partition you see a bloody mess of a man laying on the operating table, his lidless eyes staring blankly at the ceiling. Rusted instruments and crude tools lie all around him. As you approach, the mans eyes turn to look at you and the skinless man whispers in you in horror through his lipless mouth. "Oh god, he wanted my flesh..." With his last breath he murmurs "He let me stay the night..." he shudders once then goes limp, his hand opens slightly, and you see a small silver key. You steel yourself and slip it from his hand, trying your best not to touch him. (Clue 3b)
You swing the heavy door open and the cold hits you hard. This seems to be a freezer for preserving samples in. The jars and vials line the walls are mercifully frosted over. In the center of the room on the floor lay something small and square covered with a dark cloth.
When explored - You pull back the dark cloth expecting the worst, beneath it however lay a small puzzle box covered in cryptic runes. You try to open the box but the lid wont budge, then you notice that the tiles on the lid can move and the image seems jumbled... maybe if you arranged them in the right order you could open the box.
when opened- The lid opens with a soft click when you put the last piece in place. Nestled inside the box is a gold medallion with an odd symbol etched on it. You hang it around you neck for safe keeping. (Elder symbol)
*Hallway 4
This part of the hallway is clean and well kept, photos of Walter Lynch, his wife Edith and his son hang on the walls. A large trunk sits here in the hall next to a door. The hallway continues down and you see another door further down.
When explored- "You open up the trunk and find..." Random card.
*Guest Bedroom
Locked door-You try the door handle but the door is locked.
If they have the key. You remember the key that you found and slip it into the lock. You hear a click as it unlocks and you step into the room. Even with a quick glance you can tell that while this is now the guest room it use to belong to a small boy. A well loved teddy bear sits on a shelf next to a few wooden soldiers, and even a hand drawn picture of the family still hangs on the wall. The closet door is closed.
when explored - Stuffed in a small tear in the teddy bear you find "read clue 2a-" followed by "Written in childish hand is an odd phrase and a small symbol is drawn beneath it." (magical phrase)
*Storage Closet
Padlocked Door - read card
When unlocked - The closet smells of mothballs and the clothes of a young boy hang on hooks. There are many boxes stacked in here mostly unlabeled.
When Explored- You find tucked carefully behind some boxes in the far corner a Shotgun, you pause for a second before taking it to wonder what it is doing in here.
*Entry Way
This is a small room that leads from the main house to the fenced in garden. There are some odds and end here, but I guess the most concerning would be the small stack of mismatched luggage.
When explored "You check inside the suitcases and you find" random
Read "jammed door"
When opened -
You step into the fenced in garden, the moon light casting menacing shadows in the dormant vegetation. A small pile of tools lay here, most of them look broken. It seems like someone was trying to dig up the frozen earth.
When explored, "You quickly sift through the splinted and broken tools and you discover an axe which is still intact and it looks sharp. There are however some concerning maroon stains on the blade."
*hallway 2
A plain hallway with some simple furnishings, the hall runs back the way it came and there is a single door.
When explored "Looking around you notice....a) Random stuffed between the cushions or b) nothing of interest"
*Master bedroom
dark room - read card
when explored -You grope around in the darkness, worrying what you might find. You breath a small sigh of relief as your hand falls on what feels like a suitcase. You try to open it but it seems to be locked. (please adjust if they have the lantern)
When unlocked - "The lid falls open and papers fall out... giving them a quick look over you discover some startling evidence"
When Startling evidence is used
3) There are details in here about the horrible medical operations that have been going on, and then you realize that these have actually been preformed right here in this very building. It seems like different parts of the bodies were removed from different victims, and it seems like he was even doing something to his own wife, though you aren't sure what. You might be able to find out more in the Operating Room.
2) These seem to be some journal pages, "Dated Jan 24th, 1919. No one must find her. I've sealed the door. I must keep the words safe. My son's room, no one would dare manhandle the few remaining possessions of a man's dead son. Though after all that has happen I should be more use to calling it the guest room... even if my guests don't stay very long.
1) These seem to be some journal pages, there is no date "The dreams... they wont stop even in my dreams. I hear them digging thier way out of the soft earth in the basement, I would have buried them outside but the ground was too hard. And when I'm not asleep I imagine I can smell them, seeping up through the house from the Basement landing. How many are there now... I can't remember. But my son, I must think of my son. He must eat... I must be for here for him now, I was too late then but not now. I must take precautions."
*dining room
The table has been set for four, but two of the plates are empty as if waiting for someone to arrive. The food is cold but has not gone bad. One of the chairs by a half eaten plate of food is laying on it's side.
When Explored- "You search the room and find" Random
The kitchen is a good size with an icebox and a wood stove, the unwashed dishes from the meal are piled here, out of place is a small empty vial of sedative on the counter.
When explored. You find a Fire Extinguisher, it may come in use so you keep it with you.
*Kitchen Storage
This is a typical household pantry. The shelves are lined with canned goods and there seem to be a few odds and ends shoved in the corner.
When explored "You shift through the items and you find... "random
*Basement Stairs
The stairs leading down to the basement are steep, the smell of earth and decay gets stronger the further down you go... At the bottom of the stairs in front of a closed door there is some junk laying around.
when explored "You look around, poking though the odds and ends and find" random
*Basement Landing
Magical lock -You attempt to open the door but the handle wont even budge, you notice a strange symbol carved above the doorknob.
