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As much as it goes against the grain I may just get shameless and put my MADDI and the Sagia 308, and all my mags and drums on Gun Broker for what there going for there now days. It's crazy!!!! And who knows,, we may not be able to have them soon anyways,,, who knows? Ak's aren't my cup of tea anyways,,,,, YA, YA,,,, I KNOW ,,,,,SACRILEGE !!! I honestly like VZ's better.
It's going really going to suck when they jump on the AR's though. I really like my Bushmaster yottie gun and my new Sig AR. Those I'd really miss. That Bushmaster is great for hunting and my go to for varmints. Hands down. The Sig I'm just getting broke in, and only have 60 rounds at the most through it. But it seems to shoot just as well.
I love shooting longer ranges and with my neck and shoulder being all bunged up now,, recoil is my enemy. Most anything with a decent range, kicks to much for it to be enjoyable to shoot. I really hope they keep there hands off my guns.
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- 07.29.2015
UGA to reduce class sizes by hiring faculty, adding more than 300 course sections
- 07.27.2015
UGA Majorette is No. 1 College Twirler
- 07.23.2015
Alumna's songs featured on HBO's "True Detective"
- 07.21.2015
UGA's Scott Angle selected to lead international agricultural organization
- 07.13.2015
Seeking photos of young alumni
- 07.09.2015
Record-breaking year: UGA fundraising hits 'unprecedented level'
- 07.06.2015
Alumnus Spotlight: Matt Tommey (BSED '96)
- 07.29.2015
- 07.01.2015
Alumna Spotlight: Former Gymdog Marcia Newby-Goodman (BSA '10)
- 06.29.2015
"Big Man on Campus" turns 90
- 06.24.2015
Alumnus named Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 2015 Atlanta Man of the Year
- 06.22.2015
Alumna Spotlight: Jennifer Bellamy (ABJ '08)
- 06.19.2015
2015 Young Alumni Night at SweetWater Brewing Company
- 06.18.2015
UGA builds tomorrow's leaders with new partnership
- 06.16.2015
Grab your shades, UGA is heading to California!
- 07.01.2015
- 06.10.2015
UGA Career Center Services for Alumni
- 06.04.2015
President Morehead, UGA Athletic Association to support experiential learning
- 05.31.2015
UGA alumna wins second Peabody Award
- 05.28.2015
Young alumnus publishes novel for young adults
- 05.21.2015
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg
- 05.18.2015
UGA Executive MBA ranks in top 10 in the U.S., according to The Economist
- 05.12.2015
For a taste of UGA, why not go with ...
- 06.10.2015
- 05.01.2015
Bulldog Tartan!
- 04.27.2015
Spotlight on UGA's recent award recipients
- 04.23.2015
Meet the UGA alumna behind the Georgia Trail Summit: Tracie Sanchez (AB '88, MPA '11)
- 04.15.2015
Alumni Spotlight: Josh Collins (BSEH '97, MS '99)
- 04.14.2015
Alumnus Spotlight: Carlton Curtis (ABJ '72)
- 04.08.2015
Shabbat 500 creates home for UGA students
- 04.03.2015
Alumna Spotlight: Christina Sass (AB '02)
- 05.01.2015
- 03.31.2015
UGA launches Women's Leadership Initiative
- 03.30.2015
Registration now open for 2015 UGA Day Tour
- 03.27.2015
Alumnae Work to Save our Hearing
- 03.25.2015
3rd Annual TEDxUGA is Friday, March 27
- 03.19.2015
2015 Alumni Seminar: Food for Thought
- 03.13.2015
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Dawg Trot 5K for Scholarships
- 03.11.2015
Alumnus Spotlight: William Shepard Rose III
- 03.31.2015
- 03.09.2015
UGA Grady College announces recipients of 2015 Alumni Awards
- 03.04.2015
Alumnus Spotlight: Alex Crevar (AB '93)
- 02.25.2015
Alumna Spotlight: Sara Alread (BFA '09)
- 02.23.2015
Sisters Rethink "Something Borrowed"
- 02.20.2015
Amazing Student: Sarah Huber '15
- 02.17.2015
Griffin-Spalding County is UGA's 12th Archway Partnership community
- 02.13.2015
Alumni Spotlight: Tituss Burgess (AB '01)
- 03.09.2015
- 02.12.2015
UGA unveils 2015 UGA Day Tour schedule
- 02.11.2015
UGA names new DC facility in recognition of $5 million grant from Delta Air Lines Foundation
- 02.10.2015
UGA unveils 2015 Bulldog 100 rankings; Kabbage Inc. tops list
- 02.06.2015
2015 Bulldog 100 Celebration is tomorrow
- 02.04.2015
UGA alumni named to Atlanta Magazine's Best of Atlanta 2014
- 02.02.2015
Alumna Spotlight: Keysha Lee (ABJ '97)
- 01.30.2015
Happy New Year, Bulldogs!
- 02.12.2015
- 01.29.2015
Alumna Spotlight: Amy Robach (ABJ '95) receives Distinguished Achievement Award from UGA
- 01.28.2015
Student Alumni Association celebrates UGA's birthday
- 01.25.2015
UGA to celebrate 230th anniversary on January 27
- 01.23.2015
UGA alumnus participates in Alaska tradition
- 01.21.2015
Flavor of Georgia celebrates tradition of artisan and craft foods
- 01.14.2015
Alumna Spotlight: Brooke Anderson (ABJ '00)
- 01.07.2015
UGA alumna explores success of minorities in media
- 01.29.2015
- 01.05.2015
UGA's Amazing Students: Colby Ruiz
- 01.02.2015
Alumna Spotlight: Antonina Lerch (MFA '06)
- 12.19.2014
Brothers make business a family affair
- 12.18.2014
40 Under 40 honoree to direct UGA's state government relations
- 12.11.2014
UGA's Thank-a-Teacher Program
- 12.10.2014
Former UGA football player gives back to the community
- 12.08.2014
Spotlight on a Bulldog Business: FotoIN
- 01.05.2015
- 12.04.2014
Introducing Executive Director Meredith Gurley Johnson (BSFCS '00)
- 12.03.2014
UGA alumnus takes daring dive
- 11.26.2014
UGA Alumni Association announces sixth annual Bulldog 100 list
- 11.21.2014
2014 International Education Week
- 11.20.2014
Alumna Spotlight: Cheri Leavy (BSED '97)
- 11.19.2014
From the Desk of Provost Whitten: Food for Thought
- 11.18.2014
Classic city sound from television to the silver screen
- 12.04.2014
Happy Thanksgiving and Go Dawgs!
As we head into the Thanksgiving Holiday, I wish each of you safe travels and a restful and enjoyable week. There is much for which we are thankful and I would like to share my gratitude for two groups of very special people:
I would like to offer a hearty THANK YOU to all of the UGA Alumni Association's invaluable volunteers. Through countless hours of service, our chapter leaders, board members, and event volunteers connect the University of Georgia with its alumni and play a vital role in continuing the excellence of this great institutuion. Without the gifts of time and talent from our volunteers, we would be unable to produce high quality programming for UGA alumni and friends. Actually, many of our programs would not exist at all! Thank you, volunteers!
Speaking of those who make our programming possible, I'd like to share our great appreciation for all of the gracious donors to the Georgia Fund for the Alumni Association. The financial gifts of UGA alumni and friends support scholarships, academics, and programs that make the University the top-tier institution of higher education that it is today. We look forward to working with you toward greater achievement and continued progress for UGA's students, faculty, and alumni. Thank you for your support!
Happy Thanksgiving and Go Dawgs!
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UGA to reduce class sizes by hiring faculty, adding more than 300 course sections
In the latest in a series of steps to enhance the learning environment, UGA is investing $4.4 million to reduce class sizes by hiring faculty and creating more than 300 new course sections.
"This major initiative demonstrates the University of Georgia's strong commitment to putting students first," said UGA President Jere W. Morehead (JD '80). "Reducing the number of large class sections in critical instruction areas will improve student learning and success and further enhance our world-class learning environment."
The first of the new faculty members will begin teaching this fall, and a total of 56 will be hired in the coming year. By fall 2016, a total of 319 new course sections in 81 majors will be added, the majority of which will have fewer than 20 students.
UGA currently has an 18-1 student/faculty ratio, and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten noted that the new courses will help ensure students receive even more personalized attention from their professors.
She added that the push to decrease class sizes at UGA builds upon a series of academic enhancements the institution has implemented in recent years. Last fall, the university hired 10 new faculty to teach in 80 high-demand course sections. In the spring, the university approved a new graduation requirement that will make UGA the largest public university in the nation to require that each of its nearly 27,000 undergraduate students engage in experiential learning-such as internships, research, study abroad or service-learning-prior to graduation.
"UGA offers the broad range of resources and opportunities that a major research university provides as well as personalized and hands-on learning experiences that are typically associated with smaller universities," Whitten said. "It's the best of both worlds, and it's exactly what our world-class students deserve."
UGA Majorette is No. 1 College Twirler
While Nicole Jensen '15 has lit up Sanford Stadium with her flaming batons and show-stopping gymnastics moves as a UGA feature twirler on game days, she is also making her mark on the national stage. She has garnered attention for UGA and continued the legacy of national champions after winning the highly coveted title of Miss College Majorette of America. This is the highest award given to a college twirler at the National Baton Twirling Championships, held each year in South Bend, Indiana.
Nicole has been a UGA feature twirler for the past four years. This is highly sought after position among top twirlers in the nation. Nicole, a senior marketing major from Iowa City, Iowa, was selected through an intense audition process and has enjoyed every minute of her time twirling between the hedges at UGA.
Nicole is no stranger to success. She was on the USA World Team, where she was a silver medalist, and has traveled and performed in Peru as an ambassador. She has won hundreds of awards and titles in her twirling career, including the Collegiate Women's Solo National Champion in 2012.
Representing UGA as the reigning top college twirler, Nicole has been touring the country this spring and summer, performing at events and competitions as an ambassador of her sport. This past weekend by performing at Notre Dame in the National Baton Twirling Championships, Nicole performed her final duties as College Miss Majorette of America. Make sure to check out Nicole, in her final season, and the rest of the UGA Majorettes at every home football game this fall!
UGA mascot Hairy Dawg joined Nicole for her final performance at Notre Dame
Alumna's songs featured on HBO's "True Detective"
If you watch HBO's popular series "True Detective," odds are you've heard Lera Lynn Buettner's (AB '08) songs. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter has had four songs featured on the show's soundtrack. The UGA Alumni Association recently sat down with Lera to learn more about her musical career and time spent studying anthropology at UGA.
Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you grow up and what led you to UGA?
I was born in Texas, but my parents left soon after and slowly made their way to Georgia, stopping in Louisiana for about five years first. We moved around a good bit in Georgia, and I finished high school in Woodstock. It was around that time I visited Athens for the first time, to hang out with friends and see live music. I fell in love with the town's energy and lively music scene. That's ultimately what led me to UGA. My family stressed the importance of college, though I had my sights dead-set on music. UGA and Athens were my ticket to satisfying both.
As a student, were you involved in any activities or student groups on campus? Did you have a favorite professor or any fond memories from your time in Athens?
I worked my way through college, waiting tables, bartending and saving up as much as I could between semesters so that I could work fewer hours and still survive when school was in session. That said, I didn't have a lot of extra time for student groups. What time I did have was always devoted to music. Attending UGA still endures as some of my most fond memories. What a luxury it is to go to college and just learn all day! My senior year was definitely my best, as the courses were digging deeper into the things that truly interested me. I loved study groups that were assembled by classmates. I loved sitting in the group and discussing the subject matter in-depth outside of the classroom. It's easy to take that for granted when you're so young, but those are some of the most important conversations you can have; just digging in and bouncing ideas off of other people who are dedicating so much energy to the same things as you.
One of my favorite memories was a beautiful and moving lecture by Dr. Peter Brosius. He was recounting time spent researching in the field and the relationships he'd developed there; the focus being love at the center of everything in life. His lecture brought the whole class (100+ students) to tears. I think he was in tears, too. I will never forget the passion he has for what he does. It reminds me to do what I do for the right reasons.
Since graduating, you've moved to Nashville. How did you establish yourself as a musician in there?
I've yet to establish myself anywhere, really, because I'm trying to establish myself everywhere all the time. As an artist, you're often trying to establish yourself on a national level. There's a difference between a studio musician in Nashville and an "artist."
You've had several songs featured on the soundtrack for HBO's True Detective. Tell me how that project came about and what doors it has opened for you.
I've had four songs featured in the series so far. I was lucky to have my manager set up a meeting with legendary producer, T Bone Burnett, after he expressed an interest in using the title track from an EP I released last year called "Lying in the Sun." We got along well. Burnett asked if I wanted to collaborate on music for the show and the rest is history. I got to appear in the show several times and I've learned a lot about the business side of music and show business. The show has exposed my music to many new eager ears - that's been the best part of the whole thing.
Do you have any other big projects in the pipeline? Where do you envision your career in five years?
I'm currently writing and recording my next LP. I'm really enjoying the process. I feel like there are so many more possibilities to explore. I hope that in the next five years I can buy a sensible new car. That would be success!


