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Four More Hoosiers Punch Tickets to NCAAs
26 Hoosiers Looking to Punch NCAA Tickets
Drouin Wins 7th Big Ten High Jump Title
Big Ten Hardware Up for Grabs in Columbus
Clute, Strickland Named Big Ten Athletes of the Week
NCAA East Prelminary Round - Day 2
NCAA East Prelminary Round - Day 2
2013 Big Ten Outdoor Awards
2013 Big Ten Outdoor Awards
Big Ten Indoor Championships Day 1
Big Ten Indoor Championships Day 1
2013-14 (SOPHOMORE) : Indoor: finished in fourth-place at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a jump of 4.10m (13-5.25), the fifth best mark in school history. Outdoor: Set a career-best mark of 4.20m (13-9.25) to finish in seventh-place at the NCAA East Preliminary Round and earn a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...finished in eighth-place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn First Team All-America honors with a clearance of 4.15m (13-7.25)...won the collegiate section of the Penn Relays with a mark of 4.08m to set the Penn Relays record for the collegiate section of the pole vault.
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Indoor: Career-best of 3.95 meters in the indoor season at the Hoosiers Hills Invitational...Finished 10th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a clearance of 3.70 meters...Outdoor: Finished third-place at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a jump of 4.02 meters (13-2.25)...Career-best of 4.07 meters (13-4.25) to win the Billy Hayes Invitational...Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary and finished 21st with a clearance of 3.85 meters (12-7.5).
PREP: All-State two years, finishing third in the pole vault in 2010 and 2012 and ninth in the long jump in 2010... three-times All Conference... holds Johnson County, MIC, sectional, regional, and her high school's records in the pole vault ... personal bests of 12' 9" (pole vault) and 17' 7 ½" (long jump) ... also All-State in golf ... holds school record for 18 holes ... earned four letters in track and field, four in golf, and two in gymnastics.
PERSONAL: Born November 15, 1993 to Ann and Lance Clute ... has one sister (Lauren)... undecided major.
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Toshiba Satellite A205-S4617
SpecificationsNotebook: Toshiba Satellite A205-S4617
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 128 MB
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 3kg
Price: euro
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the Toshiba Satellite A205-S4617
Source: Notebookreview.com
I really enjoy the mix of the trendy design, with the durable underlying structure of the Satellite A205. All of the key components are protected very well, including the display which can easily be the most expensive part to repair if damaged. Performance on this specific configuration was more than acceptable for my needs, but would not be able to even consider any serious gaming. A great use I found for this laptop was a portable media station, playing much of my HD content with ease, as well as having plenty of storage for the large files.
umfangreicher Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar
Display gut, Emissionen mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/01/2007
Rating: display: 80% emissions: 50%
Source: CNet
The good: The Toshiba Satellite A205-S4617 laptop has 802.11n support, Harman Kardon speakers, and a Labelflash optical drive; a long, single hinge gives the laptop a sturdy feel. The bad: Fingerprint-prone lid; no Bluetooth. The bottom line: Toshiba adds faster Draft N Wi-Fi to this attractive if otherwise fairly conventional laptop. Just be sure you've got an 802.11n router to go along with it.
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(von 10): 7.4, Leistung 7, Ausstattung 8, Mobilität 6
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/30/2007
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 60%
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
Slow clocked dual core processor based on the Merom-2M core without virtualization functions.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.4": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. Nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
3 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.
Toshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company, headquartered in Japan. The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components. Toshiba-made Semiconductors are among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models.
74%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
Reviews and price comparison on Toshiba Laptops at Ciao
Price comparison on Toshiba Laptops at Idealo

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Howard Baetjer recently received a master's degree in political science from Boston College and is a member of the staff of The Foundation for Economic Education.
In today's redistributionist society, government promises a more equitable distribution of wealth than the market's actual allocation. It does so by transfer taxation: taxing everyone and subsidizing some. Of the several arguments for this transfer taxation, one of the most common runs as follows: those who are well-off have an obligation to care for those who are not well-off; therefore the government may justly tax the former to support the latter.
This argument is false: its premise is a partial truth from which the conclusion does not follow in any case. A well-off individual may or may not have a moral obligation to care for those who are not well-off. But even where he does, it is not the government's business, because this positive kind of obligation derives from the values and standards of that individual, not from others' rights. It is the government's business to defend rights, nothing more. Where rights are not involved, it is solely the individual's business to make use of his own property in accordance with his own values and standards. Indeed, as far as rights are concerned, the individual even has a right to act at odds with his values and standards, to be mean and selfish, so long as he respects others' rights. The proponents of liberty must understand and affirm this if they are to answer fully this argument for transfer taxation.
The Conclusion
"The government may justly tax the former to support the latter." Consider this conclusion to see where the argument is leading. What is logically implied in the notion that the government may take the property of the well-off to support the worse-off? One implication is that the worse-off have a right to the property of the well- off, a right which justifies the transfer. Some make this point explicit]y, speaking of "welfare rights," or contending that the right to life itself includes the right to such property of others as is needed to support life. But if property is owned by A in the first place, then B can have no right to it—to own something is precisely to have a right to it. Another implication is that the majority in power has just authority to threaten A with force to make him give up his property, which they then turn over to B—taxation, remember, is ultimately backed up by the policeman's gun. But this authority negates both the rights of minorities against tyrannical majorities, and the right to pursue happiness—to use one's talents and property in pursuit of one's own ends.
