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Anonymous Says:
February 26th, 2003 at 1:57 pm
I like these summaries.
Anonymous Says:
February 26th, 2003 at 2:31 pm
It builds and runs on the Alpha platform! If only nVidia and ATI would build a 3D-only graphics adapter, in similar fassion as the early 3Dfx Voodoo2, there would be more Linux/Alpha Graphics workstations out there. Voodoo2/Voodoo2 SLI works on the Alpha platform using Glide2-accelerated-Mesa3D and is quite fast. The string of feces that prevents the majority of today's graphics accelerators (VPUs/GPUs) working on the Alpha platform is because most Alpha BIOS's are only able to "emulate" the 16bit X86 VGA extensions to "re-map" the Graphics Accelerator's VGA support. Sadly, every company built their VGA support upon 32bit X86 VGA mapping and the general stale-ness of the Alpha platform's BIOS has simply not been updated because the lack of interest and skill of any maintainers. *Yawn*, Dark Places is slow, although the powerful FPU on an Alpha provides a *noticable* performance increase in the rendering.
Alpha EV56 433MHz, 1024MB RAM, Matrox G200(Utah-GLX/DRI) + Voodoo2 SLI
Anyone know where that "Alpha Troll" or the real one, in that matter, went to? Haven't seen any comments from the ol' chap on Dark Places.
Anonymous Says:
February 26th, 2003 at 4:30 pm
Way to go. ZSNES 1.36 has been out for over 6 months.
Anonymous Says:
February 26th, 2003 at 6:43 pm
Well I knew the day would come when there was so much being done for Linux game wise that they would just list it instead. Three years ago I would see 3 updates a week of maby 5 things (Loki this and Loki that… RIP).
Anonymous Says:
February 27th, 2003 at 9:45 am
ok, i know that there is a lot of work, but this style of news doesn't help people to knw about games… this site is going simpler and simpler… only complete news posts for big projects or commercial games… i dont like it
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It's a logical question — instead of holding the first day of the Breeders' Cup on a Friday when many people are working and unable to attend, why don't the Breeders' Cup folks hold the World Championships on Saturday and Sunday?
Well, I posed that question to Peter Land, chief marketing officer for Breeders' Cup Limited, and here's what he said: "We wouldn't get the television window on Sunday because ESPN has previous commitments and ABC has previous commitments. As a premiere sporting event in the fall, going up against college football on Saturday and the NFL on Sunday probably wouldn't give us the best chance to succeed."
He's probably right, considering that both horse racing and the National Football League attract a large number of gamblers. Given the choice of the Breeders' Cup or NFL Sunday, many of those bettors would undoubtedly choose football because it's the No. 1 gambling sport in America, despite what NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says.
So, just in case you were wondering, don't expect the Breeders' Cup to race on a Sunday anytime soon. Some of the leaders in the horse racing industry are not the brightest bulbs in the room, but they're not blind to the fact that horse racing — which just five years ago was judged in an ESPN poll to be this country's fastest-growing sport (wow, how times have changed, huh?) — is no match for pro football when it comes to betting or viewership.


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Welcome to the World of David Walliams, the home of David Walliams' children's books. You'll find games, competitions, schools resources and more from Awful Auntie, The Slightly Annoying Elephant, Demon Dentist, Ratburger, The Boy In The Dress, Billionaire Boy, Gangsta Granny and Mr Stink. Enter Raj's shop for all the latest from the Britain's Got Talent judge, Little Britain star and King of Comedy, David Walliams.


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Anime Expo - July 2nd - July 5th, 2015
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"Roadmap to Apartheid" Screening & Film Talk
The Markaz (formerly known as the Levantine Cultural Center)
Thursday, February 7, 2013 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
Feb 7 2013 7:30pm - 9:00pm
$10 general, $7 members and students with ID
doors 7 pm, film 7:30 pm
Levantine Cultural Center
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Los Angeles CA 90035
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Israel and Palestine, controversial foes, two peoples locked in an inescapable relationship. But can Israel be "the only democracy in the Middle East" when rights for Arabs in Israel and the occupied territories are unequal? The Friends Of Film Year-Round Festival and the Levantine Cultural enter present a one-night only screening of Roadmap to Apartheid, on Thursday, Feb 7th, 2013 at the LCC at 7:30pm. Admission is $10/$7 members and students with ID.
Roadmap to Apartheid, a documentary by Ana Nogueira & Eron Davidson
About the Film
In this multi award-winning documentary, the first-time directors take a detailed look at the apartheid analogy commonly used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Narrated by novelist-poet-activist Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple), Roadmap to Apartheid is as much a historical document of the rise and fall of
apartheid in South Africa, as it is a film about why many Palestinians feel they are living in an apartheid system today, and why an increasing number of people around the world agree with them.
While not perfect, the apartheid analogy is a useful framework by which to educate people on the complex issues facing Israelis and Palestinians. Our film delves into those issues, comparing the many similar laws and tools used by both Israel and apartheid-era South Africa. The audience will see what life is like for Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and inside Israel while gaining a deeper understanding of the conflict with the help of respected analysts on the subject. Combined with archival material and anecdotes from South Africans, the film forms a complete picture as to why the analogy is being used with increasing frequency and potency.
About the Filmmakers
Ana Nogueira is a journalist and first-time filmmaker. She worked as a producer for the national daily radio and TV news program Democracy Now! in the United States for four years and later as a correspondent for the
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Eron Davidson is a long-time media activist and film maker. He has produced several short videos that have helped to galvanize excitement for various community organizing projects in the United States. Davidson was born in Israel, and lives in the United States.
Narration by Alice Walker, novelist, poet and activist. She is best known for her Pulitzer Prize winning book The Color Purple.
The Markaz champions a greater understanding of the Middle East and North Africa by presenting artistic and educational programs that bridge political and religious divides. In a search for common ground, the Markaz fosters discussions among artists and thinkers and offers classes and workshops that serve diverse ethnic communities.
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A medley of exotic spices plus coconut milk and banana add complexity and rich flavor.
YIELD: Makes 8 servings
Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add carrot and next 6 ingredients and sauté until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Transfer mixture to processor and blend until smooth. Return mixture to pot. Add broth and all remaining ingredients except cilantro. Boil soup over medium-high heat 15 minutes to blend flavors. Cool slightly. Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return soup to pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly, then cover and refrigerate.)
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South Dakota Lawyer has asked whether a flat-fee agreement for professional work in cases including divorce, bankruptcies and criminal defense is permissible in light of Ethics Opinion 2000-5.
As was stated in Ethics Opinion 2000-5, Rule 1.5(a) requires that all fees be reasonable and lists eight factors to be considered in making a determination of reasonableness. These include:
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Fixed or flat fee agreements are not prohibited by the above rules. However, based upon these rules and Ethics Opinion 2000-5, any fee agreement that would not, under any circumstances, allow for a review of the fee at the conclusion of the representation to ensure that it comports with the above factors would be in violation of the above Rules. Further, any fee agreement that unduly interferes with the client's right to discharge the lawyer would be in violation of the above rules.