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Have you entered our Spawn: Endgame art contest yet?
To celebrate the new direction and creative team of Spawn #185, we've launched an epic contest.
Show us your vision of the Al Simmons Spawn character, in the media of your choice. We'll narrow the entries down to the best, post them on our Spawn: Endgame Web site and our MySpace page, and let the public choose the winners.
The deadline is quickly approaching - all entries must be received by next Friday, Sept. 12. We've received some awesome entries, but there's still time for you to show us what you've got. You may win one of two incredible prizes.
The first place winner will receive an original full-body drawing of Spawn by world-renown comic artist Whilce Portacio. (The drawing originally slated for this prize has been allocated by Todd for a future cover. Whilce has drawn an alternate version, which will now serve as first prize.) Second prize is an original Whilce Portacio Spawn head sketch. Not prints. Not copies, the real deal. Needless to say, both of these pieces of one-of-a-kind original artwork by the new Spawn artist are as good as (maybe even better than) gold.
Here's what you need to know:Entries must be received by midnight, EST, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008.Limit of 1 entry per personYour entry must be your final piece; no updates or revisions will be accepted.Email your entry to email@example.com. Title your email SPAWN ENDGAME ENTRY CONTESTIdeally, we'd like entries to be 1,200 x 1,800 pixels, at least 150 dpi. Minimum size specifications: 600 x 900 pixels, 150 dpi. Entries larger than 1,200 x 1,800 pixels will be disqualified.With your email submission, include your full name, title of your entry and, if you'd like, a brief description of your creative thought process.All submissions become the sole property of TMP, Inc.For complete details, go here.


