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Q2 bond update: solid returns
Returns may be more modest in the near term; consider a more cautious approach.
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Bond markets provided solid returns again this quarter. The investment-grade bond market as measured by the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index gained 2%. U.S. corporate high yield fared slightly better, up roughly 2.5%. Non-U.S. bonds were even stronger, with emerging markets up roughly 4.5% and developed nations up 5.5%. For the first half of the year, the Aggregate Bond Index was up approximately 4%. For comparative purposes, U.S. stocks were up more than 7%. This correlation may surprise some investors. It reflects the unique global bond market conditions that exist today, including unprecedented central bank intervention, and a long, but exceedingly slow, economic recovery.
From a macro perspective, there have been several major factors that have driven the global bond rally this year, including:
- Weaker-than-expected economic growth and generally low inflation
- A clearer commitment from the Fed to keep monetary policy accommodative
- Aggressive monetary easing from other major central banks
- Renewed geopolitical concerns, including Ukraine and Iraq
- Strong demand for bonds from large institutional buyers
Fed action
Recent actions from the Fed have been in line with expectations, meaning the taper is on track and the Fed is telegraphing the third quarter of next year for the first potential rate hike. Inflation has ticked up a bit and reduced any deflation fears, yet remains well contained. On paper, labor conditions have started to improve, with an average of 270,000 jobs added each month in the second quarter. The unemployment rate is already approaching the Fed's year-end forecasts. However, the decline in the jobless rate reflects both job gains and a historically low labor force participation rate. Many of the recent gains were also in low-wage and part-time jobs.
The Fed remains committed to addressing their dual mandate of supporting maximum employment and price stability. However, they remain challenged because economic growth has been below both expectations and their own forecasts. First-quarter GDP growth was revised to negative 2.9%, leading to a high likelihood for sub-3% growth for all of 2014. This is shaping up to be the fourth straight year of disappointing growth. Continued weakness in the economic expansion is likely to support a low rate mentality at the Fed for at least the rest of this year and a very gradual pace of tightening when it does.
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We cannot just look at the U.S., of course. As the Fed has begun to reduce their stimulus, other major central banks have been increasing theirs. Notably, in June, the eurozone cut rates and enhanced their bank-lending facility as they continue to struggle with low growth and deflationary pressures. The eurozone is still hampered by structural imbalances between member nations which contributed to their recent debt crisis. Meanwhile, Japan has continued their own quantitative easing (QE), also trying to fend off deflation.
One result of this accommodative global monetary policy is that U.S. Treasury rates actually appear attractive compared to the yields in other developed nations. For instance, the U.S. 10-year rate is approximately 2.5%, while the current German equivalent is roughly half that at 1.25%. The Japanese 10-year government bond yields just over one half of one percent.
This has helped contribute to strong demand for U.S. bonds. Large foreign buyers have been drivers of demand on the short end of the corporate curve while insurance companies and pension plans have continued to invest in the long end. In addition, geopolitical tensions have renewed a safe-haven bid for bonds and the flight-to-quality trade for U.S. Treasuries.
Overall, I believe the preceding factors help explain the bond rally so far in 2014. Generally speaking, underwhelming global growth, global government intervention and strong demand for yield product have put downward pressure on rates.
What does this mean for bond markets looking ahead? There is no question that lower yields and tighter credit spreads are giving some investors pause. However, conditions should remain relatively constructive for bond markets. Specifically, U.S. bond markets should be supported by:
- Beneficial supply and demand conditions
- Positive, but low, economic growth
- Generally solid credit metrics and low default rates
- Low prepayment rates and low volatility in the mortgage markets
- Accommodative global monetary policy
- Unattractive global bond yields
That is not to say there aren't concerns. For instance, there remains great uncertainty regarding the implementation of Fed policy and how it will impact markets. There is no precedent for the Fed's multitrillion- dollar intervention directly into capital markets. Therefore, it's hard to say exactly what will happen when it is fully unwound. One benefit of quantitative easing has been lower market volatility. If volatility were to spike at some point, it could certainly disrupt both bond and stock markets. We have already seen some disruptions in emerging market flows.
Other concerns include a potential housing crisis in China, further economic struggles in Europe, geopolitical unrest and tight credit spreads. Idiosyncratic risk is also becoming a greater concern at these richer spread levels. For instance, there is greater vulnerability to negative event risk for bondholders.
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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University hosts a number of Continuing Education symposia throughout the year featuring focused topics by specific cancer type.
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These Legend of Zelda embroideries took about me a couple nights of work, but you could make them go very quickly if you don't satin stitch them!
I've also included some patterns - you can find them on step two!
Can't embroider? Don't have the time? I've also got these embroideries listed in my etsy store, making jiggy!
Step 1: What you'll need:
- fabric to embroider on - I'm using linen.
- embroidery hoops if you'd like to frame them - three inches
- acid free, clear drying craft glue that works on fabric and wood
- patterns - included on the next step
- embroidery floss
- embroidery needles
- pinking shears
- a water soluble marking pen
This is a great beginner project because they're so small. :D
Step 2: How I made the pattern
Then I draw my designs in pencil. When I'm happy with them, I trace over them with a pen or permanent marker. Then I erase the pencil marks.
I'm not big on using drawing programs, so I make every one of my embroideries like this. I use my scanner to resize them if I need it. :D
The patterns are attached to this step, including an updated ocarina! (please use the patterns for personal use only)
Great tutorial! I don't embroider so i'll probably turn them into cross-stitches.
*sigh* wish I had a gf to make me a pillow case with those on it
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Bats are useful predators and help to control insects. A single little brown bat can consume up to 3,000 mosquitoes every night. Many species of bats are endangered. They do not chew holes or electrical wiring if they should get in your attic.
Coyotes could benefit the community by reducing the numbers of rats, mice, and other small mammals, if residents would stop providing them with even more convenient meals - intentionally left out food or by leaving small pets outdoors without supervision. They are often blamed for garbage damage done by loose dogs, especially for taking livestock, which are mostly taken by packs of domestic dogs.
Mice and rats are gnawers and can cause damage to buildings, especially when they chew through insulation and wiring. Rodents are drawn to stored food, and can contaminate it with their feces and urine. They are drawn to bird feeding stations and pet food. Even though you can learn to coexist with these animals, if you have taken all measures to rodent-proof your house, it is much easier to let the local wildlife keep these populations down and away from your home.
Opossums do not dig holes. They are transient; so never stay in one place for more than 2-3 days. They are placid and docile, except to the real vermin that they eat - rats, mice, snails, and other garden pests.
Raccoons are a comical neighborhood clean-up crew. Like the skunk, coyote and opossum they keep down the populations of REAL pests. As long as you don't leave your pet door open at night, and holes to your attic they shouldn't be a problem.
Skunks are another very misunderstood and maligned creature. Many myths were created to justify killing this animal instead of risk getting sprayed. Once you know what their body language means and how to act around them, they are very easy to coexist with - provided you keep your dogs inside from dusk to dawn. Watching them from afar can be a wondrous means of entertainment! They too rid your neighborhoods of rodents and harmful garden pests. They have been known to kill and eat rattlesnakes, black widow spiders, scorpions, and centipedes, being immune to the venom.
Large Carnivores such as the bear (omnivore), mountain lion, wolf, etc. can be a safer coexistence if you take certain precautions. If you are camping, hiking, jogging or bicycling in an area that is known to have any of these animals, you should educate yourself about bear boxes and other proper containment of food, and real facts about these local animals. For instance, if you ever find yourself being chased by a mountain lion or encounter a bear, do not run. You will become a toy and more enticing to chase. Remember: stop and make yourself larger (put your child on your shoulders, bicycle or jacket over your head, make threatening movements). They will stop in their tracks and run away.