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In classic preppy style, Chip (Kidd) and Lisa (Birnbach)'s book True Prep: It's a Whole New Old World is fashionably late to the party that has been bringing classy back. This past month they have been on victory romp around the country's Brooks Brothers stores to cross promote those polished, pomp, clean lines that have been surging for a while now and have only been underscored by the Great Recession's pressure on us to button up. Much, much more after the jump…
True Prep is just as obnoxious as you would think any "how-to," ethnographic hybrid book would be and yet it has given us pause here at Blogue—not only because of the book's opening sequence. The preface, "Wake up, Muffy, we're back," begins with a painful reminder that the boom and bust 80's are looking real familiar these days. And of course, this book is simply infuriating because no matter how tongue and cheek you want to be, there really isn't anywhere to go with 'your first hire: the cleaning lady' tips: "You love that she is reliable, and you convince yourself that you could never wield a Swiffer the way Theresa does. You're also helping the economy…of Ecuador. Get over your embarrassment, because within ten years you may be adding to your staff."
But the real problem with True Prep is its lack of perspective– lets reach farther back than the insipid, 80's Western Massachusetts for our style inspiration. We are all forgetting the mother country where all of this sassy, classy, colonialist roots look originates– the QE II's Commonwealth realm: Britain.
If it's a college sweater, camel hair sport coat, tweed slacks, jodhpurs or any equestrian inspired apparel, nicely tailored… well anything… or the master of ceremonies Oxford shoe- it can all be traced back to wee Britain.
But of course, the charm of being American is not caring about the past. Yet for the sake of keeping our fashion minds fit, lets do a bit of style excavation.
Now, the Oxford, that's of Oxford University fame, is particularly ubiquitous these days from Upper East-side after-work drinks to Willy B flea market Sundays. That's the leather shoe with enclosed lacing with the two pierced flaps of leather for the laces stitched together at the bottom- for those with bastardized tastes.
Interestingly, this footwear made its first appearance in 17th century in Scotland and Ireland but made its bed with the scholarly robed set at Oxford and Cambridge. Often associated with foppery- or the original, metrosexual look – the Oxford didn't make an appearance in the states until the early 19th.
Fitting snuggly around the feet of the truly silver spoon-fed, original prep school set of Eton, the Oxford shoes ended up having *popular* success States-side in the late 1930s. Due in part to the flat shoes requirement of the popular jitter bug, Sears catalogues were selling them by the bushel for only $2.85 a pair.
And as casual clothing became more diversified it demanded two-tone shoes to go with- hence the variations on the Oxford all the way through to the saddle shoe Oxford.
Ralph Lauren and (concurrently, on the less styled end) J.Crew helped make the preppy look a bit more fashion forward, in the process entrenching the American prep archetype. They helped bring across the pond that Princess Diana, Chelsea of London, "Sloane Rangers" in pearls, pony-tails and collars folded over crewneck sweaters finishing school chic. And now we have the tailored, pastel Oxford shirt and skinny leg khaki wearing ironic meeting the "I'm serious in this" pink polo shirt and Barbour quilted jacket set.
In the end the hollowed trinity of tweed, sensible shoes and cheapness of American prep really started with the colonies. So when your polishing those Oxfords– drink a gin-and-tonic and think of the Queen, dear.


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Black tomato coming to a salad near you
Posted By Viva Sarah Press On February 12, 2012 @ 7:46 am In | No Comments
Everyone knows that Israeli food is scrumptious, fresh and flavorsome. It's also highly innovative.
At the annual Arava Agricultural R&D exhibition – which took place earlier this month -visitors were wowed by new edible produce including a black tomato, rainbow colored carrots and red lemons.
Over 250 companies from Israel and around the world participated in the expo.
The new species of fruits and vegetables are set for export. And in addition to adding a splash of color to the salad bowl, the new produce reportedly packs more vitamins and antioxidants into its fruit/vegetable.
"Black Galaxy" tomato was developed by Technological Seeds DM. The company says that the color was derived from a pigment in blueberries and that the new species has higher concentrations of Vitamin C as found in regular tomatoes.
Among other new edible creations, the show featured the latest agro-tech developments including thermal plant imaging and a crop dusting robot.
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Flame Painter
Company: Escape Motions
Price: $29.99 personal $59.99 pro
Available in the Mac App Store
When I first saw Flame Painter by Escape Motions I didn't know what to make of it. Is it a paint program? Is it an effects program? Well, after playing with it for several weeks I'm leaning towards more of an effects program, although there are some fantastic examples of it as a paint program on the company website.
In simple terms Flame Painter lets you paint with different types of brushes on a blank canvas or a pre made image or photo. The brushes are not you ordinary brushes. They are flames, or ribbons, or strokes of color. The company calls them Flame Brushes and Flame Painter has a bunch of pre made flame brushes ready to go. There are also customizable settings to make the brush exactly how you want it. These brushes range in all different styles and colors. You can also use each brush in three different modes. It can be used in flame mode, follow mode (more like a traditional brush), and ribbon mode.


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Technology is continuously changing the way we approach media buying. As more cable boxes become connected to the internet and more devices like Xbox deliver 'TV' content, we can begin to treat TV buying very similar to other digital approaches. What are some of the digital strategies that are going to start creeping in on "traditional" media buying? How can we get ahead of the game in our buying strategies to tap into these opportunities?
Here is the story by Emily Steel that I refer to (FT Subscription required).


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Daily Eye Wonder July 2012
A collection of some beautiful, strange, interesting, and fascinating pictures of weather, environment and space that might let you wonder.
Super-heated Sun tornado
Did you know the atmosphere surrounding the sun is 300 times hotter than its surface? Scientists believe "super tornadoes," some having a diameter of up to 3,500 miles are the reason. The spiral lines represent the velocity field in the tornado vortex. More information here: www.space.com/16325-sun-tornado-solar-twisters.html
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Dangerously cute baseball anime Kamisama no Memochou returns with a far more serious story in its 10th episode – Ayaka's brother makes his drug addicted appearance whilst the NEET crew mobilizes.
The NEET crew are enjoying themselves at an arcade as they learn Ayaka's brother, Toshi, is in town after a lengthy time away – however his arrival is not particularly a joyful reunion. He's clearly quite sick, and has some personality problems as his actions imply – he begins to cough quite severely and although Ayaka attempts to comfort him, he aggressively pushes her away with words before exiting the arcade.
Narumi follows after him – they have a minor discussion which seems to prepare the stage for a gloomy tale. He says Ayaka is using Narumi as no more than a replacement for him, and the single reason she cares for him is to atone for iniquitous things she's done in the past. His credibility is questionable however as he's obviously not a very respectable fellow – before venturing off into the night with a supposed "friend" of his, he takes a pill dubbed "Angel Fix" which seemed to have re-energized his mental instability.
Ayako becomes upset as everyone is withholding information about her brother from her – not only is her brother refraining from telling her much, not even the NEET unit is willing to speak with her on the matter. Even Narumi puts forth an effort to avert the topic – though he, and the rest of them, do so with good intentions. They of course do not want to devastate or worry her, and the matter of the fact is, her brother is engaging in some shady activities. Yet even then, she realizes they are hiding the truth from her which only leaves her saddened in the end.
She temporarily becomes irate at Narumi for not only concealing facts from her, but he also asks her about the crude statement of her brother – "Am I a replacement for your brother?".
The complexity of the situation elevates as the Fourth initiates an investigation with Alice and the NEET detective group over an unnerving drug spreading around town – "Angel Fix", the very same which Ayaka's brother feverishly ingested and possessed a sack full of.
This episode feels to be another of Kamisama no Memochou's taste of things to come – Narumi is on the outskirts of the problem, yet he wants to travel further and figure it all out for Ayaka's sake. On top of the already enveloping troubles, at the very end of the episode Narumi was recalling a rather bloody scene of a fallen Ayaka laying motionless on the ground – of course we want to know the story behind that matter as aside from being on the verge of death, Ayaka appeared to have been in poor physical condition from the rings around her eyes.
