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Sage 50 Upgrade to 200 or Alternative?
Hi, only just joined the forum tonight so apologies if I am going over old ground with this one.
We are a small limited company with 8 staff running Sage 50 Accounts 2012. We have recently experienced a lot of hanging in the system and a couple of corruptions in a 5 week period which has resulted in us having to reinstall a backup and input 2 days work again which isn't exactly ideal.
After speaking to Sage support on several occasions regarding the issue they have offered several solutions including upgrading our network switch and cards, clearing audit trails and even not using a microwave near a system running wirelessly.!!
The general consensus seems to be that we have too many "splits" or transactions in the system (currently around 160,000) and once Sage 50 goes beyond 100,000 transactions by default we are going to experience system hanging and data corruption.
Sage have therefore suggested that we should really look at upgrading to Sage 200 but as a basic starting point they are talking about a cost of £25k to upgrade and I'm sure once this is "tailored" to our business we can probably add at least another £10k to the figure plus the cost of annual support.
As a brief overview to our business we sell online and use a 3rd party Sage add-on called Tradebox which brings in all the orders from the various web sites and posts them as Sales Orders in Sage. This therefore generates around 3000 orders a month with associated payments and hence the reason why we have gone beyond the 100,000 "limit"
So the million dollar question is.
Do we carry on with Sage 50 and try and clear some data and is there a 3rd party add on that can process the online orders and then just link to Sage and bring in the financial data to reduce the transactions going through Sage
If we decide to upgrade from Sage 50 is there a more cost effective viable solution than Sage 200 bearing in mind we don't need a fancy CRM system we just need something that can handle large volumes of orders. We would ideally however like a solution that offers better stock control than Sage 50.
Any comments/sugggestions appreciated.
Clear data
I'm not an expert but I feeling is that they want your money for very little use to you.
I would think that your best bet is to backup your data and have old data on another machine - I'm not sure whether that will be an extra cost - and clear as much data as is practical.
You may have similar problems with other programs.
I don't trust most salesman.
If you are seriously considering 200 then I would ask for a demonstration and trial for a few weeks.
Before I start, in the interests of transparency, I'm the principle developer of Tradebox.
Sage will, of course, advise that you need Sage 200 as it means more revenue for them...
I have no idea where this 'limit' of 100,000 transactions has come from although it seems to be talked about more and more albeit generally when trying to persuade someone to upgrade from 50 to 200. I worked at Sage for 9 years (I left in 2005) in various roles most of which involved Sage 50 and this limit was never mentioned. The underyling database for Sage 50 hasn't changed in 15 years so if this wasn't a problem in 2005 it certainly shouldn't be one now.
I've seen more than one set of data with in excess of 1,000,000 transaction records and no signs of data corruption. I've also seen data with 10,000 transactions that did have corruption. One of the other things I do is offer a data fixing service and, over the last 2 years, have dealt with dozens of datasets and I've found no specific correlation between the number of transactions and the likelyhood of corruption occurring.
You could do far worse than download this Sage 50 'health check' program: http://www.adeptcom.co.uk/L50hc.htm and see what sort of results you get. Note that the program is not mine although the guy who wrote it is a very well respected Sage Developer of many years standing in th Developer Community.
As for potentially clearing data, the problem here is that the only way to remove transactions from the Audit Trail is to run the Clear Audit Trail routine which only removes fully reconciled and paid transactions prior to a given date Sage do not recommend running in the current financial year so you'd still be left with at least 12 months worth of transactions which, given the volume you are processing, still mean a lot of data.
As for your 'million dollar question':
"Do we carry on with Sage 50 and try and clear some data and is there a 3rd party add on that can process the online orders and then just link to Sage and bring in the financial data to reduce the transactions going through Sage"
As you'll know, Tradebox creates invoices or orders in Sage and, when they are updated, the transactions are created. Even without Tradebox, the financial transactions would still need to be created so you'd not, in real terms, actually have any less data in Sage.
Each ledger has it's own data files so, for example, lets assume that you did not use Tradebox at all and all the financial transactions were entered manually. Whilst you'd have no records in the invoice data files, you'd still have 160,000 records in the financial data files so you'd still have the same problem that you have now and Sage would still try to sell you the upgrade to Sage 200.
Unrealistic limits
I agree with John. I have experience of companies with 350,000+ transactions and 10 simultaneous users and they have no problems. Your volumes alone are not a persuasive reason to upgrade.
Poor performance and frequent corruption are more often a result of the Sage network implementation.
There are two ways of running Sage "across a network":
1. Install Sage on all client PC's and access shared files on the server. In this way, each PC is running Sage. When a user performs any activity there are literally thousands of I/O requests going between the PC and the file server. This means poor performance, even on gigabit networks, and if a PC has a problem during an update, there's a good chance of corruption. This is the recommended model by Sage and it is c**p. They push it on clients because it is simple to support and makes their licensing model easier.
2. Install Sage on a terminal server. You don't run Sage on the PC's. Each user runs their own Sage session on the server and displays it on the desktop. Because only the server is running Sage and all the files are local, there are no network issues, performance is hugely improved, and their is no dependency on the user PCs staying "up". If there is a problem on a PC and it disconnects during an update it doesn't matter. The session is still running on the server and the display can be reconnected.
From a systems admin point of view this is also much preferred. User's don't need Sage to be installed on their desktops at all. So they can login from anywhere (even home) and always get the same experience. And when it comes to upgrade, there is only one copy (on the server) to be upgraded.
Of course there is a cost - you need the terminal server and TS licences. How much this is will depend on the number of simultaneous users.
All the big implementations I've come across use this approach. If you aren't already doing it you might want to try it.
Finally, if you really think that the number of splits is an issue. There may be other ways of dealing with it. There are a number of independent developers out there who will write bespoke enhancements at modest cost. I wouldn't think it would be too difficult to write a special routine that consolidates split transactions on (say) a monthly basis after they have been completed, and stores the detail in a separate log/csv file.
Hosted Sage
Hi TMTCH
Disclosure: I work for Online50 who provide Sage 50 online.
We have helped a number of clients when their Sage would not run on their local network because of size or an issue with a Sage upgrade. It may be that our system could help you also.
We host and actively promote Tradebox as well as a range of other add ons (including a growing list of those from Adept) so would will probably find that we can offer you exactly what you have at the moment but online and based on our enterprise grade servers.
It may even be possible to host your existing license.
