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What started as a simple upgrade, turned into an extravagant home theater.
Exhaustive barely begins to describe the labor of love that went into this home theater. It wasn't even supposed to be a dedicated theater, because the three large windows along the back wall led the owners to believe such a transformation would not be possible.
That's not what home theater designer Tyler Worthington thought when he inspected the room, however. He noticed that it already had two layers of sound isolation material and dedicated power circuits for A/V gear, because the previous homeowners had used it as a basic theater room. "The owners originally just wanted to replace the equipment and add some cheap speakers and a projector," Worthington says.
"We told them we can throw some equipment in there and they'll have a nice multipurpose TV-viewing room… or we could build them a world-class theater." The owners chose option B. They then gave Worthington free reign over the room, with the only real directive of making it look grand. "They were more concerned with the opulence and extravagance than the A/V performance," says Worthington. "The priority was definitely the 'wow factor,' and every person who walks in there, their mouth drops." The finished product—gold-leaf ceiling stenciling and stucco texture were added later—is the result of more than 1,200 hours of craftsmanship, according to Worthington. This included multiple design concepts, detailed millwork, six layers of Venetian plaster, hundreds of hours of artistic faux finishing … and the A/V and controls installation.
The biggest obstacles, Worthington admits, were the rear windows. The installation team assured that people looking at them from the outside would see nothing out of the ordinary. From inside the theater room, however, there are no signs that windows exist—they were wrapped in special unidirectional (UD) fabric drapes, framed and boxed in behind a solid wall, and then covered with hard plastic sound diffusors. "We not only blacked out the windows, but completely isolated and blocked them in. It would take someone about four hours with a crowbar to break through them," says Worthington.
Worthington did all of the carpentry himself, while artist Steve Ereig painstakingly worked on the Venetian plastering and Cheri McClung added the faux finish. The multiple layers of plaster created a less reflective surface that would not hinder images from the projection screen.
Although it's not isolated in a basement or upstairs room, the theater certainly stands out from the rest of this single-story, horseshoe-shaped, 6,000-square-foot house. That's part of the wow factor, and it also works for practical purposes. "The living quarters are completely on the other side of the house, so you could have a movie on at full volume and never hear it at the other end," Worthington says. "It's a fairly ordinary house [relative to the theater room's opulence ... it is still 6,000 square feet], and there's nothing extravagant about the architecture—until you walk to the far wing where the theater is, and that's part of what blows people away."
Systems Design and Installation
Worthington Entertainment and Automation
Lancaster, Calif.
Interior Design
Cheri and Co.
Lancaster, Calif.
A/V Calibration
Final Touch AV
Los Angeles, Calif.
Systems and Equipment
Projector: JVC
Screen: Screen Research
Speakers and subwoofers: JBL Synthesis, Velodyne
Lighting: HAI
Control: RTI
Amplification and processing: Anthem
Blu-ray: Panasonic
Equipment rack: Middle Atlantic
Room Size
18 x 24 x 10 feet
Project Duration
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The Royals and Rangers played a 'B' game this morning on the Rangers' side of the complex. Kila Ka'aihue (at left) had a big day for the Royals, collecting three hits, including a home run. Texas won 7-6, however, the game ended in a strange way. According to FSKC's Joel Goldberg (@goldbergkc on Twitter), Billy Butler was about to come to the plate with the bases loaded in the final inning when Texas changed pitchers. Under the 'B' game setup, the runners were taken off of the bases when the new pitcher came in. Our final photo is of Surprise Stadium. If you've never been to Spring Training, think about making the trip! It's a beautiful complex.

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Design By: Carol Ballard
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Size: To fit 18" Doll
Pattern Includes: Robe, Slippers, Turban, Nightie, Panty & Camisole, and Sleep Cap
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The usual ones. Age and price
Posted 03 April 2013 - 06:58 AM
I am UK based (Scotland)and prices here seem to be, generally, much higher than in the USA.
Well, here goes anyway:
(A)a no case Field model No:F-4300-BB; 24mm EP, at around $1000 or (B) a Birder model No: F-5392-BB-F-X with case; 32mm EP and a Tripod of some kind at $3300. I figure on offering $1400/$1500. Figures are given in $ rather than £.
What is a Takahashi Sky 90 with Extender Q, and clamshell worth against a Questar?
Any advice would be welcome, thanks.
I have added a few pictures.
Posted 03 April 2013 - 08:44 PM
Some things to consider.
If you are going to purchase an older Questar, it will most likely still use mains power rather than a 9 volt battery, so your setup will be limited to the legnth of your extension cord; and you will also need a transformer. Scopes equiped with the 9 volt Powerguide drive will give you the freedom to use the scope anywhere in the world.
Check to make sure that the adjustable leg for the scope you are interested in has enough latitude adjustment for where you expect to use it.
Some models do not come with a fork mount, make sure you know what your buying; that bargin price may not be a bargin after all ???
Posted 04 April 2013 - 12:40 AM
It comes in 2 versions: the Questar Standard, or if you prefer, the Duplex.
The field models/birders are not nearly as nice/special a scope to use as the fork mounted versions.