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Video School / Lessons
Acting 101
Acting can seem like a daunting task. There's all that terminology, plus you need to have confidence, and of course there are all those famous people who've appeared on camera before you, which can be a lot to live up to. But acting isn't as hard as it looks, and you don't even need to be famous to do it. During a recent shoot here in the office, a friendly visitor dropped by to help me perform my best. Check it out:
Experienced Actorson really helped me out with Dan's movie, and now I'd like to pass on my newly acquired acting prowess to you. Let's review:
Scripts & Auditions:
- A script is the written form of the part you will be playing. These pages contain the lines (or dialogue) of all the characters in the movie, as well as stage directions and other information.
- Your part will be labeled by your character's name. The words underneath your character's name are your lines. The term "sides" is also used to describe the lines you shoot on a particular day.
- It's a good idea to highlight your lines and read them over until you have them memorized. When you don't need the script anymore, this is known as being "off book." There's no shortcut to memorization — just take the time to repeat your lines until you can recite them in your sleep.
- For some auditions, you'll see the phrase "sides provided." This means a scripted part will be prepared for you to read at the audition, so you don't need to bring something to perform.
Building your character:
- Once you have your lines down, it's time to create the character around them — this is what most people consider "acting" or "playing a part."
- To build your character, look at the situation they're in and what they are planning to do. Have you ever been in a similar situation? How did you react? If you haven't had a similar experience, use your imagination and conjure up some feelings. Take these emotions into account when reciting the lines.
- Listen for director feedback. Your director will watch you closely, and their thoughts can help shape your performance. The director may ask you to read lines with different inflections, or request that you adjust your position. Always be open to their suggestions, and don't be afraid to make some of your own.
Being on set:
- A mark is the place where an actor should stand in a scene or shot. It's normally set on the ground as a T-shaped piece of tape, showing where the actor should place their feet. For shots where actors are walking or moving, you can have beginning and ending marks. Marks don't always have to be pieces of tape — they can be anything an actor can see, but normally they're something not visible (or noticed by) the audience.
- When it comes time to shoot, you may find yourself getting nervous, but don't worry! Take time to relax before and after shots. Sometimes actions like jumping up and down, blowing air through your lips, doing stretches, or reciting phrases can help. All actors use their own techniques to keep themselves calm, cool, and collected, so if you find something that works for you, go with it! Finally, don't worry about how you look on camera — you always look great!
I'll admit I was pretty freaked out when Dan asked me to be in his movie (I've always been scared of asteroids), but with Experienced Actorson by my side, it's only a matter of time before I'm starring alongside someone really talented, like Josh Ruben. Hopefully Armageddon: Again and Again will be a smash hit!
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To be, or not to be? We may never know for sure, but it isn't as hard as you'd think to convincingly deliver your favorite Bill Shakespeare lines. We got some tips on the basics of acting to help you pull off Hamlet — or a guy trying to save the world from asteroids — with total confidence.
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Which Teen Mom Is Buying Her First House?
Home is where the heart is y'all. Teen Mom 3's Katie Yeager is tired of paying rent, and she's decided to put down permanent roots and buy her very own house! "House hunting!" Katie tweeted on November 26. "Whoohoo. I'm so sick of wasting money on rent."
Katie lives in Green River, Wyoming, and we have no doubt that she'll find a fabulous new place for her and Molli to settle down. "Molli is going to have a great place to call home and make memories," she tweeted. "So excited!!"
Katie has yet to announce whether or not her baby daddy, Joey Maes, will be moving in with her and Molli, but considering that Joey cheated on Katie just a few months ago, we kind of doubt it. Either way, we're thrilled that Katie is putting her hard-earned money to good use!
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Bystander injured during struggle between BPD officer & suspect after gun goes off
One person arrested following struggle
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A bystander was injured during a struggle between a Bakersfield Police officer and a suspect after the officer's gun went off.
The incident occurred just after 5 a.m. early Monday morning at a home in the 5900 block of Hughes Lane.
Bakersfield Police officials said officers were responding to a peace disturbance call. Upon their arrival, the female suspect, Adelaida Cortez, got into a heated confrontation with one of the officers.
Officers arrested Cortez and attempted to place her into the backseat of a patrol vehicle. Cortez violently resisted, refusing to get into the back seat, officials said.
During the struggle, Cortez grabbed one of the officer's holstered firearm, causing it to discharge a round, through the holster and into the ground, officials said.
Three people standing near the patrol car were hit by shrapnel, causing minor injuries, officials said.
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As we count down the days to the Netflix premiere of Arrested Development's long-awaited fourth season, we're left to watch old episodes and reminisce in anticipation of brand spankin' new material. Now we can get even more stoked by taking a gander at this trailer that's jam-packed with all of your favorite Bluths making all of the hugest mistakes. These include, but are not limited to:
1. Gob using creepy, inappropriate magic tricks to flirt with women
2. Michael attempting to negotiate with Kitty
3. George Michael playing basketball
4. Driving the Bluth staircar, generally
Plus Maeby gets chased around by an ostrich and Gob performs a Jesus resurrection magic trick. And any AD trailer wouldn't be complete without "The Final Countdown."
New episodes start streaming on Netflix on May 26th!
Thanks to Vulture for this one!
I went to Nerd Heaven, aka Wizard World - Comic Con
I was very lucky to attend the Wizard World Comic Con in New Orleans this past weekend, a.k.a nerd heaven. If you're not familiar, Comic Con is a popular culture and comic convention held annually around the country. It features a variety of different celebrities, artists, merchants, and most importantly FANS! Thousands of people fond of sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, comic books, anime, and cosplay gathered together at the convention center to hang out, meet some of their heroes, and buy cool stuff. Some of the guests of honor this year were Matt Smith (of Doctor Who), Pam Grier (!!!!), Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead, The Boondock Saints), Linda Hamilton (The Terminator), animator Phil Ortiz, and the comic legend Stan Lee.
My cosplay was San from Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke. This was when I finally found the sailor scouts!
Nola feels like a pretty magical place on any old day, so it was extra awesome to be surrounded by superheroes, trekkies, zombies, steampunks, and some of my favorite video game characters. There was so much to look at; from collectors' action figures, light sabers and cosplay crafts, to striking and innovative professional-fan art. Nen, Greg Horn, and Sara Richard were a few of my favorites. The con creates such an open environment for all things geeky, so by just mingling with folks you're bound to meet someone who's into the same stuff as you. I chilled with storm troopers, an extremely realistic lookin wookie, Thor, Bat Woman, and the Mario Brothers to name a few. And speaking of wookies, if you will be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus is holding their annual parade and after-party this Saturday! Who doesn't love a drunk Chewbacca? It'll be a blast, hope to see you there.- Olive Henzel
Ladies Kicking Ass at Kickstarter Comics!
Finding women in the comic book world is kind of like shucking oysters and suddenly finding a pearl. In a world of murky sexist content you might find 1 in 15 artists working on comics are female, and "female writers and artists are sporadic at best" says Tim Hanley, a comic book blogger.
Breaking into the world of mainstream comics like DC or Marvel as a woman is difficult and hard to tolerate considering the rampant sexism and misogyny associated with these companies. That's why female artists and writers often create their own content and find outside ways of funding.
Here's a list of three comics created by ladies who successfully funded their books on kickstarter, you go girls!
1) Heroic, A Womanthology, by Renae De Liz.
This little diddy is a throwback to August of 2011 but definitely worth checking out. This massive all girl comic anthology reached over four times its pledged goal and raked in $109,301. The Womanthology was meant to showcase the work of over 140 women of all experience levels working in comics.
