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I can't keep up with multiple threads, so I'm going to consolidate the information here. I am happy to answer questions in this thread; however, I cannot look up everyone's account and provide comments about their account's behavior history. If you have a legitimate, reasonable request, I'll look into a few accounts here and there. Quick FAQ 1) What happened? a) A small group of players were identified as abusers of the report feature--many of these players had repeatedly created negative experiences for others by consistently reporting players for infractions that were reviewed as unwarranted while also harassing the same players in-game. 2) What actions did Riot take? a) In this small group of players, we decided to make their reports have 0 power. In addition, we looked for players who were in this group and also recently displayed toxic behavior in their games or had a Tribunal history and gave them an additional 7-day ban. This was the worst 0.2% of these players which ended up being a few thousand players per territory. 3) Why did they not receive a verbal warning? a) When we reviewed the players who were in the bottom 0.2%, many of these players had already been warned multiple times by the Tribunal and had not reformed their behaviors. We felt that the severity of their offenses and the extreme abuse of the report feature warranted immediate action. We could have waited for the Tribunal to ban most of these players, but we felt that expedited action was necessary. 4) Were these players banned for excessive reporting? a) No. These players were also toxic in their recent games and the severity of their offenses warranted an expedited penalty. 5) I am scared to report. What should I do in my games? a) If you use the report button responsibly, you never have anything to worry about. Remember, reporting someone is telling Riot that you feel that this player does not belong in the community. It's a very serious tool to use and we take it very seriously when a player is reported. The players given 7-day timeouts had often reported over 1000x more than a typical player and used reports to bully, threaten or otherwise create negative experiences for hundreds of others. 6) Were any innocent players banned? a) Systems are not perfect. We aimed for a 0.1% false positive rate which is a standard that is 10x higher than medical standards, but this means there's a handful of players that potentially did not deserve the additional 7-day penalty. Our Player Support staff is ready to assist in these false positives. --- Our Player Support teams actually sweep accounts for toxic behaviors on a frequent basis and we've empowered them to hand out direct bans as necessary without prior warnings if they catch players displaying excessive racism, bigotry, or other toxic behaviors in their matches. We use these sweeps to determine whether we are doing enough for our community and to check the accuracy and speed of systems such as the Tribunal and LeaverBuster. The Tribunal is just one piece of the solution to player behavior, but we realized we need to do more. We've been receiving a lot of complaints from our community about how the act of reporting has created a more toxic environment for other players; players will write in about having a poor game and someone screaming profanities at them and threatening them with reports and bans. Because of these complaints, we decided to run analyses and metrics against some of the players who reported the highest number of players in the game (after normalizing for games played and all that fun math stuff). We found something a bit surprising and a bit shocking. There were some players that had reported over 1000 times more players than the average player in the population! In addition, these players were often extremely toxic in their games and had repeated cases that were punished in the Tribunal. When we analyzed chat logs in this population, we noticed that they were using reports in an offensive and abusive manner. For example, these players would often say "Enjoy your report f@ggot!" or "everyone in this game, plz report this n*gger." Not all players behaved in this way, but these players were consistently negative towards their teammates in their matches and often tried to convince others to report someone in the game. Many of these players reported for issues (such as playing a poor game) that were not legitimate according to Riot staff standards. The decision we made today was not easy. It was actually quite sad and a bit depressing for me. We knew that we had never banned for something like this in the past; however, as we dug into the data more, we realized how toxic these players were to their teammates and their opponents and we knew that a verbal warning would not be enough. These are players that were abusing our report feature and using it as a tool to bully, criticize and frustrate other players in the game. These players that try to get decent players banned from the game! Many of these players already had Tribunal histories and already had their report weights set to 0, but we felt that these acts were distinct enough that an additional punishment was warranted because the Tribunal was not designed to combat abusive reporting. For many of these players, we simply removed the power of their reports; however, today, we decided to give an additional 7-day timeout to players who were the worst 0.2% of players who abused the report feature and had displayed toxic behavior in their recent matches. The bans were harsh, I agree. But, we felt they were warranted given the level of abuse these players were involved with. I will continue to answer questions in this thread, let's keep it constructive.
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Good for you guys! Edit: They are lucky it was not permanent. I wish it had been.
