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I really like Duane Ludwig, I picked up those huge 10 disc KOTC DVD's, and that is where I first saw a lot of Duane Ludwig put together hellascious combinations.
I mean, come on, the guy is just so slick on his feet the way he puts kicks and punches together. His defeat of the Frenchman was great, and I really hope that he gets a chance to come back to the UFC.
However, I also really liked Yves Edwards for his strikes, he was always exciting to me and had pretty good ground game. So, I would say those two would be my vote for the top two MT competitors that have fought in the UFC.I'll make one when I can find one I like.
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It's close to lunchtime on a sunny Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Homeschooled students Hannah Spear, 7, and her brother Benjamin, 5, are sitting at the kitchen table. Hannah is practicing downward loops in her cursive-writing book, and Benjamin is working on a phonics lesson. On the floor next to them, their little brothers Nathan, 4, and Timothy, 2, have built a roadway for their toy cars and are making zooming noises. Their 3-month-old sister, Elizabeth, perched nearby in a bouncy seat, is beginning to fret.
Despite the jumble of activity, their mother, Meg, thinks that it's been a good school day. The older two children have each practiced piano or violin for half an hour, studied a Bible and a history lesson, and done some math. No science, though. They'll have a science class tomorrow, when another homeschooling mom will teach a group of 12 kids about interesting animals.
Spear admits she's probably not the best possible teacher that her children could have. "But if they were in school, there's no guarantee they'd get the best possible teacher either," she says. "And they'd never have one who gives them as much individual attention or who understands them as well as I do."
Nobody knows exactly how many children are being taught at home in the U.S., because not all states keep records on the number of homeschooled students. Experts estimate it's about 1.1 million children, or roughly 2 percent of the school-age population. Some advocates put the figure closer to 2 million. Whatever the number, there's no doubt that it's skyrocketing, perhaps by 15 to 20 percent per year. "Homeschooling has become a legitimate educational option for families," says Mitchell Stevens, Ph.D., associate professor of education and sociology at New York University and author of Kingdom of Children, about the homeschooling movement.
The idea that parents can instruct their own children has deep roots in American history. Colonial children were almost always taught that way, and many rural children continued to be homeschooled until well into the 20th century. Ten years ago, as the modern movement was gathering steam, Congress officially made homeschooling legal in every state and specified that parents don't need to have teaching credentials.
At that time, parents usually chose to homeschool because of their religious convictions or unconventional views about education. Today, however, most parents become teachers simply because they're worried about the overall quality of their public school, according to a survey by the National Center for Education Statistics. The next most common reason for homeschooling is to provide religious or moral instruction. Other parents say they're doing it because they're disappointed with the academic standards at their local schools or their child has health problems. While some parents try homeschooling early and continue right through high school, others do it for only a year or two, opting in and out of the school system as their family's needs shift, Dr. Stevens notes.

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School-Record 140 UTEP Student-Athletes Make C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
A Cumulative GPA Of 3.0 Is Required
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MINER NOTE: 2014 C-USA Academic Honor Roll & C-USA Academic Medalist.
2013 (FRESHMAN): Played in three games on the season, including one Conference USA contest at North Texas (10/31/13) ... registered a shot against Nebraska-Omaha (8/25/13) ... member of the C-USA Academic Honor Roll (min. 3.0 GPA) & received C-USA Academic medal (min. 3.75 GPA).
PRIOR TO UTEP: Four-year varsity starter at Socorro High School coached by Roger Rosales , scoring 149
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U picked one out of several requirements dude. A1 <> 1080p and <> operating like a standard DVD player (meaning lame operation). It is ghey to have company over and have to wait 5 minutes for the HD DVD unit to warm up and load . . .
A1 = teh SuX, if you think otherwise then you just allowed yourself to settle for lameness. If the later models have improved then great for them. It still does not take away from the A1 sucking. Does the 360 do everything? hell no. There is definately a trade off. For me the convenience outweighs cons. Once the format war is settled maybe I will pop for a dedicated unit. Until then the consoles will suffice.
Load times aside, why is 1080p important? You have the same TV as evilchris and he's stated on numerous occasions the TV has a built-in scalar or whatever you want to call it that takes 1080i60 feeds and deinterlaces them to 1080p30
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Tim Cameron 's NEW Showtime Buggy
Burnt out after building his own chassis for the Hell Raiser buggy, Tim decided to let Jimmy at Smith Motorsports build the chassis for his new project. Timmie took the chassis and built the suspension with double triangulated 4 links and coilovers at both ends. The drivetrain from Hell Raiser was crammed in between the frame rails of the new ride. A fire breathing LSX454 started off the list. This 7.4 liter crate engine from GM Performance is rated at 620 horsepower with 11:1 compression. The dirt pounding power of this engine is handled by a power-glide transmission with a 2,000 rpm stall. An Atlas t-case transfers the power to the front and rear 14 bolt steering axles. Single ended rams turn the massive TSL SX tires at each axle. Hummer H1 beadlocks keep the tires stuck on the rims while Timmie beats his way up obstacles and RCV axle shafts take the pounding and try their best to keep the tires smoking. Believe it or not this rig does not have kirkey seats in it! Seems like Tim is tired of being sore after a long weekend of rock bouncing. So he decided to fit some nice suspension seats and 4 point harnesses into his new creation. His new creation was powder-coated fire engine red and dubbed SHOWTIME! We were lucky enough to catch the rig in action at Choccolocco ORV in Jacksonville, AL during the Bama Buggy Bash event. Tim walked up Violater like it was nothing. He did however burn up the trans on WFO. He said he will get the powerglide built to handle the abuse and be back to kill some hills in no time. Timmie says he loves the new rig, so don't expect to see a for sale thread any time soon. Keep checking back as we will be adding videos to this page. If you are a big Tim Cameron fan be sure to check out our DVD entitled "RockRods" which features a few of Timmie's full throttle beatdowns. There will also be plenty of the new Showtime Buggy in RockRods 2 which will be available in November! Until next time, Keep that throttle matted and those tires smoking!
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The All Star Festival is organized by football coaches to honor the accomplishments of Arizona high school senior student athletes.
THANK YOUThe AzFCA extends its greatest appreciation to Mark Coronado and his staff at Surprise for supporting the advancement of Arizona high school football. The Surprise Recreational Facilities has hosted the AzFCA All Star Football Festival since the 2004-2005 football season. The games would not be what they are today without their support!
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Purple Tacos
Someone please tell me why blue corn is called "blue corn". It looks purple!!
Another snapshot of spices and variety of red pepper grinded. I also included "Sula" which is a Mexican version of sour cream. It tastes more like a combination of sour cream and Mayonnaise. Saltier and creamier. I prefer regular sour cream. Also included here is some Queso Blanco, authentic "white cheese".
Marinade for Chicken. As you can see I prefer the dark thigh meat over breast meat. It is juicier.
Some Alcohol for the chicken.
