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Full detailed profile on Emma Snyder Played by Kathleen Widdoes on As the World Turns Daytime Soap Opera.
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Emma Snyder
Actor: Kathleen Widdoes
Who played Emma Snyder over the years
Kathleen Widdoes (1985 - 1989 - on contract, 1989 - present - recurring)
Useful information on Emma Snyder
* Emma resides on the Snyder farm just outside of Oakdale.
Current: Runs the Snyder farm
Past: Romance author
Emma Snyder was happily married with five children. Her husband died and left her to tend to their children and run the farm. The farm was all they had but Emma kept it going. The farm, passed down from her family, provided a safe haven for her children. At one point, times got tough for Emma and the farm was in danger of being foreclosed. Only Meg and Holden were home at this time. Holden took it upon himself to get a job working at Lucinda Walsh's Stables as a stable boy. Lucinda had a daughter named Lily and Holden became friends with her. At this time, Lily was in love with Dusty Donovan, and Meg wanted Dusty too. Meg and Lily didn't hit it off very well. Emma liked Lily Walsh from the beginning and welcomed her to stay at the farm.
Emma's older daughter, Iva ran away from home and never called or wrote to Emma. This left Emma devastated. For years, Emma assumed the worst had happened to her daughter. After over fifteen years, Iva showed up at the farm to see her mother, only to have Emma reluctantly take her back. Emma spent all those years in pain for her lost daughter and was overwhelmed by her homecoming. Emma later found out why Iva ran away. Iva was thirteen when she went to visit her aunt and uncle in Kansas. While visiting, she was raped by her cousin Josh. She learned that she was pregnant now with Josh's baby, so she ran off to Chicago to a place for unwed mothers to give birth to her daughter. She didn't want to burden her family, and thought it was best if she ran away.
It was thought that the daughter Iva gave birth to was Holden's girlfriend, Lily. Everyone became concerned that Holden had fallen in love with his niece. Nevertheless, Emma was forced to reveal some family secrets. First, Iva wasn't their biological daughter. They had adopted her when she was young, because her mom and dad were too poor to keep her. Josh was not really the biological son of Iva's aunt and uncle. This meant that Holden and Lily were not related.
One by one, Emma's children returned home, starting with her oldest, Seth. He was an aspiring writer and wanted to help Emma run the farm. Caleb and Ellie came back from Chicago to stay with their mother. Emma had her house full again. She supported each one of her children as they got back on their feet. While helping her children, she found herself dating again. First, Dr. John Dixon called on her. But at the same time, Cal Stricklyn called on her as well. Cal was the biological father to Josh. She eventually chose Cal. Emma still felt devoted to her deceased husband and wouldn't consider marrying anyone else, even after all those years had past since his death. Seth encouraged his mother to pursue a career as a romance novelist so Emma started writing. She eventually began a relationship with her publisher, Ned Simon. Unfortunately, Ned murdered a man who had hurt his daughter. Emma found herself alone again.
Many people found refuge at the Snyder farm, including her nephew, Jack Snyder. Angel Lange, who was married to Holden, stayed there for a while after her and Holden got a divorce. Caleb's wife, Julie Wendell stayed with Emma. Julie was a little wild, but that didn't stop Emma. She tried to teach Julie to cook while she and Seth stayed with Emma. Rosanna Cabot also stayed with Emma when she ran away from home, as well as Carly Tenney. Julia Larrabee stayed with Emma, but her visit was cut short when Emma threw her out of the house for taking advantage of Emma while making her moves on Holden, who was separated at the time but still married to Lily. She also allowed Meg to marry Josh Snyder there on the farm, after Josh proved himself to be reformed.
Emma continues to run her farm by herself and loves visits from her grandchildren. The holidays are still very special on the farm.
Emma decided to sell off part of the farm because the work was becoming too much for her. Paul Ryan and Mike Kasnoff entered into a partnership to develop eco-friendly housing but it turned out the land was contaminated. Paul tried everything to save the project, including taking money from a loan shark, but there was too much contamination. After Ethan fell into a hole at the job site, Emma decided to change her plans and donate the land for a park. Brian Wheatley helped organize a benefit for the land.
Harvey Snyder - deceased
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Rose D'Angelo (adoptive granddaughter by Iva - deceased)
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Jack Snyder (nephew)
Josh Snyder Stricklyn (adopted nephew)
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Holden arrives at the hospital and his mom fills him in on what happened with Meg. His sister yells for him and he walks into her room. She's begging for his help. Emma takes her son aside and wonders what to do. She thinks they should call Paul.
When Paul arrives at the hospital, Holden reads him the riot act. Emma stops him. She doesn't blame Paul for this, but she does blame him for ruining Meg's life for years. Meg yells for Paul. He sits by her side and tells her this is all his fault. He knows that he can't make things right. The only thing they can do is move on with their lives. "I'm not good for you," he says, admitting that he loves Emily and his life is with her. Meg weeps. She doesn't know if she can get better without him. Loving her is not something he will ever regret... but she has to get better for their little girl. He holds her face in his hands, kisses her and stands. Meg says she'll never regret him either. He walks out in tears and Emma says that the doctors think Meg should be taken far away to recover. She asks him to take care of Eliza.
Back at the hospital, Meg gets dressed and Holden explains that she's going to a hospital near DC. Emma promises to visit her all the time. Meg knows she needs to leave home so she can come back again. She leans on Holden and the three of them walk out together.