If you imply you already have a Tak Sky90 and consider trading it fo a fieldmodel or birder, I suggest you keep the Tak for its versatility. Especially at the prices you mention.
A Questar Standard is everything that makes a Questar so special. You can buy them used in Europe for around € 2.500. APM sometimes has one. The Powerguide option gives you even more freedom and is a great accessory. But I even used my Questar 7 frequently without power and just used the super smooth hand controls.
You could also buy a Q in the US and import it yourself. Shipping is around € 100 and import duties + VAT are around 28% combined. Well worth it from a reputable seller.
Posted 04 April 2013 - 04:55 AM
The Tak with the Q-extender does give a sharp image; would a Questar be any better?
Posted 04 April 2013 - 05:25 AM
The Tak with the Q-extender does give a sharp image; would a Questar be any better?
The older Questars wit intact coatings (easily visible) are superb, with possibly even finer optics than the newer ones. As soon as the edges of the primary start to look brownish/tarnished/funny, you know that the coatings are starting to reach the end of their service life, although they will still have a few more years up their sleeves.
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If you do consider an older Questar, here is a source for a reasonably priced mains Transformer.
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Posted 05 April 2013 - 01:24 PM
A better option would be to buy a cheap 12V DC to 110V/60Hz AC inverter on ebay and use your telescope with a 12V battery (car battery for example) either at home or in the outdoors.
If you are going to purchase an older Questar, it will most likely still use mains power rather than a 9 volt battery, so your setup will be limited to the legnth of your extension cord; and you will also need a transformer
PS I envy you Questar owners I dream some day I can afford one myself!
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Posted 06 April 2013 - 11:29 AM
I should mention that if you purchase a Questar from the US to use it in the UK and plan on using the mains power supply, it is a simple and inexpensive option just to buy a new 220 volt 50 HZ motor and install this yourself. The motor costs $45.oo vs the Powerequide II at $450.oo (which is not user replaceable).
This is good to know, I wasn't aware of this option. Would you be able to tell us of a source,
and perhap a motor model number ?
Posted 07 April 2013 - 09:42 PM
Company Seven had them run 24 hours a day for about two years and they never stopped working. They unplugged it after that. Changing voltages with a transformer is a clumsy way to do this, and the frequency will be wrong anyway. This will affect the speed of rotation. You will need to ask for a new power cord, the two pin plug of the motor has changed from non-polarized to polarized, meaning they only go on one way. You will still need an adapter for the US two prong plugs to the three prong UK power points.
You need to unscrew the bottom plate, and remove the old motor with two aluminium screws. You need to rock the gears back and forth when inserting the motor to make sure they mesh and don't jam.
Posted 08 April 2013 - 03:35 AM
Thank You.
Posted 08 April 2013 - 06:32 AM
I ordered a 220VAC for my new (1991) Duplex from Questar a couple of months ago and it was $120 plus P&P and import duties into the UK. One can find a step-down transformer with frequency regulation which may be cheaper. Or an inventer.
Posted 08 April 2013 - 06:32 AM
The clock drive is more useful at high power, double stars, planets and close ups of the moon. Low power is more for open clusters. You will need a the right ascension motor running to make the most of the setting circles. There is no point in using the clock drive at all if you are not going to set up the telescope in equatorial alignment. If the alignment is perfect the object should stay centred for hours. In practice this is hard to achieve. The motor is almost totally silent, in fact I can not hear it at all.
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Posted 08 April 2013 - 11:42 AM
Thank you Erik, that was a useful piece of information. I had a couple of rums last night to clear my head. Ha! I will probably keep the Tak and maybe, just maybe, a right priced Q will come along. As my mum used to say "What's for ye will no gaun by ye."
Keep the Tak, it's more versatile; you'll really miss those low-power views.
Posted 11 April 2013 - 02:32 PM
As is the rule when a new scope arrives, we had rain for the first time in weeks.
Posted 11 April 2013 - 05:24 PM
Here in the UK, the rain never seems to end.
Posted 22 April 2013 - 08:37 AM
By the way, my wife thinks its a big improvement on the SPC8 and the vixen GEM mount and tripod. We had a good look at the moon before cloudy skies and the image was very sharp. I had the Q on a piggyback mount on the SPC8 and could go from one scope to the other. Surprisingly, I felt that the Q was very well able to hold its own in respect of detail. I may have to get a Classic!
Posted 23 April 2013 - 02:45 PM
I use DuPont Krytox 240AC grease. Pricey but worth it and a little goes a long way.
Posted 18 May 2013 - 12:30 PM
I got a view of Saturn too the other night and it was very sharp although small and the lunar landscape is also very sharp. I did a side by side with my SC8 which is a good scope and... As it is written "The scope you use most is the best one for you." I do seem to be using the smaller one more.When I get round to building a small observatory (hopefully)I will keep the big one set up. Bottom line is that it is really handy to be able to put it up so easily I guess I'm sold on the Q and will now try to get a 3.5 standard for astro use.Thanks to all posters. That's all folks.