You can contact your local Wildlife Agency to get tips on how to coexist with your problem wild animals, or how to get in contact with wildlife groups who are more specialized in the animal you have questions about. Again, trapping is only a temporary solution. Take the time to find out more about this animal and the simple things you can do to improve your relationship with nature.
All of these animals would prefer to live as far away from humans as possible. Even though people are encroaching on the homes of these animals, many learn to adapt. A skunk, opossum or raccoon is perfectly happy to live under your home. But the real reason they are there is because people lure them there. They create their own problems by leaving a steady supply of pet food outside (95% reason); improper storage of pet food in their garage; leaving their pet door open during the hours that these animals forage for food; improper garbage storage; not closing off holes in attic, under homes or in fences; even unprotected compost heaps.
There is a great availability of room and board. A downtown environment is almost ideally suited for nuisance critters. Trees, old houses, and abundance of edible trash make downtown a prime spot for warm-blooded creatures great and small. Raccoons can grow to 30 pounds on a feral gourmet diet of pet food and human leftovers. Downtown is also home to legions of opossums, rats, and other animals.
This customer doesn't want the deer to eat his beautiful roses, or the skunks, raccoons and opossums to drink from his lily pond, waterfalls, or live under the open decks. But he complains that they are turning up his flowers and lawn. If he had a better fence, and a closed off deck, they wouldn't be able to get in. These aren't easy solutions and are costly, but there are simple solutions. Rather than trap every animal and relocate them elsewhere (better than having them killed!), he could mix a solution of 8 oz. of castor oil, 8 oz. of dish soap (mix well), then add to 1 gal. of water, and spray around yard to ward off these animals. This solution conditions the soil and doesn't damage the lawn or flowers.
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I think they are saying that the previous budget was $13.5 billion and then they received (and spent) federal stimulus in the amount of $1.3 billion, which wasn't in the budget of course. So if they add 8% now, it equals the $13.5 billion plus the $1.3 billion -- in other words, flat-lined spending over both bienniums.
Baby Shaq! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofoklis_Schortsanitis
OreCat.org. Another enviro group asking for donations, with no real info about why we shouldn't fear cougars. Supported by all other donation-seeking conservation groups. I may be cynical, but I think the part of Oregon they are trying to conserve is themselves; the cause is just the means. There are sooooo many causes. It must be Oregon's only growth industry. Just sayin . . .
I read it the same way at first, but I'm sure rockhen meant the sheep not the cougars when she said "they." Look at it again and I think you'll see. No comment on the build a fence statement -- that one's been covered. Haha.
I'm not sure if this answers your question, but I believe that collecting 20% so far has mainly to due with the fact that they are talking about the tax years 2009 and 2010. We don't file and pay 2010 taxes until April 2011. The other thing is people are making a lot less money on capital gains, which is usually what's put them in the higher bracket. No capital gains, then no extra taxes for these people.
The math: 320,019 x $200 = $64,003,800. That's a bit short of $261 million. Check your math -- I think Bozo was right.
Wow, this is practically a repeat of what he had published in the Medford paper, except this time he left out the part about falling in a hole as a child.
Senator Atkinson has absolutely no idea what he is talking about. He uses words like "flooding" and "armed" to try to whine his way into people believing him. What actually happened is that he was annoyed when someone was using the river for a legitimate purpose, he harassed said person as if he were law enforcement instead of just a state senator, and he obviously doesn't believe in sharing. No doubt this person had no intention of camping at that spot, and his out-of-state license plate made Atkinson throw a hissy-fit. I'm very disappointed in my Republican elected official and I used to think pretty highly of him.
People that say "I never . . ." are usually lying. That my own little lie detecting device. Remember Clinton?
Ha! I knew it. You're still steamed that your great-great-great grandfather was a slow-poke.
Ha! I knew it. You're still steamed that your great-great-great grandfather was a slow-poke.
All I remember about Kiki's era in Portland as a player is that he was a ball hog and the Blazers were mediocre. They traded 3 good players to get him, so I don't have pleasant memories. Maybe he's a better GM, but I hope they go with someone else.


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Does anyone know if Andre has arrived in Las Vegas? I thought that he has returned home right after his loss at the Open but read this article:
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His amazing tennis career is over and now, Las Vegas hometown hero Andre Agassi is embarking on a new phase of his life. He appeared on CNN's Larry King Live Thursday night and is a guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show Friday, but a lot of people are curious to learn what's in store for Andre when he returns to Las Vegas?
There is still no word on exactly when he's coming home.
Some people have suggested there should be a parade, or some type of public celebration. A lot of fans would love to show him their appreciation for a great career.
( it`s form a magazine in Las Vegas )
By the way, where is the Larry King show and Ellen Degeneres? In New York, Los Angeles, San Fransisco? Does anybody know?
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DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks are set to add Israeli point guard Gal Mekel in free agency.
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The Mavericks added Mekel after getting Miami point guard Shane Larkin in the NBA draft last week. Mekel and the son of Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin are expected to battle for the backup job.
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Alexander Skarsgard gave a couple of little interviews at the Calvin Klein Downtown Event this week, which included his first comments on his now infamous Season 6 finale scene.
Firstly, from Celebrity Extras Alex appears at around the 2:12 mark, and briefly gives his thoughts on Eric's finale scene.
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(Seeing Alex smiling and being so relaxed about Eric's fate just reiterates my firm belief that Eric will still be the Eric we know and love next season)
He also spoke to E! online about "Walking With The Wounded". Click on the fine picture below to watch that one.
Finally Alex gave talked to People.com about the upcoming South Pole expedition.
Watch out Prince Harry, a vampire has set his sights on you.
Alexander Skarsgard, who plays Norse vampire Eric Northman in the hit series True Blood, is racing to the South Pole against the British royal in November to raise funds for the Walking with the Wounded charity and says he has the mental and physical skills to beat the prince.
"I'm pretty stubborn and motivated and I don't give up easily," Skarsgard, 37, told PEOPLE at Thursday's Calvin Klein Spring 2014 Collection after party in N.Y.C. "I'm very focused and we're not going to lose!"
Prince Harry is the charity's patron and the event features three teams of wounded soldiers from the U.K., U.S. and Australia/Canada racing across the snow and ice of Antarctica for 16 days to raise funds for rehabilitation services for military veterans.The Swedish-born actor hasn't met the 28-year-old prince yet, but says he's eager to introduce himself – at the finish life.
"I'm very excited to meet him. I'll be with my U.S. teammates at the South Pole welcoming him," Skarsgard says with a laugh. "I'll be happy to see him when he arrives. We will be there first though!"
And how will the HBO hunk greet the prince? With some trash talk?
"No, I'm going to give him a high five when I meet him," he says. "I hear he's an amazing guy. I admire him for being involved with Walking with the Wounded for a couple of years and taking the time to help wounded soldiers. It's going to be an honor to meet him."


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Rain costs Wilin Rosario his shot at history
Sep 26, 2012, 1:15 AM EDT
Wilin Rosario homered and singled Tuesday against the Cubs, but he wasn't able to record his fifth straight three-hit game before rain got the game called after 6 1/2 innings.
Rosario did have four at-bats, so it's not as though the rain completely robbed him. However, he likely would have had one more at-bat had the game gone nine. The Rockies were leading 10-5 when the game ended.
Rosario was trying to become the first player since George Brett in 1976 to record five straight three-hit games. Brett actually had six in a row from May 13-18. No one since has had more than four in a row. Torii Hunter was the last to accomplish that earlier this year.
Rosario raised his average from .253 to .276 by going 14-for-21 over his last five games. The rookie catcher is now up to 27 homers this season.
- yahmule - Sep 26, 2012 at 1:31 AM
Too bad he won't get any ROY love east of the Rockies.
- Jeremiah Graves - Sep 26, 2012 at 10:17 AM
He's been good, but I don't know if he's even been the best rookie catcher west of the Rockies.
