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2| SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014 BACK TO SCHOOL OCALA STAR-BANNER | www.ocala.com Save on school supplies during sales tax holiday Staff report Make sure your child is enrolled and ready The checklist includes registration forms, proof of immunization and proof of physical exam. By John Patton Correspondent T he sales tax holiday for back-to-school shopping will be Aug. 1-3 this year. The sales tax exemption covers: ■ Computers and related accessories for $750 or less per item ■ Shoes, clothes and accessories of $100 or less ■ School supplies that cost $15 or less For more information, go to dor.my florida.com/dor/ tips/pdf/tip14a01-04_full_ list.pdf. W ISTOCKPHOTO.COM hile the first day of school on Aug. 18 is all about the kids, the lead-up has some requirements for parents and guardians, as the Marion County Public Schools system has created a four-step checklist to ensure each child is properly enrolled. The initial step involves filling out two online forms. First, type in the student's personal information in the highlighted fields of the enrollment registration form, located at www. marion.k12.fl.us/parents/ RegistrationForm.pdf. A Spanish version can be found at www.marion.k12.fl.us/parents/ RegistrationFormSp.pdf. Then, fill out the emergency contact form (www.marion.k12. fl.us/parents/EmergencyContactForm.pdf for English, www. marion.k12.fl.us/parents/ EmergencyContactFormSP.pdf for Spanish). Second, save the forms to your BRUCE ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/FILE Ryan Furlong, 12, right, grimaces as he gets the HPV vaccination from Rachel Thompson, an RN, at the Marion County Health Department in Ocala last July. As part of enrollment, parents must bring proof of immunization on a Form 680 to the student's school. computer for personal recordkeeping. The third step is to print out the forms. Finally, at any time before school begins, take the completed enrollment registration form and emergency contact form along with proof of age (kindergarten students must turn 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2014) and proof of immunization on a Form 680, which can be obtained at the Marion County Department of Health (1801 SW 32nd Ave., Ocala), to your student's school. Additionally, proof of a physical examination within the last year is required, and if documentation can't be provided, an examination must be scheduled in the next 30 days. Academic history, special education information and proof of Marion County residency also are required. If you are not the legal guardian/residential custodial parent of a student, or there is a court decision regarding the release of information related to custody/restraining orders, state law requires either Court Custody Documentation stating speci fications, a Department of Children and Families Placement Letter or Educational Guardianship (notarized documents stating parent/legal guardian of student is incarcerated) be provided. Do all of this, and parental homework is done. Then, it will be the students' turn. COMING SOON! Free Greens Fees All Summer INDEX SUMMER PLAYERS CARD $39.00! Upgrade to Ocala Players for $10 more • Free Round of Golf • Dozen Warrior Golf Balls • Free Hybrid Certificate • Offer for Huntington Golf Club As Well ■ Registration information, ■ Cool "Online" Tutoring Discounts for the first 50 registrations. Page 2 ■ Test preparation, Page 3 ■ Start times, Page 4 ■ School calendar, Page 5 ■ Names to know, Page 6 ■ Election information, Page 6 ■ New school leaders, Page 6 ■ Field trips, Page 8 notebook ideas, Page 10 ■ How to get kids organized, Page 11 ■ Getting your child ready for kindergarten, Page 12 ■ After-school snacks, Page 13 ■ Study abroad, Page 14 ■ Kids' study desks, Page 15 -Pay Cart Fee Only $14.95Offer good 6/1/2014- 8/31/2014 COVER ART: Illustration by Rob Mack/Staff CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: John Patton, Marian Rizzo and Joe Callahan EDITOR: Dave Schlenker COPY EDITOR: Sharon Sullivan Get your child the help they need now! It's interactive, proven and affordable... 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The tests are designed by the American Institutes for Research. DRAFT TEST DESIGN SUMMARY/ BLUEPRINTS: The test design summary and blueprints will provide more detailed assessment information, including the percentage of items in each content category, cognitive complexity and a general number of test items. DRAFT TEST ITEM SPECIFICATIONS: These specifications define the content and the format of the assessment and test items for each grade level and subject. DRAFT MATHEMATICS POLICIES AND MATERIALS: This document describes policies and materials specific to the mathematics assessments, such as calculators and reference sheets. In the fall, the state Department of Education will release enhanced practice tests for students, in sufficient time for students to become familiar with the new features prior to testing. A public comment period to gather feedback runs through Sept. 5. The public comment form is located on the portal. A longer version of this story was published in the July 10 edition of the StarBanner. Joe Callahan can be reached at 867-4113 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at JoeOcalaNews. Communities host back-to-school parties for families To help get parents and students into a school state of mind — and donate supplies for students in need — Marion County community groups host back-to-school bashes. As of press time, two are scheduled: SHORES BACK 2 SCHOOL BASH: Party and school-supply giveaway, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 2, Silver Springs Shores Community Center, 590 Silver Road, Ocala. Free backpacks, food and entertainment. (687-3553 or 426-5712) BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH: Party and supply give-away, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 9, CORRESPONDENT/FILE Yveleise Townsend, 2, enjoys hula-hooping along with the help of her mother, Yvonne, as her older brother, Archie, looks on as families enjoyed the Back-to School Bash at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex last August. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex, 1510 NW Fourth St., Ocala. (368-5505) Education Department 4| SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014 BACK TO SCHOOL a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Madison Street Elementary: 8 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Maplewood Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Marion Oaks Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Oakcrest Elementary: 7:55 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Ocala Springs Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Reddick-Collier Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Romeo Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Saddlewood Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Shady Hill Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. South Ocala Elementary: 7:55 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Sparr Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Sunrise Elementary: 7:45 OCALA STAR-BANNER | www.ocala.com Start and ending times for public schools ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Anthony Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Belleview Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Belleview-Santos Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. College Park Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Dunnellon Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. ISTOCKPHOTO.COM East Marion Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Hammett Bowen Jr. Fessenden Elementary: Eighth Street ElemenElementary: 7:45 a.m. to tary: 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Emerald Shores Elemen- Fort McCoy K-8: 7:45 a.m. 2:05 p.m. Harbour View Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. to 2:05 p.m. tary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Greenway Elementary: Evergreen Elementary: Legacy Elementary: 7:45 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Ward-Highlands Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Wyomina Park Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 9:35 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. Osceola Middle: 7:50 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. HIGH SCHOOLS Belleview High: 9:20 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. MIDDLE SCHOOLS Dunnellon High: 9:10 Belleview Middle: 9:25 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Forest High: 8:45 a.m. to Dunnellon Middle: 9:20 2:55 p.m. a.m. to 3:40 p.m. Hillcrest: 9:05 a.m. to 3 Fort King Middle: 9:25 p.m. a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Lake Weir High: 9:15 a.m. Fort McCoy K-8: 7:45 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. to 2:05 p.m. North Marion High: 9:20 Horizon Academy at a.m. to 3:20 p.m. Marion Oaks: 8 a.m. to Marion Technical Insti2:20 p.m. tute: 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Howard Middle: 9:35 Vanguard High: 8:35 a.m. a.m. to 3:35 p.m. to 3:05 p.m. Lake Weir Middle: 9:20 West Port High: 9:25 a.m. a.m. to 3:25 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. Liberty Middle: 8 a.m. to Community Technical & 2:20 p.m. Adult Education: 8 a.m. to North Marion Middle: 10 p.m. 2012 AAU National Champions 2013 AAU National Champions 2014 AAU National Champions Powerhouse Gym 1433 SW 15th Ave. 34474 2014 Mini-Club Volleyball Parent Meeting/Team Placements Saturday August 16th Parent Informational Meeting 9am August 16th Registration (10U – 11U – 12U) 9:30am – 10am Team Placements (10U – 11U – 12U) 10am – 12pm Registration (13U – 14U – 15U 16U) 1:00pm – 1:30pm Team Placements (13U – 14U – 15U 16U) 1:30pm – 4:00pm LAST CHANCE PLACEMENTS – August 23rd All Ages 10U – 16U 9am – 12pm Ocala Power United Volleyball Mini Club Season is geared toward younger players 8 - 16 years old (not on a High School Varsity Roster) that want to develop their skills and play volleyball in a safe, fun and competitive environment. Teams practice twice a week and will compete in 4 tournaments in September and October. Mini-Club will stress development and playing time opportunities. It will be led by our 3 Time National Championship Ocala Power United staff maintaining the same training philosophy utilized in the regular club season. Visit www.ocalapowerunited.com for more information Or contact Bill Littell: (352) 615-9814 Like Us on Facebook www.ocala.com | OCALA STAR-BANNER BACK TO SCHOOL SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014 |5 Marion County Public Schools 2014-15 Calendar August Thursday, Aug. 7: New teachers report to school emergency make-up day, if needed) Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28: Thanksgiving, no school March Wednesday, March 18: Early release Friday, March 27: Teachers' workday, no school Tuesday, Aug. 12: All teachers report to school Monday, Aug. 18: First day of school December Winter holiday break Wednesday, Dec. 10: Early release Monday, March 30, through Friday, Friday, Dec. 19 through Friday, Jan. 5: April 3: Spring break September Monday, Sept. 1: Labor Day holiday Wednesday, Sept. 10: Early release day Friday, Sept. 19: District in-service day, no school January Monday, Jan. 5: Classes resume Friday, Jan. 16: Teachers' workday, no school May Wednesday, May 6: Early release Friday, May 22: No school (weather emergency make-up day, if needed) Monday, May 25: Memorial Day, no school October Wednesday, Oct. 1: Early release Friday, Oct. 24: No school Wednesday, Oct. 29: Early release Monday, Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school Friday, Jan. 30: District in-service day, no school Friday, May 29, through Monday and Tuesday, June 1-2: Semester exams for grades sixth through 12th November Wednesday, Nov. 12: Early release Wednesday, Nov. 26: No school (weather February Wednesday, Feb. 11: Early release Monday, Feb. 16: Presidents' Day, no school June Wednesday, June 3: Last day of school Thursday, June 4: Teachers' workday CORRESPONDENT FILE Kindergarten students play with puzzles on the first day of school last year at Legacy Elementary School. From the and the Halifax Media Group 6| SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014 BACK TO SCHOOL OCALA STAR-BANNER | www.ocala.com New leaders Eight Marion County schools will have new principals in the 2014-15 school year, which begins Aug. 18. Elementary ■ Belleview-Santos: Three School Board seats up for grabs in election Staff report Names to know SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ■ District 1 — Nancy Stacy email@example.com. fl.us 812-2723 ■ District Fredna Wilkerson Park: Cassandra Boston ■ Dunnellon: Gay Street ■ Evergreen: Erin Quainton ■ Greenway: LuAnn Clark ■ Hammett Bowen Jr.: Teresa Forsyth ■ Harbour View: Heather Guest ■ College Middle ■ Liberty: Jennifer Sibbald hree School Board seats are up for grabs in the upcoming August election. ■ District 3: Bobby James (incumbent), Jan Moerlie, Jim Touchton and Ed Wilson. ■ District 4: Chase Basinger, Jamie Bevan, Angie Boynton (incumbent) and Diane Schrier. ■ District 5: Ron Crawford (incumbent) and Kelly King. The latter race will be decided for good on Primary Election Day, which is Aug. 26. In the other races, a candidate must get 50 percent of the votes plus one; otherwise, the top two voter recipients will proceed to the November general election. School Board elections are nonpartisan, and all T registered voters can vote. The Marion County League of Women Voters has taped a televised candidate forum that will air at 2 p.m. today on the Marion Education Channel. All candidates were invited, but not all participated. 