If the found the magical phrase. "You recognize the symbol from the journal entry you found in the son's room. You unfold the page and carefully read the sentence aloud. When you finish the page ignites in your hands and you drop it to the ground and stomp on it. When you look up the door has already swung noiselessly open.
"As you step into the room you notice that the basement landing's earthen floor has recently been disturbed. Two other doors lead from this room"
If event card 3 has been read "This is where he must have been buried her, it looks like she dug her way out, and you wonder briefly if there are any more down there"
if event card 3 has not been read "You think you hear something stir beneath the earth, but as you listen for the sound you hear nothing.. your mind must have been playing tricks on you."
When explored read clue 1
*Basement Storage
This room is full of junk, but still there may be something of use in here.
When explored "You find..." random
*Ceremony Room
Read sealed door card
If seal has been removed -The smell on burning incense greets you are you enter, at the far end of the room lay an altar surrounded by candles and unknown symbols. Strips of flesh with bizarre imagery carved into them hang stretched on the wall. A bowl of blood sit on the altar next to a small framed photo of Walter's son, lovingly placed on a small scrap of white cloth to keep it from getting dirty.
If explored "Haven't you seen enough in here! There is nothing in here that you'd want" (Nothing of interest)


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Wednesday, June 29 2011
Nels Cline/Tim Berne/Jim Black: The Veil
BB&C is Tim Berne, Jim Black and Nels Cline. Not beef, bacon and cheddar.
Friday, June 17 2011
Medeski Martin & Wood @ Blue Note Jazz Festival: 11 June 2011 - New York
The outer orbits of jazz were well represented, and received, Saturday in Central Park as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival.
Thursday, June 16 2011
Endangered Blood: "Elvin Lisbon/Iris" Live
Chris Speed's new band is already all over YouTube.

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Supreme Court Decisions on Marriage: Tragic Day for Marriage and our Nation, State U.S. Bishops Comments
Our culture has taken for granted for far too long what human nature, experience, common sense, and God's wise design all confirm: the difference between a man and a woman matters, and the difference between a mom and a dad matters. While the culture has failed in many ways to be marriage-strengthening, this is no reason to give up. Now is the time to strengthen marriage, not redefine it. (Cardinal Dolan) Continue Reading
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1 year ago
Stop throwing stones at the bishops and cardinals. As America continues to evolve into a secular, lawless, hellbound people, this was bound to happen regardless of what was or wasn't done. Holy Matrimony will continue in the church, and it will continue to be exclusive to one man and one woman. The government can't tax us, shut our church buildings down, and whatever... but in the end, the Church (the people) will survive... and our sacrament will remain holy.
1 year ago
The liberal-modernist invasion of the Church in the 60s is bringing forth the poisoned fruit that all Popes prior to 1962 predicted would be the inevitable result of such Godless 'theology'. Cardinal Dolan, and so many like him in the Church, have spent the last 40 years pandering to the secular atheist elites in our society instead of staunchly fighting the good fight for Christ and Christ's truth. They have led us - and our families - into the jaws of hell and over the coming 2-3 years those jaws are going to clamp shut on us, persecution, for us, our children, and our grandchildren, is about to start in earnest. Cardinal Dolan should be ashamed of himself, of his arrogance and hubris before God. And to God he, like all the rest of us, will have to answer on the Last Day.
1 year ago
To hear this out of the mouth of a man that give up the company of women for life does not help the Church's argument for marriage.The thing I notice and realized when it comes to married clergy of other Christian Faiths is that they come across and impress as more mature men .That Priest cannot marry places our Church at a disadvantage when it comes to the issues like this and leaves it to a smaller and smaller pool of men willing to became Priest and preach the teaching's of Christ on anything let alone marriage.
1 year ago
I see this as the result of some preeminent Catholic colleges in the United States deciding at the Land of Lakes conference in 1968 to make educational elitists the magisterium of the Churchy rather than the Cardinals and the pope. They did this so they could teach their "enlightened" view on contraception and other aspects of the purpose of sex. The fact that our bishops did not challenge those colleges as three or four Pope's recommended. in encyclicals added to the confusion.
Now you Bishops have they very difficult task of teaching the truth, changing our colleges, and convincing all those Catholics that think they can pick and choose what they as individuals want to believe rather than seeking the truth with God's love is following error. The fact that the Holy Spirit informs the ,Faith of individuals is not at issue here but we are not free to declare something to be true just because it serves what we as individuals want.
In addition you have the unpleasant task of asking all those Catholics that they will have to suffer much, maybe give up their lives or go to jail to change this culture. You might start by catechizing those souls who are already Catholic through prayer and sacrifice. -
1 year ago
This is only the beginning, the worst is yet to come.
The Beast is far from satisfied by the generous portions of blasphemy and sacrilege offered it by Carter's remarks and the liberal justices on the high court. The L&G activists have only increased the appetite of the Creature in the Culture of Corruption. You will now see the tears of joy they expressed yesterday wash away fears in the hollow hearts of the members of their cult who desire all the benefits which legitimate marriage affords a moral society. Because their own appetites will call upon these same perverted minds to extend the new rights they have achieved to include not only adoption privileges but their own children as well. How? They will use the same cries for freedom from discrimination using statistics to show lesbian's instincts for motherhood and gays instincts for fatherhood must be allowed the ability to perpetuate within the new normal for matrimony. This means gay marriages must be able to include a wife capable of bearing children for them and lesbian marriages likewise the benefit of a husband necessary for impregnation. Legalizing polygamy can and will easily accomplish this for the sick society which the Beast Obama and his court has proudly unleashed upon us has in its sights. -
1 year ago
Well, the wolf has finally arrived at the front door. All parish priests better get ready for the two men or two women who will walk into the parish office and demand that they be married in the church. If the priest says "NO", then Obama and the Communist Democrat Party will impose a very large fine on the parish or the dioceses. Can't pay the fine??? Then the church gets closed and priests go to jail. This is already in the plan book. I'll bet my ranch and yours that the run of the mill priest and Bishop will say "NOTHING" this Sunday at Mass. Court ruling??? What court ruling???
