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Any of several species of slow-moving tropical American monkeys (genus Alouatta) noted for their roaring cries, which carry over a distance of 2–3 mi (3–5 km). Five widely distributed species are the largest New World monkeys, generally reaching lengths of 16–28 in. (40–70 cm), excluding the 20–30-in. (50–75-cm) tail. Howlers are stoutly built and bearded, with a hunched appearance and a thickly furred, prehensile tail. Their hair is long and thick and, depending on the species, black, brown, or red. Howlers live in groups in territories mapped out by howling matches with neighbouring clans. They feed primarily on leaves.
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QuickBooks Accountant 2014
Lets take a look at changes to QuickBooks Accountant 2014, as well as other issues of interest to the accounting professional.
Changes in QuickBooks Accountant 2014
Intuit continues to add features to QuickBooks Accountant as a part of their effort to make this version a more powerful tool for the accounting professional.
There are a few smaller changes, plus one potentially BIG change:
- Client Collaborator: This is a very interesting feature that will help improve communications between the client and the accountant. It is a way to exchange messages from within QuickBooks that relate to specific QuickBooks issues. It is important enough that I'm going to devote an entire blog post to it, later in this series.
- Reclassify Source Account: This is an enhancement to Reclassify Transactions Tool in the Client Data Review feature. It allows you to batch change transactions "written from" the wrong account.
- Batch Enter Transactions: This was a new feature in QuickBooks 2013 and it has been VERY popular with accounting professionals. This year they have expanded it to allow the entry of Bills & Bill Credits as well as Invoices & Credit Memos, which are very welcome additions.
- Send Journal Entries to QuickBooks Mac 2014: This allows an accountant in QuickBooks Accountant (Windows) to use the send general journal entries function to update a Mac client.
Reclassify Source Account
This is an enhancement to the Reclassify Transactions tool in the Client Data Review feature. It allows you to batch change transactions "written from" the wrong account.
This takes a little bit of thought to see how this works.
Using a check as an example, you have a from account (the checking account) and one or more to accounts (the detail expenses, or the items). The Reclassify Transactions tool has only allowed you to reclassify the to account up until now.
Let's show you how this works in QuickBooks 2013, with a fairly simplistic and contrived example (sorry about that).
Here's a check that I wrote. I messed up big time. It is a check to our insurance company. However, I use the savings account and made it out to the office supplies expense. Oops.
Here's the check in the reclassify transactions tool of the Client Data Review (CDR). I've selected expense accounts on the left, and All for show transactions on the right. You see the check listed twice, but I can only select the office supplies line – the "to" account. At the bottom, I've selected the insurance expense account to use to reclassify this transaction.
If I click Reclassify then this will correct the check to post to insurance expense, but the check will still be coming from the Savings account. So that is only half the battle.
There are no other options in this window that will let me correct the "From" account to be checking.
Now let's look at the same thing in QuickBooks Accountant 2014. I have the same check, with the same mistakes.
If I select expense accounts in the View dropdown, it looks pretty much the same. I can only change the expense account.
However, if I select Balance Sheet Accounts on the left, and Written from selected account (reclassify FROM) on the right, I now have the option of changing this from savings to checking.
This is a nice addition. Keep in mind that normally you are going to be using this tool if you have to manipulate a large number of transactions at one time. Lets' say, for example, that I've written 50 checks from the wrong account – I can reclassify them all here easily. Prior to this I could only reclassify the "to" account, not the "from".
Batch Enter Transactions
This was a new feature in QuickBooks 2013 and it has been VERY popular with accounting professionals. It allows you to enter a large number of transactions in a spreadsheet-like format – you can even use it to paste transactions in from Excel. In 2013 you could use this to enter checks, deposits and credit card charges/credits.
This year Intuit has expanded this feature to include Bills & Bill Credits as well as Invoices & Credit Memos, which are very welcome additions.
Send Journal Entries to QuickBooks Mac 2014
QuickBooks for Mac doesn't have an "Accountant" version. There are accountants who are supporting their QuickBooks for Mac clients by "round-tripping" between the client Mac product and their own Windows product (QuickBooks Accountant). QuickBooks Accountant 2014 will make this process a bit easier.
The normal process (as I understand it, it is something I've not done myself), is:
- The client makes a QBB backup of their file (Backup to QuickBooks for Windows in the file menu).
- The accountant restores that file on their Windows system using QuickBooks Accountant.
- The accountant makes whatever adjustments and changes necessary.
- The accountant creates a Mac file using the option in File/Utilities.
- The Mac user restores that file.
QuickBooks Accountant 2014 adds another option to this process, the ability to Send General Journal Entries back to the Mac client. Intuit introduced the Send General Journal Entries feature in QuickBooks Accountant 2013, which allows you to create a "journal entry" file that you can send to the client to update their file. Now you can do this from your Windows product to send GJE's back to the Mac client. Of course, you still have to retrieve the QuickBooks file from the Mac client – but now you have the option of just sending GJE's back to them.
- If all your work with the client file are just GJE's, then you can avoid the whole step of sending back the entire company file for them to restore. This saves a conversion step, AND it means that the client can continue to work with their file while you are examining your copy. Just send them GJE's to adjust their file.
- If you are doing more complicated work (which can't be done just with GJE's) then you have the option of sending the file back to the client, and then you have the ability to do additional adjustments via GJE at a later time.
Keep in mind that the Send General Journal Entries function is very flexible. It can send more than just the journal entry – it has the ability to add list records that might be needed for the GJE also.
This seems like a useful improvement if that is your working environment.
QuickBooks Accountant Plus
I mentioned this in my first QuickBooks 2014 article, I want to make sure that everyone understands what this is. "QuickBooks Accountant Plus" is a new term this year, but for a concept that has been around for a bit. Note, though, that there may be some confusion over some aspects of this if you aren't paying attention to the details.
QuickBooks Accountant Plus is a program where you can purchase QuickBooks Accountant on a subscription basis. You pay a monthly (or annual) fee and you get a number of services. This has been available since September 2012, although it hasn't been called that in the past. You get the price locked in for a year and get the next version of QuickBooks Accountant automatically, as long as you keep paying your subscription fee.