We also host another accounting package which is for those who have outgrown Sage 50 but are not willing or able to make the investment for Sage 200. It is available on monthly terms and can be customised quite effectively to your business.
Hope this information helps.
Original not designed for network ...
Here we go again ..
The basic question has to be - was 50 originally designed to run as stand-alone or on a network environment? Answer NO
If it was not designed as multi-user then there will be fundamental issues which have not been addressed except in some 'half-cocked' manner as an afterthought i.e. current user, record locking, transaction rollback .. and so on as well as the underlying database engine and archaic methods or running the application
At one time they were going to offer an alternative db engine (MySQL or SQL Server - cannot recall) and I don't remember what happened to this idea
So assuming that Sage was never designed as a multi-user system you are trying to fit a round peg into a square hole - which entails all the jumping through hoops that @taxrebel has indicated above; although, option 2 has to make more sense that option 1 in terms of traffic
Nevertheless, to have to 'fake' the Sage environment so that the each user runs a separate instance of the Sage application against shared data files will always be the 'dirty' solution
In this context one needs to address the concept of multi-tenant architecture (one instance of the application) which, in one form or another is the principle behind today's systems (SaaS etc)
Does one really need to find 'work-arounds' because some software house cannot do the job properly and has refused address todays environments because they wish to extend the life of their product well beyond its sell by date?
Yes one can cut the lawn with nail scissors but it makes far more sense to use a lawnmower!
If you insist on using Sage (there are far better products available) then it may well be an idea to speak to the people at OnLine 50 - http://www.online50.net/
Finally - why are splits an issue - surely they are simply a record in another table using a one to many relationship (hardly rocket science!); sounds like some invented excuse?
Number of splits
It was going to be MYSQL and they got a long way towards release but pulled it as, in their words, 'technology had moved on' while they were developing it. It was a shame as it did work very well with hundreds of thousands of records and in excess of 20 users at a time...
As I said in my reply - Sage use the figure of 100,000 as a mechanism to sell upgrades...
It is clear SAGE Line 50 is not up to the task - also it is apparent from the above posts that
a) SAGE support is awful, and
b) they will tell you anything to try extract more money from you
So why on earth would you want to stay with SAGE and upgrade to 200???? It is a no brainer - I would look for an alternative.
Depending on what your requirements are - there are various better alternatives out there
Alternative, why?
On what basis do you make that statement? I've spoken with the OP at length about this on the phone this morning and Sage is more than capable of handling the volumes in question and currently meets all his needs, not withstanding Sage's attempts to sell an unnecessary upgrade...
Not a no brainer at all, as stated in the OP, a 3rd party program, Tradebox, is also being used to process online orders in to Sage - it links only with Sage 50 so can't easily be replaced...
Alternative - Why not?
On what basis do you make that statement? I've spoken with the OP at length about this on the phone this morning and Sage is more than capable of handling the volumes in question and currently meets all his needs, not withstanding Sage's attempts to sell an unnecessary upgrade...
Not a no brainer at all, as stated in the OP, a 3rd party program, Tradebox, is also being used to process online orders in to Sage - it links only with Sage 50 so can't easily be replaced...
On what basis do you make that statement?
The fact that the OP has trouble getting SAGE to run properly, with no solution offered by SAGE!!!!!! UMMM do try and keep up!
It links only with Sage 50 so can't easily be replaced? -
You are just scared of loosing a customer - there are other services out there such as OneSaas, Carry the One, Unleashed that can be used to sync web orders with accounting systems like Xero, Freshbooks, Freeagent etc.. So can very easily be replaced!
As I said, I've physically spoken at length to the OP and the problem we discussed was actually nothing to do with the volume of data - in this case, unfortunately, I suspect that Sage have gone off on a tangent when the volume of transactions was mentioned rather than sticking with the actual issue as they've seen a chance for an upgrade...
Based on the customer's requirements (bear in mind I know exactly what they are having spoken to him), the combination of Sage and Tradebox fits exactly, I can see no reason for him to move from a system that he has invested in heavily in terms of both time and money.
Not in the slightest I'm afraid, I may be the developer (i.e. the programmer) of Tradebox but it is not my company, I run a completely separate company and I do the development on a contract basis, the loss of one customer would make absolutely no difference to me whatsoever...
Of course there are alternatives (Tradebox have had customers move to other systems and, likewise, have taken on customers who have moved from the likes of Kashflow) out there but the fact here is that the existing system is just fine.
but the fact here is that the existing system is just fine.
if the system was performing fine - would the OP be voicing concerns on performance here?
Did you miss the bit where he was unhappy about "a lot of hanging in the system and a couple of corruptions in a 5 week period which has resulted in us having to reinstall a backup and input 2 days work again which isn't exactly ideal."
Why put up with poor performance, even poorer support and devious sales tactics? Vote with you feet - and switch software to something like Xero or kashflow + addon!
And did you miss the bit were I said I've actually spoken to him at length, not just read a thread on a forum? The performance issues/hanging are in the process of being solved by the use of some diagnostic tools that will identify potential problem areas with the network. For example, SMB2 was, I believe, turned on on the client machines and even Microsoft acknowledge that this causes data corruption - turning it off may well turn out to solve the hanging and corruption issues.
Of course (and believe me you'll get no argument from me on this one), this is the sort of support that Sage should have offered in the first place, it should not have had to come from a 3rd party. For them to have stated that data corruption was inevitable with the volume of transactions in question simply beggars belief.
However, you are making the assumption (without ever having spoke to the customer about his requirements) that there is an alternative. The OP has used Sage for years so knows it, and it's 'foibles' well, has multiple members of staff who also use it and are familiar with the 3rd party software being used, moving to another system is not that straighforward...
For example, you mention moving to Kashflow as an option - the customer sells on Amazon and, at the moment, Kashflow does not have automated Amazon integration (there may be add ons that do it but that is yet another piece of software to learn), his existing system gives him that...
I suspect that we are never going to agree on this one :)
Sage 50 Upgrade?
Richard, every one knows the proverb "If it ain't broke don't fix it" but some people on this forum have their own: "if you have any problems with Sage, don't bother trying to fix it - replace it". That's as bad as the "advice" you got from Sage support. There are plenty of good alternatives to Sage 50 out there and one of those may even be best for you long term, but they will cost you time as well as money in training/data transfer as well as the software cost and it won't be done overnight, so look at the fixing options too.
