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Should be easy now that Christmas is over and done with, but I have no idea where to start. All the places I've called responded with a quick, static "No we don't have them, and no we don't know when more are coming". I've learned that calling and asking for a Wii will not get you anywhere, even if they do in fact have them in the back. Does anyone have any experience in finding one, or know of any stores that will be getting shipments soon?
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target, first thing sunday mornings.
Or those little gamerz, gamespot stores, they tend to have them, and no one thinks of them. I bet it will really loosen up in the next month or two.
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Someone at work said that they were taking reservations at Gamestop and you could pick them up when they some in. I cannot confirm nor deny if its true though.
I know a few people that have them, and they both got them in the early morning hours at Target. I think on Sundays.
My bro-in-law just went to target first thing on a few sunday mornings, by the third week he had one.
My sister-in-law just got one at the Best Buy on the southside of Des Moines today.
Look in the sunday ads for best buy, target, etc. If they advertise the actual game system that means each store anticipates having their national shipment in. Show up about thirty minutes before the store opens that Sunday and you should have yourself a wii.
Somebody mentioned Target, and that is a great place. I know the store where I lived had 87 on sale two weeks before christmas and it is a smaller market store. I know at Best Buy the minimum amount per store is 15. Also, to ensure that the stores do have the system in stock when headquarters decides to advertise it, alot of stores will have some in stock at all times from recieving shipments at various times but they refuse to sell them until the ad date.
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My sister-in-law just got one at the Best Buy on the southside of Des Moines today.
Ha! I called there today and they said they were all out. How frustrating.
I know a couple days ago the gamerz fere in town had a huge banner out front saying they had Wii's in stock. But I don't know if they still do.
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I know a couple days ago the gamerz fere in town had a huge banner out front saying they had Wii's in stock. But I don't know if they still do.
They're the only place that I called that said they had them. The catch was that they were selling it as a bundle with some no-name games that bumped the price up by $100. Uhh, no thanks.
I think that if any of us see a Wii in a store... we should just buy it and then resell it to another person on CF! Seems like there is always someone trying to get one.
small town Pamidas are good places to check, regardless, or so I've been told.
Beware, it's still not going to be easy to find one.
I got mine about four or five days after Christmas last year, and I got lucky. I still didn't see them out around until mid-July. I'm sure it'll be better this year, but I'd go around to the Targets and Wal-Marts in the area and ask them when they get their shipments in. For some, it's early mornings on a specific day (like Sunday as people in this thread have said), sometimes they get stock in during the week in the early afternoon (like 1 or 2 p.m.). Just keep checking back and be patient.
I actually gave up searching last year. Went into Target for other items, glanced over at electronics, and saw a shelf full. Bolted over there, grabbed someone, and got one. Actually, if you're in a major store and you don't have one already, apply for a store (like Target) credit card when you buy the Wii. You get something like 20% off your first purchase. I went to the counter, applied, got enough back for some Wii points or the Wi-Fi USB connector, went to the front, and paid the balance off with the cash I had to buy it. Worked out pretty well.
Happy hunting!
Some things I've picked up.
A) Toys R Us gets deliveries on Sundays. Call them or go there that day.
B) The south side Toys R Us is a better place to find things. I've had more luck there than the one in West Des Moines. In fact, a lady helping me there told me to check the south side sot first because, "People on the south side can't afford the things that people on the west side can. They tend to forget that we're down here."
C) Last thing. Gamestop is taking reservations. THey have been promised by the Nintendo Corporation that they will have them in stock and will keep them in stock after the new year.
Happy hunting.
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I heard Toys R Us really pushes the whole bundle deal. Were you able to get a solo system for just $249?
If you want to pay a little premium they have them on craigslist all the time and the prices are moving down now that Christmas is over. My parents picked up one for $320 the day before Christmas and now I am seeing them on there at $275 to $300. An extra $25 is probably worth the gas of driving to a few places and sitting outside for 30 minutes prior to opening to find out they don't have one.
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I wonder how many of MLB's fans and players are aware that part of the money donated to Susan G. Komen Foundation is granted to Planned Parenthood who performs approximately 1/3 of the 1 million plus abortions done in the US annually. Fully 1/3 of the babies aborted this year will be black and none will ever get to play ball or walk for a cure. Know what your money supports.


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Sounds like a great project. Well thought out and conceptualized. I look forward to watching progress.
So, as was promised in my introduction, I start my very own thread, hoping i will bear it ill the fruitful end. In this thread I want to share my working progress and thoughts on my project with anyone who is interested. I also want to hear any bit of thought or advice you want to share (though I'll try not to ask "how do i?" - there are still tutorials for me to read ).
I want to think of this thread as my journal in which bypassers may add their notes.
