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Christian Schwartz is a partner, with London-based designer Paul Barnes, in the type foundry Commercial Type. Schwartz has published fonts with many independent foundries, and he and Barnes have designed proprietary typefaces for corporations and publications worldwide.
A graduate of the Communication Design program at Carnegie Mellon University, Schwartz first worked at MetaDesign Berlin, before returning to the US where he spent two years on the design staff at The Font Bureau, Inc. in Boston, working for a wide range of corporate and publication clients, before moving to New York and setting up his own studio in 2001.
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A list of student-submitted discussion questions for Weather Fronts.
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To define and analyze the processes of a concept and build a step-by-step process using a Flow Chart.
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These flashcards help you study important terms and vocabulary from Weather Fronts.


text: Hey, I am new to the forum but have been doing a lot of research on a DIY antelope hunt in Wyoming on this forum. After looking at previous posts I decided to apply for a hunt in area 7, being a non-resident with no preference points. There are three of us who will be hunting if we draw tags. Looking to get a motel in Newcastle and try to locate some private land to gain permission on. I was wondering if anyone had experience on this unit and could give any advice as to where to stay in Newcastle, typical trespassing fees landowners charge, public land, and hunting experience in past years. Thanks!


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VTTs typically use a common image file format like jpg or png. Usually the former since the files often compress better. For my games, I usually use a resolution of 100 pixels per square. That seems to get me the best results for speed of file transfer versus visual quality. Since everyone at the table has to download the map and all of the tokens, it becomes important to manage those file sizes. Some people may like larger resolutions, though. You might ask the fans what size they'd like to see.
GMs using a VTT frequently like to have many items on the map as individual tokens. These are usually saved in PNG format so they can have transparent pixels (allowing images that do not appear to be rectangular). Doors should almost certainly be tokens of this kind, as should anything the PCs or NPCs are likely to move, smash, or throw at one another.
Helpful hint for doors: Make the door image twice as wide as it needs to be, with the hinge in the center of the token. That way, a simple rotation can open or close it, without the GM having to reposition it.
You will probably want to make gridded and gridless versions available. Most VTTs can generate their own grids, and it's usually easier to line things up if you're not trying to align it precisely with a burned-in grid.
If you want to get really detailed, you could make some packages of prepared VTT scenario files with the maps already set up. I find that one of the most time-consuming parts of prepping a MapTool session is getting the visibility layer set up. This is an extra layer of information that tells the VTT where objects that block line-of-sight are. With that set up, the software will automatically handle fog-of-war and lighting effects based on the locations of the players' tokens. Very useful, but a bit of a pain to configure.


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it tastes good but the cake mix is sooo thick u cant spread it thin. it was a big disaster!!
After reading other reviews, I made some changes in the way the bars were put together. I had no problem spreading the peanut butter, as it was pretty liquid after microwaving for a minute. As for the top, I buttered my hands and flattened chunks of the dough, then placed it over the ingredients in the pan. Worked perfectly.