By the way, I'm not a network expert, but that suggestion about microwaves and wireless is very odd. I would say don't use wireless at all for networking Sage. Not only is it much slower than wired, but wireless is far more likely to give you connection problems which could lead to corrupt data. Wireless works fine for some things and would probably be OK if you're using a terminal server or a hosted solution like Online50 (both suggested above), but for the sake of a bit of cabling, why risk it?
Tony Bayliss
Data Transfer
I just received an email from http://movemybooks.com/ - an online service that handles the conversion from Sage L50 to Xero - for just £90+VAT, coupled with one of these add ons: http://www.xero.com/advisors/solutions/ecommerce/ will mean you are up and running in no time - contrary to Tony's assertions.
Also the various other benefits of Xero, such as automated bank and credit card feeds, the employee expense claims features, management reporting etc... and also the fact that it is cloud based, (which means no back up, upgrade, network or data corruption issues to deal with like sage), mean that it genuinely offers a better alternative to Sage.
@ Tony - the OP asked for suggestions on Alternatives to Sage (the clue is in the title) hence one was suggested.
"If it ain't broke don't fix it" - it's clear it was broke - he could either try and fix it (without the help of Sage) or replace it something better and ditch a company that treat its customers as Sage does.
Sage line 50 Upgrade or alternative
Hi I have recently joined and read the above comments with interest
We have been helping small manufacturing business by developing sage Line 50 add ons for a while and it's a lot cheaper than up grading to 200 and still having a problem. We often work with MAS (Manufacturing advisory service).
With regards to the above points it's true to say a number of concurrent users of sage can cause a problem due to no record locking but I only have knowledge of one other company that has experienced corruption and have worked with hundreds of small manufacturing companies over the years so I would look closely at the existing network and in particular remove any WiFi access for updating sage. If the database is used by more than one user I would either put the Sage database on a server machine or at least a dedicated PC running windows 7 or XP Pro that is acting as a small server.
Our last 2 projects were specifically related to sage line 50 and small manufacturing companies where most of the sales and manufacturing was managed outside of sage and then using the Sage developers tool kit we simply wrote information automatically and real time back into the sage database for accounts.
We even managed to obtain a grant towards the cost on the grounds that it would help the business grow.
If this is of interest to you p[lease contact me for further information.
I've spoken to the OP since this thread took off and, following a couple of suggestions I made earlier on and a tweak to the network settings, all is well and Sage is performing as it should.
Follow up :18 months on did your tweaks work out?
Hi, thanks everyone, I found this a really useful and content rich thread. 18 months on is a good time to ask - how did it work out?
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I am going after Indigo League episodes. What is questionable is this template. Wouldn't giving the external links (such as this example) be considered as a spam? Energy X 20:44, October 11, 2013 (UTC)
Userbox help?
could u help me make a userbox please? I have tried many times but it just wont work! I want to make one that says: This user is in love with N. I also want to have this pic (the one with N and Hilda) Thx in advance I'm Weird And I'm Proud Of It! :p 14:40, October 12, 2013 (UTC)
About a category
I forgot to tell you that the Ground Pokémon category has Pokémon that aren't that type; it must be something with the PokéBox template. Energy X 22:34, October 12, 2013 (UTC)
Thank You!
Thanks so much! The userbox looks so awesome! :p I'm Weird And I'm Proud Of It! :p 17:32, October 13, 2013 (UTC)
User right colours
I saw the recent "Charizard Orange" edit on Highlight.css and though about this:
- Charizard Orange- Bureaucrats
- Blastiose Blue- Admins
- Venusaur Green- Rollbacks
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Evolution template
I'm trying to design an evolution template so that evolution can be listed as a clear image but am trying to not design it like they do at Bulbapedia to prevent issues but am running into some trouble with that... there are some things that likely can't be changed like say using a rare candy for the image of what leveling up evolves a pokemon to or stuff like that, but I can base the design off of the PokéBox template and I can even include tabbers for something... lol idk what though, maybe like for pokemon with cases like Gallade where it is a member of a split evolution line but Gallade itself only has one evo line, the tabber could allow the viewer to see the entire evo line family. Maybe...
Thoughts? ~ƒelinoel 16:00, October 14, 2013 (UTC)
- I was more asking what you thought it could include.
- I can build a mock-up showing how it would look in use really easily but building a useable template for this sort of thing would take a bit of time. So since you are unsure of whether or not you would have it used I will just build the mock-up first and then figure out the code for the useable template later. ~ƒelinoel 16:06, October 14, 2013 (UTC)
- Taking the PokeBox template apart I was able to throw together a general idea of what I had in mind, the coding is a bit messy but the general idea of what I had in mind is there. My main issue with what is there is that the spacing is uneven, the final version would have even spacing I just didn't bother making it even for now, I could probably just throw in a percentage width for all of the spots and that would clean it up but meh...
- ~ƒelinoel 17:02, October 14, 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah I just threw it together quickly to show a general idea, also I used the luxury ball to denote happiness because I looked and Bulbapedia uses the bell... >.>; ~ƒelinoel 17:16, October 14, 2013 (UTC)
- Updated it again, used an old ball for the egg because there was no egg sprite image yet that didn't have massive empty surroundings lol. ~ƒelinoel 23:07, October 14, 2013 (UTC)
- The final version would have options for the Hows, like you could say level|13 and it would automatically fill that stuff out, but I figured this is just a preview version until you've spoken with Jade about it. Then in the pokebox where the evolutionary line is you could put the PokémonPrevNext template instead and just have it be based on numbers automatically instead of manually. ~ƒelinoel 15:28, October 15, 2013 (UTC)
- Updated it again, used an old ball for the egg because there was no egg sprite image yet that didn't have massive empty surroundings lol. ~ƒelinoel 23:07, October 14, 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah I just threw it together quickly to show a general idea, also I used the luxury ball to denote happiness because I looked and Bulbapedia uses the bell... >.>; ~ƒelinoel 17:16, October 14, 2013 (UTC)
You you please move this picture to File:354.png? It is Banette's number and other pages that have ??? set as a parameter have that image as sprite. Energy X 20:06, October 14, 2013 (UTC)
Check this out
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- Check this out too, lol three of those banners are in use on that page and looks better (imo) normalized like that. ~ƒelinoel 21:11, October 14, 2013 (UTC)
Would it be good to invite some users to join Pokepower? If you wonder which, we can discuss it in chat, but tomorrow, as I need to be going soon. Energy X 22:24, October 14, 2013 (UTC)
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Re: Dunno how much simpler it can get than this...