Backstory: Donnerholm is the reason I joined the guild recently. I'm running a D&D campaign set in Faerun, and last session the group decided to retake the home of their dwarven comrade. Since the player of said dwarf is the one most into roleplaying, I thought he deserved not only a nice, but splendid home to retake over several sessions. Hence Donnerholm, dwarven stronghold, was created. It is a city/fortress/gem mine in the harsh Thunderpeak Mountains. Sadly it was lost about a hundred years ago, and lately an "army" of Hob-/Goblins, Orcs and Trolls have taken over the whole site.
General ideas: So much for history, let's get down to business. I whipped up some sketches of what I want to do.
1. Area map
I want to create a map of the valley the place is located in. Basically it is surrounded by impassable mountain terrain. The only way in big enough for conquering troops and merchant transportation is controlled at a bottleneck via the Mountain Gate (the towers in form of dwarven ancestors). The other entrances are a dangerous and easy defendable Mountain Pass and a rough climb at "1000 steps", which leads to the backdoor of complex 2.
The Mountainstronghold itself is divided in two parts: the main complex (1) containing most of what the city is about: seats of power, markets, living quarters, military thingies... . The 2nd complex is the expansion, a second mine with living quarters, small market and military outpost. The entrances and gate are connected by a huge bridge/highroad across the lake, that origins in mountain springs and is fed through a waterfall. The complexes are further connected by the skybridge, for easier passing. At last we have some farms and fisher buildings to produce food.
2. Complex map
Here I get to my first tougher decision I have to face. Which view will one have when looking on the map of a "3-dimensional" place? Top down, which will allow easier understanding of the layout of the seperate levels (if there will be such - sounds a little bit too symmetric for my taste) ? Or a front/side view of different wings, so one can get the idea of the literal depth of the place. Also, I can outline the height and the design of the major rooms and halls.
I think I want to stick with one of these options. A 3/4 look might be good for a more complex place, on the other hand I want to keep the map simple enough to be readable later at (game)night.
Thoughts and experience on this matter are appreciated. I will look into any thread that might grant me insight on this and will look for material to give you (and probably me) a better idea of what I want. More on this next post.
3. The Merging
The third piece I want to create is a scenic view from inside the valley - a picture I will draw by hand, something for the mantlepiece.
The thing that sprang to my mind is a map, that contains all three: background artwork, area overview and the interior maps, possibly connecting the last to the first.
I'll have to wait and see how each part works out seperately, than I can take a look at them and how to merge them. But I'll have to keep that goal in mind while creating them, don't I? What do you think of this idea? (No, I haven't looked up if some guildmember did it before - yet. Priorities!)
At least the maps, better yet as well the artwork and best the merging I want to have done by the start of february. Now you know what I'm up to. I'll be happy to answer and/or face questions, any response is welcome. In any case I will keep on posting my progress and train of thoughts as it keeps on steaming.
Thanks for reading.
Sounds like a great project. Well thought out and conceptualized. I look forward to watching progress.
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Gotta agree with JT, that does sound like a great project. It actually sounds like you might be thinking of doing the layouts in an Isometric view.....one of the harder views to pull off imho, but if you think you can by all means I would love to see what you come up with.
About the first picture, I am not sure what sort of scale you plan on having for this map,but that looks like a MASSIVE bridge. I think it would be better if the road from the Mountain Gate eased west of the lake and then crossed at the falls then made its way to the Mountain Pass. This way there would only be the two smaller bridges, each of which have the potential of being defensible from the 2 complexes.
I do like that third map idea of combining them all into one show piece.
I am really looking forward to seeing this develop.
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As promised I return to the topic of no. 2) Complex Maps. I played for a second or two doing this in an isometric view, as you suggest. But since this is my very first attempt in digital cartography (or digital drawing for that matter) I dare not to spoil my motivation by trying too hard. I decided to go for the tried-and-proof top-down-view. I got a little confused when I tried to layout some rooms from the front-view, and if that happens to me while creating the map, the reader won't fare any better.
So, top-down it is. To avoid the simple dungeon-level-design I'll try to give each Level (let's think of them as different city-districts) three different sub-levels, that are postioned just a slight above or under each other. Do you get what I mean? E.g. there is Level 5 (seats of power), first level/district below surface level. This level/district is represented in one map, that displays levels 5.1 (royal housing), 5.2 (court) and 5.3 (temple). The ones lying deeper are coloured slightly darker than the upper ones. Drawback: none of these sub-levels may contain rooms that are located exactely above another one in this level/district. But since they are supposed to be just slightly deeper, I can take it.
Ah, I better sketch something up...
So much for that. Right now I try to think of all the areas, places and halls the stronghold might contain and assign them to one of the 8 levels/districts I want to create right now - for the major complex. There are not that many layers in the second one, but there is a second set of levels/districts. Not every one of them necessarily needs 3 sub-levels, yet still there are going to be looooots of mapsies. Let's see if that are too many of them to contain in my show piece.
As for 1)Area Map: i definitely suck at scaling. I have a hard time measuring distances and heights and proportions just fail me. The valley is supposed to be as big as to contain a medieval-fantasy city, a capital. When i started to map the location in my mind, the idea of a massive road/bridge across the rough terrain and lake hovered before my inner eye.