This argument's conclusion that some may justly be taxed to support others thus collapses before fundamental principles. One is tempted to let the argument rest there: with a conclusion so far out of line with basic rights, the reasoning to it simply must be invalid. But this rebuttal is not enough. The reasoning is so persuasive that we must deal with it, too. Many who are troubled by transfer taxation believe also that people should give to those in need, that it is wrong for them not to. Government responds to other wrongs, they reason; surely it should respond to this one. Let us now see where this reasoning breaks down.
The Confusion
The crucial error in the argument is a confusion of two meanings of obligation—meanings which are evident in the ways we use the word should. One usage pertains to fundamental obligations deriving from other people's rights; in this sense it is synonymous with "must." A man should pay his debts—because the people from whom he has borrowed have a right to their property. He should allow others to assemble, worship, work and trade as they please—because others have a fundamental right to act free of restraint (so long as they act peacefully). He should not murder—because others have a right to life. When we say a person "should" do this sort of thing, we refer to obligations that derive from basic rights. Notice that in each example here, what is immediately at stake pertains not to the individual obliged, but to the others: others' property, others' liberty, others' lives. The individual is obliged because he is dealing with things to which others have a right.
A second usage of should pertains to what is desirable or preferable. In this sense it is synonymous with "would do better to." One "should" eat healthful food—because that is preferable to eating tainted food. One should change the oil in his car periodically—because that will help preserve the car. One should be pleasant in dealings with others—because such treatment will make life more agreeable. When we say a person "should" do this sort of thing, we refer to "obligations" that derive from what is best. Notice that in each of these cases, what is immediately at stake pertains to him, not others: his health, his car, his behavior. He is "obliged" not because of anybody's rights, but because of what is sensible, what is best under the circumstances.
The critical factor determining which kind of obligation exists in any situation is ownership of whatever is involved. If it belongs to someone else, be it some material thing or life or liberty, then the individual has a "must" obligation, a basic duty to respect the owner's rights. Consider the case of a thousand dollar debt, for example. The money belongs to the lender; hence there is a "must" obligation for the borrower to return the money as per agreement. Likewise consider the case of some person's physically injuring another. The person injured "owns" his own body; therefore the person who injured him must make restitution.
But if what is involved is the individual's own, then he has only the "obligation" to do what is preferable. Consider the case at issue in this argument for transfer taxation, for example: care for those who are worse off than some well-off individual. What precisely is "care," in this context? It is not the psychological feeling of wishing others well, but the physical realization of that feeling: the money, food, clothing or shelter provided: it is whatever the well-off individual gives or might give to help the worse-off person. And whose is it? Ah, yes—here is the question. Until it actually has been given (if the notion of property rights is to have meaning), it is the property of the giver. He alone has a right to these things that might, if he decides to give them, become "care" for someone else. The individual is thus "obliged" to do with these things whatever is preferable, whatever is best among the many uses to which he might put them.
The Premise
With this distinction between kinds of obligation in mind, let us consider again the premise of the present argument. Does one who is well-off have an obligation to care for those who are not well-off? When one does, clearly, the obligation is of the second kind—a matter of what is preferable among available choices. But this idea raises additional questions: Preferable to whom? According to what standard?
The answer to these questions is inherent in each individual's inescapable responsibility for his own actions: each individual is bound to make his decisions according to his own values, his own sense of right and wrong, good and bad, better and best. About situations involving others' rights, this decision is relatively simple: the primary value of respecting rights is inherent in man's nature, and anyone thinking clearly will recognize this. But where one's own property is concerned, one does not have the primary value of rights as a guide, and he must therefore weigh the importance of lesser values. Would it be more valuable, in his honest judgment, to devote a certain amount of his time and property to caring for a certain group of people less well-off than he? Or would it be preferable to devote that time and property to the future security of his family, or to recreation, or to increasing his job skills, or to cancer research, or to a struggling symphony orchestra? He must choose; he cannot do all. What should he do? No one can answer this but the individual himself. With his property, it is his responsibility to decide. Where he is responsible, his proper basis for decision is his own standards, his own values. If he acts contrary to these, he betrays himself. What he is obliged to do is what is preferable according to his own values.
Personal Values Depend on Many Variables
We must note in passing that a person's values are not arbitrary. They result from our common human nature, the nature of the world, and from each person's individual attributes and situation. These values are not chosen by whim; they must be discovered and understood by long effort (this process is the core of education). Of course people are prone both to misapprehend their actual values and to rationalize away their knowledge of them when prompted by fear, shortsightedness or other human failings. But this does not make their actual values any less actual. It merely demonstrates the difficulty of understanding and acting on them.
One does not really do what is preferable to himself in the complete sense if he gives in to temptation and injures another or lets petty selfishness stifle a more fundamental generosity. This is to sacrifice more important to less important values. On the contrary, one serves himself best when he suits his highest values, when he is selfish in the sense of following the dictates of his best self.
Well, then, does a well-off person have an obligation to support those who are not well-off? That depends on his own (honest, actual) pattern of values. If, in a given situation, he sees others' need and believes he should do something to relieve it, then he has a moral obligation to do so. But this obligation derives from his own standards. It does not derive from the standards of the government, or "society," or any other individual. If, on the other hand, he sees that need but believes he should devote his time and money elsewhere, then he has a moral obligation to do that instead.