Thanks. It's irritating when people rage and cuss all game and then threaten to report their team all game. That behavior is toxic and distracting and loses games on its own. At the end of the day, good and evil is preserved by the immortality of the past.
My main account is AlexDnD - you've responded once but not again when I asked for clarification. I was suspended. I felt like I reformed to the best of my knowledge I maybe played 4 or 5 games. This happened within the last few days. Did you re-ban my account based on statistics and information (including the supposed toxic "recent" behavior) from prior to my suspension or after my suspension? A general question - Why so vindictive? Why not just disable the reporting feature for the people who report falsely? Why not just WARN people this could happen? Why do it this way? This seems like deliberate provocation.
I don't think that many players realize that because of the age demographic of this game, people have been extensively using the report feature as a weapon of spite, rather than a tool to improve the community. A measure like this was never going to work for all players, since a minority with a high number of valid reports would be caught up in the crossfire, but for the majority of high volume reporters that abuse the feature, this is a good wake up call. People that were using the tool as it was intended will continue to do so, and those that were abusing it out of malice, will start threads in GD then stop abusing it.
So Lyte. Sometimes I get really angry in game at people with no map awareness and when i comment on their behavior (which may or may not be derogatory) I always get the same response (stfu noobs I know what I'm f***in doing and you arent helping). I often reply "Muted and reported" to which I get "what a pu*s%" or some such response. Often times I don't actually mute them because I'd like to see their pings but this stops them from addressing me directly bc they assume I muted them. I understand that sometimes I'm contributing to the problem but I would like to know if this is what you are handing out bans for (I was not banned this time around). I don't even always report them if they chill out or I realize that they started trying to improve. So long question is really "Is the behavior I described what you are banning for and do I do it too much?" Edit: Thanks for the answer Lyte. I will try to no longer provoke by telling my teammates I plan to mute or report them and just perform the action when necessary.
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Well I am back again for another column in Oasis. This is the second column in a row that I've written for Oasis since my two month departure from writing. I am trying to get back into the habit of writing columns as much as possible so that I can get back into the habit of writing them, that way I don't skip out on them again.
Well, I guess I should start by updating you on what is going on with me as of right now. I started back to my job at Public Works and Government Services Canada. I am really happy to be back, because I really liked this job more than any other job that I have had in my life, not just because I can actually be some sort of professional in what I do, but because for once, it was an office environment where I could be who I AM and not have to worry about people calling me a fag or a queer, not just because the government is good about gays working amongst its ranks (although not in the military), but there are two other gay people working on this floor along with me, whom I have known since I started here last year. It's really nice to know that I have other "family members" here amongst me.
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Well, I guess I should talk about my life and stuff other than work. Lets see, things with my current boyfriend are going really well. We have a few minor disagreements, although I don't think that we've ever had a true argument, in the sense of yelling and screaming at each other. We are very much in love which is good, it's hard to find true love these days, but I think that I have and I am happier than ever.
Things with my mom, with regards to me being gay are actually getting much better. She's come to realize that I am who I am, and I am not going to change. She's also come to realize that I am gay and that there is nothing she can do to change that. She's also come to like a lot of my gay friends and is actually not really giving them a hard time anymore, although she still gives my ex-boyfriend David a hard time when ever she has to talk to him where he works (he works in a local department store). She really doesn't like him and to be honest I don't like him much anymore either. He has a very arrogant attitude and it really bothers me that he thinks of himself as being so all knowing and all seeing when he is only my age, that's just wrong.
Well, lets get to my article shall we? I called this column a new Canada, because last month Canada had another federal election. We have one every four years. This was the first federal election I have voted in, although I have voted in other elections as well. I find that the federal elections are far more interesting, and far more entertaining than any other election. I say interesting and entertaining, because with federal elections you get the real dirt throwing and sleaziness, whereas with provincial or even municipal, it's all pretty calm most of the time.
One thing that is really great about the political landscape here in Canada, is the wide variety of parties from which one can vote. Being gay, I try to vote for a party that I know is very pro-gay, and shy away always from very non-gay parties. In this column, I am going to talk about the five major parties of Canada and rate how they are towards gay people. I should mention the five main parties are: Liberal, Progressive Conservative (PC), The New Democratic Party (NDP), The Bloc Quebecois and The Reform Party.