At Fairwinds, Meg continues drugging herself while pointing a gun at Emily. Em tries begging her to stop but Meg's buzz is growing. Meg begins shouting that she is doing this for Eliza and Paul is on her side. Em attempts to rationalize with her but that doesn't work very well. Meg keeps drinking methadone and says that it will be easy to convince the cops that she wasn't responsible for this. "You're going to be dead and you'll be blamed for your own death," Meg says with a chuckle. Em tries to convince her that the cops are onto her and offers to leave town for her. They begin wrestling for the gun. As Paul, Emma and an orderly rush in, Meg throws Emily back and takes a shot at her. Emma asks for the gun. Paul explains that he loaded the gun with blanks. Meg asks to see Eliza again and then begins accusing Emily of drugging her. Em explains what happened and Paul says that he's known she was telling the truth all along. Emma tries to calm her daughter. Barbara and Henry arrive and she begins ranting at Emily for tying her up. Paul explains what's been happening and that he's known all along. His wife is furious that he played along but he says the stakes were too high to say anything. Henry drags Barbara out. Meg crawls up in a ball on the couch. She moans that Emily is the evil one. Her mother promises that things will be okay and leads her away with the orderly. Paul turns to Emily and apologizes. "At least things can now go back to normal," he says. Paul knew that she could never lie to him and had to ratchet things up so Meg would act out. She's furious and slaps him.
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The two skateboarders who rolled through Rutherford County last month gave all they had for the challenge and although they didn't meet their goal to get to Wilmington, they are not disappointed.
Sean Enders, 20, of Raleigh and Nick Shear, 19, of Durham challenged themselves to skateboard from Brevard to Wilmington in two weeks.
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"I would definitely do it all again and skateboarding across the country will be an eventual goal," Sean said. "It is so nice to be able to soar down,see everything."
Nick agreed with Sean and would like to repeat the trip.
"There are things that I would tweak, now that I have a better perception of the challenges involved, but to me, there is nothing better than an outdoor adventure on a skateboard. It was an exciting feeling each time we crossed county lines. Living the way we did was a gulp of a type of the ultimate freedom."
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Nick's favorite scenery was Chimney Rock.
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Sean and Nick have been friends since high school and began talking about the trip across North Carolina after Sean saw on television skateboarders going across Bolivia and Peru.
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Good Morning my Friends
A New day, New beginning
LOVE my Family
As the Sun rises
The Pens of POETRY FLOW
Emotions are Formed
LOVE my Family
The Talent, the Feeling, LOVE
Encouraging Words
Emotions are Formed
POETIC Magic is Penned
Touching each of us
Encouraging Words
Creating a New Friendship
LOVE YOU "SOUPER" Friends
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Former UK standout pitcher will get the ball Monday night for the Philadelphia Phillies in game four of the National League Championship Series, which is set for 8:07 p.m. EDT at Citizen Bank Park in Philadelphia on TBS.
Blanton, a UK letterwinner from 2000-02, is no stranger to the big stage. Last year in the playoffs, Blanton posted a 2-0 record and a 3.18 ERA in 17 innings, including 18 strikeouts.
"I feel like in the postseason every game is big," Blanton said. "If it's 2-1, you can keep it from coming back even, or if you're down 1-2, it's a big game to keep them more making the big step. So either way, it's a really big game."
But it was Blanton's bat that provided the heroics during last year's World Series, as he became the first pitcher since 1974 to hit a homer in the World Series. Blanton belted a 2-1 pitch from pitcher Edwin Jackson over the left-field fence for his first homer as a professional and first since his high school days in the Bluegrass.
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The Black Cats were beaten 2-1 at Goodison Park on Saturday to leave them five Premier League games without success - with three of those encounters ending in defeat.
Martin O'Neill's men sit 16th in the standings and three points clear of the relegation places, having won just once this season.
But Spaniard Cuellar is positive they can end their winless streak and start climbing the table.
He told The Sun: "We know our fans will be disappointed with this result and people might think we are in for a struggle this season but in the dressing room we remain confident.
"Of course, we are disappointed too not to pick up one point, never mind three points.
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I want the mp3 flash player in the top of the site never stop playing the music while browsing other pages (inside the page). What's the best way to do this? Iframe? Ajax?
The "best" way to do it is have a small pop up window that your user can open then use the player in it.
Iframes and aJax – I would go with ajax before an iframe but both are pants really.
As a word of advice on a user interaction front – most people when browsing the web are listening to music – so do not autoplay your site's music when the user loads the window – because if it clashes with their music it will sound terrible and their first reaction is to close your window. This is especially relevant for a site promoting music, as the visitors would most definitely be "muso's" (english slang for music lovers…) listening to something :)
Yeah, i think popup is the best way. Already implemented!
Thanks for your help. :)
awesome :-)
Another question..
It will open the poup window every time that body is loaded, so i want to implement a function that:
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– and load-it only 1 time in one session (for the people that closed it)
I would personally let the user open the window… it can be seen as a little rude if you force it on people :)
Yeah, I agreed with you, but it was a feature request by the client.
I write a little code to my question above.
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"I don't know if there's a single female maître' d' in a fine dining restaurant of this caliber in New York," Daniel spokeswoman Georgette Farkas tells us. "Maite Montenegro worked for us, and we think she's the perfect diplomat. She's in charge of everything from reservation management to all the intricacies of customer service on this level." Montenegro is stepping into some big shoes: Her predecessor, Markus Drexler, was about as smooth a figure as you can imagine, so adroit a host that he actually called up some of the restaurant's best customers to let them know that Montenegro was succeeding him. "It's difficult at times," Montenegro tells us. "We have many customers that can have difficult needs, and we have to make sure they're happy without sacrificing a four-star level of service." But do they ever doubt her authority? "Sometimes they're more used to seeing a man in this position, but they've known me for a number of years. They respect what I do here."