Any obligation for an individual to care for the less well-off is secondary. It exists to the extent that the individual values such care above all the other purposes to which he might devote his time and attention. Anyone who values more highly some other purpose (such as, for example, securing the future well-being of one's family) does not have any such obligation.
The Logic
The premise of this transfer-taxation argument is thus a partial truth, an over-generalization. Some of those who are well-off have an obligation to care for some of those who are not well-off, but some do not; obligations vary from individual to individual and situation to situation. No sound argument can be based on a partial truth, of course, but also the logic here is invalid: even where the premised conditions are true, the conclusion does not follow. Even where one does have an obligation to care for certain others, the government may not justly enforce this obligation by taxation.
In the first place, of course, no one but the individual himself can know his actual standards and values for the use of his own property, and hence what sort of obligation he has to care for others, if any. And how could the government enforce obligations that it could not identify? In the second place, since government has no power over the individual will, mind and spirit, transfer taxation does not really make an individual give to, or care for others. In transfer taxation the government gives . . . what it has taken by force. Caring has nothing to do with the matter. Thus the alleged obligation to care or give, is unenforceable by its nature.
But these considerations are irrelevant anyway, since, in the third place, only obligations based on rights may rightly be enforced at all. Obligations apart from rights, to do what one believes best with one's own resources, are a matter for individual conscience, not for extraneous busybodies. The use of force on behalf of a certain individual or group can be justified only where the rights of that individual or group are threatened. Government exists not to take the place of individual conscience and good judgment; on the contrary, inverting Jefferson's phrasing, "governments are instituted among men . . . to secure . . . rights." Government should and must make people pay their debts and refrain from restraining or murdering others. But it should not and must not force people to eat sensibly, to maintain their cars, to be polite—or to "care for" others.[1]
It is well for others to try to persuade someone when they think he is selfishly rationalizing away an obligation he actually does feel towards others. But no group, whether the majority, the "society," the ruling junta or the government, may rightly force someone to act against his wishes in what is fundamentally his affair.
In passing, let us affirm the implication of this: that individuals have a right to ignore their personal, moral obligations to those who are worse off. Indeed, they have a righteven to be selfish, mean-spirited, ungenerous and miserly, as long as they do not intrude on others' rights. They should not behave this way, of course—they and everyone else will lose by their doing so—but they have that right. And the rest of us, in private and through government, are obliged to respect that right.
In the final analysis, what can be said for the contention that "those who are well-off have an obligation to care for those who are not well-off; therefore the government may justly tax the former to support the latter"?. Nothing. It is fallacious throughout. The well-off may or may not have such an obligation, but even where they do, it is a personal obligation entirely beyond the proper scope of government. The premise is a partial truth, unrelated to the conclusion, which in any case proposes a bald violation of fundamental rights. There is no ethical justification for transfer taxation. On the contrary, transfer taxation itself is at odds with ethical principles. Care for those who need care is a matter of individual values and individual responsibility. []
1. If this idea seems strange, consider that even such a clear moral obligation as telling the truth is not enforceable in our legal system except where rights are at stake, nor should it be. A lie must be punishable when it constitutes fraud or perjury, but not when it wounds a lover or deceives a voter. These latter wrongs are injuries, but not injuries of rights (fortunately for many politicians!).


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November 5, 2013
On November 4, WSKG's Matt Martin hit the streets of Binghamton to find out what residents had to say about the mayoral election on November 5. Here's what they had to say:
Justin Marchuska
"So I would just like to see, who ever is elected, to continue the momentum that has started in the city with the new restaurants and bars that have opened. It seems like we are headed in the right direction. If things would continue I think that would be a huge benefit to continue what's happening in the city."
Raz Antoun
"I am really interested in somebody who can make a difference in the city who will help the economy, welcome the students, and create an atmosphere where businesses what to be here and that people feel comfort living down here, because I would love to live down here but security is a big issue."
Amy Shapiro
"I hope Teri Rennia wins and I am going to vote for her. She is experienced. She is thoughtful. She is all over the issues. She's got her hands firmly around them and I think she has a good approach. I think she understands Binghamton as it is."
Brian Tweedie
"I think Rich David is well-connected business wise, he's got savvy there. I think he would certainly provide change and be innovative. As far as Rennia, I think she is pretty much engulfed in the status quo for the city. So I'd vote for Rich David."
Dan Lamb
"The city has got a real opportunity to continue on the progress that's been going on here in the Ryan administration, I mean, you don't have to look far to see some of the really positive things Matt Ryan has done here in the city of Binghamton. And with Teri Rennia, you have somebody who has a lot of experience with the current administration but also has vision for the future of Binghamton. So I think the residents here really have an opportunity to keep moving this city forward and I hope they get out and vote for Teri."
John Riveras
"No, I don't like Mrs. Rennia. She's like the mayor that we have right now and he is not really doing a lot of crime."
Kathleen Labarre
"It's a difficult race to gage because I hear so many negatives thrown out about both candidates."
John Ward
"I don't know too much about the candidates and I don't know, I don't know who I am going to vote for."


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Style: Four-line Delta Hybrid / Wind Range: 15-34 knots / What's new: Refined Delta shape and leading edge bridles
Testers enjoyed the smooth and powerful feel of the EVO. Good amount of accessible depower, and the quick pivotal turning. This kite delivers the goods for every condition and riding style. Great wind range and all-around feel, the Evo is a kite that feels comfortable in your hands quickly and will inspire confidence regardless of ability level.