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Cyclones defeat West Virginia, 5-2
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.- The Iowa State tennis team (9-13, 1-8 Big 12) earned a 5-2 win against West Virginia (3-17, 0-9 Big 12) today in Morgantown to finish out the Big 12 season. It was the Cyclones' second win against the Mountaineers in as many seasons.
The Cyclones claimed the doubles point against the Mountaineers with a win at No. 2 doubles. Junior Meghan Cassens paired up with sophomore Ana Gasparovic in the last regular-season dual to take down Vivian Tsui and Irinka Toidze, 8-5. At No. 3 doubles, Lydia Green and Caroline Andersen won by default.
In singles play, freshman Samantha Budai earned the win over Kaja Mrgole at the No. 2 slot, 6-4, 6-2, to keep ISU in the lead by three after a default from West Virginia at No. 6. Cassens took the match at No. 3 singles, 6-2, 6-1, clinching the Cyclones' first Big 12 win of the season.
Gasparovic got another third-set win to finish the regular season, taking down Irinka Toidze, 6-4, 4-6, 11-9.
The Cyclones will head to Fort Worth April 24-27 for the Big 12 tournament.
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No. 3: Green/Andersen by default.
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No. 1: Hailey Barrett def. Ksenia Pronina, 6-4, 6-4
No. 2: Samantha Budai def. Kaja Mrgole, 6-4, 6-2
No. 3: Meghan Cassens def. Ikttesh Chahal, 6-2, 6-2
No. 4: Ana Gasparovic def. Irinka Toidze, 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
No. 5: Vivian Tsui def. Emma Waites, 6-1, 6-1
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We based all on 2012 history. And 1 PDP. Had 85% chance in 63-1. 63-2 looked very under applied & we thought if unlucky in 63-1 would easy get 63-2. Ditto on 69.
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Area 69 had 2 tags in the random/special draw with 51 people in the pool. (qty (24) 1st choice , qty (16) second choice and qty (11) 3rd choice)
I thought all people (1st choice who didn't get drawn by PP) 2nd and 3rd choice people all had the same odds of drawing- can someone clarify?
There are four drawings for NRs. There is a Special PP, a Regular PP, a Special with no PPs involved, and a Regular Random with no PPs involved. Unit 69 had 6, 9, 2, and 3 tags issued, respectively, in those drawings. If you have any PPs, you are placed in the Regular PP drawing or the Special PP drawing depending on what you pay. The tags in those drawings go to first choice applicants with the most PPs down the line until they are gone or there are no more first choice applicants and then those who have put it as their second choice get a chance. The same goes in the Random Special drawing for those who applied with no PPs. After those drawings are held the remaining people who applied for that unit and were not drawn are put into the Regular Random drawing. There were 3 tags available in that last draw for unit 69 and there were still 89 first choice applicants left to be randomly chosen from for those 3 tags. The only way a person can draw on a second choice is if there are still tags left after all first choice applicants are satisfied. Then the drawing is held for those people and then for those as a third choice if there are still tags left. If you highlight "HUNTING" at the top of the G&F website and then click on "WGFD Regulations" you will find the final numbers the Commission has approved for each unit for each animal. That was signed and posted on the site this year on 4/25/13, which gave applicants almost 6 weeks until 6/3 to change (modify) or completely withdraw their applications.
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The G&F posts their tentative numbers on their website early in the year. Then they release their actual proposed quotas at the spring meetings. Those numbers have to be approved by the Commission which is done before the application period ends. I waited until after the Commission approved the numbers and called the G&F to confirm. Worked out as I drew a premium elk tag.
Well if you want some advice you are going about the drawing all wrong. First of all 63-1 is a shadow of what it used to be which is why they cut tags so dramatically. Been years in the making, should have happened in about 2010. You cant have people hauling truck loads of does and fawns out of a unit for years on end without hurting the population. Ranchers wanted the population reduced and that is exactly what happened. I used to hunt/apply there and I don't anymore.
If I was you I would look elsewhere. 63-2 was only available as a second choice last year because it was a new hunt based on the fact that most of the goats have moved to the east side of 63 due to water issues. They forgot to list 63-2 in the regulations so virtually nobody knew about it. The hunt went to leftover status and sold out in like 25 seconds which should have been a clue about demand. You will never see 63-2 make it to leftovers again or even second choice availability. The mags pimped 63 hard for several years during the antelope hunting boom, a whole generation of goat hunters have that unit on their list every season, all the more reason to pick another unit.
You also will likely never get 69 as a second choice since tag cuts and demand increase has made it a preference point unit now. I would start researching other units, you can have great goat hunts in other parts of Wyoming without waiting years in between.
Stay away from what the mags pimp and you will get drawn more often.
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To the OP---If you want a unit that has plenty of public land and is pretty good to take your boy to in 2014, buy another PP before 9/30 if you didn't buy one when you applied this year. Next year put in for unit 27 as your first choice and you should draw it with 2 PPs. I'd also suggest that you skip the first few days of the season in any unit you go to and you'll have a lot more fun after the orange crowds go home.
I have to say one thing....this post has generated a lot of comment and advice from a lot of hunters who know the system. You are getting a valuable education that some had to learn the hard way. If you get the regs out and do a little research and remember what is here, you should be ok for the coming years.
Good luck.
PS... I took my son to Wyoming antelope hunting when he was 12 (he is now 48!) and he shot his first goat. Really great experience for young hunters. Lots of animals to see and should always fill their tag.
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Police seek clues in string of criminal mischief incidents
Published: Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 11:32 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 11:32 a.m.
OCALA - The last eight months have been like a bad dream for Charles Hayes, with a string of criminal mischief incidents at his home.
Hayes, who lives in the 2500 block of Northeast 21st Street, said he has had garbage left in his front yard, trash put in his mailbox and a sign placed near his home that was offensive towards his adult daughter, who has a learning disability and is working to get her high school diploma.
"I want to live in peace and quiet. I try to be a decent neighbor. That's just cruel," Hayes said.
On Wednesday morning, Hayes checked his mailbox and saw a white plastic bag inside. Thinking it might contain a snake or some harmful substance or item, he quickly shut the box and called police.
Officer Bennie Wilson responded and found more than just the bag in the mailbox. Wilson's report notes that what appeared to be salad dressing was poured on Hayes' 2001 Ford Econoline F-450 and 1998 Dodge Stratus. A tree limb was placed on the front of the van.
"It smelled like Thousand Island salad dressing, but I didn't taste it," Wilson said.
His report states that he believes the bag in the mailbox contained dog excrement.
Hayes thinks the recent incident occurred between 11 p.m. New Year's Day and 8 a.m. Wednesday. Most of the incidents have occurred late at night and it's getting to be "a big concern," he said. "I feel powerless."
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NOTE: the setup place is nixed, as I just don't have the technical expertise.
Really, that's what I'm looking for here. Anyone interested in helping a not-for-profit venture that may be useful to many.
I was going through some old notes I'd made about a website idea I had.
I'm copy and pasting them here from a small site I run for my friends locally where a few of us were discussing it.
I've been reminded, working with children as of late, of how much fun it is to create your own worlds. Some of us draw houses, others maps, and still others new creatures and worlds.
As a way to keep my creative juices flowing and to provide a scaffold for my own creations, I've setup a place to, well, create a universe.
Essentially, the idea is for this to be a place to create your own worlds. These worlds are, of course, always yours to do with as you please, though others may also create within your framework, provided they do not modify the "Canon" of your solar system, star fleet, or household on a planet. They must always give way to the "higher" laws.
As such, right now, I'm just starting to define The Universe. That, is, I'm trying to define the highest creative element on the basis of physical rules under which all creates will fall. So far, a basic co-ordinate system to define the physical and temporal locations of your creations.
This is a fluid entity with no real defined rules, though anything that goes on it is "fair game" for use in the creations of others (open-source in that sense)...though you have the rights to do anything you want with your own creations outside the website as well.
Anyway, just a place to play. I'm thinking that some of you may like to create solar systems, while others may like to populate the worlds created with nature, cities, or desolate wastelands. Perhaps one of you is a stickler for details and wants to simply recreate our Solar system while plugging in information about our planet, and defining periods of history etc, in which to create historical fiction.