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They take field trips great museum that we have in our to art museums, concert own backyard. They were so thrilled, halls, farms, and even they just kept repeating that they movie theaters. wanted to come back soon with their David Steffey, an Osceola Middle families." School teacher, already has his mind Mary Britt, executive director at Ocala Civic Theatre, said she has seen a slight drop in attendance with the school field trips that come annually for the Tampa-based Bits 'N Pieces puppet shows. Redeemer Christian School students a "We have 10 performances and can Love," by Italian artist Francesco Vine accommodate 4,000 students," Britt Museum in Ocala. said. "We're still seeing more than 3,000 students every year, but it has dropped off a little because of the cost of transportation and ticket prices. Tickets are only $5, but to some kids that's like $1 million. We work with the schools. From the first time the theatre started doing this 20 years ago, we've made allowances for students" who need financial help. As an additional help, the theater has started doing free in-school programs that include instructional materials for the teachers to use, Britt said. "What we've discovered is, there's definitely an interest," she said. "These kids are our future audience. If they're not exposed to it when they're HOLLY YOKUM, teacher of gifted students at young, they don't even know to seek it Marion County schools out as an adult." Ever since Petting Zoo Ocala opened parents. at the end of August, private and "We give information on the animals public schools have been organizing and where they come from, so the kids class trips to the facility. Marica Palacio, who co-owns the zoo with her learn a little geography as well as the care of the animals," Marcia Palacio husband, Luis, said Blessed Trinity said. "They can do a round-the-world BRUCE ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/FILE Summer Camp has planned a vacatrip when they come here, with Third-grade students from Marion Oaks Elementary School try to get the attention of chickens in an enclosure tion period field trip, and The Virtual animals representing Australia, during their field trip to the Petting Zoo Ocala on West State Road 40 in Ocala last May. About 93 third-graders from School has booked a visit for the fall Africa, Egypt and Peru." the school took their field trip to the zoo, which is owned and operated by Luis and Marcia Palacio. for more than 70 students and their set on taking his intensive reading students to Marion Theatre to see a teen-appropriate film that's been adapted from a novel they've read. He said he'd like to follow that up with a Starbucks run. "Kids love Starbucks," Steffey said. "And, Marion Theatre is both historic and within walking distance. One of the problems with field trips is you have to get buses and come up with gas money. I would love to take my kids to Universal or Disney, but the state doesn't want them to miss that much class time. This kind of thing, we can get in and out and back to the school for lunch. The goal is to use what we have around us without worrying about buses and transportation." Holly Yokum, a teacher of gifted students at several Marion County schools, also targeted a nearby venue for a field trip last May, when she took 32 students from South Ocala Elementary School to the Appleton Museum of Art. "Not only did they tour the museum, "I wanted them to experience the culture of going to the Appleton, but I also wanted them to leave with something they had created. I didn't want them to miss this great museum that we have in our own backyard." BACK TO SCHOOL | 9 r kids outside the classroom DOUG ENGLE/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/FILE admire a painting entitled "Notes of ea, during a field trip to the Appleton Matt Lane, director of psychological and social work services for the Marion County School System, said the greatest benefit is that field trips bring to life what's being taught in the classroom. "If they (students) are studying a particular topic and then go on a field trip, they'll never forget it when it's experienced like that," Lane said. "There are social impacts on students as well, primarily in the way of team-building and working together. They have to cooperate with each other, listen and follow directions, and work together as a team, and they're having fun while they're doing it. "I have the utmost admiration for teachers who plan these field trips," Lane added. "I've gone on some with my kids. I'll never forget the trip to Washington, D.C., and the teachers at Shady Hill that organized that. To this day, my kids remember things they learned on that field trip. So, I know from a first-hand experience the value of it, as well." DOUG ENGLE/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/FILE A pedestrian makes her way by the Marion Theatre in downtown Ocala. David Steffey, an Osceola Middle School teacher, plans on taking his intensive reading students to Marion Theatre to see a teen-appropriate movie that has been adapted from a novel they've read. 10| SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014 BACK TO SCHOOL OCALA STAR-BANNER | www.ocala.com Add zing to notebooks, store-bought or DIY Kids can trade their standard notebooks for something snazzy and more personalized. By Kim Cook The Associated Press Frecklebox's personalized notebooks for school children include fun dinosaur and animal print patterns. cover art, and can be cut into geometric shapes or left intact; apply to chipboard or cardboard, add blank or lined paper, and secure. Online tutorials suggest binding them with staples, duct tape, brads, book rings, wire, elastic or stitchery. (www.babbledabbledo.com) Yarn and ribbon make pretty patterns on a plain book. Create stripes of color, or make a bunch of little bows or loops as embellishment. You can affix bandanas or cloth napkins in zingy W hen it's time to start stocking the school backpack, it's easy to just grab a stack of plain, boring notebooks. But since kids have to tote these things to and fro every day, why not trade the standardissue ones for something snazzy and personalized? There are plenty of eye-catching options to buy or to make yourself. At Zazzle and Cafepress, you can upload favorite images and decorate custom journals and notebooks with different fonts and colors. There also are fun backgrounds like chevrons, animal prints, sports themes and nature motifs that can be jazzed up with monograms or catchphrases. (www.zazzle. com; www.cafepress.com) Frecklebox offers cute, 50-page, wide-ruled spirals printed with owls, hearts, flames, robots, camouflage, flowers and other kid-centric patterns for grades 2-8. They can be personalized with names or initials in a variety of styles. (www.frecklebox.com) My Paper Monkey's got some fun