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Overcoming Obstacles is Nothing New for this Vol State Student
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By Amie Lara
Life is not always rainbows and butterflies, and 19-year-old William Baxter knows this all too well.
Growing up in a single parent home, with a large majority of the household responsibilities on his shoulders, society would often assume that his fate was already written.
"I help pay the bills and we get food stamps, but that only goes so far," said Baxter. He adds that his family often goes hungry. "When you do the same thing your whole life, you just get used to it."
Without a vehicle, Baxter and his mother have to walk to the grocery store and back, carrying the bags. Baxter seems upbeat about the situation though, saying, "That is me and my momma's alone time to walk to the store."
In addition to having to walk to the grocery store, Baxter had to walk three miles home from school after football practice during high school.
"He's a survivor," said P.J. Davis, executive director of the Gallatin Shalom Zone.
Baxter started volunteering at the Shalom Zone at age 14. He has been volunteering almost every day since then, and in June he was hired as a part-time employee.
"A friend told me about it," Baxter said. "My friend told me that there are a bunch of kids out there, because some kids like me don't have fathers in their lives, and so I was wanting to help them deal with their problems."
Doing what he considers the right thing isn't always easy, according to Baxter. He said a 15-year-old friend of his died in a gang related shooting. "It made me mad and upset. I did want to retaliate, but my mom said that if it was her time, it was her time. It is tempting to want to do the wrong things, but if you think about it, it isn't worth it."
"I've lost about 20 or 30 friends because I'm not doing what they wanted to do," Baxter said. "It doesn't really matter who you hang around with, it's your choice on what you do. I learned that because of my mom and the Shalom Zone."
"We are trying to cultivate and grow leaders," said Davis. "William is an exemplary leader."
"I want to do social work," said Baxter of his ultimate career goals. "I want to help the kids out, do what the Shalom Zone does."
Baxter graduated Gallatin High School with a 3.5 GPA, and was presented with a Shalom Zone scholarship. He is now attending Vol State full-time, and said he is going to go to either MTSU or TSU after Vol State.
"When he won the Shalom Zone scholarship at Gallatin High School, the entire gym stood up and applauded," said Davis. "He's the student that we have been involved with the longest. Giving is a two way street, and as you can see, he has no attitude."
"I didn't know I was getting it," said Baxter. "I thought I was only getting the Hope Scholarship. I was smiling and cheesing the whole time."
Education is something he thinks about quite a bit. Baxter says he finished reading a book called "The Gifted Hand" and found an educational message there, as well.
"It is about this guy who has an older brother, and his mom is a stay at home mom and he doesn't know who his dad is," said Baxter. "He ended up getting a PhD and becoming a surgeon. I felt connected to the book."
"Without an education nowadays, you can't really find a job," said Baxter. "In some cases, you can't even be a janitor. Right now I set small time goals, and so far it seems to be going good."
"My football coach told me that hard work always pays off," said Baxter. He said he realizes this daily. Living with hunger, and having to walk home for three miles after football practice in high school has not stopped Baxter from trying to make a difference for himself, his family and his community.
And with some help from friends he may not have to be walking any longer.
A staff member from the Shalom Zone, Joyce Kacar, has been transporting Baxter to and from Vol State this semester. He now has a car of his own due to the generous donation of a 1992 Geo Metro. The donation is from a Shalom Zone board member who Davis says would like to remain anonymous.
"I was kind of nervous but excited at the same time because I haven't driven in a while," Baxter said about first getting behind the wheel of the car.
Baxter said he has not had anyone ever give him anything like this before. "It made me feel like I have a guardian angel looking after me."
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here is a link to show how good our coach is at shooting free throws, wish we had someone this good playing for us now
Men want to have fun, women want to take fun out to the middle of the woods and shoot it in the head.
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Women's Basketball?
I think we can assume that both Fred and Steve are fans of the ladies...
Fred's 2nd to last FT bounced around and fell thru. Whew, that was close!
Are you a member?
Really hoping that some of Alford's hair gel seeps down onto the ball and creates a miss...
Forever trying to find a cure for the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Take them to an arcade and whoever wins a round of this moves on!
Go Cubs Go!
200 for 200, each of them. Wow.
Insane. Go Fred Go!!!
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
We do need a cybookie event for how many shots we think this will go to. My guess is it could easily be 50+. Whoever wins between those two has to be the favorite to win the tournament.
Granny shot for the tie breaker!
NBA 3-point shot for the tie break.
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We do need a cybookie event for how many shots we think this will go to. My guess is it could easily be 50+. Whoever wins between those two has to be the favorite to win the tournament.
Took me a second to find the bracket. They should be, they are the only 2 who haven't missed all tourney.
Shots from the Heart: Head Coach Tournament
typical. we finally make the elite eight again and have to face the #1 seed.
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typical. we finally make the elite eight again and have to face the #1 seed.
and they are in OT...
anyone else feel that boot winding up?
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NBA 3-point shot for the tie break.
Alford will be crying.... " LET ME MAYOR SHOOT!!!!!!"
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- For the 3rd Japanese Series see Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl.