Key Kite Features:
• Delta Shaping and leading edge bridles
• Molded strut connections
• High density LE seams
Bar Setup and Safety Systems
• North four-line Control Bar
• Vario cleat adjusts length of depower and trim line length
• Iron Heart quick-release trim loop, easy to engage under pressure
• Adjustable bar ends for different bar length options
• Mini Fifth-line safety release
On-water Performance
Out of the bag and setup on stock settings the North Evo 9 m was ready to go. The two things testers noted right away was the beefy low-end power and the quick, direct steering response of the EVO. Great stability out of this kite and control with no tendency to oversheet or backstall. We tested this kite into some huge wind as well and it performed remarkably in 15 mph to 30 mph. There's less back line bar pressure than the North Rebel, tested in Issue No. 30 but there is still plenty of feedback. With a quick trim of the above-the-bar trim line, the Evo sits forward in the window and pulls smoothly off the front lines. This makes it nice for unhooked pop and would probably feel even closer to the North Vegas if it was flown in the fifth-line mode. Although the EVO doesn't depower quite as quickly as some of the three-strut Delta shapes of the test, the overall stability and fast, easy relaunch of the Evo makes it ideal for novice riders as well.
Reality Check
The EVO may fall into the category of being decent at everything but not excellent at any one thing. The more specialized advanced riders may want more performance in a specific discipline and with three other kites in the range North's got them all covered.
Bottom Line
Look to the North EVO for the rider that wants excellent 4-line crossover performance into waves and freestyle. Its grunty fast and direct steering, coupled with its capable unhooked freestyle make it a great choice.


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The following is an archive of a post made to our
'vox-outreach mailing list'
by one of its subscribers.
I'd like to see minimizing the information on about "who we are" and more
on "why come to our booth." A sentence or two like this:
LUGOD promotes professional-quality free software
that can enhance various businesses and organizations.
Please come to our booth to find out how your
business or organization can benefit from this
exciting new movement that's sweeping the nation!
(It's technically not a new movement, but [nbc]if they haven't seen it,
it's new to them![/nbc] ^.^;)
And we don't have to use up all 60 words just because we *can* have 60
words. People don't like to read and fewer words are more likely to grab
people's attention than more words (I would think!)
And use "lugod.org" instead of "www.lugod.org" to save a word, just in
case "www.lugod.org" counts as three... ;)
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Bill Kendrick wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 09:04:18PM -0400, Mike Simons wrote:
> > Suggestions on a good 60 word description?
> Seriously, how about this?
> The Linux Users' Group of Davis <- 5
> is a non-profit organization <- 10
> dedicated to Linux and other <- 15
> Open Source software. It holds <- 20
> regular meetings with guest presenters, <- 25
> special events and workshops, and <- 30
> works with local community groups. <- 35
> LUGOD's 400 members interact both <- 40
> online and off, and composed <- 45
> a diverse group of technical <- 50
> professionals, students and hobbiests. <- 54
> Visit www.lugod.org for more information. <- 59? or 61? depends on how
> they count the URL
> *shrug* I dunno. Not very good, but a start!
> -bill!
> (distracted by phonecalls & such, so took a long time ;) )
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Three Men's Tennis Players Advance in U.S. National Indoor Championship Qualifier
Feb. 8, 2014
Junior Connor Glennon was part of that Tiger tandem squaring off in the first round. He advanced to the second round with a 6-2, 6-1 win over teammate David O'Leary. Glennon will face No. 7 seed Bobby Reynolds (ATP No. 179) at 10 a.m., Sunday, on the Stadium Court.
Senior Joe Salisburywas the next Tiger through to the second round, winning a first set in a tiebreak, 7-6 (3), then closing out the win with a 6-1 second set win over Jose Hernandez from the Dominican Republic, who is currently ranked 291 in the ATP singles rankings. Salisbury will face Portugal's Gastao Elias (ATP No. 175) on the Stadium Court following Glennon's match on Sunday.
Senior Johnny Grimalwas the final Tiger through to the second round of qualifying. Grimal defeated Frantisek Cermak of the Czech Republic, 7-6, 6-1, to earn a Sunday date against Rajeev Ram (ATP 146). That match is the third match of the day scheduled on the Stadium Court.
Three other Tigers also got on the court in the qualifying draw.
Senior David O'Hare, recently returned to the US after playing Davis Cup doubles for Ireland last week, fell to Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, 6-4, 6-4. Fellow senior Ian Chadwell lost to Alex Kuznetsov, 6-1, 6-0 and senior Cedric De Zutterfell to Robby Ginepri, 6-2, 6-1.
The Tigers also received word on Saturday that the No. 1 doubles team of David O'Hare and Joe Salisbury had received a wild card entry in to the main draw doubles of the U.S. National Indoor Championships. The Tigers' tandem will face the top seed Bryan brothers, Wednesday, at 7 p.m. in the opening round of the main doubles draw.


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SWTOR Game Update 2.0 Assassin Developer Interview
Assassins and Shadows have responded to Game Update 2.0's changes with a lot of resistance since PTS became available.
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing SWTOR's Lead Combat Designer, +Austin Peckenpaugh. I gathered the most common themes of community complaints and reader suggestions to form this list of questions. The discussion we had should address many of your concerns.
Austin Peckenpaugh on Assassins in Update 2.0
Austin: It's been a long time coming. I'm really looking forward to finally rolling things out and getting the new classes into everyone's hands.