Let's start off with the party that made it back into power, the Liberals. Almost a year ago, possibly as a lead up to the federal election, the liberals enacted into law a bill that would put discrimination against people based on sexual orientation into the charter of rights and freedoms. After talking with my liberal candidate here in Halifax though, it was easy to see how some of the liberals in the party only did it for votes. Our candidate in this region, Mary Clancy seemed to me, to only have voted for it to pass so that she could win extra votes in the election, and had no real interest in gay issues. That is somewhat similar to other people's thoughts in the liberal party. Some of the people in the party even voted against the bill, one of which is the infamous Rosanne Skokes, who is known through out Nova Scotia for been very homophobic and bigoted. She's infamous through out the country too, for her views on gays and gay rights, which equate to we shouldn't have any.
Looking at the Progressive Conservative party, I'd have to say that they stand pretty much the same way as Rosanne Skokes does. When I talked to the PC rep. for my region, Terry Donahoe, he said that the party wasn't really for or against the gay rights legislation yet, Jean Chariest has been known to be very anti-gay. My sources tell me he along with MP Elsey Wayne voted against the gay rights bill, believing that the government had more important things to be concentrating on. I personally find this belief disturbing.
The Bloc Quebecois has been officially considered the separatist party of Canada. The party's belief is that a sovereign Quebec is better than a Quebec in union with Canada. The party's main goal, is to have a referendum in which they receive a vote of 50% +1 for separation. At this point they would take over Quebec and run it independent of Canada. The Bloc has never really paid attention to the cause of gay people, although they gave their party free vote on the issue (free vote means that the party does not have an official standing on the issue, and that MP can vote however they want and not face possible action from the party for voting the way they did). In the vote for the bill C-33, 65% of Bloc MP's voted for it. A considerable showing for a separatist party.
This leads me to the Reform party. The mere name should bring you some indication of their stand on gay issues. The Reform party is lead by Preston Manning, and is based out of Calgary. Their stronghold is the western areas of Canada, namely the "grassroots" of Canada. This is where the belief of gay people is: See one, shoot it. This kind of philosophy is prevalent in the reform agenda. ALL reform MP's voted again C-33 and many used the bible to show why they didn't vote, using the oldest circle argument know to man, that god said it was even (at this point I should point out there is NO Hebrew word for homosexuality), or they openly put gay people down on television calling us faggots and sick. Their party I think would be shocked and hit hard should a gay person ever openly run for their party. When Preston Manning was in town talking to his candidates here, many gay people protested outside where he was having a meeting. Many times, where ever Preston Manning went, protesters followed, most of which shouted slogans like: Homophobes and bigots be gone and Hey Hey! Ho ho! Preston Manning has got to go! (one of my faves).
The party that has the most gay positive views and has been known to be very gay friendly, the party I always vote for, is the NDP. Its leader, Alexa McDonough happened to be the person running in my riding. She happened to be my provincial MP and then went federal for this election. She has always fought for gay rights and the believes very highly in gay rights. In addition to this, there is at least one openly gay MP in the NDP party, Sven Robinson. The NDP party has always supported pride day events here in Halifax and all around the country and has been in the forefront for advancing gay employment opportunities in the government. One thing is for certain, they are the party of choice for gay issues.
When election night came and went, the liberals managed to pull of a majority government again, but just barely. The results look like this:
Liberals, 155 seats
PC, 20 seats
NDP, 21 seats
Reform, 60 seats
Bloc, 44 seats
Independent, 1 seat
(note: this is an approx.. I didn't have access to the results at the time of writing this column)
Reform has become the official opposition party, which is kind of scary, but I am sure the other parties, including the liberals can gang up on them to introduce something that is pro-gay into law. All the parties want votes, especially the Liberals, whose popularity is sagging.
Well that's the end of this column...I would like to know what you thought? So why don't you e-mail me. I can be reached at home or at work. If your on the net, why don't you stop by and look at my homepage.
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These last few days have been rather entertaining.
Not much has happened, but a few things have. First
of all I'd like to start with the letter from my
previous journal entry. I haven't given it to my mom
yet, but thanks to the responds I have gotten from
my four friends who I emailed the letter to and
the few people who commented to me that I should give
it to her, I have made my final choice.
I plan on handing it over within the next couple of weeks.
My reasoning behind waiting a few more weeks is simple:
Turkey Day and my birthday. I'm not big on either event, but
I don't want to give my mom a total shock on the birthday.
