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Pinball Mods and LED's
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Pinball Mods - Read Me First
Written by terryb
December 26, 2012
The purpose of this article is to help prevent the all too common problems caused by pinball mods that require a power source (typically 5 volts or 12 volts). While a few manufacturers of mods may test the mod to ensure it doesn't overload a pinball circuit and provide accurate installation instructions, the majority don't. In fact the majority of powered mods leave it up to the installer to decide where to connect the power inputs. Just to be clear, problems caused by mods are frequently posted on pinside.com. They are not a...
Written by terryb
January 08, 2013
One of the easiest, and nicest looking, mods you can make on your pinball is to install custom pricing and instruction cards. The good news is that you don't even need to be artistic since there are a wide variety of custom game cards available on the Internet. Following are a couple of good sites to check out (also Google the name of your pinball and "game cards" or "instruction cards" or "pricing cards." All are free except the Pinball Center illuminated cards (see this article for more info). Pinball Rebel...
Addams Family Cloud Topper Lighting
Written by terryb
December 23, 2012
The cloud topper light kit from Lee's Parts is a must have for your Addams Family. I have seen other cloud kits but recommend this one since the LED's mount to the top of the cabinet and the light is directed up giving a very cool blue glow. Although the LED string comes with alligator clips for connecting to the 12V and ground test points on the Driver Board, I think that is an exceptionally bad idea. With the amount of vibration a pinball takes it is very likely a clip will eventually come loose...
Written by terryb
December 22, 2012
I'm not a huge fan of mods, other than lighting, but if you have an Addams Family pinball the Uncle Lester mod from Pinball Pro is a must have. Firstly the electric chair looks pretty empty. Plus if you're familiar with the show Uncle Fester with a lit bulb in his mouth is iconic. The mod is well made and has a LED light that can be connected to either the red or yellow light on the electric chair. It comes with directions that should be sufficient for most pinballers. Although the directions include...
Written by terryb
July 07, 2012
The dizzying array of LED choices can get a little confusing. Through trial and error I've come up with the following general suggestions for LED selection. Of course every game is different and tastes are different, so feel free to buy a batch of LED's and experiment. Note: Warm LED's are available only in white. Note: Cool colors are purple, blue and green, warm colors are yellow, red and orange (see Image 7). Note: If you're in Europe, pinballcenter.eu has equivalent choices for all of the bulbs mentioned. General...
LED Selection and Usage Part 2
Written by terryb
July 07, 2012
This is part 2 in a two part series on LED selection and usage. In this part we will take the lessons we learned in Part 1 and upgrade a Sega Baywatch to LED's. Since the video pretty well covers the subject I'll just touch on a couple of quick topics. After testing LED flashers I would not waste the money on upgrading them. There was really no improvement and they're fairly expensive. I usually do not upgrade the backbox lighting since it seldom looks much better and often looks worse. ...
LED Selection and Usage Part 1
Written by terryb
July 01, 2012
While installing LED's on you pinball game can provide outstanding results the dizzying variety of options can be rather confusing. This article and video covers the brands and types of LED's available, brightness comparisons, the difference between classic LED's and SMD LED's and the differences between incandescent bulbs and LED's. NOTE: You will get the most out of this information if you read the article and view the video. Types of LED's All LED's (as in the actual LED, not the bulb, which can include multiple LED's) are not the same. ...
Written by terryb
May 25, 2012
I almost died laughing when I saw this custom translite in a Flintstones pinball game. If you don't catch it at first, ask yourself where the women are. Also note that Fred and Barnie are doing a little wife swapping and the little alien is "happy." The translite was done by Wrong Crowd Productions, which is no longer in business.
Anti-Ghosting LED Comparison
Written by terryb
March 19, 2012
Before we get to our LED comparison let's talk a little bit about the problem. Ghosting is used to describe the behavior of an LED glowing dimly when it should be off. This will occur on a controlled lamp when another lamp or LED in the same matrix row or column is turned on. The cause is a combination of timing in the lamp matrix driver software and an issue with the WPC ASIC. The ghosting problem appears to be limited to Williams/Bally WPC era games, including some Data East games since they use...
Written by terryb
March 11, 2012
I recently came across some custom transparent instruction and pricing cards at pinballcenter.eu for my Bram Stoker's Dracula Pinball. While the cards by themselves are very nice, what really sets them off is the addition of the electroluminescent NoFlix Pinball Card (see Image 1). The NoFlix Pinball Card illuminates the game cards from behind and provides a very nice red glow on the lower game area that goes well with the game's theme. Note: Each card draws almost 1/2 amp (400mA to be exact) so be extremely careful you don't overload a circuit. ...
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The verdict is in: The powers that be announced that New York's One World Trade Center is officially taller than Chicago's Willis Tower.
The organization is moving to work with architects in the Philippines to begin recovery efforts following one of the strongest storms in recorded history.
Can you name all 19 architects rendered as 8-bit portraits by architect and artist Federico Babina?
The longtime design partner at SOM will serve as the architecture lead for the Americas for AECOM.
The continuing resolution passed by Congress requires the Eisenhower Memorial Commission to raise all funds in advance before construction on the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial can begin.
Despite the federal government shutdown, a ceremony to honor veterans at the U.S. National World War II Memorial took place as scheduled this morning, after Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and other congressmen opened a barricade to allow participants in.
The board of directors of the AIA voted to divide its leadership between a small board of appointed directors and a larger council of elected representatives.
Witherford Watson Mann Architects wins the 2013 Stirling Prize, the highest honor bestowed by the Royal Institute of British Architects, for its restoration of Astley Castle.
Kanye West tells the BBC that he's working with five architects at a time. This is the list of the architects he should be working with.
The AIA is partnering with other organizations to provide services to the 100 Resilient Cities network, a new initiative announced at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting.


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I had a dream last night that I cold decked the superfecta... I can still hear and see the dream I had in my head... it woke me up at 3:30. (only an hour before my alarm) Union Rags "roared down the center of the stretch" to take the lead at the 1/8th pole. He won by 2 over Hansen, I'll Have Another in third and Creative Cause in 4th... unofficial winning time was 2:01:40. Is it me or do I have Derby on my mind 24/7? That being said, it was INSANE on the backside this morning. The nicer the weather, the more traffic strolls in. I LOVE IT! These are the kind of crowds I love to see at the races. The publicity, the media attention, the celebrities - this is what will help the horse industry. This morning several horses, once again, made appearances after the renovation break. We caught up with some first time horses that we haven't covered yet, such as Alpha and Done Talking. We also saw Bodemeister, Went the Day Well (a great sleeper pick), Trinniberg, Prospective, Dullahan, and I'll Have Another. We'll catch up with all of these horses plus get an interview with Mike Smith about Bodemeister. Here's what happened this morning on the backside:
Gemologist, El Padrino, Grace Hall, and Take Charge Indy just arrived on the grounds. I'll try and catch up with them in a few minutes when I head back over there. The weather right now is kind of questionable in the area. This morning we saw the first turf works of the season as 25 horses headed out onto the turf course. As long as this weather breezes by us this afternoon, we should have a perfect setup for this weekend. Need help for who you should bet and who you should bet against? Don't trust me? (Me either) Check out the offical Kentucky Derby Screener This report gives you all the information you will need to sucessfully bet the Kentucky Derby. We'll check back in tomorrow with another full report.
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Long story short, I took the long road getting involved in the industry. I did not get into horse racing until 2008 when I came to Louisville for college.