I wish you could smell this. Hopefully in the future they will have computers that spray aromas
as you view pictures. I always wished my TV had an aroma spray for FOODTV.
Yikes. Spicy hot dried peppers for a mole/warm salsa sauce. I can take alot of heat
I don't know about you.
Purple corn grinding. Oldschool style.
Purple corn powder, I worked hard!
After some warm water, and flour and purple corn maize, this is what you get.
Taco Machine, again oldschool.
Look at the little speckles that didn't get fine enough.
Okay so salsa with jalapeno, onion, cilantro, garlic and all the fixings is great. But I also like reallly simple finely diced tomatoes with onion juice and salt. Really fresh and you taste the actual tomato.
Green tomato, the OTHER salsa. Look at the greenscale!
Instead of guac, I like fresh avocados with fresh cilanto laid down on the taco.
All the fixings, along with some spicy chorizo browned up. Adds a little salty bite.
Rolled up like sushi handrolls! WEIRD!!!!
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ESL is a program that has been developed to help volunteers teach Conversational English to Internationals. It is a great way to meet a basic need, build relationships, share Christ and minister to those new in our community.
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Dino, Gerry and Kirk discuss Tiger Woods' diastrous opening round.
The guys talk about the reactions from last night's fight and talk about Mookie Betts' start to the season.
was compared in the media to the "Greatest of all time" Muhammad Ali , a comparison that accomplished the near impossible, humbling ..... Sherman said. "It's very humbling to be compared to Muhammad Ali because of all the serious ridicule that he went through
athlete skipping out on George W. Bush in 2006, he'd be looked at as a hero by most influential media types, another Muhammad Ali .) I'm sure he will (and as much as I disagree with some Obama policies, Glenn Beck has some terrifying stances on plenty
the hockey world will once again be treated to some highly passionate hockey between two teams that, to borrow a phrase from Muhammad Ali , get it on because they don't get along. As long as the main pieces are in place, it should be like that each time these
s away from them. Price had the best description of the Habs' play in the second and third periods, likening it to Muhammad Ali 's rope-a-dope strategy against George Foreman in 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle." The B's could
it's possible that he might not be President today. Not a total reach. And if Jackie Robinson, Billie Jean King and Muhammad Ali are on the top of the Trailblazer Pyramid, Russell is just a notch below. So now, thanks to Obama (and folks like Cedric
big contracts, like the $100,001 one he signed in 1965 — one more dollar than Chamberlain's deal. His support of Muhammad Ali during the heavyweight champ's conscientious objection to the Vietnam War. And so on and so on. He was fascinating
Pope Benedict XVI , USA Today has a list of the top 10 athletes who tied to cling to their careers for too long . No. 1 is Muhammad Ali , followed by Brett Favre . Former Red Sox players Rickey Henderson and Roger Clemens are third and fourth, respectively
Pope Benedict XVI , USA Today has a list of the top 10 athletes who tied to cling to their careers for too long . No. 1 is Muhammad Ali , followed by Brett Favre . Former Red Sox players Rickey Henderson and Roger Clemens are third and fourth, respectively
Not that one." More like a pacemaker that keeps a championship heart beating year after year. Like a 32-year-old Muhammad Ali biding his time against a 25-year-old George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle. "It's typical Celtics basketball
team. Said one NFL general manager: "I think his career is over without playing another position." ♦ The family of Muhammad Ali denied a report that the boxing legend was near death and posted a photo of him sitting in a chair wearing a Ray Lewis T-shirt


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Competitive Eater Takeru Kobayashi Fails to Break Guinness Fastest Pizza-Eating Record
We saw this story about Takeru Kobayashi's failed attempt to break the Guinness record for fastest pizza-eating, but here's some more perspective on it courtesy of Slice'r Tommy, from New Zealand, home of the current record-holder. —AK Hey, Adam, Greetings from Wellington, New Zealand. You may have caught wind of this story already, but I thought i'd pass it on anyway: http://www.3news.co.nz/Japanese-eater-fails-to-beat-Kiwis-pizza-record/tabid/415/articleID/186429/Default.aspx/ I believe it has been reported in a few U.S. newspapers and websites also.I make pizza for Scopa, the New Zealand restaurant that organised the competition that gave birth to the current Guinness record, and we're pretty happy... More


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If the unfashionably early demise of The CW series "The Beautiful Life: TBL" left you with a closet full of questions—Who's the father of Sonja's (Mischa Barton) baby? Is Raina's (Sara Paxton) brother sleeping with the fishes?—you're not alone. Just a few days ago we pondered these same (seemingly unanswerable) questions. But we needed a little closure, so Hollywood Crush caught up with a member of the model drama's production staff who spilled major details about the series including what we would have seen in upcoming episodes (hint: sex, lies and murder!).
As was earlier reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the cast and crew were in the middle of filming the seventh episode when news broke last Friday that the show would be canceled. (Ironically they were ahead of production compared to other CW shows, even though they started two weeks late). Even more surprisingly, they didn't hear the news first from CW brass. Nope, they heard it like the rest of us—through the media! According to our insider, the news was leaked to THR 10 minutes before executives informed producers the series was dunzo. Our source also added that a script for the eighth episode was finished and scripts for the ninth and tenth episodes were in various stages of completion.
Just like any soap, the first few episodes of "TBL" were setting the stage for all the juicy drama to ensue. In fact, starting with episode 3 the series was to take quite a sexy turn. "If they just aired the first four episodes, I think people would have been hooked," our source said. But instead the series was strangled before it got a chance to breathe. Taking pity on us poor, abandoned viewers, our source answered five of our burning questions left in the series' wake. WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS. If you're holding out for an online run or DVD (though our insider said a DVD is highly unlikely with so few episodes in the can), you might want to click away NOW.
1. Who is the father of Sonja's baby?
Claudia's (Elle Macpherson, pictured) husband! Richard (played by Ed Quinn whom you may recognize as vampire Stan from "True Blood" or as Nathan Stark on "Eureka") is the head of a large cosmetics company, and in the wake of Sonja's scandal he decides to design a new makeup line called "Reinvention," using Sonja as the face of the product. Though it appears he's doing all of this to appease wife Claudia, he's really doing it to get back together with Sonja. During a visit to Richard's office, Claudia finds one of Sonja's earrings, clueing her in to what's going on. Sonja eventually leaves Claudia's agency out of guilt because of the rekindled affair, though wouldn't you know, several episodes later her new agency is bought by none other than Claudia, meaning the enemies are reunited.
2. Why was Raina's (Sara Paxton) father in prison?
He's the head of the Russian mob in New York and was arrested for racketeering!
3. Is Raina's brother Alex (Billy Magnussen) sleeping with the fishes?
Alex apparently swiped a lot of money from the mob to buy a club. Raina makes a deal with their father that she'll be a good daughter if Alex isn't offed. Daddy Dearest accepts the offer but that doesn't save Alex from wearing cement shoes! Alex is later done in by Raina's ex-boyfriend Dimitri (more on him to come)!
