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I'm new to GW and after reading about appliances on other sites and on this forum, I'm thoroughly confused! Too many choices! We are remodeling a kitchen and need appliances. I'm not the greatest cook but for future resale in about 5 years, we are going to go with mid to higher end appliances about $12,000 for all (sort of mandatory-everyone has a Viking and Sub Zero). We do a lot of simple cooking, use ice frequently and sometimes don't rinse our dishes :). I always wanted a 2 oven stove too but if wishes were horses beggars would ride... For a dishwasher, I heard that the Bosch 800 series is reasonable and a water saver. Anyone have experience with this? What fridge (counter depth), stove and ventilation (we have propane availabl), microwave and dw should we get and where? Also, since I've done nothing but read appliance forums (thus my confusion) I read that the prices at appliance stores can be negotiated down quite a bit (50% in some cases). True? A sincere thanks to all. |
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- Posted by philwojo99 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 4, 13 at 0:19
I will only quickly comment and say that for a 12K budge you will not have both Viking and SZ in your new kitchen. SZ alone will almost eat up your entire 12K budge, so look elsewhere on that. I will try and comment more tomorrow or the day after if I can find the time, and if no one else beats me to it. Phil |
You need to give us a little more info to make a good recommendation. What size fridge and range? Ideally a 48" range but willing to settle for 36" ? A 36" fridge? 50% off is going to be on distressed merchandise or scratch'n dent that pretty severely damaged. You won't get 50% off on SZ no matter how good of a negotiator you are or how hard you negotiate. |
Thanks for the quick response! I don't need to have a SZ fridge at all. A counter depth one would be ideal but we can work around a deeper one. As for the stove, it may be caddy corner so 36 would be fine. I had a wolf gas 5 burner cooktop in my previous house and liked it. The only thing was that the vent hood had to be higher due to the high heat burner- I had to stand on my tiptoes to turn it on and off. The layout of the kitchen will be 2 parallel lines of cabinets. One has a large window in the middle, with a short side was on either end. The other one will be an island. We are looking at a mid to end of September start date. Thanks again for your help! |
- Posted by rococogurl (My Page) on Sun, Aug 4, 13 at 12:24
Suggestions can be made but the best approach is to make a list of appliances that fit your budget with good ratings/recommendations and then go see them in an appliance showroom and decide for yourself. Re: "As for the stove, it may be caddy corner so 36 would be fine." Bad idea with furniture let alone a range. |
You don't need to raise a rangehood due to the power of Wolf burners but you do need to raise a wood paneled hood, adjacent cabinetry, or any combustibles to a minimum of 30" above any cooktop. For the "vertically challenged" they sell some rangehoods with remotes and there is at least wall switches for variable speed rangehoods see link below. But it sounds like you need to finalize a layout first with definite widths for the range and refrigerator. New standard is 36" wide for a fridge but there are choices for narrower models. |
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- Posted by philwojo99 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 5, 13 at 16:01
I will also say that my Zephyr Monsoon II DCBL model comes with a remote that they give you. I don't use it to be honest, but it is nice to have in case I do want to. Phil |
Are you quite sure you prefer a gas stove, or have you considered an induction cooktop? |
Not sure if you can get them down 50%, but I always check amazon for a baseline price. They usually have the best prices I have found and you can either buy through them or at least get an idea of what a "good price" would be. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Bosch Dishwasher on Amazon
Thank you for your replies. The caddy corner stove idea is out! These are what have been suggested by the appliance store here on Hilton Head, SC, but not pricing, just the Wolf/SZ promotion info-told the sales person my budget was $12,000, possibly a bit more. I understand the manufacturer's warranty is doubled if bought and installed through a local dealer. Also, Thermidor is having a promo too. The msrp is @ 18,000 so a $6.000 reduction in price seems too good to be true. 30 inch wolf dual fuel range Are there other costs associated with the purchase of these appliances? Thanks for your advice. |
Wolf DF304 ~$6k Wolf steam oven ~$3.8k Bosch 500-800 DW $800-$1500 depending on specific model. SZ 36" ~$9k Zephyr ~ $600-$1200 A few of the Veteran posters here on GW have stated that Wolf has not fixed it's blue enamel problem and do not recommend their ovens. Wekick has had problems with three ovens/ranges but his last problem was with a range that was 4.5 years old .AFAIK Wolf fixed this at least 3 years ago but FYI. In any event I think the Wolf is way overpriced for what you get. I don't like getting a suite of appliances for a promo discount you can almost always do better buying separate appliances. I would get a specific price quote with specific appliances then we(the collective we at GW) can maker a counter recommendation. Because the appliances listed sound way way more than $12k. |
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See Andrew W.K. Speak About Brony Solidarity, Bullying at My Little Pony Convention
Music's premier party animal hosted an hour-long panel at the MLP convention
On Friday, Andrew W.K. took a trip to a magical land called Canterlot Gardens. Although it may look like a Holiday Inn in Strongsville, Ohio, to the pack of Bronies gathered therein, it was a safe place to mix, mingle, and bond with other grown men over their shared obsession with My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. As promised, music's premier party animal hosted an hour-long panel at the MLP convention.
"A lot of adults confuse growing up with a sense of seriousness, boringness," he said to the packed room, before assuring them that, "Whatever you want to play with, it's okay. It's not only okay, it's good. This is a forward-thinking, advanced movement that is ahead of the curve." You know, like Dadaists, those guys that brought us the Rennaissance, or the disciples of Aristotle.
Early in the discussion, W.K. admitted that he isn't necessarily a Pony expert and that he "in some ways may be an outsider to this phenomenon." But one enthused fan set him straight: "There is no such thing!" Clearly moved, W.K. responded, "And that's what's been so moving about this. It's already been one of the most intense experiences of my entire life."
He returned the favor by shooting off a confetti cannon and responding to questions from the crowd. He discussed his 2009 Japanese-released tribute to the anime series Gundam, and welcomed those gathered to download it illegally: "I made this music and all this stuff to be experienced. Not to be bought or sold ... Please always feel free. I'll be happy that you want it at all. I really mean that."