I'm originally from outside of Philadelphia and attend college at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. Since I was 15 I was involved with working in radio and TV. I first covered horse racing at the 2011 Kentucky Derby and my passion just continues to grow. Let the early mornings begin and the Derby fever heat up as we hit the backside to get the exclusive stories leading up to the first Saturday in May.
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It's not every day you get to throw a 1st birthday party…
I can't believe my sweet little Sawyer Rose is turning ONE next month. It seems like just yesterday I was sharing her newborn photos. But I am excited for the new milestone and to celebrate along with her. Inspired by her middle name, Rose, we are hosting a little Winter Garden Party for her #1 and I couldn't {*couldn't*} be more excited.
After I got to pinning {because if you follow me, you KNOW I love pinning …} I fell upon the theme almost instantly. And suddenly, my pinboard was alive and thriving – take a peek:
Floral headpieces are kind of a thing these days, especially in the wedding world, and what better to create for this special occasion. I've been reading up on some DIY crowns, scouring the farm for greenery to use, and will plan to visit the wholesale market for fresh florals. Winter through me for a tiny loop, but I quickly realized there would be no lack of greens & winter whites or blush florals this time of year. What blooms would you recommend?
Because I can't spill the beans yet on all of the fun festivities we have planned, I can share her invitation! It sets the stage for the theme of the event so perfectly, and is always the guests first impression of what they have to expect. So, I headed over to Minted to pick out the perfect invite. This invitation is perfection – I couldn't have designed it more perfectly if I had created it myself. I absolutely love the color palette, and you know I love a good kraft design. And, you just have to see the floral design of the backside I chose {here} because I can't even handle it.
I am currently looking for sea foam / mint dress for Sawyer to wear to her little party {so send them my way if you find something!} And, still working on the final details for her cake, hoping to perfect some long-lost decorating skills because you know it must be homemade in my house!
Can't wait to share the full birthday with you and celebrate my sweet Sawyer turning 1!
Special thanks to my friends at Minted who helped to contribute to Sawyer's party invitations and decor through our collaboration! Minted is authentically my go-to for invitations, cards & more because the designs are so fresh and the process is so super fast and easy. This busy mom + business owner appreciates that combo – thanks Minted! x
At last, I shared Sawyer's sweet newborn session with you, and today her equally adorable birth announcement {c/o minted}.
I love the formality and tradition of birth announcements. What a wonderful way to share our special new baby girl with our closest family and friends. We didn't send a holiday card this year {which, if you know me was a BIG deal} but I was 9 months pregnant with Sawyer and just couldn't bear the thought of sending a card with our family photo that didn't include her sweet face. So, we waiting until her arrival instead.
I searched and search for the perfect announcement, and loved the simple floral touch this design had. Because her middle name is Rose, I loved the undertone and it was a great match to her nursery. The blush coloring of her skin in the photo also worked so well aesthetically. It's a great treasure to add to her baby book in celebration of her first arrival.
So … onto the equally exciting part. My friends at minted have generously allowed me to host another giveaway! Who wouldn't want a $150 to use on birth announcements {or anything that suits your fancy, really}? I know about 75 lovely ladies who are pregnant right now, and this couldn't be more perfect. So, click here to enter to win between now and Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 11:59PM est for your chance to win!
* some restrictions may apply. click here for full official rules. in full disclosure, I am a customer of minted.com because I love their customer service and great designs. they were kind enough to provided me with a credit to use towards the purchase of my birth announcements for this order.
I've been anxiously awaiting the moment when I could share my sweet new daughter. Introducing … Sawyer Rose. She's our new bundle of joy { well, new-ish as we've somehow hit the 2-month mark already } and she couldn't be more wonderful.
It seems like just yesterday we were in the midst of Wyatt's newborn session. He is now two and running circles around me – which made this shoot even more fun. I just love their sweet little shots together – so much love.
Big, big thank you to my friend Heidi at Our Labor of Love for yet another gorgeous set of photos for us to capture this special moment in our lives.
And, stay tuned tomorrow – I'm sharing Sawyers birth announcement with fabulous giveaway from Minted that you won't want to miss!
As a relatively new mom {2+ years and going strong …} there are so many things I've learned from other moms, especially when I was just getting started. Since last year was my first experience with Valentine's Day with Wyatt in school, I was lucky to have stumbled upon these adorable "classroom Valentine's" that you can personalize and make cute-as-can-be!
There were lots of X's and O's that would be so sweet for little girls, but I loved the simplicity of the design of this arrow for my all-boy kiddo and know his friends at school will love it too. So much better than those little drugstore Valentine's cards I handed out when I was little! And, I know he'll have fun giving them to our neighbors and family, too.
Just thought I'd share these cute little cards if you hadn't found them already, since Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Did you already know this little secret? I ordered mine from Minted this year, and you can check out all of their cards {here}.
PS: this post is not sponsored, I just really loved these cards!
photo by heidi @ our labor of love
In 2014, I am resolving to blog {more} and to do so about things I am truly passionate about – family, the South, heirlooms – I'll start there and keep it simple. And so, here's to my first post of the new year!
I gave you a sneak peek a while back from our Love Bug shoot with my favorite photographer, Heidi from Our Labor of Love and the adorable children's shop Seed Factory here in Atlanta.
As Heidi pointed out to me, this shoot is not my typical aesthetic – simple, clean, white. I go more for the setting, outdoors, rustic, layered. But the premise of the Love Bug shoots are to capture the pure joy of children, their favorite toy and to let them simply play and be themselves. Wyatt brought his sweet tiger Jellycat. And, the photos that resulted show my sweet two-year old just as he is – happy, sweet, silly and full of energy.
Here's to 2014!
Just when you think you know what pure joy looks like, try giving a 2-year old a push button to a Smilebooth camera and see what happens.
While we were waiting for our Lovebug shoot at the sweet kids store, seed factory here in Atlanta, Heidi and the lovely ladies at Our Labor of Love let the kiddos play in front of the camera and have more fun than I ever could have imagined. I can't wait to see the full Lovebug shoot photos of my sweet little guy and his most favorite Jellycat tiger.
They say with baby #2 you're more laid back about the details. With less than three weeks to go before we meet our baby girl, by now I would have had my hospital bag packed, nursery complete down to the finishing touches and baby clothes all washed, folded and hung in all of their tiny glory. This time around, not so much the case …. but we're getting there!
So thankful to friend & my favorite photographer, Heidi for capturing these sweet belly shots so we could have some actual record that I actually carried this sweet girl for 9 months. You know, as opposed to the weekly numbered belly shots I took when I was pregnant with Wyatt.
Excited to meet our sweet girl – and to share all the fun things we have coming up with you – newborn shots, nursery & toddler room reveals & more!
Last weekend we held Wyatt's 2nd birthday party – where has the time gone!? We have always had a fondness for camping and the outdoors, and Wyatt shares the same passions. And, his "big boy" toddler room {which is nearly complete .. stay tuned!} has a camp-inspired theme, too so it was the perfect fit.
I instantly found inspiration in this sweet Minted birthday invitation and got so many comments from the guests on the cute theme. We pitched a big tent in the backyard for the kids to play under, and outfitted with a few simple swags of burlap and a hand-stitched red cross flag it made the perfect backdrop for the party. The flag made it's way into Wyatt's new room, too.
I'm by no means a food blogger, but I must say this s'mores cake might have been my very best baked good to date. I just may post the recipe if there is some interest because I'm dying to make it again {already!} I'm a sucker for a good graham cracker crust.