This is NOT the QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program (which has a pay-monthly option also), as it doesn't include all the other benefits that you get as a part of that program, and it doesn't open the door to getting any QuickBooks Certifications.
The QuickBooks Accountant Plus subscription program is being expanded this year. If you don't want the cost of the full QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program, you can subscribe to QuickBooks Accountant Plus. You get:
- A copy of QuickBooks Accountant, which is the version that lets you work with clients who have Pro and Premier. This does NOT get you a copy of Enterprise Accountant, QuickBooks for Mac, or QuickBooks Online.
- Automatic update to the latest version of QuickBooks Accountant after it is released, as long as you continue to pay your subscription fee (as before).
- A subscription to the Accountants Copy File Transfer service, which you can use to exchange Accountant's Copy files with your clients via a web service.
- Access to the new Client Collaborator feature that provides you with the ability to communicate with your client from within QuickBooks.
Note that support is not included, although it is available for an additional fee.
So, Intuit is ramping up this lower level program for people who just want to work with the Pro and Premier level of clients, who don't want all of the added benefits of the QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program (PAP), and who want to keep their costs low. It makes sense to me, I do run into quite a few accounting professionals who say that they have no interest in the Mac, Enterprise and Online products that the PAP gets you.
One thing that I found a bit confusing at first, if you are a current member of the QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program you are essentially getting the QuickBooks Accountant Plus product, with many additional benefits and features. It is important to note this because there are times when you'll see people at Intuit say that "this is a feature in QuickBooks Accountant Plus" – and what they really mean is "this is a feature in QuickBooks Accountant Plus and the ProAdvisor version of QuickBooks Accountant" – which is too long to say each time.
QuickBooks Professional Bookkeeper
This edition of QuickBooks was introduced in June of 2012. It is a version that is less capable than QuickBooks Accountant, but available at a slightly lower price. To be honest, this was a "ho-hum" edition to me. If you are a bookkeeper, I still think you should be using the more capable QuickBooks Accountant version. The price difference wasn't that great. Perhaps if you have a very large firm and you want to save money by providing all your bookkeepers with a lower cost version, it might make some sense (but why not try to negotiate a discount on QuickBooks Accountant instead?).
Well, this product is being discontinued. I have to say, I don't miss it. I have run into very few people who used it.
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Ok, now I am really confused.
If I buy or subscribe monthly the QBs Accountant Plus 2014 desktop (not Pro Advisor Accountant Program) I will get all the full features as you described here… All 8 versions of the product from Enterprise, Premier, Pro, etc.; no support but can be purchased for an additional fee.
Am I understanding this correctly… I am ready to purchase but getting caught up in the NEW changes… I don't not want the online versions. So at least I know that much!!
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What I'd really like to see one of these years is to have the ability in the Accountant's Version to click on a button in any transaction and see the Audit Trail. Trying to find a transaction using the Audit Trail report and filtering out stuff just takes too long and often doesn't produce what I am looking for. Don't know if anyone else has that problem.
Charlie, I saw another post that v 2014 has a new WIP reporting ability. I've been asking for this in the Professional Services edition for a long time. Can you tell me more? Does it give a true WIP report that show both the dollar value of hours unbilled as well as expenses and costs?
I just downloaded QB 2014, Accountant's Version. LOVE it!
Thank you for your articles on the newest additions to the program.
Do you know when The Sleeter Group will be offering the QB Consultant Guide for 2014. I find their guide a priceless reference tool.
Just like Chris Rice. I also do not want the online version and was told by an Intuit rep that the plus was the online quickbooks version. True?? I would like the plus version if the QB software is the desktop version.
Please respond. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your help.
Hi Charlie,
If I subscribe to the "accountant Plus" edition I am concerned that when 2015 comes out it will replace the 2014 version on my desktop. I regularly run into new clients whose files are in an older version and updating them is not an option for one reason or another. Will I be able to keep the 2014 version when 2015 is released with the subscription service?
Thank you in advance. -
I have many transactions (vendor bills) that are in prior periods (2011 & 2012) and need to know how to void them without changing ending balances in prior periods. I have QuickBooks Premier 2012 and read your article (re: 2014 QB Plus) while trying to find a solution. I am also considering 2014..as an immediate purchase.
I have the same question as Mike above regarding voiding bills from previous periods. I need to void numerous bills without affecting prior periods. I am operating off of Quickbooks pro edition 2010

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Umatilla chemical weapons: end of a nightmare
An international treaty has driven the destruction of deadly chemical weapons that had been stored near the Oregon community. Children in nearby counties no longer have to practice for the kind of disaster Saddam Hussein would have loved to inflict.
A spring ritual is no more for school kids in northeast Oregon's Umatilla and Morrow counties. That's the annual disaster drill for the U.S. Army's Umatilla Chemical Depot, longtime home for 1,480 tons of nerve gas agent and 2,635 tons of mustard gas agent at the spot where the Columbia River swings west to start forming the Washington-Oregon border.
While the adults tested emergency responses in case of an airborne plume of poison gas escaping from the sealed-up bunkers, the kids went through something like a fire drill — being herded into school gyms. Duct tape would cover the cracks in the gym doors. And each gym has equipment that creates a greater air pressure inside the gymnasium tan outside — a standard measure to keep poison gases out out. Meanwhile, a few high school kids, usually from neighboring Hermiston, would portray poison gas victims. Emergency workers would process them, have them strip to swimsuits beneath their clothes, scrub them, test them, and take care of them.
That yearly drill is no longer needed because the last of the poison gas is due to be destroyed in November, a couple months behind the original schedule. "It's good news. It's a hazard that's going away that's been there for a long time," said Jim Stearns, emergency manager for Umatilla County.
The Umatilla site is one of the last American chemical depots to destroy its nerve and mustard gas agents in compliance with the worldwide Chemical Weapons Conference pact of 1997, which calls for the United States to get rid of these weapons by April 2012. Then it will take roughly two and a half years to to tear down the incineration complex, feeding the possibly contaminated building parts and equipment through the same burners that destroyed the liquid poison mixtures. After that, the almost 31-square-mile site is expected be a mix of industrial areas and nature preserves.