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The major difference between regular SMS text messages and Whatsapp text messages is that Whatsapp is free: You use the internet connection on your phone (wifi or part of you mobile data package depending on subscription or pre paid type).
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Since the market was liberalised, Costa Rica's telecom sector has shown considerable growth in the number of subscribers, revenue and competition. The internet market is particularly vibrant, with emerging fibre broadband deployment, while consumer use of VoIP services has been stimulated by the recent hike in tariffs for fixed-line calls. The mobile market was liberalised in late 2011, and by the end of 2013 the major new competitors Claro and Movistar had captured about 20% of the market.
State-owned ICE remains the dominant provider of fixed-line services, while its subsidiary Racsa offers broadband via cable modem and WiMAX services.
Costa Rica's broadband market is the most developed in Central America, with the highest broadband penetration for this sub-region. Geographical distribution however is unequal, with a much higher digital gap than in the case of telephone services. Compared with the whole of Latin America, Costa Rica's broadband penetration lags behind Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and some Caribbean islands.
The DTT market is underway, with the first digital broadcast in 2012. The switch to DTTV is expected to be completed by the end of 2017.
Key telecom parameters – 2014 (e)
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Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.
This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Costa Rica's telecommunications market. With its long-awaited liberalisation, Costa Rica is an attractive market for telecom investors. The report analyses the mobile, internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media sectors. Subjects include:
Key developments:
Number Portability becomes available, ICE, Claro and Movistar all now operating LTE services; Claro Costa Rica and Movistar Costa Rica granted extension to network rollout deadline; Millicom extends satellite TV service to Costa Rica; regulator considers flat rate charge for mobile internet data use; report includes the regulator's first market data report, covering 2010 to 2012; telcos' financial and operating data updates to Q4 2013; market developments to mid-2014.
Companies covered in this report include:
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), RASCA, Tigo, Cable Tica.
This report is essential reading for those needing high level strategic information and objective analysis on the telecom sector in Costa Rica. It provides further information on:
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The authors are very grateful to the referees for their many helpful suggestions and corrections, especially the observation that Gauss considered the associative law in 1801.
About the Authors
Rob Bradley is a professor in the department of mathematics and computer science at Adelphi University. With Ed Sandifer, he wrote Cauchy's Cours d'analyse: An Annotated Translation and edited Leonhard Euler: Life, Work and Legacy. He is chairman of HOM SIGMAA (the History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of the MAA) and president of the Euler Society.
Salvatore J. Petrilli, Jr. is an assistant professor at Adelphi University. He has a B.S. in mathematics from Adelphi University and an M.A. in mathematics from Hofstra University. He received the Ed.D. in mathematics education from Teachers College, Columbia University, where his advisor was J. Philip Smith. His research interests include history of mathematics and mathematics education.


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Distinguished Scholars 2011: Stephen Gonzalez, Student Athlete
Cross-country star plans future as naval officer
CORPUS CHRISTI - Growing up, Stephen Gonzalez had a goal: To become a jock. But he never imagined himself a cross-country standout.
"I thought I wanted to do football and soccer, because those were the sports the jocks do," he said. "I thought running is for losers.' "
His mom didn't share his football dream, however, and in seventh grade coaxed him to Cole Park to try just one cross-country meet.
Stephen won.
"At that moment I realized that if I focused on improving my weaknesses in running, 'Hey, I can do something here,' " he said.
Six years later, Stephen, 18, is a three-time District 31-4A cross-country champion, leading the Moody team to an overall district title.
Stephen is a winner in the 2011 Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished Scholars in the Student Athlete category. But although he captains the cross-country and track teams, his high school career is defined at least as much by academics and service.
In the challenging course load of Moody's Health Science Academy, he has a grade average of 101.44, ranking ninth in his class of 403. He is president of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society, a Health Science Student Ambassador and a member of Moody's Academic Challenge Team.
"I'm most proud of how he's been able to balance everything he does — athletics, academics and extracurriculars — and still keep his Christian values and be a great role model," said his mom, Martha Gonzalez.
Stephen credits his parents and his Christian upbringing for his successes.
"My parents have been a huge part of my life, and they've been the backbone of everything I do and the decisions I make," Stephen said.
His parents and teachers also credit Stephen's work ethic and determination.
"What impressed me most was that at the beginning of the year his work wasn't as good as what some of the other students were turning in," said Richard Arellan, one of his teachers. "He recognized that AP U.S. History wasn't just a pushover class and if he wanted to be good he was going to have to work at it. Before long he was one of the top students in the class."
Stephen is applying that trademark determination to preparing for his future, which includes plans to become a naval officer.
"When I was young, the community helped me achieve my goals," Stephen said. "Now that I'm older it's time to give back. It takes young men like me to dedicate our lives to service so we can continue this lifestyle we have today."
He also plans to keep running and one day run the Boston Marathon.
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This is a really good place to get a salad, soup, or coffee. The sandwiches are kind of expensive for what you get but the in-store made bread is great. My recommendation would be to get the Soup & Salad Deal or the Salad and a half sandwich. The ingredients are good and fresh and you'll leave feeling satisfied. Oh, and if coffee is your thing you'll be happy you came here.
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It's a rainy day, so I decided to run next door to this place to get something to eat. I just paid $7 for 2 slices of bread, 1 slice of turkey meat, 1 slice of unappetizing lettuce leaf, and 1 slice of undercooked bacon. I feel like I just got robbed here. You just don't get good value here. I'm taking my lunch money elsewhere in the area. I should've known better.