- For the Overseas dub of Season 10 see Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are part of the Generation IV Pokémon game series. These games take place in the Sinnoh region, and are the first main series Pokémon game for the Nintendo DS.
The game contains 107 new Pokémon and chronicles the adventures of a new Pokémon trainer who strives to become the Pokémon League Champion, collecting and training various species of Pokémon along the way. As do most games in the series, Diamond and Pearl feature eight Pokémon Gyms led by Gym Leaders; professional trainers whose expertise lies in a particular Pokémon type. Gym Leaders serve as bosses and reward skilled trainers with badges, key to the advancement of the plot, Pokémon League.
The game begins in Twinleaf Town. After viewing a television report about a media-conducted search for a Red Gyarados spotted at a far-away lake (Johto's Lake of Rage), the protagonist and his/her best friend travel together to check the local lake for a Pokémon like it. They spot Professor Rowan, an expert in Pokémon evolution and studies and his assistant, who is the playable character not selected in the game: Dawn (female) or Lucas (male). After a short discussion the pair exits from the lake, leaving a briefcase behind. When they are attacked by wild Starly, the protagonist and his or her rival examine the case. The player is then given a choice between three Pokémon found in the briefcase, Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup. After defeating the Starly, Dawn or Lucas retrieves and returns the briefcase to the professor. Noticing that a bond has been forged between the young protagonist and his/her chosen Pokémon, Rowan offers it to him/her, asking that he/she embark on a journey and fill his/her Pokédex.
As the plot continues, the protagonist encounters the main antagonist, Team Galactic, although their motives are unclear until later. Team Galactic captures Uxie, Azelf and Mesprit, of Sinnoh's three lakes, and imprisons them, making it the player's responsibility to free them. Upon releasing the trio, he/she is able to travel to the sacred shrine atop Mt. Coronet and enter the cave, where the leader of Team Galactic awakens either Dialga in Diamond, or Palkia in Pearl. Dialga or Palkia's powers begin to overwhelm Sinnoh, causing the newly free Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit to attempt to stop it. It is then that the player is able to engage in a battle with (and has a chance to capture) the version-appropriate Legendary Pokémon.
Having completed this, and after meeting requirements set by the Elite Four, the player is able to contend with them, fighting its members and then the Pokémon League Champion, Cynthia.
Game Info
- The game takes place in the new Region of Sinnoh.
- These games have new features relying on the DS's touch screen.
- 107 new Pokémon are introduced.
- A new device called a Pokétch is introduced.
- A player after having seen the first 150 Pokémon in the Sinnoh region can make Diamond and Pearl compatible with Game Boy Advance Pokémon games after obtaining the National Pokédex.
- The DS's Wi-Fi is used allowing chatting, battle and trades online.
- The night and day system returns in Diamond and Pearl.
- A new battle system is introduced, allowing attacks to be based on being physical or special, rather than attack type.
- Contests have been re-done, now they are known as Super Contests, with a number of new additions.
Starter Pokémon
As is tradition, the player gets to choose one of three Pokémon at the beginning of the game. Also as is tradition, these Pokémon are either a Fire, Water, or Grass type.
Depending on which starter Pokémon the player chooses, decides the overall difficulty of the game.
In this game you will go with your friend to the lake (Lake Verity) near Twinleaf Town. You will have to battle a wild Starly, this is when you choose your first Pokémon.
Team Galactic
The featured Villain Team, in Diamond and Pearl, is Team Galactic and their leader Cyrus. Depending on which game it is will determine which legendary Pokémon Team Galactic will try to summon on Mt. Coronet. Diamond will feature Dialga and Pearl will have Palkia and on Platinum Giratina will appear.
Legendary Pokémon
As in every other Main Series Pokémon game, there are a set of Legendary Pokémon which were first featured in Diamond and Pearl.
Legendary Dragon Pokémon
Dialga and Palkia are specific to either Diamond or Pearl respectively, but Giratina can be obtained in Diamond and Pearl once the National Pokédex is received and Turnback Cave is unlocked.
Lake Guardian Pokémon
Uxie and Azelf can be obtained in their respective caves, located in Sinnoh. However, Mesprit, once confronted in its cave, roams Sinnoh, meaning you have to find and capture it before it flees the battle.
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Sinfield, who is called Sir Kevin Sinfield by Rhinos fans, was given the captain's armband by then-Head Coach Daryl Powell on 3rd December 2002 when he became the youngster ever captain in the club's history. In the intervening ten years, the Oldham-born star has led his side to 17 major finals, winning nine of them, including a record breaking six Grand Finals along with two League Leaders Shields. He is set for a huge year in 2013 as he leads the Rhinos in their defence of their Super League and World titles as well as another assault on the one trophy that has alluded him so far, the Challenge Cup, in which he has played in five Finals.
As well as club duties, this Autumn Sinfield successfully followed team mate Jamie Peacock as England captain and is set to lead his country into a home World Cup at the end of 2013. Sinfield also holds the record for most goals and points in a career at Leeds, along with the same title in Super League, and is currently ninth in the all time list of points scorers in Rugby League.