1 year ago
please forgive us, for we not know what we do...
1 year ago
Dear Cardinal Dolan,
You sat and you watched them put straw under the barn for years and said nothing. You watched them pour gasoline on the straw for years and said nothing. You watched them light the match and said nothing and today the barn burned down and you speak about how sad a day it is????????
You are the leader of the Catholic Church in America and over 50% of American Catholics voted for a man who stacked the Supreme Court, blesses Planned Parenthood, rails against my family's religious freedom, arms the Muslim brotherhood and TODAY you call it a sad day????
Where have you been?
Either you need to wake up or you need to wake up the Catholic Church in America.
The formation of consciences across this once great nation was placed in your care or both.
May God Bless you that you may better lead the souls intrusted to your care,
A humble sinner.
1 year ago
The enemies of the Church always find new ways of persecution. Yes the practicing catholics will be suffering in future. This is the time we should show the shine , the value of marriage and the resultant peace and prosperity.
1 year ago
To the foundation of creation satan strikes. Prayer, Prayer!!!
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Signage works wonders for sales of local produce at retail, said Ed Odron, owner of Odron Produce Marketing & Consulting, Stockton, Calif.
Rockville, Md.-based retailer Magruder Inc., which has seven stores around the Washington, D.C., area, sources its local product at the Maryland Wholesale Produce Market in Jessup, Md., said Mike Patterson, the chain's produce director.
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Jones EJ et al. – High levels of knowledge and risk perception do not necessarily promote increased self–efficacy to prevent cardiometabolic disease among American Indian women with previous gestational diabetes. Findings indicate the need to further explore women's self–efficacy beliefs in the context of American Indian culture prior to developing interventions aimed at increasing self–efficacy to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Methods- A purposeful sample of 22 self-identified American Indian women with a history of gestational diabetes.
- Qualitative interview data were subjected to content analysis, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative questionnaire data and biophysiologic data.
- The majority of participants (13 of 21) were classified as having metabolic syndrome, and 13 of 18 women were found to be insulin resistant.
- In general, the women had high levels of knowledge related to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease and high risk perception, but low self-efficacy related to preventing cardiometabolic disease.
- The overarching theme from the in-depth interviews, struggling to change lifestyle behaviors while doubting prevention is possible, encompassed four categories that provided further illumination into participants' risk perceptions and self-efficacy beliefs: concerns, control, beliefs/attitudes, and prevention.


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Where is Jets Training Camp?
2014 Jets Training Camp features practices open to the public in three different locations –
SUNY Cortland: Parking located on Stratton Drive off of Route 281 in Cortland, NY.
Atlantic Health Jets Training Center: One Jets Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932
Hofstra University: Parking located on Uniondale Ave off of Hempstead Turnpike in Hempstead, NY.
Fans are encouraged to call the team's fan line at (973) 549-4844 or visit newyorkjets.com/camp for the most up-to-date news regarding practice schedules. Updates are also available on Twitter (@nyjets) and Facebook (Facebook.com/Jets).
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Admission to Training Camp is free and you can register ahead of time for tickets here. However, SUNY Cortland is charging a $5 parking fee, cash only for practices at the college. Proceeds benefit SUNY Cortland. There is no fee to park at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, NJ. A shuttle is available for Florham Park practices to the entry gate. Make sure to check back at newyorkjets.com/camp for the most up-to-date news regarding practice schedules. Updates are also available on Twitter (@nyjets) and Facebook (Facebook.com/Jets).
Following each practice, Jets players will sign autographs for the fans along the sideline. Available players will sign autographs if weather, time, and other circumstances permit. Please note, however, that autographs are not guaranteed. In addition, Gen Jets Kids Club members will have a kids-only player autograph area at all practices. Space is limited to the first 100 kids each day, so fans are encouraged to check in their children upon arrival. The New York Jets Flight Crew will also be making select appearances and signing autographs during Training Camp.
The Jets Shop Tent, the Official Team Store of the New York Jets, is your source for all the newest Jets merchandise - jerseys, men's apparel, women's apparel, youth apparel, headwear and souvenirs. Be sure to stock up on your Jets gear for the season when you come to Training Camp!
Fans are welcome to take photos of the players during Training Camp. However, video is prohibited. Jets staff may request at any time that you cease using those devices.
At SUNY Cortland bleachers are provided for fans on a first come, first serve basis. We encourage fans to take advantage of the provided seating. Seating cannot be reserved in advance. However, at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center there is no seating, it is standing room only.
Any bag larger than 12x12x6 will not be permitted at training camp. All bags are subject to search by security. Drink and food from the outside, including alcoholic beverages, are not allowed on the premises. However, you can purchase a variety of snacks and beverages from vendors on site.