designs, including sporty cartoon dinosaurs for the younger set, and star, splatter and checkerboard designs for older kids. Names can be ordered in cool fonts that resemble graffiti, industrial Monogrammable notebooks for back-to-school come in a variety of cool designs including geometrics and animal prints. Kids also can design their own by uploading photo collages and adding type. stamps or pretty, Parisiennestyle script. (www.mypapermonkey.com ) Add your name to a chalkboard image of inspiring words on a notebook at Tinyprints, or choose from designs like patchwork, meadow or feathers. (www.tinyprints.com) If your kids are crafty, consider making a notebook or journal from scratch using recycled paper. Magazines, scrapbook paper and maps make good If your kids are crafty, consider making a notebook or journal from scratch using recycled paper. designs. Glue on buttons, sequins or shells. Or give a composition book about three coats of chalkboard paint and add a bulldog clip to hold some chalk so you can carry an always-ready art space. Find some craft pipe cleaners and create a colorful, textured notebook cover. Or add a rainbow of rubber bands to a notebook cover to hold clips and pencils. Is there some material or felt lying around the house? Cover a book with soft velvet and add a stamped design of leaves for a luxe little book you'll love to get to work in. Or if you like to sew, cut out a felt cover and embroider it closed around the edges; add a pocket for an eraser or pen. (www.spoonful.com) Got a favorite cereal, cookie or other food that comes in a box? Cut it up and grab the Mod Podge adhesive to make fun notebook covers that will remind kids that home, and snack time, await at the end of the school day. (www.mypaperpony.blogspot.com) PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS This photo provided by Frecklebox.com shows personalized notebooks and book markers. Geometrics and graphic prints put a preppy spin on notebooks that can be personalized with kids' names or initials. www.ocala.com | OCALA STAR-BANNER BACK TO SCHOOL SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014 |11 Experts help kids become more organized By Katherine Roth The Associated Press S uccess in school often depends on how well a student manages to organize everything from demanding schoolwork to a dizzying array of after-school activities to technological distractions. That's a lot to ask of a child, or even of busy parents. For those with disposable income, a new breed of experts is stepping in to help: professional organizers for kids. "Nine years ago, when I started Order Out of Chaos, I had to explain to people what a professional organizer was. Now, it's not what's an organizer, but who's your organizer?" said Leslie Josel of Mamaroneck, New York, who offers to help kids manage everything from elementary school to dorm life. "As parents, we walk into the house and say, 'Go get your soccer cleats,' 'Go get your dance things,' 'Do your homework,' " Josel said. But organization is like a muscle, she said, "and if you're the one spewing all those instructions out, the only one working out that brain muscle is you. You're ending up nagging instead of training." Ask children before they head out the door what they think they will need for the day. "After a while, it becomes as much of a habit as brushing teeth or putting on a seat belt," Josel said. And come up with systems for paper and time management at home and at school. "If it takes your child more than two steps to do something, they're not going to do it," Organizers say many students have difficulty visualizing time. This Time Timer Plus, which comes in a variety of sizes, helps give a visual sense of time. It also can be used to help students play "beat the clock" with themselves to help get work done. PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS might have glue and colored pencils, while a middle schooler might need a Spanish dictionary and a calculator." Boxes should be labeled — but not by parents — with the child's name and a list of contents. "Have your child fill the box and label it. It's part of the ownership process," Josel said. Boxes should be portable because although some students work happily at the same desk each evening, for others, "it really helps if you change workplaces not only every day, but for every study subject," Josel said. Study tools Although organizing systems vary with the individual's learning style, some frequent recommendations for students are: ■ Use a planner that includes after-school activities as well as homework assignments. ■ Use reinforced binder paper, Jenkins says, so papers don't fall out or get crumpled because one hole is ripped. ■ Vertical, clear-plastic student envelopes can hold a textbook, notebook and papers so that nothing is forgotten. They're easily pulled out of backpacks or lockers, can be color-coded, and are easy to carry between classes. ■ A binder with attached accordion file can be used for all subjects or for each subject. They come in various colors and have room to file papers in a hurry, so they don't get lost. ■ For time management, organizers often recommend a timer and a vibrating watch. This undated photo provided by Order Out of Chaos shows the launching pad area. Everyone should have a designated "launching pad," professional organizers say, where everything that goes in and out of the house is kept. she said. Many of the hundreds of professional organizers nationwide are mothers or former teachers who have helped children deal with "executive dysfunction," the technical term for the problem. Some earn certification from groups such as the New Jerseybased National Association of Professional Organizers or the St. Louis-based Institute for Challenging Disorganization. Often, professional organizers are hired to help kids with special needs. But they are increasingly invited to speak at parent-teacher associations and community groups to offer general tips. "Academic tutors help with science or math ... but the study skills part of the picture has been a no man's land," said Kathy Jenkins, who runs the Richmond, Virginia-based company The Organizing Tutor. 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New Features In 1.8 Crysis 2 Patch
Now this is more like it!
We've got a list of changes that will be coming in the next patch that we'd like to share with you. There's some great new features coming to Crysis 2, one of the main ones being the new "Advanced Graphics Options" menu which will allow you to tweak graphics settings beyond the presets.
We also added a feature to the votekick system which allows voting to be performed with a simple press of the F1 key. To initiate votekicks on players is still the same method as before, however to vote for that kick, all you need to do now is hit the F1 key. There's many other changes included in the up coming patch, check them out below!