My friends all said that they're behind me on giving my mom
her letter, and that if I ever need to talk just call them
day or night. Which is a very good feeling. I love knowing that
they're behind me. Two of them said that if I can I should
tell her myself and not in the letter, but if my courage isn't
up there completely the letter will do just fine. Depending
on how I'm feeling the day I give her the letter, I might
just read it to her. I'm not sure right now. A lot can happen
with in the next two weeks though.
Now my second piece of information. I got a huge kick out of
this one. Last night my brother called. He and my mom talked
for hours about nothing really. This was the first time she
actually got to talk to him for more than just 10 minutes since
he's been back from Iraq. She was just freaking out, kind of
cute actually. (When she does things like that I know for a
fact that she won't care much about what I have to tell her.)
Then they got on the topic of my sister. She's going to school,
blah, she's still not totally satisfied with her relationship
with her boyfriend, blah, blah, blah. Then I heard my name.
From how I interpreted the conversation (easdropping rocks!)
I figured my brother asked if I had a boyfriend. My mom says,
"You know, sometimes I think she's gay." Pause. I'm getting
a little nervous at this point. "No, I don't think she
actually is though." I'm assuming my brother asked if I was,
and she answered.
It was one of those momments where the heart jumps out of the
chest and drops to the floor flopping back and forth until it
finally loses mommentum. Yikes. But then later that night as
I went back in my head about what they were talking about,
I came to the conclusion that my mom probably has figured out
that I am gay. And I just started laughing to myself. I mean,
here I was sweating that maybe she has no idea, and she's never
thought about it. But when she told my brother that sometimes
she thinks that I could be gay, it clicked. She has thought of
it, which brings for the assumption that recently she's thought
of it more and more. That eased my nerves a little. And that
has also brought me to the conclusion that I will hand her that
letter sometime before the new year.
My friend, Adam is coming to visit from December 17th until
January 2nd. I haven't told him I'm gay, and I don't plan on it.
This is just a part of my life, that will only hurt him. He lives
in Canada and I in the US. I will never move to Canada, and he
will never move to the US, so I have nothing to worry about with
him. But he is a super close friend. I still won't tell him though.
With Adam coming on the 17th, I have decided that my mom is getting
the letter a couple days after my birthday, so hopefully the air
will clear before he gets here.
Cross my fingers that that's how it goes. And if the air isn't cleared
by the time Adam comes, I'll just lie if he asks what's up with my mom
and I. I hate doing it, but I can't hurt him by telling him that I'm
a lesbian. I just can't. He means too much to me as a friend to loose
him. And I know that's a little selfish, but I don't want to loose his
Whoa, so that's my life these last few days. My mind is cleared for the
time being, but I'll be back.
There is one last thing I want to share with you all. I found the lyrics
to my life. They're from Straylight Run's "Mistakes We Knew We Were Making"
(I know, me and Straylight Run, but what can I say. I'm hooked.)
And all our sins come back to haunt us in the end
To hang around and tap us on the shoulder
And smile silent
It's all implied
"You'll die trying to live this down.
You might as well forget it."
Still, i'm convinced that wondering what if
Is the worst thing there is
So we bottled and shelved all our regrets
Let them ferment and came back to our senses
Drove back home and slept a few days
Woke up and laughed at how stupid we used to be
So we bottled and shelved all our regrets
Let them ferment and came back to our senses
Drove back home and slept a few days
Woke up and laughed at how stupid we used to be
We'll get over it
Sad, strong, safe and sober
We'll move forward
And know where we went wrong
But "you can't go home again."
We'll get over it
Sad, strong, safe and sober
We'll move forward
And know where we went wrong
But "you can't go home again."
So we bottled and shelved all our regrets
Let them ferment and came back to our senses
Drove back home and slept a few days
Woke up and laughed at how stupid we used to be
Well good luck with the letter. I thought about doing that but I ended up just telling straight-up. But I think it's a great way to come out. My friend doesnt like that type of thing, but in my mind if you aren't ready to say it what's wrong with writing a letter? So i totally like it. The only thing that my friend said that I did agree with is that the letter might not really fit in with the moment....does that make sense. So, like, when you wrote it you might have been in a certain mood or something that doesn't work for when you give it or read it. But I havent read the letter, so maybe it doesnt really apply with it. But again, I think its a great way to come out and good luck! Have a good thanksgiving too.