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Middleweight Melvin Manhoef (24-8-1 MMA, 0-1 SF) is the latest addition to next month's "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" event.
The Dutch-Surinamese fighter announced his participation via Twitter today, though an opponent was not revealed.
"Strikeforce: Columbus" takes place March 5 event at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and the night's main card airs on Showtime.
The event coincides with the Arnold Sports Festival, a three-day sports and fitness exhibition that annually draws tens of thousands attendees.
Manhoef, who's also an active K-1 kickboxer, fights for Strikeforce for only the second time. He first appeared in January 2009 and suffered a first-round knockout loss to Robbie Lawler.
Combined with that loss, Manhoef now has dropped four of his past six fights. Prior to the skid, the DREAM veteran had posted a 6-1 mark (with six knockout wins) from 2007 to 2008. In fact, 23 of his 24 career MMA wins have come via knockout.
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Ronald Reagan said it best: "Here We Go Again."
Why is it, once again, we must suffer through another four years of oratory foot dragging nonsense of another Cuomo?
For starters, it boggles the mind that in the middle of a natural disaster we have Andrew Cuomo attributing and lecturing us that this disaster was due to the liberal plank and scientifically proven fallacy of man-made global warning!
Does the governor actually believe people picking up what's left of their lives care about such claptrap? Did it occur to this man that weather is cyclic? Does the governor realize that between 1954-60 there were 10 hurricanes that struck U.S. shores north of the Carolinas (six in 1954-55 alone!).
So it should come as no surprise that this phony baloney, plastic banana tells us that we need more studies before green lighting a perfectly proven safe and economic boosting activity like natural gas fracking. So Andrew gives a wink and nod to his green environmental radical wacko friends by insuring that fracking dies a slow regulatory, bureaucratic death.
Being the son of a Mario Cuomo, who brought New York to the brink of bankruptcy, to being former President Clinton's Housing and Urban Development henchman in the mortgage fiasco that we still haven't recovered from, still proves that being a Democrat failure is a resume enhancer, screw up, move up!
Decisions, that is decisions made in the voting booth, have consequences so when you look around the state of New York, that is the fiscal state, there is not a Republican in sight to blame! Which proves if you're still voting Democrat you're stuck on stupid!
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Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora is being sentenced in Akron federal court.
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Last night, I got a glimpse of spring at a special event to launch the SUNG Outdoor collection. Based on the success of last year's inaugural Capri and Barcelona lines, Alfred Sung himself was there to present their return to the Bay, as well as some special-order pieces and a fashion-inspired collection called Blackwatch. Sung, who has always had a thing for tartan, described this hand-woven black, green and navy resin set as "sleek, sophisticated and simple."
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Oak Glen travels to Middlebourne on Friday to take on Tyler Consolidated in a battle of two teams coming off must-needed victories and teams both likely needing to win out to make the playoffs.
The Golden Bears are 24th in the latest WVSSAC rankings and there isn't a lot of room to pick up points. Oak Glen didn't drop Tyler Consolidated or Magnolia when they dropped to Class A, so there isn't a lot to gain there. It plays East Liverpool and Class AAA Point Pleasant as well.
''With our schedule, if we don't win out, we aren't going to make it,'' Oak Glen coach Ian Whittington said. ''I don't think 6-4 will get us in so we have to play every game like it's our last.
''The playoffs have already started for us.''
Oak Glen had lost three in a row before topping rival Weir last week. The mood in the Golden Bears locker room is much better, but there is still work to be done.
''We are feeling a lot better, but we are nowhere near where we want to be,'' Whittington said. ''The Weir win was huge for us because it was a rivalry and hopefully that gets us on a roll.
''I liked how our defense dominated, but the offense was a little sluggish in the first half. The second half was much better and hopefully that continues Friday.''
The Silver Knights are coming off their first victory, two weeks ago defeating Calhoun County after dropping their first four.
In that game, Hunter LeMasters returned two interceptions for touchdowns and Alex Doak returned a kickoff for a score.
Doak also caught a 33-yard touchdown strike from LeMasters.
''(Doak) is their big-play guy and their offense is centered around him,'' Whittington said. ''They put him in the backfield, line him up in the slot. He is real fast and he can score.
''Tyler is not too small but they are not as big as us. We want to use our size and that hasn't really worked the past couple weeks the way we wanted it too until last week.''
Oak Glen was able to get quarterback Bub Haddox back against the Red Riders after missing the previous week with an injury.
Haddox rushed for 78 yards and three scores, while teammate Tyler Steed handled the bulk of the load, rushing 14 times for 166 and two scores.


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Sometimes it can be a challenge to know what to expect while travelling to Africa. Africa is a beautiful and amazing continent with the friendliest and warm-hearted people. It offers some of the most attractive land, scenery, food and people. You might be scared of myths and misconceptions heard in the West but it is quite other way around. In Africa, try not to compare the things with your homeland and be a bit liberal about the things here. This will eventually help you have a care-free and pleasurable tour.