Problems I foresee - people may want to create multiple stories on Earth in the same time and place, or change periods of "established" history. How could we describe (and track) multiple dimensions here? etc...be creative...tell anyone you want. It's there for fun and freedom. And if you want to "mod" or "admin", let me know, and I'll set you up...I'm open to ideas.
As well, if you know of a better infrastructure to base this setup on, please let me know. I just put this up this morning so that I had a place to start tracking my thoughts. Ideally, we'd be able to setup basic templates for some creations (i.e., solar system -> class of star, number of orbits, what is in each orbit; or for a planet -> mass, radius, Class, etc)....
How do I physically and temporally locate something in The Universe?
To facilitate understanding of location at the universal level, physical locations of stars, black holes, etc, are identified using the following co-ordinate system.
This will allow, for example, a given creator to identify a star's location specifically, such that another creator will not mistakenly place a star at that location.
Within individual creations, of course, inhabitants will not likely use this co-ordinate system, as its purpose is to be used at the creative level for organizational reasons.
The Universe, while in motion, is relatively static in the relative distances between its phsyical entities. That is to say, given star systems will typically remain in the same co-ordinate location for all time; an exception to this may be if your creation involves a roving galactic fleet, or some strange roving black hole, for example.
The co-ordinate system used is measured in light years and can be contained in a cube 10 000 000 cubic light years. This cube, 1000 light years to a side uses a coordinate system begining at 0 on the x,y, and z axis in the back lefthand, lower corner, such that all locations are positive coordinates.
We also use an indication of time, called "UT" to represent the period in which a creation takes place.
An era is a period of 1 000 000 000 Earth years, thus allowing our Universe to span a very great deal of time.
1UT is 1 000 000 Earth years.
1.500001UT represents 1 billion and 500 million Earth Years.
Co-ordinates are reported in the following format:
xxx represents the coordinate along the horizontal axis and may be a value between 0 and 999.
yyy represents the coordinate along the vertical axis and may be a value between 0 and 999.
zzz represents the coordinate along the dimensional axis that runs perpendicular to the other two, and may be a value between 0 and 999.
era represents the period in universal history in which the creation exists.
A co-ordinate of 000-000-000:000 would be in the lower back left corner of our imaginary cube. Temporally, we are speaking of the instant the universe was created.
A co-ordinate of 999-000-000:500 would be in the lower back right corner of our imaginary cube. Temporally, we are speaking of the 500 billionth year of The Univserse.
A co-ordinate of 000-999-000:9109339 would be in the upper back left corner of our imaginary cube. Temporall, we are speaking of the 9109339 billionth year of The Univserse.
A co-ordinate of 000-000-999:500 would be in the lower front left corner of our imaginary cube. Temporally, we are speaking of the 500 billionth year of The Univserse.
A co-ordinate of 500-500-500:500 would be in the approximate center of our of our imaginary cube. Temporally, we are speaking of the 500 billionth year of The Universe.
What sort of breakdown for creation would we need to define?
Universe - think of as 10 000 light years diameter - 1 000 000 000 sectors for creation
UT - Universal time unit = 1 billion years?
Co-ordinate standard (1000 units x,y,z, with each unit = 10 light years?)
Physical Entities
Black Hole
Solar System
Life span (in UT)
Oribits (1-x?)
Force of Gravity
described orbit?
Moons (1-x)
Anyone feel like helping figure this out?
If someone was into doing some of the tech stuff to make templates, even better!
Think the Star Wars Universe or the Tolkien Universe or... your universe as detailed as you want to make it. Or get help making it.
NOTE: the setup place is nixed, as I just don't have the technical expertise.
Really, that's what I'm looking for here. Anyone interested in helping a not-for-profit venture that may be useful to many.
Hi Guy,
Interesting and, er, optimistic project you have there.
Just a couple of things: firstly, I can't help plugging it, so before Redrobes beats me to it, you might find Viewingdale could help you create your universe - it'll create mine.
Secondly, about your measurements:
the current age of the real universe in your units is about 15 UT. If the universe ends in a 'Big Crunch' that's likely to take place in about 50 UT, or if the universe expands forever perhaps it'll last 10,000 UT before the last stars die. Just to put a few limits in there.
I wouldn't count on the universe being 'static' for more than a few UT. Those are rather long periods of time you have there, stars and clusters move about more than you'd think, in fact a yellow star star will only live for ten or so UT.
If your universe is to have creatures that are recognisably 'human', your time period will need to be between 4.5 and 5.5 UT after the Big Bang even at the most optimistic.
You have mentioned a cube 1000 ly side-length and a sphere 10,000 ly across for the 'universe'.
Our galaxy is over 100,000 ly across, so even your 10k ly 'universe' will just be a small zone within a single galaxy.
Of course, if your 'universe' is magical fantasy, all bets are off, but realistically, if I were you I'd greatly increase your distance range and greatly reduce your time range.
Mapping a Traveller ATU.
See my (fantasy-based) apprenticeship blog at:
Look for Chit Chat, Sandmann's blog. Enjoy.
You're right on all counts!
Part of the challenge is creating something manageable...
1000x1000x1000, even, is 1,000,000,000 sectors....which brings my computer to a crawl just trying to manage the "sector" coordinates list...
My thoughts tend to be on the lines of a 100x100x100 blocks, that then fit into a larger coordinate system, as necessary.
p.s., for those interested, apparently the current thinking is that the universe is actually expanding at an accelerating rate - not slowing down and ready to collapse again, as I was taught many many years ago. Apparently cosmology has, well, changed and learned a lot in only the last 15 years....
And thank you for reading through my notes! I appreciate any suggestions...now I don't suppose you want to help with the technical side? I'm thinking that, basically, a wiki with predefined templates is what's needed
Sorry, astronomy I can help with (to some extent) but computer hardware and software is over my head - remember Oddball's famous quote? Well, I'm a bit shaky at driving them too.
Sounds like you don't need the astronomy help either, so I'll just lurk and maybe pitch in later if something comes up that I do know about.
Mapping a Traveller ATU.
See my (fantasy-based) apprenticeship blog at:
Look for Chit Chat, Sandmann's blog. Enjoy.
no, please help! My full knowledge was found trying to figure out the math of world creation, and a lecture from last week at the Imax from some "name" in research from the local university.
As a suggestion, you might look at how the ISDB (Internet Stellar Database) sets up their pages as far as a template might go. The "template" I use is similar to theirs, but geared specifically towards personal use. You could also look at a few gaming systems (Space Masters from GURPS, if it is still around), Traveler or the MechWarrior/Battletech systems.
A few extra things you might want to consider, particularly for those that don't have any kind of astronomy background, is that some stars are simply not suited towards the development of life or sustaining it for great lengths of time. This comes from their size, temperatures, luminosity and lifespans. And those stars that can develop and/or sustain life (short of terraforming) have specific regions in which life can exist, assuming carbon based life forms.
A few good links;
ISDB - http://www.stellar-database.com/
Zoom Astronomy - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/
All Experts - http://en.allexperts.com/e/a/as/ (scroll down to the astronomy selections)
Cosmobrain - http://www.cosmobrain.com/index.html
Also, you might want to check into Astrosynthesis from NBOS. Icos mentioned Viewingdale, but I'm not familiar with it, so can't speak on its capabilities. I have/do use Astrosynthesis, however, and it can be handy for generating large numbers of stars (with their children) fairly quickly.
Oh, and one last thing you might want to look at is WinStarGen. I've found it to be invaluable when trying to get more detail about the planets orbiting a star. ( http://www.eldacur.com/~brons/NerdCo...n/StarGen.html )
When nothing is going right and you can't find someone else to blame, start beating your head against the wall, 'cause it'll feel so much better when you stop.
Fantastic! Thank you.
The last two programs you mention are ones I've played with. They were both contributors to the generation of the above idea. Great little programs.
Not a problem, and hope the links help with your project. The only downside to Astrosynthesis is when generating the sector report. Sometimes the web page it produces is absolutely huge. I did a report strictly for Sol with all its planets and moons and it was (I think) 17 pages long. I don't even remember what the size was as far as memory, but I've generated pages measuring in the 10s to 100s of megabytes for a full sector report that lists all stars and their children.
When nothing is going right and you can't find someone else to blame, start beating your head against the wall, 'cause it'll feel so much better when you stop.