Commenting on the day, Media & PR Manager Phil Daly said, "It has been a privilege for all Rhinos fans to have seen Kevin Sinfield lead this team for the last decade. When you have people like BBC presenter Clare Balding describing Kevin as the most impressive sportsman she has ever seen, it shows the high regard in which he is held. However, perhaps the most impressive thing about Kevin is how modest he is about his own ability and his contribution to our recent success and it will be great to have a day when we can all say thank you to him."
The club are looking to use the power of social media to increase awareness of the achievements of their record breaking captain. The Rhinos are asking fans on Twitter to mark a decade of Sinfield's leadership at 1pm (13:00) on Monday by tweeting a message and including the hashtag
Daly added, "What Kevin Sinfield has achieved in the last decade is remarkable and hopefully the best is yet to come. A big admirer of his is Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, who tweeted to his over 5 million followers after the Grand Final about how good Kevin is.
"However, it would be great to draw the attention of the wider public to Kevin's contribution to sport in this country and if we can get the hashtag trending on Monday it would be brilliant."
Monday 3rd December is the Rhinos Early Bird Deadline for season ticket holders to renew their 2013 memberships and save, and with an influx of fans expected to the club this weekend it is a great chance to celebrate the captain's achievements with the club.
Supporters will be able to sign a giant banner in the club shop from this Saturday to express their thanks to Sir Kevin which will then be presented to Sinfield, who is the longest serving and most successful captain in the club's history.
In the shop and online at the official club retail store fans will also be able to grab a bargain with the new 2013 Leeds Rhinos shirt. This weekend and until 5pm fans will be able to have Sinfield or Sir Kev and his number 13 squad number printed on the new replica shirt at a bargain price.
And to cap Sir Kevin Sinfield Day, all 2013 members who have renewed 5pm on Monday 3rd December, will go into a draw to win a meal with Kevin Sinfield for themself and two friends.
The ticket office and club shop are open from 9am until 4pm this Saturday, closed on Sunday but open from 9am until 5pm on Monday 3rd December. Visit our official Facebook page and leave your message to Sir Kev.
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New York Fashion Week has seen its fair share of new fashion trends, and right along with them are the fresh beauty looks. So what can we expect to stock our makeup bags with this fall? Between the barely-there makeup at BCBGMAXAZRIA; blue and purple eyeshadow at Jason Wu; nude manicures at La Perla and DANNIJO; and graphic nail art at Rebecca Minkoff, Nicholas K, and Degen (just to name a few) – it's safe to say that bold and understated will live together in harmony.
And the hair? Put those curling irons away, because straight blunt cuts and messy, undone styles – from the grunge look at BCBGMAXAZRIA to roughed up ponytails at Richard Chai and Tadashi Shoji – are back.
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Clones lead 7-0 overall, Jensen trailing 6-5 in third period to #1 Reece Humphrey. Sorry I'm late...
Long just missed a major, Fanthorpe got the major to put them up 7-0.
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Division I Mat 4
Humphrey wins 6-5...Jensen pushed him to the end. 7-3 Clones.
Yep, but this is for those that can't pull it up
Reece Humphrey should have stalled some more ... would have like to see the ref hit him with a stalling call earlier in the 3rd period.
Originally Posted by cgwarrior33
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Division I Mat 4
Thanks for the link.
Originally Posted by CydeOut
Yep, but this is for those that can't pull it up
And thanks for the updates as always.
Originally Posted by CycloneDaddy
Reece Humphrey should have stalled some more ... would have like to see the ref hit him with a stalling call earlier in the 3rd period.
I agree, he was trying to keep distance.
I think it's mat 5, isn't it?
1-0 Palmer with the escape early in the 2nd
According to the site it says Mat 4 for the viewing....Mat 5 is DIII...I'm just going by the link.
Mueller definitely outworking Palmer, but trails going to the 3rd, 1-0.
Might be right, can't remember.
Reversal for Mueller, 2-1!!
Nice reverse by Mitch .. up 2 to 1
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- The Richmond County Tax Office has a warning for you: Pay your property taxes. The office says they have given individuals extra time to pay because of the sluggish economy.
"It's important to pay your taxes. It's the way the city generates income. I think it's a good thing," said Mamie Burke.
Mamie and Donald Burke moved here from Brooklyn and bought property. Mamie says there is no comparing property taxes in Brooklyn to Augusta.
"Taxes are very high in Brooklyn. Here I think it's good," she said.
"It's just a way of life to pay taxes. Everybody pays taxes," Donald said.
There are more than 600 delinquent accounts in Augusta. Most are businesses, but a few are taxes on homes and boats. Richmond County is owed more than $1 million in property taxes.
"We want them to come in, sit down and talk with us. In extreme cases, we will do what we did with the plane," said Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner Chris Johnson.
Recently, the Richmond County tax commissioner seized a plane from a company that owed more than $90,000. The company wrote a check the next day.
"Georgia code gives the tax commissioner the authority to go out and do a constructive seizure," Johnson.