One of the things most common things you face in Africa is the unwanted attention. Local people there stare you as you are some kind of aliens to them. Although, there are places where many tourists visit quite often, but still, people will stare at you. By staring they certainly mean no harm to you and it is just the curiosity for the most part. If you are a woman, you might be naturally frightened when a group of men stare at you, but in Africa, it is not like that. Just try to ignore the stares and enjoy the tour.
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Portland, OR (Sports Network) - LaMarcus Aldridge, J.J. Hickson and Damian
Lillard each recorded double-doubles, as the Portland Trail Blazers rolled
over the Sacramento Kings, 109-91, to conclude a home-and-home set at the
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Aldridge finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds, Hickson contributed 17
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Nicolas Batum added 18 points, six rebounds and five assists in the victory.
John Salmons paced Sacramento with 19 points and Isaiah Thomas followed with
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May 31, 2016
Meridian police have arrested a local woman and charged her in an assault that happened more than year ago.
29-year-old Ursula Renee Naylor was charged with aggravated assault related to an incident in July 2011 at Eastern Gardens.
Officials say Naylor participated, with other people, in the beating of a victim.
Naylor was arrested on a capias warrant after failing to show up for a court hearing. Because of that, her bond was denied.
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Brooklyn, MI (Sports Network) - Joey Logano will start on the pole for the
400-mile Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway after
setting a new track record in Friday's qualifying.
Logano, who is in his first season as driver of the No. 22 Ford for Penske
Racing, posted a lap at 203.949 mph for his first pole of the season and the
sixth of his Sprint Cup career. Logano's run was the ninth-fastest pole-
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Kurt Busch will share the front row with Logano after turning a lap at 203.695
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Mark Martin qualified fourth, followed by Jeff Burton and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, the defending series
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Earlier in the day, Montoya confirmed that he is not returning to Earnhardt
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Austin Dillon, who is the replacement driver for the injured Tony Stewart in
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Haas Racing teammate, Danica Patrick.
Greg Biffle will start 16th in his attempt to win a third consecutive race at
Scott Riggs was the only driver who failed to qualify for Sunday's event at
Michigan, which is scheduled to start shortly after 1 p.m. ET.
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May 31, 2016
Mississippi Cong. Steven Palazzo made his first visit to Meridian Naval Air Station Tuesday.
Palazzo was first elected to office two years ago, and was reelected Nov. 6.
He is the only member of the Mississippi congressional delegation on the House Armed Services Committee.
Palazzo says he's glad to finally be able to see all the things happening aboard the base.
"NAS Meridian has been a great community asset for more than 50 years and I know that Capt. Moore and Mayor Barry have a great relationship, and we're looking forward to seeing NAS Meridian stay strong for another 50 years," Palazzo said.
Cong. Palazzo said there seems to be an effort to balance the budget "on the backs of the men and women in our military".
Palazzo's 4th Congressional District is comprised of most of southeast Mississippi, including Wayne, Jasper and parts of Clarke County.
His visit was part of a two-day tour of the state that also included the 186th Air Refueling Wing at Key Field, American Eurocopter and Columbus Air Force Base, Aurora Flight Sciences and Stark Aerospace.
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Manny Machado launched a three-run homer to cap
a five-run ninth inning, as the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Boston
Red Sox, 8-5, at Fenway Park.
Joel Hanrahan (0-1) was tasked with getting the final three outs for Boston,
which carried a 5-3 lead into the ninth.
Chris Davis opened the frame with a solo home run to center field. Hanrahan,
who was looking to nail down his 100th career save, retired the next two
batters before everything unraveled.
Ryan Flaherty singled and consecutive walks to Nolan Reimold and Nate McLouth
loaded the bases. The tying run scored on a wild pitch and Machado put
Baltimore in front with his drive off Hanrahan to the Green Monster seats.
Boston went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth, with Jim Johnson earning his
third save of the season. Darren O'Day (1-0) was awarded the victory after
pitching a perfect bottom of the eighth.
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Trey Hillman Media Session: June 29
Manager Trey Hillman was asked about Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer possibly being able to hit .400 for the entire season. "He is an excellent hitter, man, I mean he is really good, but it is doubtful he will able to continue this pace for a full year," said Hillman. Trey stated, "There are just too many variables, an amazing amount of good things have to go right for something like that to happen again. The wear and tear of a season, playing enough games, injuries, the weather, staying healthy, all play a serious factor, it's not just about your hitting ability," said Hillman.
Who's on the mend and who isn't
Royals outfielder Jose Guillen has been given the day off with a sore left side and his time off could be extended a day or two depending on how he feels tomorrow. Gil Meche threw in the bullpen and everything should be good for his start on Wednesday. Alex Gordon has been striking the ball well on his rehab stint in Arizona, the same can not be said for his ability to run and maneuver as of yet. According to Hillman, he is, as expected, having considerable trouble planting his feet, running, and maneuvering in the field and on the base paths. "He is having difficulty running, we all knew this was going to be a slow and arduous process, he is doing as well as can be expected, and when he comes back it is still going to take time, and there will be day's where Alex will need time off," says Hillman.
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Greetings, and happy March fellow calorie counters!
March is here as is the promise of Spring. No more bundling and braving the cold. Yesterday I had a hat and mittens, but a fleece for a jacket.