I also made a kid-friendly s'mores cake and pitched three little graham cracker tents on top, which was simple to cut and share with the kiddos. And, just when you start to feel a little crafty, I have my talented mom to thank for Wyatt's cute hand-painted "Camp Wyatt" thermal shirt, tent flag sign and chalkboard sign! And, I had to get these classic kids Hunter Boots as the perfect birthday present, though he hobbled around in one most of the day!
Everyone had fun playing and roasting s'mores in the firepit. This s'mores station was pretty much completely gone by the end of the afternoon and the perfect Fall day added a crisp little note to the fun.


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Lavender Graduation
The Queer Resource Center's Lavender Graduation
This annual celebration recognizes the scholarship and community contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and ally graduating seniors and graduate students. Regardless of your involvement with the QRC during your time at the Claremont Colleges, students are invited to join the QRC for the LGBTQQIAA Graduation Celebration.
Check back in the Spring of 2015 for more information about next year's Lavender Graduation Ceremony. If you have any questions about Lavender Graduation, please contact the QRC Staff.
Lavender Graduation 2014
Friday, May 2nd, 2014 at "Little Bridges" Auditorium, Pomona College
In 2014 we celebrated the accomplishments of 53 LGBTQIA graduates from across The Claremont Colleges. Our keynote speaker was Dr. Van Bailey, Director of The Office of BGLTQ Student Life at Harvard University. Noted in the Trans 100 List in 2014, Dr. Bailey holds a Doctorate in Education from California State University, Northridge. Dr. Bailey sits on the Board of the Boston Hispanic Black Gay Coalition, the Harvard Gender and sexuality Caucus, and is an active member in the Brown Boi Project, a social justice organization focused on racial and gender justice. He has shared his story of inspiration and resilience across the nation at conferences, in classrooms and public forums. Read keynote speaker Dr. Van Bailey's speech! [pdf]
Lavender Graduation 2013
This was the first year we honored graduates from all 7Cs! In 2013 Lav Grad made its way over to Harvey Mudd College to hold a beautiful ceremony at Galileo McAlister Hall on Friday, May 3, 2013. Read the speech given by Keynote Speaker Greg Rae, HMC Alumni and Trustee! [pdf]
Lavender Graduation 2012
The 2012 Lavender Graduation was a great success! With an unprecedented number of students, we celebrated at Claremont McKenna College's The Athenaeum on Friday April 27, 2012. The Keynote Speaker was Alison M. De La Cruz. Alison is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist, arts educator and cultural organizer. De La Cruz's original performance work has been presented at venues across the country including the Kirk Douglas Theatre, the Northwest Asian American Theatre and the Asian Arts Initiative. Her solo works include LA MALONG MALONG (2011), NATURALLY GRACEFUL (2005) and SUNGKA (1999). Thank you to Alison and all of our participants.
Lavender Graduation 2011
The 2011 Lavender Graduation was held on Friday, April 29, 2011 at Scripps's Balch Auditorium. Read Keynote Speaker Jehan Agrama's Speech! [pdf]


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Why Pinterest Contests Will be slowing in 2014
Internet marketers are among Pinterest biggest fans and understandably so since they have been indulging themselves in a marketing bonanza since the sites launch in 2010. Since it's inception Pinterest has been a conversion machine with studies showing its traffic converts at a 50% higher rate than other social media traffic. Pinterest has many ways it can be leveraged to generate heap loads of traffic and brand exposure, and of those ways none has delivered more of a marketing gold rush than contests and competitions. Although these marketing engines have been an amazing and steady weapon for brands to utilize, Pinterest recently announced changes to it's rule book which will significantly change the way that contests can be run on the site and potentially put a pin in marketing strategies everywhere.
How The Rules Have Changed
The changes to how Pinterest contests operate are actually quite radical and will likely upset the plans of many online marketers. Included among these changes are no longer being allowed to ask pinterest members to vote using pins, boards or likes, requiring pinning from a certain selection such as products on a company's website, asking participants to comment or requiring a minimum number of pins.
These changes crack down on two of the most common tactics used by contest marketers. Under the new rules marketers can no longer compel Pinterest members to pin from a specific board or website. This was one of the most common ways that marketers used the site to expose their brand to a wider audience. Secondly contests are now being run on a one person – one vote basis. If you pin once, twice, or a dozen times it won't affect your entry. This removes the incentive to frequently pin or to create multiple boards.
Pinterest's communication manager Annie Tan says that one of the reasons why Pinterest is cracking down on competitions is because they can encourage users to pin things and create boards that they aren't really interested in. As a result these pins and boards can become spammy and not really add a lot of value to other Pinterest users.
Successful Competitions Under The Old Rules
It is useful to look at how successful competitions were being run under the old rules to see why these changes will have a significant impact. In 2012 Country Living ran a "Dream Bedroom Pinterest Contest" in which users had to create a new board called "My Country Living Dream Bedroom".
The contestants were required to pin a minimum of 10 items and at least five of these pins had to be products from the Country Living Website. In addition they were required to comment on the contest pin with a link to their to pinboard in order to enter the competition. Under the new rules this type of competition would break a number of different rules.
What Is Allowed Under The New Rules
The new rules do make it clear what kind of contests will no longer be permissible. What marketers may be less clear about is how businesses can run contests. Jud Hoffman the Pinterest Policy Director gave an example of a Pinterest competition sponsored by a food company which encourages its users to create a board of their favorite thanksgiving meal. In this scenario the food company would not be able to compel those who enter to use specific products on their board or to allow multiple boards to count as more than one entry. However, the food company would gain exposure through sponsoring the competition.
Marketers Will Learn To Live With The New Rules
Despite the tightening of the rules we should expect marketers to abandoning the site any time soon. Firstly Pinterest continues to grow faster rate than any social network in the history of the internet. Secondly the Pinterest user base is highly desirable demographic for most companies to market to. Woman currently make up approximately 80% of the users on the site. They are also more affluent and better educated than the general population. The average household income of a Pinterest user is between $25,000 – $75,000 a year and 25% of them hold a bachelors degree or higher. Considering that 85% of all brand purchases are made by women, we can see why A business would want to appeal to this market.
Pinterest is too valuable a market for businesses to ignore and so marketers will simply have to learn to live with the new rules. Until now Pinterest has been highly flexible in terms of how social media contests can be run, especially compared to other platforms like Facebook. The tightening of the rules can be viewed as a natural evolution of the site as it matures. The challenge for marketers will be to evolve with it.


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Pin a 'Star Wars' droid to your chest, help kids in need
Lucasfilm is teaming up with the Variety Children's Charities to produce a special, droid-themed Gold Heart Pin to sell before movies throughout the holidays.
A little golden badge isn't much of a gadget in the great scheme of things. It doesn't get online. You can't text anybody with it. It doesn't come with so much as a 1 megapixel camera. But the Star Wars Gold Heart Pin should serve its particular function of benefiting needy children well enough.
The folks at Variety Children's Charities figured out how to encourage people to donate to charity during the busy holidays. They'll sell a "Star Wars" collectible to help kids. This time of year, it's common in movie theaters for movie trailers to step aside for an onscreen PSA urging film lovers to donate to Variety Children's Charity. Theater staff then sell the Children's Charity pin, with the proceeds going to charity.
This year's Gold Heart Pin features C3P0 and R2-D2 and will retail for $3. Variety hopes the galactic theme will increase donations during a winter movie season in which "Star Wars" returns to theaters , with a 3D "Phantom Menace" en route in February.