This will end a more than 40-year-old relationship between America's weapons of mass destruction and a the surrounding farms, ranches and small towns. It has been mostly a peaceful, although slightly wary relationship. Like the nearby Tri-Cities and Hanford nuclear reservation in southeastern Washington, the locals calmly accepted the poison gases' presence, mingled with a healthy respect that carelessness could lead to big trouble. Almost every home in the area has a federally provided emergency radio receiver in case any gas escaped the depot. Almost every home has a stash of plastic sheets and duct tape to seal off one room in each house or apartment as a safe chamber if a plume leaves the site.
The Umatilla depot has been one of eight spots where the United States government had stashed its nerve and mustards gases, which are stored in liquid form. The depot began as a weapons storage site in 1941 because Hermiston was inland enough to be safe from sea attacks, but easily accessible by railroads and the Columbia River.
The Army first sent nerve gas to the Uamatilla Depot in 1962 with some rockets filled with VX liquid nerve agent from Newport, Indiana. Ultimately, 4,015 tons of liquid poisons, which would convert into gases when exploded, ended up there by 1969.The chemical weapons were in many forms: aircraft-mounted spray tanks, bombs, rockets, warheads, artillery shells, and land mines. The 21st century saw the end of a $2.7 billion effort to build incinerators capable of reaching 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit to destroy the liquid nerve agents and 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit to destroy the poison-contaminated metal that held the agents.
The depot held three types of chemical agents in roughly 1,000 bunkers:
- 1,016 tons of sarin liquid agent, the deadliest substance stored at the site. A nerve gas also known as GB, sarin is a colorless, odorless gas that is dramatically more toxic than cyanide, and is fatal if an antidote is not injected within one minute. As well as being inhaled, the vapor can be absorbed through the skin. When exposed, a human body goes out of control in almost every conceivable way, continuing to spasm even after a person loses consciousness. The Germans developed sarin at the beginning of World War Ii, but never used it. A British military engineer died during a sarin test on humans in 1953. Iraq used it extensively against Iran andthe Kurds in the 1980s. A Japanese religious cult killed 13 people on in the Tokyo subway with sarin in 1995. Iraqi insurgents detonated an arillery shell containing a defective mix of sarin in 2004 to expose two American soldiers to the gas. They were treated quickly enough that they survived.
- 364 tons of VX liquid agent. This colorless tasteless nerve gas started out a pesticide in England in the early 1950s, but was withdrawn from the market when it turned out to be deadly to people. Its symptoms are similar those created by sarin, and it is absorbed through the nose and skin. Antidotes and intense scrubbing are the counter-measures. Iraq tried to to develop VX, but failed years before the American invasion of that country. The same Japanese cult that unleashed the sarin on the Tokyo subway managed to create some VX, exposing three people to it in 1994. One person died -- being the only confirmed VX fatality on record. The only nations confirmed to have VX are Russia and the United States.
- 2,635 tons of mustard agent.. As of Sept. 28, 182 one-ton containers of mustard agent were all that remained. Mustard gas is not a nerve gas Exposure leads to burns and blisters full of yellow fluids on the skin, as well as burns and blisters in the throat and lungs. A person can survive a moderate exposure to mustard gas, but will have an increased risk of cancer. French chemists developed mustard gas in the 19th century. The Germans and then the Allies began using it in World War I in 1917. Several European nations, Japan and Iraq used mustard gas over the next 70 years, despite the Geneva Convention prohibiting its use in 1925. The United States never used mustard gas in combat, but it had a stockpile aboard a supply ship just off the Italian shoreline in 1943. A German air raid bombed the ship, exposing 628 hospitalized military people to the gas, with 83 dying from that exposure
When the Army began burning the Umatilla depot's chemical agents in September 2004, it began with the deadliest first -- the sarin. After the sarin was gone, the Army switched to the second-deadliest — VX — in October 2007. The depot began burning the mustard agent in June 2009 when the VX was gone.
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Posted Tue, Oct 11, 1:34 p.m.
Stang, stop the propagandistic bullshit. What in the fuck is wrong with you that you name Saddam Hussein as a user of chemical weapons when YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT has used and continues to use illegal chemical weapons in Iraq and supports the terrorist state of Israel's use of chemical weapons against Palestinian children?
Fuck your imperialist propaganda that says anything the US government does is good and anything anyone else does it bad. You're nothing but a tool.
Posted Wed, Oct 12, 10:09 a.m.
The real reason the US doesn't use these nerve gases is that controlling them once released is nearly impossible. And as a weapon there are far more deadly ones without the lingering side effects, see fuel air bombs. Thirdly the political ramifications are terrible for the country that uses nerve gas or nuclear weapons.
In case you haven't noticed we've moved from directly killing people to bankrupting their country, asset stripping them and then letting them starve via the IMF and the World Bank. Such a more humane way to treat your enemies. NOT!
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Regulation alone won't curb bonuses
Less than a year after the financial system nearly collapsed, investment banks are once again preparing to shower their employees with mega-payouts. Many had hoped regulators might impose tighter rules in the wake of the credit crunch. But they have proved reluctant to stray too far into this territory.
Britain's Financial Services Authority has just weighed into the debate with a code of practice on remuneration for the UK's 26 largest banks and investment banks. Its broad objective is to prevent banks from paying their employees in such a way that encourage them to take excessive risks.
To do this it wants to ensure that bonuses are paid out of profits, adjusted for the risks involved, rather than as a proportion revenues. It also wants bonuses to be spread over a number of years — at least for senior bankers and traders.
Banks that do not honour the code will be required to hold more capital or — in extreme cases — find themselves on the receiving end of FSA enforcement.
This is all sensible, as far as it goes. It would prevent the likes of Royal Bank of Scotland, which paid out large cash bonuses to bankers and traders whose risk-taking ultimately cost British taxpayers billions, from making similar mistakes in future. If other countries took a similar approach, it would probably help make the banking system safer.
But it will not satisfy those who believe it is wrong for bankers to be paid so much, or to share in the profits of their employer while things are going well, while leaving taxpayers on the hook when it blows up.