But thanks for pointing it out, the bridge is more than gigantic. So I applied your proposal to the area map I created using the "artistic maps in gimp" tutorial. See for yourself:
Sure, it's the quick&dirty solution I used, but the feel of the road is much more natural than the huge slash across the map that's supposed to be a bridge, and that even beyound just size. It also solves the problem of logically connecting the farms to the complexes.
The map is really just whipped up rushing through the tutorial, because I wanted something more than just the first sketches. I did not even meant to post them at first, but the before/after effect of the removing of the bridge is what changed my mind. The sky-bridge is missing, because I was too lazy drawing one. The road to the mountain pass is much smaller, for this is a rarely travelled path and not even worthy of cobble.
So much for today. I'll go on tutorialising, toying around with the area map and assigning locations to levels/districts.
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yup, the new road looks much better.
As for the scale, I wasn't asking for exact measurements, just a general idea like half mile long or 100 miles wide, that sort of thing. A small valley that can house and feed a decent sized city is good enough Given that, a few suggestions; Bring the mountains right up to the Towers of the Mountain Gate, and make the Mountain Pass a bit narrower. Possibly bring the south branch of the river out through the Gate as well in order to give the impression that the valley is higher than the path up to it.
Remember, these are only suggestions and I will not be heart broken if they do not fit what you need. This is your map and your vision so go with what you feel is right. You definitely have a vision in your head, so run with it You are doing good so far
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So, after a little refining my brushes and such I created an area-map that comes close to what I wanted to achieve. Some of the advice Korash gave me I took thankfully, since they may be mere but very good suggestions.
I let this part rest for a while, for I'm out of ideas at the moment. Instead I turn my focus on the interior maps. At the moment I draw some by hand to get an idea what approach to take. Somewhere here I read about clouds making good cavern shapes. I want to try that one for some map-levels and see how it works out. Until next time - feedback is welcome as always.
I am liking where this is going An interesting style developing here. Nice work. Looking forward to what you do for the interior.
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You have a unique style - I really like this map and I love how its developed. I would advise you go a bit lighter on the bold black outline of your fields.
So. lately I had little time to go on with this. Also I've been pretty unsure about what aproach to take for my interiors. My running mind came to a rest with the idea of picturing the map as it would have been by the dwarven inhabitants of Donnerholm. It is a mostly iconic map without detailed borders for quarters and such, merely giving an idea about what to find where. The idea appealed to me, and I found ways of realising it, but I'm far from being satisfied. I still want to bring in more details, names and a rough, chalky look for all that plain black.
Take a look, leave a comment. Should I follow the chosen path? And how might I better do so? Or should I change tracks and create the interior maps more like I did the area map?
I like the idea of a "functionnal" map, and I'd go this way if I were you. Not least because it will be easier to draw and use in your campaign:
One important thing to consider when mapping for GMastering (and in other cases too...) is to think how your players have access to the map information. In this case, I think a beautiful, very detailed map is less likely than an old scrap of parchment passed down through the generations to your sturdy Dwarf, showing the then-important places, even perhaps annotated by an old ancestor. That way you can introduce easily the map, and, more importantly in my opinion, filter the information you want your players to have --- and you can still have a rough sketch for yourself with all information. The player's map could even, if you fell a bit sadistic (I know I am), include outdated information...
As for the style, I guess either a really crude handdrawn map (drawn by said ancestor), or an "official" map, with straight lines and official builidings indicated (and some annotations by the ancestor about more specific places).
Just some ideas here, not sure if it can be helpful...
Good luck with your project though!


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OK. I've excised the accidental two-point perspective, but haven't fixed the paths yet (since isometrizing it made all the angles shift).
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Robin Williams was laid to rest in his adopted San Francisco, California on Sunday.
The life of the tragic funnyman, who committed suicide at his home in Marin County, California last week, was celebrated at Glide Memorial Church.
The funeral service was without incident even though members of the Westboro Baptist Church had threatened to protest the send-off over Williams' support of gays and his portrayal of a gay man in "The Birdcage."
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The "Back In Black" hitmakers hit headlines in their native Australia on Tuesday when unconfirmed reports from Down Under pointed towards a possible split.
The rumors come just weeks after frontman Brian Johnson revealed the group has been keeping a low profile in recent months due to health problems affecting one of the band members.
He told a Florida radio station in February, "One of our boys was pretty ill, so we didn't like to say anything, and we're very private about things like this, so we didn't wanna say anything. And he's a very proud man."
However, Johnson insisted the band was poised to get back to work, hinting at a 40th anniversary tour and a new album, adding, "I think we'll be going into the studio in May… It's been 40 years of the band's existence, so I think we're gonna try to do 40 gigs, 40 shows, to thank the fans for their undying loyalty."