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Watching practice isn't the only activity offered at Training Camp. In addition to watching practice, fans can take advantage of Jets Fest, an interactive theme park for kids, as well as purchase their favorite Jets merchandise at the Jets Shop Tent. Special events and giveaways are offered throughout camp as well. A waiver will need to be signed for all Jets Fest activities. Save time by filling it out here and bringing a copy. For more information, please visit the Training Camp events calendar.
Training camp features Jets Fest – an interactive theme park for kids, with rides, skills challenges and more. Kids also have the opportunity to get autographs from players in the Kids Club autograph area. This area is first come, first serve and space is limited to the first 100 kids. For additional events, giveaways and autograph opportunities just for kids make sure to check back at newyorkjets.com for the latest Training Camp information or call the Jets Fan Line at 973-549-4844.
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Columbine to Newtown: A tragic list of school shootings since 1999
Chicago, Illinois. March 7, 2008. A 15-year old fatally shot an 18-year-old student outside Crane High School.
Mobile, Alabama. March 6, 2008. A student shot and killed himself in front of 150 other students in the gym of Davidson High School.Wikipedia Mobile, Alabama.
Miami Gardens, Florida. February 28, 2008. A bullet grazed the ear of a 17-year old student as he was leaving band practice at Miami Norland Senior High School.
Little Rock, Arkansas. February 27, 2008. A student was shot on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Jonesboro, Arkansas. February 23, 2008. A student was injured when a bullet ricocheted off a building and hit him in the leg on the campus of Arkansas State University. The shooter has not been identified.
DeKalb, Illinois. February 14, 2008. A man entered a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and began shooting. He killed five students and wounded 16 before killing himself.
Oxnard, California. February 12, 2008. A 14-year old fatally shot another student in the head while in class at E.O. Green Junior High School. The victim had been bullied at school since declaring that he was gay several weeks earlier.
Memphis, Tennessee. February 11, 2008. A 17-year old shot another student multiple times before handing the gun over to the teacher during gym class at Mitchell High School. The two students had argued over the weekend. There were about 75 students in the room during the shooting.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. February 8, 2008. A female student killed herself and two others in a classroom at Louisiana Tech.
Memphis, Tennessee. February 4, 2008. A 16-year old student shot another 16-year-old in the leg while in class at Hamilton High School. The injury is not critical.
Washington, DC. January 22, 2008. Four Ballou High School students were shot as they were leaving school at the end of the day. All students are expected to recover.
Las Vegas, Nevada. January 18, 2008. A 16-year old shot at another student outside a basketball game at Cheyenne High School. Nobody was injured in the incident.
Cleveland, Ohio. January 16, 2008. A 16-year old boy pulled a gun from his locker and aimed it into a crowd of students when a fight erupted at South High School.
Charlotte, North Carolina. January 16, 2008. A student at Crossroads Charter High School was shot in the parking lot after an early-scheduled dismissal.
Putnam City, Oklahoma. January 15, 2008. A 17-year old was shot three times in a Putnam City High School parking lot after a basketball game.
Asheville, North Carolina. January 10, 2007. A 16-year old with a handgun shot at a fellow student at Asheville High School. Nobody was injured in the incident.
Gibsonton, Florida. December 17, 2007. Three East Bay High School students shot two other students as they were walking home from their bus stop. The two groups of students had clashed previously.
Las Vegas, Nevada. December 11, 2007. Two assailants using 9-millimeter and .45-caliber guns shot six people as they exited a Mojave High School bus. The attack followed a fight at school earlier in the day.Wikipedia Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oakland, California. December 11, 2007. Three teens were shot after a basketball game at McClymonds High School in a drive-by shooting.
Lagrangeville, New York. November 29, 2007. Three Hudson Valley High School students were arrested for planning a Columbine-type attack and making threats online.
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A Delicate Balance
Judging by the sixties, Waspy types populating Albee's curious, anger-filled family drama, it's little wonder the author didn't have much time for his rich, adoptive parents.
Imelda Staunton (Claire) and Lucy Cohu (Julia) in A Delicate Balance at the Almeida, London Photo: Hugo Glendinning
This play is not an easy ride - it's not difficult to see why it isn't revived much. But in the skilful hands of director James Macdonald and his fabulous ensemble, Albee's finely-tuned study in dysfunction, bristling fury and the agonies of loss and ageing are fully realized.
Tim Pigott-Smith is superb as the outwardly calm paterfamilias Tobias, hovering hesitantly on designer Laura Hopkins' immaculately designed wood-panelled living room (production values which, one hopes, will weather this venue's savage cuts). He clings to his friends Edna and Harry who turn up at his beautifully-appointed home, mysteriously scared witless simply by staying at home one Friday night.
However, it's a case of out of the frying pan for everyone. Lucy Cohu's Julia, Agnes and Tobias' emotionally frozen 36-year-old daughter, is in crisis following the failure of marriage number four, and Claire, Agnes' dipsomaniacal sister (a hilarious Imelda Staunton) hasn't stopped drinking.
To some extent it is the stoicism, the "I'll leave it to you darling" attitude of Penelope Wilton's Agnes that marks the safest course. For this is an outwardly cosy world where there are no more meaningful choices left. Emotion is quickly stifled by the many slugs of whisky and brandy that are politely imbibed as substitutes for real discourse, in a lovely home lined with beautiful books that nobody bothers to read. Hypnotic and rather chilling.