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TV veteran Joan Lunden went public with her breast cancer fight during an interview on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday.
Lunden, the longest-running host of the show, returned to "GMA" to tell current presenter Robin Roberts about her diagnosis earlier this month.
She explained, "I heard those words that every woman fears and never wants to hear, 'You have breast cancer'. In the beginning, it's such a shock. It's a stunner… For me, I'm a health advocate, I'm all over America talking to women, saying, 'Make sure that you get all of your check-ups all the time.' You almost feel like, 'What did I do wrong?'
"Because we found it early, I was able to tell (my children) that mommy's going to be okay… I have the more aggressive kind, and so it's going to be the chemotherapy and the surgery and the radiation. So I've got that journey ahead."
Lunden, 63, hosted "GMA" from 1980 to 1997. She is a mother to seven children, who range in age from nine to 33.


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Hawaii balks at school gardens as produce source
For many reasons, school cafeterias can't yet use food grown in school gardens.
Schools on the Hawaiian island of Maui are using a garden project to teach children about where their food comes from. But so far school administrators have had to draw the line at actually bringing food from the gardens into school cafeterias. Several reasons for the ban have been cited, but school garden advocates hope that legislation currently before state lawmakers will be able to change that.


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The ants go marching one by one, Hoorah, Hoorah! Join us in the Crown Family PlayLab as we take a closer look at ants. Meet a Field Museum scientist, observe live ant farms, and march along as we read April Pulley Sayre's book, Ant, Ant, Ant! (An Insect Chant) at Artists and Authors from 11am - 2pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Recommended for ages 2 through 6.
The Crown Family PlayLab is free with your membership and is open Thursdays through Mondays from 10am to 4pm, last admission is at 3pm. For more information, click here.


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Jerome P. Junker, 60, of LeMars passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home in LeMars. Rev. Jan Christensen of the Presbyterian United Church of Christ in LeMars will officiate. Burial will follow at 3:30 p.m. at the Merle Hay Memorial Cemetery in Glidden, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home. The family will be present from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will resume at 9:00 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Memories and expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com.
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Fillmore Platform Bed
- Overview
Use this low platform bed with a mattress alone to create the coziest, most inviting, easiest-to-climb-into bed for very young children. Later, simply add a box spring to raise the height.
- Twin: 45.5" wide x 80" long x 44" high
- Full: 60.5" wide x 80" long x 44" high
- Expertly crafted with a kiln-dried mahogany frame.
- Slat-roll foundation is designed for use with or without a box spring.
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- Get tips on how to measure for furniture.
- Assembly required.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 45.5" wide x 80" long x 44" high
- Headboard: 45.5" wide x 44" high x 1.5" thick
- Side Rails: 75" long x 5" high x 2.5" thick
- Slats: 16
- Weight: 103 pounds
- Overall: 60.5" wide x 80" long x 44" high
- Headboard: 60.5" wide x 44" high x 1.5" thick
- Side Rails: 75" long x 5" high x 2.5" thick
- Slats: 16
- Weight: 114 pounds
- Dust with a soft, dry cloth.
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Easton EC90 XC Carbon Wheel - 26in $0.00
Built using Easton's ABC (Armored Ballistic Composite) Technology, the EC90 XC Carbon 26in Wheels contain the same material used in lightweight body armor. So, not only are Easton's EC90s ridiculously light, they're also extremely strong -- perfect for race-day or just practicing for race day.
In comparison to the alloy EA90 XC wheels, the big difference for the EC90 XC carbon wheels is the new composite rim and the loss of a half pound of rotating mass. This weight reduction amounts to serious seat-of-the-pants performance gains. The rims combine carbon fiber with high modulus polyethylene, or HMPE (although you might know it as Spectra) in an epoxy resin system that has been rubberized to further add impact strength. The combination of these materials gives them a superior strength to weight ratio.
They also have the UST tubeless logo, which means that they are guaranteed tubeless compatible -- and possess all of the shaping and structural requirements to meet the stringent standards for certification. In practical terms, you can seat a UST tire on these wheels by hand and with only a floor pump, no mess and no fuss. Creating a UST approved rim is tricky, but Easton found a great way to get around the task of eliminating the spoke penetrations in the outer wall of the rim.
The straight-pull Sapim double-butted spokes are placed in the hub in a 3-cross pattern as usual. They're both internally and externally threaded. When the spokes are drawn into the nipple, it is simultaneously threaded into the inner wall of the rim. They can be trued exactly like a wheel with standard nipples. Only the included valve stems pierce the entire cross-section of the rim. The hubs for the EA90 XC Carbon Wheels are machined from aluminum and house standard cartridge bearings for easy serviceability.
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North Central College recognized faculty and administrative staff for their outstanding teaching, scholarship and service in 2013 with endowed Dissinger awards.
Five outstanding North Central College faculty and staff for the 2012-2013 academic year were recognized May 29 at the annual Service Awards presentation.
Each year the College recognizes faculty and administrative staff members for their outstanding teaching, scholarship and service "above and beyond the call of duty." Award recipients are presented with endowed awards established in memory of two North Central College alumni—Clarence F. Dissinger, Class of 1921, and his sister Ruth C. Dissinger Althaus, Class of 1922.


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How awful are Blick inks?
Are we talking "Do Not Use," "OK For A Noob Like You", or "Solid Stuff?"
I'm finding not much in the way of reviews online, and what I do find seems to be inconsistent.
I'm a newbie here and to screen printing in general, using a makeshift set up in my garage.
I've been getting the process down for that past few months and now want to try a print that will actually be used and handed out... I don't need amazing inks for this, since I'm still on a tight budget and won't be paid for these prints, but I also don't want to waste my time and the money I do spend making 50 prints that will turn out like crap because I used bad inks. I've got my three containers of Blicks ink in-hand, ready to go... now just to decide if I'm using them or returning them.