Such critics overestimate what regulation is capable of achieving. Most investment banks have made huge trading profits this year because of the cheap liquidity the central banks have supplied. This has very little to do with the "talent" that investment banks continually talk about recruiting and retaining. Nevertheless, the "talent" will end up pocketing a large chunk of those profits at the end of the year. The FSA's proposals will not prevent this.
The FSA will also not attempt to place an absolute cap on bonuses. Critics claim the regulator is pandering to fears that excessive regulation would drive traders offshore. True, no country can afford to act alone if others will not follow. But there are other factors at work. Regulators around the world are raising capital requirements for trading businesses, which is likely to make these operations less profitable for banks in the future. If, as is widely expected, future returns in banking are lower than during the boom, the bonus pool will also shrink.
Hector Sants, the FSA's chief executive, is surely right when he argues that, as long as bonuses are based on risk-adjusted profits and do not threaten the stability of the institution, it is not obvious that there is a reason for the regulator to step into the fray. It is then up to the bank and its shareholders to decide how those profits should be carved up. If their decisions on this infuriate the public — and the politicians they elect — it is up to parliament to legislate to introduce higher rates of tax for top earners.
As long as employees of large, systemically important financial institutions are able to earn vast sums, some critics will argue that the regulators have failed. In fact, the FSA's proposals are a step in the right direction. Stamping out the bonus culture in financial services however, will require much more drastic action.
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A one time legislation for a Zero Bonus Year will cure all the problems within the global financial sector without causing any further harm whatsoever to the international economy.
Individual American's should petition their elected officials to bring the Zero Bonus Year ACT to the floor. The basic premise that in any year when any financial institution requires Federal Bailout Funds that within 18 Calendar Months that there will be no bonuses paid by that institution to any employee with base compensation exceeding $100,000.00 per year.
This amount is above the average family income allowing support of a household in the United States of America.
That any company making a Second Bailout Call to the US Government for Bailout Funds will be subject immediately to an ANTI-TRUST ACTION to break it into smaller component parts.
That severe financial damage has been done to over 10,000,000 American Households by the Bonus System. That the present Bonus System is therefore contrary to US National Interests and security threat to the People of the United States.
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Department of BiostatisticsThe Masters of Science (MS) and Masters of Public Health (MPH) ProgramsThe MS and MPH programs both require 48 credit hours and are designed for completion in 4 terms (2 years). The two programs have identical requirements in biostatistics but differ in their other requirements. Both programs include the following (or equivalent) courses: A. Core courses in Biostatistics (22 credit hours)
B. Electives in Biostatistics or Statistics (12 credit hours)At least 12 additional credit hours of Biostatistics or Statistics courses are required in addition to the core courses. They may be selected from Biostatistics at the 600/800 level or from Statistics at the 500/600 level. Generally one credit courses such as one-credit seminars and journal clubs do not count as electives. Courses that fall under this umbrella are: Biostat 600, Biostat 605, Biostat 510 and Biostat 803. Biostat 830 is a "special topics" seminar course, which does count towards elective requirement. C. Epidemiology RequirementAll students in the School of Public Health are required to demonstrate competency in biostatistics and epidemiology. The epidemiology requirement may be satisfied in any one of the following ways:
D1. Cognate Requirements(MS students only) MS students must complete at least 9 hours of course work in a cognate area. This should consist of a coherent set of courses in an area (or in related areas) of application of biostatistics; the courses should be approved for graduate credit and may be from more than one department. Cognate courses should be primarily applied as opposed to mathematics/statistical in nature. For example, courses in areas such as mathematics, statistics, operational research, computer science, econometrics and psychometrics would most likely not qualify as cognate courses. Courses from other departments in Public Health or in areas such as genetics, biology, psychology, economics and many other similar areas will likely qualify as cognate courses. Courses in Bioinformatics that are biological or experimental in nature would typically count toward the cognate, whereas those that are more quantitative or technical would not. Courses taken to satisfy the epidemiology requirement count toward the cognate requirement. Faculty advisors can provide guidance and recommend approval of cognate courses. If questions arise on review by Student Services, the Curriculum Committee will make the final decision. Waivers of cognate requirements . It is possible to have cognate courses taken in a graduate program elsewhere recognized and to receive a partial or complete waiver. It should be noted, however, that if the previously taken courses were applied toward a degree, the required credit hours for the UM degree will not be reduced. A waiver of cognate requirements should be discussed with your advisor and must be approved by the Curriculum Committee and all requests must go through the Department's Student Services office. D2. Breadth, Integration and Capstone Requirements(MPH students only) All MPH students in the School of Public Health are required to take coursework for the breadth and integration of knowledge, and a capstone activity. BIOS 699, one of the Core Biostatistics courses, serves for integration of knowledge and as the capstone activity in Biostatistics. To satisfy the Breadth requirement, MPH students in Biostatistics are required to take at least 3 Public Health related courses each of at least 2 hours of credit. One of these courses must be in epidemiology and the other two must be from two other departments (not biostatistics, statistics, or mathematics). These courses are usually from the School of Public Health, but for example, could also include courses from the School of Public Policy, the Department of Economics, or the School of Natural Resources, if they are appropriately oriented towards Public Health. Including the general Epidemiology requirement, at least 12 credit hours of such coursework is required. Each student's program must be approved by the Biostatistics curriculum committee in order to assure that the course work is related to Public Health. D3. Internship (MPH only, new requirement beginning Fall 2013 cohort)All MPH students are required to complete an 8 week internship. The purpose of the internship is to provide the student with practical, hands on training as a biostatistician in an appropriate government, industry or non-profit organization within the public health sector. This internship should take place during the summer after the student's first year as an MPH student. The student is responsible for securing the internship and must find a faculty member representative/mentor. The Office of Public Health Practice (http://practice.sph.umich.edu/practice/) and STATCOM (http://www.sph.umich.edu/biostat/Statcom%20files/Statcom_FAQ.pdf) are two resources available that may help students find an appropriate internship. All internships must be approved by the Department of Biostatistics. A final report is to be written and turned in to the faculty mentor. D4. Public Health Requirement (new requirement for MS and Ph.D students beginning Fall 2013 cohort)All MS and Ph.D students (who do not have MPH degree) are required to take a 1-credit course on "Introduction to Public Health" (PUBHLTH 610) during the first semester of the program. This course will be offered in the Fall of every year and may count towards the cognate requirement. Sample Programs of Study for Master's StudentsThere are two sequences of study a Master's student may choose to follow. Please see Table 1 for the standard sequence of required courses for Master's students who intend to complete their graduate study with a Master's degree. Please see Table 2 for a sample sequence of courses for Master's students who intend to continue in the PhD program. Joint Master's ProgramStudents in a joint Master's program between Biostatistics and another area of study have the same core courses as students with a single major in Biostatistics. However, they are required to complete only three elective courses in Biostatistics (9 credit hours). |
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I am very new to the Twilight imperium board game.( We have played around 6 games so far.).