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BPE Projects and Initiatives
Anthropogenic Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystems
Human activities are significantly and rapidly altering the form and function of terrestrial ecosystems. For example, we are changing the chemical composition of the atmosphere, converting natural landscapes to urban areas, and transporting floral and faunal species far beyond their natural boundaries. Through both field and lab based experiments, we strive to gain a better understanding of how such anthropogenic changes impact ecosystems. Using a wide range of measurement techniques, our study foci vary in scale from individual leaves to entire ecosystems, Recently, we have included the response of resident fauna who depend upon vegetation for both food and habitat.
Biological Oceanography
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Biological Oceanography Group works on a broad range of issues related to life in the ocean. We are interested in large-scale patterns of marine production and how these patterns will respond to climate change as well as influence the course of climate response. We use both laboratory measurements and take part in numerous sea-going studies to determine the factors controlling the production of marine phytoplankton. These primary producers represent almost half of the biological productivity on our planet and support the ocean's vast food webs. We work in various ecosystems from polar seas to the tropics and study scales of processes ranging from global to individual cells using tools that span from satellites to molecular biology.
Earth Microbiology Initiative
Microorganisms fill essential functional roles in all of Earth's ecosystems yet our understanding of microbial abundance, distribution, and metabolism remains surprisingly limited. Columbia University's new Earth Microbiology Initiative (EMI) has brought together a group of scientists and engineers from across the University to begin coordinated research on Earth's microbial life. The Earth Microbiology Initiative leverages existing disciplinary resources into broad and interdisciplinary analyses of the extent and diversity of microbial life, its role in maintaining Earth's living system, and its interactions with natural and human-induced variations.
Lamont Doherty Core Repository
The Lamont Doherty Core Repository is both an archive of sediment and rocks from beneath the ocean floor, and an archive of the digital data pertaining to the material.
Microbial Ecology of the Hudson River Estuary
The Hudson River Estuary (HRE) is home to nation's largest metropolitean area and supports industry of crucial economic importance. The area is a complex mixture of commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential development. The watershed provides important services for drinking water, wildlife habitat, recreation (swimming, fishing, boating) and transportation
Radiocarbon Lab
The records of the 14C content of the atmosphere and oceans contain a remarkable array of information about Earth history. Produced by cosmic rays in the upper atmosphere, 14CO2 rapidly mixes throughout the troposphere and exchanges with the reactive carbon reservoirs of the oceans and biosphere, where it decays. For the past 11,000 years, fluctuations in the atmospheric 14C have been largely produced by changes in the solar magnetic field.
Subsurface Microbiology
Tree Ring Lab
Tree-Ring Lab (TRL) scientists are dedicated to expanding the use and application of tree-ring research around the world to improve our understanding of past climate and environmental history. Current research concentrates on the use of tree-ring data networks to study regional climate, global climate teleconnections and anthropogenic impacts on forest growth.
Exploring new species in new regions, building collaborations around the world, and developing new quantitative techniques, TRL researchers are committed to advancing dendrochronology and paleoclimatology, as well as the ethic of good science


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Arizona Wildcats
Despite loss to ASU, Arizona football's season a good one
This story is courtesy of the Arizona Daily Wildcat.
After the Wildcats' 41-34 loss to Arizona State, the mood in the press conference room was dreary and dismayed at best.
The players and head coach Rich Rodriguez were visibly upset and rightfully so � Arizona blew a 10-point fourth quarter lead at home to its hated rival on senior night.
The normally open and talkative Rodriguez gave uncharacteristically short answers at times. "We just didn't get open and weren't executing," Rodriguez said. But when the coach was asked what was most disappointed about the game, the true emotions were released
Rodriguez emitted an audible "Wow" and then quickly said "We lost."
After losing to the rival Sun Devils, it's hard for the city of Tucson to shake this feeling. The idea of a rivalry game defining a whole season has been written ]and talked about so much � it shouldn't be the case, but in the wake of the aftermath it's hard to move past the painful loss.
But after being coaxed to expand on his answer, Rodriguez did. "I'm disappointed that we lost, I'm not discouraged by our kids; I love our kids. I'm really proud of our seniors. I'm disappointed that we lost and so are our kids."
With a bowl game at least three weeks away, it's not an easy loss for the players to forget. The normal 24-hours rule is tough to implement when there's no defined team to look forward to, no specific style to prepare for. A loss to Arizona State always lingers longer for Wildcat fans and players, but like Rodriguez's answer, there's a silver lining.
The game might have ended the chance for a fairy tale season � a new face heroically riding into town, turning everything around and defeating the evil demons from up north. But in reality the loss to the Sun Devils was just one of twelve (thirteen after the Bowl Game) and this season was anything but disappointing.
Arizona went 4-8 last season, with two of the four wins coming against non-major conference teams. After the year the Wildcats lost three players to the NFL, including the Philadelphia Eagles' new starting quarterback Nick Foles, and a huge transfer player in Brian Wagner decided to retire because he lost his love for football.
With how shallow and unproven the roster was, it looked like the Wildcats had enough talent to match last year's win total and maybe surpass it barely if quarterback Matt Scott developed into a solid starter. Instead the Wildcats secured a winning season and were ranked during three separate occasions despite playing one of the hardest schedules in the nation.
The Arizona stands at 7-5 and if it wins its bowl game, the team will have improved its win total by four games, a feat only matched or beaten twice in the school's Pac-10/Pac-12 existence. Former head coach Dick Tomey improved his team by five wins with the magical 1998 Desert Swarm team and earlier by four in 1993 when Arizona tied for the conference title and beat Miami 29-0 in the Fiesta Bowl.
To even be in the same breath with easily the two best seasons in Arizona's history is quite an accomplishment for a first year head coach.
Since World War II only two of Arizona's 14 different coaches has ever increased his team's win total by more than even a game in his first season � Jim Young in 1973 (he improved by four wins in the Western Athletic Conference) and now Rodriguez. It's not like Rodriguez has a track record for early starts either.
In his debut seasons at West Virginia and Michigan, Rodriguez won just three games apiece. This Arizona squad may have proven to have several uncovered gems that helped ease the transition, but Rodriguez managed to keep this team on track even after two humbling road losses at Oregon and UCLA.
"Our team has heart," running back Daniel Jenkins said. "We never quit, we never give up. I think coach Rod did an excellent job coming in here as a first year coach and instilling that in us."
If the Wildcats end up losing their bowl game, the season can't be viewed with unbridled optimism and praise � Arizona finished in the bottom half of the Pac-12, lost its rivalry game at home to a slight underdog and was handed those two high-profile blowouts.
But even with the bowl loss, when you considering the hand this team was given, Rodriguez's first season as coach was a success. If they win? This will be Arizona's best season since 1998.
Not too shabby for a first year in charge.
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I agree with John Hilferty about this paper allowing us a forum. I would like to add that I appreciate the people like him who take advantage of this very special asset to our community so that a conversation can be had.
Having said that, I have to say that Mr. Hilferty has succumbed to the Republican myth of private sector free market theology.
I have a chart in my lap created by the St. Louis Federal Research Organization. It shows national wages as a percentage of the economy, Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It starts in 1948 and ends in 2011. Wages are lower than they have ever been as a percentage of what we create. What this says is not necessarily that we make less money per hour but that as we produce more stuff more efficiently we're getting less of the reward for our labor.
That's how Mitt Romney pays only 16 percent on his massive income. He gets rewarded not with wages but with capital gains and so, through the Republican preference for money over people, he pays only minimal taxes. No wonder we have Republican-led deficits. Remember it is and was the Republicans who led us to this deficit with two wars at over a trillion dollars while cutting taxes to the wealthiest of us.
I also have another chart showing wages in the private sector vs. public sector. They're virtually identical. Private sector workers earn on average $45,000 per year, state workers earn $48,700 and municipal workers earn $43,000. So, even if we are willing to say to our public sector brothers and sisters that they shouldn't make enough to live on, you're going to have come up with facts to show that they're the problem.
As for your last non-sequitur about Social Security and Medicare, Social Security is $2 trillion dollars in the black and by law is forbidden to be part of the national budget. Medicare has an easy solution if there were no politics: single payer and cutting costs. We pay almost double the amount for health care as any of the countries with a single payer system.
By the way, I have the "guts" to talk to my children and others of the next generation set. My grandchildren are still too young to understand. I don't know why you say things like that. It demeans you.
As a "defender of the 'fair compensation'" for workers, all workers, I'm directly concerned about my children. I won't be affected. They will. And I'm unconcerned about "greedy bloodsucking corporations." That's a different conversation. For our economy to be successful we have to pay more, a lot more, to the people who actually do stuff and make stuff, the workers. If we raise wages then more of us will pay more taxes and goodbye $1.25 trillion in "missing" funds. Public or private, workers need unions to be able to negotiate a middle class wage.
Robin Lehman, Warren


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Chu to sit out SOTU as 'designated survivor'
Outgoing Energy Secretary Steven Chu will not attend tonight's State of the Union.
He will instead be tonight's designated survivor, according to a White House official. In the event of a catastrophic event, a cabinet member or member of Congress in the presidential line of succession traditionally skips major events like the State of the Union and the Inauguration.
(PHOTOS: State of the Union: The designated survivor)
Last year's designated survivor was Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki sat out the 2013 inaugural ceremonies.
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Telltale's games have always been strictly story driven, sometimes to their detriment. A great story can draw you in and really make you care about the characters, but at the same time, the strict linearity of many story-driven games (Telltale's games are VERY guilty of this) almost completely destroys the sense of exploration and discovery that was such an important part of classic adventure games.
So...which is more important to you for a Sierra-style adventure game? A strong story? Or the sense of exploration and discovery that comes with being able to wander a vast area, looking and interacting with the landscape and objects as you see fit? Or do you think a game can realistically do both?
What approach should Telltale take if they want to capture the "feel" of King's Quest?