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West Ham United Academy Director Tony Carr OBE has put his endorsement behind a new scheme that will be featured at this month's half-term holiday football courses.
The courses, run by the West Ham United Community Sports Trust (CST), have a brand new syllabus focusing on what it calls, the three A's - agility, acceleration and awareness.
Led by Bryan Glover, CST's football development officer who has designed the courses in partnership with Carr, the sessions will include exercises with the above skills, aiming for youngsters to learn and improve on passing, attacking and defending.
As well as the different exercises in goalscoring drills and defending, there will be focus on individual skills as well as group combination play, with each session designated to develop each young footballer's natural ability, awareness and decision making.
Carr, who has been at the heart of West Ham's youth Academy for nearly 40 years, said: "I was very pleased to have been asked by Bryan Glover from the CST to be involved in designing the new technical syllabus which is due to start in this month's half-term holiday courses.
"I know the new syllabus will be a great success and will help increase the link between our excellent community scheme we have here at the club and our well established Academy."
Youngsters at the courses will be able to show what they can do in the courses, which have been tailored to coincide with the West Ham academy coaching philosophy, which the CST and Carr came together to produce especially for these sessions.
Glover said: "It was great to have this input from Tony Carr, due to his vast experience and knowledge. I am sure the new syllabus will be very successful. I know myself and all the CST coaches are looking forward to delivering the new programme to everyone who joins us."
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Toyota Camry Hybrid Owners Problems & Solutions
Discuss post-ownership questions, not pre-ownership questions.
PF_Flyer Pennsylvania Furnace, PAPosts: 6,135We'll turn this into our TCH problems & solutions discussion.
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hamm3r Posts: 55Well, I learned the hard way that there is a typo in the owner's manual about programming the homelink.
The owner's manual states:
3. Simultaneously press and hold the handheld garage transmitter button along with the selected HomeLink button. Do not release the buttons until step 4 has been completed.
4. When the indicator light on the HomeLink changes from a slow to a rapid flash after 20 seconds, you can release both buttons.
This is not accurate. I would rewrite the manual to say:
3. Press and hold the selected HomeLink button for approximately 20 seconds. After this time, the HomeLink light will turn from solid to slowly flashing.
4. After the HomeLink light begins to flash slowly, press and hold the button of the handheld transmitter that you are programming while continuing to depress the selected HomeLink button until the HomeLink light begins to flash rapidly. Once the light is flashing rapidly, you can release both buttons. -
quan1 Posts: 2Hey fellow lucky people. How cool is this car. I have 2 concerns though, and I would love to hear from you if you have noticed the same thing.
1. From a complete stop, push the accelerator and there is a pause, a bump, a jerk, and then it takes off.
2. As I pull up to a complete stop at a light, the mpg needle moves up to 0 mpg, sits there for a few seconds, I feel a bump, and then it goes down to the bottom ( E ).
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quan1 Posts: 2Not so sure, it doesn't happen all the time and it doesn't matter how slowly I approach the stop. I can glide to the stop, mpg needle is on E, stop, and the needle shoots up, stays there, bump, and it goes down. I would love to hear from a bunch of owners, does your car do that ? And the acceleration thing too, really doesn't seem right.
lungdoc63 Posts: 55Hammr3 - Thanks for the heads up. I got my TCH and tried to follow instructions. Then remmebered haveing seen your post. However, that too didn't work. Went to homelink.com. Got instructions for 2006 Camry and followed it. Worked great the first time. So folks, if the hammr manuver doesn't work, try the web site.
gc77584 Posts: 65I went to homelink.com, and saw other car brands listed, but not Toyota, where did ou find the info for the 2006 Camry?
Click on the Training tab at homelink.com. Under "choose a process" select "program a garage door opener" (assuming that's what you want to do) then click Go. Under "tell us about your vehicle" choose Toyota first, then Camry, then 2006. They don't have 2007 models listed. Click Go. Then choose your garage door opener type and click Go.
I don't know if the garage door opener has to be "Homelink-ready" or if this will work with any opener. I haven't tried it yet -- that'll be this weekend's project. -
lungdoc63 Posts: 55You saved me a lot of typing. Thanks. Reading the site, I get the impression that most openers will be programable. In fact I was even able to do the gate to the neighborhood, something I couldn't do with the other car. If you have a rolling code, you have to climb a ladder and hit the "train" button on your opener. Orgal - Congrats on your car. I have put 400 miles on this first week - saving $54 in gas versus my Land Cruiser!!!!!!
gordo203 Posts: 1I purchased the first hybrid camry in Connecticut and have had it for a few weeks (about 1200 miles on it so far). As I pulled into my driveway today, I noticed a trail of fluid up the driveway sort of centered along the center axis of the car...Does the hybrid system tend to give off a lot of condensation in the warm weather with the a/c going or is this a problem I should be more worried about?
any input is appreciated!
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spiff72 Posts: 17910 bucks says it is just water from the A/C condenser. Sometimes they can puddle in the undercarriage, and as you turn or slow down, or go up/down a hill, it can create this type of leaky appearance. It is especially bad when it gets really hot (and especially when the humidity is high).
lungdoc63 Posts: 55I have had a great time with my TCH last 10 days, putting 550 miles on it. However, as you yesterday, the ICE is behaving completly different. It is no longer turning off with the frequency it used to. I am driving on the same roads. It is no turning off as I coast on long gently sloping downhills, as I coast to a stop light. It won't turn off at a traffic light until I have come to a full stop for 2 to 3 seconds. The battery is always charged up to point of only having one or two of the top 2 bars white.