New Features
Added advanced graphics options
Added F1 to vote during vote kicks
Prematch mode for ranked servers added allowing people to fight on the map until sufficient players have joined for the ranked play to start
Upped the default score limits in some game modes:
- Crash Site has a limit of 175 (was 150)
- Team Instant Action has a limit of 75 (was 50)
- Instant Action has a limit of 30 (was 25)
Fixed vote kicking not working for players with certain characters in their name
Fixed ping display displaying 1000 for many servers in the PC server browser
Fixed issue where terrain would be rendered in black on some levels
Fixed single player save games with broken nano catalyst values (NB: This is for existing save games!)
Fixed under-barrel attachment HUD displaying incorrectly
Fixed minor 'Loadout Pro' exploit
Fixed issue with being melee'd during a ledge grab (which could lead to fly exploits)
Fixed some AI spawning issues in single player
Fixed rare crash in single player
Fixed an audio loop issue on the single player level "Semper Fi"
Fixed an issue with the DLC store which could lead to players not being able to access the purchase history tab. Players can now access this tab, and from there download their DLC straight into their game and have it auto installed for them
Fixed other cosmetic issues in the DLC store
Fixed Light Shotgun attachment skill assessment not being levelled up
Optimization to SSAO
Further Anti cheat improvements
Tweaked in-game audio dialogue (player taunts, announcements, etc) to be more diverse with more content for more events
Mystery dog tags unlocked whilst not connected to a server will now remain unlocked
Players that have rebooted will no longer be able to enter "New Recruits" servers
Balance Changes
Balance changes to a variety of weapons, including:
- JAW rocket speed and damage reduced
- Under-barrel shotgun effectiveness reduced
- Removed accuracy bonus for crouching with HMG
- Increased K-Volt damage
Balance changes to a variety of nanosuit modules, including:
- Reduced the bonus that extended mags provides
- Point fire enhance has improved effectiveness
- Mobility Enhance has reduced effectiveness
Balance change to Maximum Suit's armour: effectiveness has been slightly reduced
Balance change to headshot damage from 1.8x to 1.5x
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(AP) Prince Harry is back in Britain after more than four months serving in Afghanistan.
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Defense officials announced Monday that Harry known as Capt. Wales in the army had completed his 20-week deployment as co-pilot gunner on an Apache attack helicopter.
British troops leaving Afghanistan have a short stopover in Cyprus to decompress.
Harry is expected to go to the headquarters of his Army Air Corps squadron before beginning several weeks of leave.
In interviews conducted in Afghanistan, he said that he had fired on Taliban positions, saying if there's people trying to do bad stuff to our guys, then we'll take them out of the game.
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Could you write up some cliff notes for this? That is a lot to read.
Just kidding Dave, great post.
I didn't spend six years in evil graduate school to be called Mister, thank you very much.
I'd like to find out who the hell has been taking RG from me...
"While smoking a cigar, we are in the presence of eternity...the smoke drifts gently heavenward on its quest to combine with the great eternal oneness." - Prince Sined Yar Maharg Love Jimmy
to all the new guys....dont take the RG very seriously but it does give a vague idea on someone.
we have to start using the trader rating correctly tho...i remember i looked a while ago and had trouble finding anyone with a netural or negative feedback....if they deserve it then use it
i will take (insert another word for refuge here) wherever i can find it
Thanks Dave, you are working overtime putting up road signs and markers to make things much nicer in the forum. From the looks of it there are plenty of newly added members that will be getting a nod from me not to mention that I will be adjusting your RG when I reload
PS You can only give out so much RG in a 24 hour period and then you have to wait "reload". If you have exhausted your 24 hour supply you will get this message.
There is also a waiting period between giving RG to the same person.You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later.
guess i'm a newbie again thx for the post
"While smoking a cigar, we are in the presence of eternity...the smoke drifts gently heavenward on its quest to combine with the great eternal oneness." - Prince Sined Yar Maharg Love Jimmy
Great post Dave!
"When the Government Fears the People, There is Liberty; When the People Fear the Government, There is Tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson
This is great help, thanks!
very few negitives take away toooo many points, my opnion the system needs a revamp
i think the trader rating could be way more important than any RG system.....if it is used correctly
i will take (insert another word for refuge here) wherever i can find it
The Awards Icons from CigarLive was much much better. It showed exactly what a person participated in and could not be adjusted either up or down by personal feelings or popularity at all. I VOTE TO BRING THIS BACK!!!


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Carrier game could involve SDSU in 2012
That leaves the USS Midway, the 67-year-old aircraft carrier that has been a floating museum on North Harbor Drive since 2004. Midway officials, however, said they were approached by Whalen and Morale Entertainment about a 2012 game and declined to work with him.
Scott McGaugh, the museum's marketing director, confirmed they have held "preliminary discussions" with an undisclosed local group about hosting a game, although nothing has been finalized. McGaugh said the San Diego Sports Commission pitched a similar event about five years ago but "at that time it wasn't a good fit for us as a young museum and we took a pass."
Local promoters likely mean a local team.
According to several sources, SDSU has been working behind the scenes on the game and finding a high-profile opponent. Part of SDSU's deal to join the Big East in football in 2013 includes a provision for four men's basketball games a year against members of that conference.
Whalen said he might consider SDSU for a secondary game in 2012 the day after his main event that would be on regional, not national, TV. He remained committed to UConn and Arizona for Friday, Nov. 9.
"If they had a couple good years, we'd certainly consider them," Whalen said of the Aztecs, who at 54-6 are tied for the nation's highest winning percentage over the past two seasons. "San Diego State is a great school. I'm a big fan of the coach. San Diego State has a program that is up and coming.
"But they've had one good year, and one good year in comparison with North Carolina and Michigan State just doesn't compare. They're not on the national (scale) of a North Carolina or Michigan State. That's just a fact."