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Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Ohio Governor John Kasich has unveiled a school funding overhaul he says will help poor districts compete more evenly while introducing changes to promote innovation and performance, as well as pass the inspection by Ohio's courts.
The plan rolled out Thursday consists of several components, but basically centers around giving all students the resources to succeed. Kasich's funding plan would boost districts that are lagging in property values and household incomes
"When we look at Ohio's students in our school districts across the state, one of the things you notice immediately, is the great disparity in terms of wealth," Barbara Mattei-Smith, Assistant Policy Director for Education in Kasich's office, said. "We ask, as a part of our partnership for funding schools, we ask local districts to contribute 20 mills of local property taxes. In our poorest district in the state, those 20 mills will raise about $900 per pupil. In our wealthy district, it raises over $14,000 per pupil. That's a huge disparity. So a lot of our effort is to reduce that disparity, that ensures that all of our students have an equal opportunity for success."
Mattei-Smith said Kasich's plan is to bring every district up to a level of funding as if they had $250,000 of property value for each pupil in their district. She said only 24 districts in the state have valuations higher than $250,000, and that most school districts have a millage of 30 to 40 mills.
"So we are also going to provide targeted assistance in order to help districts raise revenue above 20 mills," Mattei-Smith said. "We know that household incomes have a factor on that. In order to afford more support, your residents have to have the disposable income that allows them to pay higher taxes. So in the second tier we actually bring income into the calculation."
That puts the burden half on the property wealth of the district and half on the income wealth of that district.
Kasich's education advisers say no schools will see reduced funding next year under the current formula, and overall funding will rise. A special fund would be created to reward districts for efficiency and advances.
The plan also offers help for extra costs of special-needs students, and to provide more school choices.
The long-awaited plan is expected to kickoff months of debate over Ohio's education direction.
"Every child deserves a high-quality education regardless of where they live, their circumstances or their own unique learning traits," Kasich said Thursday. "It is essential for helping them get good jobs in the future, reach their God given potential, and create the jobs-friendly climate that helps Ohio get back on track."
According to administration sources, "Achievement Everywhere," which is part of Kasich's FY2014-15 budget proposal, helps provide all schools with the resources they need so their students can succeed—regardless of where they live. The plan provides $1.2 billion in total new funds over the biennium for primary and secondary education. Other highlights include:
- A funding formula that provides schools with the resources to help children achieve, regardless of where they live;
- Policies that focus on putting dollars in the classroom where educators can help students succeed and work with their parents to make decisions on how best to respond to their unique learning traits;
- Special funds to help schools transition from unsuccessful models to new strategies that work, and;
- Relief for educators from rules and regulations that hold them back so they can have more flexibility to meet students' needs.
Other features include "The Straight-A Fund", which is the Governor's plan creating a new $300 million fund to provide one-time grants to those districts with the will to take on ambitious new strategies for helping their students improve their achievement levels and increase their operational efficiency. Any savings generated through these transformations can be used by districts as they see fit, including to improve classroom instruction or make locally-generated property tax revenues go further.
Also, the removal of barriers and providing the flexibility to maximize classroom resources giving educators the maximum ability to help students achieve. "Achievement Everywhere" gives districts the option of setting aside certain mandates that could stand in the way of educators' and students' success, as long as the health and safety is prioritized.
Investing in what works is another feature focused on nurturing a uniformly high-achieving education culture across Ohio. "Achievement Everywhere" helps school districts compare their education outcomes and management practices to those of similar districts, so that that they can learn from one another and constantly improve.
There is also a voucher component to Kasich's plan, as well as one providing additional funding for children whose family income is 200 percent of the poverty level. That help will increase as poverty increases.
"The first obvious positive is that the funding is not going to get cut. So that's a good thing," Scott Dutey, Superintendent of Portsmouth City Schools said after listening to Kasich when he spoke in Columbus. "I think they put some time and thought into it, as far as some of the new innovations. We won't know, at least from what they said, until the middle of next week, to see how it will impact our district. You're always hopeful. Any additional funds will be a good thing, obviously, with the cuts that have come the last two years."
Dutey said it is difficult to draw a conclusion until it can be looked at closer in the future, so he said he is keeping a wait-and-see attitude.
"So we're keeping our fingers crossed, and until we see specific numbers, it's kind of hard to gauge or have a true feeling on what the impact would be," Dutey said.
Kasich said the bottom line of the Achievement Everywhere plan is to build upon school improvement initiatives, such as the "Third Grade Reading Guarantee" and "A-to-F Report Card", to help better educate Ohio's children and prepare them for successful careers.
Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at email@example.com.


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Bay Area Sports Super Sale
Discounted Quakes, A's, Sharks and Cal Bears gear will be available at the Oakland-Alameda Coun
September 21, 2010
The San Jose Earthquakes will team up with three Bay Area sports teams for a Super Sale at the Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers game on September 25.
Fans will be able to browse merchandise from the Quakes, A's, Cal Bears and San Jose Sharks. Each team will offer gear at a big discount.
Look for the Quakes table on the Club Concourse level throughout Saturday's game. We will be bringing jerseys, t-shirts, jackets and more. Don't miss this chance to get some cool new San Jose Earthquakes merchandise!


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BlackArrow demos multi-screen ad technology at CableLabs interop
At a CableLabs interop last month, advanced advertising vendor BlackArrow demonstrated technology that was designed to bridge the gap between traditional linear TV ad sales and ad executions delivered over IP platforms across multiple devices.
At the September 2012 CableLabs Linear and IP Ad Interop event in Louisville, Colo., BlackArrow previewed a new set of services and interfaces, collectively called Linear Extensions for Dynamic Ad Insertion, which were designed to seamlessly blend the outputs from traditional linear TV ad systems with dynamic ad insertion capabilities.
Consisting of services that manage linear schedules, linear placement opportunities, ad decisioning, subscriber and zone information services, as well as services which interface with the new CableLabs Event Signaling and Messaging (ESAM) specification, the BlackArrow technology was designed to help pay-TV operators to monetize linear TV delivered to tablets and other IP devices.
Working together with other vendors and leveraging ESAM and SCTE 130 standards, BlackArrow showed how the technology interoperated seamlessly with downstream signal acquisition, encoding, packaging, and manifest proxy providers to provide an end-to-end platform for delivering and monetizing live and linear adjustable bit rate (ABR) IP streams to multiple screens.
At the interop, the POIS component of the BlackArrow solution cross-referenced in-band signaling metadata delivered within the live TV feed against expected ad opportunities scheduled by a traditional linear ad system. This allowed encoder vendors to ensure the stream was conditioned properly for seamless ad insertion. For packager vendors, the BlackArrow system provided the necessary metadata to be encapsulated within the stream to inform the ad decision process.
The SIS and ADS components of the BlackArrow solution were used to select the appropriate ad—in the Linear Replication scenario, the same ad that aired during the original TV broadcast, and in the Linear Addressability scenario, a new addressable, dynamically inserted ad.
"Monetizing live and time-shifted television across multiple screens should not require individual silos for each platform," said Joe Matarese, CTO of BlackArrow. "BlackArrow's new Linear Extensions, coupled with the sophisticated business rule and policy definition capabilities of our placement opportunity information service, provide multichannel video programming distributors with a single, standards-based platform for all of their multi-screen advertising needs."