4. Did Chris (Ben Hollingsworth, pictured) have to sleep on the floor or did he get to have a model slumber party in Raina's bed?
Turns out the two don't do the deed until episode 7 because Raina is skittish about sex after being heartbroken by Dimitri. And in a cruel twist of fate, the comely couple decide to have sex right as Alex is being murdered! If only they'd stayed at the party a little longer, they may have been able to save him.
5. What was the history between Sonja and Cole (Nico Tortorella)? It seemed like something was there, right?
We already know the two go back at least three years to when that photo of Sonja was taken doing cocaine. But Sonja and Cole are another pair who end up hitting the sheets in episode 7.
Man, that episode 7 must be something! Seriously, seriously juicy stuff, right? Our source also said we'll miss Nico walking in a real Lacoste show, a photo shoot in the real Calvin Klein offices and Sonja's halloween costume designed by up-and-comer Erin Fetherston.
The series was truly being embraced by the fashion industry, but it may have been neglect on the part of the network that led to the series' ugly end. Our source said The CW put most of its ad dollars behind the trusted "Melrose Place" brand instead of the fledgling "TBL." "We had zero advertising, whatsoever," our insider said. Or at least, it didn't compare to the deluge of press the reboot received. What a waste of the pretty.
Hey there; Norman Buckley made a post on his blog about his experience in directing TBL's 5th episode.
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My Fake Boyfriend Became a Real-Life Crush
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Angel Stewart and Other Victims of Violence Ask for Mercy
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Upon reflection on Ray Hartmann's "Commentary" ("Guns and Poses," RFT, May 26), I surmised that the root of the gun-control controversy lies at the perception of how each group views the root cause of gun crime. Quite simply, the gun-control group views the guns -- the objects -- as the cause of evil misdeeds, and the removal or curtailment of their ownership as the solution. The NRA or gun-rights group sees not the object as the problem, but people or, more narrowly, certain types of criminals and their actions as the problem.
Gun control is a crusade of intolerance against a misjudged segment of the citizenry. This is demonstrated not only by the inefficacy of gun control in preventing crime, or by the fact that it focuses on restricting the behavior of the law-abiding rather than apprehending and punishing the guilty, but also by the prejudice that gun-control proponents heap on gun owners and their evil instrumentality, the NRA. Nearly all of the gun-control measures offered by liberals like Ray Hartmann are founded on the belief that America's law-abiding gun owners are the source of the problem. With their unholy desire for firearms, they are creating a society awash in a sea of guns, thereby helping good boys go bad and helping bad boys be worse. This laying of moral blame for violent crime at the feet of the law-abiding, and the implicit absolution of violent criminals for their misdeeds, naturally infuriates honest gun owners.
It is long past time for us to stop fixating on the gun supply and to start dealing with the persons who misuse guns and the social conditions under which innocent babies grow in less than two decades into callous murderers. I challenge everyone to resist gun-control schemes that place the entire weight of condemnation on the very people least likely to misuse their guns. Charlton Heston was correct -- there is a culture war being waged against gun owners. That is why so many of us have joined the NRA (www.nra.org), Gun Owners of America (www.goa.org) or Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (www.jpfo.org). Because we need a unified voice to defend ourselves from unconstitutional punishment and destruction of our rights and way of life.
I have a quote from Benjamin Franklin in my home and posted in my cubicle at work. It quite simply reads: "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety."
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What does the cartoon on page 6 in the April 28 issue mean -- the one where the dead bodies are arranged to spell NRA? Are you saying that the NRA is responsible for some group of deaths? I was unaware that they had killed anyone. The NRA's main focus is the preservation of Second Amendment rights, the right to keep and bear arms. Many times I have seen their objective connected to crime. It is not. Owning weapons does not make one a criminal -- 99.9 percent of gun owners in the U.S. have never committed a crime worse than a traffic ticket.
The right to keep and bear arms is meant to prevent the government from becoming a tyranny. As long as the common citizen can rebel in force, the government will not be able to exercise complete control. I am not saying that we need to overthrow the present government, but should it become necessary, as it has in the past, we have not only the right but the obligation to be ready to do so.
I am a NRA member. Before you conclude that this means that I am a right-wing radical, let me add that I also contribute money to Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Federation and the Sierra Club. I enjoy the freedom to be able to do so. If you enjoy your freedoms, you should give some thought to just how you intend to protect them. Do you honestly believe that you could convince an Idi Amin, Pol Pot or Adolf Hitler to give up their evil ways using only rhetoric?
Rodney R. Fain
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I was surprised by the discontent to malice shown by readers of the new food critic, Jill Posey-Smith. Perhaps if one could read a few more articles before making her into mincemeat enjoyment of her wit would be more likely. Posey-Smith is not like other food critics, but I believe there is room in The Riverfront Times, a paper that boasts of open-minded readers, for such an interesting style and obviously well-educated writer. We have more things to do than fight such a change with overdone animosity. She is not trying to blow up the world; she is merely writing in a very clever style. Obviously, readers did find themselves digesting the article. Take a little Zantac and relax.
Carole Lemire
To the Editor:
I was very happy to see the May 26 RFT issue held a restaurant review from Joe Bonwich. I was afraid that you had lost him and even more afraid that we would be subjected to the self-important, look-at-how-many-words-I-can-use-to-say-"I hated it" Jill Posey-Smith. She doesn't just focus on the negative of a restaurant, she magnifies it and beats the owner to death with it and then offers a back-handed compliment to try to "round out" her review. Doesn't work.
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Akitio MyCloud Mini ReviewSo I got my hands on this little device from Akitio called the MyCloud Mini. This device basically lets you host media on your network and share it anywhere you would like. So basically it lets you have your own mini cloud at home for media and document sharing. Pretty cool right? Well, I got to thinking what if I could attach a hard drive to the unit and load it with a bunch of videos to share to my... read more


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Some Asian carriers operating Boeing 737 Classics have begun aircraft checks following a service bulletin issued by Boeing in the wake of the Southwest Airlines 737 decompression incident.
The airframer's service bulletin, which affects operators of about 175 737-300/400/500s, called for inspections on the aircraft's fuselage structure. These 175 aircraft fell into the line number range of 2553 to 3132, and had more than 30,000 cycles.
According to Flightglobal's ACAS database, at least 13 Asian airlines operated 737 Classics that fell into this category.
China Eastern Airlines, which operates four such aircraft, says it carried out checks on its aircraft following the Southwest incident on 1 April. "The checks did not find any abnormality," says a China Eastern spokesman.
Garuda Indonesia, which operates 14 737 Classics, is carrying out checks on five of the aircraft. An airline spokesman says the aircraft have not been grounded and checks so far have not revealed any issues.
Indonesian carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines, which operates at least one aircraft that requires the inspections, is carrying out internal discussions on how to proceed with the checks, says an airline official. "We expect to make a decision within one to two days," he adds.


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Victoria wants to add to the Newman legacy, Michael confronts Lauren, and Chelsea admits Adam would like to see Sharon.