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BOSTON – Ashley Wagner spent much of the Christmas holidays trying to navigate the traffic jam on the crowded ice at the East West Ice Palace in Artesia.
"And then you add the babies in there who are running around like chickens with their heads cut off and it's chaos," Wagner said.
Wagner laughed while recalling the scene.
"Being the (U.S.) ladies champion you kind of just wish the seas would part for you," Wagner said in jest, continuing to laugh. "But that's not the reality of it."
Neither is it the reality at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships where Wagner, the reigning two-time U.S. champion who just missed making the 2010 Olympic team, finds herself chasing a pair of teenage upstarts through a crowded women's field that has all the potential for chaos before the three U.S. Olympic team spots for Sochi are announced Sunday afternoon.
"Nationals in no way, shape or form is a fun competition," Wagner said after her practice session at TD Garden on Friday night. "It's by far the toughest competition of the season. The Olympics are the icing on the cake. This is where your dreams come true or you mess up again."
Any thoughts that the Orange County-based Wagner would have a cakewalk on the way to a third consecutive U.S. title and medal contention at the Sochi Games were shattered in Thursday night's short program.
Gracie Gold, the latest rising star training under Frank Carroll, the mentor to five-time World champion Michelle Kwan and Olympic champion Evan Lysacek, leads the women's competition going into Saturday night's free skate with a 72.12 score. Thursday was also a coming-out party for Polina Edmunds, 15, the 2013 U.S. junior champion from San Jose, who is second at 66.75. Mirai Nagasu, fourth at the 2010 Olympic Games, is third at 65.44 with Wagner, who stumbled early in an otherwise solid performance, less than a point back at 64.71.
Adding to the intrigue – and controversy – is a U.S. Figure Skating rule that allows a selection committee to name someone outside the top three finishers to the Olympic team.
"I have that fighting spirit," Wagner said. "Going to Sochi is something I'm very passionate about and I want to really earn my spot on that team and get onto that podium and I'm prepared to do that."
And Wagner, fifth at last year's World Championships, is facing the fight of her career.
Gold, 18, second at the 2013 U.S. Championships and sixth at last year's Worlds, was born in suburban Boston and raised in suburban Chicago before moving to Hermosa Beach over the summer to train with Carroll at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. Thursday she delivered a confident short program worthy of a legitimate Olympic medal contender. Edmunds was nearly as remarkable.
"The future of skating in America," Carroll said. "I guarantee you."
"She is 2014's version of Tara Lipinski as far as being tough," David Glynn, Edmunds' coach, said referring to the 1998 Olympic champion.
"She is like a ballerina," Carroll said. "She looks so frail. She looks like you could blow her over and she's stronger than hell. She's like an iron butterfly."


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It is common knowledge in the homeless assistance field that veterans are overrepresented in the overall homeless population. And while the reasons for this, which have to do both with their military service and with who serves in the military, remain a subject of open debate, perhaps the most perplexing question is how we as a country have tolerated veteran homelessness for so long.
That is changing. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and VA Secretary Eric Shinseki are pursuing a specific plan to end veteran homelessness, and congress has come up with the resources to fund it. Now HUD-VASH, SSVF, and other programs are providing permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, and other interventions to fight the problem of homelessness among veterans and their families.And for the past few years, the overall number of homeless veterans has declined, even as service members return from wars in the Middle East to an economy without enough jobs.
And we at the Alliance have been tracking that progress. We've found that a number of communities have made significant progress. We're immensely grateful to the following communities that have achieved reductions in veteran homelessness of at least one-third since 2011.
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The Center for Capacity Building does quite a bit of training, and we have learned that you can stand in front of people and talk for only so long. Activities and exercises that give people a chance to experiment with new concepts can lead to paradigm shifts and can be more fun then watching us talk. Today we are sharing a rapid re-housing role playing game that we use during our trainings.
We use this game as part of our trainings on rapid re-housing after we have introduced participants to the basics of the rapid re-housing model. The game illustrates how rapid re-housing works and explores the different roles involved: homeless families, housing locators, and landlords, among others. The full game takes about an hour and a half to play and requires eight players.
Give this game a try to break up your next board or staff meeting and then let us how it goes!
Some of the major research questions circulating now are: Does rapid re-housing really work? Do people who are rapidly re-housed remain housed? A recent report by Jason Rodriguez for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Homelessness Recurrence in Georgia sheds some light on these questions. Rodriguez used HMIS data to examine risk factors for returns to homelessness in the state of Georgia.
Overall, Rodriguez found that the most significant predictor of a person returning to homelessness in Georgia was that the person exited a program type that was NOT rapid re-housing. Those who exited an emergency shelter were 4.7 times more likely to become homeless again than those who exited a rapid re-housing program. Similarly, those who exited a transitional housing program were four times more likely to become homeless than those exiting a rapid re-housing program.
Back in February, about 900 advocates, practitioners, and officials convened in Seattle for two days of sharing innovative practices and new research on family and youth homelessness at the Alliance's 2013 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness. These are the keynote remarks delivered by the Alliance's President and CEO Nan Roman at that conference.
Today we are presenting the third entry in our series of vlogs answering frequently asked questions about retooling transitional housing. In this vlog, Alliance Capacity Building Associate Kay Moshier McDivitt addresses one of the most fundamental questions she receives during Performance Improvement Clinics, where she often discusses retooling transitional housing as a possible change strategy. "Why retool?" Kay discusses her experience talking with transitional housing providers who have retooled, and their motivations for doing so.
This blog post is the second in a series from the Alliance on designing a Learning Collaborative for your community. (You can read the first post in the series here.)
