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Race Rules
Race Rules
The Beach-to-Beach Power Swim will be swum as four simultaneous events:
Short Course for solo swimmers only from Maho Beach to Cinnamon Beach (1 mile)
Intermediate Course for solo swimmers only from Maho Beach to Trunk Beach (2.25 miles)
Long Course for solo swimmers from Maho Beach to Hawksnest Beach (3.5 miles)
Long Course for 3-person relay teams from Maho Beach to Hawksnest Beach (3.5 miles). The relay team transition points will be at Cinnamon Beach and Trunk Beach.
In each of the events, swimmers may compete using snorkels, fins, and/or exposure suits in a separate category of "assisted" swimmers. If any member of a relay team is "assisted" the entire team is considered "assisted". Please note: a) using goggles or a mask is not considered 'assisted'; b) swim paddles or webbed swim gloves are not permitted.
Registration will be limited to 350 swimmers and there will be no registration on the day of the event. Registration will close at 4:00pm May 23rd at the pre-race meeting, or when the 350 limit has been reached. Prospective participants are encouraged to register as early as possible and certainly before making travel arrangements.
A Pre-race Meeting will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 23rd in the T'ree Lizards Restaurant at Cinnamon Bay Campgground. All competitors are strongly urged to attend this pre-race meeting where the course and the rules will be covered in detail. A short briefing will also be held on the beach at 7:30am, just before the start of the race at 8:00am.
This course presents several navigational challenges so it is vital that competitors review the course description carefully as well as study the map of the course. Although the course is marked, it is the responsibility of every swimmer to know the course. Please review the course description and maps IN DETAIL prior to race day.
All swimmers, including all members of each relay team, must be checked in at the recorder's table at Maho Beach and marked with race numbers by 7:30am.
Bags will be provided for personal gear, which will be transported, to Cinnamon, Trunk or Hawksnest beaches as necessary.
Leg 2 and Leg 3 relay swimmers will be transported to Cinnamon and Trunk Beaches accordingly; and finishers of the Short Course, Intermediate Course, Leg 1 of the Relay and Leg 2 of the Relay will be transported to Hawksnest Beach.
During the Race
This is an open water swim course. Each entrant is responsible for his or her own safety and knowledge of the course.
The race will begin at approximately 8:00am on the beach at the dinghy channel at the northern end of Maho Beach.
All swimmers must wear the provided swim cap and they may use either goggles or a mask.
Slower swimmers should place themselves at the rear of the pack at the start. Please be considerate of other swimmers, especially at the start and around the first buoy.
Buoys will be placed specifically for this event. These are: 30" orange triangular buoys, 48" orange can buoys, and larger 5' orange yacht racing buoys to demarcate the course. Swimmers should disregard the USCG or NPS permanent buoys (white cylindrical boat exclusion buoys, white or blue boat mooring buoys, etc). Swimmers should note that these buoys are hard and their up-lines are likely to have barnacles and other marine growth that can cause abrasions or other injuries and swimmers should avoid contact with them.
Wherever there is a single orange buoy (of any size), this navigation aid must be kept to the swimmers left side. See course map and course description for more details.
Wherever two orange buoys (of any size) are in close proximity, they should be considered a gate and swimmers must swim between them and then turn to the right.
Kayaks and Stand-up Paddlers (SUPs) will accompany swimmers to provide floatation devices and other assistance to swimmers in distress. Safety support boats, with St. John Rescue personnel, and Park Service patrol boats will back up the kayaks/SUPs to provide emergency assistance if necessary.
If you need assistance, remove your swim cap and wave it in the air to catch the attention of the nearest kayak/SUP. If you can, proceed towards the kayak/SUP; otherwise wait for the kayak/SUP to come to you. Note that once you hold on to a kayak, SUP, buoy or safety boat, you are out of competition. The kayak/SUP will provide the distressed swimmer with a floatation device and will signal the support boat to come and pick up the swimmer.
Kayaks/SUPs may also provide navigational assistance at any potentially confusing or hazardous point and will attempt to control nearby boat traffic crossing the course. However, swimmers should be aware of their surroundings and any motorized or sailboat traffic around them at all times.
Water / aid stations (small boats staffed with volunteers) will be stationed just past the gates at Cinnamon Bay and Trunk Bay respectively. Water bottles will be tossed to swimmers requesting them. Do not touch or hang onto the boat and please toss the bottle (and the cap) back in the boat. Do not touch or hold on to the water station boats.
The finish line for the short course and the intermediate course will be on the beach at Cinnamon Beach and Trunk Beach respectively. Swimmers will exit the water in the finishing chute and cross the finish line under the bright yellow banner on shore. Remember: your race and time end when you exit the water and cross the finish line, not when you stop swimming.
The transition points for the relay swimmers will be on the beach at Cinnamon Bay (Leg 1 / Leg 2) and Trunk Bay (Leg 2 / Leg 3) respectively. Incoming relay swimmers should exit the water in the finishing chute and proceed to the relay tagging area, where the next relay swimmer will be stationed and an exchange (tag their next swimmer) will be made. [Transportation will be provided to Hawksnest Beach for short and intermediate course swimmers and Leg 1 and Leg 2 relay swimmers.]
The finish line for the long course will be on the beach at Hawksnest Beach. Please note that the finish line is a bright yellow banner about midway along the entire length of the beach and NOT at the far left hand side of the beach, i.e. not at Oppenheimer. Exit the water between the orange flags and into the finishing chute and cross the finish line. Remember: your race and time end when you exit the water and cross the finish line, not when you stop swimming.
There is a three-hour limit on the race. Any swimmers who have not entered Hawksnest Bay at that time may be asked to board a support boat at that time.
After the Race
Complimentary drinks, fruit and snacks will be available for competitors at Hawksnest Beach.
An awards ceremony will be held at approximately 12:00 at Oppenheimer Beach during a BBQ and Beach Party to be held between 11 am and 2 pm. All competitors and spectators as well as the general public are encouraged to attend. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Transport will be provided between Hawksnest and Oppenheimer Beach.
Awards will be presented as follows:
Participation medals for first 350 finishers given as each exits the water
Trophies or ribbons for all overall first, second and third place finishers and ribbons, or similar, for all first place age group finishers as follows:
- Short course, solo female
- Short course, solo male
- Short course, solo female - assisted
- Short course, solo male - assisted
- Intermediate course, solo female
- Intermediate course, solo male
- Intermediate course, solo female - assisted
- Intermediate course, solo male - assisted
- Long course, solo female
- Long course, solo male
- Long course, solo female - assisted
- Long course, solo male - assisted
- Long course, relay (no age groups)
- Long course, relay - assisted (no age groups)
- Age groups for this event are: Ages 16 and under; Ages 17-34; Ages 35 - 49; and, Ages 50 up.


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The Voice
The Voice's Bryan Keith Talks Returning to New York: "I Want to Take the Streets By Storm" — Exclusive
Last night's shocking live results show on The Voice Season 3 had us spitting out our popcorn, as Team Christina's Sylvia Yacoub and Team Adam's Bryan Keith were sent home. Both contestants gave impressive performances on Monday night, and up until this point had been considered contenders to win the entire show.
But when Wetpaint Entertainment caught up with Bryan on the red carpet following the show, he seemed relaxed and at peace with the decision.
Wetpaint Entertainment: What's the plan for now? Are you going to keep doing music?