Well this isn't exactly simpler but you could add an if statement saying that if blank is called upon then the image extension can be changed, the _BW.gif part I mean, cause look at my profile. =b ~ƒelinoel 16:12, October 15, 2013 (UTC)
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Hey, when you got the chance, can you make a part in the FOB template which Pokémon have fought and earned votes. Not sure how exactly, maybe a table of sort? Energy X 22:54, October 16, 2013 (UTC)
Anything about nothing
Hey if you're online can you get on chat? ~ƒelinoel 16:58, October 17, 2013 (UTC)
- Or not then, I'm curious and wondering if you could go to Special:AdminDashboard and tell me how many people come here a week, it is on the right side of that page. Also, can you edit Jazzi's talk page for me? Also also what is this FOB? ~ƒelinoel 12:08, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
- But how does it entice? What is it?
- Also you missed my question asking if you had the ability to post on Jazzi's talk page. ~ƒelinoel 15:13, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
- Wikia staff thought what would be a good idea? What is it?
- This. ~ƒelinoel 15:32, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
- I am asking what FOB is. I've looked at the templates and such but can't figure it out. ~ƒelinoel 16:42, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
- I see, so just votes for favored pokemon. Ok then, is it being set up somewhere? Might I recommend an alternate, cleaner way of voting than just polls or writing stuff in an article? Polls can be edited and then all the votes are gone forever...
- Did you see what I wanted posted on Jazzi's talk page? ~ƒelinoel 16:51, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
- Almost 500,000 views a day... ever hear of Wifi Gyms? lol your creatagym template that I was playing around with on my profile reminded me of those, they used to be really popular a couple years ago and they were basically a fake set of gyms run by a site, a better way to entice users to join and/or become more active could be to run some Wifi Gyms and possibly even a league. ~ƒelinoel 17:08, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
- I am asking what FOB is. I've looked at the templates and such but can't figure it out. ~ƒelinoel 16:42, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
- While I'm here, what gives Bulbasaur and all the other pokemon articles their categories? There is like 15 categories for Bulbasaur but only one of them in the coding of the page. I think I checked all of the templates in the page to see if they give it but other than possibly the Reference template I couldn't find anything... is it the Reference template somehow? ~ƒelinoel 19:57, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
- Also I took the liberty of updating the Wiki nav bar since I had such a difficult time finding the rules here, I added a few more of the pages for the rules to make it easier to find while also cleaning out some dead links and updating some old info. Use it if you want but I did update a lot. ~ƒelinoel 22:18, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
Could you go to the chat? We have some things that need to be discussed. Energy X 21:04, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
Battle thingy
Well, wanted to remind you about the battle; it needs to be updated, as you wanted this turn to set it up. Energy X 15:12, October 19, 2013 (UTC)
Did my part, though there is an issue with the battle overview: it is Kanto Part II, not Kalos Part I. Energy X 16:37, October 19, 2013 (UTC)
Questionable edits
Okay, it has gone quite enough. I keep reverting these edits, as the editors have not provided a source in which that fact states. What should be done? Energy X 19:12, October 20, 2013 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know that when promoting a user after they meet the required number of votes, you should give it some time, normally a day, to make sure that any incoming votes can be made. In most cases here, we don't have to worry about that, but it's always good to keep in mind. ∂εsσℓαтευтσρια (тαℓк) 20:05, October 21, 2013 (UTC)
Also, are you able to get in chat? ∂εsσℓαтευтσρια (тαℓк) 20:12, October 21, 2013 (UTC)
Re: Badges
You posted elsewhere about badges, was it about how this site needs image files of them? If so I'm a graphic artist and can design pixel images based off of the XY badges. ~ƒelinoel 20:22, October 21, 2013 (UTC)
- Since I have a habit to jump into talk page conversations since I check them all, it needs to be said that pixel images designed by a user cannot be accepted due to them being considered fan art. ∂εsσℓαтευтσρια (тαℓк) 20:24, October 21, 2013 (UTC)
- The badges are and were not the ones that are prebuilt in by wikia. felinoel, mind your own business, Nosiness is aggravating and if you're going to snoop/"eves'drop" at least do it right..... >.<
- Aye Desolat: I didn't know that. but wasn't planning on doing such a thing as it was.
- Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 20:27,10/21/2013 4,187
- I wasn't snooping, it was posted in a public place. Also I was talking about Pokemon badges not Wikia badges. ~ƒelinoel 21:07, October 21, 2013 (UTC)
- Uhm, I'll think about it, but I don't think that it will be a possibility as Desolat stated. Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 21:09,10/21/2013 4,187
- I wasn't snooping, it was posted in a public place. Also I was talking about Pokemon badges not Wikia badges. ~ƒelinoel 21:07, October 21, 2013 (UTC)
When changing things, especially things like the highlights, please take the fact that there are two skins into consideration. Due to features in Monobook and the link color in Monobook, you can hardly distinguish between a regular link and a sysop link. Furthermore, considering there is no additional anything tied into bureaucrat besides the ability to give people rights, the colors should be the same. Otherwise, when there will be users with rollback, it'll look like there are three ranks, when bureaucrat and sysop are nearly identical. Since it's far less effort to change the highlight colors back to what they originally were than it is to change the Monobook theme. And in the chance that you decide you'll take the effort to change the Monobook theme: I do not give you permission to change/alter this theme. ∂εsσℓαтευтσρια (тαℓк) 22:21, October 21, 2013 (UTC)
- The skins that are currently in action were set for X and Y. Not the most "game focused", yeah, but the background is one that is almost certain to work for all monitors. Additionally, I have a lot of experience making Monobook themes for wikis and when a wiki that I edit needs a theme, I step up to the plate as I have in the past. – Jazzi (talk) 22:49, October 21, 2013 (UTC)
- Please ignore the fact that that was my old account. I had to log in to transfer the rights from that account to this one on Monobook wiki... ∂εsσℓαтευтσρια (тαℓк) 22:51, October 21, 2013 (UTC)
- Oh! You mean for Oasis? I thought you meant both skins. Yeah, you can handle Oasis. I like the background, the background is good. But the page elements look off, such as the font and the navigation being oddly positioned. You can do whatever you want in Oasis, honestly. I'm pretty sure all I did was change the button color and the background. I can't customize for Oasis, so yeah. You could change it to #FF00FF and I wouldn't mind it! ∂εsσℓαтευтσρια (тαℓк) 22:55, October 21, 2013 (UTC)
- Please ignore the fact that that was my old account. I had to log in to transfer the rights from that account to this one on Monobook wiki... ∂εsσℓαтευтσρια (тαℓк) 22:51, October 21, 2013 (UTC)


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Yugakure (湯隠れの里, Yugakure no Sato, Literally Meaning "Village Hidden in Hot Water") is the village that the Akatsuki member Hidan originated from. It lies in Land of Hot Water.