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USB OTG Driver for Linux
The MUSB Linux Driver is free software to help interface Mentor Graphics USB controller cores to the most common Linux USB v2.6 USB stack implementations. The MUSB Linux Driver is not, and has never been, a Mentor Graphics product. Mentor Graphics does not control this driver nor will Mentor Graphics provide support services or updates for this driver, even if you are a Mentor Graphics Support customer. The MUSB Linux Driver is supplied and supported as SourceForge.Net project.
For information, support, and to download the MUSB Linux Driver please visit sourceforge.net.


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On demand, collection INTO THE WILD. Silver fusion. 20 days production time.
Mikky Eger designs one of a kind and limited edition jewelry for people who stand out in any crowd. Her designs have been featured in various magazines and was worn by Brazilian model turned actor Thyago Alves in the Italian movie Finalmente la Felicità. The actor likes Mikky's designes so much that he gave his mother earrings from the New Wave Collection. But then what do you expect from a designer who is so cool that she once worked for MTV? All Mikky Eger jewelry is shipped directly from her studio in Milan.


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Monday will be a busy "hiring" day for Kentucky football.
Neal Brown will be the offensive coordinator for the Wildcats. The Danville native has been contemplating head coaching positions, as well as other offensive coordinator jobs.
Brown isn't the only former Wildcat coming back to Lexington.
Former offensive lineman, John Schlarman (Troy University lineman coach) and Chad Scott (Texas Tech running backs coach) will join the staff.
The addition of Schlarman means that Mike Summers will not resume his duties as the the offensive lineman coach.
Bradley Dale Peveto is also expected to be added as Kentucky's safeties coach. The play-by-play personality with Northwestern State (Peveto's former team) tweeted the following message on Saturday:
"Former Northwestern St head football coach Bradley Dale Peveto is now the safeties coach at Kentucky under new coach Mark Stoops."


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Maria Sharapova swept into the semi-finals of the Open GDF Suez in Paris on Friday with a 6-2 6-2 win over Kirsten Flipkens.
Sharapova will next face fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova after the world number 26 battled to a three-set win over German fourth seed Angelique Kerber.
In contrast to Sharapova, Pavlyuchenkova needed two hours and 27 minutes to squeeze past her opponent via a final set tie-break 5-7 6-3 7-6 (7/3).
Pavlyuchenkova said: "I just tried to stay calm and keep playing my game.
"After I lost the first set I was a bit more relaxed so it was easier to focus on my game and technique. I had too much emotion in the first set but in the second I felt much better."
Home favourite Alize Cornet beat Germany's Andrea Petkovic 7-6 (8/6) 5-7 6-3 to reach the last four where she will face third seed Sara Errani, who was a 6-2 6-3 winner over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.


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LIVE OAK, Calif. — A fire that destroyed an ocean front Calif. home has been deemed suspicious partly because of a partially nude woman found at the scene who was reported missing earlier in the day.
The Sunday night blaze was reported by neighbors of the vacant vacation home, according to the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Neighbors reported seeing flames as well as a partially nude young woman staring at the blaze from the back deck.
"It is going to be hard to determine a cause because there is so much damage," Fire Inspect Mike DeMars said.
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In the second game of the Gotham Classic, the Temple Owls (8-2) had trouble finding any positives in a 72-62 loss to the Canisius Golden Griffins (8-2).
Guard Khalif Wyatt led the Owls with 17 points, but had another rough shooting night, going 6-of-16 from the field (37.5 percent) and 0-of-6 from three-point range. Forward Scootie Randall also didn't have too much going for him from beyond the arc, going 1-of-12 (8.3 percent) Forward Jake O'Brien chipped in 14 points, nine of those points coming from three.
"I can't say it's overly surprising, the way we've been playing," Temple coach Fran Dunphy said. "We've been escaping with some wins, but we haven't been playing well. I thought we played a decent first half and if we could have repeated that in the second half, I would've obviously felt better."
The three-point shooting woes continued for the Owls. Following their 5-of-20 performance in the Gotham Classic opener against Alcorn State, Temple shot a poor 4-of-28 (14.2 percent) from the floor. It was the 5th time that they've shot below 25 percent from beyond that arc this season, doing so against Rice (15.3 percent), Buffalo (21.4), Towson (23.5) and Alcorn State.
"We've got some good jump shooters that have a lot of confidence," Wyatt said. "Everybody loves the shot if it's going in and everybody hates it if it isn't, so we just have to do what we do well and the shots will start to fall, then we'll be fine."
"You're going to take what the defense gives you, but would I like us to drive it to the rim and get fouled and score layups? Yeah, I'd certainly like to do that," Dunphy added. "I'm not sure how many opportunities we had, but we need to be a better basketball team, share a little bit more and that's what we'll work on over the next couple of days."
It was the trio of guards of that carried Canisius. Harold Washington, Isaac Sosa and Billy Baron (son of Golden Griffin coach Jim Baron) kept Canisius close in the first half, and ultimately took the lead in the second, as the three scored a combined 36 points on 15-of-36 shooting (41.7 percent). Before Wednesday night's game, the guards had combined for an average of 41.8 points.
The Owls had a tough time defending against the Golden Griffins' transition offense, as Canisius went 10-of-21 (47.6 percent) from deep.
"We knew coming into the game that that's their game plan, to get out in transition and hit threes," Owls guard Will Cummings said. "They made it difficult for us to find all the shooters because all of their guards have the ability to knock down shots. That's what they did tonight."
Canisius had trailed throughout most of the first half, but battled back and used a 13-0 run early in the second half to take a 43-42 lead. O'Brien took it upon himself to take the lead back, hitting another three-pointer, his third of the night.
After O'Brien's three, it was a game of runs that decided the outcome.
For the next two minutes, the Golden Griffins hit a barrage of threes, hitting four straight to take a six point lead over the Owls with eight minutes left in the second half. Canisius guard Reggie Groves, who finished the night with 12 points, hit three of the four from deep.
Temple responded with a 7-0 run of their own, retaking the lead with less than six minutes to play. Baron then hit two threes in a minute to give the Golden Griffins a four-point lead.
"They made that run, we made our run and took the lead back, but we didn't make enough shots down the stretch," Wyatt said. "They hit some big shots, got some loose balls, I just give a lot of credit to them."
Canisius would hold onto the lead as Temple missed five straight three-pointers to end the game, another showing of poor shooting from long range.
Temple finishes off their Gotham Classic appearance with a game against Syracuse at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, December 22nd. The Orange are 10-0 and ranked third in the nation.


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At the end of June we took a weekend trip to Alsace with friends of ours whose son is friends with Bloggerboy Junior. Neither son was along, but Fräulein Bloggerboy accompanied us with her boyfriend of over one year. We've been going to the Alsace with our friends since 1998 at irregular intervals -- ouch, that's fourteen years. Traditionally we arrive late on Friday afternoon and enjoy a nice meal in one of the local restaurants. On Saturday, we stock up on local goodies and hike into the nearby hills for a picnic, and then we hike back to town and taste wines. We had a nice visit and enjoyed our picnic. I think this was at least our sixth trip to Alsace with our friends.
One of the nearby Alsatian villages
On Friday evening I had Peter's Fish (aka John Dory) as my main course,
washed down with an excellent Grand Cru Riesling from
the surrounding vineyards. Peter's Fish is considered the
best fish for making Bouillabaisse. Just at the top of the picture:
Frau Bloggerboy's frog's legs with spätzle.