At home Billy and Vikki question who attempted murder on Victor. Billy wonders if she wants to go see her dad or Adam. She says her dad wants her to stay home. She tearfully praises Billy for saving her family. Vikki is surprised that she hopes Adam is okay too. Billy reminds her that he's still her brother. She realizes that today was a wake-up call and there are changes that they can make. The talk turns to their parents. She wants to cherish the time she has and wants to add to the legacy with their baby. Something is missing and they agree to try again.
In a booth at Crimson Lights Chelsea takes a call from Sharon. She informs her that Adam's been shot. She needs to come to the hospital.
Victor makes a call from the hospital demanding to know who tried to blow up his family. Sharon comes in and Victor leaves. She prays out loud for Adam's life. He has so much to live for. Soon Chelsea arrives and Sharon fills her in on Adam's condition. Chelsea thanks Sharon and questions who would like to kill Victor. Victor comes into the waiting room and wonders the same thing. Sharon questions why Adam would risk his life for him. Chelsea interjects and shares that Adam wanted his love and needed a father. Victor brings up Hope and confesses that she wanted to raise him in Kansas and that's why he wasn't there for him. The two girls continue to press Victor. He admits he felt bad but Adam wreaked havoc on his family and had a business plan to take over Newman. Chelsea reminds him that the business was the only connection he had with his dad and now he's fighting for his life. She drops her purse and her pre-natal vitamins almost fall out. Chelsea catches it quickly before Victor announces that he wants nothing more than for Adam to survive. Nick overhears - he couldn't stay away. Victor tells Chelsea not to say disparaging things about his family. The surgeon comes in with an update. Adam's stable but not out of the woods. He can see one visitor - the surgeon leaves it to the family to work out who. Nick heads out. Chelsea challenges Victor and admits only one person has stood by Adam and that's Sharon. Chelsea only wants the best for him. She believes he wants to see Sharon's face when he wakes up.
Nick and Avery discuss the roundabout marriage proposal in his home. They joke then mention how close they came to not being around. He knows what happened at the ranch is bigger than her and her case. Meanwhile, Dylan drops off a package for Faith at the door. Nick catches him. He tells Nick and Avery he's heading back to Chicago. When Nick leaves Avery asks Dylan if it's really good-bye. She tearfully admits that part of her died when she heard he was killed in Afghanistan. He's sorry but he had to see how she moved on. It was difficult realizing she had. She wonders what they should do now. Can they be friends? No, he won't put himself through that. She cries it's the last time she'll see him. They hug good-bye. Later Nick returns and updates Avery on Adam. He then admits when he looks at his future she's in it.
At home Lauren tries to cover up her love bite from Carmine. Michael wanders in and points out the time. She tries to bolt and he demands she stop - every time he wants to talk she heads for the door. She feels pressured but he thinks they need professional help. She disagrees and Michael admits he won't go on like this anymore. She doesn't know how a therapist can help. He suggests she hasn't been honest. She fidgets and he realizes he makes her uncomfortable. She needs time. She brings up Fen and the fact that he didn't listen. He screams at her about what's best and wonders if she doesn't love him anymore. He wants to know what's going on. She tries to run out but Michael saves her the trouble and leaves.
At the coffee shop Chelsea runs into Dylan. She hands him his missing Saint Christopher medal. He's glad they ran into each other and kisses her on the cheek before heading out.
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It's hard to know if we will see the freestyle snow carnage that the forecasts have applied to our week. The weather here is – described in one word – fickle. While some areas are getting smacked with white stuff, others get it briefly before it's gone. That's my street; we had some over the […] [Read More]


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Best Pop Band St. Louis 2007 - Finn's Motel
Joe Thebeau's no stranger to the local music community, seeing as he's been playing and constructing music as a member of various bands for many years. But he's struck pure-pop gold with his current project, Finn's Motel, a rotating cast of musicians and personalities that proves just how smart music can be. Literally and figuratively: The scientific references dotting the stellar single "Of Cycles and Engines" one of the year's best, a bit of jangle-grime that's insidiously catchy set a brainiac tone that continues throughout the band's debut CD, Escape Velocity. Thebeau's voice has the higher-register lilt of Superchunk's Mac McCaughan, while the spring-loaded choruses and boisterous garage-grunge riffs sound like Guided by Voices with a Ph.D. and Velocity's dreamier moments conjure the Pernice Brothers, or Wilco with a shoegazing problem. Despite such erudite touchstones, Finn's Motel's tunes never get swallowed by academic preciousness; if anything, they want to make you drive down the road at top speed on a sunny day.


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Computex 2006 - Day 2 and 3 live coverage from the floor - ThermalTake goes crazy at ComputexOur massive Day 2 and 3 coverage is online. We check out many companies and see lots of good stuff on the show floor!
ThermalTake goes crazy at Computex
After having lunch with the friendly and always happy and cheerful Annie Wu from ThermalTake, we walked up to their suite in the Grand Hyatt and had a look at some of their new products. During our lunch meeting, Annie told me ThermalTake had a lot of new products but she didn't give me the impression they had THAT many new products to show to the world here at Computex.
Where do we start? The highlight product from ThermalTake is their Mozart TX case. It ain't any normal computer case, mind you - for starters, it's capable of holding two complete computers inside. One full size ATX or BTX motherboard and one mini-ITX size motherboard.
ThermalTake are promoting the Mozart TX case a HTPC system, even though it's the biggest case we've ever seen. Upon walking into the ThermalTake suite, I quickly asked, "What the heck is that?" This is the type of case you buy if you want one of the funkiest innovations we've seen so far this year at Computex 2006.
You can use this case in a number of different situations such as playing a game on the full-size motherboard and watching TV or a DVD movie on the mini-ITX motherboard. It's perfect for people with a dual monitor setup or if your family has issues with whose turn it is to use the computer. The options of usage for a case like this are endless and only your imagination is your limitation.
Besides hooking up another monitor to the system, ThermalTake will also be selling a world-first drive bay touch screen LCD which can be hooked up to the mini-ITX system inside the case.
Next up from ThermalTake is their new range of "Tough Power" power supplies. Quite quickly we noticed at 1200-watt capable power supply and straight away started digging for information on why such a large amount of wattage would be required.
We ended up finding out through some good guess work that ThermalTake are working closely with nVidia (G80) and ATI (R600) on their range of upcoming graphics cards, which will most likely consume up to 300 watts each - just for the graphics card. Add a second card in for SLI or Crossfire and you're graphics cards alone are chewing up around 600 watts of power, according to certain sources around Computex this week.
Without mentioning any names, we also discovered that ATI's next upcoming graphics card will come out with a water block. We're not sure if this is as standard but we doubt that because it would make the price of this graphics card more expensive because you also have to buy the water cooling gear to go along with it. While this is a guess, it would seem logical that ATI may offer a separate "enthusiast" version which comes pre-installed with a water block and then you add the rest of the parts yourself.