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FAYETTEVILLE — The Lady Billies are going to the Big Dance.
The Man High School girls' basketball team wrapped up its first trip to the Class A state tournament since 2008 when the Lady Billies won a thrilling 79-71 double overtime game at Fayetteville on Thursday night in the regional co-championship game at the Fayetteville High School gym.
Man (15-10) drew the No. 8 seed for the state tournament and will match up with No. 1-ranked and top seed Huntington St. Joe (22-1) on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Charleston Civic Center Coliseum.
The Lady Billies last played in the state tournament five years ago when Man lost 45-31 to Wheeling Central in an opening round contest.
Man coach Tonia Ward was happy with the victory over the Pirates.
"We played well and it was one of our best games of the year," Ward said. "We couldn't stop their big girl but we continued to battle. But they couldn't stop Summer Sword either."
Sword, who became Man High School's all-time leading scorer in girls' basketball history this season, surpassing Sarah Caserta, led the Lady Billies with 32 points. Mika McCoy was right behind with 27 points. Morgan Conn netted eight, Jennifer Shull five, Hannah Harvey four and Taylor Whited three.
"Mika McCoy played well and Morgan Conn and Jennifer Shull took care of the ball," Ward said. "Taylor Whited got a lot of rebounds and assists and was a leader out there. She got the girls motivated. Hannah Harvey came into the game and got two big baskets for us. It was just a total team effort."
Fayetteville was led in scoring by Jessica Brown's 31 points. She fouled out of the game with 20 seconds left in regulation. Maddie Pritt had 13, while Alvina Sedlock had 11. Erica Hogan had four, Alysia Sedlock three and Kathryn Peelish two.
The Pirates were 19-for-31 from the free throw line, while Man was 22-for-39.
"We struggled at the foul line hitting only 55 percent but we hit them when we needed to at the end," Ward said. "Morgan Conn, Mika McCoy and Summer Sword hit some key free throws in overtime. Morgan Conn got a big steal there late and Jennifer Shull had a steal. They all played good team ball. I'm so proud of my girls."
Fayetteville closed out the season with a 17-7 record.
Man had to rally late to win the game.
Fayetteville's Pritt had hit two free throws with 2:39 left to give the Pirates a 67-63 lead in the second overtime.
The Lady Billies battled back with a big basket by Conn to make it 67-65 and added a free throw off a steal to slice the margin to 67-66.
Man continued its surge as Harvey scored a bucket to give Man a 68-67 lead.
Harvey then came up big and added another critical basket to push the Man lead to 70-67 with 1:37 to go in the second OT.
Man continued the pressure and got two charity tosses by McCoy to give the Lady Billies a 72-67 cushion with just 1:01 on the clock. It was all set up by a Shull steal.
Fayetteville crept to within 72-69 on two foul shots by Hogan.
But it was Man which outscored the Pirates 7-2 the rest of the way to secure the win.
The Lady Billies now shift focus to Huntington St. Joe.
The Irish are one of the best teams in the state regardless of class and Man will go into the contest as heavy underdogs.
St. Joe advanced to state with an easy 73-45 win over Parkersburg Catholic in the regionals. The Irish breezed in the sectionals with wins over Wahama (86-31) and Charleston Catholic (80-30).
St. Joe's only loss this season was a 53-48 setback to Webb, Tenn., in a holiday tournament game on Dec. 29 in Atlanta — a tourney in which the Irish were 2-1. The Irish have since reeled off 15 straight wins.
St. Joe is led by 5-8 junior guard Mychal Johnson, who averages 22.3 points per game. She has verbally committed to play collegiate basketball at the University of Notre Dame.
The Irish also have 5-6 juinor Griffin Dempsey, who averages 17.4 points per contest. Other top St. Joe players include 5-8 junior Rachel Lee (10.7) and 5-10 junior Asia Petitte (11.5).
St. Joe is 3-0 against state tourney teams this season. The Irish knocked off Class AAA Parkersburg South (63-49) and have wins over Wheeling Central (47-39) and Williamstown (104-64).
Man also played Williamstown in the West Virginia Hometown Invitational Tournament and lost 84-61 on Feb. 8.
— Logan Banner Sports Editor Paul Adkins contributed to this report.


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Campus Tours
The student-run Orange Key guide service provides year-round, one-hour tours of the campus. Reservations are not required for individuals or groups of fewer than 10. During the academic year, weekday tours depart from Clio Hall (campus map), and weekend tours meet at Frist Campus Center (campus map).
Please check the Tours & Information Sessions schedule on the admission site for the beginning location of tours during the summer, as well as the full schedule of times and locations for Orange Key campus tours, admission information sessions and engineering tours for prospective students and their families.


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Phuket Community College, PSU
Category: Colleges & Universities
Location: Kathu, Phuket Town & Central
Prince of Songkhla University (Phuket campus)
Higher education in Phuket is a growing business as colleges and universities continue to expand their curriculum for professions in demand.
A wide range of international degrees are available at several universities on the island including Hotel and Tourism management, International Business with a focus on China, Masters in Business Administration offered in English and many others directed to the growing Thai population.
Many colleges offer courses for undergraduate and graduate students on a full-time and part-time basis.
The more popular degrees being sought after include hotel and tourism management, economics, computer science, and business administration.


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It is perfectly normal. My little girl was only there for a short time, and I thought I was completely fine with it. Turns out I was just sick... It really helped me to call anytime I thought about her and couldn't get there. I was lucky enough to be able to go every day. My Mom drove me until I lifted my own driving restriction. Her pediatrician would also call me around the same time each day. It helped knowing that it was almost certainly a routine call.
I completely freaked out when they told me she was coming home. She had a dramatic and sudden improvement in her feedings. They told me on Wednesday that she would probably be another week (really sad day), then on Thursday that she would almost certainly come home on Friday. I panicked that we couldn't take care of her at home and thought she would be safer in the NICU. I was so happy to be able to bring her home and so scared at the same time. I know this isn't what you asked about, but you might want to know that those mixed feelings are equally normal. It seemed strange after looking forward to that day for what seemed like an eternity.