A Learning Collaborative is a great way to provide the support and expertise that organizations may need in order to make the changes necessary to adopt rapid re-housing. Last month the Alliance launched seven Learning Collaboratives to help 31 organizations in Virginian bridge the gap between their understanding of rapid re-housing and the practices and policies of their organizations.
I am currently organizing these Learning Collaboratives and today I would like to share with you share a resource we developed that can help you plan a similar initiative in your community. It's stock application based on the Alliance's own application.
We spend lots of time developing and evaluating program models and service and housing interventions, but, on a basic level, homelessness occurs because of a household's inability to afford housing.
Here are some startling statistics from the National Low Income Housing Coalition's recent Out of Reach report: There are a total of 10.1 million extremely low income (ELI) renter households across the U.S. For every 100 ELI renter households, there are just 30 affordable housing units. Most newly constructed rental units are for high income households and older units are being swiftly upgraded to serve a higher income market. To afford a decent apartment at fair market rent, a household needs to make $18.79 per hour, but the average renter earns only $14.32 per hour.
So, what does this mean for families and individuals every day? It means that households don't make enough money to afford decent housing.
In March 2008 Fairfax County, VA, approved their Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness and soon afterwards, the County's Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH) partnered with Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services to implement a County-wide housing location services network. The impact of housing locators hired at various shelters and transitional housing programs was immediate and substantial.
Within homeless services, housing locators are basically real estate agents for individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness. Like real estate agents, they locate suitable and affordable housing for their clients, negotiate a good price, and facilitate the placement of their clients into housing. They reach out to private landlords, large housing complexes, real estate agents, and public housing agencies to create housing options that work for their clients.
In 2011, working with homeless families residing in shelters in Fairfax County, our agency's housing locators helped cut the families' average shelter stay by more than 50 days, a decline of more than 30 percent over the previous year. In all, housing locators created more capacity and efficiencies within the existing homeless services programs and served as a critical bridge to housing.
A few weeks ago, my colleague, Kim Walker announced our new series of our Rapid Re-housing Training Modules, short, narrated presentations about different aspects of rapid re-housing. She also announced the release of the first of the modules on Housing Barriers Assessment. As Kim mentioned, the Alliance wants to provide information about best practices in a variety of ways. Since we all have different learning styles, some of us need short "snippets" of information on a particular part of a topic rather than the whole shebang at one time. And, for most of us, just doing our work keeps us so incredibly busy that is hard to find time to stay on top of what's out there. This week we are releasing the second short, narrated module of our rapid re-housing series, Housing Search, Location and Landlords Module, which I have the privilege of narrating.
At the Alliance, we're always looking for ways to help people learn more about best practices as quickly as possible. We know that the more good information you have at your disposal, the more likely it is that you'll be able you are to get results in your communities when it comes to adopting strategies that really work. However, we also realize that, as providers in the field, you don't always have the time or energy to read through long reports or other documents to get to the good stuff. Rapid re-housing is a great and very important strategy, and though we already have in-depth guides, online trainings, webinars, and PowerPoints to teach you about it, we also wanted to provide you with something short, sweet, and to the point.
Today's guest blog comes from Steve Berg, Vice President of Programs and Policy at the Alliance.
Since the early 1980s, America has been turning away from homeless veterans. When widespread homelessness emerged, veterans who had served in Vietnam or in the years after were already overrepresented among homeless people. Instead of an outcry and demand for an immediate solution, however, there was hand wringing, a few programs, but mostly no response.
As a boy, I grew up watching the Vietnam war and public reaction to the war on TV. I was 18 when the last ten Marines were helicoptered off the roof of the embassy in Saigon in early 1975.
Today's guest post comes from Alliance research associate Pete Witte: homelessness researcher, urban planner, and brand new dad.
Last week I attended a meeting with the local D.C. chapter of the American Planning Association. Xavier Briggs – urban planner, academic, and current Associate Director at the Office of Management and Budget – spoke to the group.
A while back, the Alliance released the third Quarterly Leadership Council HPRP Report.
This report – like the two before it – illustrates how 13 cities across the nation are implementing the HPRP. Data from the following cities are included in this quarterly report:
News on homelessness this week was a mixed bag.
This week's news has been full of reports about families in need overwhelming shelter systems. From Baltimore, MD to Springfield, MA, to LaPorte, IN, we've seen articles all week about homeless shelters "bursting" with people. Stories about an increase in the number of homeless children and families seem to be the news item of the week.
Shelter programs are struggling to accommodate more families in their existing programs. When they can't, families are left to fend for themselves. They beg family and friends to let them stay for just one more night, they find well-lit places like train stations or hospital waiting rooms and try to look like they belong, they find retreat in abandoned buildings or quiet corners of parks where their children can rest.
Today's blog about family homelessness comes from our colleague Sharon McDonald, Senior Policy Analyst at the Alliance.
Across the country, families are downsizing their housing, doubling up with extended family or friends, moving into motels, and seeking help from homelessness prevention and shelter programs. The Recovery Act provided new funds including the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) and the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund (ECF) to help communities grapple with the increased needs of families impacted by the recession.
So it's all over.
The 2010 National Conference on Ending Homelessness is behind us.
And – even from a non-expert standpoint – I have to say that it was a pretty incredible experience. From the industry luminaries that graced the stage at plenary sessions to the incredible workshop speakers to the [really outstanding] hotel staff, I really felt that the last three days were both educational and inspiring.
Can homeless assistance be dramatically improved in a time of crisis?
Nine years ago, the Alliance launched A Plan, Not a Dream: How to End Homelessness in Ten Years which charted a course for ending homelessness in the United States. The central idea, grossly simplified, is this:
As a nation, we do a lot to address homelessness—build shelters, distribute food and blankets and the like. What we don't do is prevent homelessness or help people exit homelessness.