In any case, ThermalTake are ready for the next generation of graphics cards. They have the "Big Water" all ready to go for when these new cards come out. It's a pre-assembled enclosed water cooling package - all you need to do is connect the hoses and add some distilled water, and then you're good to go.
And while we're on the subject of GPU cooling, ThermalTake were also showing their GPU water blocks which not only cool the CPU but the memory as well. ThermalTake have versions for both ATI and nVidia graphics cards.
Finally from ThermalTake (and we've only had time to cover about half of what we were shown at their suite), we have their "LAN Box" case. These new computer cases from ThermalTake are designed for LAN gamers (no surprises there) and are able to fit full-size ATX or BTX motherboards and desktop style parts.
For example, ThermalTake had a couple LAN Box systems setup. Both were using 700 watt power supplies and the latest graphics cards from nVidia and ATI (GeForce 7900GTX and X1900XTX respectively).
The LAN Box case is quite stylish and yet another intelligent idea from ThermalTake.
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HARRISBURG — Once again there will be no fall turkey hunting in local Wildlife Management Unit 5C.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission Board of Commissioners gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to the proposed 2014-15 hunting seasons and bag limits, and once again, wild turkey hunting in the fall will be for the coming season.
Spring gobbler season will be intact during the period May 2-30.
The PGC closed fall turkey season three years ago in WMUs 5B, 5C and 5D based on wildlife biologist reports of declining wild turkey populations, and the ban on fall turkey is still in effect in the three WMUs. Spring gobbler is open because at that point, the male turkeys have already mated with the hens.
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Those WMUs are not alone in the turkey population struggle. Due to declining populations in other WMUs, the Board of Commissioners voted to preliminarily adopt two-week fall turkey season in WMUs 3A, 3B and 3C in areas where the fall turkey season had lasted three weeks.
The expanded bear season in urban areas, including 5C, is still on the proposed seasons and bag limits and will run Sept. 20-Nov. 15 for archery only; Oct. 18-25 for muzzleloaders only; and Oct. 23-25 and Dec. 1-13 using any legal sporting arm for juniors, seniors, disabled-person permit holders to use a vehicle as a blind, and resident active duty armed service personnel.
The five-day statewide archery season will run Nov. 17-21, and the four-day statewide firearms (and other legal sporting arms) season runs Nov. 22-26 with no hunting on Sunday, Nov. 23.
An extended bear season has been proposed for Dec. 1-13 in local WMU 5C as well as 2B, 5B and 5D.
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The publication of the three volumes of Principia Mathematica (Cambridge, 1910, 1912 and 1913) was a landmark in the history of mathematical logic. The explicit goal was to derive all mathematical truths from a specific set of axioms and rules of inference designed to avoid the well-known paradoxes that plagued earlier attempts.
There were however many problems from the beginning. To begin with, some axioms, such as the axiom of infinity and the axiom of choice, didn't look at all like axioms of logic but had to be added. Secondly, the questions regarding the consistency of the theory and its completeness were left unanswered in the Principia. Both questions were addressed by Kurt Gödel, who in 1930 answered the first question for propositional logic in the affirmative. Then, in his landmark paper of 1931, he answered the second question negatively: no formal system large enough to contain elementary arithmetic can be complete.
As it is usually the case, mathematicians sometimes forget some of this history. If we go to our local library and look at any of the several editions, complete or abridged, of Principia Mathematica, we are soon turned off by its merciless notation, little of which resembles any of our standard symbols. Today we have more pedagogically designed textbooks on mathematical logic, some of them covering more ground than that of Principia. Nevertheless, for the section on propositional calculus they follow closely the paths first taken in Principia, save for notation. We also know, and cherish, Gödel's groundbreaking theorems. But let's not forget that they were directly inspired by a close reading of Principia.
This brings us to the book under review. Indeed, there are several versions of Principia Mathematica, and it is the second edition of 1925 and 1927 that is being looked at closely by the author. The main changes in the second edition were additions: a new introduction, three appendices, and a list of definitions, a grand total of 66 pages. Minor changes, besides the correction of some typographical errors, include the adoption of the "Sheffer stroke" ("not-both") to replace the familiar logical connectives "or" and "not" (nowadays a standard exercise in logic textbooks).
But there are two fundamental changes in the second edition of Principia. The first one is an attempt by Russell to address the issues regarding the adoption of the axiom of reducibility in the first edition, widely criticized by many of Russell's contemporaries. The remedy adopted by Russell in Appendix B of the second edition of Principia was flawed, however, and it was again Gödel who showed that the derivation of the principle of mathematical induction without using the axiom of reducibility is impossible in certain systems. The second fundamental change is the adoption of extensionality: all functions of propositions are truth-functions, and Appendix C is devoted to defend this doctrine.
Linsky's monograph highlights the main points in all these changes, putting them in context and with regards to the evolution of mathematical logic in the twentieth century. Moreover, this monograph makes available for the first time transcripts of the original manuscripts that Russell wrote for the second edition of Principia, both those that were included in the published version and some that were left out.
The book succeeds in calling our attention to the fundamental changes made to the second edition of Principia, both in its published form and in its unfinished manuscripts. It allows the reader a more balanced reading of this sometimes-neglected contribution to symbolic logic, both in its accomplishments and in its failures.
Felipe Zaldivar is Professor of Mathematics at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-I, in Mexico City. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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2. Writing the second edition
3. Logic since the first edition
4. Notation and logic
5. Improvements in the new edition
6. Induction and types in Appendix B
7. The reception of the second edition
8. The list of definitions for Carnap
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The story centers on aging French magician Tati scrambling for bookings because, in 1959 Great Britain, rock and roll now rules music hall audiences. And so he travels from his home in Edinburgh to a small village in the Scottish highlands. Enamored of Tati's magic show and his kindness to her, teenage chambermaid Alice stows away when he leaves. After arriving in Edinburgh with Tati, she continues to cook and clean for him as she becomes increasingly mature and worldly wise. Alice cleans their living quarters with amusing run-ins with the act's rabbit and other entertainers in the building, frequents the music hall, and she falls in love while Tati continues to perform along with other humorous odd jobs.
While the magician resembles Tati's cinematic alter ego Monsieur Hulot, and certainly walks in the same awkward fits and starts, Chomet has said that he worked to make the magician a more realistic character. During a Q&A when I first saw The Illusionist at Telluride, I learned that Tati wrote scene summaries used for The Illusionist in the 50s but put them aside, consumed by his final film Playtime. When he died in 1982, the script languished until his daughter Sophie saw Chomet's work and passed the 66-page script on to him before her own death.
Chomet has overseen magnificent two dimensional, hand drawn animation with supplementary computer work and one scene-stopping snippet of live action. I wanted to stop the projector to feast on every frame, so vibrant and detailed are the drawings. With minimal dialogue but expressive sounds between the primary characters, The Illusionist is touching, charming, and droll comedy, something Tati would be proud to call his own. At Landmark's Tivoli Theatre.