2) Oh Joy, Sex Toy, The Book, by Erika Moen.
If you're not familiar with Erika's popular blog "Oh Joy, Sex Toy" then get ready for a dose of NSFW awesome. Erika has been running the web comic about sex education and sex toy product reviews for over a year now, so her blog is chock-full of awesome illustrations and informational tidbits. Now Erika wants to make a book about the content on her blog. Erika reached her pledged goal in her first day of the kickstarter, plus $7,000 and we still have 28 days to go.
3)Strong Female Protagonist: Book One, by Molly Osterag.
Molly Osterag has been working on the webcomic "Strong Female Protagonist" The story of a regular girl with super-strength, invincibility, and "crippling sense of social injustice" and is ready to move from web to page. Written by Brennan Lee Mulligan and drawn by Molly, the web comic has received critical acclaim. The kickstarter has reached more than four times it's pledged goal of $8,000 and is now resting at $20,145.
These ladies are proving that women are an important attribute to comics and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. We need women content creators, we want content created for women, and we're not going to stop until we've got it.
Absolute Promethea 2: A Review
The last time I wrote about Promethea here I'd just gotten my hands on the first Absolute volume, and it had blown my mind.
"It's less a narrative than a trip, fables layered on top of stories and characters' identities shifting into dreams. If Watchmen is Moore's Ulysses, then Promethea is Finnegans Wake and it demands the same experience--stop trying to make it make sense and just let it wash over you and enjoy the ride."
The second volume arrived last week, and I'm just as thrilled with it. I drowned myself in it yesterday, spending hours with its glossy, gorgeous pages, and at the end of it found myself just as inspired as the last time.
Part two is part adventure narrative/vision quest, but mostly an explanation of a mythology--if it falters at all it's the transition between expository characters whose voice-over is a little too clearly the voice of Moore explaining just what's going on here. He's pulled together a myth-world that's based in systems that already exist--the Kabbalah, various pantheons of gods and goddesses--and sent his characters off on it, including a foul-mouthed teenage guardian angel and a green-haired college student turned superheroine (or, tellingly, Moore calls them "science heroines").
Promethea is, aside from an explanation of a magical worldview, also an argument for the seriousness of comics. J.H. Williams' art doesn't so much toy with panel structure as explode it entirely, and as the journey goes on he shifts art styles so entirely, mimicking classics and classic comics so perfectly that the James Joyce analogy seems appropriate again--just as Ulysses went tripping through the entire history of literature, Promethea skips through the history of visual art and by doing so places itself squarely in the tradition, daring you to argue.
Moore's expert at using the medium to play with space and time, and he understands the difference between comics and any other visual or narrative art better than anyone working in it. And there is a narrative here, though you'd be excused for just gaping at the visuals, a narrative and characters worth knowing and loving and following, and more than the first one this volume left me breathless for what comes next.
"I guess that telling stories with pictures is the first kind of written language," one of the Prometheas notes, and it's true. As Harvey Pekar said, comics are words and pictures and you can do anything with words and pictures, from Pekar's working-class warts-and-all lifestyle to the lushly gorgeous dream-world of gods and goddesses and the blurred boundaries between mortal and divine that Moore and Williams set out here.
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So far, 2014's gas prices mirror those at the start of last year.
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Kelly Notaras, the book's editor and a slow sex practitioner herself, said the technique had been "life-changing."
"It changed the way I viewed myself," said Notaras, 35. "I thought I was not a sexual person and now I realize every woman has capacity for pleasure and sex."
Orgasmic meditation "takes the goal out of sex," she said. "There is no requirement to have a climax. The man and the woman connect in a way that is very relaxing and easy and simple for her...All she has to do is lie back and receive."
The climax is, "neither here nor there," said Notaras.
Applying the practice can keep women in a continuous state of orgasm, for months, according to the book.
"We are taking the idea of orgasm and expanding it," she said. 'Orgasm is what drives our lives. When we actually put our desire at the forefront, life becomes orgasmic."
Using "mindfulness" to elicit pleasure, is grounded in science.
Barry R. Komisaruk, a neuroscientist and associate dean of the graduate school at Rutgers University, has studied the mechanism of orgasm and said it is a powerful pain blocker.
"Using lab animals, we found that a number of different chemicals in the spinal chord and the brain all work together to block pain," he said.
He also discovered that sensation during orgasm affects multiple parts of both hemispheres of the brain, including the pleasure center.
Historically, researchers have speculated that the contractions of the uterus during orgasm help draw semen into the fallopian tubes to facilitate fertilization or that it is important for release of tension. In fact, the body releases powerful endorphins during orgasm.
In his 2006 book, "The Science of Orgasm," Komisaruk suggests "the most important one is extreme pleasure and I think it probably has an important role in mate selection."
Orgasm is "reinforcing and rewarding, he said. "Orgasm is not necessary for pregnancy. Like many biological systems, it' not essential.
His studies show that many women can achieve orgasm without any stimulation, purely by thinking. "They see erotic imagery or energy curing through their body," he said.
As for theories that orgasmic meditation that can last for months, Komisaruk said, "What Daedone calls orgasm is what most people would call pleasure and bliss; what most people call orgasm is what Daedone calls climax."
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More than a year ago, the La Crosse county jail opened its newest addition, but even with the added space, the county jail is overcrowded. County Administrator, Steve O'Malley.
What to do? Well the county can open a 57 bed pod that has not been used yet...at the tune of about $400 thousand. O'Malley said he, the sheriff, judges, justice sanctions and other officials are looking into different sanctions for behavior to try to keep more people out of jail. He says several meetings were held Monday on the matter and more are coming as they try not to spend money......money that could go towards highway work.


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ADDISON COUNTY — Dairy farmers in the Northeast are training their sights on the massive Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) co-op and processing giant Dean Foods in an effort to prove that price fixing and illegal monopolization of the dairy industry has kept milk prices artificially low for struggling producers.
These farmers' action represents the latest in a series of lawsuits around the country alleging that a lack of competition in the dairy processing industry has resulted in record profits for milk processors at the cost of lower prices for farmers.
FAIRFAX, Vt. — Rep. Peter Welch on Friday unveiled long-awaited legislation that could, if passed, create a "growth management program" for the U.S. dairy industry that supporters hope would curb the volatile highs and lows of the federal milk pricing system.
NORTH FERRISBURGH — One North Ferrisburgh dairy farm is considering reviving the dwindling tradition of bottling and marketing its own milk in the hopes of escaping the economic uncertainty of the bulk milk market.
BURLINGTON — In the first visit from the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Vermont in 20 years, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack last weekend told Vermont's struggling dairy farmers that changes in their industry are overdue, but that any reforms will need to come from farmers, not Washington.
The visit came at the end of what has been the hardest year in recent memory for Vermont farmers, who have been selling milk below the cost of production and taking out enormous loans to keep their farms in business.
ADDISON COUNTY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture late last week announced that emergency aid payments, approved by federal lawmakers earlier this fall, will soon be on their way to struggling dairy farmers.
The new Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment (DELAP) program will distribute $290 million to dairy farmers across the country. The funding is part of a $350 million dairy assistance measure Congress approved in October at the request of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
ADDISON COUNTY — Though the flurry of news and rumors regarding the federal government's employment record audits in mid-November has died down, farmers and migrant workers alike are still fretting about what the immigration sweep could mean on Vermont dairy farms.