Bryan Keith: Yeah absolutely. That's all I do. If I was home, I wouldn't have the limit of a two minute song to do and cut downs of songs. I just want to go full force when I get home to New York and take the streets by storm and just hit up all the clubs and bars and take the title that I've earned in this competition and run with it.
Aside from having instant fans and charting on iTunes, what else have you taken away from The Voice?
I've just become a stronger person overall — a stronger artist. I've gained so much inspiration from my peers and the other singers, the coaches, even people from production who have been through these seasons before that have seen the ups and downs that the artist go through. I pull inspiration from them too and it's just going to help me get better and better.
What did you and Adam talk about when you got off stage?
He was just telling me to remember how unique I am and how special I've been in this whole competition and that he's proud of me for being myself. That's something that he always told me to do and not to lose who I am. He's going to help me in out in the future so I'm looking forward to that and he's just proud of me overall.
How do you feel that you've grown as a singer on The Voice?
I feel like I showed so many different sides of me in this show but I always hit people hard with the heart and the soul that I had and connected to people. I'm way more confident that I've ever been so that's the most growth I've had in this show. My confidence is just out the roof right now.
And definitely the biggest audience that you've performed in front of so far…
Yep absolutely. I still haven't felt the effects of that yet because I haven't been home to really deal with that but I'm sure when I do I'm going to have a lot of love and I'm going to give a lot of love back.
What do your family and friends think of all this? Have you been in touch with them the last few weeks?
The last couple of weeks, they've just been letting me have my time to myself and figure out where my head's out and stuff but they are super proud of me. They always watch the show and they tell me, "No matter what happens, you're a star. You're a winner."
Were they happy with your Billy Joel performance?
They loved it. That is a song that me and my brother used to listen to all the time in our apartment when I was little and to be able to sing it on the show — my brother was in tears … my dad too.
What was your favorite performance that you got to do this season?
It was definitely "Back to Black." I feel like it was my chance to give a tribute to an artist who left us too soon. She was young, 27. I lost a guitarist; he was 25 when I was in a band. It's just a way of giving back — no gimmicks, no bull. It just felt good — the best feeling that I've had on the show.
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Bethenny Frankel Announces Split With Husband Jason Hoppy
Yep, it's officially over. Just a couple of days ago, an In Touch report came out saying it was just a matter of when for former Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel and her husband Jason Hoppy to officially announce their split.
The "when" turned out to be today.
"It brings me great sadness to say that Jason and I are separating. This was an extremely difficult decision that as a woman and a mother, I have to accept as the best choice for our family," Bethenny said in a statement Sunday (via People). "We have love and respect for one another and will continue to amicably co-parent our daughter who is and will always remain our first priority. This is an immensely painful and heartbreaking time for us."
Bethenny and Jason married in March 2010 and she gave birth to their daughter, Bryn Hoppy, in May of that year. Bethenny was previously married to Peter Sussman.
How do you feel about this? So many people saw it coming for a long time, but it's always sad when the divorce rate goes up.
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Law of Portugal
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The Law of Portugal is the legal system that applies in Portugal. The Portuguese legal system is a civil law or continental legal system, based on Roman law. It is similar to other civil law legal systems found in other European countries such as France, Italy, Spain and Germany. Up to the end of the 19th century French law was the main influence, but since the decisive works of Guilherme Moreira on Civil Law (Instituições de Direito Civil, published from 1906 to 1916) the major influence has been German law. EU law is now a major driving force in many respects, such as corporate law, administrative law and civil procedure. The main laws include the Constitution (1976, as amended) the Civil Code (1966, as amended) and the Penal Code (1982, as amended). Other relevant laws are the Commercial Code (1888, as amended) and the Civil Procedure Code (1961, as amended).
As in most European countries, Portugal did not have centralized political institutions with the means to enact laws to regulate everyday legal issues. Both the wars against Castile and the Reconquista turned the Crown and the Court into an army permanently on the move. Some Portuguese legal historians claim that in the first two centuries after the Treaty of Zamora in 1143 - in which the León recognized Portuguese de facto sovereignty - the kingdom's political power was that of a "Warrior-State" that neither could, nor did, direct its resources to the organization of administrative institutions or to the productions of laws.[1] An exception to this fact were the three laws enacted by King Afonso II in 1211 during the Cortes of Coimbra.
During most of Portuguese legal history, Portugal and its colonies had an ancient legal system based on a double foundation of medieval local custumary law and Roman law, mostly derived from the Corpus iuris civilis.
However, with the age of discoveries and a growing empire, Portuguese kings also grew politically stronger and managed to impose centralizes legal authority by creating several compilations of law. These attempts to codify law were not only a way to unify and bring together local legal traditions from the whole country, but also to correct some customs the Monarch thought to be unreasonable. These legal compilations were the
- Ordenações Afonsinas 1446 (formally 1454 by Pedro, Duke of Coimbra)
- Ordenações Manuelinas 1512-1520 - under Manuel I; modified in 1526, 1533, 1580
- Ordenações Filipinas 1603 (during the Philippine Dynasty, some Spanish laws were incorporated)
These Ordenações were used throughout the Portuguese empire until the first Civil Code came into force in 1867. The first Civil Code is usually referred to as "Seabra's Code", due to the collaboration of the Count of Seabra in its making.
The second and current Civil Code was enacted in 1966; it is still in force in various former colonies, but not in Macau, where it was superseded by the territory's Civil Code enacted in 1999, which effectively amounts to a revision of the 1966 Code, prepared under the influence of Portuguese jurists, especially from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra.
After the Carnation Revolution in 1974, the Portuguese legal system was changed due to the new political and civil demands. The new Constitution was written under myriad communist/socialist-inspired ideologies and bias in order to replace the previous regime's system. For a number of years, the country bounced between socialism and adherence to the neoliberal model. Land reform and nationalizations were enforced; the Portuguese Constitution (approved in 1976) was rewritten in order to accommodate socialist and communist principles. Until the constitutional revisions of 1982 and 1989, the constitution was a highly charged ideological document with numerous references to socialism, the rights of workers, and the desirability of a socialist economy. The sharp increase of the number of lawyers and judicial sate-employees throughout the following decades did not produce increased efficiency in the legal system. The proliferation of both private and public law schools created a massive increase of numerus clausus vacancies for new law students across the whole country year after year, together with lower admission selectivity and a downgrade of academic integrity.[2][3] Already internationally known for decades as excruciatingly slow and inefficient for European Union and USA standards, Portugal's justice system was by 2011 the second slowest in Western Europe after Italy's, even though it has one of the highest rates of judges and prosecutors, over 30 per 100,000 people, a feature that plagued the entire Portuguese public service, reputed for its overcapacity, useless redundancies and a general lack of productivity as a whole. After the collapse of the Portuguese public finances and banking system in 2011 amid the larger European sovereign debt crisis that impelled Portugal to European Union-International Monetary Fund state bailout, many reforms were put in place and measures to cut down costs and increase productivity were enforced across the entire public service. The number of district courts were slashed to 23 from 320, pooling their work in larger centers and closing courts in rural areas where the population has shrunk since the system was established in 1837. Courts were also reorganized to specialize to deal with labor or trade issues.[4]
LGBT legislation[edit]
In the past decade (2000–2010) Portugal has increasingly become one of the most LGBT-friendly countries in the world, with many pro-LGBT legislation and bans on LGBT discrimination, including one of the few Constitutions in the world that protects on grounds of sexual orientation. LGB are allowed to serve openly in the military and also legally allowed to donate blood. On 31 May 2010, Portugal became the sixth country in Europe and the eighth country in the world to legally recognize same-sex marriage on the national level. The law came into force on 5 June 2010.[5] The new Law of Gender Identity that will allow for transsexual people to change their name and sex in legal documentation is expected to come into effect in 2011, and it is considered the most liberal of its kind in the world. Although full equality in parenting is not yet legal, LGBT-parenting single adoption is allowed and biological LGBT-parenting will also be legal with the new Law of Gender Identity (re-opening the social debate for full rights in parenthood).