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Shortly after Ron and Sharon Hoffman moved to the Charleston area last May from Indiana, the couple experienced a number of health challenges that they knew needed to be addressed.
In researching the best way to deal with their respective health issues, the two former elementary school educators read a newspaper story about the opening of the new ActiveRx Active Aging Center, which made its local debut a little more than six months ago in Mount Pleasant.
"Since Ron suffered a stroke in November of 2011, he faced some challenges with his balance, walking and leg strength, Mrs. Hoffman recalled. "ActiveRx quickly identified his physical therapy needs and recommended a vigorous six-week program under the supervision of therapist Danielle Licari."
The results were truly amazing, according to Mrs. Hoffman. "He quickly regained his self-confidence and is now able to walk without the fear of falling, and his mental attitude also has improved because he now feels better about himself," she said. "He can carry the recycling tub to the curb, carry a bag of groceries into the house, and do things around the house.
He even went to a college basketball game. It's exciting to see the 'old' Ron."
While her husband was undergoing the ActiveRx Active Physical Therapy program, Mrs. Hoffman – who suffers from fibromyalgia – was the beneficiary of the company's signature "Strengtherapy," a research-based program specifically designed to help seniors regain and maintain the strength they need to remain independent and lead a high quality of life.
"The ActiveRx team identified some stretching and strength-training exercises that decreased my fibromyalgia pain," she said.
Her improved strength was achieved in an environment that appeals to most seniors. "The environment created at ActiveRx puts a premium on being comfortable," Mrs. Hoffman said.
"Large gyms – with their noise and commotion – are sensory overload for me, so the small size of the facility is a real plus, and the small classes allow the instructor to give each participant individualized attention."
In summing up, Mrs. Hoffman recalls, "The attitude of the entire staff is so positive and encouraging, you feel like you are with friends and just having a good time."
Ryan Daniel, manager of the ActiveRx Active Aging Center located on Lake Hunter Circle in Mount Pleasant, said since its opening last September, the center has helped change the lives of about 100 seniors, aged 55–90, residing in the Greater Charleston area.
Daniel pointed out there is a rapidly growing need for the ActiveRx continuum of services.
"Studies have shown that most seniors lose 30 percent of their strength by age 65, 60 percent by age 75, and as much as 90 percent by age 85," he said.
"While these statistics might astound some and thoroughly intimidate others, the ActiveRx research-based model demonstrates that patients can restore 10 or more years of strength and function within the first three to four months of care."
Daniel continued, "ActiveRx is redefining the aging process.
Every client we see can recover years of their previous ability to function. No one has to be a victim of aging when there are safe, affordable, medically supervised steps that can be taken to ensure the ability to live independently for as long as possible."
Research continues to validate that strength loss in aging is the No. 1 contributor to falls, loss of mobility, and loss of independence.
The good news is that strength loss is preventable and strength can be regained at any age.
As Mrs. Hoffman concluded, "Our move from Indiana to South Carolina was truly an exciting time in our lives, and the discovery of ActiveRx will only add to our quality of life."
For more information, call 843-388-3120, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center is conveniently located on Lake Hunter Circle – just off of Anna Knapp Boulevard, minutes from East Cooper Medical Center at 999 Lake Hunter Circle, Suite B, Mount Pleasant, S.C.
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In honor of Super Bowl Sunday, short film of the week is focusing on two incredible commercials. Neither of these has ever graced the Super Bowl, but they're more than worth a look. Now, fair warning, you won't see celebrities or bikinis in either ad. The focus in both commercials is their tight, compelling storytelling.
We've touched before on the difficulties of telling a complete story in a short amount of time and the thought that must back each word and image. Commercials, of course, have the added complexity of trying to sell you something while telling you a story. When they are done well, they're really an art form.
Each of these commercials manages to also address social issues while pushing their agendas. The first example comes from Bell's Whiskey and was made for South African TV. Clocking in at 2 minutes, this ad absolutely feels like a short film. In fact, it's takes you on such an emotional journey it's a bit startling at the end. You realize this lovely story of an older gentleman learning to read is crafted to push scotch. Aside from that practical letdown, it's a great piece of work and let's give credit where credit is due: the idea to celebrate literacy while selling alcohol is a unique approach. Other than the bump at the end, this is well crafted, well executed, and does a fantastic job of tugging at the heartstrings.
In the second example, Belgium based Zazoo takes a completely different approach with their ad. Full disclosure, this is my favorite commercial of all time. At only 41 seconds, this ad is all about humor. The product reveal at the end (which I won't mention as it will spoil the surprise) is so seamlessly integrated it functions as a punchline for the joke you don't even realize the story is building toward.
So, for those of you who don't have the time or inclination to invest in the drama of the big game tonight, here's your quota of laughter and tears in less than 3 minutes. Enjoy!
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MADISON — Earlier today, Judge William Conley of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin issued an "Opinion and Order" in Wisconsin Education Association Council, et al. v. Walker, et al., Case No. 11 CV 428, which involved a challenge to certain provisions of 2011 Wis. Act 10, relating to distinctions between unions representing "public safety employees" and other "general employees."
The Court rejected most of the Plaintiffs' challenges, including claims that collective bargaining rights on non-wage issues must be restored. However, it also held that on Equal Protection and First Amendment grounds: (1) "general employee" unions cannot be required to recertify on an annual basis if "public safety employee" unions aren't required to; and (2) members of "general employee" unions must be allowed to have union dues deducted from their paychecks if members of "public safety employee" unions are given that option.