He also spoke about overcoming bullying by applying the well-tested tenets of his party hard philosophy, and explained the reason for his Brony solidarity. "I feel like it's a group of people that I can relate to in that they're like no one else, and that's the kind of person I want to be ... So congratulations on being individuals, and part of a herd!"
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R.I.P. Jerry Leiber
Jerry Leiber has passed away at the age of 78. The death was confirmed by his long-time publicist, Bobbi Marcus.
With Leiber as lyricist and partner Mike Stoller as composer, the team channelled their blues and jazz backgrounds into pop songs performed by such artists as Elvis Presley, the Coasters and Ben E. King.
Their breakout hit was blues great Big Mama Thornton's 1953 rendition of "Hound Dog". Presley's version hit number one in 1956. Leiber & Stoller were also behind Ben E. Kings big hit "Stand By Me". Other artists who have recorded their songs reads like a who's-who of popular music: Barbra Streisand, Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Aretha Franklin and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Every Finnish man is liable for military service (conscription)
Military service includes conscript service, refresher training, extra service and service during mobilisation as well as participation in call-ups and the examination of fitness for service. Call-ups form the first concrete step into military service.
The civic duty of military service is defined in the second chapter of the law on conscription (called Conscription Act). This duty affects all Finnish men and begins when a man turns 18. It continues till he reaches the age of 60. This means a man is liable for military service and that he is either in service, in the reserve or in the auxiliary reserve.
The regional office responsible for the area in which your home municipality is located is in charge of matters relating to conscripts, reservists and all people liable for military service. The Regional Office assists you and manages issues relating to you throughout your military service. There is a link to the Regional Offices' contact information below. Although the Regional Offices belong to the Army, they all also manage military service issues relating to all the services.
Military service matters of those living abroad
The regional office of a person living abroad is determined according to the municipality where that person is registered in the Finnish population register. According to legislation on home municipalities, a Finnish citizen permanently living abroad belongs to the municipality that previously was his last home municipality in Finland. If a person doesn't have a home municipality in Finland, the municipality is determined according to the home municipality or population register municipality of his mother, father or spouse - in that order. If the person's parents or spouse do not have a home municipality or population register municipality in Finland at the time, the population register municipality is Helsinki.
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How to Stop Your Parents from Fighting
Are your parents always fighting? Do you want it to stop? When dealing with arguing parents, you need to see it from their point of view. Depending on what your parents are actually fighting about, these steps will help accomplish your goal to stop your parents from fighting.
1Listen to what they're fighting about! If it's something silly, then it will be easier to accomplish the following steps. But, if it's a bigger issue, such as money problems (if this is the problem, do not worry. Many people have this happen to them) cheating, attitudes, or just plain aggression, listen carefully to what your parents are saying.Ad
2Decide what you're going to do. If you now know what they're fighting about, think of how you're going to approach them. Think of how they'll respond, and never do anything drastic. Lay out your plan in your head and go over the possible scenarios.
3Remember that your parents will always feel pain if they see you in pain, no matter how much they love you. If they never see you during arguments with their partner, they won't think about you. Out of the room, and out of mind, make yourself be seen and heard. If they just shove you away, keep coming back. Your parents need to see you.
4If the last step did not work, approach them after the argument. Don't do it right after; maybe on the next day, or when they're in a good mood.
- Remember: you must have both parents there. Explain your problem, and what it's doing to you.
- Also, tell an adult you trust, such as a favorite teacher. Ask them to phone your parents, laying out what the fight is actually doing to you. If they don't listen to you, they'll listen to an adult. Tell them that if the fight continues, you don't think you can be a part of your family. It's hurting you emotionally and physically, and this has to stop!
- Remember: you must have both parents there. Explain your problem, and what it's doing to you.
5If they continue not to listen to you, go to another adult again. Ask for a solution.
- Alternatively, you could move in with someone else for a week, like a close friend, or aunt. This will show your parents in clear black and white, that you weren't kidding around.
- Go back to your house in a matter of time. By then, they will have realized how much you mean to them, and probably try to stop fighting. Remember, this doesn't happen overnight.
- Alternatively, you could move in with someone else for a week, like a close friend, or aunt. This will show your parents in clear black and white, that you weren't kidding around.
6Remember that sometimes people weren't meant to be together. If the fight is really driving them crazy, let them get a divorce. It may be painful, but you would be improving your lifestyle and your parents'. They may even find the true "one."
- Think back to your old lifestyle and how all of the fighting drove you crazy. If it is/was physically, call the police! You may not know this, but thousands of people die each year of physical abuse. It is not healthy and must be reported.
7Hope for the best and live your life to the fullest.
8If your parents do get a divorce and you have trouble deciding who you want to live with, choose the one who is most nurturing, and who you thought was most right (in your opinion). Let the parent you don't want to live with, know that you thought he or she was wrong.Ad
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- Many people who had parents who fought a lot grow up to be very successful people. Their bad situation made them inwardly strong. If you try hard things really can get better, much better. Also remember that you don't have to be rich to be happy. Sometimes having money causes problems too.
- Study and think about what is causing your parents to fight. When you become an adult, try to avoid making the mistakes your parents made. This way you avoid putting your own kids through what you went through as a child.
- Remember, you can't stop it all the time. People fight, and that's life. Things always work out in the end. If something doesn't, you just haven't reached the end yet.
- The following may be very hard to believe: there are certain types of people who love to fight. They like and sometimes need conflict, and some like drama. If you are in this type of situation, do not let their fighting get you down. It is not your fault, but you might feel that it is.
- Make up your mind that you, yourself, will not act that way when you become an adult (and you may have kids of your own). Tell yourself that if you ever have a conflict with your future spouse, you guys will not argue in front of your children.
- Do not become discouraged if your efforts don't work right away. Be patient; life is not like it is on TV where problems are solved instantly. Real life situations take a lot of time, but they are worth it.
- If the fighting is extreme, seek out someone you respect for guidance. They may offer some useful tips!