March is my budget test of 1950 per day. I weighed in at a full pound under what I did on Feb. first so this is 100 calories a day more than Feb's budget. That ought to do it since 3500 calories is a pound. However, could still be on the low side since I actually lost 1.2 lbs, and there are only 28 days in Feb. Could I actually burn 2000 a day?! We'll find out this month!
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MORRISTOWN - John Marshall and Union Local renewed their girls' basketball rivalry after more than a decade Wednesday night in Morristown.The Monarchs stayed unblemished against the homestanding Jets with a 74-68 victory inside 'The Hangar.'
John Marshall (3-0) led wire-to-wire in sending Union Local to its third loss in seven games.
Senior Kylie Howard and freshman Torie Derrow evenly divided a dozen points and Morgan Watson added five in the opening quarter as the Monarchs roared to a 22-14 lead before the Jets tallied the final three points.
''Our first two gamed the competition was so-so,'' McCormick offered. ''I scouted Union Local twice and I knew they have a nice team, but we played really well at times.
"This was the first real adversity that we have faced this season and I thought the girls responded very well. We pulled through despite our foul problems.''
The Monarchs slowly, but surely, extended their margin as the Jets couldn't buy a bucket in the second quarter. They were only able to tickle the twine twice in a dozen attempts as JM led, 40-27.
''In the first half we, as coaches, were wondering what was going on,'' Union Local coach Drew Greenwood said. ''We created a lot of problems for ourselves.''
Things didn't get any better for Union Local in the third as it turned the ball over 11 times in watching the Monarchs build a 22-point lead twice, the last being at 55-33 with 2:52 left.
The Jets sliced the deficit to 14 by the end of the quarter and got to within seven, 70-63, at the 1:55 mark of the final quarter by cashing in at the free-throw line. Dallas Montag (6-for-6) and Kayla Doty (4-for-4) sparked the comeback.
However, the Monarchs had an answer as Derrow and Emily Winters connected for baskets down the stretch.
''The second half was a test for us,'' Greenwood added. ''I felt good after the game because our girls never quit playing and battled until the final horn. That's what good teams do. They never quit.
"We had some girls step up in the second half tonight and did some things that we know they are capable of.''
Derrow, a smooth-looking freshman, led all scorers with 23 points. She also completed her double-double with 10 rebounds, while swatting away five shots. Kristin Lewicki, a cat-quick point guard, netted 18 points and charted four steals and four assists.
Howard finished with 15 points before fouling out with nearly five minutes to play.
''I like where we are headed as a team,'' McCormick said.
Doty and Montag each scored 21 points, while Cori Medley added 16.
Doty, despite playing with a torn ACL and wearing a bulky brace, tied Derrow for game honors off the glass with 10 of Union Local's 31 boards. Medley charted seven caroms and five assists.
''Kayla Doty is a good basketball player,'' Greenwood said. ''She'll do whatever has to be done in order to help the team.''


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Forecast: A few days of spring-like weather
Published: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 12:21 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 12:21 p.m.
Time to get back out those shorts, shut off the heat, open the windows and enjoy the warmth, as temperatures are predicted to be 14 to 18 degrees above normal for the next week.
Ahhhh, the warmth
Though average daily temperature will be about 15 degrees above normal for the next six days, afternoon highs will likely fall short of all-time records.
Forecast: 81
Record: 84 in 1974
Forecast: 81
Record: 84 in 1972
Forecast: 80
Record: 84 in 1972
Forecast: 80
Record: 86 in 1932
Forecast: 80
Record: 84 in 1937
Forecast: 80
Record: 83 in 1947
Source: National Weather Service
The National Weather Service forecast calls for afternoon high temperatures to be at least 80 through Tuesday, with morning lows near 60. The normal temperatures for this time of year are 66 for the high and 42 for the low.
The reason for the warmer weather: "There's a building ridge of high pressure," said Zaaron Allen, a weather service meteorologist in Jacksonville. That rain-blocking ridge should build through the middle of next week, giving Marion County a taste of spring weather in January.
The nice weather piggybacks on an already warmer-than-normal January, which has featured average daily temperatures about 6 degrees above normal so far this month.
However, since the beginning of winter on Dec. 21, a span of 19 days, the average daily temperature has been normal overall.
That's because the average daily temperature for the last 11 days of 2012 was 3 degrees below normal for the period. When those temperatures — the below-normal last part of December and the above-normal first part of January — are combined, the average daily temperature was normal for the first 19 days of winter.
The National Weather Service issues the official forecast for Ocala. The Star-Banner uses AccuWeather forecasts on its weather page. Sometimes those forecasts can differ significantly.
The warmer weather comes as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that 2012 was the hottest year since weather records were recorded more than a century ago.
The average daily temperature of the continental United States was 55.3 degrees, 1 degree above the previous record of 54.3 set in 1998. The average daily temperature in 2012 was 3.2 degrees higher than the 20th-century average, the NOAA report noted.