Regarding the decision, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen stated: "This case started as a broad attack on all union-related aspects of Act 10. Plaintiffs have failed on all but two issues. If the ruling stands, unions representing non-"public safety employees" will no longer have to demonstrate member support through annual recertification and will have greater ability to take money out of employees' paychecks. While this may give the unions more power over their members, it does nothing to benefit the public employees of this state."
Van Hollen further commented, "Although we are still reviewing the adverse portions of the ruling and considering the options, we are confident that we would prevail in an appeal if we choose to go that direction."
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Fixed that for you.morphles wrote:I would say that this one seemed very easy, lots of good items. I simply died in quite stupid way... As someone said to win this contest one would probably need to get some lumestones and reach the surface with them.
Cybermg wrote:Died on level 13 to a troll while paralyzed by a gas trap. Didn't even bother to get the score, and it didn't make my top 30.
Pretty generous run, with a staff of poison and staff of obstruction in one of the first vaults. I held off for a bit before deciding to follow a poison + obstruction based build, but was forced into it when I found myself in a bad position next to the dar blademaster on level 6. I obstructed us, enchanted the staff, and poisoned him through the obstruction.
My next enchant scrolls went into the early plate mail, which was +0, and I still wasn't quite sure which weapon to invest in. I think I probably threw away the +3 war axe, wherever it was.
This was the first game I've played where I've found a unicorn. An invisible unicorn was a huge asset, until it set off the paralysis trap in the prisoner room on level 13, letting a guarding troll one-shot me.
RandomGui wrote:Ended up dying on level 8 to a 3x eel/goblin combo while trying to retrieve the wand... Found myself at a pretty significant disadvantage once the acid mounds got to me and decayed both of my (uncursed) leather armours to a -2. I was focusing all of my scrolls on the war hammer found on level 3(?) but found that I was lacking the power to dispatch enemies before I got a chance to equip it.
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Inkscape doesn't seem to support charts or tables, so what's the best way to create a chart/table and import it into Inkscape? Excel 2013 unfortunately doesn't seem to support svg.
@Yisela recommends Gnumeric. I would also recommend looking at LibreOffice.
What I've done in the past is:
A similar approach can be taken with charts.
If you prefer to stick with Excel, at least for the charts part, you can install the "Save as PDF" office add-on and select your charts as PDF files which you can open just fine in Inkscape.
For both of these options, most of the actual content editing would take place in LibreOffice or Excel. Inkscape would really be for fine-tuning the output.
Finally, if you're working on a project that needs lots of tables and charts, you might want to invest some time in learning a programming language like R, with which you can generate publication quality charts and tables quite easily.
Since you mention Excel, something you could do is use Gnumeric to import your .xls files into it, and from there export them as SVG. Unlike Excel, Gnumeric has more export options that would allow you to create more complex elements without having to actually draw them on Inkscape.
There is also an extension for Inkscape called NiceCharts that is good for creating basic pie and bar charts. It hasn't been updated since 2012, but it seems to be working nicely.
Other options are Gnuplot (a command line - with several frontends - driven interactive data and function plotting tool has SVG output for graphs & charts) and Matplotlib (a python plotting library and can also output SVG). Finally, SVG charter is a perl script dedicated to generate SVG charts on web servers.
For diagrams, Graphviz can produce structural information as diagrams of abstract graphs and networks in SVG and other vector formats.


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Oct. 20, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State women's soccer team was edged in a double-overtime thriller by the visiting Syracuse Orange Sunday afternoon at Dail Soccer Field, falling by a final score of 2-1. The match was the first-ever meeting between NC State and the Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer.
State (6-11-0, 1-10-0 ACC) recorded a season-high 16 shots in the match, nine of which were on target. Jackie Stengel led the way offensively for the Wolfpack, hitting five shots, one of which provided State's goal on the afternoon. She was one of six NC State student-athletes who recorded a shot during the match.
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Mackenzie Stelljes had a very strong day in net, making a career-high 11 saves in the loss.
"This was a disappointing result," said head coach Tim Santoro. "We controlled the first half but didn't get enough out of it. In that second overtime period, we had three great chances to score and Brittany (Anghel) made some great saves for them.
It's disappointing for the players, because they played well enough to win the game today," Santoro added.
State played a very solid first half, outshooting the visitors by a 9-6 mark. Stengel was a large part of this offensive pressure, ripping four shots—two on target—in the first 45 minutes. Key to the early success of the NC State offense was good delivery from Meagan Proper, who time and again was sending balls over the Syracuse defense and into the path of NC State forwards.
One of the best chances of the opening frame came in the 32nd minute when Jennie Krauser was the recipient of one of the aforementioned Proper passes. Krauser hit a half-volley from 15 yards out, but the onrushing Brittany Anghel was able to just parry the shot wide and out for a corner kick.
Syracuse (7-9-1, 3-7-1 ACC) took a 1-0 lead in the 61st minute at the end of a frantic play in the NC State penalty area. Maya Pitts hit a shot off the crossbar, the rebound of which came to Jackie Firenze. Her attempt at goal was saved by Stelljes but Taylor Haenlin was able to knock in the rebound to put the Orange on top.
State answered back immediately with Stengel's ninth goal of the season. Caroline Gentry was running up the wing and curled in a very nice cross to the freshman forward. Stengel made no mistake with it, tucking the ball into the far corner to level the match and score her team-leading ninth goal of the season.