On Saturday we hiked through the vineyards above the village
to our traditional picnic spot in the hills.
Did I mention that Frau Bloggerboy tends to overdo it
on picnics? Our friends had one backpack for two
persons and a limited menu. We had three backpacks and a large
shopping bag for four persons. That was my first hike with
a shopping bag! Notice I brought my Opinel knife back to
its home country for a visit. A perfect picnic knife.
After we returned home, I looked up our first visit to Alsace with our friends and found this [redacted] journal entry from a time when Fräulein Bloggerboy was about two and Bloggerboy Junior about five:
"Friday was
a bad day with the kids. We visited
Chateau Haute-Koenigsbourg. It was
crowded. Bloggerboy Junior had a good
time, but Fräulein Bloggerboy was miserable.
I went to get the car, and when I came back, Bloggerboy Junior was
whining for a toy that Frau Bloggerboy had refused to buy him, and the rest of
the day went downhill. We drove into
Sélestat and had lunch in front of the Gothic Church. After that we walked through the old part of
town. Bloggerboy Junior was
impossible. We had a hilarious scene in
a cafe, with Fräulein Bloggerboy kicking and screaming. I ended up eating two ice cream cones, one of
which Bloggerboy Junior had used all of his ingenuity to obtain -- and then wanted
to discard. Then we headed home,
exhausted and demoralized. Later, we
went to dinner. Our friends were going
to show up later. Fräulein Bloggerboy
was a monster the whole time. She would
not sit in her high chair. I had to keep
taking her out to the patio to walk around to keep her out of the kitchen or
off the other guests' tables. I was
exhausted and had trouble enjoying my food.
Bloggerboy rode on my back in the children's backpack that my parents had
brought over from the States during their last visit. She slept
most of the way to our picnic spot, only to wake up just in time to sing in my
ear as we walked the final 300 meters.
She really liked being on Papa's back and hummed most of the way home."
Strangely, I can barely remember the stressful incidents, but the sound of Fräulein Bloggerboy's singing still rings in my ears.


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ASUS Eee 1002HA Netbook Reviewed - PCMark05, iTunes Encoding and Movie Encoding
As Shane McGlaun suits up to take care of our Notebooks section hereon, he kicks things off by taking a close look at ASUS' snazzy looking Eee 1002HA.PCMark05
Version and / or Patch Used: 1.2.0
Developer Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com
Product Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com/products/pcmark05
The next test I ran on the computer was PCMark05. We always prefer to run PCMark Vantage at TweakTown, but Vantage doesn't support computers running Windows XP which is what the 1002HA uses.
PCMark05 is an application that simulates different types of workloads from editing graphics to watching video and all sorts of items in between. The long and rigorous test provides a simple score that is great for allowing direct comparison between different computers. The Eee 1002HA scored 1495 PCMarks on the test. That is an average score for the netbook class considering that all netbooks offer virtually the same specifications.
iTunes Encoding
Version and / or Patch Used: 8
Developer Homepage: http://www.apple.com
Product Homepage: http://www.apple.com/itunes
Now we will get into the tests that will be of more interest to most people shopping for a new computer and show how well the system performs as a whole on common, real-world usage scenarios.
For the iTunes test I took a set of 12 MP3s and copied them into the latest version if iTunes. Once the tracks were in iTunes I used the software to convert them to AAC format and timed the process with a stopwatch. It took the modest 1002HA a full 22 minutes and 2 seconds to encode all of the tracks.
That number is vastly less than the performance you can expect from full notebooks. For example, the Alienware M15X (a much, much more powerful and expensive notebook) encoded the same MP3s in slightly under 6 minutes. However, as I stated before, the vast majority of netbooks on the market are running the same exact hardware so you can expect the 1002HA's score to be average for the netbook segment as a whole.
Movie Encoding
Version and / or Patch Used: 9
Developer Homepage: http://www.microsoft.com
Product Homepage: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx
If you are a fan of video content and want to encode something to be downloaded from the Internet or sent to your iPod or other device, the overall performance of your notebook or netbook will greatly affect how fast you can do this.
This test directly measures the performance of the computer systems for encoding video content using the free Windows Media Encoder application. The movie file I encoded in the test was a total of 45.32MB and took the 1002HA 26 minutes and 11 seconds.
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El Paso, TX (KTSM) — Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, and there are several weekend events scheduled to help celebrate the season outdoors.
More than 25 bands will take the stage Saturday for the third annual Neon Desert Music Festival in Downtown El Paso. Gates will open at 3 p.m. Saturday at the corner of Franklin and Oregon. The party will go on until 2 a.m. The event is cash-only, but there will be two ATMs on site.
Tickets are $55 advance, or $65 at the door. VIP packages are also available. For ticket information, artist lineup and FAQs, visit www.neondesertmusicfestival.com. We have also attached the information below.
There will be more fun under the sun at the KLAQ BalloonFest at Wet N Wild. The three day festival, which is now in it's 28th year kicks off early Saturday morning when more than 30 animal-shaped balloons will take off at dawn, or approximately 6 a.m.
The water park will open at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The bands will hit the stage starting at noon.
A one-day ticket costs $19.99 in advance, or $29.99 the day of. Tickets are sold at area 7-11 Alon stores. For more information, go to http://klaq.com/balloonfest.
The Southern New Mexico Wine Festival will also be in full swing throughout the weekend. It is held every year at the Southern New Mexico State Fair Grounds west of Las Cruces.
Admission is $15 for adults 21 and older. People under 21 get in free, but must be accompanied by an adult. For information, visit http://www.snmwinefestival.com.
On Monday, a Memorial Day service will be held at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. A 21-gun salute will start at 9 a.m. The service is free and open to the public.
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Here's a bit of hope for everyone who has suffered an injury (and everyone who has watched their beloved animals rehab from an injury).
This small pony, Molly, was left for dead after Hurricane Katrina hit southern Louisiana. Her owners had to abandon her, and she roamed on her own for weeks afterward, looking for food and water. When she was finally rescued, she was taken to a farm with hundreds of other abandoned animals. Once there, she was attacked by a pit bull and nearly had her right front leg gnawed off by the dog.
When vets finally examined her, her leg was in bad shape. Vets knew they couldn't save the leg, and that meant putting Molly down. But one LSU vet, Rustin Moore, noticed how great a patient Molly was, unlike most other horses. She was careful to lie down on different sides of her body to avoid getting sores. She allowed people to handle her. She carefully shifted her weight and avoided overloading her one good front leg.
So Moore decided Molly was a good candidate for amputation and a prosthesis, something that is rarely, if ever, performed on horses. He removed her leg below the knee and had a human prosthesis designer build her a new leg, complete with a smiley-face imprinted on the bottom of her new hoof. Now, everywhere she walks, she leaves a smiley face behind.
Molly's regular vet, Allison Barca, reports that Molly will hold her limb out when she wants the prosthesis on, and even let vets know when she's tired of wearing it. The funniest part, says Barca, is when she can't catch the three-legged Molly!
The best part of the story is that Molly has a very important job now. She brings smiles and laughs to the faces of people in shelters, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers. Her will to survive and inspire hope prompted Barca to call her the "symbol for New Orleans itself."