Also this week, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission researchers announced that manatee deaths in 2012 were the lowest in three years, down 13.5 percent from 2011. Researchers partly attributed the decline — from 453 in 2011 to 392 in 2012 — to milder winter temperatures.
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I've two installations of Zimbra 4.0 on Suse10.0 on one, the Google translator works great, on the other it dont work at all.
I'm assuming this is due to the proxy, they both sit behind a firewall, but the one that works is the free version of Smoothwall, configured as transparent access, and the one that does not work is the Advanced Firewall product from smoothwall, and that's configured to use port 3128 proxy for the web.
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I've owned a copy of the 2nd edition of Cyberpunk (Cyberpunk 2020) for years now but never had the ability or gumption to run a game (same for gurps). Lately though I've been playing and DMing a lot of D&D and I feel that my skills are high enough that I can finally run a CP2020 game. My issue is that the sourcebook itself is clunky in its description of rules and there doesn't seem to be any sort of guide lines for creating fights and challenges that are appropriate for the PCs (mechanically speaking). I know about LUYPS! (Listen Up, You Primitive Screwheads!) and I've read it, but most of the advice in there seems to be story and tone advice (which I don't need being a huge cyberpunk fan already). I'd appreciate any other resources (official and unofficial) that anyone could suggest for me to latch onto to help get this campaign going.
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I've run CP2020 many a time (Usually Trauma Team games) The CP2020 book isn't as nicely edited as it could be it's true; then again it's far better than something that WW usually produce!
The system itself is very simple, but what I'd recommend for a new campaign in the system is:
Finally here are some links for stuff I've found useful for CP:
Mockerys cyberpunk page - first page you should look at
I'm not a huge 2020 fan (ran it a few times years ago, but I prefer Shadowrun), but a bit of google-fu turned up Datafortress 220.127.116.11. They look to have significant resources from rules, references, new source material, and active forums.
Cyberpunk as a Gaming Genre is not Cyberpunk as a Literary Genre. The two overlap somewhat, but just as D&D and Sword & Sorcery literature only somewhat overlap, so also CP2020 and the Cyberpunk genre only somewhat overlap.
The tone advice in LUYPS is there to illustrate the differences for fans of the literary genre, as much as or more than being there to educate the new-to-the-genre.
Also note that D&D style Grinding is not normative to the CP2020 game - it's deadly, since damages are usually higher than armor values.
That said, there is no mechanical balance written in.
But since you want a system for balance...
You can obtain four key metrics, tho', from the stats:
Assuming even skills, a character hits 45% of the time (defender wins ties - see table for proof, below). Each point of difference in the attacker's favor is a 10% improvement; each in the defender's is a 10% reduction.
Average damage is found easiest by taking the minimum rolled damage (all dice rolled 1), adding the maximum damage (all rolling max) and dividing by two... or just accept that a d6 is average 3.5, and a d10 is 5.5, and total it up.
The damage you do per round is going to average equal to your rate of hits times the average damage minus their AV... with the caveat that the actual average will be higher if the AV exceeds average damage but doesn't exceeed maximum damage, as the formula says "NO!"...
So, find the average damage per hit, and take the percentage of it that would be hits...
Example: Mook M has Ref 5, Weapon Skill 2, dodge skill 2, and a weapon doing 3d6, and 4 AV.
PC A has Ref 7, Skill 4 each weapon and athletics, and a weapon doing 3d6 damage, and 8 AV.
A final warning about balance
There's this neat thing called Synergy... when two things together perform more than the sum of those two together. Characters in combat tend to be somewhat synergistic, especially if the GM runs NPC's as a cohesive whole and is a creative tactician.
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The modular design of the PowerVault MD1120 is engineered for easy expansion - giving you more room to store data from your server. Up to six PowerVault MD1120 24 -drive expansion enclosures can be connected to a dual port PERC6/E giving you between 24 and 144 disk drives options. To keep management simple the PowerVault MD1120 connects to and can be controlled by a single PERC RAID controller equipped PowerEdge server. Configure the specific combination of storage resources you need now, and add more storage volume later, quickly and easily.
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Wilmington University will host a pre-Earth Day celebration from 1 to 3 p.m. April 17 in the Pratt Student Center on the New Castle campus, 320 N. Dupont Hwy., Wilmington.
The festivities will feature a performance from the California indie pop/folk band, Big Tree. The celebration, organized by the WilmU Green Team and the Department of Student Life, will include popcorn and other refreshments along with games and green activities, some of which will offer small prizes.
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Concerns and questions about the need for - and how to pay for - a new water treatment plant in Rifle were on the minds and voices of many residents in 2012.
Several open houses to explain the project and answer questions attracted overflow crowds.
By the end of the year, plans for the new plant were proceeding, voters approved a 3/4 of a cent sales and use tax hike in November to help pay for the plant, and a team of companies were hired to oversee the project.
The city obtained the money for the plant through a $25.5 million, low-interest loan from the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority.
City officials have said the existing Graham Mesa plant is aging, undersized to serve projected population growth and unable to meet possible tougher federal water quality standards in the future.
The tax hike took effect on Jan. 1 and increased the city's sales and use tax rate from 3.5 cents to 4.25 cents. It is expected to raise an estimated $1.65 million a year.