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Gender issues[i] are not among the most discussed in suicide terrorism studies[ii]; here, just as in all literature on security, "the experiences and roles of women have rarely been of interest".[iii] In the last few years, the situation in the academic debate has little changed despite the growing understanding that "without consideration of gender, security is an empty concept."[iv] In other words, gender could be a meaningful category of analysis only if is "defined inclusively so as not to remain synonymous only with women."[v] While being "a contextual, socially constructed means of assigning roles and norms to given sex categories,"[vi] gender not only is related to personal and social identity and the ways people live their lives, but also matters in distributing power, privileges and prestige.[vii] Gender roles systems and relations impact all aspects of human existence, including those ones which have to do with violence and its extreme form – terrorism.…
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I wish I had enough free time to play a game of monoply on my phone
Forum Review: Monopoly - Here and Now Edition for the iPhone
Monopoly - Here and Now Edition Forum Review by cjvitek For more Forum Reviews, see the TiPb iPhone App Store Forum!
Monopoly is a classic game, and it was just a matter of time until it appeared on the iPhone. I remember playing this in the summers with my sister when we were out of school. We would get games that lasted months as we would finally run out of money in the bank!
So finally Monopoly comes to the iPhone! The game is visually appealing, and is based on the Monopoly: Here and Now version with updated locations, dollars amount, and random cards. There is a lot of animation in the game, including rolling the dice, moving the pieces, and various cut scenes while running the app. That graphics are nicely done, and there was only a little stutter now and then with the animation sequences.
The game can be played over wifi, but internet play is not yet available. You can, however, play with multiplayer on the same iPhone. When creating a new game, you can set various game options, including some standard variations on the rules like landing on Go gives you a double paycheck, or all tax money goes to free parking. You choose a token for yourself (new, updated tokens), the difficulty level, and the number of players, and go ahead and start.
The in-game controls are fairly easy to use, but they can get a little cumbersome. I prefer that the controls are easily laid out, however, instead of being hidden or confusing. It is relatively easy to scan the board, scroll through the various title deeds to see who owns what. You are presented with action "tiles" at the bottom of the screen that enable all your actions - including purchase property, manage properties, buy houses, and trade.
I was pleased to see that setting up a trade is pretty straighforward, as is building houses and hotels. You can also change the house rules during the game if you like.
The AI seemed pretty good, I was mostly testing it at the medium difficulty setting. When you start a game, there is a nice help section that leads you through the game the first few times you try something. I couldn't find any way to turn off the help, so I got the help tutorial each time I played a game. This got a little annoying. It would also be nice to be able to turn off animations in order to speed the game up a little bit.
One thing I wish they had was the ability to choose your game board. With all the variations of Monopoly out there (Simpsons, Star Wars, Classic, etc) it would be nice to have various "skins" that you could apply.
Also, the "auction" rules seem a little odd. You are presented with a turn by turn auction, with each player taking turns to place bids. I don't know why they didn't implement a real auction for unpurchased properties (or even better, have an potential in-house rule to disable the auction).
- Nice customization options with the "house rules",
- easy to play
-Only one "skin", - no ability to turn off help or animation
All in all, this is a nicely designed game, that is pretty straightforward and easy to play. The various options and settings are nice. It's fun to play as well, and is currently on sale for $4.99.
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Forum Review: Monopoly - Here and Now Edition for the iPhone
@ Glenn lol so true
I love my Monopoly app. I play it at home with my son over our wifi. The only two problems I see are that (1) the wifi connection seems to drop frequently (not sure if this is the game's fault, the iphone's or my network's) and (2) the game really wears down the battery. Other than that, the game's a lot of fun.
I have played the game numerous times over wifi with 1,2 and 3 other players. Although a player may drop out due to a connection error once or twice during the game, resuming is quick, easy and painless.
If you have the time to play a game of monopoly on your phone, you are more than likely near an outlet to charge your phone. If not... hope it was a good game!
Is a great Game, I really love it!! I have played this game numerous times!!
check out other apps similar to monopoly in
Waste of money, terrible logic when playing a system opponent and totally predictable. Look elsewhere, this ain't worth it.
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These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Aug. 8-10, 2014. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that does not mean they have been found guilty. All bookings may be viewed online by visiting www.aikenstandard.com and clicking on the Crime tab.
Trevor Jataurus McKie, 28 failure to pay child support
Forest Ward Smith, 55 disorderly conduct
Mason Christian Carpenter, 22 disorderly conduct
Robert William Kinney, 55 assault and battery third degree, disorderly conduct
Robert Lee Walker Jr., 44 driving under suspension license not suspended for driving under the influence first offense bench warrant
William Larry Bonner Jr., 35 unlawful use of a telephone
Shannon Deann Hammers, 37 expired tags 4/14 bench warrant, operating an uninsured motor vehicle bench warrant
John Chris Woosley, 48 disorderly conduct/gross intoxication
Quincy Mares Pressley, 18 failure to comply must appear bench warrant
Zachariah Michael Bergstrom, 29 shoplifting value $2,000 or less three counts
Richard Rodreackos Carroll, 31 failure to pay family court bench warrant
Porsha Deanna Powell, 24 financial transaction card theft, financial transaction card theft value more than $500 in a six-month period, financial identity fraud, financial transaction card fraud, hold for Saluda County Sheriffs Office
Zachary Ryan Allen, 19 driving under suspension, simple possession of marijuana, illegal transaction for legal liquor, minor in possession of alcoholic liquors
Rachel Lee Tobak, 32 robbery while armed with a deadly weapon
Devin Dewayne Jones, 17 malicious injury to animals or property $1,000 or less
Tabari Antwane Canty, 35 criminal domestic violence second offense weekender
Quentin Alan Barnes, 38 failure to pay as ordered
Nicole Renee Rinker, 26 shoplifting enhancement weekender, driving under suspension third offense and up non driving under the influence commitment
Keith Raymond Cunningham, 28 grand larceny, habitual offender (DUS), driving under suspension first offense, assault and battery first degree
Noah Bolin, 18 shoplifting $1,000 or less
Dylan Player, 21 shoplifting $1,000 or less
Christopher Daniel Hicks, 28 threatening a public official, disorderly conduct/gross intoxication
Samantha M. Burns, 17 simple larceny $1,000 or less
Tony Tenille Anderson, 33 possession of less than 1 gram of methamphetamine of cocaine base first offense, illegal transport of legal liquor bench warrant
Telly Renard Johnson, 38 arson third degree, criminal domestic violence second offense
Joseph Robert Jordan, 32 driving under the influence commitment, failure to pay as ordered, petit or simple larceny $2,000 or less, use of a vehicle without permission with intent to deprive, uninsured motor vehicle fee violation first offense, leaving the scene of an accident involving an unattended vehicle, receiving stolen goods value $2,000 or less, failure to stop for blue lights no injury or death, unlawful carrying of a pistol
Desmond Kean Harley, 24 operating an uninsured vehicle, driving under suspension second offense, simple possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana more than third offense
Kristopher David Deway Blackwood, 28 criminal domestic violence first offense, hold for South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
Jonathan Jerimiah Busch, 37 hold for South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, driving under suspension first offense must appear bench warrant
Barbara Lynn Taylor, 26 shoplifting $1,000 to $5,000
Demarius Christopher McKevie, 20 shoplifting less than $2,000 second offense
Lennie Belton, 25 possession of other controlled substance in schedule I to V first offense, simple possession of marijuana
Brittany McCray, 23 possession of other controlled substance in schedule I to V, simple possession of marijuana
Flora Alfreda Harris, 53 fraudulent check or stop payment $500 or less first offense bench warrant three counts
Thomas Alvin Busbee Jr., 51 disorderly conduct/gross intoxication
Michael House, 28 shoplifting $1,000 or less
Robert Lee Hamm Jr., 55 disorderly conduct/gross intoxication
Amber Daniele Boone, 26 assault and battery third degree two counts
Ashley Stone, 22 assault and battery third degree
Brandy Rachael Gray, 29 open container of beer/wine, driving under the influence
Daniel Lozano, 22 unlawful carrying of a pistol, hold for Decatur County, Georgia, sale or delivery of a pistol and possession by certain persons unlawfully, assault, beat or wound a police officer while serving process or while resisting
Candace Lee Coleman, 20 disorderly conduct/gross intoxication
Elizabeth Clare Vandervate, 54 assault and battery third degree
Robert Jabber Eure, 30 criminal domestic violence second offense
Shakiyah Shonkevia Jarmon, 17 shoplifting $1,000 or less
Rockell Jameshia Elam, 17 false information to police or fire, shoplifting $1,000 or less
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Team member and retired educator Donald Black stated at the beginning of the meeting that reading is the root of all education. That comment briefly sums up the reason for the CLCP effort.
Donna Giles is the team chairman. She talked about the current status of community survey, which is an element of the CLCP application to the state agency.
The goal of CLCP is to improve the literacy rate in communities by 50 percent plus one within 10 years.
Improving literacy equates to more people working and better jobs for those already employed. The effort is designed to boost a community's quality of life as well as its economy.
Giles said the surveys have been approved by School Superintendent William Mathews, and introducing the program to school principals is the next move. The chairman said the school systems' monthly principals meeting would provide an opportunity to speak to them at one time.
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Justin Marcum
Delegate (D-20)
As the Christmas season approaches, I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Christmas is an important that where we can celebrate the coming of a Savior while spending time with family and friends. I hope you find this holiday season full of much blessing and joy.
The New Year is a time of celebration and wishes. However, it is also important as a Legislator. Beginning the first week of January, the First Session of the 81st Legislature will have its first meeting of the New Year. We will meet in the House Chambers and prepare for the upcoming session that will officially begin its business in early February.
Before that, Governor Tomblin will have the State of the State address and lay out his agenda for the upcoming session.
Many of the topics being discussed deal with taxes, jobs, and our education system. The State of West Virginia is expected to see more tax breaks come from the state level. For one, the food tax will be completely eliminated this year. This will allow middle class families more money to save or invest back into our local economies.
As always, jobs are an important topic that must be addressed. I am committed to fighting for more jobs in the 20th District while working to save and strengthen our coal economy. With that said, we have an advantage that most of West Virginia does not; post-mine land. Post-mine land is very important for job attraction. It is flat land that was previously used for coal mining purposes which already has water and sewer present. This land is expansive and provides a solid footing that helps in the attraction of new jobs to the area. Through a collective effort of everyone, we can and we will make Southern West Virginia a strong economy that is centered around coal and other forms of manufacturing.
Education. One word that means a lot to everyone in the Mountain State. This word, in my opinion, will be the center of attention in Governor Tomblin's State of the State address. It has also been swirling around the Capitol for a while now. A recent audit was conducted of West Virginia's school system and many of those topics will be subject to potential legislation. Furthermore, I have been working on a piece of legislation that will help teachers. Throughout all of this we must also keep the student first and work towards a better education system that benefits everyone.
I want to thank the voters during the recent General Election for the trust they placed in me. I am humbled and will continue to fight for the 20th District. The 81st Legislature will be an exciting, yet demanding time that I look forward to. Furthermore, both House Finance Chairman Harry Keith White and I welcome you to the beautiful Capitol building. We are working together to make Southern West Virginia a better place to call home. Harry Keith and I are always appreciative of your support and prayers as we take on the people's business in Charleston. You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Merry Christmas and God Bless!