Influence in other countries[edit]
The Portuguese variant of civil law legal systems is used in various countries and territories around the world, mostly former Portuguese colonies, including:
- Portugal
- Macau
- India (only in the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and of Daman and Diu and the int state of Goa)
- Cape Verde
- Mozambique
- Brazil (to a lesser extent)
- Angola
- Guinea-Bissau
- Timor-Leste
- São Tomé e Príncipe
Education, training and research in law[edit]
There are several Law Schools in the Portuguese universities. The oldest is the Law School of the University of Coimbra, which dates back to the 13th century. The Law Schools at the Lisbon University and the University of Coimbra are nowadays the most reputed by the number of highly distinguished alumni and professors linked to it. Lisbon's is linked to personalities such as Marcelo Caetano, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, António de Menezes Cordeiro, Jorge Miranda, António Vitorino, José Manuel Barroso, Adriano Moreira and Mário Soares. Coimbra's is linked to personalities like António de Oliveira Salazar, Laura Rio and Almeida Santos. The law degrees offered by the Portuguese Catholic University at Lisbon are also reputed since the school achieved notability by its academic publications, the curricula of its teaching staff and the number of well-connected alumni it harbors. Both the Law Schools of the New University of Lisbon and Minho University are considered modern law schools with an increasingly higher reputation. In the 1990s, the offer of law degrees in Portugal became widespread across the entire country through both public and private university institutions. By 2010, lower selectiviness and academic integrity levels, including in law schools previously known for its reputation and prestige, debased the average teaching of law in Portugal according to the head of the Ordem dos Advogados Marinho Pinto.[2][3]
- ^ Nuno Gomes da Silva, História do Direito Português,4.ª edição, FCG, p. 155
- ^ a b (Portuguese) Estágio: Bastonário diz que Ordem vai recorrer de decisão de tribunal administrativo, ""Bater-me-ei com todas as minhas forças contra o facilitismo e bater-me-ei pela dignificação desta profissão. Queremos escolher os melhores e não os maus licenciados que tiram os cursos quase por correspondência ou porque pagam propinas", garantiu na ocasião."
- ^ a b (Portuguese) "Universidades abandalharam ensino do direito", Diário de Notícias (April 9, 2012)
- ^ Insight: Rushed Portugal justice reform risks more error than trial, Reuters (Sep 19, 2012)
- ^ http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2010/05/10500/0185301853.pdf
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Home prices in Seattle were up for the third consecutive month in May, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, but further declines are expected in the coming months. [Read More]
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DeLand Country Club to close: 'End of an era,' president says
Last day for golf Sunday, Sept. 9
By Jen Horton
posted Sep 7, 2012 - 12:03:11pm
The DeLand Country Club golf course will close Sunday, Sept. 9. The clubhouse will close following the meeting of the DeLand Quarterback Club on Monday evening, Sept. 10.
Richard "Dick" Kelton, president of the Country Club's board of directors, said a flagging economy has greatly impacted the sport of golf, nationwide.
"Last year, over 150 clubs closed," he said. "There were similar numbers the year before."
The decision to close is financial.
"We just reached a point where we didn't have the resources to maintain it," Kelton said. "And we didn't have the play."
The declining popularity of golf and the lack of money for maintenance combined to create a downward spiral, he said, because if the golf course is not properly maintained, fewer people want to use it; when there's less play, there's less money to maintain the course.
"It's the end of an era," Kelton said.
He said there is a private mortgage on the property, and he assumes the property will revert to the mortgage holder, who may decide to find another golf management company, or who may choose to hold on to the property, or sell it.
The DeLand Country Club golf course has a 90-year history in DeLand. The clubhouse, built in 1957, has hosted weddings and political forums and has been used as a meeting place for a host of local organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce and MainStreet DeLand Association. Countless rounds of golf have been played on the 18-hole course.
Lake Helen resident Mike Hughes and his wife, Connie, have been members of the DeLand Country Club for nine years.
Mike Hughes said the news was announced Thursday morning, Sept. 6.
"We're terribly saddened," he said. "There are members that have grown up on that golf course."
Hughes said the DeLand Quarterback Club will meet on Monday, and "that's it."
Golf will end at the close of the business day Sunday, Sept. 9.
"My wife and I play there four to five times a week," Hughes said.
The DeLand Police Athletic League (PAL) was advised it would have to find a new meeting place, said PAL director Lt. Bobby Lambert.
"We have to find another place to meet," he said. "We were advised it was closing, at least for now, and would not be available for the board."
The PAL program serves 600 children annually, through a variety of team sports and after-school programs.
The DeLand Country Club was originally founded in the 1920s, and disbanded in the 1930s. In 1957, the 18-hole course on Country Club Drive, off Orange Camp Road in DeLand, opened for business, and it has served the community for 55 years.
The Volusia County Property Appraiser's Office lists the property value as $621,475, more than $100,000 less than last year's assessed value.
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Our family joined later and we always had great times and food there. I'll never forget when we were loading up in our van (8 kids, ages 6 to 18, two were foster kids) and we forgot to do our usual check when loading up. As we drove away, my youngest brother was sighted in the rear view mirror running as fast as he could to catch up as we headed down the hill. He was quickly retrieved.
I didn't play golf but my sons in their teens took tennis and golf lessons there.
I haven't been involved with the club for many years but I'm thankful it was there and sorry for the recent problems.
Just played Debary Golf & CC yesterday for $20+tax . Course is ALWAYS in great shape !
Why on earth would anyone play a "Weed Patch" instead of a real golf course ?
2 years ago we wanted to play Deland & they wanted $70 as "guests".
We waited till it dropped to $40 and it was a total waste. The course maintenance stopped long before we played it.
"Southrock" is a better deal for the short hitters.
$5 fees or even less on public courses. In some cases, perhaps it would have been better to charge less in order to get more patrons.
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I rejoice over the official establishment of eHealth, the first online community on health issues in the Philippines. As a health and wellness blogger, or simply as a Filipina mom, I have long wished for a one-stop site which would serve as an online community and authoritative source of health news and information which specifically affect the Philippines.
Enter eHealth Philippines which describes itself as "an internet-linked community where people can interact with each other on specific health issues, topics and at the same time have access to the research databases, journal articles, advisories and other health-related information."
I strongly suggest all Filipino health and wellness bloggers, health professionals, medical researchers and health-conscious Filipinos to visit and be part of this very helpful site. I have just registered, and though some functionalities of the site are not working yet, I am nonetheless thrilled that such a health portal is now in existence.