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(USA TODAY) -- Ah, the fights.
In case you missed it, here's the replay: http://youtu.be/WNf0IKHn0Us
Over the years, we've seen plenty of fights, brawls and confrontations that resonate in NCAA history. Here's a look at some of the best from recent memory (aka the YouTube era):
For starters, Honorable Mention has to go to Brittney Griner for this haymaker. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EtaPtQnu370
5. Wyoming vs. New Mexico (2007):
They don't call the Lobos' arena The Pit for nothing. New Mexico's Jamaal Smith and Wyoming's Brandon Ewing and Brad Jones were ejected after this brawl that saw an official get completely bulldozed.
In basketball, chemistry can be everything. MSU was clearly lacking it in 2010 when sophomore Renardo Sidney, fresh off a suspension, got into a tussle with teammate Elgin Bailey, leading to a fight with several punches and the two players going into the stands before teammates separated them.
The Hoyas' exhibition game against the Bayi Military Rockets was marred by a chair-throwing melee that left a black mark on Georgetown's international summer tour.
2. Cincinnati/Xavier (2011):
Cincinnati's Sean Kilpatrick trash talk was the match that started the flame, saying Xavier's Tu Holloway couldn't start if he played for the Bearcats. Cincinnati's Yancy Gates's boxing poses were perhaps the scariest scene in one memorable, bloodied scene.
One name: Corky Romano Corky Taylor. Ohio State's Luke Witte hard on a breakaway before Minnesota's Taylor went to help him up to his feet. Except he didn't. Instead he gave Witte a nice knee to the groin. Police escorted players off the court, but not before another Gophers player stomped on a defenseless Witte's head. Minnesota's Dave Winfield also threw some punches, knocking out an OSU player. Witte had to spend the night in a ICU unit, and two other players joined him at the hospital.
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Working with the Bariatric Surgery Program, our nutritionists can help patients develop meal plans that follow very specific dietary guidelines required after surgery. Our psychologists are available to counsel patients on changes in their self-image or personal relationships that may occur with weight loss.


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An arrest has been made in a check scam in Kemper County. Christopher Boutwell is charged with two counts of felony false pretense. Sheriff James Moore says the case involves money that Boutwell earned for work that was done at the coal plant site. He says the 23-year-old used that money in an elaborate check scheme to illegally gain almost $4,000. Bond for Boutwell has been set at $50,000. At last check he was still being held in the Kemper County jail.
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It has been more than a month since Gov. Jon Huntsman vetoed Jack Thompson's video game bill, but the disbarred attorney continues to wage an e-mail war with various Utah government officials. In his latest and most bizarre salvo, Thompson has threatened to have the entire Utah legislature – all 104 House and Senate members – prosecuted by the F.B.I. for violating his civil rights.
GamePolitics readers will recall that in April State Senate President Michael Waddoups asked Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff (another favorite target of Thompson's vitriol) to look into prosecuting Thompson for alleged spam. The Senate President was offended by an Easter morning e-mail from Thompson which included a screenshot of a pair of strippers giving GTA IV protagonist Nico Bellic a lap dance. Last week Thompson wrote to the F.B.I.'s Salt Lake City Field Office seeking the prosecution of Waddoups for supposedly infringing on his right to petition the government.
An e-mail circulated by Thompson on Sunday indicates that a second legislator, Rep. Curtis Oda, apparently took objection to the anti-game activist's messages (we haven't seen Oda's e-mail to Thompson). Thompson responded with his threat to prosecute the Utah legislature:
If I get one more threat of criminal prosecution for sending you all proof, as I have, that pornographic video games are being sold to children in Utah because of the willful refusal of your Attorney General to enforce your state's pornography laws, then I will add ALL of you to the sworn criminal complaint now in the hands of the FBI in Salt Lake City. You will be identified as co-conspirators to violate 18 USC 241 and 242…
Maybe the real problem here is that Utah, as a recent study proves, leads the nation in consumption of on-line porn. Maybe some among you are into this stuff, and you feel threatened…
I'm not going to put up with it. I've taken down some of the largest pornographers in the world. Taking down your legislature will be a piece of cake by comparison.
GP: This year's near-success marked Thompson's third attempt at game legislation in the Utah legislature. However, following the disbarred attorney's spectacular display of bridge burning following Gov. Huntsman's veto, we don't advise holding your breath waiting for a fourth Thompson appearance in the Beehive State.