Rosario: 110 G, 369 AB, .276/.316/.545, 27 HR, 70 RBI, 4 SB, 18 2B, 65 R
Harper: 131 G, 507 AB, .260/.331/.450, 19 HR, 53 RBI, 16 SB, 23 2B, 92 R
Alonso: 147 G, 520 AB, .275/.350/.394, 9 HR, 60 RBI, 3 SB, 35 2B, 46 R
Frazier: 122 G, 409 AB, .279/.338/.504, 18 HR, 64 RBI, 3 SB, 26 2B, 54 R
Miley: 27 GS, 183 IP, 16 W, 3.25 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 131 K
Fiers: 21 GS, 121.2 IP, 9 W, 3.55 ERA, 1.27 WHIP 126 K
Rosario's been good, but he's also largely been a product of Coors. His OPS drops more than 200 points on the road. Alonso put up a bunch of his numbers playing in the ballpark equivalent of Yellowstone.
Harper probably gets it based on hype alone, but he's not totally undeserving either, he could logically finish with 20+HR/20+SB/20+2B and 100+ runs scored…and he's like 12-years-old. That's impressive stuff.
I think Rosario will get some love, but beyond the HR/RBI/BA those numbers are pretty hollow.
- slk018 - Sep 26, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Ya beyond the three most imp numbers they are hollow??
Price should get the Cy Young but besided ERA K and record his numbers are hollow lol
- Jeremiah Graves - Sep 26, 2012 at 12:24 PM
…you think that the "triple crown" numbers are the most important?!
That's cute.
Thanks for the input, Murray Chass.
- slk018 - Sep 26, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Jeremiah what should we use?? OPS..Last I checked HR and avg played a pretty big role in on base plus slugging…SB no thanks he is a catcher
- Jeremiah Graves - Sep 26, 2012 at 6:49 PM
I think we should look at all the stats and not award guys based on out-dated thinking and archaic value assessments.
Yes, home runs are important. Yes, runs batted in are important. Yes, batting average is important.
So is defense. So is base running. So is the ability to get on-base consistently.
If you want to look at WAR, Rosario ranks 7th among NL Rookies:
Wade Miley – 4.5
Bryce Harper – 4.0
Mike Fiers – 3.3
Todd Frazier – 2.6
Norichika Aoki – 2.6
Zack Cozart – 2.5
Wilin Rosario – 2.3
Yonder Alonso – 2.1
Yasmani Grandal – 1.9
This is because all of those other things matter, not just "the big three" of HR, RBI, and AVG. Defense plays a pretty big role in a player's value and not a lot of people are in love with Rosario's defense. Harper is a top-notch defender in the outfield. Harper is in-line for a 20/20/20 season.
Rosario hit for a bunch of power in a power hitters park and did little else on the road, he did it while playing subpar defense.
Even if you're not sold on Bryce Harper and the hype that surrounds him, I'd be hard-pressed to find a world where Rosario deserves it over Frasier or Miley either.
Don't get me wrong, I think he's a good ballplayer, but I don't think he's by any stretch of the imagination the "Rookie of the Year" based on the fact that he's hit for power and a good average, especially not when you look at the other performances around the league. Honestly, I'd still take Grandal over Rosario any day of the week.
- Jeremiah Graves - Sep 26, 2012 at 6:50 PM
*Frazier not Frasier
- labfan30 - Sep 27, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Look, Rosario is not the rookie of the year, but the home/road splits thing with Rockies players gets tiresome.
First off, most players hit better at home.
Cabrera has an ops of 1.103 at home, .895 on the road. Mike Trout is close to 100 points higher at home than on the road for OPS.
Second off, does anyone realize where the Rockies play when they go on the road? Arizona is a great hitters stadium. The other three in the division rank 23, 25 and 29th in baseball. Keep in mind the Rockies play 27 road games a year in those three fields. Go ahead and play 1/3 of your road games at those parks and tell me what your home/road splits are, k?
Two more quick things:
Rosario has gotten better as the season has went on. His numbers in the second half are 303/352/560
His problem on defense has been catching the ball. Now, I know, he's a catcher, and that's kind of important, but give me a second to elaborate. His caught stealing percentage will rank him 6th in the league for catchers who have caught over 100 games this year. (I say will, because he needs to catch one more game) His range factor is low, but not horrific by any stretch. (slightly below Matt Weiters for example)
The problem is the passed balls/wild pitches he allows. He obviously needs to wok on those things, but I think learning to block balls better is a tad easier than teaching Grandal to start throwing runners out.
Rosario does not deserve rookie of the year. He does deserve a lot more credit than he's been getting. He's a 23 year old kid who has had a pretty darned good year for a horrific team. I'm sick of people dismissing him simply because of Coors Field.
(one other thing, can we take players who play a lot of games at Coors and drop them for their stats? Buster Posey his .485 at Coors in 33 at bats. McCutheon only had 12 at bats there, should Cutch get some extra votes because he didn't get another 20 at bats at Coors?
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text: The Super Meat Boy wiki last edited by BlackLagoon on 06/08/15 07:21AM View full history OverviewSuper Meat Boy is a downloadable 2D platformer developed and published by Team Meat for the Xbox Live Arcade, PC and Mac. It follows Meat Boy, a "boy without skin," as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend Bandage Girl from the menacing Dr. Fetus while avoiding sawblades, piles of salt, lava, missiles, and other deadly obstacles. The original Xbox 360 version was a part of Microsoft's Game Feast 2010 promotion. A PC version was later released via Steam on November 30, 2010 for the same price. The PC level editor, PC level portal, non-Steam PC version, and Mac version came out in 2011. A WiiWare version was planned, but was eventually canceled because of the service's low file size limit.Like Alien Hominid, the concept for Super Meat Boy began as a free online game made in Adobe Flash for Newgrounds. This game, originally called Meat Boy, was released on October 5, 2008, followed by a map pack. Super Meat Boy references other games and videos from the Newgrounds community, as well as the indie game scene at large (including N, Aquaria, VVVVVV, I Wanna Be The Guy, and Braid).The poster included with the 'Ultra Edition'The XBLA version of Super Meat Boy includes 12 achievements (worth 200 gamerscore) and two avatar awards: a t-shirt resembling Meat Boy (unlocked after a certain number of deaths) and a prop of Meat Boy running around the avatar (unlocked after completing the game). The Steam version of Super Meat Boy includes 41 achievements, adding new ones such as clearing all the levels in each world (Light World or Dark World) consecutively without dying, clearing bonus levels, and unlocking new characters.DevelopmentIn the documentary Indie Game: The Movie, Team Meat discussed the 18-month development process of Super Meat Boy at length. After 17 months, the team was offered a feature on the Xbox Live Dashboard, but there was still a substantial amount of work left to be done. Facing financial trouble and left with almost no options, McMillen and Refenes spent the next month crunching to meet the deadline. In spite of the Dashboard feature being absent for the first eight hours of its launch day, SMB sold 20,000 copies by the end of the day. By January 2012, it had sold over 1 million across all platforms.At the Indie Game: The Movie premiere, Team Meat announced that they had moved on from Super Meat Boy and were working another project, later revealed as Mew-Genics.GameplayThe objective of Super Meat Boy is to guide Meat Boy (or one of the other playable characters) past deadly obstacles to reach Bandage Girl, who will be promptly kidnapped by Dr. Fetus. Navigation of these obstacles requires extremely precise timing to pass. Failure means instant death and a quick restart from the beginning of the level. The player is given an infinite amount of lives and near-instantaneous respawns, but Meat Boy leaves a trail of blood to mark where he has been and what obstacles previously