Belanos: Darkness and Deception trees are working well after the latest changes. Are you happy with their performance now, or are there other changes we should expect?
Austin: Working on classes is a never-ending full-time job, and we're never really content to rest on our laurels. It's easy for us and for players to view any big release as "closing" or "finaling" the product, but in reality 2.0 is the beginning of something new. So with that perspective, we're looking forward to gathering more player feedback and iterating on things. I'm actually pretty happy about how Assassins came together for the 2.0 release, but there's always more work to do.
Belanos: Some Madness Assassins see the new direction the build is taking as less fun than pre-2.0. The phrase "gimped Sorc" is being thrown around on the forums. What are the design objectives in removing Shock and Maul from the rotation?
Austin: Changing the way Madness Assassins play was not an issue we took or take lightly. Changing numbers is a big enough deal for some players – changing gameplay is a huge deal for even more players.
When we sat down to talk about Madness Assassins in 2.0, there were many issues we wanted to address. Some of those issues were frankly caused by violating our own design philosophies. These are ways of designing skill trees that we follow and follow for a good reason, usually because straying from them causes big problems.
In the case of Shock, its contribution to Madness's gameplay was effectively the Unearthed Knowledge buff it provided (which is to say, it provided no gameplay). Shock itself wasn't very powerful or important, and it really didn't need to be shoe-horned into Madness's priorities. Additionally, a lot of the Force-management issues Madness Assassins complained about were caused by using Shock, which we encouraged players to do because of a few unnecessary and ill-fitting skills.
The bigger design problem was Maul, or more specifically, the Duplicity skill. In general, we really don't like providing gameplay-altering skills as "low hanging fruit" near the bottom of a skill tree. These skills are usually a problem because they alter your established gameplay after-the-fact. By that I mean, once you've fully invested in a skill tree (let's say 36 points in Madness), you have a 100% full and complete arsenal, skill set, and gameplay. Your leftover points should be used to reinforce and bolster that gameplay – not alter or further complicate it.
This isn't so much a balance concern as it is a usability and complexity concern. There is a limit to the number of abilities in a priority list or rotation that most players feel comfortable with. Slapping more on top of that, which some players may or may not even choose to do, makes things difficult for us to balance and expand upon, and it makes things unnecessarily complex for players.
By contrast, we can provide players with skill choices that give the same overall effect without the additional complexity and without requiring players to master additional gameplay. Of course, some players have already mastered that gameplay and don't see it as a problem. We're not aiming to fix things for those players, and for those players, it might appear as though we're messing with a good thing. Instead, our fixes aim to address the skill tree for players that passed up on Madness and haven't ever considered it because it's too daunting. To be clear, this is important so that all skill trees feel like they're part of the same game and that they are all equally viable choices to players that want to try out what each skill tree has to offer.
With all of that said, I really want to get across that I personally understand how jarring it can be to have your spec's gameplay changed in such a way. This is not the kind of thing we like doing or the kind of thing that we have any plans on doing again in the foreseeable future – for any spec.
Belanos: There is a fear amongst the community that low DPS parses versus other classes on PTS may lead to pigeonholing us into tanking. Of course, we only have limited data to go on. Could you clear this up: Are Assassin DPS specs reaching your targets?
Austin: Yes and no. If your measure of Assassin DPS is parses on a training dummy, you WILL see lower numbers than most other DPS specs. But allow me to put this into context in terms of what Assassins are "missing" compared to all other specs. I've color-coded "what's missing" when fighting a training dummy based on severity (green < light green < brown < red).
|No armor debuff present
|No armor debuff present
|No Assassinate; no armor debuff present; no Sith Executioner
|No Assassinate; no armor debuff present; no Bloodletting
|No Vicious Throw; no armor debuff present
|No armor debuff present
|No Vicious Throw; no armor debuff present
|Nothing missing - Optimal DPS
|No Vicious Throw
|No armor debuff present
|No armor debuff present; no Devouring Microbes
|No Takedown (also not benefiting from 4pc set bonus); No Headshot
|No Takedown (also not benefiting from 4pc set bonus)
|No Devouring Microbes
|Nothing missing - Optimal DPS
|No armor debuff present; no Burnout
|No armor debuff present; no Burnout
|No armor debuff present
Furthermore, I must mention that when we do our internal playtests against real enemies with real group conditions, Assassins are in fact hitting our DPS targets. Our tests aren't perfect, however, and we don't test every fight or scenario with every spec, so we will be looking forward to seeing the results players provide for us. If things really aren't looking good for Assassins, we won't hesitate to make the necessary adjustments.
Belanos: A gripe I'm seeing a lot of is that Lacerate costs too much Force to use for what you get out of it - even with new talents increasing its damage. Is this still being iterated on or do you think it has its purpose the way it is now?
Austin: I think players are spot-on with this analysis of Lacerate. It's hard to give precedence to AOE viability when single-target balancing is such a huge priority, but that's ultimately no excuse after a certain amount of time. I'm really hoping that we'll be able to get to a spot (soon) where we can address some of these minor but long-overdue issues like Lacerate.
Belanos: Phase Walk is a really cool ability. Darkness gets a healing buff provided by it, but the DPS specs don't have an in-combat PvE reason to use it very often. Has there been any consideration of using Phase Walk as a source of different group buffs for each spec?