We are using the shattered empire set:
Here is the situation:
The number 8 strategy card allows the player to pick the top 2 cards on the public objective deck, put one into play, and then place the other one on top of the deck.
we had one stage 1 public objective left, and the first stage 2 objective was the "Game ends" card.
Does the game end immediately when the player with the 8 strategy looks at the top two cards or does it only take effect if it is played?
Do you have to play all stage 1 public objectives prior to a stage 2 objective being played?
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2 stage 1 objectives still remain. The 8 strategy hasn't been picked in 3 turns, giving it 3 bonus tokens. Next turn a player chooses it. He now has to flip 3 public objective cards into play. How does the flip 2 , choose one and place the other on the top, work in this situation?
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Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP SMB signing group policy modification
win-smb-policy-modification (10843) | Medium Risk |
A vulnerability the Server Message Block (SMB) signing function in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP could allow a remote attacker to disable SMB signing and modify group policy settings. SMB signing is an option available with Windows 2000 and Windows XP that is used to digitally sign all packets that are transmitted using the SMB protocol. If a remote attacker from within the local network is able to intercept and modify data as it is being exchanged between a client and server, the attacker could disable SMB signing and possibly change the group policy settings. An attacker could use this vulnerability to modify file and folder permissions, cause programs to be executed at system startup, and possibly perform other malicious actions on the vulnerable client.
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Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superceded.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-070: Flaw in SMB Signing Could Enable Group Policy to be Modified (309376).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-027: Vulnerability in Server Message Block Could Allow Remote Code Execution (896422).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-035: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917159).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-063: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution (923414).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-063: Vulnerability in SMB Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957095).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-001: Vulnerabilities in SMB Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958687).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-012: Vulnerabilities in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971468).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-054: Vulnerabilities in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (982214).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-020: Vulnerability in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2508429).
- BID-6367: Microsoft Windows SMB Signing Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1256: The SMB signing capability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP allows attackers to disable the digital signing settings in an SMB session to force the data to be sent unsigned, then inject data into the session without detection, e.g. by modifying group policy information sent from a domain controller.
- OSVDB ID: 11799: Microsoft Windows SMB Signing Group Policy Modification
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Questions from the guest lecture: Optimising wellbeing in people living with a wound
Complex wounds, Wellbeing and concordance
Question: What is the role of the nurse in a medical office setting? Is there a specific role or would it just be part of the practice as a whole in this setting? I am a nurse in this type of setting and my role is that of wound consultant. Do I incorporate it in my regular practice or is it a special role? Please clarify? Sofia
Monitoring and enhancing wellbeing is a central part of all nursing roles, and therefore should be incorporated into daily practice. The Wellbeing consensus document provides suggestions for simple ways to assess wellbeing. In particular, the five questions listed in Box 4 on page 8 can be asked whilst the health care provider plans or implements care and will provide great insight into the patient's wellbeing.
Question: I am a Podiatrist Wound Care Specialist. I would like to know if 'wellbeing in people living with a wound' is taught as a part of a nurse/podiatrist undergraduate course or if it is something that a health professional should improve on though post-graduate study. I don't think we have this type of course in Italy. Ilaria Teobaldi, Italy
The fundamentals of respect, empathy, caring and communication skills are essential for all health care practitioners, and it is usual for issues around understanding the patient, the concept of good communication skills etc to be taught at undergraduate level. The specialist application to wound healing is focused upon in far more detail at postgraduate level.
Question: Will the present economic crisis as well as cuts in healthcare affect the means of securing greater wellbeing in people with wounds? Javier Fernandez, Spain
This is difficult to answer as the cut in healthcare funding will affect different patient populations across the world to different extents and in different ways. However, the recommendations within the Wellbeing consensus document are about the fundamental right of patients and it is hoped that this can be integrated into care without the requirement of a major funding stream.
Question: What part should or could patient associations play in the area of wellbeing in relation to wounds? How much do you think they will promote the five-point action plan and support the consensus? Rod Hulme, Hull
The first challenge will be to make wound and patient associations aware of the guidance contained in the Wellbeing consensus document. It is anticipated that each association may choose to implement some parts of the guidance after adapting statements to meet their local needs and to
Question: How would you recommend getting industry and healthcare practitioners to work together successfully? Rosie
It is all too common for the focus of wound management to be on a 'magic' solution at the wound alone and a simple product-does-all silver bullet. The relationship between industry and clinician should focus on the broader elements of life with a wound, as well as the product solutions.
Industry and healthcare practitioners could further develop partnerships for training and education around wellbeing, correct product use and fit for broader needs and all elements of the holistic wound management experience (see the eight principles of a patient's wound management experience on page 4 of the Wellbeing consensus document).
Industry is in a prime position to help collect and manage data on wellbeing in people with wounds and wound care in general, and could further involve health care practitioners in its interpretation and dissemination. Industry and health care practitioners could also work together to design and produce practical tools that help support the wellbeing process, perhaps similar to the patient diaries included in the Wellbeing consensus document.
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Fire Alarm Panel: Edwards Model EST 3
General Description: Fire alarm system consists of manual pull stations, visual/audible alarm devices and integrated automatic detection devices; addressable smoke detector/sounder bases and heat detectors located in individual sleeping rooms, corridors, common areas and mechanical spaces.
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Individual components of the fire alarm systems are tested annually by a certified fire alarm company in accordance with NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code.