The two teams went through the rest of regulation and the first full overtime period scoreless. The Wolfpack created three strong scoring opportunities beginning in the 104th minute when Brittany Stanko hit a sharp header on target. Her attempt was met with a diving save by Anghel. Gentry then had an attempt that was blocked in the 106th minute and Stanko followed this up with another shot which was saved in the 107th minute.
Immediately following an NC State corner, the Orange scored against the run of play on a two-on-one counterattack. Alexis Koval bolted down the left side of the field and timed a pass well, finding teammate Stephanie Skilton open in the penalty area. Skilton, the team's leading goal scorer, was able to beat Stelljes in the 109th minute to end the match in favor of Syracuse.
NC State will next be in action on Thursday, Oct. 24 at Duke. The Wolfpack and Blue Devils will kick off at 7 p.m. in Durham, N.C.


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Nurse Jacintha Saldanha 'had attempted suicide before'
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THE Bristol nurse who committed suicide after answering a hoax phone call about the Duchess of Cambridge made two attempts to kill herself last winter and had been prescribed anti- depressants, it has been reported.
Jacintha Saldanha, from Southmead, who took her own life days after the call from Australian DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles, attempted to commit suicide last December with an overdose of pills during a family visit to India, according to Indian newspaper reports.
She survived after being rushed to hospital but tried to commit suicide again just nine days later by apparently jumping from a building.
Ms Saldanha, 46, spent several days in intensive care before receiving psychiatric treatment and being prescribed a course of powerful antidepressants for nine months.
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Along with the previous suicide attempts, members of Ms Saldanha's family have revealed that the nurse was so ashamed after taking the hoax call earlier this month that she did not tell her husband or two teenage children about it before her death, despite speaking to them by phone several times.
Ms Saldanha was found hanged at her living quarters at the King Edward VII's Hospital in Central London on December 7.
Last week, hundreds of mourners gathered in a small town in India for her funeral. Friends and family paid their respects to the nurse during a simple ceremony in Shirva, 30 miles north of Mangalore.
She took her life three days after transferring a call from two Australian DJs, believing they were the Queen and Prince of Wales, to a colleague who described in detail the Duchess's condition during her hospital stay for morning sickness.


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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2007 The Santa Ana winds in Southern California are subsiding, allowing firefighters – both military and civilian – to make progress against wildfires that are rampaging through the area, California National Guard officials said.
C-130 airplanes equipped with modular air firefighting systems have flown five sorties and dropped almost 84,000 gallons of fire retardant since California officials activated them yesterday, National Guard Bureau officials said. The aircraft hit the Poomacha fire, northeast of San Diego.
California officials said 18 wildfires have burned 459,877 acres. Three fires burning on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton have consumed 6,200 acres. The base is not being evacuated, but officials have relocated 6,100 personnel and family members to less-threatened places on the base, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. "There are currently 600 other (Defense Department)-affiliated people being given shelter at Camp Pendleton," he said. "These are the people out in the community that are having their homes threatened or have lost their homes."
Three Navy bases -- Naval Base San Diego, Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and Naval Air Station El Centro -- are billeting 2,670 Defense Department evacuees, according to a U.S. Northern Command release. All Defense Department components in the area are being tasked to account for all personnel as part of the declaration of Southern California as a federal disaster area.
There are 214 active duty personnel, 72 Defense Department civilians and 2,492 National Guardsmen engaged in either ground or airborne firefighting or security and relief operations, Whitman said. In addition, the Defense Department is providing 18 fire engines, and about 17,000 California National Guardsmen are available for duty.
Eighteen military helicopters from the California Guard, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force are participating in the firefight, and 14 fixed-wing aircraft, including the C-130s, also are involved.
Air Force U-2 surveillance planes flew some imagery missions in support of the firefighting effort. "Later today, it is expected that we may have a Global Hawk mission that may provide some imagery," Whitman said. The Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle that can loiter over areas for long periods of time and broadcast real-time imagery to ground systems.
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These boots are flipping sweet! They track great going up and down hill with excellent boulder hopping ability in between. One can balance on a pebble in these. Wish these were made in 'Merica........I'm on my second pair after only 2 years of aggressive use due to the bottom side 1/2" grip piece? began to separate from the sole's side bottom section (outboard). It's beginning to do it on my second pair and it did this on my ex gf's pair too. If they didn't perform so well, I would give these 4 stars. If you plan on fixed trails and not hiking up rough rock than these will last you longer than mine did, each pair. I look forward to seeing how keen reinforces this weak spot without losing the traction ability that the sole pieces provide.
I will continue to wear these and my more roughed up pair according to the situation until they are completely unserviceable because I like them so much. I will continue to purchase keen products in the future and their hiking boots without this weak spot (not all keen soles have them). Their sandals are topnotch as well.
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Well, I don't know how DLP are *supposed* to perform off of the sales floor (which may be different given the lighting, etc) but from what I can see, they aren't any better than conventional rear projection TV's when it comes to viewing angles. Which doesn't mean that they are absolutely horrible, but they don't compare to newer LCD's.
Plus LCD's are now able to easily cross into the 1080p range for larger displays. Plasma and DLP have a harder time with this, except for the type of DLP screens that project the 3 different base colors simultaneously, but those are extremely expensive.
I agree completely with your conclusion of plasmas, especially the older models which tended to be 1024x768. However, I think my TV does a pretty decent job of 1080p resolution with only a single DLP chip, and it is a 56" TV at less than $2000. Granted, the DLP chip has "only" 960x1080 physical mirrors, and the full 1920x1080 pixel image is generated by using an external rotating mirror that shifts the image multiple times a second so that the image is displayed temporally as such (assuming we are looking at four mirrors, but displaying 8 pixels):
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Funeral protests could upend common view of free speech
More than 500 mourners walked quietly through rows of flags and into a white chapel on a recent Saturday afternoon to honor a dead soldier.