And, for some Addison County farmers and migrant workers advocates, the I-9 audit — meant to suss out employers shirking immigration laws — has spurred a renewed push for a guest workers program to legally supply dairy farmers with a source of foreign labor.
ADDISON COUNTY — Some Vermont dairy farmers found themselves in the crosshairs of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thursday when the agency rolled out its largest ever audit of employers in a crackdown on businesses shirking laws about employing foreign workers.
Reports Friday from the Addison County Migrant Workers Coalition and other farmers indicated that perhaps only four or five farms in the state would be issued subpoenas for employment records, though initial reports about the audits placed that number much higher.
Editor's note: In the first of two installments looking at slaughterhouses in Vermont, we examine what happens to the bulk of Vermont's dairy cows — animals that are typically shipped out of state to be slaughtered. This Thursday, we'll turn our attention to the growing market for local meats, the challenges facing smaller meat producers and slaughterhouses, and the creative solutions some farmers are exploring to make beef production more profitable.
MIDDLEBURY — Addressing a crowd of around 50 farmers Monday night at the Middlebury American Legion, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., offered a few words of support for dairy farmers struggling to make a living: the dairy crisis isn't a Vermont issue or a New England issue so much as a national one, and lawmakers are paying attention.
ADDISON COUNTY — Farmers in Addison County may be rallying behind milk price stabilization plans, but some of the dairy co-ops that collect and market their milk have been slow to the table.
Now, frustrated by what Orwell farmer Tom Audet dubbed the "sluggish" response of dairy cooperatives, many of those farmers are chastising their co-ops for failing to take strong stands on supply management programs.
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By Eric Terrazas
When I first heard the news that Bob's Big Boy was going to open a restaurant in West Covina, I couldn't help but smile.
I haven't visited a Bob's Big Boy in many years. The last time I tasted a delicious Bob's burger was in the early 1980s.
On a recent afternoon, I decided to check out the new Bob's Big Boy in West Covina. I ordered the Big Boy Combination, a burger that consists of two patties, American cheese, lettuce and red relish sauce.
The meal also comes with French fries and cole slaw. For $1.99 more, you can substitute the fries for onion rings. I decided to order the onion rings even though it cost me the extra cash.
When my food arrived, the burger did not disappoint. The burger tasted delicious, just like I remembered it. Adding to the burger's scrumptious taste was the red relish sauce.
The onion rings, which are hand-breaded, and cole slaw also tempted my taste buds. Overall, it made for a good meal.
On my next visit to Bob's Big Boy, I plan to come with a bigger appetite. That way I could try their dessert menu.
Bob's dessert offerings look rather tasty. The selections that most caught my eye were the hot fudge ice cream cake, the banana split and the Big Boy Super Shakes.
The dessert menu also includes pies and pastries. I received a good look at some of Bob's pies while waiting in the cashier's line. I wouldn't mind trying their pies as well.
I'm also curious about Bob's half-pound burgers. As a longtime bacon burger aficionado, the Big Cheese and Bacon burger is something I especially want to try.
If you're a morning person, you would be happy to know that Bob's also offers a nice-sized breakfast menu that includes pancakes, eggs, waffles and French toast.
As a longtime fan of hamburgers, I'm happy to see that Bob's Big Boy has opened in West Covina. I plan to take my family there one of these days. I think they will be happy customers.
Bob's Big Boy is located at 100A S. California Ave., West Covina. For information, call (626) 851-2627.


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Pop quiz, hot shot. The members of Insane Clown Posse are:
A. Violent individuals
B. Atheists
C. Evangelical Christians
If you guessed "C", you hit the jackpot. Tell them what they've won, Johnny.
Yep, the duo are Evangelical Christians and they've been keeping their faith on the DL for two decades. In an interview with The Guardian UK, they say they lured in their cult followers with violent, shocking lyrics, then slowly began dropping the God-hammer on them (see "Miracles" and "Thy Unveiling").
Some favorite quotes from the interview:
"Have you ever stood next to an elephant, my friend?" asks Violent J. "A fucking elephant is a miracle. If people can't see a fucking miracle in a fucking elephant, then life must suck for them, because an elephant is a fucking miracle. So is a giraffe."
…and another:
"Gravity's cool," Violent J says, "but not as cool as magnets."
Violent J (real name: Joseph Bruce) says releasing the song "Thy Unveiling" and coming clean about his faith was the most exciting moment of his life.
"It felt so good, brother. I was fucking in heaven. Let me tell you something: I would go running at night, and my feet wouldn't even touch the ground. I had my headphones on, I'd be listening to Thy Unveiling, and I'd be in such a zone that my feet wouldn't even be touching the ground. I'd be literally levitating."
Also in the interview, Shaggy 2 Dope (real name: Joseph Utsler) adds that the criticism the band receives upsets him.
"I get anxiety and shit a lot," he says. "And reading that stuff people write about us… It hurts."
So what do you think of ICP's recent revelation? If you're a Juggalo, does it affect whether or not you will still follow this dynamic duo?
You can check out the full ICP interview here.
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Y Llaethdy - 48619
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Surrounded by rolling hills, woodland, farmland, streams and riverbank Y Llaethdy is one of a pair of adjoining holiday cottages in the tranquil West Wales countryside. A great location for cycling, walking, fishing and the perfect place to relax in the tranquil Welsh countryside. Cardigan Bay is also only a short drive away.
Y Llaethdy retains many original features and visitors are welcome to explore landmark features from the glacial age on the farm's woodland walk. The farm was built into the south-facing hillside above the Clettwr River and the gardens today are terraced to provide superb scenic views over the valley.
Ground Floor
Open plan lounge, dining area and a modern kitchen fully equipped for self-catering with fridge-freezer, cooker, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer.
The lounge is comfortably furnished and includes Freesat TV and audio-visual system. Internet access is available for guests via the Wi-Fi network. Under-floor heating on the ground floor.
Bedroom 1 - double bed with en suite shower room, toilet & basin.
Bedroom 2 - 2 single beds.
Bathroom with shower over bath, toilet & basin
Both bedrooms have south-facing dormer windows overlooking the Clettwr valley. The rooms are tastefully decorated throughout to a high standard.
The cottage has a stable door access to patio, deck and terraced garden with chair swing and patio furniture, picnic table and barbecue.
Additional Information
Bed linen, hand and bath towels included
Electricity and heating included.
Situated on 35 acres of farmland including stream in 6 acres of old woodlands
Fishing rights on the River Clettwr (borders the farm)
For the benefit of all guests, a 'no-smoking indoors' and no pets policy has been adopted.
Dairy Cottage 2 can also be booked together with Dairy Cottage 1. For larger parties, the downstairs halls can be opened up as adjoining lounges. Please contact us for more information on booking both.
Weekly lets from £270 / Short breaks from £240
|Sleeps up to 4, 2 bedrooms
|Car advised
|Nearest Amenities
|4 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Internet access, DVD player
|Central heating, TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 1 En suites
|Double beds (1), Single beds (2), Cots (1)
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden, Shared garden, BBQ, Swing set, Private fishing lake or river
|Parking, Not suitable for wheelchair users
The Ceredigion region
Many local walks from the door step to suit all levels and abilities. Local walking club and guides available. 0 miles
The farm has fishing rights on the Clettwr River. 0 miles.