killed him. When a regular level is completed, a replay showcases every attempt within the level simultaneously.Characters have two abilities at their disposal: a jump button and an ability button. For Meat Boy (and most other characters), pressing the ability button engages sprinting. Some characters sprint automatically and replace the ability button with another power, such as Tim's ability to rewind time or Viridian's ability to inverse his own personal gravity. To keep the difficulty in check, the game features extremely precise controls. Quickly tapping the jump button performs a small hop, while holding down the jump button performs a tall leap. Players can also stick to the wall (which may either slow their descent or slightly continue their ascent) and press the jump button again for a wall jump. Some unlockable characters have special jumping abilities, such as the Kid's ability to double jump and Jill's ability to stall her descent.Over the course of the game, new mechanics are introduced and obstacles become more complex. These include rising tides of lava, portals, magnetic fields, fans, lava rocks, and eventually enemies that hunt down the player character. All obstacles will result in instantaneous death upon contact. The "bosses" are equally indestructible; instead of actually fighting them, these levels require players to navigate difficult puzzles under time restraints until a cutscene is triggered.Players can also collect bandages scattered around certain levels to unlock characters and certain levels. In order for the player to keep Bandages, they must collect them and successfully reach the exit in one attempt. Some bandages require specific characters and all are difficult to collect, especially in the purple Warp Zones, where players must not only collect the Bandage, but clear each of the three levels with a limited number of lives.LevelsSuper Meat Boy features five main worlds, each with forty regular levels. The initial twenty levels are referred to as the "Light World". If the player is able to clear a Light World level under its par time, they will be able to access the "Dark World" counterpart (which shares the same basic geometry, but has a different appearance and increased difficulty). Each Light World version of the five main worlds also include a boss level, which must be completed in order to progress to the next world. Boss levels are unlocked after the player beats 17 out of the 20 Light World levels.Meat Boy entering a Warp Zone. Along the way, players can also find purple Warp Zones within certain levels. These portals vanish after a set period of time during the level attempt, though reaching these portals makes the Warp Zone available in the level selection screen. Entering a Warp Zone will transport Meat Boy (regardless of which character reaches the warp zone) to a retro-themed zone which is notably difficult. Each zone comes with three levels that must be completed consecutively with a special version of Meat Boy. Bandages are found within these warp zones, but the player will only have three attempts per level to collect them and clear the Warp Zone. If Meat Boy dies during the final attempt at any level, all bandages found during the Warp Zone attempt will be reset, and the player will be kicked back to the level selection screen. Replays and par times are unavailable for Warp Zones.Red Warp Zones function similarly to purple Warp Zones but are played instead with a secret character. There are no bandages in red warp zones but there are also unlimited lives. There are only five red warp zones, one in each of the main Light Worlds. Each main world also has a special "glitch zone", reached by getting to Bandage Girl while she is in a randomly occurring "glitch state". Glitch zones feature no bandages and only one level, which is typically longer and more difficult than any of the world's Warp Zones.Chapter 1: The ForestIntro Cutscene Tribute: Street Fighter II: The World WarriorBoss: Lil' Slugger (giant walking chainsaw driven by Dr. Fetus)The Forest introduces buzzsaws, static sawblade launchers, and impassable tiles that crumble away soon after the player touches it.Chapter 2: The HospitalIntro Cutscene Tribute: CastlevaniaBoss: C.H.A.D. (mutated living abomination of blood and tissue)The Hospital introduces fans, crawling slimes that stick to surfaces, floating enemies that bounce around aimlessly, piles of deadly needles, keys that unlock certain tiles, and timed laser beams.Chapter 3: The Salt FactoryIntro Cutscene Tribute: The Adventures of LoloBoss: BrownieThe Salt Factory introduces harmful salt, homing missile launchers, moving platforms, tiles that only crumble away after coming in to contact with a missile, and high-speed conveyor belts.Chapter 4: HellIntro Cutscene Tribute: Ninja GaidenBoss: Little Horn (monster made of Meat Boy corpses)Hell introduces lava pits (that sometimes rise), moving lava rocks, portals, rotating eyes that slowly lock on to the player while shooting laser beams, and demon homing missiles that split in to separate small missiles on impact.Chapter 5: RaptureIntro Cutscene Tribute: Mega Man 2Boss: Larrie's Lament (a group of enormous carnivorous worms)Rapture introduces orbs that repulse the player, abominations (both running and flying) that head towards the player, and homing sawblade launchers.Chapter 6: The EndIntro Cutscene Tribute: Pokémon Red/BlueBoss: Dr. FetusUnlocked after completing Chapter 5, The End includes five regular levels (with both Light World and Dark World variations) that can only be played by Meat Boy and are designed to test the player's mastery of previous concepts. After completing all five levels, the player can face Dr. Fetus in a boss level. The boss level is divided in to two parts, featuring a halfway checkpoint and a Dark World variant unlocked after completing 85 Dark World levels.Chapter 7: Cotton AlleyIntro Cutscene Tribute: Ghosts 'N GoblinsUnlocked after completing Chapter 6, Cotton Alley is a special 40-level world that can only be played by Bandage Girl (who is, ironically, rescuing Meat Boy from Dr. Fetus). Despite the pink and cheery atmosphere, the levels are extremely difficult. There are no bandages in this world; the obstacles are mainly limited to giant buzzsaws.TEH INTERNETS (Xbox 360) / Super Meat World (PC/Mac)Intro Cutscene Tribute: Bubble BobbleUnlocked after collecting 20 Bandages, TEH INTERNETS is a special chapter that provides downloadable chapters. All past and future chapters will be free in the Xbox 360 version, due to Team Meat's method of uploading the content in space reserved for free title updates. (Which bypasses Microsoft's normal method of distribution in their marketplace, which would cost either Team Meat or the end user money) All chapters will also be free for the PC and Mac versions.As of 1st April 2011, Super Meat World is released on the PC version, along with eight chapters of levels. It is also unlocked after collecting 20 Bandages. The level editor is still unavailable, and should be included in the next update.Each downloadable chapter contains 20 retro- themed levels (with par times to beat) and its own leaderboards separate from the main game. Chapters consist of either a mix of developer favorites (from user-generated maps on the PC level editor or from the original flash game), levels designed exclusively for certain characters, and other levels.Released TEH INTERNETS ChaptersThe Butcher Boy (by Team Meat, released 10/20/2010) - 8-bit Meat Boy only. Retro-looking chapter that explores mechanics that weren't used in the main game.Sewers of Dross (by Team Meat, released 11/21/2010) - Gish only. Makes use of his ability to stick to walls.Cramps (by NovaSilisko, released 2/22/2011) - Meat Boy only. User-made chapter.Expert Remix (by Team Meat, released 2/22/2011) - Meat Boy only. Remixes twenty levels from the main game (including the first level of the Chapter 5-7 Warp Zone, previously exclusive to The Kid) while making them significantly harder.Remnants (by Code92, released 4/28/2011) - Any Character. User-made chapter.Playable CharactersAll of the game's playable characters. Each version of