Repayment of the loan led to sharply higher water rates in September that more than doubled some customers' water bills, payable in October. City Council last month reduced those rates due to passage of the sales and use tax measure.
After 22 years as police chief and 39 years of service with the Rifle Police Department, Daryl Meisner retired in September and handed the reins of the department to John Dyer.
The 54-year-old Dyer brought 28 years of police experience to the post, most recently as a patrol commander for the Oak Harbor, Wash., Police Department. Dyer's starting salary was $89,000 a year.
After Meisner announced earlier in the year he would be retiring, the city conducted an extensive recruitment effort to find his replacement. Dyer was selected from among seven finalists out of 78 applicants for the position and was one of two finalists from outside Colorado.
Dyer and the other finalists met with department staff, attended a community reception in June, and were interviewed by the City Council, City Manager John Hier and the city's executive staff. Dyer's appointment to replace Meisner was unanimously approved by City Council in July.
Dyer's first major change was to shift officers' work schedules from 10 hours a day for four days to 12 hours a day for three days, with teams of officers and sergeants on rotating schedules so the city has more consistent and efficient police coverage every hour of every day of the year. That change took effect on Jan. 1.
The local economy started strong but stumbled in 2012, beginning the year with an 11 percent increase in Rifle sales tax collections through the first four months, and a 5 percent increase through the second quarter.
That trend lost steam as the months went by, though. In September, sales tax collections were down 15 percent compared to the same month of 2011, and October's numbers were 9 percent lower than October 2011.
The trend was different in 2011, when the city's sales tax revenue of $6.5 million was 11 percent higher than 2010's $5.8 million. The 2011 numbers were a bit higher than 2009's revenue total of $6.4 million, but still considerably lower than the city's record high revenues of $8.4 million in 2008.
Decreases in 2012 sales tax collections were found in about half the categories the city tracks, such as food, retail, liquor stores and motels. Categories that showed some increase were bars and restaurants, car parts and sales, hardware, and oil and gas.
The economic conditions played a role in the closure of some longtime, well-known businesses, such as the Rusty Cannon Motel, and the relocation of others, such as TWI Oil Field Services, to other communities.
But on the plus side, Timberline Sporting Goods relocated from their longtime location at Third Street and Railroad Avenue to a larger downtown building on Second Street, with plans to expand.
And Columbine Ford was sold to a Front Range automobile dealer and Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton. The new owners planned to expand the numbers of vehicles for sale at the Rifle dealership.
A former movie theater in downtown Rifle took some big steps forward in its future use as an events center, with Rifle City Council's unanimous approval of the use of $714,000 in city funds from various departments to complete the renovation and remodeling of the New Ute Events Center.
The city plans to use $1.24 million from the capital reserve fund, federal mineral leasing funds, a $200,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, $228,000 in other grants, $13,766 from the city visitor improvement fund, $10,000 from the Downtown Development Authority budget and $200,000 from the information center budget to finish the $1.9 million renovation and remodeling of the center.
The New Ute Theatre Society, or NUTS, a nonprofit group, would oversee the center. The group plans to use a $35,000 private donation, annual $10,000 contributions from both the city's visitor information fund and Rifle information center, and eventually hold an average of 204 events a year to generate ticket revenue to help cover operations and maintenance costs. A consultant earlier said similar events centers in Colorado require a subsidy of around $300,000 a year to stay open.
Other funding sources to help cover operational costs include rentals and an audience base predicted to grow over the years, along with membership dues.
The fall gridiron season at Rifle High School will go down as one of the most memorable, even if the Bears fell one game short of a state title.
The Bears lost the Class 3A state championship game, 32-15, to Silver Creek at Legacy Stadium in Aurora.
But they finished the season 13-1, running the table on their regular-season schedule and winning the 3A Western Slope League championship a second straight year.
They were ranked No. 1 in most of the state's prep football polls most of the season, thanks in part to a powerful running game that ranked first in the classification and second to Pueblo West statewide. They also set a school record for wins, eclipsing the previous high of 11 set in the 2011 season.
Running back and safety Ryan Moeller, who drew collegiate interest from schools such as Colorado Mesa and Colorado State universities, rushed for 3,002 yards. He finished with 3,211 yards of total offense and, along with 57 tackles, eight interceptions and four interception returns for scores, tallied 50 touchdowns. Only nine high school players in the nation, according to www.MaxPreps.com, found the end zone more. Overall, Moeller finished with 5,471 rushing yards during his final two years of high school.
Rifle's defense also proved to be one of the state's best, recording six shutouts and, even after allowing 30-plus points to Silver Creek and Roosevelt in the 3A playoffs, allowed an average of 7.64 points per game.
Students from New Castle to Parachute and Battlement Mesa started this school year knowing they would have three-day weekends all year long.
Both the Garfield School District Re-2 and School District 16 adopted four-day school week calendars as budget-cutting measures. Friday was the day off for students in Re-2, while School District 16 students were given Mondays off.