Currently trending now is the first blog entry on "Experiences and Studies on Tawa-tawa as a Medicinal Plant for Dengue" This was the topic on the first forum held on January 22, 2013. Also trending is a summary on the SARS outbreak in the Philippines. You see, the site is up to date and tailored to the Philippines. I expect the site to fill up soon with health finds and findings such as those concerning VCO, tawa-tawa (folkloric dengue cure which has been clinically found to up platelet levels in hemorrghagic dengue patients), lagundi (folkloric cough remedy), Momordica charantia or ampalaya(anti-diabetic), etc.
eHealth.ph is a collaboration of the Institute of Philippine Culture (IPC) of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and the Philippine Council for Health Research and Dvelopment (PCHRD). Though introduced way back in 1998 and revamped in 2003, the site was deactivated in 2008 due to some problems. It is now resurrected as eHealth.ph and will hopefully thrive even as it is now being supported by the public, private and civil sectors alike.
So what's in it for you? The eHealth.ph website will notify you of important events, give you an opportunity to take part (or just read) online forums on any topic of interest and give you access to completed and ongoing health researches. It even allows you to ask a doctor online if you or your kids ever come down with alarming symptoms.
So what are you waiting for? Visit eHealth.ph now. Oh, and by the way, if you take a few minutes to answer a short survey there (I could vouch that it takes no more than a minute), you could get the chance to win a gift card worth $100.


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Students selected for American Legion programs
Seven Vance County high school students were selected to attend the American Legion Boys State and Girls State leadership programs.
The Boys State program selectees are Justin Care, Ray Cheever and Jacob Wiggins of Northern Vance and Jonathan Carlock of Southern Vance.
The Boys State program covers the role of a franchised citizen. Training involves city, county and state governments operated by students who are elected to the various offices. Activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law enforcement presentations, assemblies, bands, chorus and recreational programs.
Care is the son of Jonathan and Tammy Care of Henderson, Cheever the son of Chris and Suzanne Cheever of Henderson, Wiggins is the son of Frank and Sandra Wiggins of Henderson and Carlock the son of Richard Carlock of Henderson.
Northern Vance student Niyah Sneed and Southern Vance students Trakia Fields and Kendra Simmons were chosen to participate in the Girls State program at Catawba College in Salisbury. The program involves leadership seminars and information about local and state government.
Sneed is the daughter of Kimali Sneed of Henderson. Fields is the daughter of Tracy and Angela Fields of Henderson, and Simmons is the daughter of Bryan and Carol Simmons, also of Henderson.


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SWOSU Summer Enrollment Just About Even
June 13, 2007
Southwestern Oklahoma State University's full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment number, which is a factor in determining state funding, is down slightly at 0.5% this summer, according to official numbers released from the office of President John Hays.
SWOSU's FTE number is 1,598 compared to 1,606 in 2006. The FTE number on the Weatherford campus was actually up 2.9%, but the FTE number on the Sayre campus was down this summer.
SWOSU's head count enrollment for the 2007 summer is 1,791 for both the Weatherford and Sayre campuses.
On individual campuses, Weatherford has 1,640 students. The Sayre campus has 151 students taking courses this summer.
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NEWS UPDATE - Monument to Bomber Command Granted Planning Permission
A £3.5m permanent war memorial to the World War II heroes of RAF Bomber Command is to be built
in central London.
Westminster Council have granted planning permission for the open style pavilion at the
Piccadilly entrance to Green Park.
The memorial, which should be finished by 2012, will commemorate the 55,573 crew of RAF Bomber
Command, with an average age of 22 years, who were killed in World War II.
Frankly, we would like to have seen a service medal granted but this really is going to be a
fitting recognition of their courage and sacrifice.
NEWS UPDATE - Canadian WW1 Victoria Cross War Medal Group Sold
On 25th May this year (2009), the war medals of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Shankland, VC, DCM,
were sold at auction for CAD$288,000.00, the equivalent of GBP£153,000.00 at the current exchange rate.
Robert Shankland was born in 1887 in Scotland and emigrated to Canada before the First World
War. He served in the 79th Regiment of Canadian Militia (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) and volunteered for
overseas duty at the outbreak of WW1. He served in the 43rd Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force.
In 1916, at Sanctuary Wood, Hooge, Belgium, he was awarded the DCM whilst serving as a Sergeant
in charge of stretcher bearers. He was awarded the Victoria Cross on 26th October 1917 at Bellevue Spur,
Passchendaele. He subsequently served as a Major in the Cameron Highlanders in the Second World War and finished
WW2 a Lieutenant Colonel in command of the HQ Company. Robert Shankland died in 1968.
Mercifully, this outstanding collection of military medals was bought by the Canadian War
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A Quick Guide to Collecting Medals - Update
Medals from the World Wars are very collectible and can change hands for tens of thousands of
pounds. It is very important though for the novice collector to be aware of the substantive difference between
service (or campaign) medals and gallantry medals.
The service medal, sometimes referred to as a campaign medal, is awarded to service personnel
who have taken part in a particular conflict or campaign. There is no requirement that the soldier, sailor or
airman has behaved in a particular manner, simply that they were there.
The most common and collectible are British service medals from World War One, usually sold in
pairs, and easily identifiable from their ribbons, assuming, of course, that the correct ribbon has been attached.
Referred to affectionately as 'Squeak' and 'Wilfred' ('Pip' being the 1914 or Mons Star), these are the Great War
Medal and the Victory Medal awarded to every soldier who took part. The pair will usually retail in the region of
£20 depending on the unit and ancillary documentation available.
The name, serial number and regiment of the recipient of each medal will be marked on the side
and it shouldl be possible to research details of the soldier's war service record via the British Public Record
Office and/or the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is even possible sometimes to trace the recipient's living
relatives. Please note, though, that many records were lost during the Blitz in World War 2.
Other British service medals to look out for are the 1914 Mons Star, awarded to members of the
original British Expeditionary Force, and the 1915 Star awarded to those who took part in the Second Battle of
Ypres in 1915. For those interested in the ANZAC involvement in the Great War, the 1915 Gallipoli Star is also
highly prized. For obvious reasons, these medals are fewer in number and, consequently, are more expensive to
acquire. A Mons Star will perhaps sell for £40, more still if it comes with Pipsqueak and Wilfred. Compare this to
the £60-80,000 you will need to pay for a Victoria Cross and you will immediately see the premium paid by the
collector for gallantry medals.
The Victoria Cross is, of course, the highest award for bravery in the British Armed Forces and
is equivalent to the U.S. Medal of Honour. It is rarely awarded and then, very often, posthumously. More often seen
in museums, particularly the National Army Museum and the Imperial War Museum in London, there are some very
substantial collections of Victoria Crosses in private hands.
The award of British gallantry medals is also interesting in that a distinction is made between
officers and 'other ranks'. The same act of bravery for which an officer received the Military Cross would result
in a member of the 'other ranks' receiving the Military Medal. Similarly, in the RAF, when an officer might receive
the Distinguished Flying Cross of 'DFC', a member of the 'other ranks' would receive the Distinguished Flying
Medal, or 'DFM'.
Collecting military medals is a very rewarding and interesting pastime and it is possible to
build up a substantial collection of service medals. Collecting gallantry medals requires far greater resources
and, very often, attendance at specialist auctions.
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Medal Buying
Buying war medals can be a rewarding experience. Particularly building a collection and perhaps
also researching the service record of the recipient of the medal. Do be on your guard though, there are plenty of
fakes for sale on the internet and you would be well advised to check the authenticity of a particular medal before
making a high value purchase.
If you are in any doubt your first step ought to be to clarify the matter with the seller. Email
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research before buying. For British war medals try the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or the Soldiers Died CD
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buring the blitz. Similar resources exist for other countries, of course.