- If you are the one being abused, call 911. You should not ignore this. It can be physically, emotionally, or sexually. It's a crime that's against the law, and no one has the right to touch you in a way that will harm you.
- If your parents hit you while you are trying to protest, run to the nearest person you trust and call the cops. They will come and try and talk to your parents. But, don't make it outrageous. If it's just a pet, you don't have to make the phone call.
- If you are tearing your parents more apart, stop! Just let them work the situation out. If you approach your parents while they are still angry, they might lash at you or even try to injure you.
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For some reason, I've had the Elvis Presley classic "Love Me Tender" on constant repeat in my head the past week or so. Typically when this happens, I take it as a sign that I'm supposed to do something with this randomness. This is how the Girlie's Day Out Party, these Mini Strawberry Shortcakes, and the Polkadot Valentine Pillow started out: as an idea that I couldn't let go of.
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Sir David has devoted his professional life to improving the teaching of psychological skills to doctors of all kinds, and to improving the quality of services for those with severe mental illnesses. He has advised the Department of Health over the years about service developments, and has been extensively used by the World Health Organisation as a mental health consultant. He completing his psychiatric training at the Maudsley, he went to Manchester, where for over 20 years he was Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science. In 1993 he returned to the Maudsley as Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Research and Development. His interests are in vulnerability factors which predispose people to develop depression, and in teaching general practitioners to give a better service to psychologically distressed patients. His research over many years has been concentrated on the details of communication between GP's and their patients, and he has applied these principles to his teaching of mental health workers in developing countries. He has a major interest in the best way primary care and specialist mental health services should relate to one another. For the past 25 years my interests have extended away from doctors to the people who are in states of distress- with particular attention to the factors that make people vulnerable to stressful life events. My first book on this subject dealt with both GP's and their patients ("Mental Illness in the Community, the Pathway to Psychiatric care" with Peter Huxley) and my most recent book takes a thorough, developmental look at the determinants of this vulnerability ("The Course and Origin of Common Mental Disorders" with Ian Goodyer). He has served as Non-Executive Director of Trusts from 1985 to 2005, first in Manchester, then at the Bethlem-Maudsley NHS Trust, finally at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust. He was Chairman of the Guideline Development Group for Depression for NICE. He is a Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford; King's College, London; and the Academy of Medical Sciences. He retired in 1999, and now works part time at the Institute. He is currently Chairman of the Psychiatry Research Trust at the Institute. | ||
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In an interview this month with County Administrator James J.L. "Jay" Stegmaier, the Village News asked Mr. Stegmaier what it takes to attract and sustain a viable workforce.
During a recent trip to Denver he said the many leaders in attendance heard a lot about how their adjacent jurisdictions came together to build a baseball stadium, a performing arts center, a downtown pedestrian street environment and a rapid transit system.
"In each case, a hand would go up and say how did you get this done? And the answer would be: a referendum and sales tax.
"Other cultural metro areas are attracting young professionals, engineering grads and science grads – and when you ask people like this, where do you want to live; the story is, and we're hearing it over and over again, these young people pick a place they want to live and then they look for a job." Stegmaier said.
He said that when he was entering the workforce, you looked for a job first and then moved to wherever you got the job. But today, young people right out of college move to Boston, Seattle, Denver; these are the places they want to go. He said, "It doesn't make sense because we're a great place for young professionals; we're really wonderful here.
"I'm just really surprised and stunned that [in other places] you can seemingly throw anything under the sun to a sales tax increase referendum and the citizens really come together," Stegmaier said. "I just really can't see that happening in Richmond."
He said that young people are so into lifestyle, whether it's a baseball stadium, a pedestrian walkway up to a community arts center, or just a way to get there – like light rail. The problem is, compared with cities like Denver, Chesterfield has a hard time passing a school bond referendum.
"We have to be better than anyone else when attracting these professionals, so we have to get them from somewhere else and I think, wow, we have to get them from somewhere else?
"My wife and I went out to dinner with a couple of friends. He's a senior-level person with an engineering firm here. He says, 'Here's the problem – we can't get any engineers to come to Richmond for anything. But I've got guys here in Richmond who are ready to move up and I can put in charge of my Denver office and I can't get them to leave Richmond.' You get here you get the quality of life, you get settled with your family. You got fantastic schools and you look at a place like Denver and you say that's not a place I want to raise my family."
Does attracting a high quality workforce come down to quality of life and the lifestyle of a particular area? Young people like an urban lifestyle. Look at the boom going on in downtown Richmond. People like to walk to work, play and eat at the many restaurants.
Stegmaier said, "How do we provide that kind of lifestyle here in Chesterfield?"
"But we can't lose sight of the goose that's laying the golden eggs for us, which is good quality of life, a great school system, easy commutes, all of those things. So what we have to do, as a region, is what has made Richmond economically successful," Stegmaier continued. "We're not a Seattle or an Austin but you look around, our unemployment is low, but how do we add to that and attrack young professionals? The professionals we have that are leaving the area, like the girl from Chester who started the brewery; there's a good example. A great Chesterfield citizen who is now a successful business person somewhere else."
He added, "There's a market here so why do some here have to end up in California. There is an effort, you know we're working through; the Capital Region Collaborative that is developing models and processes that will engage young people, get them to Richmond and then keep them here."
"A very simple thing, internships, if you have seen some of the stuff that some of the companies are doing with that, like some of the lawfirms, they bring them to town; they'll wine them and dine them, and show them the city."
Is there a second level to keeping interns here? How does one turn a Richmond or a Chesterfield into an Austin, Denver or Seattle?
"We've been working with SportsBackers for a couple of years now to build up sports tourism in the county, and we had the dedication at Pocahontas of the mountain bikers race center, being one of 12 in the world," Stegmaier said. "My perspective on that is that cities that have an active outdoor lifestyle are very attractive to young people.
Those cities [we have been discussing] have very active outdoor lifestyles. They also have very urban lifestyles and attractive food scenes, which Richmond is rated very highly. But I see two things around the active outdoor lifestyle movement and we've been working very closely with SportsBackers on it."