Austin: I think Phase Walk is one of those abilities whose real use will only become apparent to all of us as everyone gets in and starts playing with it. As 2.0 goes out the door, we are fully aware of the criticism that DPS Assassins don't have overt PVE application for Phase Walk. However, we want to see what players do with this ability and make judgement calls as we move forward. Players should expect to see this ability (and skills that modify it) evolve greatly as time goes on.
I do really like the idea of different specs providing different "buff zones" around the Phase Walk marker. This sounds like a direction we will probably go in.
One minor (but very cool) thing I want to point out that a lot of people don't know is that Phase Walk can be deactivated even while you're controlled. Being stunned doesn't prevent you from de-toggling a mode, so returning to your marked location with Phase Walk is a great way to avoid otherwise unavoidable effects.
Belanos: My favorite change for Assassins in 2.0 is Death Field hitting 5 targets. Is there anything about Assassin and Shadow changes you're really looking forward to going live?
Austin: It might seem kind of minor, but I'm actually excited about Overcharge Saber becoming a real survivability cooldown in 2.0. It's now a baseline 15% heal for all Assassins, and for Darkness Assassins that spec into it, it's also +25% damage reduction for the duration.
I'm also excited about the new Deception Assassin gameplay. Previously it was kind of a disappointment to deal with the conflicting motivations of bursting with a big Discharge and rapidly Discharging on cooldown for sustained damage. In 2.0, Voltaic Slash, Shock, Surging Charge, and Discharge have clear synergy and all play in better harmony with one another. And because our PTS players are awesome, we were able to make these changes without sacrificing on-demand burst. After a quick round of feedback from the PTS, we introduced Electric Ambush, which makes Recklessness instantly ready your big Discharge (among other things). The end result is a large improvement and slated to be a lot of fun.
Belanos: Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Austin: Only the usual, which is to say that 2.0 is just the start of something new. We're really looking forward to having everyone play the new classes and to get working on additional tweaks for the future based on that feedback.
Belanos: Thanks for your time!
I'm sure you're as happy as I was to hear we're not a burden to our groups when you look at the big picture. I appreciate having the full list of contributing DPS factors for every spec and seeing that our Operations Dummy parses are essentially incomparable against other classes in 2.0.
Your spec of choice may change if you no longer enjoy it, but you have a viable alternative either way. It's extremely interesting that Madness in its old form broke the developers' design philosophy and this was a correction of sorts. On the bright side, we get some mental bandwidth back because the complexity is being brought in line with other classes.
Finally, some of our pet peeves should get ironed out as the devs reach lower-priority issues. Share this info with your friends if you've gleaned some insight from it.


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Bentley has unveiled the refreshed Continental GT family and Flying Spur model prior to their debut during the Geneva Motor Show
Aug 12, 14Wald previews their Sports Line package for the Bentley GT
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Aug 11, 14Bentley Continental GT3-R headed to Pebble Beach, will cost over $300k
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Jun 10, 14Bentley Continental GT high-performance version heading to Goodwood with 700 bhp - report
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Apr 15, 14Mysterious Bentley Continental GT V8 prototype spied, could be a high-performance variant
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Amateur Flat Track racing in Ukiah! 7-race series in 2013
The practice day at Ukiah Speedway got the track owner really excited so we now have a 7-race series on the calendar for 2013!!!
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Ukiah Speedway Flat Track Motorcycle Racing 2013
Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, Ukiah, Ca.
Round #1. Sunday April 7th, 2013
Round #2. Sunday June 2nd, 2013
Round #3. Sunday June 16th, 2013
Round #4. Sunday July 14th, 2013
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On Tuesday the 2nd of March 2010, we went to the Nash Gallery. The art piece that caught my eye the most was 'Living Water' by Liliyane Daneel Mendel, 2009 Cape Town, South Africa. The type of art work is mixed media on paper. I really liked this piece because it is so powerful from the way the colors are used. All the darkness and contrast with light and shadow add extremely strong feelings that it has not only about life but also about the idea of the importance of water.
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Lactose Intolerance
Worst thing that has happened (lately anyway) ;) The wife has become lactose intolerant. So any good recipes for pizza without cheese????? :(
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Youtube or google ****pizza MARINARA napoletana ****
Marinara is indeed pizza with no cheese. According to those who tried it in Napoli -Italy, you can hardly miss the cheese in it; it is delicious without cheese.
When I heard about it I said why would one make cheeseless pizza? I now know why. How tricky those Italians are.
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There's a wood-fired oven chain in Washington called The Rock (7-8 stores) that burn separate ovens for traditional and 'intolerant' (lactose and gluten) pies. I believe the closest one to you is in Bothell. You might give them a call to ask what kinds of cheese-less pizzas they have on their menu other than what shows on their website. And of course, other types of sauces (ie pesto) they offer.
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Good suggestions guys thanks.
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Rosemary,Potato and garlic
Middle eastern lamb pizza
Moroccan Lamb Pizza Recipe - Taste.com.au
or go Lebanese
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This is a very good suggestion by Tropicalcoasting that I had to tell being from Syria.
Man'ousheh [Zatar(origano+dreid grained chick-peas+sumac+sesame+?)+olive oil]
Mhammara (topping with just hot chili).
The middle eastern lamb pizza suggested by Tropicalcoasting actually originated in Damascus and is known in the middle east as (Sfieha Shamiaiyh) i.e. (Damascene meat sheets) in English. In Damascus it is known as only (Sfieha) which means (meat sheets). (Sham) means (Damascus) in spoken language. Here is the recipe for the topping (I make it every now and then for my family):
1 Kg fatty lamb meat
1 cup of yogurt
1/2 cup of pomegranate syrup (produced by evaporating and concentrating pomegranate juice for 6 hrs on a low heat)
1 big onion
1 clove of garlic
pepper, (very very little) nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, cumin, salt.