Once a ninja village, Yugakure decided that it didn't want to stay a hidden village and transitioned out into a peaceful and prosperous village instead. However, Hidan, growing up, already showed a tendency toward violent Jashinist ways, disagreed with this and slaughtered his neighbours before leaving the village.
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In the anime, when Kabuto Yakushi and Yūkimaru are on a journey, they stop here to rest. Yūkimaru meets Naruto Uzumaki in a hot spring and talks with him about how hearts can communicate. There wasn't much seen from the village in the episode, but it seemed small and had no protective walls, like other ninja villages had. It is possible it was merely a simple hot spring village unassociated with Yugakure.
- In Naruto episode 37, when the Third Hokage is providing an explanation for the Chūnin Exams, a masked ninja with a symbol similar to Yugakure's is briefly shown.
- Although Yugakure is no longer a hidden village, a Yugakure shinobi named Kazan appear in the movie "Naruto 5: Blood Prison".
- Yugakure shinobi have also been enemies in three chapters in Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden: in the fourth chapter Copy Ninja Rock Lee?!, in the eighth chapter Rock Lee vs. Might Guy, and in the thirteenth chapter "Super-Secret Infiltration Mission".


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Light My Pyre is the final mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories given to protagonist Victor Vance by his brother Lance Vance from his apartment in Ocean Beach, Vice City.
Victor Vance goes to Lance's house in Ocean Beach expecting to meet Louise Cassidy-Williams, however, when he arrives he finds his brother. Louise's sister, Mary-Jo, turns up and informs Victor that her sister has been kidnapped by Armando Mendez and is being held at the Mendez Mansion on Prawn Island. After a brief argument, the Vance brothers leave and are confronted by two Mendez Cartel gang members. They destroy Lance's Infernus with a rocket launcher before driving off, being followed by the Vance brothers. Despite more attacks from members of the Mendez Cartel, the Vance brothers manage to reach the Mendez mansion. Lance enters the mansion, leaving Victor to kill the Mendez goons outside. Victor makes his way inside and finds Armando, who tells him that both Louise and Lance are dead, and then attacks Victor with a flamethrower. Victor kills Armando and goes upstairs to rescue his brother and Louise. He finds Lance unconcious and Louise, badly injured. Louise explains that her relationship with Vic could have been special, and Vic reminds her that their relationship was special. Louise then informs Vic to make sure Mary Jo takes care of her child, dying seconds later. Vic is now upset and Lance wakes up and explains that Louise was not right for him and family matters. After the mission, Mary texts Vic that she very upset and can't bother to text Vic again.
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In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Follow Lance and destroy the attacking cars before he is killed
- Enter Mendez's mansion
- Kill Armando Mendez
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The reward for completing the mission is a $2,500 and the mission Over The Top is unlocked.
- After Lance takes off on his bike, Vic is left without a vehicle. Attempting to carjack someone is risky and can waste too much time (especially if the carjack victim fights back). Instead, run east from the house to find a PCJ-600 parked against a tree (see the video).
- The difficulty in the first part of the level comes from the fact Lance drives in an out of control fashion, oblivious as to whether he's running into Victor, or passing into his line of fire. Victor can kill Lance if he hits him too many times.
- Don't attempt to attack the Mendez house without full health and armor - note that Victor will likely be down on both by the end of the car chase. Fortunately, there is no time limit on storming the house after Lance arrives, which means you can pick up ammo, armor and health (and a bulletproof vehicle from an Empire site) as required before attacking the house.
- An even better method for storming the house can allow the player to avoid fighting any of the Mendez goons at all; simply drive to the nearby Vice Point Mall, enter and exit, and then return to the house. The guards will be trapped in Blue Hell after you load up the interior of the mall, allowing you to enter the house with no damage at all.
- It's tempting to stand down the street and begin sniping at the guards, but once the guards begin to spawn in front of the house, they will also spawn on the street behind Vic, leading to a potential quick death if he's caught with a sniper rifle equipped with no auto aim.
- Vic doesn't have to kill all of Mendez' men, he simply has to work his way to the entrance at the back of the house.
- Completing the Firefighter side-mission (thus becoming fireproof) and being equipped with a minigun makes the boss fight with Armando quick and easy.
- Louise Cassidy-Williams - Killed to lure Vic and Lance into a trap.
- Armando Mendez - Killed for killing Louise, attacking Lance and setting up Victor.
- The name of this mission is likely a reference to the song "Light My Fire" by The Doors.
- It is possible for Lance to make it to the mansion without your help. It's better to just eliminate the first car as well.
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Let's start with the good news. Kids are consuming less added sugar than they were in 2000. The bad news is that kids are still getting more sugar — 16 percent of total calories — than the 5 to 15 percent recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Just what is added sugar? Sugar used as an ingredient in processed foods, such as breads, cakes, soft drinks, jams and ice cream, and sugar eaten separately or added to foods at the table. Examples include white sugar, brown sugar, raw sugar, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, high fructose corn syrup, malt syrup, maple syrup, pancake syrup, fructose sweetener, liquid fructose, honey, molasses, anhydrous dextrose, crystal dextrose and dextrin.
The ugly truth is that added sugar means empty calories (no nutrients beyond calories) that put kids at risk of obesity and health problems that can show up as early as adolescence.
To put these percentages into practical terms, here are the averages for boys and girls:
Somewhat surprisingly, more calories from added sugar come from foods than from beverages. And more added sugars are consumed at home than at school, out of vending machines or at restaurants.
So what can parents and caregivers do to take the sugar out of their kitchens?
Bottom line: Check the ingredient list on anything that comes in a package. Ingredients are listed by decreasing weight. If you see sugar by any name near the top of list, reconsider. Is there a better option? Could you make this item yourself and eliminate or reduce the amount of sugar?
Does any of this surprise you? Are you ready to dive into your cupboards and see what you might change? Other thoughts?