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The South's oldest historically black college is reopening to students after its Raleigh campus was crushed by one of the tornadoes that swept across North Carolina in April.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Monday that incoming students are touring Shaw University and sizing up the temporary cafeteria built with help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
A tornado touched down at the center of the downtown Raleigh campus on April 16, damaging 27 buildings, including dormitories and the student center. The damage forced the school to close for the rest of the academic year and prevented more than 20 percent of the graduating class from getting their diplomas.
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Can you name 10 good things about public education?
Patte Barth, director of NSBA's Center for Public Education, recently wrote about the many successes in public education for American School Board Journal, and she also gave her suggestions for ways schools can improve.
For instance, she notes, fourth-graders have improved their reading skills by six points on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) over the past decade.
"If that doesn't sound like much, consider that 10 points on the NAEP scale is approximately one year's worth of learning," Barth writes. "More significantly, the gains have largely been from the bottom up, and the achievement gap is narrowing between children of color and their white classmates."
In high school, more students are taking higher-level courses, and schools are becoming better at addressing the needs of students at risk of dropping out, thus increasing their graduation rates. But there are still some 3,000 high schools that lack the capacity to offer Algebra II, and policymakers and the public must ensure that all students have access to higher-level courses and the supports they need to be prepared for college or the workforce, Barth says.
And polls show that local communities continue to support their local schools even as the public opinion of public education has declined.
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2. Mathematics
3. High school graduation rates
4. High-quality prekindergarten
5. High-level high school courses
6. ESEA and IDEA: Monumental laws
7. English language learners
8. Civics
9. Beginning reading
10. A tradition of universal education
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Don't count on the dogwood and redbud flowers just yet. Even though some of them are popping out, they won't last. Another freeze is scheduled for this week.
Every few years we manage to have one more March hard freeze in North Central Florida, just enough to kill off any blossoms that have formed on fruit trees and other flowering fauna. And, that's not to mention the vegetables that will be wilting unless they're covered. You planted your garden early this year, right? I did.
Now that you have your "productivity software" (Open Office), your antivirus and your firewall set up, all for free, let's look at some other freebies available online.
I am absolutely certain without a doubt that the global warming stuff is true. Here is my scientific, can't-be-wrong evidence. For the past seven years (or seems so) my whip-poor-will has returned to the woods next to me on EXACTLY March 21, a.k.a. the first day of spring. But this year he returned on St. Patrick's Day (March 17), which is a full four days early. I can also add an extra day for leap year, which means that he actually returned five days early. No doubt now, the icebergs will be melting, and those of us who live toward Otter Creek will soon have ocean-front property.
Today's standard passenger vehicle is the most important source of transportation in the world. Over 300 million cars are registered worldwide. Without the automobile, millions of people would not get to work.
So common is today's automobile, there is a gas station in every town in the United States no matter how small. But this was not always the case. In the 1890's, cars were so rare they were often displayed in circuses.
We have all read, or heard, the horror stories from people that have had a major virus infection on their computer. Today, with easy access to the Internet from anywhere in the world, the virus threat continues to increase. But there are steps you can take to keep your computer (and your data) secure.
"Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness." (1 John 3:4 NIV)
Is there a sin gene? Will DNA researchers someday discover that sin consists of a molecular structure and is scientifically observable so that a new professional endeavor will be devoted to eradicating this blight from humanity utilizing sophisticated treatments? Will these treatments be considered a violation of human rights, because they destroy an individual's unique personality?
I remember an old saying that March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. Well that is certainly true for this March so far. High winds and bitter cold (for Florida) dominated much of the first half of March, so I am expecting very mild temps to escort the second half of this month out like a lamb.
Out of town for a little while.
This past week I have been in Tallahassee, Florida taking in some educational courses for my new job. Tallahassee is a beautiful place - except it is just dog gone cold here.
Living on the west coast of Florida makes you take for granted the usually mild winters we have. It gets considerably colder towards the interior of the State, especially further north, and northwest like in Tallahassee.
"Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision." (Joel 2:14 NIV)
In the summer of 2001, our move to Cedar Key was much like what most preacher families go through around the country. All our belongings, which consists of way too many books, periodicals, old sermon outlines along with our household goods and personal belongings were loaded on a rental truck. Some last minute items were packed in the car that was on a trailer pulled behind the truck.
Trout season opened March 1 with cold water on the flats and mixed results.
Many flats fishermen thought that the 29-day closed season might leave the trout hungry and ready to jump on fishermen's offerings, but several cold nights and cool days recently have kept many of the trout deep in their winter pattern.
Sure, a few fishermen were able find trout on the flats, but very few returned to port with success stories.
It seems that for the most part, north of Horseshoe and south of Ozello had the best trout results this weekend.
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Lake Assal
Lake Assal shoreline view, Djibouti. Source: C.D.Fisher/Creative Commons
Lake Assal, located in east-central Djibouti, is the largest hypersaline lacustrine water body in Africa. This crater lake is classified as a thalassohaline body, meaning it is dominated by sodium and chloride, reflecting the ionic composition of ocean waters; Lake Assal is an endorheic basin, meaning it has no flow outlet, so that salinity is concentrated as massive evaporation proceeds in this hot arid climate.