the game comes with around twelve unique playable characters to choose from, half of them being platform-exclusive characters. They can either be unlocked by collecting bandages, reaching certain Warp Zones, or entering secret cheat codes in the character selection screen. Each character has his/her own unique abilities that differentiate them from Meat Boy, such as the ability to double jump, perform unique jumps, or act differently around map tiles.Standard CharactersMeat BoyMeat BoyAvailable by default. Made of meat. Heroic by nature.Also unlockable in 8-bit form (40 bandages), 4-color form (60 bandages), and 4-bit form (80 bandages). Achieving 100% completion earns you Meat Ninja, who sacrifices the ability to be ranked on the leaderboards for the power to temporarily teleport out of existence right before he dies.The default character, he is the fastest in the game with the most pinpoint control.Bandage GirlBandage GirlOnly playable in Chapter 7. Made of bandages. Only has eyes for Meat Boy.Bandage Girl plays exactly like Meat Boy, only swapping his red blood trail for a pink trail of calamine lotion.Known as "Band-Aid Girl" in the original Meat Boy Flash game. Her name was changed to avoid copyright issues.BrownieBrownieOnly playable via cheat code after completing Chapter 3. Made of feces and corn. One of Dr. Fetus's evil creations.Brownie plays exactly like Meat Boy, only swapping his red blood trail for a brown fecal trail.On the character select screen, quickly enter RB, RB, RB, B, B, B, X (when using the Xbox 360 controller), then choose any character.Commander VideoCommander VideoCameo from the Bit.Trip series. 8-bit rainbow runner.Unlockable in the chapter 1-12 Warp Zone.Although the Commander is the slowest character in the game, he has the ability to stop his fall and float horizontally in mid-air for a limited amount of time by holding down the jump button.JillJillCameo from Mighty Jill Off. Masochistic lesbian shoe fetishist who will do anything to please the Queen.Unlockable in the chapter 2-8 Warp Zone.By pressing the jump button multiple times, Jill can slow her descent.OgmoOgmoCameo from the Jumper series. Failed experiment longing for freedom.Unlockable in the chapter 3-16 Warp Zone.Ogmo has the ability to double-jump horizontally, despite his weak wall jumping.Resemblance to Meat Boy coincidental.FlywrenchFlywrenchCameo from Flywrench. Abstract wing-flapping spacecraft.Unlockable in the chapter 4-18 Warp Zone.Flywrench is very heavy and very unruly, but has a strong triple-jump and can slide up walls with a very thin frame.The KidThe KidCameo from I Wanna Be The Guy. He wants to be The Guy.Unlockable in the chapter 5-7 Warp Zone.Sacrifices speed and jump height for the ability to double jump.Alien HominidAlien HominidCameo from Alien Hominid. Fragile alien invader; friend to children, enemy to the government, connoisseur of heads.Unlockable by collecting 30 Bandages.Pressing the run/action button while jumping allows the Alien Hominid to fire his gun downwards, slowing his falling speed slightly or increasing his jump height and wall-climbing speed.TimTimCameo from Braid. Gentlemanly sort, seeks to rescue the princess. Has that time-rewinding potion.Unlockable by collecting 50 Bandages.Holding the run/action button rewinds Tim's position for up to three seconds and doubles as an invincible force field. Unlike in Braid, this cannot be used directly after dying.To play as Tim on PC, type "outtatime" on the character select screen and select a character.Xbox 360 Exclusive CharactersGishGishCameo from Gish. Sentient glob of tar; seeks to rescue his human girlfriend.Unlockable by collecting 10 Bandages.Just like the Headcrab and Goo Ball, Gish is able to stick to walls (by holding down the run/action button) and slide along ceilings (by holding both run/action and jump buttons down).SpelunkySpelunkyCameo from Spelunky. Adventurer by trade. Never-ending cave explorer.Unlockable by collecting 70 Bandages.Pressing the jump button while in the air causes an explosion, propelling Spelunky horizontally in a chosen direction. Then, while still in mid-air, pressing the jump button again causes another explosion, propelling Spelunky downward.The Pink KnightThe Pink KnightCameo from a Castle Crashers fangame. Heroic knight with a sweet tooth.Unlockable by collecting 90 Bandages.While fairly weak in speed and jumping ability, pressing the jump button in the air causes the Pink Knight to flail his arms ("flutter jumping"), granting him extra height and distance based on the point during the jump it is used. He can also jump in mid-air if he runs over the edge.NNCameo from the N series. Skilled ninja. Very fast. Limited lifespan.Unlockable by collecting 100 Bandages.N is much lighter than the other characters, allowing precision air control. Pressing and holding the run/action button will cause N to start sprinting for two seconds, greatly increasing his run speed and potential jumping distance.PC/Mac Exclusive CharactersHeadcrab (Steam version only)HeadcrabCameo from the Half-Life series. Alien parasite. Seeks heads; create zombies.Unlockable by collecting 10 Bandages.Just like Gish and the Goo Ball, the Headcrab can stick to walls (by holding down the run/action button) and slide along ceilings (by holding both run/action and jump buttons down).Goo BallGoo BallsCameo from World of Goo. Incredibly unintelligent blobs of goo; like to become structures.Unlockable in non-Steam versions by collecting 10 Bandages. Unlockable in the Steam version by inputting "ballgoo" in the character selection screen, then picking any character.Just like Gish and the Headcrab, the Goo Ball can stick to walls (by holding down the run/action button) and slide along ceilings (by holding both run/action and jump buttons down).JosefJosefCameo from Machinarium. Confused for trash, wants to find his way home.Unlockable by collecting 30 Bandages.Josef has the ability to perform a helicopter spin, which increases his jump height, or jump in mid-air should he run off an edge.NaijaNaijaCameo from Aquaria. Lone mermaid seeking the history of her lost people.Unlockable by collecting 50 Bandages.Naija has the ability to transform into her Energy Form and fling herself at high speed through the air.RunManRunManCameo from RunMan: Race Around the World. Amazingly enthusiastic, nothing can keep him down.Unlockable by collecting 70 Bandages.Runman can use his signature Star Dive to hurl himself long distances horizontally very quickly.Captain ViridianViridianCameo from VVVVVV. Gravity-defying. Courageous. Cyan.Unlockable by collecting 90 Bandages.Viridian has the ability to reverse his own personal gravity.Mr. Minecraft ("Steve")Mr. MinecraftCameo from Minecraft. Loves to build. Hates hissing green things.Unlockable by collecting 100 Bandages.Mr. Minecraft can build solid tiles out of thin air and destroy tiles in front of him, allowing him to easily bypass almost all challenges.Tofu Boy (Steam version only)Tofu Boy"Cameo" from Super Tofu Boy, a parody game by the militant animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Wishes he were Bandage Girl's boyfriend. As if.Unlockable by inputting the code "petaphile" in the character selection screen and picking any character.Tofu Boy, being malnourished due to iron deficiency, cannot run or jump as well as the other characters, making it impossible for him to clear the vast majority of levels.SoundtrackNice To Meat You soundtrack CoverSuper Meat Boy's old school soundtrack was engineered by Danny Baranowsky of dB Soundworks. Composed of 34 tracks, it is available at meatboymusic.com.A two-disc soundtrack titled "NICE TO MEAT YOU" has also been released, with an additional 39 songs for a total 73 tracks. It contains new remixes, menu and cutscene music, and some unused songs. The CDs feature the sawblade motif seen on the retail install disc.Playable Rock Band 3 remixed tracks are available for download via Rock Band Network:The Battle of Lil' Slugger (Remix) ( XBL & PSN)Betus Blues (Retro Remix) (XBL & PSN)Can o' Salt (Remix) (XBL)Super Meat Boy OST Track ListNo.Track NameRemix Artist NameTrack Length1Boy Meats Girl (Intro