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The issue of sugar in kids diet has become highly politicized, primarily due to the increasing prevalence of obesity in adults. That obesity trend is multi-factoral, and Chewbacca's lunch program isnt the answer. Nor are articles like this, which include ZERO clinical data supporting the assertion that 'SUGAR IS BAD'. As .gov takes over healthcare, expect more of this BS. And dont forget to touch your toes during mandatory exercise in front of the telescreen!
Am I "ready to dive into" my cupboards to see what I might change? No. Not at all. You didn't give me any compelling reason. You didn't give me any reasons. It says that there may some problems with obesity. No. My kid is not going to be obese. Now, I would think that the mayo clinic would give at least slightly more convincing information than this. This is ridiculous. Thanks for nothing.
Wonderful advice. Thanks you :)
Hey! Im writing a report on why no candy and this article helped me alot! Keep up the good work! Just to wonderful like crazy good!
cool nice!
We need to educate the children too on the effects of sugar on their bodies and brain. Too many parents JUST DONT GET IT! Is there a author out there who can write a story book that might grab the attention of children regarding the effects of sugar on them.
For a recent interview with Robert Lustig about the perils of sugar:
A man should limit his sugar to 9 teaspoons a day. How many grams is that ?
@Cindy, France
Is your 'alternative doctor' a dietician? Did you consult one before radically altering your 4 year old child's diet? You asked for tips- I would suggest that you do so as you could be causing harm to your child's growth & development.
It is generally agreed that simple (particularly processed) sugars are bad, therefore cutting it out of the diet can bring about benefit.
However, cutting out what you call 'slow sugars' could be potentially damaging. What you've done is essentially put your daughter on the Atkins diet at the age of 4, as you have cut out all carbohydrates. Her body is now running only on fat (if eaten), protein, & the sugars in the fruit & veg she is eating.
Carbohydrates are an important energy source, especially in young children, and she no longer has this. She may notice this particularly between meals by experiencing energy dips as she has no 'slow release' carbohydrates to fuel her, and protein is metabolised differently. There is potential risks associated with this: see http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/atkins-diet/my00648 (note that this article is about Atkins in adults, therefore effects may be different/more pronounced in children).
If you continue with this diet restriction longterm it is important to monitor her weight & growth, as young children have the potential to become malnourished if they eat high-fibre diets. This is because they feel full but are actually not taking in all the nutrients they require to
Great article!
Sugar is all around very bad for us. It increases cortisol levels which make us fat, it has a very high glycemic index which cause blood sugar spikes, insulin resistance and diabetes, plus it is extremely addictive. Just say no to sugar!
Too bad the only thing that some people got out of this article was your use of the word "kid". We use the word kid in the United States when referencing our children - get over it.
I get so frustrated when I see adults give very young children soft drinks - sometimes even putting it in their bottles. I see one little 2yr old regularly and he is always holding a can of soda - everyone thinks it is so cute - how can grown adults not understand - what can we do?
I was on the verge of going crazy because of my hyper-reactive 4 year old. I live in France, thank goodness, I know if I lived in America she would've been given Ritalin and voila, case closed. Here we took here to an alternative doctor. His advice after examining her: cut out sugar, fast and slow. After only 1 week she is much calmer and we are getting along much better. However, it is not easy to plan menus as she is a very picky veg/fruit eater. We are eating green beans at every meal. Thankfully they're out of the garden at this time of year!! I'm telling you, it has never been harder to cut sugar out of your kids diet, and at that I thought I was making healthy meals! Bye-bye bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, corn, legumes, etc. Hello green beans, more green beans and more green beans. She has gotten a little more adventurous and will now eat orange melon (I forget the english name for it now), pineapple, as well as bananas and sugar-free apple-sauce. Any tips?
what about juices that r sugar free? like fruit/veg juices ?
Why can not children be called "children" in articles and not "kids". When the term children, child, young people, pre-teens, etc. are used ownership is taken for the persons spoken about.
In the sugar section, there are many kinds of sugar and sugar substitutes. What is the opinion on Sucralose?
The term "kid, or Kid" is what you call goats, or "young Cutpurses". Why not call the offspring of humans "children, young people, young men/women, anyterm but "kid[goat]"
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Major road projects commissioned in the current budget estimates are being carried out on credit, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Infrastructure has declared.
Tabling the committee report on the performance of the government in infrastructure from April 2011 to early this month, committee chairman Peter Serukamba said that by late March, three months before tabling the new budget, the government had disbursed Sh 351.977 billion out of Sh 609.743 billion allocated in 2011/2012 budget estimates.
Worse, large chunks of money disbursed this financial year have been spent in offsetting debts accumulated while implementing the previous budget (2010/2011), amounting to Sh 420 billion. "If the government has so far disbursed only Sh 351.977 billion out of Sh 607.743 billion allocated for roads for this financial year, while the same ministry had debts amounting to Sh 420 billion accumulated in the previous budget, the simple interpretation here is that most road projects being implemented currently are carried out on credit," Serukamba stressed.
The committee chairman states in his report that until March 2012 the government owed construction companies a total of Sh 331.501 billion in domestic funds.
He said that such a financial gap has forced nine road contractors in various regions to suspend construction while 14 others have slowed down the pace of construction.
Road projects whose implementation has been suspended due to lack of funds include Mbeya-Mkongorosi, Lwanjilo-Chunya, Isaka-Lusahunga, Isaka-Ushirombo, Kanazi-Kizi-Kibaoni, Sumbawanga-Kanazi, Mwigumbi-Maswa-Bariadi and Jetcorner-Vituka-Davis Corner.
Two contractors for Handeni-Mkata and Nyanguge-Musoma roads issued a notice of intention to suspend construction. "This trend is not good at all," Serukamba declared.
Speaking on ATCL, Serukamba said the committee was saddened by the manner in which the government issued its guarantee to ATCL so that it could lease an aircraft- Airbus 420-214 from Wallis Trading of Lebanon for six years.
The committee raised serious concern on the agreement between ATCL and the company, considering the fact that while the lease agreement was signed on October 2007 the government guarantee was issued on April 2, 2008, almost six months later.
The committee stated that the lease agreement was entered between the two parties against the technical advice of ATCL technicians. The technicians, according to the report, had said it was not advisable to lease the aircraft that would fly for six months before going for major maintenance (Check C).
It is stated in the report that after the lease agreement was signed the aircraft stayed in the hands of the leasing company for about seven months waiting government guarantee.