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Rabbi Sonya Starr, a member of the Columbia Jewish Congregation in Columbia, Md., has been working within her congregation to educate about mental illness and reduce stigma about those living with mental illness.
Rabbi Starr believes that in a predominantly Christian country, even in the secular world, there are Christian assumptions that can block people from healing. Rabbi Starr doesn't feel like this is only Jewish specific problem but one that affects other minority religions as well.
At CJC and other congregations she has worked with, Rabbi believes that people who are living with a mental illness and are already involved within a faith community will experience that congregation's support and willingness to listen to struggles as well as make visits to the hospital. She admits that even in progressive congregations people can be judgmental and ignorant of the causes of mental illness. There is a lot of blaming the family that still goes on in our communities. Rabbi Starr also believes that the toll mental illness takes on families is not fully understood or supported.
But, "People living with a mental illness who are not currently members of a congregation face a more difficult time if they are looking to join a faith community," Starr admits. "In general, the world is not as educated as it could be about people living with mental illnesses, they don't completely understand the burden that affects the person in question."
With a lack of public knowledge about mental illness the possibility of stigma can occur. Starr explains, "Parishioners don't understand how episodes work or how persons with mental illness can be calm in one instance and then erupt into anger instantly." This lack of knowledge creates unintentional stigmas that are damaging.
Rabbi Starr understands the reluctance that may occur for those living with a mental illness to join a faith community. Rabbi Starr's advice for the Jewish faith begins internally. She suggests self-reflection, "To understand mental illness, as a physical illness as well, and to try to understand societal prejudices that restrict services they need." She explains that, "Mental illness doesn't mean that these individuals are dangerous, although sometimes they are. We have to figure out how we can serve someone and also protect ourselves at the same time."
The Jewish faith, as well as other non-Christian religions, has an extra burden of working with institutions in the Christian/Secular world to make them more understanding, receptive and appropriate for people who are living with mental illness. Rabbi Starr believes that tolerance of the mentally ill is not enough for the world. She says, "Tolerance isn't the best word, you tolerate things you don't like." Rabbi Starr believes it isn't our place to like or dislike mental illness but rather it's something we need to work with, to research, and to establish organizations focused on treatment rather than punishment.
Within Rabbi Starr's congregation, NAMI's In Our Own Voice program has been used. Her congregation also works with an interfaith coalition as well as with the larger Jewish faith community to spread awareness as well as support for people living with mental illness as well as their families.
Starr's own experience with her congregation's response to the mental health programs and awareness has been positive. She says, "People have been very appreciative and they want to know how they can help." With the positive response Starr understands that everything, "Isn't always rosey and positive," she explains that when people don't fully understand mental illness, myths and stigmas need to be unraveled so the truth can be seen.
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A buddy and I are debating to apply for the early season high country rifle hunt in unit 43 this year. It looks like the last couple years it has taken 8 pts to draw and we have 8 pts. We like the idea of a high country deer hunt for hopes of lower hunting pressure but also with us both being from the flat land ( Minnesota and Ohio ) we would like to go early season to avoid conflict with our whitetail hunts.
So my question is should we use our points this year on 43 or is it better to hold out for high country tags in either 82 (82, 86, 861) or 74 (72, 73) which both look like will need 10 pts?


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One of the PC's in our office is unable to run ZD. The spinning circle appears and then after a bit we get a dialog titled "Warning: unresponsive script" stating that "A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding. You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see if the script will complete". It refers to the file "file:///C:/Program%20Files/Zimbra/Zimbra%20Desktop/win32/prism/modules/WebAppProperties.jsm:176".
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(MILITARY TIMES) -- Perhaps best known for his role as Lieutenant Dan, Gary Sinise has ties to the military well beyond his role in "Forrest Gump."
Through the Gary Sinise Foundation, the Emmy-award-winning actor has raised almost $9 million to support veterans in need, including building homes for severely wounded vets. He's also traveled the world with the USO, entertaining troops with the Lt. Dan Band.
Sinise will be honored for his wounded warrior support April 16, when the D.C. Metro chapter of Easter Seals presents him with an advocacy award.
The actor spoke with Military Times by phone March 26 about his career and why he's made it a personal mission to help the troops.
Q. Lt. Dan continues to be a part of your life, both through your band and the lasting popularity of the movie. Nearly 20 years later, what does that role mean to you today?
A. I like the story of Lt. Dan because it's a story of resiliency and overcoming challenges and losing your faith and regaining your faith. Lt. Dan is someone who wanted to be a great military leader. He never considered having his military career taken away because he was injured. Being an injured Vietnam veteran wasn't something that was easy for him. He kind of became a recluse in a way, but through the support of a friend, he finds peace again and moves forward with his life and he's standing up again at the end of the story. I think that's the part of the story that I embrace, because I spend so much time with our wounded.