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Louis Cukela was a United States Marine numbered among the nineteen two-time recipients of the Medal of Honor. Cukela was awarded the Medal by both the US Army and the US Navy for the same action during the Battle of Soissons in World War I. He was also awarded decorations from France, Italy, and Yugoslavia.... more on Wikipedia


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ROCKVILLE, Md., August 30, 2012—Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews on Aug. 29 testified before the Ballot Questions Advisory Committee of the County's Democratic, Party, strongly endorsing a proposed amendment to the County Charter that would enable the County to create a program within the County Government merit system to expand hiring of qualified persons with severe disabilities. After Councilmember Andrews and others spoke on "Ballot Question A," the advisory committee overwhelmingly endorsed passage of the proposal.
The advisory committee's endorsement will be relayed to approximately 400 key members of the party. On Sept. 19, those members are scheduled to vote on this issue, and others, in regard to endorsements on a sample ballot that will be distributed to the public. The issues will be on the ballot for voters to decide in November. In his testimony, Councilmember Andrews said, "Adoption of this Charter amendment, enabling the Council to subsequently enact the appropriate implementing legislation, is essential for the County to do everything feasible to be a model employer of persons with disabilities." The complete text of the testimony of Councilmember Andrews: I appreciate the opportunity to testify this evening in favor of County Question A—an amendment to the County Charter that I proposed in June and that the Council unanimously voted to place on the ballot last month. If approved by the voters, this Charter amendment would enable the County to establish a program within the County merit system to recruit, select, and hire qualified persons with severe physical or mental disabilities that substantially limit one or more major life activities. The unemployment rate for people with disabilities by any and all measures far exceeds the general unemployment rate. In order to help reduce the high unemployment and underemployment rate for people with disabilities, Montgomery County Government has taken a number of important steps to expand opportunities and be a model employer. In 2010, the County Council approved legislation that I sponsored to provide a hiring preference to veterans and to people with disabilities who are applying for an initial position in County Government and are among the highest rated group of applicants. This measure expanded employment opportunities in County Government primarily for people with significant non-cognitive disabilities. Prior to that, the County established a Customized Employment Public Intern Project in our Health and Human Services Department that provides opportunities for people with significant cognitive and development disabilities. However, the internships cannot last for more than two years because of the inflexibility of the current merit system. For the same reason, County Government is unable—unlike the Federal Government under its Schedule A (Special Hiring Authority) system—to hire qualified people with severe disabilities directly into certain positions. In June 2008, the Council's Office of Legislative Oversight, in its comprehensive report titled "Hiring Persons with Disabilities: A Review of County Government Practices," offered four recommendations. The County has implemented the first three. The fourth recommendation was for "the Council (to) explicitly discuss and decide whether to pursue a Charter amendment to enable the County Government to establish a special hiring authority within the merit system for hiring persons with disabilities." The very high unemployment and underemployment rate of people with disabilities is both an important and urgent concern. The County's advisory Commission on People with Disabilities strongly supports this Charter Amendment, as does County Executive Leggett. All 20 speakers who testified at the Council's public hearing in July on potential Charter Amendments, which included representatives of organizations that work with people with disabilities such as the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, ARC and Community Support Services as well as a number of individuals with severe disabilities, strongly supported this Charter Amendment. Adoption of this Charter Amendment, enabling the Council to subsequently enact the appropriate implementing legislation, is essential for the County to do everything feasible to be a model employer of persons with disabilities. On behalf of the entire County Council, I urge the Ballot Questions Advisory Committee to recommend that the Montgomery County Democratic Party endorse County Question A in the upcoming General Election. Thank you for your consideration.


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Companies crave experienced executives—so why don't they do more to make sure that wisdom is captured in the corporate DNA? Harvard Business Professor Dorothy Leonard discusses the differences between mentoring and coaching; why it can be difficult for "masters" to reach "novices" and who should be responsible for managing a corporate mentoring program. Read More


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are symptomatic of the need to reexamine the basic process of designing, constructing, and implementing a survey in the computer age.
This is not to say that the process of fielding surveys has become strictly an exercise in developing software. The root of a survey remains a communication process between interviewer and respondent, and the unique features of that communication interface—the sensitivity of respondents to factors like question wording and ordering, the need for interviewers to be able to convey questions with proper grammar in a language that the respondent can understand, and so forth—prevent survey research from being a truly mechanical science. Moreover, the translation from survey work to the arena of software development is not entirely direct. The number of end users of a commercially developed software package may number in the millions, dwarfing the total number of interviewers and respondents who encounter a typical CAPI implementation. Likewise, the number of iterations of a survey is usually quite small, while the latitude for continuous revision—reissues, updates, and patches—is greater in commercial software environments. But the uniqueness of the survey context does not give license to conclude that the documentation and testing problems in CAPI are so unique or so challenging that external expertise in software development cannot help address the problems.
It is perhaps telling that the methods currently in use have been termed "computer-assisted interviewing" or "computer-assisted survey information collection." These labels convey an implicit supremacy of the interview over the computer, of the end over the means. To a large extent, this implied supremacy is altogether appropriate; the credibility of survey research organizations and federal statistical agencies rests on the timely and accurate production of data, and highest priority is understandably put on the direct interface with respondents and on the final data products.
But an underlying message of the Workshop on Survey Automation is that the survey industry needs to begin thinking more in terms of "interview-oriented computing"—of the mechanics of designing effective software for data elicitation, capture, and processing. The process by which a modern survey is designed and developed must also result in a quality piece of software, and so that process must ensure that proper software engineering standards are met. The importance of rethinking the mechanics and the organizational structure of modern survey design becomes increasingly important as CAPI and CATI systems become more dominant features of the survey world, and more important still as computer-assisted surveys are implemented on new platforms, such as the Internet or handheld computing devices.


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Last night several members of the TPH Podcast Network decided to throw caution to the wind and attend the midnight release of Marvel's The Avengers. With very little sleep I am here to tell you it was nothing short of amazing. Instead of writing a review of the movie at this point, I encourage you to listen the amalgamation of podcasting between...Read More
Wherefore Art Thou Hans?
Dear Hans, As you can see, we have since replaced our precious stapler with the above pink purple bedazzled stapler. Look well on its magnificence, for it stands as a shining bastion of our courage in light of our tremendous loss. You may take our stapler, Hans, but you cannot take our freedom. Every stapler dies, but not every stapler really lives. As...Read More
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Our hero (me) looms large over the unproductive head of Chia: Quake in fear, all he who threaten the Head of Chia! More to come as it continues to make me cry hot tears of sorrow…Read More
Another Christmas came and went and I finally got a Chia thing. Mine is a Chia head. So in the commercial, it seems so, so simple: But here is the reality: you begin by soaking the head overnight. In case you missed that: you soak it overnight! Over. Night. No big deal. I soaked it. I got this. Interestingly, in another...Read More
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I'm doing this separate from the main body of the stapler blog because I thought we should do a wrap up of what has occurred thus far. Here's what we know: The culprit has dubbed themselves "Hans Gruber" and has created a Twitter account with an avatar pic that is evidence they DO have the stapler The "real name"...Read More
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Better Know... Atrocitus
This is an intro feature for Infinite Crisis, the DC Comics MOBA. It covers Atrocitus fundamentals: customizing, playing as him, and playing against him. As with any introduction, nothing here is writ in stone. All advice is subject to practice and experimentation.