Movie)1:042Super Meat Boy! (Main Theme)0:383Forest Funk (Ch 1 Light World)3:004Ballad of the Burning Squirrel (Ch 1 Dark World)2:515The Battle of Lil' Slugger (Ch 1 Boss)2:146Betus Blues (Ch 2 Light World)3:127C.H.A.D.'s Broken Wind (Ch 2 Dark World)3:468C.H.A.D.'s Lullaby (Ch 2 Boss)2:259Can o' Salt (Ch 3 Light World)3:2010Rocket Rider (Ch 3 Dark World)3:0011Fast Track to Brown Town (Ch 3 Boss)2:2412Hot Damned (Ch 4 Light World)2:5413Devil N. Bass (Ch 4 Dark World)2:4014Meat Golem (Ch 4 Boss)2:4515It Ends (Ch 5 Light World)3:2316Dr. Fetus' Castle (Ch 6 Dark World)3:0217Larries' Lament (Ch 5 Boss)2:4918It Ends 2: End Harder (Ch 6 Levels)3:0619Carmeaty Burana (Ch 6 Boss)4:2520Escape!2:3621End Credits1:3822McLarty Party People (Ch 7 Levels)3:0023Meat Spin (Teh Internets Levels)3:1224Forest Funk RETRO (Ch 1 Warp Zone)3:0025Betus Blues RETRO (Ch 2 Warp Zone)3:1226Can o' Salt RETRO (Ch 3 Warp Zone)3:2027Hot Damned RETRO (Ch 4 Warp Zone)2:5328It Ends RETRO (Ch 5 Warp Zone)3:2429MATTIAS' MANMEAT MIX (REMIX of Ch 1 Light)Mattias Häggström Gerdt3:2530Metal Meat (REMIX of Main Theme)George "Android-Music" Dziov3:2031Boss Burger N' Chips (REMIX of Ch 1 Boss)Inverse Phase3:3332Meatcraft (REMIX of Ch 3 Light)C4183:3133Power of the Meat (REMIX of Ch 1 & 2 Light)Josh Whelchel feat. Melinda Hershey5:3134It Ends with a Whimper3:05Super Meat Boy Double CD Special Edition Track ListDisc One (Soundtrack) is identical to the first 28 tracks of the OSTDisc Two (Extras)No.Track NameRemix Artist NameTrack Length1mAEt b0y (REMIX of Ch 4 Light World)A_Rival4:402Spoiled R0TT3N (REMIX of Teh Internets Theme)Benjamin Briggs3:293MATTIAS' MANMEAT MIX (REMIX of Ch 1 Light)Mattias Häggström Gerdt3:264Metal Meat (REMIX of Main Theme)George "Android-Music" Dziov3:215Boss Burger N' Chips (REMIX of Ch 1 Boss)Inverse Phase3:346Meatcraft (REMIX of Ch 3 Light)C4183:317Power of the Meat (REMIX of Ch 1 & 2 Light)Josh Whelchel feat. Melinda Hershey5:328Trailer Intro1:099Meat Boy (Flash) - Title1:1410World Map Theme1:1311Meat Fighter II0:2812Dun Dun Dun!!!0:0513Chapter 1 Menus1:0814Meat Boy (Flash) - Forest1:4415The Tragic Squirrel0:5416Wups!0:0317Meatroidvania0:0618Chapter 2 Menus1:0819...And Potatoes1:2020Chapter 2 Cutscene Score0:4321Chapter 3 Menus1:0822Meat Boy (Flash) - Salt Factory2:5423Chapter 3 Cutscene Score0:3424Chapter 4 Menus1:0825Chapter 4 Cutscene Score0:2926Chapter 5 Menus1:0827Meat Boy (Flash) - Hell3:2428It Ends with a Whimper3:0629???0:0530Chapter 5 Cutscene Score0:1731Chapter 6 Menus1:3432Chapter 6 Cutscene Score0:4033The End Cutscene Score1:2534Cotton Alley Menus1:08354-bit Meat Boy Theme0:3036Internets Menus0:51374-bit Internets Menus0:51388-bit Internets Menus1:423990's Ad Track1:1840World Map Theme (unused)1:1241World Map Theme 2 (unused)1:3542Character Select Theme (unused)0:3443Character Select Theme 2 (unused)1:1944Demo Cutscene Score0:2345Dun Dun Dun? (unused)0:04System Requirements (PC)MinimumRecommendedOS : Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7Processor: 1.2GHz processorMemory: 256 MB RAMGraphics: Graphics Card that supports Pixel Shader 2.0 and Vertex Shader 2.0(Vertex Shader Support can be supported with software emulation)DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0cHard Drive: 300 MBOS : Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7Processor: 1.4GHz or fasterMemory: 1 GB RAMGraphics : Graphics Card made within the last 4 years (Pixel Shader 3.0, Vertex Shader 3.0)DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0cHard Drive: 300 MBSystem Requirements (Mac)Minimum (developed on a 2008 iMac)OS: OSX 10.5Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GhzMemory: 2GB 800 Mhz DDR2 SDRAMGraphics: ATI Radeon 2600 HD (see link for graphics performance support settings)External linksOfficial websiteMeat Boy Prototype


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Alamo, King William among San Antonio attractions to see
San Antonio Express-News : February 13, 2014 : Updated: February 13, 2014 9:17pm
Photo By Terry Scott Bertling/San Antonio Express-NewsThe Alamo Plaza Advisory Committee started meeting this week. The panel has a big job ahead.
Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-NewsTourists visit Mission San Jose just walking around the historic site on Oct. 11, 2013.
Photo By Terry Scott Bertling/San Antonio Express-NewsVilla Finale was the last home of Walter Mathis, instrumental in preservation of the King William Historic District. General admission for the home at 401 King William is $10. For senior, student and military discounts and a tour schedule, visit www.villafinale.org or call 223-9800. It is closed Sunday & Monday; open 9:30-4 Wednesday through Saturday.
Photo By Terry Scott Bertling/San Antonio Express-News
The Tower of the Americas, home of the Chart House restaurant, Bar 601 and the Observation Deck at 601 Tower of the Americas Way, is a 750-foot tall tower on the southeast side of downtown. It offers spectacular views of the city. For hours and admission for the elevator to the Observation deck, go to www. toweroftheamericas.com or call 210-223-3100.
Photo By Terry Scott Bertling/San Antonio Express-NewsThe San Antonio Zoo, at 3903 N. St. Mary, is open 356 days a year. It opens at 9 a.m., the entrance is closed at 5 p.m. and the grounds close at 6. Admission is $12 for adults; $9.50 for children or seniors. Strollers, wagons and wheelchairs can be rented on site. More info: www.SAZoo.org
SAN ANTONIO — The Alamo
Don't look now, but if you're standing on the sidewalk on Alamo Plaza facing the iconic silhouette, you're actually in the middle of where the 1836 battle was decided. The chapel building that most people identify as the Alamo was only a small part of the complex that fell March 6, 1836, when it was overrun by the Mexican army after a 13-day siege. The 4.2-acre site includes the shrine, the Long Barracks Museum and the Gift Museum, which house exhibits on and artifacts from the Texas Revolution and Texas history. Also on the grounds is the manicured Alamo Gardens. The Wall of History details the Alamo's 300-year history. A short orientation film is shown every 20 minutes.
300 Alamo Plaza, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. www.thealamo.org.
King William District
Just south of downtown is a 19th-century neighborhood of beautifully restored homes. Bounded by Durango Boulevard, South St. Mary's Street, Eagleland Boulevard and the San Antonio River, it became the city's first historic district in 1968. An elegant three-story mansion built in 1876, the Edward Steves Homestead, 509 King William St., is run by the San Antonio Conservation Society. It's open daily; tours are available.
Robert Johnson
Steves Homestead, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily. Last tour at 3:30 p.m. $10; younger than 12, free. Guided tours at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; self-guided tours available.
The Missions
The Alamo may be the most famous San Antonio mission, but wait — we have more. Four Spanish missions — Concepción, San José, San Juan Capistrano and San Francisco de la Espada — can be toured by following the Mission Trail markers beginning at Roosevelt Park, Roosevelt Avenue and Mission Road. Also, all can be accessed from the new Mission Reach project along the San Antonio River.
Robert Johnson
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Visitor Center, 6701 San José Drive, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Free.
Tower of the Americas
The most distinctive part of the city's skyline, the 750-foot tower opened in 1968 for the world's fair. After a looooong elevator ride, visitors can dine while enjoying a panoramic view thanks to the city's only revolving restaurant. Or they can take a high-flying trip across Texas courtesy of the Skies Over Texas 4D Theater Ride. The gift shop is on the ground floor if you're not fond of heights.
Robert Johnson
739 E. César E. Chávez Blvd. Flags Over Texas observation deck, Skies Over Texas open 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays. $8.95-$10.95. Chart House restaurant, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays. www.toweroftheamericas.com.