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Fire extinguishers located in residence halls are inspected monthly by the Environmental Health and Safety Office. Annual inspection is conducted by a qualified vendor in accordance with NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers.
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Dear Staff member, I want to know why I was stopped from getting in touch with a man I am really interested in that I know to be shy?.
I don't quite know how to be, what this site wants me to be, as the only one I am really interested in, does not reply. Am I being impatient? This is my first time to do this and I hope I haven't been a pain to anyone. Perhaps I need more confordance in myself? It seems to me all the men want the womnan to get in touch with them and the ladies are waiting for the men to get in touch to. what can boost the mens moral to act more interested, perhaps open a site just for men to get more iinvolved and not to be scared to act like a man should?Men usto persue woman not woman persuing men,I don't get it.


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New York, NY – March 21, 2013 - Mill Crest Vintage, well known for its collection of iconic vintage wedding dresses, participated in a styled wedding at famed Tiffany & Co.'s 5th Avenue flagship store in Manhattan.
The bride, style to replicate the timeless look of Holly Golightly, was adorned in an authentic vintage wedding gown, done in a crisp white satin with white lace overlay. The couple, along with their team of stylists, was given full access to Tiffany & Co.'s 5th Avenue flagship store where the "Wedding at Tiffany's" theme continued. Amanda and Scott Foley, of Foley Photography of the UK and experts in vintage inspired wedding photography, took hold of the day and captured the event with their timeless photojournalistic style.
"To our great delight, Tiffany & Co. gave us access to all 6 floors of their wonderful 5th Avenue store," said Paula Cooperman of Mill Crest Vintage. "Each and every person we encountered, from the security guards, to the elevator operator, to the sales associates were top notch. Truly, we could not have done it without them." The gorgeous photos of the day will be featured in some of the top wedding blogs from around the globe.
For more information on any of the businesses or their products involved, please contact them via their details below: Venue: Tiffany & Co., 5th Avenue, NYC Photography: Foley Photography – www.foleyphotography.co.uk Clothing & Accessories: Mill Crest Vintage – www.millcrestvintage.com Make Up: EYELOVECosmetics – www.eyelovecosmetics.com Hair: Damali NYC – www.damalinyc.com Floral Design: Occasion 9 – www.occasion9.com
About Mill Crest Vintage: Mill Crest Vintage specializes in authentic vintage dresses. Their collection includes a full range of vintage wedding, bridesmaids dresses, mother of the bride dresses and vintage dresses for any special occasion. In addition to their world-class vintage clothing collection, they house an extensive collection of antique textiles that has inspired many modern-day clothing and textile designers.


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Book your room at Half Moon Bay Lodge
Traditional Two Queen
Max Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)Traditional King
Max Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)3-star inn with free breakfast and outdoor pool
Situated in Half Moon Bay, this inn is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Half Moon Bay Golf Links and 2.3 mi (3.6 km) from Poplar State Beach. Miramar Beach and Pillar Point Harbor are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Property Features
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free inn has a fitness center and a spa tub. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a sauna, conference rooms, and meeting rooms.
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All 80 rooms offer conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, along with free WiFi, free wired Internet, and patios. Cable TV, room service, and free newspapers are among the other amenities available to guests.
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Maidstone-based pre-owned watch retailer Watchfinder & Co has reached a milestone of £100 million in total sales since its launch in 2002.
The company announced a record year of sales as turnover increases by 55% year on year
The company, founded 12 years ago online in Kent, sold nearly 7,000 high-end timepieces in 2013.
Recent successes include the February opening of the retailer's first boutique at The Royal Exchange and a programme of private watchmaking masterclasses.
As a result, completed transactions during the past year rose by 25% and average basket values increased by 13%, with watches sold to over 4,000 new customers. I
In order to manage increasing demands on its employees, WF&Co. increased staff headcount from 30 to 50, with all departments being allocated additional resource.
Lloyd Amsdon, WF&Co.'s Brand Director, said: This important milestone demonstrates our commitment to setting the standard in the pre-owned market. On current performance we are forecasting to double this figure to £200m in three years.
"It is a testament to the drive and expertise of the founders and colleagues, and a excellent excuse for a celebration."
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Aviation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Identifying a Transatlantic and Global Solution October 11, 2012 / Brussels, Belgium
The German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Heinrich Boell Foundation co-hosted an off-the-record event on greenhouse gas emissions from the international aviation sector. Greenhouse gas emissions from aviation are one of the fastest-growing sources of climate pollution, but they are currently unregulated. Since January 2012, the European Union has controversially included aviation emissions in the EU Emissions Trading System. This move is opposed by the United States and other countries, which favor a solution in the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the relevant standard-setting body. The event discussed the controversy and the risk of its escalation into a full-blown trade dispute, as well as ways to defuse the dispute and the possibilities for progress on reducing emissions from aviation.
The event served to launch a new GMF policy brief by Nigel Purvis (GMF Senior Fellow and President of Climate Advisers) and Sam Grausz (Climate Advisers) on "Air Supremacy: The Surprisingly Important Dogfight over Climate pollution from International Aviation". Michael Mehling, President of Ecologic US, also presented a discussion draft of a paper that Ecologic is publishing on the same topic. The other speakers included Thomas J. White, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Mission to the EU; Elina Bardram, Head of Unit – International Carbon Market, Aviation and Maritime, DG CLIMA, European Commission; and Sam Van den plas, Policy Officer for climate and energy, WWF European Policy Office. Bastion Hermisson, Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation's EU Office, moderated.
Click here to listen to a GMF Podcast between Nigel Purvis and Samuel Grausz, discussing the impact of new European emissions regulations on U.S. airlines.
Air Supremacy: The Surprisingly Important Dogfight over Climate Pollution from International AviationOctober 11, 2012 / Nigel Purvis, Samuel Grausz


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11 Since all these things will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people should you be? Your lives should be holy and dedicated to God, | 11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives |
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In "Building the World We Dream About," a Tapestry of Faith program
Wherever I go this year, leaders are telling me stories of what their congregations are doing to address issues of race and class. From film series to book groups to newly formed congregational task forces to deal with issues of oppression, the actions of UU congregations tell me that the 2006 responsive resolution [on race and class] was speaking to a real hunger in congregational life. This is a good time to build understanding and acquire competencies that UU congregations require to become truly inclusive communities. — Gini Courter, Moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Find out if members or leaders in your congregation were aware of the 2006 General Assembly responsive resolution:
Resolved, that the Delegates to General Assembly are charged to work with their congregations to hold at least one program over the next year to address racism or classism, and to report on that program at next year's General Assembly.