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December 20, 2012: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 471 (www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-471) and AAVSO Special Notice #315 (www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-309), HST COS is scheduled to observe the U Gem-type cataclysmic variable HS 0218+3229 on December 22:
News and Announcements
|10 January
|Special Notice #321: Observations critical tonight for SDSS J093249.57+472523.0
January 10, 2013: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 471 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-471) and AAVSO Special Notice #319 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-319), tonight's observations of SDSS J093249.57+472523.0 will be critical, as sometime tomorrow (January 11) the scheduling team will make the final decison about going ahead with the HST COS observations planned for
|09 January
|Alert Notice 477: Supernova 2013E in IC 2532 = PSN J10000552-3414013
January 9, 2013
|09 January
|Special Notice #320: CH Cygni monitoring campaign continues
January 9, 2013: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 454 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-454) and AAVSO Special Notices #267, #268, and #294 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-267, -268, -294), Dr.
|04 January
|Alert Notice 476: Multicolor photometry of triple system b Per requested
January 4, 2013: Dr. Bob Zavala (U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff) has requested AAVSO assistance in obtaining multicolor photometry of the bright triple system b Per in order to prepare for and detect a possible eclipse of the AB components by the C component predicted for 2013 January 23. At 4.5V, b Per, which is also a radio source, is an excellent target for photoelectric photometrists and DSLR observers.
|04 January
|Special Notice #319: HST COS observing SDSS J093249.57+472523.0 2013 January 11-12
January 4, 2013: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 471 (www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-471) and AAVSO Special Notice #317 (www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-317), HST COS is scheduled to observe the U Gem-type cataclysmic variable
|03 January
|Paper copies of JAAVSO 40.2 (epsilon Aur) are now available
Printed copies of the epsilon Aurigae special edition of JAAVSO (vol. 40, nr. 2, 2012) are now available.
Buy a paper copy from createspace.com for $13 plus shipping.
Or, go to the JAAVSO 40.2 page using the link below, then click on the createspace.com link
|23 December
|Special Notice #318: SN 2012hr, a Type Ia supernova prior to maximum
December 23, 2012: SN 2012hr was discovered by Peter Marples (Loganholme, QLD, Australia, Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (BOSS)) [not by Colin Drescher (Calamvale, QLD, Australia; BOSS) as originally reported in AAVSO Special Notice #318; Drescher reported Marples' discovery to CBAT as announced in CBET 3346] on 2012 December 16.53. The object was discovered at a red magnitude of 14.8. Subsequent spectroscopy by Milisavljevic et al. and Morrell et al.
|22 December
|Alert Notice 475: Monitoring of the dwarf nova U Geminorum in support of HST observations
December 22, 2012: As announced by Dr. Matthew Templeton (AAVSO) in AAVSO Special Notice #316 (www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-316), Dr.
|21 December
|JAAVSO special epsilon Aurigae issue is published!
The special epsilon Aurigae issue of the Journal of the AAVSO is published as Volume 40, Number 2.
|20 December
|Special Notice #317: HST COS observing HS 0218+3229 2012 December 22 and SDSS J093249.57+472523.0 is probable next target
December 20, 2012: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 471 (www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-471) and AAVSO Special Notice #315 (www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-309), HST COS is scheduled to observe the U Gem-type cataclysmic variable HS 0218+3229 on December 22:
|20 December
|Charts and Sequences Update December 2012
The following charts (listed in order by constellation) have new or revised sequences since September 28, 2012. This list is quite long and includes all the stars in the new Binocular Program. A .csv file is available as an attachment here at the bottom of the page as well.
If you observe any of these stars please update your charts as soon as possible.
|18 December
|Solar Bulletin - Volume 68, Number 11
The November 2012 Solar Bulletin is now available!
|17 December
|Special Notice #316: Monitoring of the dwarf nova U Geminorum in support of HST observations
December 17, 2012: The AAVSO requests enhanced nightly monitoring of the dwarf nova U Gem in support of target-of-opportunity observations with HST's Cosmic Origins Spectrograph. These observations were requested by Dr.
|14 December
|Alert Notice 474: Multiwavelength campaign on delta Ori (Mintaka)
December 14, 2012: An international team of astronomers, including Drs.
|11 December
|Special Notice #315: HST COS observing SDSS J075507.70+143547.6 December 13-14 and HS 0218+3229 is next target
December 11, 2012: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 471 (www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-471) and AAVSO Special Notice #309 (www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-309), HST COS is observing the WZ Sge-type cataclysmic variable SDSS J075507.70+143547.6 December 13-14:
|10 December
|Citizen Sky Workshop to Produce a DSLR Photometry Manual
The Citizen Sky Project - Workshop III
Sponsored by:
When and Where:
The 3rd Citizen Sky Project Workshop will be held Friday-Sunday, March 22-24 at AAVSO Headquarters in Cambridge, MA. We will kick-off the 3-day workshop with a meet-and-greet the evening of Thursday, March 21st.
|07 December
|New Chinese Visual Observing Manual
I am very pleased to announce that we now have TWO Chinese translations of the AAVSO Manual for Visual Observing of Variable Stars available for downloading. The newest addition to our collection of Manual translations is in "Traditional Chinese" which is used in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and parts of southeast Asia. This beautiful translation was done by Tao Fan-Lin (陶蕃麟) who is the Director of the Taipei Association of Astronomy Now.
You can get both versions of the Chinese Manual here:
|05 December
|Special Notice #314: HST COS scheduled to observe V405 Peg December 7
December 5, 2012: As announced in AAVSO Special Notice #313 (www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-313), HST COS is scheduled to observe the UG-type dwarf nova V405 Peg
|03 December
|2013 JD Calendar
The 2013 JD Calendar is now available.
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ej224: "The Variable Stars South Eclipsing Binary Database" by T. Richards
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November 30, 2012: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 471 (www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-471) and AAVSO Special Notice #311 (www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-311),
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November 20, 2012: The HST COS far ultraviolet observations of the dwarf nova CW Mon will be taking place 2012 November 30 20:54:49 through 2012 December 1 02:26:15 UT (AAVSO Special Notice #309, www.aavso.org/aaso-special-notice-309).
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At the moment, I'm taking a short break from doing some programming and beta testing for our latest AAVSOnet telescope to come online, Bright Star Monitor - South. This is a twin of the Bright Star Monitor that ran in New Mexico for the past few years, but installed on the opposite side of the world. BSM-South is hosted by Peter Nelson (NLX) a few dozen miles east of Melbourne, Australia, and has been operating in a "hands-on" capacity for several months now.


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The National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC) fraternities and sororities will come together and put together a small step show, to provide a new and diverse environment for Ouachita students. Also an act of Black history month in February, for the campus of Ouachita. Each group will consist of three short steps, and a brief enlightenment of their organizational history. Since there are members that work at OBU currently employed and active within their respective greek organizations it is a chance for students to see the excitement of each group, and also hear the differences they represent
Chi Delta and Tri Chi mixer
STILL wanting more after the Men of Kappa Chi's awesome Tiger Tunes show? You're in luck! The men of Kappa Chi will be serenading the lovely ladies of Ouachita this Thursday. We will start at Maddox/Georgia at 10:30, then move to Frances-Crawford at 10:45, and wrap it up at Gosser at 11:00. This serenade's theme is Disney, and your favorite Disney character will more than likely be there! If you have any questions, contact Will Richey at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Cars (2006)
Cars Synopsis
Cars is the saga of Lightning McQueen, a hot-shot animated stock-car voiced by actor Owen Wilson. En route to a big race, the cocky McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family.
After an early trailer that made Cars look like it was well on its way to being Pixar's first bad movie, things are looking up for the little gear head movie. The film's latest trailers are absolutely beautiful, a marked contrast the bland, uninspiring stuff we first saw from the film.
Its Pixar, so of course that no matter how shaky the concept you have to give this movie the benefit of the doubt. Double that, since the film is directed by Pixar giant and now Disney animation head John Lasseter. Lasseter is well on his way to being the new Walt Disney, and anything the guy touches instantly turns to gold.
What was to be Pixars last film with Disney has become the first shining symbol of Pixar and Disneys new permanent partnership after Disney bought out the Lamp Jr. inspired, computer animation company. But who bought who? Disney paid for Pixar, but its Pixars creative minds that ended up in charge of Disney. Cars is the last product of their old cooperation and a harbinger of the new, closer relationship which may well end up being the thing that saves Disney from its inevitable slide into irrelevance and direct to DVD pandering.
Watch for Cars to clean up at the box office this summer, good or not. The Pixar reputation means everything, and in a year absolutely glutted with computer animated movies their work continues to stand head and shoulders above the competition. Even the voice casting of newly anointed box office poison Larry the Cable guy cant ruin that.
Cars Release Date
In Theaters June 9, 2006
Cars Credits
Starring: Bob Costas (Bob Cutlass), Katherine Helmond (Lizzie), Bonnie Hunt (Sally), Ray Magliozzi (Clunk), Tom Magliozzi (Clink), Cheech Marin (Ramone), Paul Newman (Doc Hudson), Richard Petty (The King), Guido Quaroni (Guido), John Ratzenberger (Mack), Larry The Cable Guy (Mater), Darrell Waltrip, Owen Wilson (Lighting McQueen)
Written by: John Lasseter
Directed by: John Lasseter
Produced by: Darla K. Anderson
MPAA Rating: [ Likely G ]
Distributor: Walter Disney Pictures
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In Lost TV series, Daniel Faraday's mother (Eloise Hawking) meets the losties who want to return to the island. How does she know what flight they have to catch to "crash" again and return. What's the point? Is there another island's rule that put her in charge of doing this? Or it's just a scientific way to make them "let go" the reality they're attached to? Why instead, Faraday's father (Widmore) has to put so much effort to find this island?
According to the article about the flight on lostpedia
Essentially, the island is constantly moving and shifting around (which is what makes it so elusive). In order to get the Oceanic 6 back to the island, they needed a flight who's path would match up perfectly with where the island would be so that they can crash it onto the island to return.
There is no island rule about this having to be the flight but merely the only way to keep the island "stable" enough to save it is to have the original/remaining candidates back onto the island in order to stop it from producing the time flashes so sporadically.
Eloise is merely the one that runs The Lamp Post station which it's purpose is to detect where the island currently resides and where it will be.
Faraday's father, Widmore turns out to be the original "others" leader back in the 1950s. And since Ben banished him when he came of age, he's been desperately trying to get back to the island ever since. I'm sure anyone ejected from their longtime home that is constantly moving around the world would be pretty determined to get back at any cost.
Another part of it was also "re-creating" the conditions of Oceanic 815. But it had everything to do with the Lamp Post being a place that find the limited window of opportunity to get back to the island.