Okay, I'm a little excited! Yesterday, our friends at The Nation published an editorial we wrote for the "Ten Things" series. You can access the article, "Ten Things You Need to Know to End Homelessness," on the Nation website but – if you're feeling lazy – you can just read it below!
The Alliance is probably best known as a federal policy shop, but that's not all we do here. Nope – we're a multi-talented organization!
While I may be partial to my native Homelessness Research Institute, we also have a department called the Center for Capacity Building. That's our field team – the great folks who go out into the field and work directly with communities and local officials to help turn great policy into effective programs and best practices.
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The Ethnographic Turn in the visual arts describes a practice in which artists approach other cultures or realities through their research and documentation activities.... more
Peter Sellars' "Othello" which premiered last week at the Viennese Festwochen is a psychological study with political muscle. Shakespeare's Venetians are an occupying US force of Afro-Americans and Latinos. The motor of the tragedy, a flabby white brain played by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Barbara Villiger Heilig was impressed. Photo: Gaius Charles by Armin Bardel
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Ed Reed won't have to miss out on a full game check after all. The Baltimore Ravens' defensive back was suspended for one game by the NFL on Monday following 'repeated violations' of hitting defenseless players in the head and neck area, but today an arbitrator ruled that Reed wouldn't have to sit out a game, but he does have to pay a $50,000 fine.
Reed was flagged in Sunday night's game for hitting Pittsburgh's Emmanuel Sanders in the head. But if you watch the play, Sanders ducks right as Reed was about to hit him, causing the helmet to helmet action. If Sanders doesn't duck, Reed hits him in the shoulder or chest and there's no problem. The arbitrator made the right call in this case.


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The 36 Most Stereotypically Hippie Things At Bonnaroo
As expected, there were a lot of hippies at Bonnarro. I am one myself now.
36. This sign:
35. This trailer covered in hay:
34. These people:
33. Anyone walking around in bare feet:
32. The Little Hippie clothing outlet:
31. The garbages:
30. This booth about not drinking bottled water:
29. These people meditating in a tent:
28. Guitars not guns:
27. These guys:
26. Wrist wallets:
25. The rainstick tent:
24. This guy making art with mud and leaves:
23. The butterfly hula-hoop tent:
22. This guy walking around with pillows on his feet:
21. This giant compost pile:
20. Curly fry dude:
19. These psychedelic quesadillas:
18. HACKEYSACK, of course:
17. This hula-hoop girl:
16. The dream catcher next to the ferris wheel ticket booth:
15. This garden workshop:
14. This chanting station:
13. Tigger:
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10. This graffiti'd sign:
9. Whatever is happening in this picture:
8. This drum tent:
7. This sign about drums:
6. These people making drums:
5. This other drum tent:
4. This sign about drum repairs:
3. This guy casually carrying around his huge drum:
2. This old dude in his underwear talking to a hippie chick.
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I just registered too to say this ...
I too have an Nvidia card on a FreeBSD/amd64 (6.0) machine. I must say that i didn't have the idea to check if there was a driver specifically for amd64. I knew there was a driver for i386 so i kinda assumed it was no problem for nvidia to make a 64-bit release.
Now that i know the reasons of the driver's inexistence, and seeing how some people yelled, i would like to say that there is no reason to be angry at them. A feature is missing in the kernel, nvidia can't do anything but wait for that feature to be added by the kernel developpers. When the feature in question (PAT it seems) will be there i'm sure they will release it in no time.
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The All-Manipur Road Transport Drivers and Motor Workers Union has called a 24-hour general strike to protest the killing of a truck driver and arson by tribal militants at Charou Pandongba village along National Highway 37, linking Jiribam to Imphal, late Wednesday night.
It is said the drivers and helpers of two stranded trucks, bringing rice cement from Assam to Imphal, were preparing scratch meals in the tribal village near Keithelmani, when eight tribals, armed with M-16 rifles, opened fire at them, killing Babu Ashem (40).
The others escaped under cover of darkness.
Later, the militants doused the trucks with petrol and torched them.
Traffic blocked
In protest against the killing, people at Samurou in Imphal West district, from where the deceased hailed, blocked traffic on Thursday. In another incident, a housewife was shot and injured in Imphal East District on Thursday.


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New Lexington Emergency officials are currently evacuating anyone within a two block radius of a large gas leak.
The leak was reported around 10:30 Tuesday morning in the area of Mill Street and Maple Heights.
There's no report of injuries and crews are on the scene.
WHIZ has a crew on the way to New Lexington. We'll bring you more as it becomes available.


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Electronic or Hard Copy Tooling Catalog
Riverside Tool Corp. | Posted: June 26, 2014 - 06:07 PM
Riverside Tool Corp. announces the initial release of its full catalog. The catalog contains more than 2,800 items and encompasses a wide range of tooling including Saw Blades, Router Bits, Drill and Boring Bits, Toolholders, Inserts, Corrugated Bar Stock, Custom Cutterheads, and more. Many of the items in the catalog are exclusive to Riverside including Stehle Saw Blades, Uberchuck toolholders, and custom products such as the Super Shear PCD Diamond cutterheads, says the company. To request a free catalog, contact your local Riverside Tool distributor or contact Riverside Tool directly at 1-800-430-8498. Catalogs also are available by downloading an electronic copy at RiversideTool.com. Riverside Tool Corp. is a full service provider and manufacturer of cutting tools for the woodworking and plastics industry. It specializes in custom profile tooling carbide, Riverloy and PCD (Diamond) materials. Products are distributed throughout the United States and internationally through a network of dealers.
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