Q. You play electric bass in the Lt. Dan Band. Why that instrument?
A. I played bass years ago when I was a kid. When I started my theater company in Chicago, Steppenwolf, I got so busy with acting that I didn't play for a long time. I picked it up again in the late '90s, then eventually started traveling with the USO. After doing about five or six handshake tours, where I'd just go out and shake hands, I asked the USO if they'd let me take some musicians with me to perform for the troops, which they did. That led to more tours and more playing, and now the band is part of my overall mission to give back to our military and to entertain them and boost morale and raise money.
Q. Do you have a favorite memory of a USO tour stop?
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Q. When you visit with troops, what's the most common message you hear from them?
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Q. What's up next in your acting career?
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Actress Kristen Wiig has ruled out a follow-up to her smash hit comedy "Bridesmaids" after turning down a big money deal to write a sequel.
The funnywoman's film about a doomed bachelorette party was a surprise hit at the box office, raking in $288 million worldwide following its release in 2011.
The cast, including Melissa McCarthy and Maya Rudolph, have both voiced their desire to return for a second movie, but Wiig reveals she snubbed a sequel offer – despite being in line for a huge pay day.
She tells Harper's Bazaar, "It wasn't a hard decision. We knew during the first one, this was it. We would have made a lot of money if there was a second one, but that's not my goal in my creative life."


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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — One Panhandle area church is hosting an unusual egg hunt.
CHRIST Fellowship Panama City Beach is relying on a helicopter to drop Easter eggs.
The church is partnering with Panhandle Helicopter for a community Easter egg drop at Hutchison Beach Elementary School on Saturday.
The Panama City News Herald reports that about 5,000 candy filled plastic and solid candy eggs will drop from the helicopter.
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Are you a new parent? I found this list online today of the 10 things to know about a baby's first year:
1. When the baby appears to be doing math in her head, she's pooping.
2. Mirrors are magical to babies.
3. The sound of a blasting hair dryer can halt a newborn's mystery crying. Dr. Harvey Karp (The Happiest Baby on the Block) really knows his stuff.
4. The clothing you make fun of now -- Ugg boots, jeggings, Slankets -- will soon be known as wardrobe staples.
5. Keeping relatives and friends up to date with baby news, photos and videos is practically a full-time job. If only it paid in cash.
6. Pajamas with zippers are so much easier than snaps.
7. Much like America's TV viewing audience, babies don't always know what they want until you show it to them. Swaddling works. Persevere.
8. Have dinner out before it's too late. In the beginning, that baby can sleep through fireworks. Soon enough, you'll be a slave to bedtimes and the only dinner out you're getting without paying a sitter is the 5 p.m. seating at CPK.
9. By the end of year one, your attitude towards germs, TV and sugar will have relaxed considerably.
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Isn't Mallett worth keeping for at least one more year? I mean who is going to be a better back up for the Pats? I don't think they should trade Mallett at all, unless they truly believe there is a better back up out there. A QB like Mallet on this Pats team is a good back up. They could transform into a ground and pound team to keep Mallett comfortable - God for bid something happens to Brady. With Ridley, Vereen, Bolden, and Washington there are more then enough options to run 30+ times a game. This defense is finally tranding in the right direction to compliment that type of game.
If Pats want picks they should just trade down, which I am assuming they already plan on doing.
Keep Mallett. You just never know...
When you read this report below and you consider he has been getting arguable the best coaching out there for the last 2 years... he is more valuable as a back up then a second or third round pick.
Most QB's are rushed into action and why they fail, so when his number is called we'll know exactly what Mallett is going to bring with 2 years of solid training under his belt.
I reiterate that Mallett is more important to the team at this moment than a trade chip.


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Just added a bit of salt at the end and it was perfect!
I made this tonight and I also tweaked it to try and improve the flavor. I used canned Italian tomatoes and seared the chicken in dressing. Although my family said it was good, it just wasn't a big hit. I'd probably make it again if I had the ingredients and nothing else was available.
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Historic Preservation Commission Wants To Celebrate
(Le Mars) -- The Le Mars Historical Preservation Commission wants to celebrate the fact the downtown district has been placed on the National Registry of Historic Places, and they want the community to join in on the celebration. Iris Hemmingson serves as the chairperson for the Le Mars Historical Preservation Commission. She says it is a special honor to be listed as part of the National Registry.
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Hemmingson hopes sometime within the near future some type of signage may be installed calling attention to the fact of the downtown's designation.
Tonight's celebration will begin at 5:00 p.m. and as we mentioned, it will be held at Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor.
Woodbury County Attorney Wants Bullet-Proof Glass For Offices
(Sioux City) -- Woodbury County Attorney, P.J. Jennings wants to install bullet-proof glass windows in his offices and other safety measures at the Woodbury County Courthouse.
Jennings says he wants to add safety measures like door guards and electronic locks to the third and fourth floor offices where prosecutors work. He says the confrontational nature
of some cases can upset the public and cause trouble.
The County Board on Tuesday cut Jennings' $75,000 request from his proposed budget for the next fiscal year, arguing security improvements are needed throughout the courthouse. One board member says one plan would be to add metal detectors for people entering
the building.