Stegmaier added that Richmond, having an active riverfront, was rated one of the top outdoor scenes.
"Those types of things will help attract young people – an active lifestyle and active living. The other side of that is when central Virginia becomes known as the most active and healthiest place in the country, we've met our goal. That's when we begin to attract corporations. That's when we become more attractive. The other side of that is when you look at anybody's budget – what is the most important thing – healthcare.
"So if we can demonstrate that an active living lifestyle is generating lower costs for healthcare then it becomes a bottom line factor for businesses. I think that helps us with economic development." Stegmaier said.


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Like any other high-octane, gasoline-fueled NASCAR fan, Tom Whitmore has his fair share of racing memorabilia. Covering the walls and floors of his "office" are photographs, magazines, and posters of the sport's greatest legends – Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty among them.
And as any other fan does, Whitmore, 59, a Chester resident, loves to experience a race firsthand; the roars of the American muscle car; seeing the South's tiniest men driving supped-up car-jets at ungodly speeds for hours at a time, the crowd bellowing after every left turn.
But Whitmore rarely sees a race from the grandstands – he's tends to be a bit closer to the drivers, snapping thousands of photographs a weekend for what has become his career of choice. Some of what covers those same office walls are photographs he himself took that have also ended up in some of the sport's most renowned publications.
In 1994, after being laid off from his job of 22 years, then in his early 40s and a training instructor for Bell Atlantic (today's Verizon), Whitmore hit a crossroad.
"I sat around for a couple months," he said. "And then I said, 'I'm going to try to do what it I've always wanted to do – and that was photography.' "
Born in Farmville, and raised in Crewe, Virginia, Whitmore grew up loving NASCAR, and the same man he once grew up idolizing, Richard Petty, later came to know him on a first-name basis. Whitmore once waited eight hours for an autograph at the famous driver's home when Petty hosted fans for a Richard Petty Fan Appreciation Day.
According to Whitmore, for fifteen or so years the free-lance photographer has visited every single NASCAR racetrack in the country, his big break first coming in South Boston during the mid 1990s, where he met the right people at the right time.
"It was luck; it was pure and simple luck," he said. He then started taking shots and working rather cheaply, he said, for a newspaper out of south-western Virginia, Inside Motor Sports.
When the time emerged for Whitmore to move on, his work got more exposure in the motorsports magazine National Speed Sport News before making his way to head photographer of Fastrack Publishing Co.
Whitmore's NASCAR photos have shown up in a number of widely-read publications: Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Boston Globe, Business Week, and Motor Trend. He has also taken photographs for a number of corporate clients including General Mills-Cheerios: Racing, Toyota, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Lowe's Racing, and Budweiser.
"It is truly a dream come true. …my life's been very lucky, I've been lucky to make a living off having fun," he said.
Many of his photographed images have even reached the cover pages of various publications as well: Business Week, Fastrack Publishing Co., National Speed Sport News, Inside Track, and Inside Motorsports. Even published books have used his work: "Wide Open" by Shaun Assael, "Rebel with a Cause" and "At Speed," both by Monty Dutton.
"I used to say this was a great job if the racing didn't get into the way," said Whitmore, who returned home to Chester Sunday from Darlington, South Carolina, where he captured the NASCAR race at Darlington Speedway. There he shot over 2,000 pictures for Getty Images, the official journalistic source covering NASCAR, some of which could end up in publications unbeknownst to him.
However, overtime, Whitmore has become accustomed to taking pictures, not seeing where they end up.
"I'm sure I don't have them all. There's no way I could find them all. I'm serious. When you go through Getty, those photos go everywhere. They could be in London, you just don't know," he said.
Whitmore, who last year shot 15 NASCAR races, is predicting this year to cover the same amount. At race-related events, Whitmore has both met and shot photos of presidents, actresses/actors, and even rock stars like Gene Simmons from Kiss. Also, packed away in his man-cave office are toys that have on them photos he once took.
Looking back and remembering the lifestyle change, Whitmore commends his wife, Jackie, who he's known since 1990.
"My wife … she's a race fan, a big-time race fan, and she loves NASCAR. And that's the only reason I was able to actually go through all this," he said. "When I wasn't making all that much money, if she wasn't a race fan, I know darn well she would have said, 'Uh uh, this is going to stop.' So bless her heart, she has been more than kind to me and really was the breadwinner."
Once, he needed her help at a race, and got her press credentials to be there. He put her on the front stretch of the race track, and she took a few pictures. One of the ones she took was of the start of the race; it was later used on the cover of a publication.
"Like I tell people, anybody can push a button and anybody can be a photographer. It's no big deal," he said. "What really makes the difference between photographers is how they compose the photos."
Though they together used to attend and cover races together years ago, NASCAR's rigid policy for obtaining credentials now presents the couple a challenge in doing so, he said.
Jackie describes Whitmore as "laid-back" and tender-hearted. "He's had a pretty decent life [considering] the fact that he wound up getting to do what has always been of big interest to him."
Most weekends, this time of the year, Whitmore can be found roaming a NASCAR race track, and will soon be covering the NASCAR inaugural events in July.
With only a few photography courses under his academic belt, Whitmore puts emphasis on experience.
"My school is the 'school of hard knocks.' And I tell people this all the time: [with]photography, you could go to school all your life, you're not going to learn what it is you need to learn until you go out there and do it day in and day out," said Whitmore. "That's how you learn photography – it's the experience and you just don't know what you're doing until you do it."


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There are several committees on campus for which graduate students can sit on. The following is a list of such committees and positions (and their purpose) as compiled by ASUN. If you would like to be part of any of the committees listed below, contact our Vice Chair of External Affairs .Campus Recreation Advisory Council
Comprised of six students elected by the Campus Recreation managers and three at-large. Each at-large member must have prior participation and involvement in the programs and services of the Office of Campus Recreation.
Commencement Committee, Convocations Committee, and Honors Convocation
Commencement Committee arranges the university commencement exercise. The Convocations Committee arranges and sponsors all special convocations during the academic year, and Honors Convocation Committee arranges the Honors Day Convocation held in the spring.