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"I woke up from a dream, yet my eyes see only nightmares. Corpses in the streets and a shrieking red maelstrom where the sky is supposed to be. The world itself seems to be dying and nothing really makes sense. Today, I accidentally walked into someone's memories, nearly killed her as a child. I never thought I'd miss the laws of physics being consistent this much. The voice tells me to fight, to destroy this broken world and the last ones in it and I'll be able to create a new one. One without senseless suffering like this, perhaps. I shouldn't believe it, but my gut tells me otherwise. When I unlocked my power, instinctively, I knew I was born for this."
- The setting is our modern day world, struck by a supernatural calamity, killing all but a handful of all living beings in the entire cosmos. Reality is slowly dissolving, allowing a new universe to be born, in a cycle that has supposedly been going on forever. This new world will be designed according only to a single vision and the survivors are to determine which it'll be.
- It's a sorta action-intrigue kind of game. The characters have awesome powers and the most straightforward way of accomplishing their goals is to kill the others. However, it's not the only way, diplomacy, mindfucking and backstabbing also being quite effective. PvP is to be expected, either way. Drama, angst and general roleplaying faffing about is also encouraged. Really, it's about whatever the characters do, because...
- It's a sandbox game. There's no pre-written plot. As a GM I have a couple of characters meant for stirring shit up and a couple mysteries up my sleeve, but no plot, no sequences you have to go through. All the characters have a central goal they should pursue with vigor, and how they go about it, and what they do in between, is the story. I'll do some of it, but you're still largely in charge of interesting things happening in and around your character.
- There's a resolution system in play, so fights aren't won by whoever posts most aggressively. It's based on the concept of "no guts, no glory"; a risk has to be taken for anything to be accomplished. Inversely, you can't lose something you haven't risked. I've tried to keep it simple and non-intrusive and it can be bypassed entirely if people would rather not deal with it.
- The concept is heavily inspired by the videogame Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, and a little by the others in the series as well. There's lots of differences though and the game isn't canon or required knowledge or anything. If you have played it, you're free to draw as much inspiration as you want from it.
A ritual older than time was enacted and the end of the world came swiftly. The sky turned in a red, swirling vortex and all life started dying in a matter of moments. Billions of people fell dead immediately, at best letting out a scream first. You watched this, catched a glimpse of building contorting and changing size, shadows coming alive and reality itself destabilizing before blacking out. In your unconscious mind a voice spoke to you. It explained how the destruction of the universe had been set in motion. How it was a necessary step in the rebuilding of a new one. And how you could be the one to rebuild it according to your own vision, as a god incarnate. This vision, this burning flame for change is the only reason you are still alive, one in a billion. You are not alone, however. There are others with visions just as strong. They will have to persuaded to your way of thinking or be killed. The new universe cannot be created until then. Your weapons have been readied. Reality, fickle as it this close to the end, can be bent to your will, your soul's strength materialized. The rest is up to you.
The game takes place in New York, simply because it's a big city that most of us are somewhat familiar with. It's also the eye the storm, the most stable place in a deteriorating world, though that doesn't say much. Like everything else, the earth is steadily dissolving. At the start of the game, the points farthest from New York, which is Australia, is effectively gone, and the rest is going too. Keep in mind though, reality is not consistent, walk through a door and you may find yourself seemingly on another place on earth. Your character can also come from anywhere, and be in New York for specific or mystical reasons or for no reason at all. The city streets are littered with corpses, well-preserved and lifeless in a doll-like manner, though there are also many who are conspicuously clean. It's dark everywhere because the sun is not visible anymore, instead there is the fluctuating, red glow from the vortex and the occasional working street lamp. Like everything, electricity is inconsistently working in some places and not others. While the major streets and landmarks most lodged into the worlds subconscious look like themselves, odd things and places can be found in every alley. What I'm trying to say is, that it is your world too and you may fill in what you like, as long as it matches the overall theme.
The game will start one day after the calamity started. This is to kickstart things a bit so we don't have to spend more time than needed on "omg, this is horrible!". "omg, I haz special power?" and "omg, nothing makes sense!". Basically, your character already knows what's going on to the detailed here and the shock may have lessened a bit. Wangst is still good though and your character may still be finding their sea-legs, if you think that's interesting. It's just so we can skip past a bit of the unnecessary set-up and exposition. Your character may also have been sleeping for all of that time, if you do think the "reveal" is interesting. Alternatively, you can always do flash-backs. It's also enough time you may have met some of the other characters already, but you should state it explicitly in your character sheet if you have.
What you can always do
The rules come into play when you enter into a conflict with another character and during special, player-initiated challenges, and only then. For all other parts of the game, you say what happens and that is what happens. So yeah, you can go scaling up the sides of buildings, invent parts of the landscape or one-shot random monsters, without me stopping you. You should not fuck with physics in a way your characters power does not enable you to, but since the setting itself is messed up, there's a certain amount of leeway to be had by detailing your surroundings instead. Gravity might be weaker or tilted in an area, the food you're eating might last you for days somehow and there might just be a convenient hole in space to escape through. You can just declare this and it'll be true. What you cannot do, however, is dictating anything about what happens to another character than your own. Not without using the conflict resolution rules.
When you enter into conflict with another character, the rules kick in. As mentioned, it works both as a safety net, and an encouragement to risk it all and win some fights, dammit. Conflicts can be of any nature: physical fights, social, trying to convince someone to join your cause, a mind battle, who can sprint the fastest, whatever. The players involved are the ones that decide when something counts as a conflict, and initiates it themselves. The only requirement is that two characters is in direct opposition, having opposite goals. It's probably most suited for combat, and while I think it'll work well for social intrigue also, it's perfectly fine if people would rather just "talk it out". The rules will often get you further in terms of the game's overall goal though (or further away if you lose, heh).
Initiating Conflict
At any point, anyone can identify they are now in a conflict. First, they'll do the usual thing and post something about what their character does, probably something drastic like throwing the first punch. Then, in spoiler tags at the end of their post they should detail two things: Their risks and style bonuses. Risks are what you are willing to let happen to your character, mostly in the case that you lose. Bigger risks means higher bonuses which help your odds of winning. You cannot enter into a conflict without risking anything. When one player has posted their risks, the other player should respond in kind, posting first how their character responds and their chosen risk. Then either I or the players roll two ten-sided dice for each combatant, adding in the bonuses, and the higher sum wins. More on this later. Each player should then follow up with a post detailing the consequences of the roll. The winning player generally have the right to describe the infliction of the risks the loser chose. If they risked serious bodily harm, the winner is allowed to describe how they beat up the losers character, badly. They can also let the precise effects of some of them be up to the other part, as might be appropriate with mental risks and such. The loser has the right to describe how the conflict ends, whether they surrender, flee in haste or just leave in a huff, unless one of their risks specifically dictates how the fight should end. In its most compact form, a conflict takes four posts, but can be longer. Not all risks have to be taken right away, but can be "built" up over multiple posts. For instance, the initiator can add to their risks if the opponent bids much higher. The resolution after can also be done in multiple posts, the ultimate outcome is just set in stone when the dice are rolled.