San Antonio Zoo
Home to more than 9,000 animals of 750 species, plus notable horticultural exhibits, the 56-acre zoo celebrates its centennial this year with a new look, including the new Zootennial Plaza, a new carousel (both opening March 7) and a refurbished home for the rare Japanese giant salamanders.
Robert Johnson
2903 N. St. Mary's St., Brackenridge Park. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $9.50-$12; younger than 3, free. Zoo Eagle miniature train tickets $3.25 at main depot across street from zoo entrance. Opens daily at 9 a.m. $3.25. www.sazoo.org


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Hawaii Energy and The National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) are excited to offer energy education workshops for K-12 schools on the islands of Hawaii, Lanai, Maui, Molokai and Oahu.
Fall Workshops coming soon! Visit the Teacher Training section of this website for dates, location and registration information.
The spring grant application is now closed! For information about the grants or to apply, visit the Grants section of the website.
The NEED Project's mission is to promote an energy concious and educated society.NEED is the nation's leading provider of energy education programs and materials to schools.The NEED project includes teacher-tested educational materilas,evaluation techniques and tools,recoginition of student acheivement,and professional development for educators.All NEED learning activities are correlated to Hawaii science content and performance standards
For more information please visit www.NEED.org or call toll-free at 1-800-875-5029
Hawaii Energy offers cash rebates and other incentives to residents and businesses to help offset the cost of installing energy efficient equipment. In addition to rebates, the program conducts education and training for residents, businesses and trade allies to encourage the adoption of energy conservation behaviors and efficiency measures.
Hawaii Energy is a ratepayer-funded conservation and efficiency program administered by SAIC under contract with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, serving the islands of Hawaii, Lanai, Maui, Molokai and Oahu. The program plays an important role in helping to achieve Hawaii's goal of reducing total electric energy usage by 30 percent or 4.3 billion kWh by 2030. For more information visit HawaiiEnergy.com, or call us at 537-5577 or on the neighbor islands, toll-free, at 1-877-231-8222.


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#61 to #4 - lordmoldywart (05/18/2013) [-]
You're completely right, people just hate to accept it
#165 to #61 - thebrownydestroyer **User deleted account** (05/18/2013) [-]
What did he say?
#345 to #165 - lordmoldywart (05/19/2013) [-]
He pointed out how Atheism has shown its bad side in recent years too, Stalin and Mao as good examples, two people that targeted and killed people who were religious
#350 to #345 - thebrownydestroyer **User deleted account** (05/19/2013) [-]
I think he got so many red thumbs because people are trying to tell him there have been points in history where there has been pointless mass murders by religious people, in the name of their own religion. What he doesn't get is that people who happened to be atheist never did evil things because of their atheism, more so for power and control. Another thing is that if a religious leader, like the pope, would say something like "that man is the anti-Christ, he must be killed!" a lot of catholic, maybe not christian, people would believe him without question. Where as if an atheistic leader like Stalin would say "we need to kill millions of people for the good of the country!" no one would follow him on just that.
#359 to #350 - lordmoldywart (05/19/2013) [-]
People would follow Stalin on just that one statement, he had the whole military behind him, even worse with Mao, people in China at the time saw him as a God
#358 to #350 - lordmoldywart (05/19/2013) [-]
Stalin and Mao are notable for killing many people because they were religious, hence why he mentioned them
#346 to #345 - RiflemanFunny ONLINE (05/19/2013) [-]
Hey. That just proves that no one can accept that we are all equally evil.
#57 to #4 - anonefgthree (05/18/2013) [-]
Oh yeah dude, you know what else they did? They breathed. Oh **** you'd better stop breathing unless you wanna be Hitler 2.0
Reply+1#62 to #16 - lordmoldywart (05/18/2013) [-]
Mao and Stalin both despised religion and had Christians and Muslims killed purely based on their beliefs
I'd say that's just as bad as the crusades and modern-day Islamic extremists
I'd say that's just as bad as the crusades and modern-day Islamic extremists
#92 to #59 - monsieurtimeywimey (05/18/2013) [-]All the "belief" semantics annoy me. Secular belief and religious belief are different, as one is based on confidence in observable, tangible evidence, while the other relies on elements of faith without tangible proof.
I probably worded that poorly, but hopefully you see my point. It's like painting an orange red and saying "Look, it's exactly like an apple now!"
I probably worded that poorly, but hopefully you see my point. It's like painting an orange red and saying "Look, it's exactly like an apple now!"


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CYNTHIA BANKS' BLOG: A family studies abroad
About this blog: This year is a special year for my family. With 20 years in Colorado under my belt, and my kids approaching high school, my husband and I decided to move our family to Australia to "study abroad." Our children are attending local schools in Queensland, and my husband and I are working remotely. Having traveled most of my career with GlobaLinks Learning Abroad, you would think that any cultural challenges would be mitigated by my (tongue in cheek) vast educational understanding of the world at large. In reality, there are some amazing challenges in taking children overseas and even testing my own comfort zone in my 40s. Even so, I am blessed and willing to share this wonderful experience through this blog. I hope you will send me your experiences as well!
August 26, 2011
As we slide through August 2011, I remind myself that I have not written a blog post since early May. Part of the reason for this delay was the massive NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference that took place at the end of May and to which I seem to devote 100% of my time and energy to each year from mid-May to mid-June. This conference is an amazingly "intimate" gathering of 9,000+ international educators offering a myriad of professional development sessions and discussions, and several amazing keynote speakers. Despite the work-day there are also an anguishing amount of after-work events and networking socials. All in all we exhaust ourselves each year and recover for a few weeks. Shortly after the recovery, I spent two weeks with the family touring Darwin, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, and finally a chill-out few days on the Queensland Sunshine Coast. Truly Australia is an amazing geographic wonder!
Students are people too
Each year at the conference, the GlobaLinks Learning Abroad organization hosts a luncheon for over 350 advisors, staff and overseas partners. Our theme this year was "Educating the Advisor," and we were able to give away (due to the generosity of our travel suppliers and host government groups) eight (8!) free airline tickets for advisors to visit our destinations on organized site visits. Let's just say that EVERYONE stayed for the raffle this year. And, we celebrated a number of our amazing alumni by honoring first the AEI 2010 Video Winner who studied at Murdoch University in Western Australia and then our Alumni of the Year Leslie Pitman, who studied in the United Kingdom. As part of Leslie's award, she was able to travel to the NAFSA conference at our expense and explore a career in international education. At a mighty five-foot-two, she gave a powerhouse speech at the lunch and received thunderous applause from our crowd. Let's remember why we do what we do – the students!
The Banks family are halfway there (or is it halfway home?)
We are approaching the end of August and have neatly checked off nearly eight months in our family odyssey. So much has been gained by this time together as a family, and the country of Australia is feeling a bit more like our home. I notice that I don't file away so many of the perceived differences I saw when I first arrived, and even the language has become so commonplace that I am often not sure if the words we use are Aussie or American. There is comfort in being able to order our food with the right lingo, and the locals don't stare at us quite as much as they once did. Keep in mind we live in Yeppoon, a town of only 13,000, and Yanks are not readily visible!
I wonder is it possible to really feel at home after only 8 months? Our study abroad students regularly declare that they are just fitting in at the end of one semester and often have to return home. We have been here now for one full semester plus more, and I agree that we are now starting to "fit in."
And yet we talk about home as often as we did and recall wonderful things like our family, pets and friends. It's possible that we could stay here forever and delve even deeper into this cultural experience learning and loving the Australia way of life. It's possible, however, that we will have to return home for our son's next adventure into high school, and of course we long for our own house and creature comforts. However, it is a sad prospect to give up so much of what we have found here, so I am honestly hoping that we take back something besides souvenirs from this journey. I hope we slow down a bit more and learn to appreciate our surroundings beyond the shopping malls. I vow to hike more in the Colorado mountains, take picnic lunches on a Saturday EVEN when there is washing and cleaning to do, and take my kids out of half of all the things they are doing for hobbies. Kids need space to roam, and Australia has given us both space and perspective.