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Taste of Home live cooking show coming to Auburn
Taste of Home
What: Cooking demonstration featuring affordable meals with readily available ingredients
When: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Where: Gold Country Fairgrounds, 1273 High St., Auburn
Cost: $15 General seating, $20 Reserved seating, $50 VIP seating
Information: (530) 852-0222 or (916) 774-7988, or via email at
Tickets are available at the Auburn Journal, Roseville Press-Tribune, Lincoln News Messenger, Colfax Record, Loomis News, Placer Herald and Folsom Telegraph offices.
A culinary magazine featuring readers' recipes will bring its cooking road show to Auburn this fall. As part of its fall tour the Taste of Home Cooking School will make a stop at the Gold Country Fairgrounds Oct. 23 to share tips and tricks to making family meals with readily available ingredients.
According to Kristi Larson, Taste of Home culinary specialist, the two-hour cooking demonstration will feature the preparation of 10 dishes, several of which were created by Taste of Home magazine readers.
"Our recipes come from subscribers and then we run them through our test kitchen and make any adjustments that are needed," Larson said.
The focus of the Taste of Home Cooking School is to show people how to make affordable meals for every day and holidays, regardless of skill level. According to Larson, what makes the Taste of Home event unique is the fact that the recipes were developed by everyday people who are cooking for their own families in their own homes.
"It is really about bringing people and families together and creating memories," Larson said.
Larson said she will be preparing a variety of dishes at the Auburn Taste of Home Cooking School, including an upside down apple cake, several bruschetta recipes, pineapple chicken salad, cinnamon rolls and more.
"The recipes we showcase change with the seasons," Larson said. "Because we focus on readily available ingredients the food we cook in the fall is different from what we cook in the spring."
Although doors open at 4:30 p.m. a number of local businesses will host booths outside the event beginning at 3 p.m. Vendors will offer food, housewares, wine tasting, and cookbooks for sale. Once the doors open, ticket holders will be able to visit additional booths sponsored by national and local event sponsors.
One of several restaurants that will be on hand to sell food outside the event is Flying Pig BBQ, which, according to owner George Miller, will offer a "slider-type sandwich." As a "foodie" Miller said he is looking forward to the presentation and he is happy to see an event of this magnitude in Auburn.
"It's a food event so it's interesting to me," he said.
Although he owns his own restaurant, Miller said he plans to pay attention while he is there. "I might learn something new," he said. "I can always learn something new."
According to Linda Shuman-Prins, of Gold Country Media, which is sponsoring the event, the Taste of Home Cooking School will likely be a big draw in the Auburn area.
"We anticipate people will be there at noon," Shuman-Prins said.
Auburn Journal Publisher Todd Frantz added that he thinks area residents will enjoy an evening where they can pick up tips and tricks for their everyday meals and perhaps some extra ideas for the holidays.
"Taste of Home magazine reaches tens of thousands of readers in our region so we're happy to bring the recipes and tips readers like seeing in the magazine to life with this live cooking show," Frantz said. "We're also pleased we can include our local businesses and eateries into the mix."
In addition to the cooking demonstration, ticket holders will receive a "goody bag" with a Taste of Home magazine, samples, and coupons, among other items, and there will be prize giveaways with items from local businesses and national sponsors.
According to Larson, among the favorite prizes are the 10 dishes that are featured during the demonstration.
"People get to take home finished food, which is really nice," Larson said.