What gives? Appreciate any ideas. -
shuddleston Posts: 1I have a 1991 Olds Calais, 4 door. Awhile back, it quit starting. We eventually replaced the battery, and then it was fine. While it was broken down, you could jump it and it would drive fine, it just wouldn't start without a jump.
It's been fine for like... a month and a half or so now.. but tonight while driving home, the battery light was flickering on and off. I went to two different stores, and it started up fine when I was ready to go. But when I got home, I turned it off, then tried to turn it back on, and it was dead. No noises, no turn over, nothing. I haven't tried to jump it yet, but hopefully that will work since I have to be to work tomorrow. But what could possibly be causing this? The battery is brand new! When I hit the turn signal, it takes it like 10-15 seconds before it'll click...it just remains green. This is really starting to bug me. I haven't finished paying for this stupid car but it has no warranty, and I can't afford a new one. What can I do?? Please help! -
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houtex1 Posts: 82The last two times I have driven my TCH, when I get out of the car and try to lock it with the rubber button on the door handle I hear a few beeps. Looking inside the car, I see a "Key is not detected" message on the dashboard. The key is in my front pocket.The key seems to be detected fine when I unlock the door to get in. I guees it could possibly be a weak battery, but after only two weeks of use???
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droid13 Posts: 29There was a post on the GreenHybrid forum about someone that sometimes couldn't get the doors to open. Some suggestions were to try on the passenger door, try the 2nd key, try putting the key right up to the door handle. Check to see if you are in an area with possible high radio interference. What you find by checking this stuff will help you determine if it's a low battery, malfunctioning key, or malfunctioning antenna in the door handle.
houtex1 Posts: 82I think I solved the mystery. The order in which you do things matters when powering off the car.
If you shift to Park and then power down, the key is detected fine.
This morning I powered down while still in Drive. I then shifted to Park. This seems to confuse the key FOB system. When I shifted to Park, beeping started right away. When I tried to lock the door, I got the "Key not detected" message. I had to get back in the car and power on and back off to get things to work normally again.
I just went to the parking lot and replicated both cases again. So always shift to Park before powering down. -
wvgasguy Posts: 1,405I don't know if it really matters but I believe the manual also said to touch the button "as you move away" from the car. It mentioned something about 3 seconds. Maybe that's a subtle way to say when you touch the button you have to step away from the car for it to work right? I don't have my manul here but that's that I thought it said and I've always made o point of trying to follow that procedure.
I did have to read the manual to see that there are different things happen when you push the start depending on if the brake was depressed or the car was in park.
That one took me a while to figure out on my own and caused me to read the manual. -
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houtex1 Posts: 82I don't think there is a problem with standing at the door after you've locked via the black button. The manual says after you lock the door using the black button, you have 3 seconds to test to make sure the doors are really locked. After the 3 seconds if you attempt to open the door, it will unlock as the key will be within range. If you just stand there for however long but do not touch the door handle, the car should remain locked. Atleast that is how I interpret the manual.


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By nbrown From: western NC Nov 8, 2007 |
There is a good placement on the right side of the offwidth, just below the crux. Look hard for the short red alien size crack. Many times, I've seen people solo this route carrying packs and wearing sandals. Though I still think this is the hardest 5.4 that I've ever done. |
By Charles Danforth From: L'ville, CO May 12, 2009 |
As of about ten years ago, there was a hangerless 1/4" bolt a few feet right of the crack part way up the off-width. I have no idea if it would hold a fall, but it made me feel (marginally) better to sling it with a small nut on the way up this otherwise unprotected pitch. |
By ziggy Sep 2, 2009 |
I remember getting either a #1 or #2 in right before the crack begins to widen, not much else though. Once you step out of the crack onto the slab it seems to get easier for the final run-out. |
By Adam Paashaus From: Greensboro, North Carolina Apr 13, 2010 |
Ive actually placed 2 small flaring cam placements in the small crack to the right of the offwidth just to see them walk out after being mostly up the pitch. I too remember the old hangerless bolt. ahh the days. |
By Shawn Heath Administrator From: Forchheim, Germany Aug 18, 2010 rating: 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R |
I read a comment or trip report or something where this guy decided to do this climb, then got up into the crack and found himself slowly inching his way up with his whole body buried in the crack and trembling with fear. I thought, "What a whuss!" Then I showed up at Stone and hopped on this only to do the exact same thing... Talk about humbled. |
By Matt Thorum From: Urbana, IL Oct 27, 2010 |
Even with a green and a blue big bro this thing felt runout and scary to lead. Walking a #6 camalot up the crack would be a better way to go if you want to feel protected. |
By Mike Holley From: Boone, NC Oct 20, 2011 |
Awesome way to access tree ledge! Easy climbing, but that huge crack at the top throws many people for a loop. If you have a #6 Cam bring that sucker for a bomber placement, but if not don't worry because run outs are the name of the game at Stone. It is almost easier to trend right of the crack onto the face and continue up from there. |
By Walt Barker From: Reno NV Sep 5, 2012 rating: 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R |
Certainly the most spicey 5.4 I've ever led. Walked a #5 and a #6 Camalot up the OW section to feel protected. Worked great until the #5 tipped-out less than half-way up and then the same with #6 about 20' above that, at which point I traversed right to easier but exposed ground. Also, after much fiddling, I did manage to plug a #1 C3 into the afore-mentioned crack below the crux. |