The lake shoreline's rich salt deposits have been exploited since prehistory, but the magnitude of present day harvesting has exploded since independence from France, damaging the shoreline natural features. Not only did prehistoric hominins inhabit the Lake Assal basin, but they engaged in very productive Paleolithic toolmaking manufacture, in addition to advanced pick-axe designs for extracting the salt resource.
Regional setting of Lake Assal. Source: Public domain
Lake Assal is a crater lake situated near the western end of Gulf of Tadjoura, which is a bay of the Indian Ocean along the Horn of Africa. This endorheic setting is known as the Afar Depression. A neck of land separates the lake from the Gulf of Tadjoura, which narrow landform, was likely earlier absent, yielding a prehistoric connection of Lake Assal with the ocean. This crater lake lies within the nation of Djibouti, previously within the territory of the previous French Somaliland. With a lake surface elevation of 155 meters below mean sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest elevation point of the African continent and one of the lowest altitude lakes of the world.
Geology and Formation
Lake Assal sits over a volcanic basaltic basement with a depth of about 255 meters below present day mean sea level. Lying immediately above that basalt are the next oldest formations, consisting of fifteen meter thick freshwater deposits: marls, tufas and calcretes; fossil organisms dominant in these freshwater formations are the freshwater snail red-rimmed melania (Melanoides tuberculatus) and species of the freshwater bivalves of the genus Coelatura. Immediately above the freshwater layer is a layer of marine deposition which is evidenced by fossils of marine gastropods of the genera Cerithium and Ervilia. This layer clearly suggests a marine invasion of an earlier freshwater lake.
Immediately overlying the marine deposition layer is a diatomaceous layer characterized by fossilized species of the genus Navicula, a taxon of boat shaped phytoplankton. Above the diatom layer is a gypsum layer; finally, the top geologic layer is rock salt that forms the present day lake bottom. The lake depth averages about 7.4 meters, with a maximum depth to rock salt of approximately 45 meters.
About three kilometers distant is the active Ardoukôba fissure vent volcano.
There are two main theories of the formation of Lake Assal, one being that the neck of land severing the lake from the Gulf of Tadjoura was formed by volcanic eruption.
The alternate theory is that of sea level rise in the face of lower prehistoric coastal terrace topography. A variation of this marine invasion theory is that subsurface marine springs being fed by Indian Ocean waters. This theory is supported by the fact that such subsurface springs are the chief mechanism of water influx to the lake at the present time. This springwater influx arrives at a flow rate of approximately four to eight thousand cubic meters per second.
Satellite view of Gulf of Tadjoura (lower left) and Lake Assal (center).
Source: NASA
Presently much of the land around Lake Assal, including the neck of land separating it from the Gulf of Tadjoura, consists of an almost barren landscape of relatively recent black lava. There are actually active volcanic vents on that neck of land separating the lake from the gulf, explaining the source of heat that warms the subsurface gravity fed channel of seawater feeding the lake. Lake Assal and the head of the Gulf of Tadjoura trend north-northwest are aligned with an active rift zone of the approximate size as the spreading centers along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In examining space platform photographs, one sees the breadths of shadows along fault scarps as clear insights as to the extent of vertical offset for each fault. In the NASA satellite photo (right), the dramatic cliff in shadow at the north side of Lake Assal measures 1230 meters in height.
Hydrology and Water Chemistry
The chief feed of Lake Assal is geothermal subsurface spring water, which is actually a conduit through basaltic structures that intervene between the Gulf of Tadjoura and the lake itself. This influx has very similar chemistry and salinity as the seawater itself, having little alteration during its five kilometre route in the subsurface channel; however, the influent water has become heated with contact of the geothermal basaltic formations.
Lake Assal's total catchment area is approximately 900 square kilometres. Lake dimensions are approximately: seven kilometers maximum width and 19 kilometers maximum length. Minimal surface runoff of freshwater occurs in the watershed, and is limited to that generated from sporadic rainfall producing ephemeral streams; in other words, there are no permanent rivers in the watershed. This intermittent flow regime impacts the lake via salt pan inundation.
Because of the robust stream of subsurface gulf water feeding Lake Assal, it is not surpsrising that the ionic composition of the lake somewhat mimics that of ocean waters. Chief anion concentrations in the lake are approximately as follows in grams per liter: Na+, 78; K+, 5; Mg+2, 8; and Ca+2, 15. Principal cation concentrations correspondingly in grams per liter are: Cl-, 181; SO4-2 2; and Br- 5. The surface concentration of salts is about 276.5 g/L for Lake Assal. Bottom waters are about ten percent higher in salinity.
Aquatic Ecology
Compared to other major world lakes, there is a paucity of ecological information for Lake Assad. A number of taxa of halophilic bacteria and extremely halophilic archaea have been found here. Indirect evidence for microbial presence is also suggested by the evaporites of the lake, which crystals are often occur as salt ooids having a radial concentric structure, suggestive of microbially assisted crystallization. Specific aerobic bacteria taxa isolated in the lake include species of the genera micrococcus and staphylococcus.