The Risks
Below is the standard lists of risk you can take. They're divided into categories of how much of a bonus it gives you. +1 is awarded for bad, but not debilitating stuff that can mended, +2 is something lasting or particularly nasty, +3 is something incapacitating that puts you at the mercy of your opponent and +6 radical, permanent change of the character, death and what's worse. You can at max take enough risks to get a total bonus of +10, and you take max 2 risks in the +1 category, max 1 from all the others. The list goes:
+1: Fluff Stuff & Temporary Setbacks
- Losing a very useful, but not significant item
- Serious fatigue, needing rest for most of remaining day
- Serious embarrassment and disreputation, in ones own eyes and others
- Question your own beliefs
- Gain respect for the specific opponent/change your view of them
- Power exhausted, completely unusable for 24 hours
- A small, but nagging injury or mental trauma
- Accidentally hurt an ally or innocent (-1 to the their next roll)
+2: Major Hurt (-2 to your next roll)
- A fixable, but serious injury or trauma, like heavy blood loss or temporary insanity
- Extreme, but transient, pain
- Losing a personal, unique and important item, to your opponent if they wish
- Conceding to any reasonable demands of your opponent
- Power unstable and dangerous for a long while (essentially giving me, the GM license to fuck with it and you)
+3: Losing the Fight (-2 in all further rolls unless healed)
- A permanent injury or trauma, like a crushed bone or a debiliating phobia
- Major mental breakdown, will never quite function right again
- Surrender, on their terms
- Concede to their way of thinking
- Incapacitated, knocked out cold
- Captured, to be dealt with later
- Bleeding out, dead without help
- A part of yourself, like a limb, or your power, gone forever.
+6: Lose Yourself (Can't win the game, and -2 if you live)
- All but a slave to their opponent, bound to follow their every command
- Mind forever broken and lost track of your goal, catatonic or insane
- Subsumed by your own power, integrated in the fabric of the current universe
- Dead, your corpse the foundation of the next universe
The penalties to the next dice rolls may be waived in situations where I feel the risk itself is grave enough. This is not a complete list, you can, and I hope you will, make up your own risks along the way. What makes sense will often depend on the specific situation. Like, if you know your opponent wants something specific from you, risk that. It's good sport. These are mainly examples so you know what categories they should fit into. Note that the math works out so that you gain a pretty sizeable advantage by taking more risks than your opponent, but it's never completely unlikely you will lose. The most important thing rule though, is you may never inflict something on your opponent that they have not risked, or you have not won the right for yet. You may not inflict serious wounds on another character (cuts, bruises and flesh wounds should be fine), you may not kill a character you have captured, before winning the right to do exactly that. The rules expect some degree of gentlemanly conduct from you.
Conflict Resolution Detailed
So, you write about post where you duke it out, decide what risks you're willing to take. You post them in spoiler tags at the end of your post like so:
Risks: Nagging Injury +1, Give him the amulet +1, power backfire +2, surrender +3. Total: +10.
Or similar. You also post it in the OOC if you prefer, and it's not crowded that day. Once all involved in the conflict have posted all the risks, the dice have to be rolled. I can do that for you, or you can do it yourself to speed things up. Either way, the rolling is done via this website. Input your character's name, roll 2d10 plus your total bonus. The site saves the rolls so they can be looked up later, so there's no cheating. Whoever has the highest sum is the winner, and has the right to make true all the risks the loser took. They can do however many of them they want, them all, or just a select few, if they wish. If the difference of the two results are less or equal to 3 (20 and 17 for instance), the loser may inflict one +1 or +2 category risk on the winner, as a consolation prize. If the two results are exactly equal, both may inflict ALL +1 or +2 category risks on the other, and can then either start a new conflict or solve it in a more civil manner. As mentioned, the winner has the right to make the risks come true, but take advantage of the OOC thread and communicate, discuss which specific outcomes are the most fun and such. You also never HAVE to inflict all the risks as the winner, you can chose which ones you make happen. Fights with multiple opponents work just the same, it people are in "teams", on team can win, otherwise there's always only one winner. Someone who rolled higher than one but lower than another is still effectively a loser, but may help in realizing the risks of those with lower sums.
Hopefully this all makes sense. There's one other thing you can do with the rules, called challenges. If you're ever bored, you can end your post (or post in the OOC) with "Challenge" in spoiler tags. When you do this, I, as the GM, will follow up by making your characters life... Interesting. I'll throw monsters, falling-rubble, spontaneous black holes or something else at you. Then I'll post in spoilers a target number you have to beat. You'll do the usual thing and post your characters actions and chosen risks and style bonuses. The roll happens and if the roll is less than the target, I get to act on your risks. Equal to, or above, and nothing bad happens, and something good might. Roll 3 or more above the target number, and you at least get a +1 to your next conflict or challenge, but challenges might also provide opportunities, for instance for healing, but it varies.
Challenges are really the only way in which I'm a traditional GM. If no-one is initiating challenges, I'll just play my characters and adjudicate the rules. Otherwise, you're in charge of things happening. If you ever can't figure out what you should do, put in the challenge flag, and something will come to you. Alternatively, you can put in "Challenge (no dice)" and there won't be any risks taken or dice rolling business, but still dangers and opportunities coming at you.
If you've had some bad rolls and have received lasting injuries, you can try to heal them. This works much like a challenge, except you post "Healing:" in spoiler tags and the wounds you want to get rid of. You post Risks (for instance infection, blood loss or other things that'll make it worse, or it could that you're making noise and thus drawing attention to yourself, you pass out or other such) and roll against a target number. The target number is then 10 + the sum of the value of the original Risks that you took to get the injury - 1 if you're getting help. For instance, if you want to heal a lost limb, a +3, the target would be 13. If your doctor friend Francis is helping out, it's 12. Roll above the target number and you're healed and the penalties dissapear. Roll exactly the same as it and you're not healed, but you're not worse for the wear either. . Below, and your new risks take effect, as per usual. Notably, the odds are such that if you risk more the value of what you're trying to heal, you have a better than 50% chance, but it's hardly a sure thing. Healing is, well, risky. If you fail to heal your wounds, you cannot try again until you're situation has significantly changed, say, a lot of time has passed, you've gotten a new, healing power, or someone new & capable is helping you this time, determined at my discretion. This might be never, don't expect a second chance. Also, you need to be in a position where you have time and calm to do the healing, it can't be done in the middle of an battle or while running from an enemy. Lastly, you can only heal a wound if it makes sense that you could. You can't heal a blown off arm unless you or someone else has a power that would actually make that possible.
A conflict is any time you are in direct opposition with another character. Post in spoiler tags at the end of your post the risk you are willing to take. Max +10 in risks can be taken, and max one from every category, except for +1, where it's 2.
Your opponent will do the same. Keep posting until you both have all the risks and bonuses you want. Roll 2d10 plus your bonus via this website or signal me to do it for you. The one with the highest roll may inflict all the others risks taken on them. If the difference between the two sums are less than four, the loser may also inflict a +1 or +2 risk on the winner. In a draw, both can inflict all such on the other.
If you're ever in doubt about what to do in the game, post "Challenge!" in spoilers and I'll throw something interesting and/or dangerous at you.
Character Sheet
Note that I'm taking a "less is more" approach to the character sheets, and really, the game in general. That means a longer CS isn't a better one. What matters is you make an interesting character with just a bit of complexity to them. Those that enjoy writing lots for its own sake are of course allowed to do so, but no one else should feel pressured to pad their CS just to make it longer.
Name: (A real world name please, unless your character has deliberately decided to forego that in the current situation and wants to be known as the dark knight or whatever)
Age: (Duh.)
Gender: (Duh.)
Quote: (Something they would say, that gives a good glimpse at their character. It matters a lot whether it's a quote from after or before the calamity, the latter should be something a real person would say. After, in case you haven't noticed, people might be going a little crazy.)
Background: (Whatever you feel is important about their life from before the event, perhaps also what they've been doing on the day after. This stuff is only really important in the way it ties into their personality, relates to the other characters or their vision, so you don't have to go into all too much detail.)