Atrocitus likes to charge into a fight like a freight truck having a bad day. He's an Enforcer, making him tough. But he can also serve up some pain.
Before diving into each of Atrocitus' skills, it's highly recommended you read-up on his passive, Red Lantern's Rage. This will help you comprehend the reasoning for his skill-order and situational tactics.
Passive – Red Lantern's RageAtrocitus doesn't have a Will Meter to fuel his skills. Instead, he's got a Rage Meter. Rage is gained by using basic attacks or when Atrocitus receives damage. (Damage from enemy champions gives slightly more Rage.) Once he's gained 50 or more Rage, Atrocitus enters the Enraged state. While Enraged, the next skill used receives added effects. Using an Enraged skill drains 50 Rage, and Rage also depletes over time if no damage is received or basic attacks are made. Atrocitus can have a maximum of 100 Rage. So, at most, you can fire off two Enraged skills before hitting 0 Rage. In addition, when damaged, Atrocitus unleashes a small explosion of Power Damage in an area around him. This triggers once every two seconds.
Q: Crimson SlashAtrocitus resets his basic attack cooldown, empowering his next basic attack to deal additional Power Damage and slow the target's Move Speed. Enraged: Power Damage hits an area around the target, and every enemy damaged is slowed.
W: Come At MeFor a few seconds, Atrocitus forces nearby drones and creatures to attack him and receives damage reduction. This reduction will increase based on Atrocitus' missing health. Enraged: While active, Come At Me increases the frequency and Power Damage of Red Lantern's Rage area of effect explosion.
E: Overwhelming RageFills a target champion with Rage, forcing them into a mirrored charge with Atrocitus. When the two collide, the enemy is dealt Power Damage and is briefly Rooted. Enraged: Atrocitus taunts his target, forcing them to make basic attacks on each other for a short duration. Both have increased Attack Speed but reduced basic attack damage.
R: Plasma WaveAtrocitus spews a cone of plasma on his enemies to increase all incoming damage and deal Power Damage over time. For each champion hit, Atrocitus gains a flat amount of rage.
Atrocitus' Meteor Drop slows all enemies it hits, in additional to dealing damage.
If leveling in the jungle, any variation of Consume helps you destroy neutral drones faster while also healing Atrocitus.
If leveling in-lane, Psychic Assault is useful for slowing an enemy during team fights. Super Speed is also great for initiating fights, which you'll be doing often!
Atrocitus benefits greatly from artifacts that provide additional Health, Armor, Power Damage, and Cooldown Reduction.
Two strong artifacts for Atrocitus are Atlantean Royal Seal and Cosmic Belt. You can add some durability with Ruby of Life, Fragment of Mogo, and Ra's al Ghul's Robe.
Always experiment with artifact choices. You may need a different balance of offense and defense for maps like Gotham Heights, or when facing a unique variety of enemy champions.
PLAYING AS ATROCITUSPlaying Atrocitus is all about managing the Rage Meter. Predicting how many basic attacks you'll need to hit 50 Rage is all about practice, but knowing a few tips upfront can help smooth your learning curve. Whether ganking from the urban jungle or initiating an enemy in-lane, your prime skill combo is often Overwhelming Rage -> Crimson Slash. Ideally, always open a fight while Enraged. Remember that Rage decays over time, meaning over distance traveled. If the enemy is a good distance away, 50 Rage won't quite cut it. How much will? It depends: this is where practice comes into play.
Gotham HeightsTry to stick with your team on Gotham Heights. Teammates can capitalize on your use of Overwhelming Rage or Plasma Wave only if they're within damage range. This basic tactic is particularly useful when fighting over the Orbital Cannon.
Urban JungleA good start is taking Crimson Slash at level 1. Then you'll want Overwhelming Rage at level 2. This helps you defend an ally's lane, or attack an enemy's lane (if you're not fighting a jungle creature.) Use your enraged Overwhelming Rage to force an enemy champion into a fight, and follow with Crimson Slash, slowing the enemy's move speed. Meanwhile, your allies can attack your taunted target. Just remember to taunt enemy champions like Blasters or Marksmen, because their skills require almost entirely offensive artifacts, making them squishy targets. Assassins are a decent choice, although sometimes Assassins forge armor and health, like Enforcers and Bruisers, who almost always do, making them all harder targets. Basically, always taunt the squishy, unless you're trying to help an ally escape. Then target the chasing enemy champion, like a boss.
In a solo lane, when the chance presents itself, try using Overwhelming Rage while Enraged to taunt your enemy into your turret, and follow-up with Crimson Slash to slow them into taking even more turret shots.
Atrocitus is an Enforcer, and can shine in a duo lane. Your Overwhelming Rage followed by Crimson Slash is a strong way to initiate a fight with the opposing champions, so maxing out Overwhelming Rage first will greatly help you dominate your chosen lane.
Additionally, try taunting enemies into your drones every so often for the extra damage. If in doing this you create openings for your lane ally to throw out some damage, all the better.
First rule when fighting Atrocitus: be mindful of Overwhelming Rage. It can and will force you into suffering tons of damage, especially if you're fighting Atrocitus near one of his turrets. Watch his Rage Meter. It can tell you when he's readied an enraged skill. If he's enraged, and you're potentially vulnerable, keep your distance.
When Atrocitus takes damage, his passive will deal area Power Damage around him. If you plan to engage him often, you might consider forging some Power Armor. In team fights or skirmishes, the ideal tactic is to bypass him and focus on the enemy with less armor and health.
If Atrocitus nails your team with Plasma Wave, it will instantly give him a full Rage Meter. In moments like this it's often best to practice caution until his Rage Meter is depleted.


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Fiberglass Seals Highway to Uman
Mile by mile, the nine mile highway from Merida to Uman is being cleaned and getting a brand new coat of fiberglass sealant. Reports say that this new technology will last longer and be easier to maintain than previous attempts to seal the roads.At the present time, the new fiberglass coating is planned only for Federal highways but, if it is truly the miracle sealant it is claimed to be, this may be the answer to many problem highway areas throughout the nation. In the meantime, the cleaning machines are stirring up quite a dust storm on the road to Uman, but it should all be worth the inconvenience when the new ribbon of highway is ready for travelers.