If so, how did the congregation respond to the charge?
In the year to come, what will you do to bring your learning from these workshops to your congregation? Together with other workshop participants, meet with the adult faith development or programming committee, the minister, and/or other appropriate congregational leaders to plan what you will do.
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MediaMonkey is a music manager for the serious music collector. Manage a music library consisting of small to very large collections (50,000+ ) of audio files and playlists*, whether they're located on your hard drive, CDs, or a network. Organize, browse, or search music by Genre, Artist, Year, Rating, etc., and never waste your time trying to find mp3s you know you have.
MediaMonkey includes an intelligent tag editor which looks up missing Album Art and track information via Freedb and the web, and an automated file and directory renamer to organize your music library. MediaMonkey includes a CD ripper, CD/DVD Burner, and audio converter for saving music, and manual or automated playlist editors for creating music mixes.
MediaMonkey's player automatically adjusts volume levels so that you don't have continually fiddle with the volume control and supports hundreds of Winamp plug-ins and visualizations; or if you prefer, MediaMonkey can use Winamp as the default player. It also includes portable audio device synchronization that allows you to quickly synch tracks and playlists with iPods and other portable audio devices.


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Motor City Barbecues Original Recipe is a traditional no heat sauce blend of Sweetness and Hickory Smoke.
For the Barbecue enthusiasts who want a break from the heat, but still want their mouths to water!
Comes in an 8 oz. serving
Nutritional Facts
Serv. Size 2 Tbsps. (36g)
Calories 41
Fat Cal. 0
Ingredients: tomato concentrate, distilled vinegar, mustard seed, honey, molasses, sugar, brown sugar, salt, pepper, natural hickory smoke flavor, seasonings. NO ADDITIVES OR PRESERVATIVES.
Total fat 0% / Sodium 34mg
Sugar 11g / Total Carbs 11g
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"Louisa in the Outdoor Studio, Anticoli Corrado," oil on canvas,
William E. B. Starkweather, 1912.
William Starkweather poses Louisa as a classical nymph in a garden with warm, dappled sunlight coming through the trees. The scene also recalls the classical myth of Pygmalion falling in love with his model Galatea. Starkweather (1876-1969), an American Impressionist, painted in Italy in 1911-12 and 1925. The artist's signature on the back of the canvas identifies the place where it was painted as Anticoli Corrado, an artists' colony northeast of Rome. Starkweather's love of the Italian landscape is shown in other paintings of Fiesole, Siena, and the medieval towers of San Gimignano.
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About SLCS (Short Lived Credential Service)
The SLCS is a service that issues short lived X.509 credentials based upon successful authentication at a SWITCHaai Identity Provider.
This service presents from the user's point of view an X.509 certificate factory that issues him/her a certificate with which he/she can access grid resources. The certificate is accepted by the international grid policy management authorities (IGTF), and therefore the certificate can be used most existing grid infrastructures.
The advantages of using SLCS certificates over long-lived certificates are their ease of use, namely:
- the user doens't have to keep track of where he copied his/her certificates between hosts
- he/she only needs to use his SWITCHaai federation account to obtain a certificate, thus he has to maintain one credential less
- he/she does not have to take care of the expiration, resp. renewal of the certificates. He/she simply requests a new one.
- as the SLCS is accredited by the international grid policy management authorities (IGTF), the certificate is recognized by all grid resources, where the IGTF certificate bundle is installed.
In order to receive the certificate, the user must execute a command on the host, from where he/she intends to access grid resources. He/she then receives the certificate and its associated private key after successful authentication. This certificate can be used until it expires, 11 days after it has been issued.
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Excerpted from Worshipping Together with Questioning Minds by Sophia Lyon Fahs. Copyright (C) 1965 by Sophia Lyon Fahs. Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston.
No matter how much of a humanist one may be, it would seem impossible (at least to me) for a thoughtful and sincere person who is trying to be a citizen of the world, who knows sympathetically something of man's religious history, to feel it necessary to discard completely all the ideas or concepts that have at one time or another been a part of the generalized thought symbolized by the word God. [One] may call the old God dead who favored Abraham and destroyed the idol-worshipping Babylonians. [One] may call that God dead who sent the plagues upon the Egyptians and saved the Hebrews. [One] may call God dead who died on a cross to save mankind. [One] may call that God dead who prospers the righteous and keeps the wicked poor, who changes the laws of Nature in order to show his power or to reward the righteous and punish the wicked. [One] may believe that the universe is neutral to human needs or even unjust. [One] may refuse to try to imagine God as belonging in a supernatural world. Nevertheless, after all such denials, there remain still other thoughts for which the word God has stood, and that deserve serious consideration and respect.
Or perhaps there are new meanings that now need to be embodied in the word God.
Anthropologist Loren Eisley writes of that "delicate, elusive mysterious principle known as organization which leaves all other mysteries concerned with life stale and insignificant by comparison... Like some dark and passing shadow within matter, it cups out the eyes' small windows or spaces the notes of a meadow lark's song in the interior of a mottled egg. That principle—I am beginning to suspect—was there before the living in the deeps of water."
A modern Psalmist, "having pressed his hands against the confining walls of scientific method," sings his own reverent poetic song to the ineffable, unutterable reality, both beyond and within all. To call this by the word God is in no deep sense an answer. The word merely suggests that there must be an answer even though we may never know fully what it is.
To be agnostic simply to save ourselves the mental trouble of further delving or because we have grown weary of trying to think hard, or because we are afraid to run the risk of finding that life is not after all what we want it to be, may well dull our alertness in general. The kind of agnosticism worthy of an intelligent and courageous person is the kind that is ceaselessly trying to decrease the range of its unknowing. It is not the freedom to live in a world of [one's] own dreaming that the person of integrity claims. It is rather a hardy freedom to insist on the liberty to dare to risk trying to live in truth.