Wow the you and Adam thing is like me and my best friend, Danny. He lives in Tennessee and I live in Pennsylvania so its like a 12 hour drive so I get to see him for like a day or two in the summer. I don't want to tell him I'm gay because he is strongly Republican so he might be anti-gay and I don't want to lose him as a friend (we've been best friends for...7 1/2 to 8 years now) I might tell him in a few years when I'm more out and when I have a better understanding of his outlook on gays.
Good luck with your mom.
*Love is blind to everything you throw in its path-Race, gender, religious beliefs, and social class are just minor annoyances.*


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Andover Newton Catalogue and Courses of Instruction
Field Education, Fall Semester, post-requirement, Field Education
Students enrolling in a second year of field education register for this course. This 1.5 credit course includes covenanting with a ministry setting and supervisor, writing theological reflections, and working with partners to assess progress. Students may audit with permission; auditors will be expected to complete all requirements. Graded SAT/UNSAT, permission of the Field Education Program required. Concurrent enrollment in a P3 course and section is optional for an additional 1.5 credits. This course, in conjunction with CMFE 701F, fulfills the upper-level Ministerial Practice requirement. Must enroll in ONE required orientation session, which will include an overview of field education and preparation for theological reflection:
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This listing is subject to change. Continue to check the school's eb site, www.ants.edu, for current information about course listings, times and dates. All courses, including Church and Ministry Department courses, are now offered for 3 credits. Only students following the pre-2001 M.Div. curriculum may elect to take courses for other than 3 credits. Unless otherwise noted, courses are generally limited to 55 students.
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800 | Primarily for D.Min. and S.T.M. students, although a limited number of seniors with the appropriate background may enroll with the instructor's permission. |
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Robert Stirling
Robert Stirling | |
Reverend Dr Robert Stirling
Born | Methven, Perthshire |
25 October 1790
Died | 6 June 1878 Galston, East Ayrshire |
(aged 87)
Nationality | Scottish |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Children | Patrick Stirling b.1820 Jane Stirling b.1821 William Stirling b.1822 Robert Stirling b.1824 David Stirling b.1828 James Stirling b.1835 Agnes Stirling b.1838 |
Parent(s) | Patrick Stirling Agnes Stirling |
Engineering career | |
Significant projects | Stirling engine |
The Reverend Dr Robert Stirling (25 October 1790 – 6 June 1878) was a Scottish clergyman, and inventor of the Stirling engine. Stirling was born at Cloag Farm near Methven, Perthshire, the third of eight children. He inherited his father's interest in engineering[citation needed], but studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow becoming a minister of the Church of Scotland as second charge of the Laigh Kirk of Kilmarnock in 1816. He was Minister of Galston Parish Church from 1824 until 1878.
On 10 July 1819, Stirling married Jean Rankin. They had seven children:[1]
- Patrick Stirling, born 29 Jun 1820, became a locomotive engineer
- Jane Stirling, born 25 Sep 1821, fed ideas to her brothers[citation needed]
- William Stirling born 14 Nov 1822, became a civil engineer and railway engineer in South America
- Robert Stirling, born 16 Dec 1824, became a railway engineer in Peru.
- David Stirling, born 12 Oct 1828, became the Minister of Craigie, Ayrshire
- James Stirling, born 2 Oct 1835, became a locomotive engineer
- Agnes Stirling, born 22 Jul 1838, became an artist
Engineering and science[edit]
Hot air engine[edit]
He invented what he called the Heat Economiser (now generally known as the regenerator), a device for improving the thermal/fuel efficiency of a variety of industrial processes, obtaining a patent for the economiser and an engine incorporating it in 1816. In 1818 he built the first practical version of his engine, used to pump water from a quarry.[2]
The theoretical basis of Stirling's engine, the Stirling cycle, would not be fully understood until the work of Sadi Carnot (1796–1832).
Optical instruments[edit]
While in Kilmarnock, he collaborated with another inventor, Thomas Morton, who provided workshop facilities for Stirling's research. Both men were interested in astronomy, and having learnt from Morton how to grind lenses, Stirling invented several optical instruments.
Robert, together with his brother James, an engineer, took out several further patents for improvements to the air engine and in the 1840s James built a large air engine driving all the machinery at his Dundee Foundry Company.