Due to the lake's hypersalinity, there are no fish, amphibians or other higher faunal lifeforms here. The immediate shoreline and backshore area are also almost devoid of plants and higher fauna, because of the salt deposits and hypersaline soil perimeter. However, this absence of apparent life may be misleading, in that future researchers may find this entire lake and its perimeter a laboratory for discovering extremophile lifeforms, much like the overtly biologically depauperate San Juan Pond in Antarctica has become an exemplar Earth laboratory for trying to understand the unconventional lifeforms that might be present on Mars.
Terrestrial Ecosystem
See main article: Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands
Biologically depauperate rocky shoreline of Lake Assal.
Source: C.D.Fisher/Creative Commons
This ecoregion as a whole extends inland from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman, including the Dahlak Archipelago and other islands, stretching from the Sudanese-Eritrean border, south through Djibouti, it mainly lies between sea level and 800 meters (m). There are also fault-induced depressions, such as the Danakil Depression and Lac Assal itself (the earlier French name)
The region is currently extremely active tectonically, and it experiences frequent seismic events associated with the continuing enlargement of the Rift Valley. Volcanoes in the ecoregion are also intermittently active. Basement rocks are composed mainly of Tertiary lava flows. Soils developed over the lava deposits are mainly lithosols, while regosols are predominant on the Quaternary and pre-Cretaceous basinal deposits. There are very few permanent watercourses.
The climate is very hot and dry. Mean annual rainfall varies from less than 100 mm close to the coast to around 200 mm further inland. Mean minimum temperatures range from 21° to 24°C, and mean maximum temperature is around 30°C. Inland, near Lake Assal, vegetation is chiefly grass shrub steppe. Acacia mellifera and Rhigozum somalense dominate the basaltic lava fields while scattered Acacia tortilis,A. nubica, and Balanites aegyptiaca can be found in the sandy plains. Stands of Hyphaene thebaica occur in depressions and along wadis(streams).
Among mammals, desert ungulates are well represented. Beira antelope (Dorcatragus megalotis, Vulnerable) occur in the region where Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somalia meet. Dorcas gazelles (Gazella dorcas,Vulnerable), Soemmerring's gazelles (Gazella soemmerringii, Vulnerable), Salt's dikdik (Madoqua saltiana), and gerenuks (Litocranius walleri) all still occur in the general area. Beisa oryx (Oryx beisa) persist, but have been greatly reduced by hunting pressure.
The reptilian fauna is relatively rich, but there are very few amphibians. Levels of endemism are generally low, with strict endemics limited to only one bird, Archer's lark (Heteromirafra archeri,Vulnerable), a gerbil Gerbillus acticola, and two geckos, Arnold's leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus arnoldi) and a subspecies of the northern sand gecko (Tropiocolotes tripolitanus somalicus). Among the plants, dragon ombet (Dracaena ombet, EN) and Bankoualé palm (Livistona carinensis,Vulnerable) are notable.
Rich finds of pristine looking Late Neolithic stone pick-axes have been found on the neck of land that divides Lake Assal from the gulf. Archaeologists properly reasoned that the picks lacked much damage, since they were likely used for extraction of the salt deposits along the shoreline of Lake Assal. Along the eroded gravelly surface of the neck landform were also recovered an extensive collection of prehistoric discs, cores and flakes; the weathered conditions of these artifacts suggest an age even earlier than the pick-axes.
The most remarkable aspect of this large assembly of Paleolithic flakes and other worked tools was the clear evidence of Levallois technology, a manufacturing process usually associated with Neanderthal culture. This discovery suggests Neanderthals, who thrived 300,000 to 30,000 years before present were active further south than the Levant, a generally ascribed southern limit of Neanderthal culture. A further southern migration may have occurred during the rapid Earth cooling at the end of the Eemian period, when glaciation conditions further north may not have been hospitable. It is important to note the Levallois tools were corroborated in excavations at Obok and in the Mabla Mountains, both sites to the north of the Gulf of Tadjoura.
Nomadic tribes of the Afar people drove their camels along the salt laden shores of Lake Assal, thus creating the alignment of an ancient caravan drovers road in the region. This route linked Lake Assad to Ethiopian mountain regions to trade salt, coal and sorghum. Trade routes extending to Abyssinia also conveyed not only commodites such as ivory and coffee, but also traffic in human slavery.
- Regional setting of Lake Assal from space. Source: NASA Aharon Oren. 2002. Halophilic microorganisms and their environments. Springer. 575 pages
- Chase Bertus. Africa: history, geography, people. Publisher: Forgotten Books
- The prehistoric cultures of the Horn of Africa. 1951. Cambridge University Press
- Russell H.Vreeland and Lawrence I.Hochstein. 1993. The Biology of halophilic bacteria. CRC Press. 320 pages
- John K.Warren. 2006. Evaporites: sediments, resources and hydrocarbons. Birkhäuser. ISBN 9783540260110
- F.White. 1983. The vegetation of Africa, a descriptive memoir to accompany the UNESCO/AETFAT/UNSO Vegetation Map of Africa (3 Plates, Northwestern Africa, Northeastern Africa, and Southern Africa, 1:5,000,000). UNESCO, Paris. ISBN: 9231019554
- World Wildlife Fund. 1998. A conservation assessment of terrestrial ecoregions of Africa: Draft proceedings of a workshop, Cape Town, South Africa, August 1998. World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC, USA.