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North Central College conferred degrees on 815 students—a record 704 earned bachelor's and 111 earned master's degrees—at its 149th Commencement June 14.
North Central College celebrated its 149th Commencement on June 14 by conferring degrees on 815 students. Of those students, a record 704 received bachelor's degrees and 111 earned master's degrees. Some 108 students graduated cum laude, 62 earned magna cum laude, 21 achieved summa cum laude, and 36 students completed the College Scholars Honors Program with honors theses.
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be a historic event in international men's football, taking place throughout 12 cities in Brazil. This will be the 20th iteration of the World Cup Tournament, which has been held around the globe since the inaugural soccer tournament in 1930. This will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the tournament, their first coming in 1950. Brazil will become the fifth county in the history of the competition to host the World Cup twice (the others being Italy, France, Mexico, Germany). An estimated 3.3 million tickets for the World Cup in Brazil are expected to be sold overall. In addition to World Cup tickets, there are several World Cup packages available for sale on Ticket Liquidator. Coming just every four years, the World Cup is rivaled by only the Olympics as the biggest sporting event in the World.
World Cup Schedule
The World Cup dates run from June 12th to July 13th, 2014. The first match of the World Cup takes place on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo. The second round of 16 teams begins on Saturday, June 28 with two matches, one at Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte and Estadio de Maracana, Rio De Janeiro. The World Cup quarter Finals begin on Friday, July 4 with the semi-finals taking place on Tuesday, July 8 and Wednesday, July 9. The match for third place happens on Saturday, July 12. The final match of the 2014 World Cup is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 13, 2014. Here is the official and complete World Cup Schedule.Important World Cup Dates:
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Brazil officially declared their intent to host the 2014 World Cup in the winter of 2006. After an extensive bidding process, Brazil emerged victorious on October 30th, 2007. Their plan originally included 17 cities which would host each match, but FIFA eventually agreed to a more modest 12-city plan. Half of these 12 cities will erect brand new stadiums built specifically for the 2014 event, and the final match of the tournament will be played at Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, which also held the finals match in the 1950 World Cup. Maracanã has a capacity of 76,935, making it the largest overall venue in the World Cup tournament.
The marketing campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup began in early 2010 with the unveiling of the official Brazil World Cup logo. It was designed by the Brazilian agency Africa, and is similar to those of previous events, albeit with tradition Brazilian colors. Subsequently, an official poster was revealed in 2013. Posters featuring the Brazil World Cup logo will be plastered throughout the city until the start of the tournament, so if you buy tickets, keep your eyes peeled. The World Cup's major technology sponsor, Sony, revealed in September that the song The World is Ours, performed by David Correy and a Brazilian percussion troupe, will be the official song of the World Cup soccer tournament, much to the joy of the host nation. The official ball for the competition will be the Adidas "Brazuca", which received a resounding 70% public vote from nearly 1 million Brazilian football fans.
So far, 21 countries have qualified for 32 available spots for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. These include the defending Spanish 2010 Champions, as well as Argentina, United States, Germany, and England. Although many of the larger programs are currently qualified, there are a few surprises as well. 57th ranked Australia, 56th ranked South Korea, and 49th ranked Iran have all secured a spot for the upcoming tournament, which should bolster support from their home nations.
Of course, the Brazil National Team is hoping for a successful event in 2014, but it will come at a cost. An estimated $14 Billion USD is being spent on security and infrastructure improvements for the country. Although there are fears that the country may not recoup the investment, the hope is that this will spur development in one of the world's fastest growing economies. With new airports, monorails, and stadiums, Brazil is shaping up to take center stage at one of the largest events in the history of sports. The only question that remains is, will you be there to witness it? Purchase your tickets fast, as they are sure to go quickly.
FIFA World Cup History
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will begin its opening matches in just a few short months, but it has a long and expansive history that demonstrates the real impact on soccer. The FIFA World Cup (or simply the World Cup) is an international football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the members of the FIFA organization. The tournament has been held every four years since its inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exceptions of the 1942 and 1946 tournaments which were cancelled due to the Second World War. There have been 19 World Cup Champions crowned, with Brazil leading the pack with five overall World Cup victories (2002, 1994, 1970, 1962, 1958). The defending World Cup Champions are the Spanish National Team, which won the tournament in 2010 against a strong squad from the Netherlands.
The World Cup is a contender for the world's most viewed sporting event every year that it is held. It is estimated that 715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the record for any World Cup match. In 2010, South Africa estimated that 3,178,856 people attended the event in person, making it the third highest attended World Cup since the inaugural event. Germany has appeared the most times in the tournament (99 matches), and Brazil has scored the most lifetime World Cup Goals (210). The overall top goal scorer in World Cups is none other than Brazil's Ronaldo, who scored 15 in his 3 appearances.
The only contest that is more hotly contested than the final match of the World Cup is the selection process for the World Cup host country. As the event brings millions of potential visitors to the host, a stringent process involved the "vetting" of certain nations based on their ability to provide transportation, infrastructure, and security improvements that are necessary to put on such an event. Previously, a clause was instated to rotate the World Cup based on the continental location of the host nation, but this practice will be discontinued after the 2014 tournament. Currently the next three locations that have been selected are; Brazil in 2014, Russia in 2018, and Qatar in 2022. Controversy has remained a staple of the FIFA selection process, with some suggesting that bribes have been used to secure bids. In the future, FIFA says they will rework their policies so this is less likely to affect the outcome of the committee's decision.
In 1994, the World Cup chose to expand the number of matches from 52 to 64, ensuring more participation by smaller recognized nations. In 1998, FIFA added an additional 8 team slots, for a total of 32 nations that can qualify for the final World Cup tournament. In 2014, there will be 8 group stages culminating in a "Knockout" stage which will reduce the amount of teams to 16. After a quarterfinal (8), and a Semi-Final (4), there will be a third-place match to determine the 3rd and 4th spots of the tournament. Ultimately, the Final game will consist of the remaining two teams in the competition, with the winner becoming the new FIFA World Cup Champions for the next four years.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup starts on June 12th in Brazil. Make sure to secure your tickets quick as this event is sure to sell out!
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This is my first attempt at a digital sketch, so be gentle. I have done a few pencil sketches, but I always had to invert them since black stars on a white background are kinda surreal. I decided to haul my Macbook outside to accompany me for my first sketch attempt through this new scope. I used the Gimp for my image editing software and created a circular mask and drew the cloud layers on a separate layer. I like how it turned out.
There was an odd-ball star in the background, so I drew it as well. The light pollution here in Phoenix prevented me from seeing any other stars in my field of vision. I was using my MTS-SN6 with a 6mm eyepiece for an effective power of 127x. I really need to go get a good Barlow.
I know that the moon in the lower left was Io due to it's slightly reddish hue, but I don't know what the others were since they all appeared to be of equal magnitude and color. I plan on doing one sketch a night for a few days and maybe making an animation. The identity of the moons should be apparent by then.


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Viera, FL (Sports Network) - Ryan Zimmerman hit three home runs and had four
RBI as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves, 11-2, in spring
training play.
Wilson Ramos had two homers, including a three-run shot, and Tyler Moore hit a
solo home run for the Nationals. Starting pitcher Ross Detwiler allowed two
runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Evan Gattis and Gerald Laird drove in the only runs for the Braves, while
Ramiro Pena was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate.
Eric O'Flaherty got the start for Atlanta and pitched one scoreless inning
before being replaced by Daniel Rodriguez, who allowed eight runs on six hits
and five walks over two innings.
The Sports Network


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Are you giving the government more money than you owe it?
H&R Block senior tax adviser Richard Gartland says his company conducted a survey that found about half of the people who prepare their own taxes had some kind of inaccuracy in their return, and "half of those folks were leaving money on the table."
Gartland says it's because they missed out on tax breaks – deductions they were eligible for and didn't take, or credits that they were eligible for and didn't apply for.
He says many just take a standard deduction because it's easier, but life changes – like marriage, birth of a child, buying a house — usually mean you should claim deductions. As Gartland puts it, "For every big milestone in life there's a related milestone in your taxes."