Bessemer process[edit]
In a letter of 1876, Robert Stirling acknowledged the importance of Henry Bessemer's new invention – the Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel – expressing a hope that the new steel would improve the performance of air engines.[3]
Stirling died in Galston, East Ayrshire on 6 June 1878.
In 2014 he was inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame[4]
- ^ "Robert Stirling". Electricscotland.com. 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ^ Robert Sier. "Robert Stirling". Stirlingengines.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ^ Robert Sier 1995. Rev Robert Stirling D.D. L A Mair. ISBN 0-9526417-0-4.
- ^ http://www.engineeringhalloffame.org/listing-5.html accessed 4 October 2014


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Wale - Slight Work Feat. Big Sean (Prod. By Diplo)
Slight Work Wale Feat. Big Sean Produced by Diplo
Listen to Slight Work (Prod By Diplo), the new track by Wale featuring Big Sean which was dropped on Tuesday, October 25th, 2011.
Listen to Slight Work (Prod By Diplo), the latest track from Wale, featuring Big Sean. The cut dropped on Tuesday, October 25th, 2011. Wale's future brightens with every new release, and Slight Work (Prod By Diplo) certainly isn't an exception. It's a fitting addition to a solid catalogue that Wale has been developing since stepping foot in the game. We're excited to hear more.
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The Darjeeling Limited
A year after their father's death, three American brothers, Francis, Peter and Jackwho haven't spoken since the funeralembark on a soul-searching journey across India on board the titular train.
© 2007 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Amara Karan, Wallace Wolodarsky, Waris Ahluwalia, Irrfan Khan, Irfan Khan, Irrfan Khan, Barbet Schroeder
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Fresh: Hit and miss, but its tone of lyric melancholy is remarkably sustained.
- David Edelstein, New York Magazine, Saturday, October 6, 2007
Audience Reviews
Wes Anderson's most restrained film stylistically is a marvelous, multilayered character dramedy filled with memorable scenes and characters. It may not be on the same level as a "Rushmore" or "The Royal Tenenbaums" but it's pretty close. I've seen the film three times, and with every viewing I've appreciated it more and more. Definately way underrated.
- YLOWBSTARDreturns, Friday, November 5, 2010
A totally pointless film, whether you?re a fan of Owen Wilson or not you would at least expect this film to be filled with humour and that simply wasn?t the case. The storyline was not strong enough and it didn?t even have enough structure to call it corny. Not a recommendation.
- 76Majikat, Wednesday, July 7, 2010
It is painful to see the self-indulgent work that Wes Anderson made here, so pretentious and concerned about style over substance. The visuals are outstanding, but the empty story is pointless and boring, drifting nowhere with unfunny humor and weird seriousness.
- blacksheepboy, Tuesday, April 20, 2010


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Don't worry, there isn't a real fire at Power Ridge.
Fire at the Ridge is the name of Powder Ridge's new restaurant, which will have Kevin Cottle at the helm as executive chef.
The restaurant will open its doors in December and will be located above the Powder Ridge lodge.
Cottle said he wants the restaurant to be a classy experience, but not over-the-top as far as prices go. The menu, he said, is secret for now, but dishes will include produce from local farms as well as local wines and beers – draught beers, he said, will be Connecticut-only. Cottle is also known for his adoration of seafood.
"Our goal is to keep everything a very New England kind of inspired menu," Cottle said. "And we want to do that by involving as much Connecticut products as we can."
A Cape Cod native, Cottle said he has been in Connecticut for seven years and has become familiar with what's offered in the area in terms of gathering ingredients. Cottle's resume also includes restaurants in Philadelphia, Boston, Colorado, and Connecticut. He is also known for appearing on the sixth season of Hell's Kitchen, finishing as runner-up.
"It helped me kind of grow a little bit as an individual with standards," he said of his experience on the show.
Cottle will also oversee food in the cafeteria area which will feature regular staples like chicken fingers and French fries.
Powder Ridge, located in Middlefield, is owned by Brownstone Exploration and Discover Park, slated to open in December.