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Welcome to our first big roundup of all German Google Maps Mashups. Stefan from the German Google Maps blog Google Karten helps out with most of these links so be sure to tune into his blog for all the newest German Google Maps mashups.
ReggaeMap is a site that visualizes the german Reggae-Scene. It shows artists, bands, festivals and more. Any kind of information about Reggae, Ragga & Dancehall music which is location-based is plotted onto a Google Map for you to browse.
PTViewer - Shows neat images of German locations in a very cool panoramic viewer
German & Worldwide Airports Mashup - Plots locations of all major and secondary airports (English toggle available)
Golfplatzfinder - Search for golf courses in a 20, 50, 100 KM radius of a given location [via]
Mapits.de is Germany's first Google Maps based real estate search engine. It's possible to search for houses, apartments, and commercial facilities. The map is powered by ImmobilienScout24 which has more than 100,000 properties.
MyMaps24.de - Here is another Google Maps based real estate search engine. [via]
ImmDex.de - Real estate search engine that uses Google Maps
With Geojob.de you can search for jobs by region. Just click on the map and get all job offers in that area. The info window shows a list with jobs and some Google News related to the location. Geojob.de can search for jobs in Germany and the United States.
ICJobsMap Germany - Another Google Maps jobs search engine. [via]
The parents initiative of missing children represents organizations for missing children in Europe and plots last-seen locations of children on a
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The Track Viewer makes it possible to show tracks from a GPS-File on a Google Map. All you need is a Track-File in GPX-format. This file can be uploaded in the Track-Viewer to get the data on Google Maps.
Google Maps Help and Tutorials:
PlanetGMaps is Germany's first Google Maps online community. The goal of the site is it to bring people together which are interested in programming with the Google Map API. The site offers a Linklist, a Wiki and a Forum.
Last but not least there's a new Google Group called Google Maps DE where you can discuss the Google Maps API in German.
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Very good quality I love these plates. They are beautiful, and I was happy to purchase them on sale. However, they are advertised as dishwasher safe, but after putting them in the dishwasher once, they got some marks on them. The same thing happened to the bowls from the same series. For their price, I wish they were really dishwasher safe. December 7, 2013
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El Paso, TX (Sports Network) - Nick Lamaison threw for 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns to help guide the Texas-El Paso Miners to a 24-20 victory over the Tulane Green Wave in Conference USA action at Sun Bowl Stadium.
Lamaison converted 11-of-16 passes for the Miners (2-6, 1-3 CUSA) as they snapped a four-game slide. Carson Meger connected on 9-of-14 passes for another 71 yards as well. Michael Edwards reeled in a game-high seven passes for 82 yards and both aerial scores for the hosts.
Tulane (1-6, 1-2) was paced by Ryan Griffin who hit on 28-of-44 passes for 363 yards and two touchdowns as the team bowed following its lone win of 2012 last week, a 27-26 decision over SMU.
The teams traded touchdowns in the first quarter as Josh Bell found the end zone on a 14-yard run for the Miners to cap a 10-play, 75-yard drive and Griffin hooked up with Justyn Shackleford for a 31-yard TD pass play late in the frame to tie the score at 7-7.
Edwards recorded touchdown receptions of 28 and nine yards in a span of less than six minutes in the second frame, but in between Tulane kicker Cairo Santos knocked through a 46-yard field goal which made the score 21-10 in favor of the hosts with just under seven minutes to play before intermission.
Griffin needed just five plays to direct the Green Wave into the end zone shortly thereafter, culminating with a 15-yard TD pass to Ryan Grant which made the score 21-17.
Before the end of the half, UTEP gave itself a little breathing room with a 22-yard field goal by Steven Valadez.
After a scoreless third quarter, the only points of the second half came courtesy of Santos who knocked through a 37-yard field goal for the visitors, but it wasn't quite enough as the Miners held on for the four-point triumph.
Tulane, which entered the week ranked last in the nation in total offense (219.5 ypg), responded with 440 yards versus the Miners. Averaging a mere 18.8 ypg on the ground through six contests, the Green Wave managed to come away with 77 net rushing yards on 24 attempts.
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Viola Mae Sisco was born May 8, 1924 near Soper to Louis Valentine and Ruth Pennington. She joined her beloved Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 2, 2012 in Cypress, TX., at the age of 87. In 1940, Viola married Charlie Edward Sisco and had 7 children. In 1985, Viola moved to Houston, TX., to make her home with her loving and devoted daughter Debra, who diligently cared for her until her passing. Viola enjoyed quilting, gardening, painting, playing piano, fishing and sewing.
Lucy Lorene Tuck was born October 13, 1923, in Lucky, AR., to John Albert Martin and Della Narcissa (Wright). She passed from this life December 28, 2011 in Antlers at the age of 88. Lucy married Coy Tuck September 14, 1940 in Ringold. She enjoyed flower gardening and crocheting, along with visiting with family and friends. Lucy was preceded in death by her Son: Tommy Lewis Tuck; parents: John and Della (Wright) Martin; brothers: Varna Martin; Quincy Martin and Willard Martin.
On December 29th and 30th Antlers hosted a Holiday Basketball Festival for local teams. Most of the games went smoothly but during the Bearcats and Rams Boy's game the crowd began to show their true colors with yelling at the referees, cursing at coaches and all in all bad sportsmanship on the part of the fans and parents in the stands.
As the second article in my Anti-Bulling series i would like to focus on the main points of bullying and the signs to look for if your child is being bullied or is a bully.
Bullying has been focused into three main points. These points are: Imbalance of Power, Intent to Cause Harm and Repetition.
On Thursday, December 29, 2011 many residents of Pushmataha, Choctaw and McCurtain Counties were saddened to hear of the death of District Judge Willard Driesel. Driesel, 58, passed away after a lengthy battle with several health issues, including cancer, in Tyler, TX on December 11, 2011. Judge Driesel will be remembered by many as a fair and professional administrator to the courts and to many as a true and loyal friend.
At his request, he was cremated. A memorial service took place on Monday, January 2, 2012 in Broken Bow.
Pushmataha Hospital is starting off the new year by saving lives through blood donation with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI). All healthy adults, 16 and older,* are encouraged to donate blood from Noon to 6 p.m., on Tuesday, January 17, at Antlers Library on 104 S.E. 2nd Street. Blood donors at the Pushmataha Hospital blood drive will receive an OBI ice scraper and free health screenings.
Over the holiday weekend only one individual was taken to jail in Pushmataha County by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for driving while impaired or driving under the influence, and it wasn't a resident of the county.
On December 30, 2011 at approximately 6:35 p.m., Trooper Tommy Allen was traveling north on HWY 271 south of Finley and a black Honda car was traveling the same direction in front of the Trooper. The vehicle was driving very slowly and was swerving from one lane line to the other.