Army Lt. Todd Weaver was remembered as a scholar, athlete and born leader. He served in Iraq after high school, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the College of William and Mary two years ago and was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Sept. 9. He left behind a wife and a 1-year-old daughter.
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Jagadish Shettar is all set to take oath as the 27th Chief Minister of Karnataka. The incumbent, Sadananda Gowda has already submitted his resignation to the BJP party president. That makes it three Chief Ministers in four years to rule Karnataka. That this is hardly a model of stability is clear on plain sight. However, "plain sight" is just that: it is superficial. Deeper analysis shows a completely different picture. This has much to do with the story of the BJP's first-ever stab at power in South India and less with individual party leaders. This has much to do with a party that sat in the Opposition for 25 long years as the state became a football that was kicked between the Congress party and the Janata Dal, and later the Janata Dal (S).
And so when the BJP came to power on its own in May 2008, it had genuine reasons for feeling elated. However, there's a huge difference between capturing office and actually running it successfully. This is perhaps the BJP's singular failure in Karnataka. If you observe its rule since 2008, there hasn't been a time when the party was perceived as stable. Every new day seemed to inaugurate a new controversy. One of the main reasons for this is the fact that it never really got a grip on the administrative machinery. It's no secret that babus have their own axes to grind against politicians and that their political loyalties play a huge factor in how a government's policies are actually implemented. The corollary to this is the fact that anybody who has observed Karnataka's politics over a period of time will tell you that a key driver of Deve Gowda's success is the way he cultivated the bureaucracy.
This lack of a firm grip over the administrative machinery manifested itself in the public perception that the BJP government in Karnataka was a failure. This was also why the BJP backtracked on several issues—including good policies—when it was pilloried by the media and Opposition on a daily basis.
Media Hype over Intra-party Dissensions
It's true that the Karnataka BJP has been plagued by internal dissent from the start. When B.S Yeddyurappa (BSY) took oath as Chief Minister, Jagadish Shettar's supporters created a huge rucks before Vidhana Soudha alleging mistreatment of their leader. This was followed by petty bickering, the Reddy brothers' revolt, the CD episode, the Renukacharya episode, the "rebel" MLAS who were poached by JD(S) only to return like meek sheep, BSY's eventual stepping down, and now Sadananda Gowda's exit as CM.
The media, more than the Opposition, had a field day in hyping up every single event in gory and misleading detail. But what's the reality behind all this hype that seems to be a BJP-only phenomenon? Let's rewind to the past and check out the facts.
- The Janata Dal, which came to power in 1994 did so on the strength of two names: the foremost was Ramakrishna Hegde, a former Chief Minister who had served earlier three terms and enjoyed immense personal popularity, and the second was Deve Gowda. This time around, Hegde didn't contend for the Chief Minister's seat, and allowed Deve Gowda to occupy the chair. However, on swearing-in day, Deve Gowda's supporters beat up Hegde with slippers and tore his clothes in the corridors of Vidhana Soudha. And then, in 1996, Deve Gowda had Ramakrishna Hegde expelled from the party using his clout as Prime Minister.
- When Gowda lost his seat and tried reclaim Chief Ministership, J.H. Patel who was then the CM, smiled benevolently and looked the other way. An enraged Gowda split the party to form what's now known as Janata Dal (Secular), a family-run enterprise.
- The Congress party in Karnataka, throughout its long tenure is no stranger to internal squabbles. The credit for inaugurating intra-party factionalism goes to Devaraj Urs who cynically pitted his own MLAs against one another in order to ensure that there was no alternate power centre. His successor, Gundu Rao was no different, and it is Gundu Rao who scripted the defeat of the Congress in Karnataka.
- Not many remember how Rajiv Gandhi humiliatingly dumped the veteran Veerendra Patil, a sitting Chief Minister, in favour of S. Bangarappa in 1990. Bangarappa presided over perhaps the most corrupt regime in the state. The extent of corruption, nepotism, abuse of state machinery, and the use of violence-as-linguistic-engineering is unparalleled to date. A measure of this is the fact that he was forced to step down and make way for Veerappa Moily.
- Veerappa Moily's regime saw another ugly, caste-hued feud that erupted between Congress leaders Rajashekhara Murthy and S.M. Krishna. Poster wars broke out all over the walls of Bangalore. Supporters of both leaders heckled one another in horrible public spats. The Chief Minister was reduced to a mute spectator and spent his time on literature.
- The Chief Ministership of S.M. Krishna, the darling of the English media, was no different. Not many recall how many cabinet colleagues tried to unseat him by paying secret visits to Sonia's durbar on a regular basis. Not many recall how many MLAs tried to use the Rajkumar kidnap and the farmer suicide episodes as opportunities to dethrone him. He managed to complete his term only by constant manipulation of every sort—including using his "hitman" D.K. Shiva Kumar.
Contrast this with the facts on the BJP's internal bickering. Without going into too many details—because the events are fairly recent—one thing that stands out is the fact that the party stood together as a united front against cynical attempts to dislodge it. The same Reddy brothers who had revolted earlier came to BSY's aid in the rebel MLA incident. The entire party was united in facing four no-confidence motions against BSY. A motivated media won't highlight these things for obvious reasons.