Llandysul Angling Association is located nearby with permits for local salmon and trout fishing on the famous River Teifi. 2.5 miles
Sea fishing – Ceredigion Coast 12 miles
More than four cycle paths (including the Teifi Trail) start virtually from the doorstep which means no driving to get to your starting point. Highlights include National Routes 45 and 82 which run from Aberystwyth to Fishguard taking an inland route via Lampeter. 1 mile
Water Sports
The Llandysul Paddlers Canoe Club offers white water rafting, canoes and kayaks for some spectacular scenery along the Teifi for the water sports enthusiasts. 2.5 miles
Ceredigion Water Sports Centre New Quay. 14 miles.
Family owned 9-hole parkland course with 18 tees Saron Golf Course, Penwern. 7 miles
Pony trekking
Horse riding is available in a few locations including Gilfach yr Halen Llwyncelyn. 16 miles
Located on a farm about 1 mile from the small rural village of Capel Dewi and around 2.5 miles from Llandysul. On the farm is a landmark glacial feature called Cerrig Hyllod ('The Ugly Stones') and visitors are welcome to follow the woodland path along the riverbank and up a fairly steep hill to the stony outcrop. Local history relates how these giant stones served in earlier times as a pulpit for a popular Welsh preacher who lived in the valley. Within walking distance, you can also visit Rock Mills, one of the few working traditional woollen mills left in the country, and the Honorwood Flock farm and shop specialising in Shetland and Icelandic fleeces and Angora mohair.
Nearby is the Teifi Trail, part of the National Cycle Network, which will take our cycling visitors through some wonderful scenery to the coast at Cardigan, or inland to the wild beauty of the nature reserves around Tregaron.
Less than 30 minutes drive from your holiday cottage will bring you to the beautiful coastline of Cardigan Bay, with its clean, unspoilt beaches at Poppit Sands, Llangranog, Penbryn, Mwnt, and charming harbour towns at New Quay, Tresaith and Newport Sands. The Heritage Coast Path provides cliff walking and stunning views all along the coast of Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire with sights of rock pools, sea birds, seals and sometimes dolphins.
Dotted around the countryside are numerous ancient and medieval historical sites, from Celtic hill forts to Roman mines and Welsh monasteries from the Middle Ages. Also worth a visit are the National Botanic Garden of Wales and the restored 17th century house and garden at Aberglasney in Carmarthenshire. There is also a number of excellent restaurants and pubs in the vicinity where you can enjoy home made local fare or more exotic cuisine during your cottage holiday in West Wales. Whether you are interested in walking, cycling, fishing, sailing, golf, beach riding, browsing in local craft and antique shops or visiting historical sites, you will find a range of brochures in the holiday cottage.
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Traditionally enjoyed by students in autumn, these easy to make, candied sweet potato bites are known as Daigaku Imo in Japan. A traditional Japanese treat made from sweet potato pieces coated in a flavourful blend of sesame oil, sugar, soy sauce and mild vinegar they make a great sweet-savoury snack as the nights draw in.
• 1 Sweet Potato (approx.300g)
• 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Vinegar
• 1 tsp Black Sesame Seeds
Suggested Drink: Sangaria Green Tea
First wash your sweet potato with clean water and cut it into chunks.
Grab a frying pan and add the sesame oil, the sugar, the soy sauce and the vinegar, and let the mix simmer on a low heat for about 30 seconds.
Add the sweet potato chunks and let them cook for about 2 minutes on each side.
Once the chunks have taken on a caramel colour, remove them from the heat and sprinkle on the black sesame seeds. Enjoy with a sip of Sangaria Green Tea.


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BOONE COUNTY - A man is dead and another in the hospital after a two car accident.
It happened at 9:33am Thursday on U.S. Rt. 20, approximately .25 miles east of Logan Avenue. Police say a Ford van driven by Tyler Young of Marengo, crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Volvo driven by Kevin Sarver of Marion, MI.
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Feb. 23, 2013
Arena: Auburn Arena (9,121)
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MU: Robin Pingeton (St. Ambrose `90) 41-48 at MU (third season)
AU: Terri Williams-Flournoy (Penn State, 1991), 14-12 at AU (first season)
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Mizzou Uses Record 3-Point Effort to Top Auburn, 82-76
The Mizzou women's basketball team improved to 12-4 on the season and won its 11th straight home game to open the season as it defeated Auburn in its SEC home opener, 82-76, on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 6) at Mizzou Arena. A pair of school and SEC records fell on Sunday as Mizzou hit a school-record 18 three-pointers, led by a school-record 11 from sophomore Morgan Eye (Montrose, Mo.). The 18 three-pointers made by the Tigers on Sunday are the most ever by an SEC school, shattering the previous best mark of 17 by Ole Miss. Additionally, Eye's 11 three-point buckets are also the most ever in an SEC league game and just one shy of the best-ever NCAA mark.
After last Thursday's contest against LSU was rescheduled due to snow, the Tigers will head out to Auburn, Ala. for a contest against the Auburn Tigers. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24, in Auburn Arena. Missouri earned an 82-76 victory over the Tigers in its home SEC opener on Jan. 6. The Missouri Tigers have a 1-2 record against Auburn in program history. Mizzou last traveled to Auburn in 1983 for the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Auburn Tigers earned an 89-76 win in the game.
Auburn is currently 14-12 on the season and 3-10 in conference play with key wins over Alabama, Ole Miss and Arkansas. The team will see Missouri following an 83-61 loss at Tennessee in which Tyrese Tanner led the team with 20 points. Tanner is averaging 12.8 points per game on the season, and Hasina Muhammad leads the team with 15.3 points per game on average. Muhammad also averages 5.2 rebounds per game, just behind team leader Blanche Alverson, who averages six rebounds a game. Senior Najat Ouardad leads the league with 6.4 assists per game this season as well.
Missouri will host its final home game of the season on Thursday (Feb. 28), honoring Senior Night at the 7 p.m. against South Carolina. Missouri will then close out the regular season at Alabama on March 3.
Missouri has had a better three-point shooting percentage than all but two of its conference opponents (Tennessee, Vanderbilt) going into their respective contests.
Mizzou's win over Florida marks the 14th win of the season, a feat that has not been accomplished by a Tiger team since the 2006-07 season when the team went 17-14 and advanced to the second round of the WNIT. That season also marks the last time the Tigers had a winning season. In fact, Mizzou has as many home wins this season as it did wins last season (13).
The Tigers continue to show improvement as a team under the direction of third-year head coach Robin Pingeton. In fact, if the season ended today, Mizzou would have an improved field goal percentage (.414), more rebounds per game (38.8), more points per game, more assists per game, fewer turnovers, more 3-point field goals and more steals. Mizzou is also on pace to outscore its opponents in a full season for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
The Tigers' win over No. 9 Tennessee marks the first time since Jan. 23, 2010 that a Mizzou team has defeated a top 10 opponent. In 2010 the Tigers knocked down No. 10 Baylor, 70-62.
The Tigers have now made a school-record 228 three-pointers this season. The previous record was set at 214 by last year's squad. The Tigers have also run past the previous school record for most threes attempted in a season. The Tigers have attempted 692 treys this season to surpass the school record of 628 set last season.
Mizzou has made at least 13 3-pointers in six games this season, an SEC high this season as Mizzou owns the top six team 3-point shooting performances in the SEC this season. Morgan Eye owns two of the top individual three-point shooting performances in the league so far this season as well.
The Missouri Tigers are 13-4 inside Mizzou Arena this season. In fact Mizzou went on an 11-game home winning streak to open the season. The 11-0 start at home was the best since 2005-06 when the Tigers also 11 in a row at home to open the season. Their only home losses this season are to No. 6 Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi State and LSU.