By Rodger Raubach Apr 19, 2013 rating: 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13 |
I did this climb on the day before Christmas, 1986. I didn't have a guidebook other than "Dixie Crystals," and I sure didn't have a #6 Camalot (they didn't exist then!). In fact, I don't even remember placing any pro after the tree. I thought it was mentally more difficult than anything on the Great Arch Route that my GF and I did subsequently. |
By SinRopa From: parts unknown Sep 7, 2013 rating: 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13 |
The #5 Cam didn't work anywhere except the first few inches of where the crack gets really wide, and you're decently protected on that move anyway. On all subsequent climbs I saved weight and left it behind. |
By Russ Keane Oct 22, 2013 |
A frightening experience. Not a 5.4 at all. More like 5.7 R, or maybe 5.6 if you want to "keep it real". Listing this as 5.4 is going to get someone killed. |
By Edward Medina Administrator From: Ridgway, CO Oct 24, 2013 |
This one can feel tough for the grade Russ. I remember trying to cram myself into the crack the first time I did this route. But once you get your slab head on right the climbing begins to feel more mellow. Fortunately no fatalities on this route in the 50 years since it was first put up. |
By ViperScale Sep 1, 2014 |
WOW, is all i can say. We left keys to the car on the ledge and were already dead tired. I figured 5.4 won't be so bad to get up there. I thought although there was no move harder than block route (which really only has a small run out at the start on thin holds, big runout on a staircase, and 1 hard move at the end), but over all it was much harder of a climb. At least the run out on block route is like walking up stairs. This thing really could use 1 bolt about 10 ft below the big open section of the crack. If you are not a 5.10+ climber don't even consider leading this route. I was ok until i hit the big crack section and the 100ft fall came into the back of my mind. The last 10ft or so my leg was shaking so bad i stuck it into the crack and belly flopped up the rest. I then got to the big tree at the end and sad there for a good 15+ mins before i was able to get my nerves down and finish the last bit. Highly unrecommend doing this route unless you can walk up every other 5.8 route without thinking twice. |


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Mike Singleton's '85 classic Adventure Strategy sequel to The Lords of Midnight, brought to and updated for iOS.
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Snooki could hardly wait to get on Twitter following the birth of her baby boy Lorenzo Dominic LaValle over the weekend.
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Snooki and fiance Jionni LaValle welcomed baby Lorenzo into the world around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, according to reports.
Thank you all for your love and support!! Lorenzo loves you guys already!" She tweeted. "Hardly any sleep but SO worth it!"
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Prior to Advent, Mr. Brown was a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group focusing on North American fundraising and investor relations. During his 11-year tenure at Carlyle, he raised capital for the firm's investment partnerships, including funds and co-investments, and was actively involved in product development, fund formation and marketing strategy. Mr. Brown also served on the firm's Investor Relations Coordinating Committee, focusing on new fund initiatives, capital formation and limited partner relationships.
"Bob brings significant experience to Advent, which will enhance our ability to serve our growing investor base and attract new investors in an increasingly dynamic environment worldwide," said Will Schmidt, a Managing Partner at Advent International in London. "His approach toward investor services – emphasizing openness and true partnership with limited partners – matches well with Advent's philosophy."
Mr. Brown has more than 15 years of fundraising and investor relations experience. Prior to Carlyle, he was a Vice President in the Private Equity Group at Merrill Lynch, where he was responsible for raising private equity, real estate, hedge fund, co-investment capital and direct private placements for approximately 100 transactions.
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Our English language, like all living entities, has not been assembled by a gathering of erudite savants at some scholarly retreat; rather, its vocabulary, its syntax and its grammatical forms evolved haphazardly and were amassed piecemeal by an informal jury of millions of daily users. Its impressive collection of words, its vocabulary, swells and diminishes from day to day, depending upon the whims and conversational needs of these anonymous users.
Words now considered English have arrived from many of the more ancient tongues. Indeed, the abundance of verbiage is such that the plea "I just don't have words to express my feelings" sounds unconvincing. And were these millions of available words insufficient, the English language is further enriched with a collection of common prefixes (including in-, im- un-, a- and non-) that can sometimes turn a word into its negative counterpart.
What may have started out as a balanced vocabulary in the arena of daily discourse, has rapidly achieved a bias. In a world of pervasive skepticism, abetted by an occasional hint of paranoia — and especially when in doubt — we tend to say "no." A "yes" response seems somehow naïve, detached or even simple-minded; and so the many nay-sayings dominate our debates, legislative sessions, sermons and social rhetoric.
Even our daily conversations, and the words we generally employ, show an unusual measure of negativity. And these negative variants, somehow, assume the dominating role in daily conversation, to such a degree that the affirmative term sounds strange, almost alien.
For example, our appetites are frequently insatiable but rarely are they satiable; our defenses are impregnable, yet uncommonly pregnable; certain outcomes are deemed inevitable, but almost never evitable; our belief systems are more often incredible than credible; our behavior more incorrigible than corrigible; our daily happenings eminently more inconsequential than consequential; our budgets more often insolvent than solvent; and implausible or implacable situations are much more frequently encountered than their more cheerful counterparts.
Saying that a situation is placable hastily sends the listener to an unabridged dictionary. And some negative words seem to stand alone: indubitable, insouciant, insipid, for example.