Put the onion and the meat altogether with the garlic in a meat grinder, adjusted on the FINEST blade, grind the mixture TWICE, mix the outcome with the rest of ingredients. You got the topping.
Here in Damascus, the dough is formed in very thin rounded rectangle sheets 2"*4", generously topped with the topping, decorated with a few pieces of pine, then to the oven. It cooks exactly like a Neapolitan pizza; in a minute or so. I do not know any body who did not like it, so try it out. Delicious.
Damn! I forgot about your wife :o . Yogurt is made of milk. No problem, you may replace it with tomato paste, but it will no longer be the original Damascene flavor, though it will remain delicious.
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Wow, that sounds sooooo good. Long time since I've had some good Middle Eastern fair and never on a pizza. I'm guessing I'm going to be broadening my pizza horizons.
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...and caramelized onions cooked down with pieces of bacon makes for a fabulous pizza topping. The caramelized onion with bacon is called onion jam. For those who are not lactose intolerant, adding a few bits of bleu cheese on top is also fantastic.
My brother-in-law doesn't think it's pizza unless it's just cheese and pizza sauce...which just makes me feel sorry for him. As you've seen from the first few responses to your thread, there are lots of awesome pizza toppings and combinations that don't include (or need) products with lactose components. It sounds to me like your wife's lactose intolerance may result in a terrific expansion of foodie experiences for you both (and all that come to your pizza parties)! Embrace & enjoy the opportunity.
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Hey Capt. Paul - Lots of tasty suggestions there. On a different tack, some cheeses are sold as 'lactose free'. Apparently, most of the lactose is in the whey and subsequently there is not a lot of lactose in cheese anyway. When hard cheeses are aged the lactose is converted to lactic acid and the lactose content remaining is either too small to measure or at a level not capable of causing any sort of reaction by lactose intolerant folk.
You can read about it here Lactose Free Cheese - Low Lactose Cheese and that may lead you on a further adventure into other lactose free zones.
I hope this helps.
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Lactose is a carb so if you check the carb count on cheeses it will give you an indication of how much lactose is present
Mozzarella is pretty low
Milk is 5.2 per 100g
Mozzarella is 2.1 for 100g
Carbs in Mozzarella Cheese
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A. We don't know why some people are especially attractive to mosquitoes, although it seems to be related to body chemistry. Foot odor has been proposed as one possible explanation, and using an antiperspirant on the soles of the feet might help.
Mosquitoes have been biting humans for thousands of years, and for almost that long people have been trying to ward them off.
Native Americans are said to have used rancid bear grease. At Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau tried a concoction of camphor, turpentine and oil of spearmint. (He eventually decided the smell was worse than the itch.) Marines have extolled the virtues of Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil.
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Home-made insect repellent can be put together using 1 tablespoon citronella oil, 2 cups white vinegar, 1 cup water and 1 cup Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil.
A product called Bite Blocker contains soybean, coconut and geranium oils. In a Canadian study, Bite Blocker repelled mosquitoes better than citronella and a brand with a low concentration of the effective chemical repellent DEET.
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Mosquitoes are more than a nuisance, they can carry disease. Many people are wary of DEET, but what are the effective natural mosquito repellants?
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Interviewing strategies are mostly about trying to predict whether someone will succeed in a job. For most people, that feels like taking a shot in the dark.
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A jury found Tiffany Alston guilty of misdemeanor theft and misconduct in office.
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FAYETTE, Iowa (September 24, 2012) – Upper Iowa University welcomed over 250 high school students from eight area school districts to a college fair held recently at the UIU Recreation Center. Representatives from nearly 60 colleges, universities, college planning services and military branches were in attendance. The college fair is part of the Iowa College Day/College Night programs sponsored by the Iowa Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC).
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Romney defends record, says critics taking 'Obama line'
THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - Attacked as a corporate raider, Mitt Romney defended his record in a new television ad Friday that accuses Republican presidential rivals who criticized his time at the helm of a private equity firm of "embarrassing themselves by taking the Obama line."
At the same time, Romney's allies were assailing rival and former Sen. Rick Santorum in ads in South Carolina and Florida for pork-barrel spending as they worked to keep the challenger, who has avoided criticizing Romney's business past, from catching fire while Romney pushes for a four-state win streak.
"Mitt Romney helped create and ran a company that invested in struggling businesses, grew new ones and rebuilt old ones, creating thousands of jobs," says Romney's new ad in South Carolina that lists Staples, Sports Authority and Steel Dynamics as successes of the Bain Capital venture firm.
"We expected the Obama administration to put free markets on trial ... Romney's GOP opponents are embarrassing themselves by taking the Obama line."
That line was a slap at Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry, who have gone after Romney over his Bain tenure and drawn criticism from across the GOP for doing so.
As if on cue, Obama's campaign released a scathing memo noting that Bain closed companies and cut wages and benefits, while Romney and his partners became wealthy.
The memo amounts to a roadmap of the Obama campaign's general election playbook should Romney become the GOP nominee.
"His overwrought response to questions about it has been to insist that any criticism of his business record is an assault on free enterprise itself," top Obama campaign aide Stephanie Cutter wrote. "But this is just an attempt to evade legitimate scrutiny of the record on which he says he's running."