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5357 - Oral Tradition and Literature
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After completing this course, students will be able to describe different genres of oral traditions and the roles they serve in cultures worldwide. These oral traditions will come from cultures with both written and unwritten languages. Students will be able to describe both the process and the product of transmission of oral traditions. They will be able to use various field methods for collecting oral traditions.


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Hey there, I'm holding a contest to redesign my website. (This is how the site looks at the moment: www.traditionalirishgifts.com)
I've a bunch of entries in and I'd really like some constructive opinions on what looks best and what works best.
I should point out that the designers haven't been completely sticking to the brief and there should be 6 Guinness related categories (and images) plus another 16 Categories (and images) which I'll need to add in when I've chosen the style.
I want the site to look like it's been professionally designed and not just some dopey website thrown together by someone in the back office of a dodgy gift store who's attempting to learn some html
If possible please put yourself in the position of someone who is looking to buy either some Guinness related merchandise, an Irishy novelty gift or some fancy Aran sweater and please give me your critique of the following.
Entries can be seen here: http://www.traditionalirishgifts.com/designcontest.php
I like the last one (14) most. It is the only one that is really professional among the designs. It has a consistent style, nice fonts, uses contrast well to emphasize/de-emphasize certain elements. It is not afraid to use whitespace. The "search by price range" feature is obvious and easy to use. Best sellers are emphasized well enough but not too much (like, for example, in 12). The cart (which is the most important feature of an e-commerce site) looks very easy to use.
To be honest, all the other designs are rather unprofessional both aesthetically and from a usability/marketing point of view.
I like #2 and #8 (although I notice they have some typos and punctuation errors). I like #14, too.
Your site is really coming along. To me, it doesn't look like it was thrown together in a night (for sure), however, it doesn't look like you spent thousands on it (do you want this look?)
Here are some of my thoughts:
Hope this helps,MRT
Looks good! the only issue I see is a good amount of empty space in the upper right corner of each page that needs a picture or some text for a filler. The widgets cause the page to load very slowly but nothing can be done there, slow loading does effect Google search results a bit leaving you a little further in the back pages unless you have much quality content with great SEO. You have a nice store front going and the only thing you are missing is some good Irish tea for sale. I wish you the best of luck with your niche website!
God I wish I could edit my first post.
THE LINK TO FOLLOW IS THE 2nd ONE!!!!!!!!!
The 1st link is a link to the site as it is now - IE the site we're getting rid of.
PLEASE look at the 2nd link and let me have opinions
Hopefully, I've helped there.
Ok I looked at the wrong link before, Great idea with all the models ! I think #14 is the best and #13 is good but a little dark, Im sure you have the secure order feature going in place. Great job so far, I am not a website master but if I was a general shopper looking for Irish gifts I could stay and browse #13 for awhile as it is attractive
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Pujara, Sharma guide India A to safety on Day 2
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman and India A captain Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma led India A's fightback against the West Indies A side on the second day of first unofficial Test in Barbados.
India A had bowled out West Indies A for 252 at Stumps on Day 1 of the Test but were reduced to 21/3 early on Day 2. Openers Abhinav Mukund (0) and Shikhar Dhawan (9) were dismissed cheaply, so was the in-form no. 3 batsman Ajinkya Rahane (0).
Pujara and Sharma then fought back for India A, adding 93 for the fourth wicket. Pujara was solid and gave the bowlers no opening as he brought up his half century. He anchored well giving Sharma the license to go for his shots.
Cheteshwar Pujara made 50 (97b, 4x7) before he was done in by sharp bounce and caught behind off Jonathan Carter (5/63). Sharma went on to hit 94(159b, 4x10, 6x3) and he received support from Manoj Tiwary who made 40 (46b, 4x3, 6x2) to take India A's score past 200.
Wriddhiman Saha's 56 (92b, 4x6) helped the India A total reach 277 as the visitors grabbed a crucial 25 run first innings lead. In reply, West Indies were 3/0 after 6 overs in their second innings at Stumps.
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In The Pale Moonlight
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Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game | Published 05 April 2011 |
The rising of Morrslieb brought with it Beastmen and mutants, in numbers that left the men of the Empire hard-pressed to fight them off. Even so, they had succeeded, even as their comrades were slain or, worse, twisted by sudden and unpredictable mutation from the light of the Chaos Moon.
-From The Twin-Tailed Comet, a short story by Sam Stewart
Welcome back to the weekly Warhammer: Invasion spotlight! With last week's release of The Chaos Moon (the second Battle Pack in The Morrslieb Cycle), the pale green light of a waxing Morrslieb is ushering in dark times for the Old World. Today, we'll spotlight a number of cards from the upcoming Battle Pack The Twin Tailed Comet, and we'll further illustrate the common theme between all expansions in this series: developments matter.
One Good Turn Deserves Another
The Light of Morrslieb is a four-cost support card that lets you play an extra development (in addition to the one already allowed by the rules) from your hand during each of your turns. In and of itself this is an extremely valuable ability, as it bolsters any one of dozens of existing cards that depend on the number of developments in play. But when paired with a few other cards from The Twin Tailed Comet, it gets even better.
Each major faction has a Unit card with an action that rewards the placement of developments, and you'll get them all in The Twin Tailed Comet! From the massive indirect damage of the High Elves to the power-sapping effects of their Dark Elf kin, the Light of Morrslieb brings plenty of reasons to keep the developments coming.
As Morrslieb reaches its pinnacle in the night sky, what other horrors await the Old World? Look for The Twin Tailed Comet on store shelves in the coming month, and keep checking back for more on Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game!
Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game is a card game by Eric M. Lang in which 2 players develop their kingdoms and lay waste to their foes. Each side is comprised of either the forces of Order or the forces of Destruction as they seek to extend their empire to include the entire Old World. The Living Card Game format allows players to customize their gaming experience with monthly Battle Pack expansions to the core game.
The highelf card sounds great. Seems a little imba to me in a development deck. The enemy needs to focus on this unit befor it gets too nasty. The dark one seems useless to me.