Curriculum Committee
Promote improvement in undergraduate colleges.
Diversity Strategic Development Committee
Create and maintain a diversity statement and diversity plan for the student body. The Committee will advocate the increased awareness and attention to issues affecting diversity which have an impact on students.
Electoral Commission Director & Members
Establishes the rules & procedures for the ASUN elections.
Environmental Issues Representative
Deals with student issues relating to the University's environment and atmosphere.
Freshmen Campus Leadership Associates Director and Associate Director
Formed in April 2001, the Freshman Campus Leadership Associates was formed to introduce a group of twenty students to the basic workings of student government.
Government Liaison Committee Chair & Members
Coordinate communication of the students' views to government officials, administrators and the community at large.
Grading & Examinations Committee
Responsible for continuing study and evaluation of existing grading system and shall consider and evaluate proposals for change or modification of the system.
Intercollegiate Athletics
Liaison between the Director of Athletics and the Faculty Senate.
International Students Representative
Deals with student issues concerning international students.
LGBTQ Affairs Representative
Shall be responsible for investigating issues relating to oppression based on sexual orientation.
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Nebraska Union Board
Composed of students, faculty and staff is a participant in Union policy-making. The Board assumes the role of advocate for the various segments of the University community to the Director of the Nebraska Unions and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
Non-Traditional Student Representative
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Parking Advisory Board
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LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 3DS Review
The Legofied Clone Wars are upon us!
The Star Wars franchise has had its fair share of Lego games adapted from different titles within its universe. These adaptations range from direct movie adaptations of the original and prequel trilogies to spinoffs such as the quest for R2-D2. Lego Star Wars III: The clone wars explores the Clones wars saga of the Star Wars universe with content from the Clone Wars series as well as parts of The Clone Wars movie.
The game is the first entry for the Lego game franchise to the 3DS software library and showcases the first use of glasses-free 3D in a Lego game. Although the game suffers from some technical and presentation issues Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars on the 3DS still provides a decently fun experience.
The premise of the game is set during the Clone Wars series with you starting off controlling Master Yoda on a crucial mission that will heavily influence how the wars will shape up in the events to follow. The Story is told through a set of cut scenes that try to humorously explain the basic plot and introduce the characters of the game as you play onwards. Contrary to the other Lego titles such as more recent ones like Lego Pirates of the Caribbean 3DS I found that most of the cut scenes looked almost washed out with very little polish to how they performed on the 3DS's screen. In addition, while the 3D effect is still good it is nowhere as good as later titles on the 3DS most significantly Lego Pirates of the Caribbean 3DS.
As you progress through the game it eventually branches out and enables you to try out different characters. You need to use skills specific to each character in order to solve different puzzles, access multiple areas, and beat a variety bosses. As with most Lego games the main gameplay elements revolve around solving puzzles and collecting various items to progress the story to unlock various pieces of content. The puzzles are fairly straight forward and a relatively easy to complete.
The combat is fun but often feels repetitive as there isn't any depth to what you are doing other than slashing or shooting waves of enemies. The thing however that makes Lego Star Wars III: The clone Wars worthwhile is mainly collecting, unlocking, and enjoying the witty humor of the Legofied Star Wars characters.
There are tons of things to do once you completed the main storyline of the game. You can play different mini-games, revisit areas you have already completed, and even try to collect more items to unlock more stuff. Although there is a lot of content packed into the game, it might come off as being more or less very similar to previous Lego game iterations. If you are a Star Wars fan craving for something on the 3DS or a Lego fanatic then Star Wars III: The Clone Wars on the 3DS is a title that you should definitely check out.
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Typical Lego formula with puzzles, collectables, unlockables in addition to slashing and shooting sprinkled around. |
Good attempt with the 3D effect, but a lot of the cut scenes lack polish or any detail for that matter. | ||||
Lego takes the soundtrack of the main franchises and brings them to the palm of your hands. |
There are a lot to do in this game especially if you are a big Star Wars or Lego fan. Tons of collectables and unlockables to chase after once you are done with the main story mode. | ||||
Although repetitive, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars does have its flashy moments. |
If you are a Star Wars fan craving for something on the 3DS or a Lego fanatic then Star Wars III: The Clone Wars on the 3DS is a title that you should definitely check out. |
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Barnhart also received a grant totaling $15,000 to support the "Mountain Lake Anodonta Propagation" project from the Presidio Trust.
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No clear favorites, as Super 15 takes its toll
April 29, 2013 in Rugby, Super Rugby
By this time in the competition last year, the top 6 were pretty much set with about 8 teams still in the running for the top 6 spots. More or less the same could be said of prior years, with the top teams in the competition being relatively clear between three or four contenders. This year though, its a little bit different. Ask me last year this time who will be the champions, I would have said its gonna be between the Chiefs, Stormers and Crusaders. Ask me now? Well, it can be anyone from the Brumbies, Reds, Crusaders, Chiefs, Bulls, Sharks, Stormers even the Cheetahs. Fact is, the playing field is so level this year, the only certain thing is that the Force, Rebel, Kings and Highlanders will not be making the playoffs. All the other sides are still in with a chance.
I wonder though if this isn't another symptom of the most idiotic system ever developed by Sanzar? With professional Rugby players playing physically the thoughest and most demanding rugby on this planet week after week, with little or no time to recover and rehabilitate, it is no wonder that several teams are struggling with many injuries, and that Springbok players like JP Petersen, Bryan Habana, Fourie du Preez, Bakkies Botha, Danie Rossouw, Juandre Kruger, to honestly name but a few, are looking to Japan and France where conditions are much more favorable to the player to prolong their careers.