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intended to stop the manufacture and sale of fakes. Its effect, however, has been to prevent their wider sale. Be
aware, therefore, that it will apply to any U.S. gallantry medal offered for sale. This will include not only the
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A teenager sailed across the parking lot Saturday morning, one foot brushing the pavement to propel his skateboard.
He ducked under a yellow-striped vehicle entry gate, arms extended, then dipped into the curb lane.
Yanking his cap around backward and flipping the board upright with a press of
his foot on its rear, he tucked
it under his arm before darting through traffic toward downtown.
More than 50 top-name and amateur skateboarders rolled in Saturday from all directions to test their skills on the Nissan Velocity Games '06 monster mini-ramp next to Memorial Coliseum, organizers said.
Bryan Botelho, 25, originally of Corpus Christi, worked his wheels on the ramp Saturday. He was featured recently in Skateboarder Magazine after having moved to San Francisco about two years ago.
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But it doesn't always work out that way. Botelho couldn't skate for about six months after a fall. He required physical
therapy for torn ligaments in his ankle.
But the big-name skateboarders draw young enthusiasts.
Zack Leger of Houston, 12, riffled through 10 skateboards jammed into the trunk of his friend's dad's car before grabbing a 1970s Tunnel board.
"I don't really go crazy, like some kids," he said, lifting off his Zorlac Skateboards logo hat and raking fingers through thick brown hair. "But this ramp is awesome, one of the better I've seen, and Johnny Gibson is here, too."
John "Tex" Gibson, judge for Saturday's skateboarding preliminaries, is a legendary pro, said Wes Maeckel, director of the competition.
Gibson, 41, started skateboarding in 1976 in Pasadena and was one of the first professional skaters from Texas to live in California. "They've built this great ramp for the kids to show off their skills," said Gibson, now a video engineer.
After a successful competitive career through 1988, he tried to make a comeback in 1999 and was permanently injured. "I got overly cocky," Gibson said. "I slammed too hard and busted my hip."
One girl competed against the field of 10- to 12-year-olds.
Ellie Cherryhomes of Galveston, 10, elbowed her way onto the ramp and held her own, Gibson said. Her brother Heath, 15, won the 13- to 16-year-old division last year and is competing in open skateboarding this year.
But things aren't rolling so smoothly for a local youth hurt Friday on the ramp.
Ben Janshen, 18, who graduated Thursday from Gregory-Portland High School, climbed the metal stairs to the ramp judges platform by lifting his gauze-wrapped right ankle one step at a time. He dislocated it Friday on the first trick he tried.
"I'm not going to be able to skate for a long time," he said. "I go Tuesday to see if I need surgery."
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CORPUS CHRISTI - A six-week delay in the Las Brisas Energy Center air permit case could turn into years, the company said in court documents.
Las Brisas attorney John Riley asked two judges in the case to reconsider their order, issued Thursday, delaying a hearing set for next week until mid-October. The judges also moved a deadline for issuing their recommendation in the case from Nov. 1 to Dec. 10.
That is a critical deadline for the project, Riley said in the motion. The judges' recommendation goes to the three Texas Commission on Environmental Quality commissioners, who make the final decision in the case.
The final commission meeting of the year is Dec. 14. New Environmental Protection Agency guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions go into effect Jan. 2. States have been instructed they can't issue permits known as prevention of significant deterioration permits after that date.
Texas is fighting the EPA rule, but the federal agency also is preparing to issue the permits itself for Texas and other states that don't comply. The federal permits are meant to ensure that large new projects will not cause an area to go over air pollution limits.
Riley said in the document it is unclear what will come of the greenhouse gas rules, but at risk is an overhaul of the permitting process that could delay for years all projects now in the permitting process, including Las Brisas. The process already has taken years; the company applied for its permit in May 2008.
"The Las Brisas Energy Center is a three-year effort that could suffer significant financial and procedural harm if its air quality permit is not considered by the commission before Jan. 2, 2011," Riley wrote.
Judges Tommy Broyles and Craig Bennett agreed to delay next week's hearing after an expert witness for opponent Environmental Defense Fund was injured in a wreck Tuesday. Riley asked them to reconsider the delay or, if it stands, to require weekly updates from the parties to continually assess whether the delay is necessary.
The hearing is a continuation of a two-week hearing Bennett and Broyles oversaw in November in Corpus Christi. After that hearing, the judges issued a recommendation that the commission should either deny the permit or send it back to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality staff for further review. Instead, the commission in June sent the issue back to the judges to hear more evidence on seven points.
The points deal with pollution emissions from handling petroleum coke, limestone and other materials and with how the company estimated the effect of its emissions on the overall air pollution in the area.
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She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ancy Baker, along with brother and sisters.
She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Gennis Gray Keeton; son and daughter in law Kenneth Gray and Linda Keeton; grandson Brandon Gray and Natalie Keeton; great grandson Aceson Gray Keeton; great granddaughter Cambrie Keeton; four sisters; one brother, along with nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
She was a member of Mt Juliet First Baptist Church and loved to travel with her husband.
Arrangements were handled by Hermitage Funeral Home of Old Hickory, Tn. Funeral services will be Monday, March 18 at noon with Brother David Fallin and Brother John Kurtz officiating. Interment will follow in Hermitage Memorial Gardens; family will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be neighbors.


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Eileen Compton age 83 formerly of the Nell Community in Adair County died Monday, January 30, 2012 at the Barren County Health Center. She was pastor of the Grace Chapel Church in the Nell Community for 23 years, was a homemaker and she enjoyed gardening, cooking and reading.
She is survived by three sons Clayton Timothy Compton and wife Vicky of Edmonton, Mark Compton and wife Debbie of Glasgow and Daniel Compton and wife Mary of Fisherville, Ky; eight grandchildren Candice Robertson, Crystal Kingery, Christopher Mark Buchanan, Nathan Compton, Hannah Colvin, Sara Kyle, William and Robert Compton. She is also survived by eleven great-grandchildren and a sister.
She was preceded in death by her parents Boss Elder and Lou Bertie Soles Coleman and her husband Clayton Howard Compton on October 31, 2000.
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Just went in beta last week I think, anybody here playing it can give us a very basic review?
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NM, just found out its a f2p generic "japanese" grinder lol
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I am one of those guys who dont really get into heavy grind based games, but i will say that i find Pandora saga fun. In a sence its not liek all the other grind based games do to the fact that it is group based you acctually need a group to lvl up quickly and not have a problem with tougher enemies. After wow's success it seems every new mmorpg focuses on solo content then endgame. the meat of the game(getting to the max lv) are alwasy boring because you have to solo through thousands of quest with ease, but with Pandora Saga its diffrent because the conent is developed around grouping and a multiplayer game is finally multiplayer,
I also found there to be a nice selection of races so im nto stuck beign human. And i usually fall in love with any mmorpg that has a class branching system.
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Joined: 9/25/10
Micro review:
Logged in with no issues and created a character with ease. Choices weren't asounding but about on par with WoW for customization. The female amazon's looked od though, tiny head and huge body. Very odd.
NPC in front of character begins a 'Run here, Talk to Her' series of quests in which I am rewarded a Gambeson which I never could figure out where it went. wasn't in inventory nor was it on character.
Left city to go to wilderness and am presented with a bucolic farm area complete with farmers and maggots and flies to kill. Push one button to attack, maggots get low on health and squirm away requiring you to move forward ahead of them to kill them else they will squirm out of range. Did this for ten minutes or so while wandering around, made level 3 or 4 I think.