Romney also rolled out a radio ad about values in South Carolina - likely to counter a TV ad by Gingrich that hits Romney on abortion - and one in Nevada promoting his jobs experience.
Romney and his allies are the only presidential campaign entities on the air in Florida, running moderate to heavy levels of ads.
With the Bain issue now spreading across both the primary and general election campaigns, Romney was looking to blunt the force of attacks on the central rationale for his candidacy in hopes of preventing those criticisms from taking hold, if they haven't already. It's unclear whether attacks by Gingrich and his allies are having an impact on the race in South Carolina, where unemployment is high.
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Economic Effects of RGGI
How Selling Allowances Affects Consumer Prices
In other pollution reduction programs, power companies are given the allowances for free, the companies then pass through the "market value" of these allowances in their bills to consumers. This means that the cost of electricity to consumers will include as much of the cost of allowances as the law permits generators to add on, whether those allowances are purchased or obtained free of charge. Selling the allowances ensures that their proceeds will benefit the public by funding projects to conserve energy, reduce CO2 emissions and develop clean technologies.
The decision to sell allowances takes into account the European Union's experience. The E.U. gave away 90 percent of its allowances, thinking that would ease industry's compliance cost. However, that mechanism resulted in companies enjoying a windfall; power costs to customers increased to cover the cost of the allowances, but generators did not pay for the allowances. In the U.K. alone, free allowances amounted to a $1 billion grant to the power industry.
Likely Price Impact of RGGI
The cost of allowances, like the cost of fuel, will be built into generators' electricity prices. However, modeling analysis revealed that price impacts would be negligible. Economic modeling projected that RGGI would increase wholesale electricity prices by about 1.6 percent (78 cents per month for a typical residential customer) in 2015 and 2.4 percent ($1.13 per month for a typical residential customer) in 2021.
Economic models also projected that the price per allowance would be $2/ton in 2009. Though the projections were considered accurate, the regulations include some mechanisms to mitigate the risk of high prices. These mechanisms include expanding the use of offsets, adjusting compliance periods and holding frequent auctions. There is also a "circuit breaker" provision that expands offsets if the price of an allowance rises to $7/ton.
Analysis Group Report: The Economic Impacts of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative on Ten Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States
According to the Analysis Group Report released in November, 2011, RGGI has raised over $1.6 billion for the ten participating states since the program began in 2008. Most of the funding from the auction proceeds was spent on energy efficiency programs, saving regional customers $1.1 billion in electricity bills, and over $174 million on natural gas and heating bills. RGGI programs also created 16,000 jobs throughout the region, and the region's payments for out-of-state fossil fuels decreased by over $765 million. (See link at right.)


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Getting firsthand information from an actual car owner is one sure way to get an idea of car performance once it leaves the lot. Autobytel features real consumer reviews that give the unbiased experience of a car.
2002 Lincoln LS - V6 Auto Base (100A)
I bought this car because it was cheaper than fixing my land rover. I wanted one of these when they were new and I was 16. I'm very impressed by it. It's very fun to drive, and the way it accelerates is impressive. You don't feel it, it just happens. I wish I had the v8. Mine has 221,000 miles runs and purrs like a kitten. Quiet inside. Stereo blows, I'm gonna get new speakers and a cd player.
- Recommend this vehicle to a friend? Yes
- How long have you owned this vehicle? 1 year
2003 Lincoln LS
Love my Lincoln!
Pros: acceleration
Cons: Interior lacking in qualityLove the car. Great acceleration and handling. Nice, smooth ride. Interior could have been nicer, and much more durable than it is; after all its a Lincoln!
- Recommend this vehicle to a friend? Yes
- How long have you owned this vehicle? 4 years
2006 Lincoln LS
Pros: size of the car
Cons: suspensionnot what I expected
- Recommend this vehicle to a friend? No
- How long have you owned this vehicle? 4 years
2000 Lincoln LS
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Pros: Leather and sunroof
Cons: I like everythingI love it
- Recommend this vehicle to a friend? Yes
- How long have you owned this vehicle? 1 year
2004 Lincoln LS - V8 Ultimate (222A)
Pros: All the tow truck drivers have commented about the pretty color.
Cons: Dies on a regular basis.
Advice: Buy something else.I purchased this as a 'Premier Certified Pre-Owned' vehicle. Less than two months after I purchased it, it dropped dead in the middle of the road. Has been back four times, they still have not been able to fix the problem. Both Ford and the selling dealer Lincoln of Dayton have said sorry about your luck. After 10 years of driving problem-free Lexus, Toyota and Nissan vehicles, I got the 'buy american' bug. Last time I'll make that mistake.
2002 Lincoln LS - V8 Auto LSE (221A)
Pros: THE V8
Cons: nothing
Advice: Buy one before the end of 2006Go for the V8 wonderful car love the LSE package looks awesome go out and buy one now while you can fast car. GREAT AMERICAN MUSCLE!!!!
2006 Lincoln LS - Base
Pros: Performance and handling.
Cons: Fuel economy
Advice: Buy it quickly. You won't regret it.I have owned my LS for 6 months and have driven it over 8,000 miles. It is the most exciting car that I have ever driven. Performance is instantaneous, comfort is amazing, even on long trips. This is the best automotive value in the market and automobile 'experts' have consistently written it off. They are so wrong. We love this car.