Mizzou Notables at Home This Season
-Mizzou's average margin of victory at home is 13.1 ppg
-The Tigers are shooting a blistering 45.2-percent in home games this season and averaging 75.5 total ppg
-Mizzou has scored at least 80 points in eight of 14 home games this season and at least 90 in three of those
-The Tigers own a 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio at home this season
-Mizzou is averaging 9.8 3-pointers per game at home this season.
-The Tigers have made 168 of their 228 three-pointers on their home court.
Despite having one of the smaller teams in the SEC, the Tiger have managed to put together a positive rebounding margin for the season, checking in at +1.1. In fact, Mizzou is a better rebounding team than a season ago despite losing a pair of senior post players in Christine Flores and BreAnna Brock. The Tigers lead the SEC in defensive rebounding percentage (70.8) during all games this season.
Mizzou has been good in close games this season, owning a 5-3 record in games decided by single digits.
The SEC record for 3-pointers in a season is 248, meaning the Tigers would need to average 6.7 3-pointers per game to break that mark, which was set in 1994 by South Carolina.
Morgan Eye's 160 career treys put her at No. 2 all-time on Missouri's career three-pointers made list.
The Tigers continue to play great team basketball under third-year head coach Robin Pingeton and the numbers prove it. Mizzou has assisted on 423 of their 648 field goals (65.3-percent), an SEC best this season. The Tigers assisted on 23 of 29 field goals against Tennessee on Feb. 3.
Mizzou is fifth in the SEC, averaging 15.7 assists per game. Mizzou is also seventh in the league in assist-to-turnover margin at 0.9, just 0.2 shy of first place (Texas A&M, 1.1).
Mizzou has recorded more assists than 19 opponents in games this season, thanks in part to Lianna Doty who averages 4.7 assists per game.
Mizzou's bench has been a huge key to the success of the program this season. In fact, the Tiger bench is outscoring the opponents' bench by an average of 6.9 points per game while shooting 38.4 percent from the floor to its opponents' 36.3 percent. A big reason for the Tiger production off the bench has been its ability to knock down the trey as Mizzou's bench has hit 150 3-pointers to its opponents' 50.
Morgan Eye has knocked down 95 of Missouri's 150 treys off the bench, while Maddie Stock has also contributed to the number with 30 so far this season. Mizzou is second in the league in defensive rebounds, averaging 28.5 per game, thanks to a big effort from Bri Kulas who grabs an average of 4.9 defensive rebounds per game.
Mizzou hit a school-record 18 three-pointers against Auburn. The 18 three-pointers made by the Tigers in the contest are the most ever by an SEC school, shattering the previous best mark of 17 by Ole Miss.
Senior center Liz Smith has been a big part of the Tiger offense this season, and a big part of that is due to her increased efficiency. In fact, coming into the year Smith was just a 31.4-percent shooter and averaged a miniscule 1.5 ppg. This season, Smith has flipped the script and is shooting 53.6-percent from the floor while averaging 7.0 ppg. Her rebounding numbers are way up as well as she is grabbing 5.1 boards per game, up from just 3.5 a season ago.
The Tigers' defense held the Mississippi State Bulldogs to a 33.3 shooting percentage - the lowest mark for a Missouri conference opponent this season.
Mizzou held Arkansas-Pine Bluff to only six assists (20.3 per game), the lowest for an opponent this season.
Shooting .846 (11-13) from the field, Sydney Crafton recorded the SEC's second-best single-game goal percentage against SEMO.
Missouri has shot over 40 percent from the field in 17 of 27 games this season and grabbed over 30 rebounds in every contest except one. The Tigers grabbed 29 rebounds at Vanderbilt, missing the mark by just one. Mizzou's best outing came against SIU as the Tigers shot 57.7 percent including a whopping 50-percent from the perimeter.
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The grape leafhopper is a pest of grapes north of the Tehachapi Mountains, especially in the San Joaquin, Sacramento, and North Coast valleys. It is also a problem in warmer, interior Central Coastal valleys. The variegated leafhopper is the major pest of grapes in southern California and in the Central Valley as far north as San Joaquin County.
Leafhoppers overwinter as adults and are found in spring on basal grape leaves and weeds. The adult grape leafhopper is about 0.12 inch (3 mm) long and light to pale yellow with distinct dark brown and reddish markings. Eggs of the first brood are laid in epidermal tissue on the underside of the leaves in April and May and appear as a bean-shaped, blisterlike protuberance that is slightly less than 0.04 inch (1 mm) long. Although similar in size to the grape leafhopper, the variegated leafhopper is darker in color and distinctly mottled brown, green, and white with a reddish tinge. The nymphs are almost transparent when first emerged, becoming orange-brown to yellow-brown, in contrast to the white nymphs of the grape leafhopper. Eggs are similar in appearance to the grape leafhopper but laid deeper within the leaf tissue. This latter characteristic reduces the effectiveness of the egg parasite against variegated leafhopper.
Nymphs and adults of both species remove the contents of leaf cells, leaving behind empty cells that appear as pale yellow spots or stippling. If populations are high, the entire leaf may be pale yellow or white. Loss of leaf efficiency and leaf drop can occur when leafhopper densities are extremely high. This can result in fruit sunburn and may delay fruit ripening, especially in young vines. If there is a significant reduction in the overall photosynthetic capacity of the vine, young or stressed vines may have less shoot growth the following season.
The accumulation of small droplets of excrement on berries and the associated growth of sooty mold results in berry spotting that is a concern in table grapes. Adult leafhoppers are also a nuisance to workers when populations are high at harvest time. Their excrement appears as minute, sticky clumps that darken with age.
Although leafhoppers infest most vineyards in California, they may not require chemical treatment because vines can tolerate fairly high populations without harm, and predators and parasites may be able to maintain leafhopper populations below tolerance levels. In coastal regions and the Central Valley, however, grape leafhopper populations may occasionally reach damaging levels and require treatment. If chemical control of leafhopper is necessary, wait until the second (summer) generation, whenever possible, before treating.
Many natural enemies help to provide control of leafhopper. Egg parasites, including Anagrus epos and other Anagrus spp., are commonly found in vineyards during part of the season. These parasites may be more abundant in vineyards that are adjacent to prune, plum and almond orchards, and riparian areas where other leafhoppers that overwinter in the egg stage reside. Anagrus spp. can parasitize these eggs and survive the winter. After a leafhopper egg is parasitized it becomes visibly red.
Unfortunately, this parasite is not as effective on variegated leafhopper eggs as it is on those of the grape leafhopper. Sulfur sprays applied for fungal control are very toxic to Anagrus spp.
General predators of grape leafhoppers include spiders, green lacewings (Chrysopa spp.), minute pirate bugs (Orius spp.), lady beetles (Hippodamia spp.), and predaceous mites. The predaceous mite, Anystis agilis, is an important predator of first instar nymphs especially in the North Coast. Although many growers have experimented with releases of lacewings for leafhoppers, control of economic populations has not been achieved in university field trials.
Removing basal leaves or lateral shoots during berry set and the 2-week period following (before adult leafhoppers emerge), as recommended for Botrytis bunch rot management, will normally reduce peak leafhopper populations during the season by 30-50%. This coupled with Anagrus activity may preclude the need for insecticide treatment even when leafhoppers exceed the thresholds below. Time leaf removal to coincide with first generation nymphal development up to and including the 5th instar but just before adults are present. Also, leaf removal will improve coverage and efficacy of pesticides. In warmer growing areas, be careful not to remove excessive numbers of leaves, which can lead to sunburned fruit. Preventing overly vigorous vine growth will also help suppress leafhoppers.