Indubitable, as an adjective, is often used. Yet its counterpart, dubitable, sounds strange, perhaps even contrived. And some words beginning with the prefix in-, no longer have their positive counterpart in contemporary English: such words as inference, infernal or infest, with the prefix now acting solely as an intensifier.
Saying "no" is akin to a denial, to holding off a decision indefinitely until further, ill-defined, studies are undertaken. Beyond social settings, saying "no" leads to higher tariffs, to canceled ballgames; to censored texts; indeed, to the closure of many of life's simple pleasures.
And then, of course, there is saying both yes and no in the same sentence, in a mystical sense each nullifying the other. It thus provides a welcoming ambiguity satisfying either all listeners, or none. Back in 1922, a young entertainer named Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) popularized a song called "Yes! We Have No Bananas," made additionally memorable by its utter lack of meaning. The song became the most popular song of the year and prefaced numerous others that were equally bereft of enduring meaning, logic or message. The year, 1922, after all, was the year made memorable by the Flapper Age, a corrupt presidency and Prohibition.
So, finally, we confront that word of many faces, many interpretations, but no fixed meaning. A word that suppresses debates, destabilizes doubts, erodes certainty, confounds discussions, creates an atmosphere of utter boredom and makes "Been there, done that" seem like a refreshing invitation: the word is "Maybe."
To paraphrase T.S.Eliot (1888-1965):
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The city of Lompoc is cracking down on sex offenders in the community,hoping to keep them farther away from children.
City leaders unanimously passed a new ordinance at Tuesday night's city council meeting to clarify and expand Jessica's Law. The current law prohibits sex offenders from living within 2000 feet of any park or school.
Back in November, Santa Maria passed a similar ordinance clarifying Jessica's Law as a 2000 foot straight line in every direction from any park or school.
City leaders did that to keep a sexually violent predator out of town. Lompoc's matches Santa Maria's with a few additions.
Lompoc's ordinance prevents sex offenders from not only living near parks or schools, but also within 2000 feet of any childcare center, public library, commercial establishment that provides a playground, any location that holds classes or group activities for children, and any school bus stop.
The Lompoc Police Department says clarifying the law will help protect children in the community and reduce opportunities for sex criminals likely to re-offend.
"We've seen some case decisions in the courts that have interpreted Jessica's Law very loosely and this just gives the intent of Jessica's Law that the 2000-foot limit is exactly that," said Lompoc Police Chief Tim Dabney.
The ordinance also establishes a 300-foot child safety zone around all those previously mentioned to prevent loitering
Jessica's Law has always given cities authority to further restrict where sex offenders can live. However, some people feel by making sex offenders outcasts, they could actually become more likely to re-offend.
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The nation's largest debt collection firms will be under federal scrutiny for the first time, as the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) swings the full force of a federal financial protection law at bill collectors in 2013.
As of Jan. 2, the first business day of 2013, 175 debt collection companies, each of them accounting for $10 million a year in receipts, will face new regulations designed to keep bill collectors from unnecessarily hounding debtors.
"Millions of consumers are affected by debt collection, and we want to make sure they are treated fairly," said Richard Cordray, director of the CFPB, in an Oct. 23 statement. "We want all companies to realize that the better business choice is to follow the law- not break it."
Bureau examiners will determine whether debt collectors are complying with requirements of federal consumer financial law, including providing consumers with disclosures and accurate information.
are also set to investigate whether consumers are being harassed or deceived in the pursuit of unpaid debt.
complaints and requests for financial documents from and by debt collection agencies will be overseen by the CFPB, meaning that debt agencies will answer directly to the federal organization.
It will also mean that the firms under contract with the Department of Education to collect an estimated $850 million in outstanding federal student loans will have to play fair, too.
Stepped up enforcement of rules that, until now, consumers have had to rely on courts to enforce, will put more pressure on the collection firms which, according to the Federal Trade Commission, were the targets of more than 180,000 complaints in 2011, compared to 13,000 in 2000.
umbrella organization for debt collection firms, ACA International, says their members are unfairly targeted. The rules are arbitrary and consumers can easily file complaints online, the group says.
The CFPB will require that when debt collectors approach debtors, they must disclose their identity and accurate data on the true amount of debt owed in clear language. Debt collectors will be forced to conduct business honestly and civilly under clear instruction to refrain from "engaging the consumer in telephone conversations repeatedly or continuously with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass."
Roughly 30 million Americans have an average debt of $1,500 that could be sent to a collection agency. This debt can lower credit scores and makes it harder to acquire necessities such as a home, education, or a vehicle.
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Port Lincoln Under Threat From Fire Fire-fighters have worked through the night to contain a blaze that's been threatening the town of Port Lincoln on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. More than a thousand hectares have been burned, and a number of properties were under threat at Coomunga late yesterday. Malim Watts from the Country Fire Service and the Mayor of Port Lincoln Katrina Allen joined TODAY to explain more.
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Dodgy Aussie Accents It happens from time to time, Australians leave their homeland and come back sounding somewhat different. And it's always far more noticeable with celebrities, the question is whether the new accent is authentic?
Girls on the Grill Karl grills Lisa and Georgie about the hottest trends and topics of the day.
Broaching Tough Topics With Kids Police are warning parents to be vigilant for predators both online and on the street after a recent spate of attempted child abductions and assaults. So how do you talk to your kids about this and other tough topics, TODAY Psychologist Jo Lamble joined us to explain more.
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