The Incredible Vote-Getter
It's a truism that the media needs no reason at all to attack the BJP. However, its attacks on the BJP government in Karnataka has one unmistakable distinction: relentlessness. Let's put that in the past tense. The English media's attacks on the BJP government in Karnataka had one unmistakable distinction: relentlessness. The past tense because while on the surface, these attacks were directed at the government, the real target was exactly one man: B.S. Yeddyurappa.
Cut back to history again: the moment Sadananda Gowda took over, these attacks stopped almost overnight. Therefore the question is: why does the media hate Yeddyurappa so fiercely? The answer to this question is a key question: had the Reddy brothers been with the Congress, would the media blow up the illegal mining affair the way it has done? I leave it to the reader's intelligence to ponder over all the implications of this question.
This question apart, let's look at BSY's record. In a line, he stands as the incredible vote-getter for the BJP in Karnataka. Look at all the elections that have happened in the state after he became Chief Minister. The BJP has romped to victory like never before in every single election.
Equally, BSY also takes the complete credit for decimating the Opposition in the state. The Congress party is perhaps in its worst-ever condition since Independence. There's not a single leader who can unite even one faction within the party. The KPCC chief, Parameshwar is powerless against even puny MLAs. A small fry like Varthur Prakash (now with the BJP) openly abuses his erstwhile Guru, the Congress heavyweight Siddaramaiah as an opportunist, and Siddaramaiah has no retort. The JD (S) is a family enterprise, which commands a few seats in selected pockets but can play no decisive role in the polls because it has completely alienated the Lingayat and Kuruba communities. It is a testimony to BSY's acumen that he successfully repelled repeated strong-arm tactics of Kumaraswamy—including the poaching of 11 BJP MLAs. The Congress party's padayatra to Bellary, which attracted a huge crowd, failed to make a dent on BSY's image. BSY also managed to rein in the danger lurking right around the corner in Raj Bhavan in the form of H R Bharadwaj. Bharadwaj's several molestations of the Governor's office to unseat BSY were fruitless. Perhaps, BSY's greatest success is the fact that he triumphed four no-confidence motions, two of which were back-to-back.
This kind of record naturally invites the impotent ire of the English media. A parallel is available in the media's fulminations against Narendra Modi. No matter their attempts, Modi refuses to be dethroned. Which is why the media went orgasmic when Sadananda Gowda took over. He was pliable, and was generally perceived as docile, even. Is it any wonder that the Opposition, which bayed for BSY's blood on a daily basis, suddenly adopted a saintly stance? Is it any wonder that the media now praises Sadananda Gowda for providing a "clean," "efficient," and "transparent" administration? All this maybe true but that's not how party politics works.
It's all about Winning Elections
Kiran has a fantastic analysis of Sadananda Gowda's exit, perhaps the best I've read on the issue so far. Sadananda Gowda throughout his career, was more of a nice guy than a mass leader. He hasn't faced any serious crisis so far and his vote base doesn't stretch beyond his home constituency. In fact, after the battering he received in the Udupi-Chickmagalur by-election, even this is suspect. Whatever his Mr. Clean image, the party system in any democracy works exactly in one fashion: the top job goes to the person who commands the maximum number of people, and enjoys the loyalty of his own MLAs. BSY's influence spans almost the entire Lingayat community in the state. Forget BSY, Sadananda Gowda doesn't have the reach of other BJP leaders like R. Ashok, Jagadish Shettar, Suresh Kumar, Somanna, or even an upstart like C P Yogeshwar who manages to win from any party that gives him a ticket.
However, the tug of the Chief Minister's chair is too strong to resist and Sadananda Gowda, after handing over his resignation to Nitin Gadkari, is trying his desperate best to retain it.
The Gowda camp insisted on the party president's post for him, deputy Chief Ministership for K.S. Eshwarappa and half the ministerial berths for itself, and acceptance of their demands before the meeting, as indications emerged that the change of guard would be not be a smooth affair.
Whether the BJP central leadership accepts these demands is a different question. But projecting Jagadish Shettar as the next Chief Minister is a sensible move. He commands a huge following in the Hubli-Dharward-Gadag-Belgaum belt and is generally perceived to be clean. He established his credentials with the implementation of the much-needed Kalasa-Banduri irrigation project, giving the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha to Belgaum, and installing the South Western Railway HQ in Hubli. As Kiran says, Jagadish Shettar will do well to remember the lessons from Sadananda Gowda's self-scripted exit.
More importantly, Shettar has already proved that he's a strong vote-getter and holds the Lingayat community together. That ultimately is what matters in electoral politics.


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Stephane Sessegnon was arrested on Tuesday night in Newcastle on drink-driving charges, and will appear before magistrates in October, and after Phil Bardsley had been left in the cold after his misdemeanours towards the end of last season, one may expect the Benin international to be out of the picture at the Stadium of Light.
However, Di Canio claims that if players apologise and show a willing to make amends, he is prepared to operate a forgive and forget policy.
"I will judge each case on its merits", Di Canio said.
"If a footballer says he is really sorry and you think he means it than yes, there is a second chance.
"But if you don't even think you are doing wrong and say sorry without really meaning it, that's different.
"I can read my players and I know the ones who are genuinely sorry if they do something wrong. It's difficult to give second chances to somebody who breaks the rules and thinks that's normal, because they'll then do it again."
It remains to be seen whether Sessegnon will be lucky enough to receive one of Di Canio's second chances, with rumours abound that he will be allowed to leave the club before the end of the transfer window. The midfielder will not travel to Selhurst Park for Sunderland's game against Crystal Palace this weekend.