Logged out.
Uninstalled game.
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There is only 1 question to ask and it be answered.
Can you jump ?
With Final Fantasy floundering and approaching the downward spiral, I relfect that one simple game mechanic, even if it has no uses, matters to msot of us.....can you jump ?
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Originally posted by Ciccero
Nope, and there is no need since you can walk up and hop down sheer angles.
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The game is your generic MMO. you get quests, you go out and kill things to get more powerful. Another words nothing really special. The big guys are interesting but they look awkward when they fight for some reason. Probably has something to do with the animations.
Things i liked about the game:
Varying player races: You have a big hulking guy, a little rabbit type character, then your normal type characters. The con of this is the characters remind me a little too much of FF14 character line up.
The idea of skill raising:
Every level you get a few skill points to put into your desired skill to raise the max learning point then use that skill to increase the skill level. Allowing for a more diverse character.
Three factions
You have three factions fighting against each other, well two and the third is more of sabotaging the other two to win, but it's still 3 factions fighting against each other.
The biggest problems with this game are:
Graphics seem meh to me. Some areas look interesting but nothing really shocked me. I liked the look of the Varik town though (I didn't see the other two sorry)
You have to run everywhere.
Okay i know this really shouldn't be a complaint but when you have to run an entire zone 20 times through the same set of mobs over and over again it gets, boring. I'm not saying have a need for mounts, but a simple teleportation system would have been nice, and the bat wings (before anyone chimes in) aren't really that plentiful and for the trouble of getting them seem to be a waste (unless i missed a shop selling them somewhere)
Gotta face it, your going to be doing a good bit of grinding in this game to get certain skills up and if you don't know what your doing when doing your skills your going to be starting all over again after a respec and grinding again, which takes a long time.
My basic thoughts on this game are:
Some good ideas are skill system and faction towns but overall a pretty generic MMO. If you played one before you know what to expect from this game.
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Joined: 8/20/03
i would take care with this game as the installer attempts to install two trojans which most of the lower end virus checkers miss; strong virus protection however picks them up and blocks them. i have no idea what they do but they are not required for the game to work.
Originally posted by eric1000
My guess would be it's some kind of cheat/hack protection software.
Lineage 2 had that problem with Gameguard for years. You'd have to go into your Antivirus program and add an exception for it, or it would quarantine the executable and you wouldn't be able to play the game.
It's a false flag because those kinds of applications have "patterns" that resemble some found in trojans and such.
I wouldn't worry about it.
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Joined: 8/27/04
Perhaps tomorrow will be better.
Originally posted by MetalFreak89
That is a HUGE plus in my books,i am sick of these questing/solo games with really no grouping and little fun.
It is always more fun to play alongside others in a group ,killing stuff and getting to use all your various group mechanics and spells/abilities.Solo play always has less of everything,less buffs/less skills and becuase it is solo it is also proBably too easy and dies too quick,so little time to actually use all your arsenal of spells.
Grouping also makes one have to think a bit to control hate and work in conjunction with others.In all grouping just offers more to the game,more is better unless i want to play blind folded eating a sammy witch sipping on a energy drink lol,actually most of these solo based games,i can do exactly that.
Too bad i already have a great grouping game to play in FFXI,otherwise i would give this game a go.


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Harbaugh Brothers Haven't Spoken To Each Other Since Super Bowl
Following Super Bowl XLVII, Jim Nantz interviewed the winning coach, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. As most know, John's brother Jim was on the other side of the field coaching the 49ers on that night.
John Harbaugh told Nantz that the end of the game was the hardest thing he had ever experienced.
In fact, even I thought the exchange was a little awkward. Nantz asked John what he said to Jim during their end of the game handshake. John told Nantz he said "I love you" to his brother Jim and Jim responded with "congratulations, I'm proud of you".
As someone who has a brother, I certainly know if we faced each other in the Super Bowl and he told me he loved me following the game, I would answer with something other than congratulations.
Apparently, Jim is still upset he lost the game to brother John, as the pair has not spoken since the game. While appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday, John talked about the post-game conversation he had with Jim.
"I told him I loved him, good game, and he said, 'Congratulations, I'm proud of you,'" John Harbaugh said.
"Have you spoken to him since?" Letterman asked.
"I have not," John Harbaugh said, to laughter from the studio audience. "We will. Soon."
John also spoke about some of the interactions he had with the referees during the power outage.
Asked about video showing him berating a league official during the 34-minute power outage, John Harbaugh said, "There was a concern about restaurants after the game. New Orlean's got a lot of great restaurants, Dave. We weren't sure where to go."
John Harbaugh also joked that he was arguing that the game should have been called at that point, with Baltimore leading 28-6. "It's like baseball," he said. "You get your four-and-a-half innings in. It's done."
John went on to explain that any of the anger he appeared to show during the power outage was due to a concern that Jim and the 49ers would make a game out of it despite the 22 point deficit.
"That was not surprising," John Harbaugh said. "The longer I stood over there, knowing Jim, knowing the kind of competitor he is. The type of team they had, you could just feel like they were gonna make a comeback. And you just knew it was gonna be tough. That's the way it was our whole life growing up."
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Occupy World News - Social Signals and Gestures
Occupy Wall Street has spread far beyond its initial context. Not only has the spirit of resisting, or at least aggressively questioning the global economic crisis gone mainstream, it's occasionally found unexpected support. In some cities, police have refused to arrest the occupying forces, though violence has escalated in other locations.
The 1% remains barricaded, sporadically professing to embrace change, as long as things remain the same. Meanwhile, the 99% continues to coalesce. The image of young radicals running wild has been supplanted by a mainstream brand. Grandmothers and veterans have joined, raising the volume of public dissatisfaction with the status quo.
These social signals have grown louder, and the measurement of those signals has itself become the locus of change. The Guardian has opened up its newslist, the listing of pieces assigned or planned by the editors, to public view. Exposing this resource will encourage more public interaction, allowing the Guardian to mine amplified signals of opinion.
In opening up its data platform to outside commercial use, USA Today has also reacted to these social signals. Like the Guardian, the New York Times, and other newspapers, USA Today had already exposed its API (application programming interface) to developers. It's now offering commercial licensing of these data services, hoping to stimulate a side business, but also measuring the signals with greater accuracy. This reflects the Guardian's idea of a "mutualized newspaper," where readers participate in the full cycle of development and publishing.
Which leads us back to the Occupy movement. Mainstream media, not to be confused with the population, still defers to authority, especially when confronted with the prospect of physical harm. Global events have shown that ingenuity trumps authority when disseminating news about political upheaval. Given the proliferation of tools to measure social signals, the logical next step is to embed those signals in a cohesive manner, combining disparate social gestures into channels of two-way communication.
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The struggles of those below them in the Premier League standings mean the Canaries are currently eight points clear of the drop zone.
It would not take much, though, for that gap to be closed and for Hughton's men to be dragged into a basement battle.
The Norwich boss is aware of the size of the challenge facing his side - with crucial clashes against Southampton, Sunderland and Wigan Athletic set to define their season.
"It's a big month for us, as it is for a load of teams," Hughton said in the wake of Saturday's 4-0 reversal at title-chasing Manchester United.
"All the games for us are big games and they're tough games.
"Our season certainly won't depend on the result here, as we never thought it would.
"The game here at Old Trafford was never going to define our season. Anything we got from here was going to be a bonus.
"There's only one team that's come here and won this season and that's Spurs, so we knew it would be tough. But certainly the positive for us here was our first-half performance."