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I enjoy empty space :p Maybe it would be better with the attachment pic?
Here is a hand drawn city designed as a Faerun location (DND) - Heliogabalus - The Capital City of Damara, partly destroyed by orcs, 14 years earlier, during war with Vaasa ("Eastern Port" District). In the city locate: Royal Castle - Castle Kraag, Royal Summer Palace (Western Upper District), Headquarters of The Order of the Golden Cup (Upper District), Temple District, Docks (including Shipyard), many markets, Northern Upper District "Underhill", Lower District with lots of slums, including an island called "Pot" and at last, but not least - burned ruins of "The Eastern Port".
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I enjoy empty space :p Maybe it would be better with the attachment pic?
Temporary emptiness
Better Looks interesting but bigger size would allow us to see more of it Some rep from that first post with good looking hand-drawn though.
Looks great! Now you just need to colour it. =P
Must dissapoint you, but I hate colours All I love is pure and cold black and white - means - pencil
You might want to avoid using the Windows Bitmap format. It has crap compression if any, and isn't always supported correctly by browsers as it isn't standard format for the web. PNG gives far better, but still lossless compression, and is an official web standard with good support.
*bows down and pays homage* Beautiful drawing dude, truly epic
If you don't going to color it, I would suggest that you ink the thing (with solid and neat lines), the map deserves it, but maybe it's already planned!
And the best is that in 2 days my players will be visitting this place, astonished to find out where they had just entered.


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50 U.S. Code § 2501 - Definitions
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(3)The term "classified information" means any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 ([former] 50 U.S.C. 401 note) [now 50 U.S.C. 3001 note], Executive Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 ([former] 50 U.S.C. 435 note), or successor orders, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
(4)The term "congressional defense committees" means—
(5)The terms "defense nuclear facility" and "Department of Energy defense nuclear facility" have the meaning given the term "Department of Energy defense nuclear facility" in section 2286g of title 42.
(6)The term "nuclear security enterprise" means the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.
(7)The term "national security laboratory" means any of the following:
(8)The term "Nuclear Weapons Council" means the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of title 10.
(9)The term "nuclear weapons production facility" means any of the following:
Source(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, § 4002, as added Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(c)(2),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1756; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(a)(1),Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2179; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(a)(1),Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1072.)
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Executive Order No. 12958, referred to in par. (3), which was formerly set out as a note under section 435 (now section 3161) of this title, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13526, § 6.2(g), Dec. 29, 2009, 75 F.R. 731.
2013—Pub. L. 113–66, § 3146(a)(1)(A), substituted "Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter" for "In this chapter" in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 112–239amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section defined "congressional defense committees".
Pars. (5) to (10). Pub. L. 113–66, § 3146(a)(1)(B)–(E), added pars. (5) and (8), redesignated former pars. (5), (6), (7), and (8) as (6), (7), (9), and (10), respectively, and, in par. (10), substituted "Restricted Data" for "restricted data".
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Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, § 4001(a), formerly div. C, title XXXVI, § 3601,Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2756, renumbered div. D, § 4001, and amended by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(c)(1)(A)–(D)(ii), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1753, provided that: "This division [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Atomic Energy Defense Act'."
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Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(a),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1752, provided that:
"(1) In general.—The purpose of this section [see Tables for classification] is to assemble together, without substantive amendment but with technical and conforming amendments of a non-substantive nature, recurring and general provisions of law on Department of Energy national security programs that remain in force in order to consolidate and organize such provisions of law into a single Act intended to comprise general provisions of law on such programs.
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"(4) Classification.—The provisions of the Atomic Energy Defense Act [Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, 50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.], as amended by this section, shall be classified to the United States Code as a new chapter of title 50, United States Code."
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Cyclia was a nightclub project which Jim Henson worked on from 1967 to 1970. Cyclia was envisioned as a multimedia experience that would feature a large room with film footage projected onto a faceted ceiling and body-suit clad dancers, timed to correspond with specific musical tracks, live musical performers, and various lighting effects.
The project's sales brochure called it "a sensational glimpse into the inner contents of our times – a vital, living, expanding experience that consumes its audience. It is total involvement, total communication." The images include animation, outdoor scenes and crowd footage that Henson and his associates shot at the Beatles concert at Shea Stadium in 1965.[1]
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WUSA) - A motorcyclist fleeing a police officer crashed in Montgomery Village on Thursday night, according to Montgomery County Police.
At approximately 11:28 p.m., an officer in the area of Montgomery Village Avenue and Midcounty Highway saw a motorcyclist he believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The officer checked the motorcycle's tag and discovered it had been reported as stolen.
The officer, who was behind the 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle on northbound Montgomery Village Avenue, activated his emergency lights on his marked cruiser at the intersection of Midcounty Highway. The motorcycle rider did not stop, and the officer pursued the motorcycle. The rider continued northbound on Montgomery Village Avenue and after passing Wightman Road, crossed over the median strip and southbound lanes of Montgomery Village Avenue/Pleasant Ridge Drive.