With the number of top quality players getting injured, moving abroad, and teams rotating players more often, the playing field must be getting more level for the top sides, while the bottom sides just can not keep up with the pace and intensity of the tournament any longer. I am impressed with the way the Cheetahs, as a perinial under performer, has stood up this year. But injuries to players like Lappies and Lood this past weekend are a stark reminder that depth is what counts in this tournament. Depth, and luck. Cause if your side doesn't get hit by injury this season, you are lucky…but it might hit you next season. Ask the Sharks… The Stormers have been there too, but managed to have depth enough to make it to the playoffs. And the Sharks and the Bulls should have too. But does the Cheetahs have enough depth? Fortunately it seems Lappies' and Lood's injuries are not too serious, and the bye for them is perfectly timed. So hopefully they can maintain their run of luck in terms of injuries this season.
If I was a top Super Rugby player, I would not have thought twice about leaving for abroad to prolong my career, and earn major bucks while doing it. See how long a player like Joe van Niekerk is still playing in France? In he is a player who has been written off almost a decade ago by the Bok coaches. Ernst Joubert, Neil de Kock, Brent Russel, all still playing some top quality Rugby in the Northern Hemisphere. Had they been playing week in and week out of Super Rugby, their playing days would have been long over.
The Super 15 needs to be stopped. It's to Rugby sustainability what Trawling is to fish sustainability. But do we think SANZAR gives two hoots about the players? Nope. I mean, as long as there are men on this planet, there will be Rugby players. The key SANZAR is missing though, is that as long as they keep on with milking every drop of energy and muscle out of the top players the Southern Hemisphere produces, they are weakening the opposition against the Northern Hemisphere, while their longevity i vastly better than ours, and when the scales tip with 60% of our Springboks, All Blacks and Wallabies opting to play in their side of the planet, England will become the World Champions….even if they do so with Southern Hemisphere born players who gave up their privilege to play for their country of birth, in lieu of prolonging their careers overseas.
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The HQ is the basement office of Colonel Archibald E. Roberts, a former Army information officer who for decades has churned out propaganda against everyone from former Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty, the United Nations and the international banking cartel to the current occupants of the White House, who, in case you didn't know, are Marxists controlled by Jews.
Ask Colonel Roberts a question, and it reminds him of a pamphlet. The trim little man in his seventies walks over to one of many neat stacks and cubbyholes brimming with material from his Committee to Restore the Constitution and plucks one out. Politely, he hands it to his visitor and says, "I believe this will answer your question." If it doesn't, he will discourse about the destruction of the United States, and he will do so in a calm, measured voice. He blames the "international bankers and international industrialists" (phrases that groups like the Anti-Defamation League have long maintained mean "Jews") for the imminent spiritual, moral and financial collapse of the Republic.
"The course of America," he says, "now is irrevocably headed to a breakdown." But he himself doesn't seem to be. Not one to foam at the mouth like some rabid "patriots," the colonel speaks beautifully, in complete sentences, while espousing the most outrageous theories concerning the evil, godless federal empire that is making slaves of a once-free Christian people.
Arch Roberts is not a household name, but he was quite notorious thirty years ago in the national press as an anti-communist activist. He might be Colorado's Original Patriot.
A few miles south, at the only stoplight in tiny Johnstown, is an equally unknown soldier in the war against the New World Order. He's Don Weideman, owner of radio station KHNC. Housed in a former auto-parts store, KHNC claims an audience of 3 million listeners in 81 countries, thanks to satellite and shortwave technology. There's no way to verify that claim, but over the past three years the station has served as a major clearinghouse for a variety of right-wing conspiracy theorists and activists--including Arch Roberts.
While KHNC's talk shows, featuring the likes of Bo Gritz and homegrown celebrity Dr. Norm Resnick, command center stage, Weideman himself is determined to stay in the background. But he's no ordinary grunt in this war. Watchdog Morris Dees and his liberal group, the Southern Poverty Law Center, rate the little-publicized Weideman as one of the most influential people in the "patriot" movement.
Until the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City in April 1995, KHNC proudly called itself the "USA Patriot Network." Since patriots were linked to the bombing, however, the station now calls itself the "American Freedom Network," and its monthly magazine has changed monikers from USA Patriot News to American Freedom. Even so, Weideman and Roberts--along with the rest of Colorado's so-called patriots--are liable to attract renewed attention when the expected horde of reporters descends upon Denver for the upcoming trial of suspected bomber Timothy McVeigh, who has been identified as an avid follower of patriot talk-radio and literature.
Weideman doesn't pack a pistol like his braying compatriot Resnick. In fact, KHNC's unassuming owner has good-naturedly identified himself at the station as "the guy who sweeps up." He won't entertain questions about his life outside KHNC, and he refers all queries about anything else to Resnick. But six days a week he runs a media operation that spans the globe with doomsday politicking about the "international banksters" and the New World Order, interspersed with sales pitches for guns, survival gear, gold and silver, and radios to pick up his station's broadcasts over World Wide Christian Radio, a shortwave linkup he uses in Nashville, Tennessee.
What does this mysterious man do on the seventh day? He doesn't rest. He's a rabbi.
Jews have always been a big hangup for the "patriots" of Arch Roberts's generation. Alan Berg, the openly Jewish loudmouth who dominated Denver talk radio in the Eighties, was killed by far-right gunmen nurtured by the anti-Semitic propaganda of patriots. The Turner Diaries, a right-wing novel that suspected bomber McVeigh reportedly once carried around, is loaded with anti-Semitic references. Even the "council" for Roberts's organization, the Committee to Restore the Constitution, includes a couple of people who have targeted Jews as a major irritant. One is Dr. William Campbell Douglass, who wrote the 1966 novel The Eagle's Feather, about the horrifying reign over America of a Jewish president and the heroic struggle of Chris-tians to overthrow him.
Another, Eustace Mullins, is a disciple of the brilliant poet and scathing anti-Semite Ezra Pound. Mullins, a frequent speaker at patriot rallies and talk-radio, argues that the phrase "Have a nice day" is Zionist code warning of an impending pogrom against Christians. He denies that his argument is anti-Semitic; he says what he writes about Jews "can be found in the Bible." In a 1968 book, The Biological Jew, Mullins compared Jews to parasites, saying that the "religious ceremony of drinking the blood of an innocent gentile child is basic to the Jew's entire concept of his existence as a parasite, living off the blood of the host."