The aircraft flew in the country on May 2008 and operated for only six months before flying on July 2009 to France for Check C at ATCL cost. However, the plane was not brought back to the country after ATCL failed to settle the debt amounting to $3,009,495. The government guaranteed the leasing at $60,000,000 as of June 30, 2011.
Due to ATCL's failure to pay the debt the government was forced to pay Sh 121 billion that included its guarantee and the interest rate. Serukamba said the trend was detrimental to the country's welfare.


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The Bullet is a sports car in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Its shape closely resembles a Ford GT, making the car an anachronism; the GT wasn't introduced until 2002, ten years after the game takes place. The Ford GT40 was used as a racecar in the 1960s, but bears less of a resemblance to the Bullet. In a beta screenshot of GTA San Andreas, the Bullet is seen with a double stripe and a different hood, identical to that on the real Ford GT, the beta model is also portrayed in some renderings inside of Otto's Autos, a showroom in Downtown San Fierro. The change to a single stripe in the actual game may have been aimed at avoiding a blatantly obvious design influence from a car that wouldn't exist for another 10 years.
As the name implies, acceleration, speed, handling, and braking are among the best in the game. Steering is very sharp and it has a fun, but still safe, oversteer. The car feels very lightweight and nimble. Acceleration from 0-62 MPH is almost as fast as the Infernus (which is the fastest car in San Andreas). Braking is excellent. The only real sacrifice is susceptibility to intense damage upon impact, especially at the excessive speeds the vehicle is capable of reaching. The vehicle is mid-engine, and has a rear-drive layout. A closer look at the engine shows six injector trumpets, suggesting that the engine is actually a V6 instead of a V8.
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- The Transfender in Las Venturas has charges 20% more for each modification except colours.
- In GTA San Andreas, the default radio station in the Bullet is SF-UR.
- Like in a handful of vehicles, the license plate on the bullet does not show which city is the plate from.
- Certain Bullets in GTA San Andreas acquired through unconventional means may bear special vanity plates:
FUCK YOU(Easter Basin docks)
TOO FAST(Easter Basin docks)
CHUNKY(Burger Shot, San Fierro)
EA SUCKS(Easter Basin docks)
- During the mission, Sexy Time (in TBoGT), look closely when Yusuf opens up his drawer for his wad of money for Luis. There is a magazine under the wad of cash which has a picture of a red beta Bullet in San Andreas.
- In the auto showroom near the coast in San Fierro, there is a picture of a beta Bullet on the first floor.
- The Bullet parked in front of Burger Shot in San Fierro has the same license plate (CHUNKY) as the Elegant that CJ drives during the mission, Management Issues.
- The Bullet is a sports car, but strangely it has the same sound as classic middle power cars like the Tornado or the Glendale.
- The Bullet is the third fastest car in GTA San Andreas, the first being the Infernus, and the second being the Hotring Racer. Following the Bullet in speed is the Turismo.
- The Bullet is unique in the fact that it is one of the only two supercars in the game that has a permanent spawn point, with the other being the Super GT.
- The Bullet is probably manufactured by Vapid due to being based on a Ford model and the fact that the Bullet GT is made by Vapid.
- Unlike the GT40 and GT, the bullet does not feature central-exit exhaust tips.
- At the Driving School in Doherty, San Fierro after achieving silver medals in all the schools tests. The car constantly appears with a light grey body.
- In a small alcove near the Solarin Industries in Doherty, San Fierro, next to the Police Bribe.
- Can be seen driven on The Strip.
- Located at Burger Shot in Juniper Hollow, San Fierro. The car constantly appears with a unique grey body and brown stripe.
- Available at Easter Basin, San Fierro, for import after third list completion, for $84,000 on Saturday
- In the parking lot of the northernmost Burger Shot in San Fierro.
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The lighthouse on North Carolina's Outer Banks opens Friday, as does the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
The Bodie Island Lighthouse has undergone a four-year, $5 million restoration. Until now, only lighthouse keepers, family members and a few others have been allowed to climb the 214 steps to the top.
The tower was built in 1872 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It's one of the few with its original first order Fresnel lens, an encasement of prisms more than 6 feet in diameter that magnifies and sends the light toward the sea.
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Geology and Geomorphology
The watershed is located within the Interior Highlands physiographic province of the United States. The Missouri portion of the watershed lies almost entirely within the Salem Plateau region, a subdivision of the larger Ozark Plateau physiographic region, with a small portion of the watershed's northwest edge in the Springfield Plateau, also a subdivision of the Ozark Plateau. The Springfield Plateau is a region of lower relief than the Salem Plateau. The Arkansas portion of the watershed also lies within the Salem Plateau and Springfield Plateau physiographic regions, and its southern-most edge is in the Boston Mountains physiographic region (Fenneman 1938).
Major drainages in the Salem Plateau are characterized by rolling uplands with local relief of 100 to 200 feet. Smaller streams are characterized by narrow valleys from 200 to 500 feet deep. The Salem Plateau has an average elevation range of 1,000 to 1,400 feet mean sea level (msl). Elevations in the eastern-most portion of the Springfield Plateau reach heights of 1,700 feet msl, and relative relief of streams reaches a maximum of 400 feet. The Boston Mountains region has local relief up to 1,000 feet in smaller stream valleys with a maximum elevation nearing 2,300 ft. msl. The Eureka Springs (Burlington) escarpment, a narrow belt of hills extending from the Osage Plain on the north to the Arkansas state line on the south, separates the Salem and Springfield plateaus (MDNR 1986a).
The uplands of the Salem Plateau are underlain by Jefferson City Dolomite and the Roubidoux Formation, and the valleys are floored by Gasconade Dolomite of Ordivician age. The Springfield Plateau is underlain by Mississippian limestones. The Boston Mountain Plateau is underlain by resistant clastic rocks of Pennsylvanian age. The Eureka Springs escarpment is the boundary between the Mississippian limestone of the Springfield Plateau and the Devonian limestone of the Salem Plateau. The geology underlying the watershed is shown in Figure Ge01.
The large dolomite mass which is present in the Ozarks has tremendous water storing capability, and the Salem Plateau is the locality for the greatest number and largest springs in Missouri, followed secondly by the Springfield Plateau. The large reservoirs in the southern part of the watershed probably cover many springs. Springs of the watershed are listed in Table Ge01 and Figure Ge02. Karst features are locally prominent in both the Salem and Springfield plateaus (MDNR 1986a). Several faults are present in the watershed, but most have only tens of feet of displacement (MDNR 1986a). The fractured limestone of the watershed allows a direct linkage from surface waters to ground waters, making aquifers underlying the watershed extremely susceptible to contamination (USGS 1996).