Personality: (Keep in mind, real life people, both having some character flaws and strengths without being too extreme about either is appreciated. You should focus mostly on who they are after the calamity, how they intend to act now. Keep it short, focused, don't detail more characters aspects than you can juggle in play. NOTE: Your character has to somehow be a "doer" type. They have to be passionate and committed to their vision enough that they're willing to actively pursue it. Perhaps reluctantly or cowardly, and passion can easily smolder rather than burn, but your character has to be able to get shit done one way or another, or they simply won't work in the game. Really, they would be dead already.)
Vision: (Perhaps the most important part of the CS. Your character has a vision for a new universe. The vision can take many forms: It can be political (f.rex. a world where communism actually works), relating to life itself (all life in state of constant happiness or where all life is one organism, made of many minds) or the shape of reality (a universe consisting only of simple shapes, with intuitive laws of physics). Having a very radical or abstract vision is encouraged, we're building realities from scratch here. Though, your vision may also develop over the course of the game, you don't have to detail here exactly what the new world is going to look like, just what your character cares most about changing. Also, your vision need not be specifically heroic or villainous, it should be what your character believes is best for the world. The winner gets to decide what is right and what is wrong.)
Power: (So, you have some sort of power to bend reality, since it's very bendy right about now. There's no real limits to what this can be, but there are some requirements. Your power should be a minimum of one of these:
- Deeply personal, closely relating to your vision or personality. A power that is a direct extension of yourself, of your soul. That's where the power comes from.
- Tightly linked to the game's themes, being uncanny, disturbing, bloody, mindfucking, dark or surrealistic. Fuck with reality in destructive ways, punch holes in space that won't mend.
- Very creative, cool and diverse in its use.
Aiming for all three is great, of course. You'll really have to impress me to get the last one, though. The power should obviously not be godmode and overpowered, but the rules are partly there to ensure you can lose no matter your power, and it should definitely be powerful. Your power doesn't have to be applicable to fighting, but its a significant choice if it isn't, though a gun is still a handy backup. You only have one power, one area of reality you can mess with, but you can detail numerous sub-powers that follow from the overall one. Also, give it a cool title.)
Relation: (optional) (Look at the list of other characters submitted. Pick one, and detail how you relate to this person. Perhaps you're family, old friend or have shared history, you know them by reputation or you've met them after the calamity and had a talk or fight. Be sure to ask the owner of the other character permission if it's a two-way relationship. This can be hard to logically justify if we get a very international crew of characters, but note that it doesn't have to be a concrete relationship, just the way you see that particular character. You can state that you've never met, but that that particular person gives you goosebumps, that you think there's something off about them, or that your character is convinced your visions are opposed and you have to kill this person, even if they aren't. You can edit this in later if there's not many other characters at the time of writing.)
Appearance: (In broad strokes. Size, build and distinguishing features. Do introduce yourself in-game too, this is just for reference.)


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San Elizario could soon become a city
POSTED: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 5:15pm
UPDATED: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 9:10pm
EL PASO COUNTY, TX (KTSM) — San Elizario could soon incorporate as a city. As we've reported, the effort initiated after the former Socorro city council attempted to annex eight parcels of land adjacent to the historic district. Maya Sanchez, who is a fifth generation San Eli resident, is leading the process of incorporation…
"we actually started this group pretty much as soon as the annexation became public, we knew we were taking a risk but that was a risk we were willing to take for our community, and as of present day we're now in the last three steps of what we need to do" Sanchez said.
Because the community is unincorporated Socorro and Clint would have to give approval, in addition, a petition with at least 50 signatures of registered voters must be turned to the county judge by August 26. If the judge approves it, it would then go to the voters in November.
"I truly believe this city council is leaning towards giving approval to San Elizario to be incorporated to become a town the city, I believe It's in the best interest of the citizens of Socorro that we should not annex them" Socorro City Representative Rene Rodriguez mentioned.
One San Elizario tire shop owner says incorporation is needed.
"I support it because well anyway if Socorro grabs us the taxes are going to go up a little bit I mean way too high, this way they're going to go up a little bit to a point where we can handle it as business owners or residents" Sera said.
Sanchez knows raising 20 thousand dollars for the project won't be easy but is willing to work hard to convince voters..
"We have a lot of money that we have to raise to pay for legal fees, land surveyor creating our city limits, all sorts of costs so we do have a big challenge ahead of us trying to raise 20 thousand dollars is not an easy task buy luckily we have the support of a lot of people so we're confident they'll be sympathetic to the cause and help us with those costs" Sanchez concluded.
Business owners in the historic San Elizario District preferred not to talk on camera and mentioned they oppose this effort because of the high costs and the possibility of a tax increase if the area is incorporated.
Socorro City Council will discuss the approval of San Elizario's incorporation process next Thursday.


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The resulting expansion of the postdoctoral pool has not, however, created permanent jobs for life scientists; it has produced a holding pattern. In its favor, the increased fraction of PhDs who now take postdoctoral work is probably responsible for the finding that an increased fraction of life-science PhD recipients are involved primarily in research (Table F.1). The result has been an economical and highly effective workforce whose research productivity is excellent and whose salary costs are comparatively low. The intellectual fluidity and scientific productivity of the life sciences rests to a great extent upon this cadre of postdoctoral fellows who, with graduate students, operate within the tradition of laboratories that are funded through highly competitive grants to principal investigators for the pursuit of their scientific ideas.
If the annual rate of PhD production had been constant into the 1990s, the number of scientists in the postdoctoral holding pattern would probably have continued to grow. In reality the rate of PhD production has increased. In 1996, 7,696 life-science PhD degrees were awarded, roughly a 42% increase over the 5,500 characteristic of the 1980s. A substantial fraction of that increase was due to an influx of foreign students, partly as a result of a change in immigration law described in chapter 2. In 1995 about 22.4% of the PhD recipients were foreign nationals. Although it is difficult to know precisely what percentage of those foreign-born graduates will return to their countries of origin, the most recent Survey of Doctoral Recipients indicates that, at least at graduation, the majority state an intention to remain in the United States.
The dramatic increase in the number of life-science PhDs has already had a substantial effect on the size and composition of the postdoctoral pool, and the pool is being enlarged by an influx of foreign-trained PhDs who have come to the United States for further training. The inevitable consequence has been an increase in the competition among postdoctoral fellows for permanent positions in all employment sectors. The full impact of the population increase has not yet been felt in that most of the new postdoctoral fellows have yet to face the permanent-job market. That suggests that young people's difficulty in finding jobs that use their research training will get worse before they get better. Moreover, the committee's analysis in chapter 4 suggests that there is no new source of jobs for life scientists lying just over the immediate horizon—nothing like the opportunities provided by industry during the 1980s. If anything, the expected changes in the financing of higher education, academic health centers, and industry will only widen the gap between the number of life scientists being trained and the number of jobs for them to do.
Should the recent changes in the career paths of life scientists be a cause of concern? Is the dismay that is being voiced by the current generation of trainees a symptom that the system is no longer optimal, or is it simply the normal discomfort of students reacting to the prospect of healthy competition? Opinions about the value, appropriateness, and stability of the current


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Juice Review - TVR Peaches and Cream
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Just got my sampler pack from[URL="http://www.thevaporroom.net/index.html"] The Vapor Room[/URL] last night. They recommend letting their juices steep for a few days, but I am impatient so I picked one at random and began vaping it right out of the box.
TVR Peaches and Cream
6mg Nic
5ml Sampler Bottle
Standard Ego-T setup
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