At that point, the motorcycle left the roadway and crashed.
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hexagram wrote:not op as far as I can tell.
Callonia says: 'Everything is op that can beat my low rp files' plus
Callonia says:'I hate the return grim and hate playing against it plus I say it is op while it is just strong at best'
no offense callonia but that is what I think
Ahh, so you let the RP influence your judgement. I am not going to bother arguing with you other than inform you this.. I only complain about something that I genuinely think is op. Autowin files. And you're just listening to me complaining instead of presenting such evidence to disprove it. No text only hearsay evidence, I want replays.
EN with fierte/removals is pretty op autowin file when it gets the right matchup but I don't complain about it that much except when I get bored and feel like kicking something.
Pixies was op and broken beyond belief when only GMBs could beat them on reliable basis and they got nerfed to acceptable degree.
I have yet to see a good replay pwning silver star WKs with return spam and diondora etc etc something so thus, they are op because I try plenty of times and haven't quite succeeded even when you bane all their returns, they rage and kill you with their superior agility and dps.
DEFS of ye olde days was op and broken beyond belief to the point where I could copy exact same file and make horrible mistakes and win anyways for lulz.
I warn you don't let current rp influence your judgement, otherwise you will be losing 50 rp out of no where and be upset because a "low rp player" beat u. Blacksunrx suffers from this syndrome.
GonFreeces31 wrote:Fun Fact: Death Touch originally was supposed to do 5 damage to a target when it applied the status. Romdeau whined about how that wouldn't help him beat star dragon. It then got changed to doing 0 damage so that you can use it on star dragon or other counter skill units without having to worry about counter skills.
True story. I was opposed to this, for the record.


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May 2, 2016
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Defense attorneys say race was a significant factor in the death sentences given to two black men and one American Indian woman convicted of murder.
The three are using the Racial Justice Act to try to get their death sentences reduced to life in prison. The act allows that reduction if it can be shown racial bias was a factor in a death sentence.
Attorney James Ferguson said Monday in Cumberland County court that statistics, history, anecdotes and trial records will show bias. Prosecutor Rob Thompson argued that the jury selections had no racial bias and that a lead prosecutor from the time led anti-racism training in the Air Force.
The inmates are Tilmon Golphin, Quintel Augustine and Christina Walters.
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May 2, 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- More liberal-learning groups are urging North Carolina's Republican legislature to back off legislation that would reduce early voting and end same-day registration during the early voting period.
Progress North Carolina led a news conference Monday at the Legislative Building to oppose bills last week to reduce 2 1/2 weeks of in-person early voting by one week. One bill would bar Sunday voting.
More than 56 percent of votes cast in November's election occurred at early voting sites. Progress North Carolina cited a poll to back its position and pointed to long lines in 2012 in Florida when early voting was scaled back. An unaffiliated voter also spoke at the news conference.
Civil rights advocates spoke out publicly Friday to oppose the bills.
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Really like the challenge theme this month - just hope that real life doesn't keep me too busy to finish it. I've decided to map a small cavern that houses a small tribe of Troglodytes (around 30 excluding hatchlings). The cavern is situated beneath an Inn on the outskirts of a coastal fishing village. There are actually 3 entry/exit points - The first is through a well on the surface which drops about 50 feet into a larger pool of water (top right of the map). The second is a small dock (bottom left of the map) where you would sail into an alcove on the side of the cliff. The 3rd is a secret stairwell that runs from the basement of the inn to the top right of the map (not sure how to actually depict that yet). Ultimately, I plan on having a small trickling stream of water running through the map from the pool of water in the top right to the sea in the bottom left. I have a number of traps planned for this adventure (but, haven't figured out how i'm actually going to depict them - i.e. when you step on certain false steps you will break a jar of Trog Musk which will alert others of your presence.)
Backstory - The cavern is an entry and storage point for a smuggling operation run by the Inn Keeper. He has found a way to manipulate the Trogs into protecting it and often disposes of meddling adventurers in the well (If all goes as planned - PCs would be drugged by the Inn Keeper and wake up falling into the dark cavern - they will need to fight/sneak their way through the lair to the safety of the dock).
Made with CC3. I still need to work on the bevel effects so they are more gradual and cut down on the darkness of the stairs. I'm also not completely sold on the textures i'm using. Having said that - looking forward to any comments, suggestions, and criticisms you guys may have.


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CAMP LEJEUNE (AP) - Women are about to break another barrier in the military services. By year's end, a half dozen women are expected to become the first assigned to a Riverine combat company, a battlefront Navy job that is just now opening up to women.
The three Riverine Delta Company units are used for combat operations, often called on to move quickly into shallow waters where they can insert forces for raids or conduct rescue missions.
The Delta Company jobs are some of the first combat positions in the military to formally be opened to women. The military services are struggling to figure out how to move women into battlefront jobs, including infantry, armor and elite commando positions. They have until Jan. 1, 2016, to open as many jobs as possible to women.
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