Soils in the Missouri portion of the watershed are of the Ozark type. The major soil association is Gasconade-Opequon-Clarksville, found in the western and central portions. A Captina-Clarksville-Doniphan association is present on the watershed's eastern edge. Other minor soil associations include Nixa-Clarksville, along the Missouri-Arkansas border, and Needleye-Viration-Wilderness, near the northwest corner (Allgood and Persinger 1979).
- Gasconade-Opequon-Clarksville soils are classified from shallow to deep, occurring on gently sloping to steep landscapes. These are loamy and clayey type, upland soils, ranging from well drained to excessively drained, formed in limestone residuum (Allgood and Persinger 1979).
- Captina-Clarksville-Doniphan soils are found on level to very steep slopes, moderately to excessively well drained. These are loamy upland soils with fragipans that are cherty throughout (Allgood and Persinger 1979).
- Nixa-Clarksville soils are found on gently sloping to very steep slopes, and are moderately well drained to somewhat excessively drained upland soils with fragipans or cherty subsoils (Allgood and Persinger 1979).
- Needleye-Viration-Wilderness soils are found on nearly level to moderately steep slopes. These are moderately well drained, loamy upland soils containing fragipans (Allgood and Persinger 1979).
- Soils in the Arkansas portion of the watershed are also Ozarkian. Major soil associations include Clarksville-Nixa-Noark, Captina-Nixa-Tonti, and Arkana-Moko in the Salem and Springfield plateaus and Linker-Mountainburg-Sidon and Enders-Nella-Mountainburg-Steprock in the Boston Mountains (USDA-SCS 1982a).
- Clarksville-Nixa-Noark soils are found on ridgetops and side slopes of the Springfield Plateau formed from cherty limestone. They range from excessively drained to moderately permeable, are found on gently sloping to very steep terrain and are very cherty, loamy upland soils (USDA-SCS 1982a).
- Captina-Nixa-Tonti soils are found on broad uplands of the Springfield Plateau, ranging from moderately well drained to very slowly permeable. They are found on nearly level to moderately sloping areas and are cherty to loamy (USDA-SCS 1982a) .
- Arkana-Moko soils are found on the ridgetops and side slopes of the Springfield and Salem plateaus, formed from cherty limestone and cherty dolomite. These soils are characterized as being moderately deep and shallow, well drained, and very slowly to moderately permeable. This soil type is found on gently sloping to very steep terrain and is very cherty and stoney (USDA-SCS 1982a).
- Linker-Mountainburg-Sidon soils are found on benches, sides, and tops of mountains formed in loamy residuum from sandstone or interbedded sandstone, siltstone, and shale. They are moderately well to well drained, nearly level to steep, loamy, gravely, or stoney soils on uplands (USDA-SCS 1982a).
- Enders-Nella-Mountainburg-Steprock soils are found on benches, sides, tops, and foot slopes of hills and mountains, formed in a thin layer of loamy colluvial material and clayey residuum from shale or interbedded shale, siltstone, and sandstone. They are well drained, deep to shallow, very slowly to moderately rapidly permeable soils, and are found on gently sloping to steep terrain (USDA-SCS 1982a).
Soil information can be obtained by contacting local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices throughout the watershed.
Ozark soils vary widely in character. Some soils are infertile stoney-clay type soils, while others are loess-capped and fertile. Some watershed soils are stone free, while others may have a stone content exceeding 50 percent, and some areas may have no soils covering bedrock. The majority of the watershed is dominated by stoney, cherty soils found on steep slopes with lower stone contents found in soils on more level areas. Soils in Missouri become less stoney on the western fringe of the watershed. Soils in the watershed are formed from residue high in iron, which oxidizes on exposure, giving the soil a red color. Soils formed in the residuum from cherty limestone or dolomite, range from deep to shallow and contain a high percentage of chert in most places. Soils formed in a thin mantle of loess are found on the ridges and have fragipans, which restrict root penetration. Soils formed in loamy, sandy, and cherty alluvium are found in narrow bottomland areas, and are the most fertile soils in the watershed (Allgood and Persinger 1979).
Soils in the watershed are generally acidic and of moderate to low fertility. Productivity of watershed soils varies widely, with forest and grassland being the dominant land cover (USDA-SCS 1975). A typical watershed landscape consists of broad forested areas on moderately steep to very steep slopes and small pastures and cultivated fields on smoother ridgetops and in level valley bottoms. Tall fescue is the main grass used for pastures. Native, tall and midtall grasses are found in glade and savannah areas. They are less common than before European settlement (Allgood and Persinger 1979). The moisture holding capacity of these soils is limited, adding to the general unsuitability for crop production. (USDA-SCS 1975).
Soil erosion in the Missouri portion of the watershed is minimal relative to other areas in the state. Sheet and rill erosion on tilled land is 18-24 tons per acre, but totals across the watershed should be very low considering the small portion of the area in cultivation. Sheet and rill erosion for permanent pasture is 5-9 tons per acre. Sheet and rill erosion for non-grazed forest is 0.25-0.50 tons per acre. The gully erosion problems are considered slight, and problems associated with erosion are localized (0-100 tons per sq. mi.). The amount of sediment that reaches streams is estimated to be between 0.8-0.9 tons per acre annually (Anderson 1980).
The White River is a sixth order stream where it enters Missouri in southeastern Barry County. The White becomes a seventh order stream at its confluence with the Kings River and an eighth order river shortly afterwards at the confluence with the James River. Today these order changes have little to do with size or flow increases within Missouri since both reaches are now impounded by Table Rock Dam. The White River remains an eighth order river where it enters the Mississippi River.
The entire White River basin comprises an area of 27,765 square miles. The portion of the White River covered by this document has an area of 5,184 square miles, making up 18.7 percent of the entire White River basin. The Missouri portion of the watershed includes 2,281 square miles (44%), and the Arkansas portion of the watershed includes 2,903 square miles (56%).
Stream gradient information has been calculated for all streams third order and larger in the Missouri portion of the watershed. This information is available from MDC's Southwest Regional Office in Springfield, MO.


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Ivory Latta had 15 points and four assists and Tayler Hill added 12 points for the Mystics (15-17), who reached the playoffs for the first time since 2010.
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