I wonder how many of us can find this "space" when we are running around in our own busy lives? Have you considered what we are missing in America in our quest for success?
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Hi Cynthia,
My husband, three young boys and I live in Colorado but will be heading to Australia for a year this December while my husband participates in a teacher exchange program. We'll be in Wollongong, NSW and I am very much looking forward to experiencing life down there with our children. I'd love to hear about particular travels or experiences that really stand out as ones that we shouldn't miss while down there (unfortunately, we'll be on a fairly tight budget while we're there, but lots of camping should offer a unique perspective). I look forward to reading more blog posts before you all head home!


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If you are a US soccer fan who has never been to Wembley or the San Siro, you may want to pick up a ticket to the forthcoming World Soccer Challenge as some rather high profile teams from the Old Country come stateside to showcase their skills, drum up some merchandise sales, and reconnect with the emigrants.
Having borne witness to Chelsea-Club America two years ago at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, CA, I came away with 3 etched-in moments of observation:
1) Upon gazing upon the field, it is abundantly clear that European–English specifically–soccer players are decidedly "bigger" than their American counterparts — obvious as football is the sport of choice across Euroland. I had no idea that Frank Lampard could double as the 49er tight end.
2) In the early 2nd half, Chelsea forward Didier "I play when I feel like it" Drogba decided to dazzle the crowd with a strike from 25 yards out. No, the shot didn't go in, but the sound of it hitting the crossbar is one that gave the crowd a moment of pause before applause and one that I will never forget.
3) Jose Mourinho is a coach like no other — clearly relishing the spotlight, preening for the cameras in either minted slacks and sport coat or tracksuit right out of the plastic–and making the game as much about him as his team.
In fact Mourinho, known as The Special One, is in for the return as his new team Inter Milan who kick off the tourney Saturday in Palo Alto about 1 hour before the U.S. takes the field in Philly.
With Club America in the house, you can surely expect some fireworks…in the stands that is. Two years ago saw the Club America superfan section lit up a blaze so bright that soccer moms nearly made for the exits.
Despite, the fireworks, the exhibition, which will see the European teams playing at about 85% effort level is a chance to see professionals manage a game who have arrived at the pinnacle of their sport with a completely different upbringing–one that favors the glory of the beautiful game and for the American youngsters out there the precision and expertise of the first touch.
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The Dave Trippin' crew is fresh back from a weekend playing in the New River Gorge so it's pretty easy to pull the trigger on recommending a trip (*for experienced rafters ages 16 and up) to experience the world-class fall Gauley River season.
After an epic summer of big water with nearly unprecedented levels on the New, the Gauley season, which kicks off Friday, looks to be big as well. The Gauley, which has more than 100 named rapids, will feature 32 days.
Those additional days are the result of the normal, routine inspection conducted every 10 years of the Summersville Dam by the Army Corps of Engineers. That string of days will run Sept. 13 through 30 and includes many rare mid-week days as well to go run this amazing river that helps give West Virginia its great name when it comes to whitewater.
Folks will fly in from around the world to take a wild ride on what is considered one of the premiere two-day commercially-run whitewater rafting trips in the world. While Saturdays are the most expensive to run the Gauley, a good tip is to try to run it on a weekday, when rates can be lower.
And since the water is coming from the bottom of the Summersville Lake Dam it actually warms up as the season rolls toward Bridge Day and the last day of Gauley (Oct. 20).
If that sounds a little too wild for you, you can go river mild this weekend too and take a sternwheeler cruise and dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 6 with the Island Belle departing Point Park in downtown Parkersburg. The boat returns to Point Park at 7:30 p.m. for guests to enjoy a Point Park Music Series concert that features "Who's Bad," the long running Michael Jackson tribute act."
Cost of the river cruise and dinner is $25 and $20 for children ages 3-12. Call Blennerhassett Island State Park office at 304-420-4800.
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Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The chub[1][2] (Squalius cephalus) is a European species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It frequents both slow and moderate rivers, as well as canals and still waters of various kinds. In North America, this species is referred to as the European chub.[1] Other names used for the species include round chub, fat chub, chevin, and pollard.[citation needed]
The species is distributed in most of the countries of Europe.[3]
Fishing for chub[edit]
European chub are popular with anglers due to their readiness to feed, and thus to be caught, in almost any conditions. Small chub are freely biting fish which even inexperienced anglers find easy to catch. As they become larger, however, chub become more wary and are easily spooked by noise or visual disturbance. Consequently, large chub (in excess of 2 kg) are keenly sought by anglers who prefer to target specific fish.
The British angling record for chub was broken in May 2007 when Steve White caught a 4.2-kg (9.2-lb) fish from a southern stillwater on a mainline boilie.[4] The chub can reach a maximum length of 60-80 cm (24-31.5 in).
Small chub can be caught readily on light tackle: fly-fishing gear, a lure rod or a float rod, for example. Lines and hooks can be small, but baits are often of a relatively large size due to the chub's "greedy" nature. Larger chub, especially in floodwater conditions, must be fished with more substantial tackle: a stiff to moderately stiff rod, a strong line, strong hooks, and a large bait. Such enhanced equipment is needed due to the chub's predilection for taking cover in underwater snags. They frequently conceal themselves in deep holes or under the roots of trees, etc., and venture out to feed before returning quickly to cover.
Chub will readily take any natural bait. In addition to natural baits, however, they are renowned for their voracious appetites and will often be caught on baits as diverse as cheese, sweetcorn, bread, earthworms, and wasp larvae.
As with many river fish, the best conditions for chub fishing are when the water is "carrying colour", when the clarity of the water has been temporary clouded by mud washing into the river, often following heavy rainfall. Under these conditions, a big, smelly bait is the best bet. Lob worms are a particular favourite, as is breadflake or paste. Another smelly favourite for chub are cheese flavours and a flavour called "scopex" which can be sprayed onto bait. When rivers are clear or swims are heavily fished, big baits are unlikely to work, so the best baits are single or double maggot close to, or under, the far bank features like overhanging trees. In certain waters, chub can become predators and can be caught on spinners or spoons.[5] Chubs have sharp, bone-crushing pharyngeal teeth at the back of their mouths, so care should be used when removing hooks.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leuciscus cephalus" in FishBase. 5 2012 version.
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 2010. Squalius cephalus. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 April 2010.
- ^ Squalius cephalus. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 April 2010.
- ^ "Chub Record Broken - FishingMagic Catch Reports".
- ^ The Concise Encyclopedia of Fishing by Gareth Purnell, Alan Yates and Chris Dawn


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Arizona teacher and Willamette University alumnus Curtis Acosta will visit campus for a free screening of "Precious Knowledge." The film features Tucson's Mexican American Studies program, which is at the center of a political and legal battle over the future of ethnic studies in Arizona. The film will be shown twice on Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in the Ford Hall Film Studies Room.
Both Acosta and filmmaker Eren McGinnis will be on hand at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the film and related lawsuit. While attendees are welcome to contribute to the program's legal defense, Acosta emphasized that no donation is necessary to attend the screening.
According to a review on the Huffington Post, Acosta "demonstrates his own resiliency and transformation as an extraordinary catalyst for change. His role ranks as one of the best documentary film portraits of a successful public educator ever made."
In 1994, Curtis received his bachelor's in humanities from Willamette. He earned a master's at the University of Arizona where he is currently pursuing a doctorate. He was honored with the 2011 University of Arizona Goodman Award and the 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Classic Dream Award. Acosta was also 2010 Tucson High Magnet School Teacher of the Year.


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