Jennings says he doesn't want the issue to languish while the board researches the best option.
Iowa DOT Approves Funding For Port Neal Exit
(Des Moines) -- The Iowa Transportation Commission approved state funding Tuesday of just over three-million dollars for a major economic development project underway in Woodbury County. D-O-T planning division director, Stuart Anderson, told the commission the money will be used to to build a roadway for the project.
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The site is located off Interstate 29 in what's known as the Port Neal area.
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Woodbury County engineer, Mark Nahra (Nay-ruh), was on hand to represent the county.
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Nahra told the commission. The expansion is expected to be completed by 2016. In other action, the commission approved state aid of just over 261-thousand dollars for Sioux Center to construct a roadway to allow access to 10 lots totaling more than six acres for industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, and professional office purposes.
Chief Justice Cady Wants More Help
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady is calling for increased staffing in the court system, which has been hit by budget cuts in recent years.
Cady gave the annual "state of the judiciary" address Wednesday before a joint session of the Legislature. He asked lawmakers to support the system, which he pledged to make the best
in the nation.
This year the judiciary is requesting an allocation of $167.7 million for the fiscal year that starts July 1. That would be an increase of nearly $6 million over the current year.
Cady said the court needs to increase staffing in juvenile courts, keep clerk of court offices open in Iowa full-time and provide support staff to justices.


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Hike for your Hops, Walk for your Wine!
Posted on August 8, 2013
The troops stood at the entrance to the lodge, geared up with hiking shoes and water bottles. Introductions were made as everyone filed into the van, and off we went! With 7 guests and 2 Naturalists doubling as Local Brew Enthusiast Guides, Basin Harbor's inaugural Vermont Libations Leg-Strech Mini-Tour headed south to Middlebury in search […]


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Carrollton Boxing Instructor Makes Pro Debut
Mike Tufariello, Jr., a long time Carrollton, Texas resident and Crosby Recreation Center instructor, will make his Professional Boxing debut on Friday, June 28.
Tufariello, in conjunction with The City of Carrollton, developed the Tough Time Boxing/Cardio class at the Carrollton Crosby Recreation Center back in 2002. The program is still going strong today. The class has produced many champions and has turned many lives around, but most people attend class simply to get in shape. Ages range from 16 to mid 50s, both men and woman alike.
At 38 years old, Tufariello is considered an old man in the boxing world, making this debut quite unique. His father and grandfather were both boxers, and Mike Jr. himself has a record that consists of 37 wins and 5 losses in the amateur world. He was a Dallas Golden Glove Champion in 1997 and runner up in the National Toughman Competition in 2008.
Come see Carrollton's own Mike Tufariello fight at the Bud Light Pro Fight Series at College Park Center on the University of Texas at Arlington campus (601 Spaniolo Drive, Arlington, TX 76019). Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; opening bell rings at 7:30 p.m.. For ticket information, contact the UTA box office at 817-272-9595. If you want to get in shape or learn to fight like a pro, join the Tough Time Boxing/cardio class at the Crosby Recreation Center. For more information, visit cityofcarrollton.com/Crosby.
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|'It's a Girl Thing' promotes good self-esteem in JR/SR High
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Self-esteem and bullying are serious issues that affect the lives of many girls here and around the world. Holyoke FCCLA members Brenda Hernandez, Ana Olivas and Rubi Canales recently launched a project called "It's a Girl Thing!"
Guest speaker Jamie Utt was set to be at Holyoke JR/SR High Wednesday, Feb. 20 to speak with all the girls in grades 7-12. He is a professional speaker who focuses on presenting social issues to young people. Utt was born and raised in Colorado and has focused on stopping hate in public schools for many years.
The presentation will be followed with a "Girls' Night" all-night lock-in within the next couple of weeks for girls in grades 6-12.
Low self- esteem is a serious problem that will continue to affect people's lives negatively until young people are taught to value themselves. Throughout "It's a Girl Thing," FCCLA members are hoping to improve the atmosphere at Holyoke schools.
Low self-esteem is a thinking disorder where an individual believes he or she is unworthy, unloved or inadequate. Since statistically seven out of 10 girls believe they are not good enough, project members believe this program is essential. Since self-esteem can lead to many more issues, they are certain it is a serious threat to the girls in the community.
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I like the bike but am concerned about the price. With the dollar falling in value worldwide I think it will be extremely unlikely to find a retail price below $6,000. And that is a price breaker for me.
Yes, the one in black with large red polka dots is especially nice. All in all, I like current Classic AVL models better because they retain the original look when the swing arm first came out. Trying to mate the swing arm with the G series type looks is a little off setting. I guess it is because I grew up with the British bikes of the later fifties. It is a little too retro for my tastes, but nice for someone who wants that look.I think I would give buyers a choice of the new bike as pictured and maybe a current Classic with the new engine, plus a military as they seem popular. The military could be in the new retro look as that would give a WWII ambiance to it.