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"February is American Heart Month and I hope you'll take a moment and share some education with your loved ones regarding heart disease. In the attached press release Carroll County Memorial Hospital is going RED in a big way by challenging businesses to educate their employees on heart health! Watch for the red glow from our giant heart on the CCMH building!" Read More »
CCMH is proud to announce our Employee of the Year for 2014, Heather VanDeventer. Read More »
Carroll County Memorial Hospital honors the outstanding performance of a team member. Read More »
Jefferson Medical Group
Jefferson Medical Pavilion 1403 North Jefferson Street
Carrollton, MO 64633
Phone: 660-542-9998
Fax: 660-542-9880
Medical School:
Graduate of the University of Washington "MEDEX" Program. 2nd oldest PA school in nation. August 2001. Didactic year in Spokane Washington, Clinic year training sites Othello, Moses lake, Walla-Walla, and Spokane Washington.
Internship: 18 years as a paramedic,working in locations from Moberly, Missouri to Tulsa, Oklahoma with the EMSA System, then back to Columbia, Missouri with the University Of Missouri Hospital Trauma Center as both ground and helicopter medic.
Board Certifications:
NCCAPA certification in 2001, ACLS since 1982, ATLS since 2003, PALS since 1988, NREMT-P 1982 (inactive)
Personal Interests:
Hunting bird and animal, fly fishing, German Shorthair hunting dogs, local high school sports.
Additional Information:
My family includes my wife, Cindy, and our two grown children and a daughter-in-law. My wife and I met and married during my time in Tulsa. Cindy, is a registered professional nurse who spent 18 years with University Hospital before moving to an executive position with a large electronic record company in the Kansas City area.
Both of our children have played high school sports and have been fortunate to continue their love of sports to the college level. Geoffrey played football for UM-R (now Missouri S&T) where he earned his degree in petroleum engineering. He is now married and living in Midland, TX. His wife, Steffani, attended Texas Tech where she earned her degree in elementary education (so she gets to keep him inline like she does her school kids). Our daughter, Sara, is a Senior at Missouri Valley College where she is completing her degree in Business Management and is on the track team.
I'm originally from Pryor,OK, a town that is 45 miles east of Tulsa. At an early age my life took me around the western part of our nation. I have called Absorkee, MT, Boise, ID, Prairie Grove, AK , Yukon, OK, and finally Huntsville, MO home by the time I finished high school. I attended Moberly Jr. College's paramedic program, where I earned my paramedic certification (EMT-P) that was my career from 1979 until 2001. This helped set the stage for my education as a Physician Assistant (PA). Upon entering PA school I had every intention of becoming a heart surgeon physician assistant, but I found my calling in Family Medicine. After graduating I was able to meet with Dr. Smith, and we have been an effective Physician-PA team since 2001.


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20 Years Later…
- on July 6, 2010
This past year or so Nike has released a ton of retro shoe's including many Jordans and other classics. This is by far in my opinion the BEST release this year, the Air Max 90 infared, this is my favorite shoe of all time, I can not wait to get my hands on these. Nike is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Air Max 90 and re-releasing this classic. Look for these soon at all NEXT locations.
- Filed under:
- All Things Next,
- Men's Product,
- New @ Next!


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Stevenson, Nancy (2012) Culture and the 2012 games: creating a tourism legacy? Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 10 (2). pp. 137-149. ISSN 1476-6825
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14766825.2012.682478
The role of tourism in delivering wider economic legacies is strongly stated in recent national tourism policy documents. The Olympic Games are envisaged to have the legacy impact of '4 million extra visitors' and '50,000 extra jobs' over 4 years (DCMS (2011). Government Tourism Policy, p. 15). This paper considers the nature of Olympic tourism and the possible contribution of the Cultural Olympiad to developing a cultural tourism legacy. It does this by investigating local perceptions of culture and local cultural enactments in the London Borough of Hackney, one of the five boroughs surrounding the Olympic Park. This research shows that local cultural enactments and programming connected to the Olympics are largely motivated by a wider social agenda. They are funded by a wide variety of arts, social and youth programmes and largely reflect initiatives and projects that were already in place in the Borough. While there is an acceptance that cultural events might stimulate the visitor economy, specific discourses around 'tourism' and 'tourists' are not expressed by the people engaged in the local process.
Item Type: | Article |
Research Community: | University of Westminster > Architecture and the Built Environment, School of |
ID Code: | 11196 |
Deposited On: | 16 Oct 2012 14:10 |
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