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Day 1 starts off by identifying the methodology of the layered security model. At the outermost perimeter we focus on Edge Security. A variety of device types will be discussed, focusing on the best practices for strengthening a network perimeter. Simplicity and effectiveness will be the underlying factor as we cover designing and building a solid first line of defense.
Day 2 continues with the layered security model as we look in-depth at internal network protection. In this module protecting data while it is in transit will be a topic focus. In addition, a comprehensive approach to controlling access to network traffic will be explored.
Day 3 explores the final layer of the layered security model covered in this course. During this module the focus will be protecting devices that serve the end user such as workstations, servers, and other peripherals. We will also cover integrating Endpoint Security with the other layers in order to provide a cohesive defense.
Day 4 uses SIEM technology to audit the effectiveness of the layered security model and protect assets by correlating security events across a network or an entire enterprise. Proper processes for identifying and responding to security breaches will be outlined, as well as vendor solutions managing this complex data.


text: BiographiesJared Gurfein - President / CEO Jared formed Viridian Spirits in 2006 with his partners—all close friends—after deciding to leave a 12-year career as a corporate lawyer. As a lawyer, Jared specialized in mergers & acquisitions, securities, and general corporate work, having worked most recently at U.S. law firm Jones Day, as well as having earlier spent five years at New York's Skadden Arps. Jared also spent five years as Vice President—Deputy General Counsel of NTL Incorporated, the UK's largest cable company, now known as Virgin Media. Prior to his stints with law firms and the private sector, Jared was law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Milton Pollack (SDNY). Jared graduated from Fordham Law School, where he was an editor on the law review (JD, 1994), and from the University of Michigan (BBA, 1991). Eddie Soleymani - Partner Eddie is one of the founding partners of Viridian Spirits. Together with Leon Redensky, another founding Viridian partner, Eddie founded Lynx Capital Partners, LLC in 2001. The trading and software development firm employs 250 staff and continues to thrive today. This profitable partnership has also extended to real estate investment through Lynx Developers I, LLC. Eddie earned a BBA from George Washington University (1991) and an MBA from Hofstra University's Fran G. Zarb School of Business (1992). Jonathan Bonchick - Partner Jonathan is a founding partner of Viridian Spirits LLC. Currently, Jonathan also holds the positions of Director of Buying & Merchandising for Duty Free Americas, Vice President—UETA Inc. of Panama and EVP—Innovative Liquors LLC. He has held various positions within Brown Forman Beverages Worldwide from 1993 to 2002 in Massachusetts, Ohio and Military & Transportation. In Jonathan's last position, he managed both North American Duty Free and the Caribbean. He has a BS in Finance from the University of Maryland (1991) and an MBA in International Business, University of Miami (1992). Leon Redensky - Partner Leon is one of the founding partners of Viridian Spirits. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1998 with a degree in Bioengineering, Leon went to work for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLC. A year later, he left to pursue a job in the equity-trading world. In the summer of 2001, Leon and Eddie Soleymani, another founding Viridian partner, formed Lynx Capital Partners, LLC. Lynx Capital is a trading and software development firm that is still thriving in these volatile market times. T.A. Breaux - Master Distiller T. A. Breaux is the creator of Lucid Absinthe Supérieure. He is a professional scientist who has dedicated well over a decade of research toward resolving the scientific and historical mysteries associated with absinthe. His quest for the unadulterated truth has taken him across the globe in search of obscure, overlooked, and forgotten information circling this often maligned subject. Armed with a respectable background in applied analytical sciences, he has perfected sophisticated techniques for the purpose of accurately reconstructing the most famous original brands of the liquor (see www.vintageabsinthe.com). His research has been recognized in books, magazines, newspapers, television, and filmed documentaries, and his educated insight is frequently sought by writers, researchers, and historians. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Mr. Breaux has made significant content and editorial contributions to fine publications such as "Absinthe, Sip of Seduction: A Contemporary Guide" (Corvus Publishing - ISBN: 0972577610) and "Absinthe, A Myth Always Green" (L'Esprit Frappeur - ISBN: 2844052002). Likewise, he is currently in the process of writing additional texts on the subject. Mr. Breaux's reputation for being a staunch promoter of truth and accuracy of information and education in all matters absinthe is surpassed only by his unceasing passion for recreating history through the fine art of absinthe crafting. |


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March March Parade
Friday, March 6, 2015
Departure: Courthouse Square
The True False Film Festival returns on March 5, 2015, for another fantastic, extended weekend of entertainment. Friday, March 6 features the kick off parade, the "March March." The parade is a free event open to all members of the public! Come as a participant or view as a spectator!
We encourage you to dress colorfully, to construct and carry fun props, to make noise, and to push the level of imagination. In short, this is a chance for you to create your own scene at this year's True False Film Festival! There will be live music, entertainers, and the most important ingredient... You! The only requirements are that you must be safe for the participants around you and the spectators on the street and that all floats must be human powered! Please, no overly commercial or political promoting entries.
The parade will begin at the Boone County Courthouse Square and will march down 9th St. to the Missouri Theatre.
If you would like bring a group to participate or are interested in becoming involved with the event, please contact the parade director at:


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From the "I always thought he was better at life than me but now I know for sure" files, the Kyodo news service reports today that Mariners star outfielder and superhuman comic book hero Ichiro Suzuki donated 100 million Yen to the Japanese Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts.
Ichiro, who last week declined to comment on the tragedy as he gathered information, refused to comment on his incredibly generous donation. Y100 million converts to more than $1.2 million dollars based on current rates, or nearly 7% of Ichiro's annual salary. The Mariners have graciously stepped up and offered to match all donations from fans during the team's season opening homestand.
This is only the most recent example of Ichiro's charity. Suzuki donated Y10 million (more than $100 000 USD) just one month ago to an area of Japan hard-hit by volcanic activity.
As far as baseball goes, the Japanese Central league plans to begin their season on time (March 25th) though the Pacific League may delay the start to their year as many of teams are based in affected areas.