Fish Sales are Down
As we move farther into the 21st century, it is easy to talk about new malls and big box stores, or discuss the relative merits of one cell phone over another, and even one internet or cable provider versus another. For expats, its nothing unusual to see Santa Claus on every child's mind at Christmas, or pumpkins with carved faces on Halloween. What we often forget is that much of this new lifestyle is coming at the expense of older cultural customs in Yucatan. Such is the case with Lent. Less than a decade ago, it would have been unthinkable for the sale of fish to be down during Lent, but that has all changed. This was a time of year when fish markets could count on making a significant percent of their annual profit, but not anymore. We don't know if this trend can be turned around. That is certainly up to the people of Yucatan. What we can do is try to include more local seafood in our diets so that this downturn in sales will not develop into a crisis for the local fishing community. After all, adding more fish to our diet not only helps our local economy, but our own health as well.
Beef Sales are Down Too
In a perfect example of one industry's health feeding off of the health of another, sales of beef are down at the same time that the sale of fish is down. In this case, only part of the down-swing in beef sales can be blamed on Lent. Meat market owners say they are used to that and are always ready for it. This time, there is a month-long ban on fishing for grouper, which sidelines fishermen. The fishermen consume quite a bit of red meat because of the rough work they do. This means that if the fishermen aren't at sea, they are not buying red meat, nor do they have the money to patronize local restaurants, so those business owners suffer as well. This year, quite a few meat market owners report that they are all but forced to simply take a vacation and will return on March 15, when the fishing for grouper ban is lifted. So far, prices are still good, and even dropping. We suspect that consumer bonus will end as the grouper ban wears on.
Merida's Regional Center for Prosthetics
Not a week goes by that we don't get a surprising new fact about Merida and Yucatan. This time, the update is about DIF Yucatan's Regional Center for Orthotics, Prosthetics and Functional Aids (Cropafy). Just five years ago, this institution produced just 60 apparatus per month. Today, they produce 200 prostheses per month. They also serve 400 clients per month who need corrective shoes and children who suffer from flat feet. This doesn't mean there are more people in the region who need mobility assistance. What it means is that more people throughout the region are being helped than ever before. News such as this is a testament to the will of every Yucateco to be as productive as possible, no matter their circumstances.
Progreso's Huge Tourist Numbers
This past Saturday saw a tremendous influx of visitors to Progreso. The regular groups of visitors include quite a large number of Japanese, American and Canadian Snowbirds, as well as many Meridanos who own beach homes. There is also quite a large number of Yucatecos who come to the beach just as a day trip. Added to these numbers were groups of British and Dutch students of foreign languages, and tour busses from Mexico City, Puebla and Morelos. Needless to say, Progreso, Chicxulub, Chuburna and Chelem were busier than ever this past weekend. We are always happy to hear when visitors have an opportunity to experience both good weather and the tranquility of Yucatan!
Here Come the Tourists
It won't be long until its Semana Santa and Spring Break. According to all current reports, Cancun is expecting 85% hotel occupancy and Merida will start with 65% and head up from there. This is quite a jump in traffic when you consider that both Merida and Cancun have had 8.5% increases in sheer numbers of available rooms. The Federal Ministry of Tourism has given Merida an added boost in visibility by announcing that the twelve destinations that make up the Mundo Maya include: the Riviera Maya, Cozumel, Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Tonala, Merida, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Villahermosa, San Cristobal de las Casas, Palenque, Campeche and Comitan. That's enough to cause a tremendous increase in tourism in all of those areas. As with this past weekend's influx of tourists in Progreso, we are very happy to see new tourists come to Yucatan and experience the tranquility we have all found here.
Valladolid: Mexican National Anthem in Maya
Yucatan has an astonishing number of statewide contests in the performing arts, including a Contest of Interpretation of the Mexican National Anthem, which is now in its seventeenth year. The contest will be ongoing from February 10 through March 27. This past weekend saw the contest in Valladolid, where a choir from twelve preschools and four kindergartens sang their version of the Mexican National Anthem in Maya. Judges were so impressed that, win or lose, these little ones from Valladolid will be here in Merida to sing when the winners of the state contest are presented to the world on April 16. We have no specifics for this event, as of yet, but do keep an eye on our Events page so you will be sure and make it to that performance.
Happy Birthday UADY
The Autonomous University of Yucatan has just celebrated its 90th birthday in its present incarnation! However, UADY is actually much older than that. Prior to 1922, the university was known as the National University of the Southeast. The university first came into being as the Colegio of San Francisco Javier in Merida in 1611 by royal decree of the Spanish Empire. Throughout its long, rich history, UADY has shown itself to be the premiere university throughout the region. Today, with more than 20,000 enrolled students and campuses throughout the state, UADY still embodies the vision of Felipe Carrillo Puerto and the original group of Yucatecos who believed that education is the key to promoting social justice and development. UADY has reciprocal exchange student programs with several top universities around the world too. If you know anyone who wants to study abroad, do tell them to look into attending UADY in Merida.
2012 Honey Exports
Yucatan Honey Bee is the company that actually collects and exports the honey produced throughout Yucatan, Quintana Roo and Campeche. For the past two years, the honey they were able to export was barely over half of what they will export this year, all because of the drought. This time, however, winter rains made all of that just a bad memory. It is expected that 3,000 tons of honey will be collected and exported from the entire Yucatan Peninsula, with 1,000 tons from the state of Yucatan alone. We wee really happy to hear that because the hives were healthy throughout the winter, there was no need for any type of medication to be used on them. Unfortunately, genetically-modified crops are now threatening the purity of Yucatan's honey and farmers are as worried about that as they were about last year's drought. So far, most of the honey crop has weathered every storm, but what the future holds is directly related to the determination of the beekeepers of Yucatan to keep their honey chemical free.
Bimbo will be adding 400 new jobs in their new expansion effort in Merida. These will be added to the already 1,229 people that they already employ here. Their new building is designed for sustainability and with an eye to being environmentally friendly. They will be doing everything from installing energy saving lights to using natural light whenever they can. They will also be recycling water and using rainwater as well. The plant will make over 80 different products, from bread to biscuits, cakes, chips, snacks, candy and tortillas. All of these products will then be sent to every city on the Yucatan Peninsula. Bimbo's National Union will also be working with the state government on issues related to programs of health, safety, education, social policy and the generation of additional employment. Bimbo has a long history of working in Merida and it looks as if they are here to stay.


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New Scientist reports that Chinese researchers have managed to use the popular AR.Drone Parrot RC quadcopter as a thought-controlled virtual eye, an extremely beneficial solution for disabled people. The ultimate goal of the research is to give people with impaired motor abilities a new way of interaction – using a mind-controlled flying device equipped with a video camera to take a close-up look at distant objects. Read more below and watch the video at the bottom of the article.
The system uses the well-known Emotiv EPOC brain-computer interface headset that recognizes and interprets brain-waves as commands for the AR.Drone. The commands are first sent from the headset to a laptop via Bluetooth, then by wireless to the hovering toy.
As New Scientist reports the toy's range of motion is limited by the brain activity that the EPOC headset can pick up. For example the user can fly up the helicopter by thinking by thinking 'push', and turn clockwise by thinking 'left. Thinking "left hard" tells the quadcopter to take off from the ground.
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