If the vineyard is accessible before budbreak and erosion is not a risk, remove weeds in vineyards and surrounding areas before vines start to grow in spring to reduce adult leafhopper populations that might disperse to new grape foliage.
Biological and cultural control methods, including basal leaf removal, assist in control. Narrow range oils, insecticidal soaps, or kaolin clay may give partial control when nymphs are small. Soaps may spot table grapes and should only be used before bloom on this crop.
About 4 weeks after budbreak, or whenever nymphs first appear, begin sampling for leafhoppers. Randomly select 20 vines in each block of the vineyard, each at least a few vines in from the end of the row.
Continue monitoring weekly until harvest. Starting at bloom, combine leafhopper monitoring with monitoring for spider mites and mealybugs see MONITORING INSECTS AND SPIDER MITES.
Treatment thresholds vary according to leafhopper generation; whether grapes are being grown for table, wine, or raisin use; canopy size; region; and degree of parasitization. A level of 10-30% parasitism on eggs of the first generation may result in economic control of the grape leafhopper during the second and third generations. However, if the leafhopper population is made up primarily of the variegated leafhopper, economic control by this parasite is less likely, although a combination of parasite and predator activity can be effective. Use the general guidelines below to help determine treatment needs. If treatment is necessary, removing basal leaves will allow better spray coverage and thus improve pesticide efficacy.
For the first generation, treatment is not necessary if 20 or fewer nymphs per leaf are found. If Anagrus is active on eggs of the first generation, it is best not to treat unless leafhopper numbers are well above 20 per leaf. Also helpful is the removal of basal leaves before adults of the first generation appear, as described under CULTURAL CONTROL, to allow better spray coverage and thus improve efficacy of the pesticide. If you have to treat, wait until more than half the nymphs are in the third instar; this allows sufficient time for most eggs to have hatched.
For the second or third generation on wine and raisin Thompson Seedless grapes, the treatment threshold is 15 to 20 nymphs per leaf. Generally lower populations do not need treatment. However, coastal wine grapes with a low incidence of parasitism and small canopies may have a threshold of 10 to 20 nymphs per leaf. Vigorously growing vines can support higher populations.
Treatment level is lower for table grapes because they need better fruit protection. For the first generation, treat if more than 15 leafhopper nymphs per leaf are found. In the second and third generations, early varieties (Flame Seedless) should not exceed 10 nymphs per leaf; midseason varieties (Thompson) 5 to 10 nymphs per leaf; and late varieties (Emperor) 5 to 8 nymphs per leaf. Large populations of adult leafhoppers in the fall are very annoying to workers who are hand harvesting grapes. A treatment just before harvest may be warranted if adult populations are high.
|Common name
|Amount per acre**
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|The following are ranked with the pesticides having the greatest IPM value listed first—the most effective and least harmful to natural enemies, honey bees, and the environment are at the top of the table. When choosing a pesticide, consider information relating to air and water quality, resistance management, and the pesticide's properties and application timing. Not all registered pesticides are listed. Always read the label of the product being used.
|(Admire Pro - Soil)
|7–14 fl oz
|(Admire Pro - Foliar)
|1.0–1.4 fl oz
|COMMENTS: Apply a total of 7 to 14 fl oz/acre in one or two drip irrigation applications. Two applications 21 to 45 days apart are recommended on coarse soils or where the longest periods of protection is required. Make the first application between budbreak and pea-berry stage. A total of 14 fl oz/acre is recommended where vigorous vine growth is expected or in warmer growing areas such as the Coachella, San Joaquin, or Sacramento valleys. Soil moisture is important for effectiveness; follow label instructions carefully. To protect honey bees, apply foliar sprays only during late evening, night, or early morning when bees are not present.
|(Belay - Soil)
|12 fl oz
|(Belay - Foliar)
|2–4 fl oz
|COMMENTS: Foliar and soil applied. Soil moisture is important for effectiveness; follow label instructions carefully. To protect honey bees, apply foliar sprays only during late evening, night, or early morning when bees are not present.
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|5–6 oz
|(Venom - Foliar)
|1–3 oz
|COMMENTS: To protect honey bees, apply foliar sprays only during late evening, night, or early morning when bees are not present.
|9–12 oz
|COMMENTS: An insect growth regulator; kills predatory beetles. Good coverage is essential. Apply no more than two applications per season. Allow at least 14 days between applications. Use allowed under FIFRA section 2(ee) recommendation.
|(Assail 70WP)
|1.1 oz
|COMMENTS: To protect honey bees, apply only during late evening, night, or early morning when bees are not present.
|8–17 oz
|COMMENTS: Soil moisture is important for effectiveness; follow label instructions carefully.
|(Pyrenone Crop Spray)
|Label rate
|MODE-OF-ACTION GROUP NUMBER1: 3A and —
|COMMENTS: Spray containers with 1 pt/150 gal water and as needed. Apply alone or in combination with a narrow range oil. Use in combination with a narrow range oil when treating first generation leafhoppers, except on table grapes. Do not use oil on later generations. To protect honey bees, apply only during late evening, night, or early morning when bees are not present.
|(Pyganic EC5.0II)
|4.5–18.0 fl oz
|COMMENTS: To protect honey bees, apply only during late evening, night, or early morning when bees are not present.
|(Debug Turbo)
|8–32 fl oz
|MODE-OF-ACTION GROUP NUMBER1: un
|INSECTICIDAL SOAPS or NARROW RANGE OIL#
|Label rates
|MODE OF ACTION: Contact insecticide with smothering and barrier effects.
|COMMENTS: Partially effective on low leafhopper numbers if applied when nymphs are small. Research shows soap works better when combined with a low rate of oil. Care must be taken as both soap and oil can spot the waxy bloom on the berry. Do not apply sulfur within 10 days of an oil spray.
|(Surround WP)
|12.5–37.5 lb
|MODE OF ACTION: Unknown. An inorganic insecticide.
|COMMENTS: An organically acceptable alternative for wine grapes.
|Apply with enough water to provide complete coverage.
|Restricted entry interval (R.E.I.) is the number of hours (unless otherwise noted) from treatment until the treated area can be safely entered without protective clothing. Preharvest interval (P.H.I.) is the number of days from treatment to harvest. In some cases the R.E.I. exceeds the P.H.I. The longer of two intervals is the minimum time that must elapse before harvest.
|Permit required from county agricultural commissioner for purchase or use.
|Acceptable for use on organically grown produce.
|Rotate chemicals with a different mode-of-action Group number, and do not use products with the same mode-of-action Group number more than twice per season to help prevent the development of resistance. For example, the organophosphates have a Group number of 1B; chemicals with a 1B Group number should be alternated with chemicals that have a Group number other than 1B. Mode-of-action group numbers ("un"=unknown or uncertain mode of action) are assigned by IRAC (Insecticide Resistance Action Committee). For additional information, see their Web site at http://www.irac-online.org/.
UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Grape
UC ANR Publication 3448
W. J. Bentley, UC IPM Program, Kearney Agricultural Research Center, Parlier
L. G. Varela, UC IPM Program, Sonoma County
F. G. Zalom, Entomology, UC Davis
R. J. Smith, UC Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County
A. H. Purcell, Environmental Science, Policy and Management, UC Berkeley
P. A. Phillips, UC IPM Program, Ventura County
D. R. Haviland, UC IPM Program, Kern County
K. M. Daane, Kearney Agricultural Research Center, Parlier
M. C. Battany, UC Cooperative Extension, San Luis Obispo County
Acknowledgment for contributions to Insects and Mites:
J. Granett, Entomology, UC Davis
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