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Netbook Game of the Week - World of Goo
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This weeks Netbook Game of the Week is World of Goo, the 2008 Independent Game of the Year, from indie developer 2D Boy. WoG is an intellectually challenging physics simulator. Sound fun? Then how about this? You stick gooey balls together to build stuff and solve puzzle. Better?
Each level presents an intriguing new area and a logistical challenge to solve. You become a structural engineer as you invent and build precarious bridges and teetering tower, which the Goo Balls swarm over in their climb to safety. Remember the tower of ants in Indiana Jones 4? Kind of like that, but much cuter. Managing you resources of the number and placement of balls, balancing the and weight and sway momentum of the structure, and taking the wind and other environmental factors into account is all part of the highly enjoyable game play.
Parallels to the Amiga game Lemmings are many, and that is a high compliment. In this 1991 classic mono-skilled Lemmings (builder, blocker, exploder) would direct the single-file marching line to their goal by altering terrain with bombs, digging tunnels and parachuting of precipices with umbrellas. The World of Goo is inhabited by different species of Goo Balls that stick together and tear apart in different ways. Goo Balls are just as charming as any green-haired Lemming, and they have a language all their own. Goos must be Apple Computer fans since they often triumphantly shout "Ihnatco" upon completing a difficult task or reaching the summit of one of their Jellloish edifices.
Netbook owners can fully enjoy World of Goo since it plays smoothly on Samsung's Atom processor. It looks and sounds just as great as it does on more powerful PCs. While the track pad works fine for early levels, you will want to switch to a mouse for the later challenges. Be sure to set your trackpad to Tap and Drag and disable those silly scrolling zones. For more info on tweaking your track pad, try Jez's tips and tricks at SammyNetbook.com.
This game is smart, with beautiful 2D graphics, and a wonderfully cinematic score. The full soundtrack is available here as a free download. A quirky story winds through the game drawing leading you from one level to the next. Don't let the Indie moniker fool you. This is a triple-A quality title. One would never guess that is was conceived, written, programmed, illustrated and scored by just two guys. World of Goo is a triumphant achievement in compelling game play, graphic design and music. It is well worthy of the industry praise heaped upon it.
As an independent production it will have no national ad campaign or movie tie-ins, so spread the word to your game-playing friends that this is not one to be missed. The DRM-free game is available for $20 at the 2D Boy website as well as on Steam. There is also a full first level demo available for PC, Mac and Linux.


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Recent Demonstrations In Egypt
Protesters carry a big banner which has names and some pictures of protesters who were killed during the uprising in Cairo in Tahrir Square. Egyptians woke to a new dawn recently after 30 years of autocratic rule under Hosni Mubarak, full of hope after achieving almost unthinkable change, with the army in charge of an unfathomable future ahead for the brave people of Egypt.
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Participants in next year's Recology Invitational Golf Tournament won't only be enjoying a game in the beautiful outdoors, they will be assisting more than 1,800 elementary students in Yuba and Sutter Counties participating in the education experience of a lifetime! The 14th Annual Recology Invitational Golf Tournament, to be held on Earth Day April 22, 2011, will partner with Shady Creek Outdoor Education Foundation (SCOEF) to send 5th and 6th graders from throughout Yuba and Sutter Counties to Shady Creek Outdoor School. Shady Creek Outdoor School is a one week natural science education program where students learn "how to be kind to our environment and understand our ecosystem."
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency, "Americans accumulated 250 million tons of trash in 2008 and recycled or composted only 33% of it". Successful spring cleaning is achieved when the "trash" doesn't contribute to our landfill quotas. Instead, families can contribute to their local communities just by doing a bit of research regarding the proper disposal (recycling) of old clothes, e-waste, and reuse old houseware products such as paper, buttons, jewelry and wood.
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Americans' Attitudes Toward Euthanasia
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Jen Allen, Sonia Chavez, Sara DeSimone, Debbie
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Darrel Montero and Jerry Sanders
Public opinion polls conducted from 1936 to 2002 found
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suicide conflicts with the American public's attitudes regarding
the matter, as well as examines implications for
social workers who serve clients facing end-of-life decisions.
Professional Hope in Working with Older Adults
Terry Koenig and Richard Spano
Writings about hope within gerontological literature
assume social workers already possess hope that they
can use in their practice. The purpose of this article
is to challenge this assumption and to examine ways
in which social workers can sustain hope in personal
life, in their agencies, and in the reform of larger social
structures that impact older adults. The authors examine
culture change in nursing homes as an emerging
approach that can be more fully developed by applying
the strengths perspective to interpersonal work with
elders, agency change and broader structural change.
Program Development During Fiscal Crisis:
A Community/University Response
Dianne Rush Woods, Phu Tai Phan and Terry Jones
This article discusses the often difficult and challenging
process of setting up a new academic department, especially
during a time of budget crisis. Furthermore it examines
the role and purpose of the university, the place of so-called
applied programs within the university, curriculum development
of a new program, racial and cultural diversity at
the university, and the overall relevance of the university
as a vehicle for addressing community needs. The paper
concludes with a discussion on how a Social Work faculty
was able to use the university's mission to persuade
its leadership into setting up a Social Work Department.
The Politics of Indigenization: A Case Study of Development
of Social Work in China
Miu Chung Yan and Kwok Wah Cheung
Internationalization and indigenization are dialectical
processes of knowledge transfer. However, social
work literature has paid scant attention to the process
of indigenization, which can best be understood as one
of recontextualization. This paper introduces Basil
Bernstein's theory, which contends that recontextualization
is a political process, as an analytical tool for
us to understand the politics of indigenization. To demonstrate
the usefulness of this tool, this paper analyzes
how, in China, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and social
work academics interactively compete for this control.
Reshaping Retirement Policies in Post-Industrial Nations:
The Need for Flexibility
Angela L. Curl and M. C. "Terry" Hokenstad, Jr.
Social Security programs in post-industrial nations are
facing the need for policy reforms. Fiscal shortfalls in current
Social Security programs are a major driving force
promoting these reforms. At the same time, changes in
longevity and the nature of work and retirement also suggest
the need for policy reform. This article begins with
a broad overview of some of the policy innovations of
the Europe Union as a whole, and then focuses more indepth
on policy reforms in three countries that exemplify
Esping-Andersen's (1990) typology of welfare states:
Sweden, Germany, and Canada. These three countries
have passed policies that promote fl exibility in retirement
for older adults, including "gradual retirement", "partial
retirement", and credit for caregiving activities. Keeping
older adults in the labor force longer retains the tax base of
contributors into Social Security as well as allowing those
who want to stay in the labor force more choice. The reforms
are discussed, along with their potential usefulness for
future Social Security policy reforms in the United States.
Social Welfare before the Elizabethan Poor Laws:
The Early Christian Tradition, AD 33 to 313
Vincent Faherty
Current social welfare history texts in the United States
tend to cover quickly the time periods before the passage of
the Elizabethan Poor Laws in 1601. This is an unfortunate
informational gap since what is labeled social welfare today
has been organized and delivered for centuries before 1601
through the rich religious traditions of Buddhism, Christianity,
Hinduism, Judaism, Islam and thousands of other
traditional religions throughout the world. This article
provides a broad historical overview of the organization,
the roles, and the services provided by the social welfare
system in Christian communities, during their first three
centuries, throughout what is now considered Europe,
North Africa and the Middle East. This article also encourages
scholars representing the other major religious traditions
to also chronicle their unique social welfare heritage.