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Washington, DC (WUSA9) --- On the 15th day of the government shutdown, House lawmakers did not make a scheduled vote to attempt at reopening the government and preventing a possible fiscal default before Thursday's U.S. debt ceiling deadline.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - In his first game as the team's interim
head coach, Jim Corrigan led the Old Dominion Monarchs to a 78-66 win over the
Drexel Dragons in Colonial Athletic Association action at the Daskalakis
Athletic Center.
Corrigan has replaced Blaine Taylor, who was fired earlier in the in the week
after 12 seasons as head coach and a program-record 239.
DeShawn Painter and Dimitri Batten each scored 15 points for ODU (3-20, 1-10
CAA), which snapped a lengthy 10-game losing streak. Richard Ross was also
impressive in the triumph with 14 points and six rebounds.
For Drexel (9-14, 5-6), Derrick Thomas led all scorers with 18 points, while
Frantz Massenat netted 17 points. Tavon Allen chipped in 13 points off the
bench, and Dartaye Ruffin added 10 points for the Dragons, who have lost back-
to-back games.
Despite getting outshot from the field in the first half, 50 percent to 34.4
percent, ODU was able to take a 30-26 lead into intermission by shooting 6-
of-13 from 3-point range. Drexel was only 3-of-10 from beyond the arc in the
opening 20 minutes.
The Dragons took a brief one-point lead less than five minutes into the second
half on a pair of Ruffin free throws, but the Monarchs answered with an 11-0
run to pull away.
ODU scored 14 points off of 15 Drexel turnovers.
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Beautiful Eulogy
I want to be buried in a pauper's grave
underneath the roots of a distinguished tree
I want a young troubadour to lay down
and rest his soul on the wise sturdy oak
Singing-Strumming, to my beautiful eulogy.
You wouldn't be sent an invitation to attend
You will know when to come when the wind shifts
and you feel the rhythm within your bones to follow.
And we will all be gathered jackknives in hand
carving fantastical stories into the oak's base
working our way up…
'till the leaves bear fruit.
And we will all step back with a long glorious gaze
all in one accord, wind in breath and in spirit claim:
Here lies a beautiful Eulogy.
And when the looters come, they'll find me dancing in His Glory.
~Casey Reyes
She Wears Prada
Morning came and the night chill falls off my stiff form
My partner beside my right still dormant
With her tongue still hanging out but oh, how I love her
I do remember the moment I set my eye on her and I knew she was my sole mate
No words rolled off my tongue and I stood there speechless
What do you say to your other half?
I could say how she treads quietly, your heel is gorgeous or maybe her designer name?
But all I said was "nice laces"
How dumb could I be! But she responded "for once the left is right!"
And she tugged my laces and clicked our heels for the first time and I knew we were quite the pair.
~Lillie Black
Regretted Love
My deepest apology
For loving you without consent
For holding you in my heart
Until the very end
Never was I burdened
Nor was I weary
Knowing you filled my life with bliss
My source of hope
The words I did not speak
Dies with me tonight
My only regret
That my admiration of your smile remains unsaid
A love so fierce, but confined
Finally released with this last breath
To the very end I loved
~Emily Her
"Barnacle Bill's Abode" by Emmaline Kempf
"Arched Tree" by Jesse Williams
"Impressions of an 1800's Immigrant" by Petra Brown
If there was anything of which Colette was sure, it was that her mother Mae was beautiful. Mae had a beautiful face, but it was her laugh that really enchanted her features. It was a lantern in the dark for Colette, and she strived every darkness to find it.
And the darkness came often.
"Yes, mommy?"
"What are you doing? I asked you to count the quarters."
"I am counting the quarters."
Mae raised an eyebrow. Colette was sitting on the floor with the coins in question scattered out around her. Some were stacked and some were lined up, while nearly all were laid out in shapes of some sort.
"How does drawing shapes in quarters count as counting them?"
Colette huffed, annoyed that she had to explain such an obvious thing. "First of all, it's not shapes, it's pictures. Second of all, I am counting them. Each picture has a certain number of quarters. The faerie is five quarters, the flower is seven quarters, the fire is seven quarters, and the dragon is thirteen quarters. Five plus seven plus seven plus thirteen is…" Colette paused to contemplate with her eyes scrunched closed in concentration, "thirty-two."
Mae smiled and kissed Colette on the forehead, "How'd you get so smart?"
Colette rolled her eyes but smiled warmly, "my mommy taught me. Duh!"
"So you're a smarty-pants too, huh?" Mae leaned down and tickled Colette. And the two laughed together.
"Come on, smarty-pants. It's time."
The Laundromat always smelled sickly sweet. It reminded Colette of a flower soaked in the stuff her mom always rubbed on her burns. But she stopped asking about it because it always made her mom nervous when she did. Besides, she never answered anyways.
Mae rarely took Colette to the Laundromat. But on a rare few days every other weekend, it was safer than leaving her at home.