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How should patients with a history of anxiety talk to their doctors about possible preeclampsia symptoms?
I am 34 years old and 29 weeks pregnant. I have 2 children already, both boys, and both pregnancies were healthy and normal. This baby is a girl.
I was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum in my 2nd month. Currently, I am feeling much better and have even lowered my zofran to 8mg / day.
I also have anxiety and depression for which i take zoloft 150 mg / day (for years), but have weaned off it for my last trimester. I am obese and have been most of my life, but weigh a few pounds less with this pregnancy than my last due to the hyperemesis. I was a smoker for about 12 years, and quit completely 3 years ago. After quitting I was able to go up stairs without breathing heavy.
For the past 3 weeks, my blood pressure, usually 114 / 70, has been testing 120 - 125 / 78-85. My feet, ankles, and lower legs get very swollen and stay that way for 24 - 48 hours at a time. My hands swell slightly, enough to make my rings not fit. I am having trouble breathing, and get out of breath just reading to my son. I cannot lay on my back and sleep with my feet up to alleviate the swelling, because I wake up gasping and feeling like someone is sitting on my chest. Last week I went to L & D after calling my doctors office, and they said I was fine, only with slightly elevated uric acid in my urine. everything else was normal, including my blood pressure which dropped while I was there to my normal levels. I then went to my obs office a few days later because 1 ankle / foot was way more swollen than the other, and they said everything, including my uric acid, was fine, but I had gained 6 pounds in a week. My doctor ordered an echocardiogram and PFT test, which i took, but will not get any results until i see her again on 3/4. She also ordered support hose, which I will be picking up in a few days.
My problem is that I just don't feel right. I feel like my body is telling me that something is wrong. So I research what I am feeling to ask questions, but I feel like my doctor is not taking them as seriously because I am off my anxiety meds. It seems the general attitude with everyone (sometimes including my husband) is that I read too much into things because of my anxiety and worry too much about any little thing. But I have been pregnant 2 x before and have never felt this off. I never had any swelling in my hands / feet until I was about 37 weeks along, and even that was minor, only if I was up walking around a lot. My blood pressure, even with my anxiety, was always low, and I can feel the difference when it is elevated to what it has been testing, even though that is a good blood pressure for other people (slight dizziness, heart beating faster, on edge, loud and multiple noises REALLY bother me - which is totally untypical of me). I never had this much trouble breathing, even when i was a few pounds heavier.
I am hoping that you can tell me if what i am experiencing is typical of early preeclampsia, or is it just typical of pregnancy. Should I keep researching and pushing for someone to take me seriously, or should I sit back and either get worse or deal with what i am feeling since it is normal. Other than this issue, I have always been happy with my doctor and her responses to me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as I feel like I am in limbo here just waiting to either get really sick or feel really silly for worrying. Thank you for any info you can provide!


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I dont have an issue with Rampage vs Tito on the card, however it should not be the main event. It really shouldn't even be the Co Main. BFC has a great match-up with Chandler vs Eddie and they could (should) also throw Askren on the card. I can see Rampage vs Tito as being an extra attraction but by making it the main event they are kinda telling the casual fan this is the best we have to offer, 2 guys who the UFC no longer had a use for.
They should have stuck to there original model. Network and tournament. This PPV has loss written all over it. Combine that with casual fans seeing the main even as a UFC cast off (and in this case it really is) it just will not generate that much interest. The sad part is they have some talent yet are for some odd reason refusing to showcase it.
And dont get me started on the Pro Wrasslin build up. I haven't watched it or kept up with it but it has no place in MMA. If Page and Tito want to retire and do a wrestling angle then by all means do it. But I hate wresting and MMA mixing with a pro wrestling story line. I mean really, how many fake fights have they had or will they have after the PPV? How can either one now be taken seriously??


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Soooooo where to start? Well first off Kade had RSV last Jan and now has reactive airway disease. I'm sure your all familiar w/that but it's basically asthma that can go away by age 6. He's now on steriods (promocort??) and albuterol nebulizers which he hates and I hate. He was sick basically from Jan. to the end of May. We have just pulled him out of daycare after getting his second respitory sickness in 3 weeks (which I have now too). last winter was probably one of the worst times of my life, this summer probably the best!!!! I'm not excited to work from home though honestly............
Kade is very very smart. At 21 months he knows his ABC's and can count to 30! He is speaking in sentences (like no mommy dont want that) and he knows every animal. He seems to be ahead verbally of hsi 2-3 yr old friends but behind a little physically. He still falls down stairs and falls on teh pavemenet walking just kind of clumbsy stll. And obviously his lungs are worthless but the pulmonologist says this winter should be the last real hard one, I'm hoping he's rght. I can't go throug what we dd last winter ever again much less every winter for teh rest of my life. He loves his puppies too of course. =) =) He and Rocket are best buds. He tells him to "shub up" when he barks and he makes him sit, and even heel LOL. Poor dog.
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As for my update, still dealing with the pelvic pain crap, need to get back to Pheonix soon for more procedures. It's been a VERY hard 3 years. VERY HARD>


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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State equestrian held its end of the year team banquet Monday, April 29, at La Posta de Mesilla. The Aggies recognized its seniors Laura Bostwick, Megan Gould, Samantha Stephens and Hannah Swarthout for their dedication to the program and accomplishments throughout the year, while giving out the following team awards:
· Rookie of the Year – Courtney Cruse
o Cruse ended the season with a 50% win rate, an average score of 71, and one MOP in the Horsemanship. She also rode at the NCEA National Championship for the Aggies.
· Workhorse – Rianna Storey and Samantha Stephens
· Most Improved Hunter Seat – Julie Frey
o Frey competed in two events during the season, one in Equitation on the Flat and the other in Equitation over Fences. She ended the year with 1-0 record in each event.
· Most Improved Western – Jessica Woolsey
o Woolsey saw action in eight competitions this past season in Horsemanship, finishing with a record of 3-4-1.
· Most Outstanding Player – Horsemanship – Lauren DeVoe
o DeVoe closed the season with an average score of 71.4 and two MOPs, including MOP at the Skyhawk Invitational Tournament. She ended the season with a four win streak, including a win at the NCEA Championship against South Carolina. DeVoe had a season best score of 151 (76 & 71 under two judges) at the Skyhawk Invitational in Martin, TN. She was named the March 2013 National Collegiate Equestrian Association Rider of the Month in Horsemanship.
· Most Outstanding Player – Reining – Brynn Larson
o Larson ended the season with two MOPs, including being MOP at the Skyhawk Invitational Tournament. Her average score throughout the season was a 70.25. She had a season best score of 146.5 (73 & 73.5 under two judges) at the Skyhawk Invitational in Martin, TN. Larson won her match point at the NCEA Championship against South Carolina.
· Most Outstanding Player – Equitation over Fences – Emily McConnell
o McConnell ended the season with a 73% win percentage and a 10-4 record. She picked up 2 MOPs and finished the spring semester undefeated in regular season competition. McConnell earned a season best score of 89 against Baylor. McConnell was named NCEA All-American honorable mention in the fences for this season.
· Most Outstanding Player- Equitation on the Flat – Hannah Swarthout
o Swarthout closed the season with an 8-5 record and 1 MOP against SDSU. She scored a season best score of 85 against Miami University and picked up a win at the NCEA Championship against SMU.
· All-Around Student-Athlete – Tara Wilson
o Wilson exemplified what it means to be a student-athlete this year due to her dedication to academics, community service, sportsmanship, and athletics. Wilson was a starter for the reining squad and picked up wins against Kansas State, West Texas A&M, Fresno State, and SDSU. She carries a cumulative GPA of 3.65 and is a junior elementary education major. Wilson logged over 32.5 community service hours to date and was instrumental in helping coordinate several community service opportunities.


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