Acculturative Stress and Social Support among Korean and Indian Immigrant Adolescents in the United States
Madhavappallil Thomas and Jong Baek Choi
This study examined acculturative stress and its relationship
with social support among Korean and Indian
immigrant adolescents. The data were collected from 165
Korean and Indian adolescents using the Acculturation
Scale for Asian American Adolescents and Social Support
Scale. Findings show that respondents experience
low to moderate level of acculturative stress. Social support
activities reduce the level of acculturative stress.
Social support from parents is the most important predictive
factor in determining the level of acculturative
stress. These findings not only contribute to social work
education and practice but also increase cultural sensitivity
and awareness in working with these populations.
Welfare Reform and Post-Secondary Education
in Maine: A Supplemental Bibliography
Luisa S. Deprez
Troubled Fields: Men, Emotions and the Crisis in
American Farming.
Eric Ramirez-Ferrero.
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School Violence in Context: Culture, Neighborhood,
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Rami Benbenishty and Ron Avu Astor.
Reviewed by Susan Stone.
From Welfare to Workfare: The Unintended Consequences
of Liberal Reform 1945-1965.
Jennifer Mittelstadt.
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The SAGE Handbook of Quantitative Methodology
for the Social Sciences.
David Kaplan (Ed.).
Reviewed by John G. Orme.
AIDS, Rhetoric and Medical Knowledge.
Alex Preda.
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Queer Wars: The New Gay Right and Its Critics.
Paul Robinson.
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Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women put
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Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas.
What We Know About Child Care.
Alison Clarke-Steward and Virginia D. Allhusen.
Just Around the Corner: The Paradox of the Jobless
Stanley Aronowitz.
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Cathrina Gouvis Roman, Heather Ahn-Redding and Rita J. Simon.
Perspectives on Health and Human Rights.
Sofia Gruskin, Michael A. Grodin, George J. Annas
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Industrial Ruins: Space, Aesthetics and Materiality.
Tim Edensor.
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I went to Antarctica as the calendar year turned form 1999 to 2000. It was a two-week trip on a very old Russian research vessel, and it was like you were on another planet. We spent Christmas Day there, and it was light all 24 hours. It's so disorienting. The landscape is sheets of ice.
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I never check a suitcase. I can go about 12 (days) with a roll-on suitcase. I hate lugging big suitcases and standing in line to pick up a checked bag.
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I grew up in a very small town in Indiana. I wanted to see the world. I wanted to experience other cultures, taste other foods. My dad served in World War II, and as I've traveled, I visited World War II battlefields and cemeteries. My honeymoon was in the Palau Islands where the Battle of Peleliu took place.
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Who are easier to deal with: business people or faculty members?
[Laughs.] I would have to say there are obviously unique aspects in every group you deal with. It depends on the group. The trick is putting the two together in the right way … to achieve the goal.
Your background is in nursing. How did you get into educational administration?
It wasn't a career goal. I'm very, very comfortable with change. The environment I work best in is where things are growing and changing.
Three of the top universities in Fort Wayne — IPFW, the University of Saint Francis and Ivy Tech — are all headed by women. Have women finally broken through the academic glass ceiling?
There are a lot of women presidents around the country at big-name universities. It's time.
You are starting at IPFW at about the same time Indiana's governor, Mitch Daniels, is taking over the helm of Purdue University. Which of you is more nervous?
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IPFW relies heavily on adjunct (part-time) faculty members, who are generally experts from other fields in the community. How can you make the role of the adjunct more appealing?
In my previous (university), there was certainly no way we could have offered the depth and breadth we did if not for the adjuncts. We don't pay (them) hardly enough, and yet we get a lot of time, energy and expertise and those gifts to the university are invaluable.
IPFW's 50th anniversary is coming up. What will your contribution be?
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I was one of those kids who never got in trouble, never acted out. I was an average student. Music was my big thing. I played piano and clarinet. I got the high school music award.
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As I get older, I think I have more of a sense of their sacrifices, so I'd have to say it's my parents, Earl and Lillian.
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10. Is there any medication you can give a kid to ease cold symptoms? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Public Health Advisory for parents and caregivers, recommending that over-the-counter cough and cold products should not be used to treat infants and children less than 2 years of age. The advisory warns serious and potentially life-threatening side effects can occur, including death. So if you're asking if there's any medication you can give a little kid to ease cold symptoms, no, there's snot.
9. U.S. firm says it used cloning to create human embryos. Scientists at a U.S.-based private research firm say they have developed five human embryos using cloning technology. The good news is that all five embryos are from Michael Jordan, guaranteeing Olympic gold for U.S. basketball for the next 50 years!
8. Local pizza delivery man fights robber. For the third time this month, a pizza delivery guy is robbed in a central Toledo neighborhood, and this time the victim fought back. After the suspect ran away with a handful of cash, the victim chased down the robber and said he actually hit him with his car. The robber got up and ran away. Investigators are still looking for the suspect. The minimum-wage pizza delivery guy not only didn't get a tip, but has to pay a $500 deductible for the damage to his Ford Tempo.
7. City Council votes to allow city to maintain management of the Erie Street Market until end of April. The Erie Street Market will remain open through at least April. Toledo City Council has passed legislation that gives the mayor's office until then to come up with a long-term business plan. The mayor had asked for six months. The plan will likely include an exit strategy. Maybe when they're done with that exit strategy, they can send it to the White House!
6. Dozens in Texas town report UFO. Dozens of residents in a rural Texas town reported sightings of a UFO. Several dozen people, including a pilot, county constable and business owners, insist they have seen a large silent object with bright lights flying low and fast. Some reported seeing fighter jets chasing it. So, as far as 2008 being the year that rural Texas finally sheds its hayseed image and gains the respect of the rest of the nation … don't count on it.
5. North American International Auto Show opens in Detroit. Tens of thousands of people crowded into the Cobo Convention Center in Detroit for the first day of this year's North American International Auto Show. More than 700,000 people are expected to visit the auto show in Detroit over its eight-day public run. More than 700 vehicles are displayed. GM, Ford and Chrysler hope to sell all 700 vehicles this calendar year!
4. Wanted Marine possibly flees to Mexico. Where in the world is Marine Corporal Cesar Armando Laurean? If you believe his friends, he told them he would head south of the border to Mexico to avoid being convicted of raping Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach, whose burned, pregnant body was found in a firepit in his backyard. This story still has people talking.
3. Fed Chairman Ben "Banky" Bernanke endorses swift stimulus package. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified on Capitol Hill that America's economy is slowing and that a short-term economic stimulus package, such as the president has proposed, would be beneficial to spur growth. Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan came out of his house and saw his shadow — that means six months of recession.
2. Mitt Romney wins Michigan primary. Mitt Romney got his first major primary victory when he needed it the most — in his boyhood state of Michigan. Romney won the Republican primary with 39 percent of the vote. It's only fitting that the guy wins the state that looks like his first name!
1. Three people die in possible drunken-driving accident. Three people are dead, one of them an eight-year-old boy, in an accident in Jerusalem Township. One pickup truck crossed over and hit another head-on. The Ohio Highway Patrol said the driver of one pickup, who died, was legally drunk. Two others were injured and taken to area hospitals. Did you know that in the last three months, at least half of fatal accidents in Lucas County have involved alcohol? Don't ruin your life — or anyone else's. Get a designated driver!
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