While few people reading this post have the extra scratch to donate 7% of their annual salary to relief efforts, hopefully we can all find some cash in the couch cushions to help those impacted by this incredible tragedy. It's what Ichiro! would want.
Hat tip to MLB.com's Greg Johns.


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Cuckmere Haven wrote:
As I have no idea how to convert it to one of the allowed file types
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Hopefully I will have successfully attached the BBC Radio London theme from the late 1970s this time!
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And any more of the cuts perhaps?
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And any more of the cuts perhaps?
These are from Pete Wilson's Jingle site.
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Hillbilly Nationalists and the Making of an Urban Race Alliance
Chicago is famed as a city of neighborhoods. Its reputation as such makes it seem like an adorably homey place to live or, as people are fond of describing it to visitors and friends alike, as a "big city with a small-town feel." But the city's open secret is that it does not just operate as any small town, but as a small town in the 1930s, with a segregation so deeply felt and embedded that it needs to be called out for what it is, a form of racism that surveils ethnic and racial populations to ensure they do not stray from their designated borders. The city's increasingly ramshackle and inefficient public transportation system was designed along racial lines, with a system that makes it difficult for mostly white northsiders and mostly black southsiders to commute easily between their neighborhoods. On the west, areas like Humboldt Park and Pilsen are mostly Latino/a…and similarly cordoned off as ethnic enclaves.… Amy Sonnie and James Tracy are, doubtless, unsurprised by any of this. Their book Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power recovers a long-forgotten history of urban organizing by focusing on five groups: Jobs or Income Now (JOIN), the Young Patriots Organization (YPO), and Rising Up Angry in Chicago's Uptown, along with White Lightning in the Bronx and October 4 Organization (O4O) in Philadelphia.… | more |


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My last period was on November 4th. I had unprotected sex on the 25th of Novemeber. My next period was supposed to start on the 7th of December but instead it came on the 2nd of Decemer. It lasted the normal 5 days although I was a worried about it coming on early. I am not on any birth control at all.
My period has since stopped but my breasts are still sore and I am starting to pee a lot more not to mention I am tired more tired than I've ever been.
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Sorry this is not a beautiful picture of a plated dish, but I made all of it myself (from your wonder ful recipes) and we enjoyed it at a beautiful picnic spot in Gongju, S. Korea. Thank you, Thank You Maangchi!
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Yesterday (Sunday Oct. 28) I played against a regular at Paladin. He's lurked here a little and was amused that I am the infamous ShadowJak. He's new to X-Wing and still getting a feel for how the game plays.
My Imperial List:
Total Squad Points: 100
Pilot: "Backstabber"
Tie Fighter
Pilot: "Dark Curse"
Tie Fighter
Pilot: "Mauler Mithel"
Tie Fighter
Pilot: "Night Beast"
Tie Fighter
Pilot: Academy Pilot 1
Tie Fighter
Pilot: Academy Pilot 2
Tie Fighter
Pilot: Academy Pilot 3
Tie Fighter
His Rebel List:
Total Squad Points: 100
Pilot: Wedge Antillies
Swarm Tactics
Proton Torpedoes
Pilot: Gold Squadron Pilot 1
Proton Torpedoes
Proton Torpedoes
Ion Cannon Turret
Pilot: Gold Squadron Pilot 2
Proton Torpedoes
Proton Torpedoes
Ion Cannon Turret
We played by tournament rules.
I set up my squad in the lower left corner of the field (from my point of view) in a tight formation like this:
M Bs NB
He set up his Wedge on the same side as my team and set up the 2 Y-Wings sort of in the middle.
I spent my first couple of turns of move actions moving everyone 2 straight (looking back I probably should have tried to rush Wedge) and he used his moves to move Wedge up at medium speed and move his Ys to come in at an angle. When we were finally in range to start hitting eachother (turn 2 I think, although it might have been turn 3), He used target lock on all 3 of his ships and I focused everyone (with an extra evade on Night Beast). He had below average rolls on his torps (I think the most hits he was able to roll was 2) and I ended up taking very little damage. I focus fired on Wedge which stripped his shields, and gave him a crit that also gave him a stress token (this turned out to be a major problem for him). I knew he couldn't K-Turn with wedge so I just moved everyone up 2 again. His Ys weren't in a position to K-Turn either because they would have either ended up facing the wrong way or overlapping my ships. I focused everyone again and he did more target locks and maybe a focus on wedge. He was still unable to kill anyone with an attack from Wedge. I focus fired to kill Wedge and that was the game basically. From there it turned into a big cluster of ships colliding, K-Turning, and trying to get away. I ended up not losing a single ship.
My thoughts:
I did have average to above average rolls most of the time and he had below average rolls which exacerbated the situation but I think the real issue was his squad composition. To be fair, he was testing out the torpedoes to see how good they are which is why he had 5 torps on only 3 ships. He wasn't trying to field a tournament winning team.
His original plan was to use the torps to take out 2-3 ships in the first round which would have been devastating to me but even without focusing on defense, the average damage from a torpedo is less than 2 against a TIE fighter. Also, he target locked 3 separate TIEs, so there was no focus fire which would have helped even if it meant wasting a target lock or two.
Unfortunately, he was never able to use the second torps on his Y-Wings because of facing the wrong way or being too close.
5 Torps + Swarm Tactics is 22 points. That's enough for a Rookie Pilot with a point left over to change Wedge's droid to R2-D2. Having the extra ship and R2-D2 would have been much better.
Having a 7 to 3 ship advantage is brutal especially when 2 of the rebels' ships are Ys. The rebels really need to run 4 ship squads. This limits their list options but that won't be an issue once the A-Wing comes out. If my estimation is correct, the A-Wing will be around 16 points and that will allow for squads of up to 6 ships which isn't too far behind the max imp squad of 8.
After the game, we talked a bit and I suggested a rebel list I wanted to try out that uses Luke, 2 Rookies, a Y, and R2-D2 somewhere. Hopefully we are both available sometime later this week so we can have another game.