"Colette, stay close to me," she whispered as she leaned in to kiss her cheek.
As much as Colette hated the Laundromat, she loved to help her mother that much more. Besides, she was an expert at sorting colors anyways. She always separated all the colors into four piles: reds, greens and whites for Christmas; blues, blacks and yellows for bruises; purples, pinks and oranges for the stupid girly colors; and the browns and multicolored clothes she called the "wilds" like in the card game Uno.
For Colette, the worst part was the "waiting place." She knew they couldn't leave because people would steal their clothes, but she wanted to. The people who came here were scary. There was old Ms. Martinez, who never smiled or said "hello" back. There was Mr. Jones, who never took his eyes off the floor the whole time. There was the man whose name Colette did not know, who mumbled to himself and just sat there not doing laundry.
But the ones Colette were most afraid of were the older boys walking through the door as they sat waiting. They reminded her of the mean boys from West Side Story. Colette shrunk closer to her mom.
"Colette, what's wrong?" Mae whispered, putting her arm around the girl, and eyeing the boys who had entered.
"Those are the boys I was telling you about!" She whispered back as quietly as a frightened little girl can muster.
"I see," said Mae. Colette stared up at her with hopeful eyes. She knew how protective her mother was. She knew her mom would yell at those boys and tell them to leave her alone.
Mae hugged Colette tight. "Don't move, Colette. Stay here and don't look up from your lap."
The girl opened her mouth to object, frightened. What was her mother going to do?
But Mae stood up and eyed Colette to make sure she did as she was told. Colette was too afraid to move. Colette stared at her lap, but she couldn't help but peek up to watch her mother.
The boys never came here to do laundry. They came here to shoot hoops. Everyone knew that. There were no basketball courts or nets in the neighborhood, so they came to the Laundromat to use the washers, dryers and laundry carts as hoops. They pushed and shoved and used up the machines, but no one ever complained because they were afraid of them too.
Mae walked straight up to them. "Excuse me. I'm sorry to interrupt your game, especially when you're doing so well, but I was wondering if you would give me a moment of your time." She made direct eye contact with one boy in particular.
All of the boys stopped, watching the one she was talking to with choking intensity. For a moment the boy just looked at her. His eyes moving up and down. Then he laughed at her, nodding to the other boys. "Sure, lady. Watcha want with me?" He smiled suggestively, but Colette could tell by the way his eyes narrowed that his thoughts were elsewhere and her mom was walking on shaky ground.
"Do you know my daughter Colette?" Mae pointed to her and she quick dropped her eyes back down to her lap.
The boy looked over at her, then back at Mae. His smile was gone. "What's it to ya?"
It sounded like a question. It wasn't. Colette knew. It was a warning.
"Well there are these boys in the neighborhood who are threatening her and scaring her. And I know you've got your own things going on. But I was wondering if you could all protect her for me. I know you guys are tough, and no one will mess with you. If you're willing, I know you can keep her safe."
Mae spoke confidently and sweetly but so quickly that Colette imagined she must have heard her wrong. The boy paused to think for a barely-discernable second. The other boys watching, waiting.
"Of course I will, Ma'am. We can do that for her, can't we, men?" The boys nodded earnestly in consent.
"Sure thing."
"No problem."
The boy looked back at Mae with pride in his eyes. "Don't worry, Ma'am. On our block, your daughter is safe. We won't let anyone bother her."
"Oh, thank you all so much," Mae gushed. "You have no idea what that means to me."
"Colette," Mae said sternly when they got back home. "I said come here."
Colette crossed her arms and turned away.
"Colette Grace!"
The little girl huffed and peeked over her shoulder at her mother. Mae was sitting on the floor with her legs crossed and her arms open.
Colette crawled over into her mother's lap and crossed her arms again.
"Colette, I know why you're mad at me."
The little girl glanced up, raising an eyebrow.
Mae continued, "You thought I was going to reprimand those boys."
Colette cut her off. "But you didn't! You let them get away with it! They can't protect me when they are the ones bothering me." Tears streamed down her cheeks, and Mae wiped them away.
"Listen, Colette, I know you don't understand just yet, but I promise you that was the best thing I could have done to protect you."
Colette sighed which caused her to sniffle. "Is this one of those catching-bees-with-honey-not-vinegar lectures?"
Mae laughed warmly, hugging Colette tight. "No, my sweet, brilliant Colette. This is one of those expectations lectures. When you expect someone to do all the wrong things, sometimes people begin to believe that's all they're capable of doing. Sometimes people need to hear that they can do the right thing and make the right choices. It reminds them that they have a choice and a responsibility in everything they do."
Colette bit her lip. "I don't think I fully understand. That's confusing."
Mae smiled. "You will understand it before you know it," she promised. Mae went to stand up.
"Yes, Colette?"
"Were you scared?"
"I was very scared."
Colette smiled. "I always knew you were beautiful. I didn't know you were brave too!"
Mae laughed.
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