Eliminating a day of school - with slightly longer school days on the four days classes are held - helps the districts save money in costs for student transportation, food services, substitute teachers and utilities and by a reduction in hours for non-teaching staff.
In Parachute and Battlement Mesa, the switch also included the adoption of a plan to allow many teachers to educate the same children for two years instead of just one, with an increased emphasis put on students themselves to learn.
By consolidating facilities, the L.W. St. John Elementary School provided learning activities for all students every Monday, as well as served as a community center during the rest of the week.
And School District 16 was able to stop leasing school buses from a company in Grand Junction. Instead, the district purchased four used buses and added two new buses through a lease-purchase agreement, at a cost savings compared to the previous leasing arrangement. The district then contracted with Re-2 for bus maintenance service.
A compost operation designed to reduce the amount of trash taken to the landfill, and save the City of Rifle some money on getting rid of its sewer plant septage, caused a stink when months of odor complaints from West Rifle residents led the city to shut it down.
Odors and flies buzzing around their homes and businesses brought residents to several City Council meetings to complain about the West Rifle Composting operation, next to the city's regional wastewater treatment plant off U.S. Highway 6.
The city contracted with Jim Duke of Caca Loco Composting in the spring of 2011 to operate the site.
A certificate of designation defined the operation of the 10-acre site. It could accept up to 11,000 cubic yards of biosolids from the city's sewer plant, septage, animal bedding and manure, portable toilet wastes, wood and yard wastes, paper, cardboard and food wastes.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found several concerns with Duke's operation during a compliance assistance inspection in April. Some had to do with paperwork, but inspectors noted odor complaints were not adequately addressed within seven days, as the certificate requires. Other concerns focused on stormwater drainage and pad liner permeability to protect groundwater sources.
Adding to Duke's problems were warmer than normal temperatures and wind directions. The city issued a notice to quit to Duke in June and hauled the compost piles to the Garfield County landfill.
A retired police officer who had chickens and geese in her backyard to help her get over the death of her 25-year-old daughter in March, and to help keep bugs and insects out of an organic garden, was arrested on May 31 for violating the city of Rifle's zoning code.
Jo Ann Dodea's case was dismissed, though, in June. And Rifle City Council adopted a new ordinance that removes zoning and replaces it with a conditional use permit process. It also increased the allowed number of female chickens and ducks combined to 10.
Dodea, 55, worked for more than 20 years for the Carbondale Police Department and Pitkin County Sheriffs Department.
Her ordeal began on May 21, when a citizen complained about 22 chickens and several geese on her property.
Dodea initially claimed five officers were present when she was arrested and filed a complaint with the police department on June 4. However, she later said there were more likely three, plus a supervising sergeant, who visited briefly during her arrest.
All charges against Dodea were dismissed by municipal court Judge Victor Zerbi on June 13. Prosecuting attorney Angela Roff said Dodea was never charged with having the chickens. Her five offenses were for five geese that were in her yard on the night of her arrest, Roff said. Since Dodea's boyfriend, Antonio Torres, said the geese belonged to him and paid his fine, the case was dismissed, Roff explained.
A Rifle Village South homeowner who's watched her back yard slowly sink into the ground due to soil erosion seemed to get the attention of Garfield County Commissioners.
In November, after many meetings, phone calls and public appeals, Janet Ketelsleger was told the county will look into an unclear property ownership issue in the subdivision and could add a small section of land to the county road system.
That would allow the county to address problems with unstable soils along a drainage ditch that Ketelsleger said had caused a sinkhole to swallow up part of her backyard over the last several years.
Rifle Village South was originally developed by Larry Bradley in the 1960s, and a local improvement district was formed to pay for streets when homes were finally built in the 1980s and '90s.
However, the common areas of the subdivision have since disappeared from the county's tax rolls, and the ownership is unclear.
Ketelsleger pointed to a letter sent by county officials to subdivision residents in 1987, indicating they knew of the unstable soils in the area that could lead to sinkholes.
In 1997, Ketelsleger said, the county approved the addition of several homes, including the one she bought in 2003, before the sinkholes appeared.
The Grand River Hospital District celebrated its 50th anniversary of providing quality health care to western Garfield County residents, but mostly in a low key manner.
Health care officially began in Rifle, for most people, on Dec. 16, 1962. That was when Clagett Memorial Hospital opened its doors to those who needed care.
The story of how the hospital came to be, and what's happened in local health care since then, was preserved by the district in "Grand River Hospital District: 50 Years of Miracles."
The 48-minute-long documentary tells how the very first hospital, a ramshackle building donated by the United Vanadium Corp., now known as UMETCO, opened in 1953 at what is now Metro Park.
Then Clagett Memorial Hospital, named after pioneering Rifle Dr. O.F. Clagett, who championed the need for a local hospital but passed away before he could see his dream come true, was built.
The story, told through interviews of 44 past and current hospital employees, staff, administrators and board members, continues through the building and opening of the Grand River Hospital and Medical Center in 2003 and the addition in 2009.
The district also held a summer picnic, with food and games for young and old, at Rifle's Centennial Park, along with a gala celebration for past